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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1883.

THE German corvette Leipzig, Captain Herbig, arrived from Amoy last night.

THE Portuguese gunboat Tamega, Captain Da Costa Cabral, arrived from Macao last night for the purpose of going into dry dock.

himself.

ADMIRAL ENOMOTO, Japanese Ministerto Peking, arrived at Shanghal from Taku in the steamship Nanging on the 14th inst. His Excellency is on his way to Japan..

A SCOTTISH blacksmith, being asked what was the meaning of metaphysics, replied, "When the party who listens disna ken what the party wha speaks means; and when the party wha speaks disan ken what he means himself that's meta- pheesies"

having paid for, the wire he could send what

words he liked. He was non-suited, the Court holding that people had no right to send swear words or immoral sentences by telephone; more especially as many of the clerks were young

women.

THE case of wrongful dismissal, Benjamin N. A COOLIE named Yang Afuk was sentenced to Ir is rumoured, says the Forchow Herald, that Huestis. The Chinese Glass Works Co., which six months' hard labor this morning by Captain an imperial order has reached the Viceroy has been occupying the attention of Sir Richard Thomsen, for being in unlawful possession of a. Enochow, to levy a tax upon rice. As such Temple Rennie and a Shanghai jury for some Perak war medal belonging to Morris Vaile, an step would in all probability create at amongst time past, terminated on the morning of the A. B. of H.M.S. Champion. The coolie was the natives of Foochow, we hear that the Viceroy 14th inst. The jury, after an absence of twenty seen by a Chinese constable on the 16th amongst has abstained from enforcing the edict at present.

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to be hoped he will take better care of bis decora tion in future.

As a general rule, when an enterprising editor & MAN in New York, recently sued a telephone f minutes, returned a verdict for the plaintiff some sailors who were under firewater influence OUR report, of the Foochow Races bas.for some We hear, however, that Mr. St. Andrew's stable WHOLESALE. AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, secures "information from a distinguished source company for refusing to allow him to transmit, assessing the damages at $4,000. The Chief and was observed to run away. The lukong

in his hand., Vaile was serving in the Hard had a most successful meeting, and that Mr. he is giving a. aly hint that he has interviewed bad language over the wire. He contended that Justice entered judgment for that amount and pursued him into a house, and found the medal unaccountable reason not yet come to hand.

when the got the medal for war services. It is

'Allegra, ridden by Mr. Brandt, won the Ladies Hutchings rode a large numbers of winners Purse, and Bandsman, with "Wild Harry" GEORGE F. BARSTOW of San Francisco, who left wearing the famous "dark blue, silver braided an estate valued at $80,000, gave these injuncjacket," proved himself the best pony, at the tions in his will; "Having observed that ostenta, mating by winni

winning the Champion Sweep- tious, and expensive funerals are injurious to cannot well spare to vanity and pride, therefore, by way of example, for which I beg pardon of the undertakers, let my coffin be a plain-red-wood lingering illness. The deceased was Messe box, put together with common nails or screws, Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s agent at Tientsin for without paint or varnish, with plain iron handles, six years, and was much esteemed at that port and all else about the funeral to correspond with He lately paid a visit to Korea on Messia. this plainness. Let there be a cheap shroud and Jarding, Matheson & Co.'s account, Mr. Gubbins, no flowers. What is a dead man but a handful who was born at Brighton, and died at the carly

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A MARYLAND man has sued for divorce, alleging that his wife will not let him read his Bible in

we have to claim the indulgence of our sub, scribers, especially those resident in Canton, for recent irregularities in our hour of publication. In spite of most, strenuous exertions we have frequently been unable to publish, we have now night-boat to Canton; however, we have now circulate the Telegraph, except on very special occasions, not later than 5 o'clock. Our Canton subscribers may therefore rely-an-almost always receiving their papers by the night-boat.

stakes.

peace, and that once she took it from him and longevity of sportsmen, avers that it is not alone surmounted all difficulties, and in future hope to people, by absorbing money which poverty THE Shanghai Mercury of the 15th inst. regrets

threw it into the fire.

CANON LADDON, the Chrysostom of the English pulpit,, is at present engaged in translating Rosim's "Five Wounds of the Church," and writing a life of the late Dr. Pusey.

