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member of the community who probably his a few rifles to dispose of, sent a circular round Inviting the residents to form a Rifle Association And a meeting was held in the Amoy Club. A! least twenty of the residents were present and ready to discuss the advisability of forming such An Association, when a certain individual who makes himself conspicuous on Kalgangsu hy appearing in Chinese costume occasionally, entered the room with a Winchester repeating rifle In his hand. As soon as he had a chance to speak, he said that no doubt several of those present, who had at one time belonged to the great nemies of the world, were able and willing

to teach others who were not accustomed to the

use of fire-arms, and proposed certain residents as a committee. One gentleman declined the honour as he had never been in any of the great armies of the world, A committee was however, formed, and Mr. W. C. Lewis appointed secretary The gentleman with the rifle then praised the style of weapon be had in his hand, and started to explain the working of it, at the same time informing one of those present in answer to inquiry) that it was loaded. In a remarkably short space of time Gently every one had-left the room, and wisely too, Naw. Mr. Editor, can you understand any sane man entering a room full of people with a loaded repeating rifte in his band, to explain the working of it? He surely thought that the whole lot were a set of savages who had never the majority knew equally as much, If not more about the gun than he did himself, and those that did not, are better without a loaded gon, as they would be more likely to shoot a comrade or themselves than anything else. As a member of the Club I must confess I am surprised that the committee has apparently taken no notice whatever of the above occurrence.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER

In the eastern main street of Nanking are situated many stores for the sale of arms and ammuntion, and for repairing guns, revolvers. ect. The authorities, during the last year, have had all of them closed. Lately the owners have been carrying on business clandestinely. The clink of dollars from night till morning in some of these shops. proves what a brisk trade they the other night made à raid on one store and must be carrying on. The Police Commissioner discovered several thousand old gans, cartridges and other contraband articles. has been arrested.

The proprietor

successive reports received from the vitious and do not venture to make funher attacks, d'strici officers it appeared that all the criminala

The insurgents are the same who arose under who had been arrested were found on examination-the pretence of squiating sali_fikin... to have been merely sympathizers present at the occurrence. The district officials were consequently ordered to act in concert with the deputies appointed for the purpose in having them again rigorously examined under torture, but without shaking their previous testimany They have now been sentenced, according to their respective degrees of gullt and under the severest clause of the law applicable in each CREO, TO, VATORs farms of banishment in the cum, l, and grades, or to bambooing. To alt until the value of the properly destroyed and lost could be recovered from the culprits would not fail to entail an unreasonable delay and would not prove comforting to the missionaries. The Tastal at Chinklang, Huang Ten-lo, was accordingly directed to call upon fire the other day, and five large buildinga The Prefectural College at Soochow took the authorities concerned to provide the requisite funds and to arrive at a settlement of cre burnt down before the fames were their respective claims with the Missionaries. in the library was entirely lost, and it was extinguished. The valuable collection of books The Tasteis and Prefects responsible in the fortunate that the costly Confucian temple was matter again received stringent Instructions saved. That the fire was the work of Incendiarion directing them to enjoin upon all their sub-is proved by the following facts. Adjoining the ordinates the necessity of securing without fall college is the residence of a wealthy family. In the apprehension and punishment of the principal the early morning before the catastrophe occurred offenders so that the earnest desire of the Im- the fervants of the family discovered a burning perial Court to cultivate friendly relations with pile of wood stowed under the eaves of the other Powers and to maintain peace and good College. They rave the alarm, whereupon order within its own territory may be duly ful- several men rushed from their hiding places and without success Several articles of value were missing from the house.

the principle of the closing of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorug, at set down in the treaty of {-1856,-was-upheld, as well as the-power-of-the- 'Sultan to open the siraits in time of peace to Black sen was at the same time opened to the ships of the friendly and allied, powers. The

commerce of all nations.

13, 1891.

-Intimatious.

FURNISHING DEPARTMENTS.

