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Katimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOBER 13, 1889.

or three weeks to the extent of about five per cent. In favor of the Mexican

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LIMITED, CHEMISTS.

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Per Clae $16.

WHISKEY,

God-send to Importers, and may be an Incalculable advantage to trade generally, there still can be no denying that its direct and natural effect has been to make money exceedingly "tight." ~We believe it is an open secret that European banks in the colony have allowed their specle reserves to fall so low that even the Chinese

Sentch.-A blend of the finest Whiskies banks have been requisitioned to enable

produced in Scotland; nature and soft.

Per Case $10.

CLARET,

them to meet current demands. However. be all that as it may, it would be Chateau Langon. An exceptionally fine useless to attempt to disguise the fact Wine 10 years old; very soft and light.

Per Case $10. Vino de Pasto. A dry natural Wine recom- mended to the notice of connoisseurs.

Case

SHERRI S,

Delirion The very finest Sherry, cannot be

surpassed.

Per Case $14.

now in stock.

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that the present financial dead-lock is chiefly owing to the mad era of share speculation which, for so many months transformed the commercial life of Hong kong into a gambling hell of the most dangerous and iniquitous type. The famous South Sea bubble, although its effects may have been more wide-spread, was "not one whit a more bare-faced swindle than the inspired "bulling" and "bearing" that have taken place in such local stocks as China Sugars, Steamboats, Docks, Land Investments, and several others, since April last. We don't choose to go into statistics at present to verify our assertion-it is not necessary to do so, as

demonstrated the bitter experience has clearly enough thorough accuracy

of views that for years past have been consistently enunciated in these columns; but one of these fine days we intend to

A CURIOUS but useful feature of the theatres in Melbourne is that they are mostly all equipped with billiard-rooms.

THE stest-launch Stephen Thompson, which left Macao for Hongkong last Sunday afternoon, has not since been heard of

QUEEN VICTORIA says she will not sit for her picture any more. "We will never see her Majesty in her German regimentais," sadly remarks the Chicago Heráld.

WOODYEAR'S Circus, which left Kobe by the will open for a short series of performances at F. and O. Co.'s steamer Ancona on Monday, Bowrington early next week.

THE local Post Office anthorities inform us that Wednesday the 20th inat, will arrive in Londen letters, etc. for the United Kingdom, posted on on or about the 23.d December.

tinue to nightly attract large crowds, and although THE Chinese Amusements at Bowrington con the son is not yet in thorough working order, has so far proved an immense success.

it

My friend," carnestly exclaimed the temperance lecturer, pointing a long, quivering forefinger straight at the cowering figure of a man on the back seat, "what will you do when you come to the end of your career and find honor, hope, friends, home and all that makes lifa valuable, or the future cheering, are lost-all lost ?" "Lost 7" echoed Mr. Rambo, dimly conscious that a ques tion had been addressed to him, "b1 George, I'd (hic), advertizbe 1"

FIRST colored gentleman-Mornin', Mr. John sing. What yer doin' now, whitewashin'? Second colored gentleman-No, sah; Rve left the field of manual labor, sah, an am now. carnin' my livin' by head work sah" "So? Preachin' Nom the African dodger at the shootin' gallery, sah”

THE folk lore of Southern Russia can be partially imagined from a case which came before the Judge of Odessa. A man applied for a writ to compel his daughter to leave the house, because when she saluted her parents she did not bow to them. He said that he would with and make the regular obeisance. The girl agreed. draw his application if she would ask pardon

She asked pardon, but when she bowed the father cried: "Lower. Down with your head! Down below the girdle !" Sho replied, "I won't bend as low as that, not if I have to leave the house." The Judge, thereupon ordered her to head to the girdle.

proved to be false-The three Sibks are now to be prosecuted for perjury, and it is to be hoped they will meet with their deseria; meanwhile it is rumoured that the gentleman intends to sue the Government for damages,"

When Captain Beeston and others commanded the police it was usual for a European officer to arose; now this duty is left to Sikhs. The arrest a European when any necessity (a rare one)

