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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1892

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MR. TARGARTHEN, chief reporter to the Sirali! Timer, and champion sculler of Singapore, who regatta two years ago, has been appointed carried off the single sculls at a Hongkong Manager of the Straits Times Press.

ST. PETER'S SKAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission vessels holatlar code pennant C, between 9 and steam-launch Day Spring will all alongside fo.30 and, on Sunday, to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12:30 p.m.

THE annual report of the Northern Fire and Life Insurance Co. for 1891 shows that after dividing £75.000 among shareholders there Missionary--Do you ever think of the com- remains 45,285 to be carried forward.

mand in the Bible, "Look not upon the wine!" Drink water along with me i Intracron, George Hennessy, one of the oldest Old Soak- do. Especially of the lines and most popular members of the Police Force," With water do the wild asses quench their left for Sydney in the Trimax yesterday on a thirst')" well-cared six months leave of absence,

The Ringhong Tharah's robar atthe Telephone Car On the and inst., the town of Calamba, near Ar the Magistracy to-day the four Chinese Maalla, was almost entirely destroyed by a arrested in connection with the traffic Is great fire which broke out about 6.30 p.m. and Annamese women carried on at Kowloon were before mktnight had burnt down over 250 brought up on remand, and after a considerable amount of evidence had been heard, the case bulldings

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HONOKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1892.

NEWS was received bac yesterday, by wire from Kors, of the stranding of the fall-rigged Ameri- can ship North American, off the north coast of Japan. Thick weather is the probable cause of the casualty.

THE Stanley Opera Company will give an ex'r farewell performanca on Monday night After a short season to Shangħal 'the Awfula' will proceed to Yakobama-not Maalla at all, in spite of the Dally Press.

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG. PRIESTLY PERSECUTION IN THE A YOUNG barrister, latending to be very eloquent,

Hongkong, ret July, 1891.

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obse, red, "Such principles as these, my Lords are written in the book of Nature" What and the orator was silenc. 1 at once, AT the Magistracy to-day Mr. Wodehouse die missed the charge brought against a Chinaman for bringing a youth down from Cation, for the supposed purpose of selling him. His Worship severely censured the Po Leung Kuk for is action.

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"Was that the defendant ?" asked his Honor, with me and want to marry with me, my Lon!," answered the witness

"Oh, the 'nlways very pleased; she chatty

His Honor Did you ask her to marry you 7- Witness: She ask me if I willing to marry. His Honors Oh, I, sea. She proposed to you, (Laughter.) And what did you say?

Witness I say yes, I will marry yad (Renewed laughter.) He paid her pisange to Australia, and gave her many presente before she left. When be arrived in Australia, he bad, t some difficulty to find the defendant. When he did find her she was quite a different women.

His Honor: How do you mean? Witness: Before she always run and kisice' my lordship. (Renewed laughter.) mo. (Laughter.) This time she ask me sit down,

Mr. Clase: What did you say? Witness (excitedly): When I see her I begin was only all same as Ids before, but she say to makee love to her and she not allow me. It Sit down) take a seat behave yourself; sit down; keep quiet; takea seat." (Loud laughter.) He reminded her of her promise to him, but she only laughed at him and said nothing. He wanted stay at the house, but Curiambux and there was no room. He saw her several times, but she would not answer his questions about the.... answer, and the sister of defendant told him that marzlege. He also wrote to her, but received no her sister would not agree to many any man. The defendant had told him that when she was

$15,000.

have I any cause to be grateful for the treatment I corroborated the statement made by his counsel. have received both at your lastigation and directly When the Curlambur family came to board your brother William, I bave never even received told him he was the only gentleman in Hong- at your hands; indeed, with the exception of th him the ladies treated him very well." They fair-play from any of the partners of the princely kong, and that the others were no good. house, and you and they know (t. Mr. William (Laughter.), pent Keswick wien hard, shrewd man of buslacss'; are quits. You are neither hard northrewd, but ite gave me my dues, I gave him his, and so WO rather the reverse anft and soapy. How far your previous career in China would lead one to anticipate the unme you have made for yourself In Hongkong I cannot very well any, but I never heard that you had attracted moilee anywhere as a genium. Why øven in racing you were never more than second fiddle to Jock Irving, and I imagine it must have been very ouch the same In business; but when he made his pile and handed the relus over to you, there was a grand chance of showing the stuff of which you were made and you have shown it by wasting your apportunities and setting this colony by its ears. thing was on the boom and you thought that it

