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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1890.
"Yokohama, June 4th-Seoal has been occu- very serable lors to the borg men, pled by American marines, and Korea in now | S v 1 f the hangs indul a l have 10 virtually in the hands of America. The uneasi- close their doors. The consequence will be that ncus in English and Russian naval circles, which we shall have the amall supply of this season was so pronounced as to render every one on the still smaller next; and if the nual falling off alert for a fortnight past, is jus explained in an is to continue on its present scale, the future of unexpected way. Instead of the Russians having Foochow is g'nomy in the ex reme. But we occupied Korea, as was generally supposed; when will not despair. The thing to do is to view the British ships began to puff Into the harbor, the position calmir and consider whether, while we modest United States steamer Swatara, İying are avaiting the long expected Improvement off Chemolpo sent her officers and marines to which is as tardy in coming some reform canno Seoul. They are now living in the King's be effected to nure a revivst of the demand for palace. Admiral Belknap was appealed to by
of it. We have never been tofu our of the u the King for protection, and he promptly gave i The Swatara was on the Korean coast at the machinery in making te, e circumstances time, and her officers were ordered to the palace. alter cases, and if cut trede i- threatened to the "The men on the other men-of-war in the harbor pointelegiinction by adheri g'o the old fashioned method, we must how to the popular iste Lei, were completely thunderstruck, and began to
at any rate, the mist he made. Any clever. prepare for action. Some orders came, no one
Canton man with monev at hish ck wou'd make knows what, but, according to one of the British officers, it meant fight right there. Commander his fortune in a short time, and those who McGowan and his staff are feasting with the followed his ex mpi, wuld do well in the King and his two American advisers, Denny and future: Unfortunely the man has not yet General Le Gendre. The Swatara lies off the been found with sufficient courage to make city flying the stars and stripes, and develop the trial, even on a small, scale. The fear of dreadful consequences in them elves, their ments are anxiously, watched for."
assistants, and their property generally, is too great to allow of their entertaining the idea for one moment. The suggestion has been set side as impracticable in the face of the thou sands of labourers at present out of work.
The whole report is a tissue of barefaced misrepresentations of the facts of the case. The idea of a handful of marines, "iying off" In the U. S. Legation, amounting to what the Ledger terms "Korea virtually in the hands of Américal," is preposterous brag, to say the least of it. I told your readers long ago that the Yankee troops came to the capital by reason of a communication made to Minister Heard through a palace "go-between" of very doubtful character, and I have good reason to believe that Mr. Heard regrets the hasty action then taken; for It was met by the vigorous protests of the majority of the treaty Powers. It will probably be a bad day for America or any other Power who should seriously attempt the cccupation of any part of Korea; at least it is reasonable to suppose so in view of China's guarantee to Great Britain, when that Power gave back Port Hamilton to Kores fo '87, namely, "neither Port Hamilton nor any part of Korea shall ever be occupied by any foreign Power." America, Russia and little Japan can object to that guarantee as much as they please, but until they can muster a stronger fleet than the English have continually in Eastern Scar→→ and it is extremely doubtful if they ever can-they will be acting indiscreetly in doing more than entering into rascally Court intrigues, pour passer le temps you know,
Was to
minus lahou
These, at any rate, are the reasons given by those to whom the suggestion has already been made for Jerlining to have-nything to do with it. The real reasons may be fir diffent. It i difficult to probe then tive mind; but it appears to us that if there is anything in these all.ged reasons, they might be removed by an appeal to the authorities. If it were shown tha the proper carrying out of the scheme promised in the near future to be of vital importar ce to the chief trade trade of the province, the recessary protection would no doubt be forthcoming. It la not as though the introduction of machinery
