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DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED, CHEMISTS, &c.

SELECTION FROM WINE & SPIRIT LIST. CLARET.

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NOTICIA TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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THE Agents (Mesir. Dodwell, Carliti & Co.) inform us that the steamship Ghare left Sluga | mbeat the 18th Inst."

pore for this port yesterday, and is due on or

per case of case of beeps the far difcation by our repondents of all Maglairais utter the toad they had not done

Whilst the cobunion of the Hongkong Tignesh will shrugs

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ST. JULIEN-a good dinner

wine with more body.....$ 8.00 CHATEAU LIVRAN 1884.$13.00

BARTON LANGOA

..$14.00

a rare vintage claret, 1875..

SHERRY,

$6.00

opinions that expremić.

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as ke was convinced that

an old "hag, named L Afung, what they would not like others to do unto them Her Hittle yam was too thin, and came to pieces in the wash.

Ar the meeting of the Sanitary Board this after noon there were present Messrs. Horspoo), Cooper and Stewart-Lockbart (President). Mr. Humphreys came twenty minutes after the time and the other Sanitary Owls did not come at all Probably thought they would not be missed. Probably right,”

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FAT GELLIGHAN, Bill Dixon, Tom Denison, Clark Roberts And Charlie Trevett looked in at Mr. Wise's love this morning and went about their business when they heard the Our Texas Siftings friend :-It occurred at the to marriage of Birdie McGinnis. Gilhooly, he was present, took old McGiants aside after the Ceremony and said to him: "That's nice son-in-law you have got. Don't you know ha in & notorions gambler?" "No, I have never heard of it." replied the old man, very much surprised. Weil, it's fact all the same, and be is golog to pay his debis with his wife's money. "I you knew it, why didn't you tell me about it," sald old McGinnis "Because he owes me $500 I won from him at poker. Think I'm a blamed fool

THERE MAY yet be trouble over the ricksha business If, as is currently reported, the Iscal authorities are considering the advisability of The Honghung Telaras has the largest circulacion of any raising the license fee. In other words the offi- English newspaper published in the Far East, and the the clals are racking their brains in an attempt to bant mediums for Adrationen, Torza can be learnt on appillondon,

The Honghong Talgret'e somber at the Telephone Crascertain how far they can twist about their Exchanga la Noër.

fingers the back-bone of the colony without bringing about a repetition, of the 85 cargo-boat riots. They'd better "go slow." Edged tools must be played with very carefully...

Subscribe to The Homchen Tolerade respectfully siderable difficulty, saya the Rangoap Gostite, in OBVIOUSLY the Government of India have con- making up their minds on the simple point of the Klungchlang question. Shall we be content with less than the Burmese possessed, asks our contemporny ?... It is true, Klungchlang has not tabmitted to British rulè no tar, and has been over run by Siamese, but it is to be hoped that the Indian Government has the strength_of mind to assert its right over this territory, thus obtaining a large and fertile truppafcountry, and establishing as a frontier the uziðkaðited range of hills to the cast of Kiungchlang.

| reminded that all Subiertations art jagalis în adooGAL.

DEATH.

On the 12th instant at the Government Cirli Hospital, GIO. A. BUTLER, formerly, of Shanghai.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1891.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Wx are informed by the Agents (Messrs. D.

Sassoon, Sons & Co.) that the steamer Arra- toon Apcar, from Calcutta, left Singapore yester

WE invite attention to our first supplies day for this port.

OF

A

THE Thaler (Capt. Hunter) was docked at Kowloon this afternoon. The Lighting, Names AND and cons are also under the care of the local Dock Company at the present time,

CONFECTIONERY

CHRISTMAS GOODS

RECEIVED BY THE LAST MAIL.

JORDAN ALMONDS, NOUGAT, BUT TER SCOTCH, ASSORTED TOFFEES, DRAGEES, PRALINES, and a large selection of PURE CONFECTIONERY from the leading

Manufacturers.

CADBURY'S SPECIAL CHOCOLATE

CREMES.

