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langed experience of this epidemic in India, its hune and birth-place, has proved beyond all doubt the efficacy of this remedy, which combines in a concentrated form the medicinal agents which have proved most useful in arresting the rapid progress of that fatal malady, and in combating it when developed.

Full directions necompany each bottle. Per bottle, $1.50 and $3.

Cholera Pills are made from an old, well-tried formula, and are most useful in the early stage of an attack. Per battle, 50 cents.

Dakin's Chlorodyne is Sedative, Anodyne, and Anti-spasmodic. This reliable remedy has lang been used throughout the East as a stand by in Cholera and Diarrhea. In battles, 35, 75 cents, $.0 and $2.7..

Dr. Rubini's Essence of Camphor-Valuable for simple Diarrhea, and in the earlier stages of Dysentery and Cholera. Per battle, go cents,

Fluid Extract of Indian Bael (prepared from the unripe fruit of the Egle Marmelos). Of great service in Diarrhoea and Chronie Dysentery. Per bottle, $1.

Dicletic Baci.-A highly agreeable and nutri- tive dict, particularly recommended in derange ment of the digestive organs, looseness, and This preparation has been in 'nse in India for thirty years, and is there regarded as a specific In Diarrhea and Dysentery. Per tin, $1.

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irritation of the bowels.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1890.

AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No.THE holders of shares in the Selama Tin Mining 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Co., Ltd, will be pleased to learn that a telegram Zetland Street, on Saturday, the 23rd instant, at has this day been received from the mines which 8.30 for a p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are reads as follows-"We have struck rock all over the west level, dipping north-west." On cordially invited...

receipt of this telegram the Directors wired for farther particulars and this is the reply:"Only rock, now through it into Killas. Small quarts veins showing, running west, dipping north. The level is difven'twonly feel”

A GOLF match will be played on Saturday, at 45 m. between the following teams-

Mr. Justice Clerie's Team, m. Mr. McBuen's Teame,

Lawson.

Hunter.

Mr. Justice Clarke and Dr. H. L. Dalrymple and E. I.]

•· Romics, Major Arbuthnet and C. E.j G. Stewart and Capt.1

Irvine..

Mr. P. MacEwan and N. G, 1 Mitchell-In {Dr. Craig and Major Hanney. Major Barker and R. Baird. Capt. Rumsey, R.N. and W.

Gardiner,

CHARLES NATHANIEL BETTS, late second steward of the China Navigation Co. steamship Taiyuan, and two Chinese, charged with unlawfully stowing away Chinese passengers on board the said steamer in June last, were again brought before Mr. Robinson at the Police Court this morning, on iemand. Mr. Bowles, of Messrs. Wotton and Deacon's office, who appeared for the prosecution asked for n further remand until Tuesday next, when the Taiyuan would be in part, and addi- tional material evidence be given by servants employed en board. His Worship acceded to, the request.

An alarming accident occurred opposite the Supreme Court about ten o'clock this morning Our Falstaffan friend, Mr. A. S. Cohen, was in his ricksha, coming down D'Agullar Street, when, just as he turned the Clubs corner, the wheeler shied, and the perambulator keeled over gracefully to port, For about ten seconds the inside reposed on his hat, as helpless as Sancho Panza at the battle, of Barataria, and communing with himself in fuent Chaldaic, until a benevolent Sikh hauled him out and suppressed the laughter of the unsympathetic

multitude with his club,

HARRY STANLEY'S peripatetics can evidently play the manly game of cricket far better than they can play opera bouffe. At Shanghai on the 15th inst. they faced in the tented field an leven from the F, & Q. Co.'s steamer Pekin and won a glorious victory by 47 runs. The operatic artistes totted up 50 in their first and A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.99 in their second innings, against 26 and 76 respectively from the Pekin men. Our Shanghai morning contemporary remarks that the nautical cricketers were the hosts on this occasion, and provided plenty of good cheer for their professional opponents." What a good time they must have ladl

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TH15 afternoon one of the crew of the junk laden with pigs, which was pirated by nine men taken into custody by Inspector Corcoran last Sunday morning at Shau-ki-wan, was placed in the Tung Wah Hospital. The man is suffer ing from a shot wound in the left knee which he says he received when his master's junk was attacked by pirates of Wang Man, some 50 miles S. E. from Green island. He says the attack took place on the 16th, instant, and that several of his comrades were either killed or drowned. Inspector Corcoran has recovered the pirated junk, and found five pigs on board.

