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Intimations.

banks as negotiable securities, considerable difficulties have been generally experienced DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA. | in making financial arrangements. It was Street, this evening, at 8. jo for 9 o'clock precisely. and Sutherland Highlanders, the Band of the He was to enter and announce The Count Boulangist depu1y, and M. Dreyfus: In conse

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1890.

A REGULAR Convocation of Victoria Chapter, We are requested to state that by the courtesy HE was supposed to be an intelligent super, so No. 535. will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland ef Celonial Chater and the Officers of the Argyle he was given an announcement as a footman. Visiting companions are cordially invited. Regiment will play at the Ladies' Recreation de Lavella" Night came and be entered and

· Club-to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon at 4.30 |anid " The Count de Levele !" "Who ?! he was 'asked..........." You 'eard," he replied disgustedly, and | left the stage-för ever, let us hope

for this reason that we hailed with antis- faction the advent of the Trust and Loan Co,, and we are pleased to see'from home papers received by last mall, that there is another RICHMOND in the Geld. In

London Truth of November 28th we

articles suitable for CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GIFTS. And the prospectus of "The Imperial Tollet Fittings in Crystal and Silver, and Foreign Investment and Agency

Liqueur Starids.

Smokers Cabinets, &c Corporation, Limited, which has lately been started with a capital of £2,000,000, in two hundred thousand shares of English, American and French Bon Bons and £10 each. The prospectus states that "the recent reduction in the rates of interest obtainable from Government, and other high class securities, combined with the remarkable development of Industrial enterprise- in all directions, has rendered essential the formation

Crackers.

WINES AND SPIRITS. All well matured and of English quailly,

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

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of Associations of Investors, both for the purpose of the careful selection and averaging of securities and of advantageous co-operation with commercial organisa- tlan." It further says that the Directors have [52 power to extend the business to all parts.

of the world, and through their connections with the Colonies and foreign countries they hope to obtain safe and remunerative investments. It is believed that many opportunities will, arise for successful operations, particularly in connection with selected Concessions, and by undertaking. or taking part in, the issue of, and securing allotments from, desirable new Companies,

the present requirements of this colony, to the mutual advantage of the Company and of the local commercial world. On turning to the Board of Directors we find the name of Mr. FREDERICK D. SASSOON, which in itself is a substantial

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Ar the 1boratory in Vienna, where food isoleert. analyzed for nothing, a loaf of bread was found to consist largely of the palverized barks of trees, sawdust and chaff; ground pepper was found to be mixed with wood astei, cinnamon was colored with cchr, and a so-called "nutritious coffee" consisted entirely of rost acorns and chicory.

The Egyptian Gourits of November 27th reports the launching from Merm. Thos. Cook that has ever navigated the Nile. The Ramers and Son's yard at Boolak of the largest wentel the Great in azo feet long, 30 feet beam, and to feet mouldet. She was built it the Fairfield Watks on the Clyde, and sent to Alexandria in pieces, and was put și together in the space of 15 days.

SAYS the Indian Daily Nur:-The breakdown of the mail steamer Stam occurred 350 miles and though the steamer drified helplessly all night no great inconvenience or damage was caused beyond a delay of 40 hours in reaching Aden. That the Falls of Inverinaid fell in with the Siam was lucky, or the delay would probably have been much longer. Something appears to have gone wrong with the Stam's propeller shaft,

from Aden. Fortunately the weather was calm,

CIVILISATION is a failure, we may inform Mr. Brit Harte, as far as the Chinese are concerned.

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Oxford has beaten Cambridge in the football maich.

A duel is imminent between M. Laguerre, quence of an alterention in the Chamber.

› Renewed trouble" is being experienced at the London Docky, in consequence of the attempts of the inbourers to enforce Unio im on Bil Serious extension of trouble is feared.

⚫ December 16th..