European members of the force are too busy inventing new uniforms and such like diver sions. The general opinion here is that they should-be-cleared out bag and baggage and proper European officers, who know their dutica, Inquiry is sliting, but unless it takes evidence appointed in their stend. A Commission. of

from the public it will be of litle use, and it Ís time that Governor Creagh insisted on having At things in this department put in order. present, the police are trained (?) in military. duties only, and a more disreputable, impudent

A NOVEL cause for unpleasantness is stated to have lately occurred at the Duke of Richmond's place at Goodwood between the host and one gentleman had made baccarat a regular feature of his most distinguished guests. The latter of the evening, telling the Duke that it was "Homburg whist." On the last night his grace found out that he had been hoaxed, and expressed himselfin language strong enough to strain his relations with hi, guest very serious" | leave, but she gave in. finally and, bowed her lot is nowhere to be found, Military and police

SHARP parent (at head of stairs)-Clara, it's time for you to go in bed. Clara (in the sitting. beg pardon. I thought it was Mr. Brown, and room)Why, ph, Mr. Greene is here. "On

haven't any patience with Mr. Brown. He

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always kisses you with such loud smacks that it wakes me up. Stay as long fessional homntist, and I wish I hadn't." "Why?"-Umi-thank you, but I was just getting ready you please, Mr. YES," sighed the young wife, "I married a pre- Greene. You are always welcome." Mr. Greene asked her friend "Because be reads all his to go, and I-I promised my chom I'd be back work to me before he puts it in the paper."

early. Good-night! A REGULAR meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. THE question of determining who in the best known men in Baston has been finally deter mined by popular vele, Ben Butler being the winning candidate, John L Sullivan came second. And this is fame!

SEVERAL Chinamen have been permitted to marry white women in Chicago. The local press was at first quite tolerant of the practice, ,but an its magnitude became more serious, words some of the newspapers. Chinamen are almost of caution to the ignorant began to appear in universally married before leaving China, where matrimony is universal, even with boys, and this fact alone is sufficient, the Chicago Globa thinks, to justify magistrates, ministers and all other decent white persons in discouraging the *HAVE a pleasant time at the dinner last night, marriage of Mongolians with white females. The marriage of a pig-tail celestial in this Major ?" Inquired the Colonel "Not at all, sir, not at all. There was an old resident present.

country is ninety-nine times out of one hundred show the contracling panties to be polygamists "from any back."

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force are required to be distinct from each other," and should be commanded by men of prudence and experience.

think of this for one person to inok after in a Hongkong is not, the only colony where one man holds many appointments. What do you country half as large as England:

the Interior, Resident of the Gold fields, Super Protector of Labourera, Judge of Sessions Court; Resident of the East Coast district, Resident of intendent of Agriculture, etc. Now as this never goes into the interior to the gold-fields (?) gentleman is utterly ignorant of agriculture.

and knows nothing of law-this is rather a joke. If you have got a job for him at Hongkong, say on your Sanitary Board, we might spare him for a year or two!

ANOTHER capture was made this morning in Agency in Kan-yu-long Lane, corner of Gage connection with the late robbery of a Web-sing and Aberdeen Streets, by Detective-sergeants

captured in one of those institutions designated lad of twenty and a cripple to boot, was Hadden and Mclver. The prisoner, a mere

as" sly" brothels, so numerous in this colony notwithstanding the efforts (7) of the officers confessed of the Registrar-General's Department. He

to Mr. Wodehouse, Police Court, this morning, that he was the leader of the gang which robbed the Welsing Agency two weeks ago. and freres. The booty taken amounted to $3,000, industry of this colony, and many new companica that he did the thing assisted by ten con-

Tobacco planting is certain to be the staple' and not $9,000 as alleged by the shopmen have early commenced work, Amongst which Three hundred and riscty-six dollars were found on the young robber's person. The case Hongkong, the Sandakan Planting Company are The Lamag Planting Company Limited of remanded by his Worship until next Friday: Limited, and the Amsterdam and Lon-ton Borneo in order to give the sharp detectives time to bag Company Limited of London. They are all on the remaining six others, who are still at large. the Kinabutangan River where no less than five Doubleless the extreme youth and apparent estates are now at work. The tobacco on the inexperience of the young leader of the gong

estales is partly housed and the rule is that it is the leader of the ging, which an older and more experienced hand wou never have season are in full swing. done, either in an English or a. Chinese P'nice of least, would have made him shorter ha Court; a confession which, in a Chinese Court head half an hour after appearing before the investigating magistrate.

