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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

GARDEN

SEEDS.

SEASON 1838-9.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1888.

the China Sugar Refining Co., the Punjom Mining Co., the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., the Dock Company, and even the Wharf and Godown Co. of which he was a trusted servant, to the extent of nearly one million dollars. At one time, in January or February of last year, these speculations showed a profit of nearly $40,000; but, like many other sorry rogues

THE following SEEDS required for of the same kidney, Mr. APENES, after

Sowing

CÂN DE SUPPLIED AT ONCE :—

...

CELERY, CYCLAMEN, and CINERARIA,

Our First Shipment of Assorted VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS has arrived, and will be jeady for delivery in a day or two..

Catalogues and Gardening Notes Free on -application,

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 17th August, 1888

not arrived when the Government should. step in and thoroughly cleanse an Augean stable that has been a blot on the commercial life of the colony for years past.

TELEGRAM S.

(Reuter)

MOLTKE RESIGNS.

LONDON, August 16th. General von Moltke has resigned and General Waldersee succeeds him.

1.

MR. PARNELL AND THE "TIMES." Mr. Parnell has brought an action against the Times for 50,000 and Messrs. T. P. O'Connor and William H. K. Redmond for the same amount.

ruidising' a fortune by wonderful, luck,

· lacked the sense to keep it. In June this wonderful foreigner was completely cor-

ITALIAN DISASTER IN ABYSSINIA.. nered," and obliged to have recourse to 350 auxiliary troops with all their Italian hankruptcy to save himself from his credi-officers have been destroyed in Abyssinin. tars, forgetting that the Bankruptcy Act was placed on the statute book for the purpose of projecting honest merchants and trades men who failed in business through fortune, and not to screen unscrupulous gamblers from the results of their rash [speculations. The schedule fited with the Registrar of the Supreme Court by this consummate muddler showed liabilities to

honest person

LOCAL AND GENERAL... Or the 3rd inst. several rice-laden junks were attacked and plundered by pirates in the Hanol river, not far from, Than-til.

WE are informed by the agents (Messrs. Jardine, Mrom London, left Singapore yesterday for this Matheson & Co.) that the "Glen" liner Glenroy,

port..

By kind permission of Major W. T. Ellis, and the officers of the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment, the Regimental Band will play in the Public Gardens, to-morrow (Sunday), from 9 till 10 p.m. The following will be the programmie→→

March......Maritana" Selection "Olivette".. Valve..........Biter Sweet Fantasia....."Ofenbachiana"

Itymn.....

....... Walkice.

Assuran

Lowthtan. ....Conradi.

Jesen Mazan, Bandmaster,

ACCORDING to the Japanese paper, Ji Shimpo, considerable excitement prevails among the people who have suffered from floods in Toku their number is now in conference with the shima Prefecture, and a delegation of ten of local autliorities. A telegram from Wakayama, Kishu, dated the 8th inst., states that many persons and much live stock and property had been carried away by the floods.

And we consider will be classed

a

THE Italian Opera Company are giving almost daily performances at the Jaro Theatre in the suburbs of Iloilo.

a'clock the steam-launch carrying the Bethel TOMORROW torning between 9 and 10.30 Bag will call alongside any vessel hoisting code pennant C, to convey men ashore to 11a.m. service, at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, return ing about 12.30.

"Nor drunk but absent-minded," was the pien urged by a luckless engineer when he was hated. up before the "beak" for trying to play billiards with a Chinaman's queac. Five dollars or a week. He anted up.

were

part, it should have been so 'terribly catching? If Dr. Cantic or any of the members of the pro- fession in Hangkong can reconcile these two apparent paradexes they will assuredly confer a great benefit on this colony, and possibly upon the sister dependency of Macao. Yours faithfully,

Hongkong, 18th August, 1888.

CANTON

INQUIRER.

