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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Hongkong, 29th October, 1888.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1888.

General of Customs, who really had no locus standi in the matter. But that was not all; the Canton Customs, by their own short-sightedness, had been baulked of what they considered their legitimate prey, and they accordingly laid themselves out to retrieve their lost, posillon. That was only what might have been reasonably expected, and anybody who knows any thing at all about the Canton river trade must have known quite well that their golden opportunity was bound to come, sooner or later. And it came much sooner than was anticipated.

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WEEKLY steam communication has been estab- 'ished since the 6th ulto, for the conveyance of

grains between Sierra-Leone and Grand assam. “

ing about 12.30.

bought. It is said that the Directors of the Steamboat Company, after all their bounce and bravado, have unconditionally sur rendered to the Chinese Customs. The arrangement offered by the Canton Com CO-MORROW morning between 9 and 10.39 missioner a few weeks ago, in which clock the steam-launch carrying the Bethel his absolute authority was in future to beag will call alongside any vessel hoisting code recognised-an arrangement which was service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, retur

xennant C, to convey men ashore to tam scornfully tabooed, Is, on dit, the basis of the agreement by which the Pewan is permitted lo again-take her place on the Canton river. Whatever the Inspector General of the Imperial Chinese Customs decides upon, the Directors of the Steamboat Company On October 19th, less than a fort-will gratefully acquiesce. After entering night after Mr. CONSUL ALABASTER had very properly dismissed the contemptible criminal charge brought against Captain Goodis for an offence of which the prosecution knew perfectly well he was quite innocent, the Customs officers boarded the steamer Powän on her way up the river, and amongst the cargo discovered some fifty packages of contra- band sulphur. Here was a glorious opportunity of making amends for the previous blunder. In his judgment in the former case the British Consul had indicated that if any carelessness had been proved against, Captain GOGGIN he must have convicted him but as it was unreasonable to expect the Captain to

སྐོ། ཏི། སྟོདོན

M. TRAVERS, formerly Director of Ports and Telegraphs in Annam and Tonquin, has deon appointed to a similar charge in Haute Loire,

France.

*** BOMBAY, October 12th. A party detached from the Fourth column of

Kunbar, the chief Akazal village in Khand; several others have been shelled and destroyed, All the wounded have been sent from Kotkhal to Darbund, with the exception of Crookshank, who is not well enough to be moved. Two", companies of the Seaforth Highanters have been ordered from Darbund, to hold Kotkhai when the Column advances,

the Black Mountain Expedition has occupied

BOMBAY, October roth. Fearing lest the further destruction of villages, on the Black Mountain might prevent the tribes sending irghas to arrange terms. General McQueen has ordered that no parties' be sent out at present. p.

AFGHANISTAN.","

BOMBAY, October 16th. The latest news froni Herat states that Ishak Khan has fled to Kerki, and that the whole of Turkestan is in the Ancer's hands.

THE French military authorities in Tonquin are taking energetic measures to suppress the numerous bands of pirates whoinfest the provinces under the Protectorate. A column has lately Seen concentrated at Lam under the orders of Commandant Audry, to operate against the 'Twould serve no useful end to publish "Music's" pirates between the districts of Lam and An-chan, communication from Quarry Bay, describing a "Tus, statements in this morning's Daily Press presentation and entertainment given there the that every winter this colony has had to fear a other evening in honour of a late employé at the water famine and to face the certainty of scarcity raikos Sugar Refinery, "who had to resign his and discomfort, are unblushing falschoods. appointment through a disagreement with the There has never been a water famine in Hong- manager.", We are quite sure that Mr. J. Fenton kong during its entire history, and the only will appreciate the beautiful gold albert and scarcity ever experienced was a bogus one-a Maltcie cross," the gift of his late fellow put-up job to justify the vast sums being expended

THE SICK MAN" IN THE RED SEA, workers, and we wish him the best of good luck on the big experimani at Tytam Tuk."

A London telegram states that the Porte has wherever he may go. But it would he unfair to

decided to establish an arsenal, dockyard, and THE Courrier d'Haiphong reports that a col-harbour works at Jeddah, and to station a ur readers to publish detailed reports of private lision took place in the harbour of Haiphong on ilotilla there for service in the Red Sea. The jollifications, and it would probably land us in an ihe 22nd ulto, between the Adour, a bulk Porte bas been warned that the fall of Sunkim as the shareholders | expensive libel suit if we allowed n'n anonymous anchored abreast of the Naval Yard. and the i

responsible positions tyrants, and other equally the Go-bac, after turning round in the Song-tam-conspiracy, has been detected in Dublin: correspondent to designate persons holding steam-launch Ga-bas. Through bad steering pretty names. No, friend "Music," we can't hac, ran into the Adour, causing considerable oblige you this journey; but shall be pleased to damage. Steps were promptly taken to stop the hear from you again.

