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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITE D,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &C.

LONDON, HONG KONG AND AMOY.

NATURAL APERIENT WATERS.

ON THE CHOICE OF A WATER.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1891.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE P.&O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Verons left Nagasaki for this port at 5 pm. yesterday. "ANTI-HUMBUG'S " communication dealing with certain alleged grievances in connection with the Public Works Department is too penonal and too offensive in tone for publication s | anonymous, correspondence.

THE American schoonet. Loongwha, from Tien- XTRACT from the London Medical Recharge of the mate, Captain Lord having died of tsin, arrived at Shanghai on the agrd init. In corder, May 25, 1890, by GRO. Bright's disease on the previous Thunday HERSCHELL, M.D. (Lond) |

In order to attain the highest success in the morning, on the voyage down. treatment of a case by a Natural Water, it is fap better to sady thoroughly one kind, and master its peculiaries, 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 pat underthe following hende:---

*1.-Smillness of dose:

Ir is understood that telegraphic advices were received here to-day to the effect that the railway Had to connect the Imuris mines with the sex coast has been completed, and that the first shipment of ore will be made on the roth prox. We give this report for whatever it may be worth,

THE High School 14 Seymour Terrace, will | #3 #right; but we believe that judges rarely reached, and our journey by rail is accomplished. | (wo ounces per ton. There are several other

*2.-Abience of unpleasant effect,

re-open on Tuesday, the 1st September, under '3-Sulphates of Soda and Magnesia in nearly the head-mastership of Mr. C. J. Bateman, equal proportions.

formerly head-master of the Hongkong Fabile School. Mr. Bateman's efforts to provide a sound Eng-education in a purely unsectarian school deserve to meet success, and no doubt will do so, THE sheets of Hongkong have been quite picturesque to-day owing to the exceptio

4-Absence of unplesiant taste. 'On examining the chief waters on the lish market with a view of making a selection, one is struck with the fact that a newly-imported water, the 'Franz Josef, contains 190 and 173 grains to the pound of Sulphates of Magnesia

and Soda respectively. This is much in excess of the quiniles contained by either Hunyadi Tanos, Friedrichsball, er Aesculap. It is evi- dently the strongest water by far, whilst at the same time it fortunately happens to is almost tasteless.

Price, cents so per bottle; per doren $5.50.

FRANZ JOSEF WATER.

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high-clsis illustrations which an enterpdsing cliens manager bus decorated the walls and all available space with. May be reap the reward of his labours. The Circus, which is reported as being a * stunner," will probably open to-morrow night.

town of Carcoar. The country is very rugged and mountainous and distinctly unfavorable to extensive altarial auriferous deposits but a perfect net-work of quartz veins are met with In all directions. So far the workings are confined to quarts mining, the principal veins in the district belog the Balmoral, Queen of the Mount, Grant's Amalgamated, and several others Without entering into all the geological details supplied to me by experts, it is sufficient to mention that the gold, which is generally fine to this district, is evenly distributed through the quartz, there being also a total absence of what miners term clearage, or face gold. This account for the crushings yielding higher returas thas fa indicated by the outside appearnces of the quartz. Mr H. W. Sice, Inspector of Mines for the

the course of a very fateresting report speaks most New South Wales Government, paid.an official

"The Balmoral is a distinct line of reef from the visit to Mount McDonald in August, 1889, and in favorably of the Balmoral prospects. Heways Queen of the Mount. Several hundred toas of quartz were crushed from this reef averging fully

the field: Balmoral Gold Mining Co., 10.bead, mines working with fair prospects of success. The following is the quarts crashing power on

ag-head, and the Mining Investment Association Colberts 8-head, Pascoe's, 12-head. Creighton's 20-head batteries, making a total of 75-head and 100 horse-power. This expenditure of capital in Mount McDonald gold-field, and when taking lets have faith in the permanency of the quartz-crushing machinery proves that capita-

into consideration the geological formation, the nature of the quality, and the depth of conclusion can be arrived at than that the Moont some of those mines already attained, no other McDonald gold-field will rank among the per- manent reefing districts of New South Wales within a few miles of Mount McDonald, which, a permanent mining population" if once developed, will add the settlement of

