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Entimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO.

DISPENSING

FAMILY AND

CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, DRUGGISTS SUNDRYMEN,

PERFUMERS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1883.

A SAN Francisco contemporary states that the THE sale of valuable leasehold property in Holly- Alden Besie takes a cargo of Chinamen fromwood Road by Mr. J. M. Guedes, advertised for 3 p.rs, to-morrow, has been postponed to the Victoria to Hongkong.

same hour on Tuesday, the zoth instant.

this port.

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We read in an American contemporary that the missionary Bishop of Shanghai (Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States) reports that the only proper way of Christianising China is by Chinese themselves.

brium by raising any senseless objections to such a thoroughly popular measure. Sir Joux POPE HENNESSY was in favour of the scheme, and but for the cedreless opposi- We are informed by the Agents, Messrs. Adam

on which then existed between His. Ex-son, Bell & Co., that the steamer Radnorskie: cellency and the Surveyor General, and from London, sailed from Singapore to day for which to a great extent paralysed the pro- gress of many important improvements within the colony, the recreation ground or public park would have been an accom- plished fact long ere now. However, it has fallen to Sir GROROX BOWIN to carry this business through, and an easter road to regain popularity, which has already been so seriously tarnished, could not possibly have been found, We congratulate His Excellency on having so sensibly WATER S. taken advantage of this golden opportunity of alike pleasing and benefiting the public, asserting his own independence, and of perpetuating his name for all time as one THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, of the historical monuments of Hongkong

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

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MARRIAGE.

At the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Hongkong, on Saturday, the 10th November, 1883, by the Rev. Fr. Vigano, EMILY CAROLINE, Second daughter of James D. Woodford, to EUGENE, second son of H; Hyndman.

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The Honghong Telegraph

TELEGRAMS.

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LONDON, November roth. M. WADDINGTON AND MR. GLADSTONE AT THE GUILDHALL-

At the annual banquet at the Guildhall, the French Ambassador, Monsieur Waddington, in reviewing the political situation, emphasised the non-aggressive and pacific policy of France. In responding for Her Majesty's Ministers, Mr. Gladstone, expressed their warmest sympathies towards France, remarking that the amicable settlement of the Madagascar difficulty had con-

We note the arrival from Shanghai yesterday, by the mail steamer Rohilla, of Mr. R. A. Mowat, assistant judge of the Supreme Court, Shanghai, It is stated that Mr. Mowat will shortly proceed 10 Amay on judicial business.

We are pleased to see that the Surveyor Gen eral's Department has begun some much needed improvements at Yau-ma-ti, by filing in a fresh water swamp there, and also the break-water, intolerable. Indeed, it is a wonder that some the stench from which was becoming almost -virulent epidemic has not are this broken out at the place. British Kowloon is a field where the Sanitary Board might, with advantage, display some of Its superfluous energy......

THE British steamer Esmeralda and the Ameri- can ship Oneida will go over to Kewloon Dock this agemoon and tomorrow respectively. The ~Madras will undock from Kowloon to-morrow. "THE remanded case in which a Sikh police con- MK JOSEF HAAS, well known as Consit for stable is charged with misconduct and being in Austro-Hungary in Shanghai, left that port for unlawful possession of a cushion and two anti- | Corel in the steamship Nanzing on the morning not concluded when we went to press. maccassars belonging to Mr. P.A. da Costa, was of the 7th instant. Lieutenant Von Kreitner

has assumed charge of the consulate. MESSES. SIEMSSEN & Co.'s scamer Yangtze, having completed the repairs necessitated by the unfortunate collision with the China Merchants Co's steamer Kiangtzen, will leave: Shanghai for Hongkong this morning. Captain D. Cas son, her former commander, has been superseded by Capt, Schultz, lately acting as chief officer of

El Comercio has received advices from Albay to the effect that the typhoon which swept across that province on the 29th alto, occasioned a considerable amount of damage. The Spanish | brig Manuel, rice laden, was sunk and her captaif drowned. The Emile and the Emilie were also lost, and the Matilde Encarnacion and the Pelayo dismasted, besides sustaining

other damage.