REFERRING to the St. John's Cathedral scandal, Last night's China 'Hall says :—The Acting Colonial Secretary and the other officials who are responsible for the attempt to take $3.500 out of the public treasury—the $400 for burials, marriages &c. are intended to go entirely to the Anglican clergyman for the benefit of the pani- cular sect to which they themselves belong have fald themselves open to a very serious charge. They seen to have sunk their duty to the State in order to serve the loterests of a body of which they are private members," If this is not gross libel on the Acting Colonial Secretary and the "other officials," we should really like to know what it is. Had it appeared in the Telegraph a criminal information would have been in evidence long are now.

| A RACE for scratch foure has been arranged by the V.R.C. for to-morrow afternoon (14th) with a view to facilitate the selection of crows for the perfect for rowing, and training has been pretty forthcoming regatta. The weather is now simply vigorous, ac that a good show is expected. A pler at 4.15 p.m. to accompany the race. The atcam-launch for members will leave Murray

Station No. I-Shamrock,

Fredrichs (stroke) Dalby. Fredericks, Gedge (bow.)

Station No. 3-Kornblume.

Poits (stroke.)

Fearon, Jeffrey.

Manuk (bow.). Station No. 3-Leek.

Lockhart, Duncan. Stopam.

Simpson (bow.)

13, 1891.

that, there was very close connection between them when Webber was managing clerk in the office of Mr. Ewens--that Minhinnett had extensive legal business, conducted through Mt. Ewens' office, and that so they became very closely acquainted; that Minhinnett induced Webber to leave Ewens office; and set up. business alone, promising that the business very valuable, and would bring him at least which he (Minhinnett) could give him would be $500 a month. Mr. Webber farther stated that in conseqence of this he left Mr. Ewens and set up on his own account, and during the first twelve months, from September 1887 to September 1888, the business that Minhinnett got for him, of his own or from his friends, was worth $500 a month; that Minhinnett himself had very numerous transactions, possibly three or four cases or two three cases every month in coast during that first twelve months

Mr. Webber:-I don't think I said "In court." Mr. WiseThat is a point that can easily, be ascertained in due course.

The Chairman replied that he should put it before the Justices, and then they could reject it if they wished afterwards.

the Telegrafk on Tuesday (10th).

The petition was then read, as published in

Mr. Wotton, after protesting against the appearance of Mr. Stolers on behalf of a trai

formed the intention of turning it into a first application. The owner of this property had hotel, addressed the Justices lu support of the class hotel. There was no fatention whatever to use it for anything else but a first-clase establishment. There had long been a desire among the Chinese for a house on the lines of the Hongkong Hotel, where the Chinese could go and find good accommodation, and be treated as they could hardly be expected in a strictly European ablishment. Of course, much opposition was raised. The strongest objection usually would be from the palica-Thea there was the teetotal faction, which he submitted abould receive no consideration at all. It was unreasonable to deny the use of alcobol simply becausa some people infared themselves through it. If would be just as reasonable to probibit the use of gunpowder for fear of a man blowing his gainst the granting of this licence would be brains out, The only reason that could be urged that it was not required, and he maintained that that was a matter for the publie to decide for

The mere opinions of a few surrounding residents were of no weight, for where a hundred might be found who thought it was not desirable, another, hundred could also -be found who thought it was deafrable. ' That was no legal objection. A large number of Justices had come to this meeting and he con cluded they had already made up their minds to oppose the application without thyme or reason--

The Chairman :-You have no right to say that I imagine they have come to do their duty en Justices....”

Mr. Wotton -No doubt, and they bellore it' their duty, to refuse the licence,

The Chairman-They may have come to support your application for all you know.

Mr. Francia continued that as a matter of fact Minhinnest never had done any business through Mr. Ewens nor in bis office, nor had him in any way, and that during the first cases in court in which Mr. Ewens represented twelve months that Mr. Webber was in business August, 1888) on which he had a case for Min-themselves. for himself there was only one occasion (13th hinnett, good, bad, or indifferent, and that case had been commenced by another solicitor and was only taken up by Mr. Webber at a late stage. So that, to recaplenlatea suit was pending in the Supreme Court; Mr. Webber was called to support the plea of fastification raised by the defendant in that suit ; he gave evidence which if true would very materially support that pica; and with a view to show probability and support the truth of his statements he asserted vary great and close intimacy with Minhinnett | during that time; such a statement coming from a stranger would have been hopelessly im probable. Therefore the prosecution now main- tained that this portion of the evidence was material part, as bearing on the credibility of the rest of his ovidence, and material to the issuin under trial, and the prosecution alleged that the prisoner committed distinct, clear, and unmistak the cusions in England when criminal charges able perjury in respect of these matters. It was. arose out of civil proceedings, and the civil cases were still pending, it was the custom not to try the criminal cases until after the civil proceed presumed his Worship would not wish to lags had closed. Therefore he (Mr. Francis) go into the care in detail now, as such investigation might possibly prejudice, the fair trial of the civil action. Therefore he proposed, with his Worship's sanction, only to call formal evidence that the snit was pending and that Mr. Webber gave evidence under oath and before judicial officer; then he would ask for an adjournment until after the trial of the civil case. Mr. Wise-I think you said yesterday, Mr. bad another objection to the warrant, said that prosecution for perjury, could not Mr. Webber:-Not quite an objection. I be brought on

