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DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA

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DAKIN'S PREPAR TIONS FOR THE

TEETH.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1889.

A TELEGRAM was received the other day an- nouncing the death of the Duke of Coimbra brother to the King of Portugal. The deceased: was born on the 4th November, "1847.

Ir is stated that applications were received for over 4,000 shares in the Taku Tug and Lighter Company, Limited, or nearly three-and-a-half TIGHLY antiseptic and most agreeable and times the number at the disposal of the Directors. Hicacious

DAKIN'S CABOLIC TOOTH POWDER.

Its perfume is delicate and pleasing. Glaus moppered bottles, 75 cents; per i desen, $4.

DAKON'S PEARL DENTIFRICE. Gives and preserves a pearl-like whiteness to the teeth.

Glass stopperell bottles, so cents,

DAKIN'S

RIENTA. DENTIFRICE, Slightly astringent and peculiarly useful in cases of soft or tender gums.

Glass stoppered bottles, 50 cents.

DAKIN'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE. An excellent preservative of the teeth and with a refreshing aromatic' flavour.

China pots 50 cents.

A MEETING of the Sanitary Board will take place 10 merrow afternona, the 9th inst, at 4.15 P.M. The Order of the Day will be the second report hy the Committee copailering the contract specifications.

It is worthy of note that Mr. C. C. Connor,

Mayor of Belfast, and Mr. James Musgrave, chairman of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners, both declined the honour of knighthood, which the Lord-Lieutenant was to have conferred at a farewell levée."

IN the German Army the lance, the "queen of weapons," has been introduced Inte other thin DAKIN'S ARECA NUT TOOTH PASTE. the Uhlan regiments. All the cuirassier and 'Has all the astringent and preservative pro-hussars of the guard have also been armed with perties of the Areca Nut combined with aromatics. the lance, and a high authority says that the

China Pots, so cents.

dragnops will soon be furnished with it.

(Telephone No. 60.)

Hongkong, 7th October, 188.

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KUTCHINOTZU, the well known coaling part in Japan, was formally declared an "open "part on September 23rd. It has practically been open to foreign trade for years past.

We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Adam son, Bell & Co.) that the steamship Pathan, from Liverpool, left Singapore yesterday after- noon for this port.

nationality. The Consul had no authority, In cares of torts—he could not adjudicate, ¦

Mr. Withers admitted thai, and proceeded with his reading, to shew that he had jurisdic- tion in criminal cases for instance in cases of manslaughter. He asked if that jurisdiction

were claimed.

at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, thin TEH Warsaw Courier states that some days did not extend to cases of assault where damages the complainant out of the forecast and heave

THE Band the A. & S. Highlanders will play evening, commencing at 8.30 o'clock. The following will be the programme :-

Overture.....

Vals

Selection.

‚"Peten Schmoli...Weber,

The Cloister"....Prout. "Faunt up to date"...Laita. Minuette from Symphony .....“La Militaire” mera Bayın. Fantasioneimman" Scotch 50 ga”..............Van Mannen.

his home.

ago there was terminated at Warsaw a lawsuit which has lasted four centuries. The object of litigation was a piece of uncultivated ground of forty acres between the estates of Orlowo and Podłowo, which was claimed by the two proprietors of them. The suit was commenced in 1490, and was curiously enough brought to an end by amicable arbitration.

A BLIND Chinese passenger accidentally fell overboard from the steamer Powan yesterday at Whampoa. The accident was witnessed from We hear that a number of Chinese merchants the stean Inunch Alice, and by the promptitude in the colony have presented a petition to the displayed by the master of that vessel in lower- Governor, praying the Government to introduce ing the gig, the man was rescued and safely con-

an Ordinance so as to prevent Chinese in the veyed to the Imperial Customs, where the Har-colony, within certain limits, from making them- kindness had everything possible done for the to the great number of fraudulent bankruptcies bour Master, Mr. Paterson, with characteristic selves bankrupts. This has been done owing unfortunate man's comfort and safe despatch 19 amongst Chinese during the past few months.

The petition in question was presented on be half of the petitioners by Dr. Ho Kai yesterday forenoon to the Acting Registrar-General.

