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Entimations.

DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA, LIMITED, CHEMISTS, ÁC.

SELECTION FROM WINE & SPIRIT LIST, CLARET

TIN ORDINAIRE—AD -

Cellent light

Wild +2+3

breakfast

..$5.00

ST. GERMAIN-a pure light wine, with a decided

character?*|

51. ESTEPHE➡ light dinner

wing zum$ 600 ST. JULIEN- good dinner

wine with more body......$ 8.00 CHATEAU LIVRAN 1884..............$12.00

BARTON LANGOA

➡a rare vintage claret,

SHERRY

$6,00

per essa per

'VINO GENEROSO—a gener-

bottle

ous round wise, green stal com 6.00 $aña VINO DE PASTO—a medium

dry wine with delicate BAYOUT, red stalui$10.00 $1,00 AMONTILLADO-a high class nafural whhe for connois- pours of Sherry, yillow 1648

$12.00 $1.10 DELICIO50-the very finest sherry procurabië, 6 years In bottle.............$14.00 $1,25 Nos. 12 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL LONDON, HONGKONG AND AMOY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1891.

out of print. They'manage these things | In his weather report to-day Dr. Doberck states | ALL the vessels which arrived in port from the | The Bishop of Exeter, with the whole of his much better. in Kirkcaldy, However, at that the barometer in still falling and gradients south to-day report having experienced very family, aurived here to-day by the General

hoavy wanther consisting of strong N.E. gales | Werder from Yekohamamdant - this particular festivity, Mr. L. POKANECKER,re rather steep for northerly winds."

accompanied with blinding rais aqusila" and tremendios cross-sear.

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WX are advised by the Secretary of the Punjona Company of the receipt of a telegram from the mines advising the shipment of 175 ounces gold.

" Awn, mamma,” sobbed the unhappy wife, "he he threw his slippers nemes the room, and t-told me to go to the de-de-boo hoo 1*# Hadid, the brate 1 then you did right, my dear child, to come straight home to me," observed the mother. "Our namen are written in pencil in this marriage certificate, and Waldo Higgins, of Boston, to his Chicago bride.

"Yes" abe sold, "that's a Chicago custom. They are easier rubbed out ?,

IMPORTA

Lite tedifficult. In th's brief repart to go much Isto details of the fæðset traile hut it may be "I'LL go to him myself" cried the inforlated stated at the out-and emphasis should be shopke-per- 'il sen whether he won't pay his aid on the sink-that when stoomers of drap “PA, I have just heard that "troth lies at the debts til tell him he's a rascal, a.swindles - draught are able to en'er #ɛngkek (he bar at bottom of a welln

"Boss remarked the mere pudent son, grab resent prevents them) the val me of the of "Well, what of It, Johnny ?"

bing his Pa by the coat tails, don't you thinkingpore tride which consiale chi fir

Turnpean orda vecchiep of there into the light- drsnéh+'"B'u«fann-1" '(*at'e «t«amera)- will through the telephone

diminish considerably and the direct trade with mr be presumed that the wind is already Enreps will furre se pronostianste'w. Indeed,

pa?"

I can't tell, Johnny." And he couldn't. Can "Brownie" oblige?

SOME time in the last century only servants in attendance on their masters were allowed in the Lobby of the House of Lads A divine, in mitire of formal cut, presented himself for såmission. "Now, then, whose servant are you ? " usked a doorkeeper." Young man," replied the clergy. We read that the sugar beet roots throughout man, I am a servant of the Lord Jehovah

"Lord Jehovah," asid the door-keeper, doubtfully, Europe are progressing fairly. The weight ner acre in Germany will. It is believed, be onie I don't know him-never heard of him, from to to 12 per cent short, but this may heoman" (to another doorkeepef," party here servant of Lord Jehovah. Do effect by the Increased ares sowa and the aays be in

You know anything about him?" All right," lighty better quality of the ronta.

and the her, "he'll be one of them Scotch lords, Let him in 19

Mr. Berlin Beet-It is egonomical, dat's, vy I'm a married men,

Mr. H. K. Kadd---Supposing a jolly all-night pres costs you nothing?

