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Eitimations.

· DAKIN BROTHER'S EFFERVESCENT SALINE POWDER.

APERIENT-COOLING-REFRESHING.

HIS powder forms an agreeable beverage, Twice for

deverage

t'on, but invigorates the depressed state of the nervous power resulting from climatic effects or functional derangement of the stomach or liver: Violent and dangerņus, nuncks, of melarial fever, not infreq tently owe their origin to njaded and overworked state of the great purifying organs the liver, kidneys, and spleen, thus allowing the blood to be ome infected with malarini poison culminating in fever. mild aperient saline, that will oxygenize the blood and restore freshness and vigour to the circulation and enable the system to withstand matarivand all other dangerous infection.

DAKIN BROS SALINE POWDER is the best of its kind, Price 75 cents'per bottle. DAKIN, BROS. OF CHINA,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1889. ☀

THERE will be a meeting of the Ararat Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners, to be held at the Masonic Hall on the 9th inst. at 8.30 for 9 p.m..precisely, Visiting bethren are cordially invited. OWING to the promotion of the Provincial Treasurer of Kuangtung, to be Acting Lient,

overnor of that province, the present Provincial Judge (Ne-tai) has received the acting ap pointment of Provincial rexed

A CHINESE woman charged with having kidnapped and placed under restraint a Hong- kong girl, against her, will, was sentenced at the Police Court this morning by Mr. E. Rabinzon restated in the bosom of her own family in to six month's Inbour. "The girl was Lascar Row.

As will be seen in another column, the meeting of the Eothen Mark Lodge advertised for Monday the 7th inst.. at Freemasons' Hall, has been altered to Thursday the roth inst., at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially Invited.

YESTERDAY being "the ninth day of the ninth moon," the "Tung Ko” of Ascension day of the Chinese, they flocked in large numbers the regions above, but to the hill-tops of "topside "—not to the mansions of the blest in Victoris, from the Peak to Mount Kellet and all round the neighbourhood. They had generally a good time, the weather hang quite delightful, irreproachable. It was decidedly good business and their behaviour, taken altogether, was

for the Trayway Company, something like three thousand passengers patronising the cars

engineer, the tramway worked regularly the of Mr. Wylie, the Company's manager and whole day without a single hitch.

of Th Ching-chou, to be acting district magis. rate of Pun-ya (Canton), and the late popular incumbent of thatmagi tracy has been deservedly promoted to the sub-prefecture of Lo Ting-chou.

CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS:

THE ABSENCE OF ALTRUISM.

XI

The Wy-yanzi are barbarous, and the Chinese are civilized, but there will be times when the latter will suggest the former. When one demands a price that reaches to heaven,' says to the earth. the proverb, 'pay him a price that comes down

Chinese do not ordinarily exhibit gratitude that they do not feel it. "When the dumb man swallows a tooth," runs the adage, “he may noi Hay much about it, but it is all inside." The gratitude which has been felt by many thousands of Chinese for the help unexpectedly received, in times of famine relief, has been very great and very sincere. Of this there has often been unquestionable evidence, although a minimum of demonstrativeness. It is not in such cases as these that the lack of gratitude is most pro- minent, but in the more ordinary ones of daily occurrence, where one favour' conferred is frequently made the basis of a clear demand for others of a more advanced character," "But I do not know you," said a traveller, in reply to the importunities of a Neapolitan beggar. "That is the very reason, my lord, why ask you," was the prompt reply. The Chinese know my father, please help me," or possibly. "I knew your father, therefore you ruus! give me a lift." In either case, he takes as a matter of course whatever he can get, perhaps, remarking almost certainly, it is not enough. With some that will do, if it is an article, and if it is money people of experience it is a matter of routine practice never to praise a Chinese servant, on the ground that praise is a stimulant certain to be followed by a reaction. Never give a servant done, and will never serve you without the a gratuity, say others, for if you do, they are un- repetition of the dose. It is a general truth

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unmitigated' evil, the temperance men na medicine, useful in moderation, but pernicious when taken in excess. Probably, science will solve the problem by showing that some form of alcohol is necessary to the constitution when other important elements of nutrition are not supplied, and will prove that the cure for drunkenness among the poor is not to be effected by the pledge, but by plenty of pudding, The human economy requires something more than the corn-beef, fried stenk, potatoes, and, bread on which the inhouring classes are mainly fed. Something within craves for sweel or fatty substances, or a slight fillip to the gastric machi nery, and so the man takes to his Ever or spirits, and the woman to hercap of ten, coffee, or cocon. is the theine or caffein which is found not only The stimulating principle in these beverages

in the leaves of the tea or "tch," but also in the

THE new steam launch. Perseverance will, if The best sale guard is an occasional dose of a sufficient inducement offers, make a trip round the best on record. Under the able supervision tractors and Chinese workmen ? Do any of those reasons from the other end, and says, "You leaves and berries, of several other plants."

