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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,

CHEMISTS, &C.

· COD LIVER OIL JELLY. *HIS a sweet and exceedingly palatable Telly easily retained and digested by the most delicate stomach... Children speedily grow tond of it and asle for more, and although it con taina go per cent, of the purest Cod Liver Oil, mil nsby inste and flavour la entirely covered.

· In' glass jars at 7 Cents. COD LIVER OIL GENUINE

· NORWEGIAN.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1892.

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1801.

TRAFFIC IN CHINESE COOLIES.

any compulsion must be, a check on steam-yacht Normania arived at Yoke freedom. Absolute freedom is a myth.ham during the morning of the 1st last. The most any Government can do is to ORDERED to clear the court, an Irish crier at make this form of slavery, as easy and as Ballinasloe did so by this announcement Now, pleasant as may be for the hapless coolie. then, all ye blackguarda zhar lan't lawyety`munt

TELEGRAMS.

'THE LONDON COUNTY ELECTIONS. 'LONDON, Match yib. The County Council elections in London have resulted greatly in favor of the Progressists

The Earl of Rosebery has been returned for the Flosbury district.

lave the coort."

THE declared quantity of coal shipped from Kuchinotau during December was valued at $85,678.00, from Meji at $69,764.80, and from Karien at $4.914.00.

On February 29th, at Hanol, six Annamite soldiers of the French Colonial Army were executed, in accordance with a decision of the Court-martial, on a charge of treachery,

Says the Nagasaki Rising Sun-Mr. A. Le so that the and O'Grady took him into their Provost, one of the coroner's Jury summoned to care. There wore thirty people in the water, shooting of the late Mr. Gewer Robinson, has its prey-locked in a fiery and fatal embrace, investigate the circumstances attending the trying to swim clear of the Customs launch and published a statement to the effect that he dipping de por Devery are. quietly allowed a verdict to be given with All was quiet now the voices from the unsera which he did not agree As Mr. Le Provost smugglers junks had disappeared in the entity took a solemn ouh in the name of God to | darkness, leaving their victims ‘in p pleasing "diligently enquire, and true presentment uncertainty as to whether they were now make, and afterwards attached his signature chuckling over an uninterrupted run of conten to A Ending drawa Ep with dua band goods on the opposite shore, or had gone deliberation, ble action constitutes the „vETY 'homo to recount their explaits under the impres-

crime of perjury; gross

and

ission that the launch 'afid all in it had been he is not prosecuted and punished accordingly, it utterly demolished, or brz i were they lying will not be because he is not deserving of the low for · Bonn new devilry

Hry.3. extreme limit of the law. Mr. Le Provost co comfortable with the boat ordinarily burdened

The sea was just as high ka would have been aldered it a “misbriane” to be on the

with dach a freight sa this, it was dangerous nad question, and an it was, as matters have turned out, and it may be even much more serious difficult. Half awaited in launching, over question than he at first dreamt of; but we loaded and undermanned, she made no head- venture to think there are a good number af hli | WAY at all, and barely kept meerage way, Countrymen In Yokohama who would consider So she was stopped and baled eat as dry as could it a pleasure to "it" on him, should he be now, though there was not room to move,

and the arraigned before ber Majesty's

Caur

gunwale kopt diɔplog sastily. A rope was found, and hung over the, stern as a toweling for A CORRESPONDENT writes: The same old

fantastio game. The Service first, the public good a procession it was ). Thiny

(A

pegines fourteen on board, a tiny

with two men

Jury fa

Tux Chinese have always constituted the industrial class of the Eastern Hemisphere, and the transport of labourers from China to all parts of the countries about the Pacific has always been a large factor in the shipping business of the Eastern Ocean. As new lands have been opened up one.

THE price paid by the Japanese for the German after another, there has been an insatiable

steamer Augustus la given as yen 65,000. The demand for labour, for thousands and

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

vessel has, of course, changed her flag, and will run between Yokohama and Hokkaido ports, millions of workmen'; China has been the only country which could meet this demand, A REGULAR meeting of the Ecthen Mark Lodge.