with do away altogether; far from it. In the actual making of the tes, hund-rds would probably only be required where thousands were previously empl-yed, but beyond this the labour demand would be unaffected. As far as the tea districts are concerned, the same numberofchest makers, load-workers, carriers and river-b almen would continue to find.employment, while here and ne- Pagoda Anch rige, just many cholics, in their various cap eties, would be earning the.r livings out of the trade as heretofore. So, after would affect only is comparatively. a!', small pricentage at the bouring classes. If only the man can be found with sufficient molec sa deputem the beaten track and tk up tea making by macti terv, we cannot conreive his bring fused protein ani encour. gement from the mandras. We have before given it as our epision that, with thes“, high exchanges, we can lay duan es cheapra The Mission Etrangères has appolated M. in London than the India and Ceylon producers, Gustave Charles Matelis Bishop of Koren, vice and if we can only fight these countries with their own weapons, and pander in the pop lar the late, lamented Monsignor Blane, who died a few weeks ago from congestion of the lungs taste by sening them machine made teas, we The latter was an able and affable man, and should have better times to look forward to, his loss will long be felt in this dreary, land. The foregoing consideration of getting the General Le Gendre, Vice-President of the natives to make tes by machinery suggested Home Office, is still here; but as be in itself after he, ring of a telegram from Loidin seldom seen
by Europeans, it is on the stating that "Foochow Congous were no cards that he is falling into a condition of wanted." It is evident that something in the innocuous desuetude. It is one thing to advise shape of novelty is necessary to catch the popular the Chosenites,-bui-quite another affair to get, and this form of novelty or reform would them to do as you suggest, as the gallant General appear more susy of attainment-than-the will soon find out to his cost. The Hercules p.evicus suggestion of the Government employ who will direct and carry into effect much- ing Indian planters to instruct the natives in aceded reforms in this late bermit country has their special mede of cultivation and manu- yet to be found, and when discovered has to be facture which ha proved so successful. The induced to come here both pretty tough jobs if proposal is to make a trial. It would not apply I mistake not. In default of getting hold of io aur specialities, namely Souchongs, and this modern Hercules, poor Chosen will be Flowery Pekoes; and probably 'some othe sure to fall into the arms of some Great Power. districtes should rontinue to be made as they Just so, but who? That's the question. For
are at present.-Echo. choice I'd say Russia, but prophecy is so uncer-
I regret to have to inform you that General Mac. E. Dye, the popular and able Commander-in-chief of the Korean army, has been laid very low of late owing to
attack of persistent
dysentery, In all this heat I actually scrambled up to the top of a high mountain to pray for him, amonget others; but when I came down "weary and worn and sad," I found him no better. Now, wasn't that hard lines?
tain.
The British and Russian hage, three-sterjed, legations are going up apace. When complete they will be great adornments to this city of mud huts and revolting hovels,
Judge Denny is still sculling about and dupsing the Koreans for $10,000; another balance of arrears of wages, mirabile dictul Alas, what a scandalous bame to keep learned judge hanging about from month to month for his wages! My thinkɛe b'lang velly koolius pidgin: Masker, by and by can litted see, can litter
savec.
but have
2
A mysterious Individual, named Greathouse, An American official, has dropped over here from Shanghai, and appears to be deuced smart at putting questions, I don't know positively what he is really after, shrewd suspicion that he is going to make a special report on Korean affairs to the U.S. Government. If he comes around my way I give him a tip or two that will put him right en the track of one or two gents whose proceedings months past. But more of this naon, when time permits,
1'
POPULAR FALLACIES.
Į
THAT SCOTCHMEN HAVE NO " WUT" AND
CANNOT APPRECIATE A JOKE.
And
a fearful power of jk's withnat deeferculty, which renders it sm what onpressive for a stranger to enter the land o' cakes.
The enormous Falk Lore of the land of Buras. and. Carble, of Set and Wilson (0) Syên y ] Smith). O Sydney Smith]) is half compel of humorous stories; nowhere are racontours so" abandan, and abundant in all stationsf life: "One for the Dean" will run fron St. Abb's to John o' Groat's with a more catching infect on than the very megsler; even those poír bydies, the Pen Folk o' Paisley, and the burgesses of that "graun ceetie o' Peebles" will venture on an originaljk to the neglectf sin of that ik.
