Intimations. GINGER ALE,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1892.
It is stated that Mr. Cyril Flait (late of Messrs. Gliman & Co.) has been appointed Private Secretary to H.E, the Governor. No official announcement has yet been published.
WE have always made good GINGER Street on Today night, Mosers, Kruse & Co.
ALE, and we are now making the best. At various exhibllions and competitions in London
and elsewhere, GINGER ALE mads by the
In reference to our report of the fire in Jubilee
Inform us that the store was not insisted with them for $3,000, as stated, nor for any amount, MR. RUDYARD KIPLING has, it is said, now decided not to settle down in the United States. An American contemporary which announces the fact, adds :---* This
THE fast pipeworgan is said to have been mad THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Tarbes left by Archimedes B. C. to.
Singapore for this port at 4.30 p.m. to-day...),
Bobba-The Snail was four hours late yester day.
Flobbs-The editor must have been writing a |paragraph..
TEX Superintendent of the F. & Q. S. N. C informs us that the Company's steamer Manid left London for this port on the 17th fast.
Mission Teacher--What did Columbus do Gotham WalfW's, de Mission Teacher-Why don't you anythi instead of "de
Gotham Wall (with digalty)—I - ala't Anglermaalaz.
formula wo Row, Use has won 33 Priis MEDALS | thanksgiving all round it--glorious year jox THE ruby is valued highest when It contains
and CERTIFICATES of MERIT.
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the most famed Belfast makers.
The Analyst's reports- "It is of unexceptionally good quality,"
“Particularly pleasant to the tests,” "Decidedly tools and sustaining."
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leari aturo. The largest ruby that history spen of belonged to Elizabeth of Austris, the wild Charles IX. It was almost as big na x hen's es The virtues stulbated to rubles are to ban radners, to repress luxury, and to drive aw annoying thoughts. At the same time it symb lises crudity, anger and carnage, au well xa bo ness and bravery,
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THE CITY HALL. ·
The annual meeting of shareholders in and subscribers to the City Hall was held to-day Mr. H. L. Dalrymple presided, and there were also present Mr. H, Hopplus, Mr. B. Layton and Mr. H. L. Deonys (Sécretary). ·'
and Portuguese do cents for a "slip of a ticket. A Portuguese banded the defendant two dollar notes and received from himn in exchange several portions of Manila lottery tickets. Then witness arrested the defendant, who had a roll of the tickets in his hand. At the Central Station the defendant was searched and $10.45 and two "allps" of tickets were found on his person. A Manlia lottery Peixe List was also found on the
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were brought from Vancouver, overland by the served in the R.M. Brigade in China from 15ederation of the Press in such an Important | amateurs last winter which being announced cone came down from Canton by the steam.
What a horrid mistake, Mr. Jaune, they made about your picture, Ready for the Ball In 1890 competed and won against FOUR of when they catalogued it Ready for the Bath' "There was no harm done. That was what I was going to call it at first myself” ...‚'
THE troopship Tyns arrived at Portsmouth on the 16th ult.-alier calling at Plymouth-from Halifax (N.S.), with the paid-off crews of the Daphne, Hyacinth and Nymph. The crews Canadian Pacific Railway. MR. VAN HORNE, Chairman of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, has(according to the London and China Express) definitely confirmed the report of the company's intention to establish efend the of Atlantic vicamere, as well as to
Pacific acrvice to Australia. It is stated that by saturating a bullet with vase. [183 line its fight may be easily followed with the eye from the time it leaves the muzzle of the ride until it strikes the target. The course of the flight i marked by a beautiful ring of smoke, caused by the vaseline being ignited on leaving the muzzle of the gun.
"In every respect most satisfactory."
ARTHUR HILL HASSAL, MD. "ibe ideal temperance beverage,
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CALLARD AND BOWSER'S BUTTER SCOTCH, ALMOND ROCK and
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FANCY BOXES. A large and varied Assortment of Artistic DESIGNS.
XMAS CARDS,
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TOM SMITH'S, CRACKERS,
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, roth November, 189i.
hongkong-telegraph.
