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Entimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED, DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &C.

MANUFACTURERS.

DAKIN'S

SELTZER WATER, CONTAINS THE TRUE SELTZER SALTS.

Makes a more palatable drink with spirits,

than Soda Water,

NO LOWERING tendency.

IN LARGEST SIZE BOTTLES, CENTS 50 PER DOZEN.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1891.

of what took place is yet obtainable, and His Excellency's Private › Secretary this afternoon gave us to understand that wa were dependent on his master's august pleasure as to whether we ever got one or not,

So far our readers will simply have HEMISTS AND AERATED WATER formed the opinion that this paper is smarting under the loss of some good "copy" but we will try to show that under cover of this policy of privacy. his Excellency is concealing, or trying to conceal, the fact that he has gravely Insulted the whole of the residents in this Colony, as represented by, Messrs. P. RYRIE, J. J. Keswick, T. H, WHITEHEAD, and Ho Kat. For nearly an hour, ignoring any interruption, Sir WILLIAM DES VAUX stood in front of those gentlemen and harangued them on the text of "Humility" in language which, we have reason to believe, was notresented simply on account of the Governor's former popularity and his present shattered state of health. Ha accused them of seeking to dictate to her Majesty's Representative on the subject of the Military Contribution and the Salaries dispute; he directly insinuated that their joint letters on these subjects were insolent to a degree; and he said, in so many words-If our informant's memory is to be relied on that he should make the Colony suffer, by neglecting his duty to it, if the Unofficial Members did not acknow- ledge their sins and withdraw from their offensive position.

(Telephone No. 60.)

Nos. 22 & 24. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 13th April, 1891,

BY APPOINTMENT.

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WINES AND SPIRITS. A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED

WATERS.

Our New Factory has been recently refited with automatii Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and we are will able to compete in quality with the best English Makers.

utmost care and cleanliness are exercised

in the manufacture throughout. LARGE BOMBAY

"SODAS"

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We continue to supply large bottles as heretofore, fra of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordinary size.

COAST PORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first siemer leaving after receipt of order,

Such is the tone which our servant-the servant of every tax-payer In this Colony- has adopted towards the public's represen- The purest ingredients only are used, and the tatives in the "Coward's Castle" of the guarded Council Chambar. His Excellency Is ill, very ill-we understand that the medical diagnosis of his caseis very gloomy -and the Hongkong community can forgive much in a sick man who has proved himself, in several British colonies, a very able representative of English interests. On that account-and on no other-the hon. unofficial members contented themselves with briefly expressing their dissent, instead of turning on their heels in eloquent silence. Their position must have been a most painful one; conscious of the justice of their cause though they were, they had to submit to be addressed in terms which at any other time could not have been too hotly resented, and that they have the sympathy of the public whose cause they have championed admits of no doubt. The situation is critical-how critical we cannot

FOR COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Emptles when received in good order,

Counterfoll Order Books supplied on applica-

tion.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is, "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG, And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stock --- PURE AERATED WATERS

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER.

LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

CINGER ALE

GINGERADE.

No Credit given for bottles that look dirty, or greasy or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of Coutalning Acrated Water, as such bottles are never used again by us,

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A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

Hongkong, China, and Manila.. Is

BIRTHS.

At B, Honan Road, Shanghai, on the 19th fast., the wife of }, B. Cameron, of a son,

On April zand, at St. John's College, Shanghal,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A NATIVE Contemporary in notifying the opening of the tes season at Tamsul, remarks that the prospects of the trade are not very promising this year.

The Hudae reports that an epidemic has made Its appearance in Waha, to which many of the official class have succumbed, while deaths have been numerous among the lower classes, A REGULAR Convocation of Victoria Chapter No.515, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for o o'clock precisely, Visiting companions are cordially invited. THE Shangkat Mercury learn, that the local sbare-brokers are at last taking steps to form themselves into an association, by which some sort of understanding can be arïlved at as to a uniform scale of commissions. The editors of several native newspapers in Dai Nippon have taken umbrage at the name Empress of Tapan having been given to one of the Canadian Pacific Co.'s new steamers, They look upon it with a certain amount of suspicion that the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India aspires to become Empress of Japan!

