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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,

CHEMIST S, &C. --

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COD LIVER OIL JELLY.

"HIS is a weer and exceedingly palatable Jelly sasily retained and digested by the most delicits atomach. Children speedily grow foot of it had ask for more, and although it con- tains 50 per cent of the purest Cod Liver Oil, fishy taste and flavour is entirely covered,

In glass jars at 7: Cente. COD LIVER OIL GENUINE! NORWEGIAN.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1892.

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PRINCE Hanri d'Orléans, co-respondest in the dirence suit lately decided against Madame. Melba, en route to the disputed Mekong, Valley (Slam) region, and left Hongkong for Haiphong by the Messageries Maritimes steams ship Haiphong this moning.

contemporary saya'must be true. have learnt that our efforts on that occasion met with such success that the whole of our Issue for Manila was intercepted in the post.. It is, of course, flattering to our vanity to And that our paper is worth THUS the Times of the 3rd December Yes stealing; but. It is inconvenient. Still, terday a Royal Warrant was issued to the Army there is an old Yankee jingle about those of comps of wit've Indian, Infantry

notifying that the Queen hrs approved the form who "get there just the same." On a for service at Hongkong, to be called "The previous occasion when the Manila priestly Hongkong Regiment. The corps will be authorities undertook to suppress us, when the rule in the Indian Native Army generally, officered by Europears and natives according to the Jesuits anticipated the war-cry of their but the numerical strength is not fixed in the Hongkong legal brethren "SMASH FRASIX- Royal Wassan" From this it is clear that the Interesting lessons, infinitely more gratifying to us then to our friends the enemy. We are

OUR LEGISLATURE.

MEN OF THE WORLD WANTED IN COUNCIL.

That the time has arrived when prectiosi political affairs of this now "busted" colony to business men should take an active part in the

our leglatation in that there has ever heet too there can be but little doubt. The trouble with much of the Downing. Street protégé about it too much of the lawyer and of the hare-brained have been literally pitch-forked into positions ruminations of hopeless and bigoted men who which they are unfit for and are lacking in the meatal expacity and practical experience and

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necmisarily endorm tha opiniowa expressed by Correspondenta la ha colum.]

THE ROADS,AN „HOW THEY. ARE CONSTRUCTED BY THE FUBLIC WASTE DEPARTMENT.

ventilate through the medum of your paper

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HowKew Teleprapie. " SI-I shall be glad it you, kindly permit me

the road repairs in this, she first Colony (or: some of the shortcomings in connection with Imagined to be) in the East: here in the selection of roads for repairt lexse this most important matter to the discretion I regret to notice that the principle followed anything but commendable. Ther virtually of a set of non-professional men, who choose to work, more by the rule of thumb method than

This is without exception the finest off that SMITH "-that attempt. afforded severas new regiment is not to he termed, as first knowledge of the world to fill, eliber with credit by actual observation of the needs. 15 ME

can be produced. Great care is taken in select ing healthy livers only in its manufacture, and

able to guarantee it "Genuine,"

announced, "The China Regiment."

to themselves, or profit to the taxpayers. It is cadet to belleve that he is specially qualified for the weakness of the lawyer and the full-fledged probably because of his supposed ability to

There are certain roads which are no; need constant repairr. subject to wheeled traffic, and therefore do not

OUTBREAK OF SMALL-POX ON A TROOPER.

THE “SHROPSHIRE BOYS QUARANTINED. The troopship Oranfzswith the new regiment,

squalling brats in Arms) arrived bore today the Shropshire Light Infanter, numbeiing 864 of all arms (including women and boys, and

As she entered the part akce from England via Colombo and Singapore,

alongside and piloted her into the quarantine nho was flying the yellow Jack" Harbour Department's launch was quickly anchorage near Stonecutters' Island, where she is now lying at anchor..

amongst the living freight, and there are eight

There are four undoubted cates of amall-pox

{other - passengers under, careful observation, The patients will probably be removed to the Hygeia to-morrow, the whole of the troops will be famigated or disinfected or something or other, and then the stately trooper will steam over

time of it under canvas until the 19th when they trip lehtly ashore on the soil of the Far Eastern

will be barracked in the Murray, Wellington and outpost of our mighty empire and have a lively

as we buy direct from the manufacturer,, we grateful. We thank them-not for their ashamed of itself aids and abets in the meanest | legislative work draw up bills in such form)-Rord, and many of the cross roads, require more to Kowloon where the “Shropshire Boys will

Per bottle, 75 Cents and $1.25. A formal may be taken without

COD LIVER OIL EMULSION.

difficulty by delicate patients and children.

