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but conviction had evidently been carried THE P to his sout when, on the 5th May last, he Dombay told the Council that he desired to do "a needed act of justice." If the honourable gentlemen could not attend on that occa sion, knowing that the second reading was to take place that day--and the second reading is the most critical period In any Bill's career-they can scarcely that Wired Helt is building six large new ly News has it on good authority A REFRESHING WHOLESOME DRINK, Complain of being prevented from dis steamer the Blue Fannel China line, and cussing its detalls. In thus challenging that ale of the old ones are going under the their consistency we have no desire to pose Dutch so as to combets with the nutch mail. Java, and be able to carry military as the champion of the Bill, although we passegers and government stores. advocated some such mode of relief to be noted from an addition to the officers in the marcantile marine for a long agoneer's advertisement that the Marien will time, belleving that they were over-worked be view on Saturday, a steam launch leaving Pillar's Wharf hourly between `to am, and and in some degree oppressed. Somewhat am. The launch will also convey intending extended Inquiries among the class in archasers on Monday and Tuesday half-hourly question make us doubt that to-day, Atween p.m. and 3 pm, and hourly from 3. considerable number of officers, we

A TELEGRAM was received at Shanghal last belleve, do not object to working on Sur-Thursday announcing the loss of the British Nos. 21 & 24 QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL | days-especially those in ocean steamers, barque Perle between Tientsin and Nawchwang

Hongkong, 4th May, 1891.

137 who get home so much the sooner. But On Friday there were two vessels ashore at Woosung-the steamer Martha and the ship there are niso not a few coasting officers Minister of Marins. The barque Naufactus who would look on the off-day as a boon. went ashore the previous Monday, and was so and they really are entitled to demand it damaged that the repairs are estimated to cost

Th. 50,000. as a right. The hon. memorialists' pet word, inconsistency." alone describes the present condition of things-the ship- | owner or agent sliting in church, under an ecclesiastical punkah, while the deck- officers perspiringly tally cargo. In the midst of a howling crowd of junk-men and Chinese stevedores.

PER DOZEN 50 CENTS.

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

ESTABLISHED A.D. 184Ï.......

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED

WATERS.

Our New Factory, has been recently refitted with nutomatic Steam Machinery of the 'fatest and most approved kind, and we are will able to compati in quality with the best English Makers.

The memorial makes a point of the fact that the opposition to the Bill is neither lukewarm nor prejudiced, but it avoids committing the opponents to any guarantee The purest ingredients only are used, and the that, if the Bill is disallowed they will

simost care and cleanliners are exiresid

· In the manufacture throughout, LARGE, BOMBAY

"SODAS"

We continue to supply large bottles a heretofore, fese of Batra Charge; to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordinary size.

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

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

Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applica.

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And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

The following Is List of Waters always

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PURE AERATED WATERS

'SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

LITHIA WATER

SELTZER WATER'

SARSAPARILLA WATER

·TONIC WATER -

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HTUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1891.

Lett bringing this salt. Under the provisions of the Probate Court Ordinance an order was made by the Court *arly in the case that Anders will play | proceedings he sccording to the form used in he 9 instariums, to- - England, as the law here could not be made to apply. An order was theirfore mids (june Kaler Dzia. 2nd, 1820) that the issue be tried before, a

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judge without jury whether plaintif had such in'erest as would enable him to proceed. Pikintiff Hafréoses of England "Godfrey accordingly filed a separate petition ont is issue,

