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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE U. S. S. Omɑħa left Shanghal for Japan on the 5th lost.
THRU.S.S. Manacacy left Shanghal for Chine kiang on the rd inst, where she will remain
H.M.S. Zimnal arrived at Shanghal on the 2nd in'tt. THE Portuguese gun vessel Rio Lima lentil the Toth March. Singapore for Lisbon, wis Bombay, on the 30th
ult.
DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA, T. I MITE D, DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &c. '
So'e Agents for Hongkong and China, LEMOINE " NATURAL CHAMPAGNE,
(Without Liqueur.) AWARDID PRIZE MEDAL, PARIS, 1889. Tu Deli Courant contradicts the ramour that THE Snecht Futures of this Pure Cham-D AH, Vander Harck, alias the Baron de THE
Horn, had sold his estates there.
pagne are —
FOR
19-12% entire freedom from the usual sogar candy, ent., sans quently it is firaber, cleaner, and more wholesome than the Liqueured
chámananes,
A Poor Chinaman, apparently about fifty years of age. was found dead last night in a doorway of the Gas Works, West Point,
THE trooper Himalaya. Capt. Hammick, with the long expected, reliefs and relaforcements, arrived here on Sunday maining. MESSR. Adamson, Fiell & Co., agents for the
Canadian-Pacific Line, Inform us that the steam:
ship Parthia arrived at Vancouver on the 7th Inst. We are informed by the agent of the Messageries Maritimes that the Company's steamer Natal. with the next French mail, left Saigon for this
THR Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co. Informs us that the Company's steamer Rosetta with the outward Foglish mail, left Singaporeport at y a,m yesterday. for this port at Bato, telday,'
CRICKET.
HONGKONG C. C. v. THE GARRISON.
an a very fast wicket. The Garrison took first
1o, 1891.
Maritime Customs premises and a large number of other hauses. The fire broke out at 6 o'clock yesterday morning in a tex-shop where some ble jos pidgin had been going on throughout the night of the 8th instant, and before any steps could be taken to check the progress of the flames, the woodwork of the ceiling of the first floor caught fire, and bursting through the thin flooring and fanned by the strong N.E. breeze, quickly enveloped the whole building. By this time the whole town had turned out, but no attempt was made to check the ravages of the flames, which spread with great rapidity and those houses whose oharras proved sa disastrous soon consumed all the leading gambling dent to the youth of your Colony a year or two age -Customs quarters and about a hundred dwel- Ings were reduced to a mere beap of ruins. Two blocks of houses, in fact, burst them soldiers or citizens to stop the progress of the selves out, no attempt being made by the Acest of so run flames or to rescue properly.
Luckily no loss
The return match between the Hongkong CC and the Garrison was commenced resterday afternoon in emaily cold weather innings and made a capital stand, six of the Blair (33) Dunn (31), and Laing (29 not ent). team getting into double figures, Hannay (33). all played gond cricket, and hit hard for their ruas, the towling of the Club, however, being scarcely up to the usual form, Campbell, ter making 13 in rattling style, was anfortunately run out
when apparently well set. When the last wicket fell the score sheet showed * total of 190, of which 21 were ex'tak C. S. Barff was most successful with the ball.
ergunting for three wickets
onle hf the grapes used: the later pressings MESSRS, Butterstoki & Swire' inform us that the Inform us that the steamship Strathleven, from Lowson had two for 66, and Lench and Darby of life has to be recorded, but a large number of
and-1! D-firacy, due to the first pressings make the wire rough and coarse, and necessitate the liqueur.
3rd Natural Dryness, which is not gressive, making it more appetizing, than Batisfying.
4th.—No liqueur bring added, the process of re-corking is very ranilly effected, so avoiding the large loss of carbonic acid gas-the most valuable property of Champagne.
Champagne should always be drunk cold; but to hall freeze light, delicate wine by putting it into an ice-rail for the best part of an hour, is to destroy all its fine vinous properties,
!
