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p" But that I am forbid To tell the secreis of my prison-buuse," I could a tale unfold

Hamlet.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1891.

"senior" sees a chance of ultimate benefit to curiously to see what airs of superiority, the more himself by keeping mun, he will not tell. favored ones amongibèsenisume. The tailoring is presided over by an African brother, whose dusky bride will await him for many long year to come; the chief cook f-though it | may sound paradoxical-a very decent young murderer; the book binding is supervised by quiet young man for whose incarceraties the share gambling manin of 1884 is to blame; whilst the printing-office is " qua" by a couple of other unfortunates. Al the departments have s few Chinese pirates or murderers at any rate very long-sentence men-as workmen, and very fair work is turned out, moch to the detriment of the honest tradesmen outside. The aristocratic colerie at the Hongkong Club aave a few dollars by, having their library-books bound by felons, instead of rale-paying craftamen; a goodly number of high government servants, find it economical to have their half-soling done by convict labor, ia preference to paying Sud Hing an extra twenty-five cents; and on occasion I have seen gentlemen whose chair and four coolies were waiting outside come in to order a renewal of the domestic mop, or replace the family scrubbing-brushes, with possibly laudable economy. It might Interest ́those gentlemen to know that at least one prisoner watched the pelogging transactions with a good deal of contempt.

"Early to bed, and early to rise" is the motto In the Gnol, and at 5.45 a.m. little bells at the entrance to each corridor ring out the imperative order to get up. On a cold mernlag in winter, when the stars have not yet disappeared, and the cell is as dark as Erhus, getting-up is a trial. Dressing has to be hurried through, for the toilet of the cell remains to be made. The granite-stab mattress is rolled up, and the blankets must then be, folded nearly as neatly as a handkerchief -no easy task in the dark, cipeclully I one hasn't been a soldier, and learnt how it is done. At six o'clock the cell-gate I opened, and the bedding replaced in the centre of the corridor. On the first morn- ing the prisoner does not go down to work, but takes a little walking exercise round a gallery to give him an appetite for breakfast, which is served at 6 10. It is not too rich for the most rebellious digestion; it consists of hunk of bread and a cloudy tin can full af "tes." They say the Chinese prisoners get worse "tea" than foreign prisoners, but I find it difficult to realise anything more remote from the decoction as we know Of course it isn't sweetened—it is officient, surely, that it is something "wet and Warm"

From breakfast-time the over-fed detreue sits doing nothing again until about 9.30, when he is sent round to the corridor used as a hospital, to be examined by the Dretor to see if he is fit for hard labor. He 'sees the crowd of sick, lame, and lazy who arc waiting to be treated, and “a most repulsive lot they look. Some seem almost leprnas, others are decrepit, one or two will be habbling about waiting for the effects of the last flogging to evaporate. And doesn't the place swell 1 Well, by-and-bye the Doctor arrives, directs the treatment of the afflicted, scarifics the malingerers, grants a kilé extra or better food to those who have lost over ten pounds in weight, and clears the deck for the new-comers. Our friend has his chest sounded, his diaphragm gently punched, or something of that wort, and, being found sound in wind and limb, is certified as eligible for the healthy and exciting diversion of shot-drill and sakum-picking.

His next introduction to the European yard. Here he finds about a score of prisoners, many of them belonging to the army and navy, and the rest consialing mainly of colored murderers and Portuguese embezzi rs. There are other European prisoners in rael whom he does not see there--men who by gond conduct or favour have gained the privilege of working in the printing office, or the tailors", carpenters', or for seven er fourteen days, or detained an book-binders shops. Then again men committed

"destitutes," or the weaker individuals who are unfit for hard labor, are not seen there, being up in their cells during the day, Our friend

those

is the yard-all these stay in their cells through their tasks, looking forward only to the day through, silently and drearily getting

the morning and evening half-hour of exercise in the open air.

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"THE CONTRABANDISTA” AT THE THEATRE ROVAL.

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line.

drops into the rui right away, as the preparations necessity having passel, as he thought probable Theatre, and this, was followed is succeeding but it was quicky apparent that he had been whereas the line was opened three months later, with the exception that the cost must be whith

for enabling him to do so are easily made. Hard labour meana onkum and shot ad lib, ad nauseam. Everybody knows what ankum in, but how it is made is not so generally known. In the first place an old cable or rope of any sort is chopped up fate six-inch lengths, which are made up into little bundles of 12 or 14 ounces, "oakum weight." I say "onkum weight" because 17 ouncs, weighed by that standard, according to my experience, equal about 15 ounces of food: but perhaps that is because the