Mr. B. B.My pay, count me in every me, fea L..

old chapple, between a women and a

proste man importer fading it me profitable to get this gende Besuch from Kampe by the Canvilan Parife + ine.--and rang shipped at Hongkone into the well found sta-mers of the fondshing Se trish Oriental

A GRIMAN law of compulsary Incorated wge-earners has been in operation for xhirua lysken at the sal's of the months, with resul's that are not regard de satisfactory. The pensions provided for by the measure are not over £10 a year, and in onder to obtain them the pensioner must show that he psid insurance rates for thirty years at least, The old age pension does not begin before man is seventy, and, as comparatively of Isborers reach that ago, the investiment seeme doubtful. If a man has been watking for twenty eight years and sets up in business for himself he ferieks his estributions and all rights to pension. There is a great deal of public aversion to the law and an agitation is being

pported for its rapéal,

Patkaklis altinda total

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mine, then via the old Suz Canal route the chief immr's are:--White Shirtings, Teweller Tire Ontem Mire Piece Ganda, Shirtings, Gun¥ Regs. M~chinery, Hardware,

· Kerosine Oi! [R-ulanand Amedrese) Sagar.Grey Silk Plce Gords, Matches L'ques, spiritonun tampo Earthenware, White Thread, Col-red Thre'd Brake and Copper-ware, Focas Nats, Paper, all kinds, Bal-Talit. Fire Crackers, Cast, Umbrella Porruested Imn; Silk Crane, Silk debowle® Warllen Gands, Hato, straw, and

11 Fumraan kinds except st chimney pata,"

The trade in Chowls le presin a rapidly out i

t of the hands of British Indian traders into those of the Chinese. The Impart of jewellery shown a hy the rejoined re/urns, which are authentic- senstant incravan, year by yast, ne may be seen

18R8 1830.

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APATOSAN 97 235

a partner In AanHOLD, KARBERO, & Co one of the elect, a German Jew (which is the highest compliment we can pay him), a member of the Court of the Hongkong

"! It lies anywhere, how can it be troib, it would be wier to talk; that way to him per case of case of and Shanghai Bank, of the Board of the 15 qt 24 pts Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, etc., etc., took upon himself '(which was a place of consummate cheek that only a German Jew of the Poesnecker type could be gulity of) to propose the toast "Prosperity to the colony" and to so doing, alluded “in complimentary terms to British rule in allowing foreignern of all nations to compete on equal terma with Englishmen to their own colony. Yes! Poxsxecker did all that, and said what we have reproduced, and as he is a lady-killer of a sort—that sort which ought to be held up to the world's judgment he wound up his Inspired eloquence by proposing the healths of "all we love," no doubt referring to his own very pleasing reminiscences at the Mount Austin Hotel Ar the Club. Swell Broker-Whath the differ only a few short days before. The Dandy? I've heard, don't you know, but I can't Prei report of this Sunday jubilee says remember. Amateur Histrion-Mr deak bor nothing about the famous guns which this lady le a sort of a woman we are acquainted eminent German firm have been cuddling with, while a woman is a sort of a lady other. up for the past seven years, and which people are acquainted with. have appeared as a prominent, factor In every contract for works of reform, water- works, etc., etc., that has been presented A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. to the Viceroyalty of Canton, for years past; perhaps Poxxcxx forgot about the guns i perhaps he also forgot that he had ever heard of or known any-"

A YANKEE has invented a labour-aawing, con thing about the Mount Austin. Hotell His

trivance for mothers, being a self-mcking cradle,' memory will be refreshed in plain English baby spanker, and clothes wringer in one. The at the first public meeting of the Hong-baby spanker works like a puddle wheel, the loose paddles do the spanking. As many 25 kong and Shanghai Bank, the Dock | five babies can be spanked at one time.. Aliyeon's often courses, served quickly in less than theory, and so on. Then ons of them threw and seems to succeed in doing a "swinging”. Company, or any other public enterprise have to do is to drop the baby in the alot and In which the interests of this community the machine does the rest. are concerned and of which he is a paid ADELINA PATTI is reported to have taken very director. It is a duty we owe to ourselves,

elaborate precautions against burglary in her to our readers, and even to those hopeless Welsh castle. Unless a certain lever is raised anchorites who never see the Hongkong it is impossible to open a window at night with not causing the ringing of innumerabla bella in Telegraph, to put a stop to a great many the cottages of the gardeners wail in the stables. things which are only whispered about, while the same current of electricity releases a and that in shady corners of the Club, large dog from his kannel. verandah, and this is one of the series that we are ready to make a test case, if called upon.

