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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS, SELECT MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS. ASTRINGENTS, DIARRHEA & CHOLERA REMEDIES, &c.

DAKIN

Per

AKIN'S CHOLERA ELIXIR.-A pro- langed experience of this epidemic in India, its home 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 accompany each bottle. 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 bottle, 50 cents.

Dakin's Chlorodyne is Sedative, Anodyne, and Anti-spasmodic. This reliable remedy has long been used throughout the East as a stand-by in Cholera and Diarrhes. In bottles, 35, 75 cents, $1.50 and $2.75.

Dr. Rubini's Essence of Camphor-Valuable for simple Diarrhea, and in the earlier stages of Dysentery and Cholera. Per bottle, 50 cents.

Fluid Extract of Indian Back (prepared from the unripe fruit of the Egle Marmelos), Dysentery. Per bottle, $t.

Dietetic. Bacl-A highly agreeable and nitri- tive diet, particularly recommended in derange; ment of the digestive organs, looseness, and irritation of the bowels."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1890.

DEATH.

THE British Warehouseman announces that a process is now known which will work glass into cloth, of any color or thickness, and incombusti 41a53ble. We wonder if it is transparent |

At Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.A., on the 26th August, Mrs. MARTHA T. MALLORY, aged 73 | years,

Che Boxatios Colegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, S'PTEMBER 3, 1890.

OUR DEPARTING COUNCILLOR. EXACTLY twenty years ago ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN came to Hongkong, and for that lengthened period of time he has been identified with the old established firm of HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. During these two decades Mr..MACEWEN has been a very important factor in the political commercial, and social life of the colony. A Scotchman of splendid physique, he quickly made a name for himself as an athlete, and for the first half dozen years of his residence he was facile princepsas an oarsman and sculler, and on the cricket field and !" other branches of sport fairly held his own

ACCORDING to the little regimental record of the, A. and S. Highlanders, Reut, Grant is a very fucky man; he returned from leave recently to find that he had got bis promotion from and Lieut. won the gold medal for the Officers' Colonial Shooting Competition, and drawn the winner of the Derby Sweep i

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THERE will be a game of polo at Causeway Bay to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 5.30 o'clock, AN American contemporary states that Judge Į. P. Smith of Fort Worth, who is now worth $1,000,cos, once walked from Kentucky to Texas because he did not have enough money to pay his passage:

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DES CHAR- BONNAGES DU TONKIN.

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An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held at noon to-day, at the offices, for the purpose of passing several special resolutions-Mr. Bavier-Chauffour pre- sided, and the Hon. C. P. Chater, Hon. J. J. Keswick, Messrs. T. Whitehead, H. N. Mods,

A. G. Morris. D. Nowrojet, M. Grote, T. I Rose, f. Ezekiel, E. Solomon, and C, Georg The Chainman, according to French form, (secretary) were present. announced that the shareholders present and equal to 205 votes. The two principal represented 6,190 shares, value 3,095,oco francs, shareholders Mr. Chater and Mr. Mody-were invited to act as scrutineers, and Mr. Grote as secretary. He then said.

THE ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN

PATERSON.

Lieut. Sutherland, writing to Major Hannay from Negri Sembilan, under date 6th ulto, sends the following details of the accident to Captain Paterson, which appear in the Regimental News-

Dear Major:-I have this morning sent a telegram to Malace, to be wired on to you, informing you of an accident to Captain Pater- son, which po doubt you will receive all right, The news, much exaggerated, is all over the country here, and I thought it as well to wire in case somebody else, thinking it a good para, for Singapore The Colonial Surgeon, who took my Hongkong papers, might wire it up from telegram down knows Paterson's people and will write to his father by first mail as there is no danger we have not considered it necessary to telegraph. As regards the accident, the circum stances are briefly as follows:-

Of great service in Diarrhea and Chronic with the best and bravest. The advance frankly recognizing and praising the moderation of the property of the Company, At our last follow up. We halted after three hours' hard | Linching, and runs south-westerly parallel with

This preparation has been in use in India for thirty years, and is there regarded as a specific in Diarrhea and Dysentery. Per tin, $1.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED.

Telephone No. 6o)

Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Isa Hongkong 1st September, 1890.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

BY APPOINTMENT.

