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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITE D,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &C

LONDON, HONGKONG AND AMOY.

NATURAL APERIENT WATERS. ON THE CHOICE OF A WATER.

BACT from the London Medical order, May 20th, 18g, by GEO. HERSCHELI, M.D). (Lond.)

ader to attain the highest success in the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1891.

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treatment of a case by a Natural Water, it is far Pass it by unnoticed. Of course we refer to speak his mind freely no doubt, and then CHAN CHEUNG & promising young priest (no better to study thoroughly one kind, and master, its pecallarities, than to experiment with different sorts, each having a different dost and special

attributes of its own.

is not, the substantial baals of all laws not, and for so saying was assaulted, A MAN named Theodore Huck, described as a affecting the government of civilised and then adjudged guilty of impudence moned by the Police for disorderly behaviour peoples. But we sadly fear that in Hong- and impertinence

coffee shop-keeper at 53. Stanley Street, was sum- kong at least, where striking examples are although he would appear to have The case was remanded until to-morrow, bail in Aned 85,outside the "Rose, Shamrock and Thistle" Hatel, of almost daily occurrence, that public spoken nothing but the absolute truth one surety of ŝso being allowed. Justice is not only "cock-eyed" and lame, How would Mr. A. G. Wiss like to be The Japan fail reports that the wreck of the but is at times positively blind.

called at one o'clock in the morning, after. Tokachike Maru, which is now lying in deep The latest case is in itself happily one a hard day's work, to try a blind woman sounds large, but it must be remembered that

water, has been sold for 4,000 yen. Roof very minor importante ao paltry, in for hawking vegetables without a license, the ship's boilers alone are worth probably five The price fact, that did it not afford us a noteworthy or a one-legged man for an alleged assault times the money, and there is no apparent illustration of our contention, we should on a Sikh policeman? His Worship wanid reason why they should not be saved,

ignore what, where a Chinese concerned, he has held to be a lawful had been ordained), was charged-not with order. If Mr. Pr. xx had ordered LXUNG having stolen a bundle of sin from a straying was evidence adduced to shew by whom the accused

CHAN Hor to clean his boots, or to The cleric, like all of his order, tried to slip off to act as substitute for one of his chair Canton but was collared on board the Haskow, soul's back, hut a bundle of cloth valued at $20.

coolls-would that have been a fawful order to a person whose special duties would seem to be to look after the stores, etc., of the Bank, mess? If one of the compositors of this journal were requested. to take a turn at the printing machine, would that be a lawful order? Mr. Wisz

given to a Chinese servant must necessarily the obliquity of our vision, but we really be a lawful order. It may be owing to are quite unable to follow his Worship in what is, if it is nothing else, a practical

The advantages of one mineral water over another may be put under the following beads:

1.-Sm/llness of dosa.

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12.-Absence of unpleasant effect. *3-Susishates of Soda and Magnesis in nearly equal proportions.

14-Abience of unpleasant teste.

the amusing but instructive little comedy rehearsed at the Police Court on Saturday before. Mr. A.. G. Wrax, in which Lave CHAN-HOI, a store-keeper employed in the Hongkong and Shangha! Bank's premises, and, Mr. H. B. Pixx, a clerk in that eminent philosopher's stone establish ment, played leading us. Here are the alleged facts:

and

for

He's in the asylum now

With his hand upon bis classic, brow, Writing verses for his tomb, six weeks to come.

