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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA

LIMITED,

CHEMIST S.

XMAS SEASON.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1889.

TAX Kamps have been established in Switzerland | THE silk ex Abyssinia was delivered in New to enable the poorer classes to pay their taxes in | York on the 17th inst. small installments, instead of handing out a

lump sum. The taxpayer can buy weekly a ❘ THERE will be a game of Fole on the Race- few a5 or 30 centime stamps, and so: gradually | course, to-morrow, at 3.30 p.m. clear off his debt to the governm.nt

THE LIBEL ON AN EDITOR.

WE beg to invite atention to our stock of AN American paper informs us that ty, angling the attention of the Acting Chief Justice (nr. a copy of the mastifed agreement in his pocket for the thick metal of the bows of both vessels

articles suitable for CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GIFTS,

Toilet Fittings in Crystal and Silver.

Liqueur Stande.

Smokers Cabinets, &c.

CONFECTIONERY. English, American and French Bon Bons and Crackers.

WINES AND SPIRITS. All well matured and of English quality.

MANILA CIGARS AND CHEROOTS. Manufactured expressly for us by La Constancia Factory,

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,

LONDON-HONGKONG—AMOY.

(Telephone No. 60.)

Hongkong, 16th December, 1889,

BY APPOINTMENT.

is growing with marvelous rapidity, and the rumor that it is to be made the Oriental terminus of the line from British Columbia, completing | the British circle around the world, is tempting thither capital from all sections of Briti h do per year, over $35.0 0,000 of locally registered capital, and it is practically the financial centre

LADY Salmon has kindly consented to present Recreation Club. The distribution will take place to-morrow, at 5 p.m., in the Gymnasium of the V. R. C.

minions. It now has 7,000,000 tons of shipping new fabric made of the fiber of ramie, and at-law, (instructed by Mr. Webber) and the its object and scope. First of all, we think | with her funnel and mast showing above water.

for the whole East.”

A FRENCH manufacturing firm has brought out

called ramie-linen, that is said to combine the qualities of linen and silk, with double the strength of lines,

SYMPATHETIC CITIZEN-Is he fatally wounded,

based was erroneous, and they add a neat port-time, and it was then ascertained that one o- script to the communication to the effect that them was missing. The man was asleep in bis FRASER-SMITH V. BRANDT,

it was customary that proprietors, and not con- bunk in the forecastle at the time ofthe collision, sumers, should fix tariffs. So much for the and it is supposed; that he was crushed, by the The case in which Mr. R. Fraser-Smith, the Yamen's message. The much-abused instru- bow of the Gutstoff, without knowing what had proprietor of this journal, prosecuted Oscarment, has at last been ratified and Mr. Judd is happened. The lights on the Gutilaj. were all Brandt in Criminal Jurisdiction for libel, occupied by, this time well on his way to England, with put out by the shock, which was a terrific, one Fielding Clarke) and a jury, at the Sessions all to be delivered at head-quarters in London. was smashed as easily su' if it had been paste. to-day. There was a considerable attend- Now, as to the nature of the agreement itself board. No one on the Gutslog was burt." ance of the public. The prosecutor was

we are glad to be able to dispel some erro The Fule lies sunk a few fathoms from where represented by Mr. C. J. Philippo, barrister- acous impressions, widely believed, regarding the collision occurred, in about to feet of water,

there has been a slight mistake in the title by It was owing to her collision-bulkhead standing which the agreement between the Companies staunch that the Gurla kept afloat, for no water, was generally known, for it was dignifying it a it is believed, got beyond this partition, although little too much to call it a "Convention," in- there is a huge gap in her bows. The people on asmuch as it is a mere arrangement between board herwere soon brought up in a steam-launch three public business companies to strengthen to Shanghai, and the tug-boat Fairy took the, world, and was not negotisted by diplomats on passengers down to the Thames. How the ac behalf of the three nations, but by business men cident occurred is one of those things that no acting in the interests of the companies they one can well understand, for both Captain represented. In this respect it could hardly Woodley and Captain Roberts assert that their be any more entitled to the terni Conven- boats were in the right track. The people on.