(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.) HONGKONG,

"PUNJOMS" are again becoming a dangerous element in the colony, but in a different fashion to the usual "bull" and "hear" movements to which we have been so long accustomed at frequent intervals. Murmurs both loud and deep are heard on every side, and we have lately listened to very strong language from persons who are notorious for their sedateness. Nero fiddled whilst. Rome was in flames and his capital was vanishing in smoke; the Directors of the Punjom Company do nothing, whilst the market value of the abates "melt away." It is high time something were done. Mr. Becher's alleged lacker will prove a very poor excuse for the Directors the next time they meet the share- holders in solemn conclave assembled. The question of the hour is--where is Becher ? A CORRESPONDENT, who had a chat with Prince Bismarck on the industrial situation abroad, vaya: "As, at a leisurely pace, we were strolling down hill by another tortuous woodland path, the labor question cropped up, apropos of the recent Miners' Congress in Belgium, After of Mr. Burt's address to the delegates, Prince Bismarck abruptly broke out with: Tell me, did you ever know a banker with a million who was contented or a scientist, politician, artist, lawyer, satisfied with bis gains and I will go further and ask you position? have you ever known a contented man? I mean among the rich, the successful, the highly born or highly placed? How, then, shall the workingman be contented, whose life la necessarily one of few pleasures and many troubles, of frequent privation and rare Indulgence? The more operatives get the more they want. I do not say that it is not natural, nor that they differ from other men in this respect, but the fact remains. Let what real grievances they still have right themselves by natural processes, as they will gradually and in due time. Above all, let them continue to improve their position without State interference, which can only do them more harm than good, beside inflicting irretrievable injury upan numbers of other people quite as worthy of consideration as There is something "thin" about

The reason this meeting has been convened is to submit to your approval a scheme to authorise the issue of debentures to the amount of $500,0co, in 6,000 debentures of one hundred dollars each, Haiphong currency, which loan will bear interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum and be secured by the hypothecation meeting on the 31st May, we drew your atten. tion to the fact of our capital having been exhausted, and we informed you that your Directors were already considering the means of meeting the requirements of the Company for the continuation of the work. We have since arrived at the conclusion that the most suitable and practical, way to meet our wants would be to raise the money required by way of a loan, and mortgage the property, which will gradually be paid off from our revenue, thus imposing upon the Company a liability which will only be temporary. The extreme limit for the relm- bursement has been fixed at six years, from 30th September 1590, it being left to the discretion of your board to anticipate such reimbursements and to such amount as they may think fit from the 30th September 1891. I now have the pleasure to submit to your approval the following resolution:-

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TE invite attention to the following old EwEN was almost always available; the all this, but as our energies are locally employed off within six years, from the 30th September, feet long, was standing in the open before me at Bank) are so great, that some of the villages

Winded Brends, all of which are of es

we don't care to go into criticism.

of years and the inevitable increase of adipose tissue-what a deal the easy sort of life one leads in a hot climate has to answer for!-placed the crack sculler on the retired list, and then Mr. MACEWEN blossomed out into one of our leading merchants, a prominent member of the Chamber of Commerce, and eventually attained the high honour of representing the Chamber in the Legislative Council And all the time he was a keen supporter of those sports and pastimes which have made Britons famous all over the world. The Victoria Recreation Club has much to thank him for; at our annual Regattas he A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. was always to the fore with his experienced counsel and liberal aid; when a man was short in an important cricket match, Mac-artisana," "violet jacket, white sleeves and cap" was a popolar if unlucky banner at our annual racing carnivals in the Happy Valley; and the now prosperous and prospering Golf Club owes much to his energy and devotion to the grand old game." Of Mr. MacEwan's commercial career in this colony it is scarcely necessary to speak; he has carried his good name unsullied through troublous times more than once, and in no small degree has proved invalu- able to the firm with which he has been $1.00

so long connected. As a public man he 1.to has, during his comparatively short career in the Legislative Council, done excellent service both for the interests assumed to be represented by the Chamber of Com- merce, and for the community at large, He has eschewed toadying to anyone; he has worked hard for the public interest, 0.75 and his manly Independence has secured

him wide-spread popularity.

cellent quality and good value for the money.

The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices..

casus In ordering it is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired.

Orders through Local Post or by Telegram

receive prompt attention. PORTS. (For Invalids and general use.)

Per dozen

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Green Capsule ...........