Speculating on bis doom-

ordered to Shanghai, presurably in consequence will take rather tan meres liberty with the bowling We learn from the North that the US.. men-of-war Alliance and Palos have been "break the hawling," and usually succeeds, but 3-Moule, W. H.-Usually goes in first to of the rioting that has taken place at Ichang. A YOUNG gentleman who appears to have taken our temaks (snent certain chalt-cooling' mourn- family bereavement, but were simply ad-ppted ing garments) very much to heart, explaing that the dresses in question had no reference to say

distance, a great convenience to a short-sighted published in another part of this issue; nacKD- ns they could casily be distinguished in the owner. A pars, dealing with this matter is while let peace and harmony prevail, now and

evermore.

tion during the typhoon of the 16th ult. Labouring AccoRING to the Japan Mail the steamer Suruga Maru must have been very near destruc-

among the mountainous seas produced by the gale, the steamer abipped so much water that her fires were extinguished, and far six hours she lay at the mercy of the sea. Had she not been a thoroughly staunch vessel, her fate must have been sealed. It does not appear, however, that during the terrible ordeal she prang a leak or sustained any serious damage, and when the storm had abated something of its fury, her fires were re-lit and she steamed on her way.

as long as Shanpha! wicket keepers stand back Has a very high batting average this seisan. eo far is to render stumping an impaulbility,

on a sticky wicket. Has kad but little practice 4-Murray, W. CA. very difficult bowler of late.

eye, and can "pall" nicross the wicket to some steady bowler, as long as he lasts. Has a good -Nichol, A. P-A voy straight and fairly

purpose when runs are wasted.

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| this season. Stands rather awkwardly at his 6-Orman, J.-Left band. Is in great form

best bowlers in the Club. wicket, from bowler's point of view; hut plays rough on a long hop ball to the leg. The best with great freedom and hits hard; and is very "long fielder in the team. Among the four

7-Robertion, W. R- the right place's.. Captain. Peerless behind the wickets. Not a single extra in last Saturday's match should be proof of his being in "form. A certain but rather lucky run getter.

8-St. Croix, F. A. de-Left hand Is In capital form, and bas scored heavily in nearly every match this season. Plays with great strength on the "off" side, and is a severe punisher of loose bowling. Dowls a good length, hanging ball, and is very difficult on a sticky

of the quanties contained by either Harp Supplied the desired liquid refreshment, Mr. | Is evidently of the opinion that any order that very necessary element. Mr. Wise generally lending at exorbitant, rates of interest is reliable bat. A capital point.

fin ersmining the chief waters on the Eng- lish market with a view of making a selection,

Leung Chan Hel deposed that at 1.30 o'clock is truck with the fact that a newly-Imported one as the Franz Josef, contains 190 and 178 bakin to the Bark the 3ndled for a drink, and grains is the pound of Sulphates of Magnesia no boy answered the call, he personally home and called as anet Soda respectively. This is much in excess Tanon, Friedrichibull, or Acsculap. It la cvlike then ordered some sandwiches, but as there dently the strongest water by far, whilst at the sarhe time it fortunately happens to be almost Price, cents to per bottle; per dosen $5.50, We are sole agents in China for the sale of In the face four or five times, kicking him, FRANZ JOSEF WATER.

tasteless

was no bread available, they could not be direct was given by Mr. Pike, who then pro supplied. On being informed of this, the 'll cceded to assault the Chinese servant, biting and then catching hold of his gueue and chasing stairs together.

The Gambling Ordinance baying filled thesimast depleted exchequer with the coin of the realm, is now likely to fill the gas with men who lack usesses the value of a common gambling house term prescribed by the act as being necessary at $25 and rarely a day passes now but that some coolie or barber of hawker gees up for the to purge the wicked souls of gamblers generally six weeks. One, Yeung-hing who had just attained the now recognised year of jubilation to-day, for six weeks because he had not made enough out of his "sporting" den to pay the tax -$35.

No. 22 & 24. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRALim downstairs. They both tumbled down the11fustration of one law for the Chinese and | fr. 50, was sent into the Thompsonian Retreat

AND

FLOWER

SEEDS,

relied on to make runs when runs are wanted

9-Shewan, AA shaight, steady and

steady bowler: a good shot field, and can be li generally all there when wanted. A very 10-Stewart, A-Net in form at present, but

only in very pretty but in very effective style.

