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Entimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1892.

For Sale.

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CHEMISTS

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public reliance placed in him. This money could be considered as invested in Colonial Stocks of some sort, and a fair interest allowed on it; but the principal must remain in the possession of the Government until the owner shows that

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THE Torrington is now in dock at Hubgham, days only, the life of a hapless victims. It being cleaned, painted, and overbauled pre-transpired in evidence that the tocused was paratory to commencing regular running to Hongay in the coal trade.

• highly respectable young man on whom a FROM the Box or Curios we learn that the Hon. subsistence, He h-1 worked hard to support widow bad three young children (bls mother and brother:) *olely depended for means of Edward Bedloe, U. S. Consul at Amoy. Is in them, since his fathers death somersed directed our menial to brush on our best Sundar tile and get our coat back from the (ahem) tailor.

ago, but the Fates never

he has relinquished his hold on the Japan, on his way back to China. We have manin tile munte efforts to make two ends are Jow confidently expected la the near future

public. Under such system, any man trusting his money to an unsecured trusted would have only himself to thank; and any man trusting the money of anyone "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND else to him, would himself be responsible. HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" The suggestion could, we have no doubt,

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be developed Into a workable scheme. It would be denounced by some as being Vainable Work, with many NEW Inconvenient; but the constantly recurring frauds and the easy escapes of the wwindiars havarendered somesuch measure. of protection necessary, even if it should cost more than this. Of course, there would always be some criminally negligent PRICE THREE DOLLARS, incapables who would throw away their moneyin spite of all. It is impossible to drive Instance, a bank allowing a Chinese shroff, senseinto an Idict by legislation-fancy, for utterly unguaranteed and near of kin to thief of many lakhs, to collect bills up to 812,000 and go away unquestioned! Such Insanity must always exist, as long as there are tools in this world; but there is no reason why it should be encouraged, when it could be at least appreciably checked by a Government security scheme such as that now proposed.

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“BROWNIE” TURNS TAIL.

WHAT'S the matter with the Editor of the China Mail? Has the spotted snake washed Cut Its spots, the chameleon changed its skin, the auld kirk humbug 'verted, the notorious toady of the princely house lost faith in that once Infallible institution, 'the man in the straw hat! got wobbly on his attenuated shanks, the maiden libeller weakened in his childish crusade of rabid "THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " Orcz. abuse and Invective against the Hon. C.P.

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Hangkong. January 23rd, ra

The Honghong Lelegungh.

HONGKONG, "THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1892.

THE "DISAPPEARING TRICK"

of

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal mail from Vancouver, arrived at Shanghal to-day, steamer Empress of China, Cast. R. Archibald, and left at 5 p.m. for this nort, where she may be expected to arrive at about 9 am, on the sth lost,

MaMarxa of the City Club are reminded that the adjourned Extraordinary Meeting will be A large attendance is expecially requested, as held in the Club House to merrow at 5.30 pm the business to be dealt with is af primary importance

was a freshet in the river last week which OUR TAmini correspondent writes that there caused a good deal of damage. Two cargo-boats Tamsul when they capsired and the whole of laden with ten were coming down the river to the tea was lost.

In Foochow (Pagoda Anchorage) last Saturday' there were HM.S. Linnet, six local counting steamers, and no fewer than ten salling vessels. have been to Foochow at the same time since This is the largest number of sailing ships that the "tes-clipper" days.

AFTER a postponement for a couple of days on sccount of heavy rains the Foochow Scurry last, and proved most successful in every respect. Race Meeting came off on Thursday and Friday We are, however, compelled to hold over particulars until tomorrow.

OUR Amoy correspondent informs us that large quantities of tea are coming into that port from Tamsul, The Pacific Mall Co.'s steamer China, which left here this afternoon, will call in at Amoy for tea. Mr. Gorham, of the Co's local office, was a passenger by the China to Amey, WOODYEAR'S circus after a fairly successful season in Amoy bas gone over to Tamsul, the port of Twatutis, the capital of Formoen, to give several performances under contract with some peculative Chinese. Harmaton's circus *till doing good business in the Madel Settlement, THE P. & O. Co.'s crack steamer Britannia hav quickly wiped out the record made a short time go by one of the Messageries Maritimes now boats. The Britannis arrived at Adelaide at 10 am on April 22nd with the London mails of March 25th, seven days under contract time, record. and nearly a day earlier than" any previous

In

LAST Saturday was practically the opening day dumber of masters came down from the tex of the Foochow tea season. A considerable growing districts, and some business was reported but so far there is no tea steamer on of promising. Foochow has recently been inun- the berth. The situation is certainly the raverse dated with heavy rains, and freskets In the Mia river. On Sunday last there was only a two hours flood.

