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DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &c.

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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1891.

The Magazine Gap word from the Peak is reported to be in a wretched state owing to the | absence, of any retaining walls, and the earth from above has fallen down all over the road-way.

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JOHNNY: "I wonder why I can't make my kite fly 7 Elder Sister: "Perhaps the caudal appendage is disproportionate to the superficial aren." "I don't think that's it. I believe there isn't weight enough on the tali.".

ST. PETER'S SKAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission steam-launch Day Spring will call alongsida vessels hoisting code pennant C between and to. 30 a.m. on Sunday to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returplug about 12.30 THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospital;--- H.K. & Shanghai Banking Corporation.$100 Messrs. Carlowlis & Co. . 25. W, C. Barlow, Esq. ..............................14

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down, and nearly the whole of it will have to be rebuilt. The hill is standing yet.

We understand that Tytam and Pokfulam reservoirs are quite fulf, the latter, indeed, run ning over,

CANTON.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

May 15th. The Netherlands Consul from Amoy is here engaged in diplomatic negotiation with His Excellency the Viceroy in regard to Swatow Consular jurisdiction. It is quite refreshing in these days of Consular immobility or power. lessness to come across an official courteous and

matter of being descended from 'distinguished persone, or having made Important and influential connections by marriage alliances, etc. Every dog must have his day.

The Athletic Sports came off on the Race Course'yesterday, in the midst of a dust storm. The sun shone in the sky like a disc of silver, and the sky was obscured with very fine dust brought over by the recent blow from the deserts of Mongolia. The sun in consequence did not fact the weather was rather the other way, that roast anybody, nor the heat prove relaxing, in is bracing

those who had to undergo violent exercise in the open air. We still have a flower.

if the weather is as good as it was yesterday we may expect to have some pleasure on those days. We are glad to hear you are going to build a Railroad to Canton and hope it will prove a successful and profitable undertaking 'for all concerned.

A REFRESHING WHOLESOME DRINK. Karberg & Co.) that the China Shippers' Mutual | "WHERE did you get that umbrella ?" fiercely matters, which place is likewise within the show, and Regalia to come off this season, and † Consul, Mr. Byron Brenán, a couro, which

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Hongkong, 4th May, 1891.

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We are Informed by the Agents (Messrs. Amhold, S: N. Co.'s steamer Pakling, from London and Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yesterday, and may be expected on or about the zoth lost. "It's getting quite dark now," remarked Obadiah as they cat in the front of the Bay View House. "Yes," she answered with à touch of corn as she surveyed the distance between them, "One might imagine you were afraid of the dark.”

THE last few days have been very stormy up the Canton river, thunderstorms of great violence being accompanied by high winds. Steamboats arriving from Caston report passing many over- turned sampans and junks. In one case, we hear, twenty lives were lost.

We are desired to draw attention to the fact that the Post Office will be closed on Whit Monday, except from 7 to 9 a.m. The night-box will be left open for posting purposes. There will be pr Peak or Kowloon delivery. The Money Order office will be entirely closed.,

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demanded one "broker" of another in Queen's Road this morning, as be recognised a familiar- looking main protector. "Before I answer that," retorted the other, calmlyginally, Then the where you obtained it oiginally." Then the first questioner slunk.

Tux Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme in the Public Gardens, on Monday, the 18th inst., from 8.30 to 10 p.m. (weather permitting):—

March Ealadiestian

Le Pèrsia Victoire". Voise

........................... Waldresfel. Selection. ***Coscaliers Sold Carnet Sela....** Hans *- ging w..........Adils. Fantasia "Alpine Echoes" new, Herfurth, It is recorded in the papers that a N 2. man who

gentlemanly, and one who does not hesitate to nights for his nation and to by the authorities.