21st lostant. aandi Australian (Menmuir) 25th Bombay (Tides) 27th American (C. of Peking) 58th Indiad (Chelyarn)
18th 于 French (Oceanien) Bombay (Bormida) gth proximo, DEALING with the Law of Newspaper Libel and a bill to amend the existing law that Bas recently been latroduced into the Legislative Assembly of Victoris, published in another part of this issue, our contemporary the Sydney Sunday MAJOR WILLIAM HENRY POYNTZ, late R.M.L., memakes, inter alia, the following comments, who died on October att at the age of fifty-for, which are worthy of consideration: The to the close of the war in 1860, and was press toward the complete Federal Union that is the matter as this would prove no unimportant step at the capture and occupation of Canton ad operations in the Norths medal and clasp. Ao ultimate destiny of Australasia. We would, with the R.M. Battalion in Japan ne-to
however, venture to polat out to the sponsors of the Victorian Bill that they have omitted what bombardment of Simonoseki batteries, ad destruction of other batterier and stockades, 18 amending clauses, vis, giving the defendant we consider to be two of the most essential
Ow the 8th lust, In H. B. M. Consular Court newspaper the right to preliminarily apply for Bangkok, Mr. E. B. Michell on behalf of one De
security for costs, and bestowing upon the hear WaE, a Chinese sub-contractor on the 1st secting Judge the power to order's criminal prosecuture. One ftem on the disbursement side of the of the Korat Railway, moved for permissions ton for conspiracy whenever it shall have been sue Mr. G-Murray Campbell in forma dauder made evident to him, that the plaintiff and bis for an alleged breach of contract. The plain view to extortion. It is safe to say that a very solicitor have been acting in callusion with a claims Tis. 13,000 for the balance due to km. for earthworks, while, according to the defendat, large-If, not preponderating proportion of he has been overpaid Tis. 600, The molin the libel cases brought against the newspapers was set down for hearing on the 13th when
of these colonies are of the despicable nature Messrs. Tilleke and V. Page were to oppose be indicated. In such cases the plaintiff in of application,
course, but the cat's-paw of the speculative attorney."
SYDNEY contemporary says it is untiniuciary to know that the stones sent to Londos frm the New England emerald mine hava ben pronounced tras emeralds by Streeter, who sWE their chief fault is their lightness of colour, but he has us doubt darker ones will be found es greater depth. At one time such as opinka would have floated any gem-mine. Timed bive which Streeter hoped to float in London last year has not made people's fortunes.
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The Chairman, sald-With your permis slon, Gentlemen, we will follow the usual course at the annual meeting of this instin's person. All the tickets and peations of tution and take the report and accounts, tickets seized were for the Dee mber drawing which have been in your hands some days, (to-day) and were numbered read, Thera is not much calling for remark beyond what is conveyed in the repert: the building is in a satisfactory state and The two latter portions of tickedi numbered; various alterations and improvements have 35,185 and 6,808 were found in the defendant's been carried on in the theatre during the purse. The Portuguese buyer took to his heels year. As regards the accounts you will observe as soon as he saw the arrest of the defendant that we now have a sum of $10,000 on effected. deposit with the Hongkong and Shanghai For the defence Fong Sing, a acer from Bank the receipts from the Theatre and St.Centos, said he was out walking 19ith_the Andrew's Hail show a falling off of nearly $1,000 defendant yesterday and knew nothing about net, which your committee are disposed to attrithe affair so how could it be his friend who had buto in part to the Pantomime given by the broken the law?
