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Entimations.

GINGER ALE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1892.

H.M.S. Swift arrived at Foochaw from Wenchow on the 6th last, and was to leave for Hongkong on the 12th.

THE P. M. S. S. Cah1‚áteamer Peru, with mails, &c., which sailed hence November 19th, Francisco on the 13th last.,

THE German steamer data, which left Singapore for Port Said on November 24th, broke her crankshaft outside Muar on the goth. Assistance brought the Aria safe into that port on the was sent from Singapore, and the tug Mercury morning of the 5th inst..

THE Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co. informs us that the steamship Varona, with the next English mail, teft Singapore for this port 5 pm, on the 19th inst. at 5 pm, yesterday, and is expected here about

official salaries to the scule in force in 1890 wère. duly canied by a majority of legal votes; that the. voles recorded against the amendments were null and void and ought not to have berncounted; and that the Appropriation Ell ought to have been reported and passed with these amend- THE Hon. Mr. O'Brien has showɑ himself to ments,

For the reasons above given we formally and pluck to speak his mind in no uncertain terma In our local Legislature, but Mr. Grainger of the" | gropriation Ordinance for 1993 as publlibed, and South Austrailan Legislative Anaenibly can give declare it not to have been duly passed by this

Mr. Grainger's latest at his own game and an easy beating. Here cis Dated Hongkong, this 13th day of December,

(Signed) C. P. CHATER.'

WE bave always made good GINGER/smal), stlit it is well within the range of and from Yokohama on the 29th, aniyedai Sap I will be remembered that about a year ago have the courage of his convicilons and the unanimously protest against the so-called Ap

ALE, and we are now making the best. At various exhibitions and competitions in London

nationalities would have to do their best in self-defence, to protect their homes, their wives and families. Although the actual danger nowadays of a Chinese outbreak against foreigners in Shanghai is very possibility, and as forewarned is fore. armed, à very solid reason for liberally encouraging the volunteer movement is obvious. But In Hongkong the position is

by a comparatively powerful force of regular troops, it is claimed by military Amor has challenged Foochow to send down a authorities to be most strongly fortified team during the Amor Races in January to play

games that may be arranged.

THE man who said figures would not la never bed an opportunity of studying the statistics Legliative Council meetings,

and cliewhere, GINGER ALE made by the entirely different. This colony la protected quoted by the Hon. G. T. M. O'Brien at the the Chinese consul in that port. In recognition Hongkong's Colonial Sccrclapy, a very long stait Honourable Council and not to be law,

formula we now use has won ga Prize MEDALS and CERTIFICATES of MERIT,

The Analyst's report :- "It la of unexceptionally good quality.".

Particularly pleasant to the taste." "Decidedly tonic and sustaining."

"In every respect most satisfactory,"

ARTHUR HILL HASSAL, M.D. The ideal temperance beverage.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD.

Victoris Dispensary, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 17th October, 189a.

A. S, WATSON & CO., LD,

bave Just received

Ex Steamers "BENLEDI" and "GANGES"

their first shipments of XMAS CONFECTIONERY

Consisting of :-

CHOCOLATE CREMES, VANILLA PRA LINES SUGARED ALMONDS, BURNT

ALMONDS, NOUGAT, JUJUBES, TURKISH DELIGHT,

Capt. J. Blackborne, whilst en route to Singapore rescued a doseo of the steamship Nanshan, Chinese from a wrecked junk and look them to of Capt. Blackburne's kind treatment of these derelle's the Chinese Govemment has prepared a handsomely carved tablet for presentation to the popular "Shan" skipper.

and armed with all modern warlike matches at cricket, lawn-tennis, and any other we note that Princa Constantine Wiaremiky, hope, will be here for not more than six months

THE Canadian Pacific Raliway Co.'s Royal mail steamer Empress of China, Capt. Archibald, left Vancouver vesterday morning, for this port, via Yokohama, Kobe and Shinghal. THE Bangkok Times of the 3-d inst. says that telegraphic advices from Chainat state that 82,500 teak legs are expected in Bangkok ibis season, but that the river is falling steadily. AN Emergency Convocation of St. Andrew's Chapter, No. 218, S.C.; will be held in Free for 8.30 o'clock precisely, Visiting companions masons' Hall. Zetland Street, this evening, at 8 are cordially invited.