TE Invite attention to our first suppiles

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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

Manolacturers.

CADBURY'S SPECIAL CHOCOLATÉ

CREMES..

PINE,

APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME,

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Wy are requested to stale that the Farewell Concert and Entertaintment by the Band and for the benefit of the Soldiers and Sailors' Insti-Ingils and Curtis. Referee, Doctor Atkinson, Lame Athletic Clob of the A. and S. Highlanders tole and Female Hospital has been postponed to Saturday the 28th fast, and will be under the natronage of His Excellency, Major General Digby Barker, C.B.

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Tax Companies of the fat A. & S. Highlanders WHAT is the matter with Mr. E. J. Ackord ? who have proved victorious in the first mund Early this year Mr. Justles Stephen was induce for the St. Andrew's Society Medals are

to retire from active service in England 1-but "D"-"E" and "H." In the drawings for the before retiring he had in many cases committed Semi-final "D" and "E" and A and H have acts of Injustice-acts of fonacy, in fact, and Friday at the Happy Valley when an exciting cidal stage-which raised a storms of indignant to play off. "D" and "E" will meet on lunacy which only by accident excaped the haml: match is expected Teams :-"D" Company sympathy for the victims and ended in bis re- Back, Pres. Nelson and Laing Half-backs, had come under bis irresponsible Jurisdiction. (Black, Red and White). Goal, Private Bellsignation Butitwas already too late for many who Sergt. Marison, Pte. Mawit and Corpl Grabam; It was adrafted, even by the Government, that90331440 Forwards, Pres. Herbert, Bartley, McKinnon, Mr. Justice Stephen was old, and that his mind The Siamese are fond of jewellery, and can O'Donnell and McLaren. "E" Company (Blue was not as evenly balanced as a Jadgo's should sider it the safest and most convenient from in Pta Winter and Lee-Corp. 3. Inglis : Half and White). Goal, Pilvate Macintosh Backe be, and that in fact he was simply a madman on which to invest their wings, which it donbilera the bench. But all the same, those whom he is in a cou-t-y where the "ystem, of banking lu backs, Fies. Scullion, McCulloch and Kerr seat to gaol were kept thers, and are there still very imperfectly underdood by any of the Forwards, Pics, Watson, Young. Thornton, W. some of them. If he bad hanged anybody, natives, from the Siemera Minister of Finance probably they would be dead now just as much. down to the manacled slave who trudges weally Now we bave parallel case in Hongkong and sadly along the street with his of times For instance, in the trial of an ordinary sammit heavy burden of lamber or general produce. care at the November;sessions (there was The British Consul at Bangkok attributes the no dispute about facts; prosecutor and prl-large increase in, the Import of jewelery in soner each spoke the truth, and each #dmitted 1890 to the extensive festivities, and gorgeous that the other was veracious) the facts were displays which took place in the capital on that two Sikhs were in a house, talking the conversation Frew heated, and as if usual with angry Odentals, references, were mide to parentage, variations of the Darwinian boot-whole Sikh boot, all in one throw-and otherwise made a demonstration to force. The other man during the dispute had been pounding cry stoff with a small beam, about three feet long and two or three inches in diameter, of hard heavy wood, and when he was attacked this was in his hands. Naturally he swung it round to defend himself, and equally naturally the other fellow knew about it. To be exact, bis head was badly smashed and he was in hospital for some time. Now Mr. Ackmyd gives this rawn two years hard labour. The police state that he was a very quiet, Inoffensive, obedient and useful servant, with an excellent record. ~:Oplum forme the fifth largest article of import, The (sult in him, was that he was human, and the quantily, annually imparted and con and so he was rent for twenty-four months-all | sumet: continally increasós, as shown in the for an ordinary quarrel and a purely defensive | subjoined figures: as he did it, and the stick was such a big and act. The only way to defend himself was

Year

in build, Sikha often are that serious damage was dona And then Mr. Ackroyd gives him a manslaughter sentence. This is not the only care that has happened, plating to the fact that our Funereme Court would be bet-

one Lear.