deal practically and in detail with who insisted on telling us how the city had bigamy, and the rec rd of most of them would caused him to make the confession of being splendid quality. Operations for the ensuing -

changed since he first came here,”

Gymkhana meeting will be held on the Race By the kind permission of the Jockey Club a Course on Saturday afternoon the 23rd inst, particulars will be duly announced. should sufficient entries be obtained. Further

The oldest officer in the United States Army in age and by entry into the service is Second was born in South Brooklyn in 1796, and enlisted at Governor's Island in April, 1812.

Lieutenant Michael Moore of the retired list. He

etired, with a fortune estimated at $500,000. FRAFCUELO, the famous Spanish torera, has Although ranking among the greatest bull- fighters, he was freely criticised by many experts for being unusually liable to accidents.

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THE Chinese have a very practical way of get tine even with anybody whom they imagine is little crooked." Yesterday a bricklayer at East Point suspected two of his coolies of having robbed him of some clothing, and as they persisted in asserting that they were unborn hands tied behind them, and were hauled up a stout post until their toes didn't touch the ground. They were only there about sixteen hours, and then, on second warming-up with an iron bar, they promised to pay for the to the ground again. They took advantage of clothes, that they hadn't stolen, and were lowered their freedom to inform Inspector Swanston of the incident, and some of the master bricklayer's minions are already mirested,

habes as far as innocence went they had their

A WRITER in the Edinburgh Review on current literature asserts that it is absolutely devoid of originalty. He says:—1 If we had to speak at large of the current literature of the age we should be abliged to confess that there his not heen for many years a period more absolutely devoid of originality and genius. The fire which the present century is in its ashes. That aston burned with such intensity in the earlier balf of ishing array of writers of the first rank in poetry, in fiction, in history, in philosophy writers so eminent and so original that their fame went forth into all lands and secured them Perhaps in science and in history some excep a place in the records of all time-is extinct. tions, may still be found, but even in these branches the 'most eminent myriad of books which are poured forth in names belong rather to the past than to the present, In the

the year or which deserves a longer life. ever-increasing numbers by the press it rare to meet with one which will outlive

The reason is plala: Such books are not

The Sandakan races which bave been referred to as a "sign of the times "in our local paper did not come off as intended, thereby saving a number of people from broken limbs. The idea to tide races in a slush that cannot be tratted through is too absurd. The race-course has been talked of for five years, but unicas money is freely spent it will never be fit to fate or even galloped on. The proprietor had a fearful mod bath a few weeks back to the horror of his wife, but he got out and on his Sulu racer none the worse beyond, a layer of mud on his corpus. Why don't we publish all our gup" in the focal Herald? I will tell you. The paper is under ranging from the Governor downwards, and any the strict censorship of a number of officials, thing that is likely not to please His Excellency, the officials and the Court of Directors, is always struck out and no "buffoonery" is allowed, but 1 expect we shall soon have a' paper of our own..

the degrading and disgraceful abuses in connection with share gambling, and especially by directors and employés of public companies, and endeavour to show on whose shoulders mainly rests the responsibility for the almost universal ruin which is now so predominant amongst all classes. The insane spirit of speculation, encouraged and fostered as it has been by those who were untrue to their moral obligations, doubtless accounts for a good deal of the existing financial troubles, but it, would be useless to deny that other occult influences have been at work which have at least Indirectly supported and directed the Tur fating “Marina" was undocked at

