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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA,

LIMITE D.

DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

SELECT MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1890.

The Honghong Telegraph.

elegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1890.

CIRCUMSTANCES alter cases-Excited Female- Say, if you have filed them divorce papers for away, Lawyer-Have you made it up with him? Excited Female-Lord, so. I won't have to. He has just been sun over by a train. I want to sue the company for damages !

A WEALTHY Chinaman named Chan Kwan Yi, living in Mosque Terrace, had a summons served on him this morning for allowing crackers, bombs, etc, to be fired off incessantly daring indignant with the mild Sikh who served the marriage pidgin. The old gentleman was quite magisterial billet dour on him, but nevertheless he seat Mr. Caldwell up to talk the matter over with Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court. Result :--Case remanded until Monday, defen.

dant allowed out.

TRADE marks were known in unclent Babylon; Chias had them as early as 1,000 BC. they the inventor of printing, is said to have had law suit over his trade-mark.

the space occupied by the people living in the rooms. This is a point of considerable importance it is completed by the b sider has, as a rule, three Hying rooms and three kitchens. In the more recently constructed houses of this class the living

found that forty-nine still survive. The oldest such a house in let, in the great majority of cases, Or the Germans who were present at Waterloos are separated from the kitchens by means under the command of Marshat Blucher, it is

of a back-yard. In the older houses the separa tion is by means of a brick partition wall. When of these, a Schleswig man named Johann Dobro, the tenant of each floor, A., the living room is le his one hundred and seventh year.

and kitchen, begins at once to divide the living room lato 4, 6, 8 or more cabins by means of

sporting circles. Two members of the Dell Race Club wrote to the Pinang Gasasts recently, com- plaining of the conduct of the meeting and the sport there. These races are evidently a local institution, supported by, and mainly for the benefit of, Baron de Hom, and the other planters seemingly think his stable, too strong for any

dispute and dissatisfaction. rules is suggested, which would lead to less opposition they can get up." A code of recognised

small cabins separately. These wooden parti-

STATISTICS lately published show that alco hollem, lonacy and crime are increasing at an increased 45 per cent within seventeen years. AN American actress has informed a grinning high gartered mob of females." How to prevent wrinkles in-stoc: Inga!" Now, an American Tus long-delayed repart of the Com-journalist calls on some humanitarian to instruct STRINGENTS, DIARRHEA & CHOLERA mission appointed In November 1888, on

him "how to prevent holes in socks.” REMEDIES, &c.

the recommendation of the Sanitary Board, ACCORDING to official returns, in which St.. AKIN'S CHOLERA ELIXIR—A pro DAKIN

longed experience of this epidemic in to examine into the extent of the over- Petersburg is not included, no fewer than 40.000 India, its home and birth-place, has proved crowding of the Colony, is an instructive 135,000 houses were burned down, and the

fires took place last year in Rusia. About the whole of last night, in respect to soFRIEND van der Horn is getting unpopular in thin wooden partitions and then to sub-let these beyond all doubt the efficacy of this remedy, document, It has long bean' the subject estimated damage was 69,000,000 rubles. which combines in a concentrated for the medicinal agents which have proved most useful of adverse criticism that the local THE genial Mr. W. S. Martin is the latest la arresting the rapid progress of that fatal Government should have allowed quite victim. This morning, whilst be was absent malady, and in combating it when developed.

Full directions accompany each bottle. Fer five-sixths of the Colony to be overrun with from his office, Duddell Street, a coelie in bis employ opened the drawer of a desk and took bottle, $1.50 and $3.

the native element, who now, indeed, have out $130. The palice are after the thief. Cholera Pills are made from an old, well-tried invaded the very centre of the town, formals, and are most useful in the early stage and bid fair to elbow even the European Aoste tramways are from Catto to the of an attack. Per bottle, 50-cents.

pyramids are completed, and the work is nearly Dakin's Chinrodyne is Sedative, Anodyne, and | tradesmen and business hongs from their doxe, an elevator will be made to the tops of the Anti-spasmodic. This reliable remedy has long circumscribed stronghold In Queen's Road venerable piles, so that ascent may be made been used throughout the East as a stand-by in Cholera and Diarrhoea. In bottles, 35, 75 conts, Central. But when we see plous English quickly and comfortably by the modern traveller. $1.50 and $2.75.

