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Tx P. & 0, 5. N. Co.'s steamer Täßßef left-

A TOKIO paper says a rumour is current that H.M.S. Severn and Alacrity arrived at Nagasaki | THE Mitsui Bussan Kalshia are rip rtrito, baSingapore for this post at 8.30 am. yesterday, '

Viscount Okabe will be appolated Japanese Representative at Vienna.

Tur Ualled States (sgabip Charleston, firing the dag of Rear-Admiral Belknap, left Kobe for Shanghal on the zoth inat.

THE Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club produce Sydney Grundy's farcical comedy Snowball » some time next month.

The

Tix returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended October arth, are Europeans, 174; Chinese, 1,660; total

1,814

from Korea on the 18th inst. THE Deli Courant of October 14th estimates that 10,000 coolles are likely to be thrown out of employment owing to the fall in, tobacco values

there.

SIX CHARLES WARREN, Commander of the Forces in the Stralis Settlements, arrived here this morning from Japan by the P. & O. Co's

steamer Verona.

A.LONDON morning paper says From a good retire shortly from the Embassy at Paris, and scarce we hear that Lord Lyon is likely to be succeeded by Sir Phillp Currie.

negotiating with the Kinakin Ra'lway Co. for Milke coal to be carried by all direct from the ming to Moff.

Thus the Briifih North, Borvin Herald of October 1st. The labour question as £ 1, as tobacco planting is conceraet sy be crasidered as fefly well settled. The call under which Kudat has become a depot for brokers of Hongkong have made Langements Chinese coolles and at present the a are son seventy csalles at Kudat walling to las employed." THE rumour that a distinguished and talented official member of the Legislative Conscil, attistel by a notos'ously thick-hende chief of

REPORTS have been generally current this after- noon that a well-known" and, (universally respected member of the Hongkong community, who left the colony for a short holiday only few days ago, has met with a sad accident, or in some other way come to an untimely and from comment. no reliable information is available, we refrain

WILLARD'S Opera Company gaven very satis factory representation of "The Gandeliers" at the before a large and highly appreciative audience. Theatre Royal, City Hall, on Saturday night, We regret being compelled to hold over a

ACCORDING to a Japanese paper, the Osaka WE bear that a certain long-longued official prominent department of the Public Service whe detailed criticism of the performance until to

Asahi, a telegram has been received at Tokio chang is seriously fl from Tientsin stating that the Viceroy Li Hong

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TEE Acting Governor announces in the Gasali that the Rev. John Chalmers, LL.D., hat given The Hongkong Trisgrath is published daily at 5.9 2.22atisfactory proofs that he is senior missionary Subscriber in the centrai dieuicts who do not receive their in Hongkong of the London Missionary Society. "POOR, doddering old fool and fraud," is the polite way in which Sydney Truth refers to Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales. After the we must take a back seat. Why, we On the aged inst., at the Government Civilnerez even took such a liberty with that archangel Hospital, Hongkong, ALEXANDER AIR, late of shallow humbugs, SirGush Bowen. And second engineer of the steamship Kiang-kwang, | Rowen was quité a John L. Sullivan in his own aged 5 years.

particular line.

DEATH.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1891.

TELEGRAMS.

LABOUR VICTORY IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

LONDON, October 17th..

The New South Wales Government has been defested on the question of the Eight Hours' Mines bill, and it is thought probable that the Premier, Sir Henry Parkes, will resign.

RUSSIA AND 'CHINA.

October 19th, There is uneasiness at Pekin in consequence of the Russian movements in the Pamirs, and the Chinese Ambassador at St. Petersburgh has been instructed to ask for explanations regarding the presence of the Russian force near the

Chinese factory at that place.

PARNELL'S SUCCESSOR.

October a3rd. Mr. John E. Redmond has been, elected leader of the Pamelllte Party,

THE WEATHER IN EUROPE. Continual heavy rains in Great Britain and the Continent are causing immense damage and

dlatters. |

THE ENGLISH MAIL QUARAN- TINED.