more elaborate than the entertalaments given THE German Emperor's state dinners are far

by his grandfather. Even the invitation card Imperial arms and furnishing minate directions is a most imposing affair, decorated with the

as to dress and the means of locomotion for guests at a distance. For ordinary occasions military men wear undress uniform and civilians knée-breeches and dress-coats. The dinner con- an bour, and washed down with excellent wine. Before each guest lies white vellum mesu (inscribed in German type and without a single foreign word), a moniesi programme and a bouquet of roses. These flowers being the Em press favorite blossom, the table is usually decorated with some kind of roses. Wax can 'dies in silver candelabra light the dining-thom and show off the sliver dishes, the Berlin china plates and the crystal wine-glasses, with their broad go'd bands and imperial monogram. During dinner the band plays-chiefly military pleces. When the meal is ended the Court Marshal and Chamberlains conduct the more

few mo favored guests in turn to exchange

cnts' conversation with the Imperial couple,

MARK TWAIN isallright, but for pure unmitigated The suggestion of the late Surveyor-General made last year, that in the outdoor service (engineers, overseers, etc.) horses be substituted for chairs on the 11 t of conveyance allowances, has now been adapted. In future every first clise

careering madly up and down Ta shan on a diery untamed, -armed with shovel long enough for playing polo. No more undignified chairs, no mearly rickshas, no contumacious and expensive coolles-the steeds will be provided from the Government stables at a cost of §8 a month, thus saving la ull some $1,000 a year. · No more can the wily P. W. D. man draw allowance for four chair coolies and

occasion of he top-knot cutting: (not head cutting) ef the Crown Prince of Sim." The represent tive of a German firm of Jewellers; Herr M. Zobel, calls in at Hangkok nice a year basiness with the Court, nohl-s, and gentry the land, who apprently vie with each other in the matter of the number of gold rings they wGRE on their shapely fingers and in respect to the size of the diemenda and rubies invented therein. M. S. Timann an Englishman, runs itwellery and watch-making establishment sear the palace and seems to be doing in gand thing notwithstanding the annual visite of the German visitor, with whom he is believed to have just entered into a secret treaty of amity and trade for three years! OPIUM.

Or the entire human race 500,000 ood are well cinthed, that is, they wear garments of some kind; 150 000.000 habitually go naked, and We have said that Mr. PozAMICKIE 00,000,000. live in houser, 700,000,000 in hu's 700,000,000 only cover parts of the body; referred in complimentary terms to British and caves, and 250 c00,000 virtually have no rule for allowing foreigners of all nations helter. It is only "fair to stxle that the Hongtan give us the Surveyor-General's Department beavy one--and the other Sikh no frail el,

Rong Telegraph accepts these figures on hearsay evidence. We never counted the habitually undressed ones.

to compete on equal terms in a British colony with British subjects. And then he It is true, proposed "Ali we, love."s perfectly true, that in British colonies

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SCENE In the Hongkong Police Court to-day: Megl-trate-What is this charge ?

Quantity Value. Chests £

903 81,912

189.035 91,274

1997 spinangammel,440............118,292 The Farms of the drug la source of ever- increasing revenue to the Government. In

GUAVA, and other FRUIT JELLIES·la great Germans and other foreigners enjoy equal | Prosrenter-Abusiva language, elr. Called me a and condć, will goʻprancing about the filterbedster with only one judge than with one judge and Bangk-k alone it was "Teared in go to a

variety.

privileges with Britons. Perhaps the advantage is on the side of the foreigner! But in this particular case of Mr. Pors TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS CRACKERS, MICKIX's jubilee-or something, after he had eloquently unbosomed himself as to British magnanimity and the virtues of COLOURED OPALS mounted in Plush,All we love," what actually took place,

80 we are credibly informed, was representing favourite subjects,

dellberate conspiracy to "boycott" the Hongkong Telegraph in every German Institution in the colony and in every place where German influence extended. And this has actually been tried and carried

A large assortment of ENGLISH and JAPANESE CHRISTMAS CARDS, of hand-

Ana

“dam Portuguess thief, sir. Prisoner admi's, and pleads fustification, Magistrate-You must apologise, and find

security for good behaviour." Prisoner Yes, your Worship. I apologise.

sald that he was, and I was sorry. Besides, he is not Portuguese." He is a Machense, ་།་

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THE German steamer Tritos (Capt. F. Hegler) arrive here today from Surabaya with a rargo of # fsugar, in a pitiful plight. Two of her boats have been amashed to atoms and lots of damage has been done to the deck fittings by several tremendous sens which broke over her on the 16th inst, while battling through letific her. It is supposed that ber, cargo is more or test damaged. This is owing to what Dr. Eerce typhoon."

typhoon, the centre of which passed clean over

prudently use two; no more, never again. Fancy the large-hooled Dreies Man lofilly superintending the Queen's Road death-traps, or critically, niffing the exhalations from Pedder's Hill sewer perched aloft on the top of proad snorter. For they are to ride on top. The order is that they must get right up on the outside of the horse. Picture 108 festive Mignonette prancing up the Magazine Gap in the character of Nap leon crossing the Alps Imagine that very distangay old nobleman, wondering which is the way out, and expecting to get there any minate! Oh!