man who weighs the rope out isn't so preciso as

Bail-cloth

smelling ward, surrounded by defo med and manager should cast a watchful eye over the cally and comparatively viewed, was only paran apology for gold lace, a sword by his side crippled natives of the most repulsiva type. rank and file under his command. The desire tially successful At times some reminiscences which without exaggeration was almost as long The Chinese "chow" is, without doubt, to look too utte is lovely may perhaps be of the organ-like lanes of the erstwhile purest as himself, and as he walked solemnly down the infinitely better than the European, when excusable as a tribute to this unconscious contralto voice this colony has ever heard from Station platform by the side of the Vice-Governor, compared with what the two races get outside.. feeling of vanity which all humankind possesies the lips of an amateur were pleasingly evident, very tall and stout party, he presented a very It can scarcely be regarded as punishment for a to a greater or lesser deere, but it is not play-but they quickly vanished, whilst in her upper ladicrous appearance, Your correspondent, wha miserable mendicant or a wretched coolie acting and it is not good taste in a wooden register the singer was painfully weak. Mis was behind his Excellency whilst the ceremony to get rice and fish once a day--I am not beaded and generally weeden super," who is Gordon's impersonation, if not artistically of blessing the enterprise was proceeding, could sure, now, that it isn't, twice and a dish of supposed to be a ferocious brigand, to eclipse meritorious was at least generally popular, and not help, nticing that his collat and a washer- hot appetising congee at twelve o'clock. Sell the line and vie with the rare in a personal that neue a great could scarcely be awarded man had been strangers for some time, Aller

deal. it is only fair to add that the "staff of life" lovelineas that so conspitunusly the product

much praise

the usual exchange of compliments between the resembles curse sand much more than the of range and grease print. We may feel dis- to Mr. 18 Orange, the musical director Archbishop and the Governor-General, the glistening grain one s:es the hawkers vending posed to sama the male society beauties of of the Society, who conducted throughout former proceeded to don his mitre and vestments, in the streets.

The Robbers' Hunt the next time we are with distinguished ability, and to this gentle and after reciting a Latin prayers, he took up The punishment diet needs no description-it called upon to criticise. Apart from this late man and to Mr. E. W. Mitchell, the hard a kind of pepper-box arrangement containing the is simply bread and water (from the "bath tub" defect-te which we would not have the ght it working, painstaking, and experienced stage holy water, stepped forward to the edge of the already described) for Europeans, and plain worth while to direct attention but for the large manager, a very large share of the success platform, and sprinkled the engine with the rice, in limited quantities, for Chloese. Which increase of the "pretty ones" since the performance attending the representation is undoubtedly due. leads me to the general subject of prison offences of "The Gondoliers" the members of both seace Signor Cattaneo ably presided at the piano, and the tines, thus ending the ceremony of blessing, and punishments—but that is another story, to who appeared as robbers, soldiers, peasin's, elc,

was assisted by an excellent orchestra which "After this, those who had been asked to take be stated hereafter.

did excellent work and can honestly claim no included some of the leading instrumentalists part in the ceremonini, were invited to take a trip small share in the victory won. In the chores

of the colony, both civil and military. The a far as Bagbag; the Gavemos General and they sang well, and the grouping in the various arrangements in front of the house, thanks to Archbishop stepped into the saloon carriage which tableaux was capitally done. We have already

the efforts of Mr. R. Lyall, the hon, secretary way awaiting them, and amidst much cheering, referred to the enthusiastic reception accord-il

of the Society, left nothing to be desired, and explosion of crackers and music (7), the engine to the graceful and ffective dancing of the the performance ran smooth'y throughout, with steamed out of Manila. The triin stopped at cachucha, but consider it necessary to add a

-ant a single bitch.

the eight roadside stations between Manila and special word of praise to the far-sighted gentle.

Baghag, where the varions prieats and Goberna- For the past fourteen years the community of man, with whose identity we are not acquainted.

dorciling came to pay their respects to the this colony have been mainly indebted to the for substituting this lively measure instead of

travellers. As the Archbishop had only arrived Several classes of prisoners, as I have said, members of the Choral Society for amusement the backboneless bolero, a sort of tame, third-

a very short time previously in the Philippines, are not sent to the European yard. Among them in the operatic and musical line generally during class wals bolled down, which

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT,)

there was natiually a great deri of curiosity are the "destitutes," generally sailors without the winter months. Prior to 1877 the efforts of the Terpsichorean rival danced in the original pro-

After many postponements the first seċilon of | and excitement on the part of the natives, to sĉe money or work who have been sent to gol (in Society were confined to strictly musical work, duction before the sprightly and meitlesome of the Manila to Dagupan Railway, about 40 miles him. As is well known, the Archbishop of teir case called "the House of Detention, but with selections from oratorios

lis public performances consisting of concerts the defunct Ferdinand de Roxas.