MONDAY and Tuesday last were great days in Amoy, in celebration of the annual Dragon Feast and attendant boat-races. The heather, raised Cain generally. One great feature on ns.customary, turned out in-great-force, and Tuesday afternoon was a boat-race between the gig of the American Consul Admiral Belknap, and Mr. Malcampe; but as the Namoa wat just leaving the port as the three opposing crews started, the result of the contest has not yet reach us,

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may be antil puch time as the output warrants granting of a bonus and higher pay to thora who have stood by the owners since Profesiog

of the absence, The Church and Messrs. Chiu and Turner made. themselves conspicuous at the mines by reason developed to yield the handsome returns which As soon as the Tomchow mina is sufficiently

meet, and getting gradually into debt he at last the Tal-y-shan mine, will again be worked, but resolved to go over to Kowloon and plunge for economic reasons their development is to be all outstanding accounts and keep the pot It is worthy of note that this Company has In the valu hope of making enough to pay off postponed for a few months to say he lost almost every cash and waspects splendids going to do something some day i bolling for a few months longer. Needless not spent half its expital in telegraphing “pros. under obligations to the enterprising managers send more money. of the hells" for passage back to Hong The rush to the gold-fields of Formors and kong in their launch. Arrived at the whart the successful working of the auriferous deposits get hom He stepped ashore, hot Instead the. Aint-like gamblingbosses" told him to to of going home wandered about West Polna attention of the excire officer, who asked him wharf in such an odd manner as to attract the why he carried some optum in one hand and a bottle of sameks in the other. In reply the

to swallow, I'm going to make myself drunk sad-looking youth told him the whole story of his woes and added "the oplum being too bitter with this sawah and then, when intoxicated, harbour and will ultimately be picked up by the 11 take the drug, lamp off the whatt into the Water Police and be burled more remectably than my poor mother can afford to do it at dutiful son, but have falled, so I cannot Eve, I the present time. I've tried my best to be can't bear the sight of a hungry mother and hors The exclae officer promptly arrested half-starved brothers. Would I had neler bees and took him to the police who hated him up before the Magistrate. The affoare (1) was enable to and Sto was removed 10 gaal admitted and the unfortunate Celestial, being

ment because he had no money! Hended with Ten dollars for Chinaman's Nie! Imprison criminals in an overcrowded British gant Who would not prefer death to such indignities? And yet it is alleged that we live in a progressive age and that our example will ultimately civilise "the heathen Chines,”

Will the Protector of Chinese note this case or must it be left to Dr. Ho Kaf to ask an awkward questions in the Council Chamber?

THE RECENT PIRACY NEAR ·

MACAO.

CAPTURE OF TIVE PIRATES.

this morning from reliable authority is The following la a translation of a letter received Macao

about eight o'clock last night fire pirates were "It gives me great pleasure to inform you that captured by the police, being part of the gang that plondered three jinks lately near Macap with the aid of the steam launch Lime. tained that the leaders of the pirates were the "The police bad, from various sources, ascer, representative in Hongkong and so obtained the two Chinese who deceived the Commissioner's

launch. The first of there is Ho Sam, and the

recognised by the Hongkong people at the time. other Chan Cheong, both known as canning and determined pirates, who ought to have been Both are now caught, with three others.

"The Ave men captured had in their posses- slon some of the stolen property, which bas been identified beyond doubt.

They will in due course be arraigned before the proper tribunal.