Tat agents (Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co.) Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Pairòclus, from Glasgow and Liverpool, Teft Singapore for this Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the port on Sunday afternoon. Allernnes of the 8th inst., and in due on the 15th, wx are informed by the agents of the Austro- We read that Holt's Company and the Packet. Hungarian Lloyd's 5. N. Co, that the Company's Navigation Co. are keenly carrying on a war of steamer Pandora, from Trieste, left Singapore rates down JAPA WAY. The passage fare for on the afternoon of the 8 h Inst. for this port colles, between Dell and Batavia has now fallen io ten guilders each. Planters and THINK were 487 births and 1,196 deaths regis. conlle recruiters zuh their hands with glee, andtered in this colory during the quarter ended hope that neither Company has said the last the 30th December. In the British and foreign communities there were 39 bisths and 47 deaths. word on this point,
We are informed by the agent of the O. & D. S. S. Co., that the steamship Oceanic, with mails, &c., from San Francisco to the "and alto,, has arrived at Yokohams, and left for Hongkong this morning.
THE Selangor correspondent of the Straits In, former years, when heavily Liqueured Times wires on January 31st that Mr. Vaughno, Champagnes were alone obtainable, a good son of Mr. J. D. Vaughan, barrister-st-law, freezing was necessary to hide the nauseous Singapore, had that morning shot himsell dead sweetness of a ten per cent. dose of sugar-candy with a pistel in the Kaala Lampor Rest House. and alcohol; but consumers now demand a wine
It is stated that Mr. Vaughan hid been engaged free from unnatural sweetness or alcohol-aha French mining company to go to Pabang sparkling vintage which can be taken freely at via Kuala Lumpor.. fumcheon or dinner. And which will improve,
rather than destrow, the appetite. Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Hongkong, toth February, 1841.
DV APPOINTMENT.
THE competition for the flying quarter-mile bicycle race of the Victoria Cycling Club was held on Saturday afternoon on the Shaukiwan
THE Registrar-General extimates the population of Hongkong to be 19% 747, of which 187,770 are This is a very much lower figure than has been Chinese and 10,972 British-and other foreigners.. generally estimated for some years past.
one each for 37 and a respectively.
audience In tane with themselves and the general surroundings, and before the las bar had died away the konse wa serally packed, Indeed had it been the divine Sarah who was about to spread herself, or had the diva Patil been there to warble in her own silvery tones, we doubt if the audience would have been as large or ball
cager anthey were for the riss of the
rag Whilst wistfully watching for this, we bad ample time to scan the programme nt:d to admire its esthetic and title "pet up." On it are enrolled the names of all these who had the honor of appearing upon the sive looking dromedary and bis driver who were occasion, and some who hadn't. There wasn pen- gizing with longing eyes across to the promised couple of Asgore goats dimly suspected of land which appeared in the distance, and a
havlug been put there to represent the critics and moreover the name of the artists who of our morning and evening contemporer es, mainly contributed to the ultimate success of the show,—the genius who presides over the
Co. and who designed and made the dresses and did the staging, was not even mentioned, And another thing; an the programme "The Gondoliers" is set down as being "An entirely original Comic Opers," but where the comic element came in we searched la vala and searched the more eagerly too, feeling that a smile would have added a most welcome variety-we don't refer to sarcastic smiling. —for there was plenty of that indulged in, but to that pleasurable mirth-provoked imole, that comes like a thief in the night, without being asked. Plot, comical or tragical, there is absolutely none, and were the music not pretty and the dressing and staging exceptionally artistic and of the most elaborate description, "The Gondoliers" would, notwithstanding the amateurish element, have fallen as fat as a "busted” balloon; in fact no more unwieldy literary abortion than this so-called comic opera has ever been cast upon the uncertain waters of public oplaton to its author in the form of gilded bread. Happy and come back, not after many days, but at once,
Lowson and Darby, opened for the Club, bat people are destitute and suffering intensa misery tailoring department of the Hongkong Trading the latter was caught br. Rice off one of Lechonce the before he had scatter Leach joined the Doctor runs came fast, the latter especially wiping with great effect and piling up 5 in deu le quick time, before being well caught by Williams off Steele. Leach played correct cricket for 21, and then sent one back to Steele, which was safely held, E. W Maitland hit dut vigorously, hat C. S. Bar, Stow, and G. S. Coxon all failed to stay, and at run-fire, when stumps were drawn for the night, six-wickets, all of them "caught," were down for 122, MaltIved carrying out his bat for 21.
