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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1891.

work. Mr. WHITEHEAD's motion, We

opine, was negatived, not on its merits but DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA," an official protest against the attempt

LIMITED,

CHEMISTS, &C.

CONFECTIONERY.

'HOCOLATES.

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PRALINES

PASTILLES

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BEST QUALITY OBTAINABLE.

to force matters after the Officer Admini- stering the Government had plainly Indicated that, owing to the early advent of this successor, he would refuse to sanction the proposed Commission. But as public opinion is strikingly unanimous that an Independent Inquiry Into this vexed.

GOVERNOR Sir W. Robinson has appointed Guards, to be addedecamp, and Mr. S. W. Capt. M. A. Freemantle, of the Coldstream Raggs to be private secretary,

the river,

THE PEAK HOTEL:

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question of official salarica has become an of note-paper, and is as follows: "Emily & copper wire and on the other side with a tele. $100 000, and the rest of the money subscribed and I suppose it la becausethey do not call on ons

A TELEGRAM WAS TOceived in Shanghai on the 7th last, as follows:-"Ice setting in fast at Taku. On the 3rd inst, the river was closed bows Toughs. Steamers have cleared from shortest will on record is one on is in the office of the Register of Luzeme county, Penn It was written with a lead pencil am s ball-sheet

Minor is my hair. Samh K. Miner,” SHORT, Sharp and Decisive-Business-like young man: "I am a man of few words, may I have your daughter for my wife Badkard (equally business-like, only more so): “I am a man of fewer words No, sis [ A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 165. E.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Wednesday, the 16th fostant, at 8.36 for 9pm, precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited

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absolute necessity and should not be delayed one day longer than can possibly be helped, it may safely be taken for granted that when Mr. WRITEHEAD renews his request, his Excellency the Governor will at once make the concession asked for."

We have taken the Harbour Master's Increased salary as an example for one or two special reasons. As Mr. WHITEHEAD pointed out to the Council the other day, *That's a very bright-looking bay of yours," the incumbent of this Important position, said the genial acquaintance." suppose he'll Retired Commander Russer, R.N., is fill your shoes some day TM

He's dons I replied the weary locking absentfrom the colony-has been absent formas. "He filled them with persimmons this months, past; and yet his locum femens, Mr. | morning," W. C. H. HASTINOS, Deputy Harbour

By a body of ghosts in dread array, Appalling, grim and tricky;

With turnip heads and ghostly wall And a splash of blood on the dicky l' Butes a rule I should prefer to have my bed. room free of ghosts, because I understand they "are a noisy set. Leaving ghosts aside, however, one wonders what our existence would be like without beds and bedrooms and pillows. It would be a serious thing to be in possession of any secret then; for you might perish beneath

LITTLX Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has an Her relgu will begin August 13, 1898, when he day it was finally decided to wind up the you a vialt in white sheels, and you playing s income of 600.000 guilders, or about $150,000

e rooms and the other world, because ghosts also At a private meeting of shareholders yester Prefs visie ng one in bedrooms. Who has not heard, of baunted bedrooms? Ghosts paylag will have attained the age of eighteen.

concern voluntarily, under the supervision of hide-and-seek with them, hiding deep, deep Tax Straits Fire and Marine Insurance Com the Supreme Court. An inquiry fate the causes panies have issued some almanacks this year, each fitted with paper-knife lesson it teaches is simple, but stern, it is exciting, to say the least of it--the

neat and handy of its bankruptcy is not a long matter, and the beneath your blanket with praiseworthy alacrity and book mark, which will be found very useful. The hotel was marged well enough, and perspiration ocsing forth from every pare in your there was room for a hotel at the Peak. Yet heat, or something else which causes it. Ob the skin, while you are not sure whether it is the By placing two iron bars at seven or eight yards

there was never a chance for it to pay, simply novelty of It 1 Lots of people have told me tblogs communication on one side by an insulated extravagant. distance from each other, and putting them in because the foltial outlay was so phenomenally

about bapated bedrooms, but I have never yet The price of the property was

had the chance of declining a visit from a ghost, over $60,000-was spent an the fitting. up of the hotel. The debts now unpaid at about unless they have been formally Introduced! I $36,000, while $32,000 of calls are yet unpaid should not, however, mind receiving a visit from prospects, which operated in three ways, Flat, Haunted 1. ay. In an awful way. The mistake was simply over-estimation of there was at the time a boom in land, and every

one, and sleeping in a haunted bed-chamber.

