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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WE HAVE NOW IN STOCK THE FOLLOWING -

CIGARS: MARIA CRISTĪNAS,

Londres, Leoneses. PERLA DEL ORIENTE, Londres,

Damas Señoritas,

NUEVO HABANO in 500 and 100 Boxes.

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THE HONGKONG TEFEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1888.

dozen strokes. For the first quarter of a mile it was a ding-dong race between the Shamrock and Rose, and then the Leed gradually com- menced to creep up-after narrowly escaping being upset owing to bow catching a crab, and at the half distance had got on terms with the leaders. Slowly but surely Duer drew to the front, and although the two Shepherds spurted again and again it proved of no avail, and the Leck was -landed a handsome winner by five lengths from Shamrock, the Rose pulling up about a hundred yards from the winning post FOR MEN-OF-WAR'S GIOS AND WHALERS--

Distance, One Mile. Entrance, $1. First Prize, $15; Second, 95. Time allowed for Oars, 9 seconds per Öar... Imperieuse galley, 8 bars........ Imperieuse galley, 8 oars..

............. 2 Victor Emanueři galley, & oarsminisumma 3 There were six starters and after a tremendous

NUEVO CORTADOS in 500 and 100 Boxes, struggle for the final half mile, H.M.S. Impe

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Flor de la Isabela, Princesas, Entracios, Orientales and Isabelas.

Imperiales, Cazadores, Imperiales, Exceptionales Prensados, Principes, Cortaditos, Señoritas, Marquesitos, Flor de Prensados, Paquitos, Regalia Dritanica, Regalia Inglesa, Chiquitos, Brevitos, and

BOUQUETS DE WATSON.

SWEET CAPORAL and OLD JUDGE

CIGARETTES.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 19th October,/1888.

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rieuse's white galley Uiew away in, the last three hundred yards and won by 20 seconds. A grand finish between the perieuse green galley and the Commodore's galley, pulled by Chinese, ended in favor of the Britishers by a- few inches in the very last stroke.

"LADIES' PURSE."-Presented by the Ladies of Hongkong. For Four-Qars. Distance, One Mile. Entrance, $10. Station No. 3-Picteria-E. Blair, fost: glb.; W. Taylor, lost. clb; A, G. Stephen, fost. Tolb; J. H. Stewart Lockhart, 12. olb., (stroke); W. Stopani, ést. 6lb., (cox.)......... 1 Station No. 4-Shamrock—L. D. Crichton Tost. Tolb.; F. S. Field, ist. tilb.; R. B. Garde,

st. alb.; T. D. Hickley, 1st 11lb., (stroke); W. Howard, gst. ib., (cox.)........

Station No. 1-Kornblume-F. H. Shepherd, -gst, 81b.; G. H. Potts, 1rat, 11lb.; A. Denison,

1st. 12lb.; H. F. Hayllar, 11st. 2lb., (stroke); E. Cole, 8st. 5lb., (cox)......

Station No. 1-Leeb-E. B. Shepherd, tost, olb.; G. Bramwell, 12st. olb.; H. C. Metcalfe, 14st. 7ib.; Major Ellis, 1381. olb,, (stroke) ; J. Tighe, 6st, olb., (cox.).............

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TELEGRAMS.

(From Straits Times.) PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, November 29th.

A Conservative has been returned for Finsbury, Holborne, la place of Colonel Duncan deceased.

LORD SALISBURY AT EDINBURGH. Lord Salisbury speaking at Edinburgh appealed to Scotch veters not to support Home Rule, that if they abstained he was convinced the dissolution of the 'Separatist party would result

GERMANY,

November 30th. The Emperor is confined indoors, with a cold.

RUSSIA.

An Imperial Ukase sanctions a four per cent. loan of 125 milions gold roubles to convert the 1887 loan."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Wanderer arrived at Singapore on the morning of the gth inst., and will be atationed there for some time.

A REGULAR meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 2618, SC. will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zelland Street, this evening, at 8 for 8.30 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are condially invited

THE Nagasaki Express says that the Norwegian. Bussan Kaisha, will, after making one more trip to Hongkong, load rice on charterer's account for Europe.

