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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1892.

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The Longhong

elegraph.

HONGLONG TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1802-

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tax typhoon is still (5.30 p.m.) raging in the China Sea and was signalled this afternoon to be approaching the Colony in a north-westerly direction.

AT the adjournment of the Sessions to-day, until Friday, the Acting Attorney-General stated that he would be prepared to file an information in the Regina t. Emin Deen and Abdoolah murder case on Friday morning in order that the date lof the `trial might then be fixed," "To this ki

tardship agreed.

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Tax Canadian Pacific Railway Có, = Räjal mail | We are informed by the agents of the Austrian steamer Empress of India leht Yokohina for Lloyd's S. N. Co.. that the Company's steamer Vancouver yesterday afternoon, having on board fra left Shanghai yesterday afternoon for

this port

| 140 saloon passengers, in

LORD LL, Chinese Minister to Japan, has retired. awing to the death of his adoptive mother, wile of the Viceror LI Hang ching. The new Minister to Japan is Wang Peng Tixo.

AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge No. 618 8.C. will be held in Freemason Hall, Zetland Street, to-morrow, at 8.30 for 9 pm. precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited. IT is notified that in conformity to the terms of the Postal convention of Vienna,, 1891, the dimensions for pattern pickets to map British offices have been, rafied to ra inches by 8 Inches by 4 inches;

A VANCOUVER paper is responsible for the following:Four months ago Km. C. A. Sloane.. Stanley, of Devonshire, England, went out to Hongkong where her husband is a professor in the climate not agreeing with her. Mrs. Sloane one of the Universltles. She has now returned, Stanley is noted as an excellent entertainer and she will be welcomed home"~One of the Honghong Universities!

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SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

were ined by the prisoners to deceive any of their unwary countrymen reforming from Americe, Australls or elsewhere as to the -true--naturo · of the -- trap Into-which" they of advice as to home, claims of kinship, ars, from time to time, entleed by offers etc. Once inside the parlour the inevitable cup of tex'ls quickly faithcoming and is it is many: cases, a stupefying drug is mixed. Then silken robed

"friend

from foreign parts drop la and belsg possessed of what appear to be a Kert deal of wealth there is not much difficulty in ›getting a game, ol'fan-tan" or "panites, pour, parer le temps Result: the returned digger, Isbaurer or washman (commletely fleeced and kicked out at night, and ere,the cock, crown. In moming the ten-das-kuk gentlenes are either. lying low in another "trap" in sombother part of Hongkong, or are off with the moning steamer to Canton. In this present case the charge at possession of false coins being proved up to the blit, Mr. Hastings sentenced one of the prisoners to 6o and the other to qz days' hard labour.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We hear that genial "Sammy" who his been (Defors Mr. Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice) brutally beating the little, bay and being in aptly termed the "G.O.M." of the Mercantile Marine, is stopping at Macao just now and that the change of air has resulted. In considerable improvement in his health,

HONGKONG is now in possession of 12 pillar letter-boxes, which are to be fixed up in the delivery service. It is not much use having streets shortly. What we require now is a local pillar bozes if all letters have to be sant for by the addresseek.

STRANGE Sre the ways of the Hongkong Post Office! It advertises among the undelivered correspondence two letters for the steamship Zambest, which vessel has been lying fa the harbour for about two months, and is likely, to day some time yet. Lots of other letters are advertised which any ordinary ricksha coolls could deliver right.

MR. G. B. TODWELL, who arrived in Vancouver on the 8th alt. by the Phra Nane from Hongkong, is reported by the News-/idurtiter as thoropghly antisfied with the trip. He expects the perinagent boats for the Northern Pacific line, of which his firm holdi the agency in Chisa, to arrive about September or October, to replace the present temporary vessels...

