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much delay in bringing teak legs down to Bangkok from the splendid forests away above Chlenpm-i is expirienced by Europaans whose special business it is to spend months op-country superintending the cutting and trans- port of the legs The Meigam is navigable for large alesmen veral miles above Bangkok, but owing to the hollowness of the bar their draught is necessarily limit-d-steamers of con- siderable length, go dheam and fair powerbing engaged in the regular Cerring trade of the port to and from Singapore and Hongkong. Namely, the Scottish Orien') and "Blue fuenel" basts, | The whole of the vessels comprising the Royal Navy s able to enter the rive-inch-ding the Rafik Numara 1te the Filipinar, and are often to be a en at archer off the Pal ce landing stages, above the business part of the town. It may be added that salt-wells have been dis covered at the source of the eastern branch of the Melaam wherce salt is procured at a depth of from 40 to 50 feet

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FLAGRANT ABUSES.

These who aver that slavery is non-existent In Siam can be side'y sat down is wilful rer. varters of the truth, fiterers and despicable toadies. Slavery of the meat degrading, heart. randing, revelling description is legalised throughout the realm, as also is the Corut system. Whereanever you travet in Slam, in the capital, suburbs, country districts, and pro- vincial cities and towns you meet with abject, dejected-looking slaves walking about with heavy manacles made fast to their ancies to prevent them from running away. These poor creatures, men and women, have had the letters rivetted on them by order of some so-called magistrate who hascondemned them to "workoff

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1891.

RIOTS AT TEX-HUA,

We took notice some time ago of the diator. bances which o iginated at Tek-hua in conie- quence of the increase of the salt tax. We now bear that the high authorities have again bad to send troops to the spot-1,000 men were des patched on Sunday last.' It is reported that the riot had extended to other two districis called Tung-chun and Yew-kiand that if the authorities do not succeed at once in suppressing it, nothing can prevent the movement assuming formidable dimensions, and very likely end In a big rebellion. The worst part of the report is, that, while originally the trouble was simply a local salt riot, the Kolaa Hui bave since takes advantage of the rising to Jola in ii, and are now the leaders of it. This is the newsagit reaches us. It is said that they have a flyg with four large Chinese characters, kuan de min pein meaning "tyranny craat's a rebellion" writen upon it; and that their tactics at the present mment-ave to retrent to their mountain fast- nesses when the soldiers arrive, and come out Dc again when the troops reire, and their intention is to follow up this plan until they receive a supply of war materials. The rioters know well that the authorities bave big guns, which they could not carry up the high mountain and they hope by means of this guerilla fighting to attain, in time, the object they have in view.

profession, If Crick's Bill becomes law in N.S.W., beyond the fact that Crick and other non-barris. ter blessed with the gift of advocacy will then be able to ft up their voices in the Supreme Court. The principle of the Bili is good to fir as it gart, because theoretically it widens be ange of choice of the man who wants a lawyer to put his case before a jury. It is a step in the direction of abolishing all restriction, and allowing on individual with a lawsult to bave it treated, if he likes, by the cheapest man he, can get, lawyer or no lawyer. This seems to open up the way for a few remarks on the subject of wisdom of con- tract. (but I refrain.) Practically, however, it agems to me that amalgamation will leave things pretty much as they are. To begin with, you can't abolish the specialist in law any more than in medic ne, and you don't want to, at any rate so long at the law is a maze of such heart- breaking complications as at present. Anyone who makes his mark by working his jaw-in- Court woud stick to that particular fine of basiness' for the simple reach that it will pay him to stick to it, and it wouldn't pay him to turn to some other line where people don't ant him so much, Whether the nominal distinction between the barrister and a licitor cal distinction between the man whose chief is kept up or not, there will always be a practi occupation la collecting coin from his clients for. It is rumoured that consequent upon these taking to them, and the one whose chiel occupa disturbances, the Salt Commissioner, Lungtion colecting it for talking to jurymen, or a (formerly acting Provincial Judge) has been Judge. The big barrister with a persuasive style of cross-examination and a bulgy fee book won't waaie half a morning giving three guinea- deprived of his button, and will have to give up