and shareholders can rest assured whatever, may mentioned is the foregoing extract till exist, The conditions of the Balmoral Co.'s properties

be the actual paying prospects of the cancers, the mine is neither a wild-cat business nor a. "salted" fraud. In the leases which comprise defined "the Balmoral" the reels are not so clearly Eureka," and the country is of a much harder in the "Queen of the Mount” and nature. Only the most experienced miners can discern country rock from the reef, and it was represented to me that this fact to a great extent the mine was stopped. Owing to Inexperienced through the mill with the reef quarts, the cost of management's great quantity of rock, was put picking preventing any attempt at separation being made.

aplum smoker. Yes, on the 16th of May ➡den 1

got the $7,000 I did not think I should have to pay it back, that is why I took it, it wan the same with the $1,000 and also with the $15,000.

By his Worship-I did not stop to think whether it was honorable or not, I was only thinking of spending money,

By Mr. Wotton-I did not think anything about it, I am not reformed, I have changed to an extent, and I don't want to spend money now, therefore I need not borrow. Yea I spent the money on women, giving dinners, prezants, etc. and perhaps if I could get the money I would do the same again, but I would not gamble any more

The case was then adjourned till Wednesday. next at 2 p.m..

CANTON.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Canton, August ayth It was apparently premature to chronicle tha "scotching of the burglar manis here, for already reported has been tried on" but another attempt equally during with these

Municipal police, it was frustrated. In this fortunately, owing to the adroitures of the instance Dr. Wales was the quarry"; the robbers succeeded in entering the back premises

watch and other jewellery. The Doctor dis succeeded is annexing a case containing his gold while our respected medico was at dinner and

covered the robbery immediately after dinner, and promptly gave notice to the authorities. quickly on the track and upon searching the The Superintendent of Police, Mr. Limburg, was native soldier's quarters which are situated in the rear of the Doctor's house, he not only discovered an old servant of the Doctor's playing ♣ known rogue who made successful tracks acroas the canal farther, on arresting the individual where the stolen property had been hidden. mentioned be learnt sufficient to give him an idea

This was in the long grass behind the Ice Hanse, and it was safely restored to its owner within a few hours of its disappearance. The thief is at the Nam-kol Magistracy awaiting his trial. Further investigation has shown the prisoner to be a worthy "chip of the old block" for his father is "wanted" as the instigator or perpe- trator of the burglary in Mesars, Carlowitz' &Co.'s house. It is simply scandalous that the Military

We are sole agents in China for the sale of/ THE wie of well-known and lately much-stamp out fan-fan and other Chinese forms of about the Balmoral mine and has no objections There is also à large tract of adriferous country wild game of fan-tan, but startled another well

Nos, zz & 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

advertised high New Zealand functionary, is a niece of Tom Sayers, the prize-fighter. She seems to have inherited much of the family's bull-dog tenacity; for, divorced from her first husband, a blacksmith, she married a lawyer, A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. and then, when he moved from this vale oftears,

espoused bis partner-her present husband. CHANKAN, a widow of do sutfimers, was arrested last evening on a charge of child stealing, and lodged in the Central. I sing tired of the world, however, the old lady sought a solution of her present difficulty by suicide and had almost succeeded when the alarm was raised and sha

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FLOWER

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Compound for dina they were Indied to

By damning those they had ne mind to.

was cut down, 'and conveyed to the hospital built very much on the same one-sided lines that Company stops work and then I'll try my luck explains the low returns realised before work at property on Shameen should actually prove to be

where she now lles. She will probably be "up"

to-morrow.