Per bottle. $. COD LIVER OIL EMULSION WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES (Lime and Soda).

intention, but for their kind way of carrying it out, for their grotesquely clumsy effort their infantile simplicity of method, and their generous resuscitation of a plan which was previously so satisfactory.

A YOKOHAMA publication which ought to be thing we have ever seen in this mean world, ty publishing the fol owing: We have received and Great Britain, the sam of Five yrs each for from their Excellencies the Ministers of Rely the Relief of the Sufferers by the Earthquake, the condition attached being that their Excel tencies shall be completely and effectusly occasion of the New Year. We shall be glad to receive donations made with the same intention ad on the same condition.-Japan Mail office,

A combination of great value in wasting dis- |ỵ. One good turn deserves another. We exempt from leaving or receiving cards on the these barriers to progress who have brought the depth, the rotten places being allowed to remain. regiment is about as impleas out as it could be,

cases, especially of the Chest and Respiratory Organs.

Per bottle, $1. Per doren $10. BALSAM OF ANISEED AND LIQUORICE. For the relief of all catarrhal complaints, such at Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness and Soreness of the Chest, &c.

In bottles, 50 Cents, and $ BALSAMIC COUGH LOZENGES.

In bottles, to Cents.

A never fading remedy for, Coughs..

Nos. 23 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

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AMERICAN CHEROOTS.

December 24th, 1891."

very

meal

3rd. The proper and careful selection of good

Leon Avesta consolidation of metal.

4th-The proper watering, co essential to the

5th-The adjustment of the level of man. holes to the newly finished surface of the soad perfunctory or slipshod. manner, can easily be 6th-That these repairs are carried out in a seen, by a direct reference to a road under, repair, or which has recently undergonerepairs. The contractors should be made to strictly go by the specification. The roads are costing ago. And they are not pear so good. more now by double than they did a few years

for taking so mach space, I remain,

I will write you again shortly. Apologising

The roads along the Pray, the Queen's as to necessitate speedy amendment, but vigilance in their up keep. reason of his training (save the mark), to view all observable when these repairs are carried out, more likely because he thinks he is able, by public quer fons from a sufficiently broad stand-which any one passing along the roads ander A laxity of care and attention is also paint and with a thorough appreciation of their repair can.sec. merits. But as a matter of fact these bigbears,

1st-The roads-are-not picked up to a proper colony to the very verge of hopeless bankruptcy are not belter fitted-less fil de facto-to do important part in road making, is entirely lost 2nd-The bottoming of a road, that moit so than almost any other man who has bad the sight of here; they bottom up with nothing, bat advantages of a good education, considerable rabbish, instead of good stuff. business experience, a thorough knowledge of Tux death is announced one of the sidest and the world, and who gives some thought to the most respected members of the Shanghai shipping subject in band. Indeed, in respect to community who has just crossed the border in large number of matters that ceme under the the person of Mr. A. Fiber, who died at the Shang-consideration of the Legislative Council the hal General Hospital on the 30th ultime. Com Downing Street prelegd is not so competent to menting on the subject the W. C. Dally News

form a reliable opinion as are our representative says Mr. Fiben, who was in bis 55th year and

business men. As a rule the "men from asmarried, arrived in China in 1861, the year London it give but little thought to their work, which saw the opening ofthe great river Yangisze they are constantly shuffled about from one to foreign trade. He was at first a buik-keeper, department to another "acting" here there and but in 1863 began his long connectie with the everywhere and ere they have fairly mastered traffic on the river, on which he was one of the the rautiae of one post they find themselves foremost pilots at the time of his death. He was folated into another and sometimes are acting positios, thoroughly esteemed for his solidng evil and an unconstitutional form a man of the quietést and most extiring din. three or four parts in a legislative farce which is qualities, and bis loss will be much regretted by of Government which is an insult to the All who knew him.

