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ON THE CHOICE OF A WATER.

Ex

XTRACT from the 'London Medical Re- conder,' May 20th, 1890, by GEO. HERSCHELL, M.D. (Lond.)"

'In order to attain the highest success in the 'treatment of a case by a Natural Water, it is far better to study thoroughly one kind, and master Its peculiarities, than to experiment with different sorts, each having a different dose and special attributes of its own.

"The advantages of one mineral water over another may be put under the following heads:-----

* 1.-Smrliness of doré.

2.-Absence of unpleasant effect.i '3-Solebates of Soda and Maguesia in nearly equal proportions.

' 4.—Absence of unpleasant tarte... 'On examining the chief waters on the Eng- lish market with a view of making a selection, one is struck with the fact that a sewly-imported water, the Franz Josef, contalas 190 and 178 graine to the pound of Sulphates of Magnesia and Soda respectively. This is much la excess lands, Friedrich boned by diner Hunyad Tanos, Friedrichsball, or 'Aesculap. It is evi- dently the strongest water by far, whilst at the same time it fortunately happens to be almost. tasteless,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH" Orvice,

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Hongkong, January 19th, 18gs.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1891.

MARRIAGE..

At St. John's Cathedral, on the 19th August,' Acting Head Master, Victoria College), to MARY by the Rev. Douglas Hamilton, ALFRED J. MAY

E. WARD (late Head Mistress of the Govern- ment Central School for Girls, Hongkong).

The

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1801.

TELEGRAMS.

(From the Straits Timet) CHILI AND BOLIVIA,

LONDON, August 8th, It is reported that Chill intends to declare war against 'Bolivia, la consequence of the latter having recognised the Chillan insurgents se belligerents.

The blooming idiot at this time proposes An after-dinner fancers and a walk; The man of brains in easy-chair teposer Or spends the evening in a vintner's vaults. ANXIOUS Mamma-Little Dicks up stairs crying with the toothache, Practical Papa Take him round to the dentist's "Haven't any money. You won't need any money. The toothache will stop before you get there,"

A GALLANT "mimber av the fource" was fined $5 to-day for having heroically defended the house of a young friend of his, against an onslaught of some Excise Officers who sought to search ber premises i

For licit opium. "I HOPE, Jennie, that you have given the matter serious consideration," said a lady to a servant girl who had "given notice because she was to be married that day two weeks," "Oh,

believe rent of a few dollars a year. 'Oh yes, to` show you what kind of creatures they are, these missionaries when they sold out our club wolki the bibles and hymn-books along with the rest of our books and papers and they were bought up by a Chince second-hand man who has some of them even now, I've heard a great many. stories of these follows but it isn't right to tell things unless you know they are true and that is why I only tell about our club, which is known corraberated by Mr. Forest or any merchant in Amoy...

BOOK NOTICES.

THE You-on steam launch, towing a cargo boat Dave, ma'am," was the earnest reply. "I've to me and a hundred more and which can be used to hamper the Überty of the press. What

Jaden with Java sugar ran down a sampan alongside the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s wharf about 9.30 this morning. The sampan was crushed to pieces, hat fortun. ately no lives were lost.

been to two fortune-tellers, and a clairvoyant, lock of his hair, and been to one of these astero. "and looked in a sign-book, and dreamed on: logers, and to a meejum, and they all say to go. ahead, ma'am. I ain't one to marry reckless like, ma'am,

AT THE HONGKONG TRADING CO.

High Mack-a-Muck of the City Streets- Misa Giraffe-What to the price of those red What's new this morning orderly? slik stockings.

Subaltern-Three men fell into Queen's Road | in the ditch on the Praya. Horse being fished excavation; two legs broken. Rickshaw upset out of sewer on Peddar's Road; one house undermined and three walls toppled over; coolle

killed,

Clerk-Five dollars a pair. Miss G.--Aren't they rather high? Clerk-Not on a tall lady like yourself.

A CROSS action has been commenced in the British Consular Court at Canton by the owners of the Tal-On against a Chinese gunboat in regard to the recent collision; the damages are The condition of the Rev. Mr. Spurgaon is laid at $550." In the counter-sult of the Chinese unchanged.

gunboat, damages to the extent of $150 wro claimed.