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MR. J. D. DOUGALL, writing to the Times on the that they live long, but that they preserve their faculties until nearly the closing scene. He mentions several instances within his knowledge of veteran sportsmen, tending to show that the case of Mr. Horatio Ross, who is stated to have shot his stag on several birthdays after com- A JOVIAL New Zealand Justice of the Peace re- SHE, triumphantly, "The hand that rocks thepleting bis eightieth year, is by no means an excently got drunk in the company of miners and shepherds who were having a holiday in the cradle is the hand that rules the world." He, ceptional one. cynically, "Yea, indeed, my dear; and that's why the world is so badly governed.” SPAIN is to have the luxury of dining-cars on shop of a barber to be shaved. He sits down, when her railways, under the management of a spe-a big dog comes in 'Immediately afterwards, and- cial company, which has obtained a concession sitting down in front of him, regards him with a of the right of running them for twenty years. fixed stare. "Ah, what does this mean crics the gentleman, who feels somewhat uncomforta ble. "Fl tell you," replies the barber, moving the ratur about quickly. From time to time, I chance to cut off an ear of a customer. Then the dog eats it!"

THE latest fiero of go-xs-ydu-please achievements is a young man who says he means to attempt the feat of going forty days without working He says if his employers don't prevent him he thinks he can accomplish the task.

THE Berlin Museum has purchased for $36,000 Rembrandt's painting of "Potiphar Accusing

in possession of Sir Thomas Lawrence, and is

to announce the death of Mr, William Henry Gubbins, who died at rookclock that moming, after

Á VERY characteristic French story appear in township One of the miners became very dis- of dust! Instead of a hearse, I may just as well age of 35 years, was a son of the Commis Paris paper. It runs thus--A. man enters the orderly, and had to be locked up for his own be carried to the grave upon some ordinary signer who was in charge of Lucknow,during

and the public safety." On being brought before vehicle in every day use, since life is but the siege. his Worship next morning, he denied having journey, and the day of death the final rest," been drunk. "Have you any witness ?” askēl the J.P. "Yes, I have you," said the culprit: "you were drinking with me all the time, and you know I was quite as sober as you were yourself" Very well," said the Justice, I think I remem- ber; and, if that is all you-have to say for your self, I will just fine you ten shillings this time. But I strongly advise you to keep better com pany next time you visit this town."

PERHAPS the best thing. Sergeant Ballantyne ever said was to Sir Henry Hawkins,, who had- the reputation of being very fond of money.

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A CASE illustrating how easily a Chinese mob can be hounded on to attack foreigners for any thing or nothing, was heard at the Police Court this morning by Captain Thomselt Carl Was senius, the engineer of the Government Fire Brigade, had the floating fire engine over at Kowloon yesterday evening for practice, along

We regret to hear that the performance of "The Wedding Maxch" recently given at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, by the Hongkong Amateur Dramatic. Corps, under the experienced tutelage of Mr-J.-M. Price, cited in a financial fallut the deficit, according to report, reaching $200 This must surely be an inaccurate rumour?for although the dresses and scenic effects would side the new pier. While playing: water from total a gapd round,sum; itha house was mó well- a hose, the foreman of the stonecutters, working filled that the receipts must have been consider

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be accompanied by the name and address of the Joseph Before Pharaoh." The work was formerly Ballantyne met Hawkins one day hurrying overcame almost insuperable difficulties and the engine at work, had his clothes accidentally, Mr Price should get up a publia subscription.to ane of the most famous of Rembrandt's pictures. other. "There you go, Hawkins, scraping the carse, may be well worth living, died recently ating the hose by the neck, and queye, and seemed thán That? which is, that the accomplished

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A. MEURING, in a long and very interesting paper, has shown that the paleological evidence goes to prove that the horse existed in Europe as far back as the tertiary period, and that the modern horse is not of exclusively Asiatic origin.

A BURGLAR, chased by an Ohio man, jumped into a river and was drowned. The pursuer stands indicted for murder in the first degree for not saving him. This is (says the Sydney Bul Arrangements have been mile to publish etis) exactly how any New South Wales paper, The Hongkong Telegraph daily at 4 PM. Sub-which pillories a acoundrel, is served. scribers in the central districts who do not receive their copies before Fiva O'CLOCK will oblige by at once communicating with the Manager.

DEATH.

On the Oth-Inst-at-Foochow, the beloved wife of J. W. POSTLETHWAITE, aged 27 years.