A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, and hence the Chinese coolle traffic has No. 364 will be held in Freemasons Hall. No. 1165, E.C., will be held in Freemasons assumed the dimensions of a lending. Zetland Street, on Monday, the 14th instant, at Hall Zetland Street, on Wednesday, the 16th A form in which the oil may be taken without precisely. Visiting brethren are

the swimmers. A protesque, hideoumustern, brethren ara cordially invited ifficulty by delicate patients and children.

than the African slave trade in its most

A TELEGRAM from Tokyo says that a rumour in consideration foster and broad-ride trying vigorous days.

In this weary, wicked world nothing is B. Watson, it is reported that two other foreign again prevalent in the capital of the probability Hongkong. If the Assistant Postmaster was sex and capsiring. Oh what an awful time it was before they neared the shore' The men at

This is without exception the finest of that can be produced. Great care is taken in select fng healthy livers only in its manufacture, and we buy direct from the manufactureT, WE KIO able to guarantee it 'Genuine,

Per boule, 75 Cenis and $1.25. COD LIVER OIL EMULSION.

Per bottle, $4 COD LIVER OIL EMULSION WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES (Lime and Soda).

·

cordially invited. In addition to the diestrone collapse of Mr. F.

the business, Was

A combination of great value in wasting dis- perfect; and the imperfections of the firms in Yokohama bave failed, and that several of some twenty or thirty new members being not capable of me. Service enable the bars” bent to their task with essex, capecially of the Chest and Respiratory Chinese coolle traffic became more glaring more are expected to follow suit unless basiness added to the House of Peers. Six or seven will | thera ng ave else the place without going in | desperation that only a Mongol knoway a

Organs

Per bottle, $1. Per dozen $20.

Improves greatly,

be nominated from among the local governors. A DISPATCH from Ventura (Cal), under date 21st December to the New York Afaritime ishere here this evening with sails all furled but nobody on boardy unable to tell where she is from."

as Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness and Soreness of poverty compelled to do what ho close relations politically with Count Ito, has | Register; reports :-"A Chinese junk cama

For the relief of ali catarrhal complaints, such

the Chest, &c.

In bottles, 50 Cents and §31. BALSAMIC CÓUGH LOZENGES.

A never falling remedy for Coughs.

In boliles, to Centă.

A TOKYO paper, the Timshinska, reports that Count Salgo, a Privy Councillor, to view of his determined upon following the example of that tatesman by tendering his realguation, Tax Japanese Consul at Tientsin has reported to the Tokyo Government that the Chinese Northern squadron, under the command of Admiral Ting, will visit Nagasaki about the beginning of May, and may possibly extend its

as the traffic grew. All men are in a greater or smaller degree slaves of their BALSAM OF ANISEED AND LIQUORICE circumstances; a poor man is by his does not wish to do, an ignorant man can know naught of the power and liberty of knowledge; ignorance and poverty combined are the greatest enemies of freedom, and no man who is in their power can exercise that free will which is nomin ally every man's birthright. In the case of the Chinese race this is especially noticeable. The empire is peopled by The Steamboat Co.'s well-known river steamer millions of hard-working tollers, who slave Kulang was sold at public auction by Mr. as few white men can even 'Imagine, M. Armstrong this afternoon, and after a morning, noon, and night, to keep body faint show of opposition amongst two or three Chinere, the old "bone-shaker" was knocked and soul together; they know not of better down to How Hing of Canton for $8,00. The

Noș, 22 & 24 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD,

WINES AND SPIRITS.

WE Invite attention to the following Brands all of which are excellent quality and good value for the money.

The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most neted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.

In ordering is only necessary to state the Dame and quantity of Wins or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired. PORTS. (For Invalids and general ust),

Per dox Casc

A—Alto- Douro, good quality,

Green Capsule $10

B Vintage, superior quality,

Red Capsule

C Fine Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Cap- sale .........

