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Intimations.

GINGER

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1892.

THE Agents (Massrs. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) inform us that the steamer Arratoon Spear, from Calcutta, lef Singapore for this port yesterday afternoon.

-THE now admira! of the Yangisse (whatever that may mean) is reported by a Chinese paper to have arrived at Shanghai, en route for Nanklug, on the 18th fastant,

His Lordship sald that of course the Court could not decide the point now, and colder it again after hearing evidence.

WH. E. S. FALES.

Costs was the presiding spirit at annual balls, to condense in as many years as what under the decorator of Foreign Office dinners and tb competitive system would have required decades. curled dandy of social gatherings in Bangkok. His services were much in request by Slames princes who wished to appear comme il faut la the manner of their dinners and entertainment, and such golden opportunities were taken every advantage of by the poor victim of the cards, t contmit extensive depredations on gold plate al valuable omaments that he might satisfy his inordinate lust play. The system followel accumulated peculations have attained an evor. mous figure

the death

'With this expon he gives

blow to some animal, with it also he eats, and last of all he eats off she benda of bli enemies with it. The blades are exchanged by them with the Chinese for deer horns, and THE FORMOSAN SAVAGE,

are olten taken from the Chinese in warfare, The island of Formosa, says 1 correspondent The men are armed with bow and arrows and of the Amoy Gazette, is one of the finest alas; few of those on the borders have of the skin of the large brown deer, partially islands on the face of the globe; it is aro miles atchlocks. They have a coat which is made long and to miles broad situated off the south cured by exposure to the sun and wind; the body of mandarins appointed by the Emperes about 6 faches is made in the bide, and at the of the Middle Kingdom. It is country end of the slit a circular piece of the skin is cut very rich in produce, and in minerals, amongst which may be mentioned gold, silver, quick out, allowing fast room for the neck. The stiff silver and coal. Its agricultural products are

ness of the bide and the narrow space allowed for the neck, prevent the coat frem dropping off enormous, and it would be hard to pick out a

kind can screw bimself into such a position, single thing that grows in a tropicit clime that the shoulders. A man with a covering of this does not flourish in Formors. I must not forget that no part of his body is exposed to mention that there are huge retroleum and

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TE have always made good GINGER ALE, and we are now making the best. At Wx are informed by the Agents (Messe Gibby varlons exhibitions and competitions in London / Livingston & Co.) that the E. & A. S. S. Co. paid. When whineas went for the money (on was carried on with some Ingenalty and the Cost of China, and ruled and governed by design is about as inde en it could be.. A slit of

steamer Guthrie, from Sydney, &o, left Port Darwin for this port on the 24th inst

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Hongkong, 17th October, 1891.

A REGULAR meeting of Zeiland Lodge, No. 525, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday, the ist proximo, at 8.30 for g precisely. Visiting breibren are cordially invited THE new "Shan "liner Stam, Captain W. Nicor, felt for Swatow this alternoon where her name and diag will probably be changed by Measts, Bradley & Co., the managing owners of the "Shap" boats.

WE are informed by the Agent of the O. & Or S. S. Co., that the steamship Belgic, with mails, &c., from San Francisco, to the 6th inst, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow morning.

THE Sanitary Board, will meet on Thursday, October 27th, at 4 p.m. Aganda-1. Mortality [30 Returns for the weeks ended the 15th and 22nd October, 189a. 2. Reports-4. Concerning a Catile Depot for Kaulang. B. From the Surveyor for the quarter ended slyst, 30th September, 1893, C. From the Analyst," on samples of water drawn from the Talfam and Pokfulam conduits and malos, in September, 1893.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

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SEEDS.

