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The Hongkong Telegraph

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Ix acknowledging receipt of Mr. FORD's

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1868.

our public squares and open grounds? We THE heat at Peking continues to be excessive, are convinced that nothing would tend more | It is reported that the maximum temperature of effectively to check epidemics, to purify the this summer, 1079. Fabr. has not been reached air; to reduce the bigh temperature under for at least 20 years, the previous maximum which wo labour, and to embellish the belag 104. whole city of Hongkong than an extensive scheme of street arborisation, May the powers that be lake lata due consideration this great requirement of a land-locked population, and give it a practical and an early solution.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

ITALY AND MASSOWAR.

LONDON, July 22nd..

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In reply to the protest of the French Govern- ment against taxing the foreign residents at Massawali, Italy has declared it Italian territory,

FRANCE. General Boulanger is improving in health,

(From the Straits Timis.) PARLIAMENT.

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LONDON, July 11th.

Trir Peking Gazette publishes a memorial from the Nanking Viceroy, who, as a first step, bas reduced the levy of taxation upon Anhui tea from F. 2.0% to F. 1 88 per yin (2 yix représents | 100 cattles of tea). The reduction, though not considerable," shows that the high authorities are

becoming alarmed about the future existence of the Chinese tea export trade. But to enable Chinese teas to compete with any chance of success, a reduction of a mace per yin will be of little use, arall the likin and all the export duty will have to be given up ultimately..

Tius morbing at the Police Court Mr. Sercombe- Smith disposed of the following cases:

A firemannamed John Trainor, for being found "dead drunk" in Queen's Read East en the 23rd inst, without his coat and hat and with his trousers only half on, was sent to gaol for fourteen days...

TELEGRAPHIC communication with Australia MR. VON MOLLENDORFF returned to Tientsin and, the detail of these special features, There was restored on the 18th inst."

from Seoul on the 13th inst

THE Shanghal Afercury says that the injuries done to the French residents by the fall of the roof of Mons. Thévenet's house at Port Arthur are very serious. Madame Thévenet was bruised; Monsieur Thévenet was severely cut on the head; Dr. Duchon Doris broke his thigh; and" Commandant Aubert has sustained a fracture of both legs above the ankle,

GALIGNANI thus translates two of the most powerful verses which M, Coppée has addressed to the Emperor Frederick on the question whether Alsace and Lorraine shall continue part of the German Empire---..

"For No 1 be battle fient arrayed ! -

On both sides cast the gue and forge Dic-blade 1

Blaw in the fires new t What though in lunile meet five million ment. "Germans and Frenchy in death-grip backed ? What then

Millions is far too few! This time be war fight to t'a liliter and. Car last man to the al-aghter we must send, Et tusfef brand; France or the Empire vink in föt il a d fire, The victor, ton, påhance, himself expire,

Beides brother dend,"

THE large four-masted steamer Duke of West

THE friends of Captain Selfridge, U.S.N., Inte of the Omaka, will be glad to hear that a private letter has been received in Yokohama, announcing his acquittal by the Court Martial that has just been held on him.

is of course, no pretence of plot, in the play, as might be judged from its character,' which docs. not, however, detract from its thorough is of the "Gaiety burlesque nature. This enjoyableness, for had it not been for the sound of the prompter's voice, hened far tes often, or the absence of local knowledge: on the part of the performers, which might have furnished them texik for appropriate local hits to gloss over the difficulties in the way of THE China Railway Co, have submitted, accord-

waits, more thorough individual successes would. ing to the Shih Pao, their second semi-annual probably have been recorded. There were.sunin. report, from the 9th moon of last year to the end noticeable hits last night, and some such roars of of the last 3rd moon. Total net profits during the appreciation and of deafening appliuse as are not half-year Tls. 6,574.6.9, which is Tla. 6,549.4.2.8. the sweltering senson. It must be acknowledged often heard in the Theatre Royal, at least during less than the profits of the previous half-year.that something out of the general order is given This is due to the decrease of coal traffic during when it can rouse up an audience like that of last the three winter months. The total profits for night to make such energetic efforts to recall the entire first year are Tls, 19,798.8.2.6. Or performers and obtain estores.

