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certain concern in which a deal of local money is invested and which it is rumoured

may before very long be submitted to London investors will meet with a like fate to that of friend Apotpнus' 7.

Into the merits of Mr. OPPENHEIMER'S mission re, this Razorback Gold and Antimony Mine it is not necessary to enter; it will be sufficient for our present purpose to suggest that there is a family likeness in various particulars between this German experts pilgrimage to "plant" a mining enterprise on a confiding English public and that journey of Mr. Bacнia's another of the Fatherland's experts we belleve-to dispose of the Punjom Com- pany's property, of which so much has been said in this colony. The result "ppears to have been similar in both cases crushing failure. Our excellent friends the local Directors of the Punjom Com- pany have publicly expressed their satis faction with Mr. BECKER's negotiations In London, but somehow the general body of

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Ma, Chas. H. Thompson an energetic and sporting member of the gymnasium committee, informs us that the boxing and fencing coat petitions which were originally fixed for the gth, are now to come off on the 2nd of March; it being deemed that the latter date will be mire suitable, especially for the Naval men who intend taking part in them. LITERARY ASPIRANT--I have just written Dovel. It will make a book of about 400 piger, What step would you advise me to take in get-

'book-store

step? Step into any second-hand bookware and look at the cords of 400 page novels, with

the leaves uncu, for sale at 15 cents a copy. Wa learn that a proposal will be submitted at the general meeting of the Trust and Loan Co. of China, Japan and the Straits, Lid., which is to be held in Lordon on the 12th proximo, to change the name of the concern to that of the "Bank of China, Japan and the Straits, Ltd.,". and that it is intended to increase the capital by.Į one million sterling. Izwasreported here this morning upon the arrival of the Haungshan from Macao, that a Chinaman named Man Lais Yune, who was known to have isken an active part in the Named piracy, had been arrested by the Macao police, yesterday and that he afterwards committed suicide in gol. As far as we can gather no further parts culars are as yet known.

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SIR Henry Allen, in a recent letter 10 T4 Times says that the Commission shows that Mr. Farnell is capable of treason and falsehood; and that the divorce proceedings, added to his other delin- conformist confidence. The friends of Mr. quenales, are destroying irrevocably the Non.

Parnell in London declare that the basis of a compromise-bas-been arranged We have to acknowledge the receipt of a "List of Chinese Lighthouses, Lightevessels, Buoys and Beacons for 1891" (corrected to 1s. December

GLADSTONE recently wrote a letter to Madame | Artwaightɛngo a Sikh policeman was assaulted Patti, to the effect that English songs coming by a soldier whilst on duty on Kennedy Rord. from her silvery lips, eie sweeter than golden The soldier, it is alleged, knocked the Sikh down syrup. The Grand O'd Man didn't use those and besides jumping upon him drew the con- exact words, but he got there all the same. WE are informed by the Agents (Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.) that the China Shippers' Mutual S. N. Co's steamer Karman, fram Middlesbrough and Liverpool, left Singapore for this port to-day, and may be expected on or about the 5th prox.

Last Setember it was fined

Turbo Nippon has gained its care agiinst the for publishing an article said to be calculated to

bring officials into ridicule. It availed itself of the right granted by the low and carried the Case into the Tokyo Local Court, where it abtained a judgment reversing the sentence. Against this verdict the Public Procurator appealed, but the Appeal Court yesterday con- firmed the decision of the lower court, so the Nippon has the pleasure of laughing in its sleeve at its efficial prosecutors.

Pearcer, the Hampsteal murderess. afmitted It is cabled that before her execution Mrs.

the Justice of her sentence; but relied that he evidence was falte. This is likely enough, considering thist the detectives worked the case up on circumstantial evidence, and doubless strained every serve to make the links fit. She asked ber solicitor to insert in the Madrid papers a notice under certain initials, saying "Have not betrayed "which, as the original theary of she prosecution was that she must have had an accomplice must be regarded as a remarkably clever piece of womanly diplomacy.