Our Hongkong legislation against gambling is are now so strongly advocated to extinguish the national pastimes of ancient China in the Calcules. Even-banded Justice is set aside on the ground of expediency,

EIGHT young lady doctors, University-trained, France bas stuck to me ever face was quickly come into practice in Melbourne next November. transformed into a series of sleeping chambers, and I am not, ashamed to own that I found ACCORDING to the Sydney Presbyterian, five oblivion in the arms of Morphens-which is available Church of England parsons, Includlag Italian for Murphy-with a seat worthy of a Blahop, refused to officiate at a recent Moree, better cause. Masker Long before daylight N.S.W, funeral when asked to do so in they at about 4.45--the Mount McDonald pas- absence of a "dissenting clergyman. The sengers changed carriages at a God-forsaken excuse given was that the ground was not place called Blayney, and then the fun really consecrated. An orthodox parson can only pray temmenced. I am accustomed to terrific jolting on holy ground and according to routine rules. I have ridden Australian buck jumpers, steered Some parsons nerer pray, outside of their An Egyptian donkey through the arid deserts surplices.

surrounding Grand Cairo and Suez, and once, when roads were not, scaled Victoria Peak on Ir Fairway" will send us the Paisne Judge's board a Mongolian race-pony, but the sbaking notes to the case Zum Aling v. Poll, to which up we were subjected to on this line of railway he refer in his letter, we shall be glad to publish which, though of quite recent construction, correspondent is quite mistaken in the armpits out their lart legs, put ali previous experiences them if they are of public interent. But our all the discarded rolling plant of other lines in New South Wales, utilized doubtless to wear judge's notes of a case by merely applying for braised body haunts me sill. At 7 a.m., unless that we, or anybody else, can obtain a Hongkong quite in the shade. The recollection of my them. The Code holds that a judge's notes are the train is late, and the oldest inhabitant can't his own private property and cannot be obtained

remember when it wasn't late, Woodstock is refuse an application for copies of their notes to be used as evidence, Mr. Justice Fielding Clark, The rain falls in torrents as I wend my way In the case Regina v. Brandt, told the defendant this country town of corrugated-fron shantles towards the only "pub "that, strange 157 that be did not believe his statement that he could not obtain a copy of the judge's notes is contains. A meagre fare for breakfast and an a certain case; but since then the Editor of this exorbitant charge have to be mildly put up with, journal had occasion to apply to Sir James and then arrangements have to be made for the Russell for a copy of his notes in the Conspiracy journey by coach to the Mount, a distance of interest "Fairway to know that the judge's oblging is a tough and ready way; he is

se, and the request was refused. It may

about 14 miles,

The landlord of the hostelry is anxious to be notes to Regina v. Brandt cost us the trifling Interested in China and Japan, and as he is an sum of $45 for copying.

old miner of varied experience, I am interested In any reliable information he may be able to REFERRING to recent attempt by Sydney afford regarding the Balmoral enterprise. Fortune reformers to coerce or induce the New South favors me decidedly; the worthy Boniface is in Wales Government to adopt strict measures to no way faclined to be reticent; he knows all rambling, the Evening News very pertinently to ventilating his views. He commences by remarks (—“The Anti-Chinese Gambling telling me that a few years ago ho took gold ta League" would do well, on the ancient principle the value of £10,000 out of the Mount Mc of what is sauce for the goose is auce for the Donald district, principally from the Balmoral gander, to make itself an League pure and simple. Of course for white a bag of very rich specimens of quarts obtained ant-gambling section, whilst working on tribute. He showed me men there is not the same sense of moral from the Balmoral teases, some of which would exaltation in reproving a white's vices along with pan out' about two hundred ounces to the ton, others, as in reproving vices supposed to be the and assured me that plenty of the same sort of exclusiva possession of yellow men; but to stuff was available. If no one else believes in hound down fantas while winking at “totes the substantial prospects of the Balmoral reminds one of the Puritans who were said to Mining Co. this practical miner certainly does, and it would appear that he has solid groands for his confider.ce. "I am waiting," he remarked, with a twinkle in his eye, "waiting until the again. If all my worthy host told me true, the Hongkong shareholders own Broken Hill, but with the very gratifying difference that instead of silver the Balmoral produces gold. However, the fact remains that this man has made a considerble sum of money, the ore being obtained as related above, and I satisfied myself that he is not the only fortunate "tributor "for the benefit of the (BY OUR SPECIAL COMMISSIONER.)

