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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1891.

A CASE of small-pox occurred on board H.M.S. Linnet at Shanghai on the 20th Inst. Dr. Jamieson, the port Health Officer, ordered the patient to be sent to the General Hospital, and dil leave from the ship was at once stopped. MR. N. J. HANNEN has been appointed Chief [udge and Consul-General at Shanghal under the new regulations. Sir Richard Kennie, the present Chief Justice, and Mr. P. J. Hughes. DAY It is stated, decided to retire on their

Mr. John Peel's gr. Vagrant, rest, r2l

ML Hough 3 Mr. Fraser-Smith's gr, Enchanter, stat. ib...

Mir. Maciaan o Mr. Buxey's gr. Reciprocation, tost. gib.

Mr. Raynali ● Mr. John Peel's gr. Ardent, #ist. 718.....................

dr. Master Betting Too to 30 on Zephyr. There was no delay at the post and when the Rig fell the colours of Enchantes were at once seen in front, the winner of the Welter streaming away from lone. Mr. Buxey's

pair, who were just in front of Zephyr, the Fwo champions lying off. The pace was not particularly fast at first, Enchanter leading two lengths for the first quarter in 33 seconds, and three lengths at the half-mile l

seconds Drawing still farther le front the big grey held a four lengths advantage at the half

f distance (time 1.38), and then came the tug WAT Simultaneously Zephyr and Home Guard were sent along at ruch a pace that at the half-mile pest they had got on terms with the leader (time a tob) and fifty yards farther on had drawn clear away. Reciprocation, at this stage, was rapidly catching Enchanter, botcendiilon. Ardent and Vagrant we.e sill many length in the rear, and practically out of the race. At the top of the straight Zephyr. drew a perk ahead, but Home Geard answered gamely to Mr. Pond's vigorous calls and would not be dealed, and a most exciting finish in the middle of the course ended in a short-head

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Mr. Hugh McCallum, Sanitary Superintendent, is to give a course of twenty lectures on Hygiene and Pubile Health at the College of Medicine for Chinese. The lectures are to com mence on the 6th prox and are open to the public an payment of £ fee of five dollars. A LAD of 14 years of age went to an opium divan last night in Hollywood Road where he was not upon by three mes, who, it is alleged, threw him down the stairs into the street. The boy was found to have received a fracture of the skull and was removed to the hospital in a critical

TELEGRAPHIC advices received in Shanghai from Tientsia state that the ice has broken up at the Bund, the river there being now free, though there are still seven inches of ice at Tahu.

LIN K'UN YI, the newly appointed Viceroy of Klang-su, has arrived at Nanking, but will not take over the seals of office for the present, Hels, says the Shanghal Mercury, residing in a building formerly used as an examination hall. He may be expected in Shanghai on or about the 1st proximo, and he will remain there till the Petho is free of ice, when he will leave by steamer for Tientsin en route for Peking for sadience.

THUS the Shanghai Mercury of the 18th inst. :--- A Chinese soldier was walking along the Bund this afternoon with a buge basket of clothes on his head and a bundle under each arm. The

sible to avold hitting both the guilty and the innocent,, However, he was merely reviewing the question, curorily, so as to get the opinions of the members on the Bill when going inta Committee on it at the next meeting, and thus avail himself of the opportunity of gathering all the opinions and information on the subject which had hitherto been vouchsafed only to the Colonial Secretary. He wished to be thoroughly satisfied of the expediency of the Bill before taking action. Members should face the situation with their eyes open, for the evil was undoubtedly a grave one. He trusted that hon; members would come to the next metting with their views well considered. "As they were doob less unprepared to-day it might be better to postpone the further consideration of the measure entil next meeting. In the meantime he hid né objection to the peritias from the Chinese being pablished in the local papers, but there was no necessity to publish the names of the signatories to the document. There was extreme difficulty in dealing with gambling, and it must not be supposed that it was possible to drive through the evil with a coach and horses Many laws did more harm than good, and if they passed this law they must be sure that it would be a beneficial one. He would adjourn the further consideration of the Bill until Thursday nexi, the side patio of

A.COAL SPECULATION IN TEX NORTH..

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'A`GERMAN FIRM YICTIMISED,

"Marriage is a matter that women in Korea have little or nothing to do with. The father of the young man communicates, either by call or letter, with the father of the girl whom he wishes his son to marry. This is often done without

A correspondent from Tienisis writes to the consulting the taste or character of either, and usually through a middle-man ot go-between. Shes-pao as follows :-" A little way from Tiens The fathers settle the time of the wedding, after

twin is a place called Shemun where coal migen due discussion of the contract. A. favourable have been discovered, belonging to a certala day is appolated by the astrologers and arrange-Li obtained a loan from Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. Chinese named Li Fu-tang. Some years ago, ments perfected.