SPEAKING of London, Cardinal Manning says: policy that has resulted so disastrously Aberdeen on Monday, and work on the super-There are 4,000,000 of living and dying and

structure will be commenced without delay. It dead so to the "men of straw" speculators and hoped that the Hotel will be available as a place of worship of every sort and kind were And if every church or chapel or jobbers, who, under the modest bellef that fag-ship for the Regatta at the end of December-filled three times to the full on every Lord's day they were only one degree less infallible

they could not contain more than about 1.500,000. than the venerable "Joss," recklessly Pyramids are completed and the work is nearly can physically set their feet in any place of As soon as the horse-cars from Cairo to the There must be, therefore, 4,500,000 who never gambled in hundreds of thousands of done-an elevator will be made to the top of the divine worship or any place where the name and idollars while their available assets could venerable piles, no. that ascent may be made.existence of God are recognized". Cardias]] created by the energy of the mind, but are manu the sugar markets of the world under one

quickly and comfortably by the modern traveler. Manning is the most noteworthy member of the Romish Church, but the foregoing conclusion is YOUNO Miss Wilgus-Where are you going, all the same, sheer nonsense. The ame and papa! The Rev. Mr. Wilgus-To the tem- exiftented in the green fields, on the open sea

street, in perance meeting. We intend to inaugurate a Young Mies Wilgus-Try and save a real nice rounded by the hollow pomp of modern religious(?) movement to save the young men of the country.anywhere, and everywhere-as when sur-

one for me, will you, papa dear P

have easily been reckoned up in cents What these all-powerful influences were are perfectly well known; ut as we have no particular desire to just now contract further troublesome engagements in the Supreme Court for alleged libel, we refrain from going into personal details. It is a pity in this particular business that, to use the old Jesuitical article of faith, the end does not justify the means--any means outside the ordinary harmless criticism of everyday life. The broken-down

THE British steamer Pakshan, Capt. Stowell, which arrived here this morning from Singapore, via Hoihow, reports having rescued five men from a wrecked funk, about 75 miles south-east of Cape Batangan. The Pakshas experienced heavy weather throughout the voyage.

A LARGE and very important discovery of

Mortimery.

A. BIG SUGAR SYNDICATE.

A San Francisco correspondent of a Chicago

Sugar Trust bas about completed negotiations paper in responsible for the following

"Reports are in. circulation here that the

supreme control. The pian contemplates with an English-German syndicate to get

bonding for a Islands, Java, and Mauritius, which would cipal plantations of Cuba, the Philippine

short term all the prin

surplus stocks of unrefined, beet-sugars of Ger place the main sources of the raw supply under the control of the syndicate. The

factured from old materials. There is no greater Pr proof of the extremely superficial character of of the current literature. In place of grasping modern education that the superficial character

shadows on the wall. Biography, which is at this the substance of great men and the great writers of old, people content themselves with their moment the most popular form of literature, con sists in reducing to the smallest possible compass houses for shipment to America at the proper time.. many and France are to be accumulated in store the herces and sages of the past and inflating The supply of raw cane-sugar will be curtailed the posthumans reputation of the men of yes by at least three-fifths. All surplus unrefined terday by ransacking their desks and publishing beet-s gar will be shipped to America. This their private letters. Indeed, it is a curious would create a deficiency in Germany, France, characteristic of the literature of the day that blography preponderates to an enormous extent would still be short. It is estimated that and England, while the American supply over every other branch of composition. It the Sugar Trust and the Anglo-German would seem as if the present generation had nothing better to write abont than the personal partners would at least pay 15 per cent

contemporaries. That "additional terror of

According to the rumour, will be necessary to death "which Lord Campbell was said to have accomplish this gigantic scheme. It has been invented when be wrote his "Lives of the show, however, that there is an actual accumula- Chancellors" has become as inevitable as what tion in the treasury of the Sugar: Trust of one- is called the "debt of nature. No man can be fourth that amount, and a few turns of the Trust sure that he will escape the insatiable biographer from the people. With such an available. cash screw will soon squeeze five or six millions more who haunts the graveyards ancient and modern, old and young, in books for the library, in books for the railway stall, in reviews and magazines, even in our pages and in those of our most dis. tinguished contemporary, biography claims first place and reigns supreme. It is a proof that the public care more for persons than for things, more for the details of daily life than for originality of thought."

taste) added to a tumbler of plain or aerated "cornered" speculators-once the jubilant Puranium is reported from Cornwall. It is a true other boats, but three were rapidly drowning lives of their predecessors," and even of their upon a capital of 100000,000 dollars, which,

results.

pries of uranium is about £2400 a ton.

