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A: S. WATSON & CO.

AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEN;

PERFUMERS,

IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

OF

MANILA CIGARS, WINE AND SPIRIT. MERCHANTS,

AND

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1883.

applied for in similar cases; he had vice, we would ask, 'did Mr. J.-M. Parc tipguished one. Many men in this A Coors, charged before Mr. Wodehouse this Mr. Woodia's third subscription pony pounded the prestige of the Government at his perform in carrying out to the bitter end a world, in this colony, are esteemed by morning with fattempting to preinaturely join along steadily for half a mile, finishing with his back, and yet with all this, and although prosecution which he, by his counsel, certain classes' merely, because they the majority by cutting his throat, pleaded in head in his chest, and full of running This Mr. Bombead's the Tung-wa Hospital Committee to be re-the "Hongkong grillin" races... the Defendant had not the advantage vehemently asserted in court was under, are not known. They mask their reality and illness. His worship directed sturdy customer must be marked dangerous for of legal assistance, the gentlemen of taken solely for the vindication of his per-dispositions with so much success as quested to take charge of the unhappy man, as black griffin, ridden by Mr. Essex, and the grey, the jury returned a verdict of "not sonal character? What onerous public occasionally to gain respect and credit for recommended by the Colonial Surgeon. He was steered by The Ghost," started for a steady slöw until the last Turlong, when they commenc guilty." In addressing the jury, Chief duty devolved on Mr. PRICE's shoulders qualities which they never possessed suffering from a severe attack of fever when he gallop once round, but the pace was funereally Justice Sir GeoRGE PHILLIPED said when he wrote to the Hongkong Govern. This address and subscription to Mr. inflicted the gash on his throat,

ed to race a bit, the grey displaying decided the weights The black pulled You will assuredly do your duty, gen-ment, denouncing the Editor of the Trl J. M. PRICE illustrate these truisms. tlemen of the jury, and, whatever your graph as a convicted criminal pursuing his But public men like Mr. BULKELEY JOHN AN old offender named Law Alu was committed superiority" al

all right, and walked away apparently. Mr. Wodehouse, on the charge of stealing 30 500 got a verdict, I am quite satisfied that, neither abandoned career? Has Mr. FRANCISSOR should remember not only that for trial at the Supreme Court this morning, by up lame, but after his jockey dismounted he the Prosecutor nor the Defendant will have BULKELEY JOHNSON, has any one of the there are two sides to every question, cents worth of broken silver from the person of quite sound, any just cause to grumble." The verdict, ninety and nine other signatories of this which should be judged without prejudice, Fung Achang, a fishmonger. His last sentence

but also that an injudicious, advocate is was two years? hard labor, by the Magistrates; The subscription griffin lately purchased by an almost universally popular one, was for address, the courage to reply?

more hurtful to a friend's cause for stealing two dollars and a lot of broken silver Mr. Capel for $15 out of Mr. Paulle stable was the Defendant, so he was scarcely likely

frequently

of miles was sent the length of the straight at to complain, and if the pregnant words of

than a violent adversary. We cannot from a compatriot He seems to have quite hidden by his owner, and after troting a couple full speed. This animal's full speed, if guaged the Chief Justice meant anything, the

honestly think that what we consider to be a penchant for "annexing" broken silver. WATERS. Prosecutor had no just cause to grumble,

an ill-judged attempt to whitewash Mr. and, so far as we know, Mr. J. M. PRICE

Palos at our expense will in any way imESMAIL HADEE MAHUMED SADUCK merchant, by his fatest exhibition, would stand no show was fined $25 this morning by Mr. Wodehouse Against 4 hirdy, ricksha soplje, and, all in, 1 accepted his fate with becoming dignity,

prove that person's position with the public, for furnishing untrue particulars regarding the am disposed to consider him a dear purchase at tenancy of a house of his in. Lower Lascar Row, fifteen Mexican Mr. Noble's grey griffin can- without whimpering like a whipped child.

but quite the contrary. Time will show.

