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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

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WE HAVE NOW IN STOCK THE FOLLOWING CIGAR S

MARIA CRISTINAS,

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Londres. -Leonesex.

PERLA DEL ORIENTE, Londres.

Damas Sefloritas.

NUEVO HABANO in 500 and 100 Boxes.

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NUEVO CORTADOS in soo and 100 Boxes,

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Flor de la Isabela, Princesas, Entractos,

Orientales and Isabelas.

NGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1888.

SPANISU polítics have been stirpat into a state of considerable excitement by the publication of to statistics relating to the religious orders in Spain. There are 221 monasteries in the land, 100 having been built since 1876, with a total of also 1,109 convents,

4,320 monks. There

are

with 26,000 suns. The cause of the starum lies

THE Roman Catholic Archbishop of Amsterdam has ordered an admonition to be read from the pulpits enjoining the faithful from seeing Dern herdt in "La Tosca." The objection is that the play is fueligious The Roman Catholic Bishop of Amsterdam, like numerous other Bishops, is

about a century and a half behind the age we

in the fact that, the orders are almost entirely live in. Carlist.

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A NATIVE paper says that owing to the lowness of exchange of taels into copper cash at Ying

H. M. S. Cockchafer arrived at Newchwang on the 14th inst, and will be tationed there throughout the winter.

We are informed by the spento (Mcasra. D. Sasson, Sons & Co) that the steamer Arratoon.

car lelt Singapore for this port yesterday, and

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is expected on or about the and proximo.

We were fivored with a visit this moming from Mr. Eç de Silva, who assures as that, the information conveyed to us by our Macao correspondent regarding his alleged action in recommending the Macan authorities to pro- secute the Hongkong Telegraph for libel is entirely without foundation. He says he isn't built that way.

THE Band will play at the Officers Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, commencing at

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bad been manufactured for the purpose of des-on II. Tiovalote" carte danche to reply to Mr. troying the two men. The only point at issue Imano's letter in the China draft as he thinks was that of identity. The prisoners were found the "Dorothy" business we will now deal in possession of stolen property, arm d, and with were picked out of a dozen men. That, he sub- mitted, was sufficient.

His ondship in a lengthy summing up, re- viewed the evidence in detail, and enderad the views which had been expressed by the At torney-General as to the pres mpive evidence "of being in possession of recently solen goods. He impressed on the jury the duty which they had to prifum. if they thought the prisoners were present, however reluctant they mic and notwithstanding the fact their the ordinary course of things sentence of death principles, and the fact that in followed a verdict of guilty, it was their duty to bring in such a verdict. But if they had any reasonable doubt, not mere fancy, but a doubt for which they could assign a reason, it was their duty to give the prisoners the benefit of it,

The jury then retired, and after an absence of about ten minutes, returned with a unanimous verdict of

Imperiales, Cazadores, Imperiales, Exceptionales THE deceased wife's sister is up again. A that they have now cheerfully agreed to cash the 7.45 o'clock. The following will be the the prisoners weie then asked if they had in the latter song Mr. Imano sang without the "

Prensados, Principes, Cortaditos, Señoritas, Marquesitos, Flor do Prensados, Paquitos, Regalia Britanica, Regalia Inglesa, Chiquitos, Brevitos, VASAR and

BOUQUETS DE WATSON. SWEET CAPORAL and OLD JUDGE CIGARETTES.

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

MARRIAGE.

At Newchwang, on the 17th November, ARTHUR HENRY SUDDEN, of the Imperial Mari time Customs Service, to EDITH LILIAN, eldest daughter of Henry Ez Bush, of Newchwang.

and DEATH.

At Kahe, on the 20th instant, JOHN SHARP,

in bie 45th year.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, November 27, 1888.