The only professed book of witticisms which as become an English classic is by a Scot on Scotch men, and the impetus given by it to the pre-existing dispo ition has almost und rmined the old national reputation for staid decorum and Calvinistic sanctity,
one
bac some
The subtle and highly complex product called Sench Wut consists not in the quick flash of prompt reparice, nor in that mental- gymnastic which men may attain by study, or even by association with those lewd fellows of the baser sort called puns ers; nor has it much in common with that striking antithesis in thought and expression which, Dickens, Brewne, and the Americans have brought into vogne. It is some- times grim, even gruesome, ofen insinuating, fequently pawky and old wifish, and in its essence consists of a drollway of looking at things, and then robing the conceit in the quaint guise of an expressive Doric speech, which in self intensifies the emotional stimulus to the fourth power. It was Scot who (behind the minister's back, we hope) hazarded the remark The Almichty. maun fun in Him, or He wad na has made a paddock (frog);" any
who has ever looked fore and aft at a fat frog blinking In the sun, and seen the exquisitely ludicrous aspect of the bit beastie, will not only approve the verdict, hut will deny its irreverence. Couch a quint conceit in a pced narrative, and you have the humour which transcends and yet includes wit. Humour detects the ludicrous' when buried fathoms deep among the dry and arid inciden's of ur daily st nggle towards a grave. Scotch humour has these qualities; it doesn't scintillate in sparks, gathering a fictitious belliance from the surrounding darkness, like the best things of Theodore Hook, Foote, and Jerrold; it has little in con man with puns and "sic trash "—wit with a double bat sinister--nor with these super-refined qu'ps whose edge is too fine for all but Atticears. But woman | ye're spilin the bairns by gie's hem their ain way." "Aye weel, puir things, I've lit 1: else to gie them." The apology for lack of fish in retort is quiinily summed up by the sinner's reply to the min ster, as to why he was so long in making un his mind. "Deed Sir 11's jst bikas, there's sae muckle o't tae mak up." What it lacks in readi ess. It alones for grimness and grip: it has liule
teristic of the best Fench wit about it, bu it bites 1ke the very cid. Luds Neaves and Dess were two of the ablest judges of randern times, the one had a weakness for a g neal gical tree, the ther was a severe adininis trator of the law. Qoth the prisoner to the warder air sentence was passed, "Aye weel, gin Lord Neares comes free thé fainly o' Neevil, as sure's daith Lord Dass comes frae that o' the Deevil," It was a Scottish thief who apraided his crony on the scaffold, whither pig stealing had brought bim: "Ma Jeemie, Lele a draf (stund) fuel gin ye had only becht the beast and no payed for 't, ye wid has capit this"—
"Who makes the rear-tak breathe so 'ard ?”
File -on-Paraile,
liter cold, it's ber col," the Coka
Se prant said.
and Fla. n-P ir, de, “What make that front- l m install d'wo ? '
Srgnutih. ou h of an, a touch of su," the Colour-
"T, ey re ha git Danny De ver, they are
mrch ofim townd, They love led Danny Deever by 'is e 'n on
the ground; An'
7.
swing in 'arf a minue for a sneakin', shootin' hound- hey're hangin' Danny Drever them«ni»'!' Es ent was night-and cot to mine," said
Files-on-Parade,
E' slepen' out an far to-night," the Colour-
Sergant said.
"I've drunk is heer a score o' times," said Files-
on Pride.
**E's dri kind bitter beer alone, the Colour."
Sergeant said.
"They are hanpin' Danny Deever, you must
mrk im to 'is pla
For 'e shot a conrade skepin'--yeu mun look
fim in the free,
Nine 'undred of 'is county an' the 'regiment's
de grace,
While they're hangin' Danny Deever in the
:
merun'"
►
"What's that so black agin the sun; " said Files-"
-en-Pasade. "It's Dony'fight' 'ard for life," the Colour.