common understanding of any ordinary free man. It is certain, at any rate, that the Officist Phalanx devote but very little study to commercial, industrial and shipping matters, about which the major portion of our legislation Is concerned, and is deeply concerned. The average official puppet gets but's surface know- ledge of financial or manufacturing or shipping questions and talks in Council accordingly. It is bigh time that such manifestly incompetent hangers-on of the. Colonial Office-to whose bounty they owe their existence and without which they would probably starve to take a "hack seat" and leave the representatives of the people to legislate in a practical businesslike tanner. That is to say, the number unoff cial members of the local legislature should be equal to not greater than that of the gang of obsequlous toadies and arrant anobs who jammed the £40,000 military contribution down the tax. payers' throats last year, and who from time to time have shown only too clearly that it is for and not for the overtared ratepayers of the the Imperial Goverment they and working (1) Colony who have, nolens voless, to find them in bread and butter.

Without mentioning other Industries, it

go several better. It is unnecessary to mention who they are that have been an good to us. As Geordie said to the duck which swallowed his blasting charge and time fuse-" Bide a wee, and ye'll ken a' aboot it". A newspaper has ordinarily (if alive to Itā business) "such a large crop of subjects to deal with that some must | inevitably be crowded out.. Several topica have been lying on our office shelves A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. for months, for years In fact, which would be of paramount interest to our Manila readers. We are not going to trot them out just now or else the false impression might get about that we were retaliating on the Innocents who anapped up our words of wisdom intended for regular subscribers. We shall not reply to them. But if precedent is followed, our circula- tion In the Philippines will be doubled; | Lizmaking.... That will necessitate on our port additional attention to the Philipplaes, and if we are still unable to find room in our columns, it might be possible to take a month's holiday in Manila and establish a branch there. Joking - Dear, dear, nat we are particularly serious. Take it as a joke It you like, but don't be surprised if it comes to stern reality.

These CHEROOTS, made from a fine selected quality of PENNSYLVANIAN TOBACCO LEAF, are mild, well matured, of excellent flavour, and will be found equal to Havanas. They are meeting with much favour in the Colony as an agreeable change from the usual Manila Cigar, and we confidently recommend

them to the notice of Smokers.

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURME.

L'Avinir...teras Orenies

Inward.

....“leamer; from’Canton, Albany,

Biss Cardiganikirs Diu (gunboat)......

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Portsmouth. Haiphong. Singapore. Canton.

Yours truly

VERITAS

[It is the system that is at fault, and if a man.

Hongkong, 6th January, 1892. Like Mr. Cooper cannot make it work well, nobody can,--Ed., H.K.T.)

CANTON..

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)..

other “dips" on this side of the harbour.

"The' dễồnt⋅ here of this "crack" English

but as they've got a No. 1 band, a genial crowd bald, And lots of talent amongst them, and as we of officers and non-coms," plenty of warriors

can offer them plenty of amusement in this fair Isle of Fragrant Waters" we have no doubt that things will improve and that they will zoon, admit, that Hongkong is one of the best their level best to give us our £40,000 worth, stations they 'ever were in, and that they'll do should occasion arise for "fix bayonets,.. charge or any trifles of that kind.

Now all together boys!

··OOD SAVE-

Later.

Dr. Jordan, the Health Officer, kindly informa that the troops will not be allowed to land until us that the number of actual" cases" is four, and he receives definite instructions from the Govern

ment

HET JAPAN.

BAN (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

TWO GREAT BILLS.

KOBE, December 24th. The Diet has passed the Bills amending the Law of Public Meetings and Associations and the Newspaper Press Regulations, and in doing No, it need scarcely be, sald, has duly fulfilled A FOREIGNER'S GODOWN SEIZED BY CHIMESE,

the expectations formed of its probable action --Fatehan, January 4th, 1892.

by the majority of foreign observers. Less will The Tientsin Trealy is rapidly becoming in

be effected by the new laws than one would many respects 'dead letter in South China, and infer from the stir-made. Political meetings the high-handed encroachment upon the rights, and societies, and it is these alone the revised of foreigners by Canton officials is paving the law affects, as heretofore remain: amenable to way for another Anglo-Chivers war. For years police surveillance and control Nor has the it was impossible to obtain the advantages of the right and power of the officers of the law to transit pass for merchandise sent sata the loterfere and disperse meetings been materially interior from Canton, and now that some enter Curtalled. For the best, many will think. That pristng houses bere have insisted upon having the power rested in the police authorities is con these advantages, the illegal Institution of a siderable, is plainly shown by the terms of Art. 6, THE second-class cruiser Arethusa, 10, 4,300