LEONG ACHUNG, a boy of fourteen, was charged at the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Wise, with stealing a jacket from a widow, whilst the latter repairing it in Queen's He admitted the charge Road resterday. and was sent to gaol for a week, during which time he will receive a dozen strokes with the

rattan.

THE Band of the rat Argyll and Sutherland High fanders will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess this evening, commencing at 7-45 p.m.-

Ducture.... „" Fight Country ", Valve

Jeunesla Dorée Salect...n” Carmen"ung All.........." Jeanne Hachette Selection......." foinathe".

.....Supp.

Waldwufal. Biza Comxme. Sallivan,

A BRIEP telegram from Madrid 1s published in the Manila papers which implies that the $110000 paid by the Slamere Government for the "unstable" craiser Filipinas is to be devoted to the purchase of a torpedo-boat of the same name. Another good thing for the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., presumably-if they will take any more orders from that quarter.

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IN consequence of the death of Capt. Hoyland, the papular skipper of the Fatshes, the following changeamboat Company's vessels: Capt, Risby, taken place in the commands of of the White Cloud takes command of the Fatthan, Capt. Cruickshank, of the Kingchow, is transferred to the White Cloud, and Mr. Webster, chief of the Honam, is promoted to the command of the Kiungchotu.

ANOTHER earring snatching Case was brought before Mr. Wise this morning at the Police Court. The compliant was walking in Queen's Road yesterday when someone stole her ear dags, valued at $14. A small boy was arrested, but be denied the charge. As the complainant could not Identify him he was discharged, just as he was confessing to having commited the theft at the instigation of fire men.

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THE Shin-tao says that the Emperor will shortly review the Shen-chi camp and also the Peking naval forces, when the Krupp guns, quick-firing Gatlings, torpedoes, and electric search-lights will all be exhibited. YESTERDAY afternoon Inspector Stanton, with a party of Palice, arrested Chan Aping and Li Achong on a warrant charging them with having commited murder and burglary at a village named Sa Ching, in the province of Kwangtung. the 31st July, 1889. The prisoners were anested in the Kum-heung eating house, Centre Street, whither they had been decoyed. The prisoners denied the charge, and the case was remanded for a week.

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Wr note that Mr. Carles, British Consul at Chiuklang, goes home on a year's leave at the end of the present month. He will be relieved by Mr, A. Allen, from Arany.

SPECIÁL LICENSING SESSIONS.

THE-RECHA DITES IN ARMS.

A special sessions of Justicen was held at the THE Senu! correspondent of the Shanghat | Magistracy to-day for the purpose of considering Mercury states that "another search is shortly going to be made for Korea's Mineral Wealth." for a licence to sell intoxicating liquors as an an application from C. H. W. Wallle, a German, as he understands that quite a party is going to adjunct to his business as restaurateur at No. 15 set out next month in search of that doubtful Wellington Street, Mr. A. G. Wise presided. quality; this time the expedition is going to be purely & Korean one, and will no doubt meet G. Sharpe, G. Horspool, and T. Shelton Hooper. and there were also present Messrs, R. C. Wilcox, with the same success as the dozen or so similar ones, which he had seen start on the same errand his during time.

AT the Police Court this morning" Inspector THE Japanese men-of-war Hiyer and Kongo Bullo charged Chung Lal Ki, a Government A guns, and 2,248 tons, exch, commanded. contractor, with causing an obstruction, between No. 5 Station and Gough Street, by allowing respectively by Captains Topaka and Hidokn, arrived in harbour this morning from Constanti-earth and large stones to be placed under the rople. There vessels, it will be remembered, verandabs. The defendant denied the charge. terk home the survivors of the lil-fated Turkish Mr. Wise, in imposing a fine of $25, said the frigate Ertegroul, that foundered in a gale cff defendant perhaps did rot know what obstruction the coast of Japan, with the loss of Admiral was. The roads were palied up all over the Osman Pasha and nearly her whole ship's colony, and in Pottinger Street a few days

gentlemen had to get out of their chairs through company last September.

had better go to the Surveyor General for the the cholies being unable to cross. The defendant fine, which might wake him up. We say "ditto," loudly.