uninitiated it may be mentioned that a "tributor" is a miner who works without wages and on his own account, returning to the owner of the Having a few days to spare whilst in Sydney ground a percentage according to his gains last month, and knowing the great interest taken who did well in the Mount McDonald ranges. in the Balmoral gold mine by a considerable After breakfast the signal is given number of Hongkong and Coast Port residentscoach," and new comes execution. Complete Catalogues with concise accidentally went off and the charge lodged la/unproductive, not to say unprofitable under- shall I call it. Those who have not visited mill, a compressor plant driving four rock-irls.The extremely hot and sultry weather at the who have capital Invested in that hitherto part of the journey in pair-horsed-what most unpleasant

taking, I made inquiries as to the feasibility of the Colonies have yet to experience the terrors running up to Mount McDonald, and personally of a bush road and an up-country coach. seeing all that was to seen in what to the The sensations from the road remind you of a vast majority of shareholders has been from ses during a typhoon, and the coach is a square the beginning very much a terra Incognita. box on wheels that are quite ignorant of any Meeting Mr. Kenneth Stevens, the Secretary relationship Hongkong to specially investigate and report roof and sides of the shaky vehicle were as of the Balmoral Gold Mining Co. Lil, was down inship to springs Ralu continued to come force, rendering the situation just as had been sent down by the Directors in uncomfortable as can well be imagined, for the on certain matters connected with the manage-teaky as the pockets of investors in Punjoms at ment at the mine and the position of affairs 85. Woodstock being over 2,000 feet above had pitched my camp, he courteously informed was intense; but having been "froze stiff (this generally, at the Oxford Hotel, Sydaty, where I sea-level and the season mid-winter, the cold me that no difficulties, excepting the bitterly repression is copyrighi) coming over the Blue cold and miserably wet weather and the dis-Mountains, and not having thawed down, I the-way mining township, stood in the way of my while describing these delights I am forgetting comforts attendant on "roughing it" is an out-of- found it quite impossible to get any colder. But projected trip, and that every facility would no that the coach in rolling along, up hill and Walton) to have a good look round, and to form of nothing more striking than the everlasting receive due consideration. Like many another doubt be afforded me by the manager (Mr. down dale, through a country productive showing its true value, and pa doubt they will whatever opinions the circumstances warranted. gam-tree, the chief feature of all Australian Mr. Stevens, who had only a short time pre-bush scenery. Here and there a Cockatoo vously paid an official visit to "the Balmorala cockatoo in bush parlance means a with a well-known Australian mining expert, small farmer-bas a small homestead which was, of care, not disposed to be particularly relieves the eye, and it goes without saying that communicative as to the results of his mission, our ancient friend, the persevering Celestial at all event until the same had been submitted to they are generally called "Chows" In the Colonies that i should form my own independent views on a plot of ground that is ucliber field, meadow without prejudice one way or, the other; but nor swamp. The entire journey is so dreadfully from what he rather hinted than actually stated, slow and uninteresting, that my chief attention I lafened that prospects of big dividends in the is devoted to scientifically balancing myself Immediate future for the long-suffering share from side to side of the conch so as to escape holders were, if not altogether hopeless, at bodily harm as far as possible from the horrible lead a remote contingency. However, having folding of that extraordinary article of conveyance, this arranged preliminaries and cleared the way, One thing in reference to the terrible roads I lost no time in starting on my Journey for the struck me forcibly, and that was how the large had afused such high expectations in the the Balmoral mine could have been transported El Dorado which a little more than a year ago and heavy pieces of machinery alleged to be at

hopes. which, alas, so far beye only realised disappointed bosoms of numerous Hongkong investors, but through such a country,

SEEDS,

SEASON 1891-97.

THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF OUR SUPPLY

or

GARDEN

SEEDS

directions for sowing can be obtained on appli, estion, or will be posted to any address, In these Catalogues the Seeds are Marginally Numbered in English and Chinese, and when ordering it is

discount.

THE Gordon Institute, Melbourne, for newsboys, is reported to be a rank failure, and la a financial quagmire. It is a total mistake, a palatial edifico fitted up right out of the way, because a small place succeeded, which was in the right plice- in the heart of the city. Commercial magnates generously put down their subscriptions, but the whole principle of the thing was out of Jolat, and it will have to be sold up.