MR. SPURGEON.

THE FRENCH EXPEDITION IN AFRICA.

Apguat roth.

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The report in June laat that the French ex- pedition in Africs had been massacred is now confirmed.

[This exnedition had started under the leader- ship of a traveller named Crampon to explore the regions around Lake Tchad recently brought within the sphere of French influence. The lake and 14 deg. E. The report now partly confirm. Hes in the Central Soudan in about 13 deg. N. ed stated that he and his party had not only been killed, but had been devoured by cannibals

HI WISH to ask the Court," said a facetious lawyer who had been called to the witness-box to beally as an expert, "if I am compelled to come into the case, in which I have no personal Interest, and give a legal opinion for nothing ? " "Yes, yes-certainly, replied the walk-tempered judge; “give it for what it is worth," THE very latest version of the motives which actuated Cain when he killed the late lamented Abel. The younger of the two being anxious to who replied that the Chinese were able to do cross to China proper told Cain of his latention; without him, but Cain said they could not, as bamboo was their main support, Whereupon Abel was promptly and properly clubbed. THE 8 a.m. launch Morning Star (belonging to Mr. Dorabjee) from Pedder's Wharf broke down owing to her machinery getting out of gear when about half way across to Kowloon this morning, and drifted to the eastward until rescued by a Influenza is raging at Moscow, about five which she was safely towed to the wharf at launch belonging to the Police Department, by

DISTRESS IN RUSSIA

It is reported that a terrible famine is inevit able in Rusia; at the present time the peasants are eating boiled grass,

INFLUENZA AT MOSCOW.

hundred fresh cases are reported daily.

COMPENSATION CLAIMED,

August 17th. England and France are pressing China for Indemnity to the sufferers through recent riots.

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ADDITION TO THE AMERICAN SQUADRON.

The U.S. Man-of-war Charleston na left for China.

Kowloon.

THE Band of the A. & S. Highlander will play the following programme at the Barrack Square to-morrow, commencing at 7.30 p.m.-

March.........Light Infantry" Vancer....." Pirates of FATERACE"

"................D. Albert. Vacaddy town of Hearts

Southern Breeze Paik.......

Metaller

Tran

Quadril....." Mascotte" Galop ........“ Up and off“ The Band will play in the Public Gardens on Saturday, August 22nd,

Tux Telegraph is asked by R. S., Jr, whether what it means. It is a word that comes out of there is such a word as "irredentism," and if so the political vocabulary of Italy. The irredentists are those who faslet that all the provinces in be incorporated into the kingdom. The word is which Italians are found in large numbers shall from Latin-is and redemptus-that is, “un- redeemed," and it is used of provinces not redeemed, or not incorporated, into the kingdom of Italy.

A MAN OF WAR'S MAN. P.S.-I think a Heathen Chince is squarer and mare decent than a missionary.

Hongkong, August 18th, 1891.201

B.A. and James A. Strahan, LL.B., (London- The Law of the Press" by Joseph R. Fisher, Wm. Clawes and Senk, limited) is a capital handbook of legal information for editars, digest of the British law respecting newspapers publishers and solicitors. It contains a careful up to date and is outspoken in its contempt of the medieval Ideas in our statutes which ara will be of interest to students' is a carefully written chapter on, the Foreign Press Codes, mach more liberal and progressive than our which, be it sald to our sorrow, are in the main

own. For a legal work, the style is remarkably terse and lucid. The margination is neat and TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGCOMO ÉxtraRATH."

helpful and the Indexing, the most important SIR,--ft strikes me that the beat thing for the feature in inch borks, admirable. It is to be missionaries to do is to be a little more truthful, regretted that the able authors did not extend the in which they picture their privations here, when When they are home, they deliver long addresses scope of the volume to include the law of the United States, Canada and Australia, which is as everybody knows they live the easiest lives

far in advance of that of the Old World.. Tile publishers deserve praise for the excellent of any class in the East. At Swatow they owo the most valuable real estate on which they typography and make-up of "The Law of the High Muck-a-Muck-Is that all? Order six have erected bandsome buildings. In addition Press.”—Kelly and Walab, Hongkong. new excavations on the Queen's Road!