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A SYNDICATE is being formed in London at The Austrian corvette Fasana, with Archduke resent for the purpose of experimenting in beet- | Leopold of Austria on board, arrived at Singa. growing in Ireland, with a view to the eventual pore on the 5th ́inst, és route for Point de Galle. establishment there of an extensive sugar industry. Experts in the manufacture of bect- sugar are very 'sanguine of the success of the scheme.

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THE American Musical Comedy and Opera Company appear at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, this evening in "Trial by Jury," "The Waterman," and the first act of Ruddigore. The entertainment, which should ensure a crowded house, is for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher (Mias Flo. Morrison).

As will be seen from an advertisement in another column, the exhibition of the Camera and Sketching, Clubs, announced to be held on the 18th inst. and following days, has unavoidably been postponed until further notice.

BIRDS and other animals, when collected in numbers together, have curious technical names applied to them. It is right to say. A covey of patridges. A nide of pheasants. A wisp of snipe

IT has been ascertained, says the EgyptianA bevy of quails. Garette of November 2nd, that the mainshaft

A flight of doves or of the P. and O. steamship. Afalwa is fractured, A muster of peacocks.

swallows. and she will probably not be able to leave A siege of herons. Alexandria for about three weeks, by which A huilding of rooks. time it is hoped that the new shaft, now en route

A broad of grouse, A plump of wild fowl. from home will have arrived and been placed A stand of plovers. in position.

THE Straits Times reports that the Cashier of the Tramway Co., by name Lim Pek Lok, has been missing since the evening of the 29th ulto., and he is said to have had in his possession a sum of $1,300 belonging to the Company. Mr. Wallace the Manager gave information to De- teclive Inspector Richards on the 30th, when the missing man did not appear, and a detective was instructed to make enquiries and telegraph to Malace The Manager took out a warrant for the Cashier's arrest.

A flock of perde. A cast of hawka, ‚' A trip of dottrell: A herd of swine. A skulk of faxes. A pack of wolves.

A drave of oxen.

A sounder of hogs.

A troop of monkeya.

A pride of lions.

A sleuth of bears. A shoal of bertings. A watchofnightingales. A swarm of bees, A clattering ofchoughs.

THE Statutory meeting of Messrs. Cruikshank and Company, Limited, took place this afternoon at the Hongkong Hotel. There were, present, amongst others, Messrs. D. McCulloch, C. Grant, and Murray Bain; Mr. Redyk, (from the office of Mr.. J: F. Webber), Solicitor to the Company, attended. The chair was taken by Mr. Cruikshank, and some delay took place owing to the fact that a copy of the daily papers containing the Notice of the meeting was not at' hand. This was soon supplied, however, and meeting. He then stated that the meeting was only a formal one, held in accordance with the Act of Parliament, and there was no business of a special kind to put before the members present. The Company. 'was progressing 'very favourably and entirely to answer any questions the shareholders might bis satisfaction. He would be pleased to

meeting terminated,

resemble Carolus dollars, and an imitation yen They have all been chap ed several times, which makes them look as though they had been tested. The rice and cash found in the bag are used for making bad dollars white, the coins are put in the bag and shaken about. The alum is used for the same purpose, being burnt, and the dollars held in the smoke. The alum and water had some such use. The papers produced were memoranda of expenditure and receipts.

The first prisoner said he was a soldier from Wen Chan. He had come to look for a woman who had absconded, and was staying with the second prisoner.

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The second prisoner said that the charge was false. The property did not belong to him.

The case was remanded till Monday, the magistrate giving directions that the prisoners should be kept separate.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necmarily endorse the opinlans expressed by Correspondents in this column.)