CARPETS. CARPETS.

provisions of the London conference with regard The treaty of Berlin continued in force those to the navigation of the Dardanelles. While it is not stipulated that all the powers must be treated like in the privileges that may be HEARTH accorded to them in this connection, yet from the feeling manifested it is evident that there events it. is apparent that the extension of the was a tacit understanding "of that kind. At all

privilege to one nation and not to the other as well is calculated to arouse a sentiment of butter opposition on the part of the nations dis criminated against.

BITS OF INFORMATION.

No hair is so soft as that of human beings. Chicago's Masonic Temple will be 300 feet high.

Pennsylvania established the first hospital in America in 1751:

The opera house in Paris covers 'nearly three acres of ground."

Hebrew, It is amid, is agala becoming a living

Reen a gun of that, description before; whereas I filled. The memorialists have kept the. Taung escaped over the wall. Chase was given bat language in Palestine,

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Yamen informed of the steps they have taken in the maiter, and they now ber to submit to the sacred glance this account of the settlement of the missionary questions, in Klangsu and to solicit His Majesty's commands on the subject. -Rescrißt: "Let active measures be taken for arresting the criminals who made their escape, They must_postlively be apprehended and punished. · The Yamin concerted is to date note.

On the night of the 4ih jost, a gang of robbers broke Into a house, the residence of a British subject, in a small village close to Amoy city, and after lodging a bullet in his breast and smashing everything in the house, decamped THE NORTH CHINA INSURANCE entered, though the "tiger-head" boards and with about $2,000 worth of plunder. I hear the wounded man is not expected to recover.

OOMPANY, LIMITED"

Some soldiers of the Taku garrison camp got into a quarrel with the Taka Dock workmen and a fight ensued. The officers in command having gone to Tientsin to visit the Viceroy and con- gratulate him on the occasion of the mid-autumn festival, the soldiers assembled a large force and marched to the dock to make a demonstration. The doors were open, but the premises were not

the sign board bearing foreign inscription | were smashed. Information of the disturbance Now for brighter news; the most popular

The following is the report for presentation to dispersed the vallant Auhul "brave." On the was telephoned, and a corporal's guard came and resident of Amoy, Mr. Francis Cass is to be married on the 10th inst. to Miss Florence Macholders to be held at the offices of the Company,

the fifteenth ordinary general meeting of share-commander's return the matter was strictly gowan, daughter of the Rev. A. Margowan, our Hankow Road, Shanghal on Monday, the inquired into. A sub-officer in making his aldest resident of Amoy. Yet another Mr. W twenty-sixth day of October 1801 at 2.30 p.m.

'report attempted to shield his own nephew and, J. Hewelt of the I.M. Customs, also a very

was instantly dismlemissed. Several soldies precisely;— popular resident of Amoy, is to be married two

were deported and corporals cashiered. The weeks later to Miss Marie Madden, who has just

boards were replaced at the commander's arrived from England, and bad the misfortune to be on board the steamer Palamed when that vessel encountered the worst of the typhoon near Swatow on the 22nd September. Both bridal partles have 1 am sure the very best wishes of the whole community.

VERITATIS SIMPLEX ORATIO EST,

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THE NANKING MEMORIAL.

The following memorial on the subject of the recent riots in these provlaces appears la the Peking Gazette of 23rd September ;--

H.E. the Southern Superintendent of Trade, Liu Kun-yl, and the Governor of Klangsu, Kang Yi, subraft a memorial in which they report the action that has been talcen for the settlement of the various missionary cases which have occur. red in the Prefecture of Chinklang and in other departments of the province of Klangan. During the fourth moon of the present year, in conse- quence of the dissemination of lying rumours the missionary premises at Waha were burnt down, and then followed in close succession the burning and destruction of missionary property at Tanyang, Chiakiel, Wusich, Yanghu, Kiangyin, and Jukno.

Officers were deputed to hold an investigation, and

although the facts elicited showed that the rioting

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The Directors desire to submit to the share- holders the annexed statement of the Company's accounts to 30th June 1891.