worth of advice in person to a talkative client, the seals of Office as soon as his successor la appointed. These rumours, together with the

in the passage with fifty-guinea briefs. He can't extra vigilance shown on the walls in the way while two or three slicitors. are waiting for him some debt. But as the amount of the monthly of watches, is creating an unsettled feeling in ford to do it. People seem to think that he will go: into partnership with a solicitor. But monthly interest (therate being, probably, at least

that wouldn't pay the barrister in a large way of wages of such creatures seldom equals the the City-Foockow Echo.

business. All the other solicitors would take 40 per cent per annum) the "tensporary"

their work away from him, and be would be bondage Inevitably amounts to slavery for life. Sometimes, if the debt is very large, a

exchanging briefs from nearly every firm la the city for the briefs of one solitary firm. man's wife and daughters are handed over to the teoder mercies of the creditor, who, unless he deems them suitable for his harem, usually sells them to the highest bidder to be forced into a life of shocking infamy in which they must remain until the father on the mother's debt is "worked off"; which seldom happens. When you realise that this abominable system of bondage ta la force throughout the land and that It is legalised, and the judges (save the mark) who sentence their fellow countrymen to such barbarous punishment ara fa office, not owing merit, but because of the success of their Intrigues for office, are we wrong in stating that Siam is a veritable Hell upon earth and that the King, although he has undoubtedly made Bangkok look fairly decent and evinces a good deal of interest in the welfare of his subject (chiefly the Chinese portion thereof), should appeal to the treaty Powers to suipport him in making a clean sweep of the nobles, princes and gentry who approve of and foster such infamous customs in his dominions. But he mast. of course, begin at home, and liberate a large number, of the ladies whom he Is credited with "keeping "in a harem. The day has arrived when Chulalongkorn, Rex, has to show that he is worthy of the respect of Charles tendem or that he is a weak-minded, irreniale

[Since this was pablished the news of a terrific battle and the slaughter of 2,500 Imperial troops was published in this journal---Ed, H.K. TH

CRIMPING"

We commend to the attention of our legislators the starting facts set forth in the subjoined article in Fairplay from the pen of "A Practical Seaman," and would ask them whether they are aware that the Chinese "crimp" is very much en evidence in this fale "Island home" We would add that "crimping" is morally certain to flourish in all seaports unless some system can be devised whereby Government can effectively control the shipment of crews and protect them from the ravages of voracious bullies, land-sharks and Skylocks --

Qo'the other band, the big solicitor can't afford to go into court, because the bulk of his business depends on personal interviews with clients, and he has to stop In his office to see them. If he conducted one client's case in person, he would

have to neglect the business of about twenty others, who would promptly take their custom to an opposition solicitor who would give it hist personal attention. He wouldn't go into partner- ship with a barrister, because he couldn't get a tip-top man to go into partnership with him, and nobody else would do. Clients with large- izrd jobs want the plek of the bar, and they wouldn't put up with a second-rate man merely because he was their solicitor's putner. Besides, if the barrister were of only second-rate standing, i would be cheaper for the saliclior to hire him as he was wanted and pay bin by the plece, than to keep him on the premises and give him a big

zalary or share in the business,

Of course with solicitors or barristers.who

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THE SHAMEEN HOTEL.

BRITISH CONCESSION, CANTON.., THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL, admirably aluated within a few minutes walk of the River Steamer Wharves, is now open to receive Visitors,

The Ded-rooms are cool, airy and comfortably furnished, and the spacious Dining Room, Sitting Rooms, and accommodation generally will be found equal to the best Hotels in the Far East.

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Proprietor and Manager--Mr. EDMUND FUCHS, late Lessee and Manager of "THE WANTED. By a LADY en route to Eumpe

TEMPLE BAR," Bombay,

Hongkong, 7th November, råor.