D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled) amencermin. 18

SHERRIES.

A Dellcate Pale Dry, dinner

Per

cruise as far as Yokohama,

י

vessel will doubtless be at once towed to Cantos

and broken up.

THE Band of the 1st Shropshire 1.1. will play the following, programme at the Officers' Mess this evening, commencing at 7.30 p.m.

Overture............ Schubert *.

Suppe. Balectura...

"La Gioconda" a...........Poochiali, Valeo

." Innammata "...

Florence Fars. Selection............."Olivett" momoma. Audran, March ............“A Cavalry Ride All Upton.

In a recent Sydney Supreme Court action, Pilcher, Q.C., eximining a witness: You may answer; they won't habe you for it." There now," said Mr. "Jack" Want, Q.C., you've got what he never gave any one before an opinion

without a fee."

*

A SHIMONI SEKT journal reports that considerable progress has been made with the construction' of a berber at Mitajirl, near Shimonosek, con 6 coo feet of quayage having been already built, The Hongkong Praya Reclamation is expecting to fialsh itself any prar now.

PHILOSOPHERS, Jaccording to the latest devices, have not been able to decide what would be the fate of a donkey placed exactly midway between two heyricks. As there is clearly no reason why "Neddy" should choose one risk rather than the other, it is presumed that, logically, he would starve to dezib.

In the

of adequately diling

he Harbour Department? After the new Governor's speech about the loan. I hope better things of him but it now looks to have been a cheap bid for popularity, as nothing is more certain than the refusal of the Secretary of State to allow the colony to contract any farther loan under existing circumstane-s" | Our correspondent has only the authority of the Chino Mall for the assertion that Mr. Healings, Acting Harbour Master, will act as locum Travers, and that is hardly good enough faxens during the absence on leave of Posimased Any such appointment would be a barefaced job, and of course would have to be very strongly protested against. It doesn't require any part cular ability to

msurge our local post-office or

dorsed

white man would have been formed to give up from utter exhaustion, before that labouring craft with its dend weight behind had bean forced half the distence. No pause for rest, no breathing time, no anxious looking round, no change from the steady, mechanical, perpetual. 4, motion of the two Chinamen, who must have fele as though rowing to an anchored vessel,

"Ricksha

Mr. A. K. Travere could not hold the appointy | worting Sally and the moriband coolie in the

ment-but to put a valler in such a position, and especially when that efficer is in the right place ably performing his own proper duties, would be altogether too absurd. We shall have to deal very seriously with this vexed question of acting appointments at an early date.

Past

plash of a pair of bars and the faint gasps of the The funere il allence of two score, souls, at the brisk of death, "deepened only by the measured struggling swimmers the den ludicrously plaintive appeal for an easier mode of progress resembled a violent awakening from a fearsome dream to the guiety of a comic opera. It was who, weary with his double labour of water, longed for restful locomotion on dry land. Why suffer in allence ? Why moan a bard, fate, in anticipation of A Judgment Day that might yet be far off 7

Why contemplate death, and chew the cad of p slas, like a lodger in a boarding house trying to As will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere chew an adla-rubber steak? He and recalled in this fasue the members of Woodyear's Circus all the sins he could, and had prayed for salvation have tendered a special benest to Professor all he could, and still the land seemed as fat off Victor Valade, the daring balloocht, in order to as ever, and the coolles as urléis and น recoup blu for the expenses incurred over thatwo unsuccessful at their cars. He had forvently nacents he gave in this colony. These balloon prayed for the cternal damnation of the Chinese cents and parachuted descents were by far the most who laid the trap, for them, and yet the share dating and sensational ever witnessed to Hong-s1 but dimly virinle a hundred yards away. kong, and attracted thousands of spectators, who Then he turned to thinking of the life he was of the friends who would be at his un enjoyed a free skom, Anything more mein and contemptible could scarcely be Imagined, and of the pleasures he would never know again. and after recent experiences for which the Neverf Why never, pray? There was a large inexcusable selfishness and conceit of certain company present, and if the dismal dragglog vanity, Imagine themselves artistas, are mainly less depressing, or even downright lively, It aspiring amateurs who, puffed out with frog-like through the ice-cold water could not be made. responsible we should strongly recommend should not be his fault, Se he broke the professional performers to give Hongkong a wide allence berth in future. Our amateur mirrels are much Oh, tick-shal Lalla, for the love of the ghost of a chance of earning a living The too good to give experienced actresses and actors beaven!" fact that Mr. Valssle, after ances that could not be two perform