:

Tax editor of the New York Evening Sun rays in regard to the scheme of colonising a large tract in Mexico with Chinese : "The wire radi- tation practiced by the Chinese, coupled with their cleanly personal habits, render them ideal tropic colonists. We bare bad some experience of this "wise sanitation" which includes such anomalies an cacking places over open cespools and the niter lack of proper drainage-Sax Francisco Chronicle.

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July 19th..

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE,

At the adjourned Criminal Sessions this morning Chung Along was indicted with feloniously entering house in Wellington woman, and mobbing the women of a pair of Street on the 16th ultimo, sesaling a man and gold car-rings,

The prisoner, who was defended by Mr. E. Robinson, Instructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, pleaded not guilty. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. A. J. Leach, Acting Attorney- General, instructed by the Crown Selleltor.

The following Jurymen were empanelled :-- Merr. H. A. T. Witte, Nell MacDonald, G. L Tomlin, A., dos Remedios, Walter McAslin, O. Geschwind, and C. F. W. Petersen,

The Attorney-General said the prisoner - Was charged with what was generally described as 10bbery with violence. On the 16th June last it was said the prisoner and another man went to the first floor of a house in Wellington Street where the complainant, Chung Ching- Pu, schoolmaster, was living. A man "crited out that he had a letter from Macao, and thereupon the complainant opened the door and at once a was struck with a sword. In the scuffle which ensued the complainant's wife was also struck but on hearing the sound of for the near by the visitors ran away. Then the woman missed her gold earrings. About an hour after the alleged robbery the woman took the police to a house where she pointed out the prisoners one of the men who had committed the robbery. The prisoner had been known to the woman and her husband for some time prior to the robbery. It would be or the fury to decide whether the complainant and his wife were mistaken as to the identity of the prisoner and had brought this was raining at the time the robbery was said to have been committed, and a wet umbrella was found on the premises occupied by the prisoner. The complainant said he knew the umbrella fa question to be the one he had previously seen In the paisoner's possession.

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ia de sot mely endorse the opinions exprstand by. Correspondents in thli'comes.!

THE FRANCHISE FOR HONGKONG. To tas Eorrón or the “Homokong Thadtam.” Sin, In supporting your idea of a standing committed of ratepayers to take public opinion whenever occasion arises, I would suggest that the gluptary ballot system be put in force la deciding on the names. I would suggest that you ask those who organised the poll of Friday and Saturday to be good enough to oblige again. Suppose they fix up the ballot boxes, with spaces on the papers for ten names, and work up the election properly

RATEPAYER... Hongkong, rgth July, 1892.

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TRE IMITATION OF BUDDHA.”

of the saltworks in Goa which were taken over during the continuance of the treaty,

LONDON, June zgth.

· Lord Salisbury has lasted a manifesto En view he recognises the great and pressing importance of the approaching general elections, in which of the industrial questions now agitating the United Kingdom and the world at large. Refer ring to the question of Home Rule for Ireland, the fent is expressed, having regard to the bitter feelings already aroused in the north by the propors, that the passing of this messure will be merely the prelude to the outbreak of civil war in Ireland. The Unionist press generally commends the stand taken in the manifesto,

Twelve labour candidates are announced, and It is expected the election, owing to the class Interesti fuvolved, will be one of more than ordinary excitement,

It is announced that Russia contemplates attempting to float another loan in Paris at an early date. The amount of the proposed loan is stated at twenty-eight million sterling.

Madame Melba, the Australlan söngstress, has accepted' an engagement for four through the chief centres of Australia: The tour will commence next spring.

It is probable that permission will shortly be granted to the Victorian Goveromant to under- take the coinage of allver at the Melbaume Mist

A manifesto has been lesued by the North Lambeth Miners Ferlerallon, urging working men throughout the United Kingdom to give their undivided support to those candidates pledged to support the eight hour principle and other propositions for the improvement of the condition of the lower classes of society.