de bens were examination merely. A person cannot be indicted epod Mr. Stokes and there were two objections--- a statement made in chambers, but only after | (1) a first class hotel was unnecessary, as already his statement has been read out in the court, there was more first class accommodation than and has so become evidence, through_being | wasrequired, and it was the policy of the Justices declared before a court, before a judge and jury, His Worthip said he had looked up the point and as far back as the time of Charles II, there was a case which dealt with it.

Mr. Watton thought not. (Passibly he saw it brewing in the air.) The question resolved itself into one of the respective strength of the parties. they had a duty to perform for the public tod He only wished to urge upon the Justices that

must not come to any rash or arbitrary decision, but judge the question solely and wholly on its merits. There could be no reasonable objection to legitimate enterprise, and the only test was its success of non-success. When the licence came to be applied for next year, if anything was not satisfactory It could be withheld. The petl·lon contained no facts or reasons'at all, there was absolutely nothing in it. The theory that the hotel was to be a ten cent house was quite wrong. It was to be's high class hotel at moderate prices.

Etc., etc., røði að 148.] *

DURING the past few days several steamers have been chartered and despatched by Chinese to Newchwang to load full cargoes for the seath prior to the closing of the river Lizo, n.

WE are glad to hear that Captain Gerard, master of the well known Manila liner Diamante, has so far recovered from bis recent

· Indisposition to able to resume command of lot 5.30 p.m., so those who could not manage to the testimony of the prosecution is cleared Webber, after the case was remanded, that you I would stand good for all the inhabitants of the his vessel to-day. -

TELEORAPHIC advices from north Chins are to the effect that there is every prospect of the winter actting in early. Newchwang will prob ably be closed ten days hence, and Tientsin the first week in December.

THE Sanitary Board decided this afternoon to recommend the Goverment not to appoint a sanliary surveyor to replace Mr. Cooper, pro- moted to Acting Colonial Surveyor. The other business of the Board was unimportant,

THE performance of "The Prophet of Hebron at the Italian Convent yesterday afternoon was, as it deserved to be, very well patronised by the general public and the Upper Ten who came Way much pleased with all they had seen and performance will be repeated on Monday next heard while in that model establishment. The

be present yesterday have still a chance not and vocal talent on the part of, babes and suck only of seeing a capital exhibition of histrionic tags of the foundling home, but of contributing their mite towards the support of an institution the superintendents of which are doing great and much-need, albeit silent and unostentations, work in our midst. There should be a crowded house on Monday when the prices of admission will be reduced slightly and “kids" admitted for the paltry sum of fifty cents per capul..

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Mr. Stokes said he objected to the Frence on general grounds, and though he was Instincted by the Hongkong Hotel Co. bis opposition revily

district.

Mr. Wotton said that atlik is was not a valid opposition.

COLONEL BOYD, United States Consul General at Bangkok, is evidently a man possessed of Found common sense.

