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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED, DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &c.

LONDON, HONGKONG AND AMOY.

PHOTOGRAPHIC

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1891.

official was bribed, or otherwise "got at," to waste all this pubile money for the benefit of any speculator, then it la the bounden duty of the Government to Investigate the matter and have their erring servant properly dealt with; if it is not true, then the Editor of the China Mail ought to be criminally prosecuted for a foul and cowardly bel. Was not Mr. J. M. PRICE the head of the Public Works Department when this police station was devised, and was not he responsible for It? If not, who was?). And who were the other: official conspirators mixed up in this of nefarious transaction for the benefit of that "certain speculator" who seems to be our contemporarya special is noirs? The China Mail has made a most serious and direct accusation against the honor and

DEPARTMENT.

CAMERAS. THE DAKIN-This is a portable Camera

the best material and workmanship pro- curable, Double extension conical leather bellows, swing and reversing back, rising front, circular cut front for rapid changing, of lenses.

Ware requested to state that the head practice dance of Gaon Club will be held on Wedies day the and inst

MRS. James Brown Potter threatens vengeance against the newspapers that have stated she manled Kyrle Bellew in Hongkong,

THE Superlatendent of the P. & O. S. NT retas of the number of visitors to the City Co. informs us that the steamship Roda, with Hall Museum for the week ended September the next Engilah mail, telt Slogapore for this roth, are:-Europeans 131, and Chinese' 1,607 post at 8.30 p.m. yesterday.

total 1,738. Te Melbourne Age speaks of "the popular wife of Sir George Bowen," Has Sir Jaw-bone an unpopular wife as well 1 ́ Ho wan klways a gay old dog.

NEW COMPUTATION, 10 cents and drink. to drinke one drunk. 1a drunks six months.—

H.M.S. Tad left the slip at Hungham this morning, having undergone partial repairs. The Naval authorities are awaiting orders from home as to her ultimate disposal, JUSTICE Manning (N.S.W.) thinks it should be "and Co. to his name. How would old "Bill made penal, for a man trading, alone to attach

if it were put to a point. | Hongkong

SECRETARY Windam; of the United States, one of the greatest financiers of his time, left a fortune of only $100,000. He preferred to derate himself to the interests of his country rather than to the accumalation of great wealth for bimirii; and the country bonors his memory for it.

"No, wissensee," said Line Shing: sadly shaking is classical frontispiece," my no can makee kid ahos dollar-a-hall. My blong shoemaker, no blong tribooter."

THE Duchess of Fife to said to be attracting admiration from all England and Scotland by ber conduct ne a model mother. Following the example of Queen Victoria and the Empress Frederick, abe la nursing her own baby. And still the sun shines!

The other week in a perjury care at Carcoar (N.S.W.) police-court, the accused was sitting on the sight of his solicitor, at whose left stood the the Bench, referred to "the rogue at the side of procating attorney. The latter, in addressing

defending lawyer.

SE SAI Lno; compradore of the steamet Ningbo, was charged before Mr. A. G. Wise to-day with with having attempted to muggle oplum into boarded the Ningpo and searched the defendants the colony. Inspector Quincey stated that he cabin in which he found desiring to be better acquainted with the safe, and upon

little boy named Martin, and who confessed to hig crime. When the bolt was pulled Conway was almost decapitated.-. Berry, the hangman, reporters," and blamed the officials for requiring became very excited, shouted “Remove the

too much rope. “

man, murdered his mistress at Lelpalg, and

Baren Narkerch, a well-known German noble- contents thereof. Mr. Ling protested that he had left the key in Shanghal. A threat, however, to afterwards committed suicide. take the whole caboodal" ashore was' the in Mr. Gladstone has given a flat denial to the opening the safe six tacle of licht oplans were at Drogheda respecting the Irish leadership. means of having the key produced. Upon | statements made by Mr. Parnell "In his speech

found. Defendant WAI fined $50, which sum was promptly paid.