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They have been recognised by the master of the steam launch, and handed over to the secret police for examination,

the outrage, reflects the highest credit on the This capture, within such a short time after Macao police, and on the able Commandante General, Sr. A. J. Garcia.

progress effected at the Tomchaw silver mines the Fatow region, coupled with the steady should have the effect of enemerging Chinese their vast empire takes the position amongst great capitalists to move onward and rest not antil metal-producing States which she is undoubtedly entitled to and would have occupied years ago had

not how the countless millions of Chink fare so it not been for the conservative policy of a score so of higoted bigwigs in Peking who care long as they alone are left in peace to enjoy the the Emperor sought to farther the true fruits of honest, labour. Had the advisers of interests of his Innumerable subjects: In the sixtles or even in recent years they might have meriting the good-will, of the whole nation and been entitled to regard themselven na patriota the respect of the Great Powers, het they have possessing the sterling qualities of such men not and it has remained for gentlemen as Tong Kin-sing, Ha Amel, Chu Yu-chi and many other leading Cantonese and Straits.. fortunate bat eminently industrious fellow Chinese to further the true interests of leas countrymen,

MACAO,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

MACAO, 1st June. Our Celestial friends over at Talpa and Co-fo 'wan seem to bave lost all interest in the merry game of fan-tan, they even appear to have turned Hebrew or Mahomedan, for they care no more for the succulent roast pork. Whe ever be the cause, the fact remains that there is none willing to pay for the right of farming either of these trades, The Tal-pafon fas farm is to expire or the fath of this month, and the Tal-pand Cowan pork form about the same time last month they were put up to suc appeared; and again on the acth, the Cavern- tion, first on the 7th, when not a single bidder ment baving this time fixed no reserve price at all. On the former occaston the fan-in upset $1470; but as nobody would offer, the price was $5.650 per annur, and the pork reserve auction was postponed to the 25th, when the revenue authorities. Not one bid was obtained two monepelles were put up absolutely without reserve.The result was a terrible fases for the for the fan-tam farm, and only one for the pork for the year now expiring. It is not known yet what will be

restriction or any profit to the ravenues but it is done about the fantas; the Government cannot allow the gambling to go on without any

at $800 a year, as against $1200

stot enay to see whether they can work the business as a department of Government. For of course. it is not to be asramed for a moment, that gambling has died out among the Chinese, or that fan dan is a thing of the p past...

It is said that in future all farms will be put up to auction at a reserve price, and any person wishing to compete must deposit the usual guarantee, which will be forfeited if the bid is idex of the way to encourage competition below the upset price. That is our Government's

CHATEK and the Hongay coal-mines or what has caused this wonderful transformation scene? For the past three or four years the spiritless and backbone less impersonality who gets the credit elegraph of occasionally editing our evening contemporary, or his worthy substitute, has lost no opportunity of abusing and vilifying Mr. CHATE and his associates, and decrying, ridiculing and running down the San Française des Charbonnages du Tonkin, its promoters and supporters, 1.10 HONGKONG has an unenviable notoriety, There were no just grounds for such amounting we belleve to an unbeaten treatment, there never have been; but record, in the history of swindles and certain type can never be restrained, and the low mean vanom of gutter-anipes of a 1.25. mysterious disappearances. Considering

the size of the place-hardly five square the cloven hoof has constantly been miles of habitable ground-and of its showing itself. Of late, however, a change population, which scarcely reaches four has come over the spirit of the Fish Agures without the assistance of the Wrapper man's dream; he has seen his "submerged tenth," and considering also idols ruthlessly shattered, all his bumptious Its remoteness from the rest of the world, assumptions laughed at, and anything 75 it is simply appalling to contemplate but reassuring prospects staring him in the number of big swindles and fatal the face. And so sulting himself with 1.00 financial crashes, the millions

characteristic plerability to the situation, he dollars stolen by downright straight-ratted" and played the turncoat forward thieves and forgerers, or by

for all he was worth. Anything mealy-mouthed land sharks with invest- more sickening, more nauseading after the ments" and the disheartening number of paper's pronounced policy for years past, 1.To swindlers who have escaped. untarred, than the editorial on the Hongay Char.

unfeathered, and unhung.