CRICKET.

The match announced for Saturday, West v. East of Clock Tower, having fallen through," a cratch game was arranged between siden captained by Mr. W. Hynes and Liest Jaurelt respectively. Winning the toss the Veteran elected to take frst innings and scat in Leigh and the' Reverend 'C. M. Vaughan to face the deliveries of De. Chair and Cooke,

These batsmen quickly retired, De Chair bow- ling Leigh in his first over for a couple, and Cooke levelling the Parson's stumps with his fourth ball, two wickets being down for g runs. Then Hendry and G. Grimble made a long stand, raising the total to 47 before the youngster was thrown out by Fincham.' Grimble had knocked up 42-five 3's two, 2's, Ke-in double quick still continued at a rapid rate, causing several time. Angier joined Hendry and the run getting changes of bowling to be tried. After putting 23 together by hard hitting there were seven threes in the score-the young aquatic champion

was smartly; taken by Brownlow off Fincham, russ. Hendry and Mitford kept together until the telegraph showing four wickets for s Greaves stumped the last named off Gibbons bowling at 117, the retiring player having made 17. Sadler was Hendry's next chum, and again the bowling was subjected to barsh treatment, no fewer than seven different trundlers, having

A CHINAMAN named Mah Sun, in whose box on being drunk, disorderly and striking a fellow tar existence. The greatest curiosity for an intera shy with the leather. Sadler credited him

firmed the friendly relations existing between the and chain were abstracted from a drawer in bis It appears, bowever, that the water was quite ble views on the Tonquin difficulty to a reporter making a couple of hits for 2 and 3 respectively,

two nations.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Albatross, Commander Hicks, was at Kabe on the 5th instant.

THERE were seventeen sailing vessels and three steamers at Newchwang on the 27th ulto, We note that Kellar, the world renowned illusionist, intends giving a few performances in

tollo.

UNITED Chapter, No. 1341, will hold a Convo cation of Emergency in Freemasons' Hall on Friday next, the 16th inst. at 8.30 for 9 p.m. pre cisely!

cabin which was unlocked.

SAVS the Japan Daily Mail of the and instant: Intelligence from Korea announces that a serious quarrel occurred on the 10th ultimo between the crew of a Chinese war vessel and the men of the Japanese corvette Iwaki Kan, both then lying at anchor in the port of Inchhön.. Officers were despatched from the Japanese Consulate to quell the disturbance, but the Chinese were already defeated, and many of them had been severely wounded. The cause of the dispute is said to have been an attempt made by a Chinese boat's crew to effect a landing ahead of some Japanese who had reached the pier before them.

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to combat the attacks of Leigh and Vaughan. was near gunfire, with the light deceptive, when Gibbons and Cochrane went to the wickets,

disposed of by the veteran stumper, Whyte, and the following ball seat De Chair back leg be« scoto to so when stamps, and the match were fore wicket." Gibbons and Cooke raised the

HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1883.

Tux reward of doing one duty is the power to perform another. We do not pretend to be infallible; it would indeed be folly to deny that our notions of the duty we owe to the community have fre- quently been mistaken ones. But the public newspaper which does its best; THE Mercury states that the sum subscribed by however little that best may be, for the Shanghai residents for the Chinese Naval Band general wellare, is always to be distin-concerts amounts to about $150. ———--- guished from, and occupies an entirely. _different position to the journals which do nothing. The doctrine of doing our level best for the interests of the inhabitants of this colony has been our guiding star from the first, and although we have not succeeded in carrying everything before us in the cause of reform, we can still show a very satisfactory record of public improvements ACCORDING to a report published by the verna- of various kinds in this colony of Hong-cular print Flys Shimbun, His Excellency kong, which are admitted on all sides to Kawamura, Minister of the Japanese Navy, be mainly due to the persistent and forcible lately forwarded a memorial to the Government advocacy of this journal. We are not in concerning the extension of the flect. making these observations sniffing after THE German gunboat Wolf, which arrived from "that faint praise which is said to damn the Tientsin on the 6th inst,, has been placed in the recipient; the status of a public benefactor Old Deck, Shanghai, for a general overhaul. has no charms for our lowly ambition; the She is expected to leave for Amoy at the end of satisfaction of knowing that something the present month-A-Shanghai contemporary tangible has been achieved, that we have states that the German squadron will rendezvous among the natives concerning the departure of Mr. Wodehouse:this morning with assaulting the people in China. Secondly, therefore, I am M, E, F, De Chair, bw, Vaughancur contributed to secure for our constituents at Hongkong about the middle of next January; -one valuable boon-and-that we have the winter this year at Tientsin:

