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CHARINI's Circus, we observe, was expected to leave Singapore for Bangkok about the 20th inst. A JAPANESE native paper states that the Roman Catholip Mission have purchased a large piece of ground in Kyoto and intend spending 28,000 yen in the erection of a large three-storied chapel Cui dono ?

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AMONGST the passengers who left Singapore the reth inst. by the P. & 0. Co.'s steamer Bokhara, was a once well known Hongkong

celebrity. Mr. Smith was booked for Brindisi, A young Chinaman who lately swelled the ranks of the unemployed got into trouble yester- day through owning a police truncheon which did not belong to him. The case was remanded to see if he had been blackmailing anybody on the strength of the official club, bail being fixed at no less than $500,

OCTOBER

HIM.S. Firebrand was underwolders to leave Singapore for this port on the 16th inst. The Sapphire and Rambler ate expected to be sent down to relieve the Firebrand and to be stationed at Singapore until further orders. PRINCESS EUGENIE of Sweden sacrificed her family jewels to build a hospital upon an island be nursed and healed. It will be a long tirac off the Swedish coast, where poor cripples might before any of our thrifty royalties follows such

'built that way.

24, 1888.

THE United Service Lodge of Freemasons will give their second annual quadrille party on the 9th proximo.

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It is said that when Dom Pedro dies an effort -will be made to overthrow the Brazilian throne

and establish a republic. And those who ought to know predict that the revolution will certainly prove successful.

THE great reservoir at Ceylon, which covers valuable work of irrigation which it accomplished even as far back as the Fifth century is again going on. The reservoir supplies towns and villages for fifty miles around.

Beaumont got together and added 64 runs before 120 runs had been made. Then Wood and

a reparation could be effected. Wood scored (nat out), and Beaumont 18, Turner was creditedTM four for 69, Troit two for 33, and Lyons one for with three wickets at a cost of 77 runs, Ferris 22. The Australians lost two wickets for 15 runs being the delinqucata.

it their second innings, Worrall and Edwards

The Hon. J. White's (of Australia) two colts by Chester from La Princesse and Princess Maud have been nominated for the English St. Leger Stakes of 1890.

The Government of Greece has demanded fishing vessel in the Egean Sea.

extensive scale för years past, and there is only too much reason to believe that the malpractices of these unscrupulous dealers in human flesh have been connived at by some of those whose business it was to exert themselves in quite the opposite direction. The Government supervision has never been sufficiently strict, and although good services have been rendered by the officials of the Tung Wa Hospital and the Po Leung Kuk, the degrading resident-Mr. W. McGregor Smith of "Sugar" a good example. The Guelph crowd are not seven' square miles, has been repaired, and the redress from Turkey for the seizure of a Greek practice, in spite of occasional convictions of offenders caught red-handed, has gone on flourishing and increasing. In a case of this kind we are strongly in favor of repressive measures. Criminals convicted in this colony of kidnapping in Chinese territory should be handed over to the tender mercies of the Canton Government, an arrangement for such extraditions having proviously been agreed to. This will probably be considered an extreme measure, but dangerous complaintsrequire desperate remedies, and the remorseless slave dealer is outside the pale of human sympathy, Aiders and abettors of these -hardened criminals in this colony, under the gine of the present Acting Chief Justice will invariably receive the full penalty, and although we cannot recognise the expediency or even necessity of brutalising even the lowest of the low No clearer proof of the coercion, bare by merciless corporal punishment, we fully the Sydney paper is more than a month in indignation prevails in the Holy City against the right over the ship, which was lying on her beam colenies; but his efforts are regarded as being

HOLLYHOCKS-PORTULACA, VERBENA

and PETUNIA,

MIGNONETTE MACHEL

(The New Variety).