with this result: A man walking day and night, required to perform a journey around the world,

medias temperature, 311 hours ; & cannon ball.

light, a trifle over one-tenth of a second lectricity, a trifle under one-tenth of a second. ISAAC ISAAC was summoned to appear at the Police Court this morning for using threatening, abusive and insulting language (Arabic, to wit) towards Nissim Reuben, broker, with intent to provoke a moat serious breach of the peace. The defendant answered to the call," but Reuben was absent, so the whole thing caded in a

Hons occupy a very appreciable amount of space, and when to the space occupied by them t added to that taken up by other fittings, furniture, clothing, etc., etc, and also the space occupied by the persons living in the rooms, a very con siderable deduction has to be made from the air space available in each cabin is arrived at. gross air space of the floor before the nett clear On an average something like 29 per cent should be deducted from the gross measure ment of the rooms to arrive at the clear air these rooms. Taking the gross cubical contents space available for the persons living in

the over-crowding amounts to 4,827 persons, but if the spice occupied by staircases, furnituro, fittings, etc., etc, is deducted to arrive at the sace, then the over-crowding in these tooms clear air space demanded by the Health Ordia- amounts to 8.775 persone.

Dr. Rubinl's Essence of Camphor.--Valuable / property owners so indifferent to the public.] A FRENCH savant has been exlculating the time reported baring experienced very bad weather. ss0 yearly, and a movement is on foot to raise of the 807 doors returned as being over-crowded

Dysentery and Cholera. Per battle, za cents. their land in the" more central localities 438 days; a railway train, 46 days: sound, at a

for simple Diarrhoes, and in the earlier stages of Fluid Extract of Indian Bael (prepared from the unripe fruit of the Egli Marmelos),

Of great service la Diarrhea and Chronic Dysentery, Per bottle, $1.

Dietetic Bael-A highly agreeable and nutri. tive dict, particularly recommended in derange ment of the digestive organe, looseness, and britation of the bowels.

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

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED.

(Telephone No. 60.)

Nos. 23 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 1st September, 1890,

WINES AND SPIRITS.

BY APPOINTMENT,

HONGKONG.

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good as to pull down foreign houses on In order to build huge barracks in which Chinese of every class may hire-when we- see these buildings, once the sanction of their design has the authorities to been approved, handed over to be re- partitioned and sub-divided until they are thronged with a multitude of tenants living under the most insanitary conditions, simply because the indifferent owner gains greater profits, then we hall with pleasure even such mild confirmation of the scandal as the report of Mr. MITCHELL-INxs and Mr. EDx affords. Sir. A. B. Foxwood, late Mayor of Liverpool-the most densely populated city in the United Kingdom stated in 1883, when Chairman of the Sanitary Committee, that in his opinion

fizzle.

Sta EDWIN CHADWICK, whose death we anno- unced a short time since, was once asked to what be attributed his long life and good health. "Well," he replied.

I have always taken great care of myself; I have my daily tub, in which I strongly believe. But my great age is undoubtedly hereditary, for my father died at the age of eighty-four, my grandfather at ninety-five, sad my two great-great-grandfathers were centenarians."

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the Mutual Line, arrived at Singapore on the THE steamship Hampshire, now chartered by 8th inst. from Amoy and Hongkong, having met two typhoons on the way. Shelek Hongkong two hours later than the mail steamer Perkswur, but got in five or six hours sooner. The latter vessel

out of her course, and caused a delay of twenty- For several hours she was in a severe typhoon, which rendered it advisable for the vessel to go

Injured by being dashed about by the heavy two hours. Several of the native crew were seas which led on board. The real behaved well throng out the typhoon, and sustained no material dainage.

