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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1890.

The Fonghang Celegraph.

goes home on full pay, the proposed A COLONY of followers of Count Leo Tolstol has dent of the Civil Hospital to the effect that the arrangement has fallen through, and (according to the Berlin correspondeat of The condition of the wounded was very serious.

Mr. Wodehouse then read over the depositions there is still a vacancy for, an, amateur | Daily Chronici) bren formed at Vishnevalalzku, of the wounded' engineer (Mr. Ramutay) and of magistrate who will be satisfied with the Government of Tver. The colony is the second officer, Mr. Edy, which latter ran-as classes who live na'pravunts, and put Tolstol's HONGKONG, WEDNEsday, December 17, 1800. the hard work and the honor without composed of isdles and gentemen of the upper fallowe

the emoluments of the position. This theories into practice. sort of arrangement we would submit, is

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THE WOUNDED OFFICER'S DEPOSITION, George William Eedy, second officer of the Namoa, NOTO,

be stated that was on duty on, the roth instant. Nothing

until about p.m. At that bour he relleved

the second mate on the bridge in that the latter might go to ffin. When he go

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fired from Inside the captain's room which w at the top of the staircase. He remained where he was for about a minute and then the second mato (Richardson) came down and reported that the captain was shot. ・ After that he went up stairs into the cap'nin's roɔm. He saw the Captain lying on his bed, wounded. No one else but the second mate was in the cabin with him (wirness). The only door in the captain's room that was open was the one leading out on the staircase The Captain said "Mac, Mac, this

ing on for about ten minutes, but couldnat speak, The last act of the captain was to prevent him," the chief engineer, from opening his shirt front. The captain put his hand on witness's hand and said "no.". The second and third matand the saloon passengers came in, and last of all the Chief Officer (Elde'dg") cime in. The off res were brought in by pirátes who deminded the surrender of all valuables, He (witness) did not give up anything. They demanded all muches and chains etc, but did not make a search of their clothing. The boatswain was their interpreter. The pirates who brought the

THERE will shortly be opportunity for the Hon. Mr. WHITEHEAD scarcely the way in which such an impor-TRNOR Joseph Wood died recently at Harrogate. happened that day after leaving Hongkong sendfall" The captain knew all that was go and his unofficial colleagues to again tant appointment as a police magistrate Joseph in his day was a big mash, and Lady should be dealt with. Doubtless Mr. A. Leannex played the Mrs. Polipbar with him to grapple with the Acting" appointment.

the bridge he noticed a lot of Chi- difficulty. It is understood that Mr. H. EG. Wist will take over the duties of such an extent that her approve him to

nese smoking cigars on the deck, and that WODEHOUSE will shortly go home on four Coroner and Chairman of the Great Then Joseph married her, and, the conundrum These are bond fide English made lenses and months' leave-which period of time will. Unpaid, but fresh appointments will have went round: "Why is Lady Lennox like the they had both red and white tape about them the Lord (Lenner) and made an idol of Wood." another. The men smoking were about 40 in will give results quite equal to Ross or Dullme-

according to prevailing custom, probably to be made for the Fire Brigade and children of Israel?" "B-cure she turned from They were loafing about and looking at one It appeared to him that some man yars lenses at a considerably reduced cost.

be doubled before that energetic official Colonial Treasury. As there will be no feseph, who died at the age of go, married the number

been sanding them a box of cigas. The red resumes his duties. His departure will salary attached to the Fire Brigade billet, Real soprano, Miss Paton, whether before oftrom the South, with plenty of money, had' tape was on the breast of their coals, and was it may beat once concluded that the Deputy

of the same kind an Swatow men wore when create vacancies in the several appoint-

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after the Lennox escapade we know not.”