AN accident occurred at Kiskdang on the zoth for the Season has arrived and we are now pre-inst, resulting in the death of Mr. D. Lamacchia, a Curtons officer. Two other officers was out pared to book orders for prompt or forward shooting with him and one of them, Mr. Hoch, was preparing to fire at a bird when bis gun the back of Mr. Lamacchia's head, killing him instantly. An enquiry was afterwards held and from the evidence adduced it was clearly shown dental one. that Mr. Lamacchia's death was a purely accl.

quite sufficient to only state the number of the Egyptians were in the habit of transporting IT is more than probable, says from, that the vessels overland across the Isthmus of Suer, and kinds required.

tradition records that 23 centuries ago a true ship ralway, with polished granite blocks as Order from one peract, of brom $5 to $10, ralis, existed and was worked across the

of Corinth, where the construction of a ship allowed as a discount

canal hus been projected. In 1718 the well- Orders from one person, over $10 allowed an

known Count Emanuel Swedenborg constructed a road and machines" for carrying laden vessels from Stromstadt to Iddefjord, in Sweden, extra

a distance of 14 miles across a rough country, and the successful use of this work by Charles CLAY'S FERTILIZER. XII. during the slege of Frederiksball led to Swedenborg being regarded not only a national benefactor, but as a mechanician si no A high class fertilizer for pot plants and for mean ability for at least a century after his death, use in the garden generally : It supplies natural AFTER a long spell of bad luck the colours of our local" sport," Mr. C. P. Chater, have proved to curiously enough with a horse named after himself. The race was only a selling plate of 200 sovs, but even small fishes are sweet, and Judglos mom the circumstances, the probabilides are that Messrs. Deacon and Chater won a big stake on what appears to have been a real good thing. The race was for two year olds, over a distance of five furlongs at Kempton Park on July 15th, and the winner had to be sold at auction for roo. There were sven starters, and the chesnut colt Chater, by Hagioscope out of Larkspur, starting at the by a length. After the race the winner was remunerative price of six to one, wan cleverly bought to for 500 guineas.

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A VISIT TO THE BALMORAL MINE.

a second

The Balmoral Co.' originally held over za acres, which they subsequently increased by the purchase of further leases to 72 acres a huge and most valuable property should fair résulta accrue from working operations. The battery plant and compressor, with the dam are situated in the dip of two hills, quite close to the mouth of the tunnel. The dam is said to be Can able of holding a million gallons of water, and the tomachinery is of the most improved and modern 20-head of stamps, four vachers, a Remington types. The latter now comprises a powerful

air,winch, etc, etc. All this costly plant is in first-rate order.

which has doubtless been seen by most of the The last report made by Mr. Jonathan Seaver, shareholders, says that he has precisely the same opinion of the mine as when he reported on it two years ago. Mr. Seaver considers that Ignorance and mismanagement have nearly ruined a good property, and several competent authorities who have recently visited the

with well-directed and competent management all I have seen and heard, to believe that district confirm his views. I am bound, from

the mine ought yet to turn out a remunerative

before the Directors several schemes with a view one to shareholders. The Secretary of the Com- pany informed me that he had arranged to put to giving the property a falr opportunity of

guards deputed by the Viceroy to protect Foreign accessories to all the depredations committed worthless lot of men, one might seek in vala to there. A more lary, demoralized filthy, and find even throughout dirty China. The event, however, has brought one good result about and that is, that the Chinese military adornments of the Settlement have had their hat razed level with the ground and—unless they are billeted on other guard houses here until the storm passes, which is quite possible. Shameen is to know them no more.

