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A LOCAL doctor says that small feet signify a THEarth's richest newspaper is the N. Y. quick temper and an evil tongue. Now every-World, which last year netted £240,000 body will be staring at his wife to see whether" ber feet are large or small, and no matter which A STRAITS paper states that the competition way the verdict is, we guess she woman-like with Holt's, and the Hamburg Dampschiffs will not be pleased.

Rhederel steamers has lel the Messageries Maritimes Company to reduce theli pas. senger fares between Batavia and Singapore. Their steamer the Godavery which runs between Batavia and Samarang in said to be doing an increasing business, owing to the voyage belag direct without calling at intermediate ports,

Tax success of the Hongkong team in the match with the Singapore Cricket Club is thus referred to by the Straits Times ~~Hongkong cricketers are to be congratulated on their decisive victory over the S. C. C. They played hard for it, and won it manfully. In large part the credit musi go to the bowling of Barff and, Lowson, jost as Harrison to four the Ceinage Bill, if it passes argely due to the howling af Fox and McKenzie In the "Straits Team" victories the credit was case. bettle, the House of Representatives,

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(From Singapori, Papers.)

LONDON, January 9th. The division in the Senate on the fanucis!

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The Sioux Indians are attacking the troops at Shoshones, Idaho, and hurning the town; the Whites are fleeing for their lives.

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The strikers on the railways in Scotland are

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Christmas"issue of Scribner is specially embellished, specially illustrated, specially con. tributed to, and specially big-specialities which render it a particularly welcome item in the THE great American struggle, Black v. White, is daily nearing. In the State of Mississippi large flow of, seasonable literature. Sir Edwin the negroes' voting power already exceeds, the

Arnold has the first place with the opening white by 50,000! "Better a race-corflict and paper of a series on japan, elaborately illux extermination of one of the races, than to submit trated by Robert Blum. He describes life pir- to the rule of the majority of ignorant and bar- ticularly in Toklo. By the way, he does not barous blacks," says a local paper. One remedy praise the climate of Japan, though he charac- terises it as fairly healthy. Autumn and spring proposed is to allow the white women of the South to vote to balance the negro vote. Many of

are the best seasons, The June raini are followed by six su'try weeks, which prove very the leading Southern dewspapers have endorsed the idea, but all such schemes are mere pallia-muggy and trying, and from December to March muggy and trying, and boteread the winds of times savagely blesk. Tokio bas 5833 inches |of rainfall, as against 2476 at Greenwich. In the centre of the magazine is a pastoral without words, daintly executed, but having a very unchivalrous ending-a crying maiden and a broken basket of eggs.

tives.

QUITE recently searly gooo children attended the Sydney R.C. Cathedral to take the tem. perance-pledge. As the revenues of the R.C. church in Australia emanate at present in so large a degree from the drink traffic, this THE man who marries kis first love loses a lot strong young temperance movement strikes one with great force as being a social step in the of fou

right direction. It is almost as pleasant and Every radical & reform as if one of these days we should ses all the Hebrew children troop into the Sjongogue, and, in a loud voler, take the pledge Pagainst usury.

Soux fathers pay their "tarts "allmony.

father pays his baker alum-money.

Wa reret to hear of the death of Capt. A.

occurred at Civil Hospital this morning.

LATEST American story. Let's see my dear what is our prospective son-in-law Baron of "Baron of funds--my dear-Baran of funds!" "WHAT'S the difference," asked a teacher in arithmetic, "between one yard and two yards "A wall," was the reply of a member of the class. The teacher was silent.

Calcults to discuss the matters which were left

McCaslin, late of the steamship Zefire, which MX PAUL, the Deputy Commissioner of Darjee- ling, on behalf of the Indian Government, and Mr. James H. Hast (not Sir Robert Hart, as stated in a telegram to The Times), for the Chinese Government, will meet shortly in

Thibet Treaty. Mr. Paul left London a short to be subsequently settled under the Sikkim- time since for Calcutta, and Mr. James Hast is also believed to be on his way thither. It will be remembered, says the London and China Express, that the matters to be discussed relate Thibet, and the methed in which official com- munications shall be made la future balween the authorities in India and Thibet.

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however, since the war are no longer avaliable. Bot now further supplies of Chinese coolies also can no longer be obtained for Peru; for, in consequence of the barbarous treatment which they received and still receive, the Chinese Government have prohibited emigration to the Republic. Coolies on some properties work in irons to prevent their running away, are chained and locked up at night, and undergo cruel tortures when punishment is exercised; the truck systers prevails, so that the coolie is always in debt to his master, who often makes a profit, even upon the oplum retailed in lieu of a, portion of his wages. To the credit of the Peruvians it must be mated that the estates chiefly conspicuous for maltreatment of the Chinese labourers are owned and managed by foreigners.