funeral of the late King of Holland is estimated A DUTCH centemporary thus:-The cost of the at three hundred thousand guilders.. It is sald that as regards order and regulation there was much left to be desi ed. The General Secretary has informed Heads of Departments that the telegraphic instructions have been received from the Minister of the Colonies that in future the Wilhelming. The period of heavy montning for the King has expired, but the performances of the Staff band in Batavia will not be permitted until after the period of hill moursing has expired.

stahle's truncheon and struck him several blows. A Europea, noticed the assault from unmedistance but before he could get to the assistance of the constable the soldier had run away. The latter would no doubt be accommodated with his deserts if he were to call at the Central Station, but "will he come again ?"

a Melbourne magistrale recently fined

He was a course, ordinary boarder, with no lolty sentiment or nobility or soul, but the landlady was young and fair and too beautiful for earth, and he longed to win her love and start a home of his own where she could wash the floors for him, and shine his boots, and make herself otherwise useful. And at inat.carly one morning, while the lady was in the bath-room and standing pensively under the shower, she heard him pouring out his tale of devotion through the, kerbole, Sho bade him depart, but he only walled sorrowfully clutched the tap hysterically for support and at the orifice. Then she hesitated whether to dive into the uttermost depths of the bath and conceal herself by making a lather in the water, ar whether to leap out and hang on desperately to the door, but while she was thinking he became so urgant in his entreaties that she decided on the latter course. She braced, her head and her two hands against the panel and planted both feet against the opposite wall and told him that she could never recipro cate his passion. Then he shed tears through the keyhole and begged for some token of little kith-and the lady tried to get into her. remembrance, if it were only one kiss-on dressing-gown with one hand and put on ber boots with the other, and hold the door with her head and one foot, allat the same moment, while the urged him to woo another for she could never he his. She heard bien sit down heavily in the passage at this announcement, and she seized hair. Then she went out meaning to say some thing gentle and comforting, but the distracted lover hit her on the eye and the ear and tried to bite a piece out of her, and was just shoving her into the bath and turning the tap on "enderly in the back and, nearly broke him in her head, when another boarder kicked him six pieces. He wasn't able to raise the 60s., 20 be got a month inste›d.

AN affectionate hoarder was brought up before dos. for a wild romantic passion in a hand

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LONDON, January, 28th, The United States Attorney-General has filed an answer in the "Sayward case and maintains the seizure was legal.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

MESSES. Bateman, bankers, of New Yo k, have failed for 7,000,000 dollars, not 1,000,000 as pre- viously reported.

New York to command a steam vessel! Thus

and children jumping up out of the cabin looking like rats clearing out of a hole. It is probable that had the women not been rescued so promptly they would have been suffocated. The capinin of the Fokies states that prior to his steamer going to the rescue of these people he observed several fishing craft sail close past the distressed hermes without attempting to render them any assistance whatever It is the old story, "water debbilo wanches, ha, no use my go catches be. S'pore my helpce he, by and by debbilo catchee my,"

THE San Francisco Chronicle walls over the condition of the United States China Station squadron thas;—"More Island is a fruitful field THE Superintendent of the P. & O. 5. N. Co. for gossip Just now, and although the general informs us that the Company's steamer Ancona public knows little about it, the fact is that the left Nagasaki for this post ni § p.ng, yesterday. Pacific squadron is in a most deplorable cendi. tion. With the exception of the Omaha, which The Turkish Government intends, it is asid, to is expected in this port about February 15th, and send a man-of-war to Japan with an Ambassador the Manosis there is absolutely no vessel on the Asiatic station. Of course, there are A METHOD of successfully treating scarlet fever some eight or ten men-of-war lying in a with eucalyptus oil in ssid to have been dis-mare of less damaged condition. at covered by Dr. Curgenven, an English medical Mare Island Navy Yard, but they are neither usefal nor ornamental, and rope of them will be fit to be sent to sea for months to come.

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THE Nicusblad learns that in connec ion with the recent theft of 82,000 guilders in bank notes from a mail packet, which was recently reported in these columns, the numbers of the notes were al', one by one, minutely recorded and they were again verified by a commission that, was ap- pointed to be present at the counting, packing

The numbers of and sealing of the money.