THE SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "NanoKona Teroraps," SIR,-Can you tell me anything as to the results of the recently agitated Sunday labour question?

think there is more afloat on the Day of Rest than ever-and we are so weary,

cannot believe that the business men of the what it means to work from 6 nm, to 6 p.m. alt colony understand-they certainly do not feel- the year round, without a Sunday off. It is simply degrading a man below the level of the

bens*.

steamer Norden, under charter to the Mitan: THE Portuguese Consul-General at Shanghai has the Chairman read the notice convening the Hardships they have to put up with on account

SAYS the Straits Timer :--All hope of the safety of the steamer Vallarna has been abandoned, he is supposed to have foundered in the cyclone last month between Bombay and Karachi.

children, must have perished.

of late been airing his idiosyncracies in the Progresso, a Portuguese newspaper published in the Model Settlement. The bone of contention appears to have been a letter from a member of the Lusitanian community containing some stric tures on the Consul, and referring to the peculiar style in which that magnate received his com- patriots on the anniversary of the birthday of King received their congratulations reclining on sofa, and in 'true kingly fashion. The Consul on hearing his doings criticised, rushed into print, and narrowly escaped making himself ridiculous.

that

Well says one large employer of labour to an officer who has respectfully pointed out the of Sunday work, "if you don't like your job, throw it up." Ah! yes! one can always throw up a situation and let his wife and family want. --but he cannot always get another.

And what has become of the clergymen of the colony in this crusade against breaking the Lord's Day I was under the impression that

the Bishop down to the smallest of the clerical they always led the van in every moral and religious movement; but in this matter, from

pulling in capital form, passed the favorites, and Some thirteen hundred persons, including 150 Don Luiz. It was alleged that Senhor Valdez wish to put There being no questions, the fry-with the single exception of Mr. A. G.

This was considered a certainty for the English International crew, offers to bet 3 to 1 on them against the field failing to meet with any response. The four, boals were despatched on equal terms, but Ellis quickly assumed the lead from the Scotch crew, the other pair, close together, keeping well within hail Before going three hundred yards, Lockhart's crew, soon were a length in front, Hickley about the same time spurting and getting on terms with Ellis. A long way from the winning post the English International representatives were clean out of the race, and although both Hickley and Hayllar hunted the Scotchmen home the issue was never really in doubt, the St. Andrew's Cross getting the winning gun about two lengths in front of the Naval men, with Hayllar a very good third. Time 8 min, 75 seca. MEN-OF-WAR'S CUTTERS.-Distance, One Mile. 'Entrance, $1. First Prize, $20; Second Prize, $10. No time allowed for Qars.

Subscribers to The Honghang Telegraph are respectfully H.M.S. Leander's cutter 12-Oars

reminded that all Subscriptiona are payable in advana,

MARRIAGE.'

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A FIRST class programme was gone through in splendid style at Chiarini's Circus last night. Owing to the wet weather the audience was smaller than usual, bat what they lacked in. numbers was made up for by the enthusiastic reception given to all the performers. We hold over a detailed notice. The performance this evening commences at 9 o'clock. ABOUT three o'clock this morning a large market H.M.S. Imperieuse's Victoria, cutter 1-Cars 1 boat anchored off the Prava began to fill, the people on board, and the hoat was also filled with H.M.S. Victor Emannel's cutter 13-Oats...water being rough. There were seventeen

The flagship's big cutter won a good race by three lengths, a quarter of a length separating produce. The buckets used for baling washed the second and third.

away, and altogether it was a miniature ship- wreck. Four men jumped overboard to swim ashore, but P. C.'s Hanson and "Graham picked them up in the Police launch, lent them balera, and enabled them to clear the junk of water The Chinamen for once seemed really greateful, THE idea of thumb-rings," to which "e alluded some little time ago, has become an established fact, and jewellers are showing broadbands of dull gold with a large jewel sunk deeply into them, designed to encircle that clumsy member, the thumb. The facts have been traced that Queen Elizabeth decorated her royal thumb with a ring, and the fashion was revived during the reign of George II. Eccentricity is the key-note to Jewelled ornaments, and the dainty woman jection to permit her wearing live, spider-like who cannot bring her nerves into sufficient sub. bugs as ornaments consoles herself with very

On the 11th instant, at H.B.M.'s Consulate, "THE ST. PATRICK CUP" for Hong Pairs Swatow, and afterwards at the Kakchioh Church, by the Rev. H. I.. Mackenzie, M.A., CECIL PERCY DAWSON, 18 PAULINE LOUISE, eldest daughter of Captain Focken of Double Island, [1273

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONOKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1888.