THE Hongkong Cricket Club will play the Racquet Court to-morrow, commencing at 11 m sharp Tiffin on the ground. The following are the elevens:

HK. C. C. T. 5. Smith (Capt.) J. Barton S Coxon G. G. Boyle, R Capt. Dunn, A.S.C. W. Fisher C. Platt E. W. Maitland H. G. Stow G. A. W odcock E. G. Young, R.L. ̧

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Racquet Court. A J. Leach, (Capt.) E. M. Blair, RI. A. J. Campbell, (9181) G. S. Coxon

Capt. Davidson, (918) L. Hallward

Capt. Irvine, (9)

H. B. Kirk, (91st) R. K. Leigh F. Maitland Dr. Robbins, &.M.S.

THERE are 21,000 parson in England. Of these, over 3,000 have stipends lower in value than money by subscription for the augmentation of their incomes. Such a list ought to be carried round only among the 18,000 who aremore highly church-money as it is. Surely the 34 bishops paid, for the British public spends quite enough who among them, beginning with Canterbury at £15,000 and ending with Truro at £3,000, ears, or rather grab. 168,000 yearly, thas dragging In the fishes and loaves (especially the loaf) at be willing to do something for the poor curates an average rate of nextly 5,000 each-would with lean wives, threadbare clothes, and big families. Should they belie their professin as Christians by refusal, then the law should compel them to relax their grip on the shekels, by a readjustment of church salaries.

THE SUNDAY LABOR QUESTION.

Further, if to these over-crowded floors were added all the floors which on a similar calcula- tion would be found over-crowded, the total considerably greater than the present figures amount of over-crowding would be seen to be indicate.

these deductions are because the measuring of The reasons why the Committee have not mada furniture, partitions, etc., etc., would have taken up a great deal of time and would have nececs- sitated the employment of a very large staff, besides which the proceeding would probably have been considered as unnecessarily inquisitorial.

The enumeration of the people has been made This aftemoona delegation of members of by the Chinese district watchmen working under the Mercantile Marine Officers Association the Registrar General.”

The method adopted attended at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss

was that of verbal enquiry, of the householders. the Sunday Labor question. Captain Ashton,

The Committee believe they are justified, in President of the Association, headed the delega-suming that the returns they have received are tion, and the Chamber was represented by Mr. fairly correct, but they cannot be viewed as being E. Mackintosh, President, Hon. J. J. Keswick, absolutely accurate as it is probable that in Hon. P. Ryrie, Mr. T. Jackson, Mr. W.. H. several instances the answers given to the dis Forbes, and Mr. H. Hopplus.

trict watchmen depended in some measure an the idea which each particular person answering had as to the object of the question put.

Capt. Ashton, la introducing the deputation, said that they had come to ask the Chamber to use their influence to do away with a very old custom of this port, and one which the marine

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, 1,000 was the maximum number that could,

(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.)

be housed in an area of one acre. Our Commission finds that in many parts of 7 invite attention to the following old Hongkong the number is 1.500, and in Wuded Brands, all of which are of ex-one block the rate is as high as 3,235 per

The same being specially selected by our acre," Clearly it is time for the Government disorderly three were named Thompson; and for it. Patrols out at night' seldom hear or see that ofreceiving and discharging cargo on Sunday.

collent quality and good value for the money. Landon 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.

In ordering it is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, Orders through Local Post or by Telegram

and initial letter for quality desired."

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CLARETS.

THERE pears to be an unusually large number vagrant Europeans in Singapore just at present. and that they are enjoving themselves in their customary style the Police records show. The other week eight of them occupied the dock at the the sis prisoners charged for being drunk and various Police Courts on the usual charges." ỘI

presumably they sang “We're a1Joba Tamson's bairns,"

to move in the matter. Sir G. W. Das Vauz made a step in the right direction when, despite opposition, he insisted on each new judge in charabera is such a serious affair that THE Melbourne Age states that the dignity of a house having a back yard-too often ao solicitor would venture to take a chair in mere ventilating shaft, it is true, but still bla presence. We always imagined that a something in the nature of a lung. But the solicitor, especially one or two of the tribe practising in Hongkong, would take any earthly avil needs more drastic remedies, and the object, except a live serpent or a quantity of gentlemen who drew up the report would article that is safe from his rapacity. Perhaps boiling lead, but there appears to be one other have done well II, when recommending the chair in the Judge's chambers la Melbourne the intervention of the Government, they is nailed down to the floor." had moved that body to interfere at cace, ADDRESSING his constituents at Sheffield the instead of next July. The evil is due to other day, Mr. Mundells characterised the 1.25 the atrocious system by which most of the session which had just closed as the most tenements are let and sub-let until they his twenty-two years' experience of the House of wearisome and profitless be bad known during 1.50 are honeycombed, with frail structures, Commons. To account for this, Tory speakers had raised the cry of obstruction, but the failure each rented at a paltry sum, but the total

_Was s really due to their determination to debate Increment from which is handsome enough" the Farnell Commission Report and their attempt to blind the owner to the public to endow the publican. Their foreign, like their 0.7% injury. Judging from the schedule which domestic and Irish policy, was open to severe

criticism.

