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BEFORE Mr. Wodehouse to-day a sanipan man was convicted of carrying ten passengers on craft licensed only for four, and in default of a five dollar fine he went to "chokey" for a fort

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HERR Friedenthal has been giving in Calcutta a successful series of concerts, at one of which, In aid of Lady Roberts' Fund, their Excellencies Lord and Lady Lansdowne were present, and all the leading local amateurs took part. As will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere, "The Military Mommers will give three per- formances of Tom Taylor's popular drama "The Ticket-of-Leave Man" at the Garrison Theatre, North Barracks, on the 4th 7th and 9th April, under the distinguished patronage of Major-General Digby Barker, C. B. The cast

careful rehearsal, a very interesting reprea:nta ilon may be confidently looked for.

sent to them hereafter under transit-pass will be considered as smuggled goo h, and will be liable in confiscation,

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A CHINESE Constable who had deserted from the Singapore police force was arrested in Hongkong, on a warrant produced by a Sikh who was sent from the Strails to look for hirs. He was brought before the Magistrate, to-day and ordered to be handed over to the Singapore, police. By the way, the two lodiana in question

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scene of the disturbance.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

| ASYDNEY contemporary predicts something very Ülke civil war at the next general election in Queensland. There would certainly appear to be some substantial grounds for the prediction.

Chingw Ganfa

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING KETU¤NS,

Inward. steamer, from Shanghal.

A REUTER's telegram to 1p Rangoon Times dated March 14th. The Drang Kaya, Chingping the leader of the Malay rebels, has reappeared Kwangier In Pahang and hazaptured the station of Lubok | Singan la Tuah and soiler."

PRINCE Damrong of Slam arrived in Calcutta from Darfiilög on March 3rd and was shortly lo leave for bis own kingdom, carrying with him all the formation he has gained during bis Grogol Armstrong, a stoker on the U.S. S. long Eupean and Indian tour.

Lancaster, was enjoying life a little too eagerly in a Cochrane Street palace of luxury last night and of the request of the Police Magistrate to-day George handed over half a dollar for his "drunk" and a dollar for damages.

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THE Hupas of March 16th says that a western friend at Hankow writes that a Secret edict has recently been received in Wachang ordering the certain Taetals to Hunan "en certain business" and that in copsecquence the deputed officials fated on the 18th of this moon. It is sold by some that, owing to pressure by the Foreign Ministers on the Tsangli Yamen, the latter had obtained a Decree to arrest, Interrogate (or try), and punish a certain Expectant Tastal (anaamed, but of coures Chad Han), for the distributies of libellous placards among the people, to which the anti-missionary disturbances have been attributed, But, the Hupae cautiously adds, not having seen the text, we cannot vouch for the accuracy of this report *

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for the year have just commenced, so that the present time is the best period for beginning to subscribe. Orders may be given to any of the local booksellers, or sent direct. The open- ing numbers, just to hand, give promise that the current year will see Mesiri. Cassola bich standard of excellenca fally maintained.

GAMBLING STILL.

The Saturday Yournal essentially the most popular of all the ventures issuing from this Gambling houses still flourish to Chinese house, has notably moved with the times, In Kowloon Every specica of rice is practised in recognition of the universal desire for good, that evil-smelling town and every temptation crisp, and high-class reading, It contains sculel extended to these who drop in at the fantan stories by popular authors of known merit, and saloons-free liquors and smokes að líb., and || a great number of shorter tales; varled to suit all 'chow" thrown in. In fact all a visitor to taster, besides an endless store of entertaining Kowloon wants is plenty of coln to throw into the articles on miscellaneous subjects, instructive coffers of the wily heathens who preside at the and well written in fact, the Saturday Yournal gaming tables in what is practically a miniature is a perfect library in itself. The English Monte Carlo-not too much miniature, either, press is unanimous in declaring that it is But who pays to keep these "bells "in fall swing? without a duil column in its twenty-four pages, Who provides the free drinks, free "smokes" and it is wonderful how it can be produced for a and free passages in launches? Well, we penny a week,” while its wast and steadily in-, know, for during the past fortnight we've had a creasing circulation testifies that these com- man on the job; and a list of Chiosse, Euro-ments are endorsed by the reading public. peans, Indians, Malays, Eurasians, and others In

passing, we may note that the February We have received a copy of a pamphlet entitled who have patronised the Kowloon gaming number contains a series of stories of special

tables recently, "Truth v. Fiction, the Chalmers claim," byla a position to state that the residents of just now, entitled "Celebrated Crashes" dealing

is now

now before us. Thus we ATG Interest to readers in Hongkong and the cast the Postal Reformers' "Home" Secretary for thirty years; and we are requested to review it. Hongkong support those dens of infamy. We with famous financial disasters. The little work appears to be written about a