sneaking audience

things, and their mental capacity is just great enough to grasp the traditional rules of Celestial rice-growing or tea-cultivation, and nothing more. They have no leisure to study anything outside of their fields, or any understanding, beyond their rudimentary agriculture. To such people comes a "coolle broker who tells strange tales of a land outside of the Middle Kingdom-a land where a day's pay, THERE was only a limited attendance at Wood- instead of twenty or thirty cash, is so many year's Circus last night, the bitterly Inclement cents; where no mandarin lives to weather doubtless keeping pleasure-reekers Bot. "squeeze"; where the workman lives on the indoors. The entertainment, however, proved Hongkong, decided on last year, is stated to be however, carefully kept outsidetbe enclosure and losi (if indeed he was to have and ashore):

fat of the land, with good rice every day in-excellent in every respect and gave great entis. $1.00 stead of potato meal and millet-chaff, with faction: To-night-last night but one of the season-a capital bill is promised, which ought tobacco and opium to be had for next to

to attract a large audience, nothing, with good clothing and a com- fortable hut to live in, with countless other A 1.25 attractions such as figure in the dreams of

the plodding up-country Chinese coolle. The peasants listen; perhaps the broker 1.50 was once one of themselves, or perhaps be

has with him some of their old acquain tances, now prosperous merchants in this

*I.JO

MASTER of a Hongkong firewood Junk carried in bis vessel six muskets, as a protection against pirates and robbers, and calmly allowed one of the said robbers to come on board, hit him on the head with a chunk of bis own drewpod, and clear off with his six guns. The police managed to arrest the thief and two men who were in his campan at the time, and this morning the fourteen days. discharged.

intend extending their line of steamers to th It is reported that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Karlle Islands. This Company's fast service between Japan and the Australasian, ports, via

fast approaching readiness and before many months are over will be in full swing, On the 25th ulto, a French force of 50 men, under Capt. Maguenot, district of Tonkin, undertook to surprise a pirate operating in a northern post held by Ab Hop, a notorious chief who has long and it all his own way on the Chinese frentier. The gallant captain thought the place thing; but when he got there be found himself was unguarded, and expected to have a nice soft face to face with a strong force well entrenched, The captain and three men were killed, and

"Laughter, merry, fear killing laughter followed; not loud, but cheery and irrepressible, quits

#SAY

wine, Green Capsule..... 6 0,60 strange foreign country. The coolies jump | magistrato sent the chief offender to gaol for seven others wounded, before they could escape found himlen actually Dywhere enough to break the spell. So be followed if s

B Superior Pale Dty, dinner

wine, Green Seal Capsule 7.50

C Mantanilla, Pale Natural.

Sherry, White Capsule... Old Dry Palo Natural-Sherry; Red Seal

CC Superior

D Very Superior Old Pale Dry. choice old. Wine, White Seal Capsule

E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seat Capsule (Old "Bot- tled) an

10

14.