according to Chinese custom in this Colony, alleging that plaintiff was son of Tang Shu Shang. 1bind son of Tang A Lek by deption entitling adopted children to equal rights in distribution of intestate estate with natural children. Defendant resited denying that Tang Shu Shang was at all the son of Tang A Laki he was adopted, but not according to Chinese law and custom in this Colony.. Adoption there were living natural born children, or wa Begal If the 'ma or subsequently | agnato persons bearing the same patronymic and having preference. Tang Shu Shang was (defcadant alleged) of strange blood, and was purchased by Tang A Lok in 1851, and was not originally called Tang. At that time Tang A Lok had son living the defendant, son by his only lawful, wife Tang Sheou Shi Therefore the adoption was illegal. According to the faw and custom of Chins plaintin would be entitled equally with defendant; but not according to the Chinese custom in Hongkong. Tang A Lok was domiciled in Hongkong at time of death, and his property was practically all immovable, so that laws and customs of China would not apply here. the only person interested, so that plaintiff could *Defendant therefore claimed to be sole heir and

not suc. To sum up, the issues amounted to this-defendant was admitted to be natural-born son, and plaintiff's father to be adopted son, of deceased; but the legality of the adoption was contested should it be held that he was properly adopted, then it would be contended Hongkong, and adopted sons could not claim in that Chinese laws and customs could not apply in an iotestate estate where a lawful next-of-kin appeared. Thus the onus s of proof was on the and to prove his own adoption to have been in plaintiff, to disprove defendant's plen as to birth,

due form. Those were questions of fact: defendant to orova that he had any interest in Mr. Leach objected that the onus was on the the estate. Whes plaintiff admited defendant to have been a son of deceased, ibe question of dant's interest in the estate had not been admitted, but must be proved.

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possesses an exceptionally sweet zo-soprans all the Insignia of their military rank, walted nice and she has alio the additional advintage- upon the Viceroy to state the conditions upon of knowing how to use it, slaging with exquisite which they and their followers, the Kolau-hwel, taste and efter She also acts with a reserve could be bought off from attacking. Foreigner that might with advantage be adapted by some the Viceroy at first refused to see them. other members of the company. In future we they expressed their deterfalnation of aisting hope to see Miss Denver allotted a part worthy down in bis yaman until he was ready to accord her abilities and deserts. Misa Vern Patey fr. them the audience which their yellow riding- pern personated Isabella, and was at vivacious as she jackets, presented by the Emperor, for their suce usually is and if she displayed a trifle too much eess against the Taipings, entitled them to have

Vera Patey can act light comedy parts with a abandon it was undoubtedly due fatte chcourage at any time from any official. These gentry, ment that the received from the audience Miss who were parcelled out on the waste lands fa Huaan after the rebellion, and granted a yearly considerable amount of ability and grace, but we pension, bad recently had thefe aunuat grant think a Hittle more of Zabelia and a litle less of stopped by the new Viceroy, and hence their Miss Vern would have been-well as agreeable visit. Though Liu Kung was very reluctant, he The Peronella of Miss Bessie Roval was a had to face the music, and the infuriated old new chamcter to us both in dressing and in. Warriors gave him a lively half-hour, and fall- "business" but she simply "knocked 'em from misted pretty plainly that if their supplies were possessed of a fund of humour, and she shares Viceroy for a long time refused to listen to their start to finish. Miss Royal is evidently stopped there would be serious trouble. The freely with her friends. She was the for demands and put forward his lustructions from of the fair, and as a mirth provoker divided Peking to cut down all expenses whenever bonus with Lambertuccio. Her by play possible as his excuse for stopping their pensions. with Leonette was the funniest exhibition But after a time he was persuaded into throwing in the way of consistent character acting that son to Cerberus, which stopped their mouths could be seen anywhere Miss Royal's Pers. for a while, but was not sufficient to buy off the nelle is just the sort of woman, we have more wide-spread danger threatened by their wandered the world over to seamland we feel followers. The money, which he reluctantly satisfied. Miss D. MacDonald as Beatrice had paid, amounts to only a fraction of what they little to do and had no scope whatever for the demanded, and hence, after a short respite, we display of her voice, which if report be tree is are beginning to hear of further outbreaks within high class conbalto. Miss Trigge, who doubled his jurisdiction. With the further economies the parts of Fillipa and Spada, is a bright ordered by Peking and the increasing demands ittle lady who bids fair to become a favorite. of the retired military magnater and Secret Miss Swift as Rostila and Miss Roberts as the Societies, the poor Chinese viceroys are bound Duanna shone like stars. There were many