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THE tea ex Strails of Belle Isle was delivered Witness was quite sure that when the sentry in New York on the 19th inst

came the deceased was groaning. While wit ness was there the deceased was standing up, but might have slightly stooped.

Re-examined-It was very unusual to hear any noise on the verandah at night. The first time he recognised the prisoner was when he was going into the urinal.

MR. Wodehouse held an inquiry at the Magia. tracy this morning into the circumstances attending the death of a Chinaman who was killed at the Austin Arms Hotel (the Peale) on the 15th inst. In evidence it was shown that' the deceased slipped off a scaffolding plank and fell distance of fully 30 feet to the ground. He was insensible when picked up and removed to the Tung Wah Hospital, where he died the next day. There being bo suspicious circumstances in the case, his Worship found that "the deceased met his death by an accident."

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AGAINST A SOLDIER.

Private Hamilton said that he was on duty in the hospital wards at Wellington Barracks on the night of the 31st ultimo. While lying on his bed he heard the noise of some one groaning on the verandah, as I burt. Witness at once weat to one of the windows and saw a coolle standing on the verandah groaning as though in great pain. There was no one else there except the coolie pulling the punkab. While at the window he heard another noise, and saw the prisoner coming from the direction of the latrine. When Leslie came up to the deceased the latter groaned loader. Leslie lifted his had to. At the Sessions this morning, before Mr.deceased, but whether to strike or not witness

.could not say. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief Justice, and a special jury consisting of Messrs. E. L. Colling- wood, H. Hyndman, W. H. Parts, C. Platt, G. Watts, W Fope, and A. G. Robbins, Alexander Leslie, a private in the A. and S. Highlanders, was indicted with the manslaughter of Wong Acho, a punkah-coolic, at Wellington Barracks, the gist ult-Mr. Ackroyd (Acting Attorney General) prosecuted, and Mr. J. J. Francis, Q C. instructed by Mt. Caldwell) defended. The prisoner pleaded "Not guilty.”

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The Acting Attorney-General, in opening the case, said that the facts of the case were as destined at no far distant date to take a leading follows-The deceased was one of two punkah of golf are easily acquired, and as there is but Wellington Barracks. place amongst local pastimes. The rudiments cholics employed at the Casualty Hospital, little expense attached to playing the game, and 31st uit, about 10.30 p.m. Sergeant Clark, On the night of the its healthful tendencies are universally admitted,

in consequence of a report, went to the a daily walk round the really admirable links in the Happy Valley should commend itself to all saw he took deceased to. Dr. Yarr. He was verandah where they were, and from what he old residents who have lived "not wisely but in a state of collapse, and Dr. Yarr gave him too well" We are pleased to learn that an

some brandy and ordered him to be taken to the enthusiastic follower of the grand old game Alice Memorial Hospital He was put in a who modestly hides his identity has presented ricksha, for that purpose, but somehow, instead a Challenge Cup to be played for monthly, on of his being so sent, he was found at 6.30 next handicap terms, and the first competition has morning sitting on the steps of the Casualty been arranged to take place on the 28th inst. Hospital Sergean: Clark got a policeman, and and two following days. Members wishing to play was sending deceased to the Civil Hospital in are requested to send in their names to Mr. chair, when Dr. Yarr ordered an ambulance, N. G. Mitchell-fanes, the hon, secretary, before as the man was too far gone to sit up. He was the 26th inst. The handicap is as follows in the Civil Hospital by about eleven o'clock, Owes 7 Strokes-Dr. Lowson; Scratch-N. G.

