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HONGLONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 38, 1892.

TELEGRAMS,

THE LIFE GUARDS MUTINY.

LONDON, 17th October,

In consequence of the recent insubordination, the First Life Guards have been removed to Shorncliffe. The saddle and harness cutting

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Ir stands to reason; wittily remarks the Philadelphia Times, that occan greyhounds are zot ordinary Jarkı.

H.M.S. Plover returned to Singagore on the s1st last., from the Anambas Islands, where the had been to convey a muil for the Egeria.

THE Chinese, Customs cruiser Ping Ching, Capt. N. P. Andersen, is shortly expected here with Capt. A. M. Bishen, the Coast Inspector of the Imperial Maritime Customs. Capt. Bisbee's mission in the South is la connection with the lighting of the Straits of Hinan

A CRICKET match took place yesterday after- noon at the Happy Valley, between the Regi mental team of the Shropshire Light Infantry and the Royal Engineers. A very exciting game resulted in a tie, the scores being 91 each. The teazai will meet again shortly.

IN the Supreme Court this morning 'the suit of Mess, Arnold, Karberg & Co...agsfost Lai Laf Hing and others, being a counter-claims arising out of a transaction which was before the Court three weeks ago, was farther adjourned pending | the result of an appeal in the first case...

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THE steamship Chowfa was towed over to the Cosmopolitan Dock this afternoon, and the Charters Towers and Wingsang will probably dock at Kowloon to-morrow.

| 17,M,S, Mercury la exnected here from Sings- pore early in December to be paid off and re- commistioned. She will probably be relieved In the Straits by the Pallar, at present in dock at Kowloom.

THE Perak Government announces that after the 31st of December, 1892, it will pay a rewards for the destruction of snakes or any nexione animals, except tigers, black panthers, and crocodiles.

JUDOR DURFEY-You are charged with stealing chickens ; do you want i lawyer? Mean Snow ball-No, yer Honsh. Judge Burfey--Why not? More Snowball-if pleste de Cat I'd like ter keen dem chickens myself, after habbin' all de trouble er gittin' em.

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the discussion was of a somewhat desultory character."

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ALBUM VERSES.

Which is, being interpreted :-"Nobody cams to tell us the news, and of course we would not

TO A YOUNG girl think of looking out or trying to find nows for ourselves. We have no objection to reporting Your accents are heard, the Council, as we are paid by the Government

(She whistles and calls. to do that (see advertisements) that we are not

Like the songs of a bird esing out of our way to report anything cho. We haven't enough sense. So we crib from the

(Through the garden and halle, evening papery, as their reporters were" action | And the light of your eyes enough to do the work; and, as the Tiligraph

Vyas (Till the row and the roar has been publishing complaints about ear erthe bug, wa credit this repast to the China Mail Is a dream of the skies Not

much credit efther, for it is on the face of it

(Shock her neighbour next door, a fool of a thing anyhow."

(But he says, Little Elf, .-

(I was like you myself, . (Years ago, Little Ell

That is the meaning of the halting, feeble, And your innocent face linking, shame-faced "confession of weakness which appears in the Daily Press; it wa hnd | Is a marvel of grace. not bullled "Granny" Into owning-up, the full report would have been printed as a "special and exclusive report,” supplied only to the official organ. We hate the appearance of No wonder that ali of us love you. bullying, especially when the vicilm is such poor decrepit backboneless affair as our morning contemp.; but even the crawling worm must not

TO A YOUNG LADY. be allowed to take as fis own the choicest flowers Remember that economy brings plenty ;. of literary work, diafigure them as it likes, and

Have not too many beaux,-got more than claim exclusive rights over them. The worm

twenty, will be trodden on, and all its squirming will not Avoid display in jewels when well-dressed: avail.

JERK.

Five or ux bandiame diamonds are the best, To ward away unpeedful pain and sorrow,

THE Penang Legislative Council Committee have reserted adversely on Sir John Coode's scheme for impraying Penang harbour, mainly owing to the immense.cost, which they see no means of reccessfully finding. The Com. mittee recommend the Colonial Engineer's idea A JAPANESE t. rpedo bast of 750 tons displace broarhed in 1888, with considerable mod! THE CRUISE OF THE “ • SUDDEN | Ne'er do to-day, what can be dona to-morrow, ment, the Chishima, nedved at Singapore from fications. Sir John Coode contemplated an France, en route to Yokohama vsajHongkong, | outlay of ablut-imo-millions-of-dollars,-bat--the- on the 18th fort. She was built at St. Naxalve by alternative proposal anly calls for an expenditure the Société des Chantiers de la Lolie, is 70 of $300,000. metres long and only six metres in breadib, bas engines of gooo horse-power and can steam * Loots an bour. In addition to four torpedo tabu she carries 14 Hotchkiss guns and a crew of 75-) med. The Chishima left Singapore for this "port ̃ ̄last Monday,”