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Peshawar, with the octward English mall, arrived in harbour shortly before noon to-day flying the Orders from one person, of from $5 to $10, yellow flag, and took up a berth, in the quaran

allowed 25° discount. Orders from one person, over $10 allowed an

extra 57 discount.

Narcissus Bulbs (The Chinese Spring Flower). A supply just received from the North. Early application is requested.

CLAY'S FERTILIZER.. A high class fertiliser for pot plants and for ase in the garden generally: it supplies natural

tine station off Stonecutters' Island. We under

stand that the steamer has small-pox on board.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PRINCE, DE CARIATI, of the Italian Legation, Tokio, arrived here this morning by the P. &O steamer Verona, and is staylug at the Hongkong Hotel,

WILLARD'S Opera Company will perform "Dr. Bill at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, to-night, A Prent treat is in store for those who like

modern farcical comedy.

Tax Rising Sun says it is reported that the box of treasure, containing Mexican dollars 3,443, which was dredged up from the bottom of Nagasaki harbour last year, has not been claimed, and consequentify that amount is to b

be divided equally between the Government and the finders, seven in number, the other half

between them.

THE latest sporting novelty comes from the land of the true, and brave, the home of the free, somewhere near Texas. It was biting match, ia which two animals in the form of men, with their hands tied, tried to worry cach other to death for wager of $10. They were both Germans, which perhaps explains the circum stance. Tudge Lynch was badly wanted in that locality.

"THERE is one thing I would like to know said the eminent official Auancier who doesn't know the debit from the credit side of a ledger, at the Legislative Council meeting this evening. after the finish of the oplum monopoly wrangle Yes, quietly responded the member for the Chamber of Commerce," you ought to know one thing at least but you dont." And a grim silence girded up his lolos and fed into the outer fell on the assembly, and the ex-nigger minstrel darkness,

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RESPECTFULLY dedicated by our Office Goat to the philanthropic author of Keswick's Share Bill

**When we can read our title clear

To mansions in the skies,

We'll give up gambling on the swoops,

In hopes to get a prsia." \

The Goat says she-our William is a lady goat- cant find a word to rhyme with Imuris or he would have given that famous silver (gold) mine a free ad.

IN the Hongkong Legislative Council the other day the Hon. Mr. Ryrie was promptly called to order for remarking that the fate Governor, Sir W. des Vœux, was not, in his opinion, a model in the management of the Council. A good deal more latitude in personal criticists, is allowed in colonies enjoying the privileges of parliamentary govemment. For instance, In the Queensland Hoolau, member for Burke, In the course of Legislative Assembly the other day Mr. J. P. debate cheerfully observed="1 know that we have a good many hambugs in connection with the government of the colony, facluding His Excellency the Governor,"

THUs Sydney Truth on the recent transforma tien scene in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly:-One of the members of the Now South Wales Labor Party Is an ex-billard- marker and a showman; another is said to have on the racecourse yet three-card sharper on the racecourses in an aming windle another worked the oracle in a mining

member of the Legislative Council is writing a book on imbecility. It is expected that the work will to chiefly autobiographical.

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Tag Messageries Maritimes Co. steamer Salaris- left Colombo for the Far East this morning. The Hoa. C. P. Chater and Mr. Max Grote are passengers by this steamer. W read that Miss M. B. Harris, of Newcastle, Intends entering on the study of medicine in England. Medicine ought to be an M'B'arzissing profession for a young woman to adopt. Still, they like it-they do? THE Brisbane Board of the Raub Australian Syndicate have wired to Singapore that they have ordered an additional ten head of stamps for the present Raub battery-which will thus increase the power to 20 head of stamps. Delivery is promised on board ship at Melbourne about the 15th of November.