1890--The balance at credit of this account on 30th Jane last, was Taels r09,238.08 and claims to the extent of Taels 78,837.18 have since been paid

It is a source of disappointment and regret to the Directors to have to report that, while these. figures leave no hope of any profit, the further claims which may be expected will probably result in a lost upon the year's working. period of the previous year, there is a consider

1891-Compared with the corresponding able decrease, in the premium income for the half-year ended 30th June, but this is chiefly due to the restriction of the Company's general underwriting account, and there is a satisfactory reduction. in the amount paid in respect of losses and claims.

The balance of the working account is Taels 444,995 94 and the Directors are sanguine that the current year's business will show profitable resulta.

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Since the date to which the accounts are made up, the premis entered in the Company's Books amount to Taels 183,70229, and the payments during the same period, for losses and claims, were Taels, 103,504.01.

Interest on Reserva Fund-The Interest accumulated upon the Reserve Fund during the

eighteen months ended 30th June 1891, amounts to Taels 25,071.27, and it is now proposed to pay this sum to the shareholders, in terms of the articles of sociation,

By Order of the Court of Directors,

ALXXR. ROSS, Secretary.

Shanghal, 6th October, 1891.

THE CHINESE PRESS ON

FOREIGNERS.

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The Shanghai Chinese paper Shen-pas in recent editorial dwelling upon certain important questions at present occupying the attention of the Foreign Ministers and the Tsung-li Yamés, says the Foreign Ministers insist upon the protection of their nationals in China by the native authorities, which, if the Chinese are

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The disquieting rumours about the Kolao Hul are causing a rapid rise in the silver market, and consequently the value of all commodities

high at Foochow The authorities have issued a proclamation containing the following: "On account of recent floods, which rendered the furnace and bollers very dirty, the Arsenal stopped work for Paochlaku for punishment for misdemeanour, and one day. A foreigner sent some Chinese to the foreign steamers (probably gunboats) have entered the harbour. These areonly ordinary occurrences; multiplied until yet misunderstandings are rumour goes so far as to say that the Kolao Hul men have bribed foreigners to act for them The idea is ridiculous and certainly groundless From this time forth no fabricating of rumours is permitted. Any one failing to obey this order will be dealt with according to the law." This has had a tranquilising effect. The agitation is for the most part due to the removal of the entry and the wealthy class with their families into the capital, as if the trouble was really urgent.

In the Saab district of Tongchow a man named Liu was working in the fick when he

found his foot was in great pain. His wife, who was also boeing a little way from him, came to see whether any sting bad caused fejury to the Toot. While his wile was examining the foot, a sudden flash of lightning, followed by a terrific clap of thunder, lifted Liu from the ground and siretched him lifeless, His bowels were cut open and on his back was found written a

line of red characters. "Punished for murdering his mother in his previous existence." Llu leaves a blind old father and a young widow.

This is what is termed Heavenly justice, but we cannot see where the justice comes in. If Liu bad been guilty of the most heinous crime in his former state, why was he not punished then by the laws of this world or by torturce In the netber world before he was born again 7 To call him to account now does not really punish him, but punishes the poor blind old father and the wretched young widow, who certainly had

no band in the crime. Liu committet in the life

previous, and yet who are the only suffexors now,

TIENTSIN.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE,)

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Scarcely 720,000 days have passed since the Romans Invaded Britain.

There is only one sudden death among women to every eight among men.

In proportion to size a fly walks thirty-five- times as fast as a human being.-

The death rate per 1,000 inhabitants - in Valparaiso la 64.5; in San Francisco it is 18.1.. London has 8.335 miles of streets and a population of 5,847,000-more than the whole of Scotland or of Ireland.

Statistics just compiled show that since 1820 there have come to the United States 15,500,000 inimigrants, of whom nearly one- fourth were Germans.

fall of meteoric matter. An astronomer estimates The earth is gradually growing larger from the that the globe is annually being pelied with 143,000,000 projectiles.