What are you marrying her for, Jack?' Her intrinsic worth nothing rise, I assure you." "What is that?" "Oh, about a half

million or so."

"Whatisthalterrible nokke?” askedone Russian

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taken thres hatties I was back at my work, a strang ant well as cremeh to the surprise of everybody. "People all about said I would never get will, bat did, thank the Lord,

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competent and pustworthy nursery governess or maid for a child of 5 years,

Address

MRS. L. M. RICE,

Hongkong Hotel. Hongkong, toth November 1861.

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A, S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

TO A RATED WATER MANUFAC- TURERS AND OTHERS.

NOTICE là h’robe given that all' ATRAT"D

bearing the Company's Name and Trade Mark are its property sɔlali, and that any - Manufac tarer using the same orang. Person of Persons other than the Customers of the Fiera fruid la possession of the same will be proceeded against as the law directs.

The time being ripe and public interest strongly aroused on the crimping question, I de not see why my mouth should be closed on a subject about which I happen to know a good deal. The law directs that anyone receiving, directly or indirectly, any money for obtaining any person a situation on board any skip shall be guilty of crimping and punished accordingly; if the receiver is as bad as the thief, certain highly respectably blacked-coated gentry should not go Scot-free while the crimp, the actual receiver of the money, is purished. Some of the man who is more fit to fill a vacancy in ar / Bentry I refer to ara prime movers in the 'game, business, and sooner or later they will have reply: "The Cast's valet is getting him ready Aynalabboura all my I look ten years younger," WATER BOTTLES and SYPHONS-

and so long as they are allowed to have the ball at their feet, crimping wil never be put a stop to. Not only sailors, but mates, engineers, and masters have had to pay blood-money, and very many could testify to this had they only the moral courage to do so. I do not condemn ail these officers, for in many cases an officer who

asylum for sichb ring idiots than to alt on the throne of An important kingdom. Of the two, we believe His Majesty in able to stand upon his dignity and let his subj: ct know that he is King. Lei hope so.

don't do much business the case is different. The low clients they get they can attend to, and they can find time, so far as that is concerned, to do all that is to be done in a case in court or out of it. If they do it well, and distinguish themselves, the chances are they will get to choose between one branch and the other. No busy inan can attend to boib, Perhaps it will be an improvement that the separation of the two branches of the profession will take place on the lines natural selection and the survival of the fittest, but anyone who thinks that amalaga. mation is going to do away with the separation together is not in it. The only lawyers who will be able to do double duty will be young beginnere and auspccessful men.

So far as caperience in other places shows, the change isn't likely to chespen law much either. But it leads the way to a little further change that might have that effect. If Parlia- ment passes the Bill it will be an admission that barristers are competent in do solicitors' work, and that solicitors are competent to de barristers work. Now, anyone who wants to quality as barrister is compelled to part a lot olexominations in devi languages, history, mathematics. Roman fa, carstitutional law, med ober lumber knows the ugh Australian w before he is allowed to show whether he to be fit to predice. A solicitor is not required to do all this. If Parliament admts that a barrister's sk can be done by a man who hasn't gone through this particular grid, then it must admit that the grind is absourly unnersary Aud ought to be abolished. Again, nobody is put on the collni a solint unless he, bis served a long term ni apprenticeship in a solicitor's office—three years in the case of a piversity

nobirman of another. "It sounds as if some one was riveting a boiler" "Yes," was the

for bed."

Strategy, Brownston has cured his wife of everlasting talking" "How, for gordoess sake? "He told her that she looked prettier with her mouth closed, and now abe can hardly be tnduced to utter a syllable.

BORROWING TROUBLE. Sighing fills no purso with sovereigns : Weeping neither makes nor mends I If to-day we court Dame Soirow, -She will clasp as fast to-morrow, While we search in vata; for friends. The Retort Courteous-Speerwell-What, you- back? Humph! A bad penny, always turns p. Raggles-Yes. It resembles your note in that respect. I'd tie a ton of lead on my nose if I were you, and get it down.