in length, was opened on the 24th of last month. | Manila and the priesthood have! equal, if not then "a rose by any other name," &c.) for

and

and operas,

Now for a few words about the principals. This event had been lonked forward to since Inst more, natdority over the natives than the few days until a captain can be found to take occasional cantatas, and it is no reflection on any. and not to give offence in the matter of December, when the inaugural ceremony was Governor-General himself, and I may men- them. That is the head and front of their body living or dead to say that these peformances precedence to the ultra-sensitive-and what fixed for Xmas Eve. The Managers, however, tlon, as an illustration of the reverence, com-.. offending, but there is no doubt that they are

were almost invariably of a lukewarm and half budding amateur can chim exemption from were unable to open the line at that date; as the | bloed with awe and fanaticism, in which tha worse off than any of the less deserving wretches hearted character, which aroused but little interest that category-e will take them in the order Governor-General's signature was wanting to prelite is held by them, that when we arrived whose lot they share. They work just as hard and were received with that spathetic indifference they appear on the programme, Mr. George the decree authorising the opening, and as his at the station of Guiguinto the crowd, on seeing as if they had plcked a pocket, ther get the which is invariably displayed at local concerts, Lammert was a charming Vargues so far

Excellency was on a tour to the Southern Islanda bir from the station-yard, Immediately went "Ipak-see pidgin" went, but he was too young his sign manual could not be obtained, hence the down on their, knees, and remained in that poorest class of [nod, they are regarded by the even when there is such a world-renowned m jority of the officers (of whom more anon) as

vocalist as Madame. Patey is a special attraction. and altogether too beautiful for the brave and delay. It was then arranged that the opening position until, he, left. At another station, that paths, and they pars 73 nut of every 24 hours

The musical talent of the Choral Society his hardy Captain of the Spanish Guard who should take place on the 23rd of January, (St of Meycauayan, the village flag," a very dirty in their cells, praying for the worst "blue-nosed

never within living memory attained a particu: knocked out" the redoublable and bloodthirsty Alfonso's day) and everything was done so that piece of cloth of colours undefinable, and tied by banque that ever flated to come along. Men

lary elevated standard- a standard that would Ferdinand de Roxas in the first round. Mr.

the ceremony should come off with the greatest two ends to a bamboo, was brought in, in order enable its members to successfully grapple with Halliday might have done it, if in his 1868 form, on ball-task, weaklings who are exempted fram shot-dilll on account of physical infirmity;

amount of cla possible. Tiumphal arches to receive a blessing from St. Peter's representas and do fair justice to such classical productions but the verlest novice would have laid long odds were erected, the station buildings adorned with tive, which was accorded with all the solemnily affenders who are set to pick double thes ontorio or high-class legitimate opera,

on the get of the Ladrones" sending Saturday flags and bunting, refreshments ordered, and dus to the occasion, much to the delight of the served out to amount of oakum

No doubt its ranks bare numbered many night's Count Vasquez to sleep in about the not the smallest detail was left unfinished old Gobernadorcilio, or "petty governor of the looking back through the vista of long years the Spanish Guard don't as a rule look like boys of the opening of the first Philippine Railway; but pines and of whom I shall give a brief descrip clever and accomplished musicians, but shortest tim on recne. And captains in even medals were struck in commemoration village", a ibit important office in the Philip we can remember only about half-a-dozen who of 18, as we can testify from exerience. It is the Managers and public were doomed to tion The Gobernadordillo must be a native, bad any pretensions as solo vocalists to appear with grief we say it, but Mr G. P. Lammert is not disappointment, the inauguration could not be have a slight knowledge of the Spanish language, before a public audience in such master-pieces much of an actor; what he might do if he tried authorised as the Governor-General refused to and must be able to read and write. His prio as "The Messiah," "Stabat Master," "Elijah "is a matter of uncertainly, and as he didn't try On Sundays the men--whose religion in

grant the permission, for reasons he gave some cipal functions are those of tax-collector, chief el

or even in the modern drarnatic com-

on Saturday the referee reserves judgment. months later, So the triumphal arches had to be constable, chief of the Fire Brigħda and Chief broadly defined by their being Catholics or

positions of Verdi, Bellini, Rossini and other Mr. Lammert, indifferent exponent of the his. taken dowa agalu, the stations stripped of all Justice of his village, and his presence at all Protestants-go to church. It is held in the

masters of the Italian school. It was in 1877 trionic art as he certainly is, can sing to some their flags and bunting, and finally the four gold Church processions and festivals is essential, central tower, on the floor above the hall,