He was called upon recently to decide a question of salvage arising cut of Company, Limited, against a merchant named claim for ticals 1700 by the Borneo Cheek. He cut the claim dawa to 583 ticals, and In the course of his judgment gave the corporation "setting down" which is worthy of something more than a casual glance over one's spectacles The Colonel unbosomed himself thas-"Now is the plaintiff entitled to the sum of Ticals 2,700 or any other amount for raising a small steam sandbank in a small, shallow stream? When boat sunk la two-and-a-half feet of water on a

of all irrelevant rubbish the enormity of the would call for judicial denunciation in any claim, unsupported as it is by proof, Court in Christian or Pagan lands. I is 8 calm of A Corporation against an individual. In early days ludividual enter prise combined as corporations, and under char- tered franchise, rights and privileges, conferred by the Sovereign, the State and the country, the people were benefitted and such corporations re- ceived princely remuneration. Corporations have become wealthy and increased la number and their name is Legion. Corperations, however, To gather news of ourselves we have, Indeed, to are heartless and soulless, and, in their greed Mr. Webber submitted that he could not be In the London Times, sommarialog Far Eastern rights of the individual and corrupt and control (Captain H. Leffler) arrived bere to-day from news, proves. It refers to the discovery of tin in legislative bodies and the cabinets of rulers. England not to try the criminal case until the Mr. Francis agreed that it was the practica in Formosa, via Swatow, after landing His Hongkong and speaks of "tone of surface ore, When the Judiciary. of any land yields to decision of the civil action. That was why he Excellency Shao Yu-lien, the now Governor of procurable for the mere labour of removing it the demand and exactions of corporations, proposed to ask for an adjournment after taking the "island province," safely at Tamsai. And yet "Granny" is set down as an authority these organized forms of avarice and corrup-only formal evidence as to jurisdiction, etc.

on everything except South Sea Bubbles tion trample upon the rights of the Indivi. Two Celestial cargo-boatmen had to pay and the tribe of stock-jabbers who sent the dual and the people, and become a menace though admissions count for nothing in criminal Mr. Webber-Of course, I admit all that, each into the Marine Magistrate's Court to-day Hongkong share market firing into the bottom- even to the Government-"The testimony of the for falling to take gut Sunday Permits to work less pit fully two years ago and whose efforts to prosecution established that they employed gt cases; but I shall not raise any question about COLOURED OPALS mounted in Plush, carge. They had the option of a month's retire- fish it out again have so far ended in miserable, men one day in raising the sunken boat, or one

ment but elected to pay the fine, and go on their beggarly, bankrupt failure. But The Times' man or days.. The amount claimed by the Mr. C. F. A. Sangster, was called, and produced Stokes anid about the barwas new to him, and The Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court Mr. Wotton replied, stating that what Mr. representing favourite, subjects.

way rejoicing.

paragraphlat may be excused, for he doubtless plafatiff for the labour performed by gt men in took his cue from the Wyndham street oracle or one day or one man of days is more than the record of the proceedings in cats 1090f 1800, must be wrong. As regards the "Lombard the slimy Swaff, with the result that he has bean | Nicole der man per day, and that too when the Minhinnett v. Fraser-Smith, for libé, damages | Street* argument, this place would be much gulled and laid himself open to ridicule and corporation were paying only 18 teals per claimed 65,000. The case was now pending more like St. James' Hall in Regent Street. Mr. and contempt. It is just what our Councillors month to each the men in their employment," found out as far back as Oct. 19-"statements

It was ready for trial, but a day had not yet Stokes had not brought forward one-solid In the Daily Press are incorect. Mr. Goodman

been fixed. The witness also produced an order argument. This was only trade oppasiilan, said so.

of Nov. 9 for the examination de bene esses of The Hongkong Hotel did not like the Come John Francis Webber, and the, Chief Justica's mercial, and probably if the Commercial had notes of his evidence so taken, on the oth and been first in the field It would not have forwarded

taken, on Ioth.

this the starting of the Hongkong. Bet nobody was His Worship remanded, the case for eight justified in stopping a legitimate busloess, days (until Saturday, 31st inst.) z. ball at before. ¿The Justices considered in private for- a few Mr. Webber, said that as he had missed the | minutes, and at the conclusion announced that

year at a week.

PINE, APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME,

GUAVA, and other FRUIT JELLIES in great / Wx note that the Chinese transport Smita wander far from home at times,' as a paragraph and avarice they crush and swallow up the tried until the civil action-had concluded (mating Queen's Road, which was still worst,

variety.

TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.

to

It is announced that Mr. Charles W. Wetmore, A large assortment of ENGLISH and

bead of the whale-back steamer venture in New York, is to marry Miss Elizabeth Bisland, who JAPANESE CHRISTMAS CARDS, of hand-made the flying trip around the world a few

years ago. Miss Birland will be well remem some and artistic designs, sukable to all tastos,

bered in Hongkong.

and at moderate prices.