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Thus the Sydney Bulletin:—"Dr. Faton, Presbyterian missionary, states, in Londen 40,000 cannibals in the Time, that there are South Sea Islands ready and pleading for the Gospel." Which, when you look at it all round,

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It was nearly five, and the wind was light,

(cheerlly, my lads, Yo-ho. f)' And the Victor Emanuel was in sight, Museus. Gro Fxnwick & Co., Ld., launched | When up comes a Hongkong leading light, at Kowloon yesterday evening a small steamer

(cheerlly, my lads, Yobo 1) which has been bullt to the order of He cried Who'll go on board with m Messi, India de Ix Rama and 'Song of Höllö. And sail this whaleback yot ?' says de The vessel has been named the Cosmopolita, "Why, bless you, sir, not us !" says wo *and her principal dimensions are, length jat

(cheerily, my lads, Yo-bol) feet, beam 24 feet, depth of held

9 fert. She

With a long, red hull, will be fitted with triple expansion engines con- And a Chinese scull, structed by Messrs. Fenwick & Co, with Scarcely could make her go cvlladers 13" 21,” and 30" diameter and a stroke So we'll leave the fright of 21", The Cosmopolita is intended for the, For some other night, # fitted to carry thirty first-class passengers.

OUR SECOND and LAST money and has been specially Singing "Get us a drink, A-Yow,"

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occurred among the Army Service Corps, and these men have been confined to barracks.

ARREST OF A FRENCH ANARCHIST IN LONDON.

October 18th,

akimns living in snow huts and praying for banana fritters. The cannibal doesn't know. that there is any gospel, and therefore he doesn't pray for it any more than the British labourer does for a wider knowledge of Confucius."

They launched that lugger and shoved her out, The Johnnies on shore set up a shoot

(Cautiously, my lads-Yo-hol) Which is her stern, and which her spout ?"- (Jeeringly, my isds, Yo-bo 1) And though the Idiots grinned and laugher, She jolly soon showed them who was daf,

--The French-Anarchist, François, the-author-{_THE managers of the Chartered Mercantile Bank the oldest and best known residents in this part But the Sudden Fegk was a wondrous craft,

of the explosion at the Café Very in Paris last April, has been arrested in London after a desperate struggle.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

"LONDON, October 19th.

at Penang, Singapore-and no doubt at all the Indian branches-furnished the Press with the detalls of the proposed Reconstruction Scheme approved of at the meeting of shareholders held In London on the 18th fast, the day after the proposal was adepted. The Hongkong manager of the Bank, it is only fair to assume, was not advised by his Directors of the result of the

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meeting, and Reuter was of course, as canal

of a

SOME copper-fastened humourist evidently got the weather-page of a abiqulions Telegraph reporter yesterday, with the result that one of

of the Far East was described as "a Mr. Herten from Hellow and that gentleman's line son, who the previous night had been the victim most deplorable accident, caused by gro neglect for which the Government would certainly appear to be responsible, was magn fied Into "three children," Mr. Herton will accept our excave forn-blander that was all but injured bole. We are pleased to learn that the

Injured boy, who is under Dr. Cowie's care, la making satisfactory progress.

(And it wasn't her own folks-Not) With a very small tall, And the gentlest gale, That ever was known to blow, She was at Kawloon Nearly quite as KOON

As a steam-Launch takes to go.

This work is alike interesting to the student THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK The meeting called by the Directors of the

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committee was appointed to confer with the Directors with regard to the new scheme, and make their report to a special meeting later. The Chairman stated that the London manage ment were in no way to blame in the matter of the recent frauds, and further said it was the Intention of the Directors to bring new blood on the Board of Management. Several speakers censured the management abroad and demanded 'a much stricter control over the various branches

of the Bank in the East..

A RADICAL TRIUMPH.

October 20th.

arises from her freedom from embarrassments account of silver (of course, exclusive of her Indian Empire). Why, at the present price of silver the Bank of France stands to lose about £18,000,000 on his holdings of silver coin, and this would swallow up the capital and the whole of the reserves of over £9,000,000. This, no doubt, is the reason that that institution conti unes to accumuiste gold, and has at the present timb about 64,385,000 worth of that metal its vaults. As Great Britain alone amongst the great Powers is mono-metallic, and is thus unlafdenced by the value of silver, it would be suleidal for her to adopt a bi-metallic currency.