and died the same day. It was the duty of the Mitchell-Innes; 1 Stroke G. Stewart; a Strokes A. P. MacEwen : J. P. W. Gardner to inquire-first how deceased came by his injuries, and secondly, who caused them. On R. E. Baird; 4 Strokes-Major Hanney; Cap. the first point they would have the medical Irvine; H. T. Renny; Strokes-Capt. Rumsey, evidence, shewing that death was due to hemor R.N., Dr. Craig Major Arbuthnot Revd. rhage, arising from the rupture of the spleen, CJ Todd; A. J. Campbell; 9 Strokes-Major caused by a violent blow or kick. With regard Barker; A E. G. Watherston H. A. MeD,

to the second question-the cause of the injury Williams; 14 Strokes Fielding Clarke; C. E-the evidence to be given would shew that Bowles; S. E. Douglas; 15 Strokes E. L. prisoner was one of three sentries on duty at the Hunter: H. Kirk; F. H. May; Dr. Fogerty: Casualty Hospital on the night in question. E. C. H. Grant: 18 Strokes F. Dundas Private Hutchison was on duty at 10:30, when D. Henderson; Dr. Page: Capt. Barker: A. K. prisoner came out and said that he was going to Travers; H. McCallum; 11 Strokes--). Be the rear. A short time after he had gone out on to the verandah a cry was heard, and Huichi Irving: R. Stokes; H. P. Barton; H. L. 24 Strokes C. V. Ladda; J. Dalrymplej

son, on going out, found deceased kneeling with his band to his side. A minute or two later the Moffat; Capt. Scott; R. Fraser-Smith; A Sutherland; C. Thorne: H. M. C. Elliott A. H. prisoner returned, and deceased, on seeing him, Anson: 27 Strokes. Andrew; Dr. Atkinson began to cry louder, whereupon the prisoner R. de C. Boyd; Dr. Cowie; A. Denison; A. G.

attempted to strike him. Another witness, Stephen CA. Tomes; Major Tattenham Private Kirkpatrick, looking through a window. G. W. Whiller; J. McLeavy Brown; 30 Strokes

saw deceased with his band his side and --S. Brown; J. S. Van Buren; S. 5. S. Clarke; prisoner close by. Kirkpatrick asked prisoner what N. J. Ede; D. Gillies; E. Jones Hugher was the matter, and be replied that the coolie W. Legge; R. Lyall; A. Sandford; J. W. "wouldn't pull up." Another private, who heard the Hawton R. R. Jukes.

noise and went out on the verandah, saw prisoner going round the opposite coraer, and noticed a complaint. A the deceased, who made minute afterwards prisoner returned, and deceased again cried out. Prisoner thereupon attempted to strike him with his fist, but was prevented. The other punkah coolie would say That the deceased was asleep, when a soldier came out and told him to “get up! get up |'| and then kicked him. Deceased got up, and the soldier went on. The other soldiers, hearing deceased's cry, came out, and prevented the man from again assaulting him. If those facts were proved-and the witnesses, with one exception, were all British-there would be no question as to the guilt of the prisoner,

following is Mr. Rudyard Kipling's newest "Barrack-room Ballad "contributed to the Scots Obr

THE YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIER.

No practical navigator says the Marines Journal questions the importance of vessels of all nations steering under a uniform rule. A large majority of the vessels of the United States steer "ship fashion" and the reason that a change is not made is due to the active opposition of the minority in channels that lead up to legislation. As the Board of Supervising Inspectors of steam vessels is composed, there is hardly a possibility for this important change in the system of steer-When the 'arf-made recrally goes out to the East, ing to be adopted, although they have the power 'E acts like a babe an' 'e drinks like a beast, so to do, for the reason that one or more of the AD' 'e wonders because 's is frequent deceased

Ere 'e's fit to serve as a soldier. ten 'districts from which these officers come steer #steamboat fashion," the reverse from "ship fashion." It is a custom that has existed for years, but like all other impracticable ones, it will have to go eventually, and that through the agitation of the majority and the press Class papers are beginning to give the matter more serious attention. Soon the dailies will pick it up, and then the uniform steering role will prevail. This was one of the important matters that the marine conference should have tackled. Had this body passed a rale making "ship fashion" steering the standard rule for all nations, Congress would have been forced to act upon it.