Sergeant said. "What's that that whimpers over'cad?" said
Files-on-Parade,
"I's Dinny's soul that's pisgi," now," the Colour.
Sergean said.
"For they're done with Dinny Deever, you can
'ear the quickstep play. The regiment's in column, a'they're marchin'
115 away;
Ho1 he your recruits are shakin', an' they
want their beer to-day,
After bargin' Dann. Derve in the min"
RUDYARD KIPLING, is the Scots' Magazine,
THE MISER'S DIAMOND NECKLACE.
In the year 1740 there lived in the Latin quarter.} in Paris, famous miser named Jean Arere. The wealth concealed in the obscure rookery where he reside was believed to be fabulous, and was no doubt really very great. Ataong his treasures was a celebrated diamond necklace of famense value. This he concealed so carefully that he ultimately forgot hiding place himself. He sought diligently for weeks. and, failing to flail it, became almost insane. This rendered him oven less capable of remembrance, nul
mind. he took to his bed broken in body as
an, who bad few weeks later a doctor and an old woman, sometimes dons odd jobs about his house, were both that the end was none. As this olcok in ile neighbouring
*nti na let
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E have how darned out in the GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT our
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Han kang, rith August, 1840.
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Gerap's Jovectisements.
ST. JOHN
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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
THE monthly Competition for the FAXI CHALLENGE · ČUP will take place TO-MORROW, the 13th instant, at 4.30 F.K. Position-Standing at 200 yards, Sitting or LODGE kneeling at 300 yards. Entrance Fee, 30 cents.
CHARLES FORD, Hon. Secretary, pro. tem, Hongkong, roth September. 1800
184 NOTICE.
OF HONGKONG, No. 618, S.C. REGULAR MEETING of the above
SPECIAL Sensions of Her Majesty'a
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his low mattering and sat up and shrieked, "T necklace. For God's sake let me go for it before I remember where it is now. I can put ing, hand on the forget it again!" Hore his weakness and exciter at
overamo
amo him, and he Bank back among his r ga, stone dead. Physicians and students are familar with these ridden ontlastings of memory at the 'great crisis of human fate.
Let the reader consider this while we relate an. episode in the humble career of a Biguntman, Andrew who may be found on duty in his box at Galgaith's littlestation on the Midland, twenty three miles south of Carbalo
BIT.
the finest pirce of sarcasm ever directed against break 2014 on duty nearly every tiny, and must
drastic
What a sweetness of convolution hreis 10s in the sympathy of the Dundee wife with the crying orphan Fat are ye, greetin" (crying) at ?
Weel my dawtie (dear) | ye maun jst dry ver Yer mother's dead. and gane tor Heaven! een, and thole't (endure it) Mebbe she has na! Was it not a Scotch impostor who having labelled himself “Born Blind," gave = sop to his conscience and got a greater squeeze on the benevolent by adding: "I have aten better days." Ohe same kind was the clever cadger whom we once heard cheating
our fellow cil gns: ne. Sevil'e oranges fine Seville oranges; nane o' yer foreign trash herr,"
Then what a splendid flight of imagination
was embodied in the remark of the Edinburgh
fast without leaving his post. The strongest men cannot stand it long without feeling its affects. It makes one think of the passionate
"Oh, God! that broad should be so dear, exclamation in Tom Hood's "Song of the Shirt,"
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And flosis and blood so cheap,” Our frimid had been, at the same work for nang years, although he was only thirty-five when thes lines were written. In 1861 he began to feel that he was about to break down, "I don't know what
me," would
he forced down produced no ames of satisination or 187, but I can't eat." What ho strength. Sometimes he was alarmed at Anding he could on scarcely walk on account of giddiness. He himself, "What if I should he seized with at soms moment when there is trouble on the line, and I need all with about mó P. " my Other features of this ailment, were pains in the chest and sides,
thi
of
the
End taste in the mouth, ringe or foul gas i ho throat, do. The doctor salt Aggo must give up his work or risk attor disability. He could not. Wife And
loonie who replied to Guthrie's earnest insinua tion that strely he would bke to be born again: son children were in the way. Bo he remained "Na Na! 1 micht be a lassie" there is a crisp and captivating combination of innocence at his post and grow worse. But his work was always and precocity in this that defies all competition. right, telegrama were properly received and sent, and lato trouble through any neglect or fault We feel sur that laddie came to China, lived awhile in Shanghai, and finally came on to
brought Tientsin,
and
HALI Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the 12th instant, at 8.30 for 9 O'CLOCK precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited. Hongkong, 12th September, 1890.