Tu French transport Cachar, which entered Halong Bay on the 4th inst, arrived at Haiphong on the 7th. The transport Ausamite left Toulon on the toth for Tonquin. It would appear that THE Tornal dos Colonias, a Portuguese weekly transport with troops and war material leaves paper published in Lisbon, and evidently written

the shores of France every month for Cochin- not with the pen but with the hoof of some

China and Tonquin. Can they be anticipating long-eared Lusitanian scribe, notifies under date another war with China, and are they making. (FROM QUE CORRESPONDENT.) the 8th to, that the Lisbon Government had Tonquin the base of future warlike operations ?

CANTON, 17th August, 1883. declared the port of Macau infected with cholera The China Mail of last night commences a

The excessive heat of the past few weeks has morbus since the roth May.

kept officialiom unusually quiet, and there has paragraph.as follows:-"The people here whe

been a dearth of news in consequence. The THERE is a capital story about Macready in the fost their heads during the so-called cholern

Viceroy returned about a month ago from his "Reminiscences" recently given to the world by scare in the month of June must have been

third irip up the West river this year, and the Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft. The great tragedian writing and telegraphing on all sides that Hong extraordinary, solicitude of His Excellency in was playing Hamlet in a country theatre, and kong was being desolated by Asiatic cholera "

this direction is causing a great dent of conjecture. during rehearsals had 60 severely found fault and after quoting a London telegram to the

Some unpalatable criticisms in the Hongkong with the actor, a local favourite, who took the effect that cholera had committed ravages in

press, and more especially in the Hongkong part of the King, that his Majesty determined at the European quarter of this city, that whole Telegraph, has "drawn" His Excellency awfully, night to be revenged upon the great man by families had fallen victims, that deaths among

and he has thundered forth an edict forbidding, feeling, when stabbed by Hamlet, to the centre the native population had been numerous, and

under severe pains and penalties, the native of the stage (instead of remaining at the back), much consternation prevailed, our contemporary

pre's from reproducing statements reflecting and falling dead upon the spot Macready had winds up by saying-"How utterly untrue

on Chinese officials, without first verifying the reserved for his one final acting before he these reports and how prejudicial expired in Horatio's arms. Macready groaned to the interests of the Colony they might

same at the Yamén Censorint. At the risk and grunted: "Die further up the stage, sir, have become, we need hardly say."

of again incurring the appalling indignation No.

of Viceroy Chang, I don't mind giving you the most worthy and accomplished liar and hypocrite, latest en dil, the accuracy of which your contem. What are you doing down here, sir? Get up

you need hardly say another word to cover and die elsewhere, sir when, to the amazement

your hardened shamelessness. The only persons in verifying from any official attached to the 'porary the Kwanepoen will have little difficulty the stage and said: "Look here, Mr. Macready the colony were the medical officers, who Saoctow belles ordered by the Viceroy from the of the audience, the King sat holl upright upon

who lost their heads when cholera was devastating Viceregal Yamen. It is to the effect that the two you had your way at the rehearsal, but I'm

foolishly, but with the best intentions, glozedNorth, have been received within the precincts King now, and I'shall die' where I please!"

over the actual position, and the unscrupulous of the harem and are pronounced

"Screamers without any reinter refor The British steamer Jetapédia, chattered. 16 blackguard who wrote a series of interested

which is saying much for the Soochow sirens. But the Takasima Colliery, gives the following report falsehoods in the China Mail. Every one of of her latest voyage from Swatow to Nagasaki the statements in the London telegram quoted perhaps the moal interesting part relating to this Left Swatow at 5 pm. on Tuesday, July 31st, by our evening contemporary is substantially domestic incident is the fact that a Mandarin of and experienced fine weather until Thursday, true, and they are supported, not by the position en route to Peking was deputed by when it began to blow from the N. E. The frothy mouthings of gutter scribes of the His Excellency to play a "Bouit's " wind gradually increased to a heavy gale, China Mail lipe, but by the opinions of So, however immaculate is Excellency may which lasted until Saturday midnight, when the leading medical men of the colony and by consider the Mandarinate, which the attempt to suddenly fell calm, and the sea went down. the published statistics in the Government muzzle the press, would, seems to indicate to be light breeze then sprang up and Gazette. We are loth to have anything to do His Excellency's opinion others may be disposed lasted several hours, after which the wind with such a wretched rag as the China Mail.