A loan of two milans sterling has been placed on the London market by the colony of Victoria, The loan is to bear Interest at the rate of three and a half per cent., the minimum belig fixed at 9z. It had been tacitly understood that no further attempts were to be made at the present time to float any new Australian loans, and the brokers and other English financiers are highly indignant over the breach of filth Involved by this odden action on the part of the Victorian Agent-General. As a consequence of this feeling Australian stocks generally, which have latterly been log in value, show a marked decline. condemnation of Victoria's short-sighted and The leading financial organs mulie in strong selfish policy, which i likely to seriously damage Australian credit, and postpones for an Indefinite period the poislbilly of any of the other colonies raising & Inen.

It is proposed that an eight-oar crew, comporod of representatives of different. Australian talvenities, shall proceed, to London next September to try conclusions with the Oxford eight, victorious in the recent annual contest, with Cambridge. The idea has been warmly handsome donations are promised to cover expenses.

$1.00 .been in the East for some three years, has been Mr. Hastings together with a number of charge out of malice, owlùg to some feud. It which contains such principles need never be taken up by several, leading. Australians, and

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MR. BALDWIN, 1 Canadian missionary, who bai

telling some interesting stories to the Vancouver people. He la graduate of. Wycliffe, college Toronto, and her had charge of the Nagoya Episcopalian Mission. Japan. #That said he, 1.ag is the very heart and emire of Buddhism in Japan, and desolte all our efforts, the natives are gradually going back to their old bellefs. 1.50 They are very hostile, and in this respect equal the heathen in the worst parts of China. Why, for the part two years I have not preached once that I have not had to be escorted home by the police, and I was in daily danger of my life He wasn't killed, but near it. What a pity!'

THE kuroshio or Black Stream of the east coast of Japan forms the subject of Government department in that country, which is discussed by the Harald in an Interesting article, minimis, 110ing the risks to navigation, concluding The Court of Pnquiry into the loss of the Halbhong will take place at Hongkong before anything we can write on the subject can reach there, but at present, when we find a vessel running asborn in fog a thick that, although within three quarters of a mile of a light-house, the officers could,

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A Superior Breakfast Claret,

Red Capsule $ 4

B St Estepbe, Red Capsule... 4.50

C St. Julian, Red Capsule... 7 D La Rose, Red Capsule...... II.

AT the Magistracy this morning a Parsee "spotted" by a lukong in the set of selling Maulis lottery tickets yesterday appeared before countrymen who were doubtless prepared to plank down a goodly number of shekels rather than let their compatriot be cast Into the dungeons. He admitted the offence, was fined Bag and went away looking as pleased as Punch

at being let down so softly.

INTERESTING grammatical paragraph in last right's Swati The steamer Parthia is being thoroughly overhauled and will be made com. fortable and commodious, and other boats as good, If not superior to the Partkla." We don't know exactly what "Brownte" is getting at, but we do know that the Parthia (now Victoria) has been refitted with pole mass, new decks, new bollers and a large deck cabin and that she will'anive here in a month or so ander.com mand of her old and deservedly popular skipper, G. Panton.

MAKAN

ACCORDING to the Vancouver World the Em- press of Japan or her last trip took tag aalean passengers, ard 416 steerage, a number being Japanese, besides and of the largest cargoes ever freighted across the Pedic Among those.oo board was Mr. A. Stewitt, #general manager far the immense establishment, of Dadwell,

Chung Ching Pa, the complainant, and his wife described the assault and robbery and identified a sword produced In Court, with which they said they were assaulted by the prisoner, as also an umbrella which they said was the

the

property of the prisoner and that they saw it in

possession on night in question. before the Magistrate as they had said en Cross-examined They did not say as much this occasion. Had it been possible for the woman to withdraw bersell when the strangers entered she would have done so, but she was attending her child and so, could not hurriedly retire, It was correct that the prisoner knocked the man down and gagged him: There were two burglars one tall man who was so agressive. The small short, the other a tall men. It was the

man had been sentenced, to four months imprisonment with hard labour last month, by the Magistrate.