THE work of repairing the bottom of the German steamer Helene Rickmers is, says the Nagasaki Rising Sun of the 31st Inst., progresslog rapidly towards completion, and at the present rate of progress we understand the vessel will be ready for ses by the end of next month, which is about a month sooner than was at first expected, judg. ing by the amount of work to be done. PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN-Madam, do you upheld woman's suffrage?" Madam (who is performing the "Wash-tuo fantasia"; "No, Sir; Thaven't time to spare for that." "Havent time? Well, if you had the privilege of voting, that I have supported for the last fifteen years." whom would you support!" "The same man

-" And whojis that?" "My husband."

has severed his connection with the Stanley "INQUIRER" is qulle right. Mr. Hany Pyne Awfuls, and for some time past has been distin gulshing himself in the columns of the Straffs Independant, Penang contemporary that is that part of the universe, Laicst reperis con- about the brightest and brainlest publication In cerning the Awfuls are not encouraging,

IT is said that fashions have undergone no change in Lapland for the past thousand years. That is really very sad, and we are at a loss to imagine what the women there can find to gossip about. The Office Goat remarked that bables ought to know a good deal about lap land, and was immediately consigned to the coal-cellar for perpetrating such a hoary-headed chestnut.

threatened with an official document commencing Ex-Bank Director, etc, ele--on being

"Victoria, by the Grace of God"-"Just my luck; all is lost save honour."

North Borneo Vicism-“Yes! looks like It; and don't expect you'll get any reasonable offer for that,"

some tune.

te celebrated for the size of his feet, will shortly ow. Tonight, Dr. Bill" will be the bill assume the responsibility of a semi-onicial bl-flare, and it should "fetch" the Hongkong

public to weekly publication in the Interests of a wholesale. policy, to be latituled the Dead Bird, must be that the law of New South Wales is a good deal and all-round monopoly as Hongkong's fiscal A SYDNEY contemporary mournfully remarks

word of it. The distinguished ontor and the standing. No doubt, but if our friend wants to taken cum grano salls. We don't believe are the peace of God, which passeth all under clown with the gigantie hoofs, even when really know a thing or two in that line of amalgamated, can only master enough brains bariness, he should pay Hongkong a professional to qualify them for oplum searchers, orickshawist. The law of Hongkong la-well, it is the coollen. Hi-yahl

Claw of Hongkong And the boasted decrees of Ar the present European crisis, when war may the Medes and Persians are not in it when be nearer than is generally believed. It is valds had

| business is really meant. able to recall the words of Lord Hatlogton to Horozora là at last to be favoured with 1881 - Russia knows that any interference in another newspaper. (At present, we hardly Afghanistan means the rupture of fiendly need to say, there is only one.) Granny his st relations with this country, and she knows that last come to know what la the matter with her, we hold ourselves justified in resisting such and is taking action to secure a remedy, This Interference by any means in our power, by any morning larue of that widely read (oryellow) rag means that may be most convenient and most contains ampathetic appeal for a COMPETENT suitable at the time. It is not necessa: to ssy. Journalist to come forward and save the ship, beforehand whether those means would be war The advertisement might easily have found its in Europe or Asla-war by our own is 12, or way to treat newspaper, so as to be seen by war by Afghan levies. Lord Hategori tomebody. Still, we hope they will get what will be noticed, said nothing about Chinese they want. They do want it badly. allies; but nevertheless, when the fiery cobai thapé sent round, it will be found that China's millions are ranged under the fag that "rules the waren We are carefully thinking out the proposed new Opium Ordinance and hope to be able to deal impression is that if the Hongkong Government with it critically in our next issue. Our present

insists on forcing this retrograde and utterly uncalled for measure through the Council the unofficial members, that the community against the emphatically expressed objections of should rise en masse-In a legal and legtimate manner of course-and put a stop once and and narrow-minded attempts to estaba for all, to these ridiculous, short-sighted, system of wholesale monopolies in this free pat We are sadly afraid that his Excellency the Acting Governor is being grossly misted in those savice of the inexperienced and loctimpetent important fiscal questions by the utterly valueless