On the marriage day, in the house of the of a sum of Tis. 30,000, against which 10,00 groom, a platform, is set up and adorned with

tons of coal were mortgaged. The stipulation richly decorated woven stuffs, and parents, friends was that the debt should be repaid in instalments and acquaintances semble, in a crowd. The gether with faterest, until it was cleared off. couple to be married--who may never have seen Up to the winter, of 1888 neliber interest nor or spoken to each other-are brought in and principal had been paid, and this resulted lu take their places on the platf rm, face to face,

Mesis. Carlowitz & Co. bringing a civil sult There they remain for a few minutes; they then against Li to recover the money. Li was satule each other with an obeisance, but not a

remanded in the Chinese yamên, and in the word is uttered. This constitutes, with the spring of 1829 negotiations were entered into mony. They then retire to their respective it was arranged, were to take over the manage handing of a written contract, the entire cere between the mortgagee and mortgagor ns to the

ettlement of the suit Messra. Carlowitz & Co,

The expense of the wedding is considerable,

ment of and work the mines, to transport and the bridegrooms must be unstinting in bis the coal to Tientsin, and to sell it. Mesars. hospitality. On her wedding day the young

Carlowitz & Co. agreed to advance the further bile must preserve absolute silence, bath on sum necessary for the expenditure lacurred in the platform and in the nuptial chamber. Carrying out the agreement. Whatever was left Eliquette requires this, and though overwhelmed of the proceeds derived from selling the coal, with questions and compliments, golden silence after deducting the expenses, was to be kept by Is the requisite virtue. She must rest mure and Mr. Carlowiz & Co, an additional vecurity passive as a statue. She seats herself in against the loan, namely the Ti 30,000, and Corner, clothed in all the robes she can bear interest The, arrangement did not.. work

apartments,

victory for the favorite. Vagrant came with a gracions consent of the august court in question. to cut short the discussion, caught the soldier next meeting of the Council be would asks her person, Her husband may disrobe as "woll" as expected, for the very good

wet all at the finish and was placed third, but It must have been a very close thing between the Ewogrey and Reciprocation. The Derby winner was beaten off Times-33, 65, 3.5, 101, 2:42 and 3 min. 133 secs.

The NIL. DESPERANDUM STAKES, for all beaten subscription griffins of this season, 180-9 entrance. $t. with $100 added for the first Pany, and $50 for the second Feny: weight for inches. Half-a-mile.. Mr. Fraser-Smith's br. Glenisla, Frst. 435....

Mr. Maclean 1 Mr. Lea's ch. Redskia, 10st. 1alb, ....................................

Major Hansay 2 Mr. Heinrich's gr. Kubla Khan, rost, 61b.......

Mr. Sampson 3 Capt. Gardiner's gr. Patlander, 11st. lib, ****

Mr. Master o Capt, Gardiner's ro, Cocoa-nut, 11st, 4ib. ......

Mr. Orlebar.c Mr. John Peel's gr. Quickstep, test, tlb.j

Mr. Hough o Mr. Jones' gr. Yigyfiarnog, tost, alb, Mr. May o Mr. Moust's ch. Redfern, træt, tlb. Mr. Green o Mr. Twain's gr. Toisen d'Or, rost, talb.........

Mr. Collingwood o It was almost dark when the start was effected, Glenisla, a kot favourite, Jumping clear away and, after making the whole of the rannler, winning, pulling up, by six lengths from Redskin; Kubla Khan was a good third. Time-6s secs. The introductions to the second and third days' and the detalled report for the " Off-Day" are, owing to "An Old Sportsman's" illness, anavoidably held over.

TELEGRAMS.

FREE COINAGE.

LONDON, February 23th. The Report of the United States Coinage Committee puts an end to hops of legislation during the present Congress in favour of the free Coinage Bill Mr. Foster, who has succeeded the fato Mr. Windom as Secretary of the Treasury, is opposed to free coinage.

THE CHILIAN REVOLT.

February 16th,

The Insurgents have sigaully defeated the Chilian troops at Tarapaca.

--LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE weather was very cold at Chefso last week, and the thermometer showed zo degrees af frost, THE Japanese Government has voted 10,000 yen for the purpose of sending three young native physicians to Berlin to study Dr. Koch's consumption care. “

THERE was not one prisoner in the British gaol at Shanghal on the 20th inst. How different from Hongkong, where criminals aro dally manufactured by the dezen.

Itt a rafts for a plano at Shanghal the other day, the wloser, with three throws of the dice, totalled 53, only one short of 'a highest ponsible.' We have only once seen this equalled.

We learn that Mont, H. Jacob, the conces slonaire of the Wattana Gold Mines, left Bangkok on the 7th instant, in company with several englacers, for the fiskt of his operations. AN emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. £25. FC will be held in Fromans Hall; Zeland Street, this evening, at lock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. We would call the attention of our readers to the pubile auction, by Lane Crawford & Co., of Tac ponies, hacks, &c., which will tako th-marzow at 4 p.m. at the fountain opposite the City Hall.

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brave" was taking up much more than bis gal share of the sidewalk, and when he was passing Mears. Kelly and Walk's store, two freigns had to get off the footnath in order to let him pass. The foreign paliceman on duty accing seeing this went up to the soldier and told him must carry his bundles out on the road. The IN reference to the long standing dispute which latter seemed inclined to argue about the matter has existed between Mr. Mitchell, barrister-at-nd commenced talking to the "oliceman in a law and the British Consular Court at Bangkok, very loud, and rude way. A crowd of gaping we learn that the feud has ended at last and Chinese and some foreigners were now gathering round the pair and the policeman' seeing tha! that Mr. Mitchell will in fatura be allowed to

profession, with it is presumed, the traffin was likely to be felerrupted and anxiors practise his

under the arms without another word, lifted him The following additional naval reliefs arrived right up and threw him bundies and all cut into by the troopship Tyne on Sunday last the middle of the road. The measure was G. E. Cock, gunner, to the Rattler; T. Mynard, effective. The soldier rose to his feet quickly, gunner, to the Swi/l; J. T. McDonnell, gunner, gathered up his scattered goods and chattels and and J. H. Skews, boatswain, to the Victor proceeded on hir way in the middle of the road, Emanuel; D. Morgan, guaner, to the Severn; So much for lord Wolseley's chosen troops! and W. L Hackney, boatswain, to the Mercury.

ADVANTAGE has been taken of the visit of MR. CARL BOHNEN, a naive of Wesel, and an several prominest football players from Shanghai employé in the firm of Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg to get up in match, Shanghal past and present & Co., committed suicide by sbooling Mimself

v. The Hongkong Football Club,” uncter Associa through the brain with a revolver at histion roles, which should prove more than usually residence No 8, Foochow Road, Shanghal, on Interesting. It will take place at Happy the night of the 18th inst. No definite cause is Valler to-morrow afternoon at 445 p.m. Sharg assigned for the rash act. The deceased was

hai will wear white, and Hongkong men the forty years of age.

local Club colours. The teams are as under :--- Shanghai.

AN epidemic of cholera is a small matter com- pared to the dangers of a sojourn in several par's of Slam. We hear, says the Siam Garefis, that a certain official, who after a residence of some five years in esite›n Siam, returns to Bangkok 'with fire members of his suite out of a total ni two hundred which he had taken with him when first appointed to his post,

THE steward of the Swedish bark Formica died. In Bangkok from acute choleralc-diarrhoet on the 12th instant. Commenting on this subfect had doubtless been drinking the salt river water, the Bangkok Timez_says :--" The poor fellow which at this time of the year is liable to cause such complaints, and against which all pea. faring men are strictly warned in the port notices and regulations."

The Shân-fao is responsible for the statement that the Canton Viceroy has written to his brother Li Hung-chang, requesting him to obtain an Imperial decree for the proposed railway from Casten to Kowloon. The Canton Viceroy Is also credited with having amarted that the whole of the capital had been subscribed without foreign assistance, but that avertent is of too reserva. It is too good to be true." doubtful a character to be accepted without

THREE German sailors of the German steamer China, were on the war-path last night is Wellington Street. The noise they made attracted the attention of the Police, upon whose Interference is free fight ensued. The result was that two of the sallors were taken to the hospital, Fodo suffering from a broken nose, upon which and the other with a damaged head. The third was charged before Mr. Wise this morning with being drunk and assaulting the Police (1) bat the case was remanded.

A. J. Maule...TELE W. H. Moule...... W. M. Harvie ....

J.M. Dowra

W. Newton

J. Machado

C. J. Stewart...

H. Marshall

Left wing ..Centre forward

- Right wing

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Captain L Hallward.. Full backs E. Wheeler...ini R. Markwick.