to have a bad time. They are Rterally between other visions of loveliness in the form of kaleido. two millstones, and seem to have no safe way to scaple chorus girls. The scenery, too, was of the

turn, most elaborate description, the dresses were both costly and elegant, and in short everything ther mortal man could do to make the "show" a success was done, and that this was not in vain was proved by the rounds of applause which followed each other in as close succession as do the waves of the sea. In Mr. Zeplin, the con- ductor, Mr. Willard has perhaps the most finished accompanist who has ever been to the East. Last night he played the entire score of "Boccacio" without a note of music in front of him, excepting when the extra songs "In Old Madrid" and "Forget not to Forget? were intro duced The piano was a Brandwond semi-grand supplied by Mesus. Mouttle and Robinson and under the skilled manipulation of Mr. Zeplin the

To-morrow night the Company will produce Vincent Wallace's "Marliana" and will doubt leas meet with a fitting reception, ILLNESS OF THE EMPRESS OF though up to the present all continues quiet. Troubles are still expected at Tsung Ming, there. The eight young girls taken from the orphanage at Haimen have been restored, says Thursday's Mercury, Thelt captors appear to have held them only a couple of hours, and thêp turned them over to two country-women, who, being Christians, brought them, after the enemy had gone, back to their guardians.

The "negociations" apparently referred to were started, by the Kolno-hwel men making overtures of peace to the Viceroy of Nanking, offering to desist from the molestation of foreigners for a consideration of Tis 150,000,

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The economics spoken off are explained by the fact that the Board of Revenue at, Peking have recommended, and His Majesty has, for economical reasons, sanctioned-Firit, that the pay of the Manchu soldiers, which hitherto has been made half in cash and half in tribute rice, for the future will be made seven- tenths in rice and three-tenths in cash. Second, that the numerical strength of the Manchu army is to be reduced by 10 per cent. Third, that the price of salt be raised by 24 cash

revenue thus derived is to be devoted to the conservation of the Yellow River, to rebuild and repair the various palaces at the capital, and to Construct a railroad.

grant those officers who desire it a Sunday humour of the vizos was therefore utterly wasted | interest bad not been raised, and so the defen-absence of an orchestra was scarcely noticeable. I per bag. It is supposed that the additional

ashore. That is the real solution of the question. As a clasa it is difficult to say whether the Bill will really be welcome of not-the Mercantile Marine Officers Association' says it will," and outsiders who are equally interested say it won't. Let the owners or agents agree to grant the concession to those who wish it-It does not require a long list of penalties to get them

will be gained, everyone will be satisfied, to do that--and then really the end

and these painful suggestions that Governor DES VEUX' action was based on antago- nistic motives, will be heard no more.

TELEGRAMS.

THE SLAVERY CONVENTION.

LONDON, June 17th.

THE steamer Triumph was to leave Pakho yesterday for the scene of the wreck of the Afarlanne, to take off the captain, crew, and passengers, fifteen altogether. It is improbable that sur cargo will be salved, and indeed it is not | Impossible that she will find the ship deseed or even gone to pieces, for a meteorological that "rough weather may be expected in the notice was issued yesterday by Dr. Daberck

China Sea to the east of Annam." H.M.S. Careline and Plover, which arrived from her, but made no effort to find her beyond that. Singapore fast evening. "kept a lookout for

"BOCCACIO", is a very fine comic. opera- funny, damfunny. It is Scotch. Among the audience at the City Hall last night were many who were not Scotch, and much of the infrafiable on them, por ignorant uncultured beings. One of the best joken in the whole show was thus received as most realistic drama. The two, girl. Like David in the battle, he wanted water, Boccaclo, had just been euchred; and lost his sad as the jilted one hailed from the banks of the Forth, his cry was Shall I ever forge: my loss? Oh for a draught of the waters of Leith!"

