Tammiese is now hemmed in. Mataafa's followers experience great difficulty in obtaining tond owing to the rough character of the country where they are encamped. · It is stated that sup plies for Tamasese, were provided by a German named Brandeis, who had a narrow escape from falling into the hands of Maraafa's men, who would have beheaded him. The schooner con- veying him was intercepted, but he succeeded in concealing himself on board.
The chiefs who accompanied Malleton have returned to Samos. They reiterate the state- ments as to the king's ill-treatment. Malietoa has not arrived.
LONDON, December gth. A member of the States-General at the Ĥague has urged the Netherlands Government to oppose the establishment of a British pro- tectorate in North Borneo. Dr. Van Karnebeek, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, declared that the interests and dignity of Holland demanded that the integrity of the Dutch power in the Indian Archipelago should be maintained.
General Boulanger's son-in-law, M. Briant, has been placed under arrest for a month for having published a book on military matters without the sanction of his superior officers.
December 10th.
The Sooboda, a Bulgarian journal, published
at Sofia, predicts that there will be a great war Bonn. It advocates an alliance between the Balkan States and Turkey.
The rebellion in Afghanistan, which was fomented by Ishak Khan, the Governor of Afghan-Turkestan, has been quelled. Ishak has
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1889.
Sound doctrines and good works purify the soul. The intellect is purified by knowledge.
SEXTUS,-D.C400. Endure all things if you would serve God. What you wish your neighbors be to you, auch
The German press appreciate the sympathy. Some one asked what ought we to think of expressed by Sir James Ferguson in the House one who returns benefits for injuries. Confucius of Commons with German interests in Samoa. | said. In that, case how would we return the Great confidence is still being manifested in benefits? We must pay hatred and injuries by France in the Panama Canal scheme, and justice, and benefits by benefits. • thousands of people have undertaken to subscribe His wandering life had sometimes been pain--be ye nisa to them. to any future issue of bonds by the Company. ful to bim. On one occasion, when near A strange city, separated from his disciples; he was seen by a person who reported to his friends that a stranger of noble aspect was walking about near the gates like a dog without his
THEISM P. REVELATION,
A CONTRAST AND A STUDY.
IV.
THE INSPIRATION" OF THE 'BINLE
'INTRINSICALLY CONSIDERED,
. (Continued.)
THEISTIC MORALIJY,
BUDDHA--D.C. 650. ·
A man who foolishly does me wrong, or regards me as being or doing wrong, I will return to him the protection of my undying love! The more evil goes from him, the more good shall
go from me..
For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time-batred ceases by love; this is an old rule. Let a man overcome anger with love. Let him overcome evil by good:
The man who gives himself to drinking intox. Icating liquors he even in this world digs up his
own root.
S
THE RIGHT COMMANDMENTS OF BUDDAH.
creature,
2. Thou shalt not appropriate to thysell what belongs to another.
beon quietly settled at Kuki and 2,000 of his... Thou shalt not kill, even the smallest adherents have been dispersed in Bokhara.
The rebel natives of Zanzibar. have burnt Bajamoyo, on the coast, and have evacuated the place. They were attacked by the German naval relief force, and are supposed to have sustained heavy losses.
The Russian press warn England that Persia is within the sphere of Russian influence.
Sir F. Dillon Bell has arranged to send out a quantity of salmon ova from Scotland for the purpose of stocking the rivers of New Zealand.
The Duke of Sutherland has offered to the Scotch crafters an area of 9,000 acres in the Assynt district, in Sutherlandshire,
A deputation will wait on Mr. Goschen, Chân- cellor of the Exchequer, to advocate the taking of the census every five years.
Admiral Tryon, who was formerly in command of the Australian naval station, met with a serious accident at his residence yesterday. He alipped down a staircase and fell heavily, fracturing his arm, and sustaining other injuries. He is pregressing favourably.
December 11th.
The French quota of the 4 per cent, Russian loan of £20,000,000, which is being raised by a Anglo-French syndicale, has been subscribed sixfold.
Attempts are being made to organise a flour ring in England.