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persons who at present form a majority in the Executive Council

REFERRING to a recent exodus of Australian missionaries, male and female, from Sydney to China, a N.S.W. contemporary puts the perti- nent question" Is there no room for workers in the vineyard at home?" Yes, friend, there is plenty of room and pressing need for working missionaries in the back, slums of Sydney andễ Melbourne; and there is no zoom, na require Chinese don't want missionarias, and the vast ment for the article in Ching-st all--The |

majority of Europeans, and all the Amcilcano, regard them as an unmitigated nuisance and | ever-recurring source of trouble. We shall have to place a poll-tax-on-missionaries-Irading in Hongkong very soon. We won't charge the And there was universal weeping and walling Government anything for this practical sugger and gnashing of teeth, and the fiery and half- tion, but prefer leaving it to the Colonial Tres- to set up their esteemed pal as a second-hand the Ancient Order of Slow Beasts is our greatest iamed Teutons vowed they would get up a raffleurer's generosity. To get a commandership of desire just now, and if we smash up this foolish CITIZEN-perfectly correct-in-his-surmise as highly coveted decorHo bogle man. So mote it be!

missionary racket we shall richly deserve the to the actual ownership and original mission of the enclosure known as the Cricket Ground, but he goes too far in his demands. There is reason to everything, and it must be frankly admitted entitled to some consideration, even if they have that the members of the Hongkong C. C. are no legal claim. After looking up the old records we shall deal with this subject in detail. In our in the centre of hong Cricket ground should be in the centre of Happy Valley, and we are not nione lo that opinion.

THE ' North German Lloyd Company has at length discovered, says the Financial News, that German coal does not enable it to compete in the matter of speed with the English and French transatlantic lines using the steam col therefore, has contracted for a supply of 250,000 of South Wales, The North German Lloyd, tons of Cardiff coal, to be belivered at Bremer haven Westphalen coal-owners wilt, doubtless, the latter ought not to have much dificulty in accuse the directors' of want of patriotism ;, but persuading the shareholders that nowadays “It it is the pace that pays.”;

A SPECIAL mark of honour has been paid to the memory of the gallant leader of the Satsuma rebellion General Saigo Takamort, the Emperor of Japan having granted permission for the great Samural in front of the entrance gate to erections of a bronse statue of "the last of the

the Imperial Palace. The Japan Mall remarks"Fourteen years have now elapsed since Skigo forfelted his fife in the great rabeffion which he directed with so much sklif and bravery. The lapse of fourteen years should quifice to soften many memories. Yet we find it not a little remarkable that the Emperor should sanction the erection of a statue to such

man in such a place. The affection and veneration felt toward Salgo by all who knew him, and the splendid sevices he rendered at effaced that other record which so nearly the time of the Restorailon, bare evidently

Included a national catastrophe.”

MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE Barnaves COUNCIL,

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held Major-General Digby Barker, Oficer Admini this afternoon. There were present. E. stering the Government, Mr. W. M. Goodman (Acting Colonial Secretary); Mr. A. J. Leach "Acting Attorney-General); Mr. F. A.. Cooper Lockhart (Registrar-General); Mr. N. G (Acting Surveyor-General) ; Mr.: J. H. Stewart Mitchell-Innes(Colonial Treasurer) Messrs. J. J. Keswick, 2. Ryrie, T. H. Whitehead, and

MINUTES.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table two financial minutes recommending a grant of $67g2g for the purchase of Nordenfeldt gun and 1000 rounds of ammonition, and. 1640 for

The report of the Gnance commitee was laid minutes were referred to the dini ses commities.