dated Shanghai, 26th June, says :-During the WHEELOCK & Co.'s Freight Market Report, past fortnight several chnaszes have retumet

For London there has not been so much doing from Hankow, and les buying on a fairly large scale, more especially for America, has but we should shortly see a good business: but with the assistance of Foochow the several tonnage is rather too plentiful at the moment,

steamers should secure fair cargoes from China. Constwise-Demand is very slack and rites have weakened in consequence. From Wahu to Whampoa.There is absolutely nothing doing. From Nagasaki to Shanghai. A sight advance in rates of freight has to be noted shd some settlements have been made at call and Suez Canal The steamship Paling and Ben Line steamship Baskarig clear to day via Fecchow, the former having secured large cargo, the bulk of which is transhipment from River and Northern ports; the steamihip Glingyle and steamshio Príam are also on the berth and advertised for despatch on the oth instant. For New York, via usual ports of call and Suez Canal!--The Afmmonikikira sxiled on the arst instant, and' the' berth was

After a little argument it was decided to call questions of fact before going into polots of law. all the evidence in the case first, and settle the

Mr. Francis then called Tang 'Ho Ski, alias daughter of Tang A Lok's brother; and other Ho A Wong, the plaintiff's mother; Tang Kam,

female relatives and friends of the "corpse," deaths occupied the Court all day. Some hall whose evidenco as to births, marriages, and

dozen witnesses more are to be called on defen.

dant's side, and the case is expected to be

finished this week!

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INDIA"

SOMETHING. GONE WRONG WITH, TAK WORKS.

Not unlike Influenza. Her Majesty's mail steamship Empress of India was seriously indisposed just before her departure, being seized Yesterday with a sudden organisation, which was particularly distressing ɓt of choking in a most important section of her while it lasted.. It is not supposed to result from her lying out in the wet and in the cold so long without taking exercise; on the contrary Inherent weakness of constitution, and she is to be congratuled on having remained in port so long as to meet the attack in favourable circumstances, as a similar occurrence during a trip abroad might be very serious.

WENCHOW.

and we have now to chronicle an outbreak in an The area of disturbance seems to be enlarging, entirely new direction. In our Ningpo corres pondence pablished yesterday Hays the Mercury

of the 25th, mention was made of rumours of trouble at Wenchow, but nothing definite was known beyond the vague report that sometblog had occurred in the "one-horse part, which is usually the most deadly dull of all places in China where Foreigners reside. The report, however, has turned out to be correct, and a letter.

France has rejected the Brussel's Anti-Slavery quotations: For London, via usualipoif'of'i shake hands with itself Flack and enterprise The Empress is filled with electric light, and a has been received here from Wenchow by the

Convention.

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Theatrical stocks are on the rise, and iflast night's can be taken as a safe measure of the support that is to be extended to the Willard Opers Company, their season here will un- doubtedly be a big financial success, and the management will have every reaso1, to are at all times worthy of recognition, but in no instance more so than in the case of a theatrical manager who at the cost of an immense amount of labor and hard cash forms company to travel through the "gorgeous but uncertain East. These qualities we infer are not always rewarded as they deserve, and inck to this as in all other specs, but the main element tending to success is undoubtedly to gauge accurately the tastes of the people whose support and patronage is sought. Mr. Willard bar had the necessary experience eastern audiences to a T. Parenthetically we may observe that had this been a sermon upon. which we are now engaged we would just here have coined a little parab bearing upon twofacts not be at all complime.ary to this "highly now patent in Hongkon hose inference would