1.-Stow, H. G.-as not played much this season. Is à caplial cover point, and bats not

Steady bat, howls with a considerable break, and can field well anywhere,

12. Wallace, T.--A good all-round player,

How is it that is the ranks of the Gover.wicket. His 16 wickets for 53 runs, Inst Satur ment servants of this colony there should day, is a record. be so many Shylocks? The trade of money-

Mr. Wise this morning with having assaulted not solely confined to overseers in certain force, A Sikh constable was charged before departments, but it even extends to the police one Wong Hi Wo, who described himself as a doctor. In the course of evidence it came out that this worthy "guardian of the peace" was pound of flesh from the complainant, he had a recognised asurer and that falling to get bis assaulted him and kaucked some of his teeth out. Mr. Wise inflicted a fine of $3, or ten daya' paid. Imprisonment. Needless to say the money was

30th ulto, all was quiet at that port, and there WHEN the Kiangtung, which arrived in

afternoon, both bound up. The N. C. Dally was no suspicion of any attempt at a riot. She passed the Pachua and Kungo on Sunday New opines that the fact mentioned by its Ichang correspondent in his telegram, that there was no warning of any trouble," is very might be an alleged local cause for the outbreak, significant. It seems to imply that though there it was a premeditated attack fixed for a certain day, the date being carefully kept a secret: but it is unusqal in China for a secret to be so well kept as this evidently was: The stolen child may very well have been taken to the convent by one of the plotters.

when things look blue. A fair field and a quick 13-Wickham, E. P.-A most reliable man rup getter, Palls a bit, but generally to some

at siip, but is a trifle lazy; generally gen runt. purpose.

14-Woodward, C. F. The Hon. Sec, and

AN OLD SPORTSHAN.

Mr. Pike's story was that at 12.30a.m. on the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. morning in question he and two others went inte

another for the foreigner. The decision the Bank and called for a drink, which was duly

on the face of it is absurd, and if brought, and he then ordered sandwiches, which LEUNG CHAN HO has any friends who were not forthcoming. Afterwalding ten minutes VEGETABLE be went out and found Leung sitting down, and object to his being recorded in the books THE 7 Shimpe says that during the violent asked why he had brought the sandwiches, of the Magistracy as "a convicted gale on the roth inst., a forein ship was driven "pidgin," that it was the houseboy's work. delay. Even had Luke bean the house catastrophe, seat boats to the assistance of the Mr. Pike then ordered him to call some "boy !

Kochi Prefecture. The police, observing the to make the sandwiches, and he said he was boy whose duty it was to wait on members ssel, but only one boat seems to have been too busy as he had his wine book to make up. of the Bank mess, we gravely doubt it was the craft of a fisherman named Okuro able to make head against the wind and waves. Mr. Pike then slapped him twice on the face whether any Court would hold, unless Kamazo, and it succeeded in rescuing two of the Leung defended himself with his feet, but was worried in the encounter and chased downstairs, under very special circumstances, that to to speak any Japanese, could convey little vessel's crew. The latter, however, being unab'e Leung said that Mr. Pike was no gentleman provide drinks and sandwiches at 1.30 a.m. information about the unfortunate ship. She because he ured the word "đama.'

It will be observed that the two state-could be fairly construed Into "a lawful appears to have been an American sailing vessel ments vary considerably in matters of order." It is very rarely indeed that Mr.

1.950 ton burden, and it is said that her crew consisted of 17 persons The captain was Wise la caught tripping in his magisterial accompanied by his wife. Only two seem to decisions, but in this case we are bound to

have survived out of the whole eighteen. The nature of the vessel's carga is ont known, but submit on the arguments we have adduced doubtless all details will soon be furnished, as that he has erred both in law and in commonsense.

the surviving sailors have been seat to Kobe.