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Presented by J. J. Francis, Esq., Q.C., Crews to consist of Members of a Hong. Distance, Station No. 3-Eileen, A. Duer, rost, 8lbs. ;

One Mile. Entrance, $5.

G. H. Potts, 1st. 115. (stroke); M. Fredericks, 8st. 2lb. (cox)........ Station No. 1-Kathleen, F. H. Shepherd, gst. 3lbs. ; T. W. Lammert, 11st. zib, (stroke); E. Cole, 8st, 5lb. (cox) EST Station No. 2-Lily, E. Travers, fost, rolbs. ;.

A. G. Stephen, rost, tolb. (stroke); · W, Stopani, 6st, 6lb, (cox)

commenced to tire

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This proved a grand struggle between the VICTORIA REGATTA.

"Kec-cbong" and "Tai-koo" hongs, the "Ewa" being cutpaced from the start. Lam- FIRST DAY, THURSDAY, 13TH DECEMBER

mert, doing all he knew, led Potts by about a length and a half for the first half mile, when he The thirty-third V. R. C. Regatta was com back. At the Government breakwater the and gradually came menced this afternoon, under, most unfavor-two boats were strictly level, but from able circumstances, a drizzling rain falling and this point Polis slowly obtained the the general surroundings being anything but advantage and two hundred yards from the agreeable. It cleared up, however, later on,, Some very erratic steering then

flag-ship a clear length separated the pair. took place, and some good racing was witnessed.

Fredericks shaping a course towards the fudge whilst Cole went right over to the Kowloon

We append results of to-day's sport, leaving over a full report until Saturday.. "JUNIOR SCULLS"-For Single Pair Sculling Boats. Entrance, $5. Distance, One Mile. Prize, Brokers' Cup." Three Boats to start or no Race. Open to any one who has never won a Sculling Race in China or Japan.. Station No, -G. Bramwell, 12st. Olb., Scotia Station No. 2-M. Fredericks, 8st. alb., Jumbo a Station No. 4-F. G. Brooker, rost.talb., Daisy 3 Station No. 3-C. R. Foot, 1st. Slb.....Violet o Bramwell, slightly favored by the inside station, drew clear away immediately the gun fired, and without ever being approached won very easily by a hundred yards from Fredericks, who defeated Brooker by two lengths for second honours after a capital struggle. Time& min. 52 seconds.

FOR HEAVY GIGS pulled by European Non Commissioned Officers and Men of any Regi ment or Corps in Garrison, or by European Members of the Police Force. The Boats to be approved by the Committee. Time allowed for Care. Four Boats must start for two Prizes. Distance, One Mile. Entrance, $1. First Prize, $15; Second, $5. Station No.3-Royal Artillery's Ubique, 6-Oars' 1 Station No.2-Royal Artillery's Gunner,6-Oars 2 Station No. 1-Royal Engineer's Cambridge,

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The three boats kept well together for half the Journey when the Véique, on the outside, drew out with a slight lead, the other R.Á. gig also gradually leaving the Engineers astern. Opposite the Government Coal Sheds the Ubique had the race in band and eventually won very cleverly by a length, the Cambridge finishing a fair third

"AMERICAN CUP."-Presented by the American Community. For Four-Oars. Distance, Ope Mile Eatrance, $10. Station No. 1-Leek-Į. Little, 11st. olb; T, Dalby, rist. zlb; J. A. Fredericks, tost, glb; A. Duer, Jost. 8ĺb. (stroke); G. A. White, 6st. alb. (cox)................ Station No.4-Shamrock-G.J; Duncan, jost 6b; G. H.. Potts, 1st. tilb; W. Powell, 12st. 51b; F. B.Shepherd, rost, olb. (stroke); M. Fredericks, Bat. zib. (cox)....ikriau Station No. 2-Rose-J. M. G. Manuk, rost. rolb; A. H. Ough, 1985, 1tb; P. R. Simmonds, 12st. 10lb; F. H. Shepherd, gst. 81b. (stroke);

W. Stopani, 6st. 6lbs (cox).

Station No. 3-Kornblume-W.D. Braidwood,

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shore. Eventually Poits was declared the winder by three feet, and no sooner had he passed the past than his boat capsized, both himself and partner being dead beat. The cold bath quickly brought them round.