to these they have summer houses at Double "Handbook for Travellers in Japan" by THE gutters of Queen's Road were taxed to their at Swatow, but here also they are the owners off the latest guide-book of that country and is Island. At Amoy they do more hard work than

Chamberlainand Mason (London-John Murray} utmost carrying capacity last evening and the dozen large and handsome buildings on Ku- the best. The authors are well qualified for the gore that flowed still tinges the harbour. It seems langan. At Tamrol and Taiwanfou they own work, the former being professor of philology in roaming around looking for the biggest and own some thirty first-class buildings in the city that a disciple of the great J. L. Sullivan went quite valuable establishments. At Foochow they the Imperial University and the latter having burllest member that the police force could boast and nearly all the best sites on Sharp's Peak

been a chief officer in the Bureau of Communi- cations. They have given in concise form an of (a Scotchman preferred). The bloodthirsty the summer resort of the place, where they spend immense amount of information geographical, one, however, did not silently seek his quarry as the hot season. No one objects to their worldly historical, geological, religious, artistic and poll does the average hunter when on business bent, prosperity, to many of them becoming very rich tical. It is good reference-book as well as a but blazed it abroad, until at last he stumbled mess or to their keeping large establishments in guide. It is pleasant to record these facts as it over a man who hailing from the heath covered first-class style. But it seems a fraud on top of shows that the old publishing house of Joha mountains of Scotia would do instead of the this to pretend that they are destitute and suffer. Murray stiil retains the vigor which has made it Bobby." They adjourned to the vicinity of the ing in China and to blow about how much they a power for more than a century-Kelly and bolders etc, the fun began. Much to the diss well as in Hongkong and Canton, the average Stag hotel and daly appointing seconds, bottle- have sacrified for God. At the five cities named, Walsh, Hongkong.

though, for the little Scot waltzed around the than the average, European and three times appointment of the onlookers It didn't last long missionary lives better and more luxuriously

sweeping the street with his antagonist went on England. fiery one as a cooper would a cask, and after better than the average clergyman home in his way as though nothing bad happened. THERE is nothing sacred in the eyes of the employed in and about the coast steamers, but I As to their success in converting, it is very small estimation of the needy Celestial, The latest do not know of one who is christian, At Foo: Ten thousand Chinese are regularly

unpatented trick was tried on yesterday and although it was done in the name of " Joss, show, which is the pet illustration of the prea. fate was dismal failure. It seems that at the Protestant and fifty Catholic Chinese. They chers, there is a christian colony of thirty ng being carried on to raise funds for some and cut-throats in that district. On the walls of present time there is a house to house convass enjoy the distinction of balog the worst thieves "Jass" processions which are to eventuate in their two chapels is a proclamation signed by vidual who was down on bls uppers recognising the loss of consular protection in case of their the course of this month. An enterprising tadi the French and American consuls, threatening famous newspaper correspondent daring zo years George Alfred Townsend (Gatb) who has beens the value of the opportunity armed himself with committing murder, arsen, theft or mayhem, last two volumes have gone through four editions. basalready achieved distfuction asanovelist. His the usual lamp (the badge of monkish office) and which strikes me as being a very funny docu-Alfred Trumble, the wit and humorist is now a petition, and meandered round on his own ment for the interior of a church. account. Heaven smiled on his energetic efforts for a time but yesterday he ran right into the arms of a genuine josser, who spying the fraud banded the accused over to the tender mercies of the Central authorities. He faced Mr. Wise this morning but the case was remanded until

to-morrow,

THAT LETTER AGAIN. A "missionary feller," " C.D." Thought the tone of the Prest was too free, In making remarks

On the missionaries' "Iarks,"

Some mendacious miscreant," says he, When they go on a bit of a prec.