Priced Catalogue en application. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hangkong, 31st August, 1888.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONOXONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1888.

faced fraud and other malpractices alleged

recognise that this degradation is not more "to be prevalent in our native emigration than they deserve. We trust that, under i depôts could be found than in therecent case all the circumstances, the Government will of the seven coalies who jumped overboard see the necessity of taking prompt and from the steamship Tetaries while abreast decided action in putting down what is a "of. Green Island, and preferred swim-blot on the fair fame of the colony..

ming ashore to travelling to Singapore. whither the vessel was bound. We have repeatedly heard of cases of

abuse

and grass Infraction of the Emigration Ordinance, as well as of native brokers acting more like kidnappers than as middle-men between their principals and

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

THE FISHERIES BILL

LONDON, October 22nd.

Speaking at a banquet at Ottawa, Sir John

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THE Singapore Free Press. of the 16th inst. ayOf the crew of the unfortunate steaner in the China sea, eighteen went home last week Kildare which foundered in the recent typhoon by the Blue-funnel steamer Titan, four leave to-day by the Meyim, four to-morrow by the Glinogle, and the officers, and engineers will probably leave next week. The steward of the Kildare has been selected as ward-room steward of the U.S. gunboat Yunista. OuRmoming contemporary' originally published (at great expense) novel, "Colonel Quaritch, V.C.," is, singularly enough, appearing in the columns of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph. And advance of the Hongkong Daily Press. How the hitherto unpublished manuscript story? will Granny explain that chaste little lie about We wait for an explanation-and are likely to wait a long time before we get one. THE Governor of Shantung reports to the Throne that the heavy rains which have fallen since the

beginning of autumn have caused much destruc- tion and considerable loss of life in the province. In the Lin-ch'u district five persons were drowned and a large number of houser swept away by the water pouring down from the mountains, At Taku-shan in the Wei district, where the river Pailang takes its rise, after many days of con- tinuous rain, the water came rushing in torrents

M. PASTEUR has been the recipient of fifteen different orders, only one of which is French. In addition he is an honorary doctor of all the great universities of Europe and a member of eighty- three learned societies. And only a few years ago he was all but universally denounced as a quack-by the medical profession... Ar the Palice Court to-day the case of Nund Singh, the Sikh constable who is charged with Mr. Webber had arranged to get a witness who the manslaughter of a boy, came up again. would prove the entire spotlessness of the accused, but as neither advocate nor witness turned up the Indian was committed for trial, bail being accepted in two sureties of $750 each. OUR Macao correspondent informs us that the of 25 days' imprisonment, lately prenounced by Government Council has reduced the sentence the National Battalion Court Martial against Mr.A. Marques, to g days, and that he has been transferred to the Mounte Fort, Great manner in which the affairs of the ragged is strongly advocated. Battalion are conducted, and its early dissolution

WE are indebted to our Sandakan contemporary for the information that Mr. J. J. Dunn's visit to British North Borneo was in connection with the interests of the British Borneo Trading and Planting Company. Our contemporary under. stands that their business, will for the present be confined to timber and tobacco, but when all the machinery now in process of erection repairing shop and slip-way for vessels and a is at work the Company will proceed to erect a yard for building launches and boats, and

A TYPHOON TRAGEDY,

An inquiry was held at the Harbour Office, An inquiry was held at the Harbour Office, steamship Ghases, who was washed overboard death of an able seaman named Wilkins, of the in a typhoon on the agth alto, on the high acas. Staff Commander J. A. G. Bucknell, H... Commander Rumsey, R.N., Harbour-master,

Albany, and Captain Sawer, steamship Foosang, Victor Emanuel, Captain Porter, steamship' formed the court.

News has just been received from the Congo that Mr. Jameson, Major Bartellot's successor in command of the expedition for the relief of Stanley, died at Bangalas on August 7.

September 24th. It is probable that President Cleveland wifl- assent to the measure totally excluding the It is reported that the, Chinese Government Chinese from the United States.

are furious with Sir Henry Parkes because of the action of the Government of New South Wales in preventing the landing of Chinese from passing of the Chinese Restriction Bill, with its the steamer Afghan and other vessels at Sydney

immigration. some months since, and also because of the more stringent provisions in regard to Chinese

by him in opposition to Chinese, Immigration in The Chinese Government assert that Sir Henry Parkes is, owing to the attitude assumed Australia, really answerable for the rejection by China of the proposed treaty with the United States.