The steam power of the world is placed at 49,000.coo horse-power. This is equivalent to the working capacity of 1,000,000 men, which is more than double the total working population.

In the mareum of the dead-letter office at Washington, D.C., there is a plece of parchment upon which Is penned a copy of the Lord's Frayer written in fifty-four different languages.

Sixty years ago only one public banking of mpany existed to London, and at the Bank of England private accounts were at that time opened rarely, and with the greatest difficulty.

The first account of an armored ship is in 1530. It was one of the fleet of the Knights of to have successfully resisted all the shot of that St. John, entirely sheathed with lead and is said day.

The law of evolution works la language as well as in other things. Twenty thousand words have been added to the English language to the. Department of Biology alone, sizeo Darwin's discovery,

The United States is young yet, but it leads the world in its libraries. The public libraries of all Europe put together contain about 21,000,000 volumes; those of the states contain about 50,000,000.

The Guttenburg Bible has the general reputa- tion of being the first printed book. It is an admirable specimen of the printer's art, and would be no discredit to any reputable printing establishment of the present day,

Statistics show the American to be the greatest cries. The record of railway trips taken by each nationality gives the following proportion": Americans, 27 Engilsh, 191 Beiglen, French, 5 Tarks, Swiss and Italians, 1 each,

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HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,

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Today,

– Baronetar=gA, Mazaraman

Baronstad Salaman

Theatering jual Theraghang pumi kanna Thermometer

Ibart^maturo i,m. (Wet bulb) adrena Thormatan 12 - 17, 18,

Therma 5.1.

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The easter- Mlatmam Errow night) ...............

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL HONGKONG,

THE WILLARD OPERA COMPANY. DIRECTOR......... PEMBERTON W. WILLARD.

PROGRAMME.

TO-MORROW,

(WEDNESDAY), the 14th October, Planquette's Romantic Comic Opera, (Composer of "Les Cloches de Cornville " "RIP VAN WINKLE"

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Cast of Characters : Rip Van Winkle (A village

good-for-nothing)...Mr. W. WALSKE. Derrick Van Slous (A law Peter Van Duck (The Bar

yer and Rip's Rival)....Mr. F.WENTWORTH.

gomaster of Sleepr Hollow).....................Mr. F. SAXBY,

ensolmaster and Local Knickerbocker Fort) .............Mr. P. VERNARD. Captain Hugh Rowley (of Nick Vedder (Landlord of

the British Army).......................Mr. E. FEARNLEY.

Katrina (A village Fit,

the "George 111." Ion). Mr. HARRY HALL.

A recent survey bar established the number of

Daughter of Vedder) ...Miss VERA PATEV. glaciers in the Alps at 1,155, of which 249 have Sarah Two of her Miss CISSIE DENVER.

length of more than four and three-quarters Jaciath Goalps...... Miss F. TRIGOT miles. The French Alps contain 144 glaciers;

Alice (Rip's little Daughter)lsa SUILLDS, those of Italy, 78; Switzerland, 471; and Tom T (Bugler to Row- Austria, 402.

ley's Company).........Mr.. G. NORMAN... Captain Hendrick Hudson, Mr. SAXBY. at Lieutenant

2nd

The caters of human flesh are not extinct by a long ways, Niger delta, in Angola, and in the Congo basin, The cannibal tribes near the are probably the only natives of Africa who 3rd habitually eat human flesh. They, however, are numbered by millions.

da. do. 4th do.

„Mias DENVER,

„Mr. FEARNLEY. Mr. VERNARD,

To-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY,

'LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW.

"HE Company's Steamship

THE

"NAMOA,"

Captain Goddard, will be despatched for the above Port, TO-MORROW, the 14th instant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, rath October 1891.

DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI.

HE Company's Steamship

TH

"FORMOSA,"

Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the 16th instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers, Hongkong, 13th October, 1811.

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"THE"

"ZAMBESI,"

Captain Edwards, will be despatched as above

OD THURSDAY, the 22nd inst, at 3 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

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Agents. Hongkong, 13th October, 1891.