Folds into a very small space. Rack and pinion honesty of certain officials in the Govern Manning's suggestion affect certain traders in my friend." "At which side'?" enquired the glim the bettor it will be for all such as ourselves |

locussing. Altogether as compact and convent ent a camera as any amateur or professional

ment service whose Identity' can easily be ascertained-bribery, corruption and malversation of public money, and the Hongkong Government should at once

aced want.

Complete with tripod, à double backs, and nvestigate the same. carrying case.

Sizes in Stockt plate to 12" by 10", Photographic Material of all kinds.

Nos. 12 & 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

TELEGRAMS.

FRANCE AFFLYING PRESSURE.

LONDON, 18th September.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has handed A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. the Chinese Chargé d'Affairs a Dots lasting upon the security of foreign realdents in China being maintained,

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

HALF the world doesn't want the other half to

know how it lives. (Notu version, spécially adapted for Hongkong,)"

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FIRST Actress-Did you ever have an attack of stage fright ? Second, Actress-Yes; epce, when I thought my sawdust was leaking. We are informed by the Agent of the Messageries Maritimes that the Company's steamer Deus, with the next French mall, left Saigon yesterday at a a.tn., for this port.

POFE LEO XIII is now in his eighty first year His eyes are still remarkably black and brilliant but aside from this be bas every appearance of an infirm old max.

In the public bar alone of the big Austraila hotel, Sydney, they took over 500 for drinks the other week. Barmen and not barmalðu are employed at the Australia. WHAT price now for Canadian pubile and political morality as pleasant fell to the "Republican comption" of the United States,

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FRITE FISCHER, & salför belonging to the German ship Eled, was charged, before, the Magistrate today with having been drunk and disorderly and creating a disturbance. Poor Frik was minus the $2 fine Imposed, so he is now taking ten days out at the expense of the State. EX-OVERKER Colston from the Hongkong F. W. D. was a member of the Australian death or-dysentery Contingent which Mr. Dalley sent to the Soudan. Colston's medal for this feat of arms was unearthed in a pawn-shop or some such place the other day. Of such is the glory

cf-war.

The attempt to convert the shipping business of Messrs. D. and C. Macīver & Co, Into a scriptions have been returned to the few who limited ability company having (alled, the sub applied for shares. The Parthanks Instead of going

Australia, will enter the Bombay trade, Mr. Arthur Robert Nicols, the author, has committed suicide, “

August 21st. The brigands who kidnapped the Italian all- way Inspector at some works near Salonica

man to death. net paid they threaten to put the unfortunaté demand a ransom of £1000. If the ransom is

In the match between Nottinghamıblie and Kent, which commented at the Trent Bridge county in its first innings scored 418 Grounds, Nottingham, on Thursday, the home Arthur Shrewsbury put together 178, and W. Gunn 109.

Among the vessels lost in the hurricane at Martinique was a Haytian man-of-war.

Omcial statistica show that Canada will be triple last year's export. able to export 35.000,000 bushels this year, o

HAS Jehovah ordained that darkness should fall upon the land, or is it that Hongkong has become so poverty-stricken that the tax-payers cannot afford to have the clock-tower Illuminated at night? Or is this fact the result of the doings of wicked members of the Hongkong Club, whe hope to link off forvetling and forgotten at the day bear of mildaight after a lengthened the sooner the tower is lighted up by its electric institution? If neither of these hazards is correct carousal within the precists of that benevolent

who have had to "part" with their time-keepers appointed under the provisions of The Varciun. For a long time past we have trusted to the It is garetted, that the Acting Governor has (temporarily) owing to stress of circumstances on Ordinance, No. 5 of 1893, Dr. John Mitford tower for signal to his homewards, and now that Atkinson, Superintendent of the Government the face of the clock is as blank as the night's Civil Hospital, to be Inspector of Vaccination plutonian shore we feel lonely, like, and wonder and Pobile Vaccluator, whose duty it shall be ta