Only Right" I love her, but I cannat mAITY her! Not because her father was my father's steward I have a false pride-but because she is wealthy and I am sot" "But, my dear fellow, by marrying her you only get back what her father stole from yours." That's so. Guess I'll try it after all

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THE INDISCH.

A man may delva with muszla or heal May struggle for power or stelen for gain s May climb to theʻpinancla heights; frenown ; Or, by trouble d'erwhelmed, be f rever cast down;

"Now I tell every one that Mother Beizal's Agrup are my life. Tean now eat anything, and feel so light-hearted I could jump over a five-barred gala.

ELTAB BLAND, shoemaker,

Belchamp St. Paul, Clare, Sufolk.

The doctors who attributed. Mr. Bland's illness to indigestion and dyspepsia wom quite right. All they lacked was the proper remedy. This appeared in Mather Belgal's Syrup, and now our good friend enjore his pipe as he did in other years. If bola over handled in that way again we may wager he won't forget what to do.-[dot]

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(From Idaears, Ces, Falcone & Co'r Register,

To-day. Bacon) 16, 1....... Bartkevert to

Thermostatomą 2,5a semnali Thermometerhout p.the momentverrfanivores Thermometer Pitié more.

•Theronantering 1m, (Wạt bath). Thermometeret Di (dali... Thermorante

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Pharma ^aMarine

To-day's Advertisements.

It has been stated that the Corrie was totally aboliated by royal decree. The decree in wife and children would sooner pay this question was doubtless drawn up, written in faultless characters and distributed over the money than see bis family starve. What I most blame them for is that when they get employ. provinces, but the system, which is on all fours ment they often accept from the crimp a bribe with s'avery, sill prevails to a certain extent at for the shipping of their crews-thereby placing those who have travelled in the interior can testify themselves in the power of the crimp to whom The traveller arrives at a town, calis ontheburge they owe their jobs and, as they daie not turn marter, "chow" with him and then reciprocates round upon the map, they get deeper in the mire with some trifle from amongst bli baggage, and and more completely in his power. It cannot then save he wants so and so many bearers. All be a pleasant thing for an officer to reflect that tight"

anyt mine host, they'll be at your service

the few paltry shillings he has accepted have to-morrow morning, but meanwhile you had been robbed from the wives and families of the better pay my S-rretery, for their hire in advance,

men under his charge; the crimp assures aim otherwise the er vars may sitempi to overcharge that ho need not have any scruples in taking the benah's be all these who don't want to know out ver The seller pays--the rest la compre money as it would be got out of the seamen all or who might 1 an something by knowing too way the cat jamps. The uninitiated may ask much. The is. tro itin grily alleged, a good why this state of things should be tolerated. A de-1. "preaking "connected with the fonines of sailor, by the nature of his profession, receives officials to cottery dia'r'cts which His M. j #7 | his wages at the end of a voyage in a lump sum, would do well to inquire into thoroughly if he and this, after he has been separated from bis desizes his decere to have av appreciable (fect fellow men and boxed up for several months on

alleviating the condition of his subjects. There is another very disgraceful aystem of heard a ship, seems to him practically limitless. He comes once more into the world with childish "squeezing" in full swing in Siam in respect to which grave suspicion res's upon several of the delight, all the past being fagotten, all the gard Treasury officia's. The herds of departments solves made during the voyage thrown to the winds, sud, however bittes his pest expuience (here are some few exceptions, bower-ry deaw

may have been, he falls ready prey the monthly allowance for the salaries due is

to the land-sharks who are walling lor their subwilinata from the Tozasury regularly, him. If it should be said that this can hardly but faltupay their emples for months at a

be the case in these days, I reply this crimping ilme. Maanwhile these wonky Chiefs are