not to form such an exalted idea of the class, backed to the F had rapidly increases to we are willing for cute to wave bir objectiune, and may consider that neither His Excel- lency or his Mandarin "Rouli" have added rendering the ship entirely unmanageabic. This if the truth can be got at. We therefore publicly much to the dignity or lustre of the body by this continued until Monday am, when the storm challenge our contemporary to maintain the commenced to abate, with the wind from the position it has taken up on this cholera question, S. E. Arrived at Nagasaki on Tuesday morning, either by adducing properly attested facts in the six and a half days out, fortunately without hav. public press, by seeking redress in the law courts ing sustained any serious damage. During the of the colony to remove the stigma conveyed by height of the galé one of the sailors was thrown our assertion that the writer of its articles and across the ship and seriously hurt about the paragraphs on the subject is an unscrupulous scoundrelor by, any other legitimate and recognised means that may suggest themselves

hurricane force, with heavy and fearful sea,

a rogue and vagabond and a watchman to street

once walve:our

to the Editor of the China Mail or to each and everyone of his contributors and supporters.

SERIOUS FIRE LAST NIGHT.

transaction.

part.

The Japanese copper brought up by the P. &O. Co's lighter some time since lins not yet been utilised by the cash mint. That establishment remains in the throes of expectancy, and tot much satisfaction has been given the nuthorities by the opinion of a native expert who calculates that the loss on the manufacture will range between 20 and 35 per cent.

The bunding with solid granite stones goes on apace on the northern bank of the river, just above Shamica. If one could believe Chinese "gup," it is contemplated, to bund in the whole river frontage as far as Matou and in front of likely to allow Shamien to be turned into a back Shamien, but the Foreign consuls would not be lot by any such manouvre. Another project which really promises well has turned up again, and that is, the railway from Canton to Kowloon." One of the petitioners is said to be your energetic fellow-townsman Mr. Ho Amei, and his project is reported to have met with serious considera- tion. A stipulation that the southern terminus is said to be a tine quinon with the Viceroy. shall be in Chinese territory adjoining Kowloon

of the Marquis Tseng, has had a sharp passage That promising young official Tang, a cousja of arms with the Viceroy, and has been trans- known to be the most unhealthy portion of the ferred to the Kiung-chow prefecture. Hainan

is Vice-regal Government, and has been utilised by His Excellency as a place where to employ refractory officers, but I doubt if either the Marquis or the Viceroy of Nanking, the uncle of this youth, will altogether appreciate Chang- Chih-tung's benevolent intentions, towards their

relative.

ang telegraph the tune of $16,636.69 and assels amounting to $108, the significant proportion of 981 'per cent. "of the debts being attributable to HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1888.

reckless gambling in shares and stocks. AAN Emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. THE APESTS share dealing scandal hasnan never enters into an important enter 525, will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland terminated by that enterprising speculator prise without some well defined object; he Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely,

Visiting brethren are cordially invited:" seldom undertakes responsibilities-beyond being consigned to Victoria Gaol for a