"CHAIRMAN'S CUP."-Presented by Major Tripp. Chairman of the Victoria Recreation Clab. For Four-ones. Distance, One-mile-and-a- half. Entrance, $10. Station No. 3-Victoria-A. G. Stephen, sost.

10lbs; A. Duer, rost. 81b.; P. R. Sim monda, 12st, rolb E. B. Shepherd, sost. olb. (stroke) M. Fredericks, Bst. alb. (cox)............zn

a clear length.

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Siation No. z-Leek-G. L. Duncan, tost. 6lbs. J. S. Legge, tist, olb, 1 J. Little, rrat. olb.; Major Ellis, 121. olb. (stroke); J. Tighe, 6st, olb, (cox) .......... Station No.. 1-Shamrock-E. Blair, ost. glbs. J. A. Fredericks, fost. 51b) T. Dalby, 11st, zih.; G. Bramwell, 12st, olb. Ellis led for a mile, when the other two boats (stroke); G. A. White, 6st. alb. (cox) 3 closed up, but Bramwell's crew suddenly collapsing, left the Majer and E, B. Shepherd to make a capital race home, the latter winning by "GERMAN CUP.-Presented by the German Community. For Four-Oara. Distance, One Mile. Entrance, $ic Station No. 1-Rose-W. Taylor, test, olb.;

G. L. Duncan, rost. 6lb.; T. Dalby, 21b. Major Ellis, 12st. olb. (stroke); J. Tighe, ést. olb. (cox.)......... Station No. 4-Shamrock - R. M. Jameson, 18. olb.; J. A. Fredericks, fost, gib.; T. W. Lammert, Irst. alb.; E. B. Shepherd, Lost. alb. (stroke); M. Fredericks, Bat, zibi (cox.) Station No. 2-Victoria-W. D. Braidwood, 9st. Bl.; J. Little, 11st. alb.; A. Duer, rost Bib., H. Stewart-Lockhart, 12st olb. (stroke); W. Stopani, 6st. 6lb. (cox.)......... 3 Station No. 3-Kornblume-J. M.G. Manuk, rost. rolb.; W. Watt, rrst. 1lb.; H. C. Met- calfe, 14st pib A. Denison, 1st. zib. (stroke); G. A. White, 6st. alb. (cox).......................... O Station No. 5-Leck-), S. Legge, 1st. olb.;" A. H. Ough, rost. 11b.; G. H. Palts, 11st. 11lb.; F. H. Shepherd, gat. Elb. (stroke); E. Cole, 8st. 5lb. (cox.)......................

realistic imitations.

Goldsmith--not one word has been heard from the pulpit or in any other direction.

Can nothing be done to redress this crying grievance ?

Your's faithfully,

A SUNDAY SUFFERER. Hongkong, 13th December, 1888.

INDIAN TELEGRAMS.

ETAWAH, November 21st. His Excellency the Viceroy and suile arrived here last evening at ten minutes past ten. All well.

suite left at six this morning for Cawnpore and The special train with his Excellency and Allahabad.

The troopship Euphrates left Portsmouth for Bombay to-day.

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CALCUTTA, November 22nd. The 27th Bombay Infantry and the 42nd Gurkha Light Infantry will be withdrawn from Burma at the end of the cold season.

The whole of the troops and establishments of the Nagpur Command have been taken ever by Bombay from the 1st of October, inclusive.