came on the scene at a time when every would last for Jardine's "bud established reputation for placing sound people who supported the companies they intro business enterprises before the public, and daced had utaally every reason to congratulate themselves until you gave them such wild-cat ventures as the Imerls Mines, the London and Pacific Petroleum Co., and perhaps the Teast and Loan Co-I beg its pardon, the Bank of Chlor, Japan and the Strafta, Limited. I da not tax you with haying directly Instigated the MERE MILLAT, Marty and hiltjans bare Shanghai Banks, Chica Sugara, Land Invast wild inflation of such stocks an. Hongkong and obtained a concession from the Government al to hold dynamos for the electric lighting of the dong mom parilal rain, instead of which, if the Philippines for the construction of a building ments, Kowloon Wharver, etc., but you could have mach to prevent it and thereby saved Manito, the whole service belag entrusted to them. It is also proposed to erect a large public remour is trustworthy, you did much to encourage it and laid yourself open to such creation, Tax Straits Times of July 22nd has the as Chairman of the Hongkong Chamber of Tosh of Taikoo, in his official capacity following: The Penjom Pahang Gold Company Commerce, and which still go uncoatndicted. have raised about a thousand ounces of gold

Your political career as an unofficial member dating the half-year and have paid the Resident's of the local Legislative Council may be Gvernment dolls an ounce. They, were to summed up in your Share Bill, the support bare la exchange British Protection. They think you gave to the New Gambling Ordinance, and your toracost polley in rating: to by virtue of the fict that the M-lays do not wish to hurt them; but they also think that the same dollar an ource, if paid and or les. In a word, the Resident of Pahang dire to the Sultan, would have ensured peace bri conducted affairs to such a condition (that the miners regret the coming of the English

Tais is what they call a moderate wedding feast in Germany: At Fishhausen the 768 guests got through one ox, three pigs, faur calves, 13 chickens, 10 geese, and ducks and pigeons is proration. Four hogsheads of beer, 40 quarts of rum, and go of other liquids served to wash down the soilds.

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21 years of age she would coins into about

Under cross-examination by defendant's soli-

he never threatened Cuțiambux.

Mr. Morgan: How long did you know the defendant before you proposed to her?

Witats: She propose to marry

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. NOTHING further has been heard of Dr. | page, ab?"wald Lord Chief Justice Ellenborough, theatre, which would be lighted by the sam reflections as were indulged In by this journals ctor (Mr. Harold Morgan) the witness said that

RIZAL, the Philippine patriot who, while under the shelter of the British flag in Hongkong, and while negotiating for the transfer of his family and friends to Borneo for the purpose of securing British pro- tection, was decayed into a trap worthy of

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hand to-day we note that the Governor has issued a decrec, dated July 21, ordering the pardon of a number of exlies, in honour of the birthday of the Queen Regent, Maria Cristina; but Rizal's name is not mentioned—perhaps because Rizal, al- ready has ceased to exist.

This shameful outrage on civilisation and humanity itself, has apparently called forth no protest from those who have the power, and whose duty it is to protest. Is It not an insult to the British flag The Government of British North Borneo is even now in the midst of its scheme for establishing within its borders Rizal'É

Philippine colony. But he has been spirited away to folo-and his own country's newspapers have not the courage to denounce the crime

body health than be has been for years, and has once again taken to his favorite and harmless pastime, peeling potatoes. A blunt kalfé and a big basket of polatres, keep his unfortunate Majesty quiet for hours, while two attendants carefully watch every movement of the King so as to see that he in no way harma kimself.

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cald also advocate the purchase of a new resf, and the proper installation of such at

support to your own colleagues. This is not particularly brilliant record, and scarcely of fame. You have been tried and found want entitles you to a permanent niche in the temple ing and it will be no loss to this community if Hongkong knows you no mare.

I am,, Sir,

Yours faithfully,

Hongkong, 30th July, 1892.

R. F-5.

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CHINA.

me,

(Laughter.) That was about two months after.

Mr. Morgan: You wrote a number of letters to the defendant ?

Witness: Oh, plenty, plenty letters.