Mr. Yoshida Jiro, the Consul-General for Tapan in London, was present at the dinner of the Association of Foreign Consuls on the rath fost. at the Hotel Metopole,

A dinner was given by the Liberal Union Club, at the Criterion, on the 16th inst., to Mr. J. A. Freude. Sir Henry James, Q.C. M.P., who presided, spoke of recent events as having vindicated the position taken up by Dissentient Liberals five years ago. Their work for the

future, he said, men for Ireland. Mr. Froudes in responding to the tost of his health, addressed himself at cönsiderable length to Irish history, legislation for Ireland. He specially praised the and also spoke of the necessity-of: beneficial

fand legislation of Mr. Gleditone. He recom. mended that Ireland should be treated na India was-beyond the reach of party politics. Conclud-

ssid, must be in the direction of

Ir is stated that some question connected withing, he quoted the saying that "You must govera An Asiatic well or he will cut your throat," and the Loochoo islands will be put in the Japanese Diet owing to the circumstances detailed below said that that was his Jast word on the Irish The new Chinese Minister will bring forward question. questions contected with. Formosa and the Loochoos apon his arrival, under secret instruc tions from the Viceroy Li Hung.ching. What ground will the Government take up in these negotiations? The Loochoon proper, Miyake, Yacyarns, elc., are warm and fertile, and are Hokkaido, yet the Government are making no in no way inferior, if not superlar, to the efforts to colonite these places. Is it because

It should not be forgotten that these islands now the Government fears to wound the susceptibi- lities of the Chinese asked the Japan Herald ? belong to Japan, and are placed under the super-

of Trade, and the Port, Customs, Consular, and Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL THE gentleman from Indiana: "I withdraw to panturage, trading facilities between India and tion, which seems to be ignored by the Japanese Joseph Pease, M.P.. will proceed in person to

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Hongkong, 29th December, 1890.

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(37 the language, Mr. Speaker, hut maintain that the gentleman from. Illinois in not in order," The gentleman from Illinois: "How am out of order?" The gentleman from Indiana: "Probably a veterinary surgeon could tell you. Amen. "

The various Governments and Municipal Cor- porations, and all Public Bodles and Companies, Bankers, Merchants, Consuls, Professional men, A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. continual moistening of the lips with the tongue, ground on Saturday.

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Under normal conditloss Nature provides for 'this, but when the stomach and throat are over- heated by alcohol, the lips get so parched that the tongue has to do frequent duty. We hava this on the best authority,

We would remind our readers of the athletic sports which come off at o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Hundreds of dollars warth of prizes are to be competed for, and the Governor and suite will visit the sports at 3 pm. In such weather as now prevails there should be a big attendance and capital sport.

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A CRICKET match between H.K.C.C. and United Sérvices will be commenced at a p.m. to-morrow, and will be continued at 14 ́ ́àm,' on Saturday, the 4th Instant. Tiffin will be served on the

H.K. C. C. G. S. Coxon. A. J. Larch. E. W. Maitland. F. Maitland, C. S. Barff. J. A. Lowson, S. L Darby, S. W. Coxon, L' Barff, H. Stow, T. S. Smith.

United Services., *Captain Dunn, A.S.D. A.J. Campbell, grat Captain Carden, R.A. G. G. Boyle, R.A. Major Hannay, 91st. F. H. Walter, R.N Lewis, R.N

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THE Inferior animals which live' in general, THE London Lancer thinks it in about tine for regular and temperate lives, have generally their people "to set about clearing away the misable prescribed terms of years. The horse lives 25 repulcher which abound throughout the coun-years, the ox 15 or zo, the lion about 20, the dog try under the name of bathrooms, and to 10 or 12, the rabbit eight, the guinea-pig six or similar construct rooms for the performance of their seven years. These numbers all bear daily ablations is harmony with the Importance proportion to the time the animal takes to grow its full size. But man, of all the nuimals, iï the and necessity of bodily cleanliness,"

one that seldom comes up to his average. He ought to live one hundred years, according to his physiological law, for five times twenty ara one bondred; but, instead of that, he scarcely reaches, on the average, four times his growing period; the cat six times, and the mbbit even eight times the standard of measurement. The reason is obvious-man is not only the most irregular and the most intemperate, but the most laborious and hard worked of all the animals,

NICKEL is a modern meisl. It was not in use not known of till 1715. It has now largely taken the place of silver is plated ware, and a an alloy with steel it is superior to any other metal, for it is not only non-corrodible fiself, but it transfers the same quality to steel; even when combined as low as 5 per cent, it prevents oxidation.