So far as we are personally concerned in contravention of the Ordinance. Defendant tered steadily and went in fairly good form. The But if the honourable the Surveyor-General agreed with Sir GeoRDE PHILLIPPO that he

fortified by a self-approving conscience we pleaded that he left these things to his rent col- dark grey subscription griffin belonging to Mr. had received that justice which the merits

can justly feel proud of having done our lector, and only went occasionally to see whether Morgan was sent at neuly his best pace for of his case deserved, there was at least

duty. Our experiences have not been par- the house was occupied or alot. Mr. Osmund, about' rifile. This popy has lost nil his forüz, one grumbler, one meddling busybody,

ticularly pleasant, but experience brought of the Registrar Generals Department, however, and is only a wreck of, what he was a month

in Mr. St. Vincent's team. Little Warlock gali who set his opinion high above that of the

by suffering is instructive; it has been so stated that defendant had been, wamed repeatedly ago The Evo pories were kept at steady Chief Justice, the members of the Spe-

to us, and we value it accordingly. Mr. that there was something wrong about his ten-work, an were ffxiumph and two Daby griffins

{{lopoti slowly #856rix fiftion's. Mr. $25 fme should improve matters in this respec

who steered the fidgettylittle [3cial Jury, and the public generally, and

BULKELEY JOHNSON must know that ants, but he was careless and took no netie that busybody was the Honourable FRANCIS

deeds show what men are, words only

A COLLISION occurred at 12.20 pm. what they should be; and he should BULERLEY JOHNSON.

MANUFACTURERS

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY; ESTABLISHED AD 1841.

THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, 24, NANKIN ROAD, SHANGHAJ.

BOTICA

INGLESA,

14, ESCOLTA, MANILA. THE CANTON DISPENSARY, CANTON, THE DISPENSARY, FOOCHOW.

A few words as to the personnel of the hundred signatories. The list certainly contains the names of several of our lead ing residents-men whose honor and good faith are above suspicion but it does not contain the amount of their contributions to the fund, nor does it indicate in any way the true reasons which induced these gentlemen to sign. That' these reasons are not as set out in the address; we have received ample assurances from numbers of the signatories. There are no fewer than 17 clerks and retainers of the princely house of Messrs. Janudin, Matheson and Co. In the list, exclusive of about 20 brokers and others whose Interests are bound up la following the lead of the all-powerful Mn

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, is, of course, strongly represented, and the example of the popular Manager of that institution is, also of course, followed, even by two or three specimens of his rag-tag and bobtall junior clerks. We are surprised to observe the names of several gentlemen who were absent from the colony at the time of the trial, and consequently can know nothing, except by mere report, of the facts of the

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Devonshire, by the Rev. T. S. Rundle, B.-The day after the termination of the BULKELEY JOHNSON. The Directorate of the | also try to think that even "he is not as the French Mail steamer, AUD WAS PLEAT

MARRIAGE. On the 10th Nov., at Cockington Church, GOLDSMITH, of Hong Kong, to MAY E. DUNN, second daughter of the late John Beaufoy, Cov entry, Warwickshife.

DEATHS.

trial alluded to above, a movement was set on foot by Mr, BULKELEY JOHNSON with the avowed object of obtaining a suflicient On the 7th Nov, at Croydon, Mrs. ELIZABETH amount by public and private subscrip- M. J. HOLDSWORTH, widow of the late Edward tions to defray the legal costs incurred Holdsworth, of Shanghai,

On the 9th Nov., at Cromer, HUGH GRAHAM by Mr. Price in his unsuccessful prosecu- HERSCHEL youngest son of Sir Thomas Ftion. The honourable the Surveyor Gen- Wade, K.C.B., aged six years.

Hongkong

eral may possibly be a fitting object for public charity, and if so, our common humanity, apart altogether from likes and

elegraph dislikes and the question of right or wrong, case. A man who knows only one side of

to

carose our sympathy with you in reference to certain articles

strongly condem

In doing so we beg to manure you, not only of our respect for administration of the Department of the Public Service over

your personal character, but of our complets confidence to your which you have, for so many years, presided with such admirable

efficiency

To evidence our appreciation of the position you took up with regard to the late prosecution of Regina . Robert Fraser-Smith, and of the manner in which you discharged, the onerous public

which we unanimously,conelder was

servante,

infallible, and to remember that a man's belief in his own infallibility is a sure road to injustice. In conclusion, to the gentlemen who signed the now famous address to the honourable the Surveyor General, we say in the words of the Latin orator Quan temere in nosmet legem sancimus iniquam.! }

