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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1889.

We note that Monsieur Jean Dupuis, the Tong- king explorer, has returned to the Far East. He arrived at Salgon the other day by the Messageries Maritimes steamer Oxui.

AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C, will be held in Freemason Hail, Zetland Street, on Saturday, the 28th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

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AT the Police Court, the Celestial member of the Fire Brigade accused of theft at the Wing Wo Lane fire, last Saturday, forssited his $40 ball this morning, by falling to appear to answer Per Dozen $10. the charges against him. This worthy had evidently urgent business elsewhere that required his immediate attention. A warrant has been | issued for his arrest.

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THEIR lordships the Acting Chief Justice and 13 Acting Puise Judge, delivered judgment in a Chinese will case this morning. There were a lot of lawyers in it, because there is a lot of money involved, but we don't suppose our readers, care one' single continental what the opinion of the "Coort" was, so we have let the decisions go unrecorded.

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THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High: landers will play the following programme at the Barrack Square to-morrow evening, com- mencing at 7.30 o'clock

March Hanah far the Banneri o' 'Blus"..Millers. Lantern....

**The uid Guard"...Crack. Vaise Mythian, Potky..."Nick" Schubert. Quali le... Aralicakesstudie.. Galop...."Flick and Flock"....Hersel

DUSING the small hours of Tuesday morning, a district watchman spotted a Chinaman climbing up to the window of a pawnshop in Hollywood Road. On getting nearer, he saw the burglar slip down and roll himself up in a mat, as But a search of the reposing innocent's pocket though he were just getting into his beauty-sleep

shewed that he had a roll of pepper, some drugged inse-sticks, and some pick-locks. He told Mr. W-dchouse this morning that he was looking for his cousin! Mr. Wodehouse called it six months,

IN dealing with gambling cases our Magistrates seem to averlook one very important circum. stance which frequently anspires. To-day, for instance, four private chair-coolies were charged with keeping a gambling house in Cochrane Street. Detective Sergeant Haddon raided the plače last night, and found a lot of cool es, in ail sorts of gorgeous uniforms, playing Po-tsi. To évade arrest they threw over the lamp, setting the floor on fire, and endangering the whole locality. Yet Mr. Wodehouse only sentenced the prisoners to six weeks' imprisonment each. Arson is cheap.

WEATHER permitting, a cricket match between the team that will represent Hongkong against the Shanghai C. C. and a scratch crowd will be played to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock. The teams will be as follows

"STAY AT HOMES."

A. J. Lench (Capt.) Major Johnston, R.E.,

W. H. F. Darby.

S. L. Darby.

S. W. Coxon.

Capt. Davidson, A.S.H. H. L. Henderson,

Barif.

SHANGHAI TEAM. E. J. Coxon (Capt.) T. E. Davies,

T. S. Smith.

E. W. Maitland,

F. Maitland. C. Platt.

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Capt, Butcher, O.S.D. E..A. Rain.

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MR. Wodehouse is going to hold an inquiry to-morrow into the circumstances under which the fire at 112 Queen's Roud broke out an Saturday night. Second thoughts are generally

best.

Messrs. Butterfield & Swire inform us that the Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Sarpedon, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the 24th iant, and is due on the

prox.

THE chair-coolic who is in custody on a charge of murdering another coolic last week, was again before Mr. Wodehouse, this moming. He denied that he stabbed the deceased, but admitted that they had a fight. He was com mited for frial.

A BIRMINGHAM Coroner's Jury recently returned a verdict that a woman who had died suddenly owed her death to tight-lacing. It was fourd that her stays were drawn up as tightly as possible, and, having received a severe fright, some of the functions of the body were suddenly arrested and immediate death followed. THE

four boat-people who were caught in possession of the 159 balls of opium stolen from the Japan on Tuesday, were before Mr. Robine son to-day The men told a most imaginative little fairy tale about having been compelled to take the opium aboard by somebody who held a knife to their throats. The women said they were out fishing-The lat were committed for trial, bail-$10-being taken for the boat-ladies.

belonging to the Po Leung Kok happened to At eleven o'clock this forenoon, a detective

he standing near the residence of Mr. Cheong Kai on Wyndham Street, next door to the Daily Press offices, when be observed two men whose actions appeared rather suspicions, and whose answers to his questions were far from satisfactory. The men were accordingly marched. off to the Central Police Station, when a loaded revolver was found on the person of one of them. They will be charged to-morrow morning at the Police Court under the "Dangerous Weapons Ordinance." A JAPANE E paper says that during June last, the number of persons attacked by infections diphtheria, eruptive typhus and small-pox) in diseases (cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, pan was 3.240, the total number of deaths being 779, or 24 04 per cent, of the patients. Tabulated according to the various diseases, the statistics are as follows:-

Patients

19 ........