The perfection of a Tourist Camera and Portablements of Police Magistrate, Coroner.Superintendent, Mr. GEORGE HORSFOOL, THE news of the stranding of the P. & O. Co.'s going South. He alfached no importance, to officers in said they were going to loot the ship, Camera of good solid construction manufactured Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, and will be appointed Acting Chief without op steamship Hongkong which we published on the - expressly to our order, each with 3 double dark | Colonial Treasurer, the last named office position. The Colonial Treasurership is 2oth inst. was quite correct. The Singapore fire-arms on the smokers. It was after he had said "hurry up and finish your looting, for God

carrying with it a seat in the Legislative ! horse of quite another colour: Mr. WODE- Free Press just to hand give. further particulam The Namoa was between Mendoza an 1, Tsinko get medical aid for the captain," The barewain Kodak Cameras. No. 1, a most acceptable / Council and within this colony the right to and his successor will at once reap the have struck the Azilen rock, close to the easterly

is, and notably with the outside public benefit of the salary and also the other be badly ashore. She was in command of all of a sudden he saw a man rush on to the deservedly the most generally popular, as exceptional privileges, without adding Capt. Watkins and carried a general cargo but bridge with a revolver. A shot bad been fired at he is one of the most independent and most straightforward officers in the Hong- kong Gavernment, service; and it is probably on this account that his some- what frequent lengthy absences, from the sphere of his duties during the past dozen/lative Council when he returns to his duties/CANON WILBERFORCE's recent denunciation of † shouting wildly and was singing qut "káš·tai.". | valuables were given up, that he died. The

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Hongkong, 8th December, 1890.

BY APPOINTMENT.

HOUSE only holds the acting appointment, of the occarience. The vessel is believed to point of the island of Perim, and is reported to

May, SRg, y Messrs. Caird & Co., of Greenock, to passengers. The. Hongkong was built in her gross tonnage being 3,174 or 2,046 nei. She

under special survey. was classed 100 Ar at Lloyds and was built

anything to his present duties, the entire work of the Treasurer having for years been most efficiently performed by the M. DIANE will have no seat in the Legis-

chief clerk, Mr. CARVALHO, As Mr. W.

the opium trade has led to the formation of a

it and saw nothing suspicious. He saw no.In reply he (witness), through the boatswain, taken his bearings that be noticed them.sike, so then we can get back to Hongkong and

Island at the time bending east by north hid that they could have any inèdirins in the natth. He went into the wheel-house to enter ship, to do some good for the captain. He did the bearings of the ship in the log book when ont know if the pirates ordered bíra to say that, After receiving the valuables the pirates did not molest them any further. The door of the captain's cabin leading pet.on to the staircase was shut from the inside. The pirates pulled- to the said deer so that there could baro pasige for any ofthem outward. Later they battened up the door. He did not know when the captain diel but it was about a quarter of an hour after the

captain did not surrender anything, and his shirt studs were in his shirt at the time of his death. Plundering was going on from two to five o'clock. He saw them bringing boxes up out of the

the wheel-house by him, evidently. The shot hit the wheel-house and pissed through into the deck. A Swaow man and the quarter master, a Lascat, were in the wheel-house with him at the time.. Thinking the man was crazy be at once stepped out on the bridge. The man was

His intention was to disarm the man, but there were seven or eight other man on the bridge, on both sides, rushing towards him (winess). They fired their revolvers in the air and took no sim

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as Captain Superintendent of Police, he committee presenting the majority of the years have been so particularly noticed will probably succeed Mr. WoD HOUSE English churches, which is making arange- and commented on, especially in official circles. It would be too mnch to say that as Treasurer-until the latter returns fromments for halding a conference on the subject at him. As soon as he saw that he jumped off scen decks forward, and from under the bridge,

has proved an altogether unqualified his pocket. We do not aspire to the gitt will lay it conclusions and its requests before

the old Student Interpréter of the " nixties! success on the Magistracy bench, but he has nevertheless done his work carefully, A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. conscientiously and, as a whole, in a manner that has done credit to the (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.)-

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justified the somewhat unusalcircumstances It will be remembered by old residents under which he received the appointment.