body seems to have thought that prices would remain high. That was one section of the three-fold miscalculation, Secondly, there was quite a craze for living at the Peak. It was expected that soon almost all the Europeans in and going up into the clouds permanently. Hongkong would be leaving the lower levels Look at the place now. That was part two of the over-estimation business. The third was recognised by its widespread disastrous restls the pressure of their burden without having the purely a money market bubble, which is now

seemed to be plentiful, and compaines were in ever-obliging, never-neering, confi 'ential, and as a historical calamity for Hongkong. Money cansolation of going and confiding them to your great demand. This Company is only one of ❘ all-attentive lite plilow. Who would ever listen In their "causes of bankruptcy --- many that have had to mention "unpaid calla" so pittently and sympathisingly to your troubles and cares if not your own, your fathful little These causes are typical of Hongkong. Even pillow? Who would ever nurse your weary and hardly realised generally that a pendulum swings maringly as your own sweet, never-falling both ways, and that trade which flows must also pillow? Who is it that would never scoff at your ebb. Until two years'ngo Hongkong's prosperity tenis, who is it that would ever lull you so was all one way. Now it is going the other way. Ingly to sleep and fir dreams, and mike you It le hardly necessary to repeat the tedious forgive and forget all wrongs? Who Indeed Jeremiad now so familiar to us the abnormal if not your own fair pllow-the partner of number of collapses in the last two years, the your nocturnal meditations, and the companion long tale of thousands and mitions of dollars of your sleep? I once lost a whole night's rest lost, all through that fatal "prospects impro- because my pillow and I had a misunderstands ving" will-o'the-wap. Let us hope that our ing something no my mind which I wanted to and will not allow himself to be deluded into would have me confide to her. I would not de new Governor will fally appreciate the situation keep out of the light, and which the pillow following a course that will be as disastrous for so, and left the secret preying on in mind until the colony as it was for investors in general and matters became aggravating. My pillow was Hotel shareholders in particular. too broken-hearted-to-notice my distress and

phone, it is said that a storm can be predicted twelve hours ahead, through a certain dead sound board in the receiver. AT regular meeting of the Ionic Lodge of Amey, No. 1781, E.C., held on Tuesday last the 8th inst., War. Bro. W. C. Howard was duly Installed as Master, and lavested his officers for the ensuing twelve months. Wor. Bro. A Hadley will be installed a WM. of the Corinthian Lodge, No. 1085, to-morrow night. THE Amoy dock, purchased some time ago by Capt. J. Farrow, Inte of the Chinese Imperial floated as a company with a capital of $60,000, Maritime Customs service, for $50,000, has been Mr. James Anderson, of this colony, the proceeds to Amoy at the end of the present Hiquidator of the Peak Hotel and Trading Co., month to assume the management of the new

T-word-mausoleum is derived from Mau. solus, the name of a King of Carla,. in Aria Artemisia, who was also, his sister, erected so magnificent temb that it was accounted one of

concern.

Nos az & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Master, has not only satisfactorily Yes, dr. We formerly sang in the same church Minor. On his death, B.C., 355, his widow now, over-estimation is rampant. It is as yet throbbing temples so carewingly and unus

LONDON, HONGKONG AND AMOY,

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performed the duties of both offices, but is also acting as Superintendent of the Water Pollos, and has made no complaint that he is overburdened with hard work. It is this questionable doubling of offices which has A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. created sinecures in almost every depart- ment of the Government service and has caused so much public dissatisfaction; and It will hardly be disputed that in this direction at least there is ample room for Improvement and reform. But why the salary of the Harbour Master should have been increased, In view of the fact that when Mr. Ruxser joined the Hongkong establishment as Assistant to Captain THOSITZ, it was distinctly understood that on the latter's retirement the emoluments of the position would be considerably reduced. In proof of this itis only necessary to quote the following despatch, which speaks for itself—

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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

Manufacturers.

CADBURY'S SPECIAL CHOCOLATE

CREMES.

PINE, APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME,

GUAVA, and other FRUIT JELLIES-la great

variety.