TELEGRAMS

(Renter.)

declaration in favour of permitting murdage with that much desired lady has been signed by the presidents and ex-presidents of the principal Nonconformist bodies. Why are not ladies anxious to marry, their 'deceased husband's brothers? Perhaps they would be if i little agitation were set on foot. Let us have a Deceased Husband's Brother, League. · ACCORDING to the Peking Gosalta, Yeh-ho-na-la, the daughter of Deputy Lieutenant General Kuel Hulang, will be the future Empress of the vart Empire, as consoit of H. I. M. Kwang Su General Hyel Ksiang is a brother of the Empress Dowager and Empress Mother, which some what complicates the Imperial relationship. Two other young girls, the daughters of Chiang Ha, have been selected as His Majesty's con- cubines, one of the ladies being fifteen, the other thirteen years of age,

March........." Merry Menuch”. Vals...

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„Scholes,

Auber, Wolton V1rdi. Sullivan, summerSulivan, John Moran, Bandmaster.

••eleer.....s Ta del Dettiro”. Selection

Belectiva...... *** Slik $="

A sto bill at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, to-night. All those desirous of an evening's ow and Newchwang, the Tis 50,0 o to enjoyment should not miss seeing "The Sorcerer" 60,co sent for distribution by the charitable and "Arabian Nights. We observe that Mr. natives of Shanghai had to sustain a consider H. M. Imano is cast for Dr. Daly in the comicable reduction, and the Committee prevailed opera, He will appoir at great disadvantage upon the Hai-cheng District Magistrate togs coming after such a capital actor and effective Newchwang and move the money-changers in vocalist, as our "crack" amateur, Mr. C. H. give better value; for the benefit of the starving Grace.

people. The Military Commandant, T. Kl-pén, alan exhorted them to such good efft remittances from Shanghat for this benevolent object of par, making no charges whatever. THE first professional championship sprinting meeting ever held in the United States took place at Si, Louis on October 21st, under the suspices of the Profusional Athletic Association of America. The meeting was to settle the Tite Archbishop of York, in presiding at York dispute regarding the real championship, and.

over a conference on burial reforms, on the 5th hereafter. no sprinter in the United States arOctober, said the Society was persevering in its Canada will be recognized as champion unless allempt to convince the public that funerals he wins the title under the rules of this ought to be inex-ensive, and that they ought to participated, including H. M. Johnson of St association. The fastest men in the country he marked, as far as it was possible, by every sign of cheerfulness, instead of despair, en the Louls, Leon Lozler of Chicago, Jamen Quirk of part of those who came around the mourning Brantford, Ont.; Harry Bethune of Cornwall, relatives Ont.; James Calling of Edgerton, Wis.; Frank Whitney of Nebraska, C. F. Gibson of Decati 111; J. C. Bryan of San Francisco, and W. C. Ryan of Sioux City, Ia. The track was very muddy, and the time consequently a trifle slow, but to race was won by more than six inches. The result was as follows ; · Fifty yards—H' M Johnson. Time, ons 2-4 and 0:58. Seventy five yards-Harry Bethune. Time, 007 35- One hundred yards-Harry, Bethune. Time; 6:10. One hundred and twenty yards--famesThus the Hu Pao-The ex-Director of the Quirk. Time, 0-12, Bethune having scored Veliny River, the Giore Chiêng Fu, who was the greatest number of points is champion of banished to the Far North for defalcations in his America.``

controf, had his boat jobbed at Tientsin on the night of November 4th of everything he had with

instituted a sevich for the thieves. To be an exile 'o'a wild crimary ten thousand # from one's Thọ nels bid ennugh, without having all one's money and efficis walked off with into the bargain,

WK-should really like to know in what sense or

FXAVIER, sanitary watchman, of Macao, forgot that he was no longer in the Holy City, yesier day. He went up to a Jukong with an air t mystery and asked if he was on duty. "Lukong said he was, and Xivier asked him to "come here." After leading the poor chap all over the shop he threatened to report him, and to crown his vagaries hit him with a stick. He was Goed $15.

GUILTY.

anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon them. Li Tak said he was not there, and that he had instructed his counsel to say so. Man, who we crying, said that he found in his possession from a

got the matí, and begged to be sentenced to

man at

imprisonment for life.

His Lo dship then assumed the black cap and formally passed sentence of death.

