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exception of the second engineer, were rescued. The mail was also saved.

LONDON, September 24th,

· The bulk of the French newspapera give a churlish reception to the dectes commanding a relaxation of the Alance-Lorraine passport regu. lations. They are of the avowed opinion that Germany was only forced to an act of Justice by clrcumstances,

The Chronic's Paris correspondent declares the feeling that war is imminent is growing hourly in France and that this opinion la more or less openly expressed at every embassy in Paris.

able additions to the gunboat service, and affi- The Admiralty is resolved to make some valu- cials are proceeding hurriedly with the orders which are being issued for the construction of six additional vessels by private firms. These new gunboats will be of 811 tons. In placing these orders it is insisted on by the Admiralty that the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1891.

family, and undoubtedly one of the best-informed authorities on Roumanian affairs. In conversa- tion with a correspondent last evening he spoke of Mile. Vacaresco, saying: "The Queen spent | most of her time in literary work, and her health became much changed for the worse in conse- quence. Mile. Vacaresco is an ambitious girl, and she belped the Queen in her studies and writings and thus obtained her friendship, finally becoming her inseparable companion.

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intruder was at once arrested and sent with the obtained a guard of soldiers to assist him, three door-keepers on duty to the magistrate. Hiding by day and moving at night they steadily The accused stated that he was an Anhul man, moved on towards the rubber chiefs' places of 18 yçais old, that his name was Ko Hohinien, concealment. One very dark and rainy night that he worked in a cash shop, but left it on they came to the envern of the terrible Yeh account of bad people causing trouble in the| S- ung, a redoubtable a jeliain steeped in crime other ports as stated in the newspapers." Beyond and well known to be, dead shot with rifle and these statements nothing lucid or intelligitle revolver. It is said that he could bit the right could be extracted from him, and he was far left eye of a 'man at filly pices, · The, inky remanded to await the Tastal's decision. The blackness surrounding the entrance of the cavern door-keepers got too blows each for negligence. | was favourable to the hold band, who lay low and beat the ground with their feet and hands Some soldiers attempted to extort money from

so as to tempt the robber chief to fire at them. a fantan gambling den, in Canton. They were

The strategy wax successful. The besieged warriors had no reason to give except that theyustered only to delude him-into-the-bellet that 75 asked to give fessons for the squeeze, but the rabber aimed at the spot from which the sound proceeded and loud walls followed, but they were were out of funds. The gamblers laughed at them, wereupon a fight began. Weapons were device was kept up until the robber, embaldened, Yard.

he had sent one of his foes into eternity. This used by both sides and the light was kept up for his own imagined success, crept softly out of combatants, but an unfortunate beggar passing of escape to join the other leaders higher up a while. No wound was sustained among the the rocky hole to see whether there was a chance the ghost without a groad. The vallant braves and the plucky gamblers immediately joined for them the dead beggar had no relations to hands in face of the terrible catastrophe. Luckily demand redress. His comrades came in crowds and clamoured for money, but they were easily satisfied."

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vessel shall be ready for delivery early in the Railroad was nearly wrecked to-day between by the door received a stray bullet and gave up mountain, The moment he showed himself A

spring.

The American ship Charles Menais, from New York for San Francisco, foundered near Cape Hom. The American ship Bella of Bath, from Tacoma for Havre, landed the Manni crew at Rio Janeiro.

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Baron de Worms has been offered the position of Under Foreign Secretary, in succession to Sir James Fergusson, appointed Postmaster-General, The Chronicle says Lord Lytton will shortly retire from the British Embassy in Paris and be succeeded by Sir Philip Currie,

PARIS, September 24th, Other parts of the world as well as the United States have a new project for the navigation of the air Henri Lecomte, director of the School of Aerostation at Paris, will soon make a rash altempt to cross Africa by balloon, starting from Mozambique.

