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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

QUR NEW SEASON'S

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1888.

Senior Henrique da MACEDO has resigned his position of Portuguese Minister of Marine Senhor Barros Gomes, formerly Minister of and the Colonies, and has been succeeded by

Foreign Affairs.

A JAPANESE native paper states that the two new war-vessels, the Matsushima Kon and be finished next summer, and the Hashidate fikmahima Kan, ordered from England, wil

Kas, which is now in course of construction at the Yokosuka. Shipbuilding Yard, will be .com.

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MESSRS. Adamson, Bell & Co., agents, for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam-

28th August arrived in Yokohama. ship Abyssinia, which left Vancouver on the

*WERE you in liquor ?" queried the magistrate of the bold sailor man who was swearing through

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS Awspaper man seldom refuses an invitation to pleted about the sanction and will cost about thick and thin that his pintora es uno, yer

ARE NOW READY.

drink when he is thirsty—which in his chronic

Flower

Parcels of so Packets, price, $10.00

of 20

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Vegetable

of 45!!

$.00 7.53

state. The scientist. is probably not far out in his conclusion, but a great deal depends on the kind of tipple.

Single Packets at list prices.

SPECIAL FLORIST'S SEEDS.

In Packets of six or more nåmeð varieties, viz :--

CLOVE PINKS--PANSIES--PHLOX-

HOLLYHOCKS-FORTULACA, VERBENA

and PETUNIA.

-MIGNOETTE MACHEL

(The New Variety). Fixed Catalogue on application. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 31st August. 1888.

BIRTH.

At No. 2, Blue Buildings Wanchai, the wife of GEO. FENWICK, df a son.

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The Homakone Telegraph

long as he did not hold property in the colony.. Therefore, although Great Britala may be un prepared to adequately defend the whole of her distant possessions, it is a matter, as I understand It, which giveslittle if any concern to any member of the present Tory Government. Each ad ble for the foolish acts of my predecessors in every one of them can say, "I am not responsi office who have neglected their duties, and can only work at present with the funds supplied and the conditions at hand. Depend upon it, if this Colony wants to be perfectly secure against the local, Governor nor home Government, but most ordinary war risks it must trust neither g make a greater effort than, it is doing at present to defend and secure its interests against those

OUR Macao correspondent informs us to day that on Thursday night two deathi fron It has very truly been said that the man who cholera occurred at the Cacilhas lazarettes Imaker an investment for the purpose of getting the total number of deaths since the landing of LAB YAT HONG, the enterprising shopkeeper which admits plenty of air and light, the possible troubles forhich almost every civilized

something for nothing generally succeeds in the troops from the transport India being 48. A

no more tar.barrels are to be sent to Macao it is a parcel of bank notes to the value of $600, way which runs directly in from the State in the world is earnestly preparing. Every getting something. For instance that Napolcon of the local share market, Mr. Apenes, got left, and in addition is now getting some practical

experience of existence inside the walls of a prison,

12 will perhaps interest the gentlemen who made themselves so particularly obnoxious to the audiences during the late season in this colony of Mr. Willard's Musical Comedy and Opera Company to learn that the bouquet has been abolished in the London theatres. The practice had become such a naisance that its abolition had become a public necessity.

presumed that the epidemic has been got under printed invitation has been sent round the city calling upon the residents to attend a funeral service which will be held at the Cathedral on the 3rd inst, at 8 am. in commemoration of Major Vaquinhas lately deceased. A ridiculous quarrel between some officers and a public functionary took place at the entrance of the Military Club the other day, and it ended just as it commenced-in a few glasses of wine.).

At the Palice Court this morning before Mr. Wodehouse, Beang Singh, an Indian policeman on duty near Magatine Gap last night, charged five Chinawomen with assulting him with

LOKALERA clearah Garrison parade ground this morning, when the bamboos and reaping hooks whilst in the execu information about a party of gamblers assembled informed that nothing will be omitted to make necessary to send a shower of rockets against

CONEXONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1888.