negat on the tables tém

We understand that what may prove an impor tant test case in connection with the Sunday Labour Bill is on the sapis....... So far as we can Saturday last Messrs Butterfield & Swire gather, the facts of the case are these On Ho Kal gave notice to the Government that it was The minutes of the last meeting were read their intention to coal their steamer Whampoa | and confirmed. on Sunday. No reply, so we understand, was received to this intimation, and Meser Butterfield & Swise, presumedly taking silence for consent, carried out their intention, desecrated

Ordinance by filling up the bankers of the coach and four through Hongkong's pot

legalised day of rest. It is rumoured that this Whampoa with the necessary fuel on the sailors" course was followed on the advice of the learned QC, and that I la intended to test the legality of much action in the law couts of the colony. The question at issue is of far too such importance to be fairly dealt with in a short paragraph, so we await further particulars and fuller developments.

nourishment to the soil, and assists the process THE agents (Mesure. Dodwell, Carlilt & Co out West; leaving his trastful fellow-workers in THE Hon. Phineas Ryrie Is credited with having the Sabbath day and · drove the proverbial salaries of constables for cemetery duty." These

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inform us that the R.M.S. Empress of China, from Vancouver, Yokohama and Kobe, left Shanghai at 5 pan. yesterday, for this port.. A REGULAR Convocation of Cathay Chapter, No, 1165, will be held in the Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting companions are cordially. Invited"

Ax Admiralty announcement in the London Gastile notifies the promotion of Vice-Admiral Sir N. Salmon, K.C.B., late Commander-in-Chief of the British Naval Force in China, to be Admiral to Her Majesty's Flect,

THE Directors of the Eastern · Extension,

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(more power to his pluck and elbow) another lurch; another is as ex-charity school-bey is reputed to have been a filibuster in a foreign and while yet another is belleved, to be nothing but a traitorous spy in the camp, he carries tales out of the Labor Caucus to Parkes, Bruce Smith and Co."

THIS may interest General Digby Barker and his amateur Executive Councit Governor Bowen on the Military Contribution question, in a despatch to the Earl of Derby, Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated the and January, 1885, made the following observations

"Referring to much previous correspondence on the subject, I have the honour to report that on the 31st ultimo, the Legislative Council

QUESTIONS,

Mr. Whitehead asked eight questions of which he had

Hongkong as a reformatory of hopeless Incap. described the present Executive Council of Tribune of the People did openly express such a ables. We can hardly believe that the veteran decided opinion but if he didn't he might truthfully have done so, always excepting the Acting Governor, who is laboriously aliving

The Colonial Secretary replied at great length, for Hongkong's best Interests under au

giving a perfectly appalling amount of informa altogether mistaken notion of the colony's

ton on almost every detail of the Public Works necessities, for which mistaken notion his

Department. We hope to be able to give this wooden-headed advisers are solely responsible.

Magenta quad this instalments, six columns at a time, so as to Ar the Magistracy to-day four coolles from FURVES, QC, remarks the Sydney BullateOn the conclusion. His Excellency said-1

complete the series this year, and Hung Ham were charged with administering performed one of his surprising feats as a CO would just like to mention that the hon. member drugs to eight others for the purpose of robbery, examiner in the M'Morlanwill-case cat who put these questions (Mr. Whitehead) is not The evidence showed that the first defendant Melbourne the other day, when he got a doctor responsible for the long time the Council has had designs on the accumulated wealth of an in the box, and made him faint by reading to been occupied in the reading of these questions, aged couple who kept the lodging house where him one of the items out of his own bill that.

Australasia and China Telegraph Company, unanimously voted the special contribution of all the parties résided. The hoard amounted to is to say, ha grasped the bill fa, hle land), because he intimated that he was willing that Limited, have declared an interim dividend for Atry-dva thousand six hundred and twenty-five the fabulous sum of nearly two hundred dollars, | impaled the doctor with his eye and then they should be 'simply isid on the table the quarter ended June 30th last of 21.63; per state, free of income tax, payable. from October

rth

THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess to-morrow, commencing at 8-p.m.