MR. H. M. IMANO AND HIS CRITICS.

Mr. H. M. Imano is a member-a distinguished member-of Messen. Willard and Sheridan's American Musical Comedy and Opera Compmy. He is the leading baritone singer of that talentet introduced Mr. Imann, we will at once proceed troupe. And now that we have formally

to business.

In the course of our ordinary business we have had, in chronicling the entertainment of the Musical Comedy and Opera Company, to refer to the personal performance of Mr. H. M. Imano. These ref rences have not invariably been of a favourable description.. Af er at fully perusing everything that has appeared in this jurnal regarding Mr.Imano, we find that as a gene al rule he has been credited with the possession: favery powerful voice, that he sings with consideratile abi- lity, but has been set down as a com-lele cu'sider cemed. That, in our uspejudiced and thoroughly

far as koowledge of the histrionic art is cos experienced opinion, is a very fairestinínte of Mr. Imano's artistic abilities, - Unfortunately be helds an entirely differeni view-probably he considers. than, Santley, and taking umbrage at our criticisms of his performances as Harry Sher wood in "Dorothy" and the Count di Luna in into, print, and, great Caesar's ghost, above all Il Trovatore," be needs must rush headlong places in the world in the columns of the China Mail.

The Times' statement regarding the Russian fascinating priest without barbing the arrows of acceptation of the word, "Brownie's" recent him. The D shirt Magistrate of Tientsin has himself a superior vocalist tn, and a better actor

RUSSIA AND COREĄ,

LONDON, November 25th..

protectorate over Cores is denied at. St. Petersburg,

DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA. A large deficit in the wheat and wool crops is expected in Australia in consequence of the drought

LOCAL AND GENERAL. H. M. S. Afatine, at present in Shanghai, has been ordered to proceed to Corea at the end, of

the present month.

A CH

i bárbér got a month to-day for picking up a note which a shopkeeper bad dropped in the street. Honesty bas no chance in Hong. kong.

THE joint investigation into the alleged charge against Mr. John Pitman's steam-launch Stephen Thompson, of violating Art. 47 of the Tientsin Treaty by resorting to a' non-treaty port, will take place at the Canton Custom House on Saturday next,

The Increase last year in Great Britain's con sumption of spirits and, beer over the previous year is attributed by the Commissioners to the “jubilee rejoicings” of 1884, 2 The consumption per head of the population shows a decrease in

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A DIFFICULT and delicate question has been under discussion at Rome. It is "In an extreme case would a priest be able to hear confession and give a valid absolution by telephone?" A strong case has been made out for the negative. Apart from word-twisting and tradition, however, an excellent argument might be offered for con fession by telephone. In cases of severe sick ness; where time is an object, it would be invaluable. It would also obviate scandal The loveliest damsel might confess to the most

satire, if the business were carried an' with a

qualification of the British administration hf this space of a mile between confessor and confessed. colony as "akin-deep" may be taken. Accord THE. Japan Mail regrets to hear that the recentlying to this unimpeachcable authority on mange! Announced performance of "Princess Ida," by the Wurzel and turnip-tops the Chinese community Yokohama Choral Society, which it had been governs itself, the trade associations performing intended should be produced on the 4th of next

for them all the functions of a properly con month, has been withdrawo. Several rehearsals stituted government. If a riot or a street saw had taken place, and the chorus were getting into occurs like the one which lately took place among good form, but there was some difficulty with a batch of coolies at Pedder's Wharf, the Chin the principal parts. If all we hear from outside Mal authority would have on believe that all the de worse than follow the example of the Yoko and compounded by their own trade i sources beitruc, our focal Choral Society might differences arising among the natives are selled

hama 'institution. A musical critle, who is notions, and that the influence exercised by there. bad judge of the article, tells us that both prin bodies is superior to the authoritative, power of cipals and chorus in "Iolanthe" and something the Government, whose administration is only wfol. And we can readily believe it. How: skin-deep. We think nothing is more a in deep ever, nous verrons ¦ ¦

than this China Mall discovery. By no other portion of the residents of this 'Colony is the British administration more felt and respected than by the Chinese community. The gambling ordinances may be cited as an illustration of our assertion. Is that administration only skin deep which pmbes the very vitals of native 'vice. and aims at rooting it out by all the resources of Police supervision and by the infl-xible nem nf criminal law? Not a week passes by without sonie raid being instituted into the native gam bling dens, and the infringers of the low being brought before the Magistrate, either for fine or for punishment. If there is any ordinance that acts as a deterrent on the native masses, it is