bonnage Company in last night's China It may be asserted with some confidence and for Mail we have never come across, nothing the sake of the rest of the world we hope would be a useless task on our part to worse could possibly be Imagined. It 1.35 it is true that Hongkong has had more Fer experiences of this sort to the square inch attempt to criticise the wretched, misera Case

than any other place on earth. In our ble, degrading nonsense which our Pints short experience here, hardly a month has contemporary now publishes as a quid pro passed without some big sensation of this go for its past career of virulent abuse of kind; and hardly pace in a year has the an enterprise of which it never had any $4.50 delinquent been brought to justice. As a accurate knowledge, but which. It appa- B St. Estephe, Red Capsule... 450 5.00 matter of fact, there is not usually very and depreciate. And it now tells us, when 100 yuds.once in a yard worse than 10 sec of the syndicate that, has persistently; pushed Chloese, those at least to whom such vantures ·

rently had a special mission to run down 7.50 much justice in Hongkong to bring them D La Rose, Red Capsule II 1200 to; but that's another story.,

once in 10 4/5 sec., and frequently in 10 4/5 sec. success is assured, although as.a matter of At the quarter-mile he has beater all Univeralty list of absent. friends," whose meteoric heavily involved and laden with debt than world's amateur record held by H. C... Tindall, There is no need to rehearse the long factthe Company's affairs are now far more records and only felled by a second to beat the existence among us has been so expensive; has ever been the case, that "the share-se, calce to go see once in a home in 504/5 bitter lessons of the past, it must be--useful the stand the other shareholders will we are in receipt of a lithographed letter from but it may be nay, In view of the many holders may well take a cheerful view of c, twice in to sec., once in 49 4/5 sec., and on

situation." We trust that Mr. Saturday April 24th in 499 sec. to point out some of the coefficient factors, fully appreciate the virtues of this Hankow signed "Thomas Eyres" and dated the prominent in all cases, which indicate latest convert to the belief that the 13th alto, in which that person addresses us as what is lacking that might prevent these. Hongay Coal Mines are not a myth and constant shocks to the commerce of this

"My dear Friend" and invites us to come to Colony. The commonest are of three swindle, and will at once show their Jesus" giving a number of extracts from the kinds:Arst, the deliberate thief, Lo Hok ppreciation of such a singular conversion other things Mr. Eyres asks if "pur son! Is not Scriptures as a special inducement. Among 1.75 Fang being the latest type; second, the by arranging a testimonial fitting for the like a traveller who has been taken captive by criminal optimist, who steals to gamble, entrust to our tender mercles the form of ence in the same plight, truly fettered in

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CAMBRIDGE University possesses in Mr. C. J. B. Menypenny, of Jesus College (late of Fettes College, Edinburgh) one ofthe most extraordinary athletes that ever put on a pair of running shoes Durlag the past few months he has astonished the athletic world by some marvellously fine twice in 14 4/5 sec., equalling the amatecir record performance, the chief of which are 150 yards

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THE TAMCHOW SILVER MINES,

I hear that the Daily Press has been referring to the lottery of the House of the Holy Mercy which I referred to in my letter about a fortnight ago. The lottery is being pushed all over the town in a rather scrambling sort of fashion. Mr. Burboss, chairman of the House of Holy Mercy, and Inspector General of the Treamy, seems neighbouring province of Kwangtung, have lottery, almost by force. He is axbibiting The mining operations at Tamchow, in the anxious to make everybody invest in the not yet attracted as much attention as they very unbecoming barts to cram the thing down undoubtedly will ere lang. For a long time they the people's throats, to bring is a few dollars and perseverance of Mr. Ho Amel, the founder paltry $677 month to the Rereane. But the were only moderately successful, but the patience of a precarious income to the Institution and

on the work there for the past eight years name of some well known and substantial man, chiefly appeal, expect avery lottery to be in the is slowly but surely bringing forth fraft In April 1889 lode about a fost in thickness who will guarentes payment of prizes; but this surface and was found to yield 110 telg:7 was struck at a depth of too fest from the House of Holy Meres lottery bears only the name of Mr. Barbosa, as chairman, and the

tabas stoo,co had been sunk in the left severely alone. mace from a sample of 57 cattles, prospectus does not say who is responsible for about $16,000 to

the ton. This great Payment of prizes at all. And in the opinion of "find" came very opportunely, for up to that the Chinese, anything beating his name is best development of the mines, and in those days I hear that it le proposed to extend this lottery squeezes had to be paid to widywane who issued to your Colony through the Post Office. It is mining licences; but in 1890 this drawback thought, that it will not come under the law. however, could not be expected to hold good ali per cent claimed by the Treasury as self the instance of Mr. Ho Argel, This 2284y, and very good, but everybody regards the 15. was removed by the Viceroy Chang Caltung at No doubt the object of the lottery in all righi through the vein, hat must have been pocket!! extortios and Mr. Barbosa is getting himself of extraordinary dichness

very cordially disliked by all, Chinese and Por

DAY 80 exception The enquiry into the murder of Boatswain Cannas, on the day of the tornade, has passed the stage of the Clell Administrator's department and is now proceeding in Court. Two men are strongly inspected, a stoker on the Die and a com