LIMITED,

HONGKONG.

(Telephone Nb, 60.) Hongkong, 20th September. 1889.

NOTICE.

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the island to-night, starting from Pedder's Wharf at B 30 p.m. As it will be beautiful moonlight' there should be a crowd of passengers, especially as the fare is only ne dollar. A similar excursion is announced for to-morrow night. FISKE, in his reminiscences of the London Savage Club, tells of the performance of "The School for Scandal" by the club, when Dr. Strauss, was cast for Moses. He appeared before the committee, and gravely inquired: "VilĮ blay dot bart mit' a hacsent or shoost an I speak now." The committee as gravely advised him

to play it with a Hebrew accent.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LDT Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High

landers will play the following programme at the Barrack Square, this evening, commencing at 7.30 o'clock -

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. SEASON 180-1890.

WE

TE have just rceived our New Season's importations, direct from the hest Growers

in England, France, and Germany, and are now prepared to excente ali orders received for same with prompt and chreful attention,

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUES

for ordering from (conraining hipts for garden ing) will be sent post free on application.

ORDERS FOM ONE PERSON $5 TO $10 ALL WED 25 PER CENT. DISCOUNT.

ORDERS FROM ONE PER ON OVER $1O ALLOWED AN EXTRAS PER CENT, DISCOUNT. SINGLE PACK IS AT LIST PRICES.

WE GỪNANTEE

'stee.......

March......... En Revenate de la Revue......Dormes. Sauce" Ruddigaro".

Jucalossi. "Soldaten Lieder"

.Gungl.

Orlsen. "Williams.

Quar

- Polka pofThe Bugis Calf Cu

Qondeille..... Roundabout? Catop........" Nauren”.

THE special object of M. Jean Dupuis return to Tonquin is to proceed with the exploitation of the coal mines at Ke-ban, conceded to him some months ago by the French Government. K-bao was included in the original concession to Monsieur Bavire Chauffour, but at the sugges. tinn of M. Paul Bert it was ceded back to the Gwernment as a guid pro quo, for the recogni- ion of the claim, to Hongay. Ke-bao was worked for some time by the French authorities, but without any very satisfactory result.

By an Imperial 'decree dated the 1st ins, received by telegraph, Yeu Che K'al, the present Provincial Treasurer (Franta) of Canton, bas Thai all seeds sold by us, shall prove to be as been appointed Acting Lieut-Governor of Kuang, represented to the extent that should they notting The duties of this office have been performed do so we will replace them, or send ather trade for the past eight months by the Viceroy him- self. Yeu Ché Kai is a protégé of Li Hung- to the same suʼue But w erminal guarantee the era any bir fare than the have offer, as chang's, and is indebted for his various promo there been many enùs is which perite unfa. tions, from a district magistrate up to his present israde in the germination of seeds in a tropical high post, to the good-will and influence of the clim te, ar which we have as contral. Among i-powerful Viceroy of Chibli. The new Futai the causes of Eilure may be mentioned anta- of Kaangiuag is about 65 years old. vourable weather which is ang of the most

A SIN-CARED 'FİE race WAD impia t

The soil may brin proper condition

rowed Inte yesterday and the Rayal Artillery, which caused, con- be ton wet, which will cause the

it may be tas hot and dry, which siderable interest. The course was from Cause

way Bay to the Victor Emanuel, the distance germ before it shows itself. The

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IT is pointed out that the Wellin-Fife alliance is all the mare desirable in that the Duke has Guelph blood in his veins