DOWNING STREET,

8th May, 1889. Sm-'have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Marsh's despatch No. 37 of the 23rd February, reporting upon the Marine Survey Department, and I have to convey to you my approval of the increase Mr. Marsh proposes to Mr. Brewer's salary, so as to raise it to $3,600, and of the appointment of an Assistant Surveyor, as already sanctioned, at a salary of $1,400.

2. With regard to the proposal to graat Mr. Thomasett an increase of pay in consideration of his long service, and to the appointment of a collector of Fees under Ordinance No. 5 of 1879,

PROSECUTING! Attorney-Are you acquainted with the prisoner at the bar? Possible Juryman choir. He was the leader. Prosecuting Attorney (to the Court hastily)—We'll take this man, your

honor.

club did you play with this season ?*

Johnny (to his sister's beloved): What cricket Sister's beloved: "I never played a game of cricket in my life. Why do you ask 2

"Cause I heard' ma' tall sis' that you were a splendid catch."

the wonders of the ancient world. It was lo Halicarnassus, on the site of the present Turkish City of Boudroum, and for 1,500 years was to the ancient and mediaeval world what the Taj

Mahal is to the modern,

A TELEGRAM has been received from Hongay to the effect that Mr. C. P. Chater and the party of gentlemen who went the other day in the

"A give you money on the und the bank steamship Avochfe to visit the coal-mines there, you get some one to identify you," said the feller. The stranger took back the cheque and have been most favorably impressed with the general position of affairs. The long looked for went out without a word. He knew it was a hopeless case. He had once been Vice-Presidents of production bas at length been entered of the United States.

upon, and active operations are new being carried out in a thoroughly business-like style, You look worn out and baggard, Mr. Govern- The Avechis wil leave Hongay for Hongkong ment Official; aren't you working a great deal

on Monday morning at daylight with a cargo of overtime these days "That's what wears additional 4 000 tons will be landed here during 7,tan tons of conl, and it is expected that an out; I sat up last night until past older the course of sext month. All this appears most trying to fix up a scheme to get off an hour satisfactory, and should the quality of the coal earlier this afternoon, but I couldn't make it," Tuy new transatlantic steamers which are that point we never had the slightest doubt when buliding for the Canard lion are to maintain a actul mining was substituted for scratching on sex apeed of twenty-one knots per hour. An the surface-there is a big future for "Charbon offer of an English company guaranteed twenty-nages" and at no far distant period. two and one-half knots per hour, but was refused, owing to the scanty space offered for first-class

passengers.

Tax Secretary of the Hongkong Sketching Club informs us that Mr. A. J. Robertson, the artist who was expected from England, has arrived and has arranged to exhibit his pictures, to members and their friends at the Music Room, City Hall, on Saturday the 13th Instant, after 3pm, and it is hoped that all the members and their fidends will attend.

prove up to the standard anticipated—and on

beg to present the numbers of the Civil Service in Hongkong with a fine wrinkle from ment offices there, and all the commercial the French colonies in the east. The Govern. houses, drop their shovels at yr every day and enjoy a siesta until three o'clock in the after- noon. The Avenir says in defence of this that Frenchman cannot work at midday. "The Gaul is essentially a night bird. From midnight to 1 am, here, and in spite of the total absence of any distraction, the cafés always do deserted. For idle gossipping assumes among no end of trade, and the streets are by no means us the proportions of an engrossing pastime such as the English do not know or cannot with this

TRE MACAO OPIUM FARM.

Booth

so we remained at loggerheads till the next morning, when I had to wind up by miking 4 clean breast of it to the demora little quadrila A LOSS OF $500 000, 000 teral little, companion of my sleep, perched op dark there is a certain coterie of unscrupulous in one of ker mps' quiescent moods. My pillow For tricks that are mean and ways that are top of the bed. just like a fresh little quakeress so-percefol'y in her snow white chemisette at the

schemers in the fair colony of Macan who beat has the upper hand of me In such matters. Sho corruption have been in the Holy City in the the record. But notorious as bribery and

knows how my pidgin-English-suff`ring cranium past, the shameless jobbery practised in respect after an evening spent in listening to impossible, yearns for her campanionship on my return home of the nie (7) of the Opium Farm there in and indefatig hie tenors, and cruel bagpipers October last puts many other extraordinary and Society Miues who insist on improving on transactions completely in the shade. As a the rules of grammar and talking to you about matter of fact, we are informed by one who "something nothing." She know does my knows, that the Macao Oplum Farm, which was pillow, that I would stand a lot of things at a sold to the old Farmer for $120,000 per pinch, but she also knows only too well that I parted with at a loss to the very hard-up my own favorite plow to keep me company. annum for ten years in October last, was

can never sleep a wink, anywhere at a'l, without Government of that colony of not less than $50,000. And the way we account for it may be set forth briefly as follows:

Men and their pillows generally become friends at a very esily age; and as the former advance in years' and sis, the latter follow suit. But Young people have no respect for decent pillows, and provided it is dark enough to avoid detection, and somebody is within pillow-shot, you will

errand of destruction, and then will follow the co pillows young pillows forced to fly and caper about the room in every direction on an sounds of smothered laughter-audden er-shen, Place, and Inst. of all the caning on the next rude people call a kid. to like the fin immensely when I was what morning. Barring the caning, however, I used

I am of opinion that this duty might be dhil such disastrous results in Hongkong. Detailed I appreciate, Cafis are an unknown quantity instèlments of $10,000. Several others, wealthy and groans, broken table-lamps, and window-

charged by the Harbour Master; and although I am bound to state that a Harbour Master with 'TOM` SMITH'S 'CHRISTMAS CRACKERS. an aggregate salary of $4,800 appears to me to be liberally paid, yet in consideration of Mr. Thomsett's service, I am prepared to sasent to an addition to his salary of $480 as a personal COLOURED OPALS mounted in Plush, allowance, the emoluments of his office to be

reconsidered upon the occurrence of a VACANCY. representing favourite subjects.

I have, &c.

DERBY.

A large assortment of ENGLISH and JAPANESE CHRISTMAS CARDS, of hand some and artistic designs, suitable to all tastes,

and at moderate prices.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 1st November, 1891.

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We hear that a rather severe shock of earth. quake was experienced in South Formoss on the 3d about the time the heavy storm caused particulars have not yet reached as, but we believe that no casualdes of any consequence have to be reported. Some shocks of earth quake, a correspondent writer, have also been felt recently in North Formosa.

than the "bar," where they go to drink, lo huge people, which possesses nothing better. glasses, liquors that tickle the throat; whereas with US, there is a rendezvous where one may part the time, chat, gossip, and seek a little of that relaxation which is not to be found in private

Tax Courrier d'Haiphong states that the steam-houses, skip Delts had on board when she sank, 17,000 bags of rice and a similar quantity of general cargo. Besides some 70 Chinese passengers there were four Europeans, and being Mr. Parker, H.B.M. consul at Hehow. The verse!

of which was lost) is estimated at $40,000, of Saigon dock. The total value of her cargo (all which alme teaths were insured with the On Tal Co. of Hongkong.

The well known firm of Malcamps & Co, through a third party, knowing that the Farm was in the market, put in a teader for $140,000 per annum for ten years and backed this up with sum of $100,000 at five per cent..per annum for an offer to fend to the Macao, Government the ten years; the principal to be repaid by yearly much as $180,000 per annum for ten years. In Chinese, piso tendered, some of them offering ns

sound firms, offers, In fact, which were in sems spite of these handsome offers from thoroughly cases treble the value to Government of the price paid by the old Farmer, who paid $51.0 for the

When one attains to the privilege of keeping a monopoly for the past decade, the Government baby, the scene changes, and the bedroom is accepted an offer from the old Farmer of then an altogether different Institution to the $120,000 on the ground (it is alleged, though stoffy, four-walled prisons of the school days. not belleved) that their old customer had lost here to a charm about the pince," "for-hush ( over the "spec" and might at any moment Speak softly. Walk slowly. Come this way,

they wired direct to the Government at Lisbon, en gently Gently Ob 1 The Sittle kid 1. ties had closed with the old Farmer at $110,000, (on the baby's, I mean, not the room's). Lift Co.'s agents, beard that the Macas auhout will show it to you. There la a veil on its faca

off ring $140,000 per annum for the Farm, but Now! Now! quick i pat him down again, and have not yet received a reply, and appear to hush-th-sh He might get up, you silly, you have but little hope of getting one, de,

shopida't wake him up like that! Look at him, then the lotle cheros puckers up, and bewrinkles |'he sleeps so quietly, the little cherub and just his Iny physiognomy, Jerks up his hands and fech, and with one or two other, preliminary signals of distress, bursts—you know, andden

Governor Sir G. F. Bowen, G.CMG, Wed only just been repaired and surveyed at the In respect to the damage caused to the Fuskum commit suicide As soon as; Malcampo & please. There That is baby's bedroom.