Evidence was then called for the plaintiff, Lal Tat Sam said he had known defendant since be was a child. Did not know Simon and Samuel Defendant introduced him to Simon. A contract was made on August 3rd by which witness was to deliver 400 chests of tea to Simon & Co. before August ath, for $5620, defendant guaranteeing payment. The mosey was never August 27) nebody was to be found at Simon and Samuel's place, which was in Elgin Street Saw their compradore shat night, and learnt from him that all the money had been carried off. Plaintiff then took action and got judgment In the Original Court against Simon and Samvel for $670, (All docums ats in the suit were now produced and put in evidence) Os execution being levied, about $4,000 were recovered. Over $1,000 were still due. Plaintiff then applied to Lam Tan Chun for the balance, about three days after the judgment referred to, and defendant tald 1 am waiting for the money to come back from the bank. Plaintiff acked for a few hundred dollare en account, and defend ant said he would see about it.. Later celendant said to plaintiff “Go and sue me for it."

(Case proceeding.)

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THE LATE TYPHOON,"

The Bangkok Times says it would require $30,000 to put him right.

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his jockey-shaped hat, with the peak at the

The Siamese have suffered severely. From eight to ten thousand ticals in the extionated amount of plonder obtained from this source, while a like amount is owing to the tradesmen of various parts of the city. His feverish anxiety to obtain the means of gambling led to the most extraordinary subleringes and unblushing pre- varications. Goods of all kinds, liquors, and sulphur springs there. Some of the finest tex excepting his head, and on this he places provisions were obtained in the same of native the world produces is exported from this country back, thus securing perfect protection from magnates and fold to native traders immediately to New York to the extent of 372,000 half-chests

selves not a bad kind of matting of coarse long afterwards. From every source available he yearly; this is grown in the North of the al The aborigines manufacture for them reaped a dishonest harvest and pandered to his islands in the South Is grown sugar on grass. They also manufacture the jockey-haped love of play with unwearying real. His employers large-scale hirm that maketin hat mentioned above, also made of grass at one time, desirous to save him, had advanced Japan. Furthermore than all this enough Their, srilcles of manufacture such as how camphor trees grow inland to supply the world large sums; but these have only gone the way with camphor for five or six centuries. The pipes of bamboo. Their mode of making straws, spears, string made of hemp, and of all others, and, disgusted, they havo left the

scenery is unique, and could not be "unfortunate man to his fate."

He will be sent in the course of the next few of the soll and the density of the tropical vegetal wond, about three feet long, and one foot and

but the climate is bad, and owing to the riched; wearing apparel from bleached hemp h

Is as follows:-The loom In a hollow pleca THE Shanghai Mercury understands that" the

days to Macao, there to undergo trial. This ation malarial diseases are freq sent, and in to half lo diameter, and is placed on the grounds adventurous little craft Alwine Styd, Just returned from a most interesting trip to the Sea

Course we cannot lock upon ather than a B Among other vessels which experienced the cheating of justice which was never contem- many cases prove fatal. Formosa can, boast of the weaver slis down on the ground placing her of Okhotsk, has been the Grat vessel which

a small rallway which russ from its capital, entered the loner barbour of the post of that typhoon that ended, so disastrously to the plated in the treaties. The evidence will be Twatutis, to a city in the North called Keelung, set against the hollowed woods the strands name during the last twenty-three yemem. Bokhara and Normand was the British barque taken here and forwarded to Macaos but place which pacresses the only real batheur in the act the wood, and the opposite ends are

Nasalmio, but thanks to his well-known sea- these proceedings are not calefactory. A

island, though this is not saying much. The track the back of the weavers the shuttles or needles kept perfectly tight, by a strap passed round manship Captajn Otter got his vessel out of it. criminal ought to be dealt with

in his The Nanaimo left Foochow on the 6th instant, Consular Court in Siam, where evidence is only 30 miles, and is run on a single line are passed by hand, from right to Icit, drawn Another runs southward from the capital for tight and adjusted with a piece of flat wood of bound to Tientsin, and on Saturday and Sunday, can be readily taken, and where the crime has distance of another 30 miles to a plice called the shape of a paper knife. The knowledge of the 8th and 9th fastant, was in a typhoon been committed. The Siamese in this have Kwa-leng ting. The deficiency of a good the art of weaving, of embroidery, and of the Borth of Formoss: She lost con sail and split every right of complaint. in Portugal the offence harbour in the land has to a certain extent