Play was resumed this morning, when the Club Innings was quick'y brought to an end, the last wicket falling with the fetal ni rát,
owing the loss of their clothing, stock-in-trade. furniture and bedding The Customs het and quarters were destroyed, but the officers succeeded in rescuing their pocks, records, ind money to the value of about $1,500. It is worthy of note, en passant, that although no less than six huge Chinese ironclads were lying at anchor in Kowloon Bay, not one of them landed a party of men either to assist in the pulling down of houses or in quenching the fire itself with hoses or manual engines. It is also remarkable that the foreign Customs officers utterly failed to save their own premises from destraction, contenting themselves, apparently, with the rescue of a few rolls of bank notes and an armful or two of official records. By 11 am. the fire had burot itself out, leaving about 120 In their second essay the Garrison måde, 17. houses in ruins. The total losses sustained by Duan (54) Blair (73), and Boxle(20), doing most
the tenants and landlords' effected in variously of the work, thus leaving the Cloh players to get-estimated at between $20,000 and $30,000, 166, a by no means impassible task. They quite failed, however, to make any sort of opposition
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EXECUTION OF "FIRATES.
37 Rond. There were eight competitors, the scratch THE American burk Rille of Orezan. Captain to the bowling of Steele and Campbell, and in the neighbourhood of Mirs' Bay recently, were the man who gains a name in the literary waild:
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The "red-letter" day at the Magistraes this morning was not so busy a time as we predicted for our local "beaks," Mr. Wise, upon whose energy 4 to 1 was sold to be laid, took his seat on the bench at 9 15. By 9.47 his "rock" wa cleared, he having disposed of twenty-five cases, two of which were remanded for further evidence. There is in doubt Justice wasjust as well dealt out as if
sif he had taken the whole morning. Mr. Wode- house was entirely out of the running.
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THE Chinese authorities of Kwangtung cole brated the close of the old year by getting rid of a number of criminals who had been arrested at various times during the year. It is said that over 300 criminals were sent to the scene of their crimes to pay the death penalty. On Saturday last six pirates were sent from Canton to Kowloon City and were made a head shorter early on Sunday morning, their bodles being burled shortly afterwards in the sand on the beach,
ALTHOUGH it, was publicly notified that cracker firing should cease at 11 o'clock, last night, the din of bombs and huge crackers was incessant about soon today, from midnight up to not all over the town, but particularly in the western part of the Central district. If the police have been on the gui vive, and the maris- trates have a keen eye to the interests of Her Gracious's treasury, no doubt the amusement will cost many of our Celestis! fellow-residents a good deal more than they anticipated.
OUR Shanghai morning contemporary is directly informed that it is the Intention of the directors of the Trust and Loan Company of China, Japan and the Straits, Limited, to propore, at a meeting to be held probably on the 12th ins ant, or as sOPÒ as requirements of notice will allow, that the style of the company he changed to the "Bank of China, Japan and the Siraits," with an addi- tion of 1,000,000 to the capital, to be issued, presumably, to existing shareholders at a premium to be decided upon at the meeting," THE popular. Canton liner Powan, Captain Goggio, after undergoing a thorough over haul and refitting, including the renewal of the lower (teak) deck, came aver from Hungham on Sunday and took her place on the berth for Canton, for which port she sailed the same afternoon. The same Company's steamer White Cloud went into deck for general overhaul as soon as the Powan camb not, her place on the Canton-Macan lide being taken by the Kuklang, Captain Risby. When the White Cloud comes out of dock the Is Company's fleet will be in complete 'going
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BIRTHI
At Foochow, on the 27th January, the wife of the Rev. J. S. COLLINE, C.M.S. of a son.
At Fenchou Fu, Shanai, on December 16th,
the wife of Rev. F. W. DAVIS, of a son,
At Shanghat, on the 2nd February, the wife of EDMOND RICCO, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On the 31st January, 1891, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, MA JAMYS VALENTINE, of Shanghal, to EDITH ELIZA, daughter of J.F. Sharp, Esq., of Southampton, England.
DEATH.
At No. o. Queen's Gardens, on the 8th inst JOHANK HINRICH, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. H. GARRELS, aged 3 months.