also that no German war vessel is expected to

THE American frigate Pensacola, the corvettes Essex and Sfonocacy, the gunboat Poles, and the Russian gunboat Sebol were at Nagasaki on the 3rd instant.

the Company's steamship Amay. Oux excellent, if somewhat maudlin, morning FIVE scamen of the American ship Sacheni,contemporary has, to use an American phrase, Edward Irving, a Briton; William Wallace, struck a-well, a bonanza. In its latest issue from Jamaica Charles Hansen, a Norwiegan; it says something we are not quite sure what John Holm, a Finn, and Sigmon Simon, a Ger--about having an international exhibition of hard labor, by Captain Thomsett this morning, afford the population of China an opportunity man, were each fined a dollar, or 4 days hard the world's products in this colony, so as to for drunkenness and disorderly conduct on board of inspecting the arts, manufactures, &c. of the their ship yesterday. The quintette went to gaol, one public pars in the Happy Valley are to

world. "The Hongkong tramway a

tramway and the hand- which seems strange, seeing the fine was so in facilitate locomotion and contribute to the enjoy. significant in amount.--Another seaman, named ment of our visitors respectively. We are quite Donald McCarthy, hailing from Caledonia, for ready to admit that the tramway and public park will be wanders of the world-when they come inte board the P. & O. S. S. Zamber, the silver on board the Nardos yesterday, was fined $2 national exhibition Hongkong can boast of ac pre-self with a7 and then gave Barrett a chance watch and chain, valued at £6, of Nicholas Way,

sent is the Daily Press. There can be no doubt off De Chair which was accepted. Sir for 181, 3rd officer of the vessel, and a watch belonging or 7 days. Mac stumped up the coin,

whatever that our morning contemporary's The last named bowler then quickly get rid to a Japanese passenger were found on the 5th CHINESE police constable 123 fished a country.editorials, of which the latest effort is a most bril instant on the passage down from Yokohama, woman, bent on making away with herself (7) liant specimen, would form an interesting exhi- of Essex and Whyte, but Dr. Wharry offered was this morning sentenced by Mr. Wodehouse out of the water this inoming off the Praya, close ought to follow the Afandier's advice and take the one 4, two 3's, and a brace of 2's, by hard bition of themselves, and so the Hongkong public stubborn: resistance, scoring 17, which included to six months' hard labour. Defendant admitted to No. 1 station. He saw the woman deliberately matter up as a thoroughly public enterprise. stealing the valuables. The 3rd officer's watch jump in, and promptly hastened to the rescue.

*hitting, before succumbing to a straight one from COMMODORE SHUFELDT is said to have explained the naval mán. Hynes was last man, but after shallow at the spot. When on dry land, she confided to the lukong that hes mistress, who of the New York Herald as follows-I have he was nicely caught by Fincham off De Chair was a "Joss woman that worshipped for other to say, first, that in my opinion China has no with the total qt. 243. The extras numbered 22, people," was always pressing her to join the good cause of war with France. In 1874 France of which 17 were wides, so that the quality, of majority, and that she couldn't stand being made a treaty with the King of Annam as a the bowling was not first chop. Hendry went nagged any longer. Before the magistrate, she sovereign power, and without any protest from in first wicket down and carried out his bat for said her mistress was always scolding her, and the government of China. Any violation of that the even century a hard hit but not quite that she (defendant) had attained her fifty-fourth alone China, of course, possessing the right of fifteen 3's, and five a Hendry had several treaty is a question between Annam and France first class contribution, which included ones, year. Mr. Wodehouse remanded the case to the protecting her own boundaries. In 1876 Japan lives, as had the other successful, batsmen, and 19th instant.

