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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1889,

'been as debateable a one as it was in England over half a century ago. It must not be for gotlen, however, that while it is difficult for Occidentals to fathom the mysterious intrigues which areso much a part and parcel of Oriental Court procedure, one phase is pretty well understood, and that is, carefully disguising the death of a ruler until a successor is firmly placed in position. There would appear to be no reason why this invariable principle should have been departed from in the pre- sent instance)

SHANGHAI AUTUMN RACE MEETING.

The following results were not given in yesterday's issue :-

THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, 6TH NOVEMBER..

The MANCHU STAKES; a sweepstakes of Tis. 5 each, with Tls, 100 added'; for China ponies that have run and not won a race; first pony to receive 70 per cent.; second pony, 20 per cent; third pony, ro per cent.; weight for inches as per scale. One mile and-a-quarter Mr. Humphreys's Vigour...

The COSMOPOLITAN CUP value, Tis. 150; second pony, Tls. 50, for China Ponies, weight for inches as per scale, winners at this meeting of one race, 7lbs, extra; two races, talbs. extra; three or more races, 15lbs, extra ; entrance, Tis. 10. One mile and three-quarters.' Mr. Humphreys's Victor ......

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The CONSOLATION CUP; value, Tis, xco, for ponies that have run at this meeting and.not won a race, and been entered otherwise than in the Shanghai stakes ; weight for inches as per scale, entrance, Tis. 5. Once found. Mr. Constable's Thu Nicht Gut ........................................ 1 The CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES; a forced entry for and open only to winners at this meeting: optional for the winners of the consolation cup and the back stakes, not exceeding 14 hands 3, inches in height; weight for inches as per scale; entrance, Tis, 10 ; winners of two races, Tis is extra; of more than two races, Tis. 40 extra, One mile and a quarter, Mr. Sosscon's Zephyr..........

The GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASK; value, Tls. 150; for China Ponieï'; weight for inches as per scale; winners of a Steeplechase at any previous meeting in Shanghai, glbs. extra ; non-winners of a Steeplechase allowed & lbs; entrance, Tis. 5. Twice Round a Course selected by the Stewards.

Mr. Ring's Holborn ........................

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| Tue Sunday morning carbine shooting prac içe by the Artillery Valunteers will commence on Sunday next, the roth instant,

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The Christian Record is respons ble for the following:-Dying Widow:-Well, parson, I suppose in short time I shall be lying in Lazos's bosom.-Minister-Abraham's bosom, you mean.-Widow-Oh! either will do. If you had been a widow as long as I have you wouldn't care whose bosom it was.

JOHN WALSH, an "oiler," on board the USS Swatara, had a good time generally yesterday afternoon, and amused himself principally in chasing the little boys on the streets. At last he entered a Chinese shop and, making himself generally obnoxious, was asked to git." He "guessed he wouldn't "andemphasised his guesses by mutilating the uniform of an Indian Constable who tried to show him that this was not, the prisorer this morning to "ante up" five dollars United States. Mr. Wodehouse asked the and enjoy the hospitality of the British Lion for lengthen his stay in "confined quarters" another" seven days, or in default of paying the money to seven days.

SUPREME COURT. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr.A. G. Wise, Acting Puist Judge).

RAMJAMN .. BENJAMIN. In the case of Achmed Ramjahn v. David Benjamin, in which $1,000 was claimed for breach of contract.

Flis lortship delivered judgment. He said that, as he intimated at the bearing, be had always been of opinion that under the circum stances plaintiff was entitled to judgment, and as he was still of that opinion, and the deed was admitted, he would give judgment for him, with costs.

Mr. Wilkinson submitted that costs should not be allowed, as there was no necessity for bring ing the case into Court at all. The defence

His lordship-There was no defence, I hold. Mr. Wilkinson said that it was very hard on the other creditors.

His lordship did not see the necessity for Mr. Wilkinson defending.

Mr. Hasting:With regard to the question of execution-

His lordship refused to hear him on that point he must apply in the Bankruptcy Court. If he got it granted then he might fight it out against the deed of assigment in the Summary Court.

ANNUAL LICENSING SESSIONS.