THE Newchwang correspondent of our Shanghai morning contemporary writes under date the 17th, inst.:-H. MS. Cockchafer arrived on the 14th Inst, much to the delight of the community who feel very grateful to the Admiral for so promptly taking into consideration the otherwise unprotected state of the Port. A Dock is being dug, east of the British Concession, or rather of such portion of the latter as still remains above high water mark; and we hope that the vessel will be safely docked in a few days. The açmains quite mild, and although one cannot be sure at this time. what may occur in 24 hours appearances are decidedly in favour of

weather

6:

SUPREME COURT

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Bifere Mr. A. F, Leach, Acting Puisne Fudge)

THE LITTLE HONGKONG CASE.

SENTENCE OF DEATH.

The evidence for the prosecution was resumed this morning, the Attorney-General conducting the case on behalf of the Crown and Mr. Robinson (instructed by Mrr Caldwell) defending, After the evidence, (ready reported) had been concluded,

Before going any further we will take the therty of offering Mr. Imano a few words of friendly advice which may prove useful to him! even should he be reduced to charting "Queen of my heart to-night outside London "pabs" for an honest livelihood. When she

criticisms in a newspaper are considered unfair

narrow limite. However, we commend to this

In saying that Mr. Imano's representation of Harry Sherwood was inexpressibly, feeble, we were lenient to the neta. In giving our ripinion that his rendering af "Queen of my heart was powerful if somewhat lifeless "not" tome" as quoted in the China Moil we erred greatly... on the side of leniency. Mr, Imano is apparently unacquainted with even the rudiments of the histrionic art, there are at least a dozen him out of sight either, in operi bouffe or amateurs in this colany who could discount

very expressively termed a stick, and he comedy; in fact, he is what is vulgarly but

This gentleman posses-cs, as we have frequently, gives promise of remaining one ull his days. med, a very powerful voice, and have pecasionally heard him sing with considerable his bigh pr tensions, nike a complete exhibition effect ; but we have also heard him, contering of himself-for instance, when singing The heart bow'd dawn" in "The Bohemian Girl," and in Queen of my heart the other evening. least expression, and although the time is andants moderafo he dragged it out as if he had been restling with the Dead March in Stul" or some other similar dirge, entirely ignoring the lights and shades which make this ballad so effective in capable hands. Mr. Imano observes that we chestnut." Well, we plead guilty to the indict even went so far as to call the sang "an old

ment, and enter on our defence. The baritone Company imagines that of the American Musical Comedy and Opera "Queen of my heart" is a new and original ballad, written expressly for Dorothy but then this bari- he seems to know very litle. We have before us a litle ballad composed by Alfred Cellier tone, doesn't know everything -in good truth

some years ago, to words writion by Sarah

imano can fit in to the music of Queen of Doudney, and entitled "Olt Dreams." Here Are the words of the "olf chestnut" which Mr. my heart and tell us what he thinks of them'--

Jews but you go, love,

In the balmy summertime,

That lingered there in the church-yard,

T the bells began to chime

And the culver coo'd alvira mas

In a saft and sleepy ume:

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a hundred otinge gardens Cams the musky breath of June;" But my thought were strayl z, atmaying. 1A crowded city'street, And my team fell lis's 'unundhuhug

•On the STAM

ut my feet, For the lays to come seemed the brightest, And ittle dreamt of their pain pr And I la thought then, my darling,

· I should dream the olû dreams again Télibat a ju e ago, live, And the benefitway *son 60) Yat'here'd nur busy lift, love,

2) I d'esta 1-14 dreams today :"..