Boccacle", which the Willard Company pro- duced last night was not exactly the Boccador der steam she would have had to trust in serious, for the British Consul has succeeded in THE cult of Sunday labor. A tallyman work. Departure for New York via Suez Canalı-Steam..] that we used to know, although it is only fair to excitement had passed, the "stink" was General here lost no time la laying the state of getting genbost sent down. The British Contul Ing oa Jardine's whart leant over to see what ship Monmouthshire arst instant. Quotations say that it tickled and pleased, the audienca far tackled, shut off, and gradually evaporated. The extra before the senior naval officer, and, the

It may be supposed that there is an element of ordered up on deck, the ammonia being in too to have become so dark body of soldi

A PROMINENT Chinose merchant's daughter poisoned herself with seven mace of oplam yesterday because her stepmother beat her, THE Superintendent of the P.&O. S., N. Co. informs us that the Company's steamer Teheran left Slagapore yesterday afternoon for this port AMONG the passengers who left by the Empress of India to-day was Mr. W. M., Dense, late [s Captain Superintendent of Police here. He has

retired from the Service.

No Credit given for bottles that look dirty or greast, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of Containing Aerated Water, as such boțties are, never used again by us.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

Hongkong, China, and Manila.

The Hongkong.

Jelegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1891.

THE SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION.

Ir there is a subject of which the com munity is heartily, weary it is this question of whether the fourth commandment is to beembodied in our code of laws or whether the ship-owners' interests are to prevall. Until a few days ago everybody thought and greatly rejoiced to think-that the

The facts, officially stated, are as follows: refrigerator on the ammoula principle. The machine for working these are both placed dish Acting Court-General, stating that the engine room by watertight compartments the provincial troops and a gang of brigands or alongside the shaft tunnel, and can be cut off from serious disturbance has occurred there, which seems to have odginated in a struggle between This is, we believe, the identical plan which was rebels who for some time past have been. but appeared so foolish that the refrigerator was kinds of depredations. Their opstations appear originally proposed for some of the City boats, lefeating the country and committing variods: dangerous proximity to the engine room. Buttered courage to seni

that the officials mus now shown itself, as might have been expected. at the butter of capturing the dele Yesterday it was thought good to set the taken prisoners by the enemy, and by latest ac on the Empresses the design stands, and has

adoes, the doughty #braves" were themselves refrigerator going, just to cool down the

opened a wrong valve or there may have to have taken charge of the place, and having possibly somebody turned a wrong cock, or willing or against their inclination the story is at fault. Anyway, the riotous population seem been a flaw in a pipe. Anyhow, the ammonia broke loose, and temporally cleared everybody ment, they as usual determined to make matters crippled the ordinary resources of the Govern- without diving suit and air pump could place, and threatened to destroy their property and out from the vicinity. No human being warts for the small Foreign, Community of the

immediately taken up by the steamship Abyssinia; she has already engaged a fair amount of cargo and is circulated to all the day from Japan to-day takes the berth and load at after to-morrow ? the steamship. Benvenus due and bas brought a company of a callbre that suits place before getting to work. In doing the counts were beld captires, but as to whether current rates. Via the CapeThe British ship Canara has further increased her engagements and should shortly fill up. For Sae Francisco

faJapan and will all it an early date, Departure The British malp Patagonia is circulated to load

Canal-P, & O. extra boat Brindisi 14th list., 0.9.S. Co. Palinurus uis Foochow 16th fem

THX Superintendent of the P. & O. 3. N. Kalter-t-Hind, with the next English mall, leh for London via usual ports of call and Suer cultured" community. Rut to proceed. Theit it, and of course If the vessel had been drive them away, Affairs must have looked pretty. Co. courteously Informs us that the steamship

Singapore for this port at 8 a.m. to-day.

the mail on some cargo were, two nights ago, and now he is taking the census of the saints, AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock 618 S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. A Few drzen gamblers were collected by Sergeant Witchell near No. a Station, last evening, and $30 wore to-day added to ded Treasury, whilst the Gat. is more orezcrowded

than ever.