It was taken for granted that the ous of the this amount Tls 3,300 are put by pas a reserve piece would be borne by Mist Whiteford and fund; Tis. 1,800 are to be paid as a bonus to

Mr. Sheridan, and expectation was fully realized the staff of the company; while the rest, which by the amount of labour accomplished by the

lady! The physical endurance of this diminutive, is Tla.. 14,698.8.2.8 are to be paid in dividend to piece of feminine humanity is somewhat pheno- the shareholders at 6 per cent.

menal, and how she manages to retain her breath, and sing so well and connectedly thought for some more serious writers than mere after her physical efforts, would furnish matter of

the unities are fearfully violated in the spirit of the. rendering of "That's how he carries on." Although

song, for although pathos, patriotism, and 'car dic of Englishmen in general, the three dia not mix well, and he usually carries on "straight" and takes his liquid after this sort. Miss Whiteford was vociferously encored, and was compelled to respond twice to the demand of the audience for more of the song. Miss Leamington as "Mrs. stereotyped character which might have been expected in the piece, and she made the most of It. The duct with Mr. Imano, (who hy the way can do, being very constrained in his reting. and not in so good voice ns on Saturday night) was well readerd, but it did not Mr. Imano have both one characteristic fetch the nudience. Miss Leamington and which ought to be acquired by quite a number of the other members of the Company, and that is distinct utterance in singing. It might not

•be out of place for Miss Leaming on ni rast, cany this out in her spoken parts, for all of her audiences will not be able to do her justice for her acting because of this defect. She does not possess the clear, penetrating, and well naged

A coolie named Ng Yeung, for demanding minster came into port yesterday, afternoon at bling and frequenting a gambling house at reporters. The success of the evening was her".

Six Chinamen appeared yesterday morning before Mr. Sercombe Smith charged with gam 566, Queen's Road West, on the zand inst. The 1st defendant who, together witli the and, was

came here, on the 18th inst. from Shun-tak where he had been employed in a draper's shop He was in the act of looking for a friend in the house when the police arrested him. The and

money, with meances, from a Chinese carpenter. and threatening to stab him to death if he did not give it, was sent to gaol for a month with hard labour.

Six men charged with public gambling were who had the option given them of paying a fine of $75 each were imprisoned for two months with hard labour, the others getting off with accused were found guilty. twa informers upon whose evidence chiefly the The master of a ballast boat charged with anchoring in the northern fairway and causing and Colombo, and was one of the first of the here on the 10th inst. He went to the house to aid not do so well in the role of Mr. Wood as he an obstruction was fined $K, on admitting the

In the House of Commons Mr. W. H. Smith found guilty, when the 1st and 2nd defendants Hongkong although she certainly looked so in charged with keeping the house, anid he only tying on,' in a moral sense, may be characteris

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Annual Report on the Afforestation depart-1 13:11 which referred to the creation of District fine of 50 cents each; $5 each being given to that event, she was built at Barrow in Furness, defendant said he was a trader and was at the Sheppard" was far and away beyond the

ment of this colony, we took occasion in a recent issue to express our appreciation of the Important work which is being carried out in that popular, branch of the public service. Mr. Forn's report, it is needless to say, conveys a very exact knowledge of the progress made in the arbarisation scheme originally suggested by Sir Jone Port Hessessy, when Governor of

this Colony. The gigantic project of cover

Ing the sandy hills of British Kowloon and the almost barren slopes of Victoria Peak with a treming vegetation, which should be conducive to health and to the beauty of the mountain side, alike, was one of the greatest measures, which the much-abused Governorconceived and enforced with that energy and perseverance which were so characteristic of him. We are glad to see tiiat his successor's have, one and all, taken

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announced that in consequence of the backward state of business, the Government, had decided to abandon the clauses of the Local Government Councils. He also stated that Parliament would adjourn about the middle of August and re- assemble at the end of October.

In the Upper House Lord Salisbury withdrew his Bill for the Reform of the House of Lords, as there would not be opportunities for its dis- cussion on the present session:

FRANCE.

PARIS, July 12th, y

President Carnot will preside on Saturday af a banquet to two thousand provincial Mayors given in Paris.

. THE CENTRAL ALLIANCE.

BERLIN, July 12th, Signor Crispi, Prince Bismarck and Count Kalnoky meet at Carlsbad in August;

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Seventit Prince is fairly well again, and is

charge.