A peculiar feature of his balloon is 'special apparatus for the production of hydrogen gas so as to maintain the floating power. This gas is to be generated during the night time. The balloon will carry provisions for 100 days and will have a capacity of ra,obo cuble meters. Experienced aeronauts believe that this is a very hazardous undertaking. Lecomte proposes to cross Africa in its wider part, making longer journey than any yet recorded. If an accident occurs to his air ship bis chances for reaching civilization are about as slim as they would be if he descended in the middle of the Atlantic, for If compelled to abandon his balloon he is almost certain to find himself in a savage wilderness, hundreds of miles from succour, and very likely among hostile natives,

Miss Jennie Urquhart, sister of Mrs. James Brown Potter, was married here to-day to René

Raoul Duval,

Moscow, September 24th

The Grand Duchess Paul wife of the youngest brother of the Czar of Russia, is dead.

ROME, September 24th.

"She avalled herself of this intimacy, and, naturally, the inflence it gave her, to secure for her father the position of Roumanian Minister to Rome. Encouraged by (his success she looked were really captivated by Vacaresco's personal forward to a royal masilage, but if the Prince charms, lkmust-be-looked upon only as the caprice of a young man, for the King would never allow such an alliance, and even though he had the nation would have opposed it,"

The mail train on the Bordeaux and Paris Ruffec and Civray, owing to a number of rails having been placed across the track. The perpetrators were not discovered.

The police have seized a cartoon representing Germany as again triumphing over France, the idea for the offensive picture being derived from the successful production of "Lohengrin." They have also scixed an objectionable placard and coples of a pamphlet characterized by a bitter spirit of political warfare. Another performance of "Lohengrin" was given to-night, and it prused off without noteworthy incident.

ROME, September asth. The Queen of Spala la reported to be the purchaser of the Marquis Alcalise's vast estate Including two palaces in Southern Italy, for 17,000,000 francs.

LIVERPOOL, September 25th. The Gafety Theatre in this city was burned this morning.

CHARLESTON (S. C.), September ath. Ten negroes were to-day sentenced to be hanged on October 23rd for the murder of another

negro,

VIENNA, September 25th.

The Roumanian

Russian troops are practising forced night marches and other night manoeuvres across the River Pruth, on the Roumanian frontier, with the aid of electric lights. Governmeat has become alarmed at these war- like demonstrations and is also concentrating ixcopa on its frontier, and has ordered a force of cavalry to upper Moldavia..

Te is authoritatively announced that the Czar and Emperor William will meet on Saturday at Bromberg. The announcement being entirely expected, has caused considerable fluttering In political circles.

BERLIN, September 25th.

Six anarchists who have been tried here have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment of from six months to two years for circulating prohibited

literature. Among the publications they are

charged with circulating is the anarchist paper Autonomis, printed in London, containing ar- ficles insulting to the Emperor and designed to incite the people to treason. Behr and Wagen kecht were acquitted. They became notorious la connection with the treason trial of Reinhold In 1890..

Last winter an Anglo-Chinese Collège was being bulli in North Formenn at a cost of 30,000 taels. The work was recently completed, after ten months. An assistant sub-prefect was deputed to laspect the buildings and to take days ago the Govenor bad occasion to visit the them over from the contractors hands. A few place, and found to his surprise that everything was ababblly done; there were leakages every where, the floors were unevenly laid, and in fact the

construction was in many respects different from the original plan and contract, H.E, was furious and ordered the contractors to be taken petty official who had charge of the work, as to the magistrate's yamén for examination. The

well as the Inspecting official, the assistant sub- is by no means ended. prefect, got three black marks each. The case

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It is rumoured among official circles that in connection with the importation of arms, in which the Customs officer Mason is Implicated, the Customs authorities have discovered an official despatch from General E. Tung-ling ordering the 30 canes. But even & General has ne right to order a lot of arms on his own account. The truth is, ng reported, that the General did onder 36 rifles, but could not read Chinese writing, his scribe most likely to effect some abject of his own had altered the order to ane for 36 cases. The General in ignorance attached his signature and seal to the order and never suspected the fraud until the discovery was made recently by the Customs. However, E. Tung-ling has been deprived of his command and rumour says that the Board of Admiralty has wired to Nanking to have the General sent to Peking for trial, Of course nothing definite is known yet.

rifle was knocked out of his hand, and the

waist and threw him down. He has since been soldiers closed on him. He attempted to draw his sword, but the master of arts got him by the

tried and wil soon settle his long-standing account by being made a bead shorter. During the trial be denied nothing, but basted of his exploits, only regretting that he could not get a chance before he died of wreaking vengeance on his captors.