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Eight and a half years ago Lord Deant, then Secretary of State for the Colonies, considered that $4,800 was a liberal salary for the Harbour Master of Hongkong, | SMUGGLING from Tongking into China takes a although Capt. TrouserT had grown grey of these regions. A band of 200 mes armed less disagreeable form than the oplum nuisance in the Service. And now we find that with rides was taken by surprise on Nov. 24; Lord KNUTSFORD approves of an increase and 94 women and children rescued. Two days of 8600 for an

later another gang of smugglersfell into a French officer about whose ambuscade near Cho-son, and as fais maldens efficiency there can be no question, but were released. Six more distressed damsels who has only been a few years in Hong-were gallantly delivered from their capturers ibe same day, and five more near Dong-tilen. Tale Iskong, and whose duties, it appears, during sort of thing is becoming quite prominent a lengthy leave of absence can be most feature in the columns of our Tongking contem- adequately performed by deputy. Surely

poraries. this is one of the many anomalies that require Investigation, and which justify the appointment of the Commission proposed by the unofficial members f

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1891.

Ar the meeting of the Legislative Council held on the and November, the Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. M. GoODMAN, laid on the table the following minute and

moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee!

"The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommends the Council to vote a sum of six hundred dollars (9600), to cover

TELEGRAMS.

TRADE RETURNS. "

LONDON, December 9th... At the end of November, British Esports shewed a decrease of $14,000,000 sterling, Imports belog £11,000,000 sterling over those of last year.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

the increase to the salary of the Harbour It has been very aptly said that you can't tell Master, so as to bring his salary from who is in the coffin by the length of the funera 84,800 to $5,400 per annum, from 1st procession,

folly or rather rascality of the Macao #jabbers

To grasp the situation, the enormity of the. some of whom could be nained and will be named later on--can be gauged as soon as it is. known the previous price paid for the farm was $10,000; secondly that the Portuguese Govern unburns are frequent with babler and they ment will suffer a fuss of falis $500,000 by reason get into the babit of surprising you with of its acceptance of the old Farmer's offer; that them all of a rodden-well, the little cherub

made several fruitless attempts to borrow goes little baby in your arms, and then Hush, the offer of a loan of $105,000 at five per cent, per bursts forth into a babel of sneezes, shrieks and arope was made after the Macso authorities had | cougha. You melt with sympathy and up, hoop-la 8:00,000 in Hongkong at 7 or 8 per cent. in order Ho! Lullaby baby! Baby darling 1 Boo! baby that it might have the wherewithal to dredge There! Baby-by-by-bee, and your tile finger the harbour, which is rapidly silding up; and marks a dimple on bis tay chin as you try to that whatever credit the Government had some play with him and you look a pleture of good Years ago has now completely evaporated-humour and then retire home to improve your and looks like permanently continuing a thing of tollet--being satisfactorily infilated about babies the past.

The Governor of Macao, Senhor Bort, should, Bachelors' bedrooms defy description. Every we are assured, be exonerated from all blame In | thing in them is where It should not be, and the though his Excellency has no doubt incurred magazines, novels, bootjacks, tallor's bills, MSS. connection with this very shady, business, floor: fy. littered with socks, night caps, old * serious responsibility. The Indiandante, Maczenie, and the Extremo Offante are just, 20 full of articles dealing with this opium scandal, and as they write with more than mual of their ground that certala, wheels have been assurance it is only too evident that they are sure

Editors of those papers have published the truth, then it is cleas quorge that the Libbon Govern

bedroom

MR. THOMAS WEIR, Superintendent of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. having failed to arrived at a satisfactory arrangement with the agents of the Navigazione Generale Italiano.