WI find this in the Bangkok Timits of August

Serve, serve, serve as a soldier, Serve, serve, serve as a soldier, Serve, serve, serve as a soldier,

So-oldier hofthe Queen 1

Now all you recruities what's drafted to-day You shut up yer rag box an ark to my lay, An' I sing you a soldier as far as i may:

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A soldier what's åt for a soldier.

Fit, fit, fit for a soldier-

buts,

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Cross-examined-To witness's 'knowledge the

guards did not take off their boots when they came on duty. No officer was on duty, ot least no officer called round that night..

Lai Foo, stated that he was a punkah

coolie at the Wellington Barracks, and on the night in question was palling the punkah on the second floor. There were two of

from 9 o'clock p.m. He and decensed pulled the punkah in turns, four hours about. While awaiting his turn the deceased was lying down on the verandab near the railing. Witness saw a European soldier came on the verandab up! Witness understood that "get up" meant that night. He said to deceased "Get up! get

arise. The deceased did not get up, and the map lifted his foot and kicked him. · Witness abserved afterwards that he had been kicked in the left him kick once only. The deceased told witness

side. The deceased made the sound "Oh! Oh!" when kicked. It being a darkish night, in the absence of a lamp witness could not be sure exactly how the man in question was dressed. Some soldiers came and surrounded the man and took him away. Witness was quite aute that the man taken away was the man who kicked the deceased. The man had boots on, No one came on the verandah that night until the soldier who kicked the deceased.

Cross-examined-Witness saw several men

them, witness and the deceased, on duty

drinking at a table in a rooms on the same floor where witness was pulling a punkab. A soldier went down stairs to bring up the liquor. Between 9 and 10 o'clock that night witness did not see any soldiers come along the verandah to go to the latrine. He was on duty all the day looking after the boats. Sometimes he swept up the rooms in another barracks, during the day. The man who kicked the deceased moved his head about a good den. His bead was still wag ging about when he come back from the fatine after kicking deceased. The deceased did not get up when the soldier called out "Get up, get up he was lying down when he was kicked. Just a fiule before one o'clock the deceased was lying down on the ground floor, when he had been taken by the man who looked after the medicine.

By his Jardship-Witness did not look to ses if any one came to the window near where he was pulling the punkab. He saw the man who kicked the deceased coming back from the direction of the latrine; he was the man who had his head wagging and subse quently lifted bis hand to strike the deceased.

Private Henderson said he was on duty in the casualty ward at Wellington Barracks Hospital on the 31st ultimo. As far as he knew there had been no complaints about the pankahs up to 10.30 that night, when he heard a "moaning round. At first he paid no attention to it, but as it continued he went out to see what was wrong. When he went out he saw a punkah coolie kneeling on the floor, Privates Hutchison and Leonard were also there, on the verandah.

Cross-examined-When they went on guard that night they took their boots off, as was customary...

At this juncture his lordship adjourned the case until io o'clock to-morrow.

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shares, I would mention that Mesars, Gregory and Clyma, who brought the property before us, and are now the registered holders of 1500 shares, have telegraphed for their full allotment of the new issue.

Mr. Judd-How much of the new capital goes to the new properly, and how much to the new machinery'

The Chairman-About £4,000 are required, £500 of which is for machinery. About $20,000 are asked for—that is $10,000 more than we need, to provide against any contingency.

Mr. Judd-Is the new machinery already bought?.

The Chairman-The principal part is already bought and paid for, out of the original capital. There were à lew items omitted from the first estimate...

Mr. Judd-Then the additional machinery is only about £500 ?;

The Chairman-Not that only about fico, The bulk of the capital is required for the pro- perty; we have only got it an offer for a few days-one lot we have to take by the sgth of

this month. Mr. Gregory: is selling one piece, and the leaseholders offer the rest; they would not sell on any consideration but we have land all round theirs. One lease is offered for £400, and

the other for £230..