decided to go Tientsin, and said they could us continue to work uniese they got protection against the lawless and infuriated Cantonese, who openly expressed their intention of driving every Foreigner away from the place. After much negotiation the Directors concluded that it would be wiser not to risk farther trouble and they paid the seven English miners and

rail. way employés to the end of their agreements, some three or four months salary, and their suffering severely from the effects of the passage money home. Mr. Barns, who is still outrage, claimed 18 months' salary and his claim is proper form, before, the Britla's

does not appear to have assisted him very much, In the end he had to accept three months' pay, which is but poor compensation for the injuries he sustained and the treatment he received after four years' services to the new fallway. The Consul, we are informed, utterly decllued to take any steps to secure the punishment of the assailants of his national, alleging his power lesmess to do anything unless he had twenty British men-of-war in the Peibo to support his demands. The whole malter was laid before During the past couple of weeks noies have the Cantonese in his province, of which in the the Viceroy, who also seems unable to control appeared in the public papers with reference to Mining and Railway districts at least they have what cannot but be considered as a most serious taken charge. But we trust the matter wil outbreak of anti-foreign feeling in a field in

be which, for Ching's own sake, it is most essential

taken up in more influential quasters, for such outrages upon, British subjects in Chinese that she should have the best foreign assistance obtainable-in her newly opened and

employ, whose position is rapidly becoming un.. struggling railway system in the metropolitation calls for vigorous action and we would most tenable, must be paid for heavily. The ques province. The trouble at Kaiping has culminated strongly urge that it should not to overlooked in the voluntary retirement of seven out of the

by those responsible for the protection of fourteen English guards, engine drivers, foremen foreigners in China. The rallway is being

are being engaged; upon

THE FOREIGN RAILWAE EMPLOYES IN CHINA.

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Mining Companies, and we are not at all our contending to the Chinese railway

who and

cately smoket bis pipe three-quarters hloroform inoked of an hour after the operation. As an example of pluck this altogether pales before the case (several years ago) of one Hourigen, of Western Victoria, who, having bad both arms dreadfully crushed in a machine, declined to take chloroform, and COLONEL Lo Sing Kwan, nephew of H, E. smoked his pipe white both limbs were being they are developing, viz:-Electrical power and other working employći ofthe Railway and rapidly pushed on to Shan-hai-kwan, and extra Ming Chuan, and Commandant of the Forces at amputated by a surgeon. Next please. Keelung, Tamoul and Twatutis (the capital). LAST week the French Axeship Triomphanie ar fved here by the transport Smilk this morn called at Keelung and remained there for five LD.ing from Tamsui. The gallant colonel ls, it is days, during which time she landed a large

ssid, on a special mission to the Viceroy of the number of men who cleared a site and laid down i tion of the principle was concerned. It is also quarter available to fill the places, of the men. Deng region we would also impress the Liang Kwang,

a foundation for a hoge monument to the memory | deserving strely by electricity which has ever forced to throw up their employment. Several of be worth much, now that the cry In the North WI have serious thoughts of making the Telegraph an illustrated newspaper. The Hongkong Trading Company most liberally offers to provide the illustrations, and sends us a specimen which will be found in our advertising columos. There are millions in this idea, and ́ we only hope we may get 'em."

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED

WATERS.

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

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufactura throughout. LARGE BOMBAY

"SODÁS"

We continue to supply large bottles as heretofore, frei 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 fast steamer leaving after receipt of order,

For COAST PORT, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packager and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfoll Order Books supplied on applica-

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

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We learn that five and a quarter foches of rain fell in Swatow yesterday between 11 a.m. and p.m. This is the heaviest downpour yet registered on the Customs meteorological records of that port. The British consular constable's garden wall was carried away by the foaming torrents and several Chinese houses were utterly wrecked.

MR P. S. HAMEL, Consul-General for the Netherlands at Amoy and Swatow, accompanied

by Mr. J. Rhela, Secretary of Legation, paid an official visit to the Viceroy of the Two Kwangs at Canton yesterday. His Excellency was not desirous of seeing Mr. Hamel, but that gentle- man, whose independent example might with advantage be imitated by our British consular officers, was neither to be bow-beaten nor neg- lec'ed. He insisted on his right to a interview and, of course, Li Man-chang, had to give way. We shall have to something to say regardlog the object of Mr. Hamella mission later on,

DICEY'S

steamer.