CAPTAIN MANNING. of the Nova Scotian barque Sabine Gondry, together with the first and second officers of the same craft wrie sum. moned before Mr. A. G. Wise this afternoon by different members of the crew upon charges of

to which Leung replied that it was not his criminal," they ought to appeal without / Athore in Kan-no-wa Bay, in the Aki district of Shangbai on the 4th instant, lek Ichung on the bowler ofthe S.C.C. A caplinl Infield, especially

SEASON 1891-92.

OF

THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF OUR SUPPLY detail, although on the material point as to the alleged assault, they substantially GARDEN SEEDS agree, LIUNG CHAN Hot charged Mr. Pixx with assaulting him, the latter for the Season has arrived and we are now pre-retaliated by a prosecution for refusal of pared to book orders for prompt or forward duty, and the Magistrate found Mr. Pixe execution. Complete. Catalogues with concise guilty of what he called "a technical

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

of

THE INTER-PORT CRICKET

MATCH.

TEIK OPPOSING TEAMS.

SIAMESE AFFAIRS.

directions for soming can be obtained on appli-his Worship Ikewise found Leuro guilty Formosa, left Shanghal for Tientsin the other day dants, who admitted assault in two cases. The cation, orwill he posted to any address. In these Cateloggen the Seeds are Marginally Numbered In English and Chinese, and when ordering it is quite suficient to only state the numbers of the 'kind's required.

offence" and imposed a flna of five cente¡HIS Excellency Shao Ya-lles, Governor atsault. Mr. Worton appeased for the defen-Shanghai this afternoon by the Indo-China Co's there is a great problem for Slam to solve,

Orders from one person, of frim $5 to $10,

allowed 25 % discount,

of refusing to obey & lawful order and la the Harn, en routs for Peking to have fined him five dollars, with the alternative

audience with the Emperor. of 14 days imprisonment with hard labour. Ar the instance of Inspector Bremner, ene Shek

Now, we venture to think that thegan Cba, residing at Wanchal, was charged working ship.". In three cases assault was glaring injustice of the Magistrate's informer went "whacks in the spoil to the with "sly grog" selileg and fined $25. An decision, even assuming that it had a extent of ten dollars. sound legal bass, speaks for itself, and must directly appeal to the most casust observer; but we deny that it is justifiable

Orders from one person, over $to allowed an legally. That & great many Chines

extrase discount.

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The Hongkong Lelegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1891.

servants are very olten offensively insolant

THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess this evening, commendog at 8 p.m.-

Overture. Peter Schach!".. Valse Frut such des Labess...trans Weber, Baller Music Fa Clart Salo Fausta

Domodi. Selection........." Ivanhoe

Dirett

evidence showed that all but three of the crew seamen drawing full pay, and that the rifiers were "green-horns" who had shipped as able

admitted under provocation, and fines of que, two were seriously hampered by their ignorance in

and two dollar respectively were iflicted. however, is that the The most serious aspect of the business,

three

defendants charged with having cured the death of a sailor named Willlam Fall an the 29th July last, while in the high seas. This case has been remanded, ball being allowed in personal sureties of $100 each.

are also

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) What with Lord Lamington's proposal in the House of Lords respecting a collective guarantee the Treaty Towers for the territorial integrity of Stam, and Lord Salisbury's expression of aniston-in reply thereto-lo the effect that he did not believe the autonomy of Siem seriously threatened; her fadependence was 2 matter of great importance to England and, he hoped, "It was not less go to France; added to, the plowing reports of the Mekong Valley region as expressed by French explorers in the columns of Torquin papers, and the denial of

steamship Tuz sang, to din battle against the pick namely, that of finance hotel th, to forced the same in the Bangkok Times, things political have been somewhat exelting here of fate, for The Hongkong Cricket Club team left for irrespective of the pending frontier questions.

of the Model Settlement. Although scarcely up her projected fallways and develop the resources to the Club's full strength, the names of several of this favoured land, proper of finance, it of our best players being absent from the las, will Interest many to hear that the recent astound- ench as E. J. Coxon, J. A. Leach, Lieut. Blair,ng resignation of Mr. Edward Blair Michell, R.E., Lieut. Campbell, A. & S. Highlanders, is largely due to the fact that the Government the legal adviser to the Siamese Government, G. S. Coxon, and T. S: Smith, the Hongkong representatives are a useful crowd all round and will take a lot of beating. Of course, on their

his, not acted upon his advice in respect,

the progressive development of Siam. own ground and with far more practica than the

I'bad the pleasure of an interview with Mr. Hongkong men, Shanghai will enter the lists.

