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CORRESPONDENCE.

[We de non nocemarily endorse the eplulons diproved by Correspondenta la skin cntuma),

THE COURT-MARTIÁL ON DEAD MEN. To vs Koiton or run "Hongkono Telamideu.“ SIR-Permit me to thank you very heartily for your manly defence of the character of those unfortunate members of the Royal Navy who went down with the Serpent, and whose reputation | was assailed by the gentlemen constituting the.. farcical Court-martial which recently sat for the purpose of drawing up a "findlog" la connection with that lamentable affair.

What you say about the callousness of the Judge and Assessors I fully concur in, and would add that inthe opinion of myselfand a large circle of fricade it is believed that the chief aim and object of the Court was the clearing of that unwieldy mass of inert humanity known as the Admiralty from the charge, “that the loss of the Serpent was due to fauky construction. That was what the Court determined to do, and set about its accompliíhment with a persistence worthy a better cause,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1891.

work so upan the credulity of down-town jewelers, and made such pretensions as to his big bank accounts and remuner tive trade, that he had comparatively no difficul y, after he once made a favorable impression, in getting all the jewelry And diamonds be wasted on credit. One of the vic'ims who let Jahn have Jewelry on credit said bed not think more t'an $500 could be realized on the fixtures. U less the police recover the stolen slock the creditors will sustain a total Jos.

----Heklin, Dicember sgth.

The Volks Zeitung of Cologne asserts a hill will be submitted to the Gere an imperiai Parlia. ment next year for the restu:ion to the Cath-lic church of the entire accumulated capital formed by the priests' salaries which were confiscated during the anti-Catholic agitation.

The Emperor is following the example of Frederick the Great in enlisting the llest men that can be found for his guards. The lates acquisition is a young Rhinelander, whose height is 7 teet 4 inches. He is the tallest man in the guards since 1950.

PARIS, December 29th, Most of the jurymen who tried Esrand, the

for the commuiation of his sentence.

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DUBLIN, December 29th The failure of F. E. Dubedot & Son, stock brokers of this city, is announced. The head of the firm was chairman of the Dublin Stock Exchange and the firm being declared defaulters Mr. Copland has succeeded to the presidency of the exchange,

The Dublin Mail estimates the loss at La50,000. Another estimate places the liabi- hillës at £60,000. Dubedat could not be found. at his home. The announcement of the failure for a time completely demoralized everything on the Stock Exchange.

BELFAST, December 29th. Amysterious and tragic death is the present sensation of the day in this neighbourhood. From accounts of the police, who maintain silence upon many important links in the story, the following appen to be the facts of the case A man named McDowell, who, li li supposed, was born in this city, went to South Afries some years ago, finally setting down in the diamond-- mine region and accumulated a fortune there. About seven works ago McDowell realized upon bis belongings in South Africa and prepared to return to Ireland. Previous to so doing, how. beautiful girl belonging to ever, he married

It is extremely probable that the Serpents strangler of Notary Guuff, have signed a petition imberly, the celebrated diamond mining town.

steering-gear got out of order, and that was the 'main cause of the disaster. The evidence of the three survivors, in view of their subordinate positions in the Service, is utterly valueless, Evidence obtained under duress amounts to no evidence at all; and that the three survivors were "under it fluence" there, does not appear to be much douht. So much then, for the finding that the defenceless dead were guilty of "an error in judgment."

As a set off against that cruel judgment I would suggest, Sir, that a fund be started far the erection of a memorial to those who perished with the Serpent, towards which I and many others will willing contribute all that we can afford. This being a big naval station. It is an appropriate place to start such a fund and crect a memorial, no matter how humble a ons it may be.

Yours respectfully,

A BRITISH OFFICER Hongkong, 28th January, 1897.

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIE.