Mr. Oringe, at the request of the Chairman then said-The idea of taking up the outside

I had pald a visit of inspection to the mines. I was so siruck with the prospects of the mine, and with the remarks which had been let fall by Mr. Gregory that there was a Melbourne syndicate and a Sydney syndicate after the waiting for the results of your mine, so that really. property, that I thought those people were only

you were proving not only your own property but that adjoining, perhaps for the benefit if it was good enough for them it was good of someone else. Therefore it struck me that

enough for you. I therefore inspected the two adjoining leases, in conjunction with Mr. Gregory, and got definits offers to sell. With these additions you will have a considerable property and a nice back block, which will be quite enough to deal with if you do what I think ought to be done-that is, when your own lode which you are working out now is proved, you would be in a position to split up the property and sell the northern on southern part, because if the reefs turn out as I expect, and the

property for the Company occurred to me when

indications of other rests are also worked out, you will have an amount of gold-bearing land which will be too big for one Company to work. So I thought it would be a good opportunity, since you are bound to get additional capital, In any case you cannot go on with the working of your mines with the amount of money you have in hand. You must buy thore machinery-your concentrating plant is of the utmost importance, because the gold in that lodd shews a great amount of mineral, and as it is worth from 33 1040 oz. per ton it means that you must get machinery to save every particle. Bearing in mind that you had to get new capital, it struck me that with an additional $12,000 or $15,000 you should take up these properties. I went down to Mount Macdonald with Mr. Gregory and the representative of the Melbourne syndicate. I went to Mt. Eureka also with them, and the first" question I asked Mr. Gregory was why he didn't offer it to this Comp ny. He said he had heard such reports of the financial market here that it was absolutely useless to do so. However, I got an offer of the property from him, to take or not, as you pleased. I consider the Eureka a better lade and a better property than the Balmoral, for one or two reasons. First it is on the black slate, while the Balmoral is on bine-stone, which is extremely difficult to work, while if you geton the slate it is easy. Then there is nothing like so much ground worked out at Eureka as at Balmoral-you are already two or three hundred feet deep there, and about 2,000 tons of earth have been taken out, I inspected the bank bɔoks, and saw the returns of gold. There are two or three leases, making a nice big property. I don't go on the idea of this company working the mine at all-I simply go for spending, my, £1,000, half of which will be spent by the co-owner, just sinking a shaft, driving along, and taking a trial crushing, which can be done cheaper by you, than by anyone else, as you have your managers there, and the crushing expenses will be light. When you have proved your mine I think there will be no doubt that it will be easily sold to a Sydney syndicate for a large sum. But I should not recommend its working by this Company, Those are the two new properties now under offer. I know there le almost great cause for dissatisfaction among the | shareholders about the time of getting to work. Of course I am not responsible for it, but I cannot understand the time estimated in the first place; to anyone who had had any experience of erecting machinery it was absurd. 2.—That the said new shares be, in the first I don't think it could have been done, even in a instance, allotted to these shareholders whose town, where there was every appliance at hand, names shall appear on the register of share in the time, and when I saw the mountain road holders of the said Company on the 1st day of and the big creeks the machinery had to goorer September next (and who shall on or before the It seemed impossible to erect it in the time 15th day of September, next, apply for the same suggested. I think they have done exceedingly to be allotted to them), in the proportion of one good work, considering the season. The weather, Cross-examined-I could not see li anyone new share for every five old shares held by them, of course, is a very important factor, and this bad come upstairs, nor anyone who went from but that no shareholder shall be entitled to claim particular year they have had 67 inches of ratoj the next ward on to the verandah.. When I that any fractional · part of any 'new share be as compared with an average of 37. I hear that brought Leslie in from the verandah he was allotted to him.

the time will very likely be longer even than I' unkind,"middling" drunk, but was soner when he went

3-That all new shares not applied for by put it, but then I'said if they had fair weather,

coffee. The orderly on the verandah was Private disposed of and allotted by the Directors in such the end of this month, but I wes from the papers. Leonard. He said that some soldier had been manner as they shall think fit."