A table-spoonful (more or less according to waier forms a delicious beverage. The addition "cornerers"--deserve nospecial considera-asure vein, the ore containing an average of of Wines or Spirits produce excellent and piquanttion in what they regard as their misfortunes; per cent of the pure metal, going up as hieb Price, 75 Cents per Bottle, or $7.50 per doren they played the game for all it was worth, in many places a 30 per cent. The market

Case Assorted.

and now that they have lost the odd trick they whine about having been unfairly treated. And they also complain in abject terms that they can't meet their liabilities because "money is so tight." Yes, it is remarkably "tight"; we have frequently

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TELEGRAMS

THE STRIKES IN LONDON.

LONDON, Novemder 11th. The lightermen have resumed work, but there Adrariamente, &c., be addressed to the "Managat, Hongkang, il a general sitike of bakers, Telegraph" and not to the Editor,

It's requested that all communications relating to Subscriptions,

Later on Editorial inattars to be sent to "The Editor” and not to individual members of the mat.

Communications Iniended for publication must be accompanied

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THE SOUDAN.

It is reported that Osman Digna'is organising

a force at Dongola to match posthwards..!

be noen for the fair discussion by correspondents of all quito LORD SALISBURY ON OUR EGYPTIAN

Wallet the columns of the Hongkong Telegraph will always Affecting public Interests, it must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in any way hold himself responsible for eplalons thus pressed.

TO ADVERTISERS,

POLICY. :

Speaking at the Gulidhall at the Lord Mayor's banquet, Lord Balisbury said that England's

·Advertisers are requested to forward all sodices intended for policy in Europe was to keep things unaltered,

Insertion in that day's lasua non ser than Three o'clock so

apt to retard the esily publication of the paper.

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EDINBURGH, with a population of 300,000, has no street cars on Sunday, giving the cabmen a monopoly which enables them to charge one- third more than on week days. There are no trains running, and the day is given up to religious worship, running, and a good deal of whisky drinking.

KING HUMBERT, before leaving Naples the other week, ordered that a bronzo wreath should as soon as possible be deposited on Garibaldi's grave in place of the flowers he bad put there. He sid: "Our country and my house owe so much to Garibaldi that this faland must bear from myself and my son a tribute of everlasting gratitutude."

THAT much-coveted "order," the Belillos Bath tab, has not been scattered round, much lately, but we think another claimant to it-and, indeed, to the really honorable medal of the Royal Humane Society-can now come forward. Yester- day at noon sixteen coal-cooties were being pulled to the shore from a large cargo-bast, when, about a hundred yards from the Wanchai Police-station. they were upset. Thirteen were rescued by when P.C. McAulay plunged in, swam out to their assistance, and enabled them to reach a boat one after another. The coldness of the water, and the difficulty of swimming when burdened with winter clothing, made McAulay's act, all the more meritorious, and we hope that due recognition will follow. P. C's, Moffat and Gauld also rendered after-assistance, from * .boat.

THE FLIRT.

I do confess thou'rt smooth and fair,

And I might have gone near to love thee Had I found not the slightest prayer

That lips could speak had power to move thee. But I can let thee now alone,

As worthy to be loved by none.

I do confess thou'rt sweet, yet find

Thee auch an unthrift of thy sweets; Thy favors are but like the wind,

That kisses everything it meets, And since thou can with more than one, Thou'rt worthy to be kissed by mont. The morning rose that untouched stands,

Arm'd with her briars, how sweetly smells!

THE Russian army is said to have exhibited to the world to an Important degree at the mangen vres at Krasnoy Selo. This is attributed chiefly to the work of General Vannofsky, the new Minister of War. The event was marked, also,But pluck'd and strain'd through ruder hands, by the Czar being thrown. He bas grown very stout, and is going up a bill his horse fell, and bis Majesty rolled away without injury.

