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A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 29th October, 1888.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1888.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

THE REASSEMBLING OF PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, November 7th. Parliament reassembled on the 6th instant,. Lord Salishury announced that the Government had accepted the proposed preventive measures of Germany to suppress the slave traffic and to stop the import of arms into Eastern Africa, and that France would cooperate by a blockade of

the parts.

Referring to the Currency Commission he stated that the commissioners propose that England should join Germany and the United States and the Latin Union to restore the bimetallic system,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBERE

WHEN Marguerite of France was married to Victor Amadeus of Savoy she took to Italy twenty pieces of the very finest Gobelins tapestry,

illustrating classical legende, When Napoleon

invaded Italy the tapestry was hidden, and so well that only the other day was its hiding-place "discovered. It has been but slightly injured and will be cleaned and hung in a room in the Quirinal.

IT seems rather significant that the British and the German Governments have resolved for the future to have the same magazine rifle, the same cartridges, and the same powder (subject to some experiments) in large and small arms. But they are not to have the same bayonets. · At a recent contest of bayonet v, lance at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, the bayonet doubled up and its owner-quietly, so as to suggest that it was nothing new-straightened it out and went on as if nothing unusual had taken place. Rears of laughter and cries of "Good old Brummagem!" followed.

IPECAC inhalations for various diseases of the Jungs and air pasanges are advocated by Murrell in the Medical Press. He reports six cases greatly benefited by inhalations of wine of ipecat In spray. He obtained most benefit from this in cases of chronic bronchitis and bronchial catarrh. In phthisis there was marked amelioration. A single inhalation will sometimes restore the voice in case of hoarseness due to congestion of the vocal cords. The spany should be given warm, and the patient should remain indoors for some time after the inhalation. Care should be taken in be sure the spray enters the chest and is not stopped by the arching of the tongue against the wall of the mouth. Ten minutes' spraying three times daily will suffice.

houses.

FAT old priest (beaming over a bottle of wine and a plump roast goose): "Every roast goose man is an example of the endless love God has for

Ws are informed by the agents (Messrs. Russell & Co) that the "Union" Ling steamer Yorkshire, from Hamburg, left Singapore for this port yester day, and may be expected to arrive on the 15th Inst.

DURING the laying of the new water pipes along Queen's Road East, all traffic has been sus- pended in the section between the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and Murray Barracks. We bear that great activity is being displayed by the Tytam heroes to have the pipes laid out throughout the city,

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THX total value of the tobacco imported into England annually is under £3,000 000, while the Taking pipes and pouches, lights, and other taxation upon this value exceeds £9,000,000.

articles, together with retail profits into the account; it is estimated that the people of the United Kingdom spend 16,000,000 a year upon tobacco, or nearly £3 a head for every man, after deducting a fifth for non-smokers.

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No better proof of the steadily increaefng trade between Singapore and British North Borneo can be found, says the Singapore Free Press, than that, where some years ago, and not so very many either, there were only one or two steamers carrying on the trade, there are now at least half a dozen, and we hear that more will shortly be put on the line. The other day the Parana and Hong Ann sailed for Labuan and Sandakan, to be followed by the Rayalled and Spaniel.

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at 3.30, when the following champlons of the fair will compete

Major Church, stih Bagt, shoots for Mrs. Cameroo Major General Gorden

Men, Gorden. Bira, Dell-Irving.

Captain Callinan, 18th Regt. Leut, C. S. Prichard, th

Regt.

Mr. E Woodi

Mr. R. Kanna Sy..

Mr. C. Fo

Mr. F. G. Collins

Mr. F. H. Shep

Mr. C. W. Muay

Mr. J. Kenneth Ross..... Mr. Robinso

Mr. John Andre.....................

Mjor End, 8th Reet Mr. W. Erget.

DeLA. A Loyd, tih Regt. Heat E.D. Smith, sth Heat Regt.

Mr. C. D. Wilkinson,

Captain Bolton, 8th Regt.. Majo Knight, R. F Laut Martin, 2. H...... Let C. E Higginbotham,

8th Regt.

Lleut A Bramwell, stb.....