board when she should have ported, while those on the Fahle assert that it was the other vessel that. was in fault. The accident will, no doubt, form the subject of an enquiry, and possibly an Admiralty suit-Shanghal Mercury.

defendant was assisted by Mr. Dennys, and, during the morning, by Mr. Pollock, barrister, The jurors sworn were Messrs. M. E. F. Marx, J. S. Judah, J. Edgar, W. Gardner, C. O.. G. Hermann, J. Olsen, and C. H. Rogge.

Some time wasapent in getting under-weigh, cross-examination for three hours. After the case for the prosecution had been closed, about 3.30, the defendant called one witness, and after wards spoke for about an hour and a half. After a lengthy summing up, the jury retired at six

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THE Post-card is twenty years old. It is Austria which has the credit of first adopting the do you think, officer? Policeman-Two av the and the prosecutor was under examination and and consolidate their position in this part of the place of the tender in conveying the mails and invention, though it was first advocated by

that well-known pastal reformer, the Ger man Postmaster-General, Dr. Stephen. On

··October rat, · 1869, a "Correspondenz Kaste” first burst on tho astonished Continental world.

The idea caught on, and we need not remind

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wounds is fatal, sor, but the third is not, an if we can leave him to rest quiet for a while, I think he would come round all right. STATISTICS recently collected show that the divorces granted in France in 1884 mambered

1887 was no greater than in 1884. to 5,797, although the number of marriages in

[13 our readers how soon it became popular in this 1,657, while la 1887 the number had increased 'clock, to consider two issues-first, Was tion" than could the agreement between the } the Guisiaj say that the Fuhle went to star-

country. The Post-card is so much a world's "institution" now that it seema strange to think how young it is.

In the Italian Army the system of sista prevails, under which all troops in the field la down to

day. The practice is so universally accepted that the hour is fixed in general orders.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. A CAIEG is a hard, pretty storie or shell en-al ep for a couple of hours during the beat of the

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all the latest improvements in the trade. The greatest attention has been paid to appli- ances for ensuring purity in the Water-supply, to secure which we have added a Condenser cap able of supplying us with 3,000 gallons of distilled water a day, and are now in a position to compete in quality with the best English Makers. Our Sweet Waters cannot be surpassed anywhere.

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout.

FOR COAST PORT Waters are packed and placed on board ship nt Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties Counterfail Order Books supplied on applica.

when received in good order.

tion.

COAST PORT ORDER. S.

whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is, "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG" And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

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The following in a List of Waters always

kept ready in Stock :-

PURE AERATED WATERS

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER.

SELTZER WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

LITHIA WATER

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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

1t la requested that all communications relating to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be addressed, so the "Manager, Honghong Tepe" and not to the Editor.

mot, to individual members of the staff.

graved in relief; an intaglio is the same kind of material with an engraving or figure cut into it. Various kinds of agates and chalcedonies are the minerals on which those engravings are most commonly executed; and the shell generally used is that of some large flesh-eating

univalve mollusc, such as cassis or strombus. In Paris, which of all places in the world does the largest manufacturing trade; in those articless nearly 200,000 shells were last year made into cameos alone, which everywhere, apparently, sell much readier than intaglios. The cameo manufacture in Paris gives employment to some 400 persons.

FIRST Critic-You are in error when you say Mme. Sylphide in seventeen year old. The woman is forty-seven if she's a day. Second

Critic-Haven't you found out yet that there are professional ages as well as stage names ?

ADORER (nervously); "Isn't that your father's step on the stairs ? Sweet girl: "Yes, but

don't mind that, it's only a scare He won't come down. He always stamps around that way, when I sit up with young men after 11 o'clock.