Jake Kilrain has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and a fine of two hundred dollars, for fighting Sullivan at New Orleans

Lord Randolph Churchilf has decided in favour of an eight-hours movement Bill.

opinion on the same subject. Mr. Gladstone has given an evasive expression

of

ACCORDING to a decree published by the Minister of Education, no clergyman can in Italy be As a contribution to correspondence proceeding inspector or director of a state school. This is in the columns of the Times on the subject of based upon a recent law to the effect that the short services and sermons, the following is sent local control of schools should be in the hands-Recipe how to compose a sermon, by Dr. of heads of families, who would naturally take a Salter, Master of Charterhouse, 1761-1777 deep interest in their welfare. Of course, the "Take some scraps out of the best books you leading object is to cut the schools loose from have; weigh them, and sift them thoroughly Influensa is spreading to a stil more alarming. clerical over-sight and influence.

then divide them into three parts, for dividing extent at Berlin. A hundred and filty thousand Tire officers of the gist Highlanders retain the them too much. Work these welland handle them

them into more is general by thought to crumble people have been attacked,e

· The London Pleas urges the Govemment to services of a special ricksha-coolle on account of neatly, but neither mince nor chop them. Seasonggression on the Zumbesi

act with sternness towards the Portuguese for his spred. He was just getting a warm pace up, the whole with a due proportion of salt, put in yesterday morning, when, near the Naval Yard, nothing that is too hard or difficultto digest, but November 37nd, reports that eight naval officers "The captain of a steamer, which deft Rio on

he ran into the vehicle belonging to Deputy let all be clear and candid; it should have some loyal to the Emperos were secretly executed. It Surgeon General Lloyd, smashing part of it, fire, for that will raise it and prevent it being rumoured that several others suffered the and throwing that gentleman out. He was heavy. You must garnish it with a few Bowers, same. ft The quotations of securities an summoned, and at the hearing to-day was fined care it's not overdone, for, as it is the last thing newspapers being overnwed. Though outwardly but not so thick as to hide the substance. Take exchange are said to be fictitious, bankers and 81 for the damage and go cents as a penalty.

served up, if it is not inviting some of the com- quiesen, there is much concealed discontent, ONE of the many fields of usefulness of alum- extreme cold weather, it should be done in

pany may not taste of it. In a hard frost or and ominous grumblings are heard.. infum is in the manufacture of ship-plate. Tea twenty minutes in more temperate weather it per cent of it added to iron makes a plate of of an hour, it is fit for a king."

may take half an hour. If it is done in a quarter great strength, taking and retaining a high polish, and possessing the eminently valuable quality of being absolutely proof, against the corroding action of sea water and the adherence of aca Fris, barnacles and other similar growths. Gun barrels can also be made of this alloy that will

not rust..

Nor only has the young. Emperor of China, Kuang Holi. given great promise of future ability in governing his vast empire, as may be observed by the recent edicts promulgated by him since taking over the reins of Government, all of which tend to show his anxiety to protect the people. prudent wish to curtail the power of those men from the grasping avarice of the mandarins, and a bat we are also informed that there edicis were mostly the product of his own brain and pea- has become a devoted student of all books relating to Government found in the Imperial Library within the Palaces. This is done

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guarantee of the bond fideroftheundertaking, and in the list of founders are many well known China hands, such as the

At least half-a-dozen of the rising Celestials of this Colony have run away during the last ten days-all well educated, English-speaking, Rialto And quite a score of long-robed indviduals still occupying prominent positions in local offices have only kept going by selling or mortgaging everything they had. The early bird catches the worm, and the fraternity the cicky-bird.