VESTURDAY afternoon two cases of persons having been bitten by dogs were reported to the Police. In one case a boy was attacked by a widow living in "work" dog, the property of Hollywood Road, and at her request the canine was shot this morning by the Police. In the other case, a Chinese girl of eight years, was seriously bitten about the arms and face, and had to be at once taken to hospital. The owner of this animal, a Japanese, has been summoned by the Police for allowing his dog to be at large. THE mortal remains of Capt. J. P. Hoyland, of the Steamboat Co's service, were interred in the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, this afternoon, in the presence of a large assemblage of mourners, which included the Hou. P. Ryrie and many old residents of the colony, friends of the deceased. The service was read by the Rev. A. G. Goldsmith, and singularly enough poor Hoyland was laid to rest alongside his old Macao friend, Professor Haut-Milner, sub-editor of this journal at the time of his death, nearly 1wo years ago,

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referen es Mr. Kech, the Secretary of the The Chairman said that the applicant gave as

German Club, Mr. Niedbart, and a Mr. Schmidt." Had Mr. Sharp anything to say?

Mr. Sharp-I wruld only make reference to Mr. Horspool.

Mr. Horpool:-I have already reported that the man bears an excellent character.

The Chairman -Put as to the desimbility of

staurant of such a nature in this situation?

Mr. HorspoolThe police report is that it is not necessary, and I still say that. was to have appeared for the applicant, though he The Magistrates' Clerk anid that Mr. Caldwell had not arrived yet.

The Chairman could take no notice of that, ferther, for or against? ng-ho was not present, Was thero any thing

Mr. Sharp had to present to his Worship and Good news for non-abstainers and brokers. his fellow Justices three petitions in this matter. The Choya Shimbun of the 15th inst, states

Mr. Parkes at this point attended on behalf of that Mr. Takamine Jakichi's discovery of a the applicant. He had nothing to say. more rapid and economical method of distill dent has just remarked that the only objection Mr. Sharp; -The Acting Cap'nin Superinten. whiskey than that bitherto adopted, for which patent has been taken out by a Chicago Com the Palice have in the matter is that a bouse pany, is proving to be an almost unheard of licensed to sell intoxicating liquors in this The three petitions access. The Company has presented Mr position is not, reeded. Takamins with 40,000 ten-dollar shares: The which I have to present against the granting of shares of the Company are now selling at a pre- this application are supported and vouched for miums of 50 per cent. It is said that they are by the Rer. H. G. Bondfield, of Union Church, likely to run up to a premium of 200 or even 300 and the Rev. D. Hamilion, Naval Chaplain. per cent. Mr. Takamine purposes holding his One emanates from the Church of England shares till their value has reached its maximum Temperance Society, the second from the limit. In addition to the profits derived from National Temperance League, and the third the Chicago Company, Mr. Takamine is said to from the Independent Order of Good Templats. have made an agreement with an Illinois Com They are very much alike, the one with the pany, whereby he will receive an annual income other stating as they do that the only benefit of $200 oco. Foreigners may be interested in which is supposed to accrue from the granting knowing that Mr. Takamine is an old pupil of of the licence is that the merchant seamen and THE German steamer Pollux, Captain H. Dr. Divers, F.R.S., and that Mrs. Takamine is men of the Royal Navy might obtain additional

an American lady of great popularity in the refreshment. The burden of the three petitions... Hellmars, seems to be a marked ship with our

Tokio foreign community.—Japan Goveite.