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Alajor Dempster MEE.W, Burnle BEN.

J. Ede. Mr. H., Holmes......

Captal Yeatherd verzorgensta O. A. Lammerte vieneng

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Arx, Kennedy.

Men. Travera.

Miss Huthan

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Mrs. Forl

Mrs. Cross.

Miss Shepherd. Mrs. Shelton Hooper.

Mrs. Lolay.

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Mrs, Andrew.

Mrs. Legge..

Mr. Manon."

Min E. Hughes,

Mrs. Chaytor.

Miss C. M. Charringtba, Mrs. Kaight,

Mr. Cox

Mize, Saunders, Miss A. Hughes Miss Hopkins

Min. Wina, Mrs. Dempteer, Mr. Tumle. Monde.

Mr. Halmes,

Mrs. Yeathard. Misa Lanisert.

SHOOTING MATCH.

A shooting match between the ColourSergeants, of the Northamptonshire Regiment, and the Garrison Club, eight aside, took placeat the Police Range, Kowloon, yesterday afternoon. The "Pillars of the "Steelbacks" were the chal- lengers. A strong wind from the right rear was blowing, and a splendid afternoon was Range by the Colour Sergeants in their usual spent; refreshments were supplied on the hospitable manner, and a substantial tiffin was served under the shed near the goo yards Range. At the termination of the contest both teams "The Pillars and expressed regret at losing cheered heartily for Mr. McClure, Captain of shortly one of the mainstays of the Garrison, wishing him at the same time ever success In his new position which it is believed he will shortly take up as Sergeant-Major of the Shanghai Volunteers. We hear the Club will

can be lost owing to the early departure of yesterday's shooting with the Regiment. Appended are the teams of the respective

At last the biscus Marriage a Failure ?" is concluded by lengthy epistle from Mrs. Mona Caird. Everybody was glad to see or to hear about Mrs. Mona Caird's letter, nó because it is clever, or readable even, but because it is intended to be the end of a series which never ought to have had a beginning. She is evidently very pleased with herself and the part which the. has played. She has raked up a dirty pool, and expects the public to thank her for the effluvium which she has raised. No serious damage has been done. The thing has not yel arrived at being a 'public danger. It has only been a public nuisance.

The shipping business. on the Clyde of fate has improved generally. Freights have moved upwards, the rise being well maintained. A wire from Pernambuco states that the Earl of Wemyss has been lost by collision with the Ardencaple. The Indo-China Steam Naviga tion Company have ordered, a new steamer of Messrs. Hall, Russell and Co., of Aberdeen, to replace the Letsang. The City of New York. which left Sandy Hook on the 20th ult., made the passage to Queenstown in seven days twenty-three hours, notwithstanding the star board engine could only be worked at hall speed the whole voyage.

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there they were sure enough. On rounding the bend we had suddenly come in full view of the picturesque vilage of Kotkai, perched in. an isolated rock overhanging the river, rising in a succession of craggy terraces some two hundred feet in height: a strong position, not unlike an exaggerated Loralai and one absolu. tely impregnable if held by European troops. On every loopholed terrace crowded a dense array of armed men in blue and white kurtas, their rifies and sulwars gleaming in the first rays of the morning sun, which only now began! to penetrate the rocky gorge, Some half-a-mile to their front, on a steep eminence commanding our approach, was a strong sungar occupied by. some two hundred men, the heights above being held by skirmishers who swarmed behind every rock and available shelter.

