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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1889.

INFLUENZA.

THE Bishop of Macso is expected to perform the The epidemic of influenza' has attacked services at the Church of St. Peter, Malacca, on

Christmas Day.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, London.

LIMITE D, CHEMISTS.

'XMAS-SEASON.

WE beg to invite attention to our stock of

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OBITUARY.

Robert Browning, the famous poel, is dead.

PORTUGAL IN SOUTH AFRICA.

December 16th.

The Times states that the Makololos, who

articles suitable for CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GIFTS. were settled on the Shire river by Livingstone

Toilet Fittings in Crystal and Silver.

in 1864, and who recently assumed British pro- Liqueur Stands. ***

Smokers Cabinets, &c. tection and signed treaties of alliance with this country with Consul H. H. Johnson, have been CONFECTIONERY.

attacked by a large armed force under the English, American and French. Bon Bons and Portuguese explorer, Major Serpa Pinto, losing 200 men killed and two British flags previously given them by Consul Johnson.

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.

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. ESTABLISHED AD, 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

OUR AERATED WATER MANUFACTORY is replete with the best Machinery, embodying 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 PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applica tion.

COAST PORT ORDERS. 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.

The following is a List of Waters always

kept ready in Stock

PURE AERATED WATERS

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

LITHIA WATER

SELTZER WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE.

No Credit given for bottles that are dirty, or greasy, or that appear to have been used

Major Pinto announces his intention of con quering the whole country up to Lake Nyasss A telegram from Lisbon states that Portugal is fully prepared to sustain her claims in Nyassa.

land despite British menaces.

THE NEW VICEROY.

We are requested to state that the friends of the Berlin Foundling House are cordially invited to the Christmas celebration, which will take place on Christmas Eve, commencing 5.30 p.m. with a short service in the German Bethesda Chapel, and followed by a gathering of the children around the illuminated Christmas tree. THE date of the coronation of Dem Carlos I King of Portugal and Algarves, has been fixed for the 18th inst. It is not very long odds against the Portuguese people, before that date, following the example of their Brazilian cousins, and deciding that they don't require any more ornamental figure-heads, but for the future will govern the country as a republic,

A SERVICE paper points out that history is so far repeating itself in the gunboat Plover, now on this station, that she is going to the same station as her smaller namesake in 1858, and is commanded by an officer of the same name (Lieutenant Rason) as be who commanded the little Plover, and did such good service in her throughout the China war in 1857-59.

THE installation of Bre the Rev. J. B. Ost as W.M. of the Victoria Lodge. (1,026 E.C.) took. place on Saturday evening, and was attended by a considerable gathering Right Wor. Bro. C. P. Chater, District Grand Master, assisted by the brethren of the Grand Lodge. performed the ceremony, and the following officers were after wards investedS.W., Bro. L. K. Davis; J. W. Br, H. Sheppard; Treas,, Bro., K. B. Mehta (absent); Chaplain, Bro. J. D. Ball; Sec., Wor. Bro. A. O'D. Gourdin; S.D., Bro. S.. J. THE following will represent "The World" in' the cricket match varur "Scotland" on Thurs Danby D. Bro. S. S. Benjamin (absent); day, Friday and Saturday next. The match D... Br. G. W. Ward; Steward, Bro. W. Patell; 1.G., Bro. C. H. Grace; Tyler, Bro. will commence at 10.30 am. on Thursday- E. J. Coxen (Capt.) G. S. Coxon, S. W. Coxon, R. Grimble. An excellent collation was after wards partaken of, and after the usual toasts the Hutchison, RN. Major Miles, R.N. Heugh new W. Mi and the popular brethren P.M.'s K.N., Major General Edwards, E. A. Rain, LE.C. and W. H. Ray were condially toasted. Barff, Eames, R.N., T. S. Smith.

THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will The Earl of Zetland has been received in play at the Officers Mess, Murray Barracks, toon each others' heels. The French mail, the

morrow evening; commencing at 8 o'clock. The Dublin with remarkable enthusiasm.

following will be the programme:—

Mozart. De......** Idemenco".