A FLI LOW named Fortescue, son of Earl Fortescue, and alde-de-camp to Sir W. Jervals when N.2. Governor, has been writing in the Nineteenth Century on "The Seamy S de of Australia." Anent which a Sydney Sunday paper thus: Ara N.2 country hotel a bush bummer asked him to shout. Do you know who I am?" demanded the irate alda-de-camp "I am the hon. Mr. Fortescue." "Don't care a d-if you're the dishonourable Mr. Fiftyacuc," replied the unabashed thirsty one, "I want a long'uns are you going to shout " Mr. Fortescue did shout, and. now, adds our Sunday con. temporary, he is shouting again.

MEMO. for the Unofficial Members of Council, In the Sydney Government Gazette of June, 1807, the following appears-On Tuesday a bench of magistrates was convened for the purpose of receiving under consideration a letter on the evening before addressed to his Excel- lency the Governor by Messra. Lord, Kable, and Underwoed which was couched in improper terms, and highly derogatory to his Excellency's long deliberation, thought it proper to pass high rank and authority. The Beach, after a

subscribing parties should hs imprisoned for one calendar month, and each pay a fine al 100 to the King.

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tenance; elucidated the law of blasphemy: censure on the same, and to order that the herder storm af yesterday did not pass

of getting assurances that they will be

satisfaction for this outrage, their lives will not protected against the violence of the Cantoneso on their arrival. If nothing is done to obtain

is "Chihil for the Cantonese,"-Shanghai Mercury.

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NEWS OF THE WORLD.

PARIS, April roth, Advices from Oran are to the effect that as enormous reservoir of water, 120 feet below the surface, was, discovered at El Goles, a small caravan station in the midst of the Sahara Desert. The discovery was made while work- gives forty gallons of good clear water a minute, men wero sinking a well. The shaft níready

and the amount can easily be increased. The discovery is of the highest importance and will tend to develop the caravan trade. This is the first time water has been found at so slight s depth in the Sahara.

SIMLA, April 10th.

It now transpires that it was the Commander-- in-Chief of the Manipuri forces who was killed has | In the engagement between Lieutenant Grant's yesterday's despatches, and not the usurping forces and the force of Manipuris, referred to in Rajah. The latter, according to a letter received by the Viceroy of India, was executed by the loyalists after the massacre of the British forces at Manipur,

Cox, Apill roth. Henry Campbell, private secretary to Parnell, has entered an action for libel against Mrs. Nagle, proprietor of the Cork Herald, and Alderman John Hooper, lately editor of that paper, for charging him that he procured houses for the meetings of Parnell and Mrs. O'Shea,

the political situation of Europe is of a threatening

BERLIN, April reth, Notwithstanding denials from various quarters, character. Reports reach here that France continues Its military activity and is making preparations to mobilise her army on the German frontier.

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compel their fum" was a w/sa motio practised by Eastern diplomats, but alas! "Conciliatory but

interests in China are concerned.

dead letter so far as British has long been

I have chronicled once or twice the progress the Canton Electric Light Company has made. Like all compantes started in China no foreign methods, it has had to experience its initial difficulties of a more or less acate nature, specially in the matter of location free from local prejudice or opposition, but is bas en- In this respect, joyed "singular good and within the next three months will make a practical show, second not even to Hong kong, in illuminating this ancleat city. I now have to chronicle a new departure by this Company in the all-important branch of science

applied as a propelling agency to launches. On Wednesday afternoon an extemporized launch 13 feet in length and 4 feet beam made an

prised, therefore, to hear that his Excellency the Viceroy of Chibli has issued orders to Mi.. experimental trip on the river, and proved a success in every way so far as the exemplifica