SIR Walter Scott, in addition to being the prince of romatica writers, appears to have been also something of a prophet. In bla recently-published diary, speaking of a dinner party to which he had been invited by the mother of Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Kent, in 1828, be says of the then Princess Victoria, "She fair, like the royal family, but does not look as if she would be pretty,"

“HONESTY, my dear breddern, am de best policy, especially of you am in danger ob bela' foun' out. In conneckshun, wif my tez I want to say dat af de pusson wot put a bad nickal in de box las' Sunday an' took four good pennies is change doan put dem pennies back whar da belong to-day his name will be ernounced se loud from dis yar pulpit dat the kinky ha'r on $4-50 his brack head will stan' out as straight as a

5.00 || revengin' remusis.”—Religiour Paper. 7.50

12.00 THERE are in London sione no less than 60,000 Puno, Hebrews, and thair income each year is as neatly

as posible eighty-two pounds a head or som thing like £5,000,000 in the aggregate, while the

Sour time ago a decree was issued by the Empress Dowager, ordering the Board of Revenus to send in a statement of China's rercauc...In compliance with this order the Beard has now sent in to her Majesty the following statement.-Amount derived from the Foreign Customs, about Tis. 15,000,000 annually from the Government Land Tax, about Tis. 10,000,000; from Salt Rerence, about Tis, 12,000,000; revenue from old Chinese Customs about Tis 3,000,000; from Zekin Offices about Tls. 13,000,000; Duty on Tea and Salt, about Tls. 3,500,000; revenue from Duty on general mer. chaadise, about Tls. 150,000,000; economising expenses about The. $30,000. This statement gives a total figure of some Tis. 80,000,000 annually from the different revenue depart- ments. The statement has been forwarded to bis Majesty the Emperor for Inspection.

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vision of the Okinawa prefectural authorities, but it is said some of their inhabitants ran away to China and placed themselves under its jurisdic-

Government. It is the duty of the representa tives to propound such questions in order to obtain an explanation from the authorities in consequence of which they are looking up all the details connected with the matter.

THE following items of general news are taken from the London and China Express of the 19th ultimo :-

All the Russian Consuls to China who are sow at home are assembled at St. Petersburg to hold a conference as to the means of developing Russian trade with China. This meeting has been promoted by M. Vishnegradski," the Finance Minister, who will preside over the deliberations.

Severd of the German journals announce that meetings have taken place at the Ministry of Finance with the object of concerting men- zures for the development of commercial relations with China.

Rome, on a memorable occasion; was saved by her geese, and it would stem that, Canada is to be saved from Mr. M'Kinley's designs upon het commerce by the some useful bird. A Canadian Government Commissioner bas been over in Europe looking up possible markets for the Dominion's products. He has reported to the Ottaway Government that a good market for Canadian poultry exists in Great Britain; and; as a consequence of bis report, a consignment of shipment to our shores, over fifty tons of turkeys and geese is ready for.

Strong drafts of the rat Northamptonshire Regiment and and Argyll and Sutherland High landers have been ordered to leave Aldershot for Fortsmouth, and embark in the Himalaya for conveyance to Singapore and Hongkong. Draits of the Medical Staff Corps and Military Foot Police also leave Aldershot at the same time for Gibraltar and Egypt.

M. Bonvalot and Prince Henry of Orleans were entertained at a banquet on the 17th inst, by the Travellers' Society of France. Captain Ringer proposed the health of the two divinguished cunts, and M. Bonvalot responded by drinking to the explorers who had died. on the field of bonour. He spoke very modestly of his recent - doge more on account of the cold, hunger, and explorations, begging-tobe excused for not having thirst against which the party had had to contend. He gave a bumorous account of the monotesy of their diet, and the rudeness of their cookery, and expressed a hope that they had been able to render some service to France and to science. Several other toasts were afterwards given..