Fila mother was a daughter of the Countess of Erroll, who was

Lade Erroll was, therefore, first cousin to the Queen, the Counc of Fife was second cousin to the Prince of Wales, and Lord. Pife is third cousin to his bride. The marriage of William IV. (when Duke of Clarence) with. Mrs. Jordan, whom he afterwards cruelly threw over, was not recognised by law; consequently Fife's family connection with his bride is not a thing to swagger about. The Queen has a good many left-handed relations among her despised subjects. Even in Australia, says a Colónial contemporary, the drooping jowls of unmistakeable Guelphs are seen in every city,

the daughter of William IV., by kis marriage with

that while the Chinese seem to be a most secretive "race, they are only so fu 'relation to foreigners. Sooner or later, their true animus will come out through a Chinese word to a gate-keeper or to a coolle. Ingratitude, hypocrisy and double dealing are so much to be, expected from the Chinese, that we must not be disappointed if we find these qualities more pro minent than they seem to be in other civilised

lands. it was not of China that Frederick the

Great was speaking, when he said according to tradition that he never conferred a favoar that he did not make ninety-nice enemies, and one ungrateful friend, That the Chinese character is very defective at this point should not be a source of surprise, for, as we shall proceed to show, the basis upon which it rests, is wholly unable to sustain a stable and upright superstructure. No race will be permanently better than its own divinities, and the Chin st are no exception to this inexorable law,—M.. Daily News.

MANGANESE BRONZE PRO-

PELLER:

The escape of the Calliepe from Apia harbor when all the other men-of-war were either sunk in England to the fact that her propeller was made or beached has been attributed by some experts

of manganese bronze. The matter is referred to advantage which it is thought the Calliope not merely for the sake of demonstrating the derived from the character of her propeller, but also to show that a screw of this description really offers à substantial gain in the matter of the speed. The Calliope made her way

hour, which represented the difference between what her engines were capable of doing when forced to their maximum, and the power of the

destruction. Yet this half knot is not to be storm, and it very rarely happens that an extra

despised at any time, fair weather or foul, particularly should the voyage be a long one. The extra speed is acceptable, and the saving in coal, should it not be required, is by no means Inconsiderable,

It occurs in the coffee shrub, in the leaves of a species of holly which furnish the mad or: Paraguay tea, and in the seeds of the coln, used to prepare a beverage in Western and Central plants are used in various parts of the world as Africa. Besides thean, a great number of other substitutes for tea These are derived from many different orders, but most of them belong oil, such as the myrtacea, labrata, and ver- to shrubs'yielding a quantity of aromatic volatile

benacea, among which may be included our

eucalyptus, the young leaves of which have been oned by bushmen with tonic and exhilarating •*- effect. s

Taken in moderate quantity, the effect of tea is to cause a feeling of comfort, with increased vigor of hody, and still more of mind. It differs from alcohol and opium very markedly in this respect that, while the stimulant effects pro duced by these drugs are usually succeeded by depression, that of ten passes away without leaving any disagreeable after effects. In larger quantity, tea causes sleeplessness, and in larger till produces excitement of the circulation, and such a disturbance of the nervous system that the patient suffers from hallacinations of vision and trembling of the muscles, somewhat resem- bling that of delirium-tremens. These symptome are produced much more seadily by green than by black tea. Some of the bad effects of ten are

really caused by the manner of using it. Peor women, who are much under-fed, and whose only comfort a cup of tea, generally take it very strong so as to add the stimulant effect of warmth on the circulation to the stimulant effect of the tea on the nervous system; and in order that no particle its virtue may be lost, they infuse it for a very long time. In this way they extract a quantity of the tannin and this, combined with the action of the excessively hot tea upon the stomach, produces condition of dyspepsin.

when the i) is'g'noted; hit the weather which afternoon between.crews from H.M.S Mutine Then putation of the profession in this resporomises, like his money, vanished in smoke against the storm at the mic of one-half knot per although it is so imperfectly masticated that

fallows may

Beed to rol;

destroys the

coil may also be unfavourable for the variety of being about a mile. Odds of 2 to I were freely almost daily at the Police and Summary of particulars of the things wherein he had come half knot is all that there is between safety and, juices being formed in insufficient quantity,

seed planted, And lastly, the seeds may be and Brefquently destroyed by vermin of various leints Sel accurrent are beyond the power of man to prevent, and for which we cannot be responsible,

Hongkong, 3rd September, 189.

