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deservedly earned popularity; he elected one day to tell the Council, and through the Council the public, that the proposed legislation for gambling was a practical impossibility, and the next he advocates the passing of a bill which makes every club or social institution in the colony a common gaming house,

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unreservedly withdraw this most obnoxious bill. It's becoming the law of this colony cannot possibly do any good, but inevitably must fead to infinite trouble and difficulty, 15 see it. With the exception of the Is the game worth the candle? We fail

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FARES for native passengers travelling between THE new river steamer Talon, has got through Hongkong and Canton have been on the rise of her difficulties and is now about to fly the British late. On the H. M. and C. Co.'s Powas the price Ang; a permit to do so baving been granted at was raised yesterday from 30 to 50 tests, and the the Harbour Office yesterday. samo figure is now quoted by the Pasig's agents

A STOKER named Bavesiosk was charged before "BROWNIE kindly note. A Cooktown editor Mr. Wise this morning with being drunk and describes his gutter-snipe local rival in big type disorderly at a late hour last night. He rode as "a prime solveller, driveller, ilar, and unedu- { up to Government Wharf in a ricksha and cated, blackguard." The Fish Wrapper man refusing to pay his fare an Anglo-Chinese quarre has reasons to be thankful that his lot wasn's moment, and as the defendant would neither go forthwith ensued, P.C. Sinciale came up at the cast in Cooktown.

away nor pay, the 'ricksha-man, he was locked ordered. up. A fine of $2 or seven days' seclusion was

FATHER," pleaded the beautiful girl, "give your consent. Let Gustave and I marry," The father, a famous student of natural history many you that can't tell how many pairs of rising in a towering rage: What You

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PROFESSOR Goldwin Smith is already deballos Canada the country should be called the "United the question whether after the annexation of

States of America and Canada." This name, inys the S. F. Chronicle, would be too cumber- some, and we will probably stick to our old divided up into States, and the section will lose enter the Union, her tenitory will naturally b appellation. Besides, if Canada is permitted to

its political identity entirely, or at least will bave no more importance sectionally than its popula. tion will give it. But is it not a trifle premature to discuss names before the necessity for using

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Two Chinese were arrested on board the Powan at Canton yesterday on suspicion of having been connected with the Namos piracy. These latter arrests bring the number of suspects", up to fifteen; all of whom are in custody at Canton,

Major-General Gordon, Mr. A. M. Thomson, a In consequence of the departure on leave of

passed cadet who has lately been acting as the superintendentship of Victoria Gael Mr. assistant to the Colonial Secretary, nasumes

Thomson is quite a young man and totally with- cut experience, but we doubt not that he will be found all that could be desired in the responsible position into which he has been so luckily pitchforked. The new Superintendent of the ripe, scholar, a man of strong character and Gael is a graduate of Aberdeen University, sound Intellectual power-quite a different article from the ordinary local type of official and we have no hesitation in predicting for him a distinguished career in the Colonial Service.

CHUNO YAU and four other Chinese were charged at the Magistracy this morning with being concerned in stealing a quantity of jewellery, and a dispatch box, containing letters and notes, fa all to the value of $3,800, the property of Mr. K. Blacklock, from the Hong- kong Hotel on the rat inst. Yospector Quincey stated that after having received information of the robbery, a search was made to the foreman's room which is on the ground adjoining the Hotel, where a new wing is at

Mr. Blacklock identified as being his property, present in course of erection. In the room a quantity of torn-up letters were found which and which were in.the dispatch box at the time the latter was stolen. From further enquiries it was found that four of the defendants had slept Wire remanded the case for a week, allowing in the room on the night of the robbery, Mr.

man in the Legislative Council who appears to be acquainted with even the repeated rumors of the ill-health of Emperor IN LARGEST BOMBAY SIZE BOTTLES, rudiments of the gambling diflculty. And to be inspired by stock speculators, but the fact William, save the San Francisco Chronicle, seem the result has been inane twaddle, and too that they seem to be readily accepted as true is much of it to be cheerfully swallowed at a strong indication that the German people have one dose.