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London with the permanent appointment in next spring. The conference will specially cos- aider the question so far as it affects India, and the Government. With regard to the produc. tion of opium in China, though the conference expected that any practical results will be will thoroughly ventilate the subject, it is not reached. The conference will probably be held is London next March.

of prophecy, but this forecast of coming events that most decidedly cast their shadows before, will nevertheless prove fairly accurate. It will be a good thing for the colony when the Treasury becomes A section of the Colonial Secretary's

Police should be permanent Chief of the department; and our suggestion of years ago that the Deputy Superintendent of

enquiry on the 11th instant, that the company's Tax Srer try of the Balmoral Gold Mining Company Limited inform us in reply to an

the bridge with the intention of going to his room to get his revolver. There being a lot of men on the deck shooting with revolvers aft to get into he turned back and ran the saloon. Upon arrival at the engine-room door he saw there were a lot of men aft, also, He therefore rushed down into the engine-room and sing out to the third engineer, named Joner, to get the hose out as quick as possible because there were pirates on board. The fireman who were down there would not assist to get the

which they smashed against the foot of the steps leading up to the bridge, and taking therefrom the valuables. The plunderlag went on for three or four hours The plunder seemed to consist of money and clothing. He saw two galvanised Iran buckets and two rice, baskets, full of dollars, brought up from the after 'tween dicks companlon They were also carrying great deal of valuable, stik clathing which

the along

deck, they piled un

30 p.m., after finishing the looting,

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thinking what we should do the second to prevent the exist of the prisoners. They engineer came rushing down with his band were very methodical in their preparations for covered with blood, saying he was shot. hose aust, for they were dormorslised. While

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THUS an exchange "Madarne Patey will perform at Hongkong and in Japin on her way back." Who Madame and what is the nature of her mission we wonder.)

WE att informed by the agents (Messrs. Russell Co) that the E. and A. S. S. Co.'s steamer iria left Port Darwia for this port to-day, and may be expected to arrive on the 37th inst,

AN adjourned Convocation of St. Andrew's Chapter, No. 218, S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8 for 8.30 o'clock precisely. Visiting com panfoss are cordially invited,

"Duck Clara" is the irreverent term by which Albert Victer is now known. It describes the poor little Imperial he-female with the sheep hurdle cuff round his neck, about as well as the English language is capable of dolog.

now working, results Monday, engineer faished, future prospects goad," and that the following telegram was received from the company's "Working five agent in Sydney this morning. days, crushed 80 tons of stone yielding 37 ounces of gold and three tons of pyrites, the principal part of the gold is in the ngrites From the contents of the first telegiam it is presumed that the machinery has broken down, and an explanation is expected by one of the three

next ten days. incoming australian malls, all due within the

IN our last night's Issue we published an advertisment no'ifying those whom it con- cerned, that there would be a meeting of share- holders in the Lamag, Songei Kayah and Exit Borneo Companies at the offices of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. to day, and as is the usual custom our representative duly attended the meeting for the purpose of taking areport of the proceedings. The meeting: all public companies are invariably reported, unless specia notice is given that the business to be transacted is of a private nature. We mention this fact for the binefit of Mess Layton, Wicking & Co.; for bar time is a trifle too valuable Just now for us to attend meetings for the purpose of being told-and that with scant courtesy too that we can quietly “get”

TEN "Japi" who 'cked out a precarious existance as curio-deslers in Sydney have just filles frite fortune's way, and in a manner too, that would cause holy mummers to lift their hands aloft and sigh regretfully that the acts of Providance are so hard to fathom. The representatives of the Land of the Rising Sun" took articket in. one of the gigantic Cup sweeps that are now recognised Institutions in Australia, and drew Carbine, the winning horse, whose net value to them was £15,000. The lucky "Japs" held donated three or four hundred - ounds to hospitals high ravel for some days, kept open house, and and other charitable institutions, and needless to say disposed of their stock-in-trade, and are now on their way home to enjoy the fortune they won through the devil's agency.

part of the ship-that was when they were smashing open the luggage. The pirates There carried on the looting very quietly, was not much noise after the first attack. One He was directing the whole affair. man never put his hand to anything. He simply walked about giving orders.. He (witness) never lost sight of him for a moment from the time they were shut up in the captath's room. He espied him from the starboard window of the captain's room.

the engine-room and commenced firing on us. We sheltered ourselves by means of the boilers. He beard one pirate coming down the steps and ran out and have a lump of coal at him, and bit bla in the face with ItThe pirate fred at him, the ball lodging in his right wrist. The bullet entered near the wrist and came out near the elbow. Ramsay, the engineer, instantly fired at him which seemed to have hit him in the leg as he give a