Her sweels no longer with her dwell But scent and beauty both are gone, And leaves fall from her one by one, Such fate ere long will thee betide,

When thou hast handled been awhile,

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for that had been made in Egypt under Engara the present deputy, Capt. Horta da Costa Fo see thy love for more than one

dad period will be continued until countermandad.

The Honghang Tegraph has the largest circulation of say English newspaper published is the Yar Kast, and is sharaCore the bast meðlum for Advertlaczs. Terms can be learnt on application. The Hanghong Thligraph's number at the Telephone Comuni Exchange le No. 2.

TO SUBSCRIBERS. Kubbers to The Houghene slaggesh arm impactfully ramiided think, mü Subscriptions ara payable in advance.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1889.

land's core, but recent invasions and the overthrow of Emin Parka prove that the time hay not yet arrived for the evacuation of the country.

Taz election for a deputado la represent Macao in the Lisbon Cortis will take place in the Holy City on Sunday next. The popular candidates late Surveyor General of Macao, and Mr. Adolpho Loureiro, the civil engineer who was sent out specially to report on Macao harbour some five years ago The inites is the Govern. ment candidate, and all the officials are expected to veic for him. We learn that Senhor Horta

carry of the general willy the clerical vote, but it is anticipated that the Government support will ensure Ms. high in the Holy City, and some very strong Loureiro's election. Meanwhile feeling ruas seme-language has been paed in the public press that.

in likely to lead to further proof",

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ir is confidently expected that the shameen Hotel, Canton, will be in active operation time about the middle of December.

THE late Father Damien (known as the leper martyr), it is now stated, attributed bis leprosy to the inoculation by flies of an abrasion on bís scalp.

"MONET is uncomfortably tight," is the general cry throughout the colony. We have no doubt that this assertion is THE Danish Government is taking the lead in matters relating to establishing an electrical absolutely accurate, but we can see nothing connection with light-ships and isolated light- very surprising about it; money ja always | houses.

objectionably "tight" when one requires CAPTAIN sympathetically)--You don't seem to it very urgently. Of course there are love the sen, Mr. Jones, Sea-sick passenger- special reasons why at the present time in Well, I ought to; I've given up almost every Hongkong financial arrangements are not

thing for it.

quite so easily managed as of yore. It should not he lost sight of that exchange rates have gone up during the past two

THE large equatorial instrument in the new fen: th, and bus lens about twelve, and one- observatory at Berlin Ir over sixteen feet in,

half inches la diameter,

A autor list of great curiosities --

The spur of a moment. The horns of a dilemma. A nick of time,

A bone of contention, Parliamentary whips,

A man of straw.

A grain of truth, The threads of stories.

A ship of state,

A fy on a wheel.

A bee in a bonnet.

The point of a joke.

The dark horse.

A political warming pan.

A circle in which maca argue.

The lilatorio sword and pen.

The silver tongue of an orator The feathers of a plocked candidate,

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NORTH BORNEO NOTES:

it would be easy work for the Trust to manage the schemo.,

The direct connection of the American Sugar Trust and the Magdeburg German Syndicate or just has been so closely traced as to leave no doubt of it in the mind of any intelligent person," wald a gentleman well informed on the subject to-day. The work of concentrating the visible sup ply of beet-sugar in Germany is well in hand for the Magdeburg syndicate recently had 80,00,000 lb. ready for shipment to America. The hitch was on the United States tariff, which would not admit the sugar at the lowest test. It was, therefore, necessary to colour it artificially to salt the requirements of the American. Sugar Trust, It was reported at Sandakan on the and inst. its only buyer. If this colouring could be done that Pangimai Laut, the Government chief in to order it would defraud Uncle Sam out of Davel Bay, intended to rebel against the $1,250,000, and proportionately enrich the Sugar Government and that he had decided to send Trust, which would receive high grade sugar on a for aid to Sulu. The Government launches low standard Nothing daunted by the illegality Sabine and Kimanis with forty or fifty police colour the sugar. It was first necessary, however of the project, the German syndicate undertook to and a machinegun were at once sent off, and

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT:)

Sandakan, 5th November, 1889.