The leading European Powers are evidently hood of Ghazni have revolted; no details have leak, and the hulk was prevented from sinking.

determined to increase their strength on the

the field of combat as bold as roaring lions, the Hon. Mr. Rysis and his colleagues have retired as meek as lambs, after having wasted a good deal ofthe Company's money and sacrificed no inconsiderable amount of personal dignity and self-respect. But, after, all, they may have acted wisely, at least so far

interests are concerned. The power of the Customs on the Canton river is almost autocratic, rendering the existence of a friendly relationship between the Commis sioner and the owners or directors of steamship companies trading to the port an absolute necessity, The existing conditions are essentially suggestive that "discretion is the better part of valdor",

by the name and area of the writers, not necessarily for nightly make a search of every hole and and it is 'much to be regretted that the season. Without any exception whatever, Miss tons, and that Germany has ordered ten additional

publication; but at evidence of good faith, "

Whilst the columns of the Hongkang Telegraph will always

be open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all questions the Editor does not in any way held himself responsible for

affecting public interesis, It must be dhuinely understood that

opinions thus expressed

TO ADVERTISERS

corner of the ship, and as the contraband goods were slowed away in a place where nobody could reasonably be expected to search, it was held that he had done all that could fairly be expected of him. But in the Pawan case the smuggled sulphur was

THE Rangoon Times says that the Sallinger who ran an opera troupe here two years ago are "starring" Emelie Melville in Java. 1f this be true it is quite on the cards that we may see the fair Emelie in Hongkong during the present Directors of the Steamboat Company did. Melville is the best artiste that has ever visited not recognise this in the first instance. Hongkong. By the way, we are glad that They would have occupied a much better Signor Billgreeno, otherwise Verdi, is not now position to-day had they done so. How-William was a grand singer and not a bad actor in attendance on the fascinating Emelie.

ever, all's well that ends well. But now that a question has arisen which may lead to serious complications hereafter, and a cargo on board the steamer, and it is, right has been claimed by the Chinese, therefore, not at all unlikely that a Court Customs to put a stop to all trade between Philangang Megaph'i number at the Telephone Central night have held the Captain-that is the here and Canton whenever they may think Company-nominally responsible. How-fit-for there is not a single vessel that ever, the Canton Commissioner declined to goes up the river in which smuggled goods Subscribers to The Hongking Telegraph wo respectfully act on his own authority and reported the cannot be found, it is high time the case to head-quarters in Peking. And as Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce the result of this reference to the Inspector took active steps to place matters on a

Advertisers are requested to forward all natices Intended for Insertion in that day's inspe not later than. Three o'Clock so na not to resar:f the early milication of the paper,

Ailvertisemenas anil Subegriptions which are not ordered for a actually discovered amongst the ordinary

feed period will be continued umil countermanded.

„The Hongkong Teigenspk, has the largest circulailon of any English spaper published in the Far East, and is therefine the best mitrum for Silverthors, Tenna can be leant is application.

Exchange in No. 17

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reminded that að Suburiptions are payable in adveneri s

Obe Dongkong Oclegraph General an order caine down to at once satisfactory and comprehensible basis.

Hongkong, Saturday, NovembER 3, 1888.

THE STEAMBOAT COMPANY AND

THE CANTON CUSTOMS.

In commenting a few week,since on the decision of the Directors of the Hongkong,

Canton and Macau Steamboat Company,

Limited, to ragazze in legal warfare with the Chinese Lupteist Maritime Customs at Canton we remarked that "the Directors had been badly advised, even assuming that they stood a fair chance of coming successfully through litigation that promised to prove exceedingly troublesome," How this view has already buen práctically demonstrated. The attempt of the Canton Customs authorities to obtain a conviction before the British Consul against Captain S. W. GOGGIN of the Company's steamer Fatshan on the charge of issuing a false manifest was

accurate was

certainly a grave error of judgment,

and their failure to win what would have

interdict the Powan from 'plying on the Canton river. No opportunity was given for explanation, no chance of settling the matter in dispute by mediation or concession. The Directors of the Steam- boat Company had dared to brave the all-powerful Foreign Customs, and the Powan, by far.. the best paying vessel in the entire fleet, was summarily prohibited, from pursuing her ordinary avocations, thus causing great inconven- ience in the immense daily traffic between Hangkung and Canton and serious loss to the Company. We certainly cannot com- pliment Sir ROBERT HART on the policy he has adopted to vindicate what he doubtless considers the special prerogatives of the Imperial Maritime Customs.