The Fonghong Lelegraph.
HONGKONG TUESDAY, FEBRÚARM 10, 1891,
TELEGRAMS.
THE SILVER QUESTION IN AMERICA.
LONDON, January 30th, The Silver men at Washington haveabandoned all hope of passing the free coinage bill this
session.
THE ITALIAN MINISTRY,
February 6th. Great difficulty has been experienced in form ing a new Ministry.
EARLY on Sunday morning druggist's shop situated at No. 353, Queen's Road West, took fire. Owing to the absence of water some difficulty was found in confining the flames, but with the arrival of the engines of the Fire Brigade and a band of the men, a supply of water was got from the harbour and the turning mans was held in check, A manual, engine, the property of Mr. Chan Aking, rendered valuable services in p eventing the spread of the fire, but thed. uggist's hop was entirely gutted and the roofs of other two honses were slightly damaged. The premises are insured, but, 69, esual, the cause of the fra
is not known.
A LARGELY attended extraordinary meeting of members of the Hongkong Jockey Club was het in St. Andrew's Hell, City Hall, this afternoon for the purpose of confirming the special resolution pasaed at the meeting held. on the syth January, On the proposal of Mr. M. Grote, Mr. W. H. Ferber took the chair, and stated that he proposed putting the resolution to the meeting for confirmation. Mr. Fraser Smith suggested that the first thing to be done was to have the minutes of the precious meeting
Mr. Ino. 7. read and confirmed Francis, QC., anid that sa the meetings were not consecutive meetings, it was not necessary to have the minutes of the previous meeting read, The Chairman thereupon, on this for diall of the learned Sir Oracle, proposed that the resolution be conßrmed, without allowing any discossion, which was scronded by Mr. G. C. C.
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Cradbourn, which arrived here on Sunday, reports having spoken British ship, which hoisted J. S. T. R. 126 days out from Philadelphia en route to Nagasaki, in 0.13's south latitude and 129 38 eis longitude.
THE appointments, dating from the 1st of January, of Mr. F. H. May to be Assistant Calonlal Secretary and Mr. T. Sercombe Smith to be Assistant Registrar-General, are notified in the Government Casette of last Saturday, in accordance with instructions from the Secretary of State.
THE Audacity of Breik thieves knows n's bunds. Even the Central Station we invaded by one of the renk thief frihe rest rd, who in broad day. light picked una ewle of bu dies of straw and walked off with it to a stable on Caine Road where he sold it for to cents. Inspector Hansen followed the culorit, howevir, and the result is that be and an accomplice are now in Victorla Gaol under sentence of six weeks, hard.
although Lawson (17). Lench (18), and LC Buff (15) played up pluckily, the total only reached 84, the Garrison winning by 82 runs,
Scores are appended:—
THE CARRISON, '... TINTINI,
G. Payle, R.A., & Bar...... A.J Campbell, ist Regt, un
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Swcomb Tunincs. e Darby, & leach......... so Math. 13 Cuzon, à Lowson... Major Hannay, at Rest. run
31 es Cann, Thathy... Capt. Dima, A.S.C., & Lowson... 31 e Barff, b E. W. Malt-
landant $4
OIL.
E. M. Thức, R.E. Platt, Baril 11 6 Lowesto
VAINE, R., & Bar 11 1. Williama, gre Rege, astf
beach
FM Loring, R.,
Steele, gist Regt. & Larson 3. Kirk, or a Regt. run out Corp Rice, R., Towson, b
Darby.......
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Total.
BE. W. Mille FW. Matind
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Six men who confessed to committing piracy beheaded on the beach at Chinese Kowloon on Sunday. The execution was attended with the usual barbarity, the victims being pliced on their knees in line, one behind the other, their heads being backed off in turn, By the time the executi her got to the last man his sword was slightly blunted, and it took him two beavy blows to sever the bend from the body, though the first blow doubtless sent the man out of
·what le commonly known as " this world.”.