Their statements are strongly conflicting, and it stable of the marine palice, who were both found

will be interesting to see them face to face in to be splished with blood about their clothlog,

Count Five or six other men were arrested and Cannes Was not the sort of man to be such a subsequently released. One thing is curtain-- fool as to kill himself for the purpose of getting others into trouble,

confident of squaring up soon; third, the testimonial and the best means of carrying | and a slave to asi There is a good deal more in the Tamchow- mines, has never fagged and wherewith hardly an

2.50 utterly Incapable idiot, who throws away everybody's money in a perfectly lawful way without seeming to know what 65 he is doing, and does not even take the most ordinary trouble to feather his own ays nest. A little Inspection shows that these three headings pretty well cover all the big crashes of the present generation in 0.75 Hongkong.

TELEGRAMS,

IRISH EDUCATIONAL BILL..

LONDON, 31st May, 1891. In the House of Commons the Irish Edaca tioanl Bill has been read a second time and passed by a majority of 100.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

As to remedies, of course prevention is better than care, or rather, cure is abso 1.00lutely Impossible while prevention is only a shade casler. The only really sure way 1.10 not to be robbed would be not to have

anything to be robbed of; yet even THE P. & O.. S. N. Ca's steamer Ancona lett DIOGENES had to have a tub, which he took Nagasaki at 1 p.m. yesterday, for this port. the precaution to carry about with him. THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal mail There is no record of Doorns ever seerEmpress of Topas Lived at Nagasaki

of this sort of stuff in Mr. Eyres Invitation, but It would hardly be worth while dealing with it Men of this stamp de religion more harm than good; they mean well enough, but their methods are highly objectionable. As for ourselves, we are not particularly, anxious to "come to JasuIR " at present, and we don't suppose we would be admitted on the mere introduction of Thomas Eyres

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THE Latest addition to the lateresting collection of portaits of local celebrities to be found in the Rogue's Gallery at the Central Police Station an excellent photo of Lo Yak, offas Le Wan Man, (nephew of Lo Hok-pang, the absent Com pradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bankį who departed these shores a few days ago and offered by the Hong

reward of $500 has been Corporation. Lo

wanse arrest

Up to the present time Mt. Ho Amel's interest | fuguese he has now, after eight years of patient and hocest labour and almost superhuman struggles against stupendous: and wholly unforeseen dificulties, received a very satisfactory report from his superintendent at the mines, Mr. 5.B. log American universities few years ago. The Saum, BAïwho graduated at one of the lead, report, which spesies for itself, runs au follow

TAMCHow, arst April, 1893.

Mr. Ho Amel, Hongkong.

Dear Sy have the honour to unbenit here. with my report of experiments during the third

I hear a mour now that thee is some under- hand business about the Tal-pa Fan-fan fast, something like the late lamented samahu farms

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1.00 having put his tub in, a bank, or Invested | to-day, and will leave at to p.m. for Vancouver, in the caller fog and Shanghai Braking : Wood & plenis to the ton. Total amount of here. It would be curious if the Chinèse, hav- ̈ ̧

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THE Indo-Chins Co's new steamer Tak-rang, kerosene, arrived in Swalow yesterday. If we from the Black Ses with a cargo of Russia mistake not this is the first shipment of kerosene direct to Swatow,

The total number of tons of ore (of 2,000 lbs. to the ton) hosted and lixlorated was 66.5,

The number of aways made' was six; the average yield being 62.yg teels to the ton.