The O. & O. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Brigic, Capt. W, H. Walker, with the American mail of the goth ulto, arrived in port this morning, We take the subjoined telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges :-

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DUBLIN, December 29th. The Freeman's Journal to-day announces that the conference Between Parnell and O'Brien will take place to-mt row at Baulogne-sur-Mer, It adds that Messrs. John Redmond, Kenny and Clancy, and perhaps Campbell, members of Puliament, will be present at this meeting. The Journal also remarks that whatever the result of the conference, nobody will be able to say that Parnell has placed barriers in the way of any agreement that might be looked forward to.

The Mayor, the Mayor-elect and, five previous Mayors of Cork have written to O'Brien stating that it is the opinion of the people of Cork that English statesmen,in conjunction with Gladstone, have attacked Parnell's position. The gentle men referred to add, that as much as they appreciate Gladstone's services, and deeply feel the obligations due to the Liberals, they deny their right to dictate to Irishmen as to who should or should not be their leader,

Vincent Scully, recently defeated by Sir John Pope Hennessy In the contest for North Kilkenny's seat in Parliament, has written a letter to the Freeman's Journal lo_which he says that the attitude of the Irish bishops before and during the election referred to only shows that Parnell "committed a private vice" and allowed judgment by default to be delivered against him, and, therefore, he has been pro nounced no longer eligible to a position of public trust Continuing, Scully says the Irish struggle is essentially politics and got a moral one-a struggle for leave for the Irish to manage Irish affairs after their own fashion, "The struggle is one of pounds,' shillings and pence, and not of sacraments."

Athlone, Roscommon and Westmeath are excited by a proclamation which is placarded in all prominent places. It states that true Irish men have resolved to sa:port their indepen- dence, and that the Kilkenny reverse is “the trumpet call for you to close your ranks and make the last supreme fight for the cause." It adds that the fatberland is threatened by a calamity surpassing a thousand Coercion acts- the lowering of the flag of independence on the vague promise of a British statesman, Irish history teems with disaster resulting from a reliance placed upon English promises." The proclamation, continuing, asks "the people to sustain the tried policy of the independent party in Parliament," adding that with the people of Ireland and America united behind it it should sustain the leader who made that policy and led you to victory until now. The farms between the Independent party was as to whether the people should choose their own leader and party or as to whether they should become merely part of the English Liberals and accept a leader dictated by the English teaders. That would not be home rule. We want real home rule the home rule for which Emmett and other patriots gave their noble lives. We were advancing to victory under a good leader. Support bim and the grand cause forever. God save Ireland,

LONDON, December agth.

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Nicola Maximilianovitch, Prince of Roman- ovski, Duke of Leuch erberg, is in the city suffering from cancer of the throat. It is believed he will not live a Istnight langer,

At a meeting to-day of the shareholders of Comptoir d'Escompte, it was decided to bring suit against M. Heusch, formerly president of the board of directors, för 1,600,000 francs.

In an interview with an Associated Presse po ter to-day William O'Brien said that he had little to say to bis friends in America yet. When the proper time comes he and the others will be ready to give all pessible information, and he hopes that it will be soon. At to the statement attributed to Hugh O'Donnell, that the funds of the Irish pary held in Paris are in such a shape that neithor'the Parnellites nor anti- Painelites in touch them, O'Brien declined to give a direct answer, saying that no Nationa fist who knows O'Donnell attaches the slighest Importance to anything he says on the subject, Regarding the funds subscribed in the United Stales recently O'Brien' said that no man on either side in the present conflict has the small-st

subscribed for general pilirical purposes, and sational funds. The fund now in Paris was Temain in suspense pending a settlement of the differences in the party. As to the American funds just subscribed, they are to be forwarded to the joint treasurers, Webb and Kenny, in Dublin, and wi 1 be expended solely for the pur- pose for which they were subscribed the sup- “port of evicled tenants.

fear that there.'will be any misdirection of the

LONDON, December 29th,

At Hawarden Castle to-day the eighty-first birth day of William Ewart Gladstone was elebrated with quiet rejoicing.Telegrams of congratula- tions, and numerous presents are arriving from all parts of Great Britain, and there we'd also received several congratulations by cable from the United States. Nearly the whole of Mr. Glad- stane's family were present at the castle, and the village was crowded with visitors. A memo ria fountain, erected by the residents of Hawarden in order to commemorate the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, was up. vei ed. Gladstone's health is excellent.