TRUS Truth -The classes are throwing off the mask. Mr. Edwin Chadwick, in the Times of Monday, calmly proposes that an Imperial Police Force of 40,000 men should be established, whose duty would be to act in a military capacity against

-30 and went at once to the Kowloon jellies to discharge. This vessel is possibly not the longest steamer which has ever come into

passing through-the harbour-perhaps owing to her being very low in the water. On the first opening of the Suez Canal, or very soon after along with several other steamers of the same class, to connect London with Calcutta, Madras "Ducal Line" in which the present Duke of large shareholders. How much money they made out of the venture we know not-probably very little as soon after the fact was established colon goods were being carried from Man- ton. The ships were all the finest of their kind.

Devonshire and. other British grandees were

chester to Calcutta for twenty-three shillings per

thepeople. Its "ordinary action," he says, "would be with the baton against the bludgeon, but THE great end and aim of British law would ap against other arms answering with buckshot, or,

pear to be to let the British peer fall soft, and better still, with common small-shot, and only even the mentally crippled tax-gatherer regards in the very last extremity with the bullet," One him with a feelin' 'art. The Duke of Roxburgh's of the advantages of such a Force, he adds, would residence at Floors cost 500 con, but it is bethe power of despatching 1,000 or 2,000 police valued for purposes of taxation at £150, which to Ireland." It was always expected that coercion makes that noble prey feel better. The castle in Ireland would lead to the proposal of a Royal of the Duke of Bucclench is set down at £300; British constabulary in England toco-operate with the magnificent mansions of the Marquises of paign. If the Tories are only allowed time they about the price of one two storey brick shanty the Royal Irish constabulary in its buckshot cam-Ailan and Breadalbane at £450 between them, or

Irish meeting at Mitchelstown, by means of whose residence, Blenheim House, costs £100,00o bullets, and then decline to hold any inquiry per annum to keep up, pays £16 178. 6d. into the action of their "guardians of public annually in taxes to his beloved country. The Marquis of Salisbury, the Duke of Bedford, and the Duke of Devonshire pay £116 35. per year among them, and the other peers are liked up gently in like manner. The entire House of Lords pays about as much in assessments as the inhabitants of a single tepth-rate London street,

house in order to collect a bill. The third alleged he was from America and only arrived find a friend. The fourth was also looking for a friend and all were doing anything but gambling, as alleged by Inspector Swanston On the charge being proved his Worship lined the 1st and 2nd defendants $50 each. The rd defendant $5, and the rest so cents each.

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

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(Before the Hon. F. Russell, Acting Chief voice of Miss Whitefords who knows how to

Justice).

The adjourned. sessions were opened this Remedios, H. W. Bell, J. L. Morrison, J.A. ds morning. The jurors were:-Messrs. J.V. dos Silva, Jesse, Cook, Tun Cha Kec, and G. G.. J. Atzenroth.

CUTTING AND WOUNDING,

upon themselves the task of continuing able to attend to affairs without distressing him- will suppress English meetings as they did the with a pigstye behind, The Duke of Marlborough, charging him with maliciously wounding Ho deservedly encored. Miss Vera Patey added

and extending the work so nobly begun, and that the Afforestation department. unlike many other branches, of the Civil service. does honest and solid work. throughout the length and breadth of this rock-houndisland. The figures registered in the Report speak for themselves. Mr. For says:" Roughly estimating the area of ground operated on by the number

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self.

THE thermometer in the open air in a shaded situation in Shanghai on the 17th inst., touched too° Fahrenheit.

The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Telemachus, from Liverpool, left Singapore for Hongkong this morning, and is due on the joth inst.

TIRÉE of the Japanese men.ofwar

which

order."