WATSON'S,

TENT DESSICATING

PATENT

OR

DRYING BOTTLES.

laid on the Gunners, for whom the match was regarded as "a good thing." The boats kept together for the first dozen strokes and then the non-favorites gradually drew to the front, and holding the issue safe all the way, won cleverly by nearly two lengths. A large number of steam launches and other craft accompanied the competitors

ELECTRICITY has been brought into use as a mintor for coal mining. A machine of the kind has been in practical operation every day at the mines of the Shawnee and Iron Point Coal We beg to call special attention to our NEW. Company, Shawnee, Ohio, since the 1st of May. It only requires three and a quater minutes to make a cut five and a half, feet deep and three feet face. The cuts are made and the cutter. bar withdrawn within four minutes, and the machine moved ready for another cut in less than ten minules. It does nol require any effort onthe part of the attendant while the machine is at work. At this rate 6 culs per hour, or'60 cuts per day of so hours, can be easily made, and the machine will undercut 200 tons of coal,

PATENT DRYING ACTILES which have been specially designed and manufactured for us.

swallowing one or two draughts of tea before Another cause of Indigestion is the habit of any other food is taken.. The stimulus of food ion also aids in this process; but when a quantity produces secretion of gastric juice and mastica- of fluid is swallowed first, it tends to prevent the food which is taken afterwards from stimulating the wall of the stomach, and fluid drunk while food is still in the mouth washes it down,

otherwise it could hardly be swallowed. Mastication being consequently imperfect, the saliva is not secreted in any quantity,

digestion is imperfect and dyspepsia is the and thus two of the most important digestive

result. When the digestion is strong, t matters little what food the person takes; but when it is weak, attention must be paid to there details; and then it is advisable that when tea Jis taken with solid food, some of the solid food plying between England and the west coast of is better to avoid the use of tea together with The steel screw blades of several steamers should be eaten first. For such persons, also, it Sauth America were exchanged for others of butcher's mest, for in some way or other it seems manganese bronze, and, although the gain in one to hinder the digestion of flesh more than that instance was only a quarter of a knot per hour, of farinaceous food. It has been, said that this the effect was seen in the saving of between eight is due to the formation of tannate of gelatine or and nine tons per day in the coal account. In leather, by the combination of the tannin in the of propellers was made from steel to manganese inadvisable to have a tannery in our interior, it two ships running to Australia, in which a change tea with the gelatines in the meat. As it is bronze, of exactly the same surface and pitch, the is as well to content ourselves with the leatheri

cd was increased almost a knot an hour. Eightness of meat as generally cooked, and not ships of the White Star line have propellers of complete the process during digestion, or rather, York and the City of Paris and two of the manganese bronze, as well as the City of New. ¡indigestion.

the same material, and have been rewarded by Cunarders. Other large companies have adopted increased speed and coal economy.

Have any of our readers had the pleasure of building a house in China, with Chinese con-

Every one appears to have his finger in the pie, who have done it once thirst to do it again? and each finger is matched by a thumb ready to extract a plum. Upon such occasions we have the picture of Daniel in the lion's den, and was been reminded of the small boy who was shown much disturbed because there was a little lion that seemed to be so much in the background, ns to be likely not to get any Daniel at all? Those workmen who may be paid by the day, come late and go early. Sad to relate, they will at times, dawdle over their work, A friend of the writer watched his carpenters, unill he felt im- pelled to show them a better way, but he was warned by them not, to touch the latha lest he should spoil them. Having in the early part of his life had opportunities of earning money by nailing on lathing at so much per square yard, our friend was not the tro that he seemed, Waiting until the workmen had gone to dinner, he seized a bundle of laths, distributed hem in THE swiftness with which passengers are carried tows over the door, and with his mouth full of

nails he rapidly drove in each one far enough to -lf" shot" is not the more appropriate word--- from lower to upper floors of buildings in eleva-hold it in place. When this was completed, he tors of the latest construction is not a little trying took a quantity of laths in his hand, and as to the nerves of unaccustomed travelers. There each one was adjusted to its place, the nails is presumed to be, however, no sacrifice of were driven in with one sharp stroke (instend speed. The North western Architect remarks of six or eight dull ones) By this means while "Speaking of the Eiffel tower, it may not the carpenters were eating their meal, he was generally be known that two of the elevators able to do as much work as all four of them had used herein are of American make; the others accomplished in half a day. The mere task of were furnished by M. Edoux of Paris. The French keeping their tools in repair, is for Chinese elevators have a speed of 200 feet per minute, workmen a serious matter in expenditure of while the American, have just double that, or

time. If the tools belong to the foreigner, about 40 feet per minute. This is not a high however, there is no embarrassment on this rate of speed for an American elevator, one scare. They are broken mysteriously, and yet having bren timed to a speed of 126 feet in