It would be difficult to find a parallel to auch sudden descent from immense wealth to comparative poverty as that of the partners in the great firm of Baring Brothers & Co. Lord Revelstoke was building a splendid mansion in Mayfair which was to cost 100,000, bat has surrendered this as well as the rest of his properly to the creditors to be realized upon na among 'the' acts of the 6rm. The other brothers have dealt with their property in the same wayą aud

M. Hodgson, who was a silent partner only, and drew $40,000 a year from his share of the business, had a magnificent place in Kent where the family bad dwelt for three generations. This he has given over as it stands, house, furniture, works of mil and everything, to the liquidators, and finds himself, beginning life again at an advanced age at a salary of $500 per year in the service of the revived limited company of Barings & Co.

After his mammage McDowell sailed with his bride for this country. After their arrival bere they passed some time in the city, and then seemed to have settled down at Dlangor with the intention of passing their honeymoon at that place. Last night the inhabitants of Banger were thrown into a state of great excitement when it became known that the body of Mrs. Mc Dowell was found by the roadside just outside of the town with an empty botile, supposed to have contained paison, lying beside her. So far these are all the facts obtainable from the police, who are investigating the mystery,

INDIANAPOLIS, December 29th, '' Eighteen Celestials who reside in this city and State were in-day instructed in the first degree of Chinese Freemasonry by Mang Du, Chief Master and Ilishop of San Francisco. There are other noted Chinese from San Francisco present, and the work will be continued until Sunday,

MONTREAL, December 29th.' Catle shippers are bitter against Mr. Plimsoll, the English philanthropist, who is here to wage war against the export of live cattle. They States "dead-meat men, and with having charge him with being an ally of the United

drawn all his information from sources rival to the Canadian trade.

The question of whether the trade can be more profitably conducted by shipping dead meat instead of live animals is, they say, purely business-ane to be settled by those engaged in it. They declare further that the growing com- merce in what are known as "stockers" lean cattle to be grazed in English pastures, would be completely destroyed by the substitution

Mr. Plimsoli suggests that the shippers troubles are increased by the evidence of suspicion which the United States authorities show in requarantining cattle entering Vermont,

SEATTLE, December 29th. *Labelle, the "King of opium.amugglers," who escaped from the United States Secret Service officers while being conveyed from his home at Port Huron, Mich., to Detroit, about two years ago, by jumping through a car window, was to-day caught at Olympia, where he was driving a laundry wagon under the alias of Boulanger. He is said to be at the head of the largest smuggling ring in the United States, and is worth a great deal of money. The capture was made by Special Inspector Coblentz, who been following him for several years.

ST. PETERSBUG, Dècember 29th.

getting into the covered meat wagon of Charles Mullin, evidently with the idea that they would thus clude the vigilance of the police. But the pursuets were too close, and a volley from a shot-gun soon caused them to desert the wagon, When it was caught up with Mullin was placed under arrest, although protesting he knew no. thing about the matter, while the officers con-

layed in chase of the others.

One of them, John Corbert, soon surrendered, and after a long bunt the others were found in n barn. They opened fire on being discovered, and Patrick O'Brien, a watchman with the police, was shot in the thigh. The sight of shotguns was too much for them, however, and they soon gave up, surrendering all their spoils, They gave their names as Frank Bennett and Heary Featherstone, The Ixtter is knową to the police by several other names-SF Chronicle.

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Hongkong, zóth January, 1891.