BEARDS AND NO BEARDS.

had a most eventful history. At one time they Beards, says the Detroit Free Pratt, have

were considered 'a distinctive badge of old age and wisdom, nose but those of advanced age and philosophers being permitted to wear them. Afterward they came to be looked upon as one of the requisites of manly beauty. Then both luxurious specimens. The lahabitants of what old and young vied with each other in cultivating

is now called Germany wore long beards, as did also the Lombards, of Largobards of Italy, from which circumstance they took took their name. Otho's beard was famed for its length, and his mast solemn oaths were taken upon it. the warriors of ancient Rome, who seemed to Scipio Africanus, one of the most famous of

bold experiment of shaving off his heard. His example was immediately followed by all of his countrymen. Slaves and servants alone were

care little for the fints of fashion, ventured the

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commanded, under pain of severe punishment, By I. H. Darnley and George. Manville Fenn,

to wear beards, and thus 'this adomment der cended from the high rank of being a badge of honor and became the distinctive feature of the lowest menials. It was not until the accession of Hadrian that it was restored to its original post of honor, and the slaves again became known by is absence, from their faces. This Emperor's reason for resurrecting the old fashion was that in order to cover some very disfiguring scars on his chin.it was absolutely necessary for him to cultivate the growth of a beard.

The cost of Italy's defences by sea and land Is increasing and with it grows the restlessness of the people. All over the kingdom are to be en algns of agitation among the populace in consequence of the general and reasonable belief that taxes, already too grievous to be borne, must soon be increased. Excited meetings have been held in Venice, Naples, Ancona

Our Soochow correspondent writes that of late and

CITY OF MEXICO, September 25th. eirewhere, at which resolutions of protest agains!

crowds of beggarly-looking strangers having the the course of the Ministry were adopted after the assassination, but he is determined to declare visits in this place. When they see a fine President Borillas of Guatemala is afraid of appearance of monks and priests, are making delivery of strong speeches by popular orators.

The Cabinet in a desperate situation, it himself dictator before surrendering the Pre-residence seeming to be the abode of a wealthy being impossible for it to withhold from Parlia❤sidency, and he even may provoke war with man, they rush in demanding large sums of bestowed upon it, the possessor of a long, curly

Salvador in order to scalize his dream.

If their unreasonable requests are refused they help themselves to everything they can lay bands on. About a week ago early one morning eleven of their number went to the house of Yang, a rich master-of-arts, and banding in a card said they came to pay a complimentary call. The door keeper said his master was still in bed, and told them to call later on, whereupon they stormed the entrance, drew their concealed swords, which they stuck in the floor, and ransacked the rooms. Nothing of value escaped their vigilance. Before their departure, to show they were not wanting in politeness they left their cards on the table,

ment the critical state of the country's finances, When the declaration is made and the inevita- ble recommendation te brought forward to Increase the impost, a storm is sure to arise which can hardly fall to result in the ride of the present-ministry on the same-rock, tion to taxation, that brought disaster to Signor Crispl

BERLIN, September 24th. A sensation has been caused in Catholic circles owing to the announcement that Pro fessor W. Winscheld of Leipzig, a member of one of the most noted Catholic families, has been converted to the Protestant faith because of his disbelief in the boly cost and scruples against supporting a church that would sancifon such an exhibition.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 24th.

MELBOURNE, September 25th. Inquiry made into the affairs of the Australian Mercantile Loan Company shows the institution is hopelessly insolvent. The assets are placed at $200,000 and the liabilities are estimated to be $690,000.

OTTAWA (Ont.), September 25th. It is ascertained that the British Government will have to pay Canadian scalera damages on account of the modus vixend to the amount of $500,000, and may be as high as $700,000.

PANAMA, September 25th. Advices from Feru report the murder by natives of four Californians who were prospecting for gold. The natives took them for sples.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 25th." Twenty-eight farms with all the cattle and origin at Kozleglow, in Russian Poland.

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Prior to the time of Alexander the Great the Greeks wore full beards, but that monarch required his soldiers to shave so that their enemies could not grasp them by that appendage during battle, a very ordinary proceeding in those days in a hand-to-hand conflict.