The if we remember rightly, that the then president purpose, and in that department he fairly medals (intended to be presented to the Queen of His official uniform consists of trousers of any morning service is devoted to the Catholic of the Society, Mr. J. B. Coughtrie accurately excelled himself, the arts Wake, gentle maiden" Spain, the Prime Minister, the Governor-General colour, a white shirt, which must be worn portion, and is conducted by Fathers Vigano or recognising the actual situation, diverted the at the opening of the second act being one of the Philippines, and the Archbishop), the fifty over his trousers, and a black Eton Jacket. Burghignoll as a rule. Chinese Casein press efforts of the members into a fresh channel by of the gems of the entire representation. silver and the hundred and fifty copper ones (for Boots or shoes are of no consequence, but also visit any native converts to Christianlly that introducing as a study the latest production in It was quite a treat to welcome back to the the petty Government officials and the Railway if he can afford it, a white "long-sleever" bat publicly and privately. The Chinaman who now departure was a most successful performance and experienced attor, Mr. C. J. Holliday. A engraver, who will in all probability consign rules for this. A silver-headed cane, with a The result of this scene of his former successes that able Co.'s employés) had to be returned to the ts preferable, although there are no special may have got inside, and preach to them both fashionable comic opern. was sentenced to death a little while ago of "Trial by Jury," the first of the celebrated good many years have elapsed since this embraced Chris Janity before being reprieved, Gilbert and Sullivan series, at the Lusitano gentleman last trod the boards of the City Hall,tioning the date of opening fixes the 23rd January, fenientes, or lieutenants, wear the same uniform, them to the melting pot, as the Inscription men-silken cord attached, is indispensable. His bat I heard that afterwards he 'verted, the In the afternoon the Colonial Chaplain holds a

years at the City Hall by Pinafore "The keeping his hand in in other climes. Mr. Holliday Sorcerer.""The Pirates of Penzance," "Iolantha" is an admirable actor, in Sancho he had a part short service for Protestants. There is no option and The Gondellers," the last named being that suited him down to the ground, and he made about attending unless you are sick-Indeed produced only two months ago. Camic opera the most of it. His make-up and general four Tou go to chapel.whether the reverend gentle may not be quite the proper scope of a choral ensemble, his thorough appreciation of the man comes or not. A portion of the Litany is society, and we can imagine that Sullivan's music burlesque edition of A Spanish ladrone, bis tion which I am afraid is entirely wasted, judging may fail to satisfy the high-toned aspirations of irresistible laugh and incessant playing-up

would-be classical vocalists like the gentleman to his colleaguer, were admirable in every who recently aired his views in our morning way, and he richly deserved the hearty encore contemporary but we do know that It has elicited by his most powerful readering of a proved a great attraction to the Hongkong public song which was judiciously int educed-at and has been the means of preventing the Choral all events it is not in the original edition Society from collapsing years ago.

and in which be told the audience what he Last Saturday night the Society presented would do if he were." Captain of the Band." novelty to this colony in the shape of Burnand Mr. Holliday has a powerful bras volce, and and Sullivan's "Contrabandista," the Theatre he sang splendidly. Mr. R. H. Smythe has Royal being crowded by a large and appre probably had a limited experience on the stage, clative audience which included His Facel but withal te tried very hard to give an adequate Major-General Digby Barker, and other leading option is entitled to very sent and angular in his pal reasons of the Manila Government not grant

is entitled to very cordial commendation. residents. The Contrabandista,” which was originally produced at St. George's Hall, movements; but these.drawbacks, are fasepsing the permission to open were that they London, in December 1867, can scarcely be described as a brilliant production, although it is