BURNING OF THE JAPANESE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. -

Most of us have heard of, and same 'possibly Napoleon Bonaparte never existed, and we can Whately of Dublin, written to prove that have read a brochure by the late Archbishop

imagine that those who read the pamphlet were nearly in the same state of mind as were the Yokohama residents, this morning, on the question as to whether the recently erected Houses for the Diet had, or had not been consumed by fre last night (1st inst). Byzam, the inform ation was current amongst the Japanese that ansfer facilities bore, except of course in so far these buildings had been utterly destroyed, and the news soon spread around. This information share operations here, and in that way depress as this artificial hindrance has served to bamper

the morning, the Japan Mall came out with an egotiability. The present hopelessly flat state. was confirmed by the native papers, but later in the value of the shares by luerfering with their announcement that the Parliament houses were of the market, not far removed from a panic, does still standing, and that the fire had taken place not seem to be any more justified by the facts nutside the most, amongst the houses situated than was the absurd and utterly unjustifiable ing College. As the editor of that journal excitement. It is to be hoped that with the etween Shimbashi station and the old Engineer-inflation of values in the early days of the Raub

lives within a few hundred yards of the scene. authoritative report that Mr. Hume Black will some reliance was placed in this, more especially be enabled to make to his fellow-directors ́as à re- as several foreign residents of Tokyo, who had sult of his visit to Rub-he goes up on the zoth come down this morning, had no knowledge of inst.he will aid in clear the atmosphere of much the affair, and one gentleman was even under- of the insecurity that from various unexplained stood to say that the Houses were still standing causes at present overclouds it. Mr. Black when be passed this morning. Later, the Jii issued an extra, confirming the account, of the

cest inly agrees in our views that with £6,000 worth of gold as a result of mere prospecting information is all in confirmation of the destruc- be called ittle more-and with the more settled Congation, and stating that the Diet was to operations-for up till the cutting of the four- meet temporarily in the Koba-daigskko. Farther foot reef on the south side of the hill they could

tion of the buildings.

The fire was discovered about half-an-hour alter midnight, and began in that portion of the buildings devoted to the use of the House of Representatives, at least when our informant, reached the scene, shortly before one o'clock, that wing was already doomed. The fire spread, across the connecting passages, and in a short time the entire block was a mass of flames, Built, as the Houses were, of wood, the efforts of the fire men and police were utterly fruitless to control or make head against the conflagration, and by hall past two the House of Peers had shared the same fate as the lower House, and although the fire was far from being extinct, all that remained built at so much expense, and opened with so of the first home of the Japanese Parliament,

much ceremony only a few months, ago, was a mass of burning embers; with the exception that two or three of the out-buildings; one of which was devoted to the use of press reporters

.still remained.,

prospects now attained' by the latter ine dent, there can scarcely be any sound reason for the certainly depressed at te in which the Raub share market stands, both here and in Brisbane. - -Frú Press....

A THE CRUISE OF THE "IN * MEMORIAM:" OR THE SHIP

THAT CAME BACK.

(From the Bulletin.)

The wan light of a story dawa It was the In Memoriam Lit up a tossing ship:

Upon a mourning tripe Wild waves were on the windward bow,.

And breakers on the lee; And through her sides the women heard,

The seething of the sea.

"O, Captain!" cried a fair widow,

Her white hands claspèi she, Thinkst thou, if drown'd in this dread storm, That saved we shall be

If we are drown'd 23- ́" Alas, I mean

In Paradise " said she, "I've sai'è North, I've sailed South"

(He was a godless'wight), "But, boy or man, since my days began

It is as yet impossible to obtain full and reliable particulars of the occurrence, hat we understand that anumber of persons were injured, The buildings, which were only completed a few months ago, were constructed as a temporary. You speak in riddles, Lady dear, TACOMA, December 29th,

material usedHow savet can we he house for the Diet; but the Labelle was brought here to-night and lodged in jail. For years he has defied the United should, they ever catch fire, and this has WZE certain to ensure. their destruction States Government and is said to have smuggled unfortunately proved to be the case. As to hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of opium the origin of the fire, various conflicting state- over the line and laughed at the customs officials.ments are floating about. The official account His operations have extended from Quebec to Victoria, and every customs officer on the border

is that it was caused by the electric light,

That shore I ne'er did sight!? has his description.

whilst the Telys Skimpo says that it was the work of an Incendiary. At the risk of being The Captain told the First Mate bold

What the fair lady said; feelings--we must say that the latter is the considered a pessimist by the Fadas Mull,— not that this would weigh heavily upon our The First Mate sneered in his black beard-

Quoth he, "I am damned 1" more probable reason..