A COMPETITIVE examination was lately held for the purpose of appointing fit. persons to some to the Government offices in Canada. One of the with two n's, thus Vennice. The examiner, a clever man, but not always a correct speaker, sternly inquired: "Do you know sir, that there is bat one hen in Venice ? Then eggs must be very scarce there," was "the reply. The can dilal - peel,

SAVS the San Francisco Bulletin: Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia has cancer of the throat; the young German Emperor is troubled with

every evening after supper, during which time the Emperor makes it a point of duty to finish the volume he has commenced; annotating it and never leaving off until he has dime so. After this he retires to bed: anly to get up again at about 2 AM to commence the arduous duties of the day, by first receiving in audience the high Ministers of State to look over the voluminous memorials of the satraps and Futais of twenty-three provinces, and write down his rescripts on them-a duty which occupies him at lingt sie hours cách day. It would therefore seem that Kuang Heil is far from being a lazy and dissolute prince like his predecessor, Tung hih.

BOMBAY, December 16th.. A serions accident occurred yesterday. At "Hindoo" martlage, fire-works were being let off in honour of the bridegroom's arrival at the bride's house, when a spark fell on a bottle of gunpowder which one of the party

carrying. It exploded, and insured twenty- persons Ad har åpen dit doen LONDON, December 17th.

General Boulanger has issued a manifesto in which he urges a democratic Republic,

Lard Tennyson, Mr. Swinburne, Sir Pi

Dean of Westminster, thanking him for the Leighton, Lord Coleridge, and others have prepared in memorial for presentation to the regard stown for the late Mr. Robert Browning in giving a place to his remains in Westminster

Bushirl has been captured by Mojor Wiss the Major presided, min, and hanged after a court-martial, at which

Abbey.

postmaster his hten garotted at Hatton

Guden, and robbed of letters, and diamonds valued at £10,000.-

· Washington, December 18th. Frelent H.rrison has sent the Dritish Extra delon Treaty up to the Senate. It includes emb zzlement and other offences, for which extradition can be claimed.

SPOT LONDON, December 18th.

Hon, C. P. CHATER, Mr. EWEN CAMERON, (who were captained by Major R. S. F. Walker. Abscesses in his head; the Prince of Wales is the and hearing what they have to say, and then The Persian, Minister in London has been

Mr. ALFRED DEACON. Mr. M. E. SASSOON, Mr. D. MCLEAN, and others almost equally Influential. It appears to us that The Imperial and Foreign Investment, apd Agency Corporation, without interfering in any way with legitimate banking business or duly opposing vested interests, will command a large amount of safe and remunerative business in this colony, and at the same time give a much needed Impetus to several branches of local trade which are now seriously hampered by the extra ordinary tightness of the money market.

TELEGRAMS.

BRAZIL.

LONDON, December 26th. There have been anti-revolutionary riots at

Rio de Janeiro. From the 18th to the 20th inet. there was serious street fighting, which was quelled on the latter date by the troops.

THE INFLUENZA PLAGUE, The epidemicisspolling Christmas-tide through the Continent. The hospitals in Paris and Vietna are crammed; in Brussels the garrison has been, decimated. Deaths are becoming numerous. The Crat and the King of Portugal [s have caught the contagion.

It is requested that all communications relating to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., baddressed is thei!Manage, Hongkong Telynash" and so to the Editor.

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The Edlar" and mat to individual members of the staff,

Comtamications Intended for publicațion must be accompanied

by the name and address of the weltzen, not sacrosary for publication but sa evidence of good faith.

Whilst the columns of Use Hongkong Tilagrajk, with abrays

affecting public interests, it rest be distinctly understood that the Talion does not in any way hold, himaali rasponible for aplalone thus expressad.

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL. The Portuguese reply to Lord Salisbury's note is said to have been favourably received at the Foreign Office.

PORTUGAL.

January 3rd, The King, in his speech at the opening of the

be soon for the fair discussions by carmepoesdents of all questions Chambere, stated that Portugal was endeavouring to convince Britain that she had rights on the Zambest. Portugal persists in this attitude and hopes to speedily restore accord.

TO ADVERTISERS, Adyartlary, are requested to forward all notions intended for Insertion in that day's leue nos later than Three'd Clock no sa not to retard the saily publication of the paper.