Diatks.

- Percentage of Drathi.

270.00

Cholera....2 Typhoid fever... 3,505 577 #$%3 - Dysente you.......

Tip theris

Erup ve typhus ved Sual-pox

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11

200

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THE TRIAL TRIP OF THE

"PERSEVERANCE” *.

(NY ONE WHO WASN'T THERE)

"No mock to hard but that a little wave

May beat admission in a thousand yours."

The Perseverance is a steam launch that has lately been constructed for the Steam Launch Campany, Limited, by A. G. Gordon & Co., Ld. There is a good deal of "limited" in this husiness, but that is the fashion now in Hong- kong, and so we mustn't grumble. According to our fecal contemporaries, this new 'terror of the Eastern seas' made a trial trip on Sunday last, and fairly beat the record. The Fish Wrapper, with an evident eye tofuture patronage, calls the Perseverance a handsome little steamer (which she is not), and tells the "one reader" that on her trial tripround the island she carried aree party, composed of the Directors and their friends. That is another' tarradiddle, as there was no trial trip

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hour packet, at full pressure, had failed to get away from a launch that can only travel at the rate of so knots, and that had in reserve a margin of about twenty per cent. on heravalinble steaming power. If the owners of the Perseverance con sider their boat a champion, I shall be awfully glad to race the Alice against her to the Gap yachting terms for whatever sum they please to Rock and back, or to Macao and back, en fair name, and whenever they like a strong gale of wind preferred.

Hongkong, 16th September, 1889.

R. F. S.

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THE SANITARY BOARDS, The Board held its regular meeting yesterday. Mr. Francis, Dr. Cantlic, and Dr. Ho Kai being the only absentees. The question of the disposal of the city refuse, postponed at the last meeting, again dealt with. Mr. Humphreys, made the

In the House of Commons this afternoon Sir Michael Hicks Beach, president of the Board of Trade, said that England had accepted the invitation to send delegates to the maritime conference to be held in Washington, but that the British delegates would not be empowered to make any engagements binding upon England. Conference are Charles Hall, M. P., Admiral Sir England's representatives at the Maritime G. Molyneux, Admiral Sir G. Smith, Sir Nares, F. Gray, assistant secretary of the Board of Trade, Captain Myall, 'of the Peninsular and Occidental Company, and Captafa Kendall, of the Dublin Steam Packet Company.

The report is confirmed that Miss Huntington, daughter of the railroad millionaire, is betrothed Embassador to this country, to Prince Hatzfeldt, nephew of the German

Orders have been given to place military cor- dons around the towns.

The cholera is raging at Bagdad and Bussorah,

VIENNA, August 23rd, The Shah of Persia arrived here to-day." He was received at the depot by Emperor Francis Joseph and a number of other distinguished personages.

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BERLIN, August 231d. Count Von Moltke's brother, Louis, is dead, aged 85 years.

LONDON, August 24th. The decision of the Pontifical Mejor Dome to leave of absence, points to the eventual departure refuse to officers of the Vatican guards their usual

cardinals charged to make detailled arrangements of the Pope from Rome The committee of for his possible departure, pr pose that his Holiness shall go by road in a carriage, accom panied by Embassadors,as far as Civita Vecchia, and thence travel by sea to Spain. A small namber of cardinal prelates will follow the Pope, chiefs of the congregation remaining here. who will delegate extraordinary powers to the

PARIS, August 25th.

It is stated that a compromise has been

to the Bank of France to cover losses, and arcepted where-by the directors of the old Comptoir d'Escompte will pay 6,000,000 francs

14.000,coo francs to form a new society, the shares to be divided among the Comptoir d'Escompte shareholders, and to be redeemable at 650 francs in seventy-five years.

coming general election. La Guerre declared The Boulangists held a stormy meeting to-day

that, although he was a personal friend of to discuss the selection of candidates for the

General blindly. His paramount desire was to Boulanger, he was not prepared to follow the

represented. The meeting dispersed in disorder, witness the triumph of the ideas which Boulanger no candidates being chosen.