It is expected that the Earl of Meath and Sir

St. Petersburg to seek an audience of the Caur, to present to his Majesty the memorial adopted at the Guildhall meeting on the subject of the treatment of the Jews in Russia. These two gentlemen, we learn, have been in communi. cation with the Russian Ambassador in London to inquire whether the Emperor would receiva them as a deputation, on the subject. The | diplomatist could, of course, give no assurance on the matter, but promised to communicate with the Government at St. Petersburg and let them know the result. We believe, however, that, whether the answer is favourable or not, Lord Menth and Sir J. Perse have expressed a determination to proceed to the Rusilan capital audience of the Crar. They would by so doing themselves and there maka an effort to get

find the whole bureaucracy of St. Petersburg against them; but it is not impossible they may Tucceed. The Emperor Alexander takes hla own course at times, independently of the advice of Ministers or officials,

On the 18th the Netherlands Envoys, who wer accompanied by Sir James Fergusson, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign. Affsins, went to Windsor Castle for the parajse of announcing to the Queen the accession of Queen Wilhelmena to the Throne of Holland.”~The Envoyu dined and slept at the Castle.

It is notified that the directors of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company (Limited) have declared an interim dividend for the quarter ended Sept. 30 last of 2s. 6d. per share, free of income-tax, payable on Jan. 15 art. The coupon on this Company's Five per Cent. Australian Government Subsidy Debentures, dus Jan. 1, will be paid on and. after that date by Messrs. Barclay, Beyan, and Co., Lombard-street, E.C.

tion Company (Limited) have been removed to The offices of the Indo-Chius Steam Navigas 28, Combili, E.C...

It is now some ten years since any German severity of the winter season, the lnfluence of On the whole, considering the exceptional war vessel circumnavigated the globe. The cruiser Melks next April will set out on aa

the recent financial crisis, and other factors of expedition round the world. Contrary to the with the industrial condition of the country. the situation, there is no reason to be dissatisfied course generally adopted by German resols According to the Board of Trade Journal, the making for the Cape of Good Hope, the Meltke labour market has been steadierandless disturbed will, according to a German contemporary by disputesduring the past five weeks than at any America, and thence to Japan. The return round Cape Hom to the Western" Coast of journey will be made from China vid Manila Singapore, Johore, Anjer, and the Cape of Good Hope.

The Admiralty do not intend to bring the station on har being relieved by the Ringdaus, gunboat Swinger home from the Australian and they have accordingly issued directions for ber being sold "all standing" at Sydney. The Swinger was built as far back as 1873, at a cast of £10,600 for hull and £3,900 for machi

Ucry.

She has been almost continuously in commission, having served three commissions in China, and two on the Australian station.

"The World announces that the Queen bas * reconsidered her former answer,” “and has

$1.10 average income of the Britisher is something their ancient faith they stood in the corner,and definitely promised to insuyarata the Manchester

like £34 a head, so that the Hebrate ones are 1.35 more than twice as rich as the native race. Again, as regards those who are to the possesses 1.50 of ten thousand a year, the Semitic race tops

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the natives more than twenty,times over.

this afternoon contains the following :— FROM ITCRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES TO GOVERNOR, HONGKONG,

I congratulate Colony on the occasion -75 of Jublice and cordially wish long continued

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prosperity.

'KHUTSFORD,"

TO GOVERNOR, HONGKONG.

the Jews are becoming converted.

other time during the present year. The monthly record of strikes has dropped from ga or 100 to 61, of which 13 have been in the cotton trade and 11 among dock labourers. It is evident that the charge against the "new unionism" of promoting strikes has no basis; for here, accord. which belongs pre-eminently to the sphere of ing to official figures, is the cotton Industry,' the old unionism," formost is the strike record of a comparatively quiet time. The demand for skilled labour remains good; and of a1 socletics, with a total membership of 135.798, only 3.4 per cent. are reported out of work.

THE JUBILEE BALL.

The subscription bail held under the suspices of the Jubilee Committee at the City Hall last he was an unqualised success. The diffi culties met with in making suitable prepara- one for a function which would be attended by about Foo people were fully recognised and over come in a manner which reflected credit on the various committees concerned. The decorations, perhaps the most difficult part of the affair, were entrusted to experienced men with mast gratify. ing results.