A VIENNA millionaire who died a short time ago had such antipathy to darkness, that he provided by will for an electric light to be kept bursing in the vault during an entire year, the interior of his coffin also to be electrically

THE tenor-famine is—particularly in America- really serious. However, Mr. G. H. Wilson, Yankee writer, is ready with a remedy. If we want tenors we must raise them as we do cotton and corn, cattle and poultry. In brief, we must establish a "Tenor Farm." Let a company of capitalists buy goo acres In Dako-lighted. ta, Kansas, or Southern California, where the climate is kind to the human larynx. Then let COMPARATIVILY few newspɔper readers know, a search be made for tenors of tender years, but or have any special reason to know, that a knot healthy bodies and good 'average minds. Six is more than a mile, and that six of the former years is proposed to be the period of the contract equal about seven of the latter. Accurately with parents and guardians for the keep and speaking, there are 6,036 feet in a knot and 5,280 cultivation of the youthful vocalista.

feet in a mile.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Daily Telegraph, in an interesting article on life in the Russian

army, gives us the following glimpse of the officers, passion for card-playing. The officers

bas enjoyed from the Exp:sition, it is stated that As an illustration of the prosperity which Paris the receipts from Octrol duties levied upon articles of general consumption brought into the

the letter written with palice; and secondly, Was local steamship companies for the maintenance it true in substance and fact and for the of shipping rates and for the purpose of protect public advantage? After half-an-hour's retireing themselves against competition from out ment they returned and announced that they siders, who might be inclined to exploit the had decided by five to two that the letter was

local waters with fresh steamers, We have not written without malice, and by four to three yet seen a copy of the agreement which has just that the letter was substantially true, and been endorsed by the Chinese Government and. ita publication justifiable. They unanimously which we, in the interests of foreign residents agreed, however, that it was not for the public in China, and of people at home who 'have bencfit,

commercial relations with this country, have at along consistently opposed. We hope, however, in a short time to lay before our readers the text of the famous agreement, to which there can be now no objection to publishing as it is un fait accompli. But we are agreeably aux prised to learn, as we do upon an entirely reliable authority, that one of the immediate results of

His lordship decided that the first finding was equivalent to "Not Guilty," and discharged the defendant. On the second fading he asked if the prosecutor wanted costs. :

Mr. Philippo-Yes, my lord. His lordship-By that finding you are entitled to a finding in favor of the prosecution, because

the whole plea is not established.

Mr. Pallippo-As justification was set up, will you allow costs?

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It's lordship replied that he had nothing to do with that-they were dealt with by statute.

Brandt-I think I am entitled to costs. His lordship-Yes," general costs. But the statute deals with all that,

A FULL REPORT. · Of the case will be published in to-morrw's issue.

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

(Before Mr. A. G. Wise, Acting Puiss Fudge.)

THE NOSE.

like the beak of an eagle. He is a combative See the man with sharp, long, rounded-nose,

man who wants to argue the case, and wants to

have his own way. Like the bird of freedom, he panta liberty of 'pinions. The eagle-nose is strong in character. It speaks for itself. It stands up The Roman nose is also full of character. It is out for itself, and will not be snubbed ofsat down upon.. of place and looks unhappy on the face of the modem dude. It looked grand on the face of It was in harmony with rugged men, who had decision of character and meant busines". insignificant, turned-up, or meaningless nose. There could have been no great Cæsar with an

the ancient Roman, for whose face it was made.