Salt ured 1 picol, or 7 per cert, to the ton zalongade the complet silver extracted 4968.49 ans, de: 747 taels per being

excellent liceneis of Y's Sal Wan, the notorious and now

too of ore, or $1.95 taels above the assay vales thoroughly boycotted Torturer-in-chief to the

The 66 tons of ore were lixiorated in four Viceroy of Nanking. By the way, may on the average, 1.3 ounces to the ton.

and a half wate and the value of the telling wat tion from Shanghat to the effect that Ya Sul-wan remark that wesse in receipt of reliable informas is under a cloud? with his patron the Viceroy,

apad Yours faithfully M (Signed). 5. B. SACI and bis fature movements are most uncertalu..

Addendum'" More on this subject, for the benefit of the Hongkong police, at an early date, pr

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mccreded in scaring the revenue people out of one moneymaking scheme, were to

to do the me with all the rest, and refuse, to allow man. But everybody cannot do as he did.

serone to be collected late allow any Even the humble coolie, whose only

The Commitice of the House of Holy property on earth is a pair of dilapidated

now offer. §. per cent commission or unler of unmentionables, is liable to have them

tickets, lastead of a per cent,, to force unles, which are proceeding so slowly that I am siralá stolen while he sleeps in a doorway, as 4.50 040

Mr. Barbosa i find he has made a grievous the Police Court records show. Joking M.S. Linnst la gradually drifting down to

miscalculation in counting his chickens before Fine A. V. H. Geseva... 5.15 0.5o more and more need for some means of treat the Coast Forts this morlog, left-Fagoda 4.50 0.40 apart, however, this Colony every day feels Hongking from the North. She was at Foo.

they are hatched This one seems not to be chow when the Namon, which arrived here

out properly, and bids Tale to prove stopping and punishing the "vanishing Anchorage on the stat ultimo.

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his family and a number man," as the only effective way to prevent

BB of high officials, went on board the launch Ca-lor system, in force la many countries, In most, M. Modra A. G. Morris, Mr. E. Jones to the owners (several of them residents of yield only ran go to the son, so it clear that de Borks feared mal de mer, or snother typhoons others from vanishing. The passport tomorrow for Honges, wil have at passengers That the effect of, the carfs blanche giunted dealt with monthly. The famous Comstock appeared very threatening, and possibly Mrs.

THE "steamship Archie which leaves here

BAD ATZATE, ZA DIN with additional furnaces 600 tons of ore will be review in Hongkong. The weather, however, When everything is to working order until wan on the nyde to winess the Queen" Biriaday effective; but it is so opposed to the Ideas Hughes, Mr G H Potts, Mr. Max. Grote, and Hongkong) of the Kowloon gambling bells the Tamchow Company with 747 taela t of the free-born Britan that it could never, some other gentlensen interested in the access to prey upon and ensnare the community of this Lon has a very successful career before and the'- sa soon au thé launch was past Birra, the party: is that which is now seriously proposed in of campaign, we believe 3 encertain is shadow of doubt whatever, but it is seldom that Mining Engineer and Asrayer, Mr. B. Suami sayed on shorter eft be Introduced bere. The only alternative of the Hongay Coal Chung, The plan Colony is banelal in the extreme there is no. The present staff at Tamcho consists

"Some"" of "them went on the

(but the Governor and his wife" Australia. According to the Sydney for as most of these inquisitors are concerned; the shocking reauita of a visit to the local Monte underground. Papers, notably the Bulletin,it in suggested-pussian

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straining, every nory! A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. affecting any appreciable section of Hou into the present con of welehouse in the Palle Cart Clean and fond overseer, wahman and books cheesy he

that all persons in positions as trust several works and making thorough i

All the pincer of the audacions pirates who stole the notion of the

as was the case sayers 1,24. fremun 12:36′′ miners the latter Customs launch and captured thres funks, but the public' should be required to deposit chater Intend vining's Hoopsy and will devou now he subseded the preventing 1 raspechble. The whole and are Chinese to a man and they do AVTOL)

the mines. On Mody recurá Kare,Mir, explained to Mira,

excise officer Lining mcelries beturto cash, a day Bealdes these so far they have utterly failed to get the slightest in the Treasury & sum of money, In actual about a month Letersial supervision of the Chinese youth fruim taking bit like this meming waren we cut down to the lowest rate possib? Notes That of the Vid cash, proportionate to the amount of the Com

sod ran him fa, to sara, a belt possibly for a few win wy ew to swelling the net returne sa touch as 119 pait of this Hosts,

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