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Intimations. DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA, LIMITE D, CHEMISTS..

AGENTS PARKE, DAVIS & Co.'s,

SPECIALITIES.

CASCARA CORDIAL

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1890.

they would be objectionable to the arrangement on the part of the section of In another column we publish the programme of the Easter wapinschaw of the Rifle Associa tion. Roman Catholic portion of the community, Catholics to which he belongs; they an and that it was not in accordance willing to live, but they are not advocates with the fitness of things that the of any other people of a different. faith great public work being allowed to exist. That is an exact inauguration of a

should be accompanied by a ceremonial to which any section of the public had A non-secret preparation of the now univer-conscientious objections." Now, this may sally used Cascara Sagrada.

In those cases of constipation and Indigestion be an excellent assortment of frothy words, where Cascata is indicated, this cordial can be and to the superficial observer doubtless ased, with confidence; it is pleasantly flavoured and combined with aromatics that prevent reads well; but on being analysed, what triping, and cover the objectionable bitter taste is it? In plain English, a combination of which is the one great objection to the use of this pompous twaddle, pretentious Impudence, medicine.

and inexcusable ignorance. Let us prove our assertions.

Sold in original flasks at $1.25. CONCENTRATED DISTILLED EXTRACT WITCH HAZEL: names, has gained the position of a household This preparation, sold under various fancy remedy for wounds, bruises, inflammation, &c.

In the treatment of piles it often alone.soffices to effect a cure, but its most important use will be in the treatment of traumatic injuries, includ Ing sprains, bruises, excoriations, cuts, bums, contused-and-lacerated-wounds, as well as coms,

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description of the action taken by Mr. FRANCIS, doubtless at the instigation of the priestly keeper of his conscience, in grossly insulting the Masonic, fraternity of Hong- kong by his officious, meddlesome, and uncalled-for interference in in which he had no legitimate concern. And in his defence of the Administrator, whose deplorable weakness, for his own sake, we inünitely regret, the learned What status had Mr. FRANCIS to make counsel does not even stop at misrepresent this objection and press it home? He is, ation. He says that Mr. FLEXING has only we understand, a member of the Reception acted in accordance with precedent, as Committee that has been ignored and somebody has told him that on the ridiculed by the great body of the occasion of the Prince of WALES' Visit "out, of deference to community-a Committee appointed in to Bombay,

We are requested to correct a mis-statement in our paragraph. in a recent issue with respect 10, the officers of the Canadian Pacific Company's The increase of" wages We asked for und

us, without trouble of any kind, and simply was asked for and given, the officers inform through the ready recognition by the Marine Superintendent of their good services, and subject, of course, to the owners' approval.

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OUR latest Australian advices inform us that poor old Ike Austin-who ran a shooting saloon in the Hongkong Hotel bowling alley with dis tinguished success for several months, about eight years ago-has lately opened classes in Sydney "to instruct ladles and gents in the art of using fire-arms." It is intersting to note that the revolver is a specially:" Ike was a curiosity in his way, but he could shoot. He left here for the Colonies with Litherland Cunard, who at one time was partner with

has ever seen. Keller, the best man at legerdemain Hongkong

THE musical critic (?) of our morning contem- porary has made a most astonishing discovery

THE Prince of Monaco recently promised his wife to close the gambling bank if another suicide occurred. The suicide has happened, but the bank is sil!lopen, om der E A REGULAR meeting of Zeiland Lodge, No. 535. will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Thursday, the 3rd proximo, at-8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

The Chairman-We can make a rough cal culation now if desired.

Mr. Arnold-Surely you know what was actually paid for machinery?

The Chairman-Yea, but some of it is more valuable now than before. Then there is the increased value of the land. The good will was | put in. For

Mr. Arnold There is $86,000 In another. place for machinery.