From that window he was yelp and rushed up calling out plenty foreign devil down below, in Chinese. The next thing watching the movements of the pirates finm he heard was the voice of the thief engineer about half past two o'clock in the afternoon up telling them to come up on dick. They all to dark. The general work of plunder was carried went up, were searched by the pirates and on chiefly on the starboard side. The Chief was shut up in the Captain's cabin. While roaming about all over the ship. He had no there he was forced to give up his watch, and special badge to distinguish him. His clothing chain and gold and silver ring, valued at $50, was slightly different from the others, that was | He believed he could identify the Pirate Chief. all. He was armed with two revolvers,one in shown a book | his hand, and one in his belt. All the plates At this point witness was containing the photos of notorious criminals had two revolvers, one of which was Hung and he identified the likeness of the pirate around the neck with a white cord and the tiber-

He did not think was stuck is the belt. The pirates were all

Chief and one pher].

were in asy way privy bare-headed. A few of them were armed with

that the re to the outrage. He was an Australian cutlasses. He could see what was being done by birth and a native of Sydney, N.S.W.

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with the ship while it was all' going on and thought that the navigation of the ship was THE CHIEF ENGINEER'S EXPERIENCES.

taken over by the pirates stato minutes to one W. F. Mackintosh, chief engineer of the o'clock. The ship appeared to him to be kept steamer Namoa, sild the Namos left Hongkong on her usual course up to half past two. At that at 8 a.m. on the 10th instant and all went time the course was altered so as to bilag well until p.m. At that bour he was in his Petro Blasco about a polatop the stårboard room, goder the bridge, having tiffin. Hit how. That would cause the ship to run out te attention was drawn to & noise

the sea in a S.E direction. When they were about He two miles of Patro the conite was changed so upper deck cau et by his dog barking. west out and saw Malay and a Chinaman as to bring it on the port beam. That would and he died on Friday the 1sh in Hospital tion. He then, owing to absence of marks, lost fling. The Malay was a quartermaster bring the ship heading back in a S.S.W. direc He thought the quartermaster was ill-treating the run of the ship's course for an hour, and when the Chinaman so went aft to interfere at last he did find it out the ship was heading They were scufflog about 40 feet aft of his room straight in for the Chinese mainland, with Goat. and abreast of the funnel. He noticed the Island on the starboard bow, fully five miles off Chinaman was armed with a revolver which he Up till 4 pm. she was going at full speed, but heki in his right band. The Malay bad hold of at that hour they reduced the speed of the ship. him by the left arm. The Chinaman's right hand There was a still further reduction of spoed was lowered against the Malay's person, and the Inter on and at the same time the course was revolver went off and the Malay fell. He was altered to West, so as to make the ship within two yards of them when the Malay fell head for Mendoza Island, the very place He witness) then passed between the two where they first attacked the ship. It was and the Chinaman fred a shot at him, then pretty dusk. At about 4 p.m. the quarter- He at once made his way aft to the saloon, master who was steering the ship' on the bridge being fired at by several men ss route. He wanted to obey a call of native so the pirates met a man coming out of the saloon as be allowed him to do so, but while he did was going in, they bumped against each other so they stood over him with revolvers and in the door-way. He (the pirate) put the muzzle then made him go back to the wheel house. of Els revolver against his left breast and the From that he inferred that the said (witness) knocked the revolver up just le time master was navigating the ship. He constantly and the smoke of it, when fired blackened saw the chief on the bridge, giving dircolons, his face. He then ran on down stairs into the The first he saw of the Pirate Chi-f was about saloon which he found empty, but full of smoke. two minutes after he (witness), went into Witness called out "is no one here" and Capt. the captain's cabio. He time in with the Pocock answered him from the boys' room. He boatswain, whom he used as an interpreter, couldn't tell at once whore the Capt. was because and in eiving directions said we (their the smoke was very dense. He (the Capi) sang prisoners) should not be harmed if wo kept outfit you Mac? The sliness was then quiet. He came in to see if all the ship'a standing in the saloon with his hands en officers were there. He was not overbearing the back of the Captain's chair. He in attitude, and was wonderfully cool and col conversed with the Captain relative to the fected. Al the plates were civil coough with uation. Then four or five armed pirates the exception of one man who danced about in a made their appearance and fred some show, frantic maner, flourishing bis revolver. This The pirates were dressed like ordinary Chinis he did because he saw him catch hold of the Coolles; They wore shoes, but not all of them. Chief arm and in a forcible manner urgs him Most of the pirates were without stocki. They to hurry up with the looting so that they could were shouting out and firing skote, proni dous run back to Hongkong for aid for the wounded captain. The Chi-f took an notice of his frantic