arrived from the ports under transit pass kas medlinge the necessity of advising the place of special locat, "town-tax for goods which have which after enjoining upon promoters of publie to 5.500-horsepower, attached to the elway

made Art. XXVIII of the Tientsin Treaty pull mention of the route by which any political pro and December for the official trials of her new Reserve, went out of Sheerness Harbour on the

and vold. Having succeeded fq. doing this | cessión is intended to pass, gives the police choice" Imported la wood and bottled by ourselves, tbus portance to the Filipinos. In the first for ses some six years ago, but has never been as evidence of want of sound judgment in get rid of Art. XVI.; and on Wednesday last the demonstration or gatherag upon public peace

gun-mounlings. „The Arethura was completed is sufficient to cite the shipping lodustry Mandarins have now made a bold attempt ta

without any remonstrance from Pekin, the of granting or withholding permission should they have doubts as to the effect of the projected

PRICE $$.50 per Box of 250.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

PORTS, SHERRIES, CLARETS, BRANDY, SCOTCH WHISKY, IRISH - WHISKY, BOURBON WHISKY, GIN and RUM. Our favourite and well-known Brands of the above

are bought direct from the most noted shippers,

enabling us to supply the best growths at mode- rate prices. We shall be pleased to furnish fall particulars and price Hats on application,

CLAY'S FERTILIZER.

A high class fenilizer for pot plants and for use in the garden generally it supplies natural

Anyhow, whatever may be the way in. which ultimately the matter developes, it may be of use to our friends to indicate at once those items in our overcrowded programme of more than ordinary im-

Aggregating 7,081 tons, register

Outward. Lûnsking....steamer, for Swalow, &c. Esmeralda st

Amey, &c. Presto ......

Haiphong. Kriemhild mi

Singapore. Aggregating 5.136 tons, register

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officials and the Fas of the town saized the meeting, always providing the meeting is of emissaries of the Namhof Magistrate, the Life and order. Full power to the police to dissolve godown of a foreigner. In Fatshan with upwards political nature belt remembered, is given by of five thousand dollars' worth of merchandise, the draged two of his servants to chains through

AMENDED LAW ALSO, servants, and carried off his books and accounts. contravention of any of the provisions of the

(1), whe

in any way sid criminals, or persons against (1) when the existence of the meeting is in the streets on the charge of being a foreign devil's. With the information obtained from these books w; (2) when an attempt is made to shield or whom suits are pending in a criminal court, or when the meeting is considered to be fajurious to

nourishment to the soil, and assista the process and efforts are constantly being made to of the Reserve until she is required for active was the result, And it should be borne la mina foreigner concerned, demanding from them large the maintensues of law and order; "(a) when

of assimilation, thereby alding the plants to altafa'to their;fullsize, vigour and beauty.

Sold in Tins containing tob each......$1,50 do Bags do 28 do $4.00 Directions for use are given on the label.

'RANSOME'S "NEW PARIS"

LAWN MOWERS..

place, the revenue of these flourishing Spanish colonies depends very largely upon Government lotteries; the lotteries depend mostly on fools living in China and Japan, who by all their laws, native" and otherwise, are forbidden to gamble in this manner. The law is contravened daily,

secure the enforcing of the laws. We have touched on the subject occasionally, but a thorough treatment of the evil Is to be. begun. Another trouble is the convent business, an unseen ulcer putrefy- Ing the life-blood of Hongkong's morality, and owing its origin and its existence to the same religious" system which we

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yet

sums of money under penalty of seiring thele

he has no right to open a warehouse lo Fathau, satisfied; and (4) when audiences are tumultuous Theoffence alleged against the foreigner is that in attending, or when their enquiries are not the real offence being that he has been the prir beyond hope of order, or when unqualified cipal agent in getting the travait pass system persons present refuse to heed the order of the anti-foreign riot in Fatshen; the rabble collected all foreigners. Article 5 reads: "No person adapted on these southern waterways.jpg police to leave. Unqualified persons fecluda. For some time there was danger of a serious soldiers, sailors, police, all students, infants and round foreign houses and the attitude of the other than a Japanese subject can speak soldiery became threatening. All is quiet now. at a public meeting. It is evident that the

The best and cheapest Machines in the love so fondly. Other evils thrive and up he dealt a blow at juries in the following | Acting Colonial Secretary; and late Attorney [The arrival of the British gunboat Plover at promoters and, supporters of the amended bit

market, for sale at manufacturers' prices.