TELEGRAM S.

(From Straits Times)

THE FISHERIES BILL.

WASHINGTON, August zand.

A MOST interesting ceremony took place on the Colonel commanding presented Sergt. J. Attortion of his duty. Complainant said that soon R.E. with the medal for long service and good after 4 p.m. yesterday he saw a lot of women conduct. The many friends of this popular approaching, carrying branches and sticks which N.C.O. will be pleased to hear of bis good they appeared to have broken from trees; fortune in securing a distinction so eagerly asked them in Hindustani where they had got sought after by all the non-commissioned ranks the wood, when the first defendant threw down her in Her Majesty's Service.

load and assaulted him with her sickle, the other, STREET sweeping under a noon-day sun is still four using bamboos; his finger was cut and his indulged in some parts of Queen's Road and all legs and body much bruised. He only asked them along Ice House Lane, the scavenging fraternity where they had got the wood, that was all; lown for raising those dust clouds in which they take part in the affray; when he blew his whistle alone appear to live and move with perfect everybody ran away. The police officer in impunity. Is there no one to supervise these charge of Mount Gough Station said that the straggling sweeps during the day and direct their first defendant came to the Station last evening operations, or rather, prevent them from manipu- and said complainant had indecently assaulted lating the broomstick in such an offensive and her while she was obeying a call of nature on repulsive manner? Where are the Police? the pathway near the Gap. The case was WEshould like to have an impartial opinion to taken in one surety of five dollars.

remanded until Tuesday next, bail being

the actual value of the issues of the Dally Press

ANOTHER fire from a capsized kerosine la accurred last night, but was fortunately extin guished before it had spread sufficiently to do much damage. It appears the police had got

at No. 38, Lascar Row, and on Inspector Ghuld putting in a sudden appearance on the recond floor of the house at 7.30, the sporting gang were surprised to such an extent as to scatter the furniture to the four winds of the apartment, the unfortunate lamp being sent humming into a corner. In an instant the floor was a blazing mass of fame which the police had to attack with anything that first came to hand in the way

in quenching but at the expense of losing some of the defaulters against Colonial laws. Four individuals were grabbed during the scuffle, all the others getting away. This morning the unfortunate finlanners were brought before Mr. Wodehouse who fined the two leaders $35 each and imposed a penalty of $10 on, the other The master of the house paid his fine of 325, but the others were imprisoned. Another altogether unnecessary increase to the "con- gested" condition of Victoria Gaol.

The Washington Senate has rejected the Fisheries Bill by a party volc, by a majority of evidently choosing the busiest quarter of the they were followed by a lot of coalies who did not / of bed clothes, and which they soon succeeded bottom out of everything in its immediate vicinity, undertaken, for assuredly they are the most

three.

FTALY,

HEREIN, August 23rd. Signor Crispi, with two secretaries, visited Prince Bismarck at Friedrichsrub on Tuesday

last.

LOCAL' AND GENERAL. A FULL report of the Victoria Recreation Club's Aquatic Sports will appear in our next issue. AN interesting article on the China Railway Company has been held over until Monday..

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WE beg to direct attention to the notices in colony--and we don't forget the existence of the I raid on the house in which the men, were found organ yelept the Fornal dis Colonias, We

another cokunn from the lately formed Steam Launch Company/

AT 2.30 10-day HLM.Ș. Audacious left for home, the "anteward-bound" pennant doating from

her mainmast.

SENIOR THOMAZ DA ROZA,, formerly Governor of Macao and Portuguese Minister to Peking, is said to have resigned his appointment of Minis ter to the United States, with a view to replacing Senhor da Costa in the Governorship of Macao.

of yesterday and this morning. Our opinion, of course, is open to the charge of prejudice, but we think very strangly that anything feebler in the newspaper line than these two issue has never before been foisted on the public of this Chins fail. There must be some special charm in a morning sheet when people are found willing to pay $30 per annum and to advertise at exorbitant rates in such a colourless dishclout. Doubtless it is quite good enough, however, for the class of persons who read it and form its Clientèle.