THE fifth half-yearly meeting of the Brilah Marine Officers Association will be held in the new Rooms (16, Prays, Central) at 9 o'clock President, will take the Chair. to-merrow evening, Captain A. Tiilett, the

A SINGAPORE sportsman, Mr. G. P, Owen, went out for a day's shooting on the 4th that. and pot together a very peculiar big, consisting of half dosen couple of sulpe, & porcupine, a furgle pig, and a crocodile twelve feet long.

Walcot will be at the City Hall exhibiting his TOMORROW Is the last day on which Mr. ingenious combination pocket knives and really excellent solid emery files. These are articles which we have tried ourselves andern thoroughly recommend to everybody.

"with kindle greetings and good wishes," MESIRS. LANE CRAWFORD & Co. have sent us, specimens of what are described as "The Watteau Minuet Screens These chaste and beautifully finished calendars are about the heat Christmas cards we have seen this season,

In 1890 competed and won against FOUR of appliances for defensive operations, and in addition we have a. British the most famed Bellast makers.

fleet always within hail, capable of sweep ing the China Ses of all enemies, should the necessity ever arise. We do not wish it to be understood that we altogether deprecate volunteering laHongkong amateur soldiering is healthy work, It possesses some social attractions which cannot but have a'good effect, and it would be idle to deny that circumstances might arise, although it is hardly possible, when the services of two or three hundred drilled men would prove serviceable as an adjunct to the regular forces. But while admitting. that a corps of volunteers might not be [118s without its uses, we quite fall to recognise that it is a necessity, and for that reason of large sums of money for an article the we should strongly oppose the expenditure utility of which is more than doubtful. The colony pays a very heavy annual military contribution for its defence, and as the safety of Hongkong is of far more importance to Imperial than to purely be and no doubt is considered sufficient for local Interests, that defence, ought to all useful purposes. Times are admittedly bad in the Far East, and as the colony has entered into a contract with the British Government for our protection from possible invaders, the taxpayers are not really called upon to provide for the establishment and upkeep of a band of amateur warriors who are never likely to be wanted an active service. Should a Chinese rising take place in the colony, there are between six and seven hundred thoroughly armed and disciplined police- men ready at any moment to face such an emergency; and in the event of the rising becoming a revolt, we have the Shropshire Light. Infantry, Hongkong's Very Own Regiment, batteries of Ariillery, detach-held to-morrow. ments of the Royal Engineers and the Gun Lascar corps, a force sufficient not merely to crush disaffection in Hongkong but to take Canton and walk half through. China if the necessity arose. To oppose BUTTER SCOTCH, ALMOND ROCK and outside Invasion-an impossibility in oar

EVERTON TOFFEE,

opinion, In view of the present state of European politics-we have the British China Squadron, and it may be a matter of doubt whether, were commercial affairs as brilliant and prosperous as they are feeble and depressed, it would be worth CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS, MUSCATELS, while for France or Russia-no other Power need be seriously considered-to run the very dangerous risk which an attack on this far distant outpost of the British Empire would necessarily involve! But we can do without a Volunteer contingent in the colony, and this view is materially strengthened when we find that the proposals made to the Government by the experts appointed to report on the subject are simplyimpracticable. We don't require any holiday military burlesques nor any soi-disant soldiers as mashers' at pic-nics and dances. The present Hongkong.

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The Honghong Telegraph.

elegraph.

HUNOKONG WEDNESDAY, DICEMBER 14, 1892.