"Asserts that we daily drink ten; "And that like 'Truthful James *" "He's a liar! We do," says C.D. "We play all sorts of games"

[The Charleston is one of the new vessels which bave been aptly styled "The White Squadron" and is one of the mort formidable warships in the world. The U. S. Government in ballding the new navy of which the Charleston is the finest type up to date resorted to a system that seemed revolutionary to the European cabinets. It sent proposals to the leading asval architects of its own country, Great Britale, France and Germany ordering designs for men-of-war, which should unite high speed, great carrying power, unsinkability, impene trability at vital points, and internal carafest.

HUT FAH, after a residence of six months at the It paid the highest prices for every plan sent in and from the best plans made up the first Queen's expense, in her boarding house, topThey say we are lazy," says he,

side, left there on Saturday last. Going for a designs. The results have been startling. The stroll along Queen's Road Central he was fasci-Well, work with us doesn't agree, Silletto, torpedo-boat or despatch-boat, can

"Four hours a day, run 30 miles an hour and is the swiftest craft ated by a pair of earrings attached to the ears

of a boatwoman. He snatched them, and of "On mighty poor pay, affoat, The Vesuvius, a dynamite bost course paid his respects to Mr. Wise this "Is more than enough," says C.D. throws a missile of that terrific explosive two moming. On being asked his age, he replied When we travel in China," says he, miles and carries so much of it on board that that he was fifteen, but this would not do, as on "In couples, a he and a she," wore it struck by a hostile shell, it would February last he had informed his Worship that "It is frequently said, destroy every ship and buman being within the he was 21. He retires from public for another "That we share the same bet radius of a mile. The Cushing, a torpedo-boat, period of six months; and to enjoy a couple of "Well, what if we do?" says C.D. runs 20 miles an hourand has peculiar Ericsson Introductions to the wooden lady to receive 15 «Io sleeping together,says he

that shoot, under

The strokes at each reception; one on joining and Charleston steama 10 miles an hour and the other on leaving the Hotel. carries enough coal to make a voyage around

"We are carrying out natures decree "Why, even the rabbits the globe. She is a handsome vestel made of ONE or two instances of Chinese jumping over."Have similar habits

· į the finest cast steel, painted snow-white and board and saving life have occured Lately "And nobody blames 'em,"-mys he modelled some thing like the handsomest and deserve to be recognized as well as "To the pure, all is pure,”—says C, D. steamers of the company Messageries Mari-recorded. Not long since the steam launch To the evil, all evil, you set. times. She is heavily armed with the latest Prudence crossing from Kowloon Pierto Peddars And you colonists bere, types of revolving and rapid-fire cannon and wharf, about mid-way burst her steam-gurge when fully manned carries 400 sallers and glass. The steam escaping frightened the

cannon

wałce.

To my mind it is clear

marines. Her coming is a deserved compli-.| passengers who thinking the boiler was explo. "Are the Devils' own children ”—says he.

ment to Admiral George E. Belknap, who has been endeavoring for two years to convince his Government that the only way to obtain and preserve the respect of the saturoise Mongolian was to have a fleet on hand which could destroy any Chloere fort or squadron in a few hours. The Charleston could do it in a few minutes.-Ed]·

ARRIVAL OF THE CZAREWITCH. The Carewitch has reached Moscow.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Venetia let Singapore yesterday afternoon for this post, SEVERAL gamblers were up at the Police Court to-day and were dealt with according to their deserts.

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Broke-What's better, old man, then a glass of this Clos Vougeot !

Soko-Why, two glutes, you blooming idiot!

HO FAT for keeping a Tre-la lottery agent sent out of harm's way for two months' solid, by the magistrato to-day.

"You pay us no attention," says he,

You never invite us to tea, "Our wives and our daughter *You exclude from your quarters "Which doesn't secin social, to me.”

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"But the worst of your crimes" says G.D..

Far worst than all else" says C.D.

"You know you do, d--n you," says he,

You actually sneer at us missionaries here.

There is one consolation,” says he, For I known very well. "For the lasults you put open me. #You'll be roasted in Hell. "Which is real solid comfort le me."

There, that is the style," says C.D. "And you fellers' would better. "I dispose of my critic," says he,

Not answer this letter.