teristic perseverance he industriously studied, not merely the ordinances of the colony, but what is equally important, the leading phases of Chinese character and custom, and with fairly satisfactory results both to himself and the Government, Mr. WODEHOUSE's appointment to the Superintendentship of the Fire Brigade was undoubtedly a bare-faced job, as at that time he knew absolutely nothing of the duties and there were other and more $4.50 Soo competent officers who had much better 7.50 claims. It is but just to admit, however, 12.00 that the new Superintendent devoted much time and energy to his Fire Brigade duties, and entered so thoroughly $1.10 into the practical working details of this important department that he has not only brought it to a pitch of 1.50 proficiency that it had never previously attained, but has by hard work made 2.00 himself a most efficient chief and one of the most courageous and best all-round firemen In the Brigade, As Coroner and Chairman of the Bench of Justices, Mr. WODIHOUSE has faithfully performed, his duties according to his lights, and it may be doubted whether any other Govern- ment official could have done much better. Why this gentleman was selected for the | acting appointment of Colonial Treasurer 1.Io is not clearly apparent, unless we are to conclude that it was intended as a special compliment and an act of courtesy to the pleca of sacred turf, and a' beltis of holy water the wherewithal to 'get back to his home near 1, into the saloon. They were simin :"at kim

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THE aristocratic skipper of a junk who tried to slide out of the harbour of Shau-ki-wan yester- day without a clearance permit, had to face the music at the Harbour Office this morning where the Acting Harbour Master caused him to con- tricule $7 to Her Gracious's Revenue.

A BEE few out in the sunny air

By a boy so blithe and young, Who laughed and screamed without a cart,

And would not bold his tongue.' The scene it changed; with sph gad sbifer

The vault of heaven rung

And homeward flew the bes so meek:

The small boy held hin'stung.

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Miss Myra Kemble the well-known Australian actress, relates how she undertook to bring a ut te pious friend in Australia. But alan the blessed moisture got loose and spoilt one or two drenes "Nevertheless,” says Myra, with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes, "it was a foll bottle when I presented it,"

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FOR some reason the authorities appear to have utterly scouted the idea of getting evidence in connection with the Namea tragedy from any of the numerous passengers who were on board the ship, and whose worldly possessions were so ruthlessly annexed by the p'rates. To-day one of the passengers, who had been robbed of upwards of $2,000, turned up at the Police Court for the purpose of giving evidence at the official inquiry that is now dragging its way course along, but at the conclusion of the pro- ceeding, at tiffin-time, the inquiry was adjourned until next Tuesday, the 23rd instant, and the weary and worn colestial was allowed to "get" without having an opportunity of placing his testimony on record. This man is said to be penniless and has neither means of support nor Swatowa pretty hard case and ons wenby of of our "guardians of the peace." the confideration of the Douglas Company if not

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THE "NAMOA" PIRACY,

THE MADISTERIAL INQUIRY,

to the captain to aşk the plates, through tật "the man that behaved in such a menacing steward, what they wanted, and he did 1o| manner. He could swear to three of tho (vinees) as well as they could. He suggested subordinate. He would be able danife