Kinder to engage other Foreigners from whatever

of note that this was the first launch prevalia in the neighbourhood of Tongshan, been who have by reason of the mob violence, which of the French soldiers who fell in the fatal assault upon the Kee'ung forts during the recent Franco been seen, I believe, in the Far, East. The China war. The cruiser Villars is expected whole of the machinery, which will go within and amongst them are some of the oldest and the men are now in Shanghal on their way home, at Keelung in the course of the next few daysa kerosine ofl case, was designed and manu- most respected employés of both companies. with the monument, which will be brought out factured in Canton by Mr. G. A. Wiese, the Men do not voluntarily give up good em. from France by the next Messageries Maritimesable and energetic superintendent of the Canton ployment and good pay without grave reasons, Electric Light Company. The motor was but from all accounts the ex-employés of of a HP. nom., weighing 210lbs. only, but China's pioneer Railway and Mining, Com was fully laden with 21 storage batteries weigh their work in the North, without seriously to test the strength of the motor the boat panies could not well have remained at Ing 1050lbs. These accumulators were made jeopardising their lives." by the Pacific Electrical Storage Company

For the causes of San Francisco. The launch had on board s

which have led to the trouble we have not to go far to seek. They are persons, bringing

of a 2,coolbs., and although only able to work analogy to those which lately caused the retire-

Its weight to about

characteristic Chinese kind, and bear a close at hall speed on account of the newness ment from China's navy of Admiral Lang and of the machinery, she was driven ́at about other English naval officers serving in Li's fleet. 38 knotự an hour through the water, In In the latter case it was the jealousy and ill smaller dimensions, aly butt and of slightly concealed haired by the Fukienese faction of the

new launch specially

will be Foreign. element in the control and ordinary used, but fitted with a set of the latest pattern of working of the ships that forced on the prescot primary batteries, weighing only 250 lbs. in all, unsatisfactory situation; in the railway and and holding solution for 24 hours' continuous mining district is has been brought about working, and it is expected a speed of at least 9 by the Cantonese element, which knots will be attained. consequences, in the pear future, of the develop superior mechanical skill and also because the The important been largely introduced, both because of their ment of this principle as a motive power directors of the companies show the usual is apparent at a glance-no noise, no smoke,clabaish feeling for their own provincials. The no inconvenience, everything within small truculence and outrageous behaviour of these as easily as putting the bands of a clock forward the future development of these infant industries, compass

of but a few square feet, and working. gentry will be found a serious stumbling block to or backward as the vessel is required to go ahead which certainly need all the encouragement and steam engine and baller power likewise bears a or asteru. Its cheapness in comparison with co-operation they can get, and anything, which causes laternal friction is to be avoided, as the outside opposition is qube enough in itself to tax all the energies and resources of those who have taken in hand the building of railways and the opening of mines in China. But as long as the great tasks permit such, outbreaks as that at Viceroy and those associated with him in these Kaiping on the 8th of April, when Mr. Burns, the foreman of the Railway Works and Inspector of Rolling Stock, was nearly murdered by the Cantonese employés of the Mining Company, to go unpunished, progress wili be slow and confusion and trouble will add to the difficulties of the pioneers of such work in China. So far as we can learn, there seems to have been no cause whatever for the savage Oslaught of the Cantonese employés of the Mining Company upon the Railway works, who had nothing whatever to do with them, and their brutal and cowardly attack upon him in the first instance was caused by simple hatred of cigger. He was leaving the workshop after his day's duties were finished, when he was act upon by a number of Cantonese apprentices and pushed roughly about and assalled with the usual choice epithets that Chintus roughs know so well how to use in such cases. He managed to free himself from the mob, and it is admitted that in doing so he pushed one assailants out of his way, as any man would do under the circumstances, la mere self-defence; At usual in such cases the Chinese roughs made the of this fact, and one of their number shammed illness, in consequence, as he and his fellow-rowdies alleged, of the push which he had received. But upon being carefully examined 1 hear from Hankow that the reception of by Dr. Bamber no tracce or mark of any hurt the Russian Princes by the Chinese Officials was whatever could be found проп him. not altogether satisfactory. And indeed the fact investigation was held next day into the trouble that they were not received in the Viceregal at the Directors office, and it was when leaving WAS