In the early days of France n beard was considered a badge of liberty, and great care was beard being looked upon with envy by his less favored brethren. The plaus monks and friars regarded this as a mark of frivolity, and shaved off their beards. The Bishop of Rouen, espousing their cause, hurled invectives from the pulpit at the custom of wearing them. He so impressed hundreds of the religious minded that they immediately followed the priestly example. Many, however, failed to do so, and as a consequence there existed in numerous localities two factions the smooth-faced and the bearded and many bloody meetings occurred between them. In fact, these conflicts became so general and sanguinary that Louis VII, In order to bring about peace, removed his beard, and thus for a ilme settled the vexed question "To shave or not to shave."

The crops will be scauty, and a renewal of stores were destroyed by a fire of incendiary- anti-Foreign. The book, which was found in a Persons elected to the office of magistrate, or

famine is apprehended in 1891. The fallure la dire to bad weather, late sowing and unwilling- ness to use grain for sowing during the famine,

CONSTANTINOPLE, September 24th. Abundant harvests are reported from most of the Turkish provinces.

The Porte has sent circulars to the powers in gard to the passage through the Dardanelles of vessels of the Russian volunteer fleet. In this communication the Poate says that for several years past vessels of the Russian volunteer fleet have been running between Odessa and Vladivostock. These ships, being under the commercial flag of Russia, were granted from passage of the straits. It was found, however, the Porte's note continues, that vessels were sometimes carrying soldiers, and these ships were detained owing to a mistake as to their real character. The Porte's instructions, the note adds, given to officers on duty at the Dardanelles to prevent any further detention of vessels of the Russian volunteer fleet were wrongly construed by the newspaper preas to be a violation of existing treaties. The note con cludes with the remark that no new measure has been adopted and that the old ones continus in force,

BİLGRADE, September 25th.

It is reported that the King of Servia has been betrothed to Princess Helena of Montenegro.

MADRID, September 25th, At a Cabinet meeting to-day it was decided to adopt the Mauser rifle for the army,

QUEBEC, September 25th. Lieutenant Governor Anglers, who is said to be harassing his Ministers into doing something that will warrant dismissing them, to-day demanded that the Government name a pable accuser or prosecutor to conduct the case against the Ministers before the Royal Commission, and refused to allow their claim to be represented by counsel at the investigations,

The wildest rumors are current with regard to Premier Mercier sections. Should he be dismissed

said he will not take a dismissal from Augiers, but will defy him, and that bis supporters, who are a majority in the Legislature, will probably adopt resolutions censuring Anglers and calling tipon the Governor-General to remove him at once, otherwise the province will declare itself out of the confederation and take the consequences, which may lead to annexation..

In the Wong, Pel district of Wuckang a missionary discovered a book some time ago, the contents of which were highly slanderous and. pawn shop, was sent at once by the Missionary to his Consul. The Consul went at once to the Viceroy, taking the objectionable publication with him, and the Viceroy after fospecting the volume sent a military officer in disguise to the district, who managed to procure another copy of the work, which he reported to the local Magistrate. The Magistrate went accordingly to the pawnshop and there arrested six persons, searched the premises and found a quantly of the same books there, besides a number of the wooden blocks from which it had been pelated and freely distributed. The Viceroy Chang han ordered the matter to be thoroughly sifted and has condemned the proprietors of the establish ment to the heaviest penalties,

This marked another period in the downfall of the, beard, and It quickly came into disrepale, who desired to become members of Parliament, were not allowed to assume their positions unless their chips were clean-shaven, Thus it was that many a beard, but a short time before the pride of its wearer, fell before the ruthless edict of fashion. In the case of petty magistrates, however, an exception was made and they were allowed to retain their facial ornament.

It was not until 100 years later that it again

became fashionable; and for the self-same reason as that which caused its restoration in the days of Hadrian. Francis I received a disfiguring cut on his chin which precluded shaving) and to beard to grow. conceal the scar he was compelled to allow his

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Louis XIII became King at the age of nine, and as a matter of course was beardless. His Three leaders of the rioters who destroyed the wily courtlers, destring to show their allegiance churches and chapels at Kwangtehchow in Anand respect, Immediately scraped their chins, hul have been repeatedly examined and con- and again the beard was relegated to obscurlly, fessions wrung from them. They implicated They did not, however, sacrifice all of this” student B.A. as having been associated with hirsute adornment, but grew mustaches and a them. The magistrate refused to entertain this small tuft of hair under the lower lip. This was charge, on the ground that a student who had also done when Philip V. ascended the Spanish taken a degree would not mix himself up with OTTAWA (Ont.), September agih. lawless characters, and that the student was The early history of the rise and fall of the LONDON, September 251d.