THE Lisbon Formal das Colentas publishes soine Macao correspondence dated June 7th, and

can

Interested. I am aware this subject is regarded with a good deal of indifference, not to say even contempt,that it is put forward often as a joke in certain circles, but most certainly when hostilities do open, the capture or destruction of Hongkong will be attempted by our enemies, and now is the time for citizens to consider where

Yours faithfully,

Hongkong, August 3rd, 1888.

they stand.

CANTON.

WARNING,

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).

CANTON, 31st August, 1888,

front of the visitor, is the ornate and roomy general office with its broad and long counter, over the top ofwhich so many questions regard ing maritime matters will possibly be asked and answered during the next generation. Private offices for the Superintendent, and other retiring floor. On the second floor is an equally spacious apartments take up the remaining space on this dining room with sleeping apartments for the are of similar construction and will cost about lamb and never assaulted the palice. "No, yer heads of the office, and on the third and last

3,000,000.

Warshup," promptly responded Jack, looking toor we find a number of commodious sleeping and bath rooms, the latter of which will be his interrogator square in the eye, "the liquornicely ceiled and finished with substantial white was in me." Five dollars or a week's seclusions. and blue tiling. The servants' quarters, cook houses, etc. are at the back of the main building, He secluded.

but entirely separated from it by an open space who picked up or oblained in some other way, two blocks being connected by a covered

reasonable and sensible man admits that war,my belonging to a neighbouring trader, was to-day

to the dining room, on the second floor. The be on us at

.any moment, that it may come committed for trial on the charge, we believe, of shaft extending from floor to ceiling, will be the foolish people who preferred, from indifference grand staircase, which spirals round a broad like a thief in the night, and thus despoil fraudulent possession. Defendant's objection to illuminated during the day by a fan light on or from lack of energy, to take refuge in the give up the money hinged on the inability of the roof, formed of yellow and other coloured fool's paradise. I will not go into the question complainant to name the numbers of the notes.

glasses, and, after the shades of night have fallen, of the harbour forts, of a powerful battery in the He gave bail in two sureties of $300 each. We be a method of gas burnt in lamps of a neighbourhood of Stanley, of your own idea of should really like to know why the magistrate

simple but substantial and pretty design submarine boats versi guns, nor of the did not deal summarily with the charge. Any-our well known architects, Messis Danby and commercial values of Hongkong and Vladivos- The whole of the work has been performed by immeasurable difference, between the respective thing more idiotic than sending paltry cases of highest credit on their taste as designers and on to point out that the shot from the seven ton Leigh, and reflects, both inside and out, titlock-with a view to attack and capture, except this kind to the Supreme Court wo cannot

their skill as builders. The work of construction guns with which the harbour forts are being imagine.

has been superintended during the greater part armed wight be evaded in a great measure of the time by their experienced overlooker Mr. during a fairly dark night, by a crafty commander T. H. Girling, a gentleman, of lang experience paiting out all his own lights and opening fire, as a builder in British India and Australia. It not on the forte, but on the otherwise defenceless is perhaps a little too soon to say anything city so well marked by its own gas lamps. about the furniture of the building, but we are Even with all lamps put out, it would only be the interior of these new offices of the Company the face of the mountain to ensure, the as elegant and as claborate as any in the Colony. destruction of Hongkong by a conflagration, and In speaking of the exterior of this last specimen all this could be done by two small craft of brick and mortar construction, which may sailing quietly through the harbour and but to sen rece regarded as one of the chief again, in charge of experienced Chinese pilots. and mortar critic makes the following elaborate alive to these dangers, I believe, but the question architectural features of Hongkong, our brick The Military authorities of the place are quite. and, of course, highly valuable observations. is, are their hands and tongues tied by the pink Yes, Si, the old company of navigators are, tape of the Cucumlocutionary. Office or are they as you say, to be congratulated upon the hand.not? They own no great amount of property in some appearance of their new office; it is a the Island, and therefore it rests with those who structure which, In that respect, knocks the do to see that reasonable precautions are the magnificent and palatial granite poem of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank always excepted. But mind you, I would not suggest that all future buildings on the Praya should even remotely copy from the designs of the new P.&O. structure. For my own part I do not greatly houses of Hongkong, whether it be ancient or admire this Gothic style for the commercial modern Gothic Independently of appearances alone, I doubt whether it is a style which is as durable as some others I could mention. Do you think the nature of the bricks of this NINE Chinamen were charged at the Police