The Chinese Government are taking prompt steps for the appointment of consuls in the Australian colonies, so that the interests of their countrymen there may be properly looked after. It is asserted that the Canadian Government Australia to induce England to initiate a con are discussing an unofficial proposal from. reciprocity between the different portions- Empire,

ference for the purpose of establishe British

Ghaste, said: We left Singapore for Hongkong Capt. Scotland, master of the British steamship on the aged ult, with a cargo of sugar. We had 47 of a crew, ten of whom were lors. We a typhoon and the engines were slowed. The continues to negotiate with the Government of met a strong W.N.W. wind on the 28th, which increased till at night there were indat ons of next morning the typhoon reached its height. China, he having some time ago been desired Sir John Walsham, British Minister at Pekin, At 9 am the chief officer reported man by Lord Salisbury to urge a convention on the overboard" the seas at the time were going subject of emigration from China to the Australian a life buoy was thrown overboard, but floated ends. I ordered the engines to be stopped, and hopeless. ahead of us. At that time the starboard furnaces bad been put out. The ship was stopped for some time, and a lookout for the man was kept, but he could not be seen, and aft. She laboured so heavily that the port as her head fell away, and seas washed us fore fires were put out.. About eleven o'clock the typhoon ceased, but the barometer still fell, and we had rain. It was almost calm until two typhoon then recommenced from the opposite o'clock, when the barometer showed 28. The direction, E.SE., and blew with ever greater force than before, if that was possible, until six When the man fell overboard the weather, was o'clock, when the weather began to moderate, so bad that if we had seen him, we could not have lowered a boat. When the typhoon was on account of the vicinity of the Paracels.

Mr. Metcalfe, chief male, stated that on the

seaman, trying to secure the starboard life-boat bridge-deck with the deceased and another davit, which was swinging dangerously, when a sea came over. He sung out "Look out" and ran to windward, holding on to the engine-room: skylight. When the sea had passed he turned He saw deceased in the water a few yards away round, and heard a shout of "Man everboard." and the seaman who was left threw a life baoy.. Witness called out, and the captain, who was at the chart-room door, telegraphed below to thrown, and a lookout was kept, but there were reverse the engines. Another life-buoy was

far, as he had bis oilskins and seaboots on. If no signs of the man. He could not have swum he had been seen it would have been impossible

tary to the Indian Government, who was about to be dispatched on a mission to Cabul to confer Mr. H. M. Durand, CS,I.; the Foreign Secre

with the Ameer about the situation in Afghanis that, owing to the troubious state of the country, tan, bas been delayed. It has been ascertained there is a doubt whether the Ameer is able to guarantee the safety of the mission. parts of India and great damage has been done to the crops. The outlook is gloomy,

the emigrating fraternity. Shocking cases Macdonald said that he believed that when the from the mountains, and swept away twenty.repairing vessels, also to contract for public. felt approaching I had no room to go to the 5.E., Severe floods have been experienced in many

of malversation and fraudulent induce-approaching election was over the Americans ment have times out of number cropped would desire to revise the Fisheries Bill,

(From Straits Times) FRANCE AND ITALY.

TUNIS, October 15th.

The Russian Consul at Tunis has decided to support France against Italy in reference to the

school question.

eight persons and over seven hundred houses in works, buildings, &c. All this only goes to justify what we said the other day about Mr. J.

the course of one night, The Hui-min, Ching. Dunn and his cheap advertisement in the 29th, at 9 am, he was on the after 'part of the

ch'êng, Pu-t'ai and other districts also suffered severely, and adequate measures have every- where been taken to relieve the distress.

THB Peking Gaselle of the. 29th ulto, contains an Imperial decree, in reference to a report by Wu Ta-ch'eng, the new Director-General of the Yellow River. That officer has arrived at Count Crispi has received the order of the his post in Honan and, as instructed by the

THE ITALIAN PREMIER DECORATED.

Black Eagle.

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SIR MOREL MACKENZIE.

BERLIN, October 15th, Doctor Bermann has announced his intention of prosecuting Sir Morel Mackenzie for libet.