Palace at Wu-chang is in itself suspicious. The the premises in which the enquiry had been held information to be found in say book of Eastern

Office of Works at Han-yang, where the iron that the second and more serious attack was made travel, but it seemed to suit the audience, which

and steel furnaces are being erected, may be a upon Mr. Burns. Between three and four hugdwd. The Times, reterring to last night's vote on native Officials of the Cantonese workmen employed at the mines the opium question in the Commons, thinks tha Smith, and the Sydney ladies were all there to that they saved nothing out of the wreck-not be looked at. One temperance Yum Yum even themselves. The end of it was that (though she hadn't the Nelle Stewart toddle). Pady is imprisoned for life in a dark, data, the place to which to receive Foreign Princes who beat bim in the most merciless and brutel to settle the question whether Parlament is is

to see China as she really is on ordinary looked very Japanese, paint and all, in grey silk and the twelve or fourteen youths who used to occasions. Again, Prince George appears to have weapons they could lay hands upon. It was a subject to "a spasm of cheap Puritanism.

manner with pit-poles and whatever improvised carest on the oplum question or hat merely been gown beautifully, embroidered, but fortunately buy hot chestnuts for her, and hang round her been treated as a person of no great consequence, case of one man against several, hundred, and The Standard bopen the Secretary of State The excitement on the London Exchange without three pins in her hair--which would house at night for the sake of seeing her shadow if what I hear is true, that he was carried in there was no hope for him at successfully for India will reface to be the medium of bringing

never have done in a Christian gathering. And, on the blind, bave all been started off to Siberia.

green cha

chair with four bearers, the same as an resisting his assailants; he was soon one * DICENDIO to

to bear to plunge Todla Into then

we had a medel of a Chinese bride, a silent

ordinary Chinese Tao-tal or Foreign Consul mase of cuts and bruises and there is every bankruptcy, because 180 out of 670 Com- 6gure robed in red from herd to heel, topped by

uses. It is no doubt the same old

atory. fist, red hat, the face entirely concealed by a

reason to believe that had not an engine, driven missioners are foolish or weak enough to indorse--- China is the first nation on earth China by a Kalping man, with whose people the the demand of a coterie of fussy sentimentalists. fringe, which drew forth pitying remarks all

has no equals in point of size, population Cantonese are also at enmity, come along and The Standard farther ways the suppression of round ; but I couldn't help thinking how much

and political importance; all other nations are scattered the crowd the foreman would have been the Indian opium trafic simply means the more modest she looked than our own decollette

her vassals and are expected to bring her tribute barbarously murdered under the very noses of additional growth of Chinese oplam and holda *** sacrifices on the altar of Hymen.

of some kind No doubt but the Chinese the Directors of the railway, who showed no that the traffic is no more demoralizing than bistorians will soon be bothering their heads as disposition, either through fear or disinclination, England's SINCE the new

to interfere with their marderous fellow-provise glandes taxing alcohols and narcotick

of two members of Parliament of the Chinese gambling of the general collapse of the roads, but accidents brought when they visited Hankow. The fact ciais. After a while the unfortunate foreman is

to-day announced

One is houses where palhau and pakstsx sta played, of other kinds were not wanting.

Keay Tapling, that they condescended to pay a Viceroy, instead managed to catch held of the hand-rail of the Conservative, of South Leicestershire. The other are on the wane. Indeed we are informed that Yesterday afternoon during a rain squall, a of the Em

Emperor, a visit, is so much la favour of locomotive, which despite the shower of stones It Colonel Charles Joseph Theophila Hambro, there is not now a gambling house in the East, cargo-bost, No.

West Faint. At the time of the Chinese Viceroys have no equals amongst driven away out of range. Mr. Bural was even- This was the third and last day of the Bandown performance at the Garrison Theatre this even cleared. Not to be behind his colleagues, Inspector accident the boat was laden with 400 picais of ordinary mortals. They are always considered tually dragged upon the locomotive-by the Park Clubs Second Spring Meeting. The race Ing, commencing at nine o'clock.