It is reported that at the urgent request of his friends, General Boulanger will come to Paris and stand trial before the elections.

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VIENNA, August 26th. A report just published shows that the Austrian grain yield has decreased as follows: Wheat, 15,000,000 hectolitres; barley, 12,000,000 hectoli tres; rye, 11,000,000 hectolitres; cats, 11,000,000 hectolitres.

whose organization, extends throughout the pro- The police have unearthed a socialist society vince of Galicia. Many lawyers, students and ladies connected with the society have been arrested,'

ST. PETERSBURG, August 26th. today. The loss is enormous.

Half the town of Dubno was destroyed by fire

BERLIN, August 26th, with the recently exposed frauds in the navy.

Arresta continue to be made in connection

PARIS, August 26th,

to-day swam from here to Charenton, a distance A Swedish athlete and swimmer, named Ajij, of ten miles. He remained in the water for nine hours. He undressed himself white swimming and also smoked several elgars while in the

but as the term is made much of by the "maiden libeller" of the Fish Wrapper, it may have a hidden signification that can only be guessed at] It is very cheering in these depressing times to know that the machinery of this hybrid specimen of naval architecture is "a credit to the designer and executor, Mr. Alexander Me gentleman's professional ability to point out that Lintock; it is certainly no disparagement to that ordinary compound surface condensing engines have been common enough in steam vessels long before the Perseverance was ever heard of.

Why have I devoted, so much

space, and thought it worth while, to specially refer to this latest addition to the Steam Launch Co.'s flect ?. For one reason to show how much reliance can be placed on the so-called independent reports of current events published in Grassy and the China Snail, and for another, to let in a little more light on this Steam Launch Company imposition. I received a courteous invitation from the Secretary of the Company, in his official capacity, to be present at the trial trip, which, owing to previous ecch of the evening in support of his argument arrangements, I could not accept but I have gainst the schemes suggested destructor, burial, and towake to sea. Mr. Ede had a little seen the new vessel, and can

size" her up argument with Dr. Ayres, because he favored without any trouble. Ten months ago the builders of the Perseverance favored me with

the burial method, and the Doctor preferred published in the Hongkong Telegraph of Novem which was appointed to, consider the subject, "dumping." In the end it was decided to full particulars of the vessel, which were duly adopt the recommendation of the Committee. ber zad, 1888. Here they are:"Length go and deposit the refuse at some place not depth 7fect. feet; breadth 16 feet, and 19.feet over guards; less then a mile from the city outskits. The

will have Sho teak deck-house forward, with steering wheel and main point was the question of earth-cuiting on large Pokfulam water supply next dealt with The seats all round the top, the inside of the house the, gathering-ground around Pokfulam. Mr. to be fitted with seats, etc. A cabin below this Humphreys thought they need not trouble to will be similar to those on the other launches, and there will also be a cabin aft. The vessel

interdiet that now, as the rainy season was will be propelled by a powerful pair of compound General Gordon seconded. Hon. S. Brown made a over. Moved that the matter be shelved. Major surface-condensing engines having cylinders 1ain, and 26in., with an 18in, stroke. The boiler very seusible speech. Hesaid "Early in the year, will be 8ft. by Bft. long, and the pressure 125 lbs. said about the muddy state of the Pokfulam shortly after my arrival, when there was so much per square inch. A mean speed of about 19 knots an hour is expected." These dimensions,

water, everything was done by the Surveyor- etc., are identical with those published in

General to prevent more mud being washed into but it will be noted, especially, by those person- deposited on Crown lands there were very large the reservoir. But in the course of my investiga- the reports of the trial trip referred to above; tions, I discovered that in addition to red earth

the anticipated mean speed of 13 knots has ally interested in the Steam Launch Co., that deposits on private lands. My own impression is resulted in what I again describe as a very

that as much of the earth came from that source. doubtful eleven. As high speed means money,

as from any other, and therefore it appeared to me desirable-I am speaking of three months it would be interesting to know the exact condi-ago-to take steps to prevent more earth being tions of the contract entered into between the washed down. Unfortunately the wheels of Steam Launch Co. and Messrs. A. G. Gordon public bodies are slow to move, and what steps & Co., and if those conditions have been faith should have been taken have not been taken yes, fully carried out. Of course everybody knows that I am glad to hear from Mr. Humphreys that no contract was signed at all for many months the rainy season is over, and I only hope it may after the launches were under construction, but

be 40. I suppose we may conclude that up to nothing better could be expected from a Board of Dhectors of which the then Chairman and fall, but I think it desirable, the Board should the end of the year not much more rain will another member are ornaments, more or less, of the legal profession. The Perseverance was built.