MESSRS. Carlowitz & Co. inform as that the period of six calendar months for fraudulent his capacity and means without a plausible steamship Bormida, of the Navigazione Gene- bankruptcy a sentence that will meet the "Xcust, more or less sufficient. Mr. ACENES rate day for from tombay, etc., left Singa- hearty approval of every

had a praiseworthy object in view when he pore to-day for this port. who has the true interests of this colony started to gamble with loated dice-he THE American Musical Comedy and Opera at, heart, and which is the most unient naively admitted that he wanted to make Company will give their farewell performance at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, this evening, one that Acting Chief Justice Ressen his fortune: but valid excuse for his criminal appearingin Gilbert and Suiliyan's Ruddigore." could have passed on one of the most audacity he had none, nor anything THE new Inman steamship, the City of New bare-faced. Trands" that has ever dis.pproaching it. He received, so he told Park, is warranted by her builders to be graced Cur local commercial circles. Chief Justice, certain information from unsinkable. That is, one condition laid down in the contract by the Company was that she APENES is a person whose principles benefactor, Mr. KruYCOT Hueses, and

should be unsinkable, although she is made of are turally as weak-kneed as he is both acted on it to the extent of purchasing iron and has a carrying capacity of 10,500 tons. physically and mentally weak-headed; shares of the value of $489.106 because WELL done, Mr. One! That gentleman, who his calls unscrupulousness and utter, he was told he should risk nothing. There is Superintendent of the Kyoto Penal Establish-head. disregard of everybody and everything have been few men in this colony of ment, has recently prepared a memorial to the abolition of capital punishment. We heartily but-nis own selfish is stand without greater and more varied ability than Mr. Japanese Government strongly urging the CHAN ASANG, aged 19, filling the double role of parallel even in this haven of refuge for Karoor Hecurs, who, in addition to wish Mr. On every success in his laudable gamblers, appeared before Mr. Sercombe-Smith police with the above responsibilities. The swindling adventurers, of all descriptions; personal qualities that made him universally attempt to expunge the brutalities of the darkhe Red Cul this tuning, charged by the

ages from the penal code of his” country.

defend nt, it was alleged, „bad charge of a party there is not one redeeming feature in his popular, can claim to have been one of the

of the great unshaved who were busily involved About half past ten last night, immediately whole carver of impudent imposition tounding and most prominent pioneers of

in the mysteries of the three-bamboo trick oft after a lightning flash, a corner of the top-floor allfor the slightest expression of sympathyen progress; but we never heard that

the Praya at 9 o'clock this morning, when the of a large building on the Praya face, near in the hour of his public shame and be claimed infallibility in predicting the

constodians of law and order hove in sight. the Central Market, was seen to be on fire. Defendant in addressing the Court at first The Legies extended rapidly and at a firm, degradation; in fact, he is a shallow movements of a singularly erratic share

attempted to establish an alibi but being id before eitlier of the fire-bells were rung hended eff on that tack, suddenly remembered Within Ave, minutes they had reached the floor Impostor who richly deserves the fate market. However, Mr. APENES, who is

he belonged to a junk of which one Capt. | below, which was used as a Chinese club, and, that has overtaken him. He has come by no means a youth, says he had this

Chan Kan was in command. The worthy fanned by the strong gusts, had complete control Chan had given him "ae cents to go ashore before any of the engines arrived. A network to Hopeless grief, as was inevitable extraordinary impression, and as he had from the beginning, by recklessly selling nothing to risk himself, he thought he

and buy anything," and white be was casting of bamboo scaffolding which was erected at the little difficulty as to side of the building caught fire as the great shares which he never possessed and by would like to make his fortune at other

about with some purchasing shares which he had no money people's expense; and it was on this

what he should treat himself to, a policeman sheets of flame rolled out at the windows, d what far, he did not know. Complainant alleged display. The occupants of the second floor, rushed round a corner and tried to club him, slowed like the set piece of a pyrotechnic 40 pay for. He played that old fashioned highly moral principle that he became so

that he distinctly heard the accused call out, which had not yet ignited, worked as long jgame of "heads (win and tails you lose," intimately connected with the Jews and

Where's the police coming-run and that he as possible a removing their possessions, and played it so

told him the same story about the old Captain, their figures bring dimly distinguishable through badly that for the next Gentiles of the Stock Exchange. It is

who on being called on to verify the statement, the windows. when all overhead was at a white half year he will have ample time to reflect scarcely necessary to say that an extenua-

declared he did not know the prisoner. His heat. Just as the hose was 6fully beginning to in silence and alone on his egregious folly tion of this sort was worse than nothing. Tax Avenir de Tonkin publishes the following Worship sent the accused to Gaol for a month, play, the stage also caught fire, the increased in beleving that the sharps of the but we are bound to say that even if he arrangements between the French Government and to enjoy himself for three hours in the blaze illuminating the whole City and Harbour.

and the Messageries Maritimes Steamship Com-stocks at the scene of his offence.