Mackle, who looks after the Western district, | vice, which was in transit frons Macao, and there at least one bida to make that portion of

the city Was a crew of fire men on board, the master who sat out grade or degree higher than anybody engineer-driver, to whose pluck he owes his life. which excited most interest was the Monmouth

apon, them. It is true that in

golog Dr. Bamber at the junction, met the onging, Hunters. Stoeplechase. Bloodstone - was: the- having also his wife at the

and

which We are glad to observe from the Canadian | law-abiding as the rest. This moralus galled The crew of the mission lansez “2 with "him to see Viceroy CARBg_Chih-tung they went to

Police Court, before Mɛ, A. G.

proceeded direct to Tienisin: The injuries winner, Champion second and Peerage third. the very tip-top of the Viceregal class, to a man | whi

which Mr. Buras received were of a most serious, and Carllll have been appointed Agents for their ❘ the court room with no less than two score of | which was in the render all the help they had reasonable hopes of one day succeeding to leave its mark upon him for life. So seriousther Tu now nearlyġa'month since the Italian

who under different circumstances might have | Character, and it is feared that the shock is AME DELTAR A: New Yorx, April 11th,

L'Eco Italia hus the following editorials, the

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"Bradlaugh re-discovered the law of main- "Law of the Constitution" ways that

explained the character of a penal action; enabled us to define with precision the relation between the House of Commons and the courts of the land; hat gone far to make intelligible the legal character and solemnity of an oath. His failure or success are from this point of view at least equally advantageous to the nation, and will, one may reflect with satisfaction, equally ensure to him his appropriate reward. He will obtain, or rather he has obtained legal immortality,”

MRE. POTTER and Mr. Bellew, will give an entertainment at the Shameen Hotel, Canton, on Monday evening next. The following will the programme! -

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Ophella Hamit

**Macbeth."

Act 1.-Scene V

Acs 11,-Scene I.

Scene VII.

Mrs. Potter and Mr. Ballew, Interraial to Allures. "Hamlet"

For 1a, and for our tingedy

Hare stooping to your clemency,

We beg your hearing paɛiendly,"

Men, Fattur. makaan.commo...Bir. Bailaw. "The Play's the thing Wherela 'catch the conscience of the King." Act II. Scena 1-To be, er nat sa be, that is the question."

Act 111. Supon this picture and on tile,

Thesis Silence, loterval of to minulés, Recinadons.

"THE HONGKONG | Act fit. Scene 11" Look }

TELEGRAPH ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY.

REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS

MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE,

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATU ADÂY, MAY 16, 1891,

TELEGRAMS.

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN PORTUGAL

LONDON, May 14th,

has lessened, but the financial crisis at Lisbon continues...

THE "GRAND OLD MAN.” Mr. Gladstone le progressing favourably.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

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Mrs. Potter and Mir, Bellaw.

Miss Jessie Ackerman, the vigorous temper ance advocate, who keeps the road clear for her cause by bitting adverse critics with her um. breils, gave a well-padded lecture, on "The Women of Asis," on the 2nd prox., when, says the Sydney Bulletin, she was assisted by well- known Syde

ladies, en cortums. The lecture ture nat alf original, belag mostly cut-and-dried

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IT is understood that his Excellency Liu Ming Chuan, Governer of Formoss, will not hand over the seals of office to the Fantai, his temporary successor, until the end of June next, He will take passage to Nanking in the Smith, which be escorted by the Cars and several Chinese gun-boats as far as the ancient capital. Upon arival at Nanking he will interview the Viceroy of the Liang Klang and proceed thence, overland, to Peking, where he will have audience, It is said, of the Emperor the latter belag desirous of seeing with his own eyes the Governor who succeeded in slaughtering such large numbers of “rebellious barbarians" and saving (?) his " island province."