THE CAPTURE OF THE PIRATE CHIEF, LI Atsal, the man whose phot graph wai identified by several of the officers of the Namon as the commander of the gang of pirates when F. Maitland, Darby to committed the Namod outrage in December absent
last, has been captured by the Chinese authe rities and is now in gaol at Canton. The local magistrate informa me that this is so, he having received a letter from the Chinese authorities to that effect.
one mi
Extra
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Total..........!17
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, FIRST INNIMO<,
9. I. Darby, c Rice, bum... Dr. 3. A. Lowson, Willams,
Sterla
ScopeINGA Blair, 5 Stel
$5 Wams, Campbell-19 A. J. Lela e Bi
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CAPTURE OF ANOTHER. "NAMOA " PIRATE. Chin Kang Yau, a man who, since his arrest by the police of Chinese Kowloon, has confested to having been one of the gang that. attacked the Namoa, has been sent up to Canton for trial. This is the man who was tried for piracy at the Hongkong Police Court and arguitted about a year ago, in connection with the piracy of a junk near Shap ki-wan, It was held by the magistrate on that occasion that the mere fact of stinkpots, revolvers, Extras...........
stolen clothing etc., being found on board his Toul junk was not evidence of "intent to commit piracy." He was, however, fixed by Inspector Hansen for six months' hard labour under the
E. W. Makland. © Rialt, b Duinn, Willams, Campbell C. 5. Bar, Williams, Steele. b Campbellungoras H. G. Stow. e Dunn, b Campbel Dans, Steele........ G. S. Coxon, Bisir, b Campbell 1 Steele 7. Maitland, b BucelebCampbell 8. W. Coxon, e Duka, b Steele 'cand b Campbell....... C. Platt, motout..
Bicele.Your.'b Stocks..... LC. Barff, & Young, b Freel
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Tota!.
A SOMEWHAT ngyel, or rather uncommon, prosecution occupied the attention of Mr. Wode. house at the Police C uct this morning. It was the case of Mr. J. Kernely who was sum- moned for "fai ine, «far dus service of notice, la produce to the Registrar-General a crificate of the racersful vaccination of bis cbild in recor dance with the 11th section of Ordinance of Ego. The defendant being confined to his house by reason of Al-health, his Worship dis. missed the case and directed that a fresh sum-. mona be lasued for Thursday next, Mr. Wyllie, of the Tramways Company, was summoned for
similar offence against the law, but managed HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Arms Ordinance. to satisfy Mr. Wodehouse, who dismissed the case in tots.
A CORRESPONDENT willes from Chemulpo (Korea) to the N. C. Daily News on' January 3rd-How rapidly our place is rising is best shown by the recent rise in the value of land, which went up recently reveral hundred per cent. I hear one of our best known residents, the former harbour-master, Captain Ferdinand Märel, has resigned from the Customs Service, to establish himself no a general merchant and commission agent at our port. There is not the least doubt that Mr. F. H. Mörsel knows more about this country than a great many other people, who put on all sorts of airs, and frills, without mere knowledge of the place than Mr. F. H. MBrsel, hard working gentleman, de- serving every success la his new venture.
A competition for the Subscription Challenge Cup and the five and six hundred yard "Spoons" was held at the Kowloon range on Saturday afternoon. Thirteen competitors toed the line, and an interesting competition ended in favor of Mr. E. Robinson (scratch),, who put on 12 points at 500 and 29 at 600 yards, winning by one point only from Lieut. Haswell, R.N., The had four points allowed. The 500 yards "Spoon" was won by Mr. A. Watson with 32, Mr. E. L. Wondin proving successful at 600 yards with a total of 38. The following are the leading scores;
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fon Handicap Toial. Ydı. Points.
39
J santeh 60
1. scratch 37
NO scratch
Kraich
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Mr. E. Robinso Lieut. Haswell. K.N... 31. E. I. Woodła....... 3. For Mr. A. Walsca. Glabb, R.E., Messrs. F. W. Cross, W. S. Colonel Jarrard, Capt. Cursen, R.A., Capt. Warnock, D. Meleonan, J. Carson, and Sergeant Mann also competed.