le in each case "that" abundant provision Es already made by the canteens and public- Franch neighbours. More than once she has had serious trouble with the Custom authorities THE Tientsin correspondent of the N. C. houses now existing, and that no further. at Saigon, the captain getting out of Court with | Daily News writer under date the 18th inst: accommodation of the kind is at all required. several hundreds of dollars less than when he The European foreman, viewers, overmen These gentlemen, who do not see eye to eye in- entered, all owing to Chinese members of his and others employed on the Railway and all matters connected with religion, have cordially crew attempting to run a few balls of oplum colliery works at Tengahan having demanded united to prevent the granting of additional The Pollux, on her last trip, a week ago, again

of the Directors the immediate arrest of the facilities-or might I say, additional templations got into trouble owing to some of the crew smug- Cantonese who made the assault on Mr. Burns, for the consumption of intoxicating liquors by smugglers hoping that the smell of the paint left the works in a body on Sunday the 12th and Army. There are very wide divergencies of gling four small tins of opium in a paint pot, the

and the demand not being complled with, they our men, the men of Her Majesty's Navy and would overpower that of the drug. The drug was

came to Tientsin, where they reported them opinion in this matter, but I think all men of spotted, and the captain mulcter in the sum of

selves to the British Consul and claimed his kay education and refinement are unanimously 300. The latter has got level with Jaha China-protec lon and assistances. The Consul informed of opinion that the consumption of intoxicating the men on Monday that he had already seen liquors, should be limited. That is the opinion man this trip though by stopping their wages "and giving them notice to make themselves the Viceroy, who bad sent op peremptory orders which these men, coming down as they do from to arrest the ringleaders and bring them down to the high vantage ground of total abrilnence, Tientsir. He also informed thrm that the desire to carry ost-simple limitation. This Engineer-in-chief, would be in Tientsin the application is for an adjunct licence. From the following, day and advised them to be ready to evidence (which is open to anyone who will take return with him to the works on Wednesday, the trouble to 'lock' Into l') an adjunct licence Mr. Kinder did not turn up, however, and very often becomes a dominant licence; it was not till the 16th that they received for the profits from the sale of intoxicating five singleaders had been arrested and sent food that the latter is absorbed; I under. a telegram from the works stating that the liquors are so much larger than that from down to Tientsin. The men, therefore, returned stand that in the case of one adjunct licence to the works by the first trala on Friday the grauted not long ago men boast that they can they had been deceived, for the Cantonese had 17th. When they arrived they soon found that get refreshment cheaper there than, anywhere not been been arrested, but had been allowed to provided that they drink. Anyone who lives at else in the town—at a merely nominal rate,

leave the place and were supposed to be on

ilie west end of the town and has frequent occa to Shanghal. Meantime the Coillery sien to pass along Queen's Road will know had been

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A SPECIAL meeting of the "eiders" of the Union Church was held this evening under the auspices of the China Mail for the express purpose of passing a resolution to petition the Government to add something to the "screw of the Rev. in reading the burial service over some of the Mr. Boadfield, for bis alleged valuable services naval and military dead. Mr. Murray Bain, 1. Pa was to move the motion, and the other some of them, religious members, or were to amile blandly and acquiesce. We haven't heard how this little burlesque on religion terminated, but if we were

member of

For expensive tex China can run Ceylon pretty close when she tries. The firm of Tokmakoff, Molotkoff, & Co., month before the recent pradores into the country to get this reason's teas, so as to be able to present exquisite samples, are not-and had been present at this insult to the common intelligence of the colony and to the

say until, by a perusal of the utterances of visit of the Czarewlich to Hankow, sent «jom-the Union Church-which, thank heaven, we their wetting on quite well without the that scenes of a very undesirable character occur

his Excellency yesterday, and by the lapse of time, we see exactly what weight to attach to a sick man's fulminations.

SHANGHAI SPRING RACES.

(By telegram.) (Special to the Hongkong Telegraph.)

SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, 18TH ÁPRIL The CHU-KA-ZA CUF, value, Tis, 100; for China ponies; weight for inches as per scale; winners of one race since 1st October, 1890, 7lbs, extra; two or more races, rolba, extra; entrance, Tir. 5. Half-a-mile.