Providence. However, after the first ile

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are-Shanghal to London, P. & O. 8. N. Co. more than any other version could possibly have refrigerator was got to work properly after 401. per ton for tea 354. ad. for General cargo i done. The libretto lends itself in many instances through to New York 458, for tea 407, for Gental to whatever construction the auditor chooses hot delay and was running ail night very satisfactorily. The supplier of salt horse- carro, Shanghai to London, 0. 8. & Co, jor. to put upon it, and full care was taken last. to New York 451. for tea 4or. for General cargo. Gags, with a fair dash of wit or bure vessel's departure at noon to-day. per ton for tea 334. 5 for General cargo; through night that no inch point should be mlized, beg parden, fresh meat were shipped fast night, and everything went smoothly up to the Shanghai to London, C. B. M. 8. N. Co. agreeable enough, but when they are hurled at the same, would it not be more convenient to But all per ton fortea 325. d. for General cargo through one's head by the hundred and every other one to New York 45. for ten 40s, for General cargo redolent of double entendes of the broadest nature put the ammonia somewhere else ? Shanghai to London, Ben Line 4or. per ton for one grows trifle weary. work 45. for tes 107, for General cars ten-338 6d. for General cargo through to New

Shanghal to London, Glen Lion 401, per ton for fes 1134. 6d for General cargo ; through to New Nagasaki to Shanghai, $1.30 per ton of coal nett, for both steamers and sailing vessels, New chwang to Amoy, 24 cents per plcul. Now chwang to Amor, ia cents per pical Settlements

Beyond thle objectionable (enture there was

AFFAIRS IN THE NORTH:

ANOTHER FRENCH MISSION ATTACKED, For some time past grave fears have been

Redpole was despatched to the scene of troubla this mornings Ae. Wenchow is not connected. with this place by telegraph, we are as yet me aware how far the threats of the rioters, or rebels have been pal into effect. Nor is it known with the Yangtse troubles, and we must say that, whether the movement has any close connection.

far as can be learned, it appears to be quite a separate affair and purely local. The occupants of the Wesleyan Mission, three or four miles u + the. Hau River, have all been brought into Haw - kow and pat in places of safety by the ndrida. of the Viceroy, who admitted his inability: Vo EVED JO short a distance fred's his Yaments Perion komthe superior orde the mouth of the Yangise. The people of the £ The following district known to quiet and peaceful, but. Mission at Heimen and Trongming the place li sadly acessible to pelos from published by the N. C. Daily Newss the parts of the river. Some of thess Macidatsen is the most important town in banda must have already reached the Halmen, and possesses a rather large chraala

whole thing was settled, but we are to THE Natal, which went ashore on Hellespont. Vork 454. for tea 401. for General cargo, possessor of considerable popularity in Australia, | entertained of an attack upon the French'Mission | protect them at? -

Point, on the 21st, was successfully floated at high water two days later, with the assistance of the Ort, Whangpoo, and a tug boat. The Natal left Weosung next morning for Kobe.

but little to cavil at in the performance. Mian Alice St. John, the prime donme of the Company, is a young lady who is the happy' fine, figure, and a fair voice, all of which prized attributes she has brought along with her ; and of course she made her bow to Hongkong as occaste. Miss St. John la caassed as Soriano,

stations in the neighbourhood of Taung Ming, at

involved. That accounts for a great deal, 835 tons register, a months privato ́terisa, la ita raogo.' This fault, however, may have borrakstood, says the Mareuiry of Wednesday! and a central school for boys. Since such lens.