0.75

The other prisoners were

at his offer. All they have to do is to sign Rome mysterious papers, or reel off set 1.00 responses to the queries of a Government official. They do so, and the broker does the rest. He provides their passage, food 1.1o on the way, a little pocket money, and a contract to work somewhere in the Straits, Borneo, Australia or America, Thus the 1.1 broker obtains a gang of some hundreds of coolles, who take in all he says and do as he tells them. They go before an 1.25 emigration officer and a consul; they their Per repeat the

which statements Case benefactor has told them they must; 2 day they listen, unheedingly, to what the Plot official says, for their friend has told them to take no notice; then they embark, A Supes.or Breakfast, Claret,

Red Capsule......$ 4. $4.50 and in due course reach the foreign B St. Estephe, Red Capsule... 4.50 5.00 country. Singapore is the principal distri- C St. Julien, Red Capsule... 7... 7.50 buting centre for Chinese emigrants in La Rose, Red Capaulo... 11 the East. Here they again go before officials, they listen Indifferently to the usual platitudes about freedom of contract by firing. The enemy altimately dispersed among set out to reconvoltre, driving away the pirates and right of complaint, they are medically the ravines and fled across the Song-thuong examined in a way, and they are lodged. The Avenir adds that these attacks become Per In "coolie depots." There they are well more and more frequent, and the escorts which

CLARETS.

Per

Caie.

1 dos,

Quarts

12.00 MADEIRA, HOCK AND CHAMPAGNES.

FULL PARTICULARS OF THE VARIOUS BRANDS IN STOCK ON APPLICATION.

'Per, dos.

Case.

BRANDY.

$13

B Superior Very Old Cognac,

Red Capsule

15

··Hennessy's Old Pale, Red

Capadlo

C Very Old Liqueur.Cognac,

Red Capsule em 20 D Hennerry's Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac," - 1873 Vintage, Red Capsule ... 30

SCOTCH WHISKY.

A' Thorne's Blend, White Cap

sulo ..................................... 8.*. B Watson's Glenorchy, Mellow

-Blend, Blus-Capsule with—

Name and Trade Mark... 8.

C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark

B

D Watson's HK.D.Blend.of. the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule to

E· Watson's Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule.............ú. 32

IRISH WHISKY.

"A" John Jameson's Old, Green

Capsule

B Jaba Jameson's Find Old,

8

ام

for

get ant and walk, ch

Say, Quassy getting tired of this į Let's pumped yet? Not pumped dry, I mean, but You, Brown, aru' you”

your wind, old boy, eh? This is the sort of short of breath. Why, here's our Elderl How's thing to test your lungs."

Then he broke forth into song.

owing to his outside instead of paying THE Kobe Nippo publiabes a highly laudatory their entertainment, doesn't reflect much credit and asserts that a member of its staff has been as a capital programme is promised for tomon account of Mr. Woodford's cure for rheumatianos Hongkong's honesty and fair-play. However, cured after a very brief trial of the remedy: Mr. row night, we trust that the courteous and kindly Woodford claims that the cure in qucation war compliment paid Mr. Valazle shy Madame wrought within five minutes and in the presence Woodyear, Mr. W. Harland, and his fellow-Oh, bad I the wings of a turtle-dove, of several Japanese gentlemen who are willing workers in the magic circle will be handsomely I'd spread my bread pinions and fly to testify to the marvellous qualities of his

"Right into the aim of my Polly love, medicine. "Sequah" will find a síval already responded to by the Hongkong community.

And established in Kobe. Mr. Woodford, 11 W. THE Tientsin correspondent of the New York mistake not, was in practice in Hongkong a few Tridume, who evidently writes with a good deal of authority,, predicts an early war between China and Russia. In a recent letter occur the following remarks-China has always regarded Coren as a vasual, and even now exacts: some night. annual tribute from ter. She has become fallyWhy not hoist a light, Mr, aroused concerning the rapid advance of Russia the ship; don't know your name..........” xccordingly strengthened her armies along Well, Mr. Stasit, haven't you a light aboard in the East and her designs on Corea, and basStart the officer interjected, the entire Siberian frontier. War with Russia Noah's Ark she expects any day and is constantly