what has come upon us, examine gratuitously children on whose behalf

Colston, fate of the Hongkong Public Works In confirming the death sentence passed on department, Chief Justice Higinbotham said: The Socialist Congress at Brussels has "Until this question is farther discussed and deprecated Labor taking up a political attitude, ananimity is attained by those learned inquirers resorting to strikes. simplified, and until ■

greater" degree of and recommended the exercise of prudence before

bodily conditions of buman beings, which shaillalted Trades Council of South Australia, the into the state of the mind in connection with this Letters of sympathy wera read from the enable Parliament or courts of Justice to arrive South Australian Democrats, and the Australian at and lay down more exact test of insanity Socialist League. the broad general rule. And the broad generni than now exists, I think that we ought to follow

doubt. However, it is understood that Colston's rule is to give the gallows the benefit of the brain is to be carefully dissected, just for the satisfaction of the Law, although I will be all the same to the departed car :- Let Colston swing," When Colston's slain

He may be mad; He may be sane. (We gally sing)

are claimed certificates of unfitness for successful vaccination. EXPERIMENTS have been in progress for some between London and New York. Up to the time to establish telephonic communication

it has been found feasible to transmit sounds, present the attempt has not been successful, but though they are unintelligible, and it is believed it is only a matter of perfecting the mechanical means to establish perfecttelephonlecommunics tion between the two countries.

A LOCAL book-seller was asked the other to-day to describe an edition de fums. Alter a momenti A GRACEFUL, compliment was paid to Captain thought he rose to the occasion and said: Helms, of the E & A Co's steamer Guthrie "You know what a rabbit is ! Well, a donkey lust evening by the passengeri from Australia in an edition de laze of a rabbit. To apply on board that vessel, in the shape of a compli- this illustration to journalism, the China Mali mentary address, which handsomely bore testi-is an adifas de furs of a newspaper especially mony alike to the courtesy and kindness of the when "Brownle" is at fever heat, as in last | Captain and his officers and to the comfortable Saturday's issue. qualifications of the steamer.

AN Australian exchange observes that" the pinnacle of human assurance has been scaled by nuated on a pension of £211 in 1883 and Melbourne ex-policeman, who was superan- recently put in a claim for arrears of salary nearly £4,000-earned during his eight years of retirement. We simply reproduced this item as

"Peelers." dip for the benefit of our local The de'll has been bested by the tailors and is now giving the barbers = tam. Hardly a day passes now but some members of that one-time honorable profession are up before Mr. Wise charged with gambling in some shape or form. Three more were charged to-day on, the same count---one a keeper and two with being common

weeks, and the other two havleg $5 each; were set at liberty.

THE Consul for Spain received the following telegram from Manila this moming

#The typhoon Indicated this morning appeare island. It le probable that it may pass through. to be altuated about 16 degrees near (?) to the. the torthern region."

The Conal courteously adds that this telegram is the only indication of a typhoon he bas received.

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His deed was bad, His sentence plain- The Law's the thing. Let Colston swing. Let Colston die,

He must be right: He can't be wrong It's all my eye;!

With augels bright The whole day long He'll shortly fly. Let Colston die.

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The doctors cau Cut up the head And view the brain

Of that young man, To be insane

And prore blin (dead)

When Colston's slain.

Let Colaten know

That when the rope Has hang him stiff Au hour, or so,

The doctors hope To find out if He's mad, or no.

Let Colston know.

-Sydney Bullatin,

sumber of the Russian pauper Jews, who have The officials in New York hære detained a

passages were paid by Baron Hirsch. Just landed in the United States, and whose

Evidence has been given before the Canadian Committee of Inquiry that a contractor pala the seaside expenses of Mr. Bronskill's family for a period of six years. In consideration of Mr. Bronskill using his influence to obtain contracts for him.