THE VOLUNTEER DEADLOCK.-

Arrak a severe wrestling match, in the shape of an editorial of the usual Daily Pris brand, with the vexed Volunteer question, our sapient morning contempor. ary" with the example of Shanghai before us, sees no reason why a Corps of two hundred members should not be formed and efficiently worked for the sums men- tioned by the Governor, namely, 10,000 for Initial expenses and $13,000 for annual maintenance." We are not surprised that the Daily Print is unable to see any reason why an utter Impossibility cannot be achieved; indeed, considering that journal's notorious obliquity of vision on even the simplest matters, It would astonish us

THE body of the young sampan woman who was drowned yesterday owing to a colllafon between recovered by the Pallce; the body of her little her craft and the steamer Paoling has been brother, seven years of age, has not yet been found. An inquest on the woman's body will be

MAILS Drue:-

Slogapore (Java) French (Maibau-KI) English (Verona), Indian (A pear Bombay (Thibet)

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14th 17'h 19th at 19h 11 27:..

on November 25th in a paddle-steamer, kindly the Russian traveller, left Bangkok for Rahent placed at his disposal by the Stamere Govern. ment. He was accompanied by Mr. G. W Ward, of the Bangkok Times and late of the loss of the journey to Moscow to a number of Hongkong Telegraph, who will supply descrip- journals in England and America.

IN Singapore on The 2nd inst, the deaths of no fewer than seventeen Chinese were registered at the police stations. Some alarm was naturally caused by so many deaths under Almost almilar instituted Inquiries, which resalted In the dis circumstances, and the authorities at once covery that nearly all the deceased and partaken by two Chiness in the vicinity of Havelock Road of some Chinese chow-chow which, was vended the previous night.

"I congratulate Sir John Downer and the copaty on his reappearance as Pemler of the colony. (Tear, hear.) I am glad he is here and I and positively for the last time. The Treasurer Gught to know something about deficiencies. He is the author of the £27aoco deficiency. He' adalay-laughter)-he's a darling-(laughter) he's a filsky litle lamb (Laughter) He's an India-rubber Idiot on a Ministerial spree,"

SUPREME COURT:

IN BANKRUPTCY, (Bifora Chief Justice Fielding Clarke.) December 14th.

SEVEN CENTS IN THE DOLLAR. Mr. Hastings (Wotton and Deacon) applied undlicharged bankrupts, for an injunction on behalf of Lo To Shang and Ho Yok Cho, against Messrs. Scheele & Co., probibiting the contlauance of certain proceedings in the Canton Nam-bol

magistrale's couri

Mr. Hastings went at some length Into the

THE Kobe Vanishing Act professor, Charles Edward Miller, arrived at Singapore from Sama rang by the steamship Godavery on the gth Inst. According to the Free Prerr, Miller was arrested at Sourabaya on board the Hecuba, on his, afval from Singapore, under telegraphic infacts of the case (which have been already structions from the American Consul there. published) qusting numerous authorkies

Scheele & Co., who appeared in opposition to F. R. A. Ahesser, one of the partners In the motion, gave evidence as to the transactions which led to the case.. He said his firm was missory notes made in favour of Scheele & Co's now suing the bankrupts at Canton on two pro-

debt proved in the bankruptcy. compradore, not in any way connected with the

When brought before the court in Sourabaya

leased. was ordered by telegram from Batavia to be re- and whilst the case was being inquired into, be

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1892.

HO KAL

T. H. WINTEHEAD. E. R. BELILIOS.

FINANCE.

The Colonial Secretary fald on the table the 11th report of the Finance Committee of 1897.

KOWLOON BATIS,

On the motion of the Colonial Secretary, seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, it was resolved to increase the percentage of rating of Kowloon property, so as to cover the cost of lighting the road with gas.

HONGKONG LOAN RULTS.