Marine Engineer Redway of Toronto has con- himself a Christian convert, which fact in itself beard in England is somewhat similar to that was sufficient to exonerate him from the charge already detailed, and during the reign of Queen There have been advices received from Captain structed the model and drawn plans of a new Younghusband, dated Kashgar, who sintes style of craft, which it is expected will revolu- of having conspired with the rioters to destroy Elizabeth long beards were interdicted by statale, that, learning the Russians had crossed the tionize the lake carrying trade. Redway's boat churches. The prisoners still demanded that the Those who had the temerity to wear one of Afghan frontier in spite of protests from the is fashioned after the model of an Indian canoe. sitident be confronted with them in court, but "shova a fortnight's growth were find and lost Afghan authorities, and being informed the It has a flat bottom, except for a fraction of the their request was absolutely unheeded. The many of their privileges. This state of affairs Russians were forcing their way towards Pamir, keel at the stern to accommodate the rudder. student, hearing that he was implicated, at once | lasted one year ; then fashion proved triumphant he staned out to verify the reports. He found The buil is somewhat after the style of the surrendered himself, but reached the yames only and the odious law was repealed. on August roth an advance guard of Russians too whaleback, and there are no bulwarke The to find that the prisoners had been taken to streng at Boaal-Gumbar, acar Chitral, or Little upper works are meager, being only a cubile, Wuhu for trial before the state ten of Kashgar, Captain Younghusband therefors and stern, hotecko bolles and machiney are, his own accord started for the latter place, placed himself in communication with the British and a small projection forward. Along the main anxious to dispel any suspicion of his guilt.

ope to pay Too rubles for the luxury,

Present owner must leave for Europe, owing army post at Giichit, when, British officials, la deck, aldships, runs a railed-of walk-way, in

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to ill health command there promptly went force of 100 which are the hatches.

The military examination will soon be taking taxed 1 copeck and compelled to pay it to a Ghoorkas to the scene of the Russian operation. After having been postponed from term to place and Nanking,led weldow's house for dereliction the beard was summarily removed regstarly appointed collector. Upon refusal or

Apply to The Rusplans, on hearing of the approach of the Ghoorkas, retraced their steps, and, Joining the term during the past year, the trial of B. N. their temporary Tarters, and as they also by public barber, who often performed the O'Brien, accused of libeling Prince George of their temporary also rear guard; the whole force returned across, the Waler, was begun this afternoon in the Court of boarded with her she was kept very busy. Ore operation with a dull razor in the public 'street, surrounded by a throng of indignant friends of Letters from Nijni Novgorod merchants state Qenn's Bench. There was quite an array of day, while her lodgers were out practising their the victim. Many of those who could not afford that Afghanistan has been opened by the legal and journalistic talent in court when the arrow-shooting and riding as usual, and the Amis. The concession is said to have been just commenced when the court adjourned for the and three dollars in cash. When the theft was with the greatest care, directing that it should be Ameer to free commercial intercourse with case was called: The laking of evidence was widow was cooking, a light-fingered gentlemen to pay for the maintenance of such an expensive walked in and helped himself to some clothes Pendage reluctantly parted with It. and in numerous instances preserved the severed beard made in consideration of the excellent quality of day. Russian products, but is really due to Russian adroitness and to valuable gifts, etc, went from NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS articles and money, and commenced to back up the slden time.

having abstracted and concealed the missing placed in their coffins at the time of their decease. INFORMATION has been received from the the Coziralten, and one bed in the Cricket Club