Judge Waxem's Proverbs from the Ditraff

Frat Press

The Government have withdrawn the order forbidding public meetings being held in Trail fer mutch else. gar Square,

THE FRENCH AND THE DAHOMEYANS, There has been continuous fightingțfor three days between the French, and the King of ver Special quotations for large quantile, Dabomey's troops, the latter belag defeated with heavy loss. The casualties on the French -side were considerable.-

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MANILA, October 28th, There is a depression in the Pacific near North Luzon.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

OUR Macho letter is again unavoidably held

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THERE is talk, says the New York Herald, of $5000 monument for John G. Whittier, the post and a $100,000 fand for John L. Sullivan, the slogger.

THE latest definition of the familiar phrase "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND Love's labour lost is a second husband going for a gay old time with his wife's first husband's insurance money.

HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST"

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FOR 1892.

'ADDITIONS and IMPROVEMENTS,

HIS Valoable Work, with many NEW A REGULAR meeting of the Diligentia Lodge of Instruction will be held In Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Thursday, the 3rd proximo, Letter Stern, precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially lovited.

IS NOW READÝ,

When a man is running for offis bé can't ron A man don't starve in politicks mebbe, bat ther's times when his stummick and be back. bone git mighty close togather

That's a heap site more in city politicks than that is in country politicks,

A member of Congreials never too old to feam, The American flag is the highest priced dry but sometimes be ala't quite gat sense arough. goods in the world and the best.

A candidate's-fool-that'll-mortgage-his-farm- for campaign expenses.

The that man prays right and pays his taxes without grumblin' ain't far rong,

People won't dont candidate's onesty till he begins to tell 'em how onest he is,

Statesmen make politicks and poltishans

makes statesmen.

for Kobe under the leadership of Mr. Rizetti, who was for some time conductor of the Yoka. hama City Band. Hongkong can oblige Kohe line. We are unable to spare the Hon. John Melanes and his bagpipes; but Copper fock, where champion at blowing his own-horn Minblaneit, who plays the lyre with exceptional ability and success; Van Eps, who is a musical horseman (the quadruped belongs to the heal Funeral Club) of unrivalled cheek and the Mac Hooligan O'Driscoll and the MacSmeltem Swooper, who are great artistes on the drum, ought to form the nucleus of a Brass Band that would astonish not only the good people of Kobe, but all the globe-trotters of the universe.

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MR. JOHN BAXTER, a very old and highly esteemed resident of Singapore, who was many years Surveyor at that port for Lloyd's Agents and Veritas, died at his residence, Mount Echo Rond, on the 19th fast. According to the Stratti Timer, Mr. Baxter first came Slaapre from Port Glasgow, of which place he was a native, in the forties. He afterwards went to Bangkok where, under the auspices and assistance of the late King of Siam, he established bimself as a shipbuilder, and while there he constructed quite a number of large and Slam for many a year was justly proud. In the very handsome clipper sailing vosscle of which Aftles be returned to Singapore and settled down, being at one time in partnership fan shipwright's buloess with Mr. Tivendale. Not long after this he established himself as a Surveyor, and

retired only about four years ago. Mr. Baxter was 75 years of age and he leaves a wife and a daughter (who is married in Scotland) to grieve

over his death,.

Kind-hearted. Captain Ede, R.N.,

(Respectfully, my lads, Yo-ho }) For in bis blue blood the love of men--

(Tenderly, my lads, Yo-ko 1) Did percolate with a fervent perc

If you're forbid to eat and drink what's nice, Say sweetly "Yes," and disobey advice. Early to bed's a rule of wondrous force, That is at a or 3 a.m., of course!

Rise early always-then, to 'scape mishap, Go back to bed and take a second nap 1 Don't ran'la debt, but if you do, go deep, "Better than lamb, be hurged for stealing wheep," Manlage for wealth, when loveless, la 'a' sin j But never fall in love where there's no tin. When not in mood, if asked to sing or play, Don't be afraid to frown and answer "Nay." When asked by Pa to do what you delest, Begin the task and let Ma ̈do the rest In short, to have a life of happy ease, Let others talk, but you do as you please.

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ANOTHER OCEAN CATASTROPHE,

TOTAL LOSS OF THE "NORMAND

PESCADORES.