In his own defence the prisoner stå fed that effect on the larger travelling companies, which ship Hankow with the last witors and stopped. siderably in advance no doubt, had a deterrent would naturally not come here unless they could outside Mesars. Powell & Co.'s shop to loi kat the secure, the use of the theatre. continuously gorgeous show through the window, Siddenly for
weeks at a time, and from the detective and another man sæixed him and derived an important incrementa which source in the former year our fundsfang blm on the ground, - and started so arching compared bis person. Defendantsald be would not submit with series of previous years, however, to such a gross indignity in the street but would our revenge shows favourably with expend if necessary, allow the police to search him at the station. The tickets were for a fil end la account, for legal expense, may be set down at an Chinese Kowloon to whom he was taking them extraordinary charge, so that taken as a whole when arrested. factory. Your Committee has been approached of the figures shown in the balance are not uniitis- late by parties requesting thesis of the building, in part or as a whole, free ar an reduced terms, on the ples of the performances belog in aid of charities, &c.; the Committee consider the with other parts of the East, and have as a rule charges in force to be moderate in comparison
when a case of personal charlly has been brought not seen their way to accede to their requests
before them, the committee has always met the particular case věty liberally, but as the City Hall in an institution supported by private and: volmtary subscriptions, in addition to the Government Grant, and therefore from their not consider that further reductions abould be asked for, or conceded. It may be advanced by come that as we hold in hand a sum of $10,000. we could afford to let out the theatre and hall on lower terms, but I would point out that in the opinion of the committee this sum should be treated and maintained as a Reserve Fund, none too large to meet any unforeseen circumstances, suck, for instance, as the cost of extraordinary heavy repairs which might be incurred by reason view wil be endorsed by the pubile These, of damage from typhoons &e, and I hope this gentlemen, are all the remarks which occur to me but before asking you to adopt this report and accounts, I shall be glad to hear anything you may wish to say in connection therewith.
alternative of two months hard labour, and His Worship foposed a fine of $25, wit kị thị ordained that the tickets found in the inan
and should be confiscated, while two slips, found in defendant's parse, should be reti szüed to him. So the Government are the holda rs of will they realise on them, and if they do what lottery tickets. If their numbers torn out tru impr
will be done with the money?
ANOTHER FIRE IN HONGKON.G.
It is not a little remarkable that the fire Brigade had to turn out early this morn log, night's Telegraph, which said :—
can be posted as on Sundays. Letters for the changed; moreover, the Burmah gein-mine county of Sussex, where he practised as a medical point of view one of the focal charities, they do within twelve hours of the publication of last
THE record breaker City of Paris, remarks the New York Maritime Register, evidently appre- clatce the fact that she is to come under the flag that is destined to be first on the ocean, and is therefore eastly keeping ahead of all greyhounds. Her last record of fastest passage, fastest day ron, and fastest hour run, li wonderful. THE Post Office will be closed on Saturday the 24th, Monday the 26th, and Saturday the 31st Inst. except from 8 to 9 a.m. Correspondence Peak and Kowloon may be posted up to 9.m. The Night Box will be kept open. The Money Order office will be entirely closed on these days. A SOMEWHAT peculiar incident is stated by the Bangkok Times to have occurred during the outward trip of the Aakachakket.” “A, whale of pinety feet in length, as near as it could be jadged, became foul of the ram, and, owing to the speed and the hook-like nature of the profection,
Témained a putzener until the vessel WAR"U?" astera to effect its release.
LAST night's China Mall recorded the marriage of a lady 8x years old, but emitted to state who was the happy m
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"On the 16th November, at Niphon Villa, Catford, S.E. (the residence of her son-in-law), Catherine Mary, relict of the late Capt. Wm. Panchard, formerly of Hongkong, aged §a.” THE Secretary of the Punjom Mining Company advises us of the receipt of a telegram from Mr. Blamey as follows: A bad flood han destroyed main dam and all bridges. The roads are flooded This will not laterfere seriously with operations, 40 of consider it necessary to repair dam. Always suficient water for milifog purposes, Work continuing,"
Mluv quite under
Old Gentleman, "Sir! What do you mean, sir, by embracing my daughter?"
Young Gentleman. I only had her head on my shoulder. I saw her in the street to-day with a trailing dress on.?!
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disease which may happen to be on the pure
“A trailing dress gathers up all the germs of
ment"
"What of that, Kir? !!.
"She bas another dress on now, and I pre sume that the removed the other in the usual way by raising. It over the head."