ABOUT CONTRIBUTIONS.

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Bsfors Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Putena Judge)

November 19'5.

SENTENCIE,

syndicate of alz. with; zo nthels aa fram, nsibly. shareholders, for 108,000£ - For vßor the price 13.736 0.06, and the windleste fs, enmposed of three Chinese anly, who are responsible for the whole without the option of sub-letting the farma as in former yo`rs—a system which caused the Government" much - loss, -- Now, however, the.

amali avnilleste of thien are perralled to sell the drag (in Bangkok) in a fixed number of I'censed shops only (n". over 1,200 in number) which Venables the Government to exercian a more direct control over the actions of the Farmera,5

RENSTEIN SUGAR, AME

Importa, of sugar Jast year so the retent ef The Camoms Re'urns show a decrease rin

oo The Import way diaryffind between Singapore and Hanekong during 1859 suď 1990 In the following rulo, by which it is evident that:

The three prisoners convicted yesterday were brought up today to hear the reward of their musdeeds. The Sika. Natu, who in a quarrel alt another Slich with a curly pounder, was sentenced to two years' ka‹d hard labour; which' is Lordship said was a very moder te sentence. The prisoner, Wong Chun, who pu' ditera alba | considerably tenced to five years hard labour, the maximum belagten. Chan Yau, who returned from banish ment, was awarded the orthodox twelve months.

some and artistic designs, suitable to all tastes, out; certain advertisements.. have been Boberck playfully announced an "a small but | Rose, bltched up on the roof of a yellow moke. in a Is cont banquet for his friends, WAN KON/

and at moderate prices.

taken from

underhand this paper, influences have been brought to bear on every side to crush the one independent

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Journal in Hongkong, and of course they

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841. Hongkong, 1st November, 1891.

BIRTH.

WHAT is the price of bricks ? A coolle was sent to prison by Mr. Wise to-day for month for Sharp, valued at ao conts, and another man who stealing a bricks, the property of Mr Granville have failed. Truth will prevail; And when received vgo stolen bricks valbod at a dollar, half a dozen of these enterprising conspira-without ping proper enquiries as to their Kuna lent hi gaol for three weeks. There tors look sadly at each other between

eccentricity about the

15 the bars of the dock at the Magistracy, NY (Sort. But anyhow, the

At Swatow; on the 14th November, 1891, the wils of J, T. LAUTS, of a daughter.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

Inevitably will be the case within the next fortnight, they will doubtless reflect

Are these bricks of the Kiener * sort that would sooner collapse than (HẾ phi-jun) Were they second-hand ? came the an hoi de for theowls i

on the facility with which bungling clowns Pob hoc Coola who took them had his eye can get loto a hot corner and the difficulty | on the Sinitary Board and its obnoxious boarde of getting out.

And so we think that Mr. Ewald Rossos was injudicious and ill-advised In the remarks he thought 'fit to make yesterday about the suppostitious "poor unfortunate German firm." It is all the HONGKONG. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 1891. other way. Germans in Hongkong reap to the fullest extent the benefits of British M1. EDWARD ROBINSON, barrister-at-law, enterprise, and the PORENECKER Incident was most unhappy in the reference he made yesterday in the Supreme Court,related above shown in what spirit these when addressing the jury in the ridiculous valuable concessions are received by our sewing cotton case, to "the poor,

unfortunate German firm." The Germans In this British_colony of Hongkong are.. neither poor nor unfortunate—the stream runs strongly in quite the opposite direction. We will prove this. Just two months ago (ois Sept. 13th) a crowd of Germans, and others, desecrated the Sabbath day on beard the steamer Heungshan in a pilgrimage to Cap-sul-moon and back, to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment in this colony of a Brm of German Jews—Aanholu KAREIRO A Co, The ane smudge in this show was the unfortunate fact that the page of the Hon Trowaw Hi WATER, ung da member of the Legislative Council, @ppeared prominently in the report of the 'spree," as published by the Daily Pru,

Teuton guests..