A SAN FRANCISCO contemporary cheerfully

The Chairman-That has been bought since. Mr. Arnold-You spoke about holding a meet- offered Nellie Bly $sco a week to relate the storying to deal with shares. I would suggest that it remarks: Manager Austin is said to have. of her travels in Boston. She might paealbly should also consider, the desirability of altering makę a little more on the outside if she sold the the Articles of Association anyone who bas right to use her pictures properly inscribed to perused them will see how defective they are some dentifrice maker. The portraits of the there is no power in them for the directors... globe trotter, as exhibited in this city, present to deal with unpaid calls. They should be her grinning from ear to ear and displaying a altered so as to give that power. They should formidable array of teeth. The smile is worthy also be altered in other respects. of a piquant sauce advertisement,” THE Maiden Libeller and dear old Morning Granny are once more an the war path, the bone of contention on this occasion, being an

tions in honour (?) of the visit of the "Dook of alleged letter regarding the Chinese demonstra

Connaught published by the latter. The “Malden" one says that the motive of the attempts made by Granny to aunoy, "the

Mr. Leigh-What was the capital of the old Company? Wasn't it $250,000, in $25 shares ? Then when the new Company was formed they were made $50 shares, so that that accounts for half of the $500,000.

The Chairman-That is so. Mr. Leigh That accounts for half of the present capital. USE MY S

Mr. Amold-That is the value of the good- will then spelledarkan

bunions, chapped lips, fissured nipples, ulcers, hole-and-corner fashion by the local Catholic-feeling,-some-grand- Masonic-in-his criticism (7) of-the-amateur-concert-held-indefatigable Secretary and the Committee, who Mr. James, on a hint from the Chairman, rose P. D. & Co.'s preparation is equal to any of Government without in any way consulting rite was forbidden by H. M's Government in the St. Andrew's Hall the other evening have done their work well,”-it is only the and seconded, the adoption of the report, etc.

the bites or stings of insects, &c. the brands sold ander proprietary names and is about one third the price.

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under circumstances similar to the present." What is the actual truth? Why, when in 1875 the Prince of WALES took the leading part in & magnificent ceremonial in connection with what is now known as "The Prince's Dock," at the special desire of His Royal Highness it was carried out with full Masonic rites, and Catholic feeling, if ny such thing existed, was very properly ignored. And so it ought to have been in

said criticism being a column of the most sicken- Ing and meaningless waddle we have come across for many a long day--this guileless youth tells us that a vocal sole by Mrs. Guedes was rendered in a manner which places her in n prominent position among (sic) mezzo-sopranos," The vocal solo was Rossini's famous cavatina "Usa voce poco la," sung by Rosing in "I! Barbiere," and Senhorn Maria Guedes for the past fifteen years has stood alone amongst amateurs in this colony, both as artists and vocalist, as an exponent of Italian operatic music. It must be littering to this accomplished lady to find herself placed after all these years, by about high-class music as our office goat,

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Secretary who is indefatigable, d'ye-see, not the Committee, d'ye understan is not far to seek and is not very creditable. This is a bit rough on our morning contemporary, and evidently in intended to suggest something very nasty. When birds of a feather, etc., etc.

which was agreed to.

Some discussion then took place as to the alterations in the Articles of Association, but nothing was fixed when the proceedings terminated.ARNA

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THE INQUEST.

In auswer to several correspondents we have to state that the amateur concert given on Wednes- day in aid of the Allca Memorial Hospital was not dealt with in our columns for the simple reason that the customary, invitation was not sent to this office. When the press is not off-

Capt. Ramsey, as acting magistrate, held an cially invited to an amateur performance it is inquiry this morning into the circumstances not being publicly criticised, and as a matter of beard the Fushimi Maru, reported ia our courtesy we have fovariably adhered to that

columns yesterday rule. In this particular instance, however, notices 'of the concert have appeared in both our con-

the wishes or feelings of the Hongkong public. What public interests, general or special, does the learned Q.C. represent? Does he hold a brief from Bishop RAIMONDI, or from any important section of the Roman Catholic community? If A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. so, we shall be glad to know it, and at the

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witnessing, like other sections of the public, the Masonic procession and ceremonial against which, according to Mr. FRANCIS, they have scruples of conscience? And what does the learned counsel mean when public work"? The Praya Reclamation is a public work in one sense, but certainly not in the light indicated by Mr. FRANCIS. It is a work to be carried out by private members of the community at their own

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bogus, officially-appolated Reception Com-in a prominent position amongst local mezzo- mittee possessed any independence or sopranos! truly represented the views and wishes the public. But bigotry, backed up by unblushing impudence, carried the day; for Holy Rome.