off without asadsy fatal mishaps. No less than four large junks in the river were capsized and the city are reported to have collapsed, numbers drowned, alio sandry bouses in while an unfortunate man attempting to gain shelter at the. Customs shed is reparted to bave been struck by lightning and killed within a few inches of that energetic Customs official Mr. Intimation" Loft, in fact the shock was so great as to make the prefix of the first letter in the alphabet a probable abade shortly. this able officer'

necessity in describing

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The celebrated specialists in eye and ear com plaints-Dr. Engler and Mr. Abrahamson, have been well patronized during their sojaura here by the high nuthorities, as well as the native community of Canton. They have also done a considerable amount of good work in SOPHIA GUNSEIRO-No connection of China's

benevolent spirit amongst the poorer sections of own "Gunniebags the last prominent Nihilist the community, who certainly sock in consider who came to grief, was evidently an inven-able numbers to benefit by the skill of these tive female, and if she had kept her head, in the gentlemen, and depart with evidence of gratitude crisis of her conspiracy, there would have been for the relief they experience. I have always an opening for a new Ctor. She was a beautiful considered China, more especially the north, a woman, with innumerable lovers, and she con- grand field for specialists in this particular branch ceived the brilliant idea of sending them ali pat of medical science, and I am more than ever unknown to each other-to prospect for the Em convinced by recent experience that my opinion peror with goas ar bombs or polson, having first

On this point is sound.

Assured each one that the would

marry him when Alexander was wiped out. In the course of a few weeks she had about a dosen young Russians on the Caur's track, and among them all_ble chance would not have amounted to much-only it happened that at the supreme moment Sophia went the way of alf womankind, and really fell to love. Instead of sending her last mash along with the rest to go shooting at a monarch, the eloped with him; and when the other dozen heard of it they dissatisfied and gavo the schema away,

SHANGHAI

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

5th May, 1891.

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WINNIPEG, April 10th,

It is stated here that the Northern Pacific has offered to sell out its whole system fa Manitoba to the Canadian Pacific Railroad. It is probable the offer will be accepted.

BUENOS AYAKE, April 10th. The suspension of the port works is imminent. against the Mitre Tock coalition.

Fourteen Generals have signed a manifesto

DUBLIN, April 12th. Ahost of Crown witnesses against the Parnellite disturbers of the McCarthyite meeting were arrested at Garrick-on-Shannon yesterday for refusing to attend the court proceedings. The arrested witnesses include clergymen, poor law guardians, the Coroner and Tully, editor of the Roscommon Herald.

LONDON, April rrih.

In an interview to-day Timothy Harrington said he was satisfied with the resolutions passed on Friday by the Irial National League of America at the council in. Cincinnati la

regard to an interchange of views between Parnell and himself and the President and Secretary of the League, Harrington declared that he and Parnell would be glad to receive any suggestions from An the American Executive Committee, and would welcome any assistance from America with a view to arbitrations to settle the existing troubles in the Irish party and to effect a reunion of the warring factions.

was headed by Blihop and Miss Saumaurez | 10ey gavo Sophia away, too, and did it so badly nice place in which to receive hardly the set upon him outside the Directors' office and Government will do well to find an opportunity

THE STORM.

The barometer rose slightly today, after the somewhat severe thunderstorm and heavy rain at noon. The improved system of dealing with storm-water devised by Mr. Brown after the

who have never seen such things,

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MONDAY next (Whit-Monday) being a Bank operation the fortun Ordinance came into experience of May 1589 prevented a repetition to the nature of the tribute the Russian Princes

Hollday, there will be no issue of the Hongkong Tiksgraph.

Tux "Military Mummers will give another and the Central distelet is becoming rapidly the Gas Wass, was expsized when Just off | the assertion that they are tributaries, because from all sides, no clung to as it was slowly. I also Conservative, who sat for South Dorset.

Pacific Co.'s advertisement that besara, Dodwell

mail line in Hongkong and China.