* What has that to do with the matter, sir ? " "My coat has been laid away in cathphor all summer, and I was merely disinfecting her hair,"
IN the Probate and Divorce division, on the 15th alt., before Sir F. Jeune, the suit of Parson v. Parson and Knight came on for hearing. Dr. Charles Trevor Parson, the petitioner, married the respondent on November 20th 1886, at the church of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, and he after- wards lived with her at Bloomsbury and in the man. In 1889 he obtained an appointment in British North Borneo, his income being nearly $1,000 year. While there the co-respondent, ML, Bertram Knight, came out in connection with some engineering works, and the petitioner made his acquaintance, he being a frequent visitor to the house. Some of the visits, being made in the petitioner's absence, led to a remonstrance on the part of Mr. Parson, and on one occasion there she should return to this country, she representing was a scuffle between them. It was arranged that that she was in bad health, and he took a passage for her. On board of the same ship it appeared that the co-respondent was a passenger, and at Surbiton they lived together as man and wife. They were now, it was stated, at Singapore ; while the petitioner, whose evidence had been taken on commission, held an appoint- ment as Colonial Surgeon at the island petitioner, and assessed the damages at of St. Vincent, The jury found for the
£1,000, Sir Francis Jenne granted a decree múf, with costs, and on the application of Mr. Inderwick, Q.C. who appeared for the petitioner, Parson, he undertaking to pay the sum into the Registry upon its recovery, gen
BE Bulletin des Spier states that it has aspected a collection of silk stuffs of Korean
We regret to announce the rather sudden death of Mr. C. H. M. Bosman, of the firm of Messy known to all connected with the Eastern tr J. Whittall and Co., a gentleman who' was v The cause of death, was tumour sa the bordered the damages to be paid direct to Mr. and though trepanning was tried Mr. Vro Horsley being the operator, the difficulty
and Mr. Bosman fortunately suffered no however, nor was be unwell for seen than daya. He came out to the East in 1859, In Hongkong for some fificca years, subsequer returning to London, where he founded Mr. J. Whittall in 1885, with whom he was Eastern Agency in 1873. Hef afterwards fol association at the time of his death, which place at the comparatively early age of 6
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THE following appointments have been made at the Admiralty-Lieur. A. F. Rawnsley, to the Victor Emanuel, to date from November 15th. Sub-Lleats, H. F. Hopalason (N), and R. W. Kiddle, to the Pigmy, to d-to November Mercury, in date November 17th. Saber considerable attainments, and eve Llepenne G C. Qaayir, to the Imperious, schemes projected in the East bad additional, to date November 16th.)
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On the mailon of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Hoppins, the report and accotists as, pob- lished were adopted.
The proceedings tben terminated.
HONGKONG BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY
Society was held in the City Hall to-day. Mr. The annual general meeting of the above Alford presided, and there were also present Mrs. Fielding Clarke (President), Mrs. Bordon (Vice President), Mrs. G. D. Barker, Mrs. A. H.
ppresentative at Seoul. Mareweaving indure with Me Ann.... Tragunema). Men --Ratnaertiz
LA OXRCZ account of
Korea. These stuffs, of very primitive mann. acture, are for the most part in an unbleached hedying process being performed after weaving, tate; the dyed specimens are only of one colour, They consist'exclusively of tulles, of which certain
Mrs. Granville Sharp (Hon. Secretary Mes. N. . Ede, Mrs. Meados, Mes. Bondield, Miss Anderson, Capt. G. C. Anderson, the Rev: Mr. Granville Sharp. G. H. Bobdield, the Rev. A. G. Goldsmith, and The Chairman said :-Ladies and gentlemen, honour to present for your approval:
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As usual at this season of the year the F 'Ice Brigade has to turn out pretty oken, and it is as likely an not that to view of the fact that i the Chinese are just now chin-chinning Joss for all they are worth owing to it belog Chinese Chelat- mas Day (74, the Festival of the Winter Solstice) the battle-axe and bose-men will be on the w ar path again some time to-night, or to-morro #." This strange fulfilment of our predictions might in promulag the fire, that we are quite capal le lead evil-thinking people to say that we had abs ad of dolog such things, for a newspaper bent-Pou giving. O'Brien the lie and busting his boy m would not stop at arson, bigamy, murder, or even writing poetry.