***Les Strass "Waldenwich La Regina di Golconds"..Donizetti. Selection......On Bscriptive March...." The British Patrol "Asch,

·Salaction.

'Faust up to slate”...mory Louts.

THE UNIONIST PARTY. Lord Hartington, states that the Liberal Unionists are prepared to accept most of the

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proceedings in that quarter were urgently, demanding the attention of the people of Great Britain, and he hoped that the Government would not accept the apologies and evasiona put forward by Turkey. Touching upon home policies, he endorsed the Radical programme, and especially in regard to the "one man one vote" and reforms in the registration of land and local government.

December 3rd.

Sir Henry Parkes has agreed to meet the Federal Council to discuss his Colonial Feder ation Scheme,

VIENNA, December 31d. The Reichstath re-assembled to-day, when the budget for 1800 was introduced, which shows a surplus of fifteen and a-half millions of florins. A moderate graduated income-tax is proposed.

LONDON, December 3rd.

Mr. Balfour, speaking at Glasgow yesterday, said that he declined to propose the establish ment of a Catholic University for Ireland unless all parties cordially favoured the idea, and there appeared to be little prospect of this,

A circular from Mr. Ritchie, President of the Local Government Board, to the local bodies throughout the country arges them to enforce their large powers to secure sanitary dwellings for the poor.

WASHINGTON, December 3rd, President Harrison in his message to Congress says that there is less friction with Canada over the Fisheries question, which he hopes will soon be equitably adjusted. A treaty between the the United States and Great Britain for enlarg ing the number of extraditable offences will shortly be submitted to the Senate. The res demand a re-adjustment of the fiscal policy of the Government, and recommends a revision of the tariff, while not impairing the reasonable pro tection of home industries. It favours ocean mail appropriations and a merchant marine reserve similar to that of England, and is liberal progressive policy for the promotion of foreign

nounced quite unfit for use, and we thus escaped being taken in.

While our Navy is in process of organization a thousand and one matters will need to be car ried out, but if we employ such foreigners as these who imposa upon us with utter reckless- ness, we fear, that our national interests will ́ receive detriment, therefrom. Moreover, these foreigners when they fail in one thing, tasa immediately to another, until they have accom plished their avaricious designs. Should the high authorities of the maritimes provinces, for want of vigilant circumspection, fall into thele bands, the evil consequences will be great. The memorialist, therefore, prays His Majesty, that address the Kussian and German Ministers, orders may be given the Tsung-ll Yamen to requesting them to advise the Consule of their respective nationalities at the different treaty poris, and also instruct the Viceroys and Governors of the provinces wherever these two foreigners may be, to have no business dealings whatever with them, and thus the interests of The Editor of the Shih Pao, in commenting coast defence will be protected. upon the above memorial, takes upon himself the vindication of Mr. Mandl. He says that, though the spirit of patriotism as manifested by the Censor Chi Yui is undoubtedly genuine, yet his knowledge of men and their characters in very imperfect. Not disputing the truth of the charges against the three men Li Feng-pao, Hen Cheng-chu, and Myres, in the case of Mandi be says foreigners are greatly surprised to hear of the things alleged against him. After he came to China Mandi was first employed in the service of the I. M. Customs, where bis knowledge of both the written and spoken Chinese language was

Kan-su, where he rendered signal service in Tro Chung-tang's campaigns. He was appointed by Tso to superintend the Woollen Cloth Factory in Kan-au, which position he held with great ability for two years. For his service he received therank of Tu Ssu, or First Captain, upon the recom mendation of Tao. During the two year's ser

measures on the Radical programme, provided | OVER the entrance to the stamp department, at down on account of bad weather. Among the 'sage then states that the excessive, surpluses / found to be unsurpassed. Alterwards he went to.

they are not founded on a policy of revolution.

INFLUENZA.

attacked, and large numbers in Paris.