THE editor of the Wise county, Texas, Mes- zenger deserves success. He seems to be taking life easily and filling his paper with goodnatured news. Still this appeal touches our heart:

quarter's worth of peas, peaches, pears, plums, peanuts, polecats, or possums and get the beat paper for thirteen weeks. We will accept butter, beans, eggs, chickens (if fully hatched), and any other digestible vegetables or fruits. We ent anything except codfish and grindstones."

FOR some years past a silver mine at Ping Tien Han in Kuangsi has been worked by a band of miners, but without Government authority, An application has now been made to the Viceroy of Canton by a certain Kujen (Master | of Arts) for a Government license, and His

visor for the development of mining enterprises in the Liang Kuang, atthe same time anthorising them to give the petitioner permission to put chase machinery and other appliances for the mines in question.

13 MESSRS. Adamson, Bell & Co., agents, for the Excellency has referred it to the Board of Supet" we live, to eat and eat to live. Bring us a

`Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam- ship Abyssinia left Vancouver for Japan, &g, on Saturday morning the 5th inst; and the silk A. S. WATSON & CO., LD,ex ethyssinin was delivered in New York on the same date. The steamship Port Fairy, FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. from Vancouver, arrived at Yokohama yesterday

and left for this port, via Kobe, to-day, SEASON, 1889-1890.

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lag) will be sent past free on application."

ORDERS FROM ONE PERSON $5 TO $10 ALLOWED 25 PER CENT. DISCOUNT.

ORDERS FROM ONE PERSON OVER $10 ALLOWED AN EXTRA 5 PER "CENT. DISCOUNT, SINGLE PACKETS AT LIST PRICES.

WE GUARANTEE

A YOUNG brigand called La was one of the abjects of vinue and art which Mr. Wodehouse knocked down this morning. His offence was aimply attempting to extort money and murder another man, last December. He asked a fruit hawker to lead him five dollars, for Christmas,

SOME remarkable cricket was witnessed at Beckenham in the return match between Kent and Nouingham. In their second innings the Notts team were out for a total of 35, the lowest scare of any first-class county this season. Kent then required 52 runs to win, and eventually were victoricus by four wickets, The result of this match is to deprive Notts of the first-class county championship, and to reduce them to a place exactly equal with Lancashire and Surrey, Kent being fourth.

WE note from home papers that the tramway line to the summit of Mount Vesuvius has again, been opened to travel. This road was so disas. treus in its effects upon the bandit-like guides who infest the mountain that those gentry some time ago demolished the station an the summit of the mountain, and so injured the machinery that the road could not be used.

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A LOCAL body of Anarchists had their schemes nipped in the bad nicely yesterday. In the afternoon Sergeant Witchell came across a gang of coolies removing 65 old rifles and as many bayonets, with some thousands of dynamite detonators from a godown at Wanchai. The and nothing but the indisposition of Providence to have any more Chinese on its hands than it could help saved the men,Mr. Dennys, who defended, erdewared to shew Mr. Wodehouse to-day that the munitions were regularly sold, but his Worship remanded the case.

His Lordship-I won't tell you just now that is the point at issue.

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Mr. Withers ́ continued that the United Staics claimed jurisdiction over all cases of assault on their ships on the high seas. He proceeded to again refer to Senator Evarts and Fibe North American Review, until

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Mr. Wodehousedecided to hear some evidence implicating the captain first, and

Thomas Baker, A.B, was called. He said On the 21st August the

Marabout left Newcastle, between 4 and 5 pm. Just after the Jug-boat left I saw the mate pull

him down on the deck. He picked him up ngain and dropped him a second time heavily. Then he kicked him two or three timer about the head

and body. Then the captain came along, 1. could not make out what he said, but I saw him kick the man heavily about the head, and arms, thought they were going to kill him. I was on the fore-yard. He said "Take the son of --- Mr. Webber painted out that he had read spread him out, and lash him to the main batch' nothing except dispatches from one Secretary of and crucify him." The carpenter and second State to another. All that had been read mate then took him to the main batch and left him simply applied to contracts and civil remedies.there. The captain went aft, and the mate looked In such cases that Court undoubtedly would have after the ship. I was quite sober. The com- no jurisdiction, and it would be for the Consul plainant was unable to do anything all the to adjudicate, but that was. case in which the

voyage, except to keep the look out a few times. plaintiff was a British subject, whose remedy By the Court-I could not say whether the for any wrong was in a British Court.

captain's kicks or the mate's broke the man's His lordships-What nationality is the defen- jaw and arm. dant ?