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
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of his. His disossa-indigestion and aya per bladder THE Company's Steamship
at Appleby, said, #Mr. Agg
no train
stop furttor,
ero poisoned with and sud blood." His
"OOPACK,
And so on; surely the legend we have trouble. The doctor, the foul stuff in your stomaoli having arrived: from the above Ports, Consignees superscribed our remarks is
why go on to flog a horse which is dead?
In these days when style as style has been so
are being landed at their risk into the Godowns
have occupied, my careful attention for some given the myth tice autrency, and piltorie cultivated that substance has been negl cted, i blod down on that locker and may be obtained.
THE FOOCHOW TEAMEN,
and so
BAYS!
like a death warrant. Six months more rolled by On duty one morning he was attaokod with so great of the Hongkang and Kowloon Wharf and
distress ha säuld neither sit nor stand.
Godown, Company, Kowloon, whence delivery Her
lay there all the forencon Signals might be given, the No Claims will be admitted after the Goods telegraph neodla might click, but I headed them no have left the Godowns, and all claims must be
than a ruan ja the Newman, a band of true poets and a noble army the rain against his own are hoods the beating of sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before:
and nothing but style is left (see the works of W. D Howells and H. James), a terrible dearth of humour, both in incident and expression, has ensurd.. Ruskin, Morley, Froude, Kinglake.
of scientists, prove to us year by year the power of English thought, and the vigour and
moro
tombstans."
Ilo was alone at first, but help arrived, and the Noor on the 19th instant, or they will not be
signalman was carried home. poor
Phyaidans recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to
examined on the roth inst, at4 P.M. be left in the Godowns, where they will be
and Gather faculties awakened for a moment,
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the rgth
Inst. will be subject to rent.
possess higher average exc llerce than atremory lok he had weed with benefit years before, I notice to the contrary be given before 10 A.M.
The incubation and birth of this libel are shrouded in mystery. There is some ground for suspicing that the seed was sewa by that respect ble Hottentot." Mr. Samúel Johnsen of Bolt Court; and great prob bility that he care fully prepa ed the ground, if he did not nurs the seedling, by giving cut that MacTavish, batum in crasso aire natum, wis a dull fellow At any rate the gem, by whomsoever plan ed. thrave and grew like a very beanstalk in that scil so favourable to mend ity, English public opinion. Within the short period of so years Sydney Smith gave the fully grown established belief his imprimatur by the memorable epigram of the surgical operation. This spurious hall-mark has for half a century Scotchmen in the southern creed. Even the prompt and profound) remark of the Edinburgh professor Sir, a' fail to see it, for the one (the surgical op ration), is a pheesical fac, and the other (the joklaa metaphesical enilly," failed to convince the wit that his last word on great jcts a fire one, its cosifnued xistence If one half of the stories reaching us about the in these days of widely diffused light and much trouble and distress amongst the teamen are intellectu 1 reading only, gass to prove that great true, they reveal a very sad state of affairs.les, tike great drinkers, die hard,
Now we knew the fate of those, who from Men hitherto well-to-do are said to be ruined, Homes have been broken up by the score, Socrates to Mr. Biggar and Ceorge Francis Train, wives and children have been sold, and