returned to Shanghai by the English mall steamer by the Bfraene on the night of the 3rd Instant, Peninsular on the oth instant after giving instructions for the Fushun to be despatched thither on the 10th instant, which was done, We now learn that Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., has been engaged by the Italian Company to defend them in the legal proceedings that are to occupy the attention of the Chief Justice at an early date, and that Mr. W. V. Drummond, barrister-at-law, of Shanghal w fight for the Chias Merchants' Company. The estimate of damages sustained by the Fushun is said to total $13,000 and before the case comes into Court another thousand at two will be tacked on for losses sustained by reason of the laying up of the Fushun for several weeks DR. Danford Thomas held an inquest the THE Douglas Co's steamer Thais, Captain other day in London on the body of Annie crossing the Tormess Channel en route to lately residing at Caledonian-road W. Y. Hanter, had a rare dusting in Lidstone, 37, the wife of a clerk of works, The Taiwanfoo on the night of the 3rd Inst. Com-deceased was with her husband in Hongkong mencing at 5:30 p.in. with a sharp NE squall, three or four years ago, and there bath ware by ten o'clock a living gale of wind was blowing, attacked with malarial fever. They' returned with a tremendous sea running in all directions to England in a state of extreme weakness, The steamer was straining and laboring so Mr. Lidstone, who was in the service of the heavily that it was found necessary to heave to, Colonial Government, being invalided home. especially as some of the cargo had got adrift. Subsequently at different periods the fever

officeted verses dedicated To, empty bottles At to next moming the weather had moderated recurred to the deceased, and on the Sunday she

and other sundries. It takes an hour sometimes considerably and the steamer continued her seized with shivering and paina and vomiting.

to find the match box las bachelor's bedroom, voyage. The Thales passed several funks in These continued, and on Wednesday Mr. 11

But in spite of all that it is cosy and song. the Channel that had evidently felt the effects stone called in Dr. Melville & alghbour

same bedroom ese night. It was bitterly cold Harry and myse'f wars sleeping together in the bars of native craft came to grief with great loss his wils was dead. The symptoms were those

blankets, each on his own bed. Hairy was la of the heavy weather, and it is feared that sum practitioner, but before the doctor's arrival

greased in a most shameless mapnes. If the land wa; were both warmly tucked up in our of life.

of malarial fever. He did not think English

that beatiße state between sleeping and waking, doctors understood treating this complaint, and so be had not summoned a doctor prement has a duty to perform in bringing those and quoth I-Iay, Harry! No answer, viously. The Coroner am happy to say who foster bribery and corruption in the Hanya stiall groan. “I say, Harry | You we paver have these malarial fevers in this Holy City to well merited justice. They Have forgotten to shut the door after you and country-Mr. Lidstone You never lose them, as well posted on the subject by this there is beastly draught coming in Harry sir-Dr Melville said death was due to syncope, time, for Messrs. Malcampo And Cos throng toms found, covers himself up more comfortably consequent upon a diseased heart and other Mr. A. G. Romano, Portegere Consul General ki and dicamily potters, yes, yes, you might organs of the body, following recurring attacks Hongkong, have forwarded to certale members leave the windows open if you want to, but, I say, of malarial fever. The jury returned a verdict of the Lisbon Parliament a complete history of Whit wers you saying Just now about dominoes. socordingly.

the affale together with private information and draughts Ek 1... But Harry was doomed obtained from secret sources. Marka: not to sleep early that night, for shortly after, our veritas et prevalebić is a motto that wecommend neighbour's cai commenced serenading his lady- to the unpatriotic crowd of jobbers who have too | love by moonli bly. He must have been a tight Long been allowed to prejudice the interests of galiani.he-cat reclly ; and badly in love too's for -- the taxpayers of Macao.

he never seemed to mind the cold and wanted to be praised for his constancy, So Harry' and got up and opening the window berna "applauding, the, (master) cat, and Immediately, |"after 3 threw him; a' bouquet› of hair: brushes jand bootlicka, sai, which the feline minstrel

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Jaguary last, as approved by the Secretary Tux Marcury states that there is a possibility of State,"

of Mr. Ms Kie Telong being reinstated in his On the proposition of the Acting Position in the C. M. 3. N, Co, Colonial Secretary, asconded by the A Gruimmat Gaulle Extraordinry was Colonial Treasurer, the vote was duly Robinson's commission as Gorernos of Hong- issued yesterday, containing a copy of Sir William passed on Novembergth. This increase of kong. salary, it will be noted, was approved by | MAMMA (raising the silpper)-Willie, my pen— the Secretary of State: On what grounds Wille (cross the material knee)-Spank nway, or for what special reasons Lord amme, but don't give me that old gag about

'hurtin' you worsa'n it hurts me. Kuraroan thought fit to sanction this Increase does not appear; probably his lordship had no special reasons and did not load of hay.". #1 suspect I am replied waters of this colony under the guise of steerage Grappling prohibited, and "time" to be called home of homes a sweet within a sweet ; a nut in while Harry was looking for them, 1 sneaked

SOME weald-be smart youths, bantering a fat man, said, "If all flesh is grass you must be a from the way the asses are nibbling at me.“

Six W. Robinson How much do you eat is your billet?