the ratification of the rates of telegraphing from all parts of China to Europe, is a uniforma figure of ga per word. This, of course, will make no change in the rate from Hongkong Amoy, Foochow, or Shanghai, nt each of which places the rate is at present $2 a word. But in all the other ports and inland stations the reduction will make a very material differ-Look at pictures of Washington, Wellington, ence in the cost of telegraphing. At present Napoleon, or whom you will, and you will Godthat greal men have had great noses. The Hebrewnose the rate from Peking is $2.40. a word; Han- kow, $228; Ichang, $2.30; Pakhoj, $2.48face. If an the face of a beautiful Jewess it is ∙is a good nose. It is always in keeping with the Swatow, $2 341 but the rate from each of beautiful, and yet it speaks of its race and origin, these places will be reduced to $3 which will make a

however faintly. Eyes and ears and chins and material difference

showing how the nose is an open book on the foreheads do not. This is bat an instanca

pages of which history may be written. The African nose is flat and open. It is a warm country nose, epe for an engagement with any air. It looks lazy, and is not fise,

word,

in favour of customers. Neither Shanghai, Foochow, nor Amoy gain anything so far; but we are assured that it is intended in a little time the rate from each of these places will also be reduced, by degrees, and that ere long we may look for a $1.50 rate, All this, which is

of the line, he says, are a little better off them city, amounted during the first nine months off $168, being the amount due for three months' little more tangible advantage along with the In China and Japan the commercial men who

their soldiers. They spend their free time, which seems a little eternity, not in self-culture, la read-

ing or writing books, like so many British officers stationed abroad, but in card-playing. There is a game of cards only known in Russia, called THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Svin, which, being interpreted, means "screw," and which fascinates every Russian, military and civil, who learns how to play it. It was invented in Siberis, where the nights are months long-the nights when no man can work, and all men would play. Love of vins becomes an overmastering passion, stronger even than love. I have known men to play it for two days and a night at a stretch, at the end of which they adjoumed for a few hours? sleep; and even that truce of nature was broken by one of the players, who excitedly awoke his uncle, to impart to him the information that they might have won the last two rubbers had the uncle husbanded bla rumpa, and led hexsts after he had exhausted his diamonds. Ladies are as passion ately fond of the game as men, and a year ago

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The Editor and Communications Letended for publication must be accompanied by the name and address of the writers, not secessity for Whilst the columns of the Honghong Telegraph will always be open for the fale discuselon by correspondents of a color

publication ; but as evidence of good faith,

affecting public intercata, I must be distinctly understood that the dice do not in any way hold himself resposable for opinions thus expressed,

TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisers are requested to forward all notices intended for insertion in that day's lasse not later than Taros d'Clock my ne not to retard the early publication of the paper.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fred period will be continued until countermanded.

The Honghong Telegrajk has the largest circuladon of acy

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ponding period last year. this year to $1,000,000 more than in the corres-

Whan I think of the towel, the old-fashioned towel, that used to hang up by the printing house door, I think that nobody in these days of shoddy can hammer out iron to wear as it wore. The tramp who abused it, the devil who used it, the comp, who got at it when these two were gone, the make-up and foreman, the editor, poor man, each rubbed some grime off while they put heap on. In, over and under, was blacker than thander, was harder than poverty, rougher than sin; from the roller suspended, it never was bended, and it flapped on the wall like a banner of tin. It grew thicker and rougher and harder and tougher, and daily pat on's more lakier hus, until one windy morning, without any warning, it fell on the floor and was broken in two.

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THE following circular has been sent around to the H.KV. shootists:-By permission of the Acting Commandant's competition for a Handicap Cup

Rodyk appeared on behalf of Mr. James Edwards, naturally wish to see the ports which are the handed down to the modern Greeks. Just now At the Summary Court this morning, Mr. authentic is reassuring, though we shoula There are no perfect moses away from the boarding house proprietor, to claim the sum of chief centres of telegraphic business derive a the commercial nose is of most importance. marble features of statuary. They were not