have tried to set the w.rli right on Us Inanities many suicides reported. One of the most ad misconceptions, especially when the 1stte painful cases brought to our notice was that of have become annetiker by abundant and abiding Ignorance; still we have a message to deliver, a whole family of eight, who were reduced to i state of utter destitution and ended by taking and deliver it we shail, even at the risk of rome their own lives by eating opium. Indeed all the nya parebrum and much literary mud. stories are more or less heart-rending. These And first, a word or two on the supposed men have our sympathy. They have never come originater, and the consummator of the myth. into contact with foreigners and therefore have of the great and scrofulous lexicographer it has had no opportunity of hearing what was going been said that his animadversions on the Scotch on in the outside world. They know nothing f
were less the stab of the malevolent than the the great depreciation of values in the foreign
rebuke of the right. "It may be so, but markets, any more than they did of the great taking the more patent meaning of the words) American silver bill which was to affect their want fight had be to make the righteous? He Intereste sa disastrously. All they had to guide himself cherished as the very apple of his eye them was the course of prices in this market many upendous follies, ghosts, gambling, and last season. They could not foresee that they "the conglobulation of swallows before they would have to take 30 to 40 per cent under precipitate themselves under water for hiberna- those prices on the average, as they have had lon; bis favourite quatation was nemo omni- to do. If we are rightly informed there are sus horis sapit, and he lived close up to it; he few, if any, of these men who can hope to always fossing and goring bis friends; down escape ruin. There is a feeling. abroad that on everybody and hard on everything, except something should be done to aid them in org. As Mark Twain has acutely remarked of their distress. No doubt the wealibler of the the Genoese, be carried much real property tea-hongs will assist the oldest and most shop with him and the Scotch may with deserving of their customers, to some extent at exultatin emember that if he had no passion least. In Europe a public subscription would for them," he held a similar prejudice on the | Chinese Times. be at once started to grant them some relief; subject of clean linens t but the Chinese are not a sympathetis race,
Looking at these misfortunes from a purely business point of view, it becomes a question how next season's tex business is to be carried on, and by whom? We can hear the ready response-"There are as good fish in the ex as CYCT camo out of it," the Chinese say so themselves; but we doubt if it applies in this particular case. Let us grant for the moment that the mea may be forthcomings but they cannot ponduct business without money or croit Capital has been sunk, and what remains" is now in a few bands; and credit will be very charily given after late experiences. There will be changes, and probably very important changes, in the working of this part of the industry. It goes without saying that suin to the teamon line not come, aboys, without
Of the witty canon who e smail fire produced as great an effect as Samuel's heavy artillery, we will say little, but that bis own greech bewrayeth him. Is it not written in the book "of his chronicles that Edinburgh was the very focus of bad suppers and fins wit, that a race of men dwell there who attained the summum bonum of life-plain living and high thinking? We can only reconcile the "joke with his other remarks, and with his well known scase of rectitude and truth, by charitably hazarding the guess that his reverence was fu' that night." 4o the potency of the same adequate cause do- we assign the lamentable failure of assimilative power in his heures on that one occasion.
Dar own experience is that north of Twed no Casarean operation is ever recessary to briga witticism fo'tle blak; our complaint is rather lets swarming seunany of Wut and Humour, of
medicine
his health
v tality of our gl'iridus mother tongue; but aboared on his case without avail. Around his bed als las Humeulics I and abandoned were his fire little children, the mother being absent of all but a faithlal few-Huxley, Lowell, in an lastitution, to be treated for a serious ailment.