are not going to publish the names of the very lide subject, and is deserving of notice frequenters of those objectionable places-yet; 8.implyanan example of the remarkable eagerness, but if we did, what a tale we could unfeld! That

amounting to quite a passion, which impels would serve no useful purpose the present people to work themselves into a state of Gantic time. What we desire to state, however, is that excitement over nothing at all. It is universally by the passage of the Gambling Bill through the held that Sif Rowland Hill was the man who Council last year gambling has not been sup. introduced penny postage and adhesive stamps; pressed, it has simply resulted in an infinitesimal Mr. Patrick Chalmers claimed the honour of

reduction in the evil practice of haram scaram having invented the latter, and a controversy Rambling, and thrown many hundreds, and seems to have arisen as to who really first

even thousands of dollars into the till of the thought of the idea. Who cares? If these entry who manipulate the mystic box and excited partizans can find noibing better to do dice in Kowloon. So long as Kowloon City than hunting up records, publishing pamphlets, remalos in the hands of the Chinese, so loog wil spending time and money-shall we say brains

the Gambling Ordinance prova abortive except also in trying to prove that somebody who as regards a flitle" barmless amusement on our died forty years ago was a liar, there faust be Race-course. These are facts which the worthy a great need for a vigorous Luberle Asylum compliers of the Gambling Ordinance should

think over while yet there is time. Extension Act, NA

THEplicers of the Danish steamer Activ which turned up here yesterday from Halpheng. express the opinion that there is every prospec of the stranded steamship Avochle being floated, as she is in a good position for salvage opera tfony and no seas are breaking over her, Tux Chinese steamer Kwaspite. Capt. $1.00 Linolu, from Shanghai, reporis ?—"From Halchu to Breaker Polat and strong north-cast monsoon 1.to and heary following sea, followed by moderate exst-north-east winds and overcast sky to port Off Single Island passed a junk bottom up, with 1.25 two masts and one bedy floating near it."

WITH reference to the collision between the 1.50 Paohua and the Changwo, the N. C. Daily News learns that the former was ashore and the latter was towing her off. The Paohua slipped off suddenly, and before she could be checked, ras "Into the guard of the Changwo, smashing in ber own bow above water, but doing Untle or no damage to the Changwe,

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and Magistrate, Assistant

these two Companies are concerned, nobody here Superintendent of the Harbour-master

would be sorry if they were properly brought to their bearings and clearly shown that the Cantos river trade is not their exclusive privilege.. And now let me relate a little story told me by friend of mine who waS

passenger on board the Fatshan last Tuesday evening. Shortly after leaving Capton a Chinese pannenger either fell or jumped over beard out of one of the ports forward. Two European passengers, who hap- pened to be locking over the side above the gangway, saw what had occurred and at once gave the alarm. A life-boy was thrown to the drowning wretch and fell about fifty yards from where he was struggling, but beyond that simple expedient nothing else was done to save life. The Fatshan never stopped, nor was any boat lowered. Several fishing boats in the vinclaity made an attempt at rescue, but the mas saak before they could reach him. This matter, fa the interests of all, concerned, should be thoroughly investigated.

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FOLSON,

SOME Chinese pony dealers, who appear to have, like most other people in the Far East, dropped on bard times, sent the following plain tive appeal to the Editor of the N. C. Datly Bol News

Shanghal, 25th March, 1892. SIR,-Could we be so bold as to ask you to favour us by inserting in the valuable columns of your paper a few words that would help us great deal. As this year has been a very bad year for the pony deniers, Mr. Sassoon having bought no pontes, they hart and if the public 1.75 have bought some fifty ponies, and

at large were to know this it would be conducive to our interests. We are aware that it is a lot to ask you to do for us, but trustlog to your |generosity wa bave approached you.

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THE FATSHAN SEIZURE. The following account of the latest develop meats at Canton was unavoidably crowded out of our last night's issue

In connection with the seizure of the Wan Wa Hong at Fatihan na inquiry was held at the Lekin Office, Canton, on Thursday the 24th lust. by H.B.M.'s Vice-Consul in the presence of three Chinese officials, and two European representa tives of the Wan Wa Hong.

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Cassell's Family Magasine keeps up lis well- deserved reputation as the magazine for the bousehold. The illustrations call for special approval, being abundant, clever, and well executed. The practice of making a special feature of abort articles is one that commends Itself more and more with every laste. There is. marked absence of extreme sensationalism and also of dull sermonising, the attractive element, combined with faultless literary merit, producing excellent results.