at board thirty-five dollars a month, and sundry other places. The agreement gives the Chinese sample,classify, and buy teas are called "tasters." sums lent to the defendant, a Mr. Herkeley, at one Telegraphic Administration the receipts from They should be called smeller. They could Department. The name of the defendant being the two foreign companies take Shangbal, swallowed samples of all the tead they passed time a member of the Hongkong Pablic Works all the other ports and inland stations, while not begin to do their work, if they sipped and repeatedly called by Bailiff Howell inside and Amoy, and Foochow for their share each upon. Their stomachs would not hold enough, outside the Court room, no answer was given denote the corporeal substance of the defendant other over its land-lines or cables free of charge. their noses, and bass their opinions upon the company transmitting the messages of the and the sampleys would die. They depend upon being in the precincts of the Court. Judg-We are assured that there is no mention of a ment was therefore given in favour of the plain- subsidy by the Northern and Eastern Extension never go back on them. Samplers of wine and tiff, in default.

aroma of the steaming beverages. Their noses Cos. to the Chinese Company, in the agreement,

CRICKET.

way with sugar men.' The expert jugar broker

Mr. Brewer, who claimed from the same defen it was drawn up some two years ago. And we trades on the judgement of his nose, and he Mr. Webber then said that he appeared for which is to run for fourteen years from the time of coffee rely upon the nose, and it is the same dant, for goods supplied him, amounting to the are further informed that there is nothing in it, rarely fails. The average human nose has sum of $127,25. Judgment was also given in. which will preclude any other company from default.

entering into competition and starting a fresh line world. It is an insignificant, shapeless thing a hard time working its way through this from China, except that such a new comer would when it first appears on the face of the baby, find that with the present combination amongst and seems destined to be pinched frequently by the existing three Companies, it would have to the ambitious nurse, and always by the indis face a ruinous competition in rates. The chief creet peek-a-boo lady visitor. Then come acci feature of the agreement seems to be that no dents to the nose as it proceeds to grow up. without the consent of the other two. The above and bumps it perhaps disfigures it in rolling one of the three Companies can reduce its rate. The little toddler who wears it falls over on it is a bare outline of the celebrated "Convention," downstairs or falling out of the baby-carriage which has beenratified despite the most strenuous little thing is pressed against window-pancs and but It gives the main features of the instrument, while nurse flirts with the policeman. Later, the efforts of the foreign commercial communities of worn away looking at Christmas toys in shops Chipa-Shangkat Mercury.

HONⱭKQ"G"MEDICOS"

V. ROYAL ARTILLERY.

in their match against the Royal Artillery. Some The "Meda," made a good display yesterday of the fielding was the best (?) seen on the ground

boti madlum for Advertisers Tras can be leapt on application. English newspaper published la the Far East, and is therefore the Indy: sumnioned her partner ja vint for calling will commence on Sunday morning next, the for many a day. One Army doctor was espe

The Hongkong Telegraph's number at the Telephone Centre

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TO SUBSCRIBERS. Subscribers in The Houghong Telegrajā ar respectfully reminded that all Sukterištions aru jagabia în adsanor.

The

FONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1889.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

A FULL report of the Regatta this afternoon will be given in our issue to-morrow.

THE best instance of true politeness is when a bald-headed man lifts his bat on meeting with a young lady.

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FOR the present cold weather, a fine selection of Saxony Tweeds, suitable for Ulsters, Overcoats and Sulis, is now being shewn by The Hall & Holts C. Co, Limited-Advt.

her "a darned fool, old enough to know better," merely because she made a few blunders that

cost him the game,

THE Rev. A. Jetome P. Matthews, for the past two years Roman Catholic priest at St. Mary's, Bath, has addressed a letter to the members of

22nd December, and will be continued on the two following Sundays. The Lacach leaves Com

For M. H. Carbines only. The following list gives the number of points that will be allowed to each man on each occasion of Shooting

mizzariat Pier at 7 mm.