After this the police gave evidence of arrest, tade them by climbing over several roofs and then climbing down a bamboo scaffolding to the

street below.

see it, we cannot hot think that there was con- Caril'l & Co., the biggest tes house in the East. Los pole prisoner endeavoured to Persiderable carelessness shown, insamach as bad He is on his way to England on a pleasure trip, Cas the captain waited only an hour for daylight, be but proposes when in London to make arrange 1 'dot. would probably have saved ble ship. If, how Plats ever, commanding officers will rush on at, fall meats for the sale of the next year's tex crop, a speed in thick weather, we are afraid that no extra large proportion of which they handle." knowledge of the Kato-Shio will render them $4.50

careful. In fact the mere knowledge that the 500 strength and direction of the current varies from 30 day to day should induce more care. It would 13.00 be a good plan if the motto of the N.V.K. captaina were followed by all-"When in doubt, donk push on full speed, but wall until you discover

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YANGCHOW, the great elty on the Grand Canal, la (saya the N, C. Datly Newss) much excited For over a ghastly event that took place in its Frigr.................................teamer, for Hollow. Bot. sonthern suburb a few nights ago. A headless Chur............... and eviscerated corpse of a youth was discovered Form1............ CMIN one morning in an open field. The $1.zo hrad could not be found, nor the heart

the liver and hands were lying on the 1.40 ground, frightening all who witnessed the spectacle. After an examination..........by....the 1.75 district magistrate the remains were coffined and Interred, when he leaned a proclamation offering ten dollars reward for the recovery of the best, and Sity dollars for the discovery of the mur THE suicidal competition between the three derer. Thus far, the only information obtained local coasting steamship companies is, according is that a man is gown," and another An Iabourer's altre, crossed the Grand Canal totodates or conclusion at kaarte lakely, 0.75 gether in a fiery-bont, and deceased appen to during Augart How long the new #ps

trought to a at a barly date, possibly have been the labouring man. Some conje last it is dimeult to foreses, but we fancy it will that wasi cake of reveste other, an amount to little more than a brief respite granted

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It has been known and universally admitted by theologists-and-others-for-long year-part morlity and haminity not excelled by any to that the Buddhist writings contato principles of be found in the Christian scriptorer, but it has remained for Mr. Bowden to compile treasury of jewels of the Buddhist teachings which fairly deserves to stand side by side with the "Imitation of Christ" of Thomas à Kempis. Nothing of religious controversy or dogmatic disputation, but the purest flowers of sweetness and com- passion such as can be cherished by every member of the human brotherhood-this is what Mr. Bowden bas giren to the world. A religion discarded for any new faith it is sufficient, tf these tenets are truly exrried out, and one cannot wonder that its disciples indignantly and even violently resent the invasion of other creeds. A noticeable feature of Mr. Bawden's collection is that bonour to women and compassion to animals are insisted on more strongly than in any book we have ever seen" emacailog from Christian soUICER. Sir Edwin Arnold, has wellen a brief preface to the book, which is worth reproducing in full 1-

I am to be permitted thai to say, in a

glad few words of introduction to this wall-meditated little volume, how pleasant and how profitable an idea it must be considered to bave designed and compiled a Buddhist anthology. Selecting bis cut and uncut jewels from very various Buddhistle sources, Mr. Bowden has her amp plied

those who buy and was the book with rubist and sapphires and emeralds of wisdom, comparalon and human brotherhood, any one of which, worn on the berrt, would be sufficient to make the wearer rich beyond estimation for every day. The author disclaims any attempt to set forth a corbur of Buddblatio morality and doctrine, nor. Indeed, would anything of the kind be possible within such narrow limita's but rassifold extract from the Sacred books of India I rejoice to observe how well and faithfully his and the East exhibit that ever-persding sender best of the great Asiatic Teacher which extended