Or I'll send you another," says he.

AUNTY MIESTOMARY.

A DOUGLAS-S.S. CAPTAIN. Hongkong, August 18th, 1891.

TO THE EDITOR OF tay "Horárono Talusrapi," SIR-The Managing Committes ofthe Medical' Missionary Society, on behalf of the physicians and surgeons in charge of the Hospital in Canton and the Associated Dispensaries desire to express their sincere thanks to those, both Europeans and Chinese who have responded so Hberally to the call for ald in the emergency which has come upon the Society in the loss of its funds.

We wish also to acknowledge our obligations to the Editors of the newspapers, both English and Chinese, who have directed the attention of the public to the urgent needs of the Society, and have thus contributed to the generous

response to our call.

ding jumped overboard. The plot of the steam launch Evening Star (the greyhound ef the Hongkong launch squadron) crossing in an opposite direction observing the acc dent to his rival vessel, immediately altered his course and ranged alongside to his assist ance; the second pilot also observing three

You are nearly all drunkards," says, he,, - "You are brues in the highest degree. of his countrymen in the water and in immi- neut danger, lumped overboard and succeeded "With your moabite woman "And you dally go swimmin' in rescuing two from watery graves; the third "A proceeding repugnant to me. having been hauled out of the water by the "You are hypocrites too" says C.. braway Highland arm of Captain Mclanes who perceiving the accident as he was boarding the

"You go to Church, hot ***" says C.D. French mall, promptly went to render istAnd its no sort of use. ance. Upon arrival at Kowloon, the two unfor- so plead in excuse. the Evening Star were reported to the Kowloon tunate Chinese rescued by the second pilot of *That the climate's a hot one," Says he. Police and so the affair ended, with the exception that the proprietor of the vessel, wik those benevolent instincts which have slike disting. nished his career in Japan and Hongkong suitably rewarded his gallant errant. A few days Wharf in which an old Chinese womsa in endea. subsequently an accident occurred at Peddars vouring to step on board a sampan fell into barbour and was being carried away by the tide harbour and rescued her from death. It when the same individual jumped into the is because we feel strongly that acts of bravery and humanity of this klod, so seldom Would-be French wit-What is dirtier than the highest praise and recognition, that seen practised by natives of this Empire deserve dirty Englishman?

we now call the attention of the authorities Interested to these acts. It seems the more in- cumbent asour neighbours in Macao are always on the alert to officially recogniza gallant deeds. Another instance which has come to our know. ledge, eccurred in Macao a month or two ago when the steamship Haungihan was on the point of leaving the wharf for Hongkong, a dampan came within the wash of her propellers

To The Ediron or tum "Honorowa Telkonapi" SIR,-I am a British man-of-war's man and I and heeled over to such a degres that its want to thank some of your contributors for show occupants were thrown into the water,

Alog up them missionary fraude. Theyḥe the worst Chinese watchman from the abovementioned fraude In China. Some yearsaga when wo waS steamer seeing the accident immediately jumped harboring in Amoy, we raised some thousand overboard and saved a small child from in- dollars to start a Seamen's Club. The mode king and while in the act of bringing came from our pockets and our officers, from it to the whaif he let it go to afford momentary merchants of the place and the British and ald to an older boy who was who sinking, American consula, but not a farthing from the the first child sank but on Captale Clarko missionaries. We bought a house and furnished calling to the watchman to dive, he recovered it comfortably and not knowing what sort of the little boy and all were safely reacted, and people they were, we put the title in the British little or no damage done. On the affair belig and American missionaries. What do you think the man with a sum of $15.00 which was come to the conclusion that the Club was'nt brought to the notice of Mr. Belllios be rewarded they did? After running it three years, they officially prezented to him on the Macao doing the good work it was Intended to do, and wharf few days since by Mr. Pacheco, sold every stick and stone of it and pocketed the The Bellios medal for saving life will proceeds for the benefit of other charities. What also be presented to the Chinaman at Macao do you call thats I call it highway robbery. When when it arrives from Europe. We note this with our consul Mr. Forest Interfered, they called him satisfaction for considering how superstitions the every hard name they could lay tongue to. He Chinese are in regard to resening those in danger | tried his best but we never got a cent back from of drowning the viniest publicity should be given the blackguards, who called it a sacred trust, deli

True Briton-A clean Frenchman

H.M.S. Twud was at last securely mised and towed by the Pilot Firk to the patent slip at Hangham Docks this morning.