It is alleged that the Hon. Honore. Mercier, Premier of Quebec, demanded a commission from | the Jesuits for securing a legal judgment in their

favor.

August 22nd. The British Association. for the Advancement of: Science has decided to establish an Obser- ratory in Central Africa,

The Bishop of Treves" (Dr. Korum) bes received telegrams from all parts of the world in reference to the Holy Coat.

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An Austrian newspaper has been suppressed for condemning the exhibition of the coat

Twenty-five thousand persons passed the rello in the calhedral yesterday.

Disorderly scenes have taken place at the slitings of the International_Socialist Congerss at Brussels. Thirty-six English delegates, representing the new unfoniam, are present, but and order were submitted, the delegates from the older and more stable unions declined to attend the congress. The Anarchists then obtained the control of the proceedings.

cation, or will be posted to any address. In these so continuously referred to in the English day gamblers. The taipan was sent to gaol for six report as it would probably require twenty days | Light," said our representativa: "give me the a number of wild motions subversive of law

Cataloguer the Seeds are Marginally Numbered in English and Chinese, and when ordering it is quite sufficient to state the numbers of the kinds required.

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LADY (at race course)--Don't you think it cruel to race horses that way this hot weather? Jockey-Race'em how, mum ?" Making them go so fast. Why, mum, the faster they go the quicker they get through.”

MISS JEWEL DEANE, who has been lucky enough

to effect and gals possession of an anrivalled Orders from one person, of from $5 to $to, combination of talent to her #Up-to-date

allowed 25,/ discount.

Company, is now doing splendid business in the Orders from one person, över $10 allowed an She hopes to arrive here about the latter and of the latter at extres discount.

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Sold la Tias containing 10 each......$1.50.

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HANSOME'S NEW PAMB " LAWN MOWER S. The best and cheapest machines in the market; for sale at manufacturers' prices.

December next.

MR. HARRY PYNI, who, it will be remembered, was a shining light in the ranks of the Stanley forces during the sojourn here, has, seceded from Thespis and has joined the fourth state, and is now flooding benighted Penang with the light of his genlus through the median of the Penang Gazette. We wish the genial "Harry" all success in his present elevated sphere,

AT THE HORSE "REPOSITORY. Indignant bui-diver" no winches this pidgle any more. Burly Boss-What thing? You catches good wages!

1. H.-Yes), but boy stop behind-side catchie alle moonia, ml di got chance just now,

A boot and a bus driver become entangled somehow, and all was chaos for the next ten minutes.

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THE Amoy Gasite of the 14th last kay It with deep regret we have to annotice the death of Mr. A. A Marçal, Editor and Proprietor of this Printing Office, who departed this East A. S, WATSON & CO., LD. deceased gentleman was 53 years of The 53 years of age and had been in this colony close on 32 years. He was highly respected by all who knew bit His funeral,hich took place at Kulaski Cemetery Is at 7.30 this morning, was numerously aliended

HERE is a gusing epitaph, which an old rentie man who died recently in the United States devised for himself:

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED, AD, IBU: Hongkong, 17th September, ilgi.

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TO SUBSCRIBERS.

UBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG

CORPORED HR VI TELEGRAPH ARE MORT RESPECTFULLY

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REMINDED THAT ALL SUUSORIPTIONS MUST, BE PAID IN DAVANCR.

hè Hongkong Telegraph.

Benith this sol, and under thata tross

Les all that is left of Hiram Fesse

Hla con acqui's only his podmie

His post has falled out and gona to fled.....

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HE WENT OUT SHOOTING.

"You need not monkey with the gun, it's all

cartridges and let me go. I'm in a hurry."

"Vall, den, I'll choost do dem mit der backage up," replied the artificer in metals, Hund dot vill gif me dime to tell a leedle story, alretty."..

"Um," from the reporter.

Osman Nubar Fashs, the distinguished General, has been reappolated to his old parition

as Minister for War In Turkey.