"Mr. Webber believed that he was an American. He submitted that ns, by the law of the United States, the party who had committed an assault was liable to be punished, and the plaintiff could recover damages, there was nothing to take that case out of the jurisdiction of the Court. The principle bad been tested in that very Court,

His lordship-That was a case of wages. Mr. Webber--I say them that this case is still stranger, as a case of tort,

His lordship-I propose to look up these points and give my decision to-morrow morning. I may say that this case is so important that I shall insist on pleadings and a jury. It is diffi. cult to fix the value of a blow.

LIFE ON A BLUE-NOSE BARQUE.

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Cross-examined-He had been drinking be fore the 21st, but he was sober on that date. I went on board in the morning, and we hida. bottle, and being good stuff it took hold of him. He was drunk from then till the time he was assaulted Hehadtwo quart bottles of rum during the day, of which he drank the best part. We had two or three men on the ship that were not sailors,and we could not get sail on her, and it annoyed the mate that the complainatit did not turn out. He was quite incapable when he was assaulted. All the crew were aloft before the assault was committed. The mate went and pulled another man out of the forecastle when the captain arrived, and served him the same way. This man-Brooks-was beastly- drunk-he was "Shanghaied." The captain kicked the out when the kicking had been going on some complainant for nearly half an hour. I called

"Let go the fore-buntlines," so that some of the going on. Then the captain lanked up and saw crew would come, forward and see what was

Strevett to be taken to the hatch. He was properly looked after subsequently...

Re-examined.---I know that he went aboard so- ber I took thetwo quarts of rum aboard, of which he might have had half a bottle. With what he had of his own he got drunk. Most of the men have been knacked about all the voyage." The. captain does not stand up fairly; he generally does his knocking about when he has got a crowd around him, or has a belaying-pin, ar a rowlock,

for ordering from (containing hints for garden. and when he was repulsed he pulled out an old | Severe measures were then made necessary, latter were being slung around' very carelessly, fritish ship Marabout, were summoned by me for the first time, and he stopped and ordered

pin-fird pepper-box and pulled. The bullet just but the guides have now bee's brought to sub ploughed the hawker's skull. Then the banditjection, and visitors may again ascend the ran away. The case was remanded.

mountain without danger of being robbed. IT appears that the free-fight amongst the coolies at the China Sugar Refinery yesterday afternoon occurred through a number of men refusing to pay a deltar a month subscription to a sort of Secret Society they have amongst themselves, instead of the usual fee of fifty cents. Those paying the one dollar fee being the mare. numerous tried intimidation, the result of which was the free-fight recorded in our yesterday's wounded amongst the "remonstrants, as those issue, in which three men were rather badly

who refused to pay the dollar fee are styled by

18 members of the last French Chamber were Thus a home paper:-At the forthcoming ACCORDING to an amusing French arithmetician, their Swatow compatriots. thin, while only ninety-seven were fat, and the Highland gatherings, both at Bracmer and Inver remainder were betwixt and between; 14 ness, as well as for general Autumn wear, tartans deputies were tall, 141 small, and the rest of not only the subdued green, but the brilliant midille sige, As to hair and whiskers, 131 wore reds are likely to be popular. They are to be heads, while 85 were shaven : 173 sported the seen is woollen materials, dresses and travelling manly moustache, while 63 favoured "mutton-mantles, and in slik blouses, coquettish jockey chop whiskers à la M. Jales Ferry, Finally, caps, as well as ribbons and sashes. Probably 433 were smokers, and 139 avoided-if not the partility shown by the Duchess of Fife for abominated-tobacco

the Macduff tartan bas helped to revive the fa. shion Her pretty white ball gown, trimmed with Macduff tartan ribbons, made specially for the Sco'ch balls, will doubtless be a model for many dresses to be worn at the Northem meeting balls in Inverness.