ute of hemp, may have been derived from the lords and Captain Ottes found it necessary to be considered a very serious one, in fricas, been a drawbacke. As mentioned above, Keelung first occupants of the island. The aborigines who Islands

an conviction, transportation to the African has the only barbour in the Island worth men live in the elevated ranges of the mountains have 'le to. On Monday the weather was finer, bet colonies. We deeply sympathize with his towards evening, the weather got dark and relatives In Bangkok, whom he has disgraced by toning but there are ceveral others which sprung from a very seclent stock, and have been however, being river harbours with big bars left almost undisturbed until within the inst three gloomy, with confused sea. At 8 p.m. the wind his conduct, and can only trust that the severe at times are very dangerons to enter even centuries or so, having retained all their primi- came there N., and varying every few yeason mal for the rest of his life, of the dangers Keelung is unsafe at certain periods of the year. tive raodes of life, manners and Customs. They

in sudden first from NW, will prove a warning the minutes, and while sail was being taken off a

Devastating storms frequently pass over the have re written language of their own. On first and disasters which inevitably follow a career Island and de enormous damage to life and meeting a sav ge of the tree type you notice tremendous squall from the E. struck the ship and devoted to gambling,

damage to the extent of, as estimated, 8440,000 his Celestial friend across the border, not only property. The last one, in August 189a, did

what a wide difference there is between him and put her aback, gave her stern way, and the ses breaking over her stem filled the cabla, broke | the wheel adrift and drove the rudder from one

and a loss of 500 lives. At Keelung, Hobe, and to the shape of the head, but particularly in the Talwantoo, huge forts have been erected under expression of the eye, which resembles the side to the other. Under the circumstances, the

THE COST OF LIVING. foreign supervision, and Krupp guns are mounted anxious gaze of the deer, lasecare from wild and therein. The Datch came to the island-1-16 human animals, as mentioned before. The vessel was helpless for a few minutes, but she was got before the wind, running and steering! The well after the rudder had been secured, the ralli

political as and the Japanese arrived in 1634, both of whom men have a curious custom of placing the cost of living is a that could not be made fast in time being blows well as social factor whose Importance since left. An American is

It varies in done business in Talwanion Chipased to have lobes of their ears, and passing a small pfees has long been "overlooked.

with oplom in the of bamboo through the cavity. Their only or. but it took all night in the face of the typhoon to pieces. The vessel was well attended to different countries, and in different districts of early days of the century, but there is somenaments are a string of white cattle-fish bone, then blowing to secure the yards and what the same country. It varies from year to year, doubt whether he really arrived then. Only or a necklace of wild boar's task. To conclude, axils were worth saving. On Tuesday morninga and from century to century. It is an effect, strips on the' outalda eðga, of the island belong this race of savages is one of the few in the whose causes are almost numberless. By to the Chinese, the rest being populated by a survey of the damage was made, and it was found reducing the cost to a common standard, it is body of aborigines which, if a census were taken, world that have defied the approach of civiliza that thedeck load was all right, except a low poles and planks forward which were missing, but the easy to compare the cost of living in various would be shown to be in goodish" numbers, ties. Where the original family came from will

always remain in obscurity, yet this does not < when they were surrounded by four strangers, abip's gear was badly cut up. It was also found Countries and to measure the rise and fall in The districts they live in are very mounfalneus deter or take away one iota of the interest that and rugged. They sleep in huis made of the clings to this race. It is maintained by the A vast amount of valuable work has been palm or banyan leaf. The men are not very majority of those that have seen any of the that the rudder swung loosely, and independently prices with the process of the years. of the rudder head which showed signs of strain- ing. A careful trial convinced Captain Otter of dove in this regard by Mulhall, Herbert Spencer, tall, fivefcel-eight belog, we should fancy, a big specimens of them, that are seen any of the the damage, but as there was a heavy sea, the Levi, Tharald Regers, Profesor Green, D. G. man amongst them. The women are short and them the more one wishes to see them, and rudder being under water, and the rudder trunk Thompson, Imogene Fales, Edward Atkinson users aborigines Text Conce to question where also to go farther into their country, see how close fitting,

the full extent of the injury done and other writers on political and social economy. thesa first came from, for they are

cocklog, wésvlog and fighting, &c., &c. There Captain Otter decided to make for Amey, is he the British and American consular services. In a solution to this that we have ever heard put are so many points of interest to be drawn from the consular reports of those two governments forward is that they are descended from ship the rice as to require a man with plenty of put her head to the west under easy sall, and so

there are more than thousand able and well-wrecked Malays from one of the East Indian ilme on hand, and patience, besides having a long as the helm was not pot hard over the vessel steered preity well He took this written articles on the subject giving facts and tales, and mixed with the Dutch and Japancit, thorough knowledge of this veritable though in preference to proceeding joyres from nearly every part of the globe, the former certainly, for some are as fair com- agus and fever-stricken garden of Eden. Foochow because, among other things, the It is only since 1865 that this kind of work has plexioned as a Europian. On refering to same- wind was fair and in the event of the rudder been pursued with any degree of systems. Prior notes we have had access to we find the follow- giving out there would be more chance of to that time, practically nothing was done. Only log reference to the complexions and probable assistance, and an anchorage easy of access,here and there can we catch glimpses of what origin of these savages. whereas had she made for Focchow she would was going on. Since 1865 the workers have so have had to go up a river with bad places to increased In members that our faformation is pass. A steering spar was rigged ready for use, very thorough. Of the decade 1873.1885, the bat was not required and the vessel reached figures are so complete as to enable us to form Amoy on Saturday, the rgth. A regular survey

a clear conception as to almost every nation. has not been held, but in addition to the damage Thus the average weekly wage and weekly to the rudder, some sails were split or blown expenditure for food was as follows in the lands away and the vessel leaked a little, probably mentioned:- round the damaged rudder when she got the part, while the captain, to whose skill and energy it was due that the vessel was saved, lost all his cabin stores and personal efecis.

Wx note from the Mercury the operations to raise the pontoon Lulu, sank a short time ago at the Old Niegpo Wharf, Shanghai, have not UR SECOND and LAST SHIPMENT been successful yet. The Zulu has had a very for this Season of VEGETABLE and checkered career; she was originally one of the so-called ninety day gunboats," built during the FLOWER SEEDS havlog arrived we strongly civil war in America (built in go days as a vene. advice customers in order to prevent disappoint-rable legend has it) and after the conclusion of the "secesh" rebellion was sold out of the service, ment) to book their orders at once for all Seeds and sulled out of Shanghai for some time, owned required for Iste sowing.

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brother-in-law were padding the weary hoof from Wanchai up the bike towards Aberdeen, with bamboos as weapons, intent on robbery. Determined to sell his life dearly, or perish le the attempt, brother-in-law made a beeline for the way out, and just as the circus was in full

desprit ruffians at once sought flight, but the Sikh spread his tect out, and blocked every way of escape in one act. The principal robber (Shakesperean term) was brought before Mr. Wodehouse to-day and sentenced, on conviction, to six months hard labour.

of botany and practical Gardener and compressing a Sikh policeman hove in sight on the a large number of Plants which for the conve- straysall tack (as the Crown Solicitor says). The could not be ascertalned. ·Such being the case. Almost as much has been dono by members of Not at all like the Chinese. The best theory as they Ilve, and what methods they use when' nince of reference are ranged in separate gps and are beaded with their ordinary a botanical names. The cultivation of FLOWERS, VEGETABLES, FRUIT TREES, &c. is practically dealt with and PRUNING GRAFTING and MANURING throughly explained.

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THx Scottish Oriental Co.'s steamer Mongkut, Capt. H. Deans, on her recent trip to Bangkok carried Commendatore Panse, Italian Minister, Baron H. S. Sternhatg. First Secretary to the German Legation, and Lieut. Martial, as passen. geis. Upon arrival at their destination the distinguished passengers presented a testimonial to Capt. Deans which runs as follows:-

"Bangkok, October 111b, 1892. The undersigned, on their arrival at Bangkok after a six days' voyage from Hongkong by the steamahip Mongkut, wish to express the pleasure they feel at the comfort they found on this ship, and to thank Capt. Deans for his great kindness and thoughtfulness to them during so successful and enjoyable a trip,"

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·PIRACY IN HONGKONG,

Late last night or early this morning one of the most daring and-barefaced acts of robbery ever recorded in the history of pirsey was com- mitted in Wyndham Street, not far from the office of this paper.

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(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,)

October 15th. The weather at present is like English summer In every sense of the word-delightfully brisk mornings, warm and yet not hot during the day, followed by cool breezes after sundown.

I need hardly say training for the races, cricket matches, golf, and even pole are in full swing almost every day." The Italian sloop Curtatoné, Commander Palermo, arrived here between 4 and 5 p.m. on the 13th and moored off the British Conínlate, satern of the Zinnst; the ban on board a full band, the playing of which every day since her arrival is greatly appreciated by all residents.

Jost as the officer of the guard of H.B.M.S. Zinnef went alongside the Italian sloop to call on board (la accordance with naval.ciiquelle) the gig lauled the gangway and swamped-thá officer and crew just maniging to spring on to the platform of the gangway before she sank In less time than it takes to write it, the borte and in a few minutes her cutter, with a full crew, was alongside the sunken boat off the gangway.

Special quotations for large quantillet. | with a yarn that her dear departed husband brought to the Hongkong Teligrápk office, some surplus for amusement, or accumulation, occupied by them, and ft is very likely that those awain's abilil pipe was heard on the Linnst,

RANSOME'S NEW PARIS LAWN MOWERS. $17.00 each,

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AT the Magistracy to-day Mr. Wodehouse seat a coofle to guol for nine months, and two others for a's "months cach, for attempting to extort

It appeared from money by threats." evidence that they came from Canton with several other confirmed reprobates, and went to * "pore lone widdy" in a Chinese lodging house

Yesterday morning a valuable telegram was owed some of them $80. The lady was not at and daily published in an Expreat during the all influenced by their arguments, as swords day, reappearing with further details in the were produced, and she was gently but firmly regular fasue of the paper in the evening. To-day advised to pay up $80. Still she refused-in fact, the Daily Press reproduces it, and deliberately the number of times she was latervlowed claims it as a "special telegram to the Daily on the subject without result speaks volumes - Fasss," though we published it nearly 24-hours | and in Europe to Italy, Spain and Rusala. for the patience of the Canton nobles, who never | previously, ad

25th Oct., midday.

THE LATE TYPHOON.

A MYSTERY CLEARED

UP.

got their weapons, to work at all Ultimately, Hongkong Tilsgraph, Inspector Stanton got his eagle eye on them, and their doom was scaled. After watching their movements for a few days, he concinded they had no visible means of support, por lawful (4 designs; so he arrested them, and found that they did not even belong to the Hongkong Club. That was their misforinne, not their fault ; but no doubt when they come out of gaol they will be elected.

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1843.

{Spicial to "Hongkong

Telegraph.

AMPING, 25th Oct. The Douglas Co. seamer Formera is bringing the second. engineer (Mr. Nistad) and a seaman named Herness, who are sole

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Daily Press, 26th Oct. ANOTHER WRICK OFF

THE PESCADORES. WRECK OF THE 'NOR WEGIAN STEAMER "NORMAND,"

NO MORE SURVIVORS: FROM THE "BOKHARA." (Special Telegram to the“ Daily Preis")

AMPING, FORMOSA, 24th Oct., 5 p.m. The steamer Formo

It will be seen that in those countries where there are high wages, only one-third. or there- abouts is expended for food-leaving a hand. Where the wage is low, it is nearly all consum ed in food. The surplus in so small that it is Impossible for the wage worker to better his condition. This in the East applies with terrible force to China, Japan, Hindustan and Ceylon

of the Curtotone. The officer of the Italian

slapp had in the meantime secured the boat alongside and ordered away a boat to assist. directly the accident happened.

The triber in question differ materially in appearance, language, manners &c. from the talbes of the plain, cailed Pepowhans, and have, we should imagine, the credit of being the first arrivals in this beautiful island. Craniologists alone would be able to trace the section of the should be inclined to doubt if they decided that human family to which they belong, but we All the various tribes, numbering, wesbould think, over a hundred, spread over a wild and meur- tainags country somo two hundred miles long by fifty to sixty miles broad, were descended from one pure stock. It is very probable that the earliest inhabitants of this island were of the Indian type. Short in stature, but not very dark skinned--the descendanta of a very unclent race, the origin of which is lost in obscurity. Sub- sequently the Malayan element must have appeared, many centuries ago, for the Malays were found by the Spaniards as far North an the Philippines as early as A. D. 1521, at which date the principal islands were almost entirely Islands as well as Formoss had been colonized by them many hundreds of years before. The complexion of the old men of the tribes is very sallow and often swarthy, that of the young healthy warriors much lighter and clearer, but there is observable in the faces of the majority a dark tinge not to be seen in the faces of the

The gig having been baled out by the crew Chinese, not quite so dark as the complexion of of the Curtalons who in good nature tock the the mixed descendants of Portuguese settlers of balers out of the hands of the British arrand Macao, but resembling more the tint in the faces the various fittings of the gig having been of the fair-complexioned Japanese. They are if collected from numerous sampans, the cutter anything darker skinned than ordinary China-returned with the gig in tows all hose the worse men who have not been exposed to the sun, but for the mishap, the peculiar strain referred to does not appear so The tide at present is not strong at this part distinctly in the younger members of the tribe, of the river; had it been anything like It was s er so strongly as it does in the complexion of those month back and any one of the gig's crom In the new countries such as America and who have taken an active part in bunting, missed his footing on the platform, the chances Australia rents are higher than in the older lands, fighting, and in the hard dally struggle for of his being saved would have been very small On the other hand wages are usually hight and expect hair is darkish, and somewhat long, ont discharged their cargo for the Viceroy's "Iron The steamers at the Han: have nearly the prices of food lower. Men having steady employment have the highest comfort in such frizzled like the African negro, ner ibick; like Works," In fact the tria has passed down i

river eltics as New York, Chicago, Toronto, the ordinary East Indiaman's. They are keen for Shanghai, S Melbourne and Sydney. Next to these, but sportsmen, as naturally they should be, and are The Chimesh will have folished on Monday Glasgow. Then fallow Paris, Havre and searching restlessness like the wild anxious gazi Shanghai, Marseller, The other great municipallites of older this is accounted for from the fact that this The othe day a large up-country jonk, laden Europe follow these so closely together that it is savage has many foes, not only in the wild animals with poles, is trying to cross one of the numerous difficult to arrange them in consecutive order. but in human enemies, (the Chinese to wit) who lurchak baws at the Pan, came too close and at So far as the cost of food is concerned, it are always on the war-path searching for him for once broke in two's her masts kylling overboard hardly needs any figures to show the advantage when they manage by stealth to kill him he brings and the ball of the junk, after clearing itself, was possessed, by the American, Canadian and them in the sum of $ico from the crown. The swept out into midstream. Australian workingman over his European mennever tattoo, but the women do so with a kind These accidents are very numerous -- at this colleagues. The general price of beef and flour of fodigo blue which appears in lines on their season of the year and make it very dangerous at retall during the past five years has been as faces commencing about the nose, from which is for steamers and gusboats anchored in mid- follows

drawn a straight line on either, aide to the ear; || streamerequding a sealous and good look-out. BEEF.

FLOUR. parallel lines are then drawn from this about man, especially at night-timü Dénia 21 cents,

In comparing the weekly expenditure of the average artisan In the great capitals, the dis. crepancy is much greater. Take for example London, Paris, New York, and Chicago. The elements of weekly expense are as follows :-

LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, Rent 1.40

3.60 Clothing ..1.20

260 3.20

Food 13.80 3.00

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THE " BOKHARA” DISASTER. The full descriptive report of all the cream. stances connected with the wreck of the Rekkers Survivors of the Nor: sa brings Second Engl. LOCAL AND GENERALA and the Normand, and the loss of about too / Degian stexmer Nori|`ncer Nistad and Ses rather far away, are London, Liverpool, and.) always on the qui vive, their eyes having ä for Tuesday next when she at once leaves for

mand, which was man Herness, sola lives, is completed this evening, and may be had wrecked on the Pesca survivors of the steamer at the office of the Hongkong Triegraph ; or dores.

Normand, which is THE "BOKHARA " total loss off Pesca

dores. DISASTER. There are no more No more survivors of survivors of the Bok the Bekkara. Aara..

THERE in just "off chance" of the Fokies, das here on Friday morning, bringing the Normandcoples may be mailed direct as ordered. survivors down from Amoy.

We are informed by the Agents of the Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Company's steamer Maria Valerie, from Bombay, left Slogapore this afternoon, for this port.

A REGULAR meeting of the Eothen Mark Lodge, No. 264, will be held in Freemasons' Hal Zetland Street, tomorrow evening, at 8.30 for 9 clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

SUPREME COURT,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. H. E. Pollock, Acting Puiss Fudge.)

October.26th.

THE LIMON AND SAMUEL CASE,

These cuttings from the two papers named ispeak for themselves, We have known of cases where one telegram is sent to a number of papers; we have known cases where a telegram sent to only onepaper wes copied and acknowledged; we hav even known (only in Hongkong) of cases where no credit was given for copled items ; but never, no never have we had the misfortune to set Li Tat Sam sued Lam Tap Chun for $1,000,- eyes on a pint in which an item, already stale, THE Nippen, Yusen Kaisha's Australian liner balnace of defendant's guarantee in a transaction was faunied, as special, exclusive, hesh, sen« Sakata Maru will contique her maiden try belween plaintiff and David Simon, Mr. Hastsational news, worth a lach heading i hom Dal Nippon to the Antipedes tomorrowings (Woiton and Deacon) was for pisintiff and

dear, do try to reform. Surely you morning under the command of

Mr. E. Robinson, Instructed by Mr. Grist (of Mr. are not completely past rodemplon even in these Macmillan, who piloted the same

CD. Wilkinson's office) defended.

strangely degenerate days-are you 1o greater ifitke Maru, when on the Aulakhany fon,

FOUR 17-kasta torpedo-boats flying the dreaded dragon flag. armed to the feetb, heavily manned, and chock-full of torpedoes and mellaite arived here from Whampas this afternoon and yet the Victor Emanned lisa not spread a single torpedo.net up to the hour of our going to press. From battle, murder, annihilation, lawyers, and all other borrors good Lord deliver unt

The Goat:"During the scare, when the Chinese money-changers in Hongkong were buying up bank roten at go cents to the dollar, whe were they like Pharaoh's daughter TM**

The Feet: The one drinks water and makes

milk, and the other dr——

The Goat"No, you're drinking again! It is-because they drew a little profit from the apshes on the blaks, Whack/

Mr. Robinson raised a preliminary objection that the case was res judicato; plaintiff had originally sued Simon and the present defendant jointly, but the wilt as to the latter was not quiis correctly made out in some respect and since plaintiff wished to get judgment as galckly as pessible against Simon (who was then in gaol) leave was obtained to strike out the name of the present defendant, but no leave was obtained nor right reserved to commence a fresh suit against bim Consequently the whole case of plaintiff. against Lam Tan Chon was dead.