TELEGRAMS.

ILLNESS OF PRINCE GEORGE.

LONDON, November 17th. Prince George of Wales is suffering from typhoid fever. The disease is following a sormet course.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

WHEN some men pay the preacher they (colás though they were paying a gar bill,

TE P.&O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Bombay left Singapore for this port at noon yesterday,

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A. vmow le one who has lost her husband ; a grasi widow, one who has simply mislaid him.

Badlaigh-What churches do you attend?

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|ing-housa regulations.

HAIR-breadth excapes are the order of the day In Hongkong harbour, but, as regards the Kowloon furry launches they are going to be the exception and not role henceforth; at least to says "Tek Ti'n, the master of one of Mr Dorabjee's nest little passenger launch's named Evening Star, whose cenificate wil semain in the Harbour Office foreracily ex months from this date. The facts of the care are as follows ----

Capt. Tsin marted for Kowloon on the 15th insient and while an aula to Kowloon whart he met one of the Victor Emanuel's sailing boats full of ally "tars, Thinking it possible to “abawof the latter he tried it on, with the result that a slight collision occurred, a complaint was m-de to the Harbour-master" and the Boming Star man had to face the music at the Marine "Court this Joning und ermeant oftr second bese He'll be careful to pass astern of sailing craft in future, you bet!

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURNS.

Inward. Cosmopollt stexmer, from Qalakon. Triios sum,

Samarang. General Werder s

Yokohama.

*Hathow.

Newchwang

Tai Yuan...! Bornso Triumph ...... Pakekan ni

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Fiches & watow,

• H/phong & l'how Aggregating 8,240 tons, register,

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Outward, Elena...aleimer, for Koba CheangHysTeng

Amay, Wartungmaine, pa Canton, Sizhan............

Bwatow. Chow Chow foo

"Haiphong Riversdals in

Nagasaki, Talang mem

Shangbel Chingin Myrmidon INDISPUTABLE--"The Djalin ought to heare Strwas

Mr. WHITEHEAD ought not to have been Hadleigh-Only those, dear boy, that glys there, or if bis presence was an....sbiolute | communion-wina. necessity to give an air of respectability

to an ordinary third class German orgle abolished" Why They are the issora | Pik angin

he should have kept his name | if the viles; of criminale.!!

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Port Dagules Singapore. Whampoa Amoy

Aggregating 15,90s tone, reglatar,

The Five Dollar Bili, The fiver's spread upon the plate, Its right side op, with care! So all the people on the aisle Will surely know it's there,

The Two Dollar Bill The two is folded over once,

But still in well in view: And shows lis figure every time,

Especially if it's now..

The One-Dollar Bill. The dollar bill is crumpled

Which makes it hard to tell The bill's denomination, but

The donor'knows it well.

The Quarter.

The quarter's dropped with honchalance,

And makes a pleasant sound t Ept causes not a smile to cross The deacon's face profound.

The Cont

The humble cent is dropped with care,

And rolls into its place; And then a look of sheepishness O'erspreads the giver's face.

-N. Y, Herald.

JOTTINGS ON SIẢM

Imports from both colonies have fallen off

Year,

From

Singapore

From Hongkong.

Quantity Value, Quanshy Value, Tora. £ Tons. £

1859 at 656 32 452-1,261-24724 1889 634 2 505 546 9571 "A Mudy of the Import duties ievieton Imprats | during the eight. mantha, March to O'ober enabled Mr. Baskett to set down the percentagem of the share of trade, in respect to nationality, as follows:-

Percentage of Share in Trade. 26

Nationality,

19.-COMMERCEIVED ENG Crete met and (Construed.) M500H In the latest British Contalar trade report of Slam Mr. W. R. D. Beckett, an able and lodefatigable officer, wrote: 5 #h

"For some years past a small quantity of tin Faglish... has been been exported annually from Bangkok Chinese, chiefly to Hongkong. The metal, of which Intian large deposits are to be found scattered either in ore or in stream beds throughout the whole B.-Of the Chinese and Indian many RIG length of the Siamese Malay States from Jank Britik subjects, bonafide and Ceylon and Choomphawn to Kalim in Redah, MICHELA SEIPPING. CA

Other nationalitiesura

is brought us by Jenks from Simgers and con, Brush vessels, of which 8 belong to the coast towns on the western side of the Galf of Sential Oriental Steamships Company, and three

shores ~of

Peninania. No returns and even of the direct to Messe Bradley and Co. of Bontons now shipments from the xulous to Slagapore and tus tegularly between this put and Hongkong Penang by the Chinese miners and workers and with Singapore there is a regular service of themselves.