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THE Christmas mails have come in very close Irrounddy, left Saigon on the 18th, at 10 a.m., and got in at noon yesterday, whilst the P. and 0. vessel Oriental, which left Singapore, five hundred miles further away, at five p.m.-seven hours later on the same day, was in port by ten this morning, having come up in four days and a half, notwithstanding that she had to slow passengers on the former steamer was "Laird Cruickshank, who had spent the summer on his native heath. He has been going in for "Lands where fluctuation is not so frequent as here, having become the proprietor of goodness knows how many acres of the riddlings of creation somewhere in Banffshire-By the, Oriental is chalked up now. The chalker is a little weak | there came, besides a few thousand missionaries, commerce. As regards the silver question the ice at the Woollen Cloth Factory, be was con-

Miss Nellie Bly, of whom we spoke last week as being on a very flying tour round the world, and several of our "garjuns of the peace.".

the Post Office not the delivery place I—is agil quotation to the effect that to get good news from home is better than strong waters after a hard One-third of the population of Berlin is night. So it would be if the epistles could be delivered within a week of their arrival. The authoriiles are improving, though. They have got a board up, on which the arrival of mails in his spelling, at times, but that is his misfortune more than his fault. A masury Christmas, Mr

EMON PASHA

Continues to improve

SHIPPING DISASTER.

December 19th. The Gaw Quan Sia has collided in the English Channel with the Reborado.

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THE CLEVELAND STREET SCANDAL

December roth.

At the instance of the Treasury, summonses have been issued against a prominent solicitor and two others for conspiring to deleat justice by assisting in the escape of prominent offenders in the Cleveland Street scandal.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

AT a private meeting of Scotsmen held at Bangkok on St. Andrew's Day it was resolved to form a St. Andrew's Society.

Travers.

TIENTSIN advices state that the opponents to railways in China have so far lost ground at Peking that that city has now resolved itself into two parties on the question whether, to build railways, foreign capital should be borrowed, or the empire should wait until it has sc cumulated sufficient funds for the purpose. It is well-known that the Viceroy Li favors a foreign loan, and that Chang bib-tung opposes it. The only thing, the.fb.c, would be to wait and see who will win-railways being an assured

thing.

ML. E. ROBINSON was occupied the whole of this afternoon at the Police Court in trying a case in which three long reb d Chinamen, two of whom could scarcely be more than seventeen of eighteen years of age, were charged by a shroff belonging to the Chartered Bank of India Australia and China, Shanghai, with having procured the sum of two thousand three hundred and fifteen taels from that bank by means of a stolen cheque. In addition to the prosecuting shroff a Shanghai man-two detectives of the Shanghai police force were also present in Court, having come down to Hongkong with a Philip-warrant from the Shanghai Taotai for the anest of the prisoners. The case was not yet finished when our reporter left.

| THE Choya Shimbun hears that the Japanese Government has decided to sell its railways to the people for 10,000,000 yen.'

TAE Circus will enter on its last five perform ances to-night, previous, to visiting the pines. A lot of novelties are promised, THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending Dec. 22nd, are: -Europeans 143, Chinese 2,055; total, 2,198, CHRISTMAS Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's day, will be observed as public holidays throughout the Government depart

ments.

THE fourth competition for the Hongkong Rifle Association's "Kwoon Kwan" Challenge. Cups was completed at the Kowloon range on Satur day, when Mr. E. L. Woodin won the first prize (for the second time) with the match rific, and Mr. C. Ford, who is shooting in fine form Just now, pulled off a double eye the father's total cup with the Martini-Henry, the latter's total

LATE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, November 37th, Lord Salisbury at Nottingham yesterday further said that he deprecated the right hourS movement, and to legislate about it would, be said, be interfering with the liberty of the sub- ject. His lordship and that he was in favour of partial free education.

November 28th.

Lord Salisbury, speaking at Nottingham, ridiculed Lord Rosebery's idea to import into the United Kingdom the American federation

system.

The proposal, he said, indicated the perplexity of the Home Rule party. Touching upon our foreign policy, his lordship said that is guiding principle was peace with all the world while upholding stern preparedness for any emergency

An explosion has taken place at Bochum colllery, in which fourteen miners were killed.

Laurie, who was found guilty of the Arran murder, has been granted a respite.

ST. PETERSBURG, November 28th. The Russian Government have ordered the formation of two flying mortar artillery parks and two field and two local mortar parks.