Major Horg-In refurishing the Green Inland battery, what shall we do with all the

mooth borce.

Capt. Fogg-Why not fire them?

FOR the unlawful possession of a ricksha which he said was walking about looking for an owner Tang Po was sent up for one month. The real owner is still wanted.

Bank defaulter-I want to defy the detectives and travel in a way no one will ever suspect. Lawyer Very simple, my dear Sir take the first Jardine steamer, MR. RICHARD B. MARTIN has been elected Chairman of the Court of Directors of the British North Borneo Company in succession to Bir Rutherford Alcock. K. C. B. resigned.

Mrs. Gossip--I hear Mr. Squeezicks has a new

cost of arms?

Mertens-Yes. I designed it myself) ( Mr. G.-What is it?

*: Mertens-Purely heraldic. A hog mapant or with a bar sinister and the usola, Tetum 'porrum, czuplo.-

CORRESPONDENCE.

¿We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column].

to such humans acts both as an incentive and We have got another club there now, but it

comes from the charity of a heathen named Mr. \- Gam, whe givet ut anion: kesen for a maloor

as an indication that such cruel, prejudices are „being overcome.

A list of contributors is appended;-

(Subscribers to Canton Hospital) Hongkong and Shanghai Bank....$ 50.00 F. de Bovis, Esq...

30.00 S. W. Balt, Esq.

5.00 5.00

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V. A. Cesa? Hawkins, Esq. met Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co...

Slemssen & Co...........................

· 50.00

50 co

T. E. Davies, Etqinin

25.00

Messrs. Melchers & Co

50.00

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22

31

Arabold, Karberg & Co... Holliday, Wise & Co... 50,00. Gibb, Livingston & Co...... Reuter, Brockelmann & Co. N. J. Saunders, Esq...

50.00

50.00'

30.00

10.00

Messrs. Gilman & Co..................

50.00

#1

Meyer & Co......

50.00

Linstead & Davis

20.00

20.00

E.

Lane, Crawford & Co............

J. S. Van Buren, Esq............... 10.00 Messrs. David Sassoon, Sons & Co... 50.00 Butterfield & Swire.......

50.00 R. Belllion Esq..................................

35,00 Messrs. F. Blackhead & Comm. 10.00 E. S. Whealler, Esq...................... 10.00 Messrs. Reiss & Co............................... 50.00 P. Byrie, Esq.sinamers

Messrs. Carlowitz & Co............

Charity RÍMUR

J. Moses, Esq................................

25.00 50.00

1.00

25.00

Jno, Thurbura, Esq......

fno. J. Francle, Esq...........

35.00

Hongkong 2 Whatapos Dock Coin 100 Mesra, N. Mody & Co.

pu: 25.00

10.00

Messrs. Chas. Gaupp & Co. - 10.00

J. H. Machelose, Eiq........................

5.00

Messrs. W. Powell & Co...... Messrs. W. J. Humphreys & Co.

5.00

10.00

5.00

F. Watts, Eq............................................. E. L. Woodin, Esq...................5.00 Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master 25.co Messrs. Donnya & Mossop 25.00 H. K. & S. Bank Junior Moss... - 20.00 C. P. Chater, Esq....................................· 50.00 H. N. Mody, Eaqs meiningar

50.00

C. N, E. P. 30.00 E. Niedbard, Eq................... 5.00 H.K. Canton & Macao Steamboat Co. 50.00 Rt. Rev. Bishop Bardonia, 25.00 (Chinese Contributors.)

On Tai Insurance Co.....................$100 07 Lat Hing.......

***** 100.00 Hop Hing 342448644420...əüıını 40.00 Man On Insurance Com

50.00

50.00

50.00

5000

China Merchants S. N, Co.