...Goal

Hongkong.

F. Maitland Left wing · · H. W. Slade..

.Centre forward

Right wing

P. Groom

R. F. C. Eames, R.N...

F. O. Lewis, R.N..........

++backs

A. H. Ouzh

E. Ezekiel...

A. G. Stephen...

Capt. W. H. Wallace.. Full backs A. Sharp

W. V. Anderson.........Gozl

A LIGHTHOUSE BOARD. Mr T. H. Whitehead gave notice that at the

the following questions! Has Government' taken steps in respect to the establishment of a Lighthouse Board ? If so, will, the Griver- ment iny paperstrelating thereto on the table? If not, does the Governm at intend to take any. steps in the matter ?

NATURALIZATION.

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An Ordinance for the naturalization of Edward Jean Max Paquin, a native of Sedan, was read a third time and passed,

FINANCIAL MINUTES.

Finance Committee.

The subjained minutes were referred to the

(a), A sum of $913 to cover salaries and allowances due to two inspectors in the Regis tur's Department.

(8). A sum of $123,870.06 (20,000) as the moiety of the Military Contribution of the Colony for the year 1890.

(c) A sum of $1830 ns inc ent to the safaries of masters of the Victoria College.

("The Governor desires to submit to the Council that in the Estimates for this year, the salary of the Governor has not been inserted in the manner proposed by the Secretary of State. In his Despatch, No. 108, of the 18th of June, 1890, the Secretary of State proposed that the Governor's salary should be voted on the Estimates at the rate of $31,000 inclusive of entertainment allowance, although when on hill pay or vacation leave the Governor will receive salary at the rate of $11,500 and $25,000, res pectively. The reason for fixing the actual salary at $31,000 is, as mentioned by the Secretary of the State, to better secure the position of the Governo as an Officer in charge

First Class Government, under the Governor's Pension Acts. The Governor therefore recom. mends the Council to sinend the Estimates fo the direction indicated."

The Council adjourned, until Thursday, the 5th March.

Our report of the mcetlog of the Finance

MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE | Committee is held over until to-morrow.

COUNCIL,

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. There were present His Excellency the Governor, Sir G. William des Vaux, KC.M.G., (President); Mr. F. Flemlog, C.M.G., (Colonial Secretary); Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes (Colonial Treasurer); Mr. J. | H. Stewart-Lockhart (Registrar-General); Mr. of Police); Mr. S. Brown (Sarveyor-General); Mesara. P. Ryrie, C. P. Chater, T. H. Whitehead, Ho Kal, and J.J. Keswick, (unofficial members); and Mr. A. M. Thomson, Acting Clerk of

WOMEN IN KOREA.

The following interesting comments on Korean customs are from the log of Mr. C. T. Walker, of the Marine corps, of a three years' cruise to

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rif he wishes, but she must take no part or on that though there were large quen. hinder him. If she utters a word or makes a

ities of "white" col produced, there was gesture she is made the butt of jokes and gossip po market for it.. In the autumn of 1890, the of her husband's household. Married people sums owing to Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. amounted wear two rings on the ring finger.

topover Tis. 635,000. They thereupon decided "Among the most peculiar of woman's to suspend working the mines, 'apprebending ding any males from being out after a'clock liabilities already incurred by Li, and petitioned right in Korea is the curious custom-farbid that the expenditure would only increase the In the evening,

When this Korean curfew the German Consul to commualeate with the sounds, all men must his indoors, while Tientsin Customs Taptai, Liu, on the subject women are free to roam abroad until x am, Li was accordingly summoned, but his- son Indoors, the violation of the privacy of the appeared to his stead. The accounts for severe flagellation. Its not proper for a widow found correct, Liu ordered the original agrce- women's quarters is punishable by exile or working, etc, were produced, examined rand to remarry; she is expected to weep for her ment for the mortgage to be carried out, and deceased husband, and to wear mourning all her awarded Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. the 10,000 tons life; it would be infamy to marry a second time of coal. The German Consul claimed that

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At Soul the men were quartered in the Guard. room of the King's palace,

Servants,

treated by his Majesty and were gonerously The Swatara, leaving Yokohama, arrived in San Francisco after a cruise of three years. During that time she travelled under sail and steam 42,671 miles and visited seventy-one ports, and during the entire time she was in commission the utmost good order and conduct prevailed among the crew, Many of the men have requested to be permitted to rejoin the ship when she is again commissioned.