Adratlements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a Bred parlod will be continued until countermandad

The Honghang Telegraph has the jargas cirendades of say English newspaper published in the Far East, and is that the bec auditum for Advertisers. Terms can be intent on application.

The Honghena Thagrachi's number at the Trieplone Causi.| Luchange is Nor.

TO SUBSCRIBERS, Bubscribers to The Hongkong Telegraph are respectfully reminded that at Subscriptions are payable in advance,

The Hongkong Telegraph

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE agents (Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co. inform us that the "Shire" Line steamship Breconshire left Slogapore for Hongkang this morning,

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We regret we are suable to find room for the article and letter in O Hongkong Alegre of the 4th inst., re the Club Lusitano, The subject is of no general interest,

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A CRICKET match was played at Singapore on the 6th and 27th ulto, between Singapore and Perak, resulting in the victory of the latter team well known on the Hongkong Cricket ground foarteen years ago, when a lieutenant in the Gloucestershire Regiment) by five wickets. The Singapore eleven totalled 72 in their first innings, which number was tied by their opponents; at their second essay the Singaporeans were all disposed of for 65, and this total was headed by Perak for the loss of five wickets.

Thus a correspondent re zissionary work in Kores "Though differing on many points with the French fathers, yet I admire the honesty, grit and earnestness of the Roman Catholics. The only real missionary work yet done in Korea has been by these faithful martyrs to duty; work done, too, in a very anostentatious manner, These fathers never ride on magni ficently caparisoned ponies (or the finest horses out of the King's stables, as “Hattie " told us) or play lawn tenulu, or go to tes parties, or go

out shooting, or enter into political intrigues, or

negotiate commercial contracts. They do their duty as a duty to their God, not for dollars or rank in this kingdom."

ACCORDING to Boston papers received by last American mail, Mr. Edward Cunningham's death was due to violence. He was trying to eject two Italian peachers from his grounds in Milton, Mass. They had shot his Newfoundland dog, and Mr. Cunningham, fearing personal injury, seized the gun of one of the men, when the latter drew revolver

and

shot Mr.

Cunningham in the abdomen. The men

escaped, and Mr. Cunningham managed to get as far as the drive up to his house, when he fell down exhausted. Here he was found by Mrn, D. O, Clark, wife of another former partner in Russell & Co., who was coming to make a call. He died on the following day. Three Italians were arrested on suspicion, but It does not appear that Mr. Cunninghard was able to identify them. Mr. R. B. Forbes, who was 85 years old, died, from the shock of bearing the news.

subject of too much of the "good things of life, and a numb of the older royalties are victims of sundry ailments. Altogether they seem to be in rather a bad way. The incumbents of and beles apparent to the thrones of Europe are bear- ing the sins of their ancestors and showing the

results of inbreeding."

THE Praya Reclamation will soon be begun. The first contract will be signed to-morrow, in

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CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the oploŝons aapeszsed, by

Correpondents in this columu),, teen cast, AZ

respect to the section between the old P. & 0. wharf and Willmot Street-2 space about 782 feet braad. Then, in about a month, work

* WARNED OFF" > will probably be commenced on the portion TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONOKono TurnOraph.” between Murray Fier n'd Ice-house Street, a

SIR,-In "An Old Sportman's racing distance of some 1.200 feet. The lot extends made to a certain person who for some time past gossip in last Saturday's Telegraph allusion is further westward, but to work on it would interns made a practice of intrading into the Jockey fere with Pedder's Wharf. There is some talk Club enclosure, much to the annoyance, of of having a big banquet in inaugurate the work.