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The Magasins of Arf, the only work of its kind which keeps pace with the moving current of Art, is interesting, beautifully finished, and full of information and valuable criticism. The letterpress is entrusted to the most competent authorities in England, while the exquisite beauty of the engravings is notable, even in these days of progress in art, A

new feature la the issue with each monthly part of an etching, photogravure, or other large plate, in addition to the hundreds of engravings which бате give the Magazine of Artis anique position far above if its zivis in any country. With the February number is a picture by the new PIC process of chromotypogravure, entitled "Autumn Twilight," and an article on "Artistic Homes, which all who take any interest in art should

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Little Folks has now attained its majority, And to celebrate its twenty-first birthday each subscriber to the January part is presented with

copy of the Birthday Album" for 1897, engravings, with quotations for every day from containing twelve finely executed full-page the best known authors In the East, where children evan more than adults are so diferently. circumstanced from their fellows in England,

After three months' diligent search of the business books and papers which they carried off, being unable to find any irregularly what the mandarlos a month or two ago seized the ever in the business of the Wan Wa Hong, principals of three large native business bosses Fatshan which have had dealings with the

this beau ideal children's book cannot be Wan Wa Hong. These three business men were taken to the Lekin Office in Canton, and a too highly prized. Many of the woodcuts are paper was then presented to them which they were required to copy out and sign on pals of being imprisoned and having their goods con that they had made an arrangement with the Wan fiscated, The paper was in t the form of a confession Wa Hong to smuggle goods for them to Fatehan. of d copied out and signed the papers, and were then course the men did as they were told. They

released. Two of thems afterwards went to one. of the representatives of the Wan Wa Hong and apologized for having signed such an utterly antrue statement, but said You have lived nog enough in China to know that when the Chinese officials ark one to do anything like that, there is no help for it; we must do an they ask or be ruined."

DURING the trial, of W. P. Smairi, of Sydney a few weeks ago for embezzlement, some curious facts came out. One of them, remarks the gentlemanly auditor that Bulletin, was the statement by the bland and correctness of the accounts," but didn't count the cash which, as it happened, was 1011 74. 48. short. The other auditor, apparently, counted

The news of this lacriminating confession was the cash and never observed the shortage, so, promptly communicated by the Viceroy to the between the man didn't see it when he did look asked and insisted that the men who had signed who didn't look at the deficiency British Acting Consul General, and he in seply

and the man who

really charming productions, and especially most this be said of the frontispiece to the February number while the reading matter is, as usual, admirably adapted to the purpose for which it was designed.

Work, an Illustrated magazine of practice

considered a high anthority as to the practical amateur, is now in its third year, and is already and theory fax all workmica, professional and

and minor arts,

The development of this and branch of popular llierature colocides very nearly with the growth of public interest in technical education. To all engaged in practical work- manship of any description, Werk will be found very few mechanical or technical pursuits worth much more than its price; for there are which are not fully described in its pages, up to date, with careful and able articles on the latest

curious reflection, but soundly true, that there discoveries and developments in each line. Ose of the most reliable Reviews says :-" It is a

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and

at if, the shareholders of the Imperial Building these papers should be brought face to face with Society have gone where the good shareholder the representatives of the Wan Wa Hong, not a person of ordinary average lalelligence goes into the soup. A Melbourne society After many excuses and much delay, mattere

and physical strength who could not learn from which burat lately made even worse dis being at dead-lock, the Chinese officials at ring in a short, ilme how to make a

this covery: the borrowers' ledger hadn't beenlength agreed to bring the men to the Leldn written up for two years, and seemingly the Office at 2 pm on Thursday, the 24th fustant, 17

Ostver, which appea

appears in a new. auditors had never observed the circumstance. H. B. M's Vice-Consal and two representatives enlarged form, contains a great variety of matter They professed, of course, to have gone over the of the Wan Wa Hong were duly in attendance, religious and secular, and among magazines of books and examined every separate entry, and but not so the Fatahan merchants required. Its kind, for quiet and interesting reading, song yet they weren't even conscious that there were The officials tried to pass off, as the writers of can rival it. The serial stories are of high order,

entries to examine, Apparently this kind of these confessions some men who were uiter auditor doesn't enter the office at all, but strangers, who had never had any dealings with simply hands in through the window his little the Wan Wa Hong, were not business meat certificate stating that everything is quite all, and who at length confessed that they knew accurate, and has his fee thrown to him over the Hong. When the British Vice-Consul nothing whatever of the transactions of the Wan back gate, and goes away quite content. Wanted,. official auditors, criminally lable for neglect. pressed for a resson why the men who were said of

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the short ones well written and lateresting, the general articles are instructive and profitable, and the sermons, for those who like that sort of thing, are just the sort of thing they would like THE Hongkong Polo Club will hold "Sky"