Section 3 of this proposed not much confidence in their sovereign's physical Ordinance, if passed as at present drafted, strength. makes the Hongkong Club, the Club Lusitania, the Club Germania, the City Club, and every other place in the colony where whist, or poker, or cribbage, or billiards, or any other game is regularly played— and all these games are played nightly for money where Europeans congregate —common' gaming houses, and subjects the members to fine or imprisonment, or A PRIZE fight in Portugal is something like a both. Does Governor DES Vaux consider siege of Hongkong by Chinese salt smugglers. this coercive policy intelligent legislation? Two pugiliste la: "fair Lusitania" recently tion comes in good time. We doubt not that ball to ́each in one surely of $aço,

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THE majority of offences that come on for investigation at our local Police Court are invariably opium cases, and this morning a fair average was dealt with by Mr. Wise. There

were seven persons charged, and fines were

imposed amounting to $156. All is grist that comes to the magisterial mill

THE "Great Unwashed" will assemble at the Magistracy on the forenoon of the 7th inst. in consider an application from Mr. James William, Osborne for a publican's license for that famous Police Station, and which will in future be know landmark at East Point known as Whitfeld as the Bay. View Inn, The want of a house of call, where refreshments could be obtained, ha long been felt by the numerous wayfarers who daily and nightly use this most frequented of our public roadways, so that Mr. Osborne's applica. the Bay View Inn will prove a great boon to the colony..

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fought six hours a day, stopping at noon to eat engaged in a prize fight for 1,197 rounds. They

and smoke. And they talked politics at night-MAJOR-GENERAL A. H. A. GORDON, Super- advocating a republic.

latendent of Victoria Gaol, feß here yesterday by the "Glen" liner Glanegis on ten months' leave of absence-six months leave on half The Miln Dramatic Company appeared in the salary in addition to four months' vacation leave-above at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, last night, The gallant General will be greatly missed in before a crowded audience and it is no exaggera. the colony; he is one of the few gentlemen in

tion, although bigh praise, to say, that it was the that long and dreary list of self-sufficient soobs and illiterate cads whose official vagaries make

most successful, most even, and in short the best the colony the laughingstock of foreigners, production that the Company has yet favored os Major-General Gordon, in addition to being with. The fact is evident that the longer gentleman, is a most useful and efficient officer.

AN Indian constable was somewhat surprised this morning, when he found the body of a Chinese child, apparently about three months old, in the gutter in Pa Wan Street. Enquiries were made but no person in the vicinity knew anything as to the parentage of the child, and the body was consequently taken to the Govern ment mortuary..

JUST before the steamer Faishan salled for Macao yesterday a wily Celestial was smartly dropped upon by a Chinese constable. A woman standing in the alley-way with a bundle in her hand was surprised by having the same suddenly snatched away, but before she could even raise an alarm, P.C. Tai Loi had arrested the thief. The case was remanded by the magistrate for a

week.

economy and skill-ench day adds to the ac- complished work. The extravagance and waste which ruined the Panama scheme, are con

picuously absent from the management in Nicaragua.

be no respect of institutions and persons; what is law for the Chinese merchant or compradore in the Yat On Club must be equally law for the European merchant or clerk in the City Club, or the European

peculator in the share exchange in WE read that the Nicaragua Canal le attracting Queen's Road popularly known as the much attention, and the opponents of the project, this Gambling Ordinance, as at present finished, are gradually disappearing, as it is now Hongkong Club.

In plain English, if and pessimists who believe it never will be drafted, is passed, all the Clubs patent that the company is being managed with Hongkong had better at once close their doors, and private residents

engage to keep off the active and energetic and muscular watchmen armed with cudgels

Immaculate police who didn't catch any CHARMING Kitty O'Shea is described as having of the Named pirates.