The roof verandahs, and walls stand well, and Hongkong Stock Exchange were equally had been in a position to offer some

pany The Colonial Office will not ship any

beyond the occasional dropping of crackling Yanês, but has created disappointment inas- The electric light has been introduced into the as stupid as himself. He will also reasonable explanation or excuse, his diseased person on board any of the Company's Out Macao correspondent writes us to-day that baniboos, one of which seems to have been

vessels on the Indo-China route. Deck passen the oficers and saloon passengers of the trans "shot by some unseen force right on to the head "much that it does not equal old "Sol" in full have many opportunities of indulging conduct after being adjudicated a bankrupt,

power by night and obliterate the moon altoge- ther. in vain regrets at the astounding short- and the thorough selfishness he displayed third clang i will be accommodated in the port India have been quartered on Green Isinnd, of the Daily Press scribe, judging by his

an islet situated in the inner harbour, Bishop description-no fall took place, class. All deck passengers showing a

The telephone, which has also been At first the introduced, does not give satisfaction, as it is sightedness which prevented him from when under examination by the Court Government ticket are to be provided with Medeiros, who rutes the locality, having promptly supply of water was very feeble, only one jet found that it does not reproduce the Chinese mattress at the Company's expense. Soldiers placed it at the disposal the sufferers. reaching above thiny feet high. Fortunately guttural language distinctly, Edison and Bell, "clearing when a run of wonderful lack would have precluded anything approach and marines travelling on the Australian line The soldiers of the Battalion and the the direction of the wind made it unneces

deck passengers.

Africans are all quartered in mitsheds along sary to guard against any serious extension please take note had actually made him--on paper-a ing lenient treatment.

the Guia road, and every care has been taken

The celebrated Fa-tec flower gardens are winner of over thirty thousand dollars, a that in only giving him half the term of Ar the Police Court this morning Mr. Wodehouse the prevent their communicating with the city.

of the fire, as the burning fragments were carried into the Harbour, and the building was

to be diminished by three, the same having well isolated. The exertions of the Brigades Mission. With every respect for Missionary princely fortune for such a man, There imprisonment permitted by law the Chief fined a coal coolie contractor $15 for an alleged The prisoners who were passengers by the

been purchased by the American Presbyterian breach of the Opium Ordinance, on the evidence India for Timor have been confined in the Guia is a sarcastic proverb aniongs: Americans Justice exercised to the full that prerogative of a professional informer, who stated that he fort. Fears were entertained yesterday of a prevented their approaching anything like near; than those few remaining ones which give were much hindered by the fierce heat, which work, I do think other sites should be selected that when a man goes into Wall Street of mercy which should always be extended bought in defendant's shop in Triangle Street, typhoon blowing off the matsheds and causing all they could do was to direct their little jets Wanchai, twenty-five cork worth of prepared their immates to rush into the city, but after A towards the burning mass, and hope that the

so much enjoyment to children and the public and comes out several millions in debt to the unfortunate and the deserving.

opium on the reth inst. We should really like severe thunderstorm diccompanied by heavy rains rest of the building would not catch fire. About sights of Canton in the spring and autumn at large, native and foreign, It is one of the he is a NAPOLEON of finance, but when

It is now many hundreds of years since

to see the quantity that can be purchased for Inst night, the barometer began rising steadily. three quarters of an hour from the commenca he goes in and drops all he owns he HORACE, with inimitable satire, wrote-