made a treaty with the goverment of Cores, followed in 1882 by a treaty on the part of the not only was the bowling feeble in the extreme, THE usual number of Government notifications United States with the same country, on the but the fielding also was about as wretched an inviting tenders for large and important contracts irrespective of any rights of sovereignty on the Chair who took 6, wickets for 76 runs showed the basis of the absolute sovereignty of Corea and exhibition as has been seen in Hongkong. De in the public service appear in the last issue of part of the Emperor of China. These treaties best bowling average, the Government Gareffe. It would be interest-were made without any protest on the part of THE Flyt Shimps publishes, and the Japan wasted by the niggardly policy which so carefully tons may, however, possibly drift into war and ing to know how much public money is annually- China, although the relations of Cores to China are identical with those of Annam to China. Na- Mail tranylates, the following correspondence restricts the appearances of these notifications to if war should arise it will be because China, the Parion's first over, Cochrane, was smartly from Korea-On the 23rd of September last, the pages of an official publication which has feeling strengthened by the partial creation of the King left the Southern Gate and proceeded no circulation worthy of the name amongst the navy and army, has become desirous of assum to Sulgemfit. A pontoon bridge was constructed general community, Governor Bowen came ing her position as a Power among the nations of across the Hangang river, the boats being des amongst us with the reputation of being a liberal to interfere in the affairs of Annam. In point of the world, and not because of any inherent right corated with various standards and spears. The minded progressionist, a discreet diplomatist, fact, the French have as much right in Annám - scene was charming and imposing Japanese and a thorough master of finance. The fiscal as the English in India and Burmah, or the residents in Stul who wished to see the policy of our local goverment is not so perfect Dutch in Java and Sumatra, or the Spanish in the Philippine Islands." "It is simply a question Procession were prevented by the royal Chas to be beyond criticism. Reform in this ques of conquest and the right of superiors to rule paid a visit to Vanchang when his hotter His Excellency is in any way worthy of the re- the Herald very justly, remarks, the sympathy.of nese troops. On the end of October, the King ton of contracts is so urgently needed, that if over interior races of men. On this question, as fell, somewhat braising the royal rider and putation which heralded his advent in Hong the people of the Republic of the United States breaking its own fore-iegs. The grooms in kong, the present unsatisfactory state of affairs France, for in any event, the conquered races should with the people of the Republic.of charge of the steed were discharged-A Japan ought soon to be remedied.

are benefited more or less by contact with ese servant of the Japanese Legation har com-

civilization, and France, the only Republic mitted suicide: the cause is unknown.-Major

Europe, is strengthened at home, in the Isobayashi, of the Japanese army, is travelling

meanwhile, however, the prospect of in the interior. An absurd, rumour is current

war between these two nations has un- LIEUT JARRETTS ELEVEN. doubtedly created great excitement among | Mr. F. K. C. Gibbons, not est mem

Major Cochran, sɛ Whyte, à Vanghan, min Mr. Takezoye, the Japanese representative. It

of the opinion that it is a mistake to supposé Merves, not our g is rumored that he will be succeeded by Mr.

that there is any discrimination on the past. of Hanabusa, who will wreak vengeance upon

the Chinese for or against any foreigner. The -dictatorial policy of European-Powers has had 1500 Matra piirainen stan power, to continue our labors for the public we read in a Yokohania contemporary that the Korea for the Soul outrages of last year,

quite as much, and even much more, effect in creating such an influence as any anti-Chinese vidapat trial of silver-brokers, who were arrested some MARCUS PREHN, of Denmark, an overseer of

legislation by the United States Government w at the Peak, was fined £5 or 14 days hard labor

between the Chinese people of every grade and fluences, there is an irreconcilable antagonism by Mr. Wodehouse this moming for allowing an

the people of every Caucasian nationality. unnuzzled ferocious dog to be at large, which