The Annual meeting of Licensing Justlers for considering the applications for spirit licences for the year 18/9-ga was held in the Justices Room at the Magistracy at eleven o'clock this forenoon. There were present---Mr. B. E. Wodehouse, Chairman, Major-General Gordon, and Mr. Granvi te Sharpe. The following applica tions were allowed:-Hongkong Hotel, C. M. Roberts; Victoria Hotel, Dorabjee Nowrejee; Kowloon Holel, J. C. L. Rouch; Peak Hotel; W. Thomas; Sailors Home, Alex. Moir Cragicbume Hotel, J. W. Osborne: Stag Hotel, John Olsen: The Globe Hotel, Joaquim Gomes; "The Land we Live in," Tevil Silber- man: London Hotel, John Humby; Grand Hotel, Hock Goon The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle." Israel Weinberg; German Tavern, C. F. W. Petersen..

NEW APPLICATION. The Chairman then said that Benedetto Argi at No. 284, Queen's Road Central, to be named was applying for a licence to open a public house the Hotel de T'Europe, and asked whether there were any objections against granting it, the suraties given being E. Cassumbhoy and S. Arlegui, shopkeepers.

Major-General Gordon said that the Police bad reason to object both to the man and to the sureties. The three additional guarantees given were not householders. He had made inquiries on the subject and found that the house mentioned in the application was occupied by a shop keeper who had a five year's lease, and who had no intention of vacating the premises. The applicant said he was a British subject but he had made inquiries and found that the man was an Italian who had arrived in the colony with two women, who were no relations of his. He had made inquiries also of Mr. Cassumbhoy concening the applicant, and the former bad said that he knew Argi in Bombay seven years ago, but his knowledge was very alight.

Mr. Bowles, who appeared for the applicant, said that Argi was a British subject, born in Cairo. While in Bombay he had kept public houses for three or four years and had only arrived here two months ago. The women were his wife and niece. As for giving the wrong numbe: of the hose, that was not strange, as they were always changing the numbers in Queen's Road. The man certainly was a stranger, but he sub- mitted that the license should be granted him first and if he did not behave himself or turned out to be a nuisance to his neighbors it was time then to cancel his licence.

point out now that very serious inconvenience Acting upon this information, the leader of to the community generally occurred in 1874. the robbers dressed himself up in all the through the somewhat hasty action which was paraphernalia of a high military mandarin taken against the washermen polluting the and riding in a big sedan-chair with four bearers streams near the city. With moderate care thi followed by the rest of his gang 29 his orderlies difficulty is not likely to occur again, but in any

and body servants (Kun-pan) locking “brave" step that may be decided upon care will have in all the finery of official hats, crystal buttons, to be exercised in giving effect to it. When the change is made every little difficulty which mas

and peacocks' feathers, called, a fortnight, ago, about dusk, upon the parvenu, and represented and will arise between a householder and his

himself as a certain general lately arrived from laundryman will be at once put down, by both Peking and about to take up the post of the parties, to the action the Board has taken matter, and some irritation' may be anticipated. Canton. Under ordinary circumstances, Chinese the Brigadier-generalship of the western part of it becomes, therefore, in some measure, a ques etiquette would have been a sufficient safe guard tion whether it is more expedient to allow this against the entrance of the robbers into the house, branch of sanitation to drift along as at present as the caller would have to wait in his sedan-chair or to decide to carry out in a cautious but firm

out in the streets while his card was being pre- manner a much-needed reform, running the risk sented to the master of the house who, if in any of giving rise to intemperate and adverse criti way inferior in official rank, always sends cism of the Board and its officers.

HUGH MCCALLUM, Sanitary Superintendent.

31st October, 1839.

OUR CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME. This Christmas, for the first time since this Colony has been a Colony, a regular Pantomime is to be played. It will be a revelation to the rising generation, whese ideas of these season- able absurdities must necessarily be very vague, and it will be welcomed as an unexpected treat by even the oldest citizens. The tile has for some time been an open secret—it is Burnand's version of " Ali Baba, or the Forty Thieves," played at Drury-lane, we understand,. during the season of 1887-8. It has been very much localized, of course, and topical allusions abound in the numerous songs, everybody, from H.E. the Governor down to the most hard-up broker, getting a rub. His Excellency, who is considerable interested in the affair, has hinted that be does not expect to escape. It would scarcely be fair to anticipate the programme, which will be a really humorous production, but we may say that there are the regulation seven scenes, opening with the "Bazaar," going on to the Mystic Cavescene," All's 'umble "ome," Cassim's ditto, and ending up with All's Palace. A very gorgeous transformation scene will follow, and as the red fire dies away a regular old-fashioned bailoquinade, with clown, panta loon, barlequin, columbine, policeman, fireman, shoeblack, etc., down to the hapless baby and the ever-green property perambulator will commence. The cast is as follows:-Ali Bada, Mr. Lightwood; Cogia (his wife) Mr. ID Laprak: Cassim Baba, Mr. Henderson ; dfrs. Certificates proving registration as British Cassim Baba, Mrs. Fraser-Smith; All Sloper, subject in 1886 at Cairo, and other papers, Mr. D. B. L. Hopkins: Superintendent of proving that applicant had kept publichouses Palica, Mr. L. K. Davies; Ganem, Mr. C. H. in Bombay, were produced, but after considera- Grace; Donkey, Mr. Lee; Abdaliak, Mr. W tion the Justices unanimously rejected the appli E Crow: Morgiana. Mrs. Roberson First cation,