J. C. Franck said-I am the master of the

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expense and risk, and merely under Government supervision.. How many Roman Catholics have actual rights of any description whatsoever in the Praya Reclamation? We know of one only; If there are any others, we should like to be favored with their names! likely to be, and therefore do not hesitate Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applicato say that Mr. FRANCIS' objections are as

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we were not there.

INswer to several inquiries recently received temporaries, so that we can suly conclude either we may state that the difference between a fair that seme of the talented vocalists preferred soft bet and a "welshing" transactin was pretty soap to intelligent criticism, or that the person; clea.ly defined by the Court of Queen's Bench who managed this part of the business has yet a that, while money due for a bet is not recover- commonsense. A competent musician who was able at law, a man who deliberately welshes prescht informs us that with the exception of another out of his money is gulity of fraud. Lord two or three items, the concert was feeble beyond Coleridge and Mr. Justice Day laid it down that | description, so that it is perhaps just as well that to obtain money by means of a trick, even if it were connected with a betting transaction, was larceny pure and simple, and we really cannot see. bow any other sensible decision could have been

the race-course as-io gambling transactions-in- the share muket. A genuine and bonest bet or speculation in shares is one thing, but a bogus bet or une-sided plunge in shares is quite another. A genuine wager on a race or on differences in shares is not a contract that the law will enforce; GERMANY.

but welshing that is a bogus bet-the law It is stated positively that Prince Bismarck regards as a crime, and punishes accordingly. has resigned all offices,

RIOTS IN LIVERPOOL.

LONDON, March 18th. The Dock labourers are on strike and toting in Liverpool. The troops in the neighbourhood arrived at. It is exactly the same in betting on have been summoned.

"RANDY."

The electors of Paddington have denounced Lord Randolph Churchill's action regarding the Parnell Commission.

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frivolous as his advocacy of an imaginary grievance is feehle and contemptible.

It is announced that the entire French cavalry Does any sensible person in Hongkong will be armed with 2 new helmet. It is of believe that, outside the inner circle of the nickeled copper, with a cockade, worn for the priesthood, there are a dozen Roman first time by the French soldier, upon the top. Catholics in the colony opposed to the AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No Masonic arrangements which have been 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hail, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock overthrown by the Administrator's pitiable precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

But even pusillanimity? We don't.

LADY PAUNCEYOTE, wife of the British Minister assuming that a powerful section of Roman

at Washington, is stated to have been greatly Catholics had authorised Mr. FRANCIS" to astonished at the effect of a notice that she raise the objections he has made with such would be at home on Saturday afternoons from spirit and decency, we should still want, and fosisted on shaking hands. before considering their outraged con- AN electrical instrument has been designed by scientious scruples, a great deal more which a permanent record can be automatically, Information than has yet been vouchsafed continuously, and correctly kept of the course travelled by a ship. It works from the compass, by the bellicose barrister. The supposition and shows how steadily the ship has been kept or presumption indicated by. Mr. FRANCIS to her course by the man at the wheel. that there is anything of a religious THE ruling spirits of the Receptionists have

MR. EDWARD TYRREL SMITH, with whom I bad bunlaces relations for some three or four

years," writes Mr. Mapleson in his " Memoirs," was an extraordinary personage whose like could be met with only in our own time and in such capitals as London or Paris, where the population in general has certainly not the faintest idea how some small part of that popula- tion lives. Mr. E. T. Smith had made up his mind early in life to be the possessor, or at least the handler, of considerable sums of money; and he at one time found it worth his while, so as never to Be without funds, to hire daily, at the rate of one pound a day, a thousand-pound note, which was obligingly intrusted to him by a money-lender of the period, one Sam Genése. There are not many persons to whom such s loan would be worth the thirty-six-and-a-half per cent. interest which Mr. E. T. Smith paid for it. He was an adept, however, at all kinds of busi- ness, and his thousand-pound note enabled him to make purchases on credit which without deposit-money he would have been unable to effect. Attending sales, he would buy whatever happened to suit him, with a view to immediate re-sale, offering his thousand-pound note as a deposit, to discover as a matter of course that it could not be changed, and have the article for which he had bid marked down to him all the same. Then he would re-sell it and pocket the certain share gamblers in this colony who have played an almost similar game to this with more or less success some have come to financial grief, some have made money, and some who are not in gaol ought to be there.