ON THE

(FROM OUR AMOY CORRESPONDENT)}) Another terrible, catastrophe has occurred at the Pescadores in the total wrecking of the new "Norwegian steamer Varmand and the drawn- ing of all on board excepilng two of the crew. What news we have is margre, consisting of a few telegrams from Talwanfoo and a lot of vagra Information brought last night by a junk from Mekung From what facis we have it seems that the Normand is a new vessel of about igoo tons with every modern improvements for the coasting and freight trade. She arrived in

And he thought he could do some life beat work, Yokohama or Nagasaki about September agth

(Gallantly, my lads, Yobo 1) Witb-a-long long-boat-book- A strong, strong boat-book, Steadily, don't let go,

Though the water's cold, Yet the breeks will hold, Singing "Man overboard, Yo-ho 1*

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Se Ede in his dinghy went out to sen

(Expectantly, my lads, Yo-ból) His Belly oss medal he saw with glee,

(Prospectively, my lads, Yo-ho) If he'd waited on, he'd be waiting yet, For the Sudden Jerk would not upset, And the crew got dry, for they ever got wet, (Cheerly, my inds, Yo-hol) With a long, long tack She came tearing back,,

And we'll drink a lot. Didn't we tell you so?

To the whaleback yot

Singing cheerily, lads, Ye-bol

CANTON'S FIRST FIRE BRIGADE.

· INTERVIEW WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT.

and left with a cirgo of coal and deck. passengers about October 3rd for Singapore. Sha had a very bad voyage to Turnabout, the sea- growing heivler every hour, Off Ockɛeu somosi: thing broke down in the machinery and the Captain tiled to use his calls. The gals lo creasing, the steamer became unmanageable and drified at the mercy of the wlad and waVOL On the 7th or Fth the steamar was caught in a typhoon and driven south-easterly, finally bring. ing up on the rocks near Couch Island. Many of the crew were washed off the deck by the moun, talocus seas, long befɔze the vessel struck. After / striking, she foundered in about nine fitboms, The remainder of the officess and crew went down with the steamer, only two, one a middle. .aged man with a black beard and the other a boy, escaping to Couch or Ragged Island, where they were picked up and succoured by the Chiness. “The telegram says that go wen drowned, while the master of the junie says that there were 37 lost.

The Dougins, steamer Formosa, which was sent over on Sunday to find Consul Warren and Dr. Myer, picked up these two survivors of the Normand and carried them to Taiwanfoo; Captata Hall telegraphed the news. as to put an end to the awful suspense In Amoy and Hongkong as to whether they where survivors of the Bokkara or not. He also telegraphed that he had found the rescalag party led by the British consul and Dr. Myer, and had taken them to Anping. After their first two days on the Pescadores the sex rose so high that it was impossible for the Sim 741. Wan, the stram launch in which they had, come over, to attempt the paunge back; sa thay walted for the weather to moderate or for They were treated with great hospitality by the larger vessel to arrive from the mainland

bezd mandarin of Mekung mamaK

The Junk reports that the heavy seas hire broken up both the Dokkara and Normand, though deeply submerged, and that large. quantiles of wreckage had been thrown upon the shore. It was so badly chipped and shattered however as to be nearly valueless.

NEWS BY THE INDIAN MAIL

During the past few years signs of an era of material Improvements in the evil-smelling City of Rams have not been wanting. It first showed itself in west bunding scheme devised by number of wealthy. Cantonese merchants whe returned from California with their pile, but it fell through. Then they made the acquain IT is a great pity that the Amir of Afghanistan THOS the Newchwang correspondent of the tance of the enterprislag Lo Hok-pang (the late, did not preside at the hearing of the Minkinneff N. C. Daily News.Angels' vialis are few and bat not wanted, compradore of the Hongkong

Fraser Smith bogus libel case instead of the Alacrlly, which came only yesterday and left

far between. This may be said of H.M.S. and Shanghai Banking Corporallon) and with

him formed a syndica for the construction of plaintif's particular friend and special apologiat again this morning. During this short stay, railway from Canton to Britlak, Kowloon, but Sir Judas Russell. The Amir, it appears, has a

however, we saw a great deal of Admiral Sir the sanction of the Peking authorities could not strong feeling against perjurers, which on

Edmond Fremantle, Major and Mrs. Chapman, be obained so that full through also, at least for that occasion would have had ample room

and the officers of the ship, and it is not too the time being. Nothing daunted, however, practical demonstration. Recently a notorious, robber was captured and brought to trial, but much to add that the visit has done good to the these restless spirits plodded along the road of port and community. We belleve Sir Edmund progress and reform and after a great deal of as no fewer than fifty of his relatives and frienda came to Kabul to prove an alibi and obtain considers it a sort of duty to have a look at all trouble and expense succeeded in inducing the his release, assuring the Amir that the prisoncz the stations under his jurisdiction, and we are Viceroy of Canton to believe that the city should was innocent, It looked that he would escape very glad that the most northern of them be lighted with electricity, and that once accom- paulshment for his crimes. But the Amir like has not been ignored. Although the visit plished the neccessary permission to establish modern Solomon, Instituted a searching inquiry was a short one it gave great pleasure to sledile light works in the city a pot