LAWN GRASS SEED.

SWEET CORN SEED.

A fresh supply of the above just received.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 4th January, 1892;

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTE.

مدية

sensible and pithy style-

Now, what I love to not grueralty-especially with other our opens have avas managed to delw it out people's money-but furffce, Lknow this is an article not much de aspect it from a community to whom we are in pbject of our religion, maticuslog fænout; but I will fight is as I can.

Canton on Sunday morning last, the 3rd are not, burdened with a sense of the duty of instant, doubtlesshad something to do with the taking cognisance, of or of making provision for dispersion of the menacing rabble referred to

a day when aliens will be no less amenable to by our correspondent. Although the immel-- the laws of the land than their own countrymen. diate danger, of a slot may be over it will There are sundry other alterations, notably a judging by preceden's, be some months before reduction of fine leviable and of punishments, the main questions at issue will be settled but the above I think gives a fair outline. through the channel of Peking.Ed., A.,7]

employed on foreign service. Durlag the past Council. For years paat there has been need few months she has been in the dockyard hakda of a careful revision of the laws governing the beca fitted with new carriages for her ten 6in. not one official in the Council directly interested ar at Chatham for repairs and alterations, and has

vast shipping affairs of this colony, but as there breech-loading guns. The trials proved of in the mainstay of the third ceapart in the satisfactory character, and the fretusa returned world," shipping, the result is that the colony adds:-3he is under orders to proceed to Chat-thing approaching careful thought was given they have sent soldiers to the various native to Sheerness Harbour at night The Timas attained the fiftieth year of its age before any- ham, and will be placed in the First Division to the subject, and then a half-an-half measure houses which have had dealings with the despatched to the China Station for the rellel of growing, active and useful society, the goods and closing their shops, the police are denied admission or obstructed service. It is expected the Arethusa will be in this connection that the existence of such a her sister cruiser Leander, which will shortly British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association complete her second term of foreign service.

is acknowledged be, must be credited with In the course of a letter addressed to the Stam be manifested in the revision of the Merchant having caused more than usual interest to Fra Pras recently Mr. Aage Westenbols Shipping Consolidation Ordinance which the Bangkok Tramway Company, of which he The debates on that subject were chiefly appears to have had cause to publicly defend recently passed its third reading in Council is Masager, agafest certain charges brought conducied by lawyera-Mr. Leach, Actiog gainst the Board of Directors and in winding Attorney Genersi, and Mr. W. M. Goodman the Gezen overflowing chiefly with "Blue Book knowledge" and their knowledge of the forth at length on an industry which is of law of the land! And yet they held

vital importance not only to this colony but walch is one of the most important Industries of our Empire. And where were the unofficials- practical business men like Mr. T. H. Whitehead. Mr. Keswick, Mr. Chater, and Me, Phineas Ryrle? We am inclined to think they might as well have been in their offices or at home smoking their cigars for all the good they could do far their constituents in face of the overwhelming majority of officials, not one of whom dare side with them, And so it is and ever will be until we have prac tical hipping and seafaring men and thoroughly representative men in the Council in numbers not leas if not greater than those who have all gain and nothing to lose by the present unsa tisfactory state of affairs.

We do not deny that the Council did well in abolishing old-time slavery by means of the Sunday Cargo-working Ordinance; but what we submit is, that the day has long since parsed when the present form of. Government can be considered as conducive to the interests and the welfare of the law-abiding masses of this colony, abould be rep commercial laws specially apply bould be represented by their own kith and kin in the Council just sa they are in England and in the Australian colonies. And what we want to know is why autocratic government such as our forefathers bled to abolish in Great Britain should be longer tolerated in Hongkong? That to the question of the hour, and it cannot be much longer pook-pooked.

fatten, daring the public pruning knife, defying humanity Itself. Those ills which press most heavily on our own colony, and of these again, those which principally through all of the world too far affect our readers, must first claim our attention; and if the Manila people are to become an increasingly important section of the Telegraph's public, then we should be criminally negligent if we failed to give them increased attention.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ta la requested that all comtawalextless relating to Balecriptions, Advertisements, &c., ba nádenavać to the'“"Manager, Hiiglong Talagraph” and nos to the Editor.