Collins,

HANDICAP LIST, Scratch. May,

J. Powell, Holmes,

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12 Points, Henderson, ta

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Pearson,

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Jackson,

Shepherd,

Densor, 12

Manning,... Ka

3 Points: Shuster,

Wood, Ferrier, Braidwood, Se

20

15

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Bond,

Napier,

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Soondarams, 15 m Boards, 25 Hayward, 15

20

Rivers, I Meguens, 10 Thimm ∙Loukes, 20

Dippie,

10

Hope, Harman, Campbell, Dade, Dalby, 10 McBreen, 10 Western,

Minhinnett, 12 Gregory,

T.B. Pawell, 12 G. Duncan, 13 Brown, 12 Kemp, +12

#1 Matheson, 20 Smith, 12 31

All others receivė 30 polata,

FRANK COLLINS,

12

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29

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Lammert, 20

Piry, Vine, .#

Woodford, 20

cially smart in getting over the road fence only equalled by the facility with which the ball seemed to escape from his hands. One or two, however, would make splendid cricketers with a number of years' practice, Lowson, Robbins and Shuttleworth did almost all the work on their wide, while Major Miles did his best to spur on bis men, setting them a good example THE "TUHLE” SUNK, AND THE "GUTZLAFT in the batting line which unfortunately none of them could follow,

The following are the scares (~-~-

THE "MEDICOS."

Surgeon Major Robbing, U Domeone Surgeon Moorn, RNb Miles amon Dr. J. Belle Parcs, b Woodcockta Dr. J. A. Love, not me Bugson-Major Barrow, cand b Miles, Xurgson Shuttleworth, B.N., not Dr. J. H. Aduan. To bat, Saigon Who

Rurgeon Yanayiga <nom', 4 Dap-Surg. General Paterson Burgeon Dickens.

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ROYAL ARTILLERY. Ideue, Woodcock, b Loyson min Sergt. Bax, & Lo

Capt. Sankey, Shuitleworth, b Robbins Major Miles, Lom/MPERS FR94481 | 182, 180/ Boss, Couto, bw,bLowassen Lieut. A. H. Lee, & Shutdaworth

Corp. Cowie, notamszek Bom, Plarsa, Loiva s2 Corp. Wiams, Shuttleworth, b Lawson is Bom, Sauder, © LOWROTājup=001UTTAR

COLLISION AT SHANGHAI.

BEACHED.

or at the children the little nose-owner would Hike to be playing with in the streets. Then come the scratches and hurts moses receive. In: the battle of life, bearing its blows and bruises. Perhaps one is fated to be placed alongside of u crosscye, and to be 'oncomfortably stared at during waking hours. And then when eyes Shortly before to o'clock fast night (13th inst.) become dim and weak, their obliging neigh an exciting collision occurred in the river beyond bour, the nose, standing by and between them the Point, and neatly opposite to what is knowd must d for old eyes spectacles on the bridge, as Black Point" on the Footung side. The think and cannot imagine the nose helps them to and no thanks, for it, because eyes do not

Peninsular and Oriental Company's tender

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE;

& Co.'s Regi:

Gutulap was returning from the ss. Thames, sec. Pale in death, the nose goes away to the after putting silk on board, and was proceeding arab with all that is mortal of man. The up the river at fall steam to convey the outgoing funeral sermon is about the loving heart that passengers and mails down to the steamer, and was and the soul that is, and is to be saved, and at the same time, off Black Point, the Tog Bost the nose le forgotten. From the cradle to the Company's tog whie, Captain Roberts, was goo Krave the nose Bas a hard time of it, ing down to Woosung at fall speed. Both vessels were keeping in the channel on the Pootung side, and both had the usual lights burning, while the night was quite clear and with a bright moon- light. Captain Woodley, we understand, was be side the wheel of the Gutria, and the third officer of the Thamer, who was acting as mail officer, and on his way to take the mall bags from the British Post Office, was in the, cabin reading at the time. Both Capt. Woodley and Ro

know every inch of the river, but by some berts are thoroughly experienced men and Therm

unaccountable mismanagement, whetewe CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL have yet to learn--he Gutslag can full-tilt into