the thin lips-and-bulging-brow we set on the This Gambling Ordinance ought to be Cleopatra medals, and as being as cold-blooded shelved for an indefinite period. Waordinarily as Cicopatra was known to be. She generally object to Commissions in this ruddy and full-blooded; her hair is blonde and is not a very tall or big-boned woman, but is colony, because the members. appolated profuse, and her complexion is fair. And her are almost invariably an admixture of morals are--well, yes, just so.. But if Kitty beara some resemblance to Cleopatra, Parnell is a very rogues and fools-mostly fools; but as the long way off the leonine Antony. official element in the Legislative Council at the present time is painfully conspicuous for absolute lack not merely of brains but of ordinary intelligence, we should not object if Governer Das Vaux took upon himself to appoint three men of standing and reliability, outside official- dom, to enquire into this gambling problem and to suggest a practical solution for the various questions at issue. We proffer our assistance, and we are supported by the entire Chinese community, so that the offer is not a mere figure of speech. Will his Excellency try to do something for the true interests of this 'colony before he leaves us for good! This is only a minor opportunity, but still It is not without importance. And before to-morrow afternoon, if the Registrar-General could be temporarily gagged, a vast doal of trouble would be saved.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE rage for economy manifested by the House

He has only one falling he has not yet learned

to kow-low.

At the Marine Court this morning before Comd. Hastings, R.N, acting Marine Magistrate, Diamond, charged the chief officer of the same Charles Smith, second mate of the steamer

steamer, Mr. Park, with assaulting him on the rst fast. The complainant said that at noon on the day in question he spoke to the defendant on The defendant made no reply and witness went the bridge about a Chiocre passenger being sick.

to the sick man with some medicine, returning to the deck about half an hour afterwards, The defendant

upon accing him him where he had been and if he had taken the time-ball, and replying in the negative. he received a blow on the lip and another on the complainant knew it was his duty to take the time-ball, and having missed doing so the previous day, be was vexed and merely pushed the complainant. A fine of half a dollar was imposed,

Mr. Mila performs here the more popular is he and his Company likely to become, and the more generally will their talents be recognised.. The only thing that marred-even in a slight degree, the success of last night's performance was the unfortunate fact that Miss Jordan was suffering from. a severe cold and sore throat; and being thus so heavily handicapped it speaks volumes for this young ladies's skill as an actresu that she should be able to give to fine a Miss Jordan's Juliet is, we imagine, the most rendering of Shakespeare's hapless heroine. genuinely artistic of this lady's conceptions, and

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At a jeweller's shop in Madrid a diamond neck. lace of great magnificence is just now creating great deal of excitement, not only on account of its beauty and its high price, but also by reason of the history attached to it. The necklace ir question, belonged formerly to the Empress Eugénie, to whom it was presented by Ismail, opened the Suez Canal. This interesting plece the former Viceroy of Egypt, when she, in 1169: of jewellery was bought at the sale that took place some years ago of all the Crown jewels of the French Republic, and has particular interester performance last night can fairly be classed for the Spaniard from having belonged to their from every point of view as being one of the best unfortunate country-woman. Fifteen thousand

here for a long time. Mr. Miln is, of course, far too talented an exponent of Shakspearean pounds is the price asked for this bauble.

character not to give spirited and dramatic rendering of the volatile Romes. Equally in the tender and in the more stormy scenes ke evinced a close acquaintance with the lights and shades,

Hard The Mercutio of Mr. Nenn was-also-a the passion and pleasure wrought in and out, and side by alde, in the works of the immortal highly creditable performance, both acting and clocution being thoroughly in accord, and the same can be said of Mr. Montgomery's Tyball, and dramatic to a degree. Capulet as played the latter's deel scene with Roman being

by Mr. Atholwood, showed how good an all- round actor this gentleman is. The Pater of naked Mr. Joe Stark was a passable performance-well made up and fairly acted, but many good points were missed. Mr. Hill så Friar Laurance gave promise of better things, and perhaps the same of Representatives, has furnished the Gover-end. The defendant, in hie defence, said the may be said of Mr. Money's Benvolio, but botk these gentlemen have much to learn, anda dest to meat with a pretext for getting rid of those

forget, before they reach the summit of an actor's foreigners in Japanese employ who are not pro-

ambition, Paris was hardly himself,- and Mr. fected by agreements which have yet a consider-