Here he lay for
of the time unson C-men, Bret Harte (he latter with hi
lay for weeks, part gift in strophy). Our nevelats probably sulous. Nothing was to be done but to welt for the up, and he recalled the fact that a any previous time, though we have none of surpassing merit, A score of them could be
in a uerei plaor at
at the mentioned whose works are re, jete with excel and then throum arids and forgotten, was vonoraled signal bor. He sent for it, lerces of character, construction, and literary and took a doua, Boon his bowels moved, the kidneys finish, by in cading them how seldom do we
zoted, the pain was consed, he felt better. With It inwardly chuckle over some ha py and sponta- brightened hope he sent to Caritale for more. neous response of our soul to that of the author,
worn astonished to and their gained
out of doors, The great triumvirate of romancers in the Vicio few days the doctore rian era, Dickers, Thackeray, and Trollope (at and on the road to recovery. He
completely, and, in spssful thing it was that, on of his experienso, said to his best beamed like stars in heaven, humour shires in and through their works' in George the writer, "What a
what promised to be my death-bad, I suddenly Eliot's it blages with the effulgence of a star in s summer sky. But now it is low, and few there remembered where I had put that half-used bottle of be that do it reverence; and most of these few Mother Seigel's Carative Syrup. That flash of are Scotch, Mrs, Oliphant, Mrs. Riddell, memory probably saved me from death."-Ade. William Black. Andrew Lang, Geo. McDonald, Mr. Alexander (Johnny Gibb), and J. M. Barrie. With which pregnant remark we will give a panting kick to our legend, rendering no reverence at all. We deem it a time-dishonoured figment, to be promptly and irrevocably dis missed into the limbo of vanities and lies with out Christian burial, We would as lief belleve that women have no souls, or in the awful iniquity of the New Telegraph Convention.—
DANNY DEEVER.
"What are the bugles blowin for?" said Files.
on-Parade:
"To turn you out, to turn you out," the Colour-
Sergeant said. "What makes you look so white, so white?" said
Files-on-Parade.
HONGKONG temperaturE. [PY za Huaça, Cyo, Palconer & Co.'s Registoris To-day,
ThermometerWT DJEL Tbarricatur=¿ puts, Thermer matering a,m. (Wat bell 7berwari pos (357at bulb) Thermostatawą jiem. (Wat bula
L'o-day's Advertisements.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless TO-MORROW.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents.
[1292 Hongkong, 13th September, 1890, ́.
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP - COMPANY.
4 NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. STEAMSHIP "STRAITS OF BELLE ISLE," FROM VANCOUVER, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI.
HE above Steamer having arrived, Con- THE
signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Counter- signature, and take Immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel' will be landed and stored at Consignens' risk and expense,
ADAMSON, BELL & Co,
Agents.
Hongkong, 13th September, 1898.
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THE SHAMEEN HOTEL BRITISH CONCESSION, CANTON, THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL, admirably Tituated within a few minutes walk of the Biyer Steamer Wharves,' is now open to receive Visitors.
Estate of G. H. GLASSON, Deceased, formerly
Master of Steamship Junghiang, NOTICE is bereby given that all CLAIMS to the Undersigned on, or before, the 31st October, 18go, and all persons Indebted to the The regiment'. in'ollow-square-they'rehangin' | Estate are requested to make immediate payment
him today:
to the undersigned.
"I'm dreadin' what I've got to watch," the against the above Estate must be sent in found equal to the best Hotels in the Far Esit.
Colour-Sergeant said:"-",
"For they're hangin' Danny Deever, you can
eer the Dead March play
They've taken all his buttons off an cut his
stripes away, Amy to hangia Danny Derver in the
The Bed-rooms are cool, airy and comfortably furnished, and the spacious Dining Room, Sitting Rooms, and accommodation generally will be The Table D'Hôte is supplied with" every luxury la season, and the cuisino la in experi- enced hands,
Wines, Spirits, Malt Liquors, etc, of the bes quality only.
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HENRY MATCHITT, Administrator of the Estate of the Talo G.' H, GLASIONĮ
291 Swator, 13th September, 1890,
C. BOND,
· Manager.