that the rains are continuing, and consequently doing something to the pankab coolie, but did Mr. G. R. Stevens presided, and Messrs E. you can't expect to get the machinery up for not say it was the prisoner. When the file of Woodin, H. Hist, W. H. Young, E. Georg, W. some time. With respect to the extra cost of soldiers arrested Leslie be was lying on the Judd, C. N. Young, E. Osborne, G D. Scott, machinery, Mr. Gregory gave me reasons, from told-bed, asleep. When he awoire be fagnired what da Roza; R. Baird, O. Wagener, H which I did not quite understand whether it was they wanted, and Sergeant Clark said he must Harms, and K. A. Stevens (secretary) were p ́e- because of increased plantor not. He said that his go to the guard-room for interfering with, a || sent,

estimate when be formed the Company was fors Chinaman, but when he saw that Leslie was. The Chairman said:-Gentlemen,-Having | 13 head stamp battery, but now he bai put up a drunk he said "Never mind about the China heard the notice read convenfag the meeting za stamp battery, and very properly. Then they man, put him in for being drunk," He had will now briefly explain the object of it, before had in view a very good second-hand plant, and asking you to pass the resolutions which you as the engineer reported favorably on it. Mr. have had in your hands for the past fortnight. Gregory closed the offer, but 'too late-it was In May last, your Directors, bearing of Mr. already wold, So time was lost; because tenders

First, mind you ateer clear o' the grog-sellers, For they sell you Fixed Bay'nets that rote out

yer guts.

Ay, drink that 'ud eat the live steel from yer

butts

An' it's bad for the young British soldier.

Bad, bad, bad for the soldier-

doubt-

When the cholera comes-as it will part a Keep out of the wet and don't go on the shout, For the sickness comes in as the liquor dies out,

An' it crumples the young British soldier.

Crum, crum-, crumples the soldier- Bat the worst of per foes is the sun over 'caus You must wear yer 'elmit for all that is said; Ife finds yer uncovered 'e'll knock you down

dead

Mr. J. F. Lemm, architect, put in a plan of the second floor of the Hospital at Wellington Barracks, and was cross-examined on it by Mr. Francis at length,

Private Hutchison said-On the night of the 31st July 1 was one of the guard at Wellington Barracks Hospital, along with Private Gray and the prisoner. We were at the Lunatic ward. About 10.30 the prisoner wen! out to go to the

rear, and along the Queen's-road verandah. I beard a moan about two minutes later, and went out, where I saw prisoner, a Hospital orderly, and two coolies, on the verandah. One of the coolles was on his knees, apparently in pain. Leslie had on histrousers, singlet, and stockings I can't say if he had boots on or not; when we went on guard we all took our boots off, and I don't know if he put them on again or not when he went to the rear. I asked what was up, and when the orderly told me I told Leslie to come to bed. About a quarter of an hour later he was arrested.

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THE BALMORAL GOLD MINING

COMPANY, LIMITED.

An extraordinary general meeting of the share holders of the above Company was held at the'] Hongkong Hotel this afternoon, for the purpose of considering the following resolutions de

1. That the capital of the Balmoral Gold Mining Company, Limited, be increased from $150,000 to $180,000 by the creation of three thousand new shares of $10 each, to be fully, paid-up,

13th "A curious case is now before the Inter- national Court. About 7 years ago a China- man, born in Amoy, came to Siam and, by some means or other procured here, or brought with him, a certificate as a British subject. He lived with a Siamese woman for some three months and then returned to China, where he remained till the other day, when he again turned up in Bangkok. During his long absence the woman, probably thinking he would never return,"contracted a lawful marriage with another, and DOW the former lover, or husband, or whatever he may be, has entered a sult for divorce and claims some five thousand ticals from the co- As the British authorities here It is requested that all communications relating to Subscriptions, respondent. Advertisementa, Son, be addressed to the "Manager, He recognize the Amoy Chinaman as a British sub If you're cast for fatigua by a sergeant

Letters Edivelal teattery to be sent to "The Keiten" and it naturally follows that his supposed wife | Don't groose like a woman, nor crack on, nor on guard. · They had been drinking whiskey and such shareholders within the time aforesaid be they would erect it in two months, that is up at

should also be considered as coming under their Jurisdiction, and thus the case ought, according Be fandy and civil and then you will find to our way of thinking, to have been tried As it's beer for the young British soldier. In the British Consulate. With regard to Beer, beer, beer for the soldier divorce, the Siamese law enacts that any woman

Now if you must marry, take care she is old----- 'who has been deserted by her husband for one

A troop-sergeant's widow's the nicest, I'm

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●pinions thus expressed.