That all seeds sold by us shall prove to be as represented, to the extent that should they not do so, we will replace them, or send other seeds to the same vahie. But we cannot guarantee the crop any further than the above offer, as there are so many cause which operate unfa vourably in the germination of seeds in a tropical climate, over which we have no control. Among the causes of failure may be mentioned unia vourable weather, which is one of the most important. The soil may be in proper condition when the seed is planted, but the weather which follows may be too wet, which will cause the seed to rot or it may be too hot and dry, which destroys the germ hefore it shows itself. The soil may also be unfavourable for the variety of seed planted. And lastly, the seeds may be and are equently destroyed by vermin of varinus. kinds. "Such occurrences are beyond the power of man to prevent, and for which we cannot be .responsible.

Hongkong, 3rd September, 1889.

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Hongkong, 3rd September, 1889.

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On the and instant, at No. 1, Mohawk Place, Shanghai, the wife of C, OSWALD LIDDELL, of a

nya new method of cementing iron, the parts cemented are so effectually joined as to resist the blows even of a sledge-hammer. The cement is composed of equal parts of sulphur and white lead, with a proportion of about one-sixth of horax. When the composition is to be applied it is wetted with strong sulphuric acid, and a thin layer of it is placed between the two pieces of Iron, which are at once pressed together, In five days it will be perfectly dry, all traces of the cement having vanished, and the work having every appearance of welding.

AN old fellow who owned to being seventy- one was charged before Mr. Wodehouse this morning with the theft of twelve bricks from Yau-mn-ti, yesterday. An Indian watchman said that the prisoner asked him to sell some bricks, and was told that the owner was not around. Afterwards he was caught walking off with a small pile.-The venerable pilferer said that he wanted some bricks to build a fire-place with, and as nobody would sell any and he couldn't be bothered coming again, he helped himself. Mr. Wodehouse admonished him, and be quit.

The Shin Pad of the and inst. reports that, at a place called, Sungkiang (about 30 miles from Shanghai), a dead body was found, and after in- quires it turned out to be an unsuccessful student, about 17 or 18 years of age. On the body of the deceased was found three letters addressed to his relations regarding his affairs, the contents of which show that he committed suicide purely on the supposition that he would not be success At Kobe, on the morning of the 28th ulto, ful in his examination, as his essay was not in aged seven years, HARRIETTE MABEL, the Be-conformity with the regulation of writing such loved child of Rodham ome and Mabel Cook essaye; therefore he concluded he would not have the honour of being a “ Kajen " (a literary rank), so he committed the rash act, without

DEATH,

The Hongkong deligh waiting for the result.

HONGKONG, Tuesday, October 8, 1889.

TELEGRAMS.

THE STRIKES IN HOLLAND.

LONDON, September 30th. The strikers in Rotterdam tore up the pare ments and stoned the police. The Civic Guard fired upon the mob and charged, wounding several persons.

ACCORDING to Chinesa ideas, the judgment of Heaven has lately fallen on a widow who elected to remain in this wicked world after the death of her first husband,,The latest subject of her choice is a confirmed gambler, who, one day the thought himself of the little girl who had other week, having lost his all at fantan be-

been left a the last pledge of love" to the widow by her "No. 1" husband, as a finances. Taking advantage of his wife's absence tegitimate source for recruiting his shattered from home on her business as a sempstress, for a couple of hundred dollars. He has now he marched off with the little girl and sold her taken up his quarters at one of the numerous fantan shops at Canten, while the grass- widow" is moving heaven and earth trying to get back her child. The Namboi magistrate will investigate the matter, and like Mr. Weller, Senior, doubtless will deliver a sage homily on the sin of widows marrying again.