Thief, Mr. E. K. Travers; Second Thief, Coralle, Mrs. Lightwood; Nine Mrs. Sachse THE SANITARY BOARD. In the barlequinade Captain Clayton, the Mr. Dennys stated in his opening that

stage-manager, will wear the motley, Col the contract which it was alleged was not Meeting yesterday. All present but Major Steevens being the lean and slippered panta fulfilled was for the supply of 25 cases of General Gordon. Dr. Cantlie, and Mr. Hum loou. We may not say who will be columbine, yellow metal, which were lost by the wreck of phreys, More kiters from Dauby and Leigh, but we are at liberty to hint that the lady's the Anadyr in Aden barbour. He contended Disclaim any personal feeling against Mr. charms are only equalled by her grace and that the impossibility of carrying out a contract Cooper, in reply to the Secretary's epistle con agility. The Forty Filchers will not be recruited i a previous letter read. Not read.. Correspon- Half of them will be stealers of hearts, and half being sued on, unless it could be shewn that i been provided against by the contractor. TheIs there any prospect of the inhabitants of consist of ladies, as well as gentlemen. In the was, such an impossibility as could not have dence finished. Dr. Ayres' question next Asked hearts of oak. In other words the chorus will defendant could very well have protected himself the City of Victoria residing above the level of transformation scene Miss Cissie White will be against it if he had followed his practice In H-llywood Road being supplied with water from the central figure, and grouped around will be former years in other contracts he had dis- the Tyt m Water-works and if so, how soon all the prettiest girls in the city. The orchestra tinctly put inIf wrecked, contract null and may such supply be expected ?" Said that Pok-will consist of about twenty instruments, and it vold." On the 15th May and 14th August be fulam water caused dheby itch, and gave some is stated that the music is very "catchy," entered into two contracts to supply a quantity interesting particulars about that disease..Stated The "properties "are on the usual generous of yellow metal at $18 and $19 per picul, and that it was seriously developing in the colony-scale. A brilliant transformation scene set has on due date the price had risen to $22. If he Mr. Brown replied that Tytam water was now sup. been sent out from London, with, a host of had tendered the metal then the plaintiff would plied to a short distance above Bollywood Road. accessories, and seven new scenes, designed by have been child to take it and on the other Only thought wx, though, apparently. Assured Mr. Yockney and executed by Mr. Baptista, are hand, the contract containing no clause pro- Dr. Ayres, however, that new mains had been in course of completion. The Hall and Holz Co. lecting the defendant in the contingency of sent for from home, but could not tell any more Company, have had carte blancha, in supplying wreck, the latter was bound to fulfil his put. unless ordered to do so by Government. Thought the wardrobe, and the costumes are unusually Pokfulam w uld be all right when the new filter effective. The total cost of producing the beds were ready.-Question sent on to the Pantomime will probably exceed four thousand Colonial Secretary, for further information-No dollars. other particular business.

A QUESTION OF CONTRACT.

