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Intimations.

GINGER ALE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1893 E

H.M.S. Firebrand left yesterday for a cruise.

THE Spanish craizer Don Juan, Capt. Beltran, arrived yesterday from Manila, and has gone fato dock at Kowleon)

MAILS DUC :-

THE Hon, and Mrs. }, }, Ball-Irving returned „Bombay (Bormida) şih inst. ̧*

From Shanghai to-day by the Empress of China, In the case of Lee Wah ur. G. Murray Catop MR. H. H. Fox, ofthe British Legation in Peking, bell in H.D.M. Court at Bangkok on the 16th, has been appointed Secretary of the British December, the plaintiff metion so stodu forma | Consulate-General at Soul THE Avexir xiates that from January 1st the pauperis was dismissed with costs, plaintiff WE have always made good GINGER French colonies are to have new lesse of admiting that he had paid 1100, fren to counsel. postage stamps, distinct for each colony, Mr. E. B. Michell, the counsel for the plaintiff, CAPT. Martio, in charge of the Bangkok signalas given notice of appeal to the Supreme Court

at Singapore station, died on the 15ih alto. He was well- known and greatly liked by all who know him.

ALE, and we are now making the best At various exhibitions and competitions in London and claewhere, GINGER ALE made by the formula we now use has won 32 Prize MEDALS and CERTIFICATES of MERIT.

In 1890 competed and won against FOUR of the most famed Belfast makers,

The Analyst's report :-). "It is of unexceptionally good quality."\" "Panicularly 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.

Victoria Dispensary, Queen's Road Central Hongkong, 17th October, 1991.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hall Museum for the week ended Jan. rst, THE returns of the number of visitors to the City are :-Europeans, 124 Chinese, 1,6901 total

1,814-

The next meeting of the Diligentia Lodge of Instruction will be on Thursday, 13th January, not the 5th as advertised; and on every alternate Thursday from the 12th,"

THE Canadian Pacific Raliway Co.'s 'Royal mail Reamer Empress of Japan arrived at Shanghai on the 30th alto, át`g`p.m., and left again mi top.m. on the gist for Vancouver, vis Nagasak and Japan ports.

KUNG CHING-FU, Costome Total at Hankow, died on Christmas day. Deceased was at, one time Senter Secretary of the Board of Panish ments and a Chief Secretary of the Tsung-li Yames.

The Sanitary Board will ricet on Wednesday [38 January 4th, 1893, at 3 p.m. order of the day. Specifications for Village Scavenging Contracts, eaded the 24th and 31st December, 1893. Agenda.—1. Mortality" Returns for the weeks

THERE WAS not a single prisoner In the British gool at Shanghal on December sgth. It wouldn't be a bad notion, for the Hongkong Government to take over what appears to be in aseless institution in the Model Settlement, ONE would have thought that most of the European community would have been thoroughly acquainted with the custom of "ringing in the CHOCOLATE CREMES, VANILLA PRA-Neert heathens, thought it was a call to duty. and turned out with most laudable promptness. Some bad language followed.

HIGH CLASS CONFECTIONERY

LINES, SUGARED ALMONDS,, BURNT

Almonds, nougat, jujubes,

TURKISH DELIGHT,

PARISIANS,

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&c.

DELICIOUS FRUIT JELLIES. ASSORTED PINEAPPLE, LIME, DAMSON, GUAVA, RASPBERRY, STRAWBERRY, PLUM, &c..

CALLARD AND BOWSER'S BUTTER SCOTCH, ALMOND ROCK and EVERTON TOFFEE.

CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES in great variety..

CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS, MUSCATELS, ALMONDS AND FIGS.

FANCY BOXES.

A large and varied Asionment of ARTISTIC DESIGNS.

NEW YEAR CARDS

FNGLISH, JAPANESE and CHINESE. A splendid selection.

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS, A LARGE AND WELL ASSORTED STOCK.

