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jonistations.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1888.

months. In law, even had the allegations of Mr. G. H. Porrs, and the house porter's coolic friend been fully substantiated which they certainly were not, the charge of larceny could not be sustained; on the bare evidence the defendants were entitled to an acquittal. We exceedingly regret to have again to direct the attention WATSON'S PRICKLY HEAT LOTION of His Excellency the Governor to this Bagrant miscarriage of justice, but-ial justitia, ruat cælum.

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A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.' THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Fang, 19th July 1288.

The Genehong Telegraph.

WEDŃrsday, July 11, 1888

Is last night's 'China Ahuil we find the following:

I would appear, that the excitable resident of Manila have unt been pacified by the message

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Portuguese transport fndin went into Dock toy day.

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This afternoon, target firing was practiced from Belcher's Bay Battery, the target being in the vicinity of Chung Hue Isinnd."

WK would remind our readers of the grand per formance to be given to-night by Mr. Woodyear's Circus at Bowrington, as per advertisement in another column.

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SOME further correspondence between the Hong Fong Goverment and the Hon. C. P. Chate- with reference to the Praya Reclamation Schem

be founil in another column.

"As, Emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No

will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zeiland Sheet, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

THE cx-shroff Fing A-won charged with obtain. ing $1,500 by false pretences from a Chinese Bank on the and Inst. again came before Mr. Sercombe-Smith this afternoon and was com mitted for trial.

holders and paid for by them in connection with the Praya Reclamation scheme, were completed, that plans and estimates for the work werd forwarded therewith, and in which you further

the final reply of the marine lot-holders interested to the Government proposals.

requested me to ascertain as speedily as possible

THE Superintendent of the P.&-O. S. N. Co, courteously informs that the Company's regular fortnightly steamer. Deccan, from Boni bay, left Singapore for this post at 7 am today, THIS morning Mr. Wodehouse fined a contractor to for negligently blasting stones out of the foundation of an old house at West Point to the a-ti for safely capsized when near the F. & Operil of people passing along the highway-Tuesday the 3rd instant, the plans and estimate Thomas Lambot, 'a wharfinger, said that soon after noon on the 9th inst a shower of stones came down on the road, and within 200 feet of his door, any one of which would have killed a man if it had struck him., One stone which witness picked up near by weighed ten pounds. Defen.

DURING one of the squalls yesterday afternoon a sampan that was being pulled across to Yau

buoy. The accident was observed from the shore, and the Harbour Office and Police launches went out to assist. All the occupants clung to the keel, and were safely taken off, their boat being righted and towed in. We regret to hear that private telegraphic

advices have been received from Calcutta to the effect that the heat there lately has been over- powering. The thermometer has registered about 108 deg, and the result has been numerous deaths amongst all classes of the community. Hortes are reported to have been dropping down been suspended, dead in the streets, and business generally has

Philippines.

dant said witness did not know the law.

they required from the Spanish Cousuf here thay. Ju'military, reserve contingen: lately called to-day summoned before Mr. Wodehouse by Mr. is no principle of morality that demands such

the health of the port was excellent, for we lear that the Zetire on her arrival at Manila or Sunday was patripta quârantine for ten days The owens mity thank the shrieking alarmist: here, fir lie loss they sustain.

toring in Italy, and consisting of 191,893 mien, 531 per cent, could read and write; 3,44 pe

could rent, and44 43 percent, were destitute

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I havo now the honor to inform you, for the information of His Excellency, that at a meeting of the marine lot-holders held at the City Hall oi.

were laid before them, and it was unasimoush

resolved to accept the proposals of the Govern. nient embodied in your letters of the 11th of the 23rd June, 1888, now under reply, and to August and 18th November, 1887, and in dia: authorize the Government to proceed at once with the work, the lot-holders undertaking

to find the necessary fonds under the terms of the agreement.

lency a full report of the meeting and of the I hand you for the information of His Excel resolutions passed therent.

and experience in the Colony is fully equal to pronouncing a judgement us the work proposed.