⠀⠀ We can state positively, that we did not ha' vo anything to do with the fire last night, in spite of the fact that we predicted it, and that our edit has gone to Canton and the Office Gost wi is chained up in his stable. It looks suspicious, ♥O admit, but this is a suspicious world. We ca | prove 7 different alibis, If required.
Punctually at 2.30 am, to-day, as announced ', fire broke out, in a bake-house in East Street
storoyed, wra fairly well filled with bread, cakes, agents, Hutchison & Co.). The building, wa Insured for $8oo with the Economic (Hongkong
and miscellaneous materials, probably not much under the amount of insurance. The Brigade turned out promptly, having had plenty of Practice Islely, and put the fire qut the bread
1 hour. Nobody was hurt, and and cakes cry all be seen among the
a little overbaked, but good enough for (Space here for a boarding house or hotel advertisement.).......
We were Ladly Informed by one of the Inspectors that the cause was over-heating. He
17th. Staf Paymaster R. P. Moorr, to the three. He was known as a business man Gamples exhibit great merit, gauzes and light the Report of this Society which I now have the is Scotch, and 'didn't know this was a joke. It
rpenter or adviser.
bimolards of sufficiently Coarse texture.
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A here tissues are plato; there is only ❘ itself to all who peruse it—it peaks for 1 reqükken'a Uule effort to see it.
TO-DAY'S BHIPPING RETURNÉ.
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THE following is claimed to be a certain preventive of rust in gun barrels: Havos ring of zinc soldered round the barrel, or, if it is not Holstein ...........steamer, from Saigen, ・・ convenient to do this, have a long strip of z ne Wosang. Boldered out of sight underneath the barrel. The Fooktang i galvanic action which is excited between the Siskan zinc and the iron effectually prevents the oxida- | Påra Chom Kiao..... - tion of either metal, and as long as the zinc Frejt'.................. remains in contact with the tron not a particle.of |-rost-will-appear on either-the-inside-or-outside-|-
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Samarang, Bangkok Helhow. Aggregating_5,474 tona, register...
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Talyick ................steamer, for Nagasaki,
Holbow, "...Shanghal, Singapore, Swatow.
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Sydney, "Shanghai,. Aggregatlog 7,564 tons, register,
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[4" CUTTING it fine "la a known business experl Alwin
cace, A French vancer-cutting firm hova Verona nämontà. brought their machinery to, such perfection that | Formora from a single tusk, 30 in. long, they can cut a Choysang aheet of ivory 150 in long and 20 lo, wide. Some Chingtu of the sheets of rosewood and mahogany are only about one-fiftleth of un_fach in thickness. and sheets of boxwood, maple, and other woods HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1892. of this characes are often so thin as to be transparent. The grain, of many varieties of wood, however, is not sufficiently close to enable
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
THE P, & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Adan left THE Rrage death rate of the world's shipping is about four.percent_and_the_birth_rate_Ave
Bombay on the 18th inst., for this port,
per cent.
THE Prize Distribution at S. Joseph's College was çancluded 100 late to be fully reported în this issue.
made, in one length of 10,670 yds., a team cable, 35.000, and are to be given six months weighing thirty-six tons, for die in Australia.