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EDI, says a Java contemporary, continues in a disturbed state, owing to a band of Achinese ravaging the country. In Acheca Proper, the Achinese outside the lines keep the forts under continual fire. The forts answer back, but the enemy go on harassing, notwithstanding the return fire, and seem none the worse anything of the Achinese, but ambushes have proved far more successful. Seven of the

cade was less fortunate in being discovered by enemy, including two chiefs, were shot down the other day in one ambuscade. Another ambus. the Achinese, who opened such a heavy fire upon the troops in hiding that they had to fall back under cover of a cannonade from the

nearest fort.

King) which arrived here yesterday evening from THE British bark St. Jallas, 1,049 tons, (Captain New York en route for Yokohama with a cargo, of kerosene oll, reports having encounted the miles to the south of Hongkong, as the Nicoya same typhoon on the 12th fustant, some 200 experinced the same day. The lowest reading of the barometer was 38.80. During the height gallant-mast of the St Julien snapped off, owing of the stamm the main top-msst and fore top to the terrific manner in which the ship was tossed about in the mountainous cross sen. Boo cases of kerosene-were-jetti-oued to lighten the ship and calm the waves. This is the seventh ship which has entered port more or less seich Dr. Dobercic gave sa warning last Sunday

With a view to la some measure testing the watchmen's returns the Board's Inspectors made officers felt to bean unjust and vexatious one careful enquiry at 46 houses in different parts of

town with the following results-

In 27 cases the numbers given to the lospectors In nine-tenths of the ports which officers visited

exceeded those given to the watchmen. there were probibitive laws against it, and yet

prisoned in his ship for days and weeks, Hongkong. An officer who those places seemed equally as prosperous amen exceeded those given to the Inspectors,

In 18 cases the numbers given by the watch.. had been im. under a certain amount of restraist, liked to get

In case the numbers agreed For the 45 houses the total numbers given were ashore occasionally, and went back refreshed in

(a.)-By the Inspectors......2,322 mind and body, but here he was unable to do so

(8.)-By the Watchmen...............2,137 -the captain of his ship was unable to give him

and with no interest in his work, feeling that it was made was some months after that at which remained on board, therefore, but discontentedly, Sunday leave if cargo was coming in. The officer

Difference......... 185

it was a kind of moral slavery. The Rev. A. Gthe watchmen's enumeration was made, so that Goldsmith had moved in the matter before, and

legislation against Sunday labor, but the are absolutely wrong-lassmuch as charges of got some 6,000 signatures to a petition from it does not follow that the watchmen's returns Governor, in conference with Lord Knutsford, occupation may have taken place between the had decided that it was a matter in which the dates at which the enumerations were made. It Such being the car, that Association had made stated the number of persons living in their the Crown could not enact compulsory laws, however, a fair inference to draw that the... bold to approach the Chamber and beg them to houses, but, even assuming that their eplies householder have generally somewhat under- use their utmost influence with the Government give the full number of occupants, it will be seen to get a law prohibiting all Sunday labor n' the harbor. The officers desired to maintain friendly that over-crowding to a very considerable extent relations with their employers, but they felt the

of the Colony, whatever bigbt to the lawer of the Chamber it would be gratefully accepted as guiding the Association in their future action, Mr. Mackintosh expressed the pleasure the delegates in friendly conference on a subject members of the Chamber felt at meeting the

Mr. Goldsmith had asked them to do much the same thing in 1888, but they had to decline to move in the matter on account of the number of conflicting interests involved In December last H. E. the Governor referred to the matter, when the. Chamber again expressed itself adversely. Now the Mercantile Marine Officers' Association-a newly-formed body

us be

or.AY 8 per cent,

The date at which the Inspectors' enumeration

exists.