On the legal question not being a lawyer, 1 Excellency will find on investigation that cannot express myself so confidently, but is

all previous reclamations have been carried out under ngreements with the matine lot holes. and none of them on terms so arivantagens to the Crown as this, and I beg to hand you, for His Excellency's consideration, Mr. Francis pinion on the sub ect. You will see that while His Excellency for the Clown in the fore-shore recognizing to the fullest extent the rights claimed and in reclaim land, he questions the right of consent of the marine lot lighters to whom when the Crown to make reclamations-with-Lite ic granted a lease of a marine lot, granted again rights of access to the sea which is camiot, without their concent, taken away,

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in the work, and for the careful attention, he has Thanking His Excellency in the name of the marine tot-holders for the great interest he takes.

given to all our views and representations, I have only to beg of him to give us his full support with the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and I feel assured that, if he does so, all difficulties will vanish.

Thave the honer to be, Sir, -

Your most obedient servant,

C. P. CHATER. The Hon. F. Stewart, LL.D., Colonial Secretary,

COMING DOWN THE YANGTSZE.

A VERY typical expression of the value in which a word of honour or a promise true' is held among the descendants of Vasco de Gama who

This happy termination of the negotiations so inhabit the neighbouring colony of Macao may long pending relieves me from all necessity of be found in one of the electoral circulars replying in more detail to the ninth and fentl lately published, where a dialogue is instituted paragraphs of your letter, in which His Excel leucy gives expression to views as to tire position between two electors concerning the merits of the Government and as to the rights of 2

marine lot-holders, and I have only, in con THE Manila Diario says that every, steamer of the candidates who have put forward that arrives at that port takes hundreds of immi-interlocutor informs the other that a certain

their claims for the coming elections. Anclusion, to offer my congratulations to lis Excellency and to the Government on the grants from the Continent of China, and that priest had given his word of honour to vote for completion of this agreement, which will, as 1 these periodical arrivals are scarcely mentioned Senhor Horta, and could not consequently retract, firmly believe, benefit the Government and the in the local papers, to the great detriment of upon which Francisco replies: "Leave nonsense public as much as it will benefit the marine

in alone. If Father Simcão and Horta had entered lovholders. It will add largely to the available statistics and the local census. The Diario into a bilateral contract, by which either party building area in the city, thus relieving the They were praying for vain day after day at then calls upon the Government to exercise had agreed to do certain specified things, then threatened congestion of the population and Ichang. Evening aller evening crackers went more efficient supervision on the wave of immi- I should think Father Simeto could not retract improving the sanitary condition. with afford off from the lap of the Pyramid apposite, gongs gration which is constantly increasing in the without the consent of the other contracting immensely increased facilities to theade and were sounded, and drums. The ponds from party. But na nasuch bilateral agreement existed, commerce of the colony, by increnatal the dept which the rice fields are irrigated were well as there was only a promise to do Horta a favor, of water along so large an extent of the narimnigli day, even the big Lotus leaves tapping, as the elector is by norans irrevocably bound frontage, by the greater width of the new streets if parched for water. And the very rice fields to fulfil his gratuitous promise... No, air; there and Praya, and by the constraction, now for the themselves were in some cases dry. Drought first time rendered possible, of the low leve threatened the land. At last on the 22nd grateful a sacrifice." After a few more remarks on'a tramway. It will considerably augment the showers came down, and on the aard it ruined, similar strain, the worthy author of the circular, revenue derived from Crown rents and from the nearly all day. But that would hardly be enough There is nothing more shameful than a want the Crown for sale, or for public purposes, 3 acres Sunday, was hot as ever again, a glorious day, speaking through his interincutor, concludes taxation on 1,300 new houses. It will give to revive and so thoroughly, scorched. And of moral courage" This is, in our a