And the heilenia chiming, chimlag,

phon ková Thươugh the misty London street z

But I tirger in this sunt ght, Whh the genes about my fo tzi

£f{xt

ram Umbé del visini

„That my thoughtima youth than knews -

I have and year I vaso tender, And your trees in me kutevaj

But all the old days seem the brightest Whên • « can hall føget the pain,

says must not blame me, my dading,

We also admit hing said that Mr. Imano's

If I dream the old dies gata,

the

and uncalled for by the person criticised. it the role amongst artistes when they d cide't complain; which is very rarely, to by their make up in the fist act of Dorothy," was alleged grievances before the Editor of the paper.simply: ludicrurat mert Ind crous, as that is assumed to have funded. The faimess stated in that gimteman's lauer, and we would af such a course is too obvious tre require any. have been Jusuf den geven stronger terms, artiste he is only an indifferent baritone singer. proyed offensive rezom met de explanation. However, M., Imano is not an and a wretchedly bad actor and so he sen

and in making comparisons which might have,

his lugubrious howl our evening contemporary individual whines entwhy should this man Inconelding his letter this distinguished for the pill, probably here again circle skin injure me faigh the columns of be this he eis if the paper?" Such childishness as this from a growi Mr. Robinson, for the defonce said that Mr. H. M. Imaño is evidently, a personage

same direction,713 21A

up baritone twreally déplorable, "This man"-kas he did not propose to call any witnesses; capable of swallowing any amount of fulsome columns of his paper, and he never has injured never, sought to injure Mr. Imano through the but would unfo d'his line of defence. It was fittery, but unable to bear without wincing the that the evidence for the prosecution had salutary effects of fair, criticism. He hid a

him He does mal even know MPIman, and has no desire to make his arquaintance, over the difficult duty of showing that the prisoners were cine in wholesale quantities to Hongkong. But criticism, and his capacity of critic to the not been conclusive. On his side he had the thought he had a right to the same sweet melli: knows something about musical, and dramatic surfelt of soft sawder inhonghal and doubtless friendly glass of otherwise But this man" not there. Now it was a very dificult thing to the forgot that his own estimation of his rock Hengkang Telegraph has an undoubted right British and colonial, spirits and coffee and an

prove where they were, more especially at the and histrionic abilities was not infallible that which he meant to ex reise to the sitmiest, to deal increase in foreign wines, beer, tea and cocoa.

crime was committed at makinight. But Ho some critic who knew his business might object with public performances of every, description. to accept Mr. Imano as a perfect bantone Mr. Imanols, as Churchill puts it, fawfel game for WR

observe that the river steamer fchang has the river being quite safe for shipping, for this your gambling ordinance, When it suggested that the credibility of the boy who had of high class, and as a capable expirent 1bs, critic's pet, and it says but little either comes to be worked up to its full extent and scope, identified the prisoners was questionable. He of modern opers bouffe. And when he found for his commonsense or his stage experience been docked at Shanghai: preparatory to tem next ten days A good number of steamers are porarily relieving the Hankow on the Canton. expected to load still there is a scarcity of new the total abolition of the gambling nuisance from average European boy, as in the matter of telling bosom of the Fried Fish Wrapper Has anexaggerated notion of his own merits, attempts the public may reasonably expect that it will bring appeared to be a sharp little fellow, and there was out his mistake hereckicily rushed into that he has hitherto filled to recognise that certainly some difference between him and the print and sought solace in the congenials The actor who infisted by self-conceft and river. The Ithang was a great favorite here a pulse and produce generally has gone up. We our midst. The rigour with which the infringers of the truth, and realising the gravity of the Mr. Iniano ever read a little back exfted to kick against the pricks of fair and impartial dozen years ago, and, although slightly troubled hear a Chinese gunboat is to be docked also the Optum Ordinance are dealt with atthe Magischarge. The witness, for instance, did not The Rostiad, which is very well known with the slows, will doubtless thoroughly answer below the native City, shewing that some fear tracy is another proof of the severity of our laws even know it was a trial for murder, be all the purposes for which the is likely to be are eptertained by the Governor.. !! regarding the Chinese The sanitary regulations generally showed a want of the usual senso only thought it was one, of burglary, and required. The Tungckbau Telleves the chans We regret to learn that trouble, has arisen lately enforced, the "back-yard" provisinge, of responsibility. Before accepting his evidence on the Shanghal Ningpo lines ar zinot nat la mut