DEATHS.

At Shangbal, on the 15th August, CYRIL YVIN, the infant son of Arthur J. and Frances M. Reeks, aged a years and 7 months,

'ject.

year or longer, has a right to consider herself free to marry again. It is a very interesting case in connection with the marriage laws of Siam and we shall not fail to inform our readers of the sequel."

THE Russian press is arousing to the fact that

At 23. Seward Road, Shanghai, on the 16th English interests are makse seats? instant, WILLIAM BUCHANAN ; aged 38 years.

Che J======g Telaga=pt

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST at, 1890.

TELEGRAMS.

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.

LONDON, August 19th, Parliament has beca prorogued. The Speech

from the Throne stated that relations were friendly with other Powers, and the Newfound land question was seriously occupying the attention of Government.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THERE will be a game of polo at Causeway Bay to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 5.30 o'clock.

ACCORDING to latest reports from Yokohama, the health of Capt. Jaques, of the steamship Pingiusy, who had been stricken down with cholera, was improving,

Persia. The Moscow Garcite

by

Khan, who, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, five years ago was regarded as a friend of Russia, is now as Minister of Commerce a zealous friend of the English, A short time ago he received from the Shah an official firman granting him concessions for the laying of a read between Teheran and one of the towns on the river Karun, for the tobacco monopoly, and for the establishment of telephone communication in the capital. The Minister has now ceded his rights with regard to the making of the road and monopoly to the English. It will be asked what tight bas the Persian Minister to give up such privileges to the English without the Shah's per mission; but it is as clear as daylight that he had received this permission, and that the concessions were granted in his name only to make the thing appear less suspicious. But this is by zo means all. At the present time negotiations are going on to hand over the Mint to the English, as well as to lease the Castoms then. The River Karun, the bank, the mixes the roads, the tobacco monopoly, are all in English bands, so that, without exaggerating. It it may be said that England, Russia's irreconcil

An' you'll die like a fool of a soldier.

Fool, fool, fool of a soldier---

blind.

For beauty won't 'elp if yer vittles is cold,

An' love ain't enough for a soldier.

Nough, 'nough, 'nough for a soldier-

Toth

If the wife should go wrong with a'comrade, be To shoot when you ketch 'em--you'll swing, on

mr onthl Make

im Lake 'er an' keep'er, that's 'ell for 'em

both, 11

An' you're quit of the curse of a soldier.

Carse, curse, curse of a soldier- When first under are an' you're wishful to duck Don't look or take 'ced at the man that is struck, Be thankful you're livin', and trust to yer luck. An' march to your front like a soliller. Front, front, front like a soldier- When 'arf of yer bullets Ay wide in the ditch, Don't call yer Martini a cross-eyed old bitch She's human as you are--you treat 'er as sich,

An' she'll fight for the young British soldier.

Fight, fight, fight for the soldier

When shakin' their busties like ladies so fine The guas o' the enemy wheel into line; Shoot low at the limbers, and don't mind the shine,

For noise never startles the soldier.

Start, start, startles the soldier

If yer officer's dead, and the sergeants look white, So take open order, lie down, and sit tight, Remember its rufn to run from a fight;

An' wait for supporta like a soldier. Walt, wait, wait like a soldier-

plains.

able enemy, bas obtained possession of Persia's When you're wounded an' leftjan Afghanistan's best treasures. We Russians have not one privilege, except, access to the unimportant If the women come out to cut up yer remains, Ensell Bay, on the Caspian Sea, and this can be ist roll to yer rifle an' blow out yer brains - of no use to us, as no road exists from Pirabara. An' go to yer Gawd like a soldier.

to Kasbin. Before the Persian authorities can entertain the idea of building a road from Meshed. to our frontier, that from Teheran to the Karun will be long since finished."