of worth, after of reclamation trait that speaks volumes for the opinion of are paid, over two millions of dollars. All this wil public morality that exists in fair Macao. We be done at the expense of the marine lot-holders have always thought Machiavelism had obtained without responsibility or expense on the part of especially since the place was visited by the raising any of the many troublesome questions a secure foothold in that degraded colony, the Government as a Government, and without scourge of Jesuitism in 1861. The present about relative rights, or still more troublesonik disciples of the Jesuits are simply emulating claims to compensation that under other circum their masters, in the black bit of tergiverention stances must surely arise. and fraud. We need not take the trouble to trace the author of this Machiavellic circular, for the writer's peculiar style, his foxy mode of

froid, or in other words, the frank rascality with from its high pedestal, to trail it in the gutter of which he pulls down the standard of morality his own convenience, are unmistakeable signs that he is the same old Protean individual whose influence has always bren felt in electioneering w assembled in Barcelona harbour, their an interesting case has been tried in which John whose principles, like, those of so many ollier Majesties selured to Madrid.

W. S. Neeson, a licensed pilot, was the plaintiff, Farts are only the fsi fulle pourtrayed in the distinguished citizens'ef that 'Gem of the Orient. and Captain E. Norman, of the "Glen" lines-cimen we have translated abive steamer Glenfruin, the dele. dant. Mr. Wilkin- son, who appeared for the plaintiff, said the claim made by his pilot was "for not allowing pilotage, On the and July plaintiff was on board his pilot boat Bonila outside the Tungsfia' lightship that leave was granted upon the terms of Mr.When the seaman on duty reported a steamer Wainewright, giving the usual security on or before and prax.

Coll Fearning.

TARRING in some remarks we made on the ject of the stoupage of Chinese emigration to Aperalin, the Rangoon Times says we might some prind in Burma by pointing out the did field it offers to the men now shut out of the Australian colonies, Will our Chinese

TAM ON, the baker of the, steamer Arabic, was

W. Thomas, manager of the Peak Hotel, for the offence of running away from his work, at the lotel, on the 4th inst. Complainant said the mah was employed up to that date in his house as cook and biker when suddenly, at noon, le disapprayed without saying "good bye," asking leave, or giving, notice. The second and third cooks also vanished at the same time, also without giving notice, and the result was that he had been put to a great deal of trouble and annoyance Complainant knew of no reason' why the men should have cleared out. On the roth inst, he was informed that the defendant

steamer Arabic as baker, where he was this morning found by the man who served the summons, His Worship fined the defendant

The final sentence, in the foregoin paragraph is distinctly intended to refer to this journal, and if permitted to pas únnoticed might possibly cause us financial injury, as the steamers of the China and Manila Staniship Company, Limited, are adverthed in our columns: It is hardly tor much to say that the very broad assertion as in the loss caused the owners of the Zoro by SPANISH papers relate at great length the visit and shipped on board the Californian boundarguing the question, las imperturbable To the Hon. Frederick Stewart, LL.D., Colonia!

Triends who are desirous of seeking fortune in a freign land, kindly note?

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fately paid by the Queen Regent and the Infant King Alfonso XIII to Barcelona, at the com

the quirantining of that' vessel being due to the Honylag Telegraph-and perhaps described as "shrieking alarmists," was the show, and attending several nava)

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I have the honor to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

CP. CHATER.

Secretary. No. 9zz.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE

7th July, 1888. SI,I am directed by the Governor ti acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dared 4th

Brilliant sun-shine with a fresh coni breeze. Never had the hill taps round looked clearer or mure beautiful. Every crag stund out. “Every shadow of every crag "had its own well-defined shadow.

in a lesser degree to the Daily Press,mencement of the Exhibition. After inaugural \ ¿¿ or in default six weeks imprisonment.

purposely mide with the intention of maneuvres of the national and foreig men-of-IN the British Civil Summary Court in Shanghai as well as olher campaigns of the Holy City, and July, conveying information of the result of the damage they may do to paint, as they sail up

possibile in luring Messrs. RUSSELL & Co.

to withdraw their advertisements and

support from these papers. Such shameless meanness would be worthy of the Chin

Mail.