A VERY interesting calculation has recently been made by the Statistical Bureau in Berlin, Four- fifths of the power machines at present in FROM the Tientsin notes in the Chinese Times activity in the world have been erected during of the September 18th we learn that the Russian the past twenty-five years. The country which

possesses the highest amount of horse-power is Minister in Cvice, and the men did her the United States, with 7.500.000 horse-power; viewed" the Viceroy Li, M. Frandin, the new French Secretary of Legation, had arrived en

then follow England with 7,00,000, Germany with route to Peking. The new Corean Consul had

4,500,000, France with 3,000,000 and also arrived, and was believed to bring Import Austro-Hungary with 1,500 ooo. These do not ant despatches from the King of Cores to the include locomotives, of which there are 105.000 at work, with a fatal horse-power of 3,000,000, Viceroy. The resident engineer at Tongku of

Thus the total horse-power in the world is the China Railway Company, Mr. W. Watson,

horse-power" is equi- was leaving to take charge of the railway 46,000,000. A-steam

valent to three actual horses' strength and cach extension in Formosa. A leopard caught near living horse represents the strength of seven Newchwing had been added to the zoological men. Thus the total horse-power in the entire collection in Victoria Park, Tientsin. The water in the Feibo was falling and the channel im-world represents the work of 1,000,000,000 men, or more than twice the total working population proving.

of the earth, Steam has thus tripled the entire human work-power of the earth.

ACCORDING to an English authority, the bustle A marked feature of a recent garden party held at as an article offemale attire is apparently doomed. Mariborough House is said to have been the "total disappearance of the cushion worn at the bick of the waist." But why this synonym According to Dr. Murray's mammoth English Dictionary, one T. Monro, in 1788, produced the following couplet :-

Bach locks the nympha nowe wese in silka who made Jo rich luxuriance reaching to the bustle.

The familiar word has, consequently, literary sanction, but despite this fact, plus the antiquity to which it can evidently lay claim, the dis appearance of the thing which it represents in not likely to be regarded with any profound feelings of regret.

Chang Chih-tung received telegram from WE have it on official authority that the Viceroy Feking on Sunday afternoon to the effect that Prince Chun, father of the Emperor and com. monly known as the Seventh prince, on reading the large amount (Tis. 10,000,000) reported by the Admiralty Board requisite to be borrowed from foreign sources for ibe commencement of the than pay exorbitant interest on this loan, Grand Trunk Railway, declared that rather China could wait until she had collected from her own resources the required amount, and Governors of all the provinces to establish and this could be done by ordering the Viceroys

a fand called "The Railway Fund.". A certain amount each year should be set aside for this fund, according to the wealth of each province, from the provincial exchequer, and when the required amount had been raised, China could then do what she liked without calling on foreige aid. The effect of this telegram has created quite a sensation amongst the official classes at that if such was the feeling in the higher circles Canton, and Chang Chih-tung was heard to say in Peking, he was sure of another term at Leave no stone unturned to get out of going up Canton. We believe that His Excellency will North just now.

Ferguson, and his chief mate, Edgitt, of the At the Police Court this afternoon Captain

Philip Strevett, A. B., for assault committed on the 21st August, Mr. Webber appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr. Bowles defended, has commenced an action in the civil court.

Mr. Bowles I am informed that Mr. Webber

Mr. Webber corrected him-he was going to ask that the case abould be committed for trial at the Supreme Court. The charge was of auch a serious nature that he felt,it his duty to make some statement before calling any evidence, The Marabout was

a ship which was commonly known among sailors as a "Blue- nase," and brutality on board this class of vessel was so notorious that it was difficult to obtain sailors. That had nothing to do with the merits of the case, but those who protection of the British courts when they were signed articles on these ships had a right to the

so seriously, maliciously, and brutally assaulted as was the complainant in that case. It would be shewn in evidence that on the 21st August, between four and five o'clock, the captain and chief officer went to the forecastle, neither

WAS of them, he being quite sober. They caught hold of the complainant, broke his jaw, knocking three or four teeth out, and, after making him unable to speak, broke his arm. He was senseless after the first two or three blows, and could not would be able to say who attacked him. He say who actually inflicted the injuries, but he was unable to take any food for a long time, and lay between life and death. He had lost the use of his arm, and it was unlikely that he would ever be able to regain it. If that was proved to his Worship's satisfaction he would

sorry to LAY.

ask that the defendants should be committed for trial to the Supreme Court, so that due punishment could be meted out to them, which it might be beyond his Worship's power to inflict.