The Colonial Treasure: Introduced a bill "to" declare the terms and conditions applicable to loans, and to provide for the creation of Intcribed stack," He pointed out that it was- based on a similar law in England, and was merely what the title showed a scheme for

He moved the first rending. Providing conditions in cras a loan was to be

The Colonial Secretary seconded the motion. Bill read = first time.

!

TAX PROPOSED LOAN. The Co'ontal Treasurer moved the first

reading of a bill to provide for the raiding of a loan 200.000 for public works." led to the choice of a gold loan rather than He explained at some length the reasons which silver.

this day three months. He was preceding to The Colonial Secretary seconded the motion, Mr. Whitehead moved that the bill be read answer the statements of the Colonial Treasurer, when

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reading. that no opposition could be made on a first The Colonial Secretary rose to order, claiming

purely formal, opposition was out of order.

His Excellency held that as first readings were

BILLS PASSED."

record time, passed through Committee, read a third time and made law.

The Marriage Amendment Bill was read a

The Probate Amendment Bill was read a

second time, passed through Committee, read a The Medical Registration Amendment Bil! third time and rande law,

was also passed after a little discussion.

ADDING INSULT TO INJURY,

WHILE foor Cantonese carpenters were retuming from their work at the old International Court a few days ago, reports the Bangkok Times of December 3rd, three of their countrymen who Sampeng, to attack them savagely with knives. were following took occasion, when near Wat One of the wounded men has since succumbed to fojuries received and the other two are said to linger in a hopeless condition. Longstanding grudges are said to be the cause of the attack. The murderers are still at-large-but it is hoped, from certain cines obtained by Chief Inspector Sheriff, they will soon be tracked down. THE Tonkin duellis's are getting worse and worse. Too mar to fight themselves, they have fovoked the aid of the featful fire-eater Marquis de Mord-by telegram. According to the Libre Parola, a Parisian rag. romebody telegraphed from Hongkong that, the Governor (de Lancerin) and the Genera! (Restc) were enetales and had been intriguing deeply; that the whole Colony (af Tonkin) was taking up the cudgels, on one side or the other; that a military efficer had forcibly taken from a journalist certain confidential documents in favour of the Two ladies from fair Macao who landed at duels all along the line; and finally Mores was General; that the result was lawsuits, libels, and Penang the other week got into trouble with the authorities for having in their possession

asked to help the military faction, not by coming $20 worth of lifelt oplum dress. On being papers. The pen is mightier than the sword, but East and killing people, but by wriileg to the brought before the magistrate on November especially among nous autres Francais, impeachment, and exonerated her companion THE Colonial Hotel, recently opened by Mr. 19h one of the ladies pled guilty to the soft from all responsibility, who was consequenily. F. Shetim at No, i Jubilee Street (west of the dlacharged. A fine of $200 was impered,

New Central Market) is an establishment which has many claims to public support. Mr.Shelllm house and be has succeeded in making it well has spared no palas or expense in fitting up the worth a visit The spacious bar-room is on the ground floor, there is a nicely furnished dizing this afternoon. There were present:-H. E. A meeting of the Legislative Council was held well-appointed bedrooms. Of the Colonial T. M. O'Brien (Colonial Secretary) Mr. A. room on the first floor, in addition to five or six Sir W. Rebingan, K.C.M.G., Governer; Mr. G.djournment. Hotel's cuiring we can speak in the highest. Leach (Acting Attorney-General) Mr. F. A. 28th last. terms; for those who have a penchant for Cooper (Director of Public Works); Mr. J. H. Oriental dishes, we can safely recommend this Stewart-Lockhart (Registrar-General); Mr. N. G. establishment; the viands are of the first qually Mitchell-Innes (Colonial Treasurer); Comr. R. and the cooking is excellent, Mr. Shelilm's Murray Rumsey (Harbour Master); Messrs. T surpassed in the colony. The Colonial Hotel and appears to have every prospect of becoming will meet a want long feit by a numerous class, a prosperous business.