However, the injurious statement having been made, it was our bounder duty in self-defence as well as for the information and in the interests of the Hongkong community, to inquire into and publicly expose the rasently mendacity of the Chin 'Mad.' And we nechrdingly placed ourselves in communication, with "Captain Morry, Consul für Spain at this port, who, according to the lying and Infamous evening "rag,"

winewright's application for leave to appeal to THE M. C. Daily News understands that Mr. Her Majesty in Council from the recent Order in Mrs. Benjamin's proceedings against him was heard by H.J.M.'s Acting, Chief Justice' in Chambers_yesterday (Júly 5th) morning, and

We informed by the Agents of the Cana dun Pacific Steamship Line that the steamship Parthia which left Yokohama on the 24th June arrived at Vancouver on the 6th inst after a splendid run of 13 days, (steaming nearly 15

Knots ag bour, during the whole passage) which

close by. A flash light was at once shown by the plaintiff and replied to by a bright light from the steamer." This signal was understood to mean come on board." Before leaving the signal were repeated in consequence of which he at once put off in his boat. On getting near the steamer he was asked who he was; on replying the Captais called out where is Pike ?" He said he did not know, in charge of Mr. Campbell, a pilot who

SAYS the Shen Pas:-Letters from Japan give the following particulars of the recent outburst in Corea. The Coreans having lost many children by kidnapping lately, rumours arose that the Europeans and Japanese were inveigling them away, cooking and eating them. A woman who livet near a japanese house having lost two children, went about searching for them and that all who heard her were moved, and this was calling them by name in a lamentable voice, so the immediate cause of the disturbances. The Government knowing that people's minds were in a ferment, had proclamations posted up to inform the people that its detectives were hard at prople who lost children should come and report. work searching for the kidnappers; and that any

Japanese resident saw & Seoul man tightly found with straw ropes lyhig by the side of the street, the convenience of passers-by who might feel with, lying handy, three or four stout cudgels for inclined to stop and give him a few blows, every native who saw him reviled him as "conspir

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recent meeting of marine lot holders. - far satisfactory that it would endet compara While the uanimity of the fat-holders is sa

tively easy the carrying out of the proposed scheme of Reclamation by means of private that this, unanimity must not be regard as funds, His Excellency desires me to point out selling the question, either as to the permission of the contemplated Reclamation or, if it be permitted, as to the made of carrying it out.

As mentioned in my letter of the 23rd ultimo, the final decision on these two points rests with Her Majesty's Goverment. The view taken on the first will probably depend on the advice of the subject; and the judgment on the second the marine engineers who may be consulted or will, no doubt, be largely influenced ly legal opinions abiained with respect to the rights of

the marine lot-holders.

His Excellency deems it right to repeat thus emphatically, his reference to the necessity of sanction by Her Majesty's Government,” nó!

The Yangtze ran red in the

'sunshine, the glittering wavelets Bashing from violet to brown. The water-marke was extraordinarily low for the time of year, the current not so fast as usual, lut A hurried us none the less faster than we rushed past Chekinng of the many pagodas, "Tungste with its picturesque water gate, Shin Show, the most interesting looking place in the whole first thousand miles of the so-called Yangtze, with its old temple-crowned hills and mouldering yameas; past the real Yangtze flowing out of the Tungting Lake, on till those intolerable hotel runners boarded as at Hankow; crunching up alongside in their big boats, pever minding what quite close, let each man spring on board like

selves declared they had not had it hot at all a wild cat, and then sheer off again.