With regard to what is known as superficial

over-crowding, the Committee consider It advi- able to quote a paragraph from a paper which Diocesan was read in November, 1883, at the Liverpool Conference, by Mr. Arthur B. of the Liverpool City Council. Forwood, Chairman of the Sanitary Committee

1.00 accompanies the report, out of 6,756 houses

LAST week the Marine Police at Singapore examined 745 were found to be over- had the difficult task of putting ten refractory crowded, just under 5,000 people being sailors on board the Earil of Zetland, the crew found in excess of the number for whom all refusing to work under the new captain. The accommodation was provided, if no allow ship was to sail on the eth, but, the Free Press to become a candidate fo. Postmaster at Medina, that had long been before the Chamber. dwellings erected in fats and large blocks, a

says, the mate allowed the men to resist in the most determined fashion, openly demanding to be imprisoned for three months so as to delay the sailing,

The police were attacked by one man with an axe as they boarded the vessel. Another mas kicked and struggled so violently that he The rest and to be put in frons on the launch, were similarly intractable. One man was too helplessly drunk to be moved, and a twelfth was

will have a pleasant voyage.

ance is made for the cutting-up of rooms into cabins, or, making such allowance, there is

an excess of 8,775 persons Case, PC over, the accommodation. It would have been very much to the purpose if the schedule had told who was responsible for

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THE following editorial from a recent issue of the Oshkosh Turnstile has the trae ring of of Richard Spelter have induced that gentleman American Independence:"The many friends

"As in some minds prejudice exists against appointment, which could not fa'! lato wor- We sincerely hope that he may receive the thier hands, Mr. Spelter has always been a

word or two upon this point at this stage will not be out of place. Overcrowding is the leader in all public enterprises, his character

general character of the objections raised. is above reproach, his reputation is spotless,

Undoubtedly it is one of the greatest evils with and his services in behalf of his party

which a sanitarian has to contend. It is com. deserve recognition. The appointment would

only supposed that because a given number give universal satisfaction, and President

of persons live upon a certain, space," such aggregation must be unhealthy. This is a eminent fellow-townsman for this position" piss a binding law compelling every ship the best of health upon an acre of land, if "Later-We bave just learned that Dick Spelter remaining in these waters on Sunday to housed according to approved sanitary regula. previous action he feared it was impossi ble to pass any such law-perhaps the deputation could tell him how.

Capt. Ashton thought that one way would be by passing a law.

the crowding-who owned the property missing. It is to be hoped the Earl of Zetian Harrison will make no mistake in selecting our asked them to press the Goverment to cy. One thousand persons may live in 3,000 people paid. We may be wrong, Harz is a paragraph from the Sydney Bulletin bas promised to make Tobe Smith Deputy P.at- stop all work. In view of the Chamber's tions, whilst 500 persons may live upon an

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but it would not aurprise us to know that a few "highly-respectable" European and Chinese names figured. In such a list.

TELEGRAMS.

THE TARIFF BILL.

LONDON, October 7th. The old tariff expired at midnight on Sunday, and a great rush was made by Captains to get o.gg their reuels entered at the New York Custom

House. The Cunard steamer Etruria, with am immense cargo, entered a minute before. The 0.75 Customs receipts were the largest on record.

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PARLIAMENT.

THE MORMONS,

which is worth pondering over - Marine officers in the Australian coasting trade, unlike the sailors engaged therein, get no overtime, The difference between the pay of the third and fourth officers on one hand and ordinary seamen on the other is at times so great that the sailors wives could afford to hire the officers' wives to wash for them. And all this for the glory of wearing brass buttons! The Bulletin does not for an instant assert that the steamship-owners are making fat dividende on the contrary, it is perfectly aware that steamship shares now generally mean something between 6 per cent. and insolvency, But the fact remains that the men are well paid because they have been able combine, while the officers are poorly paid because they haye had no effective backing from the fron hand of Laboue.” -

master If old man Smith Imagines that be can get his son Tobe a soft snap just because he is. the so-called editor of a l-p-sided excuse for a newspaper here he is mistaken. We see no reason now for keeping quiet any longer about Spelter's mule-stealing scapes and his two terms In the Penitentiary.”