to a certainty identical with that already disposed tion that the present claim seemed to be almost His Lordship found in cogne of argus eximina-

of in the bankruptcy proceedings, and therefore be advised that the parties settle the case by mutual agreement rather than continue expen his divapproval of the bankrupta denduct in sive litigation: His Lordship'strongly expressed paying only a 7 per cent, dividend and then escap. Ing to Canton, where they seemed to be fairly prosperous; while they never tock the trouble ditors were often very badly-treated by Chinese to complete the bankruptcy proceedings. Cre debtors escaping in this manner Into Chint, and such bankrupts deserved no sympathy at all, but the contrary. However, the law laid down that' composition could not again be sued on, and Secretary said that not a slagle fact or figure or a debt once proved in bankruptcy and settled by In moving the adjournment the Colonial even if any money-was-got-out-of-the argument brought forwed in his sprech on the bankrupts, it would have to go to the general Appropriation Bill had been shaken by all the benefit of all the creditors and not to any discussion it evoked in the press and elsewhere, individual; so that Scheele & Co, would do better though he personally had been roundly abused to atop their Canton suit. This cont could not of about it. He now thought the Unofficials (and Course Interfere with a case in Chinese Coart, especially the boo. member for the Chamber of enforced against persons or property In Hang. their position and apologise for what they had but could issue an injunction which would be Commerce) might gracefully withdraw from but would adjsure in order to give the parlesby spite and pique, having absolutely no ground kong. He would not issue an injunction at once, ald, as evidently they had been actuated only applicants costs; as be wished to mark his an opportunity to settle. He would not give thefar their action. The present would be a con strong disapproval of their conduct from begin ning to end.

The Marla Christina Cigar Depôt, of No. 8 D'Agullar Street, has forwarded us samples of some of their best Menlia manufactured cigars. The Marla Chilton le Welt kaots de tot best These are excellent cigars in every way sad will and most reliable honse in the Manila cigar trade. no doubt meet with a large sale amongst those who enjoy a first-class article. further particulars we refer our readers tó m notice in our advertising columns,

For

LEGISLATIVE, COUNCIL.

venient opportunity for them, to express thele regret.

Mr. Chater-Your Excellency, the business of the Council being finished, I would ask if you' pill permit me to retire.

Mr. Whitehead also asked leave to retire. After the departure of Mr. Chater and Mr. remarks for a few minutes and then moved the Whitehead, the Colonial Secretary continued his

His Excellency adjourned the Council to the

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THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

Volunteer Artillery have done good work, T is not generally known, saya the N, C. Daily draught beer is a specialty and is certainly not. Whitehead, C: P. Chater, E. R. Beillos, space in the Imperial Instituta allotted for

and what are left of the original corps are

News, that when the Great Northera's cables to capable of doing good work yet. If route from Shanghal vid Chinese land lines and Japan are interrupted, there is an alternative volunteering is to be encouraged, let the Corea. The rate is $1.42 per word, against 58 encouragement be given to those-who-have-cents-to-Narasaki-and-68-cents-to-other that are likely, to prove useful. Clubs, is due, it is stated, to the desire of the Great striven hard in the past and on lines places in Japan, by cable. This excersive tariff gilded uniforms, coolles to do all the hard Northern Company, which owns the cable work for the proposed Masher Brigade, between Fosan and Tsushima, to prevent.com. social cliques, and a jolly good time at the petition with its direct cable, expense of the tax-payers, may farm a

ment and rewards to her officials is sometimes THE Chinese method of awarding both punish. very amusik. Here is an instance. In the Paking Gazette of the 6th utto, appears a memo rial from Shao Yu-lien, the Governor of For moan, who reports that the military inspections

and Ho Kal

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The minutes of the last meeting were by consent taken as read.