Ar the Harbour Office this afternoon M. Roach, able seaman, of the steamship Glantarn, was sent to gaol for four days by Capt. Rumsey, for relasing to obey orders on his abip yesterday and to-day. The man admitted having refused, but pleaded that be was given an unfairly large share of the "dirty work on the ship. He said he had been 14 years at sea wit

without a complaipt. Ma. Alexander Smith, who recently left his berth as second officer of the steamer Sirham, awing, we are informed; to some dissatisfaction with the service, shot himself, probably by accident, on Sunday night. He is now in Hos. pital, with an ugly wound through the breast, a revolver bullet having paused quite through, He is doing fairly well.

THE Daily Preis has turned over a new leat with a bang, and great was the fall thereof, Formerly our esteemed morning contemp. usad to be a few years behind with the news now the old lady is a good many years too previens, announcing the death of Mr. Alexander Smith (of the Siskan) who is not only alive, and well, but able to knock two or three funerals out of Granny.

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Ir has recently been discovered that the Name Instead of causing the Woosung Bar to allt up beginning to use the channel between the wreck has had the opposite effect, and vessels aro

and Pootung. On the 24th ulto, barqué drawing

ryft. Gin, was towed up that way. Of the 26th one of the tug boats took this channel sad found rothing less than 11, on the Bar, while the depth of water on the old route wat | only 81, 6in.

THE Ocean steamer Ulysses left for Liverpool this afternoon, having on board' Mr. Duncan Sinclair, ex-constable, H. K. P., one of the finest athletes the Colony has ever seen, and one of the biggest and best hearted fellows In the world. Unfortunately, he lost his 'head over some petty infastice, of a soit only too common in the Force; his righteous indignation over flowed into another man's eye, and the Hengkong

Police fost alan vard by crowd of friends, was escorted on a with the pipes to fall blast, and left amid showeri if good wishes.

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co's Royal mall steamer Empress of China, Capt. R. Archibald, arrived in Hongkong at 1.15 p.m. to-day. This is the first steamer bringing English mails on the of arrival at Hongkong on Tuesday instead of Winter Atlantic Schedule, which makes due date

Monday as heretofore.

On the 24th alto. Messrs. Payne and Wilson, the Costoms' divers, were engaged in blasting operations at the Feima. They left Pootung at about g am, and returned to Shanghai the same evening, having in the meantime blatted two holes in the side of the wreck with dynamite, which may be considered smart work. Each ward and the other aft. The object of the hole is about twelve feet square, one being for operations was to enable the native divers to get at the cargo.

A PUZZLED PROFESSOR.

I understand most languages that human beings French, German, Spanish, English, with Latin,

perk-

Dutch and Greek ;

But I have a very little boy who 'a wiser ter than

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For he 's puzzled me completely by a very strange

reply.

A circus came to lawn, one day, and Tommy

longed to go He asked me for permission, and I simply

answered no.

His chin turned up, his mouth turned down, he

stamped and elluched his band.

And uttered this queer `sentence that I couldn't

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understand:

Bob-hoo!"

MR. NAVTALY bas now added to his wanderlo panorama in Dúddell Street a musedha %) anatomical specimens such as very few tities in the world have seen. Splendidly execuiest life-sisa wax models, of the highest class of workmanship, show in perfect detall all parts of the human body, and consiliate a valuabis laatructive object-lesson, Mr. Naftaly bas pember of testimonials from medical officers in various places he has visited, and Dr. Ayres, "I don't-ab, ooh-bpo,'ah i Papal You might Colontul Surgeon of Hongkong, has, we are you never-boo! informed, expressed himself as highly pleased Ur, her, er-let me go, ab yah! to any-Oh! with the exhibition. The museum will be open this evening, and every day till furiber notice. THE German steamship Vorworts arrived at Nagasaki in a disabled condition on December 24th, about 9 pm, in tow of the I. C. S. N. Co.'s. s. Esang, having been picked up in” thë vicinity of Shimonoseki The Forwarts was bound from Shanghai to Kobe, with a cargo of cotton, when her propeller shalt give way, ren- dering her perfectly helpless. The Esang being bound in the opposite direction, fs, from Kobe to Shanghai, arrangements were made for towing the disabled vessel to Nagasaki.... The sum agreed upon for the Brang's services was, pays the Rising Sun $10,000. The Vorwäeris cargo has been discharged, and she is now on the Mita Bishi Co.'s Slip.