Cassell publish in monthly parts a large number In addition to these magasines, Messrs. race meeting at Happy Valley on Saturday next. The Hoo, Sec. really good chap, by the

of valuable

technical and literary," "of way-- evidently wants the Telegraph to adver-

to have made, this charge against the Wan Wa which we may

29 examples—Dosé Don tise this show, free, gratis, for nothing. The A CAREFUL glance down today's Shate List Hong were not produced the presiding blue. Quixote, World of Wit and Humour (lustrated Tisgraph

apă respecially declines. Perhaps Mr. F. will convey volumes of information to those in bottoned mandarin said that one had become by

by : Barnard), New Popular Edccator, World H.M H. May will find Granny and the FishWrapper the swim. For the benefit of the unfortunates bankrupt, the other was sick, and the third was of Romance, and Dr. Robert Brown's Story

Airics and its Explorers," These, and 1.00 don't wish to subject until then any of the as soon as possible, in fact-to very carefully

more complacent 1 After the meeting is over-wa | wie are not in the swim, we propose shortly-- | visiting some friends in the country, buthark host of others, can be had

The whole thing was a farce. "The talented and elaborately got-up members the onlyse and set out in detail the actual ties with all the business books in their posses which bring them within the reach of all Committee to any outside trouble--it is our positions of those meretricious stocks which slon were unable to produce anything which and by the new portal régulations, they 450 440 fatention to show the dictators of the Polo Club have brought Hongkong to the verge of ruin, raised even a shadow of suspicion with regard can be sent to any part of the world at the B Fine Unsweetened, Whito

what poor mortals they are, how little they Out task is not an exty one, as we have to to the transactions of the Wan Wa Hong. The rates hitherto charged for Great Britain only. Caprole

4.30 0.40 understand public feeling in Hongkong, and fight a determined opposition every inch of the anthorities did not confiscate these goods in the It is not 100 much to say that Castell & Co. CFlog A. V. H. Geneva ...... 5.85 age what contemptible takers they have, made way; but we shall get through all the same, belief that there was anything Irregular--they deserve prominent rank among the civilising RUM...

themselves......_by___toadying_to_the_desires Mtsnwhile, will our readers Lindly exercise the evidently did it to fertţiheir strengths: with. *. #gents of the earth, by their wonderful variety of of a certain class of men whe

view to the annihilation of the were once virtue of patience as far as they can, and

direct foreign popular publications, which rd so considerably 1,00 powers in the land, and now Ero- not, We make every possible allowance for delay and trade with the interior of China,

to the profits and pleasers of daily life. The Telegraph means to The two Chinese servants who were seized in Club har

the arranged smash

NEWS OF THE WORLD. theas "Sky" races? There has certainly been

and though no charge whatever has been alleged no meeting of the members of the Polo Club

against them, except that they were in the employ

AMBLANDON, February suh. for many months. past, and the authority

of foreigners, there is no prospect of their of any so-called Committes to do all that

Immediate release. has been done. Le more “than

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Finest Old Jamaica, Violet

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Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon, should like to know by whose authority the other shortcoming" of unscrupulous black- the Wan Wa Hong at Fatshan are still in prison,

LIQUEURS,

Benedictine. Maraschino Сельс Hoatog's Cherry Cordial Chartreuse Dr. Siegert's Angostura

Bitters, &c. PRICES ON APPLICATION,"

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Ő ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841, -

Hongkong, 4th February, 1892.

Commilies of the Folo

guards who for years past have been manipu nting the good things of this colony for their own advantage and to the prejudice of the com- munity at large, but in view of recent Supreme

Court The

If this part of thing continues much longer, honesty and everything that is supposed to zalso we shall be compelled to take steps to the blind Goddess above suspicion were ruth have the so-called Cricket Ground, and Causelessly set aside for the gratification of private way Bay (which latter cost close on a lakh of and personal motiven, sue are bound to "go dollars for its reclamation), where the Polo Clubes. We shall affirms nothing that we are not

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The directors of Eastman's Company (lamfiod) have issued a report for 1891.. They estimate he bas the right to the falling off in of American meat people according to his own pleasure, irrespective England at 69000, which they attribute to the of any charge that may or may not be brought high price of cattle and excessive competition against them.

Arthur Wilson, Jr, of Tranby Croft fime, was

- Notice is said to have been sent by the Likia: married this afternoon to Miss Cocli

Office to the Chinese mercéants in Fatahan who Filmer, daughter of Lady Filmer, Alice Coo

are permitted to peregrinata from of any charge, | fa a position to prove right up to the hit, and have been accustodied to trade, with foreign VERA MAYA, PARIS, Webinary 24th, put to their legitimate purposes:

I wa can provo a lot, as will vary shoftly be shown, I houses in Canton, to the effect that all goodin do Search at the homes of the chles soRICKINS