THE Rising Sun of the 11th instant gives detailed accounts of a recent accident to the N.Y.K. steamer Hige Maru, which struck a perpen: dicular rock off Kabasima, Goto Islands, at 2.30 a.m. on the 8th inst, while steaming in a denso

U'Achee pleaded not guilty to an indictment Achun, on the 31st May. The Attorney-General prosecuted, and Mr. J. J. Francis, QC, defended. The presscutor keeps an opium divan off Cochrane Street. On the date named he went to the Wo On Club, a gambling-house in Stanley Street, to collect $6. money that a clausman had been cheated out of. He had been three times before, but could not get it. On his last visit, the man who kept the Club, Quan Lo Yu. On which was at night, he was asked upstairs by the landing there were six or seven men, inc ud.

my money, do you? Is your body made of iron or steel?" He replied that he was not a fighting man, and that he didn't really care about collect ing the money right then. He turned to ga, and was immediately stabbed by Quan, and whilst running away was stabbed by the prisoner and

make herself beard and understand both in singing and speaking, but she can speak clearly when she tries. Miss Mande Hire did last night, but she did very well indeed, not have much scope as Winifred Wood and her rendering of "When the beart is young" which elicited much applause, was quite enjoyable She scored a well merited success in the duet with M. Fisher as fr Kneebone, in "A starry night" which was

to the piece something the author and Hake manager never dreamed of: for her im petuosity carried her right on to the fastlights and almost over them, and she narrowly escaped a serious scorching, at least about the hands and face. Her own presence of mind, and the prompt aid of Misses Whiteford and Hare, changed a serious and ungraceful graceful salaam to the audience, who heartily entrance into a novel, impromptu, and somewhat Appreciated it. The quintette, which some had looked for eagerly and where Miss Flo Morrison though a small one, was not the it ought to have been, simply for lack of rehearsing. The male chorus. was particularly good for a chorus here, and one can prophecy that more will be heard from them in the future, expected of him, and he had a chance to show that he can sing in the dues with Miss Whiteford, which, by Jove "fairly brought down the house and had 10 be repeated.

of trees planted at fairly regular distances recently arrived at Woosung, left for the river fog. It appears that her course was set all right and if, some day, the British Republic starts outing a "giant." Quan anid. "You want to get and Miss. Nellig Arline had an opportunity,

spart we have about 312 acres as the area for 1887. 157.14.4 trees were reared in nurseries and planted on the hills. Planting as usual was commenced in December, and finished in April, which was somewhat carlier than in former years. Planting in the dry season can only be done in places where water is available for artificial irrigation. In other places we are entirely dependent on favourable weather. In all places the planting was very successful." And againTrees reared in silu have been successful. The number thus treated was 217.733. They are situated on Mount Parker, and dear Deep Water Bay. The total number of trees planted and reared in site was 374,882. The following is a list of the trees planted and reared in situ –

Pinus sinensis,eimmat 51,081, in situ...217,738 3.621 1,864

Eucalypti

Bambous

Acacias

Coros-nuts Miscellaneous

197

$28. 253

374,882 1. The above figures are highly expressive of the progress in the arborisation of the

colony-a boon which the inhabitants of this land-locked and epidemic-stricken island ought to be thankful for. For it cannot be denied that vegetation is the grand deodorizer and purifier of the atmosphere. This theory is so universally accepted, so easily exemplified and demonstrated in the rudimentary, stages of the study of natural sciences, that we need not bring either facts or authorities In support of it. Suffice it to say that Hongkong has, since the planting of trees was carried out on an extensive scale, entirely lost its former bad reputation as a fever-stricken island,

ports at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 18th inst.. MESSUS. Adamson, Bell & Co., Agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steams

but she was caught on the bow by a strong to collect the argents, it is hard to say where the current. Her bow was smashed in, and the fore-petrified branch of the Legislature will go to. peak rapidly filled, but the bulkhead was closed,

Success

ship Port Adelaide left Vancouver for this port of the water. A naval officer, a passenger on morning, about three o'clock, the soft-goods others in seven places, the head, cijest, ankle. Mr. Sheridan as "Blueskin was just what was

via Japan, on the 20th inst.

Rising Sun says that the Dutch corvette Gilveren Keive, 10, Captain Y. C. Jockes, arrived which port she left on the May 31st.

Yokohama on the 2nd instant from Honolulu,

in a state of semi-consciousness.

sealed, and shored, and sails were weighted FIRES, like misfortunes, seldom come singly in and hung over the bows to ease the pressure Hongkong; there is usually an epidemic. This board, writes very complimentarily of the cool-warehouse of Messrs. Stringer & Co., 6 and&c. He was afterwards taken to the Hospital news and energy of the Captain and officers, 3, Peel Street, was found to be on fire. Mr. the boats being quickly got out, without noise or confusion of any sort, the order maintained shewing the high state of drill and discipiinc on board. Finding that the water was confined to the forepeak, Captain Jones steamed direct to Nagasaki, without calling at Goto, arriving safely

Fusan, to Nagasaki.