no one has touched them, "Non caḥinventus, 61 seconds, a rate of 1163 feet per minute, while a is the appropriate motto for them all. Poles working speed of from 500 to 700 feet per minute and small rafters are pitched over the wall, and is not an uncommon rate. Nothing like this all the neighbourhood's loins appear to be girded has been seen in Europe, however, and no doubt with the rope which was purchased for support. many who ride in the Olis elevators at the Paris ing. the staging. During the entire progress of the Exposition will quite lose their breath on the work, each day is a crisis. All previousexperience tip. The Exposition will undoubtedly do much goes for nothing. The sand, the lime, the earth 10 popularize the elevator abroad, and should it of this place will not do for any of the wars create a demand for the American machines, so for which sand, lime and earth are in general mich the better for the elvator builders. supposed to be adapted. The foreigner is help Iras. He is aptly represented by Gulliver held LAWY, RS have been noted in all ages for their down by threads, which, taken together are too heroic impudence-their superhuman cheek." much for him. Permanently have we cashrined in our memory a Cantonese contractor, whose is not likely to be depreciated by its enterprising members practising in the courts of this colony. for he was unfortunately a victim of the opium The amount of childish nonsense indulged in pipe. At last forbearance having ceased to be a virtue, he was confronted with a formidable bill diction courts by these legal experts (?) is simply short. You were told the size of the glass appalling to laymen. And notwithstanding the shower of new public companies and the You measured the windows three several times. recent ex'ensive share market complications, Everyone of those you have made is wrong which mua have proved a gold-mine to the and they are useless. Not one of your doors is fraternity, hear complaints of hard times and properly put together. There is not an ounce the small amount of business in the courta, of glue about them. The flooring-boards are Lawyers complaining and feeling aggrieved short in length, short in number, full of knot- because the guileless Celestial and others do holes, and wholly unseasoned" After the speaker not care to ruin themselves by plunging into had proceeded in this way for some time, the Bw-suits for the benefit of "the professions." mild-mannered Cantonese gazed at him sidly. So an undertaker might complain that the and "when he brought himself to speak he Sanitary Surveyor's fancy drains don't contain remarked, in a lone of gentl: remonstrance. cholera germs or fever bacteria; so a shark "De'nt say dat! Do'nt say dat. No gentleman might seek to raise a grievance because so few talk like dat," The encroachments and exac persons fall everboard from ships now-a-days; tions of the Chinese which are a constant factor to the grim finisher of the law might grumble at in their intercourse with foreigners are to the the smail rumber of murderers convicted this latter peculiarly exasperating, yet they can no season. What do the Hongkong public mean more be escaped than the heat or the dust or the by living in such harmony with each other and insects. Of the ordinary Chinese, specially in his relations to foreigners, it may he affirmed, taking the bread out of the lawyers' mouths ? This is doubtless the legal shark's line of as Mr. Arthur Sketchley's Mrs. Brown was argum nt. With equal justice His Excellency wont to observe of Old Brown," of

the rapidity and strength of the heart's beats are the Devil, C.M.C., might consider himself put your mouth, and he's down your threat upon and swindled by a decrease in the number The camel with his nose in the tent, ultimately Outside the circle of the mercantile marine to be diminished, the beverage thus tending to increased, and tissue-change in the body, is said of pilgrims annually sent to keep him company followed by his whole vast bulk, is not more a there are numerous instances in the British navy.lengthen life. The Chinese have great bellef in Shrol We think, however, that there is little type of the insinuating progress of the Chinese where a saving in the weight of the propelier of in its medical utility, especially, in the case of fear of Satan having to complain while the toward complete possession of whatever they zo to 35 per cent, is claimed. The French have dropsy. It being a strong diuretic; hat they lawyers flourish.

assail, than is that elephant which being carried by rall on a forward freight car, and having also adopted the same metal for some of their rarely use it until it is a year old, new tea being DR. HUBBENET (Russian) who was Surgeon become thirsty, reached out his proboscis and and three-quarter knots, one of the fastest cruisers and they are most careful to pour it off after fastest vessels, notably the Førðin, of nineteen said to have peculiar intoxicating property, General in charge at Sebastopol during the siege, drained the water from the tender, thus bringing in the world. These examples bave likewise having been Infused only for a few seconds. died lately, and has left bis "Reminiscences." the whole train to a standstill. Of the universal He mentions that 200.000 Kussian soldiers are

talent for absorbing we have spoken clsewhere,

been followed by Russia in some of her fastThere is, however, one rare kind in Japan, which buried at Sebastopol, Rather a large order. It is but it is a more prominent and more constant

vesnels.