not lose sight of this matter, or we shall have the rains of next spring upon us, and if wa to steam 13 knots, and no doubt her price was

take as long to more then as we have done this fixid on that basis; she is alleged to have accomplished I knots, which I have the best thing is done, and then say the rainy season is year, we shall arrive at the autumn before any- reasons in the world for not believing, and the question may arise and certainly would if I ever and we will do nothing until, the following owned a single share in the concern-whether Year." And so on. General speechifying after this-everybody anxious to say that they want this is quite "according to Cocker"! And yet the

to deal with the matter bat-at some other boat has power enough, unless some frightful mis- meeting. In the end. Mr. Humphreys motion take has been made, to get well within hail of 13 altered as follows:-"That as the rainy season: knots. Why then did she only manage, with is now over, no proceedings be taken by the everything in her favor, to achieve a performance Board in this matter at present, but that notice estimated at 11'knots? To my way of thinking, he served on all those tipping earth on private the explanation is easy. From a cursory land, that they are expected to take such steps as examination of the vessel under steam I regard the Perseverance as a complete abortion for all

are necessary to prevent any of it going into the Reservoir." Last bit of business somewhat practical purposes. She looks as if she bad exciting. Letter from Mr. Cooper replying in been at first intended as a cargo barge, and detail to Messra. Danby and Leigh's charges. then as an afterthought, a clumsy superstructure Mr. Mitchell-Innes thought the charges were dis was stuck on from amidships forward. I daresay tinctly libellous if the justification was correct, many people who read this will remember Ultimately it was decided to send the letter to the Tongking Coal Co's launch Fanny,

Messrs. Danby and Leigh, asking them if they purchased from Chinese by M. Bavier-Chauffour wanted to reply. This thing evidently getting and fixed up for his personal requirements, interminable-Board adjourned. Well, the Perseverance is a clumsy replica of the Fanny Without the absurd Eiffel tower on her deck, the new launch, with her abnormal power, would probably tow effectively, supposing there was any paying work in that direction available; but in her present state I should ind gnantly repudiate all official connection with say that either as a sea-going or ferry what was a private "jamborce" get up, with launch she is practically useless. It is said of the Steam Launch Co, who also poses as the very poor taste and judgment, by the Secretary that the builders.. actually wanted to con- (nominal) builder of the new craft.

struct houses right along her deck, with a fishy contemporary says that the Perseverance

Our notion of running her between here and Macao, but that the Government Marine Surveyor turned averaged eleven knots on a small consump a deaf ear to the proposal. And he exercised tion of coal, and altogether gave great wise discretion; she will be found a "daisy in satisfaction. He does not say, however, a co-way as she is now, and with a lot more what was the "small consumption" of coal, nor top-bamper she would most likely have turned who guaranteed the eleven knots;, and funni y turtle the first time she had to face a beavy sea. enough those interested-and their name is not I don't exactly know in what profitable fashion legion are allowed to guess who enjoyed the the Steam Launch Co., if they take over this great satisfaction." Probably it was the builders Launch, can find employment for her; she is no of the new terror," as it could not have been use for harbour passenger traffic, and I can't really the shareholders of the Steam Launch Co, who, see that she can be economically utilised any with very few exceptions, are Chinese, and were where. She must have cost about $10,000, and not present, the " large party " of Directors, etc., that means a considerable return before being made up of about a score of personal profit can be relised. The "bosh" that was aby friends of the worthy Secretary, including some talked by the late Chairman of the Steam Launch half-a-dozen small boys who ought to have Company about. subsidies and other such noc- been at church and were very much out of sense, has exploded long since. I am assured place in such company. The Fish Wrapper, that the Steam Launch Company is actually doub less inspired by some idiot who didn't owned by Chinese-the enterprising gentry who know what he was talking about. concludes were left" in the famous "corner, and its special mission of "puffing" the show by take this opportunity of congratulating them on stating that the Directors have not yet settled the good thing they have in hand. whether the Perseverance is to be run between, His Serene Highness, the Hereditary Prince of Hongkong and Macao or used on the Ferry ser

And now to wind up with a little tale which is, Pumpernickel bresents bis gompliments to device. She will, I don't hesitate to say, be a

in a measure, personal. I don't know who was in command of the Parseverance last Sunday, but Sydney Bulletin togeder mit de following leedle white elephant for either.