in which to raise the ship. These terms are THE Agents (Merits. Dodwell, Carill & Co.) regarded as very favourable, the task being a poze for this port to-day, and is due on or about Inform us that the steamship Teviot left Singeuch easier one than that of the Sulian the agih inst:
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Is this the place where you answer ques the room and looked around, ilona" the Inquiry Flend asked, as he entered N
ingle figured specimen which, in this country is alled yangbad moun, manufactured at Seoul, At this place they also weave gaure of a rilliant red shade for handkerchiefs, and a silk alle of a very loose texture, and equally brilliant cd used for the making of orifiammes, which are sed at funerals, and upon which are inscribed in white the names and titles of the deceased. The slike ganzes used for the costumes of both sexes are known as saing tcho saing you, hang Id They are manufactured in the provinces of Chien là, Ham Kyeng, and Ping-an, Some kinds of light foulards, also used for the costumes of both sexes, are manufactured in the districts of Yung-hung (province of Ham Kyeng) Yen-plang, Sieng-chien (province of Ping-as), in the province of Chang cheong, Chien la, Kieng-sang, King Ki, and in the districts of Song-chun, Chel-won, and Yi Chun, These foulards bear the name of even thou and faut jou. Silks of a better quality, damasks, figured stuffs, used to the making of women's vests, and of bright colours such as yellow, red, and blue gauzes and tulles of a more perfect manufacture are imported from Japan, and especially from
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CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not nearly endorse the opinions expressed by „Consspondents in this columặc
CAPE RUMSEY ON COAST DEFENCE.
position, the launches to be fitted with machine guas, to prevent the landing of troops by bosta on the south shore. The meresatile firms, Capt. Rumiey thought, would willingly let their launches be fitted for this service, and there would be no need of land forces,
of some zo case of distress, relieved by this Society's exertions and as an Impartial observer of its action I would say that all honour is due to
1 those ladies who sacrifice much pleasure and time, and give so much care in the distribution. of its liberallfy. The work, ladies and gentle men, in a place like Hongkong permits of no perfunctory performance, for whilst there To vs Entro'o. The “Howʊkomɑ TELEGRAPH.*- the sympathy and support of every kumare report in your paper of Capt..Rumacy's.remsika. are many distressing cases which demand Six-w rather disappointed to find no person there are as is well-known many on Coast Defence at the Volunteer: mentlog andeserving applicants unwilling to assist which were intensely amusing. He advocated themselves but ever ready to live on the baunty that the Pongkong Volunteers be put Into steam of the generous. Such being the fact the public launches and sent out to sea, on the approach of can realize that the ladies who form the Executives a hostile feet, to bring early news of the enemy's of this society have no easy task. I may be taking things in the wrong order, but I should like to say two words on the subject of underving applicants for relief. There are, I fear, many such, known as beachcombers, and to my mind though in some cases they may be in want, these loafers should be relegated to casual ward at the gaol where they would not be too comfortable and since he first dreamed this wild dream, we have Capt. Ramsey seems to have forgetlen that whence unless willing to work they should be got lighthouse signal stations which no committed for punishment as vagrants. Every vessel, can pass unnoticed when coming Colony of this kind is owing to lie stream of to Hongkong, unless the weather be so thick a 1 describe; they drift round the world at the less. Further, even if the cables were (as already shipping subject to annoyance from loafers such and dark as to make launches utterly cat expense of honest men, and must learn that bere seems to be usual) broken or out of order, it we do not tolerate them. But, Indles and gentle would be madness for launches to go out scout- and it is for such that we appeal to the public, who single launch which can steam half as fast sy'n men, there are ample cases of undeserved distress, Ing, since there is not in the whole-harbour- I am glad to sea from the accounts now submodern swift eruizer; so that the enemy would against $1300 in 1897, satisfactory Increase Talked tug, as a torpedo-catcher What is tha milled have subscribed 81800 odd in 1891, reach bere before despatch-launches i Fancy the but one which might still be augmented were matter with the Sudden Farkas a many wanted dollar saved for this good cause.ram ?
submaring will not further detain you, but with picastre
Vessels wer mitted be adopted and passed, the
bard the villages and harbours until they had were trying to land troops move that, the report and accounts now scb on the south shore, they would first bome After the Chairman had read the report and extinguished everything living-janks, launcher, that they be adopted and passed. Then they would land, say, at Aberdeen, and it was carried.
Captain Anderson second the motion,' which would be the simplest thing in the world for the
a defenders to dislodge's few of the Peak but Mr. Goldsmith spoke in warm terms of praise of down to crush the invaders out of existence.