Daily Press-which insinuation was scornfully, but not very effectually, denied. ABOUT four o'clock this morning a steam-launch anchored at Sau-ki-wan and disembarked a body of armed police, under Inspectors Cradock, Mathieson, and Corcoran. They marched silently to a house which has been raided a dozen times for pirates, and sure enough there were fifteen gentlemen of that profession inside. The door, and all were arrested quietly but one, Queen's keys "crowbars-soon opened the

significant order to stop soen brought him up, who had jumped out of a window and run. A

however, and he was added to the crowd. In various parts of the house large quantities of clothing, &, together with daggers, knives, revolvers, matchlocks, and a lot of other weapons were found. The prisoners were a rough looking set, their ages ranging from sixteen to sixty. They were at first charged with the recent piratical attack on Sau-ki-wan fishing at Sun Niu, but the fishermen who were robbed do not probably acquired on an occasion when no identify them, so that the property found was witnesses were left. They were brought up this morning before Mr. Pollock on a charge of unlawful possession, and remanded that further inquiries might be made.

up at the Magistracy and In the Supreme. Court, and in more than one case of brutal coercion we have heard the Chief Justice recommend the free appliance of the lash on the unscrupulous dealers in human flesh: The coping-stone of proof that coercion is still rampant in the coolle.] barracoons of this colony is afforded by these seven sons of Han, who, before losing sight of their native land, plunged into the waves, and at their own peril struck out boldly for the shore. We think it imperative that some enquiry should be instituted with- out delay into this special case, and evidence elicited as to the cause of the escape of these men from the emigrant ship. The public of Hongkong is fully entitled to know to a certainty what abuses are really going on in the emigration barracoons, and what measures are employed by the Government to prevent the trade and punish the traf- fickers in human flesh. The only redeeming feature in this scandalous business so far as this Colony is directly concerned, is that the onus of oppression and malpractice falls entirely on the Chinese brokers and coolic agents, not one European, so far as is known, having ever been concerned in of matrimony, one seldom gets the better of the commenced, and they are to be completed as THE Daily Press has managed at last to get

THE EMPEROR WILLIAM IN ITALY."

ROME,October 15th.

Emperor, has had under his consideration certain memorials to the Throne censuring various officials who were concemed in the operations Ta-ch'eng finds that the charges formulated a carried on in the past winter and spring. W for the most part unfounded; but in consequence of his report a few officinis are withdrawn from their appointments in connection, with the river warks, or are subjected to other penalties. An application made by him for the sum of Tis 100,000 in teady money is referred to the Board of Revenue, which is directed to report on it without delay. The Emperor concludes by remarking that ten million taels and more have now been devoted to the repairs. The Director care that no money is squandered, and must General and subordinates must take the greatest give their utmost efforts to the formuance of the lask entrusted to them. As soon as the period of hear frost (October, z3rd) shall arrive, the WHEN a man and a woman discuss the subject reconstruction of the embankments is to be

A grand review of 34,009 Italian troops has been held. The Emperor William of Germany was present and closely inspected the manoeuvres, which be warmly commended.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE latest English word in Paris is struggfor- lifer," meaning one who has to struggle to get a living.

other. It usually results in a tie.

LAWYER-Was the disease from which your husband died contagious? Witness-No, sir

but it was awful ketchin.'

THE largest china vase in the world is cleven feet high, is valued at $10,000, and it took eight years to make it—at Hanley, in England.

dining was that by W. S. Gilbert: "It is not A MOST happy contribution to the philosophy of what is on the table but what is on the chairs that I consider."

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to row a boat to him; the sea was so wild..

found that every effort possible under the circum- Other evidence baving been given, the Court stances was made on behalf of the deceased, but as he was encumbered with oilskins and scaboots the conclusion was that he sunk in a few seconds, mate's log the Court was unable to give a Owing to the want of, sufficient data in the decisive opinion, as to the possibility of the master taking steps to avoid the centre of the typhoon, but in considering the circumstances of might have avoided the full force by running to the occurrence they inclined to the belief that he

however that he was prevented from doing the south-east on the 28th. It was possible so by the position of the ship with reference to blame attached to the master, officers, or crew, the Paracols. 1 hey therefore found that no who did all in their power to save their com

rade's life.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

Probably he was picked up somewhere in the hold of a real "fyer" in the Sporting line. wilds of far Kowloon, but anyway, the griffin's to Sydney papers brought on by the steamship For the subjoined telegrams we are indebted contribution to the horsey literature of the period

forenoon

The recent successes of the rebels, in the of that place, and made it necessary to send vicinity of Suakim have endangered the safety assistance to the garrison. English and Italian warships have therefore been ordered to the relief of the town.