THE "Sons of Neptune" again had an over- Bowing house on Saturday night, and must no doubt by this time have a big plic of money to band over to the charitable institutions of the Colony. Owing to numerous and urgent requests from every quarter, the organisers of this most novel and amusing entertainment bare prehilsed to repeat the "Vayage of the Albacore to- marrow afternoon, at 3.10 p.m., for the special benefit of the children, who will be admitted half price to all parts of the house. This will be a great convenience to those who live at distance from the tows, and the young folks are sure to enjoy the treat immensely. A farther encore". performance will take place on prices as usual. Saturday evening, beginning at nine o'clock;

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MR. E. W. Retter, attorney for the liquidat-r of the New Oriental, Brink Corporation, Limited, has notified that a first dividend of twenty per. In the midst of all the Christmas and New cent. will be pay sbk on application at the effice Year festivities the North China Daily News of the bank on and after Monday the 16th fast publishes the following unkind announcement to all creditors whose claims have been received"We are asked to make it public that Mr and admitted. Deposit receipts, bills of exchange, George Prentice, last Saturday afternoon, 24h elc., raust be handed in before the dividend can December, between and 1 o'clock, left the be paid.

China Inland Mission premises in Woosung, Road, tomake some purchases in Nanking Road, and has not since been "beard of. *As he had previously suffered from mental depression grave fears are entertained as to, bis safety. Any Information that might give a clue to his where abouts will be gratefully received at the C.I.M. Mr. Prentice is Scotch; of medium height, heavy build dark complexion with moustache and beard, but no whiskers ; age about 38 ; woin A light brown overcoat, brown tweed suit and wide. awake light hat. Dear, dear! Terrible thing, Saturday sight!

A 'Covar of Enquiry into the circumstances attending the standing of the Nippon Tusen Käisha's steamer Shinagawa Maru, which ran ashore an Kabule Inland in the Inland Sea on October 14th, was held at the Marine Inspection and Survey Bureau, Tokyo, on the 15th Decem. ber, the result belog that the certificate of the Captain, Muramatou Shinkichi, was suspended for five mouths,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. liver cup presented by the Club, ended in favour

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

ESTABLISHED, A.D. 1841290 Homokong, 30th December, 1827.

BIRTH.

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Ar the City Club on Saturday night the Bast tie in the bowling competition, for a splendid of Mr. W. Quincey, who scored 414 This is the highest ever totalled in a five-pin game in the history of the Club. The last competition, for a cup offered by Mr. Quincey, was won by Mr. C. Hadden wlih, 342, In November, Last year's Club cup was won by Mr. Wel Pin with

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On the 24th December, the wife of G. A. | 322. DISSMEYER, Imperial Maritime Customs, Shang-

hal, of u won.

DEATHS.

On the 26th December, at the General Hospital DAVID EARLE FULTON, of Messrs. Batlow & Co. At Cheloo on the 13th December. EF. OTTAWAY, Boat-officer, I. M. Customis.

and late of Shanghai, -

The Houghong Telegraph.

' HONGKONG, “TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1893.

TELEGRAMS,

THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.

LONDON, December 23rd. Consternation is growing in Paris. There has been a meeting of the Bonspartist party and an.. envoy bas been sent to Brussels to see Prince Victor with reference to drafting a manifesto,

THE PANAMA SCANDALS.

December 14th.

It is expected in Paris that fresh arrests will be made la consequence of some stafiling revelations regarding the Panama Canal Scandals.

dues collected there,

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The.Legislative Council will meet on Thursday, 5th January, 1891, at 3 pm orders of the day. - rimaced reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to declare the terms and conditions applicable to Loan authorised to be raked by the Government of Hongkong and to provide for the creation of Inscribed Stock

2. Second reading of the Bill entitled" An UNLESS the Woosung Bar improves laci for is Loan for the purpose of defraying the cost of Didinance for raising the jam of 100,000 by improved, says the Mercury, the Customs certain Public Worker,

Third reading of the Bill entitled An will soon and a falling off in the tonnage has been taken off the line, and is to be 1875.