Professor Hermit, an aurist specialist in Paris, asserts that the life of the Emperor William of Germany is hanging by a thread, owing to bis suffering from meningitis, or-abscesses on the brain.
It is also reported that the German doctors are debating the question as to the advisability of trepanning,
These reports, however, have not been com- firmed.
Russia is incensed against Persia is having prohibited the sale of corn to the Russians.
The Independence Belge states that Russia
has addressed an ultimatum to Persia.
December 12th.
At a meeting of "the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation. Company, it was stated that the homeward Australian business this year had increased by £20,000,
December 13th. Russian agents in Servia are inciting the deposition of King Milan, with a view to the establishment of a regency under the Govern- ment in the name of the heir apparent, Prince Alexander, who is 12 years old.
3. Thou shalt not infringe the laws of chastity. 4. Thou shalt not lie.
4. Thou shalt not calumniate.
6. Thou shalt not speak of injuries.
master,
onc,
He is right, said Confucius, on 'hearing that. I have the fidelity of a dog, and am treated like But it matters not in whatever manner men conduct themselves in my regard. · J shall not depart from the affection which I bear to thea, and will hasten always to do them all the god which is in my power. If I do not receive from may labors the profits which I would do right to expect I will at last have the consola- tion that I have done my duty.
A man ought to respect and love those who gave him birth.
CHRISNA.
fells it, so the good man sheds good upon his As the sandal tree perfumes the axe which enemies,"
Was ever a finer sentence uttered by the lips of man ?)
Those who do not control their passions, cannot act properly toward others.
He who rules his temper, conquers his greatest carmy.
obeys them.
The wise governs his passions but the fool
Be at war with men's vices; be at peace with their passions.
There should be no disagreement between your lives and your doctrines,
Live every day as though it were the last
private, ut men at a Tar
apt to do when we least expect it. Weeks passed by, and my trouble proved to be very obstinate. It would not yield to medicine, and as I alio began to bave violent" racking pains in my limbs and back, I became grently alarmed. could neither eat nor sleep. If I had been a
strangely of it; but as, on the contrary, I was feeble, sickly man, I should have thought less
hearty and robust, I feared some new and terrible thing had got hold of me, which might make my strength of no avail against it. I say, that was the way I thought.
Presently I could not even lie down for the at all over my body. I asked my doctor what he thought of my condition, and he frankly said, at sorry to have to tell you that you are getting worse!" This so frightened my friends,
as well as myself, that they said " Thomas, you must go to the Hospital; it may be your only chance for life
But I didn't want to go to the hospital. Who
It is necessary, after an exact and extensive second, not one life in public, and another in does, when he thinks he can possibly get along
matter, to show the causes, properties, and difference of things.
Because amongst the things which are On, there may be some which are not per examine them, to weigh them minutely and in fectly shown. It is necessary to carefully every circumstance; and thereon to consult wise, intelligent, and experienced men."
Although it seems that we clearly appre- hend certain things, yet it is easy to trans greas, through participating in too much for too little. It is necessary meditate in particular on things, we believe we know, and to weigh everything by the weight of reason with all the attentiveness of spirit.
It is necessary to endeavor not to apprehend”) things after a confused manner. It is requisite to have some clear ideas thered, so that we
true from the false.
We must master our evil propensities, or they large family depending on me for support, and
without doing it; I am a labouring.man, with a
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makes even a kingdom is
The evils we inflict upon others, follow us as our shadows follow our bodies.
When the poor man knocks at your door, lake bim in and administer to his wants, for the poor
are the chosen of God.
Above all things, cultivate love for your neighbors.
Do good for its own sake, and expect not your reward for it on earth, • '
Never take delight in another's misfortunes. It
is better to forgive an injury than to avenge it
Virtue sustains the soul as the muscles sustain the body.
Avoid envy, covetousness, falsehood, impos.
7. Thou shalt not excite quarrels, by repeatine tay truly discern the good from the bad, the ture, slander and sexual desires.
the words of others.
8. Thou shalt not hate.
As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, wise people falter not amidst praise or blame.