rable from the novice, and Mr. Smythe acted required the goods' as well as passenger traffic to with both spirit and intelligence, and his very be wasted at the same time, and as the goods not without special merits. It was fairly popular pleasant, baritone voice was quite equal_ro traffic was considered offar more importance than when first played in London, and on several the musical requirements of his part. The Carrying passengers, and as the Railway occasions in the early seventies the present writer Mr. Grigg of Mr. Lightwood shared with Manager at that time was only able to open the witnessed performances at the Park and Gaiety Mr. Holliday's Sancho the bichest honors line for passengers, the authorities could not Theatres but no doubt its popularity was over of the representation. This clever comedian really sea their way to accede to the Company's | The Filipino's can now houst of a Railway shadowed by the far more brilliant series of has never appeared to better advantage, inderd petition to open business until they were in which only a few years ago they despaired of productions in which Gilbert and Sullivan it is doubtful If he has ever played so well. Mr. tion to transport merchandise. Anyone having ever bavior, an account of the unanimous collaborated. "The Contrabandista" to con- Lightwood, as was only to be expected, cone ived the slightest knowledge at all of the country decision of that wise body called "La Sociedad structed on very much the same liner as Gilben's the character of the Cockney tourist to the life, between Manlia and Bagbag, (the terminas de los Amigos del Pals,""Friends of the famous travesties, and it very probably suggested and it was a true plature he presented on the station of the acction opened) knows that country," forsooth that, a railway was im the leading idea in "The Pirates of Penzance" stage of course making allowance for the all the villages along the line between Manila possible owing to the frequent earthquakes. but the ponderous attempts to be funny difference between real life and operatic extra-and Bagbag, are simply composed of The construction of the Railway was com of the present Editor of Punch are quite a vaganza. In appearance, manner, gesture, facial few Nipa huis, and (of course a church,menced in 1888 the line le about aco kilometers and bumorous devices of his more accomplished effective carrying out ofhis ideal, Mr. Lightwend some time to come. It was in vain that this struction were the number of large bridges rival. What serves for a plot in "The left nothing for carping critics to find fault with Contrabandista "requires a great deal of finding. Hongkong's leading comedian is not a flyer in would or could not see it, and the Company had pany a lot of time and money. When all the was explained to the authorities; they either required, and bridge especially costing the Com and after you have found it, there is very little the singing line, although a born musician, but to wait until the coscicil goods sheds were cylinders (ten in all) had been sunle, and the reem for descriptive writing. The scene is laid his wonderfully energetic rendering of the finished the only impediments to the goods girders were being placed in position, it was found an obair natt, audience amin "I say to myself, my dear friend Grigg" traffic being started. Another official objection that the cylinders had gone dowo much further are introduced to robber's haunt, where we

broke up the audience, and an EKLOPA WAS was to the engine-drivers, The authorities into the bed of the river than contemplated, and i'v find was, Queen of the ladrones, supposed to be determinedly insistel on. In the final act we complained that those employed by the Com after again testing them, the idea of having i in mourning for her husband, who has met his think Mr. Lightwood was a trife too much la pany did not hold the proper certificates, show cylinder bridge had to he abandoned, and the fate at the bands of Count Vasques, & captain evidence, but it must be confessed that it is very ing that they were competent to act in that cylinders were hauled up again, as no satisfactory in the Spanish Guards Rice, the betrothed difficult to draw the line as to where comic,opera capacity. As the only engineer's certificates foundation could be obtained, The engineers of the Count, is a captive and held to ransom, ends and burlesque commences. Mr. E. J. obtainable in the Philippines were thous now intendiconstructing a safer bridge by the but as thir couple have really nothing to do with Boards, who appeared as the Sergeant of the granted to engineers of local steamers, and use of calssons and granite piers. Slow but the argument it is useless to follow their fortunes. Guard, made his debut in a speaking part, if we no railway having ever been constructed in the sire progress is being made towards the Sancho and Foss, the first robbers of the gang, mistake not. If our surmise le inaccurate we Philippines before, how could the engine drivers completion of the line, and it is hoped that as are both in love with the Queen, and as the are extremely sorry for Mr Boards. Will the be expected to hold certificates of competency? far as Tarlac, about halfway to Dagupan, will be, question as to which should succeed the defunct Stage Manager oblige us by instructing this The engine drivers who were employed bad all opened to the public September. It chief in that lady's affictions and in command gentleman, who apparently means well and no

Dext been in charge of locomotives whilst the Hae expected that the whole line will be finished by of the band had ended in a dead-heat on being doubt did his best, how to speak and how to put to the vote, the office of captain was held is stand on the stage The Sergeant's ridiculous years, and had undergone an examination by and wist deal of damage; a considerable quantity of

was being constructed during the previous Two | next, January, The recent typhoons caused, a abeyance until chance three some stranger attitudes made the final scene of the opers well of the Company's locomotive superintendents of embankment was washed away and, a bridge. in the way, who, according to precedent and leading ladies in the cast were sadly even a small contractor's loco, and were perhaps Biyambang near Dagupan, was completely

ridiculous.

before they had been allowed to take charge of under construction over the Rio Aguo-In the law of the ladrones, must became the chief and may Ines. This opens the way for overweighted, both musically and histrionically. even more fitted for the work than the other destroyed. From £50,000 to £70,000 is the the appearance of the stranger in the person of It was a plucky undertaking of a novice Spanish drivers whom the Company had to um estimated to finish the whole line. Mr. Grigg, a Cockney tourist, who is studying like Miss Lammert to grapale with such a cable for, in order to give the authorities no

it, photographic art, in Spain. He falls into trying part as Rifs, and the deserves every more ground for complaint, the hands of the ladrones," and becomes their credit for having done so well under