is ground into powdery made into a thin parte, thought to be something frightful that 8,400 feature of life in China than we are able at firat A peculiar kind of manganesa bronze is used and then eaten on occasions of great solemnity, French soldiers should lie in the cemetery of La to apprehend. So far as foreigners are concerned for this purpose, which possesses great strength Some tribes in the Himalayas also eat the leaves Chainmit, Melz. No wonder Russia hutes restrictions upon the Chinese do not restrict and tests, and to be about equal to that offer having drink the tex, but they are excep England. It is noteworthy that the Crimean war Chinese, who would promptly resent the smallest the best cast steel, and as compared with gun tions; minst Easters drinking the liquiri before has turned out an entire triumph for Russia. She intrusion into the "court of the women of theirown metal, of which propellers used to be quite it has, what we consider, "drawn," "Their pre English and French, and is now practically the moment, and swarm all over foreign premises, thickness of the blades, which therefore become some of the old grounds allowed to remain in bas trampled on every condition imposed by the houses; but will take advantage of an unguarded generally made, il possesses twice the strength,paration of coffee on the'eber hand is entirely so that a great reduction can be made in the different, the powder being boiled in the water, ally of France. England went into the Crimean plucking fruit and flowers as they wander about, finer and sharper. war merely as a catapaw of Napolean II to observing in reply to a challenge that they are smoothness of face, which results in a lessened extract the gluten or nutritive principle from tea There is also a peculiar the coffee-pot to giva li favour. The Tartars first commandant at Sebastopol during the siege of this type of cases, foreigners may be roughly tion where high rater of speed are to being lime. In some parts of Chins ginger and bolster him up on the French throne. The only amusing themselves. In their treatment skin friction, & very important considera by the addition of a Hule soda, or water contain- was the gallant Admiral Korniloff, who was divided into two general classes, the tolerant and maintained, and the competition for first place salt are added to counteract the cooling effect. killed. To him succeeded Admiral Nachimoff, the flinty. To be calm and self-poiaed in the who was knocked off, too, by ab English shell, midst of such experiences, is a fine art. active as at present, Manganese bronze castings and tea upon the nervous system is not very among the ocean “greyhounds" is as keen and The difference between the action of coffee Dr. Hubbenet mentions a saying of Nachimoff-grasping Chinese is occasionally met up with are claimed to be smoother and less liable easily distinguishable. It is stated, however,

The English and French could have marched in a gratifying way, as was an inn-keeper who into Sebastopol after the battle of the Alma, just having been paid liberally at night, as the and corrosion preserves the blades for long critical faculties than tea, so perhaps one ought to warp then cast steel. Freedom from pitting that coffee tends to give more sharpness to the like walking off parade." Todleben writes the foreigners were leaving his yard the next morn. same in his Memoirs and Kinglake confirms ing demanded something further. But if you time in their original form, so that the life of the 10 expect greater charity from ladies at their St. Ainaga, enabled Todleben, a mere chance last night when I paid you?" plausibly objected steel, and, weight for weight, it is about a quarter sing the effects of alcohol, and is used in medicine it. A delay of only a few days, by Raglan and had anything to say, why did you not say it This metal is considerably more expensive than coffee. It also has a stronger power of antagon

propeller will be fully equal to that of the vessel afternoon tea, than men after their post-prandial

defences which necessitated the horribly dis ready reply, "I thought, I would see you in weight over the latter, and the fact of the When taken to excess it produces palpitation,

leitor, an engineer colonel, to improvise those the treasurer of the party. "Oh," was the

more expensive than gun metal, but the saving as an antidote to poisoning by oplum or alcohol. astrous siege, ruining the backbone of the Eng again to-morrow. Just so," iemarked pitting which steel is subjected to from the action restlessness, and general depression, and is apt tish army. Truly Hons led by asses Todle the flinty foreigner, will see you again of salt water makes a very strong argument is in some persons to cause billousness. Theie bea was badly wounded at ebastopol, his life to-morrow"; with which observation he mounted he lived to plan the overthrow of Pieras. Directly for that matter any foreigner who is in the habit was in danger, through a shot on the left fool, but his mule and rode away! That any Chinese or favor of manganese bronze, Bob and had resolts are, however, avolded in cheap coffee,

which is not only adulterated with chicory but after the Crimean War, the Russians started their of resisting the encroachments of those who feel

TEA AND OTHER MILD STIMU

roasted beans, wheat, acorns, with bumt sugar march to India, by finging 150,000 men upon that it is their duty to take all they can, will be

added to give colour, Some coffees are made LANTS, KAD the Caucasus. Dr. Hubbenet brings out the unpopular, is a matter of course. We have

entirely of roasted figs. These adulterations aro horrors of war in an appalling manner.

siready spoken of the ways in which those That afternoon tea! What a widespread no injurion to health, but they have not the Chinese who are obliged to have funerals or epidemic it has become in the present day, when stimulating action of coffee, the infusion being CANTON NOTES.

weddings are imposed upon by their many even the French are beginning-to-be Event fact a kind of toast and water, the burnt toast friends. If one who is put in charge of any o'clockers," and all the world of society looks to being replaced by bumt flour or burnt roots.