This is a denominational item from an Amer- ican print :-"The Rev. Mr. Thomas Smith is circuit-riding-in-the-western-district-that is, when he is sober enough to ride, or isn't getting married. At latest accounts he had booked on to his seventh spouse, with more to hear from.” AN English collector, of curios wants to buy the Pope's business manager is ready to sell a

A MAN who by dint of sheer courage and energy Kowloon, who came down to the pier to seeable that been suggested, that the friends of across Westminster Hall from one court to an- showed that life, even when it seems almost a sprinkled by the water. He seized the man guld make good the deficit; but we have a better idea money together, as usual; raking in the guineas Arare, in the Canton of Geneva, Jean Trottet, as if he intended to pitch him into the water amated should arrange to repeat "The Wed by the thousand, giving yourself no time or the man in question, was born in 1831 without when Sergeant Maxwell of the Naval Yard Poding March at the Po-lok or Ko-shing theatres peace or enjoyment! What is the use of it all? hands and without feet. His short arms were lice, stationed at Kowloon, separated the two in Taipingshan The Chinese are great ad You can't take the guineas-away with you when-pointed,-and-bis-legs, such as they were, act. The foreman then called out “Lili, ta, ta, mirers of high class dramatic art, and would, no you die-and even if you did they'd mell” being available for progression, he was able to whereupon some 70 or Bo'stonecutters collected doubt, flock in thousands to see such an array of move only by twisting his body from side to and commenced throwing stones, several striking original talent. We make no charge for this side. His case greatly interested the surgeons the launch. The foreman was the first to set suggestion. of the neighbourhood, and local Barnums made the example of stone-throwing, and in the indie the parents, well-to-do peasants, many tempting Maxwell got pulled about and beaten by the offers to turn their child's misfortune to account-stonecutters, receiving also a blow from a stone in by exhibiting him about the country. But these the back of the head, which felled him and cut offers were invariably declined, and when Jean his head. Mr. Wassenuis went to the sergeant's was old enough he was sent to school. In writ assistance, arrested the foreman, who was the in- ing he held his pen at the bend of the elbow, citer and ringleader of the mob, and took him to and as he grew older he took great interest in the station. Three of the stonecutters followed husbandry, became an active haymaker, used their chief to the station, and were also locked up the reins with dexterity, and was so good a shot Maxwell recognized two ofthese asstone-throwers that he often carried off the first prize at the vil-Some 70 or 80 atones-were-thrown altogether by lage tire. He enjoyed, too, some reputation for the workmen, three of which were produced in Court. One, of granite, with sundry sharp sagacity, was consulted by his neighbours on matters of importance, and has left behind him comers, weighed about or 3 pounds. The whole of the defendants denied throwing stones, Captain Themsett told the foreman, a big,

WE haves profound respect for the natural abilities of Mr. Joseph Henry Topham, acting-accountant for the South Australian Survey. Department. When charged by his superior officer with em- bezzling moneys, he coolly remarked that there were 1.0.U's in the cash safe for the total amount! This Micawber-like way of viewing the situation not being accepted by either the Survey Department or the City Police Bench, Mr. Topham is now awaiting what a jury of his countrymen may have to say on the matter.

WE beg to acknowledge receipt of an 1884 office calendar from the Victoria Dispensary. The Dispensary calendar is a handsomely got up contains a sketch of part of the Prays, Peddar's

The Hongkong Telegraph es did gals, enacines, and it seems that the fir, and quite artiste ta design, The cepures a widow and our children angly provided fit.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19,

TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 18th December.' EXECUTION OF O'DONNELL.

* O'Donnell, who was convicted of the murder

SAV EN American contemporary If the decl sien of the Massachusetts Attorney-General is good law the women of Massachusetts have, without the ballot, obtained rights for superior in kind and number to those which the other sex dares claim. According to him, Mrs. Loo nard, a member of the State Board of Charities, is not legally qualified because the law says board shall consist of nine "persons," and a woman is not a "person within the meaning of the law. But the lawn also declare that if any "person" shall steal or commit an assault, shall murder, conspire, obtain money under false. pretences, shall slander, libel, embezzle, swear profanely, or disobey any of several hundred. statutes, auch person shall be punished in ac

magnificent railroad car, made specially for Pio { wharf, Lammert's, Victoria Dispensary, the Clock THE Paris Correspondent of the Standard has towering fellow, almost as tall as the lofty Carl cordance with the penalties therein provide Vono and only used once, when he inaugurated Tower, and Post Office in the foreground, while bad an interview with M. Ferry. He writes Wassenius himself, that the charge was a very If, therefore, a woman is not a person?! there