*Full forty souls are here aboard, shown themselves great adepts at electricity and even when fitting the light to old build-Without the crew, and, twixt us two,

"A-Bailing on the wave- tags never intended for its reception, they have always hitherto secured perfect safety, and it would be strange if their first fallure was in a newly constructed building, where every preparation had been made for its fo-They weep the scuppers full; the ship Rallation." Besides which, what could the elec Is waterlogged with woc," tric light have been used for after midnight? Again be sneered in his black beard, the reply of the josht to the reissue of Most of us will be inclined to look upon it is

The Japanese have

Lthink they've pone to save Full forty souls, and each one is

A widower, or widò ",

Another partner, Mr. Stewart, father-in-law to Herbert Ward, of Stanley and Africa fame, had purchased one of the most palatial houses in Carlin House Terrace and as spending £150,000 in decorating and finishing it.The house was to have been occupied by him this spring and a great house-warming was planned He considers himself fortunate in finding purchner for it in the person of Mrs. Mackay. Yet another member of the firm, Henry Bing ham Mildway, had a splendid house and estate in Kent, far which be has found a tenant for thetic testimony I gathered at the cele. the Peace Preservation Regulations, and Bur, ere we land on earthly strand three years in Sir Henry James.

VIENNA, December 29th, The Tagblatt says the German Government bas taken the initiative toward calling & con- ference to consider the establishment of an in- ternal system of protection against nihilist out rages.

GLASGOW, December 2gih. There are many signs of the great railroad strike not holding its own and that the strikers will have to submit. The passenger and freight trafle on the main lines is slowly improving. The North British Railroad Company is reapen- ing its local Hacs. A body of about 150 English railroad bands has arrived here and will be put to work on the Galedonian road. The miners of Kilmarnock are joining the strikers, and the latter expect still further additions to their ranks; The announcement is made to-night that the secretary of the English Railwaymen's Union threatens to bring out 80,000 English railr ond mon in case the Scotch railroads do not poOD come to terms with their employer. This alleged threat has caused a sensation, as it may lead to a wholesale strike along the lines of all English railroads."The railroad officials this evening state that they feel confident that they can fill all vacancies, and express the opinion that the strike will sooo collapse,

OTTAWA (Ont.), December 29th. There la considerable comment here over the The action of Secretary Rush of the Depart fact that Bishop Graves of Limerick has been foment of Agriculture at Washington, in closing the city lacognito for some days past. His certain Vermont ports for the entry of Canadian presence here at the same time Sir George cattle into the United States, owing to the Errington is in the cly is regarded as curious, alleged existence of pleuro-pneumonia in thic and many belleye the Bishop's visit relates tó | Dominion, is much criticised 'bare. Govern Irish affaire in general and Parnell in particular. ment officials assest there is not a single case of

O'Brien, in denying in his dispatch from Paris that he ever wrote a line for the frisk. World, as stated by the London Times, added that he had caught the Timer at its old Piggotty tricks, and that he "would not allow that newspaper to sail away with its quibbling, dishonest reply pinned to false, malicious libei

It is stated that the Government will withhold the Irish Local Government bill until the dispute between the Irish factions is settled.

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Roux, December 29th,

NEW YORK, December 29th, John Dillon, the only member of the Irish envoys now in the city, ssid to-day that O'Brien would hold a secret conference at Paris to-morrow with Parnell The result of the conference for which all Irishmen of the world are waiting, will probably be known on Wednesday,

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discris in existence in the Diminion.