In proposing the re-election of t
of the committee, galows from the hillside, and send them rolling their work. ****
The Austin Arms would come in very handy, and so would the Tram Co's engines and boller, But the Volunteer Steam Launch fleet is a bit off
Yours, etc Hongkong, and December, 1892.
AREAS CIVILIAN.
LAW OF NEWSPAPER LIBEL INTERESTING MANILA LOTTERY DECAY OPINION
A REPRESENTATIVE of the firm of K. S. Popoff, well known to the trade in China teas in Russia, has conceived the idea of introducing the cult such fine work as this to be done.
vation of the tea plant in Russia. With this object, says the Russia Commerciale, he has China. THE home papers give details of the injustes visited the Chinese provinces producing the sustained by Her Majesty's hattleship How better kinds of tea, and has closely studied AN American paper, the St Louis Republic, Two holes were found in the ship's bottom, one the cultivation of the shrub and the pre-states that the longest swim ever made without 18 f long by sa in. wide, and the other of cesses connected with the drying and the prepara- the aid of artificial help, such as life preservers, bulging towards of the false bottom. extending ton of the Russian provinces presenting Brock, Yarmouth berchman, on the night of amalier dimensions. There is, moreover, a' tion of the leaves. After an attentive examina- ille suits, etc, was made in England by Samuel from the keel to the centre and affecting the some prospects of success for the proposed October 14th, 1835. On the afternoon of the have now been removed, and Admiral Fairfax that the district of Batoum was the most suitable plot, and, in. company with nine other seamen, bollers. The coal and the smaller armament cultivation, M, Popoff came to the conclusion 14th Brock had noticed a ship at sea signaling for a Is hopeful that the salvage operations will spot by reason of the salubrity of the climate, he started for the vessel in the yawl Incrasse. At have a successful result. A naval correspondent and of the warmth and other conditions satiable 4 o'clock they came op alongside the ship, which Some men always prefer hard work to a light writing from Ferrel, states that according to the for the regular growth of this plant. It is said proved to be the Spanish brig Paguette de contract entered into with the Admiralty, the that the plantations will shortly be commenced, Bilbao. A pllet and three beschmen were put on job. They would rather hold a gold girl than Salvage Company are to receive £30,000 for and the workmen and Chinese foreman, who are board, and the Increase then headed for shore, * 151h baby 10:
floating and taking the Hows lato dock, should throughly conversant with the processes to be which was twelve miles distant. At 6.30 o'clock, A NIWCASTLE-ON-TYNK frm have recently expensei exceed that amount they are to have adopted with the plast" and the manner of when the nearest land, was still six mites off, briefly touched on the accounts, he proposed | Volunteers, Rogulars, and even the Tylam tigers.
their expenses not exceed £12,500 If their
preparing the leaves, will at once ba engagedi ̧ aquall sunk the Increase and drowned all on hoard exerpt Brock. From the way that the Tax Editor of the Detroit Free Press did not | food tide was beating off shore, it soon became pretend to handle the impossible.