goes on as much w ever, though not, peth: pr, leading the monry out a high rates of interest and in quite the old guise. As the sailor improves,theny man ought to be asked to show before of en succeed in making in four months a clean so does the crimp; in fact, crimping" up to being als wed to practise in New South Wales, profit, on there money, of 400 sicals on date is a science, and were it not for the Instu either a solicitor or at the bor, is the posses 8,000 ficals rdv nerd, Thug it will be seen

that have been established, and the strong tion of a competent knowledge of the law in that listed of the Governments' employds being hand of the law, the sailor's lot a bore would not

force in Nw South Wales. That could be in a position to pri fi by season of prompt pry bear looking iolo. As a rule, the seaman is now ascertained by a simple examination, without tion. Now, while Parliament in about it, why Royal Highnesses-evening the harvest while robbed as before'; first the prostitute, and thes they are running join rebt and living upon her bully who works in company with the slop can't it s y that in so mary words ?. The ques “tick.!” - A. disgraceful, enomatous state of shop and the boarding house. So the good old tion of low-costs would soon settle itself under affirm that should be quished at once.

Gambling is licensed, and. "hella" àre to be goes merrily on. Why cannot the Board the beaign influence of good, heality competi- To be sure, there was a reason, and he puts it in this j¡Visiting Brethren are cordially invited... food all over the capital, suburbs, and country of Trade put this crimping down? It would tloft,

tions

date, and five years in other cases, If the banister whihasa servid apprenticeship 19, nevertheless, qu liéed to set up as a saiteilor,

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is a pof that the aid service is anether ancient, u-eless relic that should ie swept away In point of fat, Mr. Crick's Bill, as it stands,

May doem Himself the lord of creatios, Society's hulwark, the strength of the nation t But there's one thing for cortala a winna ora do › That's beyond his skill-bile a thread in two |

HE LIGHTS HIS PIPE ONCE MORE.

VICTORIA PRFCEPTORY.

10 15 30 of

A VICTORIA PRECEPTOR, Nill be add N EMERGENCY MEETING of the

THIS EVENING, the 11th instant, at 8.30 for O'CLOCK precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 17th November, 1891. [1392

LODGE

OF INSTRUCTION,

REGULAR MEETING of the above

A. H. MANCELL, Secretary, Hongkong, 18th August, rig1.

NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

S hereby given that INTEREST will be charged on all CALLS dua on Shares of the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED, as and · from the 16th instant, in accordance with the Articles of Association.

A. B. MCKEAN, Acting Chlef Manager. Hongkong, 16th October, 1991. T1330

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

ADJUSTMENT OF DONUS FOR THE YEAR 1890.

SHAR

"HAREHOLDERS are hereby requested to send in to this Office a List of their Contributions of Premia for the year ending 31st December last, in order that the proportion of.. Profit for that year to be paid as Bonus to Cone. before the 30th instant di bemands of sent t tributors may be arranged. Returns not sent in

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Company, and no subsequent claims or alterz. tions will be allowed,

By Order of the Directors,

JAS.: B, COUGHTRIE, Secretary. Hongkong, and November, 1791.

ment of their salaries, their Ch'els-in some case let down by easy stages, and not so openly any service of articles or other prohibitory probach in that when an Engilebman, having the means, named Lodge will be held in the FREEMA HALL, CITY-HALL at $30 p.m., on FRIDAY,

towp4.

not be a hard matter providing that the authori The chief evils are, then, gambling, seridom, tea went the right way to work, and if people whose actions were above suspicion would give sawery, the Coruff the corruption of justice, the proper assistance. The present crimping pailgamy, bribery, peculation, intelguing for office, and the illegality of ministers suggesting rates are Captains, £10 to £301 officers, £3 reforms to their Bovereign; though, as above 105 cooks and stewardu, 61 to 631 seamen, sisted, Prines Sawasti did so and, it is under 5 to 15. Bometimes a captain advertises for Las commseid of a Yeste), and An introduction to ord, their Royal Highnesses Derawongue (the offers an amount to the person securing him such Foreign Minister), and Damrong (Minister of command the crimp to encouraged to step in Education and Chief of the Medical Department) when he observes this. As regards officers, there crimps who will me all their infinence,

faava dons so recently.