It cannot be disputed that to arbitrarily prevent a steamer, the property of a public corporation, from carrying on legitimate trade to an open Chinese port, when other equally effective legal measureșcould have

been applied, is proceeding to extremes.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

THE BRITISH MINISTER AT

WASHINGTON.

LON-ON, October, 31st. informed the British Minister, Mr. Sackville The Secretary of State at Washington has

West, that he is no longer acceptable to the United States Government and that, therefore, bis presence is prejudicial to the cordial relations which should exist between the two Gove

ments,

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by any means, but there was always too much of him. Verdi was altogether too beautiful to get along pleasantly with ordinary metals, and so we are glad he is hawling out high class opern to the Melbourne dilettante, instead of prowling round these primitive regions with all his fascinations let loose. We should like to have Verdi's biography-written by Pemberton

Willard.

invitation to call on Mr. Pollock at the Magistracy

Great Britain will at once increase her Navy by ocean wave. Late, telegrams informi as that

constructing 29 vessels, aggregating 100,000 ironclads and twelve gunboats. The time for the settlement of the much debated question of supremacy on the sea is getting within measur able distance,

THE success of the Duke of Portland's crack youngster Donovan in the Middle Park Plate, carrying the extreme penalty, apparently makes the Derby a 'good thing, barring accident, for Mr. C. Perkins' Chitabob, a slashing son of Robert the Devil that promises to, rival the famous victories of Blair Athol for the North Countrie. Sir Robert Jardine will have a good look in for the Oaks, and the other classic events, with the unbeaten Sweetbriar. THE success of Friar's Balsam in the Champion Stakes at Newmarket would appear to indicate that the flying son of Hermit and Flower of Dorset bas recovered the brilliant form of his two year old days. From recent home papers we note that. Minting had broken down in bis preparation, so that too much reliance cannot be placed on Friar's Balsam beating Mr. Vyner's big horse into second place "across the flat"at weight for age, However, it should never be forgotten that a race-horse is almost always at his best in the autuma of his three year old career, and

his recent form. It seems a great pity that Mr. probably Friar's Balsam will never improve on

Vyner did not send Minting to the stad after his grand display in the summer,

T. KELLY.the bounty-jumper, has found a follower. Early this week Frederick Jackson, an Irishman, accepted à retainer of $18 to help navigate the 7. M. Blackie across the billowy, and then went ashore to say good bye to the Count de Bardi and his other friends. He was still away when the windjammer left yesterday, but turned up at night at the Sailors' Home looking as though he had been sleeping on a rum-keg with a coal-coolic. A policeman was presented to him at the sub-

given to him. He explained that he had been sequent levee which he held, and a return

ship to go, and added, defiantly, that there was out in the bush for four days, waiting for the

no law in England to make him go aboard a ship if he didn't want to. Mr. Pollock, with the aid of Inspector Craddock, unearthed a statute whereby he would be permitted to pay ten dollars if he was averse to being a hermit in his cell for

ON the night of the 31st alto. two humorous fourteen days. He preferred the hermitage.

mixed-caste sailors seized a pair of shoes which a Chinamon was carrying along Pedder's Wharf. As he resisted, the facetious pair hit him in the eye and otherwise knacked him about, serving a companion who was with him nearly as LONDON, October 24th.”

fot up to the station, where the Chinemen were

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.

November 1st.

to St. Petersburg, was derailed and His Majesty The train conveying the Czar, when returning bad the narrowest escape. Nineteen persons were killed and eighteen wounded.

(From Straits Times.) THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

Our slavish morning contemporary publishes a column of wishy-washy editorial trash anent the Tytam Water Works and the Honorable the Surveyor-General. The honorable gentleman is congratulated on his great work, and the resident engineer and staff. generally, including the coolies we suppose, are belauded "on the skill and workmanlike, we may also say All this may be very nice, only it's also sheer artistic, manner in which it has been carried out,"

nonsense. Still it is as much as could be

is imminent.