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BOSTON, November 28th,

A tremendous fire has occurred here in the business part of the town. The loss is put down at eight million dollars.

MARSEILLES, November 29th.

LONDON, December 4th. The Duke of Cambridge has ordered the new magazine rifle to be immediately supplied to the Aldershot division.

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President disapproves of any great increase instantly coming and going between Su-chou the the coinage of silver dollars, and adds that the place of his duties, and Hart, the place of Tso's military head-quarters, to advise and assist the plan of an issue of notes on the deposits of silver latter in important operations. After finishing bullion at the market value is worthy of careful

his duties in Kan-su, he returned to his own coun examination.

try, and later on, entered the firm of Telge & Co., at Shanghai. At that time China and France were at war with each other, and Mandl, whose sympathies were with the Chinese, exhibited com- mendable promptitude in executing orders for armas. and warlike material on behalf of the Chinese Go vernment. Still later he was engaged by Jardine firm is composed of wealthy merchants who in Matheson & Co. as their agent, That English their dealings with the Chinese in the way of contracting for arms and warlike material have always shown a spirit of the utmost fairness and uprightness, without any questionable proceed- ings. As to the brown powder of which the memorialist speaks, it is a German i-vention, and the process of manufacturing it was at first a dend secret. Its great power and effectiveness, how ever, was admitted by all alike, the officers of the Northern Navy being among those who recognized its value. It was, therefore, proposed to manufacture this powder at the Arsenal in Tientsin."

News from Zanzibar states that Stanley and Emin mrt M. jor Wissmann's, caravan at Tsu much aged by their travels and privations, on 30th November. Both are described asb ing Emin says that he desires no honnur 'to be shown him, and wishes to re-enter the Khedive's service. A grand feast took place in the German camp in celebration of the meeting, and the march to the coast was resumed on the 1st in-

stant.

Mr. Gladstone addressed a crowded meeting at Manchester yesterday, and spoke only of Ire land, the condition of which, he said, had im- proved through the good counsels of the Irish leaders, and not through any action of the Government.

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It being found that Mr. Jause, at that time in WRECK OF THE AMERICAN SHIP charge of the powder works at the East Arsenal, made difficulties about making this powder, the Authorities consulted Mandi of Jardine, Mathe-

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THE remaining detachment of the 58th Regiment stationed here is to rejoin the main body in being the highest yet madd with the Service on board a versel in the docks here to-day. The Mass. She left Hongkong on the 20th Novem- made of the powder, by Admiral Ting, The Aerated Water, as such bottles are never used Singapore, in a few weeks.. They will leave i rifle at these competitions. The following are report was terrific and the windows of houses ber with a full'general cargo for. New York charge.that it was found unfit for use is a purely

for any other purpose than that of Containing

again by us.

about February.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, [S THE following appointments were made at the

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Iris requested that all communications relating to Subscriptiona, Advertisements, kc, be addressed to the "Manager, Hongleng Trigraph" and not to the Editor.

Letters on Editorial mations to be sent to "The Editor and not to Individual members of the staff.

Communications intended for publication must be

by the same and address of the writer, not accepted

publication; but aa endance of good faith.

for

Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Telegraph will he open for the fair discussion by correspondenta of all questions affecting public Interests, it must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in any way hold himself responsible for

pinions th expressed.

TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisers are requested to forward all mices Intended for Ensertion in that day's has not Ixier than Three Clock no mot to retard the nadly publication of the paper.

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

The Hunghong Tebgraph has the lares: circulation of any English newspaper published in the Far East, and is therefore the besi mediam for Advertisers. Tar can be least on application, The Hougheng Telegraph's mumber at the Talephona Central Exchange le No. s.

TO SUBSCRIBERS. Bubscribers to The Honghong Telegraph a repactfully reminded that all Suåreriptions are payable in advance.

Admiralty on the zoth:-Fleet Engineer John Jefferies and Engineer Ernest F. Taylor, to Hang. kong Yard, to date Nov. 20th.

THERE will a "Pick up" cricket match to morrow, commencing at 11.30. If there are not enough attend for a double wicket match, a single wicket match will take place.