Mr. Morgan Have you a larga expertence in writing love letters /

Witness! I take it from a book, (Laughter.) Hle Honor: What's the name of the hook ? Wimers: A book I use. I take up English

well I use the book in my business. (Laughter.)

Mr. Morgan: Wis there any other reason for your leaving Hongkong?

Witness (emphatically): No, there was not. Mr.

Morgan: Do you know about the Wan chal aeron case?

Witness: What is that to do with the case? Mr. Morgan: You will learn that afterwards. Witness (excitedly): I explain myself. It was fire.

THE Siam Free Press of the 10th inst. says: HIGHLY Inteligent ex-employd of the Gold Catala Munis of the Phra Chom Khao had a Fields of Slam to beard of Londor Directors: parrow escape from drowning in the Koh S1 would advise that the river at Bangtapa Chang hartar. He had put out in the ship's be dammed, that dredgers should be placed apos cutter to visit the Gorgen when a squall came it and the channel deepened. The cost of such on and the boat was overset, A.sercie welting dredges would probably amount to £5000 each. was fortunately the only result of what might bave been a sad accident. Mr. Benke of Messrs. Windsor & Co. was also in the boat when she Bangtapen," A few others suggestions of a Per P., and O; steamer Ballaarai, from and you were arrested, were you na!? capaizid.

similar practicable kind were cut short by an London, July 8th.-To Hongkong Captain S. showed the able and highly intelligent ex- Per P. and O. steamer Parramatta, from usber-with a salary of £100 a year=who | G.Moore.

deep in the throes of literary composition Johnson. employé the door, while the Dhectors are left London, faly 22nd.--To Shanghai: Mr. O. another romanile, and vaguely worded "call being the object of their study.

On behalf of the Paste Community of Hong Mr. Dadabhoy Nowoce as a Member of Parlia kans who view the election of their countryman ment with a good deal of just interest, Mess. Medy sud Mehta wired to London the following |

message of cordial congratulation to that

gentle man yesterday" Parsee community congratulate

Election deserving bistorica The outrage committed by the clerical most heartily.

tool Governor Desrujoz may lead to rulers of the Philipines and their weak record and worthy Fiibory electors confidence" The enthusiasm regarding Mr. Dadabboy's election as Member ler Central Finsbury has results far more serious than they been reported a feterse in the whole of India. It is noteworthy that Mr. Dadabhoy has anticipate. Already the Radical party in'

suce eded to wreating a victory for the Liberal Spain, which has grown in strength unil! party in a borough within the metropolitan area, the Clerics are shaking in their shoes, hassiduous struggle is an event that will ever and his eminent success after year of hard and put in its programme "the abolition of after be regarded in the History of the Indian hierarchy In the Philippines."

The Empire, 'natives are a spiritless lot of drones, who will suffer a great deal; but there is such a thing as "the last straw." Men of European education, with Western and mostly extreme Radical or Socialistic ideas, are becoming more numerous in the East. How long will it be before the Malla monks become acquainted with dynamite ?

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TELEGRAMS.

(From Manila Papers) : CHOLERA IN EUROPE.

MADRID, July 15th, The cholera bas entered the heart of Paris

Cholera is abating in France, -M. Pasteur is recovering.

MOROCCO.

July 21st.

A fight took place yesterday between the

BECHER, LOUIB & Co., la a letter to our Singapore contemporaries, headed the Penjam Pabang Gold Company, Limited, say :---

"It may perhaps prove of public Interest to know how much work has been done by the above Company at their Jalla mine during the past half-year. The results from January ist to June 30th are as follows-

THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY:

AN OPEN LITTER.

Per P. and O. steamer Marsilla, from London, Aug. 15th-To Hongkong: Lleat. E. C. Ruck Keene,

Per F, and O. steamer Victoria, from London, Sept. 16-To Shanghal: Mr. Ekvite, Miss Ekvare, Mr. Birrell From Brindlel-To Hongkong Mr. R. T. Wright,

Mr. Moran: There was a charge of arson, Witness (excitedly and loudly): It was a fire, yes, and the jury said "not guilty." It was about a year ago,

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Mr. Morgan: Did you take any steps against Curiambus bere? A summons in the Police

Witness: Yes. Mr. Morgan: And the magistrate "gave it against you?