Michell who, in reply to numerous questions, with a decided advantage; still, with all this, kindly vouchsaled the following information, and throwing in the glorious uncertainly of the which is both interesting and Instructive. noble game, I have every confilence that the $400 to $200 on Shanghai the first time the teams mer, laid me by two sable "ports" at the het for the taker. A brief account of the respec- tive teams will doubtless interest many of our readers,

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will scarcely be denied, but on the other A "ELASKY" Portuguese youth named Joseph MISSRS. Wheelock and Co. writing from Shanghai Winter races of 1889, was a very good That is in way, to advise any of the Minister of

hand it should not be forgotten that. Europeans, especially that class who were coming to the Far East, are extremely their own personal attendants before

exacting in their requirements. Mr War justified his lob-sided decision on the ground that Laung's impertinence and impudence had provoked the assault. Is an assault the proper remedy for an employer whan a servant forgets himself, and is Impertinent? We can't find any such provision in the Ordinances of Hongkong, And we are unable to agree with his Worship that in this case the Chinese was either

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D. Remedios was charged at the Magistracy to-day with having assaulted Ho Las, a barber.

the barber's implements of trade out through the Remedies was not satisfied with, having his elegant whiskers trimmed gratis, but must "fire" window and chase their owner aften them, Fed $5 or ten days. The shekels were forth coming.

Agra Bank at Shanghal on the 3rd Inst. a WHILST engaged in painting the roof of the Chinese workman fell and was killed, but in accordance with ancient custom no one would remove his body until it had been viewed by deceased's relatives. This was done on the following day when the Chaksen held as inquest at the scene of the accident, and all being where the deceased had lived. "proper," the body was removed to Pootung

Shangt at under date 4th inst, say, that there is

WAS on B

SIAMYSZ FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. I arrived here, said. Mr. Michell, in 1886 direct from Lordon is the capacity of legal adviser to his Siamese Majesty's Government. State Departments, but chiefly to advise the no change to report in their freight market since their last tasue. Tonnage to London has not been in excess of requirements, whilst for New York

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and give the steamship Macduff had no difficulty in

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB..

him the full benefit of my knowledge of inter- fog ber allotted.

Capt. Dunn, the 'skipper of the team, is national law. When you talk of foreign affairn space; tea-buying for the latter port during the tarly part of the

about the best batsmen the Far East has yet here it is misleading, for, an adviser, I had to deal fortnight under review

seen, and one of the best all-round cricketers. He chiefly with questions arising from disputes and scale, but owing to the very unfavourable direction, and is a perfect terror with loose and with agreements with those who have, from larg plays the correct game, hits hard in every contracts made with foreign residents in Slam advices that have lately come to hand opera- bowling. As a change bowler he is most useful, time to time, temporarily resided here. Upon my tons have almost entirely ceas d for the time and the Shanghal ground is quite likely to arrival in Bangkok I drew up a scheme forthe being. Rates remain steady at 'quotations. salt his curly" deliveries, especially if development of the country which set forth Countwise-There is no improvement to note the wicket happens to be a bit sticky, three ways in which the primary steps in that In this direction and we hear of no enquiries Capt. Dunn is there in the field, all-important policy should be taken A rather better feeling exists and enquiries for tonnage, From Nagasaki to Shanghal-

IstBy means of a large foreign loan. for tonnage have been made resulting to the

2nd.-By the use of the revenues of the Sixte, settlement of two craft as noted below.