TELEGRAMS.

for Shanghai, between that vessel and a Chines junk which attempted to cross ber batch the particulars gleaned, it appears that the va while rounding the North point of Hongyong observed a Chinese junk, Honglung, bound,

ble to either evade the junk by going seaward just in the act of crossing hedlowa The Captain of the dva, seeing that it was impots- or without the risk of losing his own running on the North point of Hongkong chose the only alternative left hi continued his course, striking the junk hear

rently

|_ not rorphing the job, twight frohindadeg

→ Mer Parity denti, a sated above, were con Montcruma Horpipe, New Shamrock, Rose and several handsome giffins are all looking in the bloom majb

of health. A din gél With is godspucaly agly fiddle head has

plused me by his

after, unless may judgment is greatly at fault. another pre bay of brown, will be sukking Brand, conformation and free, style of going, and

Piccadilly, the winner of the Shanghai St. Leger, has been purchased by Mr. Fail, qe di More $1,500 and contingencies, so that a worthy suc- cessor to the game Tajmahal wikiry the pop LONDON, 19th December,ly amidship, cutting her in two and causing alag straw fucket in the long distante rã,

one part of her to sink almost immediately skhet med antro nga THE CREDIT FOR TONQUIN. The French Chamber of Deputies has ap. other half was towed to the short. HMS 1 hear that the SAndrew John Peel stable Commander Hope, which was just coming will be a very strong one this, season, both in

proved the vote of credit for Tonquin,

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ring and palicly thed ponies, Torpedo, is

at the time, lowered her boats and picked up the| crew of the junk, all of whom, fortiervedly, were GREAT BRITAIN AND EGYFT. The British Government will not intervene in saved, and placed them on the floating half of the tingin, Amoy and will shortly arrive here, whilst the sticht Champions winner at Focchow, wrecked craft. The Ava contidiéd," courte

-Baħduman, na Wall ad Merry Monk, Jolly Fring," to Shanghai, baking, apparently, Justal the Soudan.

and possibly Red Robin are doubtless under damage, stopping merely to enable the debris of orders for Hongkong, Driving Clond. has the wrecked junk to be cleared away from her

at ordinezolids #32 broken down and wat hardly stand another bows.

2007/044 16 || preparation, which is much to be dégritted, in

confed the sturdy chesnut was always at his best in Wing-nel-chong The Kerfoot Modal erdy will hold a full hand if First Cornet, Wild Wob's mishaps, and I for one, should related Dash and Hilbert havo recovered from last

tingly to see these, genpine sportsmen have dogged them last year, vyenyek

be sent on board his ship.

FOR stealing seven pieces of lest, worth $4, from Messts. Butterfield and Swire's sugar re- finery at Quarry Bay, on the 15th instant house for three months, with hard labor, coolle was sent up this morning by Mr. Wode

THE evening "rag," In it isn night's true, wastes a-large amount of wholly unjustifiable and uncalled-for sympathy on the cook, Fung magistrates, having been previously committed Akwan, who was discharged yesterday by the for trial, at the Supreme Court on the charge or

Shamrock, a porry that has done, good servi for Mr. Paul, has been sold by that gentler

Lafferty, a child four years old, daughter of pd lice constable Lafferty. "It certainly, does

innocent of any crimes It appears to us, seem rather hard," says the oracle, that a man

simply because certain officials were unable to very reasonable one, and as Shamro bestow their attention, on the case sooner. We although not quite a top-sawyer, can both, stay should have suffered one toonth's confitement it. CapelsThe price paid, I am inform

wish the Mail would endeavor to ascertain sim and gallop fast, he ought, if properly managed, ple facts accessible to every one before it con- to return ble purchase money with interest, the mences to give expression to its maudlin syn- first time of asking. At the recent Shanghai pathy for one who, in our opinion, deserves quite meeting Shadhock won the Club Cup, over two confinement, as the Mail states, as he was ad- others in 434), and will be remembered, ng′′- the reverse. The man did not suffer one month's miles, beating Lucifer, Castigator, and three

two years ago, when he easily vanquished the waited to ball on being committed for trint on the having created a bit of a sensation in Hongkong our opinion upon this case, in our issue of yester Town Plate, covering the distance in 3,20, day, and see no reason to change it after reading.