between Mr. Wallard, director of the American the drain pipes, and, above all, the wooden they should expect him to understand the awful We hay often, animadverted,

the pubile Musical Comedy and "Opera Company, and the verandahs abolition ordinance, are so many These were considera fons apart from the weight consequences which might ensue to the men making use of the Queen's Road entrance to the Cammitice of the St. Andrew's Ball As every more convincing proofs that our administration Hongkong Howl as a place of nuruly confabula body. who has attended a Scottish ball in Hong of the Chinese population is anything bit skin tion, especially when this tried on in the kong knows right well, it is almost absolutely deep. We do not deny that the trade guilds polyglot form. A moit objectionable tempest of necessary to have a couple of clear days possess influence and powers of moral coercion words way heard there this forenoon blowing itself to properly lay, a fooring over the ground over the native populations but let us not out in anything but gentlemanly style, and to the floor of the Theatre, and prepare it for personal intercita arising therefrom with the confound business cliques and the manifold divided inconvenience of the residents of the upper room. The sub-committee la charge impartial and untfort action of the law. The Hotel and the passers-by, We would call upon of this work wished to commence opera Chien Moil's line of argument is strictly the Hotel Directors to Instruct their porter, or tions tomorrow, but Mr. Willard steps in and the Police, to keep the chief exeque of that build-objects, claiming his right to give a performance fallacious. On the assumption that a junk-man ing in a strictly respectable condition,- 1.

stoned, or otherwise oppressed and we believe, owing to the crass stupidity of the boycotted, by a gang of natives, as in the Pedder's person who has the letting of the City Wharf squabble, would never dream of claims Hall-Mr. Willard daawithin his right in ing the protection of the Police because the trade making this claim a matter of polley conations and the actual things the we are perfectly sure he is wrong in ipference is drawn, that "the Chinese really amount of courtesy and consideration Mr. Willard English administration in hardly skin deen and his company owe to the public who bay so This is logic à fa Brownle, with a vengeance liberally supported the performances, we leave The trade tribunals alluded to are necessarily to themselves to decide-s-but we do not hesitate the guild Do they exercise any other fotky that the dimand of $ago as an indemnity power beyond moral coercion? And is not every under all circumstances, something very like Chinaman in the Colony suficiently protected

Harry Sharwood in Dorothy the other night was inexpressibly feeble aid his rendering-net an huempt at barclaced imposition:: We do not by law and the Police to denounce the coercion

rendition, if you please, Mr. Inand of the wors pretend to dictate, to the management of the put on him and to sock redress in a Court of

Queen of my heart very time, benefit las he received a tid calously favorable notice spare Company What courte they ought to follow in Junion against his oppressoral. The question is

for the same performance What was the impr his matter, but it is perhaps as well, they should not whether he would or would not do so under knew that a very strong, feeling of

matter with the critic nf the other. the circumstances, but whether be could do The Attorney General said that he only exer- 18th asks Mr. Imino? Narvay ja pretty general in the colony atw)