"orated.

the Peak and signal yards are prominently dis played in the rear. The monthly sections of the calendar contain a mass of useful and interesting information which renders it a feast to the mind as well as a pleasure to the eye.

serious one. A lot of them had collected to is no crime, except those in respect to which gether and threw stones at men who were doing the law describes her as "a female offender" their duty. He had no right, because he got wet, from which, she is not exempted by the Attor to call the other men to attack the Governmentney-General's decision. This is so much more. people, and as he was the ringleader he would fine than the most pronounced advocates of woman's

three defendants a dollar

reach, or six days frap offce on such conditione. excluded The fines were paid. Ir will be remembered that on the aznd of last month a cook named Fung Akwan vas com-

of Carey, the Phoenix Park informer, was hanged something to be scoffed at, and, metaphon" THE foulest and most dangerous of the mokerias whatever tall talk the Chinese diplomatists him $20 or a month's hard labour, and the other rights have ever asked, that they perhaps may

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a new line. This carriage is very richly dec- Tays the Melbourne Herald upon the Victorian Police: The force is so utterly demoralised that it has become a bye-word and a reproach; cally, spat upon; a perfect sink of iniquity and corruption, calling trumpet-tongued for immedi- BASUTOLAND UNDER BRITISH RULE.

It is officially announced that Imperial ad-te and thorough reformiation." That seems ministration has been established in Basutoland, pretty fair specimen of public criticism. and that a British Resident will be appointed.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. OWING to great pressure on our news columns, an article on the "Address to the Hon. J, M.

Price." has been kept over for our next issue. NOMINATIONS for the Hongkong, Derby of 1884 will close this evening at 6 p.m. to the Clerk of

the Course, Hongkong Club,

WE hear from good authority that Mrs. Fincham's scoundrelly assailant is believed to be an escaped convict from Foochow.

MR. FD. Cheshire, U.S. Vice-Consul, took charge of the Unites States Consulate General at Shanghal on the 16th instant.

have been removed.

THE Shanghai Mercury this defines Chinese diplomacy:-"Li Hung-chang tells Mr. Tricou something calculated to prevent France rein forcing Tongking, whilst the chatter box Am bassador tells English journalists that France hing not sent enough troops to Tangking. I Li Hung-chang a diplomatist, or is Marquees Tadag playing the game of brag?"

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W bear that our hard-working and enterprising fownsman, Mr. George Stainfield, intends to

thus may state that he (M. Ferry) entertains a very strong opinion that Chinese diplomatists are neither frank, honest, truthful nor ingenuous. In the military power of China he utterly disbe- lieves; but he is also firmly convinced that,

On my asking whe with which old Paris used to abound has only may indulge in, there is not the remotest chance as the Cite du Tarn, and, although it practically ther it was true, as announced by some French just disappeared. It was a small court known of China going to war. consisted only of the two houses numbered 84 papers, that the French feet would blackade THE Foochow Weekly Market Report of the and 86 Rue de Meaux, and of additions to them, Canton and other Chinese trade ports, M.mitted for trial by Mr. Wodehouse on the charge open the old Hotel de l'Univers in February next 7th inst, saysCongour.-A large business it gave shelter at one time to no less than 263 Jules Ferry said he did not foresee any such of stealing a gold earring from the person of as a first-class family hotel That an excel- constable Lafferty, the evidence of the young there can be no reasonable doubt, and that has again been done during the week in all different families, comprising in all 1,750 persons: eventuality. The French action in Tong-King, Eleanor Lafferty, 4 years old, daughter of police, lent opening for such an establishment exists descriptions, 11,633 chests having been settled The landlord was a man named Gand, who, be he contended, would be more beneficial even