Mr. Mackintosh doubted if the Government would pass it.

Capt. Ashton-If you put it to them they would, undoubtedly,

debate on later. He then proceeded to saka Mr. Mackintosh That is the matter we shall number of questions, in response to which

will mean disease and excessive mortality," acro without these precautions, and to them it

is here stated as being a large number to house It will be observed that 1,000 persons per acro

without prejudicially affecting the health of such on an acre of land although such can be done

persons,

It will be seen from Schedule that in a

as high as 3,235 per acre. nuraber of the blocks more than 1,500 persons per acre live and in one small block the rate in

745 houses in the city in which over-crowding From schedule"♬ it will be seen that there are exists, and that in these houses there are 397

floors over-crowded.

The total number of

Capt. Ashton said that the Mercantile Marine affiliated with home bodles of a kindred nature Officers' Association was a local institution

of Sunday labour here, lo many cases Chinese persons in these over-crowded floors in excess of He had no data to produce shewing the extent tally-men supervised the leading and discharging without the provisions of the Health Onlinance the number they are capable of accommodating, but the officers were responsible. He did not steamship owners and agents here would rest number refers to the gross measurements of the think that local regulations among the local relating to over-crowding beleg contravened, fa 4.837, but it must be remembered that this

opinion that it was not dangerous to have demanded by the Ordinance us particularized in the cashey must have legislation. suswer to Mr. Keswick he expressed his rooms, and not to the actual clear air space 200,000 Chinese Idison a Sunday it was done in Para. 4 of this report. Chiness ports with perfect safety. He would Chinese apply to ships of any nationally -Chinese or European, mail-boats or others. He did not see that it would entali any serious loss on owners, any more than in other ports.

Mr. Keswick thought the Government would scarcely pass such a law as was asked, as forced legislation was unadvisable,

Ar the Theatre Royal last night Miss Gracie Plaisted's Company essayed C. H. Hawarey's comedy The Private Secretary with sufficient all their Sunday smiles along. In response to success to please an audience that had brought vociferous calls of "Up with the rag" Mr. Harding rande his bow to ask the indulgence of the audience on the part of Miss Grace Plasted, who bad at an hour's notice to play the part of Edith Marsland, on account of the unfortunate illness of Miss Rosie Tamras. On Friday last Mr. Fielding Clarks, sitting The request, however, was quite unnecessary in Summary Jurisdiction, had before him for Miss Plaisted was letter perfect, and The re-assembling of Parliament will take place claimed various large sums of money from the The cast was a large one, but lack of space complicated case in which fourteen Chinese acted her part, as she always acts-to perfection. on the 25th November.

Sang Cheong We hoog, 17 Queen's Road. The prevents us from critically reviewing the show shop was burnt down last May, and the plaintiff right through We will however crowd out an alleged that a quantity of goods belonging to advertisement in favor of a line or two in The Mormons have held a conferencs, and them were destroyed. One of the owners of the praise of the amateurs who so ably supisted. shop seemed friendly to the claimants, but his Mr. Grestock as 'Old Cattermole, and Mr. F. decided on the abolition of polygamy,

partner, for whom Mr. Gedge appeared, denied Hunt as Harry Marsland, were good enough It alleging that the whole thing was a "put up for anything, while the brilliant Mrs. Anderson Job." This first creditor, in cross-examination, (s cousin of Mary's) was brighter than the comet got so hopelessly beforged that his Lordship of B2, and simpy edipsed herself, Mr. ordered the man to be prosecuted for perjury, Webbe, a Squire Marsland, was beauti and binted to Mr. Reece that the case had better fully dressed in a red coat and whiskers drop violently, with which Mr. Reece's other which the snow of many winters had evidently clients concurred. To-day, however, Mr. Reece rested, and with reverence, be it said, the applied to his lordship for permission to whole character was a trifle frosty. Mr. Ivo re-hear the case, stating that Els clients had L'Estrange struggled hard to look over the only withdrawn through fear that they, spotless collar that fate or a foolish haberdasher and for political reasons as red he referred to like the first plaintif might make mis had cast around his neck, and succeeded in a takes. His lordship granted the application. moderate degree in playing Douglas Cattermole At ike Balice Court this afternoon the late while Mr. J Haley Anthon, the sporten plaiati was charged before Mr. Wodehousetion of the part of Mr. Gibson, the sporting with committing perjury in the above case. Mr. tailor, while on sydaway locomotive, for, he Johnson, Crown Selleltor, prosecuted, and Mr. knew just as much about it when he finished as Reece defended. Mr. Johnson described the when he commenced. The ladies were a circumstances under which the defendant had they always are divine, and looked and same latitude, The per perjured himself For instance be had stated acted in the