I do know that whoever he may have been, helile. lamentation-led, on the preach of international brivilege on de part of Fritain towards Deutsch- day was spent by the Directors and triends of good manners. It so happened that I was out

The Morning Granny says that an enjoyable has still something to learn in good taste and "Mrs Maybrick said nothing, her face showed land in the late dransactions of de English the Steam Launch Company, and goes over

no signs she merely lifted her left hand and for a cruise with some ladies in the steam-launch stretched it out to take that of the Governor. for his defective knowledge of Kolonial English in a manner which very strongly suggests through the Ly-ee-moon Pass about 5.30 the immediately." royal marriage-market. The Prince abologises exactly the same ground as the Fish Wrapper Alice last Sunday afternoon, and on returning That was all that was said, and we came away ash she is spoke :-

that the same "press commissioner" was on Perseverance was righted steaming towards us By sblminy, krents sakrament, potz-bomben und the job for both papers. But the old from the westward, We were jogging along

great Scott 1

lady topside tells us something more than easily on about 50 lbs. of steam, and, of course, These bare-legged, purse-proud Scottish lords the missionary rag. Granny understands that took no special notice of the clumsy looking

are going it, bel Gott |

another boat of about the same dimensions, ark. However, the person in command of the That leetle Baron Fife and Drum, to catch the to be named the Punctuality-there is some Parseverance thought fit, on seeing us coming, to

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grim salire in this select specimen of Naval turn his vessel right round and to wait on our

LONDON, August 23rd: Folz-blitzen, yet a shame it vos; I shpotted her nomenclature-will be faunched this week. starboard side, with the evident intention of The Maybrick Committee has resolved to

mincscif!

Granny also says that the Perseverance, in her "showing off his steaming powers to "the agitate for a pardon, on the ground that the Since our Albert of Saxe-Coburg captured Eng-trip sound the island, fully realised the anticipa- Directors and their friends." "Now, had we been decision of Home Secretary Matthews shows that

land's royal vife..

tions of her builders and owners Well, the man hailed and asked if we would not object to giving there is a reasonable doubt whether Maybrick De man who vore de vaistcoat of a vite mod who wrote that is fairly entitled to be styled the the Perseverance an opportunity of testing berwas poisoned. ›

plameless life

John L. Sullivan of local liars-and in saying speed against the Alia, I should at once have De plump and fair-haired princesses dat shtand that, I don't wish to disparage the grand reputa-

In the Commons this evening, lo a debate on by 28 seconds, and the Yard consented and given instructions to get up steam the prisons vote, a spirited attack was made upan An earthquake was felt throughout Greece round Pritain's throne

tons possessed by some of our local pharebrokers. so as to have a fair show against the vaunted Were pranded "Sold to Yormany," and ear A boat specially built to steam 13 knots that can

the treatment of Irish political prisoners, the yesterday. It originated in the Gulf of Corinth. flyer; but, oh dear no, that was not their case of Mr. Conybeare being first referred to. Mr.The cable is broken. A number of houses in marked for our own;

only, on full pressure, squcere out a very doubt game. We pounded steadily along and bad Blair gave a graphic account of his experience in Acarcania and Etolicon were wrecked. No los Till that red-headed Lord of Lorne, de Crown- fal eleven, is hardly the sort of article calculated got about eighty or a hundred yards ahead of Londonderry Jail, which he declared was filthy of life fa reported.

prince of Argyle

to please either its builders or owners. Besides, the Perseverance when suddenly she started Sexton spoke of Londonderry Jail as a pesthouse (Who keeps a sbplendid itching-post to scratch there were no "owners" on board. I hope that lo pursuit at full speed. With the moko where prisoners contracted fevers, and were

himself in shtyle),

our morning contemporary's confident belief issuing in volumes from her funnel and the thrust out to die. He detalled one case, amid Came down from Inverary mit no trowsers on that this launch will prove a great boon to the steam hissing through the exhaust pipe, groans from the Pamelites, who cried, "Another

bla knees,

public may be realised, but at present I really showing that everything was at full pressure, murder" "There's the assassin and caused cannot see in what direction it can possibly ba on she came to pass us on our port bow and Mr. Balfour to imile, either useful or a financial success. However, thus be able to say that she had gone right the proof of the puddin's the presin o't,