The following correspondence respecting exbibits from Hongkong was laid before the Legislative Council to-day- IMPERIAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM THE COLONIES AND INDIA,

to

KELANA UNOFFICIAL PROTEST. var mano: em seeding with the Bastares of the Council T beg to

Mr. Chater Your Excaliency," before proud lay on the table) in accordance with not ce given previously by the hon. member for the Chamber of Commerce, & protest with regard to the Aporo- Members.

glittering programme, but cui bone and THE Chefoo correspondent of the Shanghat this year proved that, whilst the troops in the priation Bill for 1893 from the Uncficial by him on the 6th February last, No' ga1-22, and

Mercury writes on the 29th alto.:-The military will the public quietly acquiesce in such a authorities began road making eight days ago, transparent and rotten programme? We but a northerly gale, with heavy rain and then don't think so, and as our morning con- sow, pat a stop to their purpose of making good temporary is unable to see why a body of military roads as far as Wei-hat in the east, and two hundred men should not be enrolled Tal-nan-foo, the capital of the province, in the and kept up to that number for the west. Also, that it is purposed to put a light sums promised by Governor Rostno, draught steamer of some kind on the Hwang-ho to ran between Tiger Head, on the coast, and we have only to simply explain that Tal-man-foo. This, if accomplished, will greatly there are not 200 British subjects facilitate trade, especially in winter. But for In Hongkong-and allens are Ineligible-elgn shippers will not be much benefited by it, who would"volunteer for active service as the goods brought from the interfer will be under any circumstances-unles danger trane shipped at Tiger Head into the Kwangchi, actually threatened.

appendage of the C.M.S.N,” Who can blame the Chinese for trying to drive foreigners out of the market? I am no business man, but it seems to me that if foreign traders would combine, and play into each other's hands as the natives do, they would have a far better chance of keeping' hold' of Chinese trade than they appear to have now.spije

TELEGRAMS.

THE INDIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

LONDON; December-sat. y.C., has been appointed Commander-in-Chief Major-General Sir George S. White, K.C.B., of the British forces la India.

UGANDA.

The British Government are despatching

special Commissary, enthaltender the cost to report apon the present position of the country.

which

on the table?

..

His Excellency Do you move that it be laid

Mr. Chaler:-Yes-and read, H Excellency-Is It addressed to the

addressed to you, Sis, and will be followed by

Mr. Chater-It is handed in to this Council, letter to the Secretary of State: We must first record our protest in the Council before doing anyibing else.

Lordán, S. W., 28th October, 1892. be d -Imperial Institule Road, pavarul.

Imperial Institute, has shewn me a copy of a Str-Sir Frederick Ahel, the Secretary of the letter which was addressed to your Excellency of the printed matter, photographs, &c. which accompanied it, giving full Information respecting the nature of the space in the Imperial Institute Balldings preliminarily allotted for the reception and display of specimens of the producs of Hongkong.

ath did their day, and the camps in middle Formosa and the Pescadores proved Batlafactory, the northern soldiers were exceedingly bad. The brigadier general, Was Kuo-pen, and the ex- pectant commanding general, Chang Chao-lies, Are therefore recommended for special distinc-Secretary of State? flos; but the commandant of the Talmaciu camp, Li Sheng-tsal, and the colonel command-

the Queen, who laid the found vion stone in In view of it being understood that her Majesty ing the Ming and Chung-ct in camps, Liu Chao-

1887, will formally open the Imperial Institute in cho, are cashlered. Total Llu-chao, who had

May or June next, I take the opportunity of distinguished himself against the savages at Toko-tan, was also entrusted with the com-

urging upon your Excellency the importance of mand of the troops at Talpenfu; but he belig

The Clerk of Council then read the following immediate action in order to secure a represents unable to master them, the latter command has the Legislative Council of Hongkong, both mentioned,