Letters on Editorial matters to be set to 14 The ditor and Singapore for this pert at 8.30 am. to-day,

THE P. & O. S. N. Ca's steamer Nizam left

not to individesal members of the sta

Communications Intended for publication must be accompanied

by the name and addems of the writers, aos necessarily for

public but as evidence of good fades.

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tpartiality as to read above thing scarcely expected from people who wrally read only the papers of their own party- abtil moc hare written quite in vain.*

We can fully sympathise with Mr. Westan- bols and hope to hear that he has cantered through bis case with better success than attended the efforts of the Editor of this journs! lately. If he fights far from first to last he is bound to lose in the end. Magua est veritas sed maxima frauz. you to a par

THE Daily Prayer is going to publish lots of novelettes this year and has succeeded in filling three-quarters of a front page advertising to THE Russian squadron now assembled in the column with a lot of gush in respect thereto, North will be down here shortly..

Fiction by the yard, to the uncal style of the Drsary Pastwa week behind the times. We have the painful duty to announce that on Friday next, 8th January, the Hongkong Telegraph will present its readers with the opening story of the sexles, Dakin's Orders, the story of Notable Crime. The story function-ths testag of Hosp. Onters at taking Holy Orders" by a sumber of young men. Just prior to the ordios tion a woman in black presents a letter to the Archdeacon. Its contents are not published, but one of the candidates, whose fervour and rapture bare attracted attention, is called forward, and the opening chapter of the story describes the tion will arouse the reader's curiosity. The story dramatic incident which follows. This continua will be complete in three chapters.

THE Portuguese gunboat Thu arrived today While the color al of the anchong Trigrad mit einer from Macao, having accomplished the voyage

for the discusion by corespondents of all affecting public Intereste, it meant be distinctly understood thai the King done not là any way hold himself vsegamathie for oplalapathus expressed.

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Adrectiesce are requested to forward, all motion litended for Ensertion in that day's Issue not later than Thess e'Clock na sa not tomatarri the early publication of the pages

Advertisments and Bubscriptions which are not ordered for sized period, wil be continued exill commandandada

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The Honghong Telgrupk has the largest circulation of my English paper published in the Far East, and a throws the bant medium for Advasiaan. Täna eza be letant en sygikansion." The Houghing Trigongk'a mander at the Telephone Centrsă Exchange Li Na L

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without mishap.

THE remains of the steamship Tongthan as they now le piled up on the rocks near Swatow will be sold by public auction on Monday next

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AN Indian employd in the shipping departmes! of the Sailors' Home, named Deen, committed Aarakirf with a Japanese degger about, noen to-day.

UP to the hour of going to press no tidings of the overdue Somdaich Pra Nang we received. Sabialbuni" to "The Fasching Talegraph are supendy The Cardiganshire, la from Slagspore to-day, membided that Kii Subscriptione nei payušta la vidmansi. neither saw nor heard anything of her.

The Honghong Jelegraph.

HONGKONG, WIDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1ɧ2.

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A Dally Pru coolie was run in to-day: on a charge of stealing a night pass - from › ms envelope conteloing a number of ikose documenta for the use of those who burn Granny's midnight olli

AN Emergency meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, E.C., will be held in the Treemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Wednesday, the 13th instant, at 5 for 5.30 pm. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

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Nor long ago we had occasion to publish particulars of a hierarchical outrage in the TEE N. C. Daily News learns with pleasure Philippines

which would have been that the obstacles to a renewed arrangement credit to the Castilian Inquisition in its between the three steamer companies have been palmy days. The facts of the case were ditious being the withdrawal of the Kowshing do practically removed, among the accepted pass». sufficiently well established, for the Daily from the Niugpo Line-We awalt consimation Pri uisol recorded them, and what our cum grantus, prim

of this reporty which is to be taken in the Interims

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.. Statistics for the year 1801, In-Fallon's remaining in Hospital on

Of these there'warn !" Discharged cured namaması 495 Discharged relieved.......... Discharged on other grounds, Dled in Hospital in

THE WRECK OF THE "MARIE"