1

A. S. WATSON

ANOTHER Case of 'ringing the changes was very palpably disclosed in the Supreme Court yesterday in the bankruptcy proceedings der CO., LD. the bolder of a bill of sale for $3,300 alven to

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED AD, 1841. Hongkong, rot November, 1891.

NOW

Ma. REEWAY, & marine engineer of of Toronto, Canada, has constructed model and draws plans of a new style of craft which, it is expected, i revolutionize the American lake-carrying trade. It is said to be as far ahead of the patent

THE TYPHOON.

We are indebted to H. 1. Spanish Majesty's Consul at this port for the following additional telegraphic news respecting the "depression: " reported in yesterday's lasse The centre

a whaleback vessel as the whaleback is in advance Mr. John Minhinnett, was more than suggestive of the old model lake craft of square build. Mr. passed South of Luson the day before yesterday

Redway's boat is fashioned after the model of in an East-north-easterly direction." an Indian canoo. It has a dat bottom, except for a fraction of the keal at the stern to accom modate the rodder. The hull is somewhat after' the style of the whaleback. There are no bolwarks. The upper works are meagre being only a cabin at the stern, where the Boller nod machinery are, and a small protection forward,

It may interest Humphrey Herly, a private on [s board H.M.S. Victor Emanuel, to know that

the name of the Sikh policeman who ran him în ❘ yesterday and charged him at the Polles Count this morning with assault (for which he was "stuck" to the tune of five Mexicana) was READY.Burices Singh-No. 361, at your service at any

fime. That Sikh had better insure his Hio.

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A STRIKE of engineers in Bangkok is thus referred to in the Slam Mercantile Genetis The confusion at the head station of the Siam Electric Light Company is becoming worse con founded. It was bad enough to hear that there wes Belther oil, nor fuel to be obtained, but the climax has been reached by a strike a mass of the employés, European engineers and others, who refute to return to work until their long owing salaries are forthcoming Bad, denced

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so that the anchors and cable chalus can be approached in any kind of weather. Along the main deck amidships runs a railed-off walkway, in which are the batches, and on each alde of which, just outside of the railing, are eight moorposts. Whalebacks have hog-anout prows," but the Redway model has a ram prow.

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An estimate prepared by the Bureau Veritas of the Merchant Navies of the world, for the present year, puts the total number of vessels at 43.514, of which 33.876 ar salilog wameda of 10,540,031 tons, and 9,638 steamers of 12,823,709 tons gross and 8,286 747 tons met. The figures as regards the steamers stand as follows s

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MINHINNETT v. WEBBER.

ALLYCED PERJURY.

that,

not to allow unnecessary accumulation of super. fous houses; (2) if the house was not to be first class, than was entirely and sirable in such a place. Any reduction of prices must lower the ground would necessitate the bar being placed tone of the hotel, and the configuration of the

The whole of Queen's Road, from the Clab The kil prevented the bar being anywhere else. castwards to the Bank, had always been regarded as specially reserved for business bongs and first class European stores—the Lom- drinking place there would be contrary to the bard Street of Hongkong. To put a cheep

spirit always maintained towards that part of the

town Mart

Empress and the Belgic he might as well stay a they had decided to refuse the application,

It was agreed to formally remand the case from week to week until the civil action be decided.

LICENSING BOARD.

THE “COMMERCIAL, HOTEL " SCHEME QUASHED, At the meeting of Licensing Justices to-day

At the Magistracy to-day Mr. J. F. Webber was charged en remand with committing perjury on Nov. 9 and 10. Mr. Franci, Q.C.,|(13th), adjourned from last week, Mt. A. G. Wise, Instructed by Mr. Dennys, prosecuted. the Pollos. Magistrate, presided, and there were

WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

the two houses Now 57 59 in Wellington Street, and that it was not safe to leave them standing; Mr. Palmer thereupon assured his Worship that was the intention of his firm to have the whole block taken down at once. Mr. Wise reiterated the words, so that there should be no possibility of mistakes The whole, block P. And Mr. Palmer emphatically replied “Yes, "the whole