B Vinlage, Superior quality,

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"This extraordinary general meeting of shareholders authorises the issue of 6,000 Debentures of 10 Collars each, Haiphong Currency, at par, bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum, to be paid 1890. The meeting leaves it to the discretion of the Board of Directors to fix the dates of such A CANTANKEROUS contractor who was loafing issues and their respective amounts. The Board about the (ram station in Garden Rond

of Directors have the option of paying off part or whole of the above loan at any time yesterday afternoon, together with

and others,

between the 30th September 1891 and the goth Victoria College School-boys had a regular "set to " with Mr. J. Coyle, September 1896 by giving three months notice 20 employe of the Tramways Com-

in the local press of Haiphong and Hongkong of

ticulars belli was based, upon their intention so to do by way of drawings. pany. The the undiplomatic demands of the zealous carman, that "John" and his chums should clear out of the station and pull up his socks. The pugilistic contractor stood in the door-way and defied the crowd, whereupon Coyle dashed at his man in Sullivanian style, caught him one on the dial hit him a terrific "rib-roaster" and then clinched with him. At this moment Messrs. Benton and Xavier, employees of the Com pany, came up, as also did one of our ubiquitous Sikhs, who grabbed the now gasping heathen by his queue and started to get him out

The Chairman then proposed a number of medifications of the Articles of Association, as of the way. As soon as the bellicose gent get recommended by the directors. The first was his wind, however, he fell upon the Sich, who to transfer the registered head office from banged him heavily in the chest so hard Haiphong to Hongay; the next altered the status that he fairly scared him to death. Anyhow he of delegate directors; the third reduced the time begged to be sent home in a ricksha. Whilst for sending a copy of the Commissioners' report to France from forty days before the meeting to the Sikh was deliberating the infidel was getting his wind again, and with commendable

twenty, for convenience, and a similar change promptitude be at once went up to the Magiswas made in the length of public notice of such tracy and coolly took out a summons against meeting. The changes were all agreed to Coyle for assault. The caso came on before Mr. Wodehouse in the Police Court to-day, when unanimously, and the proceedings then termi- his Worship dismissed it with costs.

that spit his, claret all over the place,

Mr. Chater seconded, and it was agreed to. The Chairman next proposed That this extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. authorises the hypothecation of the mines and the property belonging to the Company at guarantee of the loan agreed upon, and gives full power to M. Bavier Chauffour, managing director of the Company, to pass and sign any acts or deeds necessary to that effect."

Mr. Keswick seconded, and the motion was carried,

which he, the speaker, had often been taunted Techou, They were remarkable for the season of the year in which they took place, the time by intelligent Chinese and Indians.

With the announcement that next Tuesday.heing within the fifth moon, when such catas- the President (Capt. S. Ashton) would, in all trophes are almost wholly unknown. It is also probability, favour the members with his welcome a strange and thus far an unexplained circum- presence, and a cordial vote of thanks to the stance, that these breaks took place when the Canal was only half full of water, an accurrence Chairman, the meeting closed.

which, so far as we can learn, is wholly unpre- cedented. This fact has given rise to all sorts of rumours that the breaks were made by design, though no one can explain to whose interest it could be to have them occur. The facts connected with the break near Wach'eng when apprehended in all their bearings, are a kind of window which lets in a great deal of light. upon the relation of the local government to the people of China and upon the relation of those people to one another. In order to understand the circumstances, a few words of explanation are necessary with regard to the topography of the country. The Grand Canal is an artificial water-way extending from Hangchow in the Chêkiang province, to the city of Linch'ingchou in Shantung. At this point the canal enters the by the Chinese the Imperial river' (Yu he), or the Wiriver, although the latter is ordinarily called Grain Transporting river (Yün-liang ho), through- out all its course to Tientsin. The general course of this stream to the sea, through the province of Shantung and Chihli, is from south-south-west to north-north-east. On the right bank of the At 6 am. on the ayth July, we left our ter- river, beginning at a point near Techou in north- western Shantung, runs a bank having a general direction parallel to that of the river bank, vary back to our head-quarters, about 25 miles off porary camp to go down stream, on our way After three hours' paddling we found elephanting from a few fi, to a width of sixty li, or even tracks that morning, which we at once started to more. This bank crosses the real Canal at walking, and as we did not appear to he catching the river, being lost sight of in a distant part of up the elephant, decided to make our way back Honan. The land between the river and this bank is much lower than that to the right of the Taking a different direction we bad only gone bank, and forms indeed a depression as if it had to our praus and breakfast. a few hundred yards when we found we were once been the bed of a great l-ke. The bank right on the top of the clephant. P. took the four is evidently very ancient, and all trustworthy traditions as to its origin are lost. One bore, and I a double twelve, and in a few.