Lok Chee Ching, copper merchant, Fatshan, claimed $1,000 from J. D. Hutchison, commission agent, Hongkong, as damages for breach of contract.Mr. Dennys appeared for the plamtiff, and Mr. Caldwell defended.

own servant back to the caller's chair and bending one knee call out "Pu-kan-tang" Le We are unworthy of this distinction. If the caller be an intimate friend, he might persist in demanding an entrance otherwise he would have to "pass on." But the robbers knew what they were about, and the vainglory their victim made him fall into the snare. The gates of the house were thrown wide open

for the admitt.nce of the robber's sedan-chair, which was carried up to the very curb stones of the reception hall, and the vain bost had the momen tary satisfaction of greeting the refined gentle- manly-looking person who stepped out, looking very "official" in his red ́coral button and peacock feathers, severently assisted by officious attendants, who also looked like "sodgers" with their swords dangling by their sides, When the guest was ushered into the reception room, the usust ceremony of greeting was gone through and he was asked to enter one of the luxuriously furnished side sitting-rooms leading from the reception halls. As we have stated, the hour chosen for the call was nearly dusk, and it naturally followed that the host pressed his guest to do bim the great honor of sopping with him This being readily assented to by the robber as forwarding in every way his plans, preparations for a grand dinner were made in honor of this distinguished Brigadier general, who unmasked himself immediately after par taking, to his fill, of the good things that had been laid before him. Everything, was done in a man- ner eminently in accordance with the character the robbers bore. As soon as the dining laplements were taken away, the assumed general told' bis juhost that he was not what he seemed, but was no other than the celebrated "Shui Lo-shu," UT "water rat," for whose head a paternal Govern- ment bad offered two thousand taels, and certain village communes who had the honor also of having received a number of calls from him, were willing to give suma aggregating another two thousand taels for the privilege of having s "chop" at him; and that be could have obtained the four thousand taels easily by presenting himself to Chang Chih-tung, only that this would necessitate the parting of bis organs of speech, sight and hearing from their proper bass Moreover, being urgently in want of this very sum, he had determined to call upon, bis very dear friend," his host, to negotiate the loan at his hands, All this was apoken in a

the meanwhile absently toying with a nickel. the guest would take no denial. The victim of plated Smith and Wesson as a gentle hint that bis own vanity, a brave man albeit a vain one, seeing the hopelessness of resistance, as the other robbers were silently guarding the reception hall, first offered a cheque-some say. a promissory note-made out in the legal way handwriting, but another significant and eloquent and signed, sealed and delivered in his own

speech convinced him that hard cash and nothing else was wanted, so without much ado be antered his confidential servant to go-to-the- Ladies' apartments and ask the lady of the house to send down by him the desired amount. Everything was said to have been done quietly and in an orderly manner, the robbers not even entering any apartments but the ones referred to

A NEW style of one-dollar notes is now being issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank They are neat little notes, about half as big as the old sort, and are a good deal more artistic, We should like a gallery full of 'em, anyhow, INTERESTING in ladies. An important purchase ROSE COLOUR, puaranteed to contain 5 per cent i of· Moire Antiques, Broche and ciber Silk was no defence whatever when that contract was❘ veying the Board's decision in the matter. Want from the Rialto, as might have been expected. | perfectly free and easy manner, the speaker in

comprising several thousands of yards, has been effected by the Hall & Holis C. Co., Limited, t the after-senson sale of a fashionable west-end London house, and will be opened out for inspection on Monday next, November 11th.- Advt.

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The plaintiff was then called, and bore out his counsel's statement. He assessed his loss at $1,062.

being lost the contract was null and void. In trade in Hongkong that in the event of the goods

a previous case, in ibs Radnorskira, the plain- tiff had availed himself of this custom. The contract was conditional on arrival.

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-contracts were not sufficient to satisfy the statute, used by Ladies and Children with the most

that they were not contracty at all, as they com- and partially wrecked junk floating help-menced with the words ordered from." Be- delicate Complexions and sensitive Skins, lessly about near the Tung-sha lightship, without any fear whatever of producing irrita and although there was a considerable gate / sides, it was a well-known custom in the metal laid on the table of the Sanitary Board yester- tion, at any season of the year. Being practi- blowing at the time, sent a boat and rescued the cally dry and firm, they will be found most

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on terra firma at Shanghai. It has now trans- pired that instead of being grateful to the Captalan and officers of the Fuskun for having rescued them from a watery grave-which, by the way, should have been their lot-the ungrateful wretcher have instituted proceedings in the Shanghai District Magistrate's Court against the sun for having run their junk down near the Tung Sha Light ship!

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Mr. Hutchison was then called, and stated that the custom was always as stated by Mr. Caldwell. He denied that the market rate had been higher than $21. One of the contracts had not been signed; he would not say whether he desired to take advantage of that fact or not--It was a matter for bis lawyer. If the plaintiff treated the matter in the proper spirit he would abide by the contract.