BERLIN, December 29th, Chancellor Von Captivi is in communication with foreign Governments, including France, on the socialist question, with an effort to arrive at a common understanding as to the treatment of the more dangerous class of socialistic t. NEW YORK, December 29th. 'agitators who, when driven from one country, A morning paper says: One of the most plot against it from across the borders of an. deliberate and pre-arranged plans for plundering other. The main difficulty in the way of an wholesale diamond merchants on Maiden Lane arrangement is said to be England's Insisting on was unearthed last Saturday, when several furnishing a refuge to all fugitives whose deputy sheriffs made a descent on the jewelry offences are political. store at 389. Eighth avenue, and seized every

MINNEAPOLIS, December 29th. thing of value in the place. The store is owned A special from Duluth to the Tribune says: by Albert Jako, who has disappeared with It was definitely settled to-day that Captain almost the entire stock of the establishment, McDougall, manager of the Steel Barge Com. valued at about $50,000. The scheme was só pany, will start for the Pacific coast in ten days successful that about a dozen downtown to establish a shipyard on Puget Sound for diamond brokers and jewelers were victimized, building steel whale-back" vessels for the and the ringleader in the plot made good bis Pacific coast trade. The company has submitted escape. The defaulting tradesman left his wife plans of its peculiar style of vessel to the United penolicss.. Before leaving for parts unknown States navy, and if the Government lets any Le persuaded her to give him a few hundred contracts to the company a shipyard will be dollars she had saved. "In the face of the man's established on the Atlantic coast, The Pagat proviosa umarmy reputaŭdaj ko miungad to ] Bound yard will cost $1,000,000, : ...

announced that the Car, through Hon. Charles The official messenger of December 24th Emery Smith, United States Minister, bad con. veyed to the American colony bere his thanks for a resolution expressing gratitude for the full liberty enjyed by the British and American Congregational Church since its establishment here about fifty years ago, These resolutions were passed December 18th upon the occasion of the celebration of the jubilee of the sacred edifice. To-day the text of the letter of thanks referred to is published. It is written by De Gier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and con tains the following words: "The Emperor being acquainted with the eloquent, sympa. bration of the jubilee at the American Church, has deigned to charge me to convey his thanks to you and to the members of the church. His Majesty has also been informed as to the sentiments expressed in the resolution, a copy of which you have given me. Accept the assurance of my most distinguished considera- tion."

A new law against the Jews will be promul gated on Thursday. It prevents the selling, leasing or mortgaging to a Jew of any estate in the empire. All privileges beretofore granied to certain Jewish merchants in the ownership of real estate are canceled. Jewish artisans who have been permitted to reside outside of the Hebrew section will have to return. The misery consequent upon this new decree can hardly be estimated. Christians aiding Jews to evade these regulations are to be punished.

DARING ROBBERY AT A BANK.

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though this may not be openly admitted by. the officials, we should not be surprised if it

were correct. The loss will be a severe one to

the Govemment, as the buildings, which were very conveniently fitted up, cost them, if we remember correctly, about $175,000.

Since the above was written, an extra from the Mataichi Shimbun has been published, which Secretaries of both Houses were saved, but most #rates that the official residences of the Chief of the important documents of both houses were destroyed. The House of Peers meets to-day in the Rokumel-kan, and the House of Representa tives at the Kobu-dalgakken-Japan Herald.:-

RAUB.

The cruise is not so brief,

All will have found relief."

"Nay, hay," the Captain said, “First Mate,

You have forgotten ons

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The Captain answer'd never a word,

But clasped her by the band."

For me I have no fear. Come Heav'n, come Hell," cried the fair widdw,

pray ye let me land where I

May meet my husband dear.” The Captain turned him round and said—

"If this wind haids to blow Ye'll meet in either place ere night,

Dut which the saints may know." "My love's in Heav'n," quoth the fair widow, Ir golden script on a marble crypt

"For, when he passed from view,

They carved it fair and true,if

Day after day, night after night,

The Captain drank with the second mate,

On, on the ship did reek

The First Mote held the wheel.

Down came the black cloud on the ship,

And wrapted her like a pill, And horror of awful darkness Ill

Upon them one and all,

The night had swallowed them utterly,

None could his fellow see, But ghostly voices up and dien Went whisp'ring fearsomely.