THE IRISH INVINCIBLES,

It is reported that a revival of the Invincible

REVOLT IN AFGHANISTAN.

BOMBAY, October raib. It is reported that the tribes in the neighbour-

19 yet been received.

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THE YELLOW RIVER SCANDAL.

The Peking Gaszlík of October trth contains very interesting memorial to the Throne from His Excellency Wu Ta-cheng, late. Governor of Canton and now Director-General of the Yellow River works, with reference to the charges brought against certain officials by a Censor. His Excellency commences by acknowledging the receipt on September 11th of the Imperial decree, enclosing co,ies of the memorials in which charges have been made against Ni Wen- wei and his colleagues, and reports the result of a minute investigation which he has held on the subject, Immediately on assuming his present office, be made a personal inspection of the dence on the question of repairs brought before condition of the river and had all the correspon- him and carefully examined. By this means and by closely interrogating the offers river was unusually low at the beginning of concerned, he learned that the water in the

the present summer, and that the failure to com- plete the work was due to the following circum- stances -In the first place the extent of the work was very great and the continual beating of the water against the breach rendered the execution of it extremely difficult. A second cause was the lateness of beginning the work and the great scarcity of materials. In accord ance with the practice followed in a similar case in 1840 the materials were procured through the district officers, and as Ni Wen-wei thought they, would act more promptly if they received their instructions direct from himself, he assigned them a limited time within which to procure the district officers entrusted the matter to their secessary quantity. The result was that the underlings, and no doubt considerable hardship was inflicted on the people. The Memorialist him." self on his way through the province from Kuci-tô Fu, heard many references made to the subject, but though he instituted careful enquiries he could not ascertain definitely the name of any district or any village in which the people had suffered oppression. He, himself, has established Govern ment agencies for the purchase of materials, and has issued proclamations which will; he hopes, do"

away with any abuses of the kind in future. Ou yang Lin, the officer denounced in the Censor's Memorial, had proviously held successive offices in Honan for a number of years, and certainly. does not enjoy a very good reputation, but there honestly in the collection of materials The is not sufficient proof that he had acted dis« .

rather to be ascribed to the jealousy occasioned by the fact that he was transferred from another province..

The sitting of the Commission has commenced.badly. P.C. J. Mackay interfered, and took the reasonably expected from the Daily Press. Mr. outery against bim at present

The Customs authorities have evidently Times, promised

enforced article 48 of the Tientsia Treaty, which was signed on the 26th June, 1858, and ratified on the 24th October, 1850. This article says:—

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"If any. British merchant vessel be concerned in smuggling, the goods, what- ever their value or nature, shall be subject to confiscation by the Chinese authorities, and the ship may be prohibited from trading further, and sent away as soon as her account shall have been adjusted and. paid."

Sir Richaranised to mention the names of the furnishers of the letters produced and the prices paid for them.

FRANCE.

M. de Freycinet reports to the Budget mitice that one milliard is required to complete the defences of the Eastern frontier.,

: THE PARNELL LETTERS.

LONDON, 25th October, Sir Richard Webster to-day produced the famous letters.

SERVIA

is

entitled to congratulations on the completion J. M. Price knows exactly to what extent he

endeavour in our next isaue to enlighten the of his alleged "great work." And we shall public on the subject.

found to have been beaten into a pulp. They had paid their fares, and must go next day, did not lay any complaint, however, as they Their assailants said nothing, but after Mackay had gone back to his heat one of them com Complained of having been assaulted by him. Next THE Manila Diarie reports an armed attack by

day Mackay was summoned at the instance of robbers on the residence of the chief of the dis Signor Antonio Quinton, of the tug-boat Tug,trict of Dingle, in Iloilo, on the 13th alto. They the injured innocent aforesaid, for the assault, appeared at the gate dressed in military uniform and the case was heard today, before Mr. and asked for admittance, which was no sooner Pollock. Quinton and his Malay companion granted than they commenced plundering the appeared, and finding that their united affidavits house of its contents; they then carried away the were not convincing, got the case adjourned to owner together with bis property to another house some distance off. There the dignitary was call a few more witnesses.

compelled to use his influence to confiscate the

helped to relieve of his chattels, The two despoiled victims were tied to a tree, flashed undesirable situation, until rescued by passers-by. in various parts of the body and left in that

No clue had been found of the robbers at date of latest advices.