Wakefield had a decided absent air about him able time to run. Amongst those upon whom

that detracted somewhat from the excellence of the hand of fate has fallen, we hear the names

the performance. Miss Frances Ross, it Herriman, of the Post Office. By and bye, adds J. P. Finley, of the San Francisco Signal Office, dressed, mared, acted and had her being mentioned of Capt. Squire, Mr. Satow, and Mr. | UNDER the heading "The Anti-Cyclone," Lieut. aedless to say, madoa most stately and beautiful, albeit hard-hearted, Lady Cabulit, ho the Daily Herald, "Japan for the Japanese," writes: The employment of this term for with will be un fait accompli.

characteristic taste and grace, not meteorological purposes naturally follows the use | must_the_Nurse of Miss Ruby Bownian be of the word cyclone. The prefix anfi indicates passed over. This was the first part of any directly contrary to that which prevails in she did it more justice than we gave the the existence of a circular system in the air Intrusted with here, and in trath we must say Importance that Miss Bowman has yet been

the cyclone. As the circulation of the air young lady credit for. Romeo and Juliet wil currents differ widely from those of the cyclone; be repeated to-morrow evening, and we strongly so also are the accessory phenomena of advise all those who missed last night's opposite nature. The anti-cyclone is an area of high barometer in which the atmospheric pressure

performance to book their seats early. is decidedly above the normal. The highest pres sure is at the centre and diminisheathence outward to the circumference. The circulation of the air is spirally outward from the centre. The mir docs not attain a circular motion anywhere within the We have received the following corres. ares, and the tendency to a spiral movement is charted and observations from every quarter only disclosed when the whole disturbance is Pendance, which "An Old Sportsman" will deal

ster - with in vur next issues-- are available. The circulation of the air in un

north side of the centre, northerly winds on the

quadrants of an anti-cyclone are distinguished southerly winds on the west side. The four as follows:-In the. N.E. quadrant, clear, cold, in the S. quadrant a cold wave with the dry weather, with winds of moderate force. lowest temperatures, clear, dry air and high winds, In the S. W. quadrant, fair, cool, pleasant We observe that Mr. Bell-Irving and the the N.W. quadrant, increasing temperature, in- weather with gentle winds and köze. In Nawab Wals Qudr, of Murshidabad, had a real ressing humidity, cloud formation and threaten G. C., C. MASTER, Esq., Y They were out in search of big game in Maida extreme rear of a cyclose an exclone

Hom, Secretary, V. R. C. of an anti-cyclone is the front of a and secured three tigers, a leopard and a number air moves downward and outward in su and of deer. We wonder if this Mr. Ball-Irving is cyclone, and inward and upward in a cyclone our ancient friend Jock of Jardines Ball-The at which flows outward from the top of a Irving was a men, a sportsman, and a gentle cyclone is cold and dry, because deprived of its gentlemen and sportsmen that his successor snow. This air decends, toward the earth's man, and it is a matter for sincere regret to all hest and moisture in the development of rain or were drawn as follow :- the present directors of the princely house, surface and gives rise to the formation of the

I may perhaps interest somebody to know that Edison was a telegraph operator; Henry M. Stanley a reporter; P. T. Barnum kept a country store; Justice Miller clerked in a drug-store; Garfield walked the tow-path of canal: General Grant was a tants and a farmer General N. F. Banks began lie as a factory boy Senator Stanford was a country lawyer in Wis consin Mark Twain was employed on a Missis sp-river boat ; and that Blaine and Cleveland

were teachers in schools for the blind.

THE RECENT BOAT-RACE.

WHEN the Gordon-Cumming slander cases come on for trial it-la a fair and reasonable assumption that "Wales" will be permitted to asseverate his say soon my honour as a gentleman," anti-cyclone gives rise to westerly winds on the by Mr. John Andrew, the Umpire of Monday's instead of being required to "kiss the book" Ir is said that New York has over 1,000 after the manner of common mortality, | east side, easterly winds on the south side and when he was placed in a position in which every Tummy has gone through this farce before, "real gentisman" would brazenly tell a le is And the defunct Ballantyne let him off very ender to save some of the reputation of a lady, eally. We were there that day,

millionaires, while Londos has 600, Paris 500,

Berlin 200, and Vienna 100.