AN IMPERIAL CHINESE FUNERAL.

amounts owing to. Mentre Carlowitz & Co. were too great to be covered by the coal, and carried the matter before the Viceroy. Li, who instructed the local authorities of She the price for the same with Messrs. Carlowitz mun to see all the coal held by Li and settle Co., so that all the liability might be cleared off. The Viceroy also ordered that Li, afler settling his liabilities, should be at liberty to take over the remaining coal and the charge of the mines. This decision was assented to by both parties; but El managed, while the authorities word effecting the seizure, to clandestinely carry sway several lots of the coal. Messrs. Carlowitz & Cề. reported the matter to the Viceroy, through the German Consul, and Lf is now locked up. awaiting trial."

THROUGH ST. MARTIN'S WINDOW.

ALEX ST. Mitrim was a Onadian- trapper. Many years ago, while out hunting, he received i gunshot wound in his abdomen. This finally healed in such a strange way as to leave an opening into the stomach, with a thin skin ororitalmost as clear as s pane of glass. Nothing so, remarkable had ever happened before. Through this window, by the sid of a strong light thrown into it, the doctors could

what went on inside his stomsoft. to the poor rapper's bad luck proved to be good luck for the" rest of mankind.

The funeral of the late Prince Ch'un, says the Shanghat Mercury, was one of the grandest sights ever seen in Poking, and was unparalleled forgorgeous pageantry in 'the bistory of China. The ceremony took place on the 20th of last mon, and as the astrologers at the Peking Observatory had notified the Court that 4 o'clock in the morning would be an auspicious hour for the procession to start, everything was put in readiness to set out at that time, When the procession was marshalled I proper order and about to start, his Majesty, dier Emperor, went up 10 the head of the coffin, knelt down reverently and Low-dowed thrice before the remains of his father and then uttered his lamentations aloud, thrice The Emperor was followed by the remaining sons of Prince Chun, who went through the same-performance, and then the procession coffin, covered by a magnificent pall, was immediately after on foot as far as the entrancement without experiencing great pain." What ailed borne by 30 bearers, the Emperor following about two year ago, he lately said: "I couldn't set to Prince Ch'un's palace, where he got into a Mr. Green? redda chair, in which he proceeded by a short. When the doctors looked into St. Martin's stomach cut to n temple on the road along which the just after he had eaten a meal, they observed that a procession was to pass. Here the Emperor waited till the funeral cotége came up, when he went outside and again low-fowed publicly before the coffin, after which he retired to his on paláce.

Now let us see how we can avail ourselves of the, knowledge thus obtained. There is a postman by the name of Frederick Groen, who lives at 93, Martin's

a constable rested his defender of the peace W. M. Deane, C.M.G., (Captain Superintendent average Korean moustache is like the old joke on began its slow and decorous march. The Road, Shortlands, Kent. Speaking of an socation.

OUR Shanghal evening contemporary learns that arrangements are being made to obtain tem. porary premises in Shanghai for the Viceroys of Nanking, Kwangtung, and Mincke, who may be expected to arriva in Shanghai in a couple of months to receive the Czurewitch. It lể now definitely decided that the Imperial traveller is to proceed direct from Shangbal to Chefoo where

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Councils.

MINUTES.

THE NEW GAMBLING ORDINANCE.

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the U. S S Swatara :--

"Koreans wear their hair long, and the

nine hairs on each side and one in the middle the dudes y it is like a baseball

game, having for umpire. If the Korean has any beard, it is thin and struggling, and as a rule his whole strength, like that of Samson, goes into his hair. The boys of Korea dress their hair like the school-girls in America; they part it in the The minutes of the last meeting were.readmiddle and wear it in long braids down their and confirmed.

back. They are not considered men until they

liquid of a light yellow colour, war thrown, in great are married, and it is at this time that they are

quantities from the lining of the stomach in- among His Excellency said that he had required the permitted to wind up their hair in a knot on top

the food. Then they noticed that the whole mass Gambling Ordinance to be put in orders to-day,of their bead and put it under the high bamboo