country is such as to warrant a builder in Court this morning, before Mr. Wodehouse, with AN illustration of the crass ignorance which

going in for anything which is not in its outer lines vastly solid and compact? I have gambling on the evening of the 30th instant at prevails in certain Lisbon quarters regarding all Yau-ma-ti. The complainant, Inspector Mathie- matters appertaining to the Portuguese colonies are not so durable as they might be, and that. an idea, which is fairly well stipported by my experience of these Chinese bricks, that they son, said that by virtus of a warrant be made may be found in the columns of that antiquated their tenacity is seriously affected by the exces- Viceroy Chang hins ngain received distinguish and there saw the whole of the defendants referred sometime since to the wonderful piece houses on the Praya, which I have before des Wu to the Governorship of Honam, Chang Chih- sive moisture and the heavy rains. But as to, ing proof of the high estimation in which he is the trampish appearance of some of the business held at Peking. Since the transfer of Governor sitting at a table busily engaged in the game of news published by that paper to the effect the materiel of which was also on the table. that the Lisbon authorities had declared the only they were kept decently clean, and I could responsibilities of Governor of this Province as canted on, that may very easily be rectified-if tung has been entrusted with the seals and The men denied the charge; said they were only part of Macao infected with cholera since as if they had never had ten cents of whitewash for he has no colleague high enough to question playing dominoes, but an informer went into the the roth of May last. As there was no cholera expended on them in twenty years. As for his actions Governor Wu was ordered to name not a few European houses which appear well as those of Viceroy, and is virtually Dictator, witness box and alleged he had played an illicit in the Holy City at that period,, one game with the first defendant on the 20th ulto easily imagine the extent of the blunder com-

their style of architecture there are one or two if proceed without delay direct to Honam-fi and they were kept in order and washed up a bit, like in the same house, Ne 16 Praya, Yau-ma-ti..mitted either by the Lisbon Government or by its the Chartered Mercantile Bank with its new sind under Li Han-chang-the Viceroy Lis elder to at once take in hand the Yellow river problem On the oth instant he was there again and saw faithful organ and recorder. Another confusion exceedingly pretty notwithstanding their age, more or less in his dotage. The near relationship well chosen coat of delicate colouring, would look brother, who is verging on fourscore years and dealing with the grave accusations which were defendant acting as master and keeping accounts, worse confounded appears in a recent number of The building in, which Messrs. Russell & Co published some time ago in the same paper First defendant informed the Court that they were

the Fornal received by the last mail. We are occupy their business, or even that above Mesars did not apparently give that confidence to Wu of his chief to the all-powerful Viceroy of Chihli, Secretary. It will be remembered that the instant, when the informer came in and said they proposed to the Portuguese Government the esta