At fast, at 11 am." on the 23rd March, the BAN INTERESTING CASE TO - chief and the betrothed of the Queen. And that extreme difficulties. But no amount of lateat Resident Eagloper visited the Governor Genera! is about all we need relate. After a variety of talent or faberent love of art can alone for to again ask for his petition to be granted, bar: Incidents more or less amusing, including lack of practical stage experience, and we are ing complied with all that had been asked of the Police Court yesterday morning Chan Spanish dance, the cachuchs, which was most reluctantly compelled to state that the youthful him. He was more fortunate this lime than he Was Lat, master of the Tak Kee shop, Bonham admirably performed by Mesdames Ground- Riis's efforts were crude and painfully had been previously, and at noon he returned

Imports, and Exports, with: il

· that,

read, then a Pasim, then a five-minute exhorta-

In reality the line could bave been opened in December for passenger traffic, had it not been for the usual pig-headedness and obstinacy which generally are striking features among Spanish officials, and more particularly so with the present " powers that be" in the Pallippines, As the authorization for the opening was not forthcoming, and seemed to be as far off as ever, the Managers of the Railway were naturally indignant, and sent in a very strong petition to the Public Works Department, under whose control the line is placed, and that body in its turn sent it to some other illustrious body, and so on, until the directly responsible authorities were compelled to give some kind of excuse why they could not advise the Governor-General to sancion the opening of the line. After much delay, however, a reply did come, and that reply proved to the Managers how vary slight their

and the liver-headed case is not de riguurs These men, however, are those who yearly replenish the Governor's coffers by the collection of the money for what is called the Cedula Personal, a sort of income tax which everyona residing in the Philippines must pay or break stones on the roads for a month or longer, according to what the Gobernadorcillo directa, pr It is to be hoped that now the engines and line and rolling stock have been blessed a repetition of the accident that happened a few meaths ago will not occur. A workman's Irala. re urolog home with 700 navvies ran into a' "Carabao," or water buffalo, Lilling eight per-

for ille. I livery probable that bad the englas sons outright and maiming about twenty others been placed before the trucks, and not behind, this accident could have been avoided; but as the night was very dark, the driver could not see that Gerdie Stephenson's pregnant remark about the coo" was here fully illustrated but un- fortunately in this instance the "cos" was not the only party things we

were bad for. One of the victims was a woman, who when picked out of the debris, was found to be quite dead, whilst her baby, which she tightly clasped in her arms, was unhurt,

tion. Then he takes one of the sections of rope in couples, carrying a golb. stone slung on a lency the Govemor and Lady des Vœux, impersonation of the first-robber Tosé, and lò our owledge of diplomacy was: The two princfthe linewas obstructed by stray beasts of burdea,

from the observations subsequently multered in my hearing. A hymn follows, very half- hearted for want of someone to lead in the (in my time unused harmonium, and then the chaplain bows Benignantly and departs, leaving the ion du and send them off tosee the con

regation out off to supper.

The Chinese, who cutnumber the Europeans twenty times over, are principally kept on the ordinary hard labor. A few, are kept working bamboo for each alternate balf-hour witheat cessation instead of keeping the cannon-ball circulating, but this is to some degree a punish ment for old offenders, I believe. A considerable number do the gaol washing..as all the inmates have clean clothing every week. A few-the oldest or best-conducted hands in the various Industrial departments-get a cent a day granted them, a privilege shared by one or two Europeans, but very few have acquired wealth to a burdensome degree, at the maximum they may earn against the time they are dis- charged is $10 or $12.

tiny caterer. Each paloner is supplied, with ting

to put on right knee and protect the serge continuations; and loop of string, which he puts round his foot and left knee,, to hold a little wire book in post-

and unscrews the strands until they are separated. I made an average calculation as to the number there are in the ordinary three-inch rope, say; I forget the number now, but it is astonishing what a lot there are. Then he takes each strand, rolls it on the apron to untwist it, and "fiddles it through the wire-book to complete the loasen- Ing.

The two operations, make the slender sbred become a big loose bank of hemp, which has then to be dissected until it becomes a little heap of tow, not much coarser than a red- headed woman's wig, If the simile is permissible, It is not a laborious task, but abominably monotonous shred, shred, stred, all the time. In the matter of cleanliness there are not And when it is all done it is only worth about many grounds for complaint. In several of the five cents a psund 1, After half an hour at that