*** On Thursday, Nov. 5th, Mr. Clement Falmer the was put on his oath before Mr. Whe Magisterial Inquiry, into the death of a Chinese girl caused by defective work which at the time- was under the supervision of Messrs. Palmer and Turner. After he had 'given his evidence and stepped down from the box it occurred to Mr. Wise that the two houses which fell and killed the child were only a small part of a whole block Mr. Francis said that the charge was one of also present Mesurs. W. H, Percival, G. Sharpe of homogeneous construction, and be elicited perjury In the course of an examination de bent. R. Beillios, H. Wicking, G. Murray Balo, G. from the next witness," Mr. Sample, a Govern 4ss in reference to a civil suit now pending in Horspool, C. Ford, I, D. Humphrey Hment engineer, that the whole of that biocic was the Supreme Court, No. reg. of 1890, in which Henderson, J. H. Cox, Bell-Irving, R. Lyall, A. Kapparently in just as ruinous a state as had been John Minhinnett was plaintiff and Robert Travers, H. G. Mitchell-Innes W. Daaby, Kaw Fraser-Smith was defendant. The sult was Hong Take, Hon, Ho Kal, WA Yak, Wong Shing, an action for libel, for $5,000 damages, and Woo Lin Yusu, Chan Kwan and Bamonjes. the alleged libel was contained. In an article Mr. Wotton appeared on behalf of Mr. JC/I published in the Hongkong Telegraph, Mr. Ranch to apply for a licence for 4 new hotel in Number Cros of Ships, Tenage Товар

Fraser-Smith's paper, in which were repeated Queen's Road, near Windsor House, to be called 8,043,8725,106,81 and enforced certila sccusations made against the Commercial Hotel, and Mr. A. P. Stokes on 656,582 the plaintiff and investigated in this court behalf of the Hongkong Hotel Company opposed Bas.99$ 14.000 to Conection with the charge of rape the application. 333-335 3759 laid-against-Minbinnett. The defence filed 523027273819 594,705 185,796 to that case by Mr. Fraser-Smith Involved 371

245,032 176,419 a ples of Justification, and it was not alleged 164 220,014

149,355 in that plex that plaibiiff had been guilty 130 177:753 315.742

of rape, but it was alleged that he had been at 403 172,013 126,612 197 3544/07 103,178 least guilty of an indecent aaaaalt or illegal 114 149.447 90.501 attempt on the Chinese girl. In support of that 76412 ples of justification Mr. Webber was exataload. 71,058 Le Figaro, in the course of its report of and

43.gor His evidence was taken de bens esse, as he was comments on an Interview with Commodore

44424 about to leave the Colony. The application for Plessis de Richelleu of the Siamese Navy, states

29,564 this examination was made by Mr. Fraser-Smith, that, "the Gards Royals consists of an elegant The following table shows the progress made on his own affidavit. The order for the examins gracefal battalion of 400 young girls, all by the merchant navies pader steam during the tion was made and the examination was taken pretty, who are attached to the particular service last decade — of this Majesty. They make a vow of chastity

before the Chief Justice, practically in chambers Torg Tomags Mr. Fraser-Smith examined Mr. Webber in chief, 7.475,851 4,880,558 gud bis evidence was in substance a statement 8,404.932 5479.443

"C" and "E" Companies of the 1st A. & 9. Highlanders will play for the St. Andrew's Society Medals on Saturday-next-at-the-Happy English...... Valley at 4.15 p.m. Both teams have been German ...... training hard and a very exciting game is French............ expected. "C" Company-(White Jerseys and American...... Red Knickers). Goa, Pts. Smith; Back Pres Spanish......... Boyack and Stewart; Hall-backs, Ptes, Jardins, Hallen............ Hughes and Marshall; Forwards, Ptes, Tear, Norwegian Hers, Wilson, Patterson and McDonald. "E Dutch Company (Blue and White). Goal, Private Russian McIntosh Backs, Pte. Winter and Lco. Corpi Swedish ......... Inglis Half-backs, Ptes. Scallion, McCulloch Danish............ and Kerr, Forwards, Pies, Young and Thornton, Austrian ......... Bandamen Curtis and Watson and Pte. Inglis. Japanese

Belgian como9316 Brillian.......... Greek...............