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By the Court--it was half-an-hour from the time the man was dragged out of the forecastle until he was left on the hatch. The captain was kicking him for about ten minutes. There were other men on board who were as drunk as he was. Two other were incapable of working. I enppose he was the first the mate came across. I have had the price of ray dinner given to me by one of the officers to-day.

Mr. Bowles objected to the jurisdiction of the Court, on the ground that the assault was not committed on the high seas.

diction, but the point was left open until the

Mr. Webber urged that the Court had jurisdic

next hearing,

The case was then remanded until Thursday, $250 bail being offered.

Mr. Webber asked for two sureties of that amount, as there would be other cases.

His Worship released the defendants on recog nisances of $250 each..

LATE TELEGRAMS,

TANGIER, September 19th, The Sultan of Marocco has issued a procla mation charging his people not to harm Chris tians under penalty of death. It is expected that the Captain and crew of the Spanish coaster who were carried off by the Riffinus (inhabitants Morocco), will be released from captivity on of the Riff, a semi-independent province of

Saturday.

The experts attending the military manoeuvres effects of the smokeless powder. At the infantry at Hanoverexpress themselves startled at the

volley-firing the "Invincible" discharges in light brownish-grey puffs, which were only momentarily perceptible,ES,

*AN LONDON, September 21st General Boulanger estimates the majority fa his favour at the forthcoming elections at thirty

» News - has been received that ber. Majesty's seven-gun vesel Lily, struck on some rocks off Point Armour in Newfoundland and foundered.

Philip Strevett was then 'called. Ho said I am an A. B. on the British ship Marabout, of Newfoundland. I am a British subject. I joined her in Newcastle, N. S. W., and signed articles on the 20th August for three years. The Mar | : about is a full-rigged ship. Between 5 and

LONDON, September 19th. pm. on the 21st August we were getting Riffians have seized and pillaged a Spanish coast- Advices from Morocco state that a band of ready for sea and some of the crew Wering vessel and carried off the Captain and crew not forthcoming. Substitutes were brought on board whom we could see at a glance to the interior. The Spanish Government have induced to join by the runners. I, for one, went of the captives and the payment of an indemnity. had never been to sea before, having been demanded of the Sultan of Morocco the release aft and spoke to the captain about it, telling him: the unauth W September 20th. those men were not sailors. He replied "I didn't Advices from Quebec state that a mass of rock lay down in a bunk in the starboard forecastic, Terrace in that city, rolled down a distance of make the men," and I went forward again, I having become detached from the Dufferin and went to sleep. Some time allerwards I was two hundred feet, crushing the residences below. half-stunned, on to the deck. I did not see who have been killed by the accident, and twenty aroused by being struck, and then I was dragged, Thirteen of the residents are, so far, known to struck me, or with what weapon. I became injured, whilst fifty are buried in the ruins, insensible, and do not know what occurred next 1 MONTREAL, September 20th, regained consciousness between seven and eight, and found myself lying on the main batch, with Huge portions of the rock from Dufferin my right arm and right jaw broken. I went to the Bluff at Quebec fell on to the fishermen's quarter cabin and told the captain, my arm was broken, below, a direct fall of roo feet... Fifty persons in We are at a loss to imagine where our con.

He repiled that it was a“-pity my head all are stated to have been killed, and one temporaries got their story about the "descent

wasn't broken." He called the steward, and my hundred wounded, sleeve was cut off, when my arm was found to be BROLIN, September 21st. of the star gods and the Chinese going to meet

broken. The carpenter and steward roughly them at the Peak" on the gth day of the oth

splintered It up, and I was carried to a bunk, where AN amusing story is told of a band of robbers moon (last Thursday) We believe that the

remained in a critical condition for a number of who succeeded in carrying away from a nunnery | Morning Granny was the first to display its

days. I had lost two or three teeth. I remained in at Taing-p'a-hsien, about farty five miles anserous ignorance, which has only the merit of cast of Shanghai, something like fifteen being refreshingly original, and the Fish

the berth several weeks, unable to work. I could not eat for some time, being partially lock-jawed. hundred dollars worth of gold and silver Wrapper of course followed suit, without even