Fards an angle of the wall is built up so as to five bells will be heard, and all the prisoners make a bath holding two or three hundred drop their oakum to go to shot-drill. Under a gallons of water, and after work is done the men penthouse in the yard, arranged in the form of a are at liberty to scrub themselves

advantage of some six inches bigh and four feet apart, with a in the hot weather, although lo winter the tüb is hollow in the top in which rests a 16 lb. cannon-patronised by very few. For the Europeans a ball, Each man stands erect behind a block. shower bath is even provided. They also have and at a signal, given by one of the gang clapping their weekly shave, the Chinese scraping each his hands, they all stoop, lift the shot breast-bigb In one palm (the other supporting it beneath) curious Celestial rapɔre. Hair-cutting is not advance two paces to the next block, put the such a bugbear as it is alleged to be in home shot down without noise, and straighten them- prisons; after the first scalping la the reception selves again, to rest for two or three seconds. room the hair is usually allowed to reach i From 7 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., six times a minute for decent length, and there is no objection raised that and every alternate half-hour, except between to one's retaining his beard or moustache. One It and 12 o'clock, that round is mechanically individual, indeed, used to make his youthfully paced by the squad at their Sisyphean labor. dark and glossy by surreptitious applications of Eleven o'clock is the dinner-hour. Three or four hair-dye I until it was discovered, trestle-tables, each garnished with a wooden kalt- Perhaps it will be appropriats, in this cellar, are located in an angle of the wall. connection, to describe the different styles and at these, sitting on forms whoso narrowness of diet provided. European prisoners, during and hardness is unequalled to my experience, their first six months, if their sentence is the men sit and devour their scanty fare as longer than that or during their whole term though they were callag against time forty if it is shorter-are put on penal diet. From feed shall deal with later on."

one, all silent and all damned Monday morning they work and fare like any other prisoner, getting a roll and a tin of skilly over, the backward ones the newcomers with for breakfasts half-a-pound of bolled buffalo blistered Engenthil up the rest of the hous meat, with a slab of cement, suphemistically pulling their oakum stili- finer, whilst the more

termed suct gudding, three days each axpert sit and gaze at the sky, or at the tops of week, and some potatoes in their ickets on the houses visible over the high walls. At three other day with a dish of common twelve the weary round is resumed, until,, at boiled rice, for dinner; and more bread and 4.39, head turkey, with minions bearing skilly for supper. Skilly, innocent render, is (I scales, weighs the picked oakum to see if all was told, for I could never analyse i) barley and that was given out is'reurned. If an ounce of water boiled into a stiff mass; but both smali two is unpicked he stops the delinquent's supper and taste make any but # very hungry man

he can do so even if it is not fine enough. Tegard it as best fitted to be given to an enemy“ Miss Kata Aitken, and what were described! been reasonably expected, and under all circum; | ar'd no time was lost in making preparatione fots FREYMAR: Permit to, remove :s abert⋅ of › Patná” water, A More, and H. Human and amateurish. Of course nothing elsa could, have with the "decree" authorising the fnsdgurationii Styed by Mr. Hastings, Superin. » which Stuff. is worth a few conte a pound i As a favor it may be exchanged by the But It generally satisfactory, and everybody

for a plat of very weak cocoa. On Saturdays is dismissed to wash and exercise-If the eight and Sundays the penal diet men da no work. half-hours of shot-lifting haven't been exercise but sit nemily, all day is their cella, waying for enough. At 1.45 supper is served, such as it is. Monday. The roll and skilly form their principal and half an hour's graco is given afterwards for sustenance on those two days, “ dinner” belog by special decreo." The action of the opera runs in the duet with Vargnés " A quard by eight;" | and. flowers te kundreds off, bannera, seksched. the men to walk round the yard and stretch their represented by dish of peculiarly uneatable legs. A more depressing sight than half-a-score rice, fl wared, if desired, with equally offensive gray-clad pedestrians following each other round looking alt. Frequent complaints by the pri- the forty-pace ring I can scarcely conceive, soners, made at last directly to the head of About 4.15 another head-turnkey calls the roil, affairs in this colony at the time, are likely to and dismisses the men to their cells. As they Cause an alteration shortly, I understand; it in defile up to their couridors they are met by hall high time The full diet mes get the buffalo a-dozen officers who search them carefully or rations six days a week, and on Sunday superficially, according to the probabilities of feld fishcurry for dinner-the other meals

holle square, are a number of blocks of wood, they please, a privilege taken much as different article to the trenchant witticisms | expression-In fact, în everything necessary for the and no goods'' traffic can be expected for in length. The main difficulties in the cond