The Servian Metropolitan (?) has dissolved

He will, however, be removed from, his present against General To'si Ting kuci, are held to post and sent back to Kiangsu. The charges

be unfounded. The work of excavating the drainage, channel was not let out to him by contract. The channel, which was dug out by soldiers under the General's command, is divided into 96 sections and is 3,000 chang in length,,

and cost Tls. 700,000 and not Tis, 1,203,000 as stated by the Cadsor. Detailed accounts of the whole expenditure were furnished at the time. The Memorialist has had the from being silted up as stated by the Censor, it channel accurately surveyed, and finds that, far is navigable for small boats throughout its entire

It is scarcely necessary, to say that the the marriage of King Milan and Queen Natalie. MALMAISON, the famous château of the ill-fated property of another person, whom the marauders of 4 to 5 feet, its shallowest part, which is in the

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

been a great moral victory on a paltry side Issue gave lively satisfaction to the general public. But the nominal success achieved by the Steamboat Company was virtually worse in its effects than a crushing defeat would have been. There surely could never have been any doubt in the minds of the Directors, as to the ultimate result of their ill-judged refusal to accept the conciliatory albeit somewhat arbitrary ultimatum offered by the Canton Commissioner of Customs! It no doubt was a very Independent policy to assert public rights against what certainly foregoing clause, which was copied from looked very much like offensive arrogance the old East India Company's agreement and captious oppression on the part of the with the Chinese Government-made at a THE German gunboat Wolf, Lieut. Commander Canton Customs, but as trustees of the time when the wholesale smuggling which Credner, arrived this morning from Tri-Wan-fu. shareholders of an important corporation, then existed perhaps justified its sweeping The Count de Kergaderec, Chargé d'Affaires for representing numerous and varied interests, powers has long since become practically France in Sizm, has been substituted by M. the Directors were bound to look beyond obsolete, and the Customs cannot certainly Klobukowski, formerly Colonial-Secretary to the their own personal feelings, and to be congratulated on dragging it out from Governor-General of French Indo-China. consider the question of expediency the dust-bin where it has so long been A REGULAR meeting of Zelland Lodge, No, rather than to make sacrifices for an hidden, on such a feetle pretext. The 525, will be held in Freemasons' Hail, Zetland abstract principle of right and wrong, case of the Powan could very easily have Street, this evening, at 8. jo for 9 o'clock precisely. There is a good deal of truth in that old been met by other far more sensible Visking brethren are cordially invited. and rather vulgar aphorism which points remedies, and we would just like to say THE Ocean Co's steamer Antenor on striving at out the inutility of "kicking against the here that the phrase in the article above pricks." The Directors of the Steamboat quoted "If any British merchant vessel Company proved far too much for the be concerned in smuggling," might very Customs Commissioner in the British easily be shown to be possible of more Consular Court at Canton, and had the than one reasonable construction, To be matter ended there all would have been concerned in smuggling was evidently-By kind permission of Colonel D. G. Anderson, well; but everybody knew that the intended to mean "concerned with the Regimental Band will play in the Public adverse decision to the Customs arbitrary guilty knowledge, and on the broad Gardens, to-morrow (Sunday), from 3.30 till assumption to ride rough-shod not only principle of international law, which span. The following will be the programme: over British subjects but over English recognises no petty technicalities of word law was merely the beginning of the twisting, we feel assured this reading of trouble. And so it has proved. The the clause would be emphatically endorsed Steamboat Company was, in the first by any competent authority. In such case place, called upon to enter into a bond or therefore, it seems, that the interdict against agreement to abide by a decision arrived the Pas is, like the criminal prosecution at in Peking by the British Minister and of the Captain of the Faishan for a clerical the Inspector General. of Customs on an error in his manifest outside the law. appeal from the judgment of Her Majesty's Since writing the above we learn that Consul at Canton-and the Directors, the Customs prohibition has been tempo- that Government officials, and military men in and has paid particular attention to the garder, with good sense, in our opinion, but with rarily removed and that the Powan will the Holy City possess unbounded liberty to in which Joséphine used to amuse herself by revile each other in the public press, and are not planting flowers or pruning leaves. this garden, inconsistenc which is simply beyond resume running to-morrow night. This is responsible to any superior authority for the is still exsapt the gate through Napoléon explanation, agreed to abandon the rights to some extent at least a matter for con- offensive language they use. Everything, in, to

kopane be found in precious Fiscão, even flagrant passed when he left žalmaison they fought for and won and to submit gratulation, but the question arises whether breaches of military discipline through the organe them to the decision of the Inspector the privilege has not been too dearly of pable spinien,

work. In another of the accusations it was

in

course. At its mouth it ́ls from 8' to to feet deep, while in the other parts it averages a depth

Joséphine de Beauharnais, is simply going by

42nd and 43rd section, being from a to 4 feet. iecemeal to the rats, and it has been suggested

General Ta'ul will be retained in charge of the containing historical relics of the First Empire.

work received The 1,000 per month, their sub- that the place should be converted into a museum

stated that the higher officials in charge of the In the beginning of the presenf summer Mal.