Two or three days before we got to Hoogkong votive offerings given by devotees to the the redeeming virtue of originality. The "star lady patron saint of the convent, It seems gods" only exist in the fertile (7) brains of the D

the mate ordered me to go on the look-out, and I did so. That was all I was able to do. We that two of the youngest and handsomest scribe, who most likely went out star-gazing

arrived last Saturday, and a doctor examined me of the robbers, having attired themselves a on Thursday night, and doubtless had thousands

on Monday, He said I must go to Hospital at young ladies of rank, and followed by two bond of 'em "in his mind's eye" when throwing this

once, as my arm would have to be broken afresh and re-set. I am still in Hospital. 1. charge fide females, niso members of the band, interesting paragraph off his chest Now in were conveyed in sedan chairs to the doors point of fact there is no such thing as "star gods”

the captain with inflicting these 'injuries" on of the nunnery and expressed their desire la Chinese literature or popular belief, the only

me. I I recollect hearing an entry in the log being to worship at the shrine, giving in the connection of divinity being that the stars are

read over to me some time; whilst I was still in meanwhile the sum of one hundred taels supposed to have some occult, infuences over

a critical condition. I don't recollect what I to the charity fund of the convent. Delighted the lives of distinguished men, and when

replied. He said something about “refusing with this munificent gift, the nuns surpassed epbodied bear the relation to man of a good

duty" and being drunk, and I dented it. I was themselves in entertaining the fictitious young or evil fairy. The reason Chinese try to get to

hardly able to speak, or even swallow. I

A general fortnight's closing of the cotton ladies who, during the dinner, managed to drug the most elevated spot in the neighborhood they

not drunk at the time I was assaulted, nor had mille throughout Lancashire is expected to take the wine drunk by the Abbess and other nuns. happen to live in on this 9th day of the 9th moon

I refused duty, but NAELP), PMS place next week In consequence of the cotton. So as the day waned and the nuns became is because it is the day when the "breath of

Cross-examined-There were others present

"comer," ́and thereby" a thousand operatives rather drowsy, it was suggested, owing to the Autuma" is supposed to be the purest that

when the log was read over to me, I did not are already idle, an A latenes of the bour, that the two young ladies and season, and anyone inhaling the bracing air of

say that I was drunk at, the time and did not their female attendants should stay at the that day gets invigorated and is supposed to be

know how my arm got hurt. I said that I convent and return home the next morning, prepared to bear the toils of Ble like a good one,

was insensible at the time, and did not know the chair coolies being accommodated with until the next anniversary To get the air

how my arm was broken. I did not do my duty quarters in the neighboring village, This in all its purity, the Chinese have learnt enough

In getting the ship under way, as I was partially suggestion being joyfully assented to by the fair of hygiene to know that the higher one goes

sick from the effects of drink the previous day young ladles, the Abbess ordered that the best toward the blue empyrean" the purer becomes

I was not drunk, but I was unable to work room in the convent should be prepared for her the sir, and so,' acting on this principle last

do not know if there were several others in a guests' reception, the "best room" being, Thursday a very large number of Hongkong | first, ||

similar state. I was lying in my, bunk when fortunately for the robbers' plans, the next one Chinese benefited the High Level Tramway Br. Withers said that he was Vice-Coarul we set sail. I do not know who assaulted, me, DR. LEONARD, the New United States Consul-ings are placed, except on gala days when the Peak, which was construed by our morning con-

to the treasure room where all the votive offer Company by patronising their service to the for the United States in Hongkong.!: He I was on a ship called the Falls of Dia for five had to request that Count would not entertain months before joining the Marabout. I deserted General at Shanghai, assumed the duties of his.

idols are adorned with them. At midnight, temporary fato a "procession to meet the star that case, on the ground that it was outside its from her. have never been tried by any office