Mr. Melbye, agent, confirmed the plaintiff's evidence as to custom. Sometimes the clause

"one of personal preference than of quality; all are the French Consul, assisted by M. Flayelle, # If wrecked, this contræet is null and vold" was

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THE auction of the land of the French Con- cession, Shameen. Canton, took place yesterday under the presidency of M. Imbault-Huirt,

Senior Interpreter. Monsignor the Roman Catholic Bishop, together with all the prominent French residents, were present, as well as Mr. Chaloner Alabaster and the principal foreign residents of Shameen. The French Consul, explained that the taxes would never exceed those charged by the British Municipal Council. The bidding was spirited throughout and the anle was carried through without a single bitch, and in strict accordance with the laws of France,

lot realized more than the upset price,

objected to, and struck out, and if the goods were them lost he believed the seller was liable, Mr. Poesnecker stated that in Hongkong in all cases where cargo was lost by wreck the parties on whose contract it was consigned were both absolved from. the performance of that

contract.

During 1885 by the direction of the then Board full particulars as to the manner in which the public laundry work of the Colony was then carried out was ascertained. The phrase "public laundry work" is here used to define laundry work as a trade or occupation carried on for the purpose of gain as differentiated from laundry work carried on by bouseholders for themselves, In the present instance all that has had to be done has been to check the former returns and make such corrections and additions as the changes which have taken place since 1885 necessitate. In some particulars these corrections have been somewhat extensive. As an illustration of this I may mention that in 1885 there were 23 distinct wathing places above the Kennedy Road giving employment to about 50 men, now there are only 16 giving employment

to að men

THE MANNER IN WHICH PUBLIC LAUNDRY

WORK IS CARRIED ON.

The first performance, of course, will be on Boxing Night, and will be repeated, probably, half-a-dozen times, besides one or two matinees for the benefit of the little ones.

Most of these were

COREAN NOTES. (FROM A CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)

PANGEA SEOUL, October 16th, 1889.

We also keep in stock a great variety of bich In some cares was exceeded three times were conditional on arrival within four months, the streams and is then carried to the Laundry- | opening, to the close, The structure is very fourteen miles from it, is a rocky township

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Mr. Caldwell, in concluding the case for the defence, relied on bis plea under the Statute of Frauds, but further submitted that the contracts Mr. Dennys, on behalf of the plaintiff, urged that, the clause as to the contract being annulled by wreck being absent, showed that it was intentionally omitted. The only question was as to the amount of damages.

His Excellency" (having obtained the money) made preparations to return home, but first harangued his host in another elaborate speech, proving conclusively to him that if he did not allow himself and his servants to be gagged, the city militia and barrier-gatemen. would hamper THE SWITCHBACKERIES. his guests' movements-it being then nearly ten o'clock and so spoil a good day's work. So The Chinese Amusements Syndicate, Limited, all the male members of the family allowed opened their grounds at Bowrington yesterday themselves to be 'gagged and bound without a afternoon, at 4 p.m. Unfortunately at that hour single dissentient voice, and it was not until the rain commenced to fall and from that time until "guests" had gone half an hour afterwards... 6.30 when the grounds were closed it fell that the parvenu's wife, thinking it strange that incessantly, so much so, that it was decided not her husband should not return to the inner. to light the grounds, as would have been the apartments after he had seen his guest leave, case bad the other been fine. In spite of this, sent a slave-girl to the reception hall and however, a voir number of people paid their found the master of the house and five male- admission simpy to see what was to be seen.

servants securely bound and gagged, lying in a Europeans however. | heap together in a corner of the side-parlor. It i and the Chinese did not turn up in the was then known that the house bad been robbed numbers that were anticipated. Those that did so silently had everything been conducted soon entered into the spirit of the concern and and the alarm, sounded. The Water Rat," appeared to enjoy themselves heartily. The and his gang however, were nowhere to be Switchback Railway, which is the feature of the found, their progress through the barriez-gates grounds, is not as long as those elsewhere, but and militia patrolmen belag made easy by the we understand that the Syndicate bad to cut official turnout of the robbers. We hear that their coal according to their cloth and as this parvany hat added another thousand taels the ground obtained there was the only to the already large rewards offered for the piece available, the length of the railway had capture of Mr. "Water Rat."/ Accordingly to curtalled. Short as "It' is," The solled clothing is collected and carried to down is such that inspires one with a with to bowever, the enjoyment to be had from a journey streams on the hill-sides, where it is washed in repeat the operation, and this was the case rude tanks formed in the streams. As a rulo | yesterday afternoon, when despite the weather the clothing is dried on the hill sides adjoining the cars were incessantly on the move from the men's deciliage in various parts of the town, solid, and the staff who attend to it appeared to where it is ironed, starched, dressed, etc., and take great pains in its management. The steam then returned to the owners.