We the undersigned, Uadfficial Members of tlas of the resources of the Colony at the time; been taken away from him. The Governor prays nominated and elected, desire to place on record for the punishment of his own shortcomings, our unanimous protest against the Appropila arquilated to some extent with the Importance In order that your Excellency may ba and to reward those officials deserving of dis- tion tinellon-Rescript?-Shao Yulian is to be Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong mention that, although up to the present time a Ordinance for 1893, entitled-"An and usefulness of the Imperial Tostluste, I may handed over for punishment to the Board con- kong, with the advice, and consent of the part only of the buildings has been (laformally) cerned's his other petitions are sanctioned. aHEY RAD THEM ALL" Such is the motto thousand thres hundred and seventy-five dollars standing have become Fellows of the Legislative Council shereof, to apply a sum not thrown open, over 3000 persone, many of them exceeding two millions two hundred and fifty-six being of considerable polical and social THE Hongkong Telegraph, admires energy known commission merchants and importers, of a of 1892 and published in the Hongkong Colonies have formed so high, an opinion. of Messrs. Macondray Brothers & Co., the well- to the Public Service of the year 1893," numbered Imperial Institute. Certain of the greater and enterprise wherever there etimable quallifes No. 30 Waler Street, Yokohama, and gents for Government Gazeitsofine 3rd instant as having of the usefulness to their communities of are to be met, and the latest example that the celebrated Californian wines of Messrs. been passed by this Honourable Council on the due representation at the Imperial Institute that has come under our notice is to the credit Kobler and Van Bergen, San Francisco, 30th day of November, 1892, and as having their Governments have already made special of Mr. E. V. Thorn, proprietor and pubilaher and Mr. Julian P. Smith (Olivina), Liver- of the Yokohama Box of Curios. It required more. California. Me, George Macondray in the name and on behalf of the Qasen, on the preparation of carefully arranged and classifed been assented to by His Excellency the Governor, votes of money to be applied not only to the De small amount of courage in a moriband has forwarded us samples of the leading brands 3rd day of December instant. town like Yokohama, already flooded with of Californian wines, which have come out of

Collections, but also to the payment of a skoked curator and the necessary assistants at the newspapers (so-called), for any man to start the testing ordeal so satisfactorily that we feel

Jasullule, and to the panchise of multable shows enough to understand his constituency and take generally popular and to command a ready sale,

collections a new venture, but Mr. Thorn was smart sure they only require to be known to become

cases, &c. for the reception and display of such the tide at its find, with the very astiafactory These wines are guaranized to be pure and unad.

trust that your Excellency and your Govern resolt that the Bes of Curier is not only an ulterated, and are far superior to many of the so-

ment and Legislature will agres that, if the comparison between the respective volun.

THE SINGAPORE INSURANCE

established (aci bur Ukewise a paying concern called bleh etara products of France and Portugal,

resources of the colony of Hongkong are to be teer systems of Shanghal and Hongkong,

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The Box is a weekly publication run on Amer The Cailfornian port is an excellent wine, fall-

represented at the Imperial Inati ute, it is highly the general as well as certain special con- (Special Telegram, to the Stralis Timu)

can lines, half critical and wholly humorous, bodied, with pleasant flavour and entirely

desirable that the space allotted to it should not ditions governing the two places being so

LONDON, December and.

great on Vanken witticism, and still greater in 'fren from alcoholic mixteres. The sheny is mild

to pooccupied when public attention is soci The news of the winding up of the Singapore illustrations. Liberally supported by adver tomed to Spanish brands of this wine, will be.

by their official opening to the public by the the variety of its pungent and amusing and agreeable to the taste, and to those accus

powerfully drawn to the collections as it will be entirely different. Volunteering in Shang- hal has a solid justification in the very Insurance. Company has met with thorough Hers, and pablished at the low rate of found more like Madeira' than Saccone of DY

50 mm per month, which ensures a large of the well-known dry sherries, In clareis Committee of Council, and in the Connell on the wiha ji pada

the Official Members of Council-Volling to edn, and by the Ceremonies connected there... suggestive fact that it is always: on the approval in London,

THE SHERMAN SILVER PURCHASE.