BERES REGISTER

p his congregation, in which he says that, after long and anxious thought and study, he has arrived at the conviction that the Roman Catholic Church has no claim to be regarded as a Divinely constituted authority ; that the Papacy is a human institution, gravely compromised to error and superstition, and therefore injurious to the spiritual and temporal welfare of mankind ; that Jesus Christ, though a holy man and ardent reformer, was not the great God of the Universe, but the son of Joseph and Mary; that neither demoniacal spirits nor a place or state of ever- lasting torment. have any existence in fact, but originate in ancient mythologies. With these convictions, which I have striven against för a long time without success; it would be dis honest for me to continue as a priest, teaching only the pure thelem of natural spiritual religion, which I profoundly believe and desire to promote, I therefore this day return to our excellent and kind bishợp tho sacerdotal faculifen entrusted to me by his lordship. I retire from the midst of you with a heart full of kindness, and gratitude to you all. All the confidences, be faithfully observed. These doubts I have spiritual and temporal, of my ministry, wili

been careful not to unfold to any of you, and I have provided for you the ministry of worthy priests ignorant of my mental conflict. With a sad and loving heart, then, I commend you, my dear and valued friends, to the Eternal Father of Spirits, and let us ever remember one another in the presence of the All Holy One.exchange. Well, what of it? You don't expect Arrangement entered into between Sheng Taotal, sgo fell and was picked up “sanseless," says an | Denby, the U.S. Minister at Peking, that the Mr. Matthews was ordained by Archbishop the fall would knock sense into him, do you on behalf of the Chinese Telegraph Adminis her over to the Shanghai side, * "The beop'e on Eyre at Glasgow in 1876. His work as a priest The Widow McCarthy of Chicaga dropped a tration, and Messrs. Judd and Heaningsen board, including Capt. Roberts, feeling the tuge has been chiedy at Plymouth, and other places pint bottle full of powder into the cook stove to for the Eastern Extension and Great North boat settling down under their feet jumped, of in the west of the England, with the exception of get it out of her way. When it got out of her wayern Telegraph Companies, respectively, has board the Guisleg, which commenced to go full some time passed in missionary labours near

The stove, a part of the house, and the Widow Newcastle-on-Tyna. It is said that Mr. Matthews supposed smoke always went up the stovepipe)

McCarthy adjourned to a vacant lot," But 1

railded by the Yamên. The have spoed asters, and was beached nearly opposite also Informed Colonel Denby that the Pheasant Point on the Shanghai' side. intends to sock a Unitarian pulpit,

were her first words as she came to,.

Information upon which his resso ZADOS (WAS). "Wern seven or eight Chinese on the

A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 515 will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the 27th instant, at 8. for 8.30 p.m. precisely. Vialling brethren are cordially invited. THE increase in ship-building at home during the past year has been enormous, and on Sep tember 30th there were 521 vessels under con- struction, or 1at more than in 1888 at the same period.

THE agents (Messrs, Carlowite & Co.) inform us that the Navigazione Generale Italiaan steamer Bormida, from Borbay, lett Singapore to-day for this port, and may be expected on the 28th insi

A LESSON in the Genders-Grave Pedant: "What is a fort® Infant prodigy: "A place where men are locked up," G.P.--" And what Is a fortress?". J.P." It's a place where women are locked univ

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D. WOOD.

Handicappers

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RATIFICATION OF THE " CHEFOO TELEGRAPH CONVENTION"

An American claims that the North Pole is the site of the old Garden of Eden. The story of plained; they cost more and had to be imported, latively on the above much-discussed subject Eve's preference for dg leares over sealskin is ex

We are at last in a position to speak suthori- A man who went to a skating rink a few days Tsung-li Yamen Las officially informed Col,

bows of the latter, and causing her own bows the Fukie, knocking an immense hole into the

to open completely. The Fukis commenced

of time, after an effort had been made to get to settle rapidly and sank in a very brief space.

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