would commend any truly philanthropic a case, is acquainted with very little of The value to be placed upon effort having for its aim the relief of a that. HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1883.

fellow creature, the victim of misfortune.} the dozen: Parsees who figure.as sym- THE HONOURABLE FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHN But if this be the case, and on no other pathisers with Mr. Paice, can best be SON, unofficial member of the Legislative possible grounds is the raison d'tire of this appraised from the facts that they were -Council, and-resident chief of the ancient sending round the hat comprehensible, we personally solicited for their signatures by business house of Jardine, Matheson and think we are fairly entitled to take ex-a Parsee broker in the employ of JARDINE, Co. has once more been arrogating to ception, "not so much to the match as to MATHESON & Co., and that several of them himself the powers of an autocrat in trying the manner of the wooing." In the local have since admitted that they were quite to distinguish himself in a vain endeavour papers of the 18th inst. appears the follow ignorant of what they were signing, den to force public opinion by the mere weighting letter, signed by the Honourable FRANCIS There is a lot more small-fry evidently | A REGULAR Lodge of Victoria, No. 1026, will be of his mighty name and assumed gigantic BULKELEY JOHNSON and 99 other residents anxious for publicity, but their exist- held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this

ence, like their influence, is of such trifiing evening, at 8 o'clock precisely. influence in the colony. Mr. JOHNSON has in this colony--

Hongkong, 14t Döberüber, 18. importance to anybody that-lt-may-be- again courted the fierce blaze of public The Honorable J. M. Frice, Surveyor-General. notoriety-and for what? It would appear be the undersigned neidents in the Colony desire safely ignored. The German gentlemen who A BLUE JACKET of the Daring named Willam Povidently, as shown by the cat on his cheek, to a disinterested observer that the honour-cently published is the columas of a local pewspaper and an adhibited their signatures would have dis-Granger, who had been playing himself

was ordered by Mr. Wodehouse this morning to stealing an earring from the person of Ellena reversal of the ill-fortune which so persistently played better "tasie by remaining neutral able gentleman, utterly oblivious of the reactions apo you which, is our oplaton, cannot be 100

in a matter which had no earthly concern respect his public position owes to the administration of the law, is desirous of

for them, and we make that observation, fully recognising their right to set as they posing before the community of Hongkong and the world at large as one of those

think proper. It would also have been wise and good men, benefactors and pro-beg you will permit si co arrings with vintr solicitors up to the comore creditable to the three or four public tectors of injured innocence, who do nothose legal proceedings.We have the honour to be, Sir, your servants who have so far forgotten what thing for appearance, but everything for the Now, we have not-tho-least intention of they owe to the Government al to allow sake of having acted well. And we leave disputing a right that every man is entitled their names to appear in such a place, had H.M. TROOPSHIP Orontes, Captain Hilary G. our readers to judge for themselves from to, sufficient freedom of action to be at they exercised a little more caution and Andee, with the relieved crews of the Champion, the subjoined statement of facts, whether least the master of his own opinions, and discretion. But the height of Indecency Cleopatra, Daring, Flying Fish, Midge and or not the success anticipated has been we are frank enough to candidly admit was surely reached when Mr. E. L. Zephyr, left the port this morning at 7 o'clock of the above vessels had a grand farewell Jubilee achieved in the worthy gentleman's latest that amongst the one hundred signatures WooDIN, one of the jurymen at the trial,homeward bound. The relief and relieved crew's attempt at professional and trumpet-attached to the above exquisite specimen signed the address. Mr. Jxo. J. FRANCIS last night on beard the Orestes, and singing tongued philanthropy. We might fairly of JOHNSONIAN terature, there are some modestly contributes his mite to assist in

late hour. than "philanthropy " and bejinder no ap-slonof independent opinion on the questions name, we have concluded that, Mr. Joux-

ping-up fraternity of earring snatchers was up prehensions of retaliation in the shape of at issue in the recent libel case. Such ex-son's letter only requires one more sig- AND still they come. Another of the ever crop a criminal prosecution or an action at law pressions of opinion are entitled to respect, nature to make it complete--that of Mr. before Mr. Wodehouse this morning at the Police Court. He dispossessed a Celestial widow for alleged libel; but it would serve no however erroneous they may be in princi. EDWARD ROSE,