Witness: No, he noosalt until the finish of

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this

N. Reuben deposed he had seen the plaintiff and defendant driving together in Hongkong.

Clara Falmer, the defendant, young and

Per Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Com-good-looking girl of 22 years of age, said that pany's steamer Oldenburg from Bremen, Jane Hongkong: Mr. Chas. Plumb.---. 22For Shanghai: Mr. Aubry Savage. For

AMUSING BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

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THE "MACAO ROTISSERIE" IN COURT.

To the Honorable J. J. Kawick. colony of Hongkong has lost two of its most Sir-Within a very short space of time this

losh and younelf, and undoubtedly it has felt the prominent business men in Mr. Edwin Mackin. loss. Mr. Mackintosh's business was to make money, and I suppose he proved successful is this mission, as it is stated on good authority that he does not intend to retsia to China, Your business was to support the ancient tradi degenerated house of Jardine's Have you tions of the once princely, but now alas I greatly done as well 11 Mr. Mackintosh? have you succeeded? You are what our Scotish ancestors somewhat unusual action was commented before termed a prelly man in outward appearance, Judge Gibson and a jury of four. It was an you have a good carriage and a gentlemanly action for the recovery of £200 damages for manner; but your sincerity (as I know to my breach of premise of marriage brought by ons cost) is more that doubtful, and your courtesy James Lucas, a colored man, agales Clara 10 overstialaed us to bave earned for you many Palmer. The defence set up was a denial of years ago in Shanghal the suggestive soubriquet

given under a threat.

JAMES LUCAB FUTI CLARA FÁIMER. In the Sydney District Court on June 28th, a

the plaintiff first came to her sister's house and inquired whether a countryman of his lived there. When they wanted to come to Australia the plaintiff had a judgment against her brother- asked him to withdraw it so that they could in-law, and she and her slater went to him and

come away from Macao and psi". through Hongkong. Plaintiff gave them a piece of paper which they took to the bailiff, but it was not sufficient. They returned to the plaintiff, and ho gave her a letter which he asked her to write out herself and give to him upon which be would give a discharge of the judgment. The

letter was as followsing

The Hongkong, July 8th, 1891.* My darling James,

This refwa is at the very satisfactory rate of 15.3 * James Follie, a tille borne by a well-known/ any such promise, or if soy were made it was promises and appear to fear I am deceiving you

Number of feet of levels dilvens 340 stoplrg done......1,010 Number of tons of quartz extracted...1.195 cold won gutos i d dwi. 18 gre, of free gold per ton of

quarts. In addition there have been shipped a tone S of concentrated pyrites for treatment in England; the last parcel of which realised in London at the rate of £40 stg. per ton. The above resulte cannot but be looked upon as proving the Intrinsic value of this mine, having regard to the enormers dificulties under which work has had

to be carried on."

the Model Settlement who has face

14 frontler triben al the town 'of Melilla, resulting in On their former visit to Hongkong they did much which few men in the Far East ever possessed" | merchant to HongKoPS! with his wife and t■ | very sorry, dearest, to make you:kuffer in 'any

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70 persons being killed and 300 wounded.

THE STRIKES IN SPAIN.

MADRID, July 18th The printers and other workmen ons strike in Barcelona are resuming work. Tomorrow the place will be released from military law and the "state of sluge."

July.ngth.

There has been rio'ing among the hawkert at Pontevedra to-day ; stale of sléze declared.

THE SPANISH CORTES,

MADRID, July 15th.

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I have received your loving letter, and I am grieved to find you still express doubts as to my my dearest. The time you allude to was gulte. barber In

Mr. Colonas Close (instructed by Messrs. different from now, I was then a minor. I am joined the great majority. You are wedded to Crick and Meagher) appeated for the plaintiff, now my own mistress. I am now over 21 years, charming wife who bore an honored and and in opening his case raid that the action was and I can make my own selection, and marry historie Dame, your conversational powers not brought to obtain a large sum of money, the whom I please. I miss you, my dailug, you undoubted, you are (or were) a persona grata sum claimed being rather to josilly the action have no cause to doubt me. I love you, my official circies, you have eared a wide spread taken by the plafatis and so to show that sweet_dear, truly and slicerely, I should have Legislative Council on account of your much women were to men. There was no difference, position of matters as much as myself well, my notoriety as member of the Hongkong were naturally as liable to attachment