The General at once determined to attack and the 4th Punjab Infantry once more were despatched on an arduous mountaineering ex- pedition to turn the enemy's left flank. Mean- while the Gatling was brought up to bear on the sungar and cover the main attack-up the valley. (About this time Lieutenant Cleeve was shot in the neck and a private, Royal Irish was killed.) On the advance of the 4th Punjab Infantry the enemy at once opened a hot fire. The 34th were on the left and the An Admiralty order has been received at tom-toms were beating and their banners flut 29th in reserve with the guns. The enemy's Sheemess directing a large composite gun-vessel, tering in, the breeze as our men advanced stead to be named the Goldfinch, to be built for the fly to carry the position. When within one Royal Navy in No. 4 Dock. The Goldfinch hundred yards of a thick scrubby wood a hot which has been designed by Mr. W. H. White, fire was suddenly opened by hidden marksmen Director of Naval Construction, is to be" 165lt concealed in trenches, and with a cheer our in length, with a breadth of gift, and a dis- men were dashing forward, when some hun of water. The engines are to be of the triple tanis, who bad lain close, rose suddenly from placement of 810 tons. She will draw x1ft 7indred or so of white-clad Ghazis ned Hindus- expansion type, and are estimated to develop their ambush and with loud shouts of defi-- 1,100-horse power, with a speed of 13 knots per ance, whirling their tulwars over their heads, bour. The armament is to consist of six 4in gallantly charged our advancing men. Taken mounted on the poop, two on the forecastle, and tion, our troops on the left momentarily recoil- steel breechloading guns, two of which are to be completely aback by the unexpected appari twoamidships. She will also carry two 3-poundered, but quickly recovering themselves stood quick-firing guns, and an equipment of machine: firm and received the rush of maddened fanatics with a withering fire. Here in a deep nullah, isolated from our men, fell Captain Beley, fighting gallantly for his life against overwhelming odds,

almost cut to pieces. Short, sharp and decisive was this stirring struggle, and as the smoke cleared away the fanatics and their allies were to be in full retreat, while the ground, was sewn for hundreds of yards around with their.. dead. Some endeavoured to swim the fadus and were drowned in the attempt, and but few of those who charged lived to carry back the tale of the English bullets to Palosi. The Royal Irish

guns.

By kind permission of Colonel D. G. Anderson, shortly arrange for a return match as no time úcted to proclaim a British protectorate over his horse having been shot, unul surrounded and

the Regimental Band will play in the Public pm. The following will be the programmne Gardens, on Sunday, the 11th inst, from 3.30 till

March............ Umbria" Overture........ Zamaten ** Valea......

Tres Jolle Selection.......Marco Vascome!"...

..Sinclair. ......Auber,

Waldresfel. .............. Petrella VR............" Gipsy Queen"... ...Emily Phillips, Selection... Bazbe Blessa"Offenbach.

foun Moman, Bandmaster.

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COLOR SERGEANTS, 1*0 NORTH: REGT.

100 300 500 YDS, VDS, YOS.

C. S. Delaney.coin Philips.

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THE following further news of the Malacca riots

ulto:Yesterday we announced that the several is published by the Straits Times of the 30th

Malays killed at Sirkum had "boiled down" to one man accidentally shot when the Sikhs fired in the air. We now hear on good authority

B. 5. Merson that the bullet by which the Malay was injured Dicken could not have been fired from the Sikh rifles-

G.S. M. Meredith.. S.G. Wao............ it is too small. The district is quieting down, QM. S, Williams......

Adam some rents are being paid, and the whole affair is trivial when compared to the rumours set afloat. Nevertheless a full enquiry will be made into the circumstances.

Ir any of our readers has a hankering after sand. storms of the Saharan type, we would ask him to take a seat at noon-day on one of the granite slabs placed on Peddar's Hill, opposite St. Paul's College. There he may enjoy the full benefit of dust and sand till his lungs get glazed over with particles of silica, or his eyes require double sight. The sweeping fraternity carry on their work perfection on Peddar's Hill every day, the dust clouds raised by them on African storms. The residents in Wyndham this locality being particularly typical of the

simply flooded with the dust that is swept and Street, when the wind blows from the East, are blown from the barren height apposite into their We have times out of number cried dean this street-sweeping nuisance, and are afraid it will never be redressed.. Could not the Surveyor-General, see his way towards (From Straits Times)

having the whole of Peddar's Hill turfed over? MORE BOULANGERISM.