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Intimations.

DENTISTRY.

FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP

The Goblin Steward.........Mr. HALL. Gretchen (Wife of Rip) ...Miss ALICE ST. JOHN. MR

and

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In Act 3 the following changes take place

In the cast.

Alice Van Winkle (Daughter

of Rip)................................ Miss A. ST. JOHN, Lieut. Hans Van Slous (of the

Jan Vedder (Proprieter of the

U.S. NAVY)............ Mr. E. FEARNLEY,

." George

Hotel).

Washington "

***Mr. H. HALL. pressum.Miss C. DENVER. : Dutch Girls, Soldiers, &c., &c.

Inn)....****

Tientsia, 3rd October, 1891. Li has taken over charge from Lul of the Total-ship of the Customs bere. All the officials called at the Tamen to congratulate our CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL The “Pas de Fascination" danced by new Customs official. He has the acting appolstment for one year.

was more serious in some places than in others, theleading feature everywhere was the fabrication of baseless rumours by scoundrels lurking in concealment, who incited the populace to riotous proceedings, their object being to take advantage of the occasion to commit Incendiarism and lllage and so cause a catastrophe of the gravest moment. In the various other districts of the province false rumours were subsequently widely. circulated and anonymous placards made their appearance. The memorialists beg to observe that foreign missionaries, in establishing churches in China for the propagation of their faith, are acting within their Treaty rights, and that in carrying on at the same time foundling Institus- tions and charity schools, they are doing nothing but evincing their devoted philanthropy, If scoundrels who have the audacity gratuitously to fabricate false rumours and spread trouble in such a reckless manner are not arrested and sharply dealt with as means of allaying the incapable of affording, the Foreign Powers will popular suspicion, not only will harmony fall to take measures to fagure themselves. Looking be maintained between the ordinary people and at this question in its proper light we find, says the adherents of the foreign doctrines, but great the Shen-pao that the different missions and harm will befat the country. On receiving the other properly destroyed, were burnt and looted reports of what had happened, the memorialists by secret societies, which the Government is caused stringent instructions to be fasued to all doing its best to stamp out by arresting people their subordinate authorities impressing upon suspected of connection with those organisa- them the absolute necessity of using their most,| tion, who, if convicted suffer the severest earnest endeavours to protect the missionary penalties, The Government has no wish establishment within their respective jurisdictions, whatever to sea foreigners living here molested, and at the same time directing them to arrest and and it would be heartily glad to see those socio- punlab severely according to law all criminal cha- ties, which are a pest to the country, crushed. racters found circulating false rumours or causing Things have taken a very ugly turn now, how.

The Rev. Timothy Richard leaves ti by the disturbance. The Viceroy Issued savera ever, for foreigners have been discovered to be proclamations incalcating earnest advice, and mixed up with the Kelas huel, alding and abet-El Dorado for Shanghai. We shall miss him ́and his family. I belleve he takes up the late ordered his subordinates everywhere to summon ting them in their lawless compiracles, and add- together the local gentry and ask them to ing a new and terrible menace to the existing Dr. Williamson's work, and will reside in