On February 25th, says the Avenir du Tonkin, the convoy which communicates regularly between Lang-son and Hanoi was attacked in the jungle between the posts of Song-her and Bacle A band of thirty Chloese pirates armed with Winchester repeaters, was in ambura between two bridges. As usual, the caravan had with it a large number of natives under the protection," such as it was, of the escort. At the head went horses sent by the guan-be of years ago. Cao-bang, then came a consignment of aniseed, escorted by ten men with Winchesters At the THIS, says Sappho Smith in the Bulletin whata visitor sw at a certaju first volley, one of the horsemen was killed and | is three Chinese coolies wounded's three horses Sydney suburban clergyman's house the were captured, and $200, carried in the belt of other Sunday. During a heavy thunder. leads of aniseed. After the first few shots, the brought her half-drowned kitten into the rev. the guan bo's man, were carried off, with eight storm, in the afternoon, the household cat vanguard of the military escort under Lieut. gentleman's drawing room. Of course, the ex Reasta, sprang quickly to the front, and cleared pounder of the gospel of love called for some warm `mlk-of course, But first he merely the path by firing salvoes; then they scoured the while the rest of the force, under Capt. Lumay, screwed the baby-cat's neck and then dashed

down on the hearth. Next he pitched its ma out of the window. The same evening, in the pulpit, the same shepherd, with upraised finger and eyes rolling heavenward, read out the hymns with most melting pathos,

}

1

it

"

Ugh, got a mouthful right in the eye that imel Spalls your voice to have a backetful of salt water ran through it."

could show much bright cheeriness in that fear-

Weak witticise, but a strong heart it was that.

you la

"Not one that would stand this wind," "Well then, you have revolvers, haven't you? Can't you give some sort of signal, la case some stranger would be glad to join our picnic, eh? body might be about? Surely any pacing And we wouldn't decline to allow them, would wo-2"

would, is the Chinese way of looking Gore

In the Chinese way of looking at it. would be the signal of a commencement of hos- be a declaration of war against China, and tilles along the entire boundary of China and Siberia, To prepare for this state of affairs, China has begun in the past year a system of "Our friends the smugglers, for instance " military roads and railways along the frontier That shut him up for a few moments, and

Bot, fed, and kept under guard until their accompany the caravans are usually found to be THE Tonkin states in reference to the Yen-lang which will enable her to throw at short notice nothing was hesed to, interrupt,the clockwork employer (the word used in the Straits is too small. Reinforcements had been ordered disaster reported recently, when a French post any number of her millions of coldleg at any i rawing and the erratic bumping of the boat in $1.20 necessary to thus keep them safe in barra- | THE Shanghai'Marisö’Húgineers Mutual Insur.ughtered, that on the day before the attack, threatened pofaf for attack" or" defence. Jiske waves, Silll the land was far away, and sill ̈

"purchaser") takes them away. It is this time, but the order came to? lato.

1.75

coons, for they are under contract 1.40 must not break loose. They have takeḥ passage, food, and advances of wages, and have given no return as yet. It is Just the same as if they were in prison for 2.50 debt. After this they are taken away to a plantation, or a mine, or a railway, and told to work off their debis, to do their 0.75 three years." If they run away, they may

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whatever efforts her opponents may take the company, was disputed and hopelessly to check her, it is only a question of time silent. The would not do it was foolin's to when the Russian armies will adrance span deepen the gloom by making the worst of it, Cores, her fleets selve the ports and the anticipating the eternal alience of death that Russian dag will are over this newly acquired feemed only too Imminent. If he had, so die part of the Car's Empires. With the completion thought 'Grady, he would be as pleasant about Russians can throw their armies upon the entire

Siberian Railway, when the it as he could. frontiers of Corea and China, and advance from any or all of these points simuliancõesly, everything will be in readleess, and the Russian

of the Trans

How far is it to the next station? Do wo chhape there for Hongkang 7

be brought back and imprisoned; if they sight whether the Society has not been guarded and should have been secure agus Bear will have obtained his objective pofet in unreasonable levity. Determined to

his time

No Boswer, Oh, it was yoxing, that all sould be so quiet, as if lostmp_reproof of his mako the Far East and can then turn als undivided somebody talk, he tried again, panting the while attention to the seing of the Beephong thus with his cliorts to swim, JA, Paige wed completing his -maport

to-the-world's-with cold. bighways,”

You are not steering straight for the lind,

A DOLLÁR A COLUMN.