PARIS, October 29th. THE power of Shakespeare over the pubile is General Boulanger, speaking at a banquet.shown by the extent to which his phrases, and 'derided M. Floquet's Revision Bill, and said thật even his, slang, have become incorporated into THE efforts to renew the commercial treaty what is required is the creation of a National our language. Among these are bag and baggage, formerly existing between France and Italy have Republic which shall unite all former parties, dead as a doornail, hit or miss, love is blind. I failed, and the consequences of this failure are and restore France to her place and mission selling for a song, wide world, fast and loose, un-in effect thus stated by the United States Consul among the great nations of the earth.

considered trifles, westward ho, familiarity breeds General at Rome :-" Increase of duty on textiles, contempt, patching up excuses, misery makes minérals, manufactures of metals, wines, and strange bedfellows, to boot (in a trade), short "pirits Imported from France into Italy. Increase and long of it, comb your head with a three- of duty on Italian wines, raw silk and cattle legged stool, dancing attendance, getting even imported into France. Italy will import her (revenge), birds of a feather, that's flat, Greek to textiles from England, and a stimulus will be me (unintelligible), packing a jury, mother wit, given to Italian iron manufactures. The Lyons killed with kindness, mum (for silence), ill wind silk mills may be obliged partly to suspend their that blows no good, wild goose chase, scarecrow,

operations. Italy, having given up the business luggage, row of pins (as a mark of value), viva of sending cheap wines to France to be converted voce, give and take, sold (in'the way of a joke), into 'Bordeaux,' will have the opportunity to your cake is dough. The girl who playfully calls improve her own wines and may hope to rival a youth a milksop is also unconsciously quoting France in this business. She will now have to Shakespeare, and even loggerhead is ofthe same send her cattle to England, and will greatly origin. Extempore is first found in Shakespeare, extend her silk manufactures." The Consul so are almanacs. Shakespeare is the first author | General bints that the tariff war between the who speaks of the man in the moon, or mentions two great Latin nations will extend the market the potato, or uses the term eyesore for annoy.for American cattle in France.

THE BRITISH MINISTER AT

WASHINGTON,

LONDON, October 30th. Sir Sackville West will probably go on furlough.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A CLYDESDALE colt has been recently sold for £3,000, the highest price ever paid for a draught horse.

‚Á REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the 16th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

A LONDON paper says that the Engllah banks are gorged to repletion, ready, money is unlend- able even at one-half per cent. per annum, and capitalists are at their wits enda to know where to put their coin. Well 1 well i

ance.

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HONOLULU, We regret to read, doesn't take kindly to the hollow civiliation of Europe and it states the fact with bricks. When Queen Kapiolani-this name is spelled in eleven diffe. rent ways and none of them are right; in fact there is no right way of spelling it at all returned from her visit to the Old World she

Q., S, Hunt

Total

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190 193

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TOTAL.

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NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.

The Messageries Maritimes Co.'s steamer Trgounddy, Capt. A. Bretel, with the. French mail of the 7th alto, arrived in port this morning. The subjoined news are taken from the London and China Express cm

The. Benbow, which left Portsmouth on the and inst. for the Mediterranean station, will con- voy as far as Malta Torpedo-boats Nos. 37 and China Squadron, and be stationed at Hongkong, 38, which have been ordered out to reinforce the whither they will be escorted by another vessel from Malta.

Affairs, says there was no time within the last Sir J. Fergusson, Under-Secretary for Foreign three years when the situation abroad had looked so peaceful as now, when there had been less apprehension of an interruption of the peace of the world, and, consequently, less fear of an interference with the peaceful advance of industry and commerce.

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Matthew White Ridley, M.P., speaking near Morpeth, said the Conservatives would cheer fully have accepted the leadership of Lord Hartington, and would now be glad to welcome

Opposition had been in the history of this Opposition was in a worse plight than any other country, and the Unionist Government had been a signal success.___...___

ham on the 30th Sept. at the mills of Messrs. A terrible boiler explosion occurred in Birming of the building was demolished, and the falling Watson, Todd, and Co. A considerable portion

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co. Wicklow, that James Bryne, in the service of It was reported on the 3rd ulte, from Rathbone, Mr. Parnell, M.P., his wife and family of six children became ill, the symptoms being those of poisoning. Medical men were called in who administered antidotes, and but for their prompt Hongkong rifle aSSOCIATION succumbed to the poison, Virulent matter must attention the family would, it is belloved, have MEETING.

have been contained either in the tea or the bread. The remaining articles of food found in the house were forwarded to Dublin for analysis.