CHINESE AND GERMAN LIVES LOST,

1st January, 1792.53 Telegraphic news which reached Hongkong In Patients admitted Hospital yesterday afternoon confirms the reported loss, darlag 1891. ...mekanismen 793. by drowning, of two of the German steamer Maric's cogineers. They were the second and Total number, treated as In-Fallent, 848 third engineers, both of German nationality, who, together with several Chinese sailors, firemen and servants, tea fa all, were washed sverboard shortly after the vessel struck the rocks ruck the socks 'on the coast near Chefoo. ***The act cause of the catastrophe, is not yet known in Hongkong, but it is reasonable to suppose that the Maria's engines broke down while she was labouring in a heavy ačaway, and 59 that she was then driven by a strong North-west

gala broadside on to the rocky shore. That terrific gale in some way contributed to the disaster there can be so doubt in view of the fact that the above mentioned member of the Crew were literally washed overboard, and it is feared that the worst is not yet known

In-Patients remaining in Hospital on-ist

January, 1892....................................

Total

Out-Patients, new casei „ni Out-Palients, return visita „6).

of Out-Patient visits. number

Operations

187 Vaccinations90157 NGC Dental cases, zmierni Cassialty cases,

Jónu Ci

In the course of a day of two foll particulars should reach Hongkong via Shanghal, hence "It fa linderstood pumps have been sent up to the

THE SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A BRITISH MINISTER.

The new Newspaper Regulations, for it may probably be assumed with safely that the smeared will receive the sanction of the Feet, cover somewhat less ground than the (rku me ones they are intended to supersede, and thanks to the work of their framers will

CAJA DEW NEWSPAPER' LAW,

ended law proves to be quite so free in scope somo rather expected it to br. The spirit of promoters, who daring flights almost en ndered misgivings in some of the more marrvative onlookers, would appear to Wore sustained a marked check upon being of unironted with actual responsibility, The in atticle 19, which says that "the power of

ant noticeable reform proposed is that embodied" prohibition, and suspension is no longer vested in the executive authorities. If the law PassCI, trata press censors will, it is to be presumed, be compelled to have recourse to the only channels oftekstialsgizedress for grievances or punishe men to

THE INDICTMENT OF DR. P. GOWAN. The following particulars of the charges made ta/loubtedly render the journaliste calling, or by Dr, Gowan, lato medical adviser to the King,te pastime as some most erroneously Imagine of Slam, against Capt. H. M. Jones, V.C. British it to be easier in many ways. Not that the Minister at the Court of Bangkok, are gathered from the Siam Free Press of the and impara Captain H. M. Jones, V.C., H.RM. Minister Resident and Consul General at the Court offer His Majesty the King of Siam, charges. Pater Gowan, M.D. with maliciously intending to defame his reputation by writing, on the 8th October 1891, scandalona, malicious, and defamatory fibel in the form of a letter addressed to Capt. Jones V. Cand in the form of copy of the aforesaid letter sent by the said Poter Gedan; M.D. to the Right Hon. the Marquis of Fallsbury, K.G., containing false and scandaless matter concerning Captain Jobes, V.C. The following extract from Dr. Gowan's letters is entered in the indictment. I now feel it to be conplace folk They will have to go to law,

for, fefuy enjoyed by the more com my duty not as a British subject, but apa The duo has doubtless arrived for the introduc member of the human species to point out ton of ajelorus of this nature, and all who are to you that the only interpretation of Kabich chase of clewing: the amended law with con your conduct is susceptible is that, yon matka. fidence and favour may questionably rest with use of your official position for the gratificaten uficient safety spon the adequacy of the Courts of your private ends. Another portion of the to preserve the country.from newspapers whose same letter coniinter hat follows,There fa power may be abused by lovers of abuse and mally no rooms for doubt that this insolent and cease.aather than fostics and liberty, Tos arbitrary conduct of yours (Capt. Jones) is due history of the Japanese pross, when it comes to be to the desire of exercising offensively your brief written will; a mech as soything else perhaps, suthority, and grostituting your officebysingling redound to the credit of the nation. The indi. althougs destitute of proof that I have any contributed to develop and advance the vex me out for annual ens for falling to register, diduals whose intelligence and alertness bava right or obligation to do so while ether persons, cular press may probably be trusted not to (of honoured by your malice) who claim to be prove unworthy of the alightly extended trust British subjects and whose claims och, are the amended bill implies tecke Impunity not merely annual registration, but admitted, are permitted by you, to neglect with WATER TARTHQUAKE

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