WE cull the following. Tonquin news from Haiphong and Hanol papers:-Pham-khac-thu. a rebel chief in the district of Nam-dinh, who THE Manager of the Hongkong and China Gas had been sentenced to death for contumacy and Company Limited, informs us that he has for attempting to raise a rebellion, was captured received a telegram from the London. Office and executed. A column operating in the authorizing him to proceed with the laying of a province of Bric-ninh, has, by instructions re- main for the purpose of carrying gas to the Peak ceived from the civil authorities, captured the district. About fourteen houses, in course of rebel chief Quandel, who had directed the attack, erection are already heing fitted up with gas against the station of the Rapides. A band of houses will shortly obtain similar fittings. Owing Day-vi, province of Bac-ninh, Lieut, Monguyot pipes, and it is anticipated that all the other rebels having fortified themselves in the village of probably to the fact that a lighting rate on pre. besieged them, andafter receiving reinforcements. sent assessment would not cover the cost, the succeeded in dispersing them. On entering the Government do not propose at present to light village, eight corpses were found, one of which the Peak district. We are told that the capital was richly dressed and placed on a stretcher. outing will be large for about two and a halfThe officer in command was slightly wounded miles of main, but that the Gas Company have during the action. The telegraph people who good reasons to anticipate a thicker population were constructing the Mon-kay line have been at the Peak in the near future.

attacked by Chinese. An audacious theft was committed at Hannf`n fortnight ago, several AT the Fenny Gaff (Rome).-A cruel tyrant tries water pipes having been carried away from Paul to compel an unhappy woman to assist him in Bert Street during the night. Two natives who his villanies, by taking her children away from were trying to penetrate into the citadel, were ber, and in her trouble she falls on her knees apprehended as spies. Lieut-Col. Servières has before the pitiless monster. Several voices set fire to an immense village in the province of are raised in protest among the audience. One Hai-duong, a place notorious for the number more noisy than the rest: "By San Martino, of rebels and pirates it sheltered. Ten natives my patron saint, stop that now; let the woman who were engaged in preparing a trap for the keep her children!" Actor (going on with his French forces, were summarily shot. A column Man in the Pit (throwing an apricot at his head): operating against the pirates of the river Claire; part): "Woman, begone-for the last time!" under the command of Capt. Barre has been "Stop that, I say, or I'll come and talk to you, after dislodging numerous bands of Chinese see if I don't!" Actor: "But, Signore," Pittite: and Thos who infested the locality the columun wretch!" Actor: "Butconsider...it is in the part than the plates re-occupied their former, post- "Let her krep the children and be off, you returned to Son-tay. No sooner were they gone Pitite: "Hang the part; I'll break your bones! tions and fortified them. A new column was Several voices: "Hear, hear-give it him het!" sent against them, but it met with such a resistance Other voices: "No, not let the play go on 1" that it had to send for reinforcements and Actor: "Allow me to say that if I don't carry off artillery. The gunboats Bodillot and Raynaud her children, as it is put down in the piece, the conveyed these reinforcements to the spot, a J.W. performance will have to end here, and the poor serious engagement with the enemy followed, Treasurer. lady will remain in the miserable position in particulars of which had not reached our Hanoi Secretary. which you now behold her... now, if you will contemporary before going to press. In the S.D.

let me take her children, she will not province of Hanoi four hundred rebels were seen .J.D.

Dir. of C. only recover them soon, but at the same time crossing the river on the 25th ulto.; a column Steward, gain a splendid triumph over all her perseunder Lieut. Lebrun went in pursuit of them.

cutors at the close of the play." Man In the Pit: when they retraced their steps towards Bay say.preciated and applauded. "Do you vow on your sacred word of honour The station which is named The Elephants was that she will get her children back-and that taken possession of by the pirates who carried "Within half an hour." Man away ten Gras rifles. It was subsequently soon?" Actor: in the Pit: "All right, then go on playing!"

retaken by the French troops.

Ar a regular meeting of the Corinthian-Lodge No. 1866, held at Amay on Saturday the 8th inst. Bro. W. C. Lewis was duly installed as Wor. Master for the year 1889, and invested the

following officers:

Wor, Bro. A. J. Hadley.......I.P.M.

B. N. Jenkins................SW

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J. E. Barker

W. J. Hewett.....

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F. H. Edward

F. G. Becke

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Mr. M. Davis...

S. Rosenbaum .....

W. Wilson.............

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A. V. Haver ...................................I.G.