roundabout is all there" but that is all that can CONDITION OF THE STREAMS USED BY THE be said of it. It struck us that the genius

who designed it had never beca on one before His lordship delivered the following judgment:"| In 1881, I was called upon to report on the The horses are of the Bucephalus type, and This is a claim for $1,000, damages for non-condition of a stream then largely used by these the designer ought also to have borne in mind delivery of 25 cases of yellow metal purchased washermen, and I described it as being at times the fact that we are not all circus riders and under two agreements. At one time, at the more of the nature of an open unformed sewer therefore incapable of mounting horses whose beginning of the suit, defence under the Statute than anything else. Eight years further experience backs are considerably higher than the ordinary of Frauds was set up, that is it was raised has shown me no reason to amend this descrip-Clydesdale." The management refused to ADVICES are to band that His Excellency Li but I am glad to say that it has been with- tion, and it is fairly applicable to all the streams in open the roundabout until it has been passed Han-chang arrived at Nan Ch'ang-fu, the capital drawn. Two other defences have been set which laundry work is carried an to any extent. as “safe” and we think that they are quite right, of Klangal, on the 1yik uttimo, fi route overland up by the solicitor for the defence,—I will deal · CONDITION OF LAUNDRYMEN'E DWELLINGS, to the Viceroyalty of the Liang Kuang to succeed with the first. It raises the question whether the The condition of these dwellings is very Chang Chih-tung. The new Viceroy for Cap- condition of arrival was necessary part of similar to the general condition of artisans' ton appears to have brought with him a pretty the contract-I mean whether it means that, dwellings throughout the city, viz., uncleanly, large retinue in addition to his own family supposing the gonds cannot arrive within four dimly lighted, Indifferently ventilated, badly tight large Mandarin juuks towed by four state months the contract is off I cannot read drained and frequently overcrowded. The only tion from his home at Ngan-king, the capital consider le that the defendant contracted to is one of degree only. launches being used for purposes transporta- this contract in that way, at all; what I differentiation of importance which can be made of Anhui province, to Nan Chang. All the sell and deliver within the four months, and troops, some three thousand men, stationed certainly did not contract that it should be off if The principal defects are the pollution of the Nan Chang accompanied the Futal of the goods did not arrive within that time. The public streams and the insanitary condition of Kiangel to the jelly to welcome the new Viceroy, substantial defence is the custom of the Colony the Laundrymen's dwellings. The minor defects and lined both shores of the creek leading to the that he is not liable under these contracts because are numerous, but for the purposes of this report temporary quarters provided for the guest. As the metal went to the bottom in the Anadyr, I need not be given in detail, st Nan Chang-fu was a place full of pleasant don't think that is at all a good defence that reminiscences connected with the former official because a vessel goes down a man la not liable The prohibition of the use of public streams [We trust the above is a mere rumour, but it is life of Li Han-chang, over thirty years ago, under a forward contract. General witnesses by public laundrymen for their trade purposes,

not to be forgotten that various incidents which during which time he was in charge af have come forward and given evidence, trying and bave occurred since. His Majesty's accession the base of supplies of the late Duke Tiếng | to set up this custom, but I think it should be The framing of bye-laws under sub-section point more or less in the direction of serious || Kuo-fan's armies operating against the Tal-ping remembered that they have never had a claim 23 of section 13 of the Health Ordinance, and friction within the Court cirde at Peking. The rebels under Chang Wang, while attempting to made agalost them which they have successfully their gradual bus firm caforcementa la L burning of Imperial records and of the Palace force their way to the relief of their belesgured resisted. I must say I do not agree with them 3The system of management to be adopted, accounts, which were most carefully preserved | Capital, Nanking, and after that when he acted | mil don't see how a man, can be freed because and i over the principal gateway to the entrance of as Teotal or Military Intendant Cirepit for the a vessel goes down." Therefore under the air- The charges, etc, to be levied for their the sacred precincts of the Palace, was a mys. Nan Chang and Chang-chou prefectures, ils comstances I consider the plaintiff is entitled to use. They should not only be self-supporting, sterlour and significant event, but that this Excellency decided to lengthen his stay at Nan scored 4s to the question of amount, the bat albe gives very fair return for the money should be followed by the burning of Temple of Chang-fu to ten days to bavd look at things plaintif says the market value is say, but I am laid out in creating them Heaven itself within so short a time was enough generally. His next move will be to the Kiang-si inclined to believe the other side, who say it få to give rise to forbodings of the worst city of harg-chou on the borders of Kuasglang at The defondant says be like sold at 625 kind with a superstitious race like the Chinese, and he is expected to reach Canton, some time since the Anazyr, want down. Therefors I give Lastly, the question of Railways has evidently about the middle or the zoth of this month. judgment for 8637 to with costs,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, and September, 1889,*