married women

you in

in Hongkong, but you know the Abused Share Bull, you have been a prominent he argued, between the feelings of tako of 2 sweet, dear James. If you do love me come figure as a Director of various public companies, woman when such feelings were violated and over to Australia, and I give you my sincere THE Stanley Opera Company achieved moderate your social posifon has enabled you to exercise subjected to the pange of disappointment. The word and promise I raast marry you there In success in enacting the adventures of "Giroflé almost autocritic domination over local society, facts of the case as act forth by the plaiastiff were part of Australia. My dear famer, I am and Girofila" at the City Hall theatre last night, you possessed advantages and opportunities that James Lucas, the plainte, was in 1887 fully aware that you could not leave Hengkung and while there be met a at once to company with me, and I should be better, in fact scored a tremendous hit with this and yet, Sir, you have proved withal a Mr. Curiambux

Wha pleer; but though it greme to be sa opors such pronounced fallure. alerge section of the public likes immensely of all trades and master of none!

How has this come sister-in-law (the present defendant) came to way on my account ; but never suind, you come About?

Is it that old complainta Jack live next door to him. After an intimacy had after me when you mange everything in we would be glad to see it

sprung up between the two households a proposal Hongkong My dear, you will however, be fully robertcire.

foropped out of the The apers

You have gone through the various stages was made by Carlambur to the plaintif that he tepala by my devoted, sincere love and faithful plications arising out of the strong likeness of allested to the ultimate fatban el jardine's, and his wife and sister-in-law should board with him; promise to be your filing companion-your the same day, one gets lost, and the other har eminent position has either been better or worse the Curiambux family at the rate of £5 per is accompanies.rom this day I am yours, two sisters, twins, who are to be marked on I do not anume that your training for that and an arrangement wir come to for boarding wile,

ete with the pledge I accept the ring you give me to do duty for both; she objects, but is carried than any of your predecessors'; I do suppose month. The arrangement was contared away and filled

up. full of champagne that however, that you have had more troubloni 16 months, but no money was paid to plaintiff and yours only, and will remain so till death she dr'an't seem to mbd how many husbands times to contend with, and I know it is currently and he tied Carlambur for the amount. A parts of Will you, my darling, accept a plain she takes on. This fort of thing may be all reputed and belleved that you have made a judgment was obtained, but Carlambrz, accom gold ring from your sweet love in return. - You right and harmless.enough til bi to those mess of it, it is certainly strange that, when panied by his wife and sister-in-law, felt must not learn to deceive me in the future, and who evil think, of counes but this is an evil you began to be talked about in connection with Hongkong for Macao, where a restaurant was felaces and ons mutual promises to live and die let it be with you always as a token of our faith- world, and we are lit'le evil ourselves, wo don't the disastrow share speculations of your opened in the name of the defendant, Clara deny it, like most people do. Se we object top. broker, you suddenly became ill, and Palmer. Meanwhile the acquaintance between for each other. Believe me, I am your ever *Chroße Girofia as belog, to our own bad selves leaving Hongkong, have been away now for some Lucas and the defendant had ripened, and they loving at any rate, too suggestive. Apart from that, months! It is perhaps a misfortune that your became engaged. After the Judgment had been there are some exceedingly charming songs for health should have given way at a time when it obtained the defendant wrote to the plaintiff and the embarrased twin which Mits Daily Childs might have been better for you to have retained told him that if he would withdraw the Judge rendered in a style which we have never seen her it braced yourself and faced tin music for ment agafest Curiambox she would marry him surpass. At her best, Mims Childs kis a magel paple will talk and in your care they talked a "You will see by the letters I will read to you ficent voice, which wildetoksfulltist pigia, gent deal b I trust you have now quite sald Mr. Colonna Close to the fury how the In the first act her "Deerest Papas bercaverid (and I was assured in Japan the other course of love progresses and how the terms of called a duet and in the scoond hes drinidog day that such was actually the gase) and mise endearment increase. This letter concludes song "See how It sparkles in were sufficient mission to Vancouver is to take up a prominent what that means, but perhaps you do. am not that there is no truth in the report that your with the words "Chin'chin." I do not know good to qualify her as a prima donna almest THE BRITISH ELECTIONS,

anywhere. Her sciing was spirited and clever post on to the Agency of the Canadian Pacis well up in these little lave passages and endeard Mr. Gladstone has obtained a victory in the all through. Miss Brooks gave a good account Company. Mr. Meckintosh, your clover rival le ing expressions elections now proceeding in England,

of the park of Aurore, the schemlig mother of brairess and your detractor in pibile, had the The Plaintiff Ob, dat's Chinese for what convey their truthful sentiments. You will, I the twins, and Mr. Dilacoll was air as Desc edit of haust invariably doing the right thing call "Ta-la (Laughter.) the one you asked me to copy and addream to you am sure, Appreciate this letter much more than (Where are you, Reuter 2]