Ng Ping Hangi

Chan Fan Tol..............................

Fang Wa Chia.............................. Via Fat Hong gumamnunu Kwong Man Tat

50.00

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LITERARY GOSSIP.

The poetical works of the late Hugh Farrar

again have already become classics. The McDermott are to be republished in two volumes.

former will go down in history with Shelly's His "Blind Canary" and "Do not sing that song

"Ode to the Skylark.

lion's cage in a menagerie and remained there Two American reporters lately entered the

a half hour in order to describe how it felt to be alone with the King of the beasts,

devoting himself to "The Collector," a journal devoted to those who make collections of the fine arts, bric-a-brac &c. The paper is neat and to those interested in esthetics simply invaluable. There is some talk of combining the London Era with the New York Dramatic News. The editor of the latter, Leander Richardson is a writer of great brilliancy and in a short period has made his journal a great power in weekly literature.

Frank McLaughlin, the famous publisher cribes his success to the best ink, the finest paper, the handsomest type and the most skilful press work; that money will bay,"

is matte should be placed over the desk. of every editor and publisher to the world. that the short-story is slowly replacing the old James Henderson Connolly, the novelist, says style novel. People need fiction, but are too busy to devote several evenings to one book. They therefore patronize the newspapers, weeklies and magarines which "run out" stories ranging from 4,000 to 15,000 words each

The American Analyst Is a capital paper whose purpose is the exposure of adulterations in food and other daily necessaries. In its brilliant career of ten years, it has put a quietus to over 1,000 objectionable counterfelia and nostrums. It is ably edited by Major, Thompson P. McElrath and Dr. Henry Lassing, both of whom are gentlemen of great literary attainments and high scientific culture.

Bill Nye says it is impolite to ues the phrase "a bald or bald headed man" and that the proper term is "the gentleman with the late hals”

"the defunct capillaries."

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Fred L. Pommer is about to large a volume of #vine-verse,"~1.e, a collection of all the drin. king-songs of the European literatures., 'In all probabilities some of it will be Mumm and some Extra Dry!--Perhaps the book will be Pommer-y. Dorog the past year Col. Frank A. Burr his been writing a series of interesting articles on "Types of life in Great Britan.”

Count Mitkiewitz has a volume in press, "What I know about China" If he would writs what he does'nt know, it would add 300 volumes to the first.

LATE TELEGRAMS,

PARIS, July 28th. Two railway officials have been arrested in connection with the railway accident at Saint Mande.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 28th. Most remarkable enthusiasm prevalia fa Russia at the visit of the French feet. It is re ported that the Tsar is annoyed at the extent to which the demonstration is being carried,

LONDON, July 19th, -

Lord Gross was interviewed yesterday by tha Commission of the Chicago Exhibition; and la response to their request promised to communi cata with the Viceroy with the view of secusing the adequate representation of India at the World's Fair.

The second battalion Grenadier Guard. from Bermuda landed at Dover yesterday,

It has now been definitely arranged that the French Squadron after leaving Cronstadt will come direct to Portsmouth. At the Queen's desire the First Lord of the Admiralty Will pay an official visit to the fleet. Spontaneously arrangements are being made to accord the squadron a fiting reception.

The race for the Goodwood Stakes to-day resulted as follows :-White- Feather fini, Barmidde second, Faristar third.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 29th..

The Parte will shortly resume negotiations with the British Government for the evacuation of Egypt. The necessary instructions are being sent to Rustam Fasha, Turkish Ambassador in London,

ATHIMB, July 29th Frequent -murders' are committed in Crete without any attempt being made to punish' the perpetrators

LONDON, 30th July, Lord Salisbury speaking at a banquet given at the Mansion House last evening, on referring to the troubles in South America, stated that the British Government had firmly refused to arbitrate between the conflicting parties In Chill, and would not interfere with financial matters im he said still remained unsolved, but the rapid the Argentine Republic. The eastern question developing of Egypt and Bulgaria promises that they will be the countries to solve the question. The race for the Godwond Cup run to-day. resulted as follows-Gonzalve fist, Barmecid second, Malody shirär!

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