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133,379

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98,058 73,970

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The Chairman in opening the proceedings sald

“Mr. Whitehend is undoubtedly", the most he had received two communities, which he energetic and well meaning publle man in Hong read. One was from the present tenant of kong His current desire to do, real good, is Windsor House, Mr. Louis Bohm, combine occasionally more prominent than his foresight and depth of thought." That is a pity... It gives of Mr. Wotton's entirely unauthorised statementshitace to the officials who don't care a at the meeting of justices last week as to the proposed hotel occupying the site of Windsor openny daw for what is right and good. (This is not a sweat, word, please, observe, it is an altering the boarding house now flourishing House. There was no intention of closing or Todian copper coin). The oficials drop on hims there, and the hotel would have to uz nest every lead they get chance, and Instead of

and seeing trying to co-operate with door higher up, or somewhere both driving at, and helplog him to attain his Mr. Wolton admited that if he lid mada any object, the and fault with his methods, carp at such statement he must have beis mistakon, -1, his style, find do their best to smother him, or Wotton did say so, as it surprised him, and be maltrafless of seren solid votes, Worse, they

· The Chairman distinctly remembered that Mr. to", kill his suggestions - with the Ministerial made inquiries himself (95fdrth@rgehost land way, the poor genial docile Major-General, Mr. Wotton apologised for the error, which and put him up to their own; wheexe; so that quite unintentional. The proposed site of when Mr. Whitehead aki a whole encyclopedia- fall of questions, they don't politely, refer him Thanks to their winning ways, they often leavs| 1884-85 ****** 0.433 10,209,465 6,675,333 1883, gone to him late at night and stated to him actually to supplant is due with jo party. the ranks to enter the harem of the King, or to

The Chairman then opened the other com 2.394 10,369.504 6719,101 that he had committed on ausanit or made an make brillant marriages, in the latter case much to 5886-87 8547 10,403,958 617,400 attempt on the girl in question, and that there mucleation, which he said was a petition against the great joy of the vertueux pasteurs Anglais! 1887-88. 8,718 10,632,723 6,954,610 WAS A Taw between himself and his kept Chins

the gracting of the licence This is too much. The King is quite content 1888-59 8335 11,045,917 7:351747 woman in consequence. With the view of

Mr. Wo tow objected to the petitian, with so pretty maidens, the flower of his mighty 1859-90 9.250 11.913,371 7,740,046 making that statement seem reasonably pro The Chairman said he should read If out, "THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH OFFICE, far as we know, though perchance #nes drill In other words, there has beck an increase of evidence in reply to Mr. Fraser Smith alleged Mr. Wotton said that he thought it was not

kingdom, But they don't drill di la wallitaïriss. 1892-91mmmmm 9,639 12,823,709 8,286,747 bable, Mr. Wobber in the opening part of his anyhow, indah ke is in their line wwer der, vertueun jazizuri || Byüz vessels, with a tonnage of 5,549,858 tons certain facts as proof of very great intimacy matter which could be read. The only opposition Anglais ?

grose and 3,406,189 lese net.

between kimosif and Minhinnati, and alleged, that onld be heard must be of walk,

FoocHow Mr. H. W. Churchill.

SHANGHAI

& NORTH.

KIN PORTS.

Vent,

Member of

Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Limited, but in spite of this, and in spite of the little rided

Shanghal.

carbines, which they handle so boldly, being 1881-82.una 6,817 drilled by Italian and English officers, they are

was

not

(Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Limited, the opposite to the Amazons of Dabomey || 1883-F4.001a 17,704 : 9733,096 6,037,164/ that Miahlanett had on a certain day in August, /, the new hotel was adjoiɑlog the Windsor Hous to the tapst convenient way of getting what he

JAPAN... Yokohama.

BANGKOK Rev. S. J. Smith.

SINGAPORE...Messrs. Sayle & Co., Limited.

PARIS and Messri. Amédée Prince & Co, LONDON ...

or to

Pedder'a Hill, Hongkong, January 19th, #Bŋ]

1884-B6....

wania, No, they with the Governor nominally

erly, wet in motion the most

wooden plated clumsy machinery overfavented, and then they grumble at the hon, member for causing the trouble, unili he is almost persuaded that he is really to blame. iyong AKRON suggestions to make one to the #architec

In this matter of house building wa hays three

onello, Mr. Whitehead, and one to the Acting (ie general and the Akläg Governor