At Hankow people languidly fanning them- yet, nothing worth speaking of. But they wanted rain sadly. It felt very breathless, and just in-inverse proportion-to-one's own feeling of... lassitude was the liveliness of the mosquitoes. Raindrops, however, were falling as we steamed away on the night of the 27th, and with us it rained all night, so we hoped it did at Hankow. At Kiukiang it was pouring next day. But there they have for sonte time past had plenty of rair. The China shops of Kiukiang were hardly na are to the great works of King Teh Chên... A rich as one might expect, seeing how near they

silver shop was more interesting. It was &

real pleasure 'to see Chinamen hammering - away at silver ornaments exactly after the method "advocated in Mr. Leland's (Hans Breitmann's) excellent volume in the Art at Home series, and just as so many amateurs

had notified the Manila Government that the is the shortest on record across the Pacific. and the vessel at once proceeded on to Shanghai ibe circumstances. On 12th and 13th June a merely because some passages in your letter ars now making admirable brasswork at, home

was returning to Shanghai in the steamer as a passenger. Captain Norman denied replying, to any light signals; there were plenty of lights about the deck but the only signal made, to his

seem to imply inadequate appreciation of this requisite condition, but in order to preclude the belief that that is certain which is by ne losses from speculative land purchases made in

and means certain.

1 am to add that whatever may be the ultimate decision, the part which you have taken in initiating the scheme, and the fact of the preli minary surveys having been at the expense of the lot-bolders, will not, of course, be omitted from consideration.

health of this port was excellent. Captain The same Company's steamer Zambest left Maart promptly called at the office of this Vancouver on the 1st inst., and the 'Batavia on' paper and in answer to our inquiries. the 3rl, both for Yokohama and this part. The courteously stated that if the Zafiro had steamship Port Adelaide arrived at Vancouver been placed in quarantine at Manila, it was the goth ulto. owing to a telegram he had despatched to A YOUNG Chinese carpenter, aged 23, was to-day his Government informing the Captain-charged before Mr. Wodehouse with attempting General, on the authority of the Hongkong commit suicide. P. C. Sun Mann, said this Government Gazette, that this colony was in moping at 1.30 a.m. while walking along the fested with cholera nostros." The "shrieking Paya Central he saw the defendant making a alarmist" therefore to whom the owners of rope fast to some scaffolding near a house, and gave orders to have Campbell called. The of his person and the boys who passed were the Zafira can justly attribute any loss sus- then proceeded to the the other end of the rope Found bis acck: Defendant's story was that he

knowledge was a private one, by means of a red light. On the boat coming alongside he refused be wanted Brand, who not being forthcoming he to take the pilot who was in her; and told him

went on to the Tung-sha' lightship and then

plaintiff was nonsuited.-

I have the honour to be, Sir,.

Your most obedient servant,

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary,

The Hon. C. P. Chater.

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laying a thin sheet of metal on pitch, and working at the background with a hammer, and sharpened nail or punch, thus making the pattern, previously traced out, start into high

the relief. The more roughly this work is done, handsomer is its effect, so that it seems better suited for brass aconces for candles, or door- plates, than for silver hair-orenmenis. But it was pleasant to find these Chinamen in their little shops provided with a plentiful supply of sharpened nails together with the familiar punties,

ing with foreigners to do this great wickedness." on 1th June a man also lay bound in the body was one mass of wounds and bruises, and Principal street of Senul, with sticks lying near him for this torture of the gauntlet; his whole

the next morning he lay dead with nails five

At Wuhu there had been no rain, and the inches long driven through the most tender parts

people were said to be still praying for it. They throwing filth over the body, a horrible sight. The

are very proud of their new roads, at Wuhu, And remembering how last year we twice nearly MR. P. W. WILLARD'S Musical Comedy and Japanese asking who he had been, was told a tained by the quarantining of their steamer, came to Hongkong two days ago to look for his Opera Company will make their first appearance napping. On 18th June the Japanese Minister

turned back, so deep were the quagmires, these man who had previously been convicted of kid-

roads seemed something to rejoice about, neatly is no less a person than Captain MORZU,father who was a bricklayer; he had failed to before a Hongkong audience "at the Theatre went to the Corean Foreign Office to make