Owing to the death of Mr. Jameson, the second in command, the Battellot expedition for the relief of Mr. H. M. Stanley has been abandoned. A German expedition to relieve Emin Bey is being prepared, and will start as soon as possible.

Considerable alarm is felt in Russia at the report of a threatened. influx of Chinese to Siberia. It is probable that the authorities will at once make inquiries into the matter.

has been for some time in Austrin, reached Munich yesterday on the return journey to London.

The Princess of Wales, who with her daughters

not been confirmed.

The miraculous escape which they were reported to have had at a railway crossing has

opened to-day In the course of his address,

MELBOURNE, September 24th. The Church of England General Assembly Bishop Goe referred to the lack of subscriptions to the bishop's fund, which was the mainstay of the church. He said that while the population 150,000 during the last nine years, church of Melbourne and suburbs bad increased by

mentioned the death of Dr. Hearne as a very accommodation had remained stationary, Ho

the doings of the Pan-Anglican conference of great loss to the church of which he was such a distinguished member. He dealt at length with archbishops and bishops at Lambeth, and poisted out the important influence it would have not only to the church itself but to the various Christian churches,

To-night a meeting of members of the Church

bishop, in the course of a powerful address, drew of England was held in the Temperance-hall in afd of the Bishop of Melbourne fund. The Resolutions were passed urging strenuous efforts a disheartening picture of the state of the fund. to rehabilitate the fund."

The new Electoral Bill has been circulated. The number of members of the Assembly has been raised from 85 to 94 There are 84 elector ates, 74 of which return only one member. The

explain the provisions of the meastire. second reading of the bill will be taken in the Assembly to-morrow, when the Premier will

LONDON, September 25th. The funeral of Marshal Bozalne took place at

Madrid yesterday. It was strictly private and was not attended by a single Frenchman,

thedegrading occupation of kidnapping the natives out of their homes. To this

AFTER a lengthy description of the China extent we may congratulate ourselves

Tientsin Railway, the Chinese Times winds up on occupying a better position than our

as follows:-The credit of this pioneer line, a neighbours, the Portuguese of Macao,

line which in any country would rank as a most in this morning's paper is not only entitledgers, Capt. Pinkham, which arrived in port did while emigration was carried on in

excellent construction, combining economy, to the bun, but also to the baker. He went up that colony. In the Holy City most of the

solidity, permanence, and general usefulness, is yesterday to Kennedy's Horse Repository to see

LONDON, September 20th. A train conveying 1500 German soldiers ran acts of oppression and cruelty in connection

due to Mr. Tong King-sing, a man af. prescient the dozen Subscription race-pales drawn off the line at Werbig, and was upset. The with the slave traffic were perpetrated by

intellect,, with a fine faculty of organization, and for, and "spread himself" for the occasion. soldiers escaped with slight injuries. the Portuguese owners and overseers of

varied fortunes, many difficulties which he has less interest judges of that noble animal the utterances at an interview. He declared that

bold and sagacious innovator. He has had And this is how he did it. It will doubt-

September arst, the barracoons themselves, while these

Mr. Gladstone has just made some remarkable faced bravely; many enemies and detractors, China race-pony to fear that "most of the his friendship for Turkey was unabated, and establishments were under direct Govern-

and he has met them stubbornly, and after trials animals, although possessing favorable points, andria he had urged upon Musurus Pasha, who that the day before the bombardment of Alex- ment supervision. In Hongkong the native On the Volga in Russia, the longest river in

and obstructions which would have crashed many are rather tubby and inclined to swell in the brokers and private holders of coolie Europe, there are 7,000 vessels at work, and

or.mast.men.be, on the roth inst, was enabled to hind-quarters," and it must encourage noble. the time was opportune for an occupation of was then Turkish Ambassador' in London, that shanties are alone directly responsible for