A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, E.C will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for go'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

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Chinese, whom he arrested last night gambling house in High Street. Aller

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e vicinity, witnessed the accident, could. They succeeded in picking up the whose whole of the defendants had been arranged of the crew, and, assisted by Sergeant McDonald, in proper order, which was about sa saay broke through the bottoms of the capsized bost as leading a flock of sheep to the slaughter, and rescued the children, but their search for the the details of the charge were given. The woman was unsuccessful, and so far her bedy usual tables, chaite, cards and dominoes has not been recovered. Had it not been for the were produced, as also the fabulous amount of assistance of the crew of the Dayspring, there is

AVGENSEN,

drivers and guards, some twelve or festooning for an equitable, sed

the Throne of Chias and to Imperial honours, became the hostility of the Cantonese on the ment: sents Brst note to the Cabinet, at hence the homage payed him by the Russian railway and at the mine, that Foreign ave Princes

From Nanking I hear that many changes number, immediately held. ■ meeting, and 1864

gion for the Italian Citizens

NOW

Orleans, -Harrison are likely to take place in the Govern cided to leave Tongshan and Kalping and and Blaine, before whom the Minister brought ment of that Province. The Admiral Wu, of the go to Tientsin until redress was obtained for that formal and peremptory note of Marquis Di Nan Yang squadron, has already been deprived this scandalous outrage, the ring-leaders of which Rudini, shed la, an admirable dust of America..

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Mole Haus has given vol von "Castest on se charges belog prored, they igre individually samice doubt that mort, lives would have been trembling in his shoes for fear of being sent to delays and attempts to dominate testers the

were sacrificed.

told you beautiful engage- ment sing. Where is it?" Gretchen :""őh, naked what they had to say in their defence, Hans vear it himself. He was afrait I lose him when almost every one pleaded that they went auit anoder feller,"

there to look for their friends. The master was fined $35, or a month's imprisonment; three boys We would remind our readers that Mrs. Potter who said their ages were only fifteen, were ardered and Mr. Bellow will give their opening entertain. to receive half-a-dozen strokes each, and the rest ment at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, this were fined $5 place, with the alternative of evening, commencing at nine o'clock. There fourteen days imprisonment. They all went to

·will be a large attendance and the performance | Gaol, being unable to pay their fines, at which will be a revelation of dramatic art to Hongkong rate the Hermitage" will get pretty crowded play.gonit,hamm

soon if Muckle isn't assassinated,

La compromise victims, but in Italy, and

plead becomery, dears of tortowy, in the pos The ruins of the burnt-out buildings at No. learn the important functions

to appertaining 133 and 333 Queen's Road, which had been his rank, in the distant province of Kan Sah or that the men had been arrested and besought other satisfaction tan Presidential and minis. Directors Informed the Foreigners to Tieutels violated in the existing treaties, they gave so released by the Magistrate for the purpose of clsewhere in Western Chlas. The Chief then to return to their work. But it abseguenly terlal tears en pulling them down as being unsafe, fell yester. Director of the Kiang-can Arsenal, Lin, is also transpired on the return of some of the creign But treacherous tears, those of American day afternoon, thus saving so much labour, under a cloud, having already received notice of employés that such was not the case, and they ministers included, are not current on the Italian though at the same time nearly coding the degradation to five degrees below his present were mobbed and insulted as soon as they set market. Most cunning Blaine, having once troubles of a few people who were passing at brevet rank. All this will very likely give these foot again aasongst the Cantonese. So threaten dried up his obligatory tears, thought that the) the time,

gentlemen a less exalted notion of their own ing was the demeanour of these gentry and so facts of the New Orleans outrage could not be no During the heavy rains of Thesday the re-importance and lead or teach them to be a trifle powerless did the Directors seem to be to lightly put aside. The slaughter at New Orleans, taining wall of the new slaughter house at West more considerate towards all those who have control the force lids of hostility towards the and the behavior of the Washington Goremment, | Pelmi, built to hold up the hill, was washad not been so fartuanze na themselves, in the | Foreigners, shas seven of the halle once i kayo raliod in all Ektopian Gabinete sa, nech