THEM, M, steamer Yangiid, with the outward French mail, laft Singapore at 9 a.m. to-day, and may be expected here on or about Wednes

THE customary weekly meeting of the Legislativa Council has been postponed from to-day until tomorow afternoon, We don't know why this has been done, | day, the gth Inst.

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nor whose convenience has been especially | THREE Chinese criminals are to be executed on good time the other week in the Bengal district, ing weather. The front of an anti-cyclone is the consulted, but we are glad all the same, Saturday afternoon at Kowloon City, for having as the delay affords us an opportunity of offering Governor De Vaux a few words participated in a robbery that was committed in

that vicinity, some few weeks ago, of sound and salutary advice. They may not-probably will not be accepted, but Wowa Mʊơm allas Fa Tai Mun, who was that wont be our fault. There is before arrested by Inspector Stantos and Sergeant the Council at the present time bill Detective McIver in First Street on the ith alt, mitted murder, and piracy in Chinese waters, was handed over to the Chinese authorities on board the gunboat Kwongching this afternoon, under a strong escort of police." As extraordinary meeting of the Marina, Limited, was held at the Hongkong Hotel this afternoon. Mr, Fraser-Smith, in the absence of the Chairman of the Company, was unant mostly elected to the Chale. On the proposition of Capt, ). Fitmas, seconded by Mr. A. Bain, it was resolved that the Company be voluntarily wound up, and that Mezmí, A B. Rodyk, A. G. Gordon and R. Fraser-Smith be appointed will appear to-morrow.

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SMUGGLING, like murder, is invariably found out, and it would seem that "Joss is generally the principal agent in the bringing of these sian to light. However, be that as it may, a couple of missionary ladies who took pausage by the Roan to Canton the other evening, took it upon into the fixings of the cabin which they themselves to institute a general investigation both occupied, and were rewarded by unearthing some rolls of contraband stuff up posed to belong to one of the boys employed on board, The virtuously indignant ladies at once reported the find to the Customs Officials,

with sondecated to the Blake,

DIAR SIR.—Haring_been verbally requested

boat race, to forward his decision to you for publication after I had myself read it, I herewith copy of protest that I have made against the forward you a copy of the same, together with a sald decision being recorded.

Yours faithfully,

JAS. A. SAMPSON. Hongkong, sat April, 1891.

HONGKONG CLUB.

· DEAR SIR—As Umpire in to-day's boat race to give my decision in regard to the foul, which has been claimed by the crew of Mr. Stewart-Lockhart's boat galost that of Mr. Sampson, Before starting the different stations Stewart-Lockhart...No. 1 (Inside)

Hendersonijum j Sampson.aspmam »: 3

anti-cyclone. There is always' an anticyclone the former and maintaining its identity; The between two cyclones, both of which are feeding

Master # cold weather of an anti-cyclone is partly due to in Captain Henderson's best and a similar accident After getting away, an oar or stretcher broke the descent of cold air from above, the horizontal occurred on board that of. Mr. Master, Both age of cold air from northern regions, and the these boats having stopped pulling, the race was effect of radiation which is generally augmented confined to No. 1 (Mr. Stewart-Lockhart) and No.. by the absence of rapor and clouds, The Yes 3(Mr. Sampam). As you are aware, the course of the wall-cyclone is frequently greater than was from a point between two boats moored off. An anti-cyclone is synonymous with clear, cool but whether inside or outside the line of gunbosis that of the cyclone, and its form less regular. Wanchal to another point off the Boat-house, weather, moderate winds and a cold ware and was not apolated. Unfortunately sit cyclones with cloudy weather, rain or snow happened, the gunboats had all swung across, high winds and a warm wave. The word "high" and the passage between their sterns and the on the weather map: Indicates the area of an line of barges did not admit of more than two anil-cyclone, and the word "low" the area of bosts rowing abreast, At the Alacrits, however, Cple was towing store which manówed the disuusi so the prosage shore of only one irony,

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