THE Stam Mercantila Gazette of the ath September says:-"A rumour has been in chculation for the last few days that the French had seized the Governor of Battambang, and had destroyed the telegraph station. The news is sald to bare reached Bangkok via Kablo. This fact alone throws considerable doubt on the to reach Kabin from Battambang during the present season. We should certainly say that such an act of high-handed aggression on the part of the French is extremely unlikely," M. CONSTANS, French Minister of Commerce, in a recent speech in Argenteuil, fiinted at the GIRLgwith red hairshould never despair, nor deem withdrawal of the proscription of the princely themselves heavily handicapped, for to atone for aald the Smithy. "You know I wis gwite fond,

#It's apowd guns, und shooding, und dings, pretenders. He said that the republie was open to all, but that new-comers must obey, not

The census taken in the Argentine Republie the crop of freckles that invariably accompanies all der vile, of going shoeding ■ leedie in der command. He believed that the Workmen's discemment generally throws in a compensatingvot it was, der monkey by dera neget house capital, has decreased by 150,000.

#carrots," nature with wise and wonderful country owd. Vell, if I do someḍings, no matter shows that the population of Buenos Ayress, the Pension bill as at present planned would be

behint vot call himself Sinjin Hengock gita Arrangements are being made for holding an carried out. It regard to the military forces of quantity of brains. The Catherines who made

lards of France could be found for organization. who saved Austria and made it the empire that monkey because he is all der villes making an asthe French coloules and those belonging to other the country he thought that plenty of the mill-who saved Austria and paid Maila Theresa, many ty docende lame dinge. Te all dot foller der making a camparison between the products of

it is so had Anne of Austria, who ruled France | by himselink,” SAYS San Franciaço contemporary:-"The for so long; so had Elizabeth of England and So, it vos lasd Sunday, vich vast benk Dations. Marton and Alirt, Venerable fihy, are to be Catherine Borgia, as well as Marie Antoinette, holiday mit der Hongkong und Sheoghal Benk, In consequence of an insult offered to Admiral sent to China. Small craft are very useful thare whose brown tresies bad in them a glint of gold. vot be gifts himself a gun, and explains det Lang at Hongkong last year, the British for running up the rivers, but they should be of

he vishes to vent mit me shooding somedings. Admiralty have refused to permit Imperial modern construction and armament. Next

HONOR to whom honor is due, Says 25

Crate Cacar's ghost; vot a pounding I did gif officers to eccupy positions in the Chinese navy. winter, among other things, Congress should American exchange:-"Miss Emily Howard dot feller then I got him by der yoods. Dot

The American Wheel Trast: Company havé provide for two or three small, smart gun-boats who is one of the directors of a bank in New makes my sides shylidk when I dink abowd it failed, their liabilities being estimated at for service on the Asiatic tallos, They could York State, is the only woman in the world in

$4,000,000. be most conveniently ble in San Franciscs for similar position," It is evident that the scribe for exclusive service in Pacific waters,”

who wrote the above knows nothing of our local bank directors or he would never have been so THE proposed pensity for making a false unjust as to state that Miss Emily Howard was declaration within the provisions of the Land the only woman director in the world. We have Bill now before the New Zealand Parliament in the honor of knowing several in Hongkong, and imprisonment for "not exceedlig five years and are not going to tamely submit to the proud bing forfeiture of lease or license. For proposing to of a Yankeelander that is country is the only accept any bribe to abstain from competing for one in the world that can produce women lands (blackmail, in short) à terim not Exceeding directors. Not much § 12 months, or a fine up to £300; for actually accepting bribe, two years and C500, How would law of this sont suit certain Hongkong land-grabbers?

alretty."

"Vol's dat for?" he inguired." "g "You bol ated by me dot gun,' I sayt, "Vell, it ain't loaded.

"What did you pound the poor fellow for ?"