Hongkong, 9th July, 1888. '. paved and tidily walled. Everything is new the Spanish Consul, who in the perform-fud him, had no friends, no money, and no Royal, on Monday next in Vincent Wallace's enquiry, and on that day. Corean soldiers in in which I informed His Excellency the Governor

SIR, Referring to my_letter of the 4th inst., ât Wuhu, where they have hardly yet got ance of his duty specially telegraphed to where to go to; he had tried to drown himself immortal English opera "Mariana." The Com-searched the Japanese merchants houses, and holders held at the City Hall, I have now to and commanding an ever varying view of a great accustomed to the Commissioner's house, parties of seven, armed with spears and swords,

of the result of the meeting of the marine lot. beautifully situated towards the top of the bill, the Manila.Government that it had been the other day, but being a good swimmer had pany are handicapping themselves up to a pretty the Corean sugar-shops, and sugar being some officially announced in the Gosette that not succeeded. The case was remanded to high standard in thus tackling for their debut a times used by kidnappers as a means of luring inat., in which, by desire of His Excellency, you got a new Consulate, also well situated on an acknowledge the receipt of your reply of the 7th extent of country. And where they have now during the week ended June 30th five Friday next, so as to get a medical report of the classical opera presenting so many technical children' away, smashed their sugar pots and

difficulties as Maritana, especially as their took away some of the men. On 18th June marine lot-holders at that meeting is satisfactory newer Cusionis, into which the staff are just point out, that, although the unanimity of the eminence, and very amply verandaked ; also still deaths had occurred in this colony from young fellow's mental condition.

some 30 Secul men beset the house of an

of the completion about to move, with moitled walls, long river cholera nostras-in. addition to five from YESTERDAY at noon five Chinese coolies went et fort lies in musical comedy and opera American Missionary howling and yelling for as holding out a prospect cholerate diarrhea and 53 from "vomiting to their hat in the Magazine Gap to get their bouffe ; however, it is at least a sign that they his blood but the Missionary luckily escaped the Praya Reclamation Scheme by means of frontage, and a pleasantly substantial air. Besides

dinners. They had nearly finished, and in a

are not afraid of subjecting their musical abilities with his wife. Compinint being made to the private funds, yet that unanimity must not be all the novelties, these Jesuits, who hold all the

of and purging,

to public criticism. It may interest our readers a meeting of the foreign Ministers at his Legation. way or the other; that permission had yet to be | largest edifice of all, a place of refreshment for

U.S. Minister, on

building the 19th June, H.E. colled garded as settling the question, either one best land there are in course We will not condescend to abuse the few minutes more would have been able to say

to have a few particulars as to the personnel at which the Chinese Minister owing to illness work to be undertaken at all, and thus it will be hot have to come to Shanghai from time to time. obtained from the Home Government for the ail of their Order up the river, so that they may wretched apology for a man who wrote the with the epicure "Fate cannot harm me--I have

of this talented combination of ligh class was not present. Application was made to the for the Home Government to decide if it gives dined to-day." Unfortunately for them, how- ever, just then the blasts were being fired at artister. Place aux dames Miss Maud foreign men-of-war for help, and this night the permission for the work, in what manner, and Wuhuthe steamer acemed suddenly overrun with * Before going on shore in the early morning at cowardly, contemptible, and mendacious paragraph in the China Mail he is quarry where they were employed, five or six nection with Mr. Sims Reeves' concerts speaks boats, at Seoul. The Americans sent so marines, Hare is a soprano of experience, whose con- Russians sent B.men, and the following morning

Chinese Indies Early coffee had to be taken, 16 more, who arrived, armed to the tseth, in small by whom it shall be carried out.