The Sathic Marn Ordinance to amend the Marriage Ordinance, replaced by a much smaller boat, the Toke Mars. It is reported that the steamers of one of the principal lines from England are no longer to go to Shanghal, but are to go direct to Japan, their Shanghai cargo being taken on from Hongkong in casting steamers,

his head and cutting deep into his shoulder.

Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Mediest Registration Ordinance, 1884, in Committee

These will be a meeting of the Finance Com- mittes immediately after the Counell,

Is whether some obiliging boy his cleverness will At least, it sounded so to me; and what I'd like

to know

By sending me, in Engilab, what Tommy meant

show

to say

The time that be addressed me in that very

foreign way.

–Tudor Finks in St. Nicholas,

SUPREME COURT.

IN APPELL'ATE JURISDICTION. (Before the Full Court.) January 3rd.

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1 could not see my way "clear" lo spite of the | ability to "calculate backwards, equally as well sun Capt. Clarks put there " to shine" over it! as forwards") the dates of Noah's flɔod and the my attention to the works on Comparative that unless he calls in the ald of the modern I am obliged to "An pbaerwer” fór his calling confusion of tongues, be is no completely at sen, Mythology and thanks to some of bis hints, I Bible exegetiutu I am afould that with all his have been able to gather something more on

admitted knowledge to jezdḥibe heavens tika n this subject, for which I hope with your usual book, he will never bring his rud lerless ship to liberality you will be good enough to grant space. port,

As is usual in such, compler questions, we have so to say, the problems in equation, we unknown. must clear the fractions and determine the

It appears from St, Chrysostom that in the celebrated as one and the same feast. He, primitivo times, Chilitman and Epiphany were however, says that it is but of little catequences that Christmas had been celebrated in Artoch on the 25th of December, as a distinct feast and that the use therefore came from the west. The Armenians made but ohe feast of them in the rath century.

It to commonly maintained that Telesphorus "was the first who ordered the feast, of the Nativity to be held on the 25th of December, as I and in my previous teter.

John, Archbishop of Nice, in an splitle span this subject relates that at the instance of St., Cyril of Jerusalem, "Pope Julius procured a Savlou nativity, which being found to be on stilet inquiry to be mide imo the day of our

the agik of December, they began thence forth to celebrate the feast on that day." However the preclue day or even month in which Jesus was born is very uncertaine Some, as Clemens of Alexandria informs us, affixed it to the 25th of the month of Packon, corresponding to the 16th of May. But there are song clrcumstances Jesus was born in the autumn, as this was fe which should rather, land us to conclude that

year, for a general assessment which took place evely respect the most proper season of the

personal attendance, and as there were shepherds at the birth of Jesus Christ and which required

watching their flocks by night at the time when Jesus was born, therefore it is probable that the era of the natively was either in. September or October A. U. 748 of 749.

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It is uncontested that Jesus was born before the death of Herod and during the reign of

the days of King Herpd, behold, there came Augustus. For in Mail: II. 1. we find "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Juda in

wise men from the east to Jerusalem." And in 22 But hearing that Aichelais cigned in afraid to go shither; and being warned in sleep Judea, in the room of Herod his father, he was

retired into the paris of Galile. And in Lake II. ↑ ¡—" And it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled "

According to the testimony of Josephus (lib. 18 XVE) there was eclipse of the moon in the time of Herod's Iost finess (and 'not' on the night of his death) which || eclipse appears to have happened in the year of the Julian perlad 4710, March 13 in Jerusalem. Now as Jesus must have been born some months THE SIMON AND ŞANUEL, CASE. before the death of Herod, since in the interval In the salt of LI Tat Sam, of the Tak Chun hong, tea merchants, against Lam Tan Chu,

be was carried to Egypt, the latest time in which we can fix the true era of his birth is about the compradore of Simon & Co., in which judgment and of the 4709th year of the Julian.period. In had been given for defendant in the lower court, plaintiff applied to have the judgment regersed. Jesus it is necessary to fix the precise time of order to ascertain the true date of the birth of Mr. Francis, Instucted by Mr. Hastings Herod's death. The chief opinions concerning (Wollen & Deacon) was for the appellant, and the time of this event are, so far, three. Some Mr. Robinson, instructed by Mr. Grist (Mr. C. think he died a little before the passover of A D. Wilkinson's office) was for the respondent, U, 750 Fothers on November

agbin the case at full length and read the evidence A.U. 731. We learn from Ivephus (De Bell: Mr. Francis la opening rehearsed the facts of and other a short time before the passover of given in the lower court. The plaintiffs had Lib: 1. C. L Aut sold to Simon and Simael, & Co, 400 chests of tea, valued as Simon Eriority we cannot reject in deciding this, that at $5,620, Herod died but a short time before one of the defendant guaranteeing paymený within three-jewish amores, Fast Hefod died a short for delivery on or before August 23rd, 1802. days of shipment, while the contract stipulated time before the passover of AU. 750, is The firm failed to pay, alleging that delivery was made great progress before the pulling thus said by him: "Herods distemper had day or two late to which plaintiff replied that the day was verbally fixed by the compradore The Jewish rabbis excited their scholars to down of the golden eagle the temple. (defeadan'), apart from the agreement. This this action, and news being brought that the defendant depled. Part of the purchase money had been recovered already; but there up and carried to Jericho, where Herod was los a Hered was dying these rabbis were taken was a balance of $770 unpaid,

very 'infirm state, and where they were tried (Caag proceeding.)

and burnt to death." On that very night was au eclipse of the moon, which as already mentioned, happened. March 13 A.U. 750 From this time Herod grew worse and wario, The passover of this year happened on the mb of April and the Interval between the 13th, of March and rib, of April would have been sufficient for everything that Josephus has related concerning Herod's illness.

EMBEZZLEMENT OF §12,000.

A STOWAWAY ON A SPANISH CRUISER. At the Magistracy to-day, before Cotar, Hastings, Eduardo F. Ternel, a Spaniard, was charged by Mr. Otis, Spanish Consul, with embezzling $12,coo, the moneys of the Spanish Governinant, be being paymaster on the trulser Velasco, in Manilla

I beg to enc'ase my card and remain, Sir,

Yours faithfully,”

A. STUDENT OF HISTORY.. Hongkong, January 2nd, 1791.

NEWS BY THE "CANADIAN MAIL.

The Canadian Pacific Ral'way Co.'s steamer Empress of China, Capt. R. Archibald, arrived in harbour to-day, from Vancouver, via Japan and Shanghai, For the subj ined telegrams we are indebted to our exchanges --

LONDON, December 4th, 19 Although the opening of parliament is still eight weeks distent the Comervalve party is already on the scene with three amendments to the address in reply to the speech from the throne. One amendment al¬cks the - Irish evicted tenanta3 commission, spa:her relates to the wavering policy of the government with other amendments sider discussion, although regard to Uganda. Peldes these, there are

the general run of the amendments must depends ** upon the annoustements made in the Queen's speech. It is evident that these will prolong t discussion on the address, thus obstructing the work of parliament, and that the object is to test the strength of the government

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A prominent Liberal member of parliament. Mays—We expect the warmest Ume say parliam ment has seen since the diicassion of the reform bill of 1832. What thravens to make matters worse for members personallyisthe fact that the that the party whips declineto-day to arrange relations between the parties are so embittered

pales. In the last pailliment th: Gladstonians refused to pair with Liberal Unionists but they assented to arrangements with the Conte-valves. Now the Liberal whips find that nel her section of the Opposition will rali with Liberals. The resit be that every member.

ment's narrow nality may be sa-merged will be kept in constant tendance in the House of Commons for fear the govern-

by some snatch vote. The 1h party, many of the members of which have been in the hatit sy to vote on an Irish question will be bilged of absenting themselves unless herfi whipped

to remain constantly on the ddeusive. If they a' persist in their former caster of going to Ireland on the excuse of urgent personal business the government is certain to bedefeated, withía one month after the opening ofthe session.