·Hongkong, 14th July, 1890.
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Justices Room, at the Magistracy, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of MONDAY, the 15th day of September, A.D. 1990, for the purpose of considering an application from ANNE YOUNG for a publican's licence to sell and retail intoxi- cating liquors at house No. 284, Queen's Road West, under the sign of "The Welcome at Home."
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Police Magistrate.
Magistracy, Hongkong, 5th September, 1890.
NOTICE. ·
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A MEMBERS of the Hongkong General
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the
Chamber of Commerce will be held on THURS. DAY, the 18th Instant, at the City Hall, at 4 o'clock p.m., to nominate a Member of the Chamber for election to the Legislative Council.
By Order,
F. HENDERSON,
Secretary.
[1276 Hongkong, 8th September, 1890. THE CHINA AND JAPAN TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.
LIST of Subscribers to AN HONGKONG
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. 8-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 26.-Alice Mémorial Hospital. 41.-Adamson, Bell & Co. 18.-Butterfield and Swire. 35-Brodie, Wm., Residence. 46.-Bellies & Co. 47.-Dr. E. R., Kingsclere. 48-Dr.. E. R, The Eyre,
(Hartigari, Dr. Wm., Queen's Road.
2. Cantile, Dr. 1, Queen's Road,
Cowie, Dr. Alex, Queen's Road, 3-Cantlie, Dr. J., Victoria Peak, -C. & J. Telephone Co., Li, 10.-Chater and Vernon. 15.-Central Police Station,
23 China Mail.".
30-C.-Borneo Co., Ld., S. S. M., Bowrington. 49-Carlowitz & Co.
Cowie, Dr. Alex.
12.Daily Press."
17-Douglas Laprak & Co.
63-Dakin Bros, of China, Ld,
14-E. E. A. and China Telegraph Co., Ld. 66-Ezra, N. N. J., Residance. 79-Ezekiel & Joseph.
4-Foster, F. T. P, Residence. 14.-Great Northern Telegraph Co, 31.-Gibb, Livingston & Co. 44-Government House.
75.-Gordon & Co., A. G., Praya Central,
Do.
Bowrington, Ro-Government Civil Hospital
20.-Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co, Ld. 25.-H. & W, Dock, Aberdeen, 17-Holliday, Wise & Co,
28.-Holliday, J. E., Victoria Peak.
32,--The Hongkong Hotel, Publie Telephuse, 33-Hancock, W. St. John H., C.E.
45-Hughes & Era.
64-Holmes & Rodyk.
67-Hughes, E. J., Residence, 68.Hirst, Chas,
74-H. LI. & Agency Co, Ld, 77-Ho Tung, Praya Central, 78.- Do. Seymour TerrADE.
18 Do. Bonham Strand. 8.-H. & K. W. & Godown Co., Ld. 23-Jordan, Dr. G. P., Pedder's Street, 43-Jordan, Dr. G. P, Residence, 30-The Imports and Exports Office. 53--Judd, Wm., Peak 71.Jardine, Matheson & Co, 72.-
'Sugar Refinery,
Do 5-Linstead & Davis, 39-Mackintosh, E., Residence. 73-Millet, Masti y Mitjans. IQ-P.&O. S. N. Co.
29-Peak Hotel.
194.-—--Peak Hotel & Trading Co., Craigieburn. 13,-Russell & Co.
51.-Ray, E.C.. Sz.-Sallorg Home. 59.-Say Sing.
61Яtevens & Co., Geo. R. -
64
Do 69.-Stolterfoht & Hirst.
Residence.
"Hongkang Telegraph" Office. 9.-Hongkong and Shanghai Dank, 55-Victoria Hotel, Pabllo Telephone. 16—–Watson & Co., A, Si, Ld. The Exchange is opon day and night.
A. SANDFORD, Agent. Hangkang 10th July, 1899.
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