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in the advertisement as "four new Sgures,” stances Mlis Lammert's debut in a character the opening of the line which was fixed to take oplum frops Messrs. Behillos and Co.'s godowns;: the robbers are surprised by soldiers, Affe requiring the experience of an old stager for its plase at 4 o'clock the fellering afternoon. The Lyndhurst Terrace,-to-his-premises-in-Bonham and Griggs & rescued, and leads adequate delineation must be set down as provisional station at Manila and Mill the roadalde Sipand, the oplum was shot, at his pre well, the fearence of course being pardoned extremely gratifying and promising for the future, stations were re-decorated with very smoothly in the first act, but drags heavily Rita sang very nicely, and for the apoio "Hie through: the night to here everything ready

menoaked Mr. Caldwell, of Ketua Goldy at last, and even Salivan's generally tuneful will return he was cordially applauded. The the following day a triumphal arch of bamboo Mr. Haslegs fuld he visited the defendant's musical numbers fail to make it go with the of Mrs. Gordon proved far below expecta canes, covered with white paper and having a large premises on relday start, and maked to ven hin nccessary dash to ensure unqualified success. tions, and in many respects was biterly, dis- placard on top with the inscription Pita Bree stock of oplem One chest of Paina opium was However, it gives us pleasure to be able to appointing. She looked the Queen ofthe Ladrones was erected at the entrance of the station a missing. The defendant was present, and upon speak favorably of the production of "The to the life, she enunciated her lines clearly and small altar was erected on the station platform being questioned by witness he at first said it Contrabandists" by the members of the Choral with conspicuous intelligence, but her fire was and it was here the Archbistion is to conduct and been atported to Pakhet Witness told airs Spelety Taken all round the place was only layifigure, which lacked the saighstion of the service which the benediction of the life that was fregals and then he said he had sent it

great credit on the management. A vowing vengence on the slayer of her husband no ta is complete without images of daints, a -Luis D'Almeida, first clark at the

and ten pounds in weight and most men do lose better stage set than "The Robbers Haust" and plotting, murder on every side. It has in priest, flags, banting, and a band, Aty the Exports office, gavo similar evidence, navisticam

lot during the first few months-be will get has seldom if ever been seen on the Hong. Justice to be remembered that this is only Mes. Archbishop, accompanied by bit usual retenue of dei Caldwell, for the defence, submitted that full diet. Il be in unwell, but not so illas ie aced bong, stage, and for this, we bollers, honors Gordon's second appearance on the lyric stage, acolytes carrying bis “yestments" (or, to use the the permit could only be looked at, and not the to go to hospital, he may get other allowances, are divided between that enthusiastle follower of and therefore it would be manilcaily unfair to Spanish phrase, pontifical ornaments came application and that the opium was only to be whilst if actually laid up under medical treat. Thespis, Mr. Jas, B. Conghtria, and the veteran expect from her the matured skill and stage He could not commence business until the arrival in the custody of72ak Kéo find, not necessarily ment he gets anything in reason and season il Mr. Baptista, The opera was most picturesquely | training the experienced actress but atfu, of the Governor-

-General, bet at about 430, the 'an the premises: Ing! Bonham: "Strandlik, cha the peppastyr. he two or of the fereciess how admirabir, all playou band at the entrance struck up the Marsha al defendant did not know hem the oplum war, can't eat it then, as a rule and besides, If a considerably spoiled effect by making up pretty as the Queen of the Fairies in Iolanthe Spanish National, by on, and this chacunded 17/31/bid removed it fear stunt man is sering twelve months, or more, and so. It is a prying fanit, with amateur : « mapers. * fain lugubrious record, proportion of the keeping a work; and shortening his time in everyday life, to free theft weary hour on the In her solo, Lat others seek the petcefal plain, antions for the occasion white pand very HBA STORE DALLA NG press of $500.

As I mentioned in a foregoing Instalment of comes under the mark system, he prefers especially those who are not wrikingly beautiful expectations of something het er thas her far the arrival of his Excellency, who is a very small, a worship remanded the case ill Saturday,

on: Saturday night were certainly fastided, thin, palcifaced man? Het was dreamed in ful

Kuropean prisoners and other employment than" | much sa possible, to passing a longer period in | stage disguised as Adonisan; and aw Spanish, the indy was most enthusiastically, applauded much frayed, black, frock coat (which seemed s *shot-and-oakum, and 11. azikwa one, vary the very questionable luxury of lying in se svile, robbers are not meually. bulf that way, the wage) and ne andere, demanded; vel the unant, calde i mbons Are timer tow large for many coyard with

having tabicco-or bread exchange for that luxury concealed in their clothes. Having passed this ordeal illey go to their colls, taking in their beds, and (if they are suficiently well-educe ted to do so) read until the light falls, which it generally does very soon after Ave, Then one walks, or site contemplatively, until sly, and -bed-tline.

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never, alter. If a penal diet man, has lost regirely handled, 'and the success achieved the hot-blooded Spanish virago supposed to be i sugural engind entailed," for in the Philippines, to the Opium Fármer,5V AZIRANA

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