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Goulbourn and his wife and young family, who occupy an upper floor, were aroused, and. escaped in their night-dresses by an external staircase, saving nothing. The Fire Brigade We would call attention to an advertisement in

arrived after some delay, and attacked the another column of this issue, by Mr. Laurence.

spreading flimes with moderate vigour. The of the well-known firm of opticians, Messrs.in harbour at 10.55 am. The Hige Maru was stock, consisting of cloth, haberdashery, furni Laurence and Mayo, of Calcutta. Mr. Laurence's

on her regular voyage from Chemulpo, vture, &c., burnt fiercely, the flames threatening all the adjoining houses. As the first floor consultation room is at the Hongkong Hotci SENIOR Thomaz de S. Roza, formerly Portuguese

Goulboum appeared on the verandah, and, caught fire a large dog belonging to Mr. Minister to Peking, has, according to our local exponent of Portuguese travels and adventures in the Far East,--the Extremo Oriente; been appointed Minister to the United States. ACCORDING to the Bukka Skimpo, the imports of English and of Bombay yarn into Japan in the years given were as under in pounds

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....... English Yarn Bombay Yar 188123,054.515 5.379.720 1887......16,231,031 · 17,065,479 1887 being the first year in which the Bombay outstripped the English spinning..

Pope has decided that all his Jubilee pre. sents which are of a sacred nature are to form a Leonine Museum, which he intends to establish in the Basilica of St. John de Lateran. The Royal presents and all the secular objects are to be permanently placed in one of the halls of the Vatican, and will be left as heirlooms of the Papacy.

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THE Bandoftheand Northamptonshire Regiment will play at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. The following will be the programme

March...It Reviendra " ......... Riviere, Overture, Schabert". Volno.........

Crow Faire Voices

Supp Palka Nell Guy

***The Inseparables". Selection.

......Planquetia. Selection......Reminiscences of Verdi.....Godfrey.

JOHN MOZAN, Bandmaster.

placed his forepaws on the calling and leapt into the street. To the great satisfaction of the large crowd he was found to be unhurt. The plentiful application of water subdued the dames before the third storey got ablaze, and a portion of the goods were preserved. But the lower part was completely destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. The China Fire Insurance Company had injured the property for $30,000, which is said to be under its value.

Corroborative evidence having been given, Mr. Francis called witnesses who deposed that the prisoner was not on the spot,

He was acquitted by a majority of four to three

It was just about this time that the defects of for the finale of the first act was reached amidst the piece seemed to be forgotten by the audience,

thunders of applause, O the Jubilée "old as it is, striking a happy chord; and the comic darce, led off by Misses Arline and Whiteford, and followed by Mr. Sheridan, was a happy combination,, the enthusiasm of the audience, compelling the raising of the curtain at its close.

"LITTLE JACK SHEPPARD":AT

.:: THE THEATRE ROYAL..

The anomaly of continued crowded houses in Hongkong at a series of performances by a slagle Company was carried out at the Theatre Royal a

The good nature of the audience seemed to be

Titus a writer in the Milwaukee Sentinel:-1

was presented. The heat of the evening, which theatre, for the scene which was displayed on step further last night when "Lile Jack Sheppard" despite the heat and crowded condition of the now taken possession of by the performance,

saw General-Jon Johnston on the avenue yester-alter mutely appealing for rescue for a minute, caused many to prefer loitering on the the mining of the curtain far Act Second, Prays, or to occupy any available spot where a elicited rears of laughter, particularly the day. He is beginning to lack old. It is time,

breath of air could be felt as coming from the notices which set o

off the bar room. As for he was born in 1805. He goes to his office

water, did not give much promise of a full this was not a reproduction of the Hongkong. regularly and works steadily, but cannot carry

house at first, but as a matter of fact Hotel room, but the actual thing itself, according quite the load of responsibility a younger man

much larger, number of seats were occupied to Mr. Sheridan, of course, the appropriateness before the appointed time than was antici- of the notice that, the Hotel Elevator is would take on. General Johnston's grandfather

pated, and the audience was one of the most now in working order" was seen at once. It left was born in Scotland 103 years before his own

enthusiastic and appreciative of genuine fup and too many in the dark apparently as to its nature birth. In 1727 the grandfathe, came to America

rollicking humour as we have ever seen. The and position, and the rules which are to govern to settle in Virginia. Johnston's father was born