: stolen bank notes are being advertised at Batavia in the newspapers, The numbers of 200 two.

hundre guilder notes, 200 of fifty guilder and 100 of twenty-five guilters are given, but it appears that 29.500 guilders of ten guilder notes were stolen, the numbers of which were not

aken.

'SUPREME COURT,

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Sir James Russell, Chief Justice.) January 30th.

'BAUNDERS V. SHEPHERD, The bearing of this case was resumed,

Mr. Robinson, instructed by Messrs. Cald. Mr. Leach, fastructed by Mears. Johnson, Stakes and Master, for the defence, well and Wilkinson, was for the plaintiff, and

Olivia Shaw, 52 Hollywood Road, said she at one time lived at No. 44 Lyndhurst Terrace with She arrived in the Colony in 1888 and went the plaintiff. She had known her a years.

to her house. She knew Apcar and of her own knowledge Apcar told her that he bought the furniture in the house. Miss Saunders had told her in February 1890 that she meant to Saunders told her the furniture was bers, pay the money for it. At one time Min at

THE Hochi Shimbun again draws attention to the fact of Russians whaling in the neighbouring seas of Klushin, On the 8th inst. two Russian whalers entered a port in Nagasak Kew, nomi- nally to avoid bad weather, but actually to engage in whaling operations in the sess off Kita-matsuuragun_and_neighbṛuring islands. In consequence of the Russians, the fishermen in these districts are suffering great privations, for while the last year ten whales were captured Siragawa, this year only one has been obtained. within the seas enclosed between Ishidarki and

And yet--well we need not enlarge upon the another time sho said sho was Mr. old story, our lively little neighbours must be Apear's housekeeper, and at another time the thoroughly conversant with the subject ere

this. uld THE lines of Mary Gallagher have not been cast Witness remembered a meeting Miss Saunders Mr. Apcar had put the furniture In the house for her to pay him back, in pleasant places, for poor Mary had at Glas- had with Mr Van Eps which related to a ow, quite recently, to plead guilty to a charge of hill of sale. Mr. Apear wanted $16,000 on

Clewion, a Protestant, (bad luck to him) at Lime-of the difference. A memorandum was signed at the tender age of fourteen married Edwin He said he would make her a present bigamy. She is a Roman Catholic, and when the furniture Mari Apear wanted $16,400 on

rick. She lived unhappily with him for nine in the presence of Miss Bames, Mr. Apcar, Van years, and then literally taking up her bed the Eps and witness, dated 7th February, 1889. wandered on to Glasgow, where she became Apcar said he would give her the lease of the domestic servant, and mar led her employer's house for two years but she wanted her own san. Subsequently, conscience-stricken, ake, time to pay it in. Misa Saunders and Mr. Apcar. entered a convent but how Mary eventually had frequent quarrels about the payment of bilis, found herself at Court, history recordeth not, and Apcar wanted her to sign the bill of sale. although it does the fact, that she went to gaol Witness left on the last day of April. She had fre three weeks for having twice consented to

no personal interest in this salt. Whilst she was make a man happy.

in the house Miss Saunders 'was always crying for want of money, and witness believed at that time she had none.

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THE report of the U. S. Bereau of Navigation shows that the decline in the amount of American

Cross-examined—Mr. Apcar refused several registered vessel tonnage, which is practically times to give Miss Saunders money. Whilst I their deep-water tonnage, still continues. The was in America letters passed between myssif decine during the last 6scal year was nearly and Miss Saunders; she wanted some girls seventy-five thousand tons. In one way this brought over with me. When I camel went to the decrease is not so bad as it as first seems. It is house and paid Miss Saunders $10 per month for not as if there was a decline in all classes of ves-board and lodgings. There were two other girls sels. Our Cousins have not yet taken to building who paid the same as myself Wines were. fron asiling versels of large tonnage and there has as yet been no demand upon their builders always sold and Miss Saunders took the money. for ocean steamships, outside of a few orders for Saunders, and Mr. Apcar. He threatened to pat There was a little fanlousy between Miss regular lines. The decrease, therefore, is largely Miss Saunders and all of us out. Then Miss from the loss of sale of old type worden sailing Saunders was anxious for the 1:ase from Mr. vessels. When the Americans take up abl- Apcar. On her birthday they made it up, he owning 'agala, on an extensive scale, as they undoubtedly will, they will not be handicapped giving her a diamond ring. Miss Saunders with a big fleet of old craft, but will bare the asked me to coax bim to give her a leass which would be a better birthday present, Mr. newest kind of cargo and passenger steamers Apcar refused positively, and I gave the ring It is probable that from their side of the Atlantic hack to Mint Saunders. Things then quietened will be stayed steamers to carry passengers dawn till there was a falk of her going to only, leaving the freight to the slower but less-America to bring out some girls. The question expensive cargo steamers. The situation is not, of the lease then again came up, and at that to bad as the navigation returns would indicate time they estimated the debts at about $8,000 and the activity in the 'Frisco yards where several Pacific Sail fliers are on the stocks bespeaks in and she was to receive $1,000 to go away to