N. J. Wood...............Tyler,

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CAPTURE OF COUTERFEIT COINERS IN HONGKONG.

Wodehouse, Cheung To, soldier, Cheung Kang, At the Police Court this morning before Mr. shroff, Ho Fung, coolie, and Su Q. Sun, farmer, were charged with having in their possession 23 counterfeit dollars, the same with intent to deceive.

SPEAKING of the question which is just now being so eagerly discussed in many circles, the Jewish Standard says: Ask the Jewish house. wife, the Jewish mother, whether marriage is a CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD, of the China Navigation failure? She will not understand you. She Company's steamer Ichang, writes as follows:- will stand bewildered in the face of such a question, and if you explain to her what you in the course of the usually uneventful day trip A somewhat, out-of-the-way incident occurring

in marriage the acme of happiness, because of interest for your paper. On the afternoon of the up the Canton river may, I think, be of sufficient womanly duty; that all these new-fangled.rth inst. in the neighbourhood of the Second notions are simply the outcome of the brain of some man or woman who missed the true mark Bar, below Whampoa, a tiger was passed by the of life, and whose life is a fallure. She will steamer lehang swimming across the river; he point to her children, as Cornelia of old did. was heading for the southern bank, and bad She will extol her husband as the ideal of her mile and a half) when passed. The tiger was

already done nearly half the distance (about 'a Inspector Mackie stated that at six o'clock last night he went to 32 First Street, with 'a evidently of very large size, judging by his head warrant, and entered a room on the first floor. THE Courrier d'Haiphong of the and inst. and what we could see of him above water, and He found the prisoners sitting down with a box gives the following quantities of rice as exported plainly he did not regard us with friendly feelings near them. He examined the box, which con. from Haiphong during the five months of the when we went by him he paused and turned į tained fourteen dollars. On the first prisoner latter half of this year. In July, 514,922 kilo his head with a suari and a short deep roar, he found some bad dollars and $9.49 in good 2 grammes, of the value of $11,467; in August, showing a wonderful pair of fange, straight as money. Under the bed were fourteen chops, 498,352 kil, $11,255; In September, $72,657 kil, daggers, white and gleaming, seemingly not leas and in a bag on which the second prisoner was $16,695.401 in October, 657,803 kil, $16,595; than three inches long. Not expecting that kind sitting was some rice and cash. On the window in November, 4.347,601 kil, $103,402. Total, of "shikar" fast then we were not "loaded for sill was some alem, which was used for cleaning 6,585,4057 kil, $159,399.40. The following tiger" and missed the opportunity of inaugurat. dollars. In the box were six handkerchiefs, quantities were exported to Annam-July, ing a new mode of tiger-hunting-on a steamboat 139 cents, and 300 cash. In the 'cook-house 505,254 kil, $17,063; August, 970,112 kil, | instead of an elephant. We could have rin were some shallow pots containing a solution of $13980; September, 1,397,100 kil, $35,870; him down and drowned him, but it seemed like alum. With the chops werd a hammer and October, 16,800 kil, $395 November, 35.250 taking a mean advantage of the brute. His anvil. The other men had bad money on them, 'kil, $1,426. Total,- 2,924,516-kil, $78,734. | fate, however, was not far behind, for several The third prisoner stated that he' was a' The total export of rice for foreign posts boats were pulling after him and shortly after shopman at a boarding house in Canton, aggregate value of $238,133. During the first fire; some dozen shots had been fired while we got the bad money from another man, and and for Annam was 9.509,921 kilos, of the we passed they came up with him and opened and had come down to collect some accounts, bai-year, it was 312,317 kilos, valged at $7,216; were looking but when last seen he was still happened to be in the house when the police showing an increase for the second half, of swimming in the midst of a group of four or fire camé.. 9,822,138 kilos, valued at $245,349. A kilo boats. There could be little doubt, however, of gramme being equal to a 145th lbs, av, the total his fate. I presume that he had been chased export during the first half-year and the five for a long time, as his pursuers were prepared months of the remaining half would be above with fire arris and had evidently forced him to