hecause their arches are in lines of perfect beauty wou'd have been led to expect. Indeed if the former gentleman was taxed with an intention were gambling; he wanted to be paid som blishment of a telegraphic line connecting Can-looking, in fact, they look substantial enough to fallen at his transfer from. Canton to Honara and fairly massive, ornamental and durable truth were known Governor Wu was quite crest- af ruining the Macan treasury by largely drawing money, which was refused-hence these tearston with our colony of Natal (read Macao)" As- stand securely for yet half a dozen generations, under existing circumstances; and well he might on it to defray the cost of his pleasure trip to Inspector Mathieson on being recalled said the suredly the Fornaldas Colonias believes Macao The fine old buildings too which flank the he, for if Chinese history is to be believed.-and". Bangkok and Timer at the commencement house was well known to be a gambling den; to be such an important emporium of trade as to

entrance to the Naval Yard are, I should say, where is the man to be found who can question it? of this year, and his locum tenens was equally was a nuisance to the neighbourhood and one deserve to be in direct telegraphic communica- a style as can be found in the Colony. With to the present China's sorrow" has continued constructed in about as durable and inexpensive from the mythical period of the great Yu down. charged with the grass irregularity of drawing woman had made a complaint about her husband tion with the capital of the Two Kwangs! At their new coat of dockyard yellow, which is to bring nothing but disaster and disgrace in its both the salary of Acting Governor and that of losing his money there. First defendant was fined present Macao can communicate with Canton perhaps a little too highly coloured, they present train, besides costing the antien money incalcul- Colonial Secretary. The affair was brought and theothers $2 each. We would suggest that by telegraph vit Hongkong, but this apparently a majestic contrast to many of the more able. After such an experience covering years before the Lisbon Parliament, and Senhor the Captain Superintendent of Police should is not enough for the Holy City; it wants a

ornamental and more. flimsy looking buildings hy the thousands, and with such overwhelming Vaz Preto, a peer of the realm, demanded endeavour toimpress on his officers that they have direct line to Canton ! We are mightily afraid during the last twenty years, Perhaps they would efforts to master the problem, with any other which have been put together in this Colony costly proof of the impotency of their own some explanation from the Minister for the duties far more important than bribing scoundrels the Editor of the formal draws extensively on not be suitable for the system of offices below and race than the Chinese it would be reason=- Colonies. The explanation was given and a of the informer class, and arresting so-called his imagination to fill up his generally meagre dweiling rooms above, but I am sure there are able to suppose they would be less confident

gamblers who in no way threaten the peace and columns of Portuguese colonial news.

few buildings in Hongkong, or in any tropical in the efficacy of their own methods. climate, at once more apparently cool,.com- so, however, for within the last year it good order of the colony. Doubtless these men

modious, durable and inexpensive in construction is said a sum of over twà millions sterling at You-mahiti were gambling-playing dominoes

than are the old many columned and roomy man has gone bung," in the same stupid manner or some other Chinese game; but if convictions

sions which accommodate the Naval Yardofficers billions of tacls have been squandered before, cannot be secured without the aid of informers

and men. One storey, or even two storeys higher, yet it requires but a very rudimentary knowledge false, it was to be inferred that all the charges ruffians who for a few dollars would swear

THE P. & O.. Co.'s NEW OFFICE, might very well be added to any new bulidings of engineering to know that the Yellow river, levelled at both the Governor and the Colonial away their grandmothers' lives-, it would be part of Hongkong, and along the whole length

There are few handsomer.bulldings in any constructed in this Colony on the same model..

even at this hour, can be brought under proper Secretary were also groundless. The correspon much better to ignore the existence of what after of the Prays, than that which will soon

and permanent control, and made a navigable dent of the Fornal dos Colonias "goes for" the | all is, if not a' necessary, a doubtful evil.

comprise the new offices of the Peninsular

highway (which, however, through the condition of the adjacent lands it will take years to deve Minister as well as for the Macao Independents,

and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, now fast coming to completion upon the old site of

lope prosperously), at about a third of the which reproduced the Lisbon parliamentary To the correspondent who offers us some

what was long known as Crosby's store and

amount the improvements on the Mississipi cost. I don't know whether Messrs. Butterfield and proceedings, and characterises the Lisbon and suggestions and asks for Information about the facing the harbour in the immediate locality of the Macno supporters of the cause of the Gov. GapRock, we may say that'Imray's "blue-back "the Douglas wharf. Of the elegant modern Gothic