on the fat inst

when the drugged wine imbibed by the nuns gods" the evening "mop" of course following jurisdiction, occurring as it did on an American Court. I took a small quantity of liquor on had taken full effect, the supposed chair suit. Another custom connected with this ship on the high seas, over which the United board with my. joined by the two young ladies and their female observed throughout the empire of China, International comity that bad always been It is the custom on all ships to get men to take coolies came back to the convent, and were particular day, but which is not universally States claimed Jurisdiction. As a matter of Re-examined-1 deserted for higher wages, companions, who had already commenced work is that the Chinese visit their ancestors' conceded. He would cite some cases in support them to sea, and go back in the fug, because the, and stripped the convent of everything valuable graves to worships and otherwise, maske li 's of that. He then referred at length to numerous crew are drunk. We had a spice on the night that could be carried away. The feelings of the general "cleaning up" day in the ancestral communications which had passed between the of the zoth, and next day I went on board. I nuns next morning may be imagined when they temples. This custom is somewhat similar to | American Minister for Foreign Affilrw and the ‚was not drunk when the assault was committed. that followed on the 3rd day of the 3rd Moon, United States representatives elsewhere, in. I was asked to do some work, but I was topsjck, called Ta'ing Ming, (clear and height) when it is respect to actions between sailors and captains and had to go and lie down. I did not feel the almost universal amongst the Inhabitants of the on American ships, and to others shewing that blows which broke my tw and my arm, I do not Northern and Central provinces to pass the the United States courts had refused to lake think either were caused by:* fall * day af: the graves of their kindred Some cognisaned of cases of foreign ships, as being. The case was then about to be adjourned unfi southern Chiccse observe the gib moon lastend calculated to embarrass commercial transactions Thursday morning 6:15 paka of the 3rd moon for this purpose, which may between that and other countries perhaps be attributed to local traditions as well as to matters of taste and convenience, adr

A meeting of the Dock laborers afterwards resolved to exclude the Socialists from the movement and to cease terrorism and disorder, Thereupon negociations were commenced with

the masters.

GERMANY'S WAR PREPARATIONS, October 6th.

It is reported that the German Government has asked the Reichsing for 300,000,000 (?) marks to provide bronze guns for smokeless powder.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THERE will be an Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge to-morrow afternoon (Wednesday) at 5.30. p.m., precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

We are informed by the agents (Messts. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) that the steamer Arra- toon ipcar, with mails from Calcutta, Icft Singa pore for this port to-day, and may be expected on or about the 14th inst

THE departure of the P. M. S.S. Co.'s steamer City of Sydney has, the Agents inform us, been postponed until Friday the 17th inst. at noon, calling on the way at Amoy, and not on the gth as previously advertised.

saw the valuable gens and gold and s Iver ornaments of their patron saint missing from their usual places, and the best room" turned topseysturvey by their late guests in their endeavours to leave nothing unturned in their search for booty. The search for the the daring depredators so far has been unsuccessful the report being that the robbers have escaped " over the line" "into Cheklang,

SUPREME COURT.

--IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. A. G.. Win, Acting Puline Judge).

A QUESTION OF JURISDICTION.

The case of Huntley v. Butman, in which the former, a doctor, claims $1,000. damages from the latter, captain of the Americau barque W. H. Conner, for assault, was called.—Mr, Webber appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Withers, Jr, American Vice-consul, was present. Mr. Withers was about to make an application, when

Mr. Webber objected, as he had no locus standi, not being a solicitor.

His lordship decided to hear the application

......

His lordship took it that that only referred to cases in which both parties were of foreign

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WAS

Mr. Webber, såld that he would mak forgery! heavy bail as there was every chance of he captain losing command/!

The following is the result of the race for the Lancashire Plate of twelve thousand sovereigns, run; at Manchester to-day --Donovan first, Chitabob second, Alicante third.

September 22nd."

ZANZIBAR, September 22nd,

mation in which the authorizes. England and *The Sultan of Zanzibar has issued a proclar Germany to search all vessels belonging to Zanzibar for slaves, and further declares that everybody entering his territory after the 1st November next is free, piktori Renews

TANGERS, September 22nd.

A Spanish squadron has arrived off this part, The prospectus of the Imperial Bank of Persia seyyamed LONDON, September aand. - has been faned; with a capital of one million sterling into shares, which are linsed at a

for the capital being increased to four millions II Premiuta. The bank was Incorporated on th 2nd September by a royal charter which provides

necessary player a

****** PARIR September aand, Midnight. *The general, elections commenced today, i Paris on the hole hạt been generally trans

the weather has, been relay, all day,). the hawkinterfered with any large assem

Large forces of troops

but concealed) in'

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Thas taken place,