over. M. Imbauļi-Huart is to be congratulated in having accomplished what all his predecessors have failed in hitherto, namely in utilising this valuable land for the benefit of commercial progress, and not allowing it longer to lie falloy, [5] useless, and any sere. Who can doubt that

in a very short tids the French Concesalon,. Shameen, will prove as valuskis an adjunct to the commerce of the part as similas Concessions

The Henghong Celegraph at panghial and other Treaty ports.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1889.

TELEGRAMS.. TRADE DISPUTES IN LONDON.

LONDON, November 5th. A general strike has taken place in London of lightermen and the shipping trade is paralysed thereby,

(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) RUMOURED DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA,

SHANGHAI, November 7th. It is rumoured in unofficial quarters that the Emperor is dead, and serious complications are feared..

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* LAUNDRYHEN,

DEFECTS.

RIMEDIAT, MEASURES,

It will be time enough to take up these points when the vote referred to re-appears in the com- ing year's estimates.

However, it seems to me to be desirable to

The shoot sports" present hit the buff

some of the

Jaya..

To the North-west of the City of Seoul,

called Pel-han, where is a large cave containing a number of chambers; excavated out of the rocks and used by Corean Kings in former times of war and distress as a place of refuge from their enemies. The spot is of considerable natural strength and was in former years con sidered impregnable unless benleged In such * - way as to cut off all food-supplies from the place, when naturally famine would be the true agent to open the stronghold to the besiegers. The Corean

King has recently sent a force of five hundred soldiers to fold that place in case of necessity compelling him to make a journey there dona

gallery was well patronised, but

The Corean authorities now'show decided par rather oftener than was appreciated by the tailty for their own countrymen whenever there ins management. Further additions aid to be made case between Chinese and Coreans. This was not✨ to this. The swings, 100, were taken advantage of, so in former times, when Chinese merchante but the Aunt Sally proved too much for those who generally got the best of a lawsuit. I can only attempted it, the sticks being too heavy, explain this sudden change of policy by the This will be altered. : Light refreshments" are | patent fact of our Résident, Yoko Tsotaf, being provided, and after all those accustomed to their and welfare of the people he has been sent torepres exceedingly careless and regardless of the interests whisky and soda appeared to take uncommonly kindly to the wild yet refreshing lemonade, seat in Corea, Excessive daties cannot be tha etc., which is for sale at very cheap rates. We excuse for this laxity, for of the four ports throws with the Syndicate success-it was a plucky open to foreign Commerce namely Jen-san, thing to attempt the idea here, where everything, Lung-san, Yuen-san, and Fusan, the last two In auchy a shape, is a novelly, but now it in ports only are the resorts of Chinese merchants, attempted we have little double but that it will leaving Jen-san-and Lung-san almost entirely in prove paying concern for the few who have the hands of Japanese traders and shares in the Syndicate.

Now that the different varieties of melons have ripened, the small eating houses at Seoul and CHINESE ROBERT MACAIRE other towns have all shut up shop. Upon Inquiry I was informed that the common people An enterprising way of robbing took place subsist, almost entirely on melons during the recently in Canton at the residence of a wealthy melon season, and leave rice to be eaten by those part one. It seems that the enterprising robbers who can afford to do so, a 195 FORCED had obtained a knowledge of one of the weak. There is a rumour that the Japanese tradera series of this member of the rowdians riches, are trying to become popular amongst the that of a treat ambition to associate with Coreane by appeasing not to notice the numerous members of the gentry and official classes of thefts committed by their Corean employee, this Canton, and be able to say amongst his circle of giving themselves put in noble and generous friends that such and such an one was his men entirely free from sordid spitefulness. Th intimate friend (Cher kit pang-yon) and so on, rumour has nidown from the the fact that is w