Itself to all alike that live. Tala compassionate near of Gautams, if nothing else had been Illustrated by the collection, would render It theprdour to possess and fruitful to employ ; but many another lolly tenet of the "Light" of Aslı dinda Muminstion in some brief verse or maxim, as day after day glides by; and he who should mark the passage of the months from January to December with these simple pages: must become, I think, a better man at the years end than at its beginning. I recommend the Imitation of Buddha without hesitation or reserve,

*Mr. Rabinsas, in opening for the defence, said he would be able to prove that the prisoner could not possibly bavO been at cmppielmant's house at the time stated, "for kosay then in the company of several friends. It was highly probable that the whole story was concocted out of pure spite, It was, in fact more likely that there was but (one robber at lue, house in question and that that gaan was now serving a term of four months' hard about for his share in the crime. He felt it his duty to point out that one sword only [and ona umbrella were found; if there were two robbers say should only one of them be armed? impossible for the woman to

Maatner, so her evidence, on

WAWA worthless,

Nun Chao, shroff in the emoloy of Meri J. D. Humphreys & Sons, said he was with the prisoner throughput the night of the 16th ulto. The prisoner was out of employment on the 16th.

His lordship summed up at length and the of not guilty by six to one, Jury.

after bridi deliberation, brought in a verdict

His lordship—I'd like to know whether you, gentlemen of the jury, conalty there was an

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The Foreman-We believe there was an assault, but think there is no evidence to prova

His lordship-Thank you, gentlemen. Sessions adjourned til Friday,

075 that a Women Wat the bottom of it. To us by theTalkoo" fevlatban, to his-tivate it was the prisoner who committed it.

those who Have

in the carrying trade. The opinion is becoming general that B. & S. Am preparing slowly and surely for a grand ciap,, she thal these spasmodic catbursts of competition are the tactics

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seems rather strange that it was abt suggested that the unfortante man wis made away, 0.75 for medicing else way the removal of howd

eyes and hear! This question will Hatari 100wist Dr. Macgowan lately gemmunicated to the adopt to seat biter struggle to the death

respecting man's place in Chinese indiciae,"

Is Murah Jerri da va fi feritable In the not far distant fature, "Toabis in London now, and from the great THE Stanley Opera Co, again, presented The metropolis he will doubtles pull the wires with Mikado" at the City Hall Theatre, last, Afght startling effect. Though not immaculate by any before a small sadlence, The bad weather means "Tosh of Talkoon it hard to beat when 0.75 probably counted for the falling, Affy in properly on the war-path. He is dealing with a the tendance, but thers will binly not poweral los, and he knows it, fachod the cations 1.00 be any Increase unless there is a very mantan in which he is continually reconndtering

distinct, fitprovement in the quality of the the enemy's position

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TIEN-TZE KUK TRAPS IN

HONGKONG, ·

Chang Tasling was a Chinese engo said to have been bom in the province of Chakiang and to have mastered the most recondite treatises reisting to the philosophy of divination. He was born in A.D. declined offers of service under the Governments and at an early are prelerting rather to study and meditate. It is believed that his researches remited in the dis- o elixir of life, and when at the age covery of the

x.di fare provided, which seems most famentaisowe idea of the bue-sided, and unnecessarily of herwallowed what be termed a dose of

and uncountably

winched in compari-

The Imitation of Bulks, a collection alquotations from Buddhistiiterature. Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese, for ach day in the gate, nemplied by Ersus M. Bowden, proface by Sir Edwin Arnold 1 Loddon, Methaan & Ca, Bury St. W. C.,

PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR

CHINA.

- Pự P. and 0. Resmer Ballsarai, from London, July 8the To Hongkongi Captain S. G. Moore, out, C. E. Ruck Keene,

Cracken,

Pit P: 456 0. dimer Oczana, from London, September 30-To Shanghai : Miss A. Daw rence

Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Yarra, from Marseilles, June 26-To Shanghal : Mr.