Opera Company have shown great of the Peak tramway which were displayed as management of the American Comedy its use. Possibly they will be like those notices when the first settler was fifty-three, and Johnston when his father was fifty. Sojoo Johnston's father

tact in selecting a round of Farce, Comedy, follows: The Peak tramway will only run Burlesque, and Coralo Opera, for this season ane train per day--Peak residents who object served in the Revolution, running away to enlist

of the year at least, and they can there can walk The Peak tramway is now avail. in Light Horse Harry Lee's legion at the age of

fore depend on accomplishing a most desirable able for toboganning. The latter notice is very seventeen, and received the thanks of the General

round of successes, provided they do not unique, and of course quite original on the part before the whole army for his bravery at the

attempt too much The Hongkong public is bot of the comique of the company. Posibly he hat altogether an exacting one, and when earnest adopted the methods of the anfmiles he speaks of assault on Fort Watson. In 1829 Joe Johnston

desire and band work are known to be charac in thenext notice, where he announced that "Corle and Robert E. Lee graduated together from

teristics of a Company of artistes, the will, in the roaches guaranteed strong on the wing and foll West Point. Old Joe has fought in four wark

one of variety will often be taken for the deed. grown in Hongkong, either in his passage up or He went against Black Hawk, fought Osceola,

Moreover, while it is true that "Variety is the down from the Peak. He was possibly aided in was in the Mexican war, and the Rebellion. He on being told it was all finished he struck com-spice of life there can be too much spice in a his fight by the prognostications and forecasts of and it then palls upon the taste. It must the telegram giver-A typhoon will visit Hong, bears ten scars of serious wounds, and yet he is plainant on the chest, in consequence of which be acknowledged that something of this sort was kong at 247 pajuns fil, 1976--which bears as spry as a boy. General Johnston has no plaintiff had been ill for two days. Delen the case last night. The attempt to render the signature of "Dr. Guback. The comique children, and with him willend a line of remark-dant, in reply to the court, said he went on

"Little Jack Sheppard was a worthy one, but man has possibly been in conference with Mr. board the ship last Sunday between to and have desired to see. And this was not at all to the requirements of the notices which graced It was not such a fait accompli as we world Sheridan, who had been compelled to conform able men.

in the morning, "On asking for a piece of from the lack of ability to render the different the bar and which were significant Indeed salt beef which was on the table the day before, parts by those to whom they were assigned, "I bills are not paid within year complainant answered he did not know where it but because of lack of time for study, and after presentation no further credit will be had gone to, and as it could not be accounted rehearsal in getting up the play. Artistes are given and Members are not allowed to human beings just as much as others, and there borrow money from the punkah boy; by order of for, he just struck the man on the side of the is a limit to their powern Even the old stook Greasy Sec. Probably he has also had a conflict head, very slightly. His Worship fined defen- companies of not so very long ago, which with the musical critic of the Daily Press, the dent, ten cents. Following this was a case are so often written about and regretted by the notice of whose ability in this respect was given in which Mr. Henry Dalrymple, a merchant last generation, would have had as much if not in the significant placard which concupied a

more work out to get up as position residing at the Peak, charged a coolie, aged ploces and present thejus, as well, as the presently prominent: palion on the of Pride

company in Hongkong has

apply Daily Press office," and, "this, in the reason why tha

is about to to rival school

TO-DAY. before Mr. Sercombe-Smith, Captala Cook of the Siamese barque Young Slam was summoned by his Chinese cook for assault. The complainant said. Captain Coole left the ship on Sunday 22nd Inst, at 9 am, and returned at 1o. He asked for salt beef, which was given, and then asked again for more, but

and then "Jack Sheppard" in

shott a space

SAVE the V. C. Daily News:-An advertise ment of the Kaiping Railway Company appeared in the Ski Pao of the 13th instant, calling a meeting of the shareholders, to be held at the The work done for the improvement of