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Mr. Choufleur's gr. False Alarm, 1ost. glb. ... 1

'and the young leaf picked thus early had turned | true worship of God, we should have proposed Europeana What the upshot will be is yet at these drinking houses. I trust that my fellow

out so satisfactory that some of this tes, was

valued at Tls, 3.500 the pleal, or nearly 6 the pound,

THREE Chianmen were charged before Mr. Wise this morning with keeping gambling house at No. 33, East Street, last night. Inspector Hennessy said he had broken into the same house last Sunday morning and arrested three men, who at present were on remand. On that occasion he thought he had broken the house up, but on passing the same house resterday. the gambling was again in full swing. His Worship sent the two to gaol for six months, each.

as an amendment that the proposer and seconder most contemptible exhibition of religious

THE HAPPY BANKER.

the wife of J, RHEIN, Esq, of H.M, the King of The SHANGHAI DERBY, & Sweepstakes of Tis CHAN LUK, owner of house property, was again ! “Turns his necessity to glorious gain."

the Netherland's Consulnie, Amoy, of a daughter,

DEATHS.

At Shanghai, co zand April, WILLIAM ABRAM BURR, aged 55 years

At Hankow, on the 14th inst., WILLIAM

Fornes Sharp.

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1891.

THE GOVERNOR AND THE PUBLIC.

It has frequently been our duty, especially since hisreturn from sick leave in December last, to acquaint Governor nas Vœux with unpleasant facts. His Excellency doubtless was not influenced one hair's-breadth by what we said, although he has hitherto had the grace (save and except when the Military Contribution question was on the tapis) to listen, to the voice of the public to some extent as represented by the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council. Yesterday morning, however, he took the unprecedented and in our opinion very questionable course of, convening a semi-private meeting of the Unofficial Members, at very short notice. Those gentlemen responded to the invitation with mora or less alacrity-thereby, without

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15 each, with Tis. 100 added for China ponies being dead fide griffon at date of entry first pony to receive 75 per cent, 5 second pony, 15 per cent. ; third pony, 10 per cent, weight for faches as per scale. One mile and a half, Mr. Kilmun's gr. Bubbling Well, xat. 715, ni z The LADIES' PURSE, valus, for Chins ponies; weight for inches as per scale ; - entrance, Tis 5. One mile and a quarter.

Mr. D. E. Sassoon's br. Zephyr, 113t. 4lb....... I The RACE CLUB CUP, value, Tis. 15o; for Cbins ponies; weight for inches as per scale; winners at this meeting of a race of one mille or under to carry 3ibs, extra; over a mile, 7lbs, extra penalties accumulative up to tolbs,; entrance, Tia. 5. Two miles. Mr. Chantrey's wh. Autocraf, 11st, dib......... 1 The CONCORDIA CUP value, Tis...¡¡ presented by members of the Club Concordis, added to a sweepstakes of Th. to each; second pony to receive 40 per cent,, and the third pony to per cent. of the stakes for China ponies bend Adis griffins at date of entry weight for inches as per scale winner of the Derby, 5lb. cytra One mile and a half

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before Mr. Wise at the Magistracy this morning to answer a summons charging him with having erected mezzanine floors in houses in Wellington Street. The defendant admitted two previous convictions, but pleaded that the tenants would erect them against his orders. The Magistrate imposed a fire of $to, maistaining that the landlord was legally the owner of the cocklofs and rabbit-hatches for which he drew double

rents.

THERE is a good deal of grumbling and growling in China town just now owing to the complete water famine, which our fellow ratepayers there are feeling acutely. Hundreds of coolles may now be seen swarming around the well-nigh dried up brooks on the hill side out Pokfulam way, taking it in turns to fill their buckets with the indispensable commodity as it oozes slowly through the soil. In this connection, very important Government notification appears fù our advertisement columns to-day.