Chocolate differs from coffee and tea, both in 3rd October, 1889.

particular department of the complicated accounts, that hour for gossip and refreshment. It is man made of straw is worth double as much as from the neighbouring districts had arrived the extent, which they had expected, it is ing of to. gues; yet many are the warning: tea and coffee, are to be regarded as pure Owing to rumors that a number of strangers lacident to each occasions, makes it too difficult apparently an innocent customs, being followed its composition and in the method in which it is for the other assistants to feather their nests to by no more horrible results than a little load employed. Instead of being used as a simple woman made of gold." The Spaniard ways:

infusion, it is made into a thin paster and while at Canton, and that an dreude was contem-customary to remonstrate with him in a a pity! Now I allus thort''e was a nice alim "A woman's advice is never of any use, pisted, the authorities have ordered thecity gates characteristically Chinese way. When he is comfortable themselves, are loth to let weak stimulants, chocolate is natritive as well,:"The

voices uttered by these good people, who, never but unless you follow it she will rail, ai you as a fool. Be on your guard against to be closed two hours earlier than asual, and engaged in performing his duties, those whom mortali celoy their little feasts and frivolitics. caffein, theobromine. It also contains an active principle of chocolate, instead of being Two men were charged before Commander a bad woman,

but do not put your the police have been specially warned to be on

We are told not only of the destruction of neighs aromatic volatile oil which is probably similar Rumsey, R.N., at the Harbour Office this trust in a good woman.". "There is only one bad the qui vive to suppress any attempts at disturbe has thus offended past themselves as

rear to him as possible, and with small bours characters effected over those fatal cups, in its action to that of tea or coffee, but differs morning with throwing rubbish into the harbour, woman, but every husband believes be possESKUS

bances amongst the populace.

bamboo syringes with which they have provided but of the injury to nerves or digestion caused from them in containing almost half of its whole near the Sailors' Home. Their defence was her" The Italians say: "If a man loses his

themselves, squirt streams of oil over his fice by tannin, and theine. There is no doubt that weight of a peculiar fai known as cocos-butter. that they were acting under orders to fill up that wife and a farthing, he has only lost a farthing.?

holiday clothes. This is a practice as well this terrible thrine may produce paralysis in part of the harbour. As it was not a Govern. The chief failings of the sex, according to

understood, that it must be taken into considera frags or tetanus in cats, but as Calverley remarks For bilious persons it is desirable to remove this ment contra thy were engaged in, the whole host of English and German proverbs, are

tion. A few days ago an elderly Chiness with concerning the victims who may have and fat 1-but for children and in cold climates it is Stipendiary fined them twn dollars each, with changeableness and talkativeness, the former of

whom the writer is well acquainted, remarked their goose cooked by tobacco-juice, wel 'not consequence and heat-gting, having in

nutritious the option of seven days in "the Retreat." which is equally true of men and the latter not

that if be officiated at a certain funeral, he should as cats are,” and human tabbies manage to disagreeable to men in the Latin nations. The

be careful to wear his old clothes. It is a avold hese unpleasant results as a general tule, Pipes In cocon, the beans and husks are SUNDAY is a big "Jass" day in Macao-the change that "Women's minds and April winds Feast of our Lady of the Rorary. It has been often change," and the statement that "A woMEN'S

question in regard to which it is easy to engage The desire for stimulants bar, we know, extated ground together to make the powder, but choco

Inte la prepared from the bean of the cacao-tree

a Wallan who has no word in bis language and the question to be decided is his are not 'grateful.* Doubtless they do not appear siderable time before, while almost all hailobe to be so, but rather to resemble the primitive have had some kind of intoxicating bewe meaning Thank you, who, on being notified of the least harmful Alcohol, of course, has loans gift was accustomed to reply Ho-mal, fork the greatest number of votaries, and its effects | The Provincial Treasurer of Kuangtang has over, signifying thereby, that is just what i want. || bave been described in works lanugerahlas appointed Yang Wes-chin; formerly sub-prefect | But it d'es not certainly follow because the they total; abstainer fooding upon it 11 in

By the use of these Bottles, CIGARS, SEEDS, and GOODS of all kinds, which are susceptible to the destroying influences of moisture can be kept in good and perfect condition.