Swire were led to name their newsteamer the Kai- To run Morron of tum "Hongkong Telegrafi."

fong, after, Kai-fung-fu, the virtual capital of ernor and of the Secretary, as champion liars, chart which gives the rock an altitude of 60 feet order of architecture, this new building has been,

Honam, and the hope, that; she might be tha we understand, nearly entirely constructed of We agree with the correspondent.

is in error, and so also is the guide-book he

SIR-As various contributions and discus- pioneersteamer tothe capitalup the Yellow River, the materials of the former offices of the Com- sions on the utterly defenceless condition of It is curious she shouirt arrive at a moment when quotes from-like so many other books and pany, which stood a few hundred yards further Hongkong have appeared in your columns during it would seem as if it were imperative this source OUR contemporary the Rangoon Times has charts issued by the same publisher. The along the Praya to the westward, and which the last few months, and particularly as many of mischief should be taken, practically in hand JOHN STORAn, Bandmaster.

jumped to the conclusion that the notorious extreme altitude of the rock Is 96 feet, were vacated about a year ago, on the ground of them appear to be unanswerable that is to at last. If she had put in an appearance only a OUR Singapore contemporary relates that an

swindler Benson, who recently committed suicide and the depth of water surrounding it is underneath being sold for the purposes of the say, as there seems to be a total inability in the day or two earlier possibly Governor Wu with accident happened on board the little steamer

in an American gaol, is identical with our old from zo to 23 fathoms. There is a capital well have had a more convenient and desirable-1 should be glad if you can find room for the induced to proceed northwards by such a har new Central Market, which, by the way, might faland to gainsay much which has been written the superstitiousness of his race might have been Dili on her last voyage from Kalanism and other acquaintance Sidney B. Lewis, alias The Marquis, bost harbour on the north-west side of situation somewhere further west. This new and native ports to the East. While one of the alias Sidney, alias Stanley, etc., etc., whose Timiwan Island, where secure shelter may handsome structure, like its predecessor, atands

publication of a few remarks of my own, notbinger of good the sea voyage would certainly lascars was handling a loaded revolver, it went

so much to make the matter perfectly clear as have contributed to make him less dispirited. It brilliant career as a chevalier d'industrie of the be had from all winds except those between conspicuously qut above its more lowly surround-

to throw in a few rays of light on a most as well astate that Governor Wa'squalifications off and wounded Mr. Anderson, the European highest rank in Honolulu, Shanghai, Hongkong, W..W. and N.N.E.; this anchorage is about the Colony as much from its superior altitude as obscure subject. As a fact then I may begin by notsucher would command confidence elsewhere.. ings, and attracts the eye of all fresh arrivals in momentous yet at the same time a somewhat for his new post, judging from his antecedents, are engineer on board, on the arm, the bullet enter- Burma, India, Singapore, Japan, and Cores has five miles from the Gap in a N.E. direction and from the beauty and excellence of its style, saying that on the very first sign of hostilities in but there is this in his favour, he has mastered ing on one side of it and passing out of the other. from time to time been commented on in these in a bay where landing is easy. The Rock is It is of four storeys, but of a much narrower front Europe in which the United Kingdom may be the English language to some extent by personal We are glad to learn that Mr. Anderson is doing columns. On what grounds the Rangoon Timis about a quarter of a mile in length, north-east than the former office, a feature of high necessity engaged, it is perfectly well understood in the study in the nonb without assistance, and with comes 10 this conclusion we cannot even guess, and south-west, and, roughly speaking, about of ground is increasing in such objectionable queat of this island has to be attempted, not so and if allowed crest can make expect he will in all large and growing cities, where the value French and Russian squadrons that the conarille be can hit a target loin, by to at 200 yardı, TRUS a Japanese vernacular print A letter but we have no doubt that it is quite erroneous.