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all. Everyone smires such trus courage long wanting, and once obtained was made which clearly established the man's gulit, all the fly false witnesses tan rupees a head, as has been displayed many times by this practical ose of without delay te result being and hanged the roller. We wonder what the enlel and able naval officer, for apart from highly satisfactory to all concerned. Indeed, so Amir would have done with Herr Just and the the services which have raised him to the post encouraging have been the results that the other very special jurors who so nobly distinien of Admiral, Sir Edmund has the reputation Viceroy has been leduced to grant permission þóf waving several Ilves from drowning, twice wa to a syndicate of wealthy Chinese, resident In the Western anbsurbs of the great city to guished themselves in the Hongkong burlesque belleve under circumstances of the greatest risk

to his own life. Whether wo shall have any establish several fire" bigade" Stations in on an bonest trial above related to) We have

protection during the coming winter, in con- the wo tero districte. Promoly the promoters no doubt whatever as to his Highness' verdict regarding the plaintiff and his pracions accom sequence of the Alacrity observations, farther of the caterpie came to Hongkong plices.

events will prove.. Anyhow, I hardly suppose a called for fenders for three Ant-class fire petition will be got up, forent last one, addressed engines and steam fosting fire engines #year ago to H.B.M.'s Minister at Peking, is The successful tenderer is, we understand, Ms. Deslittle Dabbs.-My love, I hardly thlak THE Liverpool Journal of Commerce is 10

we can afford capone always instead of article upon the stablilty of ships. 11981 "We still unacknowledged | We are sony to say that Mr. J, T. Cotton,, late of the Imperial Maritime chickens.

trust that the time, is not far distant when Babop Corfe left us per Alacrity. He may be Customs Service, who recently established him Rev, Dooliitle; Dabbs-Well, cut the coolles' water ballast will be the only systems of ballaadre that he will not be forgotten, for I am quite self in this colony as commission agent in

rations down to 3 cents a day apiece, i ing to Iron ships, and the costly old-fashioned safe in the statement that there are none but In an interview with this gentleman to-day a eubblah ballast consigned to oblivion." At sincere friends who will have to go through next representative of the Telegraph learnt that the

syndicate in question consists of four Cantone A BLANK prospect-Eugene_(passionately; first glance, observes the N. Y. Morilims winter without him.

gentlemen who bayo each subscribed $10,000 Ob, my beloved for thee I am prepared to Register, many interested persons will not

Towards the capital of the company and have sacrifice everything; honor, titles, forme second this view, but it is one that will

ordered through kim three cogines, and a Boat Sweet Seventeen-(in utter dismay) Then eventually be supported and carried out, Its

Ing fire-engine as well. Look out towers and but only for readjustment. He admlly the what will there be left for me?

"Kävantages are obvious, and the cost would in the end be much smaller than the expense,

large elevated reservoir will be built in Pupremacy of the Imperial Parlament: while, the western suburbs and the whole concem demanding that the Irish Parliament should have: delay, and annoyanus of stone or dirt ballast A CALCUTTA paper announces the death, at | In the befors-mentioned artists is alap pointed

Is to be in working order about next China New unfettered control of Itish affairs, including those, Simia after a short illness, of Colonel Buller, out the necessity of ship-masters asying

Our esteemed morning contemporary broke Year (February). It is estimated that, $40,000 connected with land, magistracy and police pr will be suficient to start the business in fall of India? Landes corresponsant

BOMBAY, September 29th. Commandant of the Central India Horse greater knowledge regarding stability prob

The Times Messra, Kelly & Walab, Limited, Colonel Buller was at the capture of Umbeyls lems. This is good suggestion, Ships the record and took the cake to-day, in publishing under the superintendence of Mar, Cotton, NORTH- Shanghai.

In 1863, and accompanied Lord Roberts on the officers have not kept pace with the improvement inga hashed-up account of yesterday's Bokhara sided by six Europeans and about 100 Chinese wires under date 18th September that, at the to ship architecture, and walle much ridicule has Commitee meeting, with a lame dot-and-carry. Gramen obtained from the Victory' feet of Central Criminal Cout that day, the trial of Mr. arch to Kandahar in 1880.

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