Any person or baslacer man who appeals to law clsed bis right of reply in view of the line which we can remember, only n the against his oppressors, may be under the heces the defence had taken. Mia Robinson bad adopted of this journal happeord, siir of suffering more or less damage; but if he can jury, and had told them, his Impressions and great actor paralyse the Hon

a novel and irregular system of addressing, the Japan he did not have the obtain redress, wise administration watches private convictions. They must put all that out wild blade of the last centu övér bis interests, if

criminal lawCóf. their minds as illeglijenata und immaterial bably have been paralyse

argument, upon which no conclusions could be been presente

in the Theatre on Thursday night, Technically,

who is 'hai

The poet's'right and whoshali bar his claim, Ken

criticism, places Himself outside the pale of bis amongst the profession in which he claims a high profession, wird wheh, as in the present instance hiri elegant contribution to our mishinderybis critics; her trenders himself contemptihle place? Doubtless he has off in fact, judging from of Mr. Inancy Be imputes unwenhy oilves to colleague, we should say that his reading, like before the world. Gas and brass; as this gentles hinge experience, has been confined in very man oughtannwydd hat invariably indicate second-rate wandering minsari who so modestly that Hangkang and ences have appreciated Mr. professional ability. The fan vifit? he! a fact, of his evidence If it was true, it was conclusive, considers himself above criticism, a careful Imano's efforts and that the managers but was it true. It would not have been study of the following lines from the per of one Company are atisfied with him, is scarcely difficult, he suggested, to teach the hoy the story of the most eminent poets, critics, and satirists likely to liddenost he opinions of the capable hende The murder and robbery spoke of his day-Chprehill, the uthor of the critics but nevertheless we are pleased to think be should identify samebody Kado sa itmighties free dow for themselves-nil that was necessary was that Resclad de PA

that someor, plople are ïsatisfied with reach Magistracy that they were easily identified. It. All monies pente

lip-windom that wants expérience be that the men were so placed at the

other In conclusion let us remind Mr. Inano, In the words of Sir Philia Sydney, that all is hut

of time which had elapsed between the crime Frist those who stribile, domato would not have been difficult for a smart boy to pick them out by their marked position the length

Tala le a amara) iza, wiki g and the identification twelve days favored the

•stribale, dowaze those who play. theory that his choice was assisted, and at least contemporary by alleging that the comments on Mr. Imano commences his letter to our evening a doubt upon the genuinen-sofhis evidence his performances published in this paper have witnesses were trim (Mr. Robinson) that the been orjust and insulting As Mt. Imanos

were profrely impartial in their objecti, da dixit on musical or dramatic criticism Opera Com there stemed undue desire din their part to obtain in our opinion worthleangas the bay into that a but

conviction. Therefore the identification being of an emasculated, Jickinss necesary who it not likely that the boy's for some griefs of his grave accusation

“we naturally look, adding that he polic evidence was manufactured. It was incredible against our journaliste bonn, fis And the two prisoners, out of the whole crowd, like evidently rest hate by detective, for the purpose of being ble to okupion that it herein) técntify item. The case turned on that questole of the critical noticed lif admitted that they stood in the dock under the entle who wrote the hi tion-were they there and did he see them. He emanate from the same pen grave suspicion of being the receivers of the stolen goods-possibly participators in the rob. hery but there was no conclusive evidence, the jury finding thebikult of the darker crime. The case bristled with doubt, and he confidently left the lives of the men in the hands of the far

For prafas e esture to the common eye genie #Il Trovatorer Entic willes A

SAYS our Shanghal morning contemporary :-- The latest news from Taiwan-fu is that the insurgents never, approached, that city nearts they twenty miles, but clip were critical as "ongispe, for they might just as well have turned theloe-south Yar north." Thé/Governor and Tg on his bond. What govern themselves, in` great measure, and the that that boy really did lie on his bed and watch' 'we find them LEUNG DECO

of td haldoklisted proclamation, that those who have money can pay up their Junshtax, but that the impecunious, will not, he peased it hebed/done this. A couple of months ago, mich anaielland suffering would have been avoided the "Whold affair is another xexample of how the government of China, is

despotius textipered by the right of insurrection, THE following are the Orders of the Day for the Meeting of the Legiblative Councils to be held

1. First reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordines xceedingly sharp practice, and adiance for the naturalization of Teli Tak-plu Gidersborwing, Ching Kit, sea or s

12. Second reading of the following:Buta S4?

The Chinese Emigration Consolidation

dipäïce to amend Ordinance No.

The Evide

logs of public patronaga arabout as certain as Comp

1.of the fiti

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