of the tales in popular currency is that minates we were in sight of him feeding away from us; P. was to have the first shot. The this is a relic of the late Ch'in Shih-buang, beast went zigzaging about, pulling down a the same who abolished the fendal system, branch here and there, and once I think I unified China, burnt the books, pitted the stopped for a scholars, (Fen shu Kang ju) and built the could have shot him, while, I to me, P. went on and 1 lost sight of him. A enough for any one emperor, without aspiring to minute thinking the beast was coming back Great Wall. These several achievements are minate after there was. crash and a terrific construct a bank the uses of which are difficolt to comprehend.. To the modern and non- trumpeling; I knew the beast bad winded us, and stopped for P. to fire before I expected the inquisitive Chinese it is sufficient to remark in a nonchalant way that it was built to keep out the brute would bolt. P. called out to me by name, it to be merely a caution, and that perhaps he the north. However this, may be, the region but in an ordinary tone of voice, and, believing Yellow River on the south,, and the Tartars on meant the elephant was coming my way, 1 did enclosed constitutes a great depression, thickly not answer. A second later there was a cry of sown with villages, and in case of a break of "Help" The Malays and I shouted out; an the Yunliang river, is liable to destructive. other crash through the jungle, and the elephant inundation. The variations of level within this a small one, with tusks not more than 2 er. 2 district (which is locally known as Under-the- about 25 paces. I gave him both barrels and 1 may be wholly drowned out, while those so fortunate as to be a little higher, suffer no believe wounded him badly, but have had no opportunities of finding out. I at once ran up to damage. In every year of more than the who was not more than 20 yards distant, average rainfall, this unfortunate region is liable to flood, Those villages which are situated on though out of sight, and found him lying under

sheet, with a lot of blood the bank when the water is high, wish the a tree, white as coming from his left leg. I gave him whiskey floods to drain down to the flats below. This and since then have gathered the following par- the villages which are situated on the edge of the bank, most of the land belonging to which Having got close up to the elephant be aimed is "below the bank" are resolved to prevent, and pulled, but the cartridge missed fire; elephant The result is not infrequently fights and lawsuits once charged; he looked round for and gun; of portentous proportions. The city of Wuch'eng, bearer not there; reloaded, and saying to hit- on the right bank of the Canal, is wholly within self, one shot for life, waited till the elephant the low region, and eighteen of the villages was within 5 yards, when gun missed fire again; which it governs are in a very low and exposed got behind a tree and as elephant came round place. Adjoining them on the south-east, is the struck him over the head with rifle; left tusk district of Hsia-chin, to the north-east that of Enbsien, At this point lies the old bed of caught him on left upper thigh and spun him round; elephant then drove task clean through a "Sandy. River" which is probably one of felt thigh, luckily outakle bone, right tunk cut- the numerous depressions through which the waters of the Yellow River have in former days ting his head slightly over right car, and attempted to crash him, which P. prevented by emptied, themselves. The situation of Wa hanging on to right tusk. Then, I imagine, our chang is a very bad one, from an engineering point of view, for the river, coming round a sharp shouts frightened the beast and he flung P. away and bolted. I bandaged wounds up with strips bend, is peculiarly liable to burst its books at of my shirt, and keeping our head tracker, this place. This must have happened many times in pastages, and before the present instance Suntul, a most excellent man and sportsman, with us, I despatched the other three to find has apparently occurred twice during the present praus and bring up food, etc, and more coolies century. Upon one of these occasions, the to carry P. into camp. This was about 12.45, historical detai's of which are not now clearly we had each had a cup of cocoa in the morning, remembered, the Enbsien people succeeded in but nothing solid since the night before; we getting the right granted officially, to make a had no biscuite with us; there was no water bank across this sandy river, thus saving their and 1 had nearly half a bottle of whiskey in my expansive flat from inundation. It is this bank which has made endless trouble to those on both flask. About a Suntul said it was going to rain

sides of it. Five years ago, although the Canal we made a move and sat down to wait for the did not actually break, a great amount of water coalies, whom I expected about 4. We had a