Agunpowder explosion occurred at the Black "Look here, poy," I says to him "I will allow Bear mine at Burke, in the province of Idaho, you to vest mit se shooding on conditions dot United States, when eight men were blown to

glub der stuffing owd of you if you shall vance atoms. point der barre's of dot gun anywhere at me A new military problem in to be tried at the der whole dimes we are onde. Dol's all righd, Austrian military manoeuvres next month. Great he sayt: If I boint him at you yes can done precautions are to be taken to keep the matter vot you want to mit me! Vell, vo had not been a secret and to exclude all outsiders, file minutes from der sempan and then he

August 23rd. svings aroun; 1 so as to boint exactly my face der It is reported that King. Humbert of Italy will muzzle of bis gun down. Right away Hited visit England in the spring, and that he will be Ste transit gloria mundi, and we are fit to die up you of my boots mit der foot on der folde, escorted by several Italian warships. from disappointment arising out of a discovery und 1 gafe him someting which occupied his Spalo has notified her intention of excluding that we made in Saturday's China Mati mind by der way of der scat of his drowsers, the British colonies from the operation of the

alretty.

most favored nation clausein commercial treaties. Hitherto we thought that "Brownle" was ALUMINIUM, ays the New York Maritime "Bellyfors" famous Jerusalem donkey, but alar!

The Arab revolf in the Yemen province In Register, is heralded as the next metal to be he turns out to be a simple hand-barrow coolle.

Arabis, against Turkish rule, still continues, all used in shipbuilding. It is exactly what is Listen to him professionally orate That tea

attempts to quell it having failed. During the Wanted for that purpose. It is stranger than cents' worth of grease would make nearly every dot's rot for I kicked you. Dose guns which in battle or have muccumbed to the heat and “Ain't loaded, "Inborded. "Groster Himmel; rebellion 3,600 Turkish troops have been killed steel, and so light in weight that the possibil hand-barrow in the Colony run smoothly for t files it offers by giving emotionaly Increased week Now this is too bad, for not to be left dangerous. All der beoples which git densselial A convention of the American branches of the

ain't got loaded are der only wons which are | disease. strength with a most wonderful dimuation in behind in matters of enterprise by the Small wo killed mit guns in dimes of beace are all der Irish National League is to be held in New weight, are so great as to mike anything had just effected the purchase of a "cuddy" probable in the direction of, fast meamships, whom we fondly hoped would out-bray "Browse" dime, getting shot mit unloaded trans. (Doth York. It has been resolved to lovite both Mr. Bat its cost at present precludes its nic. Thit every Saturday night. Such is Hfe, and now we when I began pounding him. You checkerus, | C. S. Parnell and. Mr. Justin M'Caziby to bo however, is growing lets, and it is promised will must add to the already heavy expenses of I say if der gun vos landed till der powder vos present, come within the reach of shipbuilders.

our establishment by negotiating for a barrow running owd of It, I wouldn't care vot you dont artist. It is hard to successfully compete with mit it, but if you shall aver boint an tinloaded Ar the instance of P.C. Tom Pepper an the Swaff, but it must be done, eiss Hercules gun mit me again, and I dont got killed, by Chiming Hooky, I'll make you arallow des Office this morning with having furnished false THE Government Garette of Saturday last charged before Captain Hastings at the Harbour

barrel particulars to the authorities regarding the publishes the minutes of a Sanitary Board quantity of arms and ammualice carried on meeling held on Friday the 4th September. It board this junk. The defendant, who something of a Hanging Lawyes, stated that he pour la served by spending public money

WEB W* would be interesting to know what useful par- did not think that "link-pots, part of the printing such stale trash. And it would also be ammunition complained of came within the interesting to some rate-payers to know whe scope of the Ordinance dealing with the prohibladite these precious minuter. They are signed ton of dangerous arms. This, however, the by Mt. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart-bat whoever