The system of farming caxes results, it made the docks, hang around Fenchurch-street be added, in great oppression, and it la well known that should a man be too powerful for Station, and take any amount of trouble to obtain the local magmata or the tax-gatherer (arsilya berth for soy certificated man who is too lazy, Chingman) to make him disgorge, as bas often of 100 much otherwise engaged, to look for a been summoned before a powerful official who situation himself. As to cooks and stewards a loog-shoreman will cook the food while a vessel "fixes bim" properly 1. The defence set up for is in post, clean out galleys, etc, for the incoming the maintenance of the system of farming taxes cook, and ingratiate himself with the steward or Is indicative of the degraded condition of master, as the case may be, but he always has a society, generally. It is that the abolition friand who is open for a lobels friend of the practice would but result in the people being the man who will have to pay the blood- taking unto themselves mors wives, more betel-ant to chew, more tobacco to smoke, money. As I have said, the fee demanded of sexmen by the crimps is 5% to 15%, according to

is a virtual assertion that the only qualification | Bows fity years ago the English ship "Argos !7 was. wrecked on a low-lying her or sand Island of the Babama group. Only one man, sallos, wu thrown safely on the beach by the wares. In hit pocket DILIGENTIA was a tla tobacco-box, a pipe, and a fint and steel. Wringing the water from his elothes, be seated himself, listed his pipe and with true British phlegm proceeded to consider his situation. The moral of refuses to smoke, he is in very bad f

bad form. For example, here is a man who "I always enjoyed my pipe, but now I couldn't take's white hos HALL, Zetland Street, TO-MORROW the rath November, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. #Up to Miobsalmas, 1987," he says, "I was Hongkang, 11th November, 1891. faro atrang, healthy man. About this time I began to feel bad al my stomach and had no rallah for food. I had bad laste in the mouth, and after eating I would rotok and vomit until the water oozed out of my eyes-s yeye turned yellow, and I felt low, weak, and and so bad was this that my wife had to hold my head. nervous. Bometimes I would break out into a sweet and then go cold and oblly,

WIT AND WISDOM.

What we learn with pleasure we never forget, Happy is the man who can laugh at his own Jokes,

Grief is frozen pleasure, and tears, the sur sign of a thay..

Birds with bright plumagedo not always make good pot ple

The uglier a man is the better his wife likes

him."

My fine files, you know, my love," said hai "But you're so diferent I suggested RING,

The devil has to use for the man who always does as he would be done by.

The love of the man who marries for money is founded eppa the rocks,

Roast not your rival to-day, for to-morrow you yourself may be burned to a crisp.

Make friends with your creditors, if you can, but never make a creditor of your friend.

BABITS.

more slaves to drive, and, in fine, be equally how many fingers he is the pic. Then there is corrupt and oppressive! Comment is superfiacus the cashing of the advance note, which comes to to atsip them, tie being flayed alive."

* "ecently Mr. Williams of the London Custom other 5% or 70.; then the runner must be

secured, which means 53. more; and so on, the sailor, as the finish being very lucky if he comes of clear without the whole of bis advance note

"Habits are spon assumed, but when we strive

"Woman feels where man thinks." Yes, and that's what makes the man prematurely bald.

A happy medium la one who has managed

to get through a public dance without beleg

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Ievuldn't touch solid food, and for months I befched up sour water j and what I did not lay hsary upon, and seemed to be dead and lifeless in my body Feeling low and depressed, I had no enjorment in

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com this I was always cheerful and enjoyed my : Before

pigs but now I could'ni take a whip?" 5

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ITALIAN CONVENT.