dicalation, the Bax of Curfar has made itself California Tally holds... “Her "own,”"and" ablid reading of the Hill, in support of votes for 1 will be recollected that the Hongkong Court an important factor in Yokohama, Journalism, better wing it the price than Zinfandel it their own salaries in excess of the amounts unracted great attention at the Colonial and December 13th,

Bat what we particularly started to wille about would be hard to find and the same can approved by ne in Finance Commlites as Indian Exhibition of 1886, and that it is was an illustrated advertising, directory which truly be said of such light wines as Sauterie, reported.

san big van zaman important that the Colony should be also' per« This is a magolficently set up album, con are agents for a choice blackberry brandy voting on questions in which they are directly Initiated gifs gaun pandan k talning capitally folthed photographs of and they receive consigonents of pure mineral pecuniarily interested. They are disqualified I would venture to suggest that Bit Frederick, the stores, hotels, banks, etc, cic, which are water by every San Francisco steamer. They on principis and by the law of Parliament Abal should be authorised by telegram to advratized in the Box in addition to havexins lately introduced the celebrated Buffalo formally declared in a recent case in England, | purchase ubow-calcs such as those indicated in most interesting collection of photographs of beer, which is claimed to be the best American and we protest and declare that the votes of the the photographs forwarded to you by him (the popular and well-known residents, views of beer ever made, and which can be obtained in Official Members of Council as the Appropria- cost of which would not exceed roo) and that, be seen at the Hongkong and Victoria Hotels, quarts, at reasonable rates. We understand that was concerned, were unil and void and of notion of samples of the local industries, with other scenes in Japan, dic. Copies of this album can casks, containing ten desen pin's or alz dozen tion Bill so far as the question of official salaries before February, next he may receive a called and will amply repay careful, peasa Wa this enterprising firm contemplate establishing effect.

exhiblis, the display therein and also a sum of Congratulate Mr. Thorn on an enterprise which an agency in Hongkong for the sale of their We claim that the amendments proposed money (not exceeding is) to be devoted to the

Californian wines and other imports,

is Commition of Connell for the reduction of zamikasution: 65: an experienced "officer, whene

A REPORTED ROYAL BETROTHAL

December 3rd

greatly if in dealing with any question of Importance requiring even: a modicum of combined knowledge and ordinary every- day sense, the Wyndham Street senile twaddler could recognise reason when The report of the approaching betrothal of he met it full in the face. To begin with, It H. R. H. the Duke of York with Princess May Is utter and absolute nonsense to draw any of Teck is again revived and remains undealed.

BILL.

We protest against the fnclusion in that Ordinance, contrary to the unanimous votes and Council to the Finance Committee and in the opinions of all the Unofficial. Members of the Commitice of the Council, of large sums for the salaries of the Civil Servants of the Colony in excess of the amounts voted and approved by all the Unofficial Members in the Finance Com mittee and reported to the Council, and fax in- excess of what, in our opinion; are necessary or We protest against the Colonial Secretary and of what the Colony can feasonably afford to pay

cards, as every old China hand knows right well, that some day the thoroughly cosmopolitan community of the Sctilements may be called upon to defend themselves

I the United States Senate Mr. Stewart at an hour's notice.from internal attack coiuced a mollon to amend the Sherman Act has lately been tained from the Bex officesi Riesling, etc. Mesurs." Mscondray Brothers Members of Connell are legally incapable of, manently représented in a similar manner at the

by the catablishment office silver coinage, and. and justify the famous watch-words of our the issue of Treasury bonds based on aliver citizen soldiers, Pro aris et focis. The deposits. "foreign-residents-of-the-great-northern-

part are almost solely their own defenders, LOCAL AND GENERAL. they have no British troops to rely on, no British fleet to ensure Immunity from THE Agents (Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) Chinese aggression; but shoulder to inform us that the steamer Arratees Apcar shoulder, Britons, Americans, French, from Calcutta, left Singapore yesterday, for this Mermans, Portuguese and men of other post.