25 cash, the fourth part of a cent. And we

The Fautan gambling monopoly has been

to sec Chinese family life in holiday attire should be glad to hear that Mr. Wedehouse had privately adjudicated to the syndicate who made

ment part of the floors of the three storeys fell, enjoying an outing in these gardens, and one. is merely a commonplace, every-day fool.

and two or three native shops on the first sentenced the first paid informer that comes the last tender, for the sum of $125,000, which sustained some damage, but did not ignite. should be loth to curtail such innocent and

Loor Mr. Areags evidently aimed at being, and We are not aware whether or not Mr.

before him to swear away another man's liberty is $9,000 less than the sum it fetched last year. dividing walls, fortunately, were not so jerry to three months' hard labour as a rogue and probably imagined himself to be the Areses researches have extended to a vagabond.

This arrangement is said to have been planned built as usual, and that portion of the block- and carried out by Governor da Costa, who nearest to the Praya remained practically unin. NAPOLEON of the Hongkong Share Market; study of the great Apulian lyrist's im THE new office boy was well up in banking evinced an extraordinary amount of sollicitude jured. heresembled his New York prototype su far perishable works, but it is positively business.

in getting this source of revenue well established. The top-floor, in which the fire broke out, had as the comparative amount of his losses certain that his ideas of commercial

during his term of office Fan-tan should as a club, while the two floors beneath had been as he knew well enough what his fate would be if recently been fitted up at considerable expense which he never had the remotest prospect morality are based on the principle

entirely collapse and cease to be a sorce of used for a few weeks as dwelling-hauses. The of paying-went; but in all other respects, indicated in the famous aphorism we have

a vigorous article censuring the Governor for his building, which had only just been completed, have separate apartments-a study and bed- public revenue. The Correio Macaense publishes basement was used for eating-hauses, etc. The saving that he never owned anything to quoted. He wanted to make his fortune,"

latest freak in attempting to rule the voting and was a conspicuous portion of the architecture lose, he conclusively proved himself merely and it was quite immaterial whether that

of his subordinates at the coming Municipal of the Praya crescent, belonged to the Hon C. room each. There are numerous lecture rooms, "a commonplace, every-day fool," only desirable aim was attained honestly or

elections,

P. Chater, and was insured, The damage is and pavilions and quaint kiosks distributed here one degree less foolish than the land otherwise.. As might have been expected,

H.M,S. Audacious, which leaves here in a day estimated at $12,000 $15,000. It is rumoured, establishment is surrounded by a high wall and a #Oh, yes many times." sharks and sea-gulis who were induced, Mr. Araxes did not succeed in "breaking

or two for home, is said to have a considerable

with what truth we cannot learn, that two coolies "Now, how will you find the Chief Manager?" number of sick men on board, able seamen,

were burnt to death.

moat and is an imposing though anything but a really substantial structure. There is any or found it politic or convenient to trust the ring," but ended in breaking himself,

"Look for the core in the shabby suit," firemen, and officers of various grades who have

amount of glass windows which the first typhoon him.

and he has reason to be thankful that he TO-DAY's number of the Extremo Oriente accumulated in the China Squadron since the

will shatter to atoms, if it does not carry some of Mr. Aruses' brief career in this colony is.in prison as a bankrupt instead of

contains a readable contribution on "the departure of the last home going transport. The

the roofs away and deposit them in the outer recent dissolution of the Macao Municipal Audacious came out on this station, on her

moat. Never at a loss how to raise the wind, the suggests the flashing rocket madly career-on a serious criminal charge. A certain Chamber by Governor da Costa. His Excel-second commission, in January, 86, under the