HE Pupils of the Italian Convent will

perform

"THE PROPHET OF HEBRON," A Drama in five acts, TO-MORROW, the 12th November. door. The performance will commence ant hull Tickets, price teach, may he obtained at the

past five.

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Hongkong, 10th November, 1891.

DOUGLAS STEAMISHIP COMPANY, LIVED.

[“I had a craving, gnawing pain at the stomach which nothing ud for long together. I had bran poultices applied, and took diferent kinds of medipine, but nothing went to the epat, nothing cased me. Alter FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW. 4.time I had to give up my work, for I get so weak and in

and nervous I couldn't hit my work iron and my tools THE Company's Steamship'

‚ “HAITAN,"

How out of my hand,

Or months I did not have a single good. night's rest. Captain S. Ashton, will be despatched for the long, and my wife and I often sat up the best part of above Ports, ou FRIDAY, the 13th instant, mt the night rather than go to bed. I went so thin that Daylight, my clothes fairly hung upon me. Friends who came to see me told one another I could not get better, and my wife anid I would do no more work in this world.

For more

ore than twelve months I had doctor attending me, but his medicine did me no, good then I went to a physician at Budbury,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

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(149 SPECIAL NOTICE.

with the same result The doctor sounded my lungs,THE "HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH PĦRI

who came out to Stem to advise the Siamese Chief of the department, went home and it is said that he is so disgusted with all he saw and discovered whlist in Slam that he has being conficated. There are many genuine detected. refused to return unless fully empowered, as friends of the seamen who would be glad to spo Sir Robert Hart is in China, to reorganise the 'f this dreadful business put down... It can only one who is always wonying about having it were brought and weaker, and bad giren up. Pedder's Wharf, EVERY EVENING from 5.30 to Service and completely suppress bribery and be done by drastic measures. Of these: I shall corruption. If the King is wise he will have Williams back at once, but fast-Da Combe glad to write at another time, and

a Portuguese, has been "running" the Customi

in Siam for some years. Amen) Da

"The new Finance Adviser, whoever he turns

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out to be (probably an Englishman), should take

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to the

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with some Mother Selgal'd be usual rate-15 cents. honeymoon, and then divorce.

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any English newspaper published in the Far Eat THIS IS GUARANTEED. Terms on application, riprende a

Hongkong, 14th October, 18gr.'

ST. ANDREW'S BALL..

TN anticipation of the forthcoming BALL, the practices of Reels and the Caledonian Quadriles will be held in the 'ST. ANDREW's the 13th and on FRIDAY, the roth inst.

J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART, Hon. Secretary, St. Andrew's Society, Hongkong, th November, 1891.

NOTICE.

TROM the set of November next, the

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FSHANGHAL BUTCHERY will be prepared to supply BRAWN, LARD in BLADDERS, Fresh and Pickled ENGLISH PORK, SAUSAGES, &c, &c.

..

Also, BEEF in Jelata and corned, DLACK PUD. DINGS, Fork and Game PIES.

S. R. GALE.. Shanghai, 8th October, 1891.

M

DENTISTRY.

FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP

AND MODERATE FEES. ·

WÒNG

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TALFONG

Surgeon Dentist,

(Formerly articled Apprentice, and fatherly assistant to Dr. ROGERS),

HAS REMOVED TO

THE BANK BUILDINGS,"

QUEEN'S ROAD,

(above Mesura. Dakle Bros. of China, 1d)

CONSULTATION FREE,

Hanokowi" 27th July, 181

HJOHN AMBROSE CLARKE, Teacher of Officers and Engineers,

Ny. 75, WYNDILAM STREKT, S Oppheite Content Police Statione ~~ANDIDATES, prepared for the MAREN

BOARD UNAMİNATIONS, COMUNICAT Author, of the "New Navigation Simpl=f}ed/4 And an "Arithmetic" for Engineers, $5. radi Masters insinuated in the use of the “ Devisstg cope,"

Honglung, 7th February, 1891,