with Lockhart second and Ellis Apparently E. B. Shepherd led for three parts of the way,

ya dky E. Melbye Tott: "815/15, "Legge

benton-off Hosting the Coal Beds, Lowever, 1st olb;T: W. Lammert, rist. alb, (stroke);`

the veteran stroke spurted, and rapidly over J. Tighe, stolb. (cqx)............................................... 0

hauling the leaders, went to the front opposite the flag-ship and won cleverly from the Sham Duer's crew were most fancied, but the event rock by rather over a length, Lockhart finishing was considered very open. To a capital start E. Ba good third. Shepherd got best away and quickly showed in

front, closely followed by the Rose, the favorites The sailing races had not finished when our

third, and Kornbluma, outpaced after the first report left,

9.340 tons.

take to the water,

The fourth prisoner said he was on a visit to the first prisoner when arrested,

To Lo Sing Lan, shroff at the magistracy, said I have examined the dollars produced they all purport to be Mexicans, except

which

Maharajah Pratab

LUCKNOW, November 12th. An imposing meeting of the Talukdars' As sociation was held this afternoon in, the Kaiser an United Indian Patriotic Association. There Bagh Baradari, for the purpose of inaugurating were present the Hon. Narayan Singh, Sir Syed Ahmed, Moonshee Muhammad Intiyaz Ali, and several members Talukdars, and Bankers. The Maharajah of of the Royal family, besides many Nawabs,

Shivapershad. All these showed deep earnest. Benares being sick, sent as bis agent, Raja

who said that the Talukdars Association, when ness and high resolve. The principal speech was made by Moonshee Muhammad Intiyar,

were everywhere opposed to the Congress, also. it first opposed the National Congress, did not know how far the opposition extended, but

that throughout, India local bodies of different afterwards found that men with landed interests

religions, professions, and occupations were organized against similar Congress bodies. The object of the present meeting was to unite these organizations for the salvation of the country from the perilous designs of the Congress. He soul of the Congress, had ellcited an exaustivo was glad that Mr. Hume, who was the life and. and conclusive letter from Sir A. Calvin. The ceedings were all in Hindustani. Sir A. Colvin's meeting was thoroughly oriental, and the pro- letter, which was translated and distributed, was also read through, and its points were keenly ap

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LONDON, November 23rd. working the Burmah ruby mines. Six haye The Government have invited 'tenders for been received, the highest being twelve lakhr of rupees annually. The decision will be given on Tuesday.

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CALCUTTA, November 24th. *Under the Order of British India a batch of no fewer than 87 native non-commissioned officers and men have just been granted medals, with

service and good conduct," with gratuity. Five annuities and gratuities, for meritorious service; while 163 have received medals. for "long others have been granted medals for "long service," without gratuity.

GAN: MADRAS, November 24th. In a minute on the Lieutenant Governor's'· Secretary, says there was abundant evidence recept tour, Mri Rees, the Governor's Private

that the Government was progressing, and that the people generally in the districts we passed through were prosperous and contented.""

SARA, November 24th. His Excellency the Viceroy and party passed this place at 11 o'clock to-day,

GOALUNDO, November asth Lord Dufferin and party on board the Rhotas, pasted down for Narainganj and Dacca at 6-451 in tow of the Government steamer :Koladynı, Madras time. The Eastern Bengal State Rail- way efeamer Crocodile, which has been specially done up to tow the Actas with the Viceroy and party from Dacca to Goalundo on the 21th, also left for Dacca, direct, at daylight.", .

Great preparations are being made here for the reception of his Excellency, who is expected to pass through: Goalundo on his way to Calcutta, on the moming of the 29th instant. Sweden DACGA, November 5th.

A foll and representative meeting of Euro held this aliemoon at the Northbrook Hai, Sean, and Nadves, bola dißcial and others, was

under the presidency of Mr. Hare. The meeting was convened for the purpose of substantially commemorating the visit of the Viceroy and K.B; moved the first resolution, that the Marchioness of Dufferin Nawab Ahsanullab, approaching visit of their Excellencies be commemorated by furthering the morement

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