3rd.-By granting concessions to foreignets,

nags; the OS. S. Co, Titan solls to-morrow For London via usual ports of call and Suez

because it would give to one or more foreign I deemed the first method inadvisable : Gystly, Canal:The berth is amply supplied with ton-

powers the right of Intervention or dictation i secondly, because it would entail promoters and agents' fees and all kinds of commissions y and, thirdly, because had the Siamese borrowed the money, it would in all probabilly have been very injudiciously expended. The second plan seemed Impossible owing to want of a proper. system of collecting revenue. The third, there

cessione could be granted in proportion to the fore, appeared the best, the safest for Slam, and certainly the cheapest way especially as com local interests of each nation,

The

bat rellable bat. If once set he is a dificult C. S. Barf is a brilliant, although anything customer to get rid of, and runs come along at lightning pace. Hele one of the Club's most effective bowlers, his "expresses rarely falling to prove fatal. A certain catch and excellent fielder.

same time ng

The brat and cheapest machines In the market; impudent or impertinent. Probably eight THE Kebumin Shimbun laments in strong out of every ten foreigners would have terms the utterly degraded condition of the acted exactly as Mr. Pixe did, but that Buddhist priests in Japan. The deplorable Gunfalloch are

and the steamship Moyun and steamship A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. would not justify the assault. And what their ranks are constantly divided are primarily C. 3. M. S. N. Co. steamship. Kamus now circulated for despatch

Dr. J. A Lowson, in his best form, is the dissensions, quarrels, and disputes by which

gth and 11th festant, respectively.

most deadly trundler in the Club. He can bowl does the Magistrate mean by a “technical" due to the moral depravity of the priests them

equally well fast and mediem pace, and displays Assault ?

rare judgment with his “head” deliveries. A due from Japan will follow Mr. Pizz admitted that he selves. But these troubles may, in our contem

16th idem. grand bateman and leviathan hitter, but a trifle slapped the "boy" twice on the "face; faulty systems of

porary's opinion, be to some extent the result of Afghan is loading and will be despatched curly altogether reliable. Unsurpassed in the field.

For New York via Suez Canal The steamship too anxious to score rapidly, and therefore not Lavo said that four or five blows were the various sects. In some sects, as in the Shin named to follow on the berth. Rates of freight reputation that preceded him to the Far East.

government prevalling among next weeks the steamship Lennox in the boat atruck. In any case the assault was quite others, as in the Séder, the occupant of that

Captain Dumbleton, RE, possesses a home shu, the position of High Priest is hereditary ƒ in

unchanged, viz jas. per ton of 40 cubic feet. clear, and there was nothing "technical' | position is elected by all the jd-shoku or priests

Pia the Cape: The Charles S. Way the game in all its branches, the R.E. "crack" A first-class batsman and excellent exponent of Ae Newchwang, on the 1st instant, the wife of every point of view, and to inflict a fine of satisfactory manner. The Buddhist priens are, about it-It was a practical assault from having a care. But in all cases, the manage

progresses slowly with her loading, the market E. B. DOWLEY, of a BOD

for general cargo in any quantily not being the present campaign,

fa a most likely man to score high honours in ment of fusncial affairs la not conducted in a yet opened; the American ship Luson has Major Hannay, five cents was simply burlesquing. Justice, says the fall, recommended to adopt the system per ton as against 265. for C. S. Whitty good form; bits very hard, and rarely, fails to

A. been put on the berth and her rate is 257. of the best players in bis regiment be bate in & S. Highlanders, is one But the worst phase of the business was of government now obtaining among Christian Departure for London, via usual posts of calland pile up a useful total. I don't know much projects for railways, beving at t fining the Chinese 85, with the option only men of purity, learning, and ability,

churches, and to appoint to positions of trust Suez Canal-The steamship Trucar vin of "doing" fourteen days hard labour, other day a paragraph appeared in our