America, era of progress in this important industry,

James Francis, clerk in the Chartered Bank, The Albert, Adams, Nipale, Marion, Swatara MANILA, in common with Hongkong, is being also gave evidence and the Court adjourned, The Charleston is lying idle and the San will be seen by the following transistion from, a Frančijco is not yet fully equipped. When the Manila paper:—On the evening of the 15th inst., vị n STEAMBOAT COMPANY, Omaka arrives to join her favaild sister vessels a daring attack was made by a band of armed" on the Mare Island Navy Yard dry docks, men in the Procuration of the Franciscors at to transfer the property to an exploration of labour, and traffic on the North British Rail-Admiral Beikrap will have no ship on the Pacific Manila, While vs of the padres were enting

ocean to carry his flag. The dropping of the engaged in conversation in one of the rooms way le almost paralysed,

iron boiler stays of the Atart when she was strange fan was seen in the doorway woon company for £60,000. This Company

song-and-dance artiste, has married the Hon. at the time, Sines, pa Every Effort and ten away. The idea at once suggested Duncomb, brother of the Duchess of Leinster. to put her in any kind of seaworthy self that they were attacked, and on going on the Directors, together with statement of

condition has failed, and she is now out of into the passage they wore met by a crowd of men accounts, decla

declaring dividend, and, electing Another pick-me-up to stagnant blue-blood.

tommission for six months, as is said, but armed with knives. A severe struggle ensued, Auditors. There were present:-Messrs. E. R The Hiroshima. Mary and Genkaf Mary, more likely far, ever. It is Row supposed that the padres defending themselves with the farmi. Beifios (Chairman), L. Possnecker, F. A. Games,

N the sibtion, scd the & place lore. At such a disadvantage they naturally had Poon: Fong and. Lee Sting (Director); MI Kaisha from a Glasgow ship-building yard to the Chinese station, and that Captain Barlett little chance, and the thieves took the Procura Gomes, A. brought out to Japan shortly,

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A ME. ADOLPHUS, OPPENHEIMER, & German jew if we mistake not, came up for examination in the London Bankruptcy Court the other day. ADOLPHus had come from that favored land of the Golden- fleece, Australia; on much the same ex- and that Mr. BECHER of Punjom renown went from Hongkong in '89-to dispose of ] treatise. If a man gan, be killed with a derning i and Thetis are undergoing much-needed repaus. Į "visited" by gargs of murderous ruffians as \ HONGKONG, CANTON:AND MACAO:

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A PARAGRAFE may have as much force as a needle, why kire trained elephanty to roll over

a mine, the Razorback Gold and Antimony him?

Mine of New South Wales, and entered THERE are already 45 000 railway men out on into arrangements with Lord RotusCLLD sirike in Scotland for a reduction in the hours

A. LIMITED,

The forty-ninth ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above was held at the office of the Company, No. 18, Banki Buildiego; : Queen's" Road : Central, at noon

eventually declined to purchase.ou the NELLIE Leamar, a lively London music-hall about to go to sea last month was reported | being asked what he wanted returned no answer for the purpose of receiving a report of

alleged ground that the property was top small for their purpose and some other almillar schemes also fell through, When Mr. OFFENHEIM loft Austraila negoti. tions were pending for the disposal of the mine to a projected company for £90,000 summer, have been completed, and will be will take her out. It will, howover, lake about tor's keys from him, and rompelling him to ga M. W. Michael, Woo Han, A 5. Cohen. Fr