If one man conquer in battle a thousand times a thousand men, and if another conquer himself, conquered is better than all other people; not he is the greatest of conquerors. One's own self. even a God, or a Grandharva, not Mara with Brahmana, could change into defeat the victory of a man who had vanquished himself and always lives under restraint,
Let each man first direct himself to what is proper, then let him teach others; thus a wise man will not suffer.
Let each man make himself as he teaches subdue (others); one's own self is difficult to others to be; he who is well subdued may
subdue.
Cat out the love of ourself like an autumn locust with thy hand, cherish the road to peace.
He who holds back rising anger like a rolling chariot, him I call a real driver. Other people are but holding the reins.
A wicked man who reproaches a virtuous one, is like a man who looks up and spits at heaven, but it comes back and defiles his own person.
Again, he is like one who flings dirt at another against the wind-the dirt does but return on
him who threw it. The virtuous man cannot be burt-the misery that the other would inflict comes back on himself.
Better that sovereignty, better than going to heaven, better than lordship over all worlds is the reward of the first step in holiness.
by little.
*
Ho whose evil deeds are covered by good deeds, brightens up the world like the moon, freed from clouds. If a man commits a sin; let bim not do it again; let him not delight in sin; pain is the outcome of sin. If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him' delight in Happiness is the outcome of good. Let no man think lightly of evil, saying in his heart, it will not come over me. Even by falling of water drops a water pot is filled; the fool becomes full of evil, even if he gathers it little Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, it will not benefit me, even by the falling of waterdrops a water pot is filled; the The French press regard the ready manner in wise man becomes full of good, even if he gathers which the French quota of the Russian loan of
it little by little, £20,000,000 was subscribed in Paris as equiva-suffers; by oneself evil is left undone by one By oneself the evil is done; by oneself ons The committee of gentlemen appointed at self one is purified; purity and impurity belong to oneself; no one can purify another. Let no man think lightly of evil saying in his heart, it will not come near me. Even by the falling waterdrops a water pot is filled; the fool becomes full of evil even if he gathers it little. by little.
An Austrian expedition is being 'organised, under the leadership of Von Dobner, to relieve Emin Bey, and to ascertain the fate of H. M. Stanley.
lent to an alliance between France and Russia.
Westminster on the sand ultimo to consider the scheme propounded by Mr. W. L. Recs, of Gisborne, New Zealand, for the emigration of Scotch crafters to that colony have examined the figures adduced by Mr. Rees in support of his project. The result of the investigation is that Mr. Rees has been exonerated from the charge lodged against him that they were misleading The committee warmly supported the project. Mr. Rees is now arranging a modified scheme, in which he proposes to at first colonise an ares of 40,000 acres.
Rasaloula, the Abyssinian Commander-in-
soul, as a smith blows off the impurities of silver, Let a wise man blow off the infirmities of his one by one, little by little and from time to time. Impurity arises from the Iron and having arisen from it, it destroys it; thus do a trans- gressor's own works lead him to the evil path
Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to
He gives great praise to some of his disciples who, in the midst of the greatest poverty, were
content with their conditions and accounted great riches the natural virtues they had received from heaven.
What you blame in others do not practice yourself. The virtuous man is like the banyan tree which shelters and protects all around it.
ANTISTHENES.-B.C., 400.
The harmony of brethren is a stronger defence than a wall of brass.
may think of himself, is a stave.
A man that is afraid of another, whatever he
Him that contradicteth, we must not again. contradict, but instruct, for a mad man is not cured by another becoming mad.
THALES
[One of the seven wise men of Greece; barn about 650 B. C.)
Innocence ceases to be virtue'; most of the demandest what must be done to recover this great ones are fallen therefrom. But if thou virtue, I answer that it is necessary to conquer thyself. If mortals could in one day gain over themselves this happy victory, the whole universe from that day would assume a new form; we should all be perfect; we should all be innocent. It is true the victory is difficult but it is not | impossible; for, in short, to conquer thyself, is to do what is agreeable to reason. Throw way thy tongue, and rather remain in eternal thine eyes; stop thine ears; put a bridle upon
inaction, than employ thine beholding sights, by which reason is stifled-thine enemies
eyes in
therenn.-Behold how thou mayest overcomel than give attention thereunto, or discussion The victory depends on thyself alone.