K. Davis.

Achat

London, June 12-For Stanghali Mes, Cook, Per. Glen--Line steamer Gingarry, from Mr. G. Bardoe, For, Hongkong Mr. F. A. Turner,

LATE TELEGRAMS,

Mr. David Lewis, a well-known merchant of Liverpool, recently deceased-has bequeathed the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand pounds for the betterment of the condition of the working classes in Manchester and Liverpool.

THE SHANGHAI EXCHANGE CASE, "

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In the American Trading Co.'s mult against the Bank of China, Japan and the Stralis is H.B.M. Consular Court at Shanghai, Chief Justice N. J. Hannen decided in favour of the plaintiffs on the rith Inst, as already stated. The following in the substance of his judgments There were really two cases, both by the American Tradlag Company against the Bank of China, Japan and the Straits L3, and they arise out of certala brokers!

contract notes for exchange. As all these notes were for exchange, and were practi cally identical, and as it was only by chance that the two suits arose upon them, It was very pro perly consented by defendants that the two suits should be comblaed The whole argument

and therefore the whole of the judgment—was. were in reality one. The Bank of China, up to directed to the decision of these cases, as if they some time during the beginning of last year, was not in the habit of doing ordinary exchange beglazlog

business. During some time in the of last year it began to do such busness, and Mr. Morries, (a broker), knowing that this business was being done, and that it was belag done upon the principle that the goods should came through the bank, and knowing also that the American Trading Co. was anxious to do the same cisas of buslotang: that is to say to make vie of such facilities as the bank could" afford, as also of this principal condition that the goods should came through the bank, introduced the plaintiffs and the defendente to each other, under the impression : that business would fallow, and It did follow. Though perhaps there was not much good got out of the fact, however, it did and contracts were entered Into. They were the ordinary contracts p parently on the face of them, which brokers enter into on behalf of the merchants and bankers, and they expressed shortly that the banic wis ready at certain times to sell to the piziatilis telegraphic, transfers at, a certain rate of-exchange and up to a certain amount of zhodey, (They may be all inken (to have bad. upon them, words to the effect" goods | through, bank." Some of them did not

Contal these words, but it

Now, opon

Per P, and D. reamer Parramalia, from London, July 22nd, To Shanght: Mr. 0. Jahsson.

op both wides that the whole fot London, Sept. 1-To Shanghai Mrs. Meath would have a perfect fight to me the Far P. and O. steamer Carthage, from these mokers potes were subject to them.

these brokers notes, of course, the

Pa Land O. steamer Victoria, from London, défendsals for not haring carried then but ; but Sept. 16th. To Shanghai: Mr. Pleware, Mr. 136-defendants said first of mil—that they never Blwell. From Bradial To Hengkong: Mr. #greed ss was alleged, but that at "divas tlines R.T.Wright.

mentioned, broker only madh tötes in writing of dates, amounts,/rates of exchange and timen upon which it was proposed to found an agress iment by the defendants to sell to the plaintiffs Bad by the pislatiffa" to buy from the defenda ants telegraphia transfers on London to mert the cost of goods then zermily pură that polit his Lordship found chased or contracted to be perchured. « On fendants. As to pararaphs of the petition that in reality came hormed the same thing as the 4th paragraph and it was disposed of. In the Bano/WAY 3/16 "www" "not prowed" and it was in reality not contended at the trial. The whole of the defendants answer may be summed HYDERABAD, June 16th, in this way. They said first of all, there was a There was another disturbance in the Nizam's mistake which ought to exonerate them from Central Jall last night I was so serious fulfilling their contracts, and ther wald also, a sent to quell the This is only what was to be broker notes were written was greed that a company of the regular troops had to be they set out in paragraph that before the expected fies Nawab Aftar Jungs vacillating between the plaintiffs and defendant that the and timid treatment on the last gocation. brokers notes should not be actes,