Belare, though, Eat from his best form. Mise at the reht tios. Is it possible that you are so Mr. Close, continuing, said the letters became you. You have shown yourself now, my dearest, Ada Maltiand was sancy and sprightly Paguetio unfos:onately constituted as to almost always do more endearing as the withdrawal of the judge to be deserving of all my altention and respect, and Miss Nelly de Lorme a charming page, rong thing at the

wrong time It certainly ment was pleaded for, but directly. It was with- and if you will only continue to conduct yourself though it was a pity she had not more less like it, and were I to asrda conjecture drawn there was change in the atmosphere, on similar lines in the future how MADRID, July asti.

to do, as she never fails to show herself tho- | | shi all my that Nature, in dealing kindly with and

'you' wil i during the rest of the two years the defend. As announced in the telegram of the Rth, the roughly at home on the stage," with a pretty your outwsed form, hnd bean a nigrand with tho | ant was --In Macas Fake", dich "not write to the 20 mA PE torpedo boat Filipinas was launched yesterday manner, good presence, and Lovely little voice staffing, and furnished you, like the famous plaintiff. Then she returned to Hongkong and have you mpacted by everyone, and when cir

Belleve me, my dearest James, I desire to at Cadix, with the blessing of the Archbishop, Of the seat, and of the performance as a whole choing the dahaikal allegories, however and defendant leg for Australla, where plaintif senowe thall appreciate each other's company with more of-[Oh! saw plaintiff and the engagement was renowed, cumstances bring us together shortly---I hope Messra. Kelly & Walsh, Limited, It is of 750 tons displacement, 4,00 horse power, pr rot business or rather, in psr-mbly of appropriate is point of fact, may prove offen promised to follow and marry her. After her the more. I greatly deplore my approaching

it only rematus to be seld that, there was far the thorking these Shanghai

and with forced draught will go zo zodies as parrots would any rate have been able to live and Infrage the canons of good taste arrival in Australia defendant wrote to plaintif departure from, Hongkong, but I shall look for (Means Kelly & Walth

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chalter away without standing quiet and looking Ed. H.K. Trigraph piece

and advised him not to come, as business was ward with great joy to your visit: 'as if they couldn't halp it." Hardly can of the I have herd, Sir, that you are a bit of a bully so bad. During the time the engagement was and I shall then show you by thought, ward and ∙ to Australia, LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Awful know the words. Wald room Tals Indicate weakness. Weak man are on the plainties had given defendant Jewellery, deed how much admire your dearest person, step mand hem not to tempe Gifts Girola generally stubborn and you bear the reparation dresses and other presents to the yama of rod and shall do everything to manket you feel happy MONDAY next, being a public holiday, then win in until they know it; and as it seems se deservedly no doubt, of being stubborn. de and had also sold air business to come to your new homes les confident you will fee diment for them to learn a plece properly, this not like your quondam friend Mr. Edwin Australis to marry the defendant, who, however, Austraila, and everything will be done by me to be no lasue of the Hongking Telegraph. particular opera Lany worth 19 do might at Mackintosh, busca man behind his back, nor declined to carry out the contract to make your shey, as pleasant as possible. You

·well be abandoned/Tonight, Varieties for do I, like the great Tosh, say in your absence James S. Lacan, the pixintlit, an East Indian, know my fellogs, my dearest – suas, and my Oux new novel, “The Broker's Bride," ető, le | the last time, with Miss. Trigger tambourine, what I would not repeat to your lice, Am you of carle but acmely: appearance, said he was sole desire is to be aways, in your company. unavoidably Asid over, . No money sets:

fare quite well aware, I owe you ap favors, not intalya ganetul storekeeper in Hongking, and ✨ saunestly hope you will keep your good heal

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