evident to the man in the water that if he ever did manage to reach the land alive he would Turus the Sydney Bulletin: Two more " Gents
'have to swim about fifteen miles in a round about way. A swell sen drove him out over one. &c.," have just been before New South It replied the gray-hatred man at one of Cross-and sidge before the 9 o'clock bell tolled Walca Banco Court for Irregularities which In
the desks, But you must first wilin out- at St. Nicholas' gate, and it was a long two hour A voto of thanks was accorded to the ladies vulgar and "non-professional life are called falus Oh, I know all about that" put in the and a half later before the nearly exhausted of the Committee, Metara. Bondfield, Goldsmith, pretences, theft, and embezzlement, and are mot stranger. "I'll write it out and send it to the swimmer caught sight of the bell and light-buoys and Sharp aptaking highly of theis exertioné, knapping. No, I received 137 for the purchase. Now, why do gitis always to be marrie Brock had been in the chilly water about five the Chairman. by shaving, haircutting, hominy and stone, editor all right, If you're soja you can answer it themselves. It was now nearly midoight and The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to money of a ellent's property, and banked it to at high noon? Why isn't plain everyday soo hours. Within the next hour be sighted a vessel Verda his own account. When driven into a corner just as good, and what's the difference, any way" at anchor, and by an almost superhuman. he shelled out on in holes and gave a worthless If you'll write your question out plainly on effort managed to get within about 200 yards, cheque for the balance. Upon its dishonour he one side of the
when he hailed the lookon!. A boat was imme Barley, CJ with grief and palm, inflicted suppose I might ask why a girl has her dres on board. The vessel proved to be the Bitty, All right, all right. And wblic I'm about tdiately lowered and the half-drowned man, taken gave security and pleaded aberration of mind,
CHIE VICTORIAN BILL, fine of£ and costs. No, a got made so that she has to hold it up to keep of Sundesland, and her place of anchorage about
The following is the full text of the Bill to Will, and conscientiously blewed every penny of taken of behind she wouldn't bull send you Brock had made the remarkable distance of was brought before Mr. Hastings to answer This Act may be clied as the Law of £13 146, on pretence of obtaining probate to i
[amond' the law of libel introduced a few weeks from dragging, when, if she'd have half an ion sixteen and three-quarters miles from where the
Thas it was proved-that- At the Police Court this morning a Chinamang in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria by It. The Court tearfully suspended him. trans Wive told you, sir, that. If you'll
Mre Best and Mr. TiLacs 1-4 S PODER practice for one year and natil such further time questions in
pearly seventeen miles in seven and a half hours to the charge of "unlawfully dealing in Maalls Libet Amendment Act, 1892. as be refunded the loot, with costé: "In another Certainly. I just wanted to make sure yon that callly October night. This was won lottery tickets in a publle street" yesterday. Hon the construction of this Act, the word case, in which a rule wist was granted, could answer them if I did Now by fait iht derfal performance, but our contemporary forgets WAK it appears from the evidence of a police newspaper shall have the same meaning Ar-ansually attractive programma is now being "conveyancer of this honourable Court coollywoman will walk serenely blony, holding that Capt. Mathew Webb swam across the officer, caught red-handed and fined on what in the Fristers and Newspaper Act, 1890 pot before the public at West Point by Harmston appropriated to ble own use 6339, the value of dress up about an inch or an inch and a half English Chanel on the 24th and 25th August, may be termed sight. The evidence lisa 3A fair and accurate report, published in
follows: as extensive as it is excellent. Particularly good clients. By importunity they got Zaro back, anda men is the perfomance of the two young Fenleys, but the conveyancer" was deaf ar Sphinx to the questions out, said, the gray hailed as
in Queen's Road Central. At the size tie was in meeting of menicipal cosech, board el advice Many newspaper of the proceedings of a public On second thought, sir, you needs wre
terday he was outside Messis, Powell & Co.'s store say newspaper reporter in adolited) of any Walking head downwards on a ladder, and doing | further solicitations, He knew the Judges many other marvellous tricks, Tomorrow the would only look' mournfully at him for being “We don't pretend to do the impossible in the
plala clothes and on duty. He saw the defendant i under the Education Act 18go, baard or local Goremer is to attend the maiinan at j pom * found out...
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standing by him and heard him waking Chinese authority folmes'es constituted under the pegs
A NEW South Wales Insolvent ibe other day, stated amongst the causes of his bankruptcy- want of proper management; making bad "dels; Gre; sickness; gambling and drink Jog! Candid,
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effect. The motion was carried."
Mr. Sharp, in seconding, spoke to the same you
CASE.
THE GOVERNMENT IN THE SWIM,
Bobs, whoso stock of new items is apparently drafts received from England for two female the side...while it drags in the mud beblok, 1875, a distance of 454 miles, in'át hours, 4 Han Hing, P.C. 137 said—At 3:45 pm.yes- meeting or (except where 'peither the public nos
Gravesend Town Fier (18) miles) in 4 hours, 5a min, and 55 seca, after haying, on July 3rd of the same year, swam from Blackwall Pier to minutes, and on July 19th from Dover to Rams - gato (17) miles) (n 6 hours, 45 minutes.
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