THE Sanitary Board will meet on Friday, and consider the final report of the Committee Considering contract specifications, and the report of Committee considering the Vaccination Bill.

Mr. C. Ford (H.)..

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for a mile around were broken. The crew were warned of the danger in time and made their

BERLIN, November 28th. - The Reichstag has agreed to the credits re- quired for the German Protectorate abroad. Count Herbert Bismarck, speaking on the subject, dwelt upon and proved the benefit accruing from concord with Great Britain, and said he hoped 303 that the members of the Anti-Stavery Conference at Brussels would codify their desires in an 100 International law.

LONDON, November 29th. Obituary-General Irwin Willes.

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As our Canton correspondent announced the other day, the Chinese Minister In London has appointed Mr. Jesse Herbert, barrister, to be legal adviser to the Viceroy of Canton, and pro- fessor of international law in a college catablish

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JUBBULPORE, November 29th. Colonel Heyland. 1st Bombay Lancers, at Deess, was shot by a sawar on Monday and died

on Tuesday.

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The Viceroy of India received the D. L. degree Lahore University on the 26th.

LONDON, November 30th. It is stated that France has recognized the Brazilian Republic,

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BRUSSELS, November 30th, The Anti-Slavery Conference is discussing the estatishment of stations in the interior of Africa with a sufficient force to overcome the slavo kunters,

SPECIAL NOTICE-The store of The Hall & Holtz Co-Op. Co., Limited, Queen's Road, will be open until 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and all parcels will be delivered on that day.-Advt. THIS evening, about 5.30. a fire broke out in a paper-dealer's shop on Queen's Road Central, near the "Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle." All the engines, tamed out, but the place wased in that city by the intent and the amount of the proximity of Hongkong, anmerous gutted.

international questions which arise in conse quence, especially those connected with the extradition of criminals, the appolotment, says the Manchester Guardian, is one of cos- alderable importance, and can scarcely fail to lead to better relations between the British and Chinese authorities in Southern Chine, Jesse Herbert was called to the Bar in Novem ber, 1873, and went the Oxford Circuit. In the. following year he localised" at Birmingham,

Sir Evelyn Baring has informed the merchants where he rapidly obtained a considerable for at Asaouan that trade, with the exception of that mon Law practice. In 1876 he was appointed in arms and grain, will be permitted with certain Assistant Town Clerk of Birmingham, chiefly to aid in carrying out the great work of municipal places in the Soudan; and that if any contra- improvement which the Corporation commenced band occurred prohibition would be reverted to in that year. In 1898 he resigned that post, being retained as Standing Counsel to the Cor- poration. In 1884 he was appointed by Royal Charter first Mayor for the Royal borough of THE Scottish Oriental Steamship Company Sutton Coldfield, and in that capacity organised (Limited), of Glasgow, have contracted with the the goverment of that borough. In 1885 he Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Commered to London to practice. He has at various pany for two steel steamers, of 2,000 tons, triple times acted as Recorder of Gloucester and other expansion, 1,600-horse power, for their Bangkok cities, and has sat a Deputy County Court and Hongkong Line,

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AT the, Criminal Sessions on Saturday the forger Lucio Pereira de Campos was sentenced to hard labour for eighteen months, the sentence being lightened on account of his youth, the On the 19th Nov., at Blandford House, Read-Acting Chief Justice sald. ing, the wife of 1. H. STAWART-LOCKHART M.L.C., Registrar-General, Hongkong, of a son,

BIRTH.

DEATH.

On the 11th November, at Montpelier House, Twickenham, Jona CASS, formerly of moy, China, aged 75,

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1859.

TELEGRAMS.

SENSATIONAL JEWEL ROBBERY,

LONDON, December 12th. The jewels of the Empress of Brazil, com- prising the finest diamonds in the world, have been stolen in Rio Janeiro.

ANOTHER man tired of banishment returned to this colony yesterday and was immediately collared by P.C. 291. He was sentenced to hard labor for six months this morning by Mr, Robinson, at the Police Court.