FRESH COMPLICATIONS IN AFRICA. October 15th, It is officially stated from Lisbon that British gunboats ascended the Zemical despite the protests of Portuguese officials.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. PLANTING in North Borneo is not a gold mina. A venture capitalised by Batavian planters, the Marudu Bay. Company, went into liquidation on the 29th ulta.

THE calendar for to-morrow's Sessions is by no means beavy, there belog only five cases, including the "conspiracy" cases salabra. It is most likely that the latter will be postponed antil next Sessions, by gonsent,

Mr. C. Duncan (hon, acc. of the Association) replied that he was reliably informed that some log to force It on the Colony, but had dropped time ago the Government drafted a Bill, intend- it en account of the opposition of the capitalists,

the Federation scheme.

defnite reply of the Chamber at as early a date Mr. Mackintosh promised to forward the

After some farther discussion et capitis

as possible.

OVERCROWDING IN HONGKONG,

The

which exista is of course the enforcement of the simplest remedy for the over-crowding law under Part V of the Health. Ordinance, but

rigorous application in every case would probably give rise to mack ill-feeling. We, therefore recommend that any steps taken to enforce the law should be taken judiciously and gradually, through steadily. The object in view Colony shall be housed in such a manner, as is to provide that the industrial classes of the will give them reasonable chance of living healthy lives. This object is primarily in the interests of the Colony, the prosperity of which and is secondarily in the interests of the classes depends greatly on the health of its inhabitants,

that the sum of money that coolie will save in question. financial stand point-it-bas to be remembered Viewing the question even from an ordinary

in the course of a year by living in an overs crowded house will in all probability be more than swallowed up by the first week's liners caused by the insanitary condition of his dwell lug arising from the overcrowding therein. their are two distinct classes of houses to be In dealing practically with overcrowding, considered viz

that an invoice produced by him in Court formance, however, ran well to the end, The following extracts are taken from the had been made out by himself in Hongkong, and we think the general verdict accords report of the Commitee appointed by the and afterwards be stated that he made it with the sentiments of the ardent youth who Sanitary Board In November 1888 to enquire in-Holkow. He also aid he was master of sighed Too soon the happy moments fee as into the extent of overcrowding suppose to()-Family boule), fa, la which one or THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the Sang Cheong Wo shop, which was not he reluctantly watched, the fall of the curtain, exist in Victoria --- the following programme at the Banack Square,iming that a magistrate had no jurisdiction in Smith played The Private Secretary.gations deemed necessary the, city was dired number of men live together,

the case. Mr. Reece raised sever.1 objections, Incidentally we might mention that Mr. D. C.

For the purpose of currying out the investi (.)-Coolle houses, fe, houses in which

den more married couples live. this evening, commencing at 7.30 o'clock

■ case of this kind, but that the case, should Tomorrow the company will be in their element into 275 blocks by the late Surveyor General There need be no great difficulty, in dealing. have been committed icy trial at the Supreme in "The Daughter of the Regiment and as shown on the plan of the city in the Board Room falily "and" successfully with the latter class. Court by the Judge. His Worabjp noted the most of the seats are already booked, those who The cubical measurements given in the tabular The Committee, therefore, recommend that they objections raised by Mr. Reece, and proc eded are fond of music had better hurry up if they statements are gross mensorements, no should be dealt with as soon as possible under is the evidence, after which the case, was hope to gain admission to the portals of the deduction has been made for the space occupied the lodging-house clauses of the Health Onlin remanded for n yok,

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