members generally. This person had fo leave the Shanghal Race Club for fraudulent THE War Office is understood to have given its Jockey Club, and his presence in our midst at practices, he is not a member of the Hongkong sanction to a decidedly adventurous sécial voyage training, making himself “hale fellow well met ' by Canemi Brine, R. E. The General and two with gentlemen who do not desire his society, is members of the Balloon Society left by the Phe had been quietly informed he had no right offensive in the extreme. It was thought after and O. steamer Bokhara for Gibraltar, taking to be in the enclosure and that his room was with them two balloons of 40.000 and 30,000 preferable to his company, that he would have cubic feet capacity, in which they purpose to be quietly accepted the situation but no, check is ferried across the Straits of Gibraltar, in order the man's wrong polst, and he criolly turned up to determine what are the currents existing atongning and made himself as much high altitudes between Europe and Africa at that wald at the coffee table that one of the Stewards at home as if the place belonged to him. It was hey, the lower regions of the sir, the had told him that he had as much right in the couldn't be excluded. Will you kindly state whether prevailing wind is one from the Atlantic to the enclosure as any member of the Club and that he Mediterranean,

this is the "case, and so, what steps should THUS the Sydney Bulletin :--An English paper beteken of the jockey Club and ale texte to the rights privileges

says that the Prince of Wales' leg (Heaven pre own property ! serve it ) has grown to an enormous size and adds: "Indeed, with a varicose vein of such long standing and size as the one from which the Priace is suffering he ought to lie up for some weeks and not use the leg at all. The doctors, of course, know such treatment is not possible, as the Prince, having a very good appetite, requires a certain amount of exercise." We would like to know how this wilful stout' gentle- man who can't govern his appe'ite is going to govem an Empire when he ascends the Throne if he ever does send it. The varicose veins in the Empire, and there are many of them, will have to suffer, we imagine...

recalled on account of a dispute with the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Ther is no truth in the stary of the robbery

ofthe diamonds of the ex-Empress of Brazil. into Bombay harbour yesterday by the F. & O.

The disabled mail steamer Siam was towed

steamer Canton.

December 19th.

The Queen has arrived at Osborne to spend. Christmas.

“Sir Charles Lewis, Bart, the Conservative member for North Antra, is about to resign hir seat account of ill-health,

Mr. Parnell Is on a visit to Mr. Gladstono si Hawarden, h

Aanmmone has been inened against Mr. Arthur Newton, solicitor, who watched the at the hearing of the Earl of Eatin's anmmons proceedings on behalf of same parties interested gain the Editor of the North London Press, charging Mr. Newton with conspiracy to defeat the ends of Justice, by screening people alleged

to be incriminated in the West End scandals,

charge. Much sensation, has been caused b Two others have been summoned on a similar by this development of the cass,

M.. Trivier, a French traveller, just arrived at the Portuguese in the neighbourhood of the Zanzibar, confirms recent reports of the action of Shire River, and other districts south of the Zimberl

The Reverend Mr. Turner, formerly Cugate at Whitley, has given a donation of £9,000 to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts

non run?

Dr. Claughton, Bishop of Saint Albans, is

• A olerk named Regid has killed with a res valver, M. Rouse Director of the Provincial Department Prefecture of the Seine. The mur derer refises to state his motive. Crete, and fir

fre roldiers have been killed. · Christians are imek prisoned, besten, and put in chains,

A Fortuguese South African Company bas been formed at Lisbon: 22.

A collision has occurred between the steamers Gow Quan Sia: Calcutta to Hamburg, and Leeri dom. of Amsterdam, at Capelle, Holland. Both vessels sank, but wil hands were saved.

Mr. Parnell stops at Hawarden Castlą to-day- with Mr. Gladstone, and thence goes to mOTTOW to Liverpool, where he will deliver a speech; ^ "H Major Wissmann påld £1,000 to the natives who captured Bushiri

UP THE GRAND CANAL,

With the usual feeling of reflef and satisfaction we saw our sall hoisted and Chinklarg gradually falling behind us. At last our Joumey has begun, and we are actually settled in what is to be our home for a month. A fair wind carries