THE first weekly handicap of the Garrison Shooting Club took place on Saturday last Col. Sergt. Delaney, scratch, won the 1st prize, with a score of 85, Mr. Bryant (allowed 15) wai second, with another 85, ard Eergt, Somham (allowed 6) third with 79.

Ma. Brandt, QC, was before the Court again this morning. Messrs. H. and J. Sampson sued him for $150, for brokerage, and he wanted another adjournment. Mr. Caldwell, for the plaintiffs, protested that he had had ample time The strikes engross the attention of all to get ready. Mr. Justice Wise thought so too,

and fixed the hearing for Friday,

London.

THE LONDON STRIKES.

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· LONDON, November 30th. A letter from the King of the Belgians has been sent to await Stanley at the coast. Ia it His Majesty congratulates the intrepid traveller on the results of bis expedition.

December 1st.

The steamer Ban Whatt Soon, which arrived & Co, and he at once undertook to purchase at Singapore on the morning of the 17th init, the powder and procefe the services of a man, who had on board, Captain Spalding, his wife, and had practical knowledge of its manufacture. Ac- child, and eighteen men belonging to the cordingly, the year before last; just before the clos American ship Reporter, which ve sel was ing of the river, he went to Europe, and towards wrecked on the Argo reel, near Billiton, on

the latter part ofthe S: ring of last year hereturned the 5th inst. Captain Spalding reports that year has now clapsed, and the powder made at the with the powder and the powder-maker. Over a the Reporter was a wooden ship of 1.826 tens Arsenal is pronounced to be unsurpassed by that barthen, her registered port being Newberry manafactured abroad. There never was any trial

experienced moderate monsoon weather down trumped-up one, and if acting on the principles to the Natuna Island, from thence light winds of international law, the German Minister were and calms, with occasional rain squalls down to

to inquire of the Tsung-li. Yamen. for evidence, the Equator. On the afternoon of the 5th

to substantiate the charges, we fear Chi Yai. December (they were not able to get observations would be hard put to it for an answer.. We hear on that day, and a strong easterly current that Mandi has again gone abroad on contract running) she struck on the Argo reef, and the ship immediately began to fill. The damage was done to the forward part of the ship, and as the water rushed in, the Reporter's atem began to sink. The Captain and crew stood by the ship for five days, at the end of which time integrhy is unimpeachable. there were 15 feet of water forward, and about 18 or 19 ft. abalt. Seeing there was no chance of saving the, ship, the crew took to the boats, and steered away, and landed at a small Dutch imining port. From there a steamer took them on to Pontianak, and thence the Ban What! Soon brought them to Singa- pore. While the crew were staying at Pontianak, one of them, a man named Sullivan, while believed to be under the influence of drink, was drowned. His body was recovered some time afterwards. The Reporter being under the American flag, no enquiry will be held in Singa- pore into the circumstances attending her loss.

A CENSOR DENOUNCES

FOREIGNERSIAPA

which proves that not only was there no irre to purchase urgently needed warlike materials, gularity in connection with the purchase of the brown powder, but in all other transactions his

PROGRAMME OF THE AMOY RACE CLUB.

FIRST DAY MONDAY, 6TH JANUARY. CONSULAR CUP, presented, value $....., for all China Ponics, weights as per scafe, 'entrance $5. Half a mile,

Mr. Dryasduki's gr. Sunrise, lost. alb. Mr. John Gilpin's, Jr. gr. St. Ronan, 1st, 12lb. Mr. Uncle's br. Rustic, at rib.

Mr. Uncle's bl. Magpie, rozt. zalb Mr. Hope's ch. Forerunner, 11st. 4lb.- Mr. Hope's wh. Silvery Dawn, 10st. alb. Mr. Bruce's gr. Blue Rulo, 11st. 4ib Mr. August's gr. Lohengrin, rat. lb. Mr. Camera's bay Beddington, rist rib. TRIAL STAKES, of $10 each with $50 added, a forced entry for Amoy Subscription Grifins of this season, weights as per scale. quarters of a mile,

Mr.

Jehu's gr. Entre Nous, Jost. alb.