Fushiki Marn. We arrived at Nagasaki on coal until the arst, working the first and second the 19th instant, to take in coal. We took in days until five, and finishing on the atat at 3 pmThe coal was brought on board in. bulkhead between No. 3 hatch and the water tank chamber was covered up with coal an the zoch. The vessel lay out in the stream, not alongside the wharf Anybody coming off untess they looked suspicious, would be allowed on board. At night two quarter-masters are on duty to see that no Japanese come aboard. We left Nagasakd on the 21st, for Hong- kong The fint idea we bad that these people were on board was after our arrival In Hongkong, on the 25th, when we began to discharge cargo, I was informed that there was an awful smell in the engine room. We put it down to dead rats, and looked everywhere, but wo couldn't find any. Then the chief engineer decided to open the man-hole leading from the engine-room into the bulkhead. After a lot of trouble the cover was taken off, and some legs were seen sticking out. That was reported to me about 9.p.m. on the 36th. By that time the coal under No. 3 hatch had been sufficiently removed to give access to the bulkhead, and the four women and eight bodies were found. The women had to be assisted out. I don't know what the bodies were like, as the smell. The steamer was searched for stow aways by the police before leaving Nagasaki.

couldn't stand

Dr. Jordan xaid-I am the Health Officer of the port. I have examined the place where the bodies were found. It is utterly unfitted for occupation, on account of the absence of ventila tion, owing to its being surrounded by coal and rendered absolutely air-tight, except for the light leakage through the cargo, I have not seen the survivor Death was the result of

4 to 6. Nearly fourteen hundred people called rooms, playing the violin occasionally, piquet a difference.". Unless we greatly eir there are suffocation third mata on the Fushiki

Edmund Bragge,

Mors, sald-On the night of the 19th there

SARASATE's career in New York, according to the Sun, has not been important outside of his stage performances. At one time he threatened to be a ma her of pronounced importance. It is certainly a fact that his mannerisms on the stage suggested the posings of Montague, Bellew, and Tearle at their best, but Mr. Sarasate did not in any sense follow up in the streets the reputation he had made behind the footlights. A certain amount of Broadway parading seems to be necessary to the full success of a masher in this tava, and it was here that Sarasate's indifference was displayed. His photographs were sold largely and the matinees where he played brought out great crowds of women, but the indifference of the Spanish violinist to feminine adulation is profound, When not playing in public ba is lounging about in his good deal, and reading vast numbers of yellow covered French novels La grippe has not affected his violin playing, but it has called forth some very sultry remarks incidentally as the stason has progressed. HERE is a Ile thing in "Plain English" from the irrepressible Sydney Bulletin, on "Brokers' Rights and Privileges," to which we

The adjourned annual meeting of the share fraternity:-The Melbourne Stock Exchange received a "nasly jar"the other week when J. B. holders of the above Company was held this Paterson sold a batch of the late J. B. Watson's afternoon, in the Hongkong Hotel: Mr. C. Ewenu, Investment stocks by publicauction. Immediately general manager, presided, and Messrs. L upon the announcement of this coming sale, Poeanecker, G. Fenwick, T. Amald, H. J. James, the sharebrokers passed a solemn resolution W. Judd, R. K. Leigh, J. Barton, J. D. Hut to the effect that it was an infringement of chison, G. Murray Bain, R. Dipple Sia Asing THE opportunities for seeing the Hudson Burprise their rights and privileges-in short, Poon Pong, Lee Sing, J. de Sonnaville, etc. and The Chairman said that the annual meeting will be their final show. The house last night of his pickings," Then a deputation waited was not so congested as usual, but the fun wAS upon the offending auctioneer (or sent him a on the 28th alt had to be adjourned on account loud and frequent. To-night, among the scores memorial) explaining that stockbrokers, like of an insufficient attendance, the only business of oiber items in the programme of the Indefatig-custom-house agents, must be allowed to bleed done being the election of directors. Since able entertainers, are a variety of American the public for doing something which the public then Messrs. Danby, Leigh, and Orange, and

each of them hollow as a druh, were advanced had also approached the Government and me to come to Hongkong, where he would find