Kuchinottu to Singapore, private terms. De British steamer Allexowar, 2,476 tons register, engaged vessels in port Minister of Marise, Sewall, American ship, 1,353 tons registers War Bridah, ship, 1643 tons register; Benjamin

bacter, British ship, 1,990 tons register 1 4926- fans, British ship 2.418 tons register, procedis to San Francisco in ballast; Harvard, American barque, 982 tons reginer; Annia B. Wright, British ship, 1,47 tons register, proceeds to Royal Roads under orders from koma.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION..

ble in Grst appearance" performances. That last, for yesterday, intelligence of the entire it was announced that members of the Kolar due to barvousness, a defect generally notice-

the young lady was not at her best last night destruction of a Frenchs orphanage at a place had arrived, sad all the ingamuffins of the place

Student, Satirist, and Romancer" was very we gladly balleve, but still her rendering of the

satisiactory one. With the exception of a few slips she sang the muste correctly and acted with care and taste.

Was different. 105331 orang an hour's

be treated to another dose of It, to all appearance. The Hon. P. Ryxx, for no apparent reason, and the Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD as the representative of the Chamber of Commerce, have suddenly been aroused to the consciousness that Speaking to a witness to-day about somebody'

funeral, Only QC, asked —" But was thoro nearly two months ago the Council passed fund, Our way more chief mouner as bare a measure for prohibiting cargo-working body else?" And the witness said "Yes, they

Taung Ming, was received here. The establish afterupt as made to set fire to the dwelling called Halmen, directly opposite the island of were on the lookout for piliage. On the poth an on board steamers in our waters on San- | all were.* -

ment was's small one and had no resident house, but the flames were exally put out. The days. They have therefore memorialised THE torrential rains which fell during the

French priest, being under the control of the civil official and his military, confrère showed LORD KNUTSFORD to disallow the Bill, and thunderstorm last night and this maming, says

large Misdon on the island. In addition themselves well disposed, but had not a single An Laometto Mr. W. Walshe was a decided to the destruction" of the orphanage eight soldier at hand. They themselves began to have the whole thing discussed over the Shanghal Mercury of Wednesday last, have caused the natives on all sides to rejoice, for the

success, and acted the amorous student in a for nine of the wretched little children cared patrol at night, and sent four or five followers for again. In support of their argument ice crop was sorely in need of rain to keep it

manner indicative of a long experience in the for in the ballding have been carried off. Con- guard the xission. They obtsized five soldiers. they have quoted some extracts from an from being entirely ruined, and the downpou

Sins of lova-making. This young gentleman is a trary to: the dual procedure, the building was and afterwards ten, from a customs station, and well known in Hongkong, having played here a ❘ not fired, but was pulled down piece-theal, the placed them en guard at the mission. “On the official record, of Governor Dzs Vaux came just at a critical time, when the officials and people had almost given up la despair calling on

few years since with Miss Emilie Malville and attacking party being evidently afraid thay if evening of the dist all appeared quiet, adds eye utterances three months before he ordered their gods to send the Hie-giving rain.

also with the "Mascotes. · He has improved they set the place on fire the fumes would be At the girls school,

ol, however, the state the introduction of the Bill, to show that we would remaind those of our readers who

considerably since then, both in acting and in seen from the river by passleg weimen und so he was really opposed to it. They further desire to witness the most complcts and falshed - (Before Mr. E.-F. Ackroyd, Acting Puina- but an indifferent performance, and it was urge that the Bill was burried through the representation of Shakespeare's grand, play

discernable at a glance, that it is as a voesin Council when they were not present, and be seen in the East, that the opportunity offers "Much do abost Nothing" ever likely to

rather than as an actor that he has any claims to distinction. Lefteringht found a capable could not oppose it.