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A telegram from Auckland says; The Acting British Vice-Consul at Raratónga has been ins

that island and over the remainder of the Hervey group. It is intended to issue the proclamation as regards Raratonga on the 20 inst, and after wards for the other islands. The proper design ation of the group is Cook Islands, the term Hervey having been applied by Williams long after their discovery. The Cook Islan is lie im- mediately to the south-west of the Society Islands, where French influence prevails, and to the south-east of Samoa, where Germany is striving hard to obtain the mastery. They are separated from Fiji on the west by Tonga, and there are only about nine or ten islands in the whole group, with a population probably not exceeding

8,000.

A tenant farmer secretly hostile to the National League found a blank cheque-book belonging to local branch of the League, and gave it to a Government official in Ross, who forwarded it to the authorities in Dublin for inspection. The book contains counterfoils of cheques for sums paid to solicitors for defending persona charged with resisting the sheriff, the counterfoil of a cheque paid to the secretary of another branch of the League, several counterfoils of cheques paid to a village shopkeeper, father of the secretary of the branch, for provisions supplied to evicted tenants, and of cheques for various amounts paid to druggists for chemicals used with the water thrown on the police at evictions. The counterfoils, it is believed, afford the authorities an important clue to the secret work log of the League.

event their feelings in three ringing cheers, But the main position still remained obstinate, and with good effect, the 4th Punjab Infantry dis so the guns were brought up and shelled the town

lodging some hundreds of men on our right flank among the rocks, while the Gatling and a fow rounds of shrapnel bastened the flight of the enemy, who streamed out of the town and Ded down the banks of the Indus leaving us to our well-esrued repose. And right glad were one and all to lie down on their sandy bivouac, leaving the 29th hold the village and heights, and take their well-earned sleep-Correspondent of the Pioneer

A correspondent of the Civil and Military Gazette reports:-The enemy were merciless. in their brutality they hacked and cut, one poor fellow of the Punjab Native Infantry (20th), and then set fire to him, whilst three of them cut and slashed a poor fellow of the Roval Irish, In leading on the company of the 29th, poor Captain Beley was killed. All was quiet for a General Galbraith. One was neatly stopped few minutes when three fanatics made a dash for by a Royal Irish bayonet, whilst Captain Lord Binning, the General's orderly officer, callantly by a sepoy. The bills were then aystematically charged and shot another; the third was killed cleared, and the villages cleared out and taken enemy, got into the river and were either shot or possession of by our troops. Many of the drowned.,

TWO MORE, WHITECHAPEL

MURDERS;

during the past week, and a fairly steady bust The tone of the markets has varied slightly neas reported. Coffee is in good demand, closing European stocks experienced further consider higher in the City and in the Terminal markets, as able. diminution last month. Brown Sugar, including Jaggery, bave sold on barely previous Refined la lower, partly influenced by the fall terms, while other descriptions are quiet, and. upon Beet. On the 4th Oct. the latter sold to a fair extent at sas. 6d. to 12. 71. per cwt, for new crop German. Stocks of Cane Sugar are

The East-end of London on Sunday, the 30th decreasing, in London and elsewhere. The Tea Sept., soon after midnight, was once more the Market has continued firm, with a modé scene of two inhuman outrages, two poor rate inquiry by private contract, chiedy for Black women being found murdered almost within the Leaf Congou Fublic sale quotations are a game bour... The first dricovered was in * close with a better tone, fine qualities being mercial road; the second tragedy was perpe last advice, Indian and Ceylon kinds generally narrow court running out of Berner-street, Com- dearer. Total deliveries of Tea in September, trated in Mitre-aquare. The victims were both amounted to nineteen million pounds. At the women between thirty-five and forty of

cermartably age, belonging to the grade unfortu and Black sells steadily stock being heavy, it is believed was Mrs. Watts, wife of a low prices. White Pepper hardening in value, nates," one known as Elizabeth Stride, but whe Manila Hemp is in good demand, and closes firm wine-merchant, formerly living at Bath, but now At the Hides section China descriptions were residing in America, the other being a woman