THE congregation of the East Melbourne Synagogue recently met together in the Loard's came to call each other liars, and in a general way dance upon the Injunctions of Moses. Hitherto the outside world has imagined that when Jews were concerned in any matter appertaining to called Heaven to witness that they never carried Ship Canal "daring the autume. The works on like the Presbyterian, Wesleyans, Baptists, of the canal are, we hear on the same authority, and similar combustionable lambs. Times must advancing far more rapidly than was anticipated be changing for the worse however. Up at East and the Mayor, Mr. J. Mark, is already con- Melbourne the lineal descendants of Abraham aldering with his colleagues the various details 2.00 A Government Gazette extraordinary issued inuations concerning "citrons" at the retiring

have been shaking their fists, and casting Irauble of the Royal visit.” -

Chinese competition is increasing lu every chiel older, who wanted to borrow fresh rabbis sphere of life in the colonies, but hitherto the for special occasions, and also to set up a female Celestials have not invaded the professions choir, a thing arver heard of since the crossing New, however, a Chinese youth at Greymouth, of the Red Sea. Meanwhile the synagogue N.Z., who five or six years ago en ble arrival

The City Hall presented an appearance rarely appears in danger of going stong-broke without from C, is study fou do the spickson of lawyer witnessed by the great concourse of people whe the assistance of the aforesaid elder, and the English, studying for profession of a lawyer. whole lication is involved in the bad language He received an English education at the State paired thither last night the old style of and termoll, usually associated with primitive school at Greymouth, where he distinguished. decorating the building, internally and externally FROM SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES Methodista and Christianity at large. We fear himself by carrying off several prizes, standing being abandoned for thoroughly original and sultable ornamentations, Externally specially very high in the general examinations,

the hall was decorated with varlegated The season on the Riviera may be said to Japanese lanterns and gas-jetvinterwoven in such January aist.

MR. Bennett Burleigh; the well-known war-

have commenced when Mr. James Gorder way as to represent the characters 1941 correspondent, at a meeting of London East End

Benkett has started his "mall-coaches there.-Jubilee 189." The main staircase-presented workers said he had found by full personal One of these "conches" runs from Nice to a very striking appearance, being laid down investigation that the women who make match- Cannes, the double journey, being accomplished with Turkey-red, while the balustrades and boxes carmed as little as 75. per week, out of in three hours, with relays at Antibes This walls were hidden from view by feras, flowers, which they had to pay 4s. 6d. for rent, the coach is dilyen by Mr. Bennett himself, who and local hong flags, all excellently, arranged, balance being all that was left to supply food and charges each passenger zof. Thost, however, The vestibule at the top of the staircase was THUS the Sydney Bulletin on the wanton waste clothing. The House of Commons lengthily and who wish to sit near is cocker, and profit by his very pretilly decorated in Anglo-Chinese style, 1.10 of power that takes place daily in that city solemnly discussed the preservation of hares," lucid lectures on the passing scenery, must pay the hieroglyphica of the ages of the Middle

We would be glad to know if the dignity but how to preserve human life in the East End | så extra.

Kingdom denating "unbounded benevolence 1.00 of the empire would suffer to any great extent might better have occupied their attention. A It will be remembered that some six years meeting the eye as soon as the upper landing

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the Chinese Government established reached. The decorations of it. 0.40€ gun every morning during his stay in she had a dying busband at home and was only legation in Lims, which was placed under the and St. George's balls were perfectly distinct

Sydney Harbour, or, at least, if he should able to earn five shillings weekly, and sometimes Minister at Washington, with a resident charge the one being In British and the other 6.40 Dombard in a somewhat lower kry. Every not even so much, an account of being summoned daffaires; but the efforts of the Chinese officials is purely Chinese style, even to the furniture

time the thunderous old earth-shaker goes for not sanding her starving children to school. would not seem to have been successful in obtain around the rooms. The St. George's Hall wa es, the patients in the hospital alt up in Even by working until the small hours in the ing mitigation of the evils to which their got up in semi-naval style and over the door. # fright, and every now and then some weak morning she could not really keep body and soul countrymes are subjected Accordlog to a Ways there were arranged, crosswise, the onslgas 1.00 and "naryons subject is blasted into eternity

testimony to the same effect, and one woman came to an end in 1945, and a few years each entrance, while above the windows were inter began the produes for exportation of angar, hung blue and crimson bangersites bearing the grow disloyal, and the invisible “bond" which stated that she had been twenty years in the Maraschino

saltes us to the mother country is damaged in trade and was now worse pald than formerly, &c. Labour was supplied to a certale extent names, and their period of office, of each Governor Herring's Cherry Cordial consequence. The "band” never did amount the price for boxes having been reduced from by Chile, and much more by, the importation of ↑ of the Colony from 1843 up to the pressut time. Dr. Siegert's Aagostima i to much, and it can't stand having a gun fired | 3d. to ad, per gross. Happy England Happy Chinese coollens indeed, all the railways were | At the northern end of the hall was a largo

,,at it régularly every morning.

constructed by coolies and' Chileans; the latter / oli palosing of Hongkong, as it was at the time

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