Viceroy has hit on an ingenious plan to find ing towards the sky and coming down in amount of sympathy has been thrown lency is said to have clearly expressed to his command of Captain. R. H. Harris, and during

the wherewithal to pay for his fad. It is quite friends his intention to oppose everybody in her slay in these waters has always been the

simple matter: His Excellency dispossesses the the shape of a stick, helpless and deprived away on this person on the grounds that the Holy City. The Extremo quotes the flag-ship of the Commander-in-Chief. The

Weysing Farmer, who had already paid some of all vitality and usefulness. After having the transactions he entered into were following words which are said to have emanated ship, we may reasonably, suppose, will. SI, A little more than a week ago I read in millions into the Treasury, sells the farm over your columns a highly interesting account of again at the increased price of $130,000, which been employed at Shanghai and Foochow of an illegal and immoral character, from Senhorda Costa's Immaculate lips: "For never again carry the British flag in Eastern

Dr. Canille's experiences in Egypt, and particu. has to be paid in cash in the first instance to as a book-keeper, this foreign gentleman and that the brokers and share traffickers this, my third year of office, I am determined

two years I have been kicked by everybody in seas, whatever she may do in the Mediterranean.

reliable warship twenty latly with cholera, in 1883. The experiences the University, to pay for its endowment, so Though doubtless - 10 came to Hongkong about four years ago who dealt with him and recklessly trusted run everybody, down." "A very wretched manis, years ago she belongs to a class which has were narrated by Dr. Cantle himself in the that this vaunted Institution of learning will be and obtained an appointment in the Wharf him so far beyond his means were equally says the Extreme, of quietly submitting for two rapidly become obsolete, and which will put to Garrison Theatre, and may be said to have founded on money contributed by the vices of

years to an all-round process of kicking, and

lest all the genius of the old Admirals at formed the chief part of what was an amusing the people, and it will probably succeed, for, and Godown Co.'s office at the fairly to blame. Sympathy to have any signi- then starting to kick in" turn.”

home to know bow to dispose of them. France, lecture and, as I thought, a highly instructive don't you know that everything goes contrary- handsome salary of $eco per month. This fication should be based on a stronger AMERICAN papers received yesterday confirm the neighbours have just now guns heavy enough to is always so nervous about cholera getting into

Rusala, Germany, Italy and all our European discourse. Here, said 1, to my better half-who wise in China, otherwise it wouldn't be China

A once noted character in Hongkong, old sum, it appears, was insufficient for his and more logical foundation. There was report, pablished in our columns some time ago, send shot through and through her, and in the the house is the undoubted testimony of a Tam Amow the shipbuilder, was ferried across domestic requirements—although hundreds nothing before the Court to show that any an expedition to the country north ofthe Zambest it would possibly be better policy to keep such the worst kind of cholera and who unhesitatingly illsuccess attended poor old Amow to the last

that the Portuguese Government are preparing event of a skirmish, or of, being short of ships, medical man who has been through.oceans of the black river the other day. I am sorry that of better and cleverer men manage to live single transaction in the Bankrupt's River to secure and extend Portuguese posses craft as the Audacious fast at their anchors in declares it is neither contagious no: Infectious-- He built the squadron of "green" gun-boats at comfortably on far less--, and when he schedule was not perfectly valid in law, ander the command of Governor Gullimani. We crews to incur a national loss by foundering. my chagrin when in looking over your paper yes. war, and at the end they brought him in some sions in that region. The expedition will be Portsmouth than to send them out with their that, in fact, it is not "catching," Judge then of Whampoa for the Government during the late commenced the hazardous game of share and the supposition that certain share are of opinion that the Portuguese Government Certainly it would be better to sink them our terday I discovered the terrible state of things on thousands of taels on the wrong side, while the speculation his available capital was wil, brokers and traffickers are men of shady women tangible to improve the colonies encimies have the pleasure of doing so with the just put back to Macro with about twenty deaths, gave poor: Amow his coup de Contempor

would be very much better employed. In doing selves, with their crews on shore, than to board the Portuguese transport India, which has authorities behaved so arbitrarily that it finally and he was debt to the extent of some characters and antecedents is surely no they already possess instead of increasing crews on board. Ironcinds such as she is do and all 1 from a disease which a week before she $70. In his first examination before the excuse for a reckless and dishonest plunger their burdens. The incapacity of Portugal not take long to go to the bottom when once