Balfour said that long familiarity with such round us," It was just like a horse at full attacks induced contempt. He urged statistics Oos of the Party" favors the Daily Pris gallop coming up on another indulging in to show that there was a lower rate of mortality with a specially fixed-up account of this most a quiet canter, and driving the water before in Irish than in English prisons, eTA

An earthquake was experienced on the Russian 'sensational trial trip (1), This bright genius, her as if she been a steamer of a thousand

frontier yesterday.In the village of Khenzonik amongst other

Paracli contended that Irish prisoners were 129 persons were buried alive, to tryUES smart. things, says the tons. The big launch came on but she didn't half starved, All the older jails, he said, are init is reported from Brussels that King Leopold Perseverance is almost too large to be called a "go right round" the dies after all. When a terrible in sanitary condition. Ballour, he launch. I imagine this must be intended as a we saw what was intended, an order to "fire claimed, was guilty of culpable neglect. Balfour sort of quid pro quo for the "kind invitation of up" was quietly passed along, and although did not compel his pet Belfast forgers to clean the Secretary and Manager!""One of the being rapidly overbauted, our pressure guage the prison cesspools, as he did Fitzgibbon. Party" may be a nice sort of individual to soon gave indications that our little craft. The prisons vote was adopted 113 to 6g talk cloquently about piston rods, safety valves, would soon have a chance of showing what Members of other trades are joining the eccentrics, etc, etc., but he will be wise to charter she was capable of. When the hand on the striking dockmen. Classes of unskilled labor in one of Webster's Unabridged before he next dial denoted 75lbs of steam, the Persaver London threaten to participate and trouble is attempts to enlighten the world through the ance bad met her match, at So, which was feated. The police are making preparations for medium of a public newspaper. Oh yes, the only maintained for a couple of minutes any emergency Thousands of vessels lie idle Editor of Granny ought to have freely used the the Alice slowly but surely drew away, and in the London docks, and the Jadian mail A REGULAR meeting of Zelland Lodge, No. 585, If Bismarck, mit bis cannon-speech, don't uppruning kalle, but then he didn't and to use with a full head of steam the "going round

steamers are due in part Four thousand will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetiand Streets!, and show his hand,

What

it the, China, Mall leamedly terms a process would most certainly have been lightermen and many fallway hands have on Tuesday, the 1st proximo, at 8.30 for 9 pm. Demanding restitution of the rights of Deutseuphalam, perhaps he didn't know how reversed. On reaching the shipping, after racing strick Mounted police patrol the streets and precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. cberland,

I don't know what Meuphalem" msani, about a couple of miles, the sileged 13 knots-an the situation is becoming critical,

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1889,

TELEGRAMS

GERMAN COLONIZATION,

BERLIN, September 16th. Prince Bismarck has refused Imperial protec- tion to enable a German Company to exercise rights over Damaraland, saying that it is no part of Germany's policy to employ military force to break the opposition of native chiefs to German enterprises lö distant countries.

EGYFT AND FRANCE.'

CAIRO, September 16th. “ The Egyptian Government has again appealed to France to consent to the conversion of the *Preference Stock.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Russell Stakes. E. G. Young, R.E. A. K. Travers,

W. Watherston, R.E. G..A Bramwell, (58th), Another. THE loman liner City of New York has again beaten the Teutonic on her eastward trip, the former having reached Queenstown advance of her rival, in 6 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes. The sister ship, the City of Paris, has once again braken the record, having made the trip in 5 days, 16 hours and 38 minutes. The following table gives the fastest passages made by the "Atlantic greyhounds" from 1889 to the present time:-

D. H. M.

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..8

2 48

7 20

9

..75 48

1866...Scotia 1873...Baltic 1875...City of Berlin

1876...Germanic

1877...Dritannic

1880...Arizona

1882... Alaska 1882... Alaska

1884...Oregon 1984.....America. 1885Etruria 1885... Umbria 1887...Etruria 1888... Umbria ...... 1889...City of Paris 1889...City of Paris

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Und scooped de pool from Yermany by collaring

Louise. De cry is shtill dey coom to shear the lambkin's

golden fleece,

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And as Lorne caught de Aunty Fife und Fuffer

-kops de niece. Now greedy for the harvest that the Scottish

chiefs have WOD,

or bun.