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The Chairman then asked for remarks from the ather Justices.

men and the directors of the works cannot be feel some encouragement the recent decision certain, but strained relations between the Justices and your Worship, may be disposed to of this

avoided. The wounded man is doing fairly well in the unanimous fuð

The House of Lords intolerance should be freated to a round dozen

in the case Queepstert

ield. It seems to on the breech-that being the only place CURIOUS yarns are spun about the method of be just what with such persons where this most necessary dispensing followed by divers captains on deep great many yes to be established been waiting for a flagellation would be likely to have any appre-water. The aca lawyer usually found in a ship's on this appeakable case was appealed against clable effect. Perhaps we may have more to forecastle fondly asserts that each bottle of the again and again fom one tribunal to another, medicine chest bears a distinguishing number, until at last. House of Lords they have say anent this Pbarinical trickery to-morrow.

and upon this foundation proceeds to build up unanimously given the opinion that the publican the following story, which is redolent of the salt has no rested interest in his licence; so that in Who is the happy Banker? Who is he

sea. An illiterate shipmaster having consulted the case of an applications for renewal, and That every junior clerk should wish to be? It is the careful spirit whose strong bent

his book of medical instructions, found that a especially in applications for new licences, strong dose from number six bottle was the they have a perfect right to refuse it. Thess. Is money-making-heaping cent on cent- proper remedy for a sick sellor standing before gentlemen would have done much better to have Who, doomed to go in early, shius or rain, him. Number six, however, had been in come themselves before the Justices it is And at the office late at night remaja,

great request during the passage,” and | allowed, I belleve-(The Chifirman: Yes)—and Well brushed his hair; spotless his cuffs and teur doctor was at a loss. An inspiration by bearing Mr. Bondfield and Mr. Hamilton not a drop remained. For a moment the ama. I think you would have been more influenced

Sings like a bird but works as hard as dollara.

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opportunely caused his corrugated brow to than by me. But I trust the petitions will not Of conversation bas an easy flow,

smootben. He mixed together portions from suffer anything from the weak medium through bottles sumber two and number fom, on the. which they are presented. The cheerful yes, the firm but courteous 'no strict arithmetical principle that twe and four A fluent pen, cogent, concise and clear;

make six! Deponent sayeth not what effect, if To all men's confidence a ready car

any,

the dreadful decoction had upon the sea. Mr. Willcox thought it generally undesirable · Capacity for cocktails and the power

man. Another story tells equally against that licences should be granted that neigh To eat, drink, think, read, write, talk by the hour, the sister service. It is related that a lieu bourhood, but the Justices had camished a He knows all men, all women, and their price, tenant, in command of one of her Majesty's gun- precedent (The Chairman: Not at all)-in grant- Can fix them and their business in a trice boats, deemed the responsibility of a medicine ing a licence to a house in Pottinger Street. And the "a common drudge 'twixt manand man" chest too much for him. Immediately she was He was very sorry, he was not present when that Draws from them all the interest he can. off soundings, the gallant officer mustered all was done. Then as he rises in the world he learns

hands, and divided the contents of the chest Mr. Hooper wsa rather in favour of granting To feel the public pulse-the great conceros equally, so that each had “his whack and nse the application. If that were an accurate pro- Of many a mighty empire and its doom mair." There are two other naval yarns in this position, that the fact of having one house would Are settled off-hand in his private room. connection worth mentioning. A man-of-war | form a precedent for others, and that 'oiberwisa Who, whether dining at a Lard Mayor's feast doctor, whose name is unfortunately lost to there would be none, if that were carried Or banking dollars in the "Gorgeous East,"

posterity, had a simple method of locating out from the beginning we should have none in Weighty with reason at the Council board, man's ailment and alleviating if (save the mark) the colony. As for these petitious, they did Or fnvolling upon the grassy sward,

by drastic and infallible remedies. He would not carry much weight with him. Own Keeps bis mind open and bis temper cool the a plece of tape round the walet of the com- was from a body which went in for total abatin. And ifres for ever by the golden rule.

plaining mariner, and command him to declare | ence, and which would abolish all licences If_it INTELLIGENCE from Shanal, according to a This is the happy banker, this is be

"whether bla pala existed above or below the could; and another, was from a religions body, native paper, is to the effect that rich deposits That ever junfor clerk should wish to be. tape. If above, an emetic, and if below, a dose | though this was not a religious question.” If the of iron and coal have been found in the prefectura