began to turn round and round as milk doos not for the purpose of proceeding with it, but hat that is worn in their country. One of, the The pall was a magnificent piece of crimson in a revolving churn. When this process was orEť, : the Viceroy of Chỉhli will meet him. Four local To as to have an opportunity of saying that most Insignificant and contemptible specimens silk, covered with exquisite gold embroidery, in an hour or two, there was nothing to be seen exoopt pilots have already been selected to bring up the he hoped honourable members would be pre-of manhood in the Far East is a Kurcan boy of and was worth a great sum of money. The Czarewitch and the Russian fleet from Hong-pared with their views on the subject at the 40 years old with his hair, parted in the middle coffin bearers were clat in blue silk costumes, ncters also took note of the fast that when Bt. Mar a groy Anid which looked like broth or soup. The koog, • Mr. C. H. M. J. Conterwall will bring up next meeting. As the members were aware, the trailing in's braid below his waist. He is kicked and wore officials hats, buttons," peacocks H.L.H.'s vessel the Pawtist Arou, and Messrs. Bill came up for consideration prior to his arrival around as though he was only 6 years old, feathers, and official boots. They were divided tin ato much meat the stomach required a longer time M. J. Hildebrandt, B. Popp, and C. N. Vincent, here, so he had been deprived, hitherto, of an because he has no wife to make a man of into three sets, who undertook the work of and seemed to labour harder to turn it into the broth. the other vessels of the escorting squadron. opportunity of hearing their views on this imhini The Koreany save the combings of their carving the coffin, which was of grest weight, liko fuld. Then again there were times when the portant measure. Nobody was better aware of hair and the pings of their fingernails in order in turns, so that there might be no stopping on fight yellow liquid hardly came forth at all, the stomach Two seamen belonging to the Douglas Com. the condition of public gambling and ita dire. that they may be buried with them when they the route, A pavilion in three sections was pany's steamer Hailoong and one 'for'ard hand results than he was, and no one was mate die, [ah olutely false,—d.).

carried after the coffin by 48 men, also wearing moved, or durned, slowly, and the food lay In St. attached to the same firm's steamship Haiphong anxious thanke was to suppresalt ifit could really A Korean woman has no moral existence.official garments; then came eight handsomely Martin's body until it became mucid, putrid and sour, were pounced upon on the Praya last night by be done without undue restraint, and interference She is an instrument of plexsute or labor; never caprisoned camels, walking in pairs; twelve At such times he complained of fooling ill and sick detectives who arrested them for being in posses with the foredom of the subject. His wide a man's equal or companion. She has no milk-white horses with yellow trappings and suffering much pain, elen of arms, ammunition and oplum, The experience in other parts of the world made him name. In childbood she receives a surname, four gorgeously-clad men, each bearing If not soon relierəf his skin turned's copperish, Heilsong's mea exch had a brace of six-shooters sceptical of the practicability of the scheme. He hy which she is known in the family and by a golden eagle in his hand, Four other hus, a nauseating acid aros in his mouth, his head and couple of hundred gnunds of ammuni. was, indeed, very doubtful, for he had seen similar rear friends, but at the age of puberty nene but men, leading small white deg, followed, nched and grew hot, he had sharp pains in diderant flon in their possession, while the Haiphong's laws tried in various places with but litle of her father and mother employ this appellatiop." walking two and two; then came a pair of *Jack was carrying a quantity of opium, no beneficial results. Perhaps exceptional local To all others he is the sister of such a one or large white satin banners, trimmed with scarics parts of his body, the kidney secretion was thick and They turned up at the magisterial roll-call this circumstances, conditions of society not possibly the daughter of so and so. After marriage satin, and embroidered with yellow, Imperial high coloured, he slept badly, couldn't work, and was morning, and being unable to satisfy Mr. Wise paralleled elsewhere, would render the mearure her name is bo led-she is absolutely nameless.dragons. A great crowd of men followed. Some low spirited, reatfows, and uneasy. What he suffered that there were weighty reasons for discharging practical enough in effect. If the state of affairs Her own parents allude to her by employing the of them bore flags shaped like fiabes, others bore from, ess indigestion, which, long enough continued.. them the former had to submit to a fine of was worse here than elsewhere. It might, name of the district in which she was married. swords, spears and knives the usual Chinese becomes obronio dyspepsia and nervous prostration.. $25 each, while the oplum runner had to choose possibly, prove practicable. In the face of the When she bears children so is the mother of funeral paraphernalia in fact. The umbrellas

Now, let us see how it fared with one friend Mr. A between a fine of thirty-five Mexicans and ten extent to which gambling way carried on, co and no.. When a woman appears for trial carried on the occasion by some of the men were dry,fice board and lodging at. Gordon's though checked at Home-notwithstanding all belere a magistrate, in order to save time and a special feature of the pageant's sure of theip des zty braith is was like a knife ranning through my Green, the postman. He goes on to my “When I Hotel. The arms, ammunition and oplom of the Inws of England-he would be very fat from trouble, the receives a special name for thewere exceedingly curious, being made to repre-

saying he would not attempt its suppression time being. The women below the middle ent all manner of odd things. The umbrella chest. My appetite was bad, and I fell away to course reverted to the Crown.