two hundred yards broad. It is 29 miles from leaps and bounds, now as common and

much with the object of destroying the city as having suceeded so far we may received on the 11th instant from Ikari Benson was about 45 years of age and of a dark Green Island, is difficult of access, and has one to the people of this Colony as to the citizens of to extort from it at least one hundred million not be less successful in his new field than his gasekimura, Minami-Tsugarugoti, Amori Pre-complexion, whereas Mr. Sidney B. Lewis

or two sunken dangers în its fimmediate vicinity, London or of Paris. The highly ornate and hard dollars as a ransom. This may also be predecessors fecture, states that severe shocks of earthquake cannot possibly be over 35. and he had very discovered by Captain Stopani of the Dock floors, the chante design and colour of the metal British Government which, let tis clearly under sum to, defray the cost of the new Imperial massive central balconies of the first and second and doubtless is, perfectly well known by the The Viceroy, has voted from the Treasury a have been felt several times in the locality, and light brown bair, and as blond a complexion as Company's tug. Pilot Fish one day last week. balustrades which inclose the verandahs, and stand, may reasonably be said to cara no Maritime Customs at Whampoa. The plans noises like the firing of guns have been heard a woman's. He was, in fact, a white-skinned As to the dangers or "hardships of a European the various wing and central finials so neatly more about Hongkong than they do about the and specifications are out the work baving to from the mountain of Jinkichigatake on the Jew. Besides, at the time "The Marquis living on the Gap Bock in charge of the light, adorning all angular points, make these, new other hundred and one dependencies of the be carried out by the Forest Custom, sed boundary between Akita and Aomori Prefectures, running the American Novelty. Company (and the idea only of such hardship can have had offices, as we have already observed, one of the British Crown scattered over the world and which I hear your noted architects are rushing to must conspicuous, and handsome architectural look to the Government for, assistance. Now the fore. The new buildings will begin at Articles on shelves in houses in the vicinity of Bandmann's chère amis, the fascinating Beaudet)

an abortive conception in the brain of some features of the Colony which, by the way, Sir, it is clear the Home Government cannot the rock on the forcabere of Bamboo-town, Chinbombra were thrown by the shocks, of which in this colony, and during his adventurous career obfuscated Idiot. There are menthe late badly want improving.

come to the aid of every colony, it will no doubt Whampoa adjacent to the Naval Technical The appearance of things in the interior of the do what it can in the way of sending out ships, School What about the opening of the back, elegant lines of the exterior would indicate of what I mest, take the case of the Confederate police "Celestial correspondent, of your The massive and elaborate staircase, formed of cruiser Alabama. How many years did it take broad granite steps, strikes the eye immediately before the Federal Government with all its viver is to be monopoly to Chinese natiro morning contemporary claims the opening of West- on entrance-although it occupies a well lighted ships, succeeded in stopping the depredations of capitalists The Imperial Maritime. Customs and roomy shaft, not in the immediate centre of that very cheap and very feeble, cruiser, which, claim to have had something to do with arranging the front and back rooms, of which, on the before she fell under the guns of the Kearsarge XIV the building but on the right centre, between however, committed much commercial havoc the Franco-Chinese Trealy, and I quote Art, ground floor, there are five, all of large dimensions On the other hand, the present British Govern Treaty of Peace, Frien and lofty altitude. On the left, fronting the foot ment is composed of individuals who, however Navigation between France and Chin

amerce and of the staircase, is the fire-proof strong room, bellicose and patriotic they may be in the event. Att KIV NO: prison, and with an, iran floor covered with a themself as pillars of the State, cannot be having a door entrance highly suggestive o of a of a row, and however conscientious: Casing of concrete through which possibly, neither expected to have very strong interest Bound fire or robbert would ever be able to make up in those of the clizes of this Colony, for the ready conveyance of parcels and corres property or hard cash would have to bear, the headway Adjoining this, la to be anautomaticiift who, by the loss of loo,c00,000.eltlerin pondence to the counter of the chief office on the burden of loss themselves it would fall upon wa Hoor above. On the first landing, immediately in member of the Administration in London