You further point out that the giving of the under the admiring gaze of some dozen or more beneath abuse; so we leave him to the hundred feet above, and several stones, weighing volumes as to her ability. The contralto of and next the French seat a force of 39. On 10th permission will probably depend upon advice to elegantly attired Chinese dames. One of them tepiler marcies of his conscience, if he eight or ten pounds each, were projected into the Company, Miss Eva Leamington, was a and 20th June, British and German marines

be obtained in England from matine engineers, had very grand gold nail protectors on two of her possesses such a thing, and to the scorn of their midst. One man, named Ton Sue, had medalist of the Milan Conservatoire and has and sailors also arrived to guard their chapels, and that legal opinions as to relative rights of fingers, but on her taking them off it turned out his head completely smashed whilst raising his gained a reputation in. Italian Opera, Miss ders of two Japanese mem-of-war and about much influence on the determination of the own. So I was not surprised where the Steward and on zoth the Japanese Consul, the comman- ten armed men arrived in the Capital The Corean Government now became seriously alarmed, and being candidly informed by one of the Ministers that if it could not keep arder and

the Hongkong públic.

chopsticks to his mouth, and another's leg and arm were brokon. The rest were intouched. The injured man was taken to the Hospital

Morrison, mezzo soprano, is well known in con- nection with the London "Dorothy" Company; Miss Vera Patey is a good second soprano, and

as a graceful danseuse rivals Kate Vaughan

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We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by

correspondents in this coluing.]

carried out.

the Crown and the marine lot-holders will have the nails undementh were, no longer than my mode in which the work, if permitted, will be frm Szechten with his Number Two's" which Informed me the party were "A Salt Commissioner

Will you do me the honor of Informing His last words he pronounced in a tons of ineffable Excellency that I thoroughly understand that, contempt: Any way there werd'n great many e

y of

lot-holders here have comelo an agreement on the tail, which consequently stood out round his head

work being done, and as to the mode in which sometimes marching the giggling coterie into the it is to be done, that agreement depends entirely saloon, and then again marching them out, as

the Secretary of State for the Colonics, and lest After Chinkiang, in place of Chinese women, any doubt should remain in the minds of the thesaloon presented a picture of pigtailed French- public on the point, I propose, with His Excel men-Jesuit Fathers in white Chinese Clothes,

1 lency's consent, to have this correspondence As Jesuits are not allowed to go up country til ipserted in the public newspapers. I cannot, after a long, preliminary training and

not however, imagine that there will be any diffi- become full Jesult Fathers till often at the least: culty

in obtaining the cordial assent of the eight and not uncommonly fifteen years of pre- Secretary of State to the agreement, come to paralions, if they are not far more skilled between His Excellency's Government and the inissionaries than those of the various denomine marine lot-holders; I see no engineering diffi- |'ations of Protestants it would seem to show that cultice, in fact, no question to be submitted to in missionary work, unlike war, training and marine engineers as all. The work proposed discipling avail nothing. They reckon some difficult. The Reclamation at West Point, they have whole villages of Christians, but to be done is neither new to the Colony nor | 100,000 converts in Kiangnan. In some instances

opposite the Slaughter House and Marine Lots although Christian, they say, it must be remem- Non, 126, 177 and 182, was successfully carried bered these villages are Chinese still. out some two years ago in much deeper waler At Chinking there was still the same Phreno than any portion of the new Fraya Woll extends | logist feeling men's bumps, and telling their to, and where there were much stronger currents, characters and fortunes, surrounded as always.

The Godown Company's reclamation on the by a group of listeners. Can

pay

WR quite agree in the main with the remarks in this morning's Daily Prett questioning alike the legality and justice Tills morning the presentation to Capt. Lee, of

train the agitation, the foreign Governments although the Local Government and the marine them, and a man growing additional hair for his of a sentence of two months imprisonment the steamship Abyssinia, was made on board Miss Nellle. Arline shines as a musical and would have to take measures to do so by keeping Praya Reclamation Scheme, have agreed as to the like a shock, strutted about with them like a cock,

that vessel A Chinese deputation, on behalf Terpsichorean artisté, Madame Kate Whiteford an armed force permanently in Corea, set a with hard labour, passed by Mr. SERCOMBE of the native passengers from San Francisco is an eccentric actress of ability, and Miss Gracie strong force of soldiers to do so themselves, and SMITH at the Police Court yesterday on last trip, banded Capt. Lee a handsome pennant | Whiteford is a charming soubrette, vocalist The excitement has now, as we learn from the for its validity on the consent and approval of suited his idea for the moment, t