About five minuter later the Chinese car, men at any time and any where. One penter and the No. 3 freman came down, was the Chief, the second was the, "frantig with a message to the Captain which he follow and the third was standing on guard (wilness) did not hear. They were alone, but at the main deck hatchway, The latter were directed by the pirates posted on the star was right in front of him (witness), nearly all card. After a stort parley with the captain, the the time. The said pirate was watching the hitter zang out "what do youthink of this Mac" ladder Lading down into the tween decks, Witness answered he did not know for he had They commenced blowing the whistle about not heard the conversatios. The carpenter o'clock apparently as a olgoal; and it wa engineer will submilto be shut up they (the pirates)|| ten minutes Ixter." The whistling continued for then came along and said "Sfthecaptain and chief auswered by four junks which came alongside

in. They had been lighted by the pĺrates about mowing witness bad got the message, asked the side-lights, which had been lighted, enca l'he would 'goj te which he, the chief engineer, replied "yes, I will Immediately after assent-au-set. The lights were not extinguished, but ing the captain went up the stairs and ke were so placed as not to be seen from the sea. (witness) followed along the saloon-whip. When they first blew the whistle they were under be was standing-igwarda, sky stairs. Just as the lee of Mendoza Island within half a mile of the captals, got på pop-and he saw him the land on the westem side of IL: All the list on the top he heard a shot and myšli junks appeared to come from the same part of

sang ont "Oh I ohit. It was the voice customary anchorage for Junks. The junka

We have gone into these details to show how Government appointments can be Wzare informed on what may be considered ma manipulated when necessary, and for the reliable' authority, that at the meeting of the

At the Magieracy to-day Mr. H. E. Wode Information of the unofficial members of shareholders in the East Borso, Songel Koyak, Council. The Folice Magistrates were and Lamag Planting Companies, held to-day house continued the Inquiry into the circum- Included in Mr. WHITEHEAD's list of at the offices of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. stances connected with the murder of Capt. T. Good Leeward Island...$1-30 per Galion, officials, proposed to be in future debarrad the unla of the three estates to a Londen Syndl❤ G. Pocock, Mr. G.. Patersen and oibers by not harm any one at all," Capt. Pocock this," about a quarter of an hour and at the same tim

cate for £40,000 caak was wwanimously approved from any position outside their own of Formal meetings will be called forthwith gang of pirates who led the British steamship Namas on the high sese on the roth Instant While on a voyage between Hongkong and departments, and these Interesting parti- for the purpose of ratifying this sala. culars respecting Mr. WODEHOUSE's official |

Mr. Wottes appeared to watch the case op responsibilities, besides very strongly As will be seen from an advertisement In another

column the Gymnasium Commitee of the V. B. behalf of the Douglas Steamship Coppapy, suggesting grounds for careful cogitation, Cintend having what may be termed a “boxing will be valuable when the acting appoint: entertainment" on the evenings of the azad and ment question again comes HP for 23rd insta. That the arrangements are in the In opening the inquiry to-day Mr. Wodehouse actually a one hos forman lo pain. He Mendors. The place they came from WAX SO! S discussion, It was reported a few days hands of Mr. C. H. Thompson-who is bit of old that he had taken the depositions of Wandin prin. Hewiness) hot appeared to be of Hongkong built of the Larke ago that a certain member of the bar scientist himself—is à gunisited that everything of Mr. Ramsay, 'second engineer, Mr. Eedy, then at the foot of the stairs-aang But if hiyo Kahing boat class. All walls were set on the junku will be conflicted in a akifactory manner, and third office, and He Agee, a quartermaster, they shot you Pococks Got no answer, to when they cares alongside, two on each side of After hearing 1ão, that he went so further Namga. The steamer was in motion when the would act as locum timens at the Magistracy as for fan, there should by lot of it for no less who were lying in Hospital suffering from wounds ang out again, and still got now the Namga, but their crews did not board the

than an aspirants for puplistic fame have, during Mr. WoDEKOUSK's absence, but as

metaphorically speaking,"Phrown down the inflicted on them by the pirates. He took the. He could not see who fired the shot, but could first junk came alongside, going very slowly. there is no salary attached to the position magnet, There will also be an exsintijan of depositions on Sunday last, the yah instant, in descry the pirates legs, from here, he was She kooks on to the ship mad was takeh along consequence of luteiligenge from the superinson, I standing. Si apponred to'klai that thể chat van ! with the skin, and sherty kitstwoodo 134 whiy for the first four montha-Mr. Wodanouse | ymnastics and sameing

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