Legislation, indeed, on the pars of the United bit one Ku Aon and tore his baju, so far back as the ground.Complainant showed a mther bad States has been no more unfavorable than thatThe Japanese gunboat wali han has arrived the 31st of last month: The case has been re-bruise on the back, and he had slight marks on of the English in Australia, the Dutch in Java from Fusan, and is shortly expected to leave for arrest. Mr. Midrutani Takejiro was fined yamanded from time to time since that date, and his face both over and under the left eye. of a war, therefore, is simply the pretext Mr. Secretary Uyemura, who visited Tokio..

or the Spanish in the Philippines. This prosper Shimonosekk en route to Corea again. N 350; and some of his colleagues were mulcted in

was finally disposed of this moming with the Defendant admitted striking complainant one an outbreak in all the open ports where and sundry other places in connection with the sums varying from yen 200 to yen 80.

result stated. Upon Mr. Wodehouse's ap blow on the eye under extreme provocation. He foreigner reside. Those only who have resided dredging of the harbour, returned to his post THE Japan Mail says that the native paper nouncing that defendant was fined £3, the said complainant persistently disobeyed orders in China, perhaps, will realise the uncontrollable here on the 28th ult

character of a Chinese mob.. On such occasionswetha LaBS, &fonocacy arrived frogs Chefse For Shimpo was suspended by order of the Me latter, who is a man advanced in years, seem and neglected his duty, constantly sliting down the authorities are not only ignored, but if need on Monday, lanthand on Wednesday: she was tropolitan Police Board on the 31st ultimo, The ed quite astounded for a moment, but re in his watch. He was the leading fireman on be are crushed. It is this danger which docked for a general overhauling. The frigute cause of the suspension is probably an article covering himself, said he had no s to pay the steamer, and the counter nearly always foreignem have to apprehend at the present mo- Pantacolaarived from Kobe yesterday, Nov. and, general public. What newspapers want headed, "Japan ignored by foreign countries, | His worship replied that then he would have to showed a deficiency of work in his watch, therement in China Take, for instance, the city, off at ppowland shortly afterwards saluted the port go to three months bard labour, but subse being frequently 3 or 4 bs. of steam below work- bird or fourth only compared with the seat. The Essee and the Pates are sito still in har- Shanghal fronting on a river, with a commerce it being ebappearance in this harbour. quently, on reconsideration, reduced the altering pressure. He was a new fireman, and bad commercial centres of the world. It has a pop. native imprisonment to 14 days. Marcus, who brought his bad habits with him from whatever ulation say, at the outside of five thousand seems to be an eccentric sort of character, went ship he was on last. He (defendant) hade foreigners, absolutely in a defenceless condition, the birthday of His Most Faithful Majesty Dom to gael. The complainant swore that while peatedly told him to watch the steam guage, but with a population in its rear in the Chinese town Louis M. B. Glover Consul, for Fertiga, and cffes running up into the millions Nothing entertained His Excellency Y. Ishidan Goverzor coming down from the Peak, the defendant he allowed it to Auctuate as much as to bs. at

can save the lives of these people or their pro- of Nagunakhrand the diferent Consular reó pointed his dog to him, with, the result that the a time. He had also told him to keep on his fort perty In such an outbreak except the presence of Rantatiesa lipner, after pastalding of which animal immediately rushed at hiny, tore his and not sit down while on duty, but without avail. men-of-war anchored in the stream immediately the sata boasts were proposed and responded to He had also warned him that if he persisted: In opposite the foreign residences.Itmailers.coms with much, spiritant vel veereiiniintay Su urter jacket, and gave him a slight bite in the side.

paratively line whether these ships of war Today theged instant, is the anniversary of A CORRESPONDENT Writes: Two of my children, the steam guage, he would have to use violence

sitting down on his watch instead of looking after | are of modern construction and armed with the birthday në His Imperial Majesty the Mikaden the longest rauge guns. It is the knowledge and in consequence an official holiday will be aged respectively 13 and 8 years, presented towards him. Upon the occasion in question he of the officers commanding, and the discipline served and the Custom House will be closed themselves at the Italian Convent on Saturday found him sitting down, and being in a per- of the men and the pluck of the race which tonight the Consulas body, andthe captains of evening for admission to the Opera. The fect rage, he pushed him into the after fire room. may have to flee from the wrath of a blood, render them arks of refuge, for those who

weal are more than enough.