on the business in a thoroughly efficient man- at Tis. 33 a 18, and 2,000 chests have been sides letting lodgings, sold wine, meat, groceries, to England than to France, and he did not ster being to the effect, that as she was pass Mr. Stainfeld is quite capable of carrylog. added to the stock. Prices for the lower grades milk, fruit, and haberdashery to his tenants, and conceive the possibility of a Chinese war. ing along the road in corapany with an have been fully maintained. "Panyongs" have also kept some kind of order among them. Then the subject of Chinese diplomacy and other child smaller than herself, the cook, who er is equally certain. The building occupies was standing at a shop door, approached capital situation, being airy, central, and been taken freely at slightly easier rates, teamen lodgers were, without exception, chiffoniers; Chinese diplomatists the Prime Minister was being more willing to seli. "Kaisows," 3rd every room was occupied by at least three very explicit. He himself had had experience and caught hold of her earring, pulled it easily come-at-able, and has every convenience and 4th crops, have again been in good de families, each of which provided its own truss of of the shuffling, shirking, backing out and out of her ear, and hid it behind his back, return to attract residents of the colony and, travellers mand at previous quotations." Souchong-straw, and squatted in its own corners and by appealing to imperfect translations by which ing it to her when she began to cry. The evil who may wish to enjoy home comforts at TERIOS- Only 62 chests are reported sold at Tla. 1 day as well as by night drunken orgies of the Chinese diplomatists tried to wriggle out of unidence of the child's mother and of police constable able charges. We are credibly informed that all Oolongs--None in stock. Scented Tran-No most frightful kind used to be indulged in by pleasant positions. As to Tong-King, it was Lyons on the occasion showed that the child's desirable alterations will be made in the building, sales to report. Flowery Pakais.—95 chests these human savages. M. Gand was often no Chinese possession. China had absolutely ear was bleoding from the rough manner in and everything done to render the new hotel still remain unsold,

obliged to interfere; and his appearance, armed nothing to do with it. France had treaty rights which the earring was pulled away, and constable comfortable and hor

over it, and that she should back out of her Lyons said the little one was crying and seemed desired. The rooms throughout will with e, thick cowhide, usually sufficed to quiet the uproar. But one night, a few years ago, position there at the dictation of the Chinese to be in great pain. The cook's defence was in a manner hitherto unapproached upon endeavoring to quell a riot among his was not to be thought of for a moment. On my that the giri spat on him and he wanted to catch in the Far East, and the general tenants, he was attacked by a score of half- remarking that if this course led to war with hold of her hair, but by mistake caught hold of will have the personal sup maddenied men and women, who fell upon him China and the disturbance of trade with England, her ear, and as "she was running at the lime," and Mrs Stainfeld, whic with knives and axes, and did not desist until America, Germany, and otlier European coun- the earring came out and he gave it back to give every satifaction to the they had inflicted eight terrible wounds upon his tries, the Chinese might possibly be led to sup- her. The case was sent back by the Attorney an enterprise as the new fam pose that they would be supported by some General to be summarily dealt with, and the red us it ought to be, should body,

great Power, M. Ferry utterly repudiated the prisoner was up this morning before, both lords and holders of dés

Here can be. PROFESSOR BLACKIE, uncompromising old Ra idea. He did not belleve in China going to war Magistralca when he stated that the child their proper dical that he is, has resigned the Greek pro- at all. Once the French established themselves and several other lite girls were in his fessorship at Edinburgh University to devote firmly in the delta there would be another market master's shop wanting to buy wOCIS himself to a more genuine branch of "the hu opened, and the Chinese would, as they had were meddling with the things in the shop. He manities," as the Scotch call Latin and Greek, ever done before, acquiesce in the fall accompli told them not to do so, when Ellen Lafferty: He goes in for Land Law Reform, and lately, The object of Chinese diplomacy, he incidentally on him twice. He wanted to catch hold of her speaking relative to the case of the Scotch remarked, would be this, that France should eva- and did'et know how he got hold of the carring, Crofters, he showed himself as much master of cuate Tong-King at the bidding of China; and, be but it dipped and he picked it up and gave it would be to the live thoughts as he has been of dead languages. added, "supposing that England held the post-back to her. He thought it was his sleeve that He said Let Greek die, let Hebrew, die, let tion that France holds in Tang-King, would she got entangled in the earring The accountant learning go to the dogs;-but let human beings abandon that position, at the bidding of the in the shop having corroborated the def live(cheers and les human brotherly charity Chinese? Would the people of England tolerate statement as to the spitting, the drop live, and let him go with his discourse, with the good temper that we have shown the casting on the defendant's putting his hat (Cheers and laghtery Any man who knew extraordinary conduct of the Marquis Tsong the child's hair, and his returning t human nature could have prophesied the whole towards the French Government? Certainly her, the cook was discharged. "€" series of events that has occurred. Why? Why not. M. Ferry stated further that he did not note that the defence this morning were laws made? To protect the weak against consider it at all probable that, even if Ching forent in one important point the strong, the poor against the rich But the did go to war, blockade of Canton, Shanghai when the case first came before the Cou Land Laws of this country were made by or the Treaty Ports generally would be at all defendant then stated that the girl was run