100,000 men work on it handling 5,000,000 tons show to that appreciative talcamanthe Viceroy, a owners to be told by such a high authority that Egypt by Tarkey. The Sultan, however, when Bishop Strossmayer, of Croatia, Austria, had The statement published a few days ago that of merchandise per year. the infraction of the law, and condign

first class colliery which employs 3,500 men gen. "the training they will be put to will soon take the matter was represented to him, refused to been summoned to Rome because the Vatican punishment very quickly follows discovery THE agents (Messi. Adamson, Bell & Co.) crally, sometimes 3,500, and supports to all about off all the superfluous body that they now have." adopt the suggestion. Mr. Gladstone expressed was displeased with his Fanslavistic tendencies and conviction. We are of opinion, inform us that the "Shire Line steamship 10,000 souls, formerly poor and living lives of Great Scott i and just listen to this "Grey and

himself as confident that the Government would and utterances is now seld to be without founde however, that far.

coa give up the occupation of Egypt by British tionem Pembrokeshire, from London, &c., left Blinga. hardship and penury, but now in comfortable white colours preponderate, the shoulders of one or troops. Toro energetic

cass; also, the first, "section of a. pxilway eight) | tw~ of the latter stamping them at once as winj----

Mr. Alex Blaine, M.P. for South Armagh, has measures should, be employed towards pore yesterday, for this port,

eighty miles to Peking, and, in the reverse he at home in a hard game of pole." This is Tibb; the Arab king on the Upper Congo. of another engagernent between the British and miles long, which ere, long will; stretch another perhaps homeans wiry-little animals that would

In a letter written before his death Major just been released from prison after serving a Bartellot, the leader of the party which followed inciting tenants to resist evictions.

sentence of four months imprisonment for after Stanley, expressed his distrust of Tippo

Intelligence has been received from Calcuita knan, with potential extensions not only to Fao shoulders being set forth as an indication of Bartelot of conniving at slave raiding and seat of war is that the Thibetans are flying in all ting. Fu, but, to, Southern and North-western "wiriness," And then the critic tells us, in cannibalism among his follower China Tong King-sing has now had bis vindi language, that is quite gruesome in its dis The Conga officials believe that Mr. Jameson,It is stated that Coolie emigration to the

directions honoure, meekly, his name, as his works pick of the whole team, judging by present chery. It is hopeless arranging another expediate Emperor Frederick III., though expected cation and triumph, and although, he bears his regard of grammatical requirements, that "the

who has been left in charge of Major, Bartellor's French colonies has been stopped, will endure long after him, will go down to appearances and build, undoubtedly lies tion, and it has been decided to retreat. The for some time has created a great sensation expedition, is convinced of Tippoo Tip's tres The publication in London of the diary of the posterity as that of a benefactor to the Empire. between a dark bay (sic) of Mr. Humphries general consensus of opinion amongst authorities throughout Europe on account of its many start.. The management of the lide her been, for (sic) and a chestnut of which Mr. Nowrojce send fresh aid to Stanley by the Congo. It is stated on the best authority, that the

on Central Africa now is, that it is impossible to ing revelations some time in charge, virtually, of Mr. Ng has become the possessor." The latter," con- Choy,, who has co-director Mr. Ng Choy-tinues the oracle, has all bis speed poluts there, administration of the line deny a statement agree in the opinion that it is exceedingly Some colleagues of Mr. Gladstone in his present Emperor William and Prince Bismarck or, as he is here called, We. Ting-fang-isa and will with decent care in training undoubtedly made by him that Mr. Parnell was released doubtful whether the diary as a whole barrister of the English Bar, who on his exami prove a stayer." "There are some pretty parts from Kilmainham Gaol because the Government authentic. They at the same time declare nation when passing, took high honours. Mr. around the build of a grey drawn by Mr.