December 5th. W. Robinson and Tom Burrows fought for a purse of £2 o at the National Sporting Club to night. The house was cravded. After a scrambling fight Robinson knocked out BarroWE in the third sound.

The preparation being made for the expedi tion of Mr. Gerald Portal, who ba been apprinted Bath Commissioner to Ugand, disclose the thoroughness of the plans of the Goverment for taking, under the name of an scort, a 'strong the occupation of that African teploty. Besides contingent of Ghoorkas, drawn fen the army of India, Mr. Portal has been sulbaie d to engage for the Queen's service Nubian soldiers in service of the British East Alic company.. missioned, will lead Commisjiener Portal's English, officers, campioned and non-com-

2. XXII. C-9), whdicamall army. His guard, corsuing of four hundred well armed natives, chiris Somalis, will

art for Mombasa December 16.

that

year

the

Half foot of snow coverethe (round in South Wales and the storm conilngra. Nearly all out- is greatly delayed. In the norttipf Scotland the dour work has been suspended, Ballway traffic

cuttings the drifts are many fretdeep. A mail now is sheen inches deep. is the railway train for Inverness was stepped or the drifts and the passengers weieicicued with much difficulty.

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The Times correspondent at Ring on, British Burmah, says that there is a severe famine in Chiangmal. The American misionarica RTG feeding the starving people. The Siamese Government is doing nothing to relieve the

distress.

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The Berlin correspondent of the News saya that it is reported that Prine Albrecht han resigned the Regency of Drunswick owing to ill- health.

BİALIN. December gib, Dr. C. W. Siemens, the netd engluser and one would be apt to conclude that Herod reigned electrician, is critically ill.

Besides the circumstances related by Josephus,

ning years complete, and that in the next year.

A dispatch from St.Petersbug states that the The consul stated that he had received a

Archelaus was banished. Dio places his banish- Nebe-Rothschild corner, in Baku nahtha bas telegram from the Admiral requesting that Texnelment in the 759th year of Rome. But if Herod collapsed, be apprehended and detained. He believed a

be supposed to have died on the beginning of

MADRID, December 5th. warrant was being sent here, and application Morcover Josephus says that Cyrenius scited between Germany and Spain, which were opened.

A. U. 760 bath Josephus and Dio agree. The negotiations for commercial treaty would be made for prisoner's extradition. +4 prisoner's confession, which was to the effect in Judex in the 37th year after the defeat of ambasader, have caused an absurd story to Mr. Oris produced e certified, copy of the Archelaus' estate and finished the assesment here by Ceunt von Kadowitz, the new German

Velasco, received two cheques, totalling $12,000 2nd of September A. U. 713. Therefore the defensive alliance with Spain, and an arranges that he had, in his capacity as paymaster of the Aatboy at Actum. The Victory at Actum be published by the desire, at Bals. The paper

was obtained, if I remember correctly, on the | #ays Germany-has proposed in cffensive andio

the cheques, and then for the payment of ship's accounts, he casked

En board 37th year from it begins Sept. 2 A. U. 759 and ment to place » Prussian prince on the Spanish the Den Juan, another cralier, passing as an

ezda Sept. 2. 760. Supposing, then, that read throne in the event of the death of young King died in the begining of A. U. 750 there is in this Alfonso, Germany," the Modis dds, “propores ordinary, visitor. When the Doy Juan WAS ready to sall, he secreted himself, and came to

particular also very good understanding" to secure to Spain possession & Mosecco, the Hongkong, arriving yesterday morning. He is of Ant 2 XIV c 19) that Herod was officers and the construction efstategic railways between Josephus and Dio. Besides Josephus Fremganization of the Spanish army by. Genban money in a hand bag and admitted the offence. 40 fears before the Vugaz cra. The same the negotia ins is that Germay asks to be gave himself up, or was discovered, with the appointed King by the Rom in Senate A. U.714 by a German company." The uh regarding He had no defence,

historian observes that Herod died in the 37th placed on the same basis of ride with the year of this reign and 34 h after the death of Spanish colonies as the Unlied Sates. She also Anilzonur la 42nd Julian year. If to 713, 17 is | wants Spain to reduce the duty on spirits and added we shall have the year in which be died, numerous manul curea in Teturilor concessions vie 750.

accordid spala in favor of winej oils and dried The opinion adopted by other learned men fruits NEW YORK, December 5th.