Your's faithfully,

A MEMBER Hongkong, 7th January, 1990. Our correspondent has a legitimate grievance, but he is inaccurate on one point. From inquiries we made this forenoon, on hearing that the person alluded to had again tren- passed on the private property of the Jockey Club, the Steward in question informed us that all he said was that no private member had the right to turn any objectionable character out of the enclosure. We don't know by what sethority ONE of the historie vessels of the Foochow-built

this Steward made any such statement, but we do know that there was no necesilty for it,'us navy has at last come to the end of her tether so far as active service is concerned, and she now

fully power: is; wested in the hands of thé

• Stewards, and no private member of the Claw, re lies in Keelung harbor, having had her masts,

without some special reason, would ever think | gun, and machinery 'taken out of her lately;

of arrogating to i himself; what? Is the duty preparatory to being turned into #: receiving LAST NIGHT was a "grand military night ?! at the

of the Clerk of the Course A toy bulk, or floating.godown. for the reception of City Hall, when such officers of the grat Regiment.

right possessed by the warned off" Individual whose presence is so offensive, he has no tight cargo and goods. The vessel in question is the ❘ and staff as were not playing took the Pantomime

whatever to come inside the enclosure and no Fupo, which was prevously a transport and under their especial patronage, and were favored person who is not entirely lost to all sense of easily to Kuschow, giving us a parting carried six 69-pounders. She was built at the with quite a change of programme. The result

shame would think of intruding where his crowded month of the Canal. A few hours Inipetarian/we-swing quickly round into the Foochow Arsenal under the superintendency of was a fairly-crowded house and a performance

presence'ls objectionable. If our correspondent bring us to Vangchow, one of the great cities of will refer to No. 8 of the Roles and Regula ChinaTo us: ipappears that the rat result M. Giquel In 1879, and in 1884, while under that could scarcely have been improved. There tions of the Hongkong Jockey Club, he will of the five years that have passed since we last A MELBOURNE tailor is offering his customers the the command of Captain Le Buchan officer was a little difficulty at the beginning, somebody find the powers of the Stewards plainly visited it, le not goin but loss. An air of quiet.

well known on the Chins count and in this behind the curtain having to waggie his ginger

defined.. In bur opinion, the present extra inducement of a “patent secret pocket” in

difficulty be best overcome by a notice both in the city and along the banks of the river, ness, of which we have no recollection, teigns HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1890, their pants. This is a high bid for the enstom colony, was the only vessel of the Chinese fleet at the orchestra for quite a long time before they which escaped destruction by the hands of the could be got to cut their very engaging overture

being placed at the entrance to the enclarpet China mal jag progress! Or is retrogression of married men. Now, Boffer,

stating that werabers only are admitted the order of the day? And is not the lowest French ships at Pagoda Anchorage in August short Matters went on comparatively tamely Approved visitors can obtain special permisstimate of the population an overestimator Two or three weeks ago we made some

alon from the Stewards or the Clerk of the Whilst on the one hand, Wachang and Nanking references to the formation in London of a A SOCIETY was established some time ago in of that yony. This was accomplished by Captain until the advent of Ally Stover, in the second

Course, H.K. Telegraph.]

oh may count their candidates at the provincial Trust and Loan Company, with a capital Auckland, New Zealand, for the purpose of Le Buch getting out of the llue of fire from the act. Mr. Hopkins then commenced, a career of

Jarlytzetten examinations by the myriad, on the other, only of one million pounds sterling, floated proving that the earth is fiat. So far it has only French ships and running the Fype ashore, low comedy which completely outshadowed where she lay high and, dry for months, For the other comedians, good as they were,

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shout two, thousand presented - themselves at Lanchou in 1788 from the two provinces Kansu, besides half obscuring the charming trans- saving the Fuse to his country, the genial formation scene. Ally, with the aid of Mr. under the auspices of old and influential proved that the members are "fiato,”

and Singkiang. residents in the Far East, the field of THE tallest man in New Zealand is Gunner Le Buch was sentenced by a grateful Govern Manning (Mess Hall and Holts sartorial