Go, go, go like a soldier

Go, go, go like a soldier Go, go, go like a soldier

Bo-oldier of the Queen,

no boote on when arrested..

Private Kirkpatrick said-I was on guard in the Lunatic ward on the night of the 31st

July, with Privates Hamilton and Henderson. Orange's visit to Australis, thought it advisable and to be received for new machinery, but that was not on duty at 10 30, but was awake and | to ask him whilst there to inspect and report on they have is very good-the battery especially, heard groaning on the verandah. I ran to the the Company's mine and property. This he The question of the concentration was fully gone window, and saw the prisoner standing about did, and a summary of his report has been in into, fand (sort of arrangement, entered into three yards away, and as far from a coolie, your hands for some days. The addition to with the inventor of new process. strongly. who was kneeling down, groaning. I asked property and machinery there recommended opposed it, because in starting a mill it is much what was wrong, and he said that the coolle we have carefully consl'ered, and we think better to go on with the old style, the tried pro- would not pull up. He then went on towards it advisable there should be made. We cesses, rather than go experimenting. This was the latring, and returned in about a minute. The now ask you, gentlemen, to agree to the contemplated to save a good deal of money, be coolle said something in Chinese as Lesile passed, small increase of capital necessary to carry cause the concentrates would be provided by the and Leslié lifted his hand, but Hutchison pre- { out these additions. The offer of the different inventor, and only paid for if successful. But if vented him from striking, and took him away to leases we only have in our hands for a short | not, time will have been lost, and perhaps a, the room. I don't know that he had anything time, and we believe it is certain that immediately good deal of mineral, which carries a high" on his fect, but he seemed to make a noise when the success of the Balmoral Mine is assured, percentage of gold. The prospects of the walking,

which we hope and expect is not far distant, mine are extremely promising; the work in Cross-examined-I did not give evidence at thero properties" should "Increase very much in the past shows what can be got, and there the Police Court. Septries are not allowed value and may either be resold at a considerable is also the possibility of there being other reals to sleep whilst on guard duty. I most certainly profit or worked by the Company, as may be on the land. One was opened out, when I was did not kick the deceased myself, and invent deemed best. The first necessary additions to there. But I think it would be unfair for such this story. The deceased pulled our panicah, I machinery for the cheap working of our mine prospecting of new rests to be done out of your was the senior soldier in our room; there was are now being made, and will, we are sure, add | earnings-I would suggest that you should have no non-commissioned officer. I had scen e to the profits in the future. These additions, - a fund, called the Developing, or the Prospect- coolle asleep on the verandah, lying lengthways, though not mentioned in the first estimate, have ing Fund, made up of what money you can before the assault,

been paid out of our original small capital. Had spare-say the balance of your capital after you John Leonard, a private in the Medical Staff not a new battery of 20 stamps heem purchased have paid for the machinery, Out of that Corps, said that he was stationed in the Casualty placed of a second-hand one of half this power, you can open your new reels, instead of from Hospital on the night of the 31st ultimo. He at first proposed, our capital would have sufficed, the working account, so that everything you get was off-duty, in his room, between ja ja without of couple purchasing any other properties, from your crushinga mill go to the proper account, and 13 p.m., “Hearing a polse, he went out on Expenses have been increased more than we from which you will get your dividend... Bat all! the verandah, It was a bright moonlight night. expected by unprecedented rains, and in referring these things will require more capital, are badakig He saw deceased standing: up, and groaning. to these ruius I would mention a telegram was The Chairman then proposed, the first Prisoner and Hutchison were there, and the received from Mr. Gregory yesterday reading resolution. 19 latter prevented the former from striking the | *** Delayed by bad weather, roads impamable, coolles Frisoner had shoes on. The sentry said | will have everything ready 20th of September. to Leslie “You'llbe getting yourself into trouble."! i With reference to the taking up of the new}}

in

Mr. W.H. Young-In view of what we have heard from Mr. Orange, to whom we are very much obliged for the thorough manner in whica: