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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1892.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTE.

Trigraph and not to the kilion,

sol to individual 'members of the studi

one will say him này; but without a crowd It ki yoquented that all communications relating to Subscriptions, it would not be, to use a well-worn AdreUrmers, an, be Börsened to the "Manga, Aighne sporting simile, the Rev. R. F. Console Letrial ties to be sent to "The and first and the rest nowhere. It is, we know,

by the use and added of the pribers, not ascendy her introduce the dead to another world by Comm'cations labeaded fer pablont seat bectomary for a minister of religion to Whilst the columns of the Faghong Tilsynth wil danys reading a burial service over their remains, be open for the fils dircondes by correspondents of all questions) and if the Rev. R. F, Cossold had been fecting pable law we try way Wald barell responsible for content, in all that solemnity the presence of

public intereses, it must be distinctly understood that opinions that expement.

death faspires, to perform a funeral service In the Cathedral, we might have thought | Advertisers are requested to forward all noticas banded for it useless but still have held our peace,

publication hot as evidence of juod fatal,

TO ADVERTISERS.

lasertios in that day'a lace not later than Three #Clock so m not to reted the andy pabiloniles of the paper,

Advertisements sad Subscriptions which are siọt ordered for a Eed period wit be continued until counterstraded.

Thi Honghong Thigrijk has the largest circniatios of sory English newspaper pukilbad in the Tur Zoot, and sa zhorntre cha but nowthat di Aɗvertimen, Tartua cams be learnt an appliantiem, The Roughing Triqgrajka sumber at the Talaphema Cintra) Exchange la o se Telegraphle- draw :—“Tylagimph," Hongkong.

TO SUBSCRIBKAA. The Brighong Telegraph is published dally as na nas: Subscribers in the central" district who do not cilvi thale pian before will oblige by st once communicating with the Manager,

BIRTHS.

Rodyk-On the 27th August at Khartoum house, Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy, N. 5. W., the wife of the late Mr. A. B. Rodyk, solicitor, Hongkong, formerly of London, of a droghter,

A MARINE COURT will assemble at the Harbour Office to-morrow at 10.30 am to inquire Into the circumstances mitending the loss of the British steamship Hokkara,

TER German gunboat its left for Amoy and THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal mail Shanghat at 10 o'clock this morning.

| steamer Empreis of Japan, from Hongkong, left Yokohama for Vaccourer at daylight to-day.

Ma. E. W. MITCHELL, the honorary 'Secretary of the Hongkong Amate dr. Dramatic Club, courteously informs us that in consequence of the Bakkara disaster, the Committee of the Club have decided to postpone the performance of In Honour Bound" and "On Ball" until ister in the year.

The

In consequence of the great success which has attended the efforts of Professor Canaris, and for

mander la Chief assisting, in presence of all the the Saturday." On the 15th lost, at Hanoi a match manufactory the special benefit of a large section of the was opened by the Governor-General, the Campabile who find night performances inconvenient,

there

a maiinds at the City Hall Theatre will be a nobility and gentry of the place.

programme will be carefully arranged from the best items in the

worth seeing and hearing. It would not be a which are all of a really high class, and well excellent repertoire of the Bijoo Company,"

bad idea if Cauarts would tell us what time it will begin. We are not magicians,

that the Nippon Yasen Kaisha Co.'s steamer THE Agent (Mr. Geo, R. Stevens) informs us Sakata Afars, an route to Australia, left Naga wakt for this port at daylight to-day,

an it would have been a proceeding under. Kowlan Dock, will occupy about another week, As the repairs to the Heungshan, now at the circumstances-not uncalled for, and the Honam will continue the Company's service one too which would have testified respect on the Hongkang-Macp route for that period. for the drowned. But to make an

THE. Agents (Meira. Dodwell, Carlil! & Co.) inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co steamer Victoria arrived at Yokohama Tacoma Yesterday, and sells for this pont, via Kobe, to-day.

advertisement out of a disaster, compels as to cry "shame." - "The Rev. Mr. ConROLD would probably like to see the survivors | placed in the front row of his congregation in order to single them out as examples of the merciful Interposition of Providence! Or he might even go the length of suggesting to them that it would be fit and proper they should themselves · return thanks to Providence for their safety,

CAPTAIN T. HALL will, we note, take the Douglas Co.'s steamer Formosa out of port to inorrow, vice Captain H. Bothurst, who takes over command of the same Company's steamer 7als from Mr. A. E. Hodgins, the acting commander..

in our ferus of the 15th, int regarding fenders WITH reference to a paragraph which appeared for a new dredger for Macan, we learn on good authority that the instructions" sent from Lisbon appiled only to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company. The Government of Macas beyond carrying out the directions of the apparently no voice in the matter at all, ber Minister for the Colonies. All tenders for the proposed drenger and we believe any firm fe. at liberty to tender, although detailed particulars the Dock Company should be sent direct to of what is required have only been supplied to the Minister of Marine and the Colonies, at

THE "BOKHARA”, DISASTER.

ANOTHER SURVIVOR'S STORY,

Amongst those who got ashore on Sand alind on the zoth lestant after the Bokhara struck one of the dangerous reefs that abound in the Fescadores Group, were two out of the vessel, namely, Frederick Ward (of Southampton) even quaster masters carried in the ill-fated and William Lewis (of the isle of Wight). Ward was at the helm from 8 antil 10,30 p.m. on that awful Monday night, when his mate, the regulations, kept look-out on the lower Lewis, relieved him, and he in condence with bridge, the wheel by which the ship was steered being on the upper bridge, close by the officer of the watch. Ward of course konw and saw all A Government Gazetti Extraordinary way that was taking place on board during the red this siternoon, netliyldg," for general greater part of that everifal pight and up to the who were lost with the steamship Sokkara will mate, who was at the belts, was the last man to Information, that a Funeral Service for the time of the awful crash upon the reefs, white hig be held on Saturday next at 4.30 p.m. in St. to the wheel antil he saw it was useless to do so leave the ship alive, it being his duty to held on and that the moment had arrived when he must by the G. T. Secre- make a leap for life into the boiling surf. These Gazette as an utterly useless and entirely un

Lisbon.

we hear that Captain A. Tillett, R.N.R.. Marine On the 8th September, at Wellington, New forgetting or ignoring that Providence Superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Co.'s Zealand, the wife of JAMES WHITTALL (formerly only helps those who help themselves at the port, has accepted the Presidente Con... M. O'Brien Colonial Sere of Hongkong), of a son."

ship of the British Mercantile Marine Officers' left the colony for a trip home, read, Surbiter, the wife of ARTHUR GURTON

On the 14th September, at Kamb sra, Uxbidon.it subject for congratulation | As-ociation, vice Cept. S. Ashton; who lately Į tary, und as we consider the special issue of the men are therefore in a position to give a

ANDIER, of a daughter,

The Honghong Telegraph.

to the survivors that they escaped from a sudden and terrible death, but do they, or does anyone, imagine that Providence had anything, whatever to do elegraph. with If they do, then what must they think of this same Providence which destroyed all the others? People require” to be educated to rid themselves of the idea that there can be supernatural Interference with Natural Laws, and this will never be so long as they are content to follow the lead of advertising genuises like the Rev. R. F. CORBOLD.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1891.

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does not lose an opportunity of advertising his holy wares. He seizes upon the Bokhara disaster to call the idle and thoughtless to a memorial service in St. John Cathedral. To what end l'According to Dr. Dozzack's advertisement in the Tris graph there Is a Lawof Storms, and so far as we can judge the Bokhara was wrecked thorough disregarding that law. First of all she ran into a typhoon. Why she ran into it we do not know yet, but suppose.It. will be explained at the Marine Court of of Enquiry. At present we can only)

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TELEGRAMS.

DEATH OF LORD TENNYSON,

LONDON, October 7th, Lord Tennyson's death was most peaceful; the room in which he died was lighted only by the rays of the moon.

[Reuter is evidently a first-class humorist; we are so glad that Alfred did not pus to the Great itereafter under the light of a kerosene lamp-Ed, A.K, Tilegraph]

FRANCE AND CHINA.

October roth.

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who has lately became addicted to law suits, MR. Wang Trol Hi, the misguided Celestial all in the clutches of the legal fraternity, who apparently are not yet content with the thousands of dollars he has paid them. He is to figure in

two more small actions to-morrow,

THR Rev. Mr. Cobbold informs us that the connection with the Rekkara disanter, having special Memorial Service at the Cathedral in been postponed. to allow arrangements to be made whereby the Naval and Military anthorities atlead, will be held on Saturday next at

4.30 p.m.

If we are able to interpret the signs of the times, and the bue meaning of semi-official utterances, correctly, the French are anxious to create fresh complications with China; using what has been aptly described as the "Tonquin Tanglear the basis for protests, and other little diplomatic

mancouver.

A SPECIAL memorial service was held at St. and was very largely attended. The Rer. Peter's (Mission) Church, West Point, last night, A. G. Goldsmith conducted the service, and the Bishop of Seath China (Dr. Burdon) preached an eloquent and touching sermon in reference to the Bokkara disaster:-----

**The Hongkong Telegraph will publish a The French press are resentful at the con- full, descriptive and carefully revised and edited

form, is time for the next homeward mall. A and urge the Government to mike a formal

limited number of copies only will be issued advise this course as they consider these attacks paper as soon as possible. are Instigated by the mandurfzza.

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FRANCE AND DAHOMEY, Desperate fighting has taken plage between

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THE NEW O, B, C,'

Iris rumoured-and-ws give the rumour for whatever it may be worth that it is contem. plated at no lar distant date to Gnally close the Luzon Sagi Refinery at Manila, of which William McGregor Smith) were the original promoters and are the general managers.-

confidence in the professional experience of her Captain and his officers, confidence -in-their-knowledge of the Law-of-Storms, confidence, in their being able to make the usual run from Shanghal to Hongkong, and perhaps a seaman's disinclination to bench and the King of Dahomey's troops Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. (including Mr. turn tall and incur black looks and uncomplimentary remarks from his owners if adverse weather prophecies had come to nothing. However, the Bokhara ran Into 3 typhoon instead of running out of one, and this error of judgment cost the Captain, crew, and passengers their Ilves and the P. & O. Co. an old' bul valuable ship. During the could be

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THE LIFE GUARDS MUȚINY.

October 17th, The 1st Life Guards have been removed to Shorncliffo.

THE troubles in Pahang are reported to have following the Orang Kayah as far as the practically terminated. Colonel Walker, after Kelantan frontler, has returned to Lipis, and the Governor of the Straits Settlements has ordered the troops to be withdrawn. Raubs and Pusjoms will possibly now have a chance of creating that boom we have been looking for so long. THE Hongkong Hotel bar did a rattling business on Tuesday night, about fifty persons remain log in that populer resort untf! past nine o'clock, waiting for the Hongkong Telegraph's report of the Bokkara disaster. Owing to the difficulty shipwreck, etc., we were somewhat late in golag to press that evening ; but our report was worth boomed accordingly.

experience dictated seems to have been DISAFFECTION IN THE ARM. SERVICE of obtaining reliable information regarding the

"attempted, but, and unfortunately there is a but, what wrecked the Bothers was

CORPS.

Owing to some pąddia and harness putting

called for waste of public money, we should like thoroughly reliable narrative of what took place. do with the "Joss plugin" of the lately disrepresentative who called on thers at the Saltors to know what the Hongkong Government has to and as their story (as related to a Talegrega established St. John's Cathedral. And besides, but contains some important. items of news that Home yesterday) is not only deeply interesting nobody outside official circles, the Frers and few Chinese contracters ever seen the Govern. Pare not yet been published, wo give £2 ment Gazette, which is an expensive relle of red. xtenso as follows: tape officialdom"that ought to have been

In reply to numerous questions Frederick abolished years ago. A notice in the local Ward said I have been two months on band newspapers would have twenty times the cly.

the Bokkara as a quarter-master sed previously culation of the Goseffe at one tenth the expense. served in that capacity on other P. & O. llstra THz French mail steamer Orus arrived in and everything went well until 4 pm, of the gth, after leaving the West India Mail Co.'s service. The Bokhara left. Shanghai on ibe: Sh instant harbour and was alongside her buoy this morn when the N.E. monsoon, which we carried with leg at six o'clock and yet it w11 7,10 before the Post Office launch cime alongside to take

'us from the Saddles, freshened to a heavy gale. delivery of the mails and it was after 10 o'clock tack until 'r o'clock the next day, when an. At 10 p.m. we have to and remained on one. before letters, papers etc., were ready for cis culation. This sort of thing won't do in Hong- opposite tack, but the attempt failed. The abip attempt was made to put the ship on the kong; in fact we have put up with it far to would not come up, the heavy sea and wind long. Unless the postal department is very keeping her aff. We then set teyanila but they shortly placed in the hands of a sensible proved useless and were soon blown to tibbers, man who knows what he is doing and Then tarpaulins were tried, but they proved to some sort of way responsible for his equally ineffective, and practically the ship was actions, we mest call an indignation meeting on Ground) to protest against any more of this grosse drik up to the hour of stranding. I was at the the Public Recreation Ground (allas the Cricket at the mercy of the elements and drifted, at the rate of about four miles an hour, and continued. The departmental official intellect in Hongkong my mate, Lewis, relieved me. He would have official incompetency or neglect being tolerated. wheel that night from 8 to 15.30 o'clock when.. would certainly appear to be an unknows taken the helm from me at to o'clock, but was. quantity, a sort of mental vacuum that badly eng wants filling up with anything that will fill up in the quarter inch windows of the wheel-house, engaged in covering with canvas the apertures which had been smashed in by a tremendous en, and also the engine-room skylight, which thundered on board. As soon as Lewis relieved had been stove in by the seas that constantly

bridge. We didn't expect to see land, but will a

vessels any

that might be

"be crossing our track, I under the impression at this time that wo were clear of the Fescadores.

A terrific was running and frequently breaking over the ship accompanied by rain squalls of hurricane force. That Monday night the weather was worse than I had ever seen it in my whole career. at sea, but the Bokkara faced it ataunchly, better in fact than any ship I have ever been in, and I firmly believe that with plenty of res room she would never have gone down. While at the wheel that day we (the quartes-masters) had of the roth we simply kept the helm amidships great difficulty in steering, and during the night up to the time of striking. At 11.40 p.m. on the Toth land was sighted by the third cfficer, Mr. T London and China Extras of September Ingles, on the les beam. He reported i at once Tóth says that "Mr. Granville Sharp, a very old to the Captain who immediately sent me for the and respected resident of Hengkong and a chief officer, who was on the main-desk superla descendant of the philanthropist of that name,tending the throwing of Engine-room all over the has just forwarded to Mr. Algernon Ashton weather side. "When the chief officer came on Sharp's tomb in Fulham Church-yard, and the that is land on the lee beam! Captain Sams donation towards the restoration of Granville the bridge t the Captain sald to him" Prickett, then said." Good-bye, Prickett, good-bye, Min. sum has been handed to the Rev. William the restoration of the philanthropist's tomb, and s'eesing, and said "Good-bye, my men." There Martel, ricer of Falham. We should like to Parry, and shook bands with those officers, and know what was the amount of this donation for then turned towards myself and Lewis who WAR: the Hongkong Telegraph will be glad to publish he ran off the bridge towards the saloon the name of Kay man, woman, or child in this and call the passengers "out,

heard him has ever done anything in this colony to bet never saw anything of him after he make him respected, or is, as claimed by our left the bridge. Jest London contemporary, a respected resident of sex crashed on board and I fancy it carried him At that time a huge Hongkong. Public opinion rites down the overboard, for we never heard him say anything venerable land speculator as a plausible and more, neither did we see him either alive or canting humbug of the first water-esde his dead. The next sea that broke on board washed Chamber of Commerce meetingsangston, my mate having lashed his life-buoy to him speeches an Keswick's Share Bill at the recent -- 1off the bildge. We had life-belt or buoya with his scarfy. The Captain, I remember ngo an exceedingly French frisol," to the he went aft to look out for the passengers. THE Courrier &Haiphong pablished some time had not provided himself with a life belt, when Ho As a natural consequence, M. de Cuers, editor, was the lives of the passengers and Crew, and detriment of a bigwix entitled the Etat-Majos. thought nothing about himself apparently—it and M. Mézières, the writer of the article, were the safety of the ship that occupied his attention challenged by a bumber of idiots, to come out His coolness to the face of what looked certale Teshall never forget. Nothing Buried

In the Supreme Court this morning, before the and Co. sued Lal Lai Hing and others for the Acting Paisne Jadge, Messrs. Arbold, Karberz

consideration for plaintiffs having, as alleged. charged too high for certain tobacco supplied York house, which refused to refund in turn to Arnbold, Karberg and Co; hence this salt The transaction has already been before the court once, Lai Lat Hing suing Arnhold, Katberg & Co. for breach of contract us to the of the tobacco, so that the present action was somewhat of the nature of a counter-claim. The first salt was given against the Chinese, last week, and is to be appealed; it was there fare decided to adjourn this second case, to await the result of the appeal. In both salts, by Mr Hastings (Wotton and Deacos), and Lal Mesars Arnhold, Karberg & Co were represented Lai Hing by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson,

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the sea breaking over her, washing away having occurred in the Army Service Corps, the reading when it did come up, and the Talegraph colony who will certify that Mr. Granville Skarpsing out to the passengers to come- A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. the engine-room sky-lights, flooding the troops have been confined to barracks.

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"BOKHARA" DISASTER.

To ves Koeran or vas. ↑ Hexacoma. Tulbaripu."

of State for the Colonies

"Governor, Hongkong-I have learned with consequence of the wreck of the Bobhard the deepest regret of the most sad loss of life in Express my sincere sympathy to the relatives of those who hava perished.

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engine-room, putting out the fires, and stopping her machinery. It is stated that 4 while ofl was poured upon the water the

waves did not break over the ship, butS-I am directed by his Excellency the when this was discontinued, or the latrine Govenor to forward to you a copy of the passages became choked up or from some of tegeligram received from the Secretary Cause yet undiscovered, but which seems connected with a cessation of the supply of all on the waters, the waves gained the upper hand and, bresking over the vessel, engulfed hor. It is sad, pitiably sad, but in the name of all that is pitiful why should ❘ the Rev R. F. Cossold scandalize parsons by making of it an opportunity for advertising his trade? Simply to show ho THIS Valuable Work, with many NEW is of the Church Militant here on earth, which, like Pran's Soap, has to seize every chance to keep Itself before the

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LOCAL AND GENERAL,

On Tuesday night the compound of the Hongkong Telegraph office was crowded by about a hundred and fifty people, Europeans and Asiatica, all waiting for the issue of the wreck of the F. and O. Co.'s steamer Bokhara Telegradă containing the detailed report of the And they patiently waited from 5 o'clock until Is about the greatest tribute that has ever been paid to any newspaper in this colony, and we value is accordingly though, apologise for causing it. There was no crowd sincerely round the doors of the China Matk

We read in a home paper that the experiment / and be killed. The first "dusi Mithay c«ll It As he stood; on that bridge hour after

the and hour and | kimi

military oficer, apparently at the same sort

public? He begins in a modest kind of / HM.S. Parppisi, after a alight touching-up Faclic to the China station to recommissionais valuable clothes, at 50 francs'a suit, liable to of the injury, contioning to give ordern's

willigare for the North in a low days,

way by advertising a memorial service for 5.30 of the clock on Wednesday the 19th We understand that the new way of the Hory October, and ends by deferring it until sach bang Hotel will probably be opened to the public time as he can get together a big, show, November Tet. Unlike Dr. DOBERCE, who is an exponent of STAFF PAYMASTER T. GUARD has been ap- the Law of Storms, the Rev. R. F. ConsOLD polated to the Victor Emanuel, his appointment is an exponent of the Laws of Providence, dating from Neptember roth, and now he is going to connect Providence

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on the Pacific Station by means of crews sent overland from Halifax to Esquimsuit by the the fools who realled "à Berlin In 1860 and uttering kind and cheery words to his officers. Canadian Pacific Railway baving been attended then caved in at Mets. The warriors daly turned and the quartermasters, at others_trying to with success, the Admirally have decided to up, and so did the literary man but the brave wake out bla" position, he was a model of recommission H.M.'s ships Daphne, Hyacini, soldiers produced telegram from their choms of what a British ustier should bo. Captain, -and-Nymphs-with-fresh crews to be conveyed saying that it would be a diabonour to go ahead, Sams kucw his duty, and he did it. When thak by that route. Orders have accordingly been Mézières had a criminal charge pending towering sea struck the wheel-house and smashed Issued for the troopship Tyss to be ready to against him. That gentleman said it was a lie, in the thick glass windows he was standing, leave England on October 6th for Hallfax with with appropriate adjectives, and used per crews. Formerly ships were sent from the enough to proveke deels, with the whole French of the are watching the barometer and a piece of the glass struck his car with sufficient force my but the army was not inclined for risking to cut la pretty deep. But be took no notice:

centenary of Columbus are stated to have been who begged to be excused, on the ground that washed off the bridge fete the raging sca TER files held at Maalla in honour of the fourth, de Cuers was met by a trembling lieutenant. But to continue the yam. I told you a WCH

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fight 'so the duel was off. Next, which the giant fast as if nothing had happened on an unprecedented teale of magnificense. The nobody knew whether M. de Cuers retirement When ones in theater I thought it was all processions, flumibations, and general festivities Philippines, and for three whole days and nights volumes of correspondence, negotiations with struggle I did succeed, but lost my life-huoy la surpassed anything previously seen in the from the my many years ago was honourable over, as I couldn't get clear of some wreckage De pot, Mors expostulations de. Then followed that I got foul of However, after a desperate ball was given in the Municipal Hall, for Salck various authorities, Juries of honour to decide the tempt then struck out in the hope of

went merry as a marriage bell. A grad so fewer than three thousand invitations were bani pente, such as whether gentleman

en some floating spars hen-coops or Sg that might be floating about. In a issaed, and it proved brillant success earning Stro a month could easel out of with the wreck of the Bokhara. To anyone H.M. S. Redpole, now, about paying off in Foreigners rezident in Manila were treated we position, and so on. Everybody wa fansfully of the Laičar crew who got on my back with with a £rco man on the score of inequality of inite or two I found myself grasped by one ...Man Yu Tong, Hollywood Road,exercising his or her reasoning faculties iz/ Hongkong, is undergoing a thorough overhaul, masked courtesy and kindness. A confespondentagious for gore and glory, so long as the glory, his arms round my neck, I tried 10 251

assures up that the illuminations even surpassed was hit and the gore some other person't be bold choke me and exhan me to the gorgeous celebration of Hongkong's Jubline. last, after every excuse for delay to be teld of drowned himself, but it was so him-of-and-then-bit bis arms, fearing, thaa eller

they couldn't help coming on to AMONGST other anivals by the French mail this battle 7: De Cutia was scratched on the right use, to. I struggled on with my load through morning was Mrs Mathew John Denman triceps and his opponent lightly on the right wreckage, and sheep, and corpses, and at last Stephens, who was for many years a well known wrist the umpires decided that De Cuers was thrown by a billow up on rocky abores legal curiosity in this colony, Mr. Stephens has wound was visible with this feast powerful There I lay for a minute or two gaplog after the loss of the Bokhara and we hardly Tas adjourned meeting of credites of, AG on kand, and he has come to this colony to fight honour was Cattailed, Mélares met his man caught me and cast me about go yards further law cult of the Jarndyce v. Jarndyce pattern microscope, so be as considered killed, and the struggle for dear life, when suddenly wAVO believe that he would venture to move Gordon & Co. Limited (le liquidation) was to it out to the biter end. Mr. Stephens means to and got a pla-prick. in the right fore-arm, bich up the beach, cutting and braising me

quoruze, was adjourned zis did anyhow, and he certainly deserves all be can honour was satisfied some morey and no order po fatto "get

then scrambled farther up Account of it. But why in all seriousness should he want to address Providence as aparatos cocapanties affected by the low of our learned friend Francia; 2, Ch and ahrwards Mfières both had to challenge about forty that he could be better madaloy my mind

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