washed over the banks at this point, and this, heavy thunderstorm, which was most lucky, as P. united with the phenomenally heavy rains, had a raging thirst and we were able to get him inundated the eighteen villages of Wuch'eng. water. It did not last long, and there was The villagers of the latter undertook to cut nothing for him to drink. The coalies did not through the bank, so as to let out the water appear till so am. the following morning. The upon Enbrien land. A large number of horrats of that night in jungle without water, villagers from the latter district were guarding the bank, and the result was a serious battle, and the loss of several lives. The chronic I can attempt to describe to you. About 7 a.m. and P. asking for it all the time, are more than Suntul found water, and we were able to keep P: hostility between the men of these adjacent well supplied after that. Coolles brought food, districts was bitterly aggravated by the long. When intelligence was given this year of the but nothing P. could touch except a little cold protracted lawsuite which resulted. gravy and some brandy. We made a litter and started at 11 to carry him 6 miles to the river threatened gap, the Enhrien men rushed in For this suicidal policy of owners, the Chair- Four men to front cut the way, and we got thousands to protect their bank against the 'The latter were man said, the officers should not continue to through well; considering all things, in 4 hours, assaults of the Wocheng men. suffer any longer, and therefore, taking all the Then down stream for 2 of an hour till I found a too few to use force, but they tried guile, with what must have seemed to them signal success. circumstances into consideration, the officers suitable spot for a camp and was able, about had no other course open to them but that 29 hours after the accident, to wash P. It is reported that when the Enhsten men arrived, Wounds. Following morning at daylight I sent there was among them no organisation of which they had adopted a general strike. As to the demands of the shipowners that one prau up stream with letter to Lister there, any kind, each caring for his own interests, and another down to Hall at Tampliz, asking The Wach'eng party hired eight men, all the officers should sever their connection with the Federal Trades Union, it was arbitrary for doctors. I had a house built over P., the practiced in athletics, and therefore able to defend themselves if stacked. These eight in the extreme, and an insult not only to the kajang shed in which we were, and waited for

men were hired to go over the bank and mingla Officers Association bat also to all the trades assistance. Washed wounds twice daily and

There could kept P. golog with soup, eggs, and lime juice. with the Euhsien villagers, watching for an unions throughout Australasia. therefore be little wonder that the other unions Mercifully we had bandages, and carbolic oil opportunity to serve the interests of their own had full sympathy with the officers who bad with us, and when 3 days after the accident we side. During the forenoon they worked with gone out" on strike andthereby paralyzed trade. got our stores up from our bead-quarters, plenty the Enhsien men to strengthen the bank, but at The Chairman then announced that during of carbolic acid, with which I washed the wounds. noon, when the latter retired to eat their lunch, the current month there would he a conference After waiting 4 days and hearing nothing these eight men remarked that they would stay at Liverpool between the representatives of the about doctor, we decided to go up stream and work a little longer, while the others ate (This, of itself, ought to have THE nine gallant" tara," arrested_by Inspector Union of Ship-masters and Offices of Great and make our way here. Let camp at their meal. Corcoran at Shau-ki-wan, charged with Britain and the Shipowners Association, p.m. 2nd August in large covered prau, and excited immediate suspicion, as it is believed piratically stealing yo pigs, twenty-five tacle in when reforms in the condition of those travelled four hours. Tied up for the night and that their is no record of any such bond fids to the sea in ships," started again at daylight. At 3.30 pm. met action in any part of Chinese history). As soon liver; and a large quantity of clothing from who go down

as the Enhxien men were gone, ibe eight spies Junk on the high seas between Hong. Including the establishment of a system of three apothecary Com Tamplin coming down stream to meet us, who, after examining P. said he

proceeded to cut the bank which they had just considered him in a wonderfully good state, béen mending, and the first that was known by cong and Haiphong, were again, brought watches to be strictly maintained on board before Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court all British ships of over 300 tons register, as this morning, when his Worship discharged also an increase of pay, would be deliberated considering. He dressed wounds again, using the Enhsien party was a stream of water pouring travelled tili dark and after some difficulty into which they had fallen, the thousands of En all the prisoners but the three who had upon. (Applause). He urged members to stand lodoform, which I had, but had not used. We through the gap Perceiving, too late, the tran previously admitted their participation in the steadfast in the cause, use their influence to crime with which they were charged. One of enrol more officers in all parts of the Orient, and arranged with Malays to go on when hsien labourers rushed to seize the eight, who sil moon rose. Left 1.30 am. and arrived at escaped, however, through the waters, to their these again urged that as the offends was com- await the result of the movements in other parts mitied in Chinese waters it really did not concern