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two months before the Marlon can be made with them to his cell, they obtained possession of Dodwell, J. H. Coxon, J. B. Gomes, F. Henders C cdy for sea and the Art's view is not hear a bag containing 3000 Meanime two of the son, J. H. Ellay, S. K "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND

of which sum the promoters were to receive! Is connection with the offer of a parse of £2000 enough to man the Marlona fact which adres had succeeded in escaping to their cello, ). Michael, S.: Groundwald, K. A. Gubbay, JB;

Wang Fing Lam HONG LIST FOX TER FAR EAST" offers the comparative trifle of £30,000 as their for a boxing match between Slavia and Gerbett, will cause additional delay. The repairs needed

the windows of which they called for asals E. E. Eliss, N. WI. Eum, E H. Joseph J. 8, Special Advantages as an Advertising Mediare, also take the

an all Ports between Singapore and Newchwang, in the consequence, Mr. Oppaкuzzixer said, of his concede to Slavin's demand for 300 for will take a long time, and the Omaha is go the speng. Most of the robbers succeeded by The Chairman-Gentlemen,

expenses, and have now matched Peter Jackson said to be in A very bad condition, so getting away, but four of them we caught with great regret owing to the absence of our Australasian Colonies, the United States, and Australian creditors having taken posses, against Corbett.

that she will be laid up for months after her the grounds and a number of giber men were worthy Chairman, the Hon, P, Ryrie, who is the United Kingdom, and the scale of chargession of the mine on the strength of a Masers, Adamson, Bell & Co., agents for the arrival The Charleston is the only avail- arrested later on and detained on suspicion, confined to his house through indisposition. I am has been fixed at an exceptionally low rate receiving order. Under examination the Canadian-Pacific Line, Inform us that the steam-ablo.war ship now on this coast, but she has Father Jimenez, the Procurator, was dangerously sure you all join with me in the hope that he may Terms can be leamed on application.

ship Abyssinia lefs Vancouver for this port, vig never been on the Aslatio station, and it is wounded, having repe ved five cuts, three on the soon regain his wonted health and that his wiss would-be vendor stated that one third of Japan, on the morning of the 27th inst. The doubted that the Naval Department will order head and one on each hand. The porter of the counsel may be vouchsafed to us for al tim | the £90,000, was certainly a Jarge like this steamer was delivered in New York her to go cress the Pacific The San Francisco convest was also dangerously wounded and had (applause). The report and statement of secounts

Expects to sail for the Chinese waters about the last sagrament administered to him. Father I propose, as is ciuiomasy here, we take as

read proportion to go to the promoters on the 26th inst

January 20th, but until she does no American Eusebio Gomer Platero and Brother Andrea del With referees to the earnings I may say that of the proposed company as the A GOVERNMENT contractor named Foo Sik was war vessel will plow the waters of the Pacific to Val, as well as the fafant son of the porter, were business has been very dell during the past half to defray charged by Police Sergeant Hall at the Magis protect our interests or to terrify the natives in also wounded, though fortunately not soseverely year, the violent fluctuations in exchange having

tracy this morning with not having taken proper distant lands). In the mean time a small army When the police arrived the convent presented bad the effect of considerably cuntsilag exports!! only expenses they were were those of floating the concern; precautions during blasting operations in can of brass-buttoned heroes of the deep are having a scene of great confusion, with biops and other from China. The chief cause of the great falling but he plaintively remarked that he was a nection with the drainage work at present being good time around Vallejo, and a vast amount traces of the conflict in all directions. A number off in cur receipts, however, has been the keen carried on is the Colony. The defendant ad of money is being expended in the navy yard in of doctors were speedily summoned to attend to opposition which is now going on. The cause stranger to the country when he came to misted the charge and Was ordered to pay a fine useless attempts to make a lot of rotuan old tubs, the wounded. The affair has caused intense of that opposition is too well known to | England, but his subsequent experience I of $25. |

stanch resesis of war,

excitement in Manila,,

sanka render it necessary for me to dwell upon

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