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the eighth of an inch spait down to the chin. The local trade opposition is taking effect, tha... Their forehead is never fatiooed, and their body | Chlas Merchants, having ... a. smfelt of but slightly. Their ornaments for personal export cargo from Hankow, have been obliged:: adorament are a necklace of wild boar's teell, to put an extra steamer on the Shanghai rap. cutile-fish beads, or a string of foreign shirt | The Kiangyung lelt on Filday, and the buttons secured from, soma friendly Chinaman; Kiangkwan lekvés tovnight, Saturday. this possibly would give the total of all their | The F-lingiis bera at present walling to paraphernails. Tobacco is a great solace to proceed to Shanghal as, although her charter la the savage, and grows wild in his country; it is up, the China Merchants must hand her over at These differences amount to but little as the simply ann dried, after which it is ready for the Shanghal, and not here are kept European astiaan runs much more to a vegetable pipe. All the Barages smoke, we fancy, I am informed that if she is not re-chartered and therefore chesper diet than the three Anglo- Their pipes are made of hellowed bamboo, and she will be overhauled and refitted at the Old Saxon Sypce.

the stem is made of bamboo reed, being about | Dock and then run'agal to Ichang on her. One ominous lesson to be derived from the half a foot in length. The bowls are tamefully own account and as she and her Ciptaisi statistics of the cost of living is that while it and prettily carved. When not in use they put urs, held in great esteem by all Chinese. coste no more to-day than in 1800 for the very them in their hair. Most of the savages wear from hose to Ichang, and rates are going down. poorest classes to live, It costs from go to 500 no clothing at all and those that do only wear somewhat, there is every reason to bellers sho per cent more for the middle classes. In other something scant in the shape of a singlet with will amply any expensentrasjo words, there has been a constant and heavy adno sleeves, and called by themi lukas". By the Chongwe, from Ichang, came one of vance in rents, and in the cost of semi-necessaries Nearly all wear a belt called.habbock into the engine-moms artificers of H. M. 9. Baku, with an ever-increasing demand for articles which which they stick their "Izlao" and anything else suffering from dysentery; he has since left for were formerly unknown or were mere luxuries. they desire. The falso in a sabre, the blade of the Model Settlement per Tafta This tendency when carried to its limit means a which is a foot and a half long and very sharps We have good deal of sickness fast at sharper demarcation between the opulent and it is set lage shaft of wood, and frequently the present In Hankor. There are two or three in Indigent than st any period of which we have and of the scabbard is adorned by the gusus of hospital from the Zenust and also other complete records. The formation of pools and a Chinaman who has falinn a victims in some residents... syndicates for the management and control of the head-hunting expedition. The lalao is the The water is going down steadily and is to great industries, staple products, and staplesof life savage's great stand-by, and he would be with- day 31,7; ali steamers leaving as deeply Liden Jong ago, that the half-brother of Chevalier de I still further inervaass this tendency and promliny i out fi like the Irishman without his shillalak, ▼ no poreikis pašere it runs down to 18 es so feelć;

$30,000 GONE WRONG.

The Siam Free Prize has the following about the gentleman who was taken to Macao yester day from Bangkok, via Hongkong. and One of the most laventable examples of the spirit of gambling, was dean yesterday in the Mr. Hastings said that none of these states gaol of the Portuguese Legailun by a representa ments were proved. If the defence wished to ure of this paper. Cepuched in a filthy room of rest on this point, they ance; other site it had no weight, idem fest equate in an wholesome and feed atmosphere, and guarded by a naive gaoler, pould be seen the unfortunats victim of an inas

late lors of sortesvirgiliano, broken in spirit moral, physical and financial wreck. It was not

Mr. Robinson said if he called all the evidence on this point sow it might prejudice other lines of defense if this failed." He asked his Lordship to express an opinion pow,