Whenever or wherever the atmosphere is sur- harged with moisture these Bottles will be found invaluable.

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· THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

·Hongkong, 3rd September, 1889.

BIRTH.

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AT the Police Court this morning before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, a native of the land of Nautch girls, in the employ of Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co., complained that his "virtue had gone forth from him" and also a little maiter of five dollars. He said that last Wed. nesday evening, A was innocently walking along Ladder Street, he beheld a female denizen of that savoury neighbourhood-the defendant beckon to him with ber lily white hands, further emphasising the invitation by a bewitching Circe like smile. Then his heart went out to her, and the citaph "stories with a moral" which he had heard nightly from the specious lips of his fellow lodger and Fidus Achates-the watchman of that

At Takow-Formosa, on the 27th September, 1889, the wife of C. P. Dawson, of a daughter.

The Hongbing Celegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1889.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s extra steamer Brindisi

left Bombay for this port at 8.30 p.m. on the

and inst. MRE. SHIDKINS says her husband is a three- handed man-right hand, left hand and a little

behind hand,

THE prace problem of Europe according to Puck:-"I wonder if the other fellow's gun is really loaded? TO-HORROW being the anniversary of the Day of Atonement, all the Jewish offices in the colony will be closed for the transaction of business. DR. LEGRAND DU SAULE, a celebrated French physician, claims that 75 per cent of epileptic children in Paris hospitals are born of intem. perate parents.

THE "Military Mummers will give their next performance at the Garrison Theatre on the evenings of the 17th and 19th ins, instead of the 10th and 11th as previously notified. ENGLISH maiden (reading from the newpaper): "It is to be regretted that the German Emperor has lately shown sight of a somewhat bellicose disposition." Second drin: "Lor, now! What

young genelmin

"

"high-toned family paper" the Daily Press came withrenewed vividness to his "Innards,"and, so like nur grand old forefather Adam, he could not resist temptation, but walked up to the house of his powdered and rouged enchantres. He held a low his rods, and was prepard his enchantress to stand

спу amount of damages; but did not give him the chance to spread himself out for having taken possession of his "fiver” she banged the door right in his face, and never appeared before his visual organs again until last night, when, going by the same house, he saw the defendant and asked her for his money which being refa ed, had occasioned this interview with his Worship This was the story of the worthy complainant, Innocence; but all the same, his Worship did and really was a most excellent case of injured not quite believe it, and dismissed the case,

collected from all the foremost nations of the A CONTRIBUTOR to the Freísinnige Zeitung has world a heap of "proverbs of men concerning women." It appears from them that the southern people, who count themselves the most chivalrous and galiant toward the ladies, are more, coarse and insulting in their proverbs than the colder northerners, Although the Germans, the Scandinavians and the English are not com, plimentary to the women in their proverbs, they are, "rarely bratal." The Frenchman says "A man who has a wile has a plague, A

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“Six of the crew of a steam-launch belonging to Chinese concern were arrested last Wednes day for towing junks up the North River, as far seths town of Kow-Kong, without a license from the Canton Government, upgr

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Though unpleasant effects may follow the

improper use of tea, when taken as it should be

customary to ron a special excursion steamer on strength lies in her tongue," appear to be accepted for the second degree will be held some time I in long discussions, whether the Chinese are or since the age of Noab, and probably for a coli-without-the. kusks, and is made into a paste.

It is expected that the Military examinations this anniversary, but so far as we can learn, the In various readings throughout northern candidates have enrolled their names as com next week. So far, nearly fourteen, thousand Steamboat Company has not had sufficient Europe. The specimen of a Yankee proverb is inducement offered on this occasion. However, characteristics Women can keep a secret, but petitors for the degree of military Kujka,

ëto suit the public convenience, the Kiungchow | it: takes a big crowd of them to do it” Tha Bankános K

will leave Macao on Sunday night at 9 p.m. Chinese any that A woman's tongue is her instead of 6 o'clock.

sword," but " She never lets it grow rusty,

action on the brain, reflexly through the nerves The bonbons and sticks made of it are most pourishing and when eaten bave a stimulant of the mouth in the same way as smoking, besides having a stimulant action, also alter its

**The Byok of Healsh, edited by Malects Moerle

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