Foochow aznd August, the steamship Glenogle player and shows well in the field. T

the Major's bowling abilities, but he laa-een via Foochow 24tb idem; the steamship associated with the criminal classes who columns, good-naturedly satirising a scion of the for New York, is usual ports of call and Sues pore matches last year, and whose average for the Prometheus via Foochow 2916 idem. Departure who distinguished himself greatly in the Singa Lieut, G. G. Boyle, R.A sound batsman, crowd Victoria Gaol to overflowing. Was jeunesse doris who had foolishly made himself Canal-The steamship Mardug via Amoy goth season was good enough for anything. A capital this severe practice in accordance with conspicuous object in the public streets by August. Departure for Tacoms:-Br, ship Cesil round player, Mr. A. G. War's published profession he been alive now, would have described as Departure for San Francisco:-British ship stranger to Hongkong, but he will be found arraying his chair coolles in what Hamlet, had furion 20th August, and Br. ship Soudan istint regarding gaol reform? We think not, the trappings and the sults of won Our Naspectus 27th August, Quotations see!--

Lieut. E. M. Loring, R.E., is a comparative Tux question is a pertinent one, and wo

but our present mission is to inquire how iquitous reporter, whose eagle-glance frat Shanghal to London, P. & O. S. N. Co. 257 per field, have no hesitation in saying that it has this sentence; efter Mr. Pixr's five cents innocently enough suggested that the individual York 355, od. for tea and general cargo. fails to get into double figures and surely makes safo and steady" batman, and rellable in the "spotted* this absurd outrage on good taste, ton for tea and general cargo through to New frequently, alal too frequently, to be Levne CHAN Hot disobey & fawful order? the number of visits waardescroll, they London, Glen line 256. per ton for tex and

fine, was justified. In what way did And that's where the trouble commenced. By for tes and general cargo through to New York bowler.

E. W. Maitland, a slcady bat who seldom question might be Hongartan magnate. Shanghal to London, O. S. S. Co. 251. per tona mistake in the field. An effective change answered in the affirmative. Justice in What was that lawful order? Was Luxa Hungarian noblemen of all grades wall, they this colony is not even-handed; it is CHAN Hoz the servant of Mr. Pixx, and if pion with the elegantly branded coolies," one

od. for tea and general

cargo. Shangballo F. Maitland, one of the most useful men in the doubtful whether it ever has been, but of so, in what capacly? There is certainly forced to believe that quite a crowd of ancient † Ben line 258. per fon for tea and general cargo bat. His very hard, but is somewhat uncertain. i by the railway that brought them there. The

wald they were, anyhow repudiating any connec general cargo through to New York 35% ad. for bowler, and doesn't know how to miss a catch. team, Reliable bat, good wicket-keeper, effective late publle confidence la the Inviolability no evidence to show that Mr. PIER had and historia Magyar must be stowed away through to New York 358. Od. for tea and general tes and general cargo, Shanghai to Londer and integrity of our law courts has been authority to order Laung to do anything | thinking of officially addressing the Austro, Shanghai to London, C, 5. M. S. N. Co. eleven, and one of the most prolong agriculture in any sense of the word and they

E. A. Ram, = brilliant out-fielder and useful somewhere in the colony, and we are seriously

Lionel Bard, the youngest member of the Grand old SOCRATES, the philosopher who

wonder whatever; but there is evidence in the Hangarian consul on the subject. Yet, malge to New York 352. od. for tea and general cargo. albeit a trifle nervous, generally manage, to 251. per ton for tea and general cargo through kong's thing cricketers. A ·bat and, first taught world, that the proper described. himself as a store-keeper in the sult the tastes of their employers, and no parti- Chefoo to Amoy, 14 cents per picul nomin

contrary direction. LXUNG CHAM Hot set there a really no ordinance in Hongkong Nagaak! to Shanghat, $1.25 for sailing vessels, give the scorers plenty occupation. Bowls fairly to prevent chair-coolles being "rigged-out" to $1.00 and $1.10 for steamers per ton of coal net. study of mankind la man, the "midwife | Bank, and as that description was not even /cular reason exists, so long as the limits of Newchwang to Amoy, 17 cents per plcul will prove a good “spare men' should the peces constructing roads as feeders for the lines would

well and is quite efficient in the field.