Combat night and day against thy vices; if by thy cares and vigilances thou gainest the victory over thyself; courageously attack the vices of others--but attack them not before this be done; there is nothing more ridiculous than to complain of others' defects when we have the
very same.
The good man sins sometimes-weakness is natural to him; but he ought to watch so diligently over himself, that he shall never fall thrice into the same crime.
in himself; but the fool avoiding himself, seeks The wise man seeks the cause of his defects itin all others besides himself.
Learn to purify thy thoughts; if thy thoughts are not vicious, neither will thy actions be so. ZORCASTER.
[Who lived in Babylon 2,450 Ę. Cand 926 before afores, Aristotle and Pliny fix his date so remote as 0,000 years before the death of Plato.]
differ in opinion; rather love each other, for it it He said: Hate not each other because you impossible that, in such a variety of senti ments, there should not be some fixed point on which all men ought to unite.
Live with thy "friends as if they were some. day to become thy enemies.
Day and night think of doing good. Life is short. If when thou oughtest to benefit thy
fellow creatures to-day, thou delayest till to
morrow, make atonement,
Honer, thy father and thy mother, if thou wishest to live eternal life. Such as thou art
unto thy father such shall thy children be unto
thee.
Keep not with bad women; they will corrupt thy body and likewise thy mind.
Seek not to seduce the wife of any man. Never lie it is infamous, even when false hood may be useful.
Coltivate friendship for an enemy. Be kind. to your friends that they may continue so so. Prevent injuries if possible, if not, do not and to thine enemies, that they may become
revenge them. Speak evil of no one, not even
doing. Be to everybody kind and friendly..
Avoid doing what you would blame others for
.
PYTHAGORAS.n.c.586. -- this uuity went forth an infinite duality.
Unity is the principle of all things, and from
on my back in a hospital, unable to lift a hand for months, or God only knows how long. Right at this point I had a thought flash across my mind like a streak of sunshine in a cloudy day. I had heard and read a good deal about Mother Sejgel's Curative Syrup, and I resolved before consenting to be taken to the hospital, I would try that well-known remedy. On this I gave up the doctor's medicine and began taking the Syrup. Mark the wonderful resuk | Ï
had taken but three doses, within twenty.
four hours, when I was seited with a fit of Coughing, and threw up the phlegm and mucos off my chest by the niouthful. The Syrup had loosened and broken it up. Continuing with the Syrup, the racking pain, which I believe" came from the bitter and poison humours in my blood and joints, soon left me entirely, and I feit like going to sleep, and I did sleep sound and quict. Then I felt hungry, with a natural appetite; and as I ate I soon got strong and well I felt I could leap through the air with delight! -
In a week I was able to go to my work again. It doesn't seem possible, yet it is true, and the neighbours know it. There are plenty of witnesses to prove it. And, therefore, when I say 1 preach the good news of the great power of Seigel's Syrup to cure pain and disease far and wide, nobody will wonder at me.
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Man is perfected first by conversing with.the- Gods, which he can only do, when he abstains from evil, and strives to resemble the divine nature; second by doing good to others, whịch self on an enemy, take him your bring your-THEATRE
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SOCRATES.-B. C. 350. Return not an injury if you have received one, Return not evil for evil.
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BRAHMA.E. C. 4,000 They who serve other Gods with firm belief, in doing so, involuntarily worship even me,
I am the sacrifice; I am the worship: 'IM the spices, I am the invocation; I am the ceremony to the masses (spirit) of the ancestors;t I am the provisions; I am the fire, and I am the victim; Lam the father and mother of thy world, the grand sire and preserver. I am the Holy one, worthy to be known, the mystic figure. I am the journey of the good; the comforter, the virtues, the yeasting flour, the asylum, and the friend. f am generation and dissolution, the place where.