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Nagasakd Aggregating 3,420 tons, register., To-Day is thesaniversary of the Namsa disaster, just twelve months have clapsed since the British steamer Names was scised by a gang of cold-blooded villains who bearded her in the

anffered the same fate while seated in; a chair,

In consequence of a quarrel on Nov. 15 between Mr. Martal, and M. Fabole, editors, seconds were nominated and a meeting decided to be necess

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This meeting will take place on Nov. 16, at

desired.

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ERDY, BEDROOMS, AND PILLOWS. Home la home," says the proverb, however responded by quadrupling the doleful pathos Piney on ground to be fired by the second homely. Equally certain we are that bed is bed, of his walls. There were some heary papete The weapon selected to the foil; gloves if however bedly, writes Laiga Hust, Bed is the weight on a willing-desk in the room, and even take the trouble" to Independently

anut's within the shugeest neat a snugger nest into my couch and drew the bed sheets right passengers, when the Captain was butchered when one of the adversaries shall be adjudged the place where I draw a line between me and over my head. Give it to him hard this time Investigate the recommendation made by

in cold bloed, and a drst class passenger by the docters to be of inferior fitness,

my cares; and pillows have something in them Hany said L And Harry, exasperated, and the Hongkong Government. The question,

(Signed by the secunds.)

of the human check

frozen with cold, gave it to him, bang ibang 1 with, on the quarter-deck. Since that time detent Salgon, November 15th. however, is one of very considerable

Wicca pe benda Marlins Olders The meeting between MM. Marshal and things to have. We would never be gtület male offde butcher's cart and the squoaking

Yes, beds are very cosy affairs and pillows, ad crash 1 one after another, and then Finite Isticies have written calling for preven.

soft_fresh_chaste looking pililown; Kro; plce" "la Music-unil, the next morning, when the importance, in view of the certainty that the appointment of a Commission to deal half deren issues of 2 Avenir de Cochinchine, to hoge peasures calculated to prevent at the first pass M. Fabole was wounded twice they, like churches and altare; are holy instita Maired people I mean soms married people

WE her to acknowledge the receipt of the first Amortation has appealed to the Government Fabole, aditors, having been duly held this day, heretical ideas about beds and bedrooms

wheelbarrow woke us up again, the with the Official Salaries question, on the which seem to have been delayed through sons enemmion a piratical entrages on board vessels in the right shoulder.

dation, and their sanctity in guarded with bars are as pica, of, their bedrooms, as bachelors proposed in the Legislative cause. We welcome the new journal heartily, :: Jearing the Wem of the colony. Nothing has The doctors declared M. Fable to be of and bolta. Pilgrims in this weary world first land aro

and observe, with pleasure that it is free and yas been done, as far as we know, but if thould inferior fitness, whereupon the seconds stopped in bedrooms; and when they want to return the cold,

especially when returning home on Council on Monday last by the abspokes, AN A TORỸ DOWEpaper always is. The be diromptly, for the general public is in the proceedings and declared honour satisfied; |.generally prefer. going away from bedrooms, thermometer at say; 100, below freezing point.jp

"dismal, mintry » night, with the Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD, can only be eller has already got loto trouble for nylag danger and the manage and men are in Inliness whereof we have draws on these and therefore one cannot help thinking that Suppespurtelf for the honce married man postponed until Governor Sir, William what he mana, penis as a real editor always danger, and the insurance companies are la

bedrooms are sacred affair. Te stands to reason. | #61 437 for thatan co that you had just returned Robinson has thoroughly settled down to will do good services

doss. Go on and greeper, 31. Bourguit, and you | dalgasket backlan fatal kerran, son the pusten

(Signed by all parties); . In fact is does always strike one that there exists from a brilliant concert, and settled down de

terms

Mr. Goodman-I earn about $50,000 a week, but the Gorament only gives me $500,

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