The Cockney lord of Chelsea vants a royal tart There is grief in the Grand Duckles, and mooch

shvearing on the Rhine,

At this sacrifice of Deutschland at de matrimo-

nial abrine,

Our crowns must now be auctioneered like cor To the Yankees and Australians for their female

mon market shares

millionaires,

all, and the Directors

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL,

The Pacific Mail Co.'s steamer City of Sydney, Capt. D. E. Friele, bringing the American mail, with dates from San Francisco to the 31st August, arrived here this morning. The follow- ing telegrams are taken from - Californian: exchanges;

LIVERPOOL, August 23rd,

The messenger who carried the order remitting death penalty in Mrs. Maybrick's case, arrived at the jail at 1:30 this morning. Governor Anderson and Chaplain Morris entered Mrs. Maybrick's cell together. This is Chaplain Morris' description of the visit: We went into the prison atz:15 o'clock. The women's depart ment, in which Mrs. May brick's cell is situated, is near the gates on the left. We were received there by the head warden and a woman, who accompanied us to the cell. She knocked at the doors. The light in the cell was instantly turned up and the door opened by one of the female watchers. We passed in. The cell was lighted by a single gas jet, burning brightly,

Mrs. Maybrick was undressed and in bed. She lay on her back, her hair loosely coiled about her bead. She made no sign as we entered. She merely turned her eves and looked at us. She was very weak and had a listless air bafural to her condition. The Governor went close to to her bed side and said; Mrs. May brick, 1 have just received a message from the Home Secre- tary, which states that he has advised the Queen to commute your sentence to imprisonment for

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Nothing is yet known as to when the convict will be removed to a penal establishment, and it is not expected that she will be removed for two or three weeks. Stafford will probably be her first destination, and thence she will be taken to a penal establishment, probably Millbank,

water.

Dispatches have been received, to the effect that the people of the New Hebrides islands and forty-two English residents, have petitioned the Governor of New Caledonia to annex the islands.

LONDON, August 26th. Commenting upon the seisure of Canadian vessels in Behring Sex, the Daily News says: Secretary Blaine is in manner committed to a polley of unfriendliness toward England. There are many algas, however, that in the present dispute he has to reckon with his own country. men as well as with ours."

General Boulanger, in a manifesto, calls upon the electors of the department of the Seine to remain united and preserve discipline in order to panying the manifesto is a list of Boulangist insure respect for their sovereign will. Accom. candidates for the Paris district,

There was a severe earthquake shock through. out Greece to-day. Several towns were seriously damaged,

PARIE, August.27th.

At a Boulangist meeting to-night Laissut and Laguerre condemned the verdict of the Senate Cours. The meeting unanimously declared la favor of Boulanger. A mob outside the hall stoned the police. A large number of persons were arrested.

Boulanger publishes a list of forty-one can didates who will contest in his interest for seats in the Chamber of Depalles,

TURIN, August 27th, The Scontosette and Tiberine banks suspend. ed, Premier Crispi has autómoned the directors regarding necessary measures, of the National and other banks to a consultation

DAR MENU TORQUAY, August 27th. The regatta of the Royal Torquay Yacht Cink was held to-day. The weather was fine, with veering wind from south-south-east to north northwest, which was fresh from the start. In the race for yachts exceeding twenty tors rating for a prize of CB0, the Vailyriz, Varona and Dearhound competed. The Valkyrie led through- gut, but the Yarana managed to keep well after her, and after a race of ave hours and a half, were: Valkyrie, 4h. Sim. 451.1 Yarana, 46. over a forty-mile course, the finishing times 36m. 299. On time allowances the Farang wan

by 28 sounds ATKINS, August 27th.-

LONDON, August 27th,

In the House of Lords to-day Viscount Cross, Secretary of State for India, announced that the Viceroy of India had been compelled to accept the resignation of the ruler of Cashmers, and place that country under native council. Ha said that the Government had not the slightest Intention of annexing Cashmere Ch

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has definitely decided to abdicate the sovereignty of the Congo Free State in Africa, and as royal personages who are at present out of a job fu Europe, are quite familiar with Leopold's reason's for this course,. It is not at all likely that the vacant throne will soon be filled solder pa

Enterprising Americans will be interested to learn that this crown and scepter, with all other appurtenances of royalty, will soon be on the muket, and those who have an ambition to found a dynasty on the Dark Continent should make a note of it

The experiment of an African throne has been an exceedingly costly and for Leopold, Every year the Congo State, with a pops