Having put on the complete armed vigor of resounding light, with triple strength, fortifying the soul and the mind, he must put into the disposedly on the empyrean channels, but collec-seed of all nature. I am sunabine and I am tively.
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Chief, has defeated a body of dervishes at purify one's mind, that is the teaching of the mind, the symbol of variety, and not walk all, things are deposited, and the inexhaustible.THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP. SATURDAY WEIK, the 19th Instant.","
Galabat, with heary loss, King Menciek, of Shos, a petty State of Abyssinin, has rebelled against King John, the ruler of the country,
Madame Boulanger, wife of General Boulanger, has abandoned her auit for a divorce.
Mr. Goschen, the Chancellor of the Fxchequer, addressed a largely attended meeting at Birming ham last night, and was received with the greatest enthusiasm. Hesaid that whatever was necessary to secure the thorough efficiency of the navy must
awakened:
offend by body, word or thought, and is con brolled by these three points,
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who does not
All that we are in the result of thought, it is thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil founded on our thoughts; it is made up of our thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the font of him who draws the carriage.
If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought,
leaves him.
but earnestly extend your eyes upward
Let the immortal depth of your soul lead you,,
Man, being an intelligible mortal, must bridle his soul, that he may not view terrestial infelicity, but be saved.
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Those who came into life under the IT fluence of the evil, destiny, are distinguished by pride, hypocrisy, presumption, anger, and hersh-Captain mass of spuch.
BENECA.-B.C 53 who wishes his virtue to be blazoned, is not labor- Nothing for opinion, all for conscience. He
virtuous than the man who sacrifices the reputa tion of a good man rather than sacrifice his con science,
be given without stint, as the nation's huge happiness follows him like a shadow that never yoke of tyranny nor under the relaxation of too ing for virtde, but for fame. No one is more
possessions must be protected.
Let the wise man guard his thoughts for December 14th..
they are difficult to perceive, very artful and Persia is seeking to satisfy Russla that no unfriendly action is intended by Persia pro-rush wherever they list thoughts well guarded hibiting the sale of corn to Russlang.
M. Nelidoff, the Russian Ambassador at Con-
stantinople, has demanded that the Porte shall
bring happiness.
As rain breaks through an ill thatched house,
mind.
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passion will beak through an unreflecting The virtuous man delights in this world and
permission of the commander. "Life is the posi It is forbidden to quit a post without the
of man.
Man in society is neither happy under the unbridled a liberty. It is wisest to obey Kings who are themselves subject to the laws. Ex cessive liberty and grinding servitude are equally dangerous, and produce pearly the same effects.
To live well, we must abstain from those
1
things which we consider, as reprehensible in others.
Before thou quittest thy house, know what what thou has done
name a precise date for the payment of the Turkish war indemity, and shall also specify the means by which it is to be paid. He also insists he delights in the next. He delights, he rejoices thou art going to do; and at thy return, examine
when he sees the purity of his own work.
MOHANNED. Taken from the Koran.
between whom and thyself was enmity, shall become as though he were a warm friend,
CONFUCIUS-B.C. 500.
upop.stringent conditions for carrying out, the payment, and claims that Russia, shall receive priority.