"TELEGRAPH STORIES BY THE COMBINED GENIUS OF THE GREATEST MEN ON EARTH......

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

24

are you, Stuart.2

No have to go

go sound Stonecutters a bit to

find a landing,"

O'Grady knew that already, but he wanted something to say, "How he longed for the gift, so often despleed, of being able to malatain lively chatter about nothing 1.

fan't there a rester place on the Hongkong side of the island "

was surprised and almost the whole forca a native oficer of the 13th company, who had and ance Society recently issued a notice to its been severely punished by the commander of | clients in Hongkong stating that "no more risks the fort, deserted to the enemy with two-thirds can be taken or policies resiewed on vessels of his company; and that through their assist selling from Hongkong.". This was at first auce the rebels were able to enter the fort. This thought to be in consequence of the dangers from statement appears to be borne out by the fact pirales, as it is known that the Namos piracy that the commandant was the first killed, and resulted in a loss to the Society. The real cause, that a native officer' and thirty men are entirely however is not that (at any rate, not directly nor unaccounted for, with all their arms, etc.; and a professedly); • but at lt his been found that there wirknown that ordinarily the post was admirably

Ilk powers in some way, steps any surprise. exceeding

The story is officially denied. the do not work hard enough, their senterice fare being taken to ascertain exactly how 0.75 extended, untll-scine of them: die before matter stands, and to put the Society's business This bouncement that a belli a in bankruptcy -B. Waison of Yakobama, on a perfectly recate legal basis and in the has been filed by Mr. H gaining freedom. If they work well, their meantime it has been thought advisable to published by the Japon fail, which adds debts are soon paid off in labour, and discontinue the Hongkong agency pending Me Watson is a man of the highest business a75

earn money and mora after that they," can

definite arrangements, the more so capacity, and his charms ofmanner and converts- ultimately go away. So can'a convict in Me. Klaghera, the Society's representation have rendered him universally popular. If 1.00 Portland gaol. The convict likewise bar tive in Hongkong, has been for some months such people cannot succeed in the commercial

taken the preliminary steps "voluntarily “th other work.

more than abundantly struggle, who may look for good fortune? The Shoppe Shimpo writes thus:-Merre. E. B. Consequently, If any man can aöf voluntarily under the

farther notice be given, Hongkong policy Watson and Co, of 47, Yokohama, borrowed weight of abject poverty and ignorance the holder 11 comminicate with Stanghal $15,333 from the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank- succeeding steps are the necessary conso direct. The danger of loss from piracy, though. Ing Corporation on the 10th alto, on the security quences, in both cases, of the man's acknowledged to be a serious consideration with of 2,100 koku of rice in their own godowns, The

** Yes, but the wind is with us this way ; and 075 voluntary" acts; the ultimate rekult is this and other Insurance companies, is not the rangement was that the loan should be repsil

the wind is carrying us more than the rowing, As soon as the rice was sold and that the bill

The men CAD Just keep steerage way on, and wo 1.00 undoubtedly beneficial to all concerned declared reason for the step now takes.

of sale should be made out is the name of

are getting along very decently." No better system can be devised; but it } A CHINESE DRmed Sam Achang, born at Yumping Katsuki Santi agent) and Ah Sia, a Chinaman