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JOHN COLEMAN, 3rd Engineer of the steamship Amatista, running between Hongkong, Amoy and Manila, was charged on a summons before

Chinese fireman Kwok Akong on the high seas on the 7th instant. The complainant said that while on his way to the coal bunk to get coals, the defendant gave him several kicks, saying there was no steam. He (complainant) accord ingly went to see if auch was the case, and saw fendant and asked him why he had beaten him, there being sufficient steam. Defendant then gave him several blows in the face, and knocked him on

drawn

The following are the scores —

HOME HYNESS ELEVEN, 24. C. 17 Varbao, la Cooke.......... Mr. J. C. Hadry, not out punja Mü.Ö. Orjablay thrown ous Fisch Mr. H. E Angier, # Bruwalow, ↳ Find Hai Muded, at Greaves, b Mr. A. Hadlar, e Barrett, b Da Chad Bir. 7. Eases, De Chairma Mr. H. F.Whyża, · The Chaleimanti Dr. Wharry, De -Mr-Wy-Kynes, «-Fincham, De Chal

Cogt Gordon, Lat-Tart and Messa Fincham Cooks, Connally, Brown- low and Barratt so hat

Two alight shocks of earthquake, were ex- perienced on Thursday night, the 1st insta 9-48 and 10.1. p.m. respectively.

It is now several years since we first time since on a charge of illegal speculation in works, employed on Sir George Philippo's house there was quite enough steam. He went to do. But the truth is that, irrespective of these in- tualar hatiye NAGASAKI urged the Government to expend a few Yokohama, was concluded in the Saibansho of thousand dollars from its well filled coffers that town on the 31st ultima. Seven of the for the purpose of transforming that un-accused were discharged for lack of evidence healthy swamp in Wong-nei-chong | against them: three-were absolved, inasmuch as valley, the racecourse enclosure, into they had confessed their culpability prior to their a park for the recreation of the com- munity. Our proposal was of course ignored by our local contemporaries and although it fell on deaf ears so far as the Government was concerned, it had hundreds of warm supporters amongst the

our,.

Wednesday last being the 45th anniversary of

the men of-war in 'harbour will be the guests of erior at dinner at the Koshin-kuwan,ikk

which about thirty persons are expected to be

the P

Durips the whole of Wednesday, the 1st fast, it, he would not and could not feel... To be sure, strong, westerly: qzle,mas: experienced great not the citizens numerous

ded tha. the interests of Americans In China in which prec

but not. rectly informed eighty-six per cent, of the foreign damage trade in China in English, leaving only fourteen left during per cent to be divided among the other natist

is not talent, it is purpose. No information, with the causes, Foreign and Domestie," pub however important, no knowledge, how-lished on Wednesday last. The writer lamenta ever useful, no mental gifts, however rare, that Japan's foreign commerce is insignificant, are worth anything compared with the habit and that the revival of old customs obstructs har. of continuous application and patient effort. progress. He concluded by expressing a hope Our scheme for making the Happy Valley that the necessary steps would be taken to avoid swamp a park worthy of a great and in- impending calamities. fluential and wealthy community, at first THE appointments of Dr. William Doberck, hung fire, and was coldly received by director of the Hongkong Observatory, Mr. those who ought to have been its most Frederick George Figg, assistant director of the ardent supporters. But we felt assured Obervatory, Mr. Wiliam St. John Hu Hancock, that success was only a question of time, temporary land surveyor In the Public Works and we never faltered in our outspoken Department, and Mr. William Edward Crow, advocacy of what must have been evident apothecary and analyst in the Government Civil Sister at the door told them she had the orders When he got there he (complainant) attempted thirsty, mob Ricaldes, the sight of the egof Hospital, have been duly gazetted. Dr. Doberck's of the Lady Superior not to admit arry children to strike him with a shovel, and used some bad one's own country gives every citizen in that to every impartial mind would prove appointment dates from March 2nd, and Mr. under 10 years of age, and that therefore the words In Chinese. He (defendant), then took a remote land a sense of security which, - withou vast public benefit. The realisation of Figg's from the 6th of June. We observe that the younger child could not be allowed in. The small hand-rake and pushed complainant into n and the community's wishes in this gentleman who edits the Government Gassite, older one thereupon said that if her alater could comer to prevent his striking him. Again attempt matter has been long delayed; but better assiduously cultivates the snobbish habit of late than never and there are substantial designating all govemment officials Esquires not accompany her, she would not ester, and ing to strike him with the shove), he grasped the so both of them returned home. With the weapon to take it from hins, and is the scuffle he hopes now that the work of Improvement He ought to know better.