The Turkish Goverment has given a definite Turn away evil by that which is better (as promise to comply with the request of Russia, | anger by patience, and 'ignorance by mildaças, and undertakes to rigorously fulfil its obligations, and evil conduct by forgivennţie,) and to 1 he
In the course of the discussion in the House of
· Commons last night on the Naval Estimates, Lord Charles Beresford, stated that England's active feet comprised 30 line-of-battle ships, and That love which it is requisite for all men to if these were lost it would possibly result in the have, is not a stranger to man; it is himself, or loss of the Empire.. The Government ought to if you will, it is a natural property of man, spead 10,000,000 annually. The Nary required which dictates unto him that he ought generally wat once 74 vessels of various classes at a cost of to love all men. Nevertheless above all to £20,000,000. The love his father and his mother is man's main and Lord George. Hamilton, First Lard of the principal duty, from the practice of which he Admiralty, admitted that the strength of the afterwards proceeds as by degrees to the practice Navy needed to be increased. The chief defect of that unlvemal love, whose object is all nt present was in regard to the ordnance, mankind, mengg England possessed sa battleships, while France had only 18. Her Majesty's Government ware prepared to submit next session proposals based on England's needs in the event of war, The Estimates were passedio push Menu December 19th., Latest news from Suakim says, that a battle is immluent there; but deserters, from: Osman Digna's forces report that the Arabs in the trenches are in great distress, suffering severely
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He ought to love his people, even the meanest, his own children, and to share in the various subjects of joy or sorrow which they might have, Desire not the death of thine enemy thou wouldst desire it in vain his fe is in the hands of heaven,
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Nothing is closed to God. He is present in tell thee, Lucilius, a sacred spirit dwells within our conscience. He intervenes in our thoughts. the observer and the guardian of our good 3d evil deeds. No man is good without God. ManGod (what God I know not) dwells in every
good man, in ghid with
Temperance is the strength of the mind, is dead in the intoxication of wine.
Let thy mind, thy tongue and thy thoughts be unmallied.
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Wise men purify themselves by forgiving By honoring his father, mother, and sister, a man effectually, docs dong.
lete ever ought to be
O friend of virtue, that supreme spirit which resides in thy bosom perpetually and is an all thos believest one and the same with thyself knowing inspector of thy goodness or wicked,
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† Immortalty thus taught at this siuly pentod,- -**-
du (To be continued.)
WHY HE DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL
HI COULD LEAP THROUGH THE AIR,
BARN
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COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT).
Company's Steamship...
mana "ZAFIRO,"
McCaslin, will be despatched for the above Port, on TUESDAY, the 15th instant, at
For Freight or Passage, apply to
J. RUSSELL & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, Fath January, 1889.
NOTICE
suffer the Soldiers of the 1st Battalion A. & S. N. lots or, other inhabitants of Hongkong
OTICE is given,
Highlanders to CONTRACT DEBTS, such DEBTS WILL NOT BE DISCHARGED, not will the OFFICERS of the Battalion be liable for any such Debts,
"By Order,
SYDNEY N. ROBINSON,
Captain, Adjyant A. & S, Highlanders.. Hongkong, rath January, 1889,
Masonic.
ST. JOHN":
OF HONGKONG,
No. 618, S.C...
OD ̈G. E'
A REGULAR MEETING of the above HALL Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the 14th named Lodge will be held in FREEMASONS!
Brethren are cordially invited instant, at 8.30 for 9 F..precisely. Visiting
Hongkong, 7th January, 1889.
PERSEVERANCE
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THE STEAM LAUNCH COMPANY,
LIMITED
NOTICE.
GENERAL MEETING of the Company
A will be held at No. 1, Pedder's Street, on THURSDAY, the 17th day of January instant, at 4 O'CLOCK P.M.
By Order,
A. G. GORDON, Secretary. Hongkong, 5th January, 1889
“MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHIA.
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE MIKE COAL MINE,
BUNKER COALS can he supplied to
Steamer lying in the harbour or coming Alongside the KOWLOON WHARF on application to the Undersigned, keda
my partnKY. FUKUHARA,
A Acting Manager. Hongkong, roth January, 1888.veston
NOW READY,
THE PRAYA RECLAMATION SCHEME. LODGE OF OBES
HONGKONG, No 1165.
REGULAR MEETING of the abore HALL, Zetland Street, on WEDNESDAY the LODGE will be held in FREEMASONS 16th instant, at 8go for 9 O'CLOCK precisely,
Hongkong, 19th January, thig,frey
A FULL ACCOUNT of this proceed
connection with this gigantic undertaking, reprinted from the Hongkong Telegrap plan of the city of Victoria, showing the Reclamation.
PRICE ................................ONE DOLLAR, " Toy Memer, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.s; 204 To be obtained at Mesars, KELLY & WALE Mr, W. BREWER'S
Hongkong, sath July, 1888,
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