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junghong Gelegraph character in the proposed Masonic cere-swept away the oil-clots imitations of decorative would direct the special attention of the local

The Hongkong Telegraph

HoiaEONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1890.

monial, or anything in the slightest degree calculated to offend the prejudices or ruffle the consciences of even the most bigoted apostle of Papal infallibility, is sheer idiocy. His Excellency the Administrator and Mr.

skill which festooned Queen's Rord on Tuesday, If they would also exercise their despotle power over a few of the worm-eaten "trumpery arches" which the Chinese have run up in various localities we might recommend a peerage for Mr. Mitchell-Innes,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY, MAS

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was not much coal in No. 3 hold. It was then possible for the girls to have come on board. must have been, smuggled on board, as no women are allowed in the hold. To get into the hold they must have climbed down the iron ladder... I saw the bodies taken out, When we began to knock the bulk-head away we heard the survivor calling out. We found them on the port side, pear one body. They got out with a little assistance, I think they must have got in the day, we arrived at Nagasaki The place is not easy of access, and I think they must have had assistance from some of the crew. No one would believe that it would be possible to live in thera if the coal was all round. It may be that

before, but not more. Women have been found stowed away in various places before,

The old woman who was one of the four- survivors was then called. She said-I am a widow. The deceased man frequently came to

BIGOTRY is still a weed of rank growth in this colony, and its chief advocate and apostle is Mr. JNO. J. FRANCIS, Q.C. This JNO. J. FRANCIS, Q.C., object to taking part. Party are now reduced to two-to-morrow night wicked scheme for robbing the hungry vafture J. Foreman, (secretary) were presented the hiding-place has been used by one or two

In an innocent pageant with their own countrymen.

Land co-religionists, but they have no objection to actively partici-

watched her very intently.

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energetic gentleman's latest public exhibi- tion in defence of what he calls "scruples of conscience," but what we term bare- faced humbug, is contained in a letter he wrote to this journal on the zzna Performances, gorgeous banquets, and that are brightest" is to be sung by Mias Baber. facilities put in their way, Half-a-dozen reasons, cement very favorably. He (the Chairman) small shop-keeper in the next village. He naked · Inst., criticising an article published to other festivities with so-called Pagan THE increased immoral suggestiveness of the to show that selling shares by auction must be the military authorities with respect 'to using me a place as amah... I at length consented, our columns, and attempting to vindicate Chinese. Is it not farcical this straining at partially-concealed over the nudely exposed was injurious to the community at large, especially the cement, and they were now expert and he took me off to the steamer. When we one more exemplified at the unctuously pious to that non-producing and somewhat noisy menting with 1. Mr. Brown, the Surveyor- got on board he took me down the bold Barnum's Olympia show in London, where a section known as brokers. Mr. J. B. Patterson so General, had promised to visit Green to a very dark place, where there were the short-sighted and narrow-minded 4 gnat and greedily swallowing a camell