** How far to this landing place of yours ?.?. 1.1o not freedom.

the province of Kwangtung in the Empire of which was to be exchanged for the promissory That voyage was like a fearful nightmare.. Quaster of a mile, aber man ekk Mr. HENRY VARzzy, an Exeter Hall" China just six-and-twenty years ago, went to note, But the Bank, bearing a rumour that One could hardly belleve it was stal, for they | "Os 1" That" predkup his

for philanthropist, on a globe-trotting crusade: Sibripore last sping and there became a Katsuki & Co. were selling the rice to another had all been either sleeping or very bear it, and conversation with the

the officer,

so he began giving was greatly struck with the resemblance member of the Police Force, Finding party, at once seat:

to Katsuki's at in, what seemed only a minute, an awful and each of his companions a turn. Everything biz somewhat dull in the Straits, Shinkawa Beach,

Sam

The firm declined on them, while yet none could realise what had the Idler (little enough could be do, truly passing on to

the City of

that is to say, except the every considerate inquiry after their health and in the fond

Karshine, barrister, Instructed Mr. Sakuragi

officer in Straits Journalists who resent Mr. Vaatzy's of his aged father,

in charge, who bo welcomed back

to bring, an action for the recovery.

of the

rice, the situation as perfectly and as coolly as if he | every now and then some humerous suggestion. "the Fine A. V. H. Geneva 5:35 ago remarks so petulantly. There is such the prodigal son. But the billing and coolng and also for

off twelve warp had arranged the whole thing himselfe get of some quaint fecongrally of ideas, notil at last. prior to the tesemblance, in fact, that within the last didn't last very long and Sam once more houses belonging

in question. On the

It two years a Commission was appointed launched out in the world to end his lostame and 19th, the temporary possession of the ware Into Laboat was lowered, two men sprang they were forced to be almost merry. In their

was first, hood Lines generally, Artving to itals bouses was exforced. As soon as the news got moment late, maly drops and the offer, a style here, you know, why not get to

misery Good Leeward Island...$1,556 pet Gallon: Their report was to the effect that a great fair into a few days ago with several tens of abroad, Mestra; Brown & Co., 36, Kobe, another him out. No insubordiniden could be allowed: song, and keep time with the

TOWCTS? Shekels silver, his lavish in creditor, took the same their example such a moment, and if the cowardly. the distance Immensely monit demand exists for labour in the whole bakels of o de piedrig attracted the leg followed by certain Chinese meressatay. The fool were drowned, is would serve him ago, the ovale time he succeeded in rafaing a respectable Malay Archipelago; that an unlimited attenton of wily detective he soon warehouses were thus scalcă up three times. On two Chinimen then took their places at the ours cheras, and soon the whole cumpiny wis dolag. supply is available In China, and "placed him, and, this morning the hope of the 20th, the Hongkong. Bank Instituted an ex- and held the craft steady, while another picked | fte best to sing, forgetting about the danger of practically nowhere elses and that when the Stofapore Fortels

"appeared amongst a crowd smisation. Some of the warehouses were up the limp, helpless forms of the terrified women bringing down the smuggler on then again, there is a demand on one alde and Talpingakan denttons who had, salans empty; some contained rice belonging to Mesim. and dropped them into the boat, where the officer A Jon lat of popular sangi they went through, a supply on the other, 'no-fores1 ́onekin' walzuz in. Interview.Mr. Wing M the Police Samuel & Co.; the total amount found in them planted them in a heap, any end up aloven for a DO TADY sadly, reminding them of better atrangely paddying their lamentable all of which; however,a, doo bags warohypothecated launch, who had to swlin' for their Hires, war, days, some fryelevast, but all pleasantly, almost oprightly sailkong of the image type libre 1,573 8/8, contained in 4.343 bege-out space intended for two: only lichise left in the plight wanting the path was lowed to retire to the to the Kital Bank, and 2.483 to the 65th by this time clear of the sinking bench, Miss call, paste the urne, and driving shangha hospital and me with tốt be called spen to dias National Bank of Mr. Izumiya Banskichi, Thue Bully, more collected than the others of her sawy won films their minds. cases this desertion froes the there was not a grain of to remaining watch Wout Hoe te Self roland Chinaman, wh

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