Three

The Count's sk. Cocktail, 1015. talb,' Mr. August's ch. Figaro, 11st. tib. Mr. Bruce's ro, Blue Jacket, rost, ralb. Mr. Hope's dun Slug, 1091. gib Mr. Hopeful'a br. Discord, tost, glb. Mr. Uncia's St. Chanticleer, 1st 4b. Mr. Goonhang's gr. Speculator, test. 12lb. Mr. John Gilpin's, Jr. bay Mainbrace, sist, 4b., Mr. Diyasdunt's gr. Cobweb, z1st, rib.z. CHAASZE CUP, presented, value ... for Amor and Foochow Subscription Griffins of this and Last season, weights as per scale, entrance $5. One mile. A MILAN Mr. Drysidest's gr. Sunrise, 10st. alb. Mr. Diyas lust's ch. Fantan, 11st, slb. Mr. John Gilpla's Jr. gr. Mamatay, rat, rib. Mr. Uncle's gr. Gamecock, 10st. 12lb. Mr. Hopeful's br. Discord, rost, gib, Mr. Hope's hr. Harmony, 11st. 1lb.: Mr. Bruce's br. Cheng Li Ma, Hist., Mr. August's 'ch, Figaro, 11st. 1lb, The Count's akci Cocktail, rost jalb. Mr. Camera's bay Beddington, rist. lb, Mr. Camera's br. Newstead, fist, zib; Mr.Jehu's gr. Entre Nous, tost, falb, ́ ́- HAIKWAN CUP, presented, value Hk. Tis, 100, for all Ponies. Grst raced as Griffins at Amoy, weights as per scale, entrance $5. One mile and a quarter.

lb,

Chi Yal, a bold Censor, with whose trenchant memorials foreign readers are already familiar, has just submitted to the Throne a postscript memorial in which he denounces in scathing terms the dolags of two foreigners, a Russian and a German, named respectively Myres and Mand The memorialist states that it has become a settled practice for agents who pur- chase guns and shipsfor the Chinese Government to levy a “squeese," and he adduces the instances of Li Feng Pao and Han Cheng Chilas pertinent illustrations. Fortunately, the perceptive faculties, of His Sacred Majesty are profoundly pegelésting end by meting out cordign punishment to all those who have been guilty of malversation, the practice in question may for the ilme be checked. But while some may be inspired with sufficient regard to their own best interests to act honestly it is difficult to avoid being imposed upon by offers. Freigners look upon the obtaining, f emiracts from our Gorerament as an extremely profitable business, and consequently a certain class of disreputable characters of divers fiation alities are congregated in the various treaty, ports, by whose machinations our officials, unless acting with unwanted circumspection, may easily be led astray.

The memorialist has heard of a certain for eigner of Russian nationality, Myres by name, who in the year 1886, in collusion with a deputy of the Reking Field Force, named Tung Mung Lan, ordered a large number of obsolete fire arms from Japan, intending thereby to reap en famese prost. But the fraud was detected by the high authorities of the Field. Force, and

Mr. Uncle's gr. Chanticleer, ist. qlb. Tung Mang Lan was impeached and degraded, Mr. Goonhang 1 gt. Speculator, fost talb. while Myres, who was out of our jurisdiction Mr. John Gilpin's Jr. gr. St. Ronan, icst, talb, escaped punishment. Hence he is as crafty at Mr. Dryasdust's ch. Fantan, 11st. sib. ever. Now, hearing that we are about to

Mr. August's gra Lohengria, rest; xlb. inaugurate railways, his (various schemes Mr. Dryasdust's gr. Cobweb, 11st 1lb. revived, always aiming at securing his share Mr. Hope's wh. Silvery Diwn, rost, talb. Br. Hope's bt, Harmony, 1st ribe to out of the potio of the Conservatives in 1880 owing to their want. There is also a German called Mundi hod Mr. Jehu's gr. Entre Nour, fost, stb.

formerly a constable in Tientsin, last year made believe he was manager of a firm, and received FOOCHOW CHR, presented value $100 for all an order for 300,000 lbs. of powder for the use of China Fonies weights as per scale, entrance 7 the porthern, tavy, from which he expected to $5. One mile and three quarterss realise prest of several tens of thousands of Mr. Hope's ch. Forerunner, izst, 4lb. taels, Bet the powder, upon being tested by an 11r. Hope's br, Bedouin, rest, glb. officer appointed by Admiral 1 25%%&* Up Mr. Bruce's br. Cheng Li May 31st. lib,

Halfs that the Khalifa is dead."