No faint ray shone from moon or a

The light of Heav'n was gone,

But ever the First Mite held the wheel,

And ever the ship rushed on.

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Fair Ruth knelt-down in that grim gloom,

She prayed beneath her breath: "God carry me o'er this dread sea

That seems the Sea of Death 1o,

She ceased and, lo, a furid glow O'er that dark wafer spread,

And in the blackness burned, afar,

A line of bloody red.

"What lights are you !" the Captain wald ;

The First Mate answered then:

"No lights that ever shone upon

The world of Being mea.”

"Down on your knees )” the parson cried,

"Thank God, for all is well 1?

The First Mate Sheered: "Those lights, they are

The Harbour lights of Hell,"

On flew the ship-to ev'ry lip

An ashen pällor came, For all might see thit suddenly

The aca had turned to filimc.

The lights were near ; the Sea of Fear,

Amid the silence dire,

On that dread ahore broke evermore

In soundless foam of fire,

"O, what are you grey ghosts and wan?

The parson cried, "who seem

With coloured strings of beads to play,

As in a dieadful dream?"

"Damned souls," the First Male said, "they sit

And count, through en less

The moments of Eternity

On beads of barning tears."

years,

"And who," exclaimed the fals widow,

"Is that grim ghost I see

Who stands upon a rock, and gring

And wags his head at me?"

With eyes of blue; the tears are true From those dear eyes that run I "She mourns her sweetheart drowned last year, He says Hell is not Hell to bim

"Your husband dear," the First; Mato sneered,

"At last you have pray'-

A seataan he, forsooth!

Unless you, too, are there."

would not drawn for Christ his crown If she were mine, Fair Ruth 1"

*Then, wlil you land, my fair widow?”

(Full scornful were his tones) "Brave words! but words," the First Mate cried,For you he aches, for you he makes,

*** Ara wind | Behold in ma The warmest lover and the last Mine sball, the maiden be."

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Fair Ruth stood by the taffrail high,

A cross dropped in the res, If you lie here, my sweetheart dear, By this remember me 1 Fair Ruth stood by the toffrail high,

A ring dropped in the 'sen, Marry him not, ye false mermaids, For married he's now to me !!!

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Hell weary with bis moans.”..

Three paces took that fair widow,

Three paces on the deck, Then suddenly she turned and fell

Upon the Captain's neck.

#O, Captain, dear, my mourning year

In a'er-I would not own That grinning ghost-while there remains

One man of flesh and boot!""

The wretched spectre heard the words,

And, in, his anguish great,

He beat his head agalust the rocks- Loud laughed the false First Mate.

The heav'as flashed dame; a black cloud came, Then Who are you," the parton cald,

It's wings the sky did apan, And hoverd above the fated ship Like death o'er a dying man. Bended the spars, and shrieked the shrouds,

The sails.flew from the mast,

And, like a sout by fiends pursued, The ship fed through the blast. More sall more sail 1" the First Mäte cried (The Captain akood aghast), More rail more sall" and he laughed in scorn,

Ali by the misen maat."

In connection with difficulties and doubts concerning the establishment of a shere register at Singapore to facilitate transactions in the shares of the Raub Australian syndicate It is now satisfactory, to be able to state that an end is being put to what has hitherto been a practical CHICAGO, December 27th.. deadlook in local Raab share dealings Forte One of the most during robberies known in relief of the Singapore shareholders, and to bring Chicago was perpetrated to-day by three stock