Itself at the City Hall to-night. This will be the

exponent la the person of Mr. F. Wentworth, They might have gone a good deal last appearance, but one of Mr. Geo. C. Mila

who by the by, If it be not treason to say and his talented company, and it is to be haped In the case Tang Yang Mow 7. Tang Tong so, we have con on the boards under further, and still left it a very open question that they will be accorded all the support: UK83s nearest friend, his mother, for the purpose of bad actor and made heaps of fun out of the way to m·strielingstestiman to their daring, Asfe of the last letters received but considerable Shang, 38 of 1889, plaintió, si minor, sued by other now de Indaira... Mr. W. is not half a under the notes of the Foreign men-el. There had been no farther trouble up to the having proved in proper form the will of 138g part. The Lawerfucts of Mr. Harry Hall and the Ident Union The appeal fons en entertained for the sale A NATIVE contemporary says that the Chinese Aleks made out of this colony, by kish defens is one of the best and most consistently the Kolao-hwel bad exhausted their energies meleg, Haimda and Tsungasing the Rallway Company have extended their lies to a dant claimed to be solo executor and legaten, acted characters that Hongkong has som for apzīvas ware, askred by the vigour of the more than 16,000 Christians and, nesti accuse any man of altering his opinions. It to Shan-hal kwao, The routels to be surveyed that in fact Taug Alok died intestater, clever comedian should ever become vulgar the other, and the temporary Inll after the A sick in feared at Bel

place called See Ling, and have orders to extend plaintiff alleging that the will was a forgery, nid: many a long day, The only pity in that so: Imperial Decree. They are neither the one or churches, maikligin "A mind

not to be changed by and the work begun immediately. From Bhan-Francia, QC, and Mr. Philippe Instructed by and Indulge in gags of such questionable murders and buglega at Wusuah, Watles Grand Canyonth place or time" in narrow, ungenerous, hal kwan it is proposed then to construct another Mr. Holmes appeared for the plaintify and Mr Caste as were some that he shot off and by so and Foyang, we fearswat only to rather addie and Indeed often unjust, AK BEACONSFIELD Mookdeo, and carry it through enkwen Hastings, were for the defendant

by doing mared the effect of a piece of low comedy (Hodal strength beiệra renewing said, the mind that never changes is not Kate and Siking. Tais has been fanctioned Mir. Feucli in opening the cane said that the Stats, Chaces and Le Castle were the parts wabu

Wahu riot betwe the by the Throne in response to a némorial ( worth changing. A couple of year. Khổng thể Board of Amiralty, vku bara beste will was dated September 8th 1886, Tang Ald allotted to Messrs. Fearnley, Smythe and i ago Governor Des Vœuxtalked even more

died June 3rd, 1837 The writin thle wont was respectively and that's about we can say to hit the to prah fi on with all possible expodillan, famund May 23rd) 1839. The statement of them; ¿The Flamaste of Miss Glasle Denver, on | Calen freely of the Impracticability of stopping : plerce manaikins and fill in valleys if necessary, claim was diɛa july 13th, and of Calasce, Augus: the contrary, was the most genuinely anikio | gotę no-

From this it is to be inferred that the old tradle Sth.) One of ihn, Jaszne raiand Maybacher effort of the evening and we hope we shall be fallen

as to whether their arguments are are so highly deseryjag of

worthy serious consideration. In the first

place it is extremely weak logic to

Judge)

June 30th.

·A· CHINESE WILL CABIL.

Journey Valle from rung Ming is only some forty-seven miles from other. On the night of the 20th it was tur Shanghai, but there is no regular communication rounded by a number of women, was carrini of with Hairden, and very little beyond the bald facts eight orphans. Behind this advantoquard et are yet known hers. That the miscreants who women come seme 500, rioters," who fagcibly, are causing such does trouble along the river entered the church; school and orphanage an should have the comfy to approach so close to plaged them. Next day the mandaria els acted Shanghal and destroy Foreign property almost the return of the children, and put men on parch

section of the lisa ap to Lan bai kwan, or Leach and Mr. Robinson: the acting that would otherwise, hara : charmed. The negóciátions, which took

Sunday work than he did in the despatan tious, shout FERLIANE KANN not sich a powerta! Tang Yung 49,AR, PHALET VAYAast forgiven if we ask if fisuce/Man DUP

quoted by Mr. Regis and Mr. WaITENSAS, held on the country as heatedore

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