fine foreign, cash, Straits being 100 2s. 6d. to something very like terror in the East-end, and demand at higher prices. Straits Tin is lower, named Kelly, These events have produced £100 125, 68. in moderate request. Tapioca i in more who for some years had cohabited with a labourer

the popular excitement, manifested itself in the

torpedo-boats will play in future warfare that crimes were committed, at which resolutions The recent naval manceuvres have probably are crowds which attempted to visit the two

any previous experiments. They have clearly were passed complaining of the conduct of the promptu meetings were held the same day the

proved that the first-class boats as at present Home Secretary In declining to offer a reward for ther. They have, however, shown that the wear been found since the murder of the woman constructed are seaworthy and safe in bad wea Information, The Vigilance Committe, which has and tear to the officers and crews, when at sea for Nicholls, has also adopted resolutions of

lengthened period, produce an amount of exbrutalmilar character, and petition has been tion which is a matter of serious moment. For this addressed to the Queen urging Her Hajesty to reason, and also is consequence of the difficulty veto the decision of the Home Secretary and water, great doubt is

thrown

on the desirability warded to bim cheque for 300, for the purpose course would not be attended with any useful. cheque With The Intimation that such of reward being offered, bas returned the

has been received with general allafiction. apprehension of the Mitressquare murderer Mayor In offering a reward of go for t reaple But prompt action of the Lord

The sam'offered by his lordship, together with 400 which two newspapers offer to supply the 200 collected by the Vigilance Committee, 100 offered by Mr. Montagu, M.P. and the make a great sum of £1,200. It is probable

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the

supplies. Morever, the movements of the large dect a considerable distance from the base of boats of this class accompanying an attacking

of Poplar, are to be 130 ft. in length by 13 ft 6in vessels are hampered by the necessity of protect class boats to be built by Messrs. Yarrow and Co. ing the torpedo-beats themselves. The new first

beam, and are to be constructed on the No. 7

P. It was found that a speed of 234 knots in accordance with the Admiralty conditions was obtained with the boat fully equipped and daring a continuous fun of two hours. The

w boals will be Improved in respect of the that the reward will be increased to 2,000, arrangements for their armament. It will be the Lord Marby has been urged to open remembered that the torpedo-boats, built two years since were fitted with five torpedo

ist and some members of the Sipple launching, tubes. Experience, however

disposed to take the mater shown that this is too heavy an armament

red, Kirby, J.P., the launching tubes, only will be

THE work of demolition of wooden verandabs and of all wooden structures erected thereon bas fairly commenced, and, like all balf-hatched measures, is being carried out in the precipitated and short-sighted manner in which it has THE Straits Times hears that the search for been conceived. The native population of the the body of His Royal Highness the late Land- town are justified to raising an outcry against brought with her 16 trunks of European garria inflicted injuries on many people. Three grave of Hesse has proved unsuccessful. The the want of discrimination evinced, by the ments and several thousand photographs. of men in the engine-house were killed instantly, done moro to demonstiste the exact part which Places where the bodien were, discovered. - „¢ search has been going on along the coasts of myrmidons of the Surveyor-General's depart-herself in her new attire, these latter being the head of one being completely blown away. Sumatra, Banka, and Rhio. The Dutch authortment in carrying out the letter of the Ordinance exhibited to her admiring subjects in the shop Three other men in an adjoining room were ties there rendered every assistance.

without having the slightest regard for the windows of the capital. Then the dusty sons

also Injured, and are not expected to live. A Novel electric railway has been completed, spirit of the law. That wooden verandahs and daughters of the land gathered together and Lord Justice Moncrieff, who presides over the are à source of danger in this fire-stricken heaved boulders into the shops and broke up second division of the Court of Sessions, Edin running from the shore of Lake Lucerne over, a bed cut in the solid rock to the assamit of the colony, particularly in that closely packed the emporiums into splinters, and when her burgh, has sent in his resignation. This points Burgenstock, 1.330 feet up. It has a gradient labyrinth of houses, which is known as Ching coloured Gracious appeared in the streets they

to the elevation of Lord Advocate Macdonald to of fram 33 to 58 per cent. The electricity is town, can hardly be denied. The removal of such screamed at her and followed her with hunks Moncrieff to the judgeship in the outer house, experienced in obtaining a supply of coal and offer reward. Mr. Matthews having had for

the vacant chair and the appointment of Sheriff generated by a water wheel in the River Aar.