to a close state of things that has been yards toughs, undoubtedly the same who recently productive of much inconvenience, to any the robbed the cashier of Alterion's packing-house. least of it, a gentleman has been sent from A few minutes past noon three men entered the Brisbane to Singapore on behalf of the Raub Merchants' Exchange Bank, on Commercial Syndicate Directors, armed with full powers Avenue, South Chicago. Cashier Wilder and establish the required Singapore register. Book-keeper Willis had gone to lunch, and the The Brisbane director in question is the Hon. M. only person left in the bank was Frank Lynn, Hume Black; one of the best known public. assistant cashier. Two of the men went to the in Queensland. He is a member of the Legular windows in the bank railing, pointed revolvers tive Assembly of that Colony and has held the at Lynn, and ordered him to open the rear and let the third man in the door at highly res.onsible position of Minister of Lands under the recent premiership of Boyd D. More this, when the robber knocked him down and bead. Mr. Black comes to Singapore provided kicked him in the stomach until the young man with powers of attorney of the amplest descrip was completely helpless. Then he entered the tion authorising him, if need be, to supersede vault, took from the safe three $500 packages of and cancel any existing arrangements which to hills, some change and a box containing deeds his mind are not to the advantage of the Com. and mortgages. Then he picked up Lyon threw pany's interesta. Slace bis arrival in Singapore him into the vault and locked the door on him. a conference has been held between himself, the The burglars then put their spoil into a sack, | local directors, and one of their legal advisers, and taking a buggy drove down the street, and partly owing to certain alterations already Bookkeeper Willis passed the men at the entrance made in the articles of association at the to the bank, and on getting inside was surprised suggestion of the Singapore lawyers consalted, to find the vault locked and no one present, and partly in consequence of the opinions of Sir He hurriedly opened the vault, when young Lynn Samsel Griffith, the present Premier of Queens fell out bloody and groaning and said that the bank land, himself a legal authority of the bighest had been robbed. Wills rushed outalds and met standing in that Colony, it has been decided to Police Lieutenant Jenkins and Sergeant Power. open a share reglater in Singapore forthwith: forOb pardon seek f' arled the parson mtok, The patrol wagan was called out in a minute the dus registration of transfers. To this course and started our in hot pursuit of the robbers, it le understood that the legal objections formerly whom they could see a mile ahead. The lash held to be so formidable no longer apply and was plied mercilessly, and the police were gain henceforth there will be no hindrance or incons ing rapidly when the horses began to tire. The veulence felt in transactions in the company's Heutenant drdered the officers to use shotguns shares, due to any doubts as to the validity of as soon as they could get within range, while he | these?? The present action of Mr. Hume Black jumped out to order nuother wagon. trans has been undertaken entirely for the sake At the corner of South Chicago and Cottage of the Singapore: sharpholders, as the Brisbane. Girove avenues the robbers deserted the buggyr i poogie are in no way affected by, the Wanizer]

O, brethren, dear, there's nought to fear, The steward told me so i 'Twas the parson meek who thus did speak,

Just come up from below: "And wire there," he said, with upraised head,

And hands clasped piously,

have a sainted spouse in Kear'n-- I trow she waits for mo,"

en grimly laughed the false First Mate,

Good parson, let her bel

ve a wife in every port, but that

And that we shall not ace."

And pray, if pray you can, For much I fear, by your scornful sneer,

That you are a sinful man." Thirp Zouder laughed the false First Mate, And the wicked crew laughed loudly too,

Louder and louder still,

As wicked seamen will.

10. Captain !" whispered a gentle dame, ~[jy ken skall we see the land ?"

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"That talks to free of Hell ?" "My name is Satan," he replied,

"Have I not steered you well ?" "Back-back the yards 1" the Captain cried ;

Then quoth the false First Matë's "Like many more who sight this shorem

You back your yards too late.", "There are the dear deceased you mourned

With each exceeding zest, They call you-whose freely goes

Een yet may save 'the rest. Soul-saving is the parson's trade,

He here may save a batch. Where is het speak!" The parson meek

Was safely under batch.

One pale ghost waved the vessel back

With gestures and and dumb- Fair Ruth has plunged into the sER,

My love, my love, I come!

All in a moment shone the sun,

Blue gleamed the sky and sés, The brave old ship upon the waveS

Was dancing merrily.

And merrily to sound of bells To her aid port full soon, The In Memoriam, that weat forth:

Returned the Honeymoon. There o'er their grog sea-captains still

Herwondrous story tell, And how her Captais backed his yarde

A biscuit-threw from Hell, 20