The triennial examinations for the second (Ku-yen) degree begla on the 11th, and end on the toth of next month. Upwards of 15,000 students are expected to be closeted, in the

Imperial Examiner, took place, two days ago, examination compound. The preliminary trial examination of students competing before the

end of last week here carried off a number of chirens by beat apoplesy, but since yesterday, with its rains and a westerly wind, all fear of danger of an epidemic, through a serious augmentation of the death rate, has sub- sided. Recently a curious fatal misfortune overtook two youthful sports attached to the 'Taitar General's Yamén.. They were noted as blog the best jockeys in the city, and went

endeavouring to put "salt on the tall of out for a night to the White Cloud Mountains to collect fighting crickets for the sports to the Yamen; and during the moonlight In particularly likely insect, a sudden spparition in behind a mound and reproached them with dis the shape of a patriarchal man arose from turbing the manes of "Potted ancestry deposited there. The youths retalated in the exuberant vernacular of which the Chinese- language is so capable, and this so disgusted the patriarchal apparition that he coned them: in terms with which the Abbat in Ingoldaby cursing from malignant typhold no doubt) both became the Rheims jackdaw were as zothing, Strange / enough on returning home next day (suffering delirious and died within 24 hours of one another. natural causes bad anything to do with such a dire the only sons in the family, and the mother has result. The saddest thing of all that they were lost her reason and remains a hopeless embocile.

nourishment to the soil, and assists the process succozefal on an English race-course, and i the Beard of Directors, and probably he preferred [ -kas a market garden adjoining the road-tide, The shareholders now know the worst, they can / Nothing will convince John Chinaman that

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DEATHS.

At sea, on the 19th August, SAMUEL A. LORD, Inte master of American schooner Lang-who, aged 56 years.

At Pagoda Anchorage, Foochow, on the arst Instant, FLORENCE EDITH FRASER, the beloved youngest daughter of Mr. T. Belts (1.M. Customs), after a short illness. Aged a feril. Deeply regretted.

On the with instant, st his residence No. 1, Garden Villas, Hongk, ALFRED SAMUEL TAXODORI, the dearly beloved and only son of Mrs. Samuel Clifton, of Shanghai, in his 38th

year.

promising enterprise, the Balmoral Company commenced with far too small a capital, and it has had the ill luck to fall on wretchedly Wales. And like the Punjom concern, it has bad times both in Hongkong and New South apparently been saddled From the beginning with s choice collection of frogaes and incompetents.

written, and of course they must use their own safely rely on the general accuracy of all I have judgment as to the policy to be carried out in the future, I should be inclined to rather under estimate than exaggerate the prospects of success, especially on account of the unusually hard I. think it would be a great pity to abandon nature of the country, but under all circumstances prospects that are certainly not hopeless and on farther exploitation. which a lot of money has been spent, without

under the depressing faßuence of continuous Myreturn foumey to Sydney was accomplished

scenery, some of which, expecially near the Blue ralo, which prevented me from enjoying the Mountains, is exceedingly beautiful. And I was most thankful to be back again, safe and sound, The pictare in my comfortable quarters at the Oxford Hotel,

THE CONSPIRACY CASE.

afternoon, when the plaintiff, so. Tang Shan This case was again before Mr. Wiss this was cross-examined by Mr. Wotton. He said that

FOOCHOW...

August zand.

coming Race-meeting are very fair. Though the We are glad to hear that prospects for the

Ist for Subscription Griffins has not yet been intending subscribers, placed on the table we hear already of eight

the price of pork, chickens and ducks, owing to s There has been an extraordinary rise lately fa falling off in supplies is said that most of raising of this farm produce has been unprofitable "the country people have discovered that the

and have been giving it up. Now, phaps, they will begin again.

After ascending a series of hills Mount As very few local readers of the Hangkong view of the place did not Impress me favorably; McDonald is reached at 11.30. Frankly, the first Telegraph are acquainted with the exact and I don't know that an extended acquaintance THE Acting Pulse Judge gave judgment in the locality of the Balmoral as a matter of of its beauties and other virtues very materially Summary Court this morsing in the share fact most of the shareholders know nothing altered my first Impressions. dealing case Luddy v. Ramjahm and Curreem. Whatever about it, it will be as well to say that presented was a shabby street of very insigni- Plaintiff sued for $468.12, the difference on Panjom shares sold to Ramjahm, the fulfilment South Wales, over two hundred miles to the there, dotted about to the right and left, this gold mine is at Mount McDonald, Newficant corrugated-iron houses, with here and of the contract being guaranteed by Cantem. northwest of Sydney, Is His lordship decided in favor of plaintiff for the