Obituary-General John Smith,

COMETANTINOPLE, December and, The trial of Moussa Bey has ended, and he

LONDON, December and. has been acquitted,

General Sir Henry Torrens, Governor of Malta,

ZANZ BAR, December 2nd.

Dom Pedro on board the fronclad Alagoas has arrived at St. Vincent. Hie Majesty refuses to discuss the subject of the revolution in Brazil, and declares that he was kindly treated through AN alleged comic paper called O Hongkong out. His Majesty has recovered from bis illness, lagre entered on a fiful carcer early this The statement made in a Cracow paper, that year. It was an execrably-produced manuscript a plot bad been discovered at Belgrade in favour heet for private circulation." We see that of Prince Kargeorgevice, has proved to be with It has now been elevated into a more resout foundation, pectable Cooking Journal, containing printed The Times states that it is rumoured at Wady matter and much-improved liastradons, his last is the editor very sensibly says, in commenting upon the dark-hued youth of Hongkong-The young men do not seem to possess any feeling of emulation as regards arts ahead of them in every way, whilst they rest and sciences. They allow their sister to get content with the little and imperfect knowledge of the English language which they have been is dead. obliged to acquire in their school days for the purpose of obtaining the position of an obscure

A member of Dr. Peters's expedition who ba clerk in a dark comer of a mercantile firm. As soon as they are out of school their books returned to Lamu belleves that Dr. Peters i are consigned to oblivion, and their only reading sea, berate more of the messengers sent in

for local news, and in some search of him have yet returned. consists of newspapers cases, low clias sensational American novels, THE "pick-me-up" cricket match on Saturday which latter they read for the sake of sensation was not a success. A dozen weary pilgrims without the slightest idea of morals which others- turned up, and some sort of a game was arranged, wise they might draw were they careful readers but it was only noteworthy for Lowson, after and with knowledge enough to understand their Being knocked about a hit by Smith and authors. Beyond the two amateur Bands, to Hutchison, taking the next four wickets for the members of which we feel bound to tender of sympathy with the sufferings of the Bulgarians, Smith was also on the job" in the bowling our highest encomium, (1) there is nothing being The time, he said, had now come for the Opposi Lino for the other side, disposing of three good done by the young gentlemen that may be tion to watch the foreign policy of the Govern- men and true, who were temporarily off colour, worthy of any praise whatever, if doing their ment as vigilantly as they did between 1876 and for the dispiriting cypher. We hope to be able utmost to dress themselves as marionettes and 1860, owing to the events, which were taking to give the names of the Scotch eleven in the infesting the community as so many mashers place in Crete and Armenia. As regards maich versus "The World” to-morrow,

count for anything

Armenie," Mr. Gladstone said that the Turkish

We observe from Singapore papers that the "Blue Funnel" steamer Telamon brought from Emin is somewhat improved, and is in good England eight European Surveyors for the spirits.

Malay Featosula. These gentlemen were all THE STRIKES IN THE PROVINCES. employed in the Ordnance Survey Department The strikes in Manchester and Salford are at home, and their services have bean lent to the

Government of the Straits Settlements. collapsing.

"ANOTHER JOHNSTOWN DISASTER.

A false alarm of fire in a theatre at Johnstown, Fennsylvania, caused a panic which led to the Loss of 15 lives, and injury to eighty persons.

MR. O MALLEY.

December 14th." The appointment of Mr. O'Malley, Attorney General of Hongkong, to be Chief Justice, Straits Settlemen's, la gatited,

LONDON, December and.

At an assembly of the National Liberal Federa- tion, held at Manchester to-day, Mr. Gladstone, who had a grand reception, made a long speech, in the course of which he recalled the overthrow