*The charges brought against Mr. Cochrane, a The E, & A. Co/s"Reamship Guthrie, Capt...member of the Canadian House of Commons, Harbour Master could not swallow and ained the the genius may be, half-an-hour's consultation Helms, from Sydney, via Australian ports of who is alleged to have sold several Government ingenius i thirty solid Mexicans with a thefiful, with our Office Goat would de him in immensity call and Dilly (Timor) andved in harbour this positions in the district be represents, has been ane was paid and the stink-pets were sent to especially conspicuous. No Chinese gentleman our exchanges *--- alternative of two months free: board. The of good. One piece of ridiculous affectation morning. We And the following telegrams in referred to a special committee. the police majeum.

But this looked too much when, wedkten, not unlicensed 'fook master named Ki Kal was 1 John and others of that ilk would die of envy,

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tombstone, so he ran it into one line: "Here

own we find him

said the Smithy, and may be beoples will find “Make dot in der. Dilegradh baper, alretty,"

soudings owd, ala't it Pm.

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL

The Lisbon correspondent of The Times, in letter published this morning, says that the financial and political crisis in the kingdom of Portugal remains unabated. He states that

pant, and that the duties from the Customs t gold does not exist in the country, that therd is little silver current, that trade generally is stage

decreasing. As a set-off there is every prospect of a splendid vintage throughout the country,

The correspondent says that the Government officials at Lisbon refused to telegraph the forei going information to London.

Hes the pod the Poss are in Heaven.”[ MR. JUSTICE GRANTHAM established an excellent precedent at the Leeds Assisen a few weeks ago in the case of a defendant who was tried and convicted of criminal, Jibel on a solicitor by publishing defamatory statements fa per called the Said Anarchiil. Els lipaulp HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER DI, PĒDI said that, as no actal tofury had been done to the prosecutor, no persons) penisites, ould Wits the China Hat for once exhibli the be bound over is the sum of 6ay met slibet balleted on the deferidan, who would teraly courage of lis opinions by giving the name the prosecutor again. And this le commonssties,

Le País, # French Republican newspaper, In this colony in beter known than Mr. Woo Lin

LowDow, Augart 20th: 1; states that, an Irredentier has murdered the of the "certain speculator," for whose | W* learn that the confidence of the gandial Tax steamship Gambler which, sank within Yuen-who surely ought to know how to spell Goverment against German co-operation with beller exploded yesterday in a five-storeyed In answer to the complaint of the Chinese Prefect of Police at the port of Trieste, in Austria. especial benefit is alleges $45.000 of pubite pubile in the National Bank of China la ad ippos seven chinates after being Fill into by the hiltern amber, and yet in foreldescribe the Powers, the North German Gisele days building in New York, censing the whols edince money were misappropriated for building that the third of Creeper hire which was steamship Rasby in Hobson's Bay (Melbourse) ape the culte caracal style are me fine cases that German missions and trade have suffered to collapse The place afterwards took fire, and

lately Teaset Has been met with unusual prong in the barly morning of the 18th fulto, with Y a useless police station at Kennedy Town? titude by the Wareholders troughout the Best has of over twenty Ives, was once well known out of ten ponderous numskolle,

from the recent disturbances. Baba Wang 60 persons were killed through the catastrophe. August atıl 16 rfhe ground flóar was occupied as a restaurant, Our contemporary says that this large Hölders of National förip in Amer, Toordion, in Hongkong and along the Cálna coast as the amount was money practically thrown exception have met the demand, as also have and was engaged in the Chins trade under the manner in which Mr. A. G. Wise disposes of the with a view to increased protection to foreigners The upper part of the premises consisted of

Skamba and VORBIMENT="BINEER =

"Italy has joined the other - Powerk" "In- the and a number of persons who were dialog at diego Ouan. She was built at Dumbarton in 1874 WE have always had a high regard for the measures that are being taken to coerce China the time of the explosion perished, away for the purposes of facilitating the all the influential bolders in Hongkong. With command of Captain Jacques, now of the

esses that are brought before him at the Police in China.