We are glad to leam that the missionary In wood, bark, and other shanties of the type Under favorable circumstances and in theunally found in small mining districts. The amount claimed. Mr. E. Robinson, on behalf summer season the journey by rail would no coach, having left the mails at the Post

the solicitation of his friends, bus returned to with expulsion and only retired to Foochow on the Kiong Ning district who wasflately threatened of the plaintiff, asked for Immediate execution, dontt be enjoyable, the country contains many office, proceeded to the hotel I had chosen as he had been Informed that Ramfahm had striking views and places of special interest; but as my habitatlon during my stay in the town. Yung Wing, Chang Shuf, and Yung. Ut Yark his post. The parting words of a friend to him and Deacon's office) explained that Ramjahm most depressing series of rain storms, which had elected that which I thought would be the case began, they used to walk togethers they are slow and form excellent advice. already left

on trop de aèle m had gone to Saigon on a three weeks trip and been gmeral for the previous fortnight and galeter. It is kept by Mi Neville, a maiden my friends now, but we do not walk together, they

which we are given to understand means "go would shortly be bere, when no doubt a settle which completely spoiled my attempts to enjoy lady of uncertain age, who did her atmest under dined with me, and I have given them money ment would be made.

Wo hear, this week of some few native tea remarking that the plaintiff couldn't be expected Mountains. The milways in New South Wales possible, With three or four utter strangers neither has Yong Us Ye, he has obtained their doing so thus early, they say that they find so The Judge, after the Lovaly scenery of the Emu plaks and Blue difficulties to make me as comfortable as Chang Shul has never done me any hand for the season. On enquiring as to the reason of hongs over the bridge having closed their doors to wait three weeks for his money, said he would are not exactly paradises; if I might, without sharing the same sleeping and sitting rooms loans for me and he went with me to have littledemand, and that with the reported not lasts an order at present for immediate immediate personal danger be permitted and solitude quite an unknown quantity in the dinner at an hotel in foreign style, I do not depressed state of the London and Australian execution,

to express my honest views on the subject, former, with the toughest "chow that I had know that he is a servant, I believe he lives markets they do not look for improvement. All A MERTING of members of the Jockey Club hesitate to say that there is no rail-road in the to enjoy your bath in a hand basin, and the take me to my mother, who gave me a lecturing than they used to be, and none are so speculativa and as regards this particular Hat, I do not faced for generations, the discomfort of baying with Yung. My brother did come for me, and natives engaged in the trade are better informed interested in the purchase of Subscription Grillas habitable globe with so many extraordinary never-ending row in all parts of the house, I had then spent all my money, excepting about after late experiences, then for the 1891 season was held in the reading curves, the effects of which, especially to delicate am quite safe in saying that no London twenty or thirty dollars: my mother did not takes Complaints reach us from all sides of the in room of the Hongkong Hotel at 4 p.m. thứ or sleepless travellers, are many and various lodging house in "the Dials" was ever this from mej my household expenses whilst I crease of squeezing in the country, both on. afternoon. The business was delayed some It wasip.m. when the Great Western express more prolife of the disturbing element than the was having my good time" were paid by ray articles of export and import Any man too Steward of the Club, but no one of that august passengers certainly had "a night of it." You Mount McDonald Arms.

machos feardo plugin" is the expression used body deigning to attend, Mr. W. H. Dick was can get "chow (of a wort) on the Australian

By his Worhip voted to the chair and the object of the meeting railways, but it is tovariably of the refreshment from Sydney, greeted our arrival at the Mount,

ongs for transit passes by their merest ac Tfe dreary rain that witnessed our departure lacidly explained. Mr. J. F. Hough, Clerk of the rooms pattern--bolling soap of the weakest type and it was not much of a solace to learn that the

quintances amongst the natives, and for mer Course, informed the members that he had been and steal as tough as the hide of an old water weather was by no means unusual for the time of

interest. These helpless traders ask whether In communication with the Shanghal Horse buffalo, at a cost of 11, 6d. And there are also the year, and that it was very unlikely to change

foreigners cannot interfere on their behalf, but chandise in which they have not the slightest Baxaar, but was not certain as to the terms apon sleeping cars. Oh yes I reeloved special for the next few weeks. And here lo malor