was satisfied that he was not associated with themselves to be quite certain Ng Choy has conducted the administration of McCulloch, which stamp him as a goer if he is crime. Speaking at the Unionist Liberal meet events partially-apocryphalale that is at all "THREE Chinamen were charged at the Folice the line with rare skill, and by continual use of properly set to his work," is another piece of until Mr. Gladstone repudiated Home Rule the statement was published in the Cologne Gaspite Court this morning with committing as many patience and savoir-faire, also of excellent descriptive writing which it would be a pity to Unionists would support the Government through The Berlin papers are not ashamed" to ing at Bradford Mr. Chamberlain declared that A few works ago the following semi-official burglaries. Two of them were unimportant organizing powers, has under considerable and overlook. Our friend becomes at once mysterious thick and thin, and would sacrifice their personal reproduce from a sensational London paper the cases of breaking into Chinese houses; the third unceasing difficulty brought the enterprise to and prophetic when he says that "the dirty grey a most important one; and insures the Govern England the Emperor: Frederick's diaries, and was that of entering the house of Inspector its present satisfactory and hopeful position, ponydrawnby Mr. Coron will probably show more ment, its full term of office, thereby increasing refused to deliver them to the Emperor William ambitions and party interests. The speech was story that Queen Victoria took with her to Horton, 114 Queen's Road East. An coginner Finally, due ackupelediment must be made to temper than promise, and seems to be a coward its influence abroad, delig named Fyfe who lives in the house, saw him on His Excellency the Viceroy who has given of the first water." Now in all arounds weIt is asserted that a walter at the Imperial story-la-too-willy to need explicit, confid

in spite of the latter's express request. The "and" "The abislate truth of our statements.

-the-verandah yesterday morning, and say that throughout My powental and indo pensable sup wonder who stuffed our contemporary's reporter Hotel Dmbin, gare the Zims the alleged

was a thief, but fearing that he might be port, and to HE. Cheu Fo, lately Hal-kwan with such arrant trash? For anything in six others

but it is ad to see that German journals sho There cannot be the least doubt that a armed, did not arrest him. An indian watchman Total and pow Provincial Judge, who energe telligible there is in the remarks quoted above,

letters of Mr. Parnell, which it pablis system of kidnapping laborera from China

in the compound below, however, had either less tically encouraged, the scheme and helped to the writer might have been describing a water and sending them from Hongkong to prudence or more bravery, and collared him as bring it to successful dangekhout which the buffalo rather than a mob of race ponies. Sick various destinations under the guise of he was tunning away. He was laid on the shalf founders of the line would hayo laboured emigrants has been conducted on an for six months,

to your paste pos Granny, and leave sport to those who understand it

the discovery and putting down of abuses. We are requeried to mention that the adjourned of this nature, and strongly advocate that Criminal Sessions will be held to-morrow at direction; some, eighty miles more to Shan-hai the first time that we have ever heard of a pony's Letters from various sources accuse Major the Thibetan troops. The latest news from the sufficiently deterrent punishments should 2 p.m. instead of 10.30.a.m. Jurors will have

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be inflicted on all convicted kidnappers and to attend at the former hour. their accomplices. Asa practical resource IT is mated that the reason why the French we would recommend the Government to Government refused to sign the Sugar Bounty take effective steps to obtain from every Convention is that it fears being crowded out of emigrant on board vessels leasing the the South American markets by the United port, previous to departure, a distinct States. acknowledgment of his willingness to A NEWEPAPER in Constantinople says that 212 emigrate, or a detailed statement of the Christians and jews hays become Mohammedans pressure and coercion which may have during the past year, a larger number than those been brought to bear on him. Something who have abandoned Mohammedanism for other of this kind is done, but it is notorious that religions, the law is systematically evaded.

We dealt at considerable length on this bogus emigration question some years ago, and narrowly escaped a criminal prosecu- tion at the hands of the late Harbour Master for our plain speaking. Events have since proved the accuracy of our judgment

The Surrey team commenced their first i today. By lunch time they had lost wicket for 12 mins of which nam werd prosent Read had rattled up 17 Ten

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