Mr. FRANCIS for once is absolutely | Indy-acrobat equipped in the ordinary feminine for recognised the vested "rights" of the Stock Island when he had time, and inspect already several women. There were no coals action of Mr. Administrator FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G., in virtually setting-truthful when he says it is a sad thing that garb turned somersaults from the shoulders of Exchange that he offered to give members per the works. He would probably be asked to in the hold at that time, When I heard them one male companion to another with great cent of hisowncommissionen ry purchases they take samples to be sent to London for commence loading wanted to get cut, and aside en account of alleged personal there should be Catholics in Hongkong neatness, revealing little of her lower extre might make. This concession was not considered analysis and test: The tests on the part of called aloud, but no one heard me. About three religious bellefs or scruples the Masonic so stupid as to have what he calls mities. We read that the Prince of Wales to be sufficiently liberal, so the leading brokers, the engineers had been extremely satisfactory hour after that the man went away again, and the big "bulls" and "bears," decided to visit The repairs to the large kiln were now completed, came back with three more girls, one of whom I ceremonial that hari'been arranged, with conscientious objections to Free-masonry } the full approval of Governor DES but we can tell him that the total number of Tax Daily Press says editorially that, in the their wrath upon Patterson and the colony of he was glad to say, Mr. Fenwick, who had seen knew by sight, There were seven or eight there In the Legislative Council on Victoria by not attending the sale. When the it several times, being quite satisfied with it, and before. It was after dark when I went on board, Vaux, in connection with laying the these Catholics is so insignificant as to be Wednesday between Mr. A. F. MacEwen and blessed tidings of this intended" boycott" was there was no fear of its collapsing again. Several Tas man gave me some bread, and seemed to foundation stone of the Praya Reclamation scarcely worth consideration. There are the Colonial Treasurer on the question of imparted to its prospective victims, a general small kilns, capable of turning out about roo have food stowed away. He told me the ship when all the kilas ware working, that long we were there before, we heard the engines during the visit of the Duke of CONNAUGHT. any number of believers in the Pope of in texation here and in England, the manifestation of great joy ensued. People saw ton week, had also been built, and would go in two days, but I don't know how unofficial member for the Chamber of Commerce an opportunity for buying res at the price for Mr. FRANCIS, with that irresistible style Rome in the ranks of our Freemasons, bad mich the worst of the argument. Our con, which they were to be parted with by the actual ont-put, it was hoped, would be trebled begin to work as we could not tell whether it of argument which is all his own, com- who are not one whit the worse Catholics temporary was always a toady and lickspittle to holder, while the heirs and assignees of J. B. At the last meeting some opinions had been was day night. had not expected to mences his letter by "fearing" that in our because they join hands with members of f Alfred Lister, which probably accounts for Watson chuckled at the thought of obtaining the expressed in favor of forfeiting shares on which have to come over in that posted to this latest exhibition of nonsensical drivel prices paid by the actual buyer, less only certain only a call of $5 had been paid, of which, unforanked him, and he said that it was only for a Legitimate business expenses. The absence of tunately, there were still a large number, There" |'short-time, until we got to sea. I don't know attack on the Administrator we had gone other creeds in carrying out the noblest THE full extent of the stagnation in local shares leading brokers was borne with patient was some dificulty in dealing with them, as so he died frst Some of the girls who died bad a little beyond the facts, and yet a few work on God's earth, CHARITY, to all and stocks does not appear to be fully recognised, resignation, and the total return from this suction many persons held, both charter of shares told me that the man had induced them to come lines farther down be frankly admits that suffering humanity. At our Masonic balls in spite of the very forcible remarics on this sub-sale was about 5000 more than could have After considering the matter carefully the direct on board. We asked him, when our confinement ject made in the Legislative Council on been obtained, at current market rates. As tors had decided to call a meeting to deal with became unbearable, if he intended to kill us, and "I cannot, of course, say what H. E. the the wives and daughters of Roman Wednesday last by the Hon. A. P. MacEwen, buyers were not throwing away their money just it. The time for doing so had better be left to he replied that he was suffering just as much as Administrator said or did in the matter, Catholics, themselves obedient children to the dismal appearance of Queen's Road Central to spite the brokers, it may be fairly assumed them, considering the largo sumber, they held on know that there is a law in Japan against women leaving without a passport. I had none. as I have had no communication with Mother Church, are only too happy and the phenomenal scarcity of dollars. A that the wald 5000 would, in the ordinary course. He then mured the adoption of t

Mr. Arnold asked several questions on the not speak to any of the crew. would hardly mend matters as the brokers' role (we have yet to bear of the brilliant exceptions) him before or since." In the face of to jola in the social revels and ceremonial. 1. brokers* strike bas been suggested, but that of things, have fallen to the boycotters, who as accoustume No policemen saw us go on board, and wo da

business has been out on strike for the past six

working account, inquiring who was responsible One of the girle, apparently about 17 years of for the collapse of the kiln.