BOMBAY, December 14th operations being in the Straits Settlements, Moorhouse, of the permanent Artillery Force,

ment to decapitation, which was afterwards artist) and a back-number of his namesake's Baso and wanton outrages are being perpe-against the heavy current which sete strongly Hongkong, and the Coast ports of China who stands 6ft. gla. in his socks. He takes communted to banishment to Kalgan on the "Half-holiday" had achieved a marvellous trated in the Victoria Gardens here. Somebody toward the eastera branches of the Catal Russian frontier. By the pardon of the Throne Highland costume, which he wore with the has been throwing poison to, the, animals, with A whole network of these covers the and Japan. In briefly detailing the moor house room than most men. ~~Ho-haw ! :

broadest humor imaginable. His new song" So | fatal results.

Styr country from Yangchow to North Tree-DO which was granted in 1888 to the meat it is was encored at least half-a-dozen times, O

LONDON, Deceraber 14th, mean streams, for they feat the "immense salt programme of the new Company we

ELECTRICITY moves 288,000 miles per second, the helm of affairs during the memorable as was "Who's that calling" in which he was

The correspondent of the. Timar at Zandhar Junks that congregate at Shiherwei; "A few miles ventured to point out that its establishment light moves 192,000 miles per second days of 1884, Le Buch came in for his share of assisted by an insolent and Inylalbfe tar, and telegraphs that the Portuguest under Meer beyond Yangchowner country to the writer, in Hongkong could only tend to greatly ine ball moves 1460 feet per second. The clementy, and having his rank turned to himment. He certainly contrived to keep the eyes Johnston, and have marched to Mukalobe, where season is just over, so there is plenty of water

his cople pas seul provoked unending amuse- Serpa Pinto, Imprisoned the English Consul the Canal enter the lake district. The raloy facilitate business in shares and elocke, ubiquitous fukung, however, still continues to now commande one of the weads belonging to of the audience continually upon him, although, they massacred a hundred natives by firing upon me, than in former year, say the bestmen which for some time past has been move two feet about twice a day-going on and the Hanyang Squadron. The Fade, having at taken all round, the other performers wereseldom them with Gatlings. They have also captured Sull, there are no signs of Serious Anods—20 languishing owing to severe pressure off daty.

Last been fouted off the banks of the Min by seen to better advantage. In their respective

two English flags, and announced that they will houses immediately, surrounded by water, but digging a canal from the river, and having been ways, the duct between Ally and airs, Gaaste conquer the country as far as Nyassa The there is a frequent appearances of flooded field caused by scarcity of money, A very

"There's somebody looking" and the serenade large amount of money has been taken T Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will repaired, was turned over to the Formoss who was in excellent volce divided Major Baswarmed the British to submit or suffer in which trees, banks, and so forth are isolated The Timer announcer that's Debenture Car The traffic is not heary, when compared witN the honors, both being pausually well-kung

that finzther Lower Han, from HapNOWSIEN out of the colony in connection with the play at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, this Government, and has since borg empleyod 48 a

evenlog, commenclog at 8 o'clock. The follow- transport, conveying troops" and walong rest were goods good as ever but the Donkeyporation Company capital of the Lichokowy sill, it fa by no mesti mall of numerous commercial enterprises starteding will be the programme :~~

milions, will shonly be organised. The prosho animportantly 4this work alone had not para was inclined to be obtrasies, and decidedly include several au In British North Borneo and elsewhere,

spoilt several situations, Maybe Capt. Clayton

After Vanchow the first city la Kaoyu, one will put him on a short allowance of thistles,

hundred way. It has been a large city, and as the scrips of these various com

The next performango will be on Thuraday

wails are extensive, fi But now It is a poor place, panies are not recognised by the local

with des que respectabia shop on its los“.

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between the land adhe vesant is about leventeen year built of teric will probably even in her wresgat

The

Cardinal Grangibawer, Arebbiat

***Starting_agals_we make but slow progress