It was our original Intention to have of her ear pendants in Queen's Road West yes useful end to indulge in strong language, ple and baseless in foundation, but only as however justified we might be in so doing, the independent beliefs of men of integrity analysed far more carefully than we have terday evening, but was caught by a shopman Had we been allowed to follow the bent of whose positions and character place them done, the hundred names obtained at sisch while making tracks, the valuables being found bur own personal inclinations, we should beyond the breath of susplolon, and even | great trouble to console Mr. Price in hisia his palm. His Worship remanded the case to have acted in strict accordance with then, the rights of justice must not be dark hour; but the game is really not Saturday, in order that he might have Captain worth the candle An at least fifty dut Thomsett associated with him in the business, WASHINGTON's famous maxim, that to per- unfairly Infringed upon,

Arit has appeared-In-the-local-press, of the hundred lave taken the trouble with the view of giving the anatcher a dose com severe Inone's duty and to be silent is the best answer to calumny, but the urgent solicita- the above letter is about as gross an to personally congratulate us on the re-mensurate with the gravity of his offence. tions of numerous friends and supporters, attempt at imposition on a too credulonsult of the trial, the genuine character WHILE # Tein-ss-shul yesterday wening, in gentlemen of character and position in the public as could well be imagined. In the of this so-called pubile demonstration spector Cradock, in charge of the water-police, colony and their representations that what first place it is dated December 1st, and largely discounted. Hundreds of gen- observed a boat crossing the harbour, very deeply might with advantage be treated with the natural Inference is that the hundred slemen in the colony, in all sorts of laden, and going in the direction of Klung Chow. scornful contempt out in the great world, signatures were attached on, that day positions, official and unofficial, civil, Suspecting that everything was not quite QT., cannot be brushed aside with indifference secondly, It pretends to be a unanimourand naval and military, from members of the inspector came up with the boat and found

ards, were it full of good lump Welsh coat, worth about $1 like a troublesome wasp in a "place like spontaneous expression of public opinion the Legislative Council downwards, were ten, which the boat people said they had got

get rain very soon, the weak spots in the ponies Hongkong, are unanswerable arguments, on the subject of the late trial and thirdly, solicited to sign the address and wib from saritup bost. He arrested the two men, And so, in self-defence, like Brow in "Love's it attempts to bolster up the ridiculous scribe towards defraying Mr. Paica's legal who, before the Magistrate this morning, sald under fpicion of unsoundness will soon be Labour Lost," once more step wa forth to assumption that Mr. J. M. Paics in his expenses; and hundreds refused to do aby- they bought the coal to two boats in the har. Some apparent it la only, falk to the C Coto St

being done to keep the track in goti whip hypocrisy.

private (we will not say contemptible and thing of the sort. It took all the influence of bour for 400 cash? Inspector Cradock said he at Averything possible, has been and malicious) prosecution of the Editor of Mr.BULKELEY Jouxson nearly three weeks to had no rosson to doubt their story, and that it is word de this Journal was discharging an onerous secure one hundrednamesto his subscription was probable the cost was stolen and sold to add of mannusken • Bud public duty. Now for the facts. On De. list, of whom more than hall were vassals them cheap. The quantity (16cut agim jalbs) May was worth about His Worship inflicted a griffins cember at the precious document quoted and retainers of the princely house i

hard laborThey went in, above was signed by the Honourable had a similar address been sent round for find Craig on each of the two men, or 21 days. FRANCIS BULERLEY JOHNSON and Mr. W. H. the Editor of the Telegraph, a thousand, anerges wom Foxass, and on the same date the Commit-names would have been forthcoming in tea of the Hongkong Club (so we are cred-three days M, WATTITUD

use a very much harsher and uglier term.] which may be taken as an honest expreji- paying, his own bill, and after seeing his/was kept up briskly, under special license, till a || apnd of last month: We have already expressed 'penalised First Cornet in the mile and a half