Mr. W. Newton; whi gons North as scorer,

is useful all round,

ity arriver he bats in good style, hits hard, and

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-challenged it must be accepted as accurate, persons with an artis le perception of the bean British barque Sinkelen, 567 tons reglater,

decency and good taste and recognised, why nominal Settlements during the fortnight Is it a store-keeper's lawful duty to act as illal should not array their sale in the Nagasaki to Shanghai $1.25 perton net, 13 lay house-boy and to provide drinks and picturesque garb of medieval times-only the days. British barque Caps City, 493 tons laid it downin'words pregnant with practical manufacture sandwiches for three young the peculiar must be prepared to encounter xx lay days. American ship Luxen, 18339 tons aportles of a care for the unique, the aesthetic, register, Nagasaki to Shanghal $1.25 per ton, wisdom that what is in conformity with gentlemen at half-past one (or even at sadly dressed in mooring, apparently for the private terras, British barque Rewa, 454 ton justice should also be la conformity with the 13.30) in the morning, after having gone perpose of advertising their employer's woes, register, Nagasnici to Shanghai $1.25 per son, But chair-coolies conspi- register, Shanghai to New York via Hongkong laws and weare acquainted with no modern through his ordinary labours of the day? are a bit of an eye-sore in the public streets, and if to Arsenal $1.60 per ton. Disc gaged vessels philosopher or law-maker who has more Was it his duty to attend to these to be in good taste, and thrt is all we hare, to register: State of Maine, America abip: 3,467 nopurately defined what ought to bi; 18 18 | gentlemen at all Held fa

100 strongly suggest the hired mutes at a funeral in port Nineveh, British ship, 1,174 ton (was ) say on the mužjąct,

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These, briefly, were my ideas for the pro gressive development of Slam, and I found, before very long, to my regret that that advice

developing the country, as it were, at the wrong whilst not altogether hostile to progressthey were was not acted on, and it appeared to me that

end. They were, in fact, starting elaborate thought for proper access to the various termial belleve I am corect in stating that not a slagla As an instance like the Pakram railway i

in the wet season is to be found within 15.milles tond along which any sort of vehicle could pass

to Bangkok in cargo-boats through the canals of Paknam, How, then, to the railway to be fed? At present all the produce of Paknam comes

expensive railways before there exist adequate and up the Menam river, for the simple reason that there are no means of transport overland. In my opinion it is very injudicious to buld means of transport for merchandise to and from the stations on the lines. I am fully aware, of course, that in America the "iron horse" was magnificent country the settlers make ronda for ran through wild, unsettled districte, but in that their own convenience and export their produce Stamers, on the contrary, are not ploneers of

are accustomed to use canals, rivers and creeks unsettled districts in Siam which the Iron road as highways. There are undoubtedly many van alone can aid in populating, but torun arailway through such country without simultaneously be, in my humble opinion, the height of folly to asy the least of But even supposing the

writer in the N. C. Daily News borne is mind, a sparsely popsiated country and railways are built and roads constructed as feeders therefor, where are the people that will

especially at cover point. A fair change bowles;

For the following analysis I am indebted to a nettle along those routes? Stam is, it must be I-Black, C. A.-A very smalt and sure field, the people can obtain a living, such as it la, in

TUK SHANGHAI TKAM,

the immediate verits of provinces without at present, sadly out of all batting formal and canals that drabs the moll developing the field's steady bowler and a pretty certain S.C.C. and a very fair all round player, good in

2-Leth Es BA recent addition to the indulging in the patriotic pastime of

back districts. Under three circumstances I ans oiker sempaalam should

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