Skarghal. Impress upon the people in their respective Government. For the future any foreigners districts the necessity of maintaining a prudent caught in league with this Society will be dealt fearful doings South and in the Yangise valley. Bogus telegrams are still belog received of sttitude, and of not, on any account, creating with by the Chinese Government as Chinese Why the Telegraph Administration allow such feeling of groundless alarm by lightly giving ear subjects, and decapitated to serve as a warning lying telegrams to be sent is a puzzle to us here. to false rumours. The various district oficces to their countrymen not to follow in their fool- When we consider that the Telegraph Adminis concerned are assuredly deserving of punishment stops. The Foreign Powers desire the open-tration would not recely telegrams from for their fallure to take adequate, precautions | ing up of Hopan province, but it is beforehand, The troubles in the Sonchowlar to talk about this than effect it, for foreigners when real disturbances were taking district began with the Tanyang lot and the the leaders of the Rojao-what are mostly Hunan place, it is a wonder why they allow them to go Magistrate, Ch's Wen-ching, his accordingly men, and it is a most difficult thing to overcome over thele lines when there la really no diatur- bern denounced and cashiered. The acting Magia, he intense hatred to foreigners that exists in bac trate of Wasleb, Liu Sho-jén, the acting Magistrate province, where there are no permanent foreign province, and from Shanse, Honan and Shang- News received here from different parts of this of Klangylo, Sun Yi-xhên, tha Magistrate, of || residents, and no churches, and where even the Yangho, Yebbual-shan, and Tiangyo, the Magle most beneficial inventions at foreigners are not ang is very gratifying, for I hear everything. În

the quiet-Mercury. skate of Chinknel, have all been deptired of their, inlerated, as, the recent outrage upon fbuttons, Mo Ping-ch't, the officer temporarily telegraph operatives amply filustrates. 01 In charge of the jukao district, who had only course, the Emperor could, if he wished, liste been three days at his post, has had a mark of | general order to subdue the Hunanese by force disapproval placed against his name, and the of arm but if this were once begun, the responsible military authorities have been inhabitants of the province would fight till every stripped of their buttons by way of warning and pan in it was killed, which would rouse the punishment. On the receipt of the Imperial people of the other provinces to such fury that Edict of the 11th June, the memorialists again war would rage tili ibe whole countryway fated proclamations in clear and explicit destroyed. language for general information. The doings of these muffians who manufacture false rumours

THE DARDANELLES,

TREATY STIPULATIONS in REGARD TO ITS NAVIGATION.

REGISTER.

12th October, 1891-At 4 pm.

STATION.

Toalo.

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for the purpose of creating trouble are so secret NOTES FROM CHINESE-PAPERS,-by this body of water, maintains that no foreign. Auping

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and mysterious, and their movements so perplexingly uncertain that their apprehension becomes a matter of considerable difficulty. The Viceroy has again seat secret is directions to make inquiries, and Marordered the

The influence of the recent typhoon must have district officers to exercise survellignce over the tithing system, with the result that peace and qalet extended to Bangkling. On the 24th and 2gth have prevailed during the past few months. The the severe rain and wind stormi continued with amemorialists venture to think that the Best out cessation. The city was flooded and small essential in the way of remedial measures is that boats were in requifion. Much damage was a good understanding should be effected between done to property.";"

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For many years the navigation of the Dar-Wad dantiles, the strait that unlies the Ægean sca and the rea of Marmura, has bčen a subject of dispute. Tarkey, whose territory is catio ́twain

versel of war shail be permitted to pass ile | Season An epidemic is still raging in Wenchow, and straits, and has always so maintained, though Viator Pak

not successfully. In 1770 a Rusalka squadron under Lord Elphinstone, in 1801 the American. Tolbow any deaths are dally reported.

frigate George Washington under Commodore Halong Bainbridge, and in 1807 an English feet under Manila Admiral Duckworth forced passages through the tape St. Jame forbidden straits. In 1809, however, the English Government recognized the probibilve right of Turkey, and in 1841 the five RTCA powers of Europe combined in a similar agreement,

The treaty of Paris in 1856 recognised, the foreign creed.” In arresting and dealing with There is a romaur current in Foochow that the rights of Turkey, but in 1858 the United States the offenders, it is absolutely necessary, in order. Insurgents is the Tehhua district are assisted by | frigate Wabash catered the straits and anchored to natiefy public opinion and to restore harmony - yerang monk who, by meass of incantations at Constantinople. It was contended that the ibetween the Christian and non, Christian portions and a shining brass plate, prevegjs the Imperia! | United States not being a party to the treaty, of the population, that the really genty Mishld petroops from opening fire, so that over a thousand was not bound by the obligation punished and that the punishment should ha | goldiers have fallen during neveral engagements. In 1871, at the conference of the powers in} commensurate with the offence "From the | Now the ?" bravos " keep at a respectful distance. London, a new treaty was entered into, by which.