March.........La Perla Victoris ........ Valse Albertha

Gese Rossett

Selection.....Rona of VerdsGodbey, Comet Selo,.La Regina di Galconi Selection......" The Garkod Duchess".

* follows

(to which I think the hon, member is not partial) be given to those who are kept beyond their hours in getting the Information. I might add that in rusty of these cater large amount of the information is already obtakable in papers, blue books, and reparts which have been cir calated among members hig

The Appropalon Jul for 1893 718 road e first

led up to the deed read the item about kis

thought it desirable, however, that they be read Majesty's Government from this Colony to met with skill worthy of "Borgla. He made en sondly died through the horrible letrades, there est, in order this hen, thambers should resilie the cost of the new Defence Works.

the enormous amount of" trouble"and" time apparently rash bet that certain of the coolles isn't so very much in being a grust cross-examiner which must be taken up in preparing the to the above effect.

I have this day telegraphed to your lordship would be employed in the cappering of a ship, after all, and Purves's method is very simple. Hanswars to these voluminous questions, which and having lost his wager he gave a sumptuos gets a nervous witness before him, and leaks at have tazz three quarters of an hour to read out. The terms of the vote, which were arranged banquet. The menu was-Soups rock Esh him for a moment, or two with rage and thunder. if these questions are likely to be continued it by the Finance Committee of the Council, are bolled; entrées, rice and more fah joints, more in a hollow, socles too hire stood say will have to be seriously considered whether

rice and soup; game, boiled and menacing tone like a

clerks should on or This Council now vote the sum of fifty-fire beef: antremets, more rice; sweets, more into an empty jam-tin #Is that letter in your thousand six hundred and twenty-five pounds beef and tornip wines, samshu, vintage hand-writing? The witness answers promptly sterling (55,625), required as the contribution 1874. The nobleman who provided the repast "It Is. Did you walls that lettere THIS

HIS Valuable Work, with many NEW THE Banghoh Times of Oct. 14th given thin this the arms longe drew up the list of luxuries himself, and one of rest in the box looks. Inile surprised, but word of warning to all whom it may concern kong it being understood that the armament to the honoured guests went out and bought them replies again : "I did." Do you mean to tell The career of Mr. J. A. Boland-of bag-pipe, be provided by the Imperial Government, will for him. The cooking was entrusted to the hotel me but when he has got as far as this, the Johore and Selangor renown---promises to be

be of the best and latest pattern of breech-load chef, but the lord of the feast insisted on doing lawyer stops as if overcome and broken up sad as romantic as it has hitherto been varied; ating ordnance, and capable of resisting attacks all be could for his guests by conveying the shattered by the astonishlerextura i tha least, so we conjecture from the tenour of car by the heaviest modern Ironclade. real rumours which set forth that the wily Bost It will be recollected that, in addition to this and on the way dropping in some spice. This you can hear the gupla in trgkawin has

disbes from the cook-house to the dining room, situation. Then he puts himsel BUSINESS, departed from these shores in the Hacuba on Fat special vote for Defence Works, Hongkong pays spice consisted, according to Dr. Atkinson, of clutches a double bandit of papers and are

The Bill for the Incorporation of the Senior day last, leaving behind many anxious inquirers an annual Military contribution of £20,000, datura alba, a herb that grows freely about again in a John L. Sullivan Tolos DOR

Missionary in Hongkong of the London Mis who will have to whistle for the payment of which has already amounted to an aggregate Hongkong which has much the mean to tell me that you you you wrote

SAMO billa, chits and geally written 1.0.U's, amounting sum of above £400,000. Moreover, in my effect as whisky-exhilaration, quickening etter-Do you may that you would lie and

sionary Society passed Committee and third to the trifling sum of one thousand ticals or despatch No. 38o of the 17th November ultimo, of the pulse, simulation of the nervous (fearful bowl on the "such Rechnergy reading for joint) kaja thereabouts. The borrowed hag-pipes which I wrote as follows id.