here. He had read over the new Ordinance class work parties to the late unpleasantness between the drafted, and calculated, in as far as possible, to Rusilan authorities and the Viceroy of Hukuang, deal with the evil in a very effective manner as to the reception of the Czarevitch, have deter and for the complete manner in which the Bill mined to ignore the fact that there ever was any was drafted great credit was due to the honour- difficulty between them. The Viceroy, our old able the Colonial Secretary and he doubted fiend and admirer Chang Chih-tung, is very whether any useful amendments could be made minds altogether the idea that he is at all obtained. The Ordinance as drafted would render axious that foregaars should dish te from their for it appeared to be as good a one as could be Inimical to them, and he deeply regrets that so a great many innocent persons lable to prosecu- mistaken a notion should ever have been enter- tained. We quite believe sil the Viceroy says.

tion for gambling. The evil, however, was so great that possibly it was the duty of the Council He is by far the ablest of Chinese statesmen to pass the law. Scarcely say of the best laws and the one who has been most unjustly abused

persons, and that fact must, of course, be borne had his great rival removed from Canton because in mind. A petition had been presented to him he feared his rapidly growing influence and signed by a number of Chinese. Such a petition independent palley. It was a bad job for the City of Rams when Chang was transferred to he believed, signed by a great number of was worthy of great consideration. It was, Hukuang.

very respectable people. Some people, fond to the risk of being disturbed. There are of a little gambling, no doubt abjected deal of force in some of the prayer in the petition. Altogether, looking at the question in will its bearings, there was a good deal of matter for serious reflection, and it would be just as well for the legislature to know what it was doing before it took action, He had doubts as to whether or not a billard club or whist club, where rules didnot probibit shilling and sh-penny points, The avere was wrecked off the coast of Foochow strict sense of the law aslid down in the new i hayo byen touched, then - with - their : angers". cofin was pakking, and when it had paused" gat"|

how, would not be deemed to be gambling clubs in Tuz Singapore Free Press understands that in The Neuschwang was not

Lost though response to the invitation sent by his Excellesey stranded in April last of Amoy. Nearly all the Ordinance, He was disposed to think, how The apartments of the women are sanctuaries up and marched at the tall end of the funeral the Governor, H.I.H. the Crarewitch has ex cargo alch was lustured for Tia. 16,000 miy ever, that a whist club in England would not "gular the winter of the law. Only in case of procession. It is impossible to satimate the pressed regrate that he will be susble to accepts jettisosed to lighten the skip, and the reasal came under the ruling of this law. Then they rebellion or treason can man be taken fous number of persons who took part in the display, theentertainment proposed to be offered to him as altimately dosted and dually reached Shanghal played for six-penny polate, and would strongly these rooms, as to those cases not alone the or the cost offt: The procession started at a fan. Government House, and that he will not make for repairs. A junk with some soldiers was sent object to whist being declared illegal rigaply, iqdividest but his entini family matter, Shek and reached the Hai Ting Temple, where the may official landing at Singapore. It is probable to protect the stranded vessel, for which service because money, to a small extent was "When a man is about to repair, his mot, he - Cofia will remain until, the final interesanti.AS that the Russian squadron, accompanying, the compensation was made, but the Viceroy's state, played, for. It might be as necessary for the notifes hie neighbors as that they may shut the temple all the Imperial Princes came and Cturewlich will rezania in-Singapore - for: such ment about saving life and "ostya aze' impudest | Chinese to play for money as for Europeans to do their deng, and windows and noi veniges n | Soutewed before the hier, and sprinkled wind glos only na may be nodessary for coniing,

be and it insght by nicowa that is warld (u karydes

THIK charge against the two Chinamen, who

were accused of bring concerned in the Names The N. C. Dally News understands that both with great care and found that i was very ably ƒ chiefly boery hard. Farms labour tone hearers were followed by a band of musicians nothing, I have to walk twenty milas n'day in

piracy of the 10th December last, were dis- charged at the Magistracy on Monday for lack of further evidence.