Ordinates Tis. 200, and that the volunteers for maison was offered for sale at an upset price of

posts" amounted to several hundreds. The Governor called for a report on the subject 10,000, but no bidder could be found. The Park is now let out a small lots to builders. We have endeavoured to find a raison d'itrends the salaries paid, were as follows:- Hung-tsap received salary In The two facades of the mansion that of for, that new source of wanton expenditure accordance with the Board's regulation at the Courtyard and of the Garden-are

discovered by the honourable members of the the rate of Tis, y a day, the officers of his intact, but the interior is like a barn, The Legislative Council in solemn conclave assem staff Fis. 3a day, and other officers in proportion salen of Joséphine still exists, with its mural bled, the creation of a Town Band, and we Tayo, District Officers Tls: 60, and all of lower to their rank--- Tuotais Tis. 100 a month, Prefects decorations of birds and gilt flowers, and so do regret our Inability to find the slightest justifica degree Tisgo a month, while the number of the Dining-hall, the Council-chamber-shaped tion for such an institution. The regimental volunteers was not nearly do great as represented. like a tent and the Library; but the furniture band is in our opinion amply sufficient for all Another accusation made against: Ch'eng Fo Singapore the other day from Amay reported is all gone. Malmation was given to the State requirements. If the Legislative Council wish officials to connection with the works. This is that a Chinese passenger had fallen overboard by Napoléon III, and was converted into a

to promote the cultivation and spread of the entirely without other foundation than that of during the voyage. The steamer was at once"Napoleonic Museum during the World's Fair musical art in the colony, it would be better to malicious gossip. The total number of officer stopped and a life buoy thrown to the drowning of 1867. It is to many more memorable than commence at the proper point by instituting a appointed by both Ni Wen-wei and Cheng Fu Musical Academy or Conservatoire at the City officers previously connected with the River did not exceed 200, and they were nearly all man, but he disappeared before help could reach the Trianons at Versailes. Malmaison sav

of the "Creole girl who became Empress right direction; the rising generation of Hong-

Bhao Halen was accused of having of the French. It was there that Joséphine kong, the innumerable boys and girls whom we presided over the Consulas Court, and it was see romping about the streets, would largely thither she repaired on December 15, 1809, when benefit by an early and artistic training in this the divorce was promulgated at the Tuileries, the most delightful of Arts. A town hand, on which gave her place to the Austrian Archduchess, the other hand, would be of no earthly use to There, too, Josephine died in May, 1814, while the public, and it would prove a source of con- Napoléon was at Elba; and when the conqueror siderable expenditure, And, our worthy legisle himself was defeated at Waterloo it was to tore actually recommend in dead earnest the Malmaison that be repaired. The property called acquisition of natives of Manila THE Macao Independente publishes an imper- Pelle Malmaison is the summer seat of the They had much better come to tacut letter from Dr. Gomes da Silva, the Count de Barl, brother of the ex-King of Naples, of Signor Chiarini's famous. Colonial Surgeon, to Colonel Garcia of the and of his Countess. The new occupant of the still, leave off discussing such nonsensical Auto Macao garrison, in which the writer indulges in place has refurnished it in First-Empire.style

most offensive personalities would appear.

bim

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mint, Pasting & fond

2001.) Selection from Differens Operas Godfrey, Valss.“Gondoller” ameonessen Ronder, Selection...La Fille dat Tambour Majse "Offenbach.

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the Triumph, the Downfall, and the Death Hall, This would perhaps be a move fu the 400,000 to Peking on his private

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order to gito to embark Lor Sale

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account. The books of all banks in tas district which remit money to Peking have been care- fully examined, and the name of Shao Hilen does not appear at all, among those who reat drafts to Paking Over 2,000 valamer cons taining the accounts in connection with the River, repairs have also been examined, and with the disbursements of the Provincial Trea have been found to correspond in every particular

surya Them is, however, one item regarding which doubts may be entertained, An Actio

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Hen recaly