of the world with that patience which had Jumpol, 10 miles from here, at 6 am, 4th. After own side, with the exception of one man, who hitherto marked British officers sailing out of keeplog us walling some hours police corporal was captured, and according to report was the British authorities one lots; but to no

we had to stay all day in the police station, magistrate of Eabrien, and is at present in jail. purpose, for he and his two fellow-sufferers were Hongkong as the most loyal and forbearing of reported that we could not procure coolies, and wounded by a gun, He was taken to the promptly committed for trial at the next Criminal men under, occasionally,, very trying circum-

virtue which the a fairly comfortable house, sending on to Lister For this service, it is said that the Wach eng The other five, when liberated stances. Patience was Sessions.

to warn him of our arrival and ask for men. party agreed to pay the eight men fifty thousand "made tracks" out of the police compound in British officer in Eastern Seas had shown him- about the quickest time on record, and steered sell to be possessed of in no small, degree, and About 3.30 Dr. Hood from Malaces turned up, cash each, equivalent to about seventeen tacles and his arriyal had a very good effect, P. haying with the characteristic Chinese proviso, se a straight course. for the more congenial Tal- he felt sure that the day could not be very far ping-shan. The Shau-ki-wan butcher charged distant when the grievances of officers in this part known him at home. For the first time the responsibility whether death resulted or not with being in unlawful possession of some of the ofthe world would meet with the just consideration wounds were properly washed out and syringed, (pu kuas su kuo). As soon as it was seen that pirated wee-wees was then put on the stand." of both owners and legislators. Patient persever and found in a very good condition, and free the bank was really cut, instead of attempting Mr. Hastings, of Messrs. Wotton and Deacon's ance in well-doing was all that was needed for from smell. Left Jampol 8am. yesterday and to repair the mischief (which, however, may office, whe defended him, said that his client the present; but a few days, at the outside a few took 8 hours to do the somiles; blazing sun and have been impossible) or even consulting about bought the swine in good faith, not knowing short weeks, would determine the question rough track. Kept P. up with champagne, eggs, the matter, the Enbuien villagers straggled off and brandy. From here we are making 'our waY to their homes to aco what would be the effect Benedictine Maraschino

they were stolen, and paid full prices for them, whether or not officers of British ships were to

there. As soon as they were all gone, the breach Curaçon Herring's Cherry Cordial

would doubtless be expanded 10 the utmost Chartreuse Dr. Siegert's Angostura LOOK after your watches! The police are prose. As the police were unable to prove the defen-be sere slaves. Britons boasted of their rights, down to Singapore, via Malacca

by the Wach'eng villagers, and the result Bitters, &c. cuting an apparently vain: search for a gold dant's guilt he was let out, his Wombipremarking their fs edom, their privileges, but that it was

NASE in that a vast torrent of water has been steadily watch and chain and set of gold studs worth, in | that there was no doubt whatever but that he neither a right nor a privilege for officers to all, about $300, which a rascally member of the did know where the grapters came from, have but four hours below at sea in

meif pouring in upon the great fist, which contales a a hundred, and eight villages. There is good light-fingered fraternity abstracted from the bed but that, the polled being unable to actually prove which to sleep, to eat, to smoke and to room of Mr. Flaber, in Duddel street, on Monday the charge, there was no alternative but to dismiss write up their legs, there should be no doubt,

26th July, go evidence that nothing effectual has been coas night, It is supposed that the thieves got in to Mr. the case with a canilon, and make no order either amongst owners or legislators. That it Fisher's house by climbing up the scaffolding as to the future custody of the seven pigu seised, was neither a right or a privilege, in the true Mention was raade in these columns some toward stopping the river breach at Wach eng. which is erected there to connection with general Mr. Hastings then began to plead for the return sense of those words, to be obliged to labour on day ago, of two breaks in the Grand Canal the south gite of which is so awry, that it if a Communications intended for pelilleation must ha accompentas /repairs that are going on just now. Another | of the pigs to his fli-swad client, but his Worship board ship on Bunday when in port, "also went which took place during the second week+in-|·danger of falling". A few days after the events

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B Superior Very Old Cognac,

Red Capsule

C Very Old Liqueur Cognac,

Red Capsule

D Hennessey's Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1871 Vin. tage, Red Capsule Music 24

SCOTCH WHISKY..