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ACT 1-Village of Sleepy Hollow. ACT II, SCENE 1.-Road to the Katskills.

„2-Summit of the Katsicille,.

20 Years supposed to elapse between Acts a

ACT III, SCENE 1.—Summit of the Katskills

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THURSDAY, reth, 'ARABIAN NIGHTS" and

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SATURDAY, 171,

First Time of "LA PERICHOLE.”.

· PRICES

........$2.00 & $1.00.- Plan now open at Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.

Hongkong, 13th October, 1891. [1302:

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,

SCRATCH COMPETITION for SPOONS All talce place at KOWLOON, at 800 and

900 yards, on SATURDAY, the 17th instant, at 3.43/p/m. Conditions'to rounds and a sighting, 0.67 | thot at each Range. Bisley. (1890) positions,

and targets.

J. ANDERSON, Acting. Hon. Secretary,

H.K. R. A.

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The barometer la stiff falling slowly, except at Haiphong.

Hongkong, 13th October, 1891,

NOTICE

Gradients are gentle for north-east wledd, Westbar warm, fina the corbat fundarforms may be expected to our focally. FROM the ist. of November next, the SHANGHAI BUTCHERY will be prepared to ankarapatan reduced so level of the men by inches, intha'und"

bendrade 2) per Tapschions in the shade, in degrees, Fan supply BRAWN, LARD in BLADDERS, Fresh teobalt. - bemidity of the mused won the 2nd Pickled: ENGLISH PORK, SAUSAGES,

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AND

MODERATE FEES.

WONG TAI-FONG,

Surgeon Dentist,

(Formerly articled Apprentice, and latterly assistant to Dr. ROGERS), HAS REMOVED TO

THE BANK BUILDINGS, QUEEN'S ROAD,

(above Messrs. Dalin Bros. of Chins, Ld.),

CONSULTATION FREE, Hongkong, 37th July, Thor.

1359

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.

A person supplying information that wil REWARD of $500 will be paid to any lead to the discovers and identication of Chinese girl named LI AFAT, who, in or about... the monik of September, 1888, was résident at St. Francis Street, Wanchal, in the house of JOHN-> MINHINNETT, an overseer in the Hongkong | Pablic Works Department, under the protection of a Chinese kept woman named WÒNG AH NGAN.

LI AFAT is about to years of age, and necording to a declaration made by WONG AH NGĂN at the Magistracy, she was returned ... to her mother about three years ago-presumably to some village in the Kwangtung Province, whore it is stated" she died a short, time after- warda.

On the other hand JOHN MINHINNETT deposed on oath for the ‍Supreme Court that' LI AFAT was sold by WONG AH NGAN and that he was present in his own house when the | purchase money was palid; and it has since been. reported that the girl was taken to Singapore for Immoral purposes.

A Reward of Sage will be paid to any person who shall produce rellable evidence, showing that LI-AFAT was returned to her mother, in or about September, 1888, and afterwards died as

lleged

F

Apply to

THE EDITOR, The Hongkong Taligroth, Hongkong, agih August, 1861.

NOTICE.

JEYE'S SANITARY_COMPOUNDS COMPANY, LIMITED.

JEYE'S WOOD PRESERVER OR ANTISEPTIC PAINT.

Tappointed SOLE AGENTS, ist Le sale

HE Undersigned have this day boo

of these: PERFECT DISINFECTANTS, and are – prepared to supply quantities to suit purchasers, at Wholesale Prices. Extra Special arms for Shipping and large Orders, making

Sir-ROBERT RAWLINSON, CH, CE, Chief Sanitary. Eandreer, Local Government. Board- London, says. A

“It lá thấs bent Disinfectant In UBEŽN

WG HUMPHREYS & Co. zaxton) die Bank Chiilidings, Hongkong, 19th Jusa, 1889,