THE Emperor appears determined not to permit Lui Ming Chuan to retire from the governorship of Formors. The latest decree gires Lul three additional mouths leave, and tells him there is no necessity to vacate his post.

been given up as lost and the insurance on her and calumulated by foreigners. Li Hung-chang / Passed did not. In same measure, injuro innocent apartments to study, and even to cat and drink.. to sit ip. To this succeeded a yellow, Imperial, I gave up doctoring and gode me feel better. I

The Betish steamer Strathearn, Captain McDiamond, which left Nagasaki' for San Francisco on the 17th September last, has now

cargo, amounting to $159,950, has been paid, THE Blue-funnel Ilmer Hecate has been taken off the Bangkok line and is now running on the Java-Singapore route. The Bangkok Times says the reason of the change is to be found in the fact that the Bangkok-Singapore rales are. unprecedentedly low at present, THE thres shields used in decorating the Singapore town-hall for the festivities during the Cricket Carnival bearing the names of the Ceylon, Hongkong, and Straits teams, with another giving the Straits eleven of 1890, are now displayed on the walls of the Singapore Cricket Club pavilion, tra

Wz gelte endorse the opinion of our Shanghat morning contemporary that his Excellency the Viceroy of the Minché in entitled to first honours for cool and unblushing cheek. In a memorial to the Throne recently, this high official had the hardihood to ask for rewards for some of his people for saving the lives of seven foreigners and over 40 Chinese, and cargo valued at Tls, 150,000, from the

steamer Niwchang,

ng, which

them. The women carry lunch to with their Instruments, but not playing, however, the glacharge of my duties I found the work in my the laborers in the field, eating what is le These were followed by man carrying makatate was killing me by inches. Bofors I wis for their share. In going to market the,women crooked-handled- umbrella, which it will be carry the beavier lead. In theirtoilet the women bemembered is only carried by the Emperor. taken ill I was a strong, healthy man, and did my work have the eyebrows to the parrow line--that is, mpress Dowager's funeral eulogy. This pavilion slok list, and was attended, by a physlelan for use rouge, while powder, and hair oil, They Another pavilion then appeared, containing the with ease and pleasure. Finally I had to go on the'l to the perfectly clean arch, with nothing tag was carried by eight men dressed in scarlet silk fortnight, but I felt none the better. There was use immense switches to 5ll out large coiffurepa pair of storks, a pair of deer, and a gling. They have hauriant hair, and in addition clothes of sharks, of and offen load on my ohart, and when I ate anything the food

and on my stomachi liko a ton of "In the higher classes of society etiquette boy, all wrought in evergreen shrub a very One day my wife said to me: Frederick, my demands that the children of the two stars bereity device. Then came the historic yellow mother used to autor the way you do, and she always separated after the ages of 8 and 10 years. After sedan chair, which was presented to Prince Ch'un found relief by taking

kipg Mother Belgol's Caratiya Syrup. that time the boys dwell entirely in the man some time before his death, but which he refused Why don't you try it. After some persuasion I 4. bottle of Beigel's and The girls are secluded in the women's quarters, bariot, and after this Prince Chun's favourite began. The first few doses and the boys are taught that to set foot in saddle-horse, wearing a red breast-plate slack to Mother Beigel's Curative Syrup, and "in the women's quarters is a disgrace. So, too, the. The stred was followed by Inrge red and few weeks I got strong and went back to my work. they hide at the approach of the sex. A Korean of archers with their bows and arrows; then Syrup girls are told that males must not see them, and yellow silk umbrella, after which came a company

I have nerax afled anything since, and for my recovery Thave to thank God and Mother Beigel's Cursting of good breeding seldom converses with his wife, rare another sedan chair carited by four bearers,

desen has been postman. In the Shortlands consulteber on sny veb marriageable age boys, Carrying the deceased's official wardrobe, his physician and friends might have observed the and although living under the same roof rarely followed by several gorgeously decked, open wag district for afteen years and bear an excellent subject, the wagens, in which stood a large number of young character. If there had beens window in his stomach, When a user Cock (10) at kara llowed to his hate, has and bepts, Es, the sides of wag same trigable that omissionally appeared it the cale

one marched over. 100 armed attendants, and of St. Katia --Adot women are inaccessible; they are confined to they were followed by a large party engaged in their apartments and cannot sygn look out on throwing different coloured papers in all direc the street without permission from thate lands tons All the soldiers, cavalry and Infantry of So strict are those rules that fathers hare kiled the different camps were in attendance, and the their daughters, husbands their wives, and routs taken by the procesalon was lined on both women have committed suicide when strangers sides with soldiers, who knelt down while the

except those: Dearest of kin

To-day's Advertisements.

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ingkong: 45th February, 1891/