THE agents (Messrs. Melchers & Co.)- inform "gainst the Governor of Macao and the Colonial playing dominoes on the evening of the 30th there informed that "The Viceroy of Canton has Blackheads, like fully as well as any inthe colony, Futai on his departure: for his post, which one

us that the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Braunschweig, with the German mails, dated Berlin, Au rust 7th, left Singapore for this port yesterday at 6 pm, and may be expected on or about the 5th inst.

We read that the Japanese Naval Department has ordered from the Onohama Naval Ship building. Yard at Kohe an iroa vessel 170 feet in length and 29 feet in breadth at an estimated cost of je 230,000. The amount named sėms: to be a pretty steep price for a vessel of the dimensions given.

SAYS the Straits Times of the 24th uito-Wevery unsatisfactory one it proved to be, as the have just learnt that the two Glen liners, the Minister, reasoning on, extremely false grounds, asserted that as the news related in the Macao Glenfalloch and Glenartiey, have been sold to

correspondence asserting that Chinese the Indo-China Steam Ship Company for the

Customs had been established in Macao was noium trade between Calcutta and Hongkong. On their arrival in Glasgow from China they will have their boilers changed before being delivered up for their new service.

By kind permission of Colonel D. G. Anderson, the Regimental Band will play in the Public Gardens, on the and Sept., (Sunday), from`g till 10pm. The following will be the programme:

March.............. Alexandra Palace

Jonasena. Auber. Overture." le lac des Fées" Valia

silver Moonlight"

...Smith.. Selectlan

„Suliran. Капред, Gavatio

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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five or six were experienced during one night, in Burma, India, and other eastern countries, Chelsea philosopher, for example who wouldbuilding are suggestive of a much greater degree but such vessels, however capable, cannot be reach ? This appropriation from the Treasury The workmen in the Yunosawa Copper Mine the enterprising Benson was working 'out a-long have desired no more grateful retreat, and as for of endurance and strength than the light and everywhere at the same timentAs an example would scom to make it further, off than ever.

sentence at Portland for the notorious Do have fed to Odachi..

Goncourt turf frauds. The last time we heard THIS morning at the Police Court, before Mr. of "Sidney B." he was at Singapore, and Sercombe-Smith, a contractor named Chung succeeded in clearing out from that port in the Along, residing at No. 58, Queen's Road East nick of time by the assistance of Mr. Luckstone, was summoned by William Fisher, Inspector of accompanist to Remeny), who advanced him a Nuisances, for allowing an accumulation of sum of money on a handsome, gun which the offensive matter to remain outside his matsheds dashing adventurer had borrowed somewhere, on 8th inst, near a public road, and also for We were also favored last year by a member of having tubs of urine, without covers standing the United States Legation at Tokio with a bilet in front of his premises, the same being highly history of Sidney's career in the capital of the noxious and prejudicial to the health of Her Shoguns. One of these days, when we can find was done away with, not because the masonry Majesty's liegen, Defendant admitted his back-time to make the ascessary references, we shall Lliding and was ordered to pay down 45 or write a sketch of the career of this most audacious take a month on the crank.

of modern "awindlers,

the lesser luminaries, of thir' world who-watch other luminaries and who desire to run in chattering flocks, let them do as is done in other places, take spells of three months duration each. In Great Britain it is customary to inhabit such isolated spots with not fewer than three keepers, who are all tradesmen of some kind and who are permitted to employ their leisure time in simple manufacturing purepits, such as the designing, building and launching into unlimited space of "long thirteens." The old Eddystone was faulty, but simply for the very good reason that the attrition of the Atlantic waves, had eaten away its foundations,"

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