after one success any rubblab is good enough for, the gullable geese who play "follow my leader? in all things. The opening scene is inid in the Piazzetta, (Venice) and there amidst a mass of 10ses Flamelia and a crowd of other contediae are supposed to be discovered by what at first- sight appeared to be a band of brigands of the most ruffianly and blond hirsty type, but who were described as gondoliers. The contadine led by
Flamella (Miss Lammert); in the meantime. ang a rather pretty choras, the gist of which was certain Information imparted in musical numbers to the rose above mentioned. It is dering the progress of this chorus that the. gentlemen with the genuine ent-throat trade- mark stamped upon them make their appearance, and at this juncture it is no exaggeration to say that the first impulse of every manly breast in the audience is to spring upon the stage to rescue the fair maids from their clutches the second to clap a hand upon exch pocket to ascertain, whether they have been intention being shewn by there worhies the "gone through" or, ant, but no murderous opera falls flatter than ever and one has to listen to a dreary dialogue, set te music, being carried who are for the time being supposed to on between the gondoliers and the fair maids.
be their, mashes. What the results, would be goodness only knows, but luckily they their are interrupted in the midst of cat.calling competition by the timely arrival of Guiseppe Palmieri (Mr. C. H. Grace) and Marce, of that ilk, (Mr. E. Hunter). Their appearance upon the scene not only gives manifest pleasure andrelief to the audience, but especially to the fair maidens on the stage, who have evidently grown weary of the attentions of the briganda, ́ ́It is m pleasure of the fleeting order, however, no far as we are concerned, for although Mr. Grace cau both sing and act, he is altogether out of place in this flower bestrewn scene, where any manly form One of the features of the performance of "The is but satire on the effeminate surroundings, and Goodoliers" by the Hongkong Choral Society, we give Mr. Grace full credit for having felt this we are told by the gay and festive disciple of himself. With Mr. Hunter, who is a tener of tha namby-pamby order and no scior at all, tho Terpsichore who runs the show business for
case la different, and there is a certain amount dear old Granny at the top of Wyndham Street, "perhaps the feature, is (sic) the two dances in || of praise due to him for playing as though ha- the second act." This gushing critic says that were quita unconscious of the object he makes of anything prettier, better arranged, or more himself's hut perhaps it affords him some amuse- gracefully executed he has rarely reca-in fact, ment, and as it does no one any absolute harm It may seem unkind to cantine the subject. so cleverly performed are these two dances that they would almost of themselves make the After à cestalo amount of tom-foolery has been pleco a succENY, We hope this scribo, was gone through, the whole crowd pair and dance -actuated solely by a worthy molive to impart to off, followed by some of the most robust sighs of ala palpating readers nothing but the gospel truth, relief ever heard within the City Hall, and then must be qualified somewhat, with a sipurish, of trumpets there comes along if only to a trifling extent, and we have further the back canal a gondola, which contains a grim suspicion that the young man basn't four additional characters belonging to this seen everything. It causes us great grief that mary play, and with their arrival the first our worthy colleague was unable to decide which artistic elements of the opera dawo dimly one was received with the more enthusiasm and on one. They were the Duka (Mr. Fletcher) and gave greater pleasure--"the bright, merry and Duchess (Mrs. McCullum) of Plaza-ters, their
THE GONDOLIERS AT THE · THEATRE ROYAL:
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Wz fear, says the Shanghai Mercury, that thự chances of the British barque. Charley ever turning up again are so remote that we may now almost give her up as lost. She left Nagasaki on the 8th Jan, with a full cargo of cosis for Shanghal and nothing has been heard of ber since. Tae, vessel, which was built on the Weser, in Germany in 1864, was originally INTERESTING PETTY LARCENY sparkling cachúcha or the stately gavelte." daughter Casilda, (Mrs. Simons) and as intereste
called the Stam, and sailed at first under the Hanseatic flag of Bremen. She was built of the strongest materials and was considered capital sailer. Some years ago it was thought it, but she was afterwards picked up and that she was lost in a typhopa outside Shang.
brought into part by a local pilot. She was then sold and put under the American flag and her name changed to Charly. Her career since then has been checkered. She went aground to the west of the mouth of the New chwang River and the captain, who shortly fterwards arrived in the bean-cake part, re- ported her lost. Bit the very next day the Charley was brought up by Newchwang pilot, Mir. Gluclair, If we are not mistaken, and she was afterwards put up for sale and transferred to the British flag, under which she has waited successfully ever since for the Shanghai Company, Last spring she was docked and variasied, and was valued at some ten or twelve thousand tkels. --
CASE.