-N. C. Dally News. of salts followed as a matter of course.

local householders bad, expressed any opinion, that would carry weight, the man mines in the five districts of Fung Tal, Kea Ping, OPPOSITION, which is usually believed to be the IT is reported from Takow (South Formosa),

Mr. Parkes

pointed out that the man bore a Yang Shu, Ling Chen, and Shing Shan, in the very life of trade, is, we understand, about to,

says a correspondent of our Shanghai morning good character and was backed by well-known Chen Chow prefecture. The local capitallets make itself manifest on the Hongkong-Van- contempzary, that the Total implicated in the people. have reported the find to the provincial authorities, couver, route by way of Japan. Captain Marshall, recent outrage on | American Fong has been begging them to petition the Throne to sanction late commander of the renowned tea clipper

The Chairman „Stated that the Justicer had go-betweens, to get the foreigners compradore decided to refuse the application on the grounds mines. The ores are pronounced hers in the course of a day or two to to to be superior to those from the Kalping mines.asalst in superintending the affairs of the opposi: nothing came of the attempt. Just after the top that neighbourhood, and the situation choses.

tion beats the Abyssinia, Batavia, Parthia and trouble began. It was announced that the land was unsuitable. A young Englishman named H. M. Pugh Zemberi which will fly the flag of the Union line was interrupted between Takow and Talpel stranger to Vokohama attempted to end his Pacific Company. Vancouver is not, it seems, the Fu, the object being to stop communication with life by taking a dosa of landangm at the Club Canadian destination of these boats, but they will the mainland. It leaked aut, however, that ¡ THE SUICIDE OF A SOLDIER. Hotel, Yokohama, on the 13th lost. At carly stop wery near there, namely at Tacoma, calling there was constant telegraphing going on i hour the attention of the servants was attracted | en ronda at Yokohama, Kobe and Victoria, B.C. between the Taotai and the Governor, so the next At the Magistracy this afternoon Magsviso, The causes of this formidable opposition to the step taken was to announce that the cable Acting Corser, held an laquiry into the treum, three spoody Empress of the Canadian Paciile between Tameni and Foochow was broken, and stances attending the death of Frivate Wallace, Rallway Company are too numerous to be no notice was given of its repair,; even after the who shot himself on Saturday morning last at specified in detail; it will be sufficient for us to Chinese merchants declared that they had been the Victoria Barracks, Queen's Road, Cry mention one or two of the salient reasons. Firstly, receiving messages from the malaland, Hong. Inspector Bremner was in charge of the mens of the trans-Pacific trade; secondly communication would be impeded in the same Dr. R.H. Smythe, Army Medical Staff, asid the rapid and probably still further develop-kong and japan, Residents at Takow fear that and the following evidence was taken ju the fact that a dispute arose between the way if there were any trouble at the port ; and that he many called to Victoria Barracks C. P. Company and Messrs. Pierce, of the this accentuates the neglect of the naval last Saturday, and found the deceased there, Fairfield Shipbuilding Company, Glasgow, authorities, who leave the Island unvisited by He felt the back of his head, where there who were the first to tender for the men-of-war for years. It is over two years. Was a large hole, and saw that the mouth construction of two of the three Empress, since there was a gunboat at Takowi: Perhaps was cut in boot. The cause of death was a which they were willing to build for the round now that there is a new Admiral on the station, bollet, wound. The bullet had entered the sum of £600.000. This figures was beyond the more attention will be paid to this apparently mouth, passed through the palate, and theppe CP's limits and the order for the three new forgotten seat of what should be a flourishing through the head. Death must bare been ships was promptly placed with the well known trade. Sir Thomas Wade tells us that he put tostantaneous. The wound was caused by Barrow Company, who undertook to complete difficulties in the way of the opening of Chung Martial-Henry bullet, which was found Imbedded the three vessels for two-thirds of the sam. "This king, because he disilked foreigners, settling at in the wall behind the body of deceased. From has engendered a good deal of ill-feeling between a port that was inaccessible to men-of-war the Metical History short, witness found several the rival firms-hence the competition. The Here is a port within two days easy steam of entries against his name fot epilepay, but ka new Company's first chartered steamer, the Hongkong, where there are always gunboats was never seen by any medical man." Upon: Zambert, will sail hence for Tacoma via poris reting mouldy at their anchors, and yet the examination of the brala were of call about Thursday. The Agents of the new Admiral does not see his way to sending one of meningiti wa k Company here, are Mosarn," Gibby. Livingston|| over occasionally to see how the foreign ||1 Privát Wood, A. & S. Highh.. #CR