Kayakanurkad i pëveral factorles, in which many giria were schemes of a certato speculator,” All this the proper launching of this promising Institu. Mutual Shippers Co. In iyake was Court, but even Ar, apparently, can be instructed.

tion let us hope that a new era of prosperity will sold to the old AS. N. Company of Sydney, says: "That If the man who is said to bare Emperor of China that he would

The American Secretary of State has declared employed, and several of these fell victims to may be quite true; but as it Involver a most be inaugurated.

In is the Zabisa Gondry case "Brownie" that though he received assurances from the the collapse and the fire. * Per and ran between the Colonies and Hongkong, serious chargoagainst the highGovernment

subjects at Brussels, han resolved that militaryism la the witness-box, the aspect of the case might in China, yet the United States Governant had merely the natural advice this building was constructed, and the A.D.C. perhaps be pleased to learn that as chief engineer In 1883 she was purchased Whis regard the case from this point of view and Pacific squadron to co-operate with the vessels

which has the proad-privilege of belonging to tendents to Meur. Enterfed” and “ whois, ofcourse, responsible for such action, their erstwhile instructor in the light fantastic by dears, J. and A. Brown of Newcastle cause "the man who is said to have jumped over of the European Powers. it seems only fair that the China Mall people as the "Dake in The Gondeliers) las under command of Capt. R. R. Brt will be the done so Brownle says that the aspect of the state of the finances of Hayil has reported art. Mr. Frank- Fletcher, (who paralysed the || N.5.W., and was for some time on this wokat board" to be placed in the witness-box !—for had A special commission appointed to inquire into should formulate its ladictment in straight-now playing with his company, somewhere as well remembered in Hongkong in Oran the case might have been changed." Solomon

that there exists a fraudulent deficit of 2,000,000 forward and comprehensible "anguage, the hills in India. He has good talent with hits became the property of Mess Howard Solomon'salated source from whence came our del The members of the Cabinet are to be and diao'give't

too-the inimitable Harvey brothers, two dan. Smith and Sosa in 1885, and after undergoing stated: knowledge, is well that thy glory is prosecuted for the fraud. nd also give the times of the persona, soars, two whitey-black niggers and many extensive alterations was renamed the Gambler, sanctified by antiquity, else it would be in danger freely charged with most scandalous job other attractions too numerous to mention, and since then had accel esrees in of eclipse, for as not another, a better and

A rice has occurred in Argentine stocks, but bary of a kind that usually leadrios crimalan Gondoller cantins by appearing in Hongkong the coll, the Wilmers commanded by electrify the world? Great Brownie," noble Mr. Fletcher hopes to gladden the hearts of his | the Australiap, costing trade.. At the time of a brighter dispensar of wisdom arisen, to court. If It In trúỡ that a Go mans | shew the beginning of Fanuary 'bout

Capt. Well, whose fevi veyaĝi li way to har,

#Brownie,” how we worship thy-long ones.

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with Capt, Webber in charge, and K? jumped overboard had put in an appearance in for the outrages inflicted on: Amerim redres The Sociilat Congress, now holding its sittings officer opwhose recommendation and i Tat general public, or at least that portion of it John Mitchell,' at presént + local, e bebeen changed Now why did not Mr. determined to send every man-of-war of the' of capital,ural product of the accumulation

is believed to be ridicial, f

The Economist urges that banking companies similar to those which have recently failed in allowing their liabilities to exceed the amount Melbourne should be prevented by law from

of their uncalled-up capital. Depositors ought also to be protected In the event of liquidation, The paper regrets that risky concerns should be allowed to pose an accredited banks before the

in divarroel to lay of Conway, a sailor, for the building trades in England the carpenters have A shocking scene took place at the exocation It is estimated that through the strike in the

murder under mest airdous streameaning: Df si lost over 500,000 in wagte) -

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