ALL ABOUT A DOLLAR!
to Mr. William Legge, who was charged with Mak San, aged 18, of Sam U, "hause-boy" stealings dog-collar and chato, valued at one dollar, from his master at the conclusion of the remarkable kidnapping case which was reported fully in these columns last Saturday, was again brought before Mr. Wodehouse this morning when the following evidence was heard:—.
William Leege said:i am a broker residing Robinson Road, and prisoner is my "Louse- bay. The chain and dog collar in Court are my property and are worth one dollar,
In
Now, we haven't seen a cachscha performed for { Ing attendant in the person of Zuir (Mr. G. P. more years than is altogether pleasant" to | Lammert), who is armed with a drum upon which remember, but the temps and tune of that he beats the tattoo, popularly supposed to be a popular Spaniab dance are certainly neither favorite with his Satanic Majesty. The Duke, bright nor sparkling, and nobody but a horse-resplendent in a chest preserver made apparently marine critic could possibly describe a gavells from an old kerosene tin, and a set of cork-screw au being stately. A govoria is the briskest and curls, introduces the party by announcing that livellest of French tunes and dances, a refined - it is from the sunny shores of Spain they have can-cam na all the world kunws excepting this come for a certain purpose, and this statement Mr. Puff of our morning contemporary, and if is corroborated by the Duchess, who chips in the ladies of the Choral Society do not depict it occasionally as do also Casilda, and Lwis. with its proper characteristics it simply proves After a lengthy spell of dialogue into which the that their knowledge of the dance is not fair Casilda puts a redeeming amount of ham quite so profound as it might be No cur, the Duke Introduces a patter song of doubt the regular play-goers of this colony are questionable mesit, after which he and tha fond of picturesque dancing, notably the ancient Duchess make their exit and leave the course kabituds of the front row of the stalls, and clear for the yearning Luir and the duty Charles Hadden, P.S. 92, said he had occa-especially if the regular abbreviated costume of observing but no less lorg Canida, who dant's room In Mr. Legge's house at about 6.75 ting all brass man asks his readers to swallow The duet which follows, with the refrain "Ab, sion, by virtue of a warrant, to go to the defen- the professional dansrush dess big bolus the 4ach other's arma and by making lots of love. n'; but admit- improve the shining hoor by rushing into this, it is nevertheless a p.m. on the 6th inst. 2 tot fouthed for when he suggests that the dancing of the well beloved," is one of the prettiest things collar and chain-produced in Court. The defen- of a faimer master, Mr. C. C. Malsch, of the representation of The Gondollers success, rendered, or only musically but with a genuine dant told him that the same were the property cachucha and gavotte would alone make the in the opera and was most artistically And it isn't a high compliment to the leading pathos rarely seen in amateur performances, Public Works Department
members of the dramatis persona. S'ill w Both Mr Simons and Mr. Lammert are feel kindly towards Granny well-meaning if to be highly congratulated upon the succras rather verdant critic, who we are quite sure they achieved, slike, by their intelligent inter Would have done better if he had only knows how pretation not only of the music they had But to proceed; A common newspaper phrase to sing, but also of the pharacters they wers runs ♬ The amateurs sequitted themselves very acting. That their efforts were fully appreciated creditably," but the enverse very often occups, by the audience was amply demonstrated by tho and should read, we take it," The amateurs com rounds of applause which followed the dust victed themselves mast effectually, though, already mentioned, and their other equally pretty which of the two verdicts, should be and equally rendered parting sorg. There applied to Saturday night's performance was finishich was the gain of the evening. now the delicata task we have to under The Duke and the Duckers again make their take to dedde. However, we here neither appearance, this time accomparted by steeped our grey goose qui in vinegar or mysterious personage who might be anything In honey, and will draw the line as near as from a breils to big bit, but he is in reduced accuracy and candeur will permit... That here lo to Casilda na Dan Alhambra Reltro (M="H this 4 Malla and Gibraltar of the Eist! It is only
Art Lathe Grand
Inquisitor