and that for the purpose of necessary. In short, his contention was that at the time he caught hold of her cat-Implie the landfords, making themselves stronger. They might call him Tong-King was no part of China, and that if past the shop, and the girl herself said she the Scottish Parnell if they liked (Laughter China indulged in irregular: warfare in Tong passing along in company with another child- and cheers). He cared not a raw (Renewed, King the French forces would be quite able to while according to his statement this morni

n to deal with their assailants, whatever their the whole thing occurred within the shop cheers). Those unjust lawa enabled man stamp God's name upon the devil's work. The nationality might be,, The general outcome of did defendant not produce the only thing of which the Highlanders had been my interview with M. Ferry amounts to this testify on his behalf when the card guilty was that they had been far too meek and The French do not intend to annex New Guines; came on 7 He was allowed out

had taught they mean to hold and occupy Tong-King; they had submissive. (Cheers).

the world will not go to war with China, unless they are defence. That made befon

tremend compelled to seven then they will not blockade thornlog lock

the the Treaty Ports. But France will not acquiesce one. aughter) in the Chinese claims to Tong King and will that night resist them if the Chinese attempt to enforce

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SAYS the Foochow Herald-On Monday after noon last, we were witness to a dosperatą, enz counter between a snake, of considerable dimen- THE Custom authorities at Shanghat havesions, and a bramlykite, which took place on Issued a notification stating that quarantine one of the large horse-shoe graves near the new restrictions on vessels arriving from Swatow farm. It is needless to say that the bird of prey ́was the aggressor, and descended evidently with the idea of carrying the reptile away to a more sequestered spot. Unable to raise the latter from the ground, it commenced a furious attack upon its head, and whilst employed pleking out the eyes found itself made prisoner in the snake's colls, and, to obtain freedom, had to attack the body, which, although some seven inches in girth, was soon sufficiently severed as to allow of cacape. As we retired from the scene, the feathery species was hovering in the air, ev We hear that Inspector Cameron's resignationdently marking the spot in order to return to has been accepted, dating from the 13th instant enjoy is well-deserved and favourite meal in and that he goes shortly to Shanghai as Chief

quietude, Inspector of the municipal police there. In spector Cameron has done some twelve years Ir the China Mail has so many special corres service in the force in Hongkong, with credit to pondents, and such extensive resources of obtain Aimself and profit to the colony, having been ing all the latest news as "Gribble" would engaged in many important cases. We con- have the public believe, it is rather a singular gratulate the worthy inspector on his rise in life, circumstance that the political telegrams in the and trust his career in the Model Settlement evening rag? are copied night after night from this Journal, verbatim et llieratim, without the will be as successful as it has been here.

slightest attempt at acknowledging the source ACCORDING to the Shanghai Courier, the Chi- from whence they are derived. Not that we are Bese paper Shundas reports an attack by pirates at all anxious to receive the grateful acknow on four native mail boats running between Sooledgments of such a paper as the China chow and Shanghai. Besides mails, the boats Mail, nor are we putting forward any claim to had on board $4,000, and when the pirates at an exclusive right to telegrams which after be tacked them this was thrown into the water, ing once put in circulation are dro bono publico; A Chinese gunboat came to the assistance of but as the latest news received by wire from the mail boats, and one of the pirates was cap-home is carefully edited in this office, in order tured and taken to the Chehsien yamen in to make it intelligible to our readers, It is cer- the city. Divers have succeeded in recovering tainly more than amusing to find our conscien- the missing treasure. One of the passengers tious and enterprising contemporary printing and the lowdah of one of the boats were our telegraphic items in the belief that they wounded, and they have also been sent into are the production of the local avent for Baron the city

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