age, sald--I live with my parents at Nagasaki, told me I should find Hongkong a A STRANGE and mysterious tragedy was dia

The Chairman replied evasively, and sald that the man covered by the police this morning About the

that question of interest, on calls it had money to end to my friends. He kod me to the loss was about $8,000. With respect good place and that I could soon earn plenty of o'clock some water-police noticed body floating in from the Ly-e-muz Pass, and on lifting it out of only the Stock Exchange, that pious body in been usual to allow several weeks grace it. Cancewithe bins, and fald be could send me on the water found it to be that of a Chinaman about the gospel according to Stockbroker Palmer, M. Amold thought that was unfair to those board the steamer in the ballast-boat, waited forty years of age. His head had been horribly of Sydacy, was left lamenting The upshot who paid promptly, and who sometimes had alongside the steamer a considerable ime unli chopped, but he had evidently not been many of this strange tolscarriage of Justice will be to borrow money to do H. He was in favor of it was dark There was an one else with me. more sales of stocks and thares by suction and charging, interest-even for one day, Ho Eventually the man came and took me on board hours in the water. The peculiarity of the case,

more sorrow for the poor old middlemen, Per continued With reference to the item in the the steamer, He shewed me the way. We however, lay in the fact that a small piece of

haps in time some level-headed Christian will Assets Account for the purchase of the old went down tween decks and be brought me to induce the richer public to float an Unprofes Company's property, how much of this $415050 2 small hole about two feet wide. I went in sional Stock Exchange Co, and build a ofg hall, represents machinery and actual masets, and bow open to the world at threepence visit of twelve much good will enable tickets for half-a-crown. There buyers and The Chairman offered to give the information sellers will meet face to face, and not through a at the office. brokerdarkly very darkly. When that good time arrives the professional stock-brokers, to nam ber among themselves too many shameless jobben, will be reduced to the spcessity of doing

something useful to earfi un bonest crisis

this naive admission, we think it would of the ex-communicated Freemasons, have been just as well If the learned and we hear nothing about contamination, Queen's Counsel had confined himself to or outraged consciences, or religious what he knew, and not to what he scruples. Doubtless all such laptus are merely believed without any foundation conveniently arranged at that degrading whatever, before impugning the accuracy sham known as the Confessional] of our statements; however, we will let Mr. FRANCIS attempts at sarcasm may It pass, as this is a special characteristic be compared to a man struggling to of Mr. FRANCIS for which, under all smash a mosquito with a sledge-hammer; circumstances, it would perhaps be unfair they are at once clumsy and innocuous, Moreover, at the present moment they are exceedingly ill-timed, and might even lead to disastrous consequences. Unfortunately for the learned Q.C's, argument, the ive and let live" principle he so effusively refers to is usually

to hold him responsiblə..

On his own confession, It was Mr. Jno. J. FRANCIS who first raised the objections, and pressed them home, against any Masonic manifestations being associated with the proposed ceremonial, on the ground that

board was tied to the end of his quest, on which was writtenRANEAN (Het chu, kust law, rik yan yuk sih yan yuk), The English of this is Sea Pearl (which may be the man's alckname) devil head" (a slang term for informers)." eat man's ßesh (meaning lives on blood-moner). It is simised that the deceased was a Customs informer who had fallen a victim to his enemies vengeance, The

polies are investigating the matter,

religiously return their selling and buying clients the highest and lowest rates respectively, anayell ing the diff. for their own blood-sucking solver. energer, therefore bota sides saved a commissions Presumably 5000 morethan mettheauctioneer's

to

the report and

With Mr. Arnald pressed for it then it should be stated in the accounts. It was difficult to see where the “ good will y' came in, since the bus news had yet to be created. Could it be stated in the neat balando-sheet

and find some people, ready there. It was too dark to tell how many; the man camp 100. Some time lapsed and 1 asked him for food

and he vivo ma s small piece of breads: When' aller Arce Aked for more, no answer cane Think be a dead Then, I heard the steamer starting cannot #y how long this was aller coming on board but ifthink it was the following nightë: 1 did not find out the names of any