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On the 28th of last month the Editor of this journal was arraigned at the Supreme Court on a charge of having written, printed and published a false, scandalous and defamatory libel of and concerning the Honorable Jour MCNEILE PRICE, Surveyor General of Hongkong, such alleged libel Being to the effect that the said Honourable IREN-MCNEILE Prior had been guilty of Jobbery and corruption in his said office of Surveyor-General. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Jo J. FRANCIS, barrister at-law-leader of the Hongkong bar, and, ithstanding certain shortcomings for which perhaps it would be unfair to hold a birich or bisclass altogether responsible, undoubtedly one of the cleverest lawyers that ever practised in the colony-who was Instructed by Messrs, BARRETON, WOTTON and Deacon, one of our best known firms of local solicitors. Mr. Price had every thing his own way, including a special Jury granted at his special request the first time in 25 years that such a conces slon-had been made, although frequently

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ibly informed) declined to allow it to be the special jury returned a verdict exhibited. In the club-house. Instead of in-favor of the Defendant in Pri

**** being a spontaneous expression of public FRASER-SMITH, they sympathy for an Injured Government off the eyes of Mr BeLEY YORK, And cial, It was a letter written, we believe in his fault-finding supporters Messrs. JARDINE, Matheson & Co.'s office, bigotted, prejudiced, and and industriously hawked round the colony that is not nice.

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fill report of the Foochow faces oncle, which can express undeserved sympathy the utterances of the lower Wyndham Street 2 : for a Chinese cook, but has none to spare for the poor child who had her car ton by the rough treatment 'she' received from the unman- nesly fellow,

gme, to hand, I hear they were a his Boh great succes The race for the Chanspionsh between Bandwaker End Allegro appears to have been £ trumbidong diő, éventuLIC.

gth Victory for MisHutchings

bise'and stives." Second- Violin, the winner of the Chai "Shanghai Autuumkhoes, múgth bare picces, as he never gained a wins during the meringand actually succumbed to a the mighty fallen!

third rate animal in the Consolation. How san

RACING GOSSIP SALE

Proceedings at the racecourse yesterday mom- ing were not particularly lively although there attendance of spectators and the

The absence of Mr. Paul, who was suffering be training course was thrown open for galloping from slight indisposition, restricted his strong

make the morning's work far less interesting team to trotting exercist, and thereby tended to than it biberwise would have been. Owing to

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cent dry weather, the course is getting e seedingly hard in some places, and i unless we

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A COOLIE, whom inspector Quincey gave a liff at yery

♫and "black

rather over hal

the Police Court this morning by graphically proved form and fiflib describing him as a man of no occupation, who shapely spotted Pe constantly forfed about gutside the Stay Hotel || Morg

und mind limgif Up with seaften, with no the fins, and flist quarter at

hind moving in very good form. This Tabor meted out to him by Mr. Wodd as named Talwo, and, withough father

intent, of course, had the mont rogue and vagabond. He was observed by a side, should, with luck, develop district watchman to take a sailor ofthe Orontes | ability. Mr. Brumhead's their verdict been up some steps on pretence of showing him griffins, bawdy house, and try to pick his pocket The, once r ungrateful Tar, at the command of the coolle three gave the D. W., his friend, à ponch in the ribs.

of Hongkong by complacent retainers of the other ways, no prale

Before been enough for them. Shat kin the so-called "princely house." the hundred signatures could be obtained in political - Hse is called the colony was canvassed three separate changes; it is, unhappily, a plant off

othing times, and, when independent mén de- growth in-Hongkong clined the pressing solicitations of the than fault finding in all brauch

quires worthy laborers to sacrifice their prinol A man

nest conviétionis the shrine of no brains and ne adyism, the scum of the town had to be the grumbling What onerous i públic ser- of a persistent

coolin was, of course, annoyed at his little grey sta

being interfered withyo Recognizing, how

the emblem of authority exhibited by the

district watchman, in the shape of his truncheon,

Jacket caved in and became gentis as a The coolle struggled hard to get away

the clock regist

the D. W. stuck to him like a leech; and ] to the post fit and wel

died him in the sta

ave a fair locizin fors

bee