| residente are getting on,

I was walking along the vemadali

Mr. Hampton's gr. Comus, jint, sibuy of Cheh-Chow. It is now proposed to open up The SPRING CUP value, Tis, too, added to

sweepstakes of Tis. 10 each, less Tit. go to the second pony; for China ponies that have never won a race weight, sist for 13 and to give or take 61b. for every inch over of under. One mile.

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Mr. Worthy's gr, Chimers, Lost. ib. The SHANGHAI STAKES; a forced entry of Tis, E for all ponies, except those entered in the Roadstera' Plate; first pony to receive 75 per sent; second pony to receive 15 per cent, third pony, 10 per cent. of the stakes weight for inches as per scale. One mile and a half

making frantic efforts, through the indispensable After a short consultation in private

theo of a company for the perpose; of ƒ String Castle, is, we are informed, coping admit that he was in the wrong, bat, of course, that it was undesirable to hare a licensed hous

Mr. Sassoon'sisk. Hero, 138t. Fib... by sounds from the room in which Pugh was The TACTAI'S CUF; value is presented sleeping, and after access had been rained is by H.E. the Tautai; for China penfes; weight, was discovered he had taken a dose of laudanum, 1st. I winners at this meeting, gibs. extra two bottles being found by his bedside. Dr. Wheeler, was called in and restoratives given Entrance Tis. 5; distance one mile. to

Assistant Judge Troup, at the Belilah Consular Fugh was afterwards committed for trial by

the least shadow of doubt, weakening their

claim hitherto unassailable

Court,

public support--and met His Excellency Mr. Newboys bl. Black Leaf, 1.38. Soto. Concer

1ast, glb (incl. (who was accompanied by General DIGBY The CHAU-SHANG KIUX CUP; value Tis. „gri BARKER) in the Council Chamber. A founded by the Directors and employds of the A ST. GEORGE'S BALL was held at 8

at Shanghai on I shorthand-writer from the Daily Prest was

C.M, S. N, Co.; for Chios, ponies that have the night of the 23rd inst. The N, C, Daily News sover sun at any meeting in China or Hong reports that 250 quaria of Pommery and Grene i attendance, in order, we presume, that

kong previous to date of entry at each meeting were consumed, likewise a barn of beef weighing the representatives of the tax-payers to be won at two consecutive meetings 155 lbs, of which only the beats remained next three times in all, by ponies, the band -morning, so that the guests must have had an might be impressed, with the fact that

property of the same owner of owners weight enjoyable time. Why didn't our contemporary, their utterances would be recorded, not for inches as per scale; entrance, Tis, 19; after throwing all canons of good taste to the necessarily as a guarantee of good faith, per cent, of the entrance fees to go to the winds, also slate how many whisicies and sodas winners until the cup is won, when the second were drunk, and give a lot more delicate informa to reverse the editorial phrase, but for

poxy shall receive name; the remaining 20 tion in the same direction Journalism must publication if they said anything that per cent, to be allowed to accumulate, and the surely be in dire straits in Shanghai, when the could be construed as "disrespectful," accumulation in excess of Tis. 500 (to be asumed loading newspaper gets so low down

retained for a new cup) to be paid to the to count the bottles of champagne consumed as No Independent reporters were in attend- winner. One mile,

a pobile ball sad to publish the Ägaren in his ance, no accurate and authorised account | Mr. H. Sylvae cr. Teutonie, 11st, 1lbumour | | report of the gelebentlen,

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