The custom was also observed by the Jews of the charge by military argument, 4, breaking The commercial treaty now being negotiated The Cantonese seem to have been frightened and amasking the furniture and everything they between Russia and Persia will provide for the relegation of the duty of representating the two by rumour that a terrible and deadly epidemic could lay hands on. The frantic widow appealed countries abrand to a single representative. This would produce great havoc in the 9th and 10th to the neighbours for justice and protection, but moone and that to avoid the calamity it was no one who valued his head or skin dared to tell probably implies ́a Rusalan protectorate over necessary to alter the moons into the ist at the furious warriors that they were in the wrong

and moons. As if by one accord the people Finally some elderly men came forward to act algo of grief, The Chronicle's. Odessa, correspondent says that America has appointed a gentleman to wif: | made out the last day of the 8th moon to be the ❘ as peacemakers, and got the widow to pay five The-orthodox Jews of the present day still cautioned to keep clear of the range. Central Asia and report on the rapidly increasing | 490 day of the year and the ist day of the_gth / dollars as compensation. Boarders and hostess cling to the mourning customs of their forefathers,; } cotton industry of Transcaspian Russia and Turkestan

frontier.

the Czar.

Perals.

The Berlin correspondent of the Times a that the participation of Germany in the Russlan loan is proof that the events at Cronstadt have not bad the lasting effects in Berlla that the French press Imagined.

F'ARIE, September 25th..

M. Kreuzobuses, ex-president of the Council of Ministers of Roucsania, arrived in this dir yesterday. He is a personal, friend of the royal,

**MONTREAL, September 25th,

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

S hereby given that INTEREST will be the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED, ES and charged on all CALLS due on Shares of

from the 16th instant, in accordance with the Articles of Association.

A. B. MCKEAN, Acting Chlef Manager. Hongkong, 16th October, 1801. (1330

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB. "HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING,

for the purpose of restiving the Com mittees Report for the last season and Electing

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that ARTILLERY be held PRACTICE will take place, between the hours Favilion, on FRIDAY, the 23rd October, at Among the Turks, Persians, Arabs and Mo- of 8 s.m, and 2 p.m., on the 26th, 27th and 28th 16 p.m.

W. "H. WALLACE, hammedans the removal of the beard always instant from Stone Cutters Island in Westerly

Hon, Becretary, and is stili, looked upon as a maric of and South-Westerly directions, Belcher's Point

Hongkong, 7th October, 1891.” degradation. In ancient Egypt the men were in a North-Westerly direction, and on the 29th, they allowed their beards to grow as a distinctive Easterly direction. smooth-faced, except in time of mourning, when 30th and 31st instant from Lyemus in a South-

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, All Ships, Junks and other Vessels are

"TO AERATED WATER MANUFAC- TURERS AND OTHERS. All people working in the vicinity of Belcher's and for thirty days neither trim nor cut. their Battery are warned to keep clear of that part TEK BOTTLES, and SYPHONS OTICE hereby given that all AERATED which will be indicated by gunners placed on and after several skirmishes have driven the either for or agafest beards, it being left to the the houses below the Battery are also warned are its property solely, and that any Manufac The Impperial troops have reached Wên chow In America no edict has ever been issued, sentry for the purpose; and the inhabitants of bearing the Company's Name" and Trade Mark, bandits into the mountain recesses at last. Many individual taste whether or not to cultivate this to keep their glass windows open during the turer using the same or any Person or Persons prisoners have suffered capital punishment but adomment. The great majority of men who practice.

other than the Coastomers of the Firm found in the leaders are still at large. Notwithstanding became prominently identified with the early

possession of the same will be proceeded against A crity man lately entered the Shanghai the large rewards offered no one seemed to history of America were, smooth-shaven, but” atİTET

the law directs? :? Tautai's yamix, penetrating even to the inner possess the requisite courage to beard the lions the present time the fashion among our statesmen

A. H'MANCELL, apartments: While he was looking about, he in their dens. A master of kits, however, volun- and other noted personages: in to cultivate; if

Becretary, was discovered by Nich Tuossly himself," "The | teered to undertake the dangesome task and ! possible, luxeríant mustadías ay boarda,

Hongkẳng, 18th August, 1591,

moon to be the vet day of the new year. Con. separated on that day for ever......... gratulations were to be heard on every akde, Fire-crackers were exploded at every door and butchers did, brisk business the delusion a certainly carded far enough to deceive even the most astate of the gods of sickness.

beards.

By Command,

W. M, GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary; Colonial Secretary's Office Hongkong, 21st October, 1891,