of Spain, and necessary for a few fashionable, amateurs to the displays her feelings, for the new assemble in any disguise they may deign to arrival is very marked degree and e urber assume, for the purpose of fretting a weary hour each and every advai.ce the wlly little mas en the local boards, to have an audience assured makes in place himself opon a more famillar them in the august persons of all the local world footing with her. He the unbosoms himse'f ts and his wife. And Saturday's performance was the audience, and in rhyme relates how ence no exception to the general rule, although thereupon a time he sole a prince and what he were many pulses present that would have did with him. M. Lightwood has no great quickened by at least a dosen beats had the last amount of real power, but what little ke has ha crown of happiness been added to their anointed knows how to use, and by introducing gising heads by being permitted to bask in the rapture facial expressions (quite foreign, by the of even one vice-regal smile but his Excelency the generally accepted idea of what Gr had the good sense to remain at home on such Inquisitor would do under the circumstances miserable sight and risked the results to which his manages to accre a certain amount of success. non-spearance might give rise. The overture, Aqainlette by Castida, the Duchess, Luis, by a full exchestra under the able, direption of the Dukr," and the Inguistforfollows and Bandmaster Hill, however," put, most of the' was well rendered, Batter which a hoss
Tax Deli Gourant has the followings-The Java tobacco stop for 1889 realised forty millions of guilders, and 1895 has proyed a particularly good
William Legge, recalled, said :—I missed the year to planters. Tobacco came than into greater chain over a year ago. The prisoner professed demand than ever in America, and high rates great anxiety about it, and later on be informed ruled for losf that suited the tastes of buyers. As that be thought he had traced it to Tal-ping. few growers found fortune adverse to them, but shen, and would get it back for go cente. Since most planters had every reason for satisfaction, that time I have heard nothing more about it. The new tariff in America is expected to have a
The defendant did not exercise bis right of bad effect on prices, and as the new crop is estimated at 220000 bales, a poutally high cross-examining the witnesses, figure, buyers will very likely have it more their own way then the plantery would like. The latter have gone against their own true faterents in setting quantity abore quality, thereby turning out much tobacco which fella pod. siderably below the mark, and if no lo provement takes place, a good deal of the leaf thed out will it in feared remain
His Worship remanded the case until Thurs day, the 12th inst, and gave instructions for the hade of a subra for Mr. C. C. Malsch. Ball was allowed in two sureties of $25 each.
CHINESE KOWLOON,
DESTROYED BY FIRE,
A correspondent sends us the following part!. of culars of yesterday's fire, and other Item fateresting news:
Master and carried nem con, CHINA Town and the "fair" in Tervots Street and Bonham Strand were visited by large numbers of Europeans during Sunday afternoon and night. The show of wires was worse this | unsaleable, Neglect on this point and adherence year than heretofore. The exhibition of artistle to modes of cultivation that ce longer sult the THE GAMBLING DENS AND CUSTOM QUARTERS Japanese culos, such an attractive feature of times are said to be as rife in rigo as in Bygone yeats. The planters showed fois remisinese previous New Year fairs, was conspicuous on this occasion owing to its entire absence. And in dealing with the coolle question, which Festion Street, which is usually got appeared a hard problem to solve satil direct regardless of expense, with Bowers, thrubs and importation of labour from China was resorted
It is but seldom that anything occurs here evergreens, looked untidy and neglected. The to. This flow of coolles shops steady increase, interiors of the houses, however, were decorated and though the cost of direct immigration respecting which the residents of Hongkong can with great care, and within the restaurants there presses heavily on the plasters, they have the End cause for congratulation. It happened, were gathered the "dons-of-the-Fabkian, satisfaction of winning victory over the coolip. Lowever, that as the good folks of your Canton, and Swatow guilds all feasting, d-inking, brnicers in the Biraits, who, for years had the city and the neighbouring pealasals of Kowloon and smoking, whilst lovely damse's, dressed in Dell labour market in their hands, and fixed were preparing for the New Year chin-chin, priceless silken-embroidered garments, dis- both prices and importation at will. These tyng Al fat-chgl pidgin yesterday morning, those coursed sweet songs of love and lore, and music, directly imported coolles turn out to be of better dens of iniquity in which Chinese Kowloon too, which our reporter describes as “aublime | quality and prove less turbulent than the former shounds, the gambling, "halls" to wit, were
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