structures and their substitution by iron, granite of mud. The Queen bore up against the storm vacated by the death of Lord Craighill. Lord or brick verandabs, are as imperative as all for a while, but at last the capital began to show Moncrieff has been Judge: since 1969, and in GERMAN scientists have just laid bare the latest

measures for the prevention of fires are assumed signs of approaching revolution, and with a sigh stone. He was Akeen years Lord Advocate 1874 was created Baron Moncrieff by Mr. Glad haunts of bacteria. The surfaces of coins are to be.. It.is, moreover, not less apparent that she reluctantly hung her evening dress on a under Liberal Governments, found to be coated with them, and with a species a stone or brick verandab with a tiled flooring, nail behind the palace door, and deposited her. characteristic of puttefaction. Old bank notes brick partitions, and a plastered ceiling, con new bonnet on the mantel-piece, and went back and even new ones are alive with micro-taining an additional wooden fixture such as to the simple attire worn by the mothers of her. organisms, which, in fact, would seem to abound a sun-shade or something of a like descrip race, the same, consisting chiefly of a bathing on all objects which are exposed to frequent tion, can hardly be classed as an infraction suit and a pair of boots, handling.

of the ordinance. But the Surveyor General SAVS the Singapore Straits Times of the 30th happens to think otherwise, and the result ulto,:~Two more members of the European in similar predicaments are being crusaded is that most of the Chinese houses situated Police Contingent have "absquatulated," One of them bad leave for the day, and the other was against, to the undivided detriment of landlords

The sixth meeting held by the Hongkong of duty in the evening. They were searched for and tenants' interests alike. We visited yester Rifle Association commenced this morning, at A committee, consisting of Admiral Sir the next morning but were not to be found: Their day a few of these native verandábs which are tha. Kowloon ranges, There were about thirty William Dowell, KC.B... Richard Vesso boats of the siin. In the new, boats, boxes and beds were there but their clothing was did not find in them the slightest element of members. The entries were much more numerous for the purpose of examining and considering presently under the ban of dem. litiot, and we of pools, aine of the events being open to non- Erederick Richards, KCB., has been appointed events, and upwards of seventy prizes, exclusive Hamilton, K.C.B., and Rear-Admiral Sir danger with regard to the spread of fire. One than at the previous autumn meetings-almost the whole of the detailed statements of the facts THE rife ranges at Kowloon are backed by a of the buildings having structures of this class equalling those of the Spring meeting, the total in connection with the late naval manoeuvres, amall forest of firtrees, which is infested with is that occupied by the Man On Insurance being 134. The various competitions commenced admirals in command of both squadrons, and In the All-comers--including duplicate entries and contained in the reports received from the Chinsmen who pick up the spent bullets to sell Company. Its solid verandahs are all made of shortly after ten o'clock, but up to noon a strong reporting generally their views as to the lessons as old lead, Although they are frequently pur- stone and brick, but for having a fixed wooden wind prevalled, and no very great results were which have been learned: during the course of sued they are seldom caught, and they take no sen-shade attached to them, they have been obtained. There being so many competitors no these operations notice of warnings. To-day, during the progress condemned by the Surveyor General's department markantahip, bus taken all round some exceed. one had many opportunities of displaying their of the Rifle Association competitions, a dozen and peremptory orders for the removal of the ing good scores were made. Up to four of the wretches could be seen running about the harmless structures have been lauued. The o'clock two 32's, two 31's and a go had been earth banks behind the targets, picking up the Chinese community very Justly ask why similar made at the first stage of the All comers, 200 pent balls One of them got all the lead he wooden fixtures are tolerated in, the verandahs „Yards at the second distance 300 yards wanted.” About Kalf-past twelve, after a lot of of the new military barracks and of other Collinson to, and at the

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