we do not see how this is to be dobrot Settle which griffins could be obtained, although he sleeping car, and for that exclusive privilege. I once admit that, from reliable Information told me. I never gambled at Kowloon I have The following statement of Congou supposed they would be similar to those of past had to pay through the nose rather serious received after my return to Sydney, the weather never been there at all. I want to the Kung: ments to date shows that about 80 per cent of the years, Mr. Fraser-Smith was of the opalon mates for a porety-stricken Journalist who prophets were right in their predictions. Hope Sun gambling house on the evening of the 16th submitted to the meeting, but so far as he was Shurgbal Bank or the China Bornes Company, venture out and keep dry, I lost no time in was that date, Yung Ut, Yu was with me concerned he was quite agreeable that the old Lizalied, with certainly of lts being liquidated visiting the Balmoral mine and, as far as was knew I was entitled to a portion of my father's Congo on the custom should be again followed, providing the on account of alleged services rendered-or possible, accomplishing the object of my visit, estate, I did not know how much it would beglening of Season Bazaar was prepared to provide ponies of the otherwise, There is a joke in this latter semask The conclusions I arrived at, both from personal amount to Matomo hinges cheats at 38 to 15 desired quality, at the usual figure of $150, andthat which nebody but the late" Dan'el" McCulloch, observation and from Inquiries made in every By Mr. Wolton: I did not go to the Man On 20 the Stewards would give special races as in past the present Tom Jackson, the ex-director direction where reliable Information was likely Insurance Co to get an advance, neither did I 13,8

27 years. The Chairman uilmainly proposed that Dairymple, and the writer of this pilgrimage to be obtained, do not amorat to a very great send anyone, I have nerez tried to get an advance 29,160 the order for the purchase of the poales be given thoroughly undernards. But to return to our deal and their value may be questionable; but on my property at any other places. I did not buy 46,949 to the Here Bazaar, all conditions to be the same steak and onions favorite dish at the Balmoral at all events the shareholders of the Balmoral jewelery from 21 Sing. I have lost it gambling, 23,910, 15 m as those of last year. This was seconded by Mr.mins, a Mr. Orange, C.E, and other local Hining Co. will be interested to know something R. Fraser Smith, after the Clerk of the Course scientists who have been there, will readily from an independent source regarding their

•H. X. Chang-yao, Governor of this Province, givan for Entecription grillins, and curled Truck, Mr. Editor, but I once took a cheap trip

had undertaken that the usual races would be testly. After dinner the gates-excuse my property. And here shortly aftas 6xs o'clock this morning, I unanimestly, wherengen the meeting brekrup. 1. from London Bridge to Dieppo jand the lingum | Absentezable ranges, mbout thirty alles from the I of diamonds Remi Canion. Yasy 5, ko an

The alleged gold-field is situated on the bare had no dealings there, I did not get

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1891.

TELEGRAMS.

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THE REBELLION, IN CHILL.

LONDON, August 26th. The Insurgents on Sunday, after repeatedly charging President Balmaceda's position, were repulsed. Daskness put a stop to the fighting.

(From the NC Daily News.) ↑ CADEATH OF THE GOVERNOR OF HE

SHANTUNG. ** Fakta ng CEINAN FU, August 22nd.

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twenty minutes pending the pleasure of a stray | (what's in a name, etc. )· Left Sydasy, and the | high-class accommodation provided by the mother, Miral want to Chek Wan stico za” Applications have been made to foreign

May. had, then spent all money the beginning of April and came back, in By Mr. Wotton : I promised her I would reform and that I would go to a lawyer, she did not tell me I should have to prosecute my best friend. I wint to the lawyer-simply because my mother

that more definite information might have been couldn't send in his Info bill to the Henglong and į lésaly giving up the idea of ever, being able to of May, it is in Hollywood-Road, I am sure fe / total kis" beás, laid down'ef, and under" told.-

i was not at Kowloon but-in Graham Street 12:26,140

did not purchase two ladies slegs from Fen149.718 Sing, I know the Chun Sing pawn anoy, but 1 26,429

set