system, leading to delirlent, and ending in pro that?" (unearthly scream on the that

The Prepared Onfem Bill of 15or was taken "Jeck" has taken with him to pastores now will, "It is generally urged here by the few civil found slumber. The guests all partook freely the witness staggers and Kiaras pale and face la Committee, the class to which Mr. Walter

kend objected being of course, be sent back to Bangkok by parcel British residents (who do not exceed 200 in of the dainties which loaded the festive that he must have ruined his reputation and Bill of 1891 parsed Cou post together with an application forthe position number, including men, women, and children) board, but it was noticed that the host only took how over the letter, of First Lord of the 'Treasury !"

that the position of Hongkong is analogous to one bowl of rice, though usually he had thren or it but a bald statement that of Gibraltar, and that this important naval four helps. This was put down to a laudable tram, and, consequently condary to THE appointment of Captain Somerville, the and military station and great emporium of desire to save the money, as a prudent man till next morning. But ty King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, as Britials trade is maintained chiefly for Imperial would do when let in for an extra expense. He again that be rouge Load Capar aldi-de-camp to General Cameron at the Cape, rather than for local objects. It is further tackled the remplie de furnie, but gracefully torns pale with excitement and apppreseca fenty bas, says the Brand Arrow, caused some com- pointed out that the beads of the commercial spat it out again, saying "Down that cook'!" and grabs all the papers on the table and with ment, This young officer is a relative of the houses, and other principal owners of the vast But the polson was beginning to work, and one shrink that wakes his wife mod family in the part, General's, and previously served in the same amount of shipping and other property which symptom-an Imitation of the throat gave it province, he wades in, and the place when to be capacity when General Cameron was in com- it is proposed to protect, are, for the most away, To one of the guests complaining filled with a tangled waste of baries kod vasilers- mand at Hongkong. He has seen very little past, persons resident in England, and not at of this throat trouble, Mr. Johnson amiabir tions. This time hapsparks kit in ble expitala, service with his regiment, and had much better Hongkong. In fact there is no permanent replied "Take some more soup, to clear it," and the smallest swords, nutriyality the Josh haye been retained with the corps to acquire a British population here; and it is felt that there which he did. When the delirious stage "Do you actually state you wrote that later little practical experience of soldiering. When is an analogy between this. Imperial station, came on the whole company raised such The testides feels that the Last Day had come, Id searching through some old papers last at Hongkong Lieutenant Somerville was the with its local revenue, of little more than rictions that the neighbours and police cams in, and collapsing in the bon, says, all did an

came across the following remarks vå best paid subaltern in the British Army, for 200,000 on the one hand, and on the other the victims were taken to hospital, and the rest lawyer glares bouilly in the emper deildly the Water Works, written some five yezri including colonial, staff, and other allowances, hand, the great self-governing colonies in safely lodged in the "Jug!! (Very next dodge to casts his papers at the roof and for want of fago bygg member of via kaif who has since he drew upwards of 301, per diem. Capt. Samer Australia and Canada, with their large, per run in everybody present; you may not convict anything else to peise he grabe the tabla pealt, joined Fri mast majority. For some reason or

tile work, The Mark Twain Birthday Books and Theis rapidly, increasing revenues of many Mr. Wise this morning heard most of the evidence You Did 11:11. There is poster for the Coomber ville is credited with being the editor of a capital marent, and fast growing British population, them all, but it hampers the defence beautiinily,) and with it: in his armé des Mi ja kork | ghe: 0 ~FORMANTE: Wam of shalend ? but wa✨

asm sunciantly, interesting and Perhaps he will now find lelaure to produce millions sterling, which already far exceed the and finally adjourned the case until Tuesday | witness is is an insenetith pocketion to the Bows Letructive, wen at this, the eleventh hour, 10: Another-from Dickens for example !

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