While your-morning ⠀⠀ is was perfectly clear of. If I understand aright, the predicting numerous industries removing Court he stated to the Chief Justice that who has proved himself a rogue? It is to do anything like justice to its colonial they make a beginning on that Journey, as British vessel had previously been in Hongkong her from Canton, where land is cheap and he started with between $500 and $600 certainly a most surprising circumstance, and we have a very good sample close at foundering of the Vanguard. Considering and that all the time of her stay here and up to opposite is the case in a superlative degree 1 where the possessions is autorious throughout the world, Admirals know too well since the disastrous bour for some weeks, effecting certain repairs, rentals -low into Hongkong, to his credit, but this, like nearly all his and one that says very little for the stability. hand in the wretchedly administered and morl that the Audacious carries amongst her arms- the moment of embarking two cholers cases in hear that a Paper manufactory and other im statements, proved on investigation to be of the local share market, that a foreigner bund colony of Macao, which in other hands, ment twelve ro-ton guus it seems a great pily Macao, she was perfectly free of all sickness, portant industries fathered by Hongkong capital-

from its admirable geographical position as a utterly false. From December 1886 to May and a stranger to the colony, hampered trade centre, would certainly be one of the lead. but her armour, which ranges only from 6 to 8 Caatlie's experiences in Egypt with cholera being The great paper-making centre has been: Foo that ships once so formidable have to be laid by, As few people will entertain a doubt of Dr. fits are to be established in this neighborhood. 1887, this most respectable and mostreliable with debt and "with an income insufficient leg commercial emporiums of the Far East. inches, readers her withdrawal from this station anything but authentic the important, question chow in this part of the world, and I have never book-keeper to a public trading

o a public trading concern to support himself and family should have glory and decorations; and they try to exist on Glasgow in 1860 at a cost to the country of many were dying where it was bred that the inexistible supply of materials at hand in that The Portuguese are food of conquest, military an imperative necessity. She was built in arises, why should cholera in Egypt, where so, been able to tinderstand, considering the although without character or credit and been permitted to incur such gigantic the traditions of a glorious past. But they don't 4193,863 and is therefore getting to be quite an Egyptian Government actually besought the quarter, as well at the admirable water power involved in debt and difficulties which he lauflities; and it may be a question for speed very well, and the general decay would old vessel. We with the fine locking old assistance of the British-bo non-infectious, and facilities, how the manufacture of this important coolly ignored, operated in the shares of serious consideration whether the time has of the centaries and den mendeant collapse thunderer together with her officers and crew, a apparently not even contagious, and yet in article by improved foreign machinery has not

I ancient, priest-ridden monarchy..

prosperous and pleasant passage to England, Macao, or rather on board a Portuguese transe been pushed in that quarter,

“My friend, get money get a large estalo

By honest means; bin gel-at any rate,”

deliver this chit to the Chief Manager. On no Taipan,-"Now, don't make any mistake account give it to any of the clerks, but hand it to the Manager personally. Don't let any of the clerks touch it."

New Office boy,-"Don't you fear, Sir. Them dudes behind the counter can't fool me,"

Eh? You have carried messages to banks

before now?"

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IS CHOLERA INFECTIOUS? TO THE EDITOR of the Hongkono Triranasit."

deserving race of people. healthy amusements amongst this peculiar but

University he has established outside the weat gate On Wednesday the Viceroy inspected the new

The building covers about four acres of land, and of the city, and which has just been completed.

is laid out in ornamental grounds with miniature lakes covered with lotus. It accommodates 250 students of the higher degree, who are studying. for their metropolitan examination. The students

and there on the ornamental waters. The