A Thorne's Blend, White Cap

suten

8

B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...... 8

$450

7.50

nated.

OFFICERS ASSOCIATION....

At an ordinary meeting of the British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association, held at the Marine Hotel last night, it was unanimously decided that the alleged grounds upon which the shipowners of Australia bad refused to accede to the demands of the Mercantile Marine officers-namely, that colonial trade they were running their steamers owing to competition in the coasting and inter- at a loss, even under existing circumstances, was an absolutely ridiculous defence, seeing that the competition complained of by them was owing to their folly in not amalgamating with a view to keeping up freights.

The Hon. A. P. MACEWAN leaves Hong. kong to-morrow for London, where his future lot will be cast, and before he leaves his numerous friends and admirers will growth in the popularity of golf, ineverently BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE and made a shelter of palm leaves, under which

called 'Scotch marbles' by profane cricketers and meet at the City Hall at 12.15 p. m., and others, is really remarkable. A few months couple of years ago, says the back, or sey to publicly show some slight appreciation Ceylon correspondent of a contemporary, the of his worth by presenting him with sight of men going about Galle Face with a piece of plate BJ

a souvenir of dub-I believe that is the proper term for the implements of war-would have excited the colony where the best years of his some comment and perhaps a smile. Now life have been spent, and in recognition of reverend, grave, and potent signors are to be the useful work he has done both in his seen in dozens of an afternoon meandering over Galle Face, without their costs, after little white cocapacity as unofficial legislator and as balls which seem to require so much trouble a private member of society. Mr. Mac- to get into the holes made for them. Three years ago the local Club had about 40 members, 14,00 EWEN is fairly entitled to all the honors of whom but few played; now 11 boasts of 106 Pa Bot the community can bestow on him, and we residents, all of whom play, and their number is daily increasing. Even ladies are taking to the are paying him no empty compliment in game, and that puts the last seal on its popularity, $1.10 saying that by his departure Hongkong Gale, Matara, Nuwara Eliya and some plant

loses a most useful man whose place willing districts have their links, and in

short while there will hardly be a station not easily be filled. Vale1

in Ceylon without them. That the pastime Is eminently suited to the climate I admit, but it can hardly be called a manly game in the usual acceptance of that term. It is a splendid pastime for the middle-aged and elderly, but rather mild for the young and active. Foot ball I gave up but recently, and the day will certainly come when cricket and tennis will be for me only a recollection and an overlasting joy. When that time comes I will take to golf

as the solace of my declining years."

1.25

1.50

1,00

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TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT STRIKE IN AUSTRALIA,

LONDON, September 1st.

A demonstration has occurred in Melbourne in which forty thousand strikers took part. The Diys excitement has somewhat calmed down, but

trade is reported to be at a standstill.

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Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule za IRISH WHISKY.

A John Jameson's Old, Green

Capsule.................

B John Jameson's Fine Old,

Green Capsule...mehanism. 10 C John Jameson's Very Fine

Old, Green Capsule..................... 12 GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY, fincold, Red Capsule, with Name, to GIN.

A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule.4.50 B Fine Unsweetened, White

Capsule

.........14:50

RUM.

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1.00

LOCAL AND GENERAL. TO-NIGHT the "Military Mummers will give 1.10 their second performance of" The Ticket-of-leare, Man," at the Garrison Theatre. There was a full house on Monday night, at the fint repre- 0.75 sentation, and equal success to-night may be

taken for granted.

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We would direct the attention of our readers to 1.10 the appeal from the Superioress of the Italian Convent, published in our advertising columns, 1.00 The object sought to be attained is a most deserving one, and we are sure that the worthy 0.40 lady's appeal will not be made in vain.. 0.40 A NEW shell has lately been invented by an 0.50 Austrian for the purpose of scattering oil over

the waves during a storm. It is a wooden cylin dex lined with shellac to keep the oll from pene 100trating the wood, and it carries in addition

calcium light, which illuminates the water for a

Fine A. V. H. Geneva.5.25 Finest Old Jamaica, Violet

Capsule omuram 11 Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon

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THE FLOODS IN WESTERN SHANTUNG,

me order about the pigs. Frisones discharged," | to our boasted civilisation—a diegrate with a of the city of Wach'eug, and the other below - wens to Wech'eng to see his neighbour of thui

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