Afsar Jang is a Major in the British Army, the plaintify should first cake aregements upen unless and be ought to hare knows better on the last with the defendants in London for carrying out head of thaca would be pantsbed till the com- acts or say irrangements as the defendants occasione i Alma jung assured the convicts that the transactions and that the plaintiffs never made milites had enquired into their grievances. to succeed at it was quite painful to see their They carry no life-buoys or life-bel, are

The In Lendis, and they farther said in effect that desperate attempts.thair forlorn hope, so to far, the most part greatly under manned and

committee illating, and is likely to last for the broker notesore, mbject to the words

goods through bank” and that that was the pitiful by the hopeless incapacity of Kahoon board is certain to be drowned if such in Hongkong and to-day the two managers of one It is contemplated to bestow certain honours

condline precedent, and 1282 e

* condition precedent appearance on the stage was anfossil to the vessels fall in with bad, weather or comploto of them were hated up before the Magistrate In

was unfdialled. The whole, and the principal audience, and would reek the repetalen (42 collision with torne passing croiser of Ramit me Police Court by Inspector Honnoisy, and engaged with the late Captais Maguire in the with regard to paragraph e and rewards upon the Indian Sepoys who were contenilen during the whole the arguments finest company going. That such a discand liable But that doesn't matter, all that the Official naked to secerat, for having in their possession expeditions in Nyasaland (3 exhibition should be allowed, not ance sends but Thalani have to do is to tosh through ill-advised several bars of fron encased in paper which The Government of Todia have comp

agreed between the plaiolis and the defond esta reveral times, in face of repeated remonstration messures (in spite of the protests of the mople's purported to contain 300 twenty dollar gold the grant of the Indis medellin Gasp to the upon aules he plates chose first me "that "the_brokers" " notes should not be sited and; warning.. (xon the

reflects. unfavourably on the managed, as presentatives), cripple and Barnes trade, pity (Amtricas) cont hi estas visible as each co

vektena tuta dau bands of the Chirie Tapertal Curioms, being silver fly-cent pieces washed with gold. to make the "Stanley Awins? sternly negeninted draw fat salaries and get out of the colony on Furthermore, the Inspector: charged the men treaty, Forte 1 his commented to bend trip the with the poons) which swing so many weak Ani pay na glam as possible, and on any spend with brutally ill-treating a little boy whom they sentatived to the alued commission travelling slows that some to Hong! the (an insiter Now, Edwnlons) talk will go do supposed to have informed on them.16 *** • mrkt o kadar dit? Levmediately) and; ceed to contri (a 1 “Showman's Grave

with Government Homes71532199 yapak transpired in tridance that the idia will dele vsettle the compensation va’be giros (

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son with the Brst week's performances of irksome naturali ihe ja lannel, clauses in the clixir of lin" he is supposeland by many the company herd Bevel places Lave been the Marchant Shipping Consolation Onisance believed to hare ascended to heaven to enjoy the from the fact that whereas blian of Immortality. He was regarded as a slow to gird full credit for good work done but sunches are prosecuted for nas for two passengers pernatural being for many years by his Taoist 4.50 0.4 while prepared to make every allowance for the excess of the number mentioned is their admisses and was known to be musually shrewd difficulties naturally besetting the "company, licences, numbers of Chinese jaoks are the and farsighted. Upon his son, who succeeded 456 so we cannot stand such diegeaceful exhibition at of this colony run work bound for him as patron of the Tacist acct, an equally Skagogo as inst night. Several members, notably Miss Swatow and other coast parts with upwards of acute man, the title of Tient Tre was

(Kallada) Miss Dolly Childs of from Brooks (Kalba (Nakastarted hand to had de provides for farleg life beyond imin combing balat, kald to have arisen the conferred by the monarch. From this get the thing througly decently, and they deserved ampan capable of carry ass mat most name few fre-lub appiled to Chinese swindlers

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