up to the 6th no further news was available to remove it from the warehouses for manipula Like sere leaves to be thrown aside

beyond that brought by the steamer Banger.tion. And at this point it was that they "struck the massing which was to the effect that there was sang." A good deal of money is needed to handle. really nothing to be scared about." The Darvel 10,000,000 lb. of sugar twice, besides turving It And I will sigh, while some will smile,

Bay Trading Company's manager brought his over and colouring it to pass through the wife to Sandakan for safety. It is whispered appraiser's hands, and it was the lack of this Hath brought thee to be loved by none.

that the interference by a private individual with

coin that brought the gigantic conspiracy to. -Sir Robert Ayrton.the natives got Panglimal Laut's back up defend the United States revenue to light. Claus which is probable, but this man (who is not a Spreckels was in Germany at the time, near to, if FATTENING slaver in a park and feeding them fool) is not likely to enter into a quarrel upon a pot actually at Madgeburg. It is asserted that leading them to a shambles where they are up like animals destined for the table, and then

war which can only end disastrously to him and after consulation with Spreckels, the German his people.

bankers refused he Madgeburg syndicate's need bit by bit din bong danhale auch is the

It is stated that the island of Balambingan disclose their purpose to avoid financial ruin bed accommodations. They were compelled to slaughtered like open, cut into pieces and shared

hs, heen granted to Mr. J. J. Francis QC. of and to secure assistance from America; but how practice which te permitted, according to M. Hongkong. The island is about from three, to was the world's supply to be controlled? was the French, Belgian, Portugueses, and even British Bangsey Island and about four hour teams placated if the scheme was to succeed in Cyba Fondese, a French explorer, in some of the four hundred acres in extent; it is situated near question. The Spanish Government must bo Territorica in Ubanghi, M. Fondese was sent

from Kudat. It has some historical interest, and the Philippines out three years ago by the French Government

it was years ago granted by the Sultan of Sula to discover the sources of the Nisriguillon, and, to the East-India Company in return for some

"There would be revolution in Cuba if the baving returned alter the successful accom: service rendered, but the whole community was Government were to permit a foreign syndicats plishment of his task, he hastens to tell his murdered by pirates and the place abandoned to shut off work on plantations for a season j countrymen all about the terrible things in 1803

but if the foreign, syndicate were to adgangs which he has scen his travels. The "fat

Chinese fabarers, from Hongkong contians pendence of Cubs from Spain the gratitude of

money enough as a loan to purchase the Inde tening parks" or paddocks, are, he says, toto arrive in considerable numbers by the stcam the Cubans would be unbounded, and their be seen in each village, and contain men and ship Memnon for the tobaco plantations, women who have been taken in war. The poor

benefactors could not ask too many privileges. The police face, in Sandakan especially, in That tble was figured on by the Sugar wretches take their doom philosophically, and giving the Government great anxiety and trouble Trust is undoubted Quite recently a des some of them to whom M. Fondese offered free- dom, actually refused it. They eat, drink, dance it is carried on ; for although the cost of the tha an American syndicate, operating through and the public are thoroughly tired of the way patch came across the wires to the effect and sing until the head "Fetishiman" comes force is more then double what it was seven foulher agents has offered to raise enough found, sccompanied by an orchestra of, tom-tom years agolt is in every way worse nDOR AE a palice. and tin-kestis players, selepis a sufficiently fat force that is then. Amongst specimen carries bim or her to the market place lately played was the arrest of a gentleman (who, of the village, and spilte bis or her head with was charged by three Sibks with nasawitide hatchet or scythe-like kaffe. The eyes and them) and kept in the lock-up, refused piper of tongue of the victim are given to the boss" pencil, or communication with his friends in fetish, and the rest of the body is divided among the anthropophagi, te

get

kry the independence of Cuba from Islands and Mauritius equally effective melho pranks the:Spanish' owns in the gatooriu

necessarily differ. This scheme involves inte might be adopted, while in Jaya details wo

onal questions of vast imp merican, GermIEN directly sonce

or that be might obtain ball; and mitoge ber ghominicusly treed, ons karge which w Brilh