Issued reassuring proclamations to the people, one of two chair coglies, who were charged made of green silk. On is were the words and danseuse. It will be acknowledged that same Japanese letter, greatly calmed down. with the larceny of $9, the property of "Presented by the passengers," in English, and this is by far the most powerful combination of Mr. G. H. Porrs' of Messrs. RUSSELL & sentences In Cantonese and Mandarin characters ladies we have ever seen on the Hongkong stage.

CORRESPONDENCE, Co. Mr. Ports stated that he gave to the effect that Capt. Lee looked after his Now for the gentlemen, Mr. Charles Fisher's his house porter a $io note to pay passengers as though they were his own body, credentials-leading tenor with the Carl Rosa, one dollar he owed two chair coolies for Accompanying the flag was a gold pendant, with Turner, and other leading opera companies- are good enough for anything 1. Mr. H.-M. services rendered, and that, an hour after the following inscription:" Presented to Capt. Imane has been basso with D'Oyley Carte

THE PRAYA RECLAMATION. Mr. Sutch wards, on asking the house porter for His G. A Lec, steamship Abyssinia, by the Chinese and several American troupes;

TO FOR OF THE "josko "TELURAH," has gained considerable fame a leading Sin,—I shall be glad if you will kindly publish change, that worthy said he had given the pass ngers from San Francisco to Hongkong, as

a token of esteem and respect, June, 1888," The baritone in opera bouffe; Mr. Whiffen the subjoined correspondence re the Praya coolies the note, thinking it was of the leader of the deputation, in making the presen- the music at St. James's Hall, London; fot-helders and the community at large.

Cripps is a second tenor, who has faced Reclamation, for the information of the marine value of one dollar. Both the chair cooliestation, said that the recipient had been as kind and in oratorio Mr. H. Hassan is described as protested that they had only received the to his living passengers as he had been thought an animal impersonator of Drury Lane and other

Yours faithfully,

C. P. CHATER. amount due to them, and yet In the faceful with regard to the deceased ones. Capt. Lee theatres-which we take to be a new line of of this, and on the mere evidence of an returned thanks in a few felicitous words. Mr. conductor of well known ability and Mr. John operatic business; Mr. J. A. Robertson is a

Hongkong, 4th July, 1888. outside coolie, who was discovered by the Dodwell also testified to the popularity of the F.Sheridan, of "Fun on the Bristol" celebrity, is SIR,I have the honor to acknowledge house porter fra style tour car unly be kentleman hex had, met je heretir. The flag comedian already suficiently wellknown in his receipt of your letter dia-836-06-16-23rd line.

was then hoisted at the fore amid much cool colony. This first class, show, has been last, in which, referring to previous correspon- fairly described as miraculous, the Magis-vinlity and cracker firing, and was still flying organised and will be directed by Mr. Pemberton dence on the subject, you informed me by trate-God alone knows why-discharged when the fine vessel steamed out, shortly after frat his weary hour during the season. We the preliminary surveys of the foreshore and red W Willard, who will doubtless occasionally direction of His Excellency the Governor, that One cuplle and sent the other to gaol for two würdi

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Praya West and the Görements reclamation, nes, family a giant torbaly, encond lackjas num for the Western Market in front of the Salibr's to allow himself to be operated upon Home, are belog carried out to the line of the the transaction really genuine, and in that the one exception; than along any section of the revealed, naturally wears Aue further on proposed new sen-wall and in water deeper, with expression a man to whom his future in being