Sister's ruling, had it been" will soon be taken in hand..

to find; but I am The mark on the lower part was not there then an American force in these waters, the prest It is currently reported on what would Commissioners for examinations of the canicredibly informed by parties who were present complainant then attempted to go on deck, and of the country, and its prospective traile appear to be reliable authority that Sir dates for the Civil Service of India, are repub that there were at least two children at began to howl like a maniac-The and en-tainly a warrant for so doing... Groaaz Bowen is strongly in faver of at lished in the Government Gazette of Saturday the Opera, belonging to a European lady,gineer, Joseph Brown, who did not see the row, once making the necessary alterations to last. The Assistant Colonial Secretary, in who were considembly under- to years of age. said that the complainant was a very bad man,

an explanatory note, states that these regu-Why then, I ask, should this invidious distinc-and that after the row he did not return to duty to transform the present existing awamp.at lations have been transmitted by the Secretion have been made? Is it because these chil during the remainder of the passage. The and Wong-net-chong into a public recreation tary of State for the Colonies, and "are pab dren were considered to belong to parents of the engineer had complained to him on several ground, and has expressed his intention of "lished for general information." The-publica-dollared" class, and that mine were not occasions of the complainant's sitting down and AUTO TEX proposing at the next meeting of the Le-tion of anything for the general information always imagined that the Sisters of the Intian not keeping proper steam up Captain take an interest in current events

SIR-For the benefit gislative Council a vote to obtain the of the public in a rubbishy official sheet which Convent here scared high above all merely Thebaud was in command at the time, and was. I shall feel obliged if you will mention that necessary funds to carry out the contem is rarely seen outside the government offices is sublunary considerations, and that the spirit of at present. In the Colony. The steamer was the report of the case Wong plated Improvements. That His Excel- one of those farcical anomalies so characteristic worldliness did not find a place within the leaving to-day, and would-be back again in 8 or RH Artindale, now lency's views will be supported by the un- of Hongkong officialdom. If the Government sacred precincts of the Convent) but it seems'l: 10 days' time. Mr. Wodehouse said he would Fire Insurance Company official members may be accepted as a desire to give their Gazette notifications publicity was mistaken. I thought that the Italian Sisters adjourn the case to to-morrow for the attendance pany, and that the tim certainty, and it is scarcely probable that they ought to print a few thousand copies weekly would have been the last people in the world to of Captain Theband, and that if the defendant with the suits Hewwhd here the even the most conservative of the official and distribute them gratis amongst the com- afford an exemplification of the truth of Juvenal's were not, here, and it was necessary, he would clently obvious, but not through

munity. The amount set down in the Estimates remark, that "every one's credit and consequence further adjourn the case until his return, but element will dare to oppose the Head of for the Gastite ought to defray the cost of are proportioned to the sums which he holds in if this should not be requisite he would dismutas the Government and face public oppro- | a weekly issue of several thousand copies

THE regulations issued by the Civil Service I have no fault 'whatever Pplied generally struck coreplainant on the upper part of the eye of the world, yet if this is not a reason for keepin

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Instead of the Shan

Yours faithfully

Hongkong,

Binge