The export must be of considerable 10 Tas five of which are owned by A. Holi Valzo.

for An ang and Co., four by Chinese.gp In addition to the above enumerated calet A German steamer, the Surywongis, raR articles of export, there are others, the total betwren Bangkok and Singapore for a while waises of which fall under 8,tos, such as ivory, but she was sold to the Japanese a few months (2,9784) rhinoceros, benen; und-hides (2,1712), aga for $32,000, "A small French steamer, the gamboge (1.6401), buffalo bonas (1979)um. 7. 8. Say runs between Salgon and Bangkok, Benjamin (6,9544), edible birds

but the amount of trade she does is insignificant, lotus seed (1,7761).3 Coins (cotton) (19374 She Is Winfuzlly, a despatch-boat, red by the uncleased coton (5-6755) (1819), and Governor-General of French Todo Cassino paddy ashes (1,0594), mán) Hinaria) King 792 in touch the French Charge at Bangkok

# These buffio, bones and paddy ashes are and his filands, if he has sny or many, bought by Hongkong Chinese for sugar refining at the Court of Chulalongkorn, A couple of purposes. The bones, are peanded Into small Japanese steamers, it may be added, dropped in dust, and the sugar becomes clarified by porcole at Bangkok last year and loaded full cargoes of tlon. The paddy ashes, or refuse from the rice for Kobe, A German N-D. Lloyd steamer, faraces of the rice mills, is given gratis by the Schwalbe, is now running to and from Sie. the rice mill owners, to whom it is only in spore and seems to get felt share of care encumbrance. Even with the heavy freights glug westwards through the ekarged, the Chiness reportes are enabled to Chemis, MeUSA Markwald E Como se sell the ashes for a ticals (54) pleat of 133mb of entries, fall find steam, face land za **Oring to the gausually large rica pop the lbs., and make a profit of so of (1334.) thereon! The athes are bought up?also an hailtat by per cent. Chinese agricultular of Canton, and by the steamers owners (of white rice-mills worked by inananl; ngu labour, who mix them with the riot grain in the mortar, and thus turn bet ride of the clean white: 380,554 complexion preferred by California Importers,

REFERRING to the departure from Kobe of the Victoria Recreation Club towing ass, the Kebs Herald of November 1oth has the following — The Hongkong Rowing Team left this morning by the R.M.S. Empress of India. A large circle of influential residents representing Musle Drama, Commerce, Banking, Rowing and alber arts accompanied them on board. The weather was anything but kinds thanks, how eres, to the fine accommodation to be found on Mr. Sim's launch sil arrived on the steamer tolerably dry. In this saloon an excellent timin was ready laid out, but time did not admit of its being enjoyed by the Kabeltes. The spacious || smoking room, however, hold all comfortably and bread and butter, persimmons, and wine from sunny Frangu were, freely Indulged in. Cheers and counter-cheers shook the vessel, and tokens of various kinds were exchanged, when the bell rang and Kobe parted with some of the jollest good fellows it has ever been her privilege to harbour, Let us hope they thoroughly enjoyed their trip and that we shall see them here again, either all together or ons by one. Kobe will be dull without them. Needless to say, that in spite of the exceptional nature of the proceedings the business of the steamer was fa no-way inter« The principal articles are steak, heri fered with She left punctually to time with males, cattle, swellery (chielly prec slight list to port and the anchor catted (astakan, into Tavys by Tongsoo digge Kamu). Our reporting lost bis umbrells in the mines in and sround" Chantstoon) "raw crowa (Hongkong papers please copy).

Before leaving the subject of exports, it may be stated that there is a considerable front trade with Burma, passingthroughther stations of Dagwin, Hlangbwof Kawkarelk Myists, Into the Salwettig Amherst, and Tavey districts.

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The aggregate number of

of-233047. tour la 1889. nnage of all wrasola eninred", was Ius compared with 279.130, tons of the previous year, or an improvement of 36,pár

of the chief-pationalities (the ablyping, trade of the port for