Company's Office in Tientsin, on the 17th our Public Gardens is also vary clearly. We learn from Shanghal papers that the insur. Instant, to pass the accounts. The Directors recorded in the Report under review. In rection in Shantung has been suppressed; most report that the earnings of the company for connection with this subject, we would of the leaders have been captured, and about the first half-year, from eth moon of the 13th again point out to the Government the 100 of the rebellious soldiery. It is not easy to Year of Kwang-sil to the gth moun saioant 18, with throwing sewage water down the urgent necessity there is for creating more get any clear account of the revolt and its causes, to the sum of Tis. 13,124-127, and the earnings | drains near complainant's house. Complainant give "Domihy "Maritank" Arabian of started, if it has not already heen established, gardens and recreation grounds in the but it is said the men rope against their officers of the company from 9th moon of the 13th year. said at 3.30 this morning he was arouted bysime must have entailed an amount of labour, by Mr. Sheridan, who announces hissintention,

and murdered them, on account of long arrears of Kwang-10 to the 3rd moon of the 14th year a barking of dogs, and being suspicious that thickly populated portions of the town.

amount to Tis. 6,574.699. The earnings of the the refuse of the house was not being properly The city of Victoria is certainly suffering of pay, also for other grievances.

whole year amount to Tls: 19,698,835 out of which taken away, he got up and watched the accused. from a congested state of population; the Tux fire in second-street which we reported in a reserve fund is started (according to the rules of He saw him lading from a tank of sewage water Chinese quarters of the town are nothing yesterday's issue seems to have been of a more the company) with the amount of Tis. 3,200, and and throwing it down a trop drain outside the short of sinks of foulness and corruption. serious nature than was first supposed. Whilst the ■ bonus of Tis, 1,600 is to be given to the Com- kitchen door. Finding also that defendant's Why not establish large recreation grounds ruins of the house where it broke out were being pany's servants, which leaves the set earnings buckets were empty he gave him in charge. The in their midst,'

well planted and well examined last night, the charred remains of two of the company Tls. 14,598,826. Out of this the accused declared to the Court that he was district is also coolles were discovered. They were probably Directors propose to give a dividend of 6 per entirely Innocent of the charge; his buckets were shaded? getting every day more crammed and asleep when the alarm was raised, and awoke cent. if approved by the meeting. The profits filled, and then be emptied just a little down the her party especially as there was family an

The Europese crammed

too late to cacape. The wife of the occupant of for the last half year are Tis. 6,549 less than in drain. He was a sub-contractor in the business congested, Could not the Government the house died during the day from injuries | the previous six months, which is stated to be of carrying kitchen refuse, but had no witnesses or the Sanitary Board provide adequate received whilst escaping from the house. She owing to the closing of the river in winter, and to support his statements. Howas fined but measures for the arborisation of the whole was badly bamt, and went off to a chair to the consequent cessation of goods and coal town, of our streets and lanes, as well as officials, dying there some hoort later,

The

being unable to pay, went into retirement for a month,

study, rehearsal, and practice that only those who in a novel placard Singlog Lessons and Velce have been behind the scenes can form an idea of production, Apply to Sheridan, City Hall", It was no wonder that the walts were loig,that. The run and the fun of the Second Act wa the services of the prompter wens in great especially noticeable, for the special opportunities demand, and that several most serious defects of the place were given there Mist Patey did were noticeable in the rendering of various well when she sang til tell your mother what scenes The performance was emphatically, you've done "Miss Athine was deservedly dress rehearsal last night, and one not at all well encored for her graceful dancing, and Mr. 1 men gone through. And we could hardly be and Miss Flo Marrison wercktoncared, very acted to be otherwise in the limited nas deservedly, Mr. Imano rendered the drinking allowed each performer to get perfect in his or song very well indeed, and the vibrato in Miss ison a voice had a show in the song "Again unexacting pist in the whole play,

ain Miss Whlicford.made nicely: most serious decoands upon both

ack and her boor dance WRE endurance, misical ability terpal and elocutionary powers of severa the plece, and its actions, and inst | selling points depend largely upon