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U: 751 labours under several difficulties which Prendent Cleveland returned to his home are very clearly shown by Dr. Laninar. Upon in this city this morning. He if in the best of before the year 750 mor, survive 751 and that the whole it appears that Herod did pot dia. health.

PARIS Ecember gib

Tux name of manganine, says the New York

In reply to his Wantifp, prisoner said that all YESTERDAY morning Darsbbol Chivarjee Sun, has been given to a new alley brought he wanted was to be handed over to the Spanksh Gayader, cook at a Parses hong in Gage Street, forward in Germany 21 a materia of greathorities as speedily as possible. bad dispute with a Chinese coolfe, who resisting power, and which consists of copper, for 14 days or during the Governor's pleasun, Prisoner was committed to prison on remaid nicki and marganese. The specific fesistance pending extradition; in the meantime, if he promptly picked up a chopper and inflicted a fenible blow on the Parsee, alicing a piece off of this article is given' as forty-two microhm wished, he might apply for a wilt of abs that Herod died a short time before the passover The victix was taken to the Police. Station,meters; that is, higher than even that of

which has hitherto pused as the four à where Dr, Towson, who happened to be at hand, best restating met 1, Another advango of pached him up in a masterly manner and manganine in its behavior under variations HONGKONG KIFLE ASSOCIATION. sent him on to the hospital. The coolie, of heat the resistance, tit, is claimed, 'being Wu Achu, was arrested, and was in due course affected only "loa minoto degree. by brought before Comr, W. C. H. Hsing at the high temperatures on this account it is Police Court this morning, and remanded until adapted to the manufacture of mearuring tharath, ball being refused. The victim is pro-instruments and of electrical apparatus in gressing favourably towards recovery, but is not general, those which are required to vary the'r expected to be out of hospital before the 19th. resistance to as slight a degree as possible under different degrees of heat. A farther interesting fact is mpattoned, namely, that while other mat is Increase their resistance by the valain of the temperante, that of manganine is dfalalsked, \

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURNS.

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AMERICA AND THE SILVER QUESTION. El Dorado steamer, from Chefoo,

A resolution prompted by. Mr. Cleveland has been introduced to Congress to empower the President of the United States to suspend the purchases of silver whenever he considers that circumstances require this course to be adopted.

OBITUARY,

The death is announced of Mr. Montague William, Q.C. [The eminent counsel in criminal cases, aller- wards police magistrate in London, Mr. Hon lague Williams has pablished two series of reminiscences of his professional cucer entitled "Leaves from My Life."-Ed. Singapore Frei Pras.]

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Inlibiry will play the following programme at the Offers Mess Murray Barracks, this evening, co mending at 8 o'clock —

MarchTrumpets of the Garden

Election Carmen

„Ducey

Tales"! Ma Halle Adored". Sanction mari Un Ba lo lo Mascherendi

Swatow, Hofhow,

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Manila Shanghal, Bangkok "Shanghal,

" Canton, Canton,

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Holbow. *Saigon.

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Bombay, "cruiser"" Manila, Aggregating 21,359 tons, register.

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Aggregating 7.377 tons, register,

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. Statistics for December, 1889. In-Patients remaining in Hospital on 1st

December................................. 65 In-Patients admitted to Hospital during

December...........................qrý 61

Total number treated as In-Patients: 127

Of these there WETO

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Discharged cured.................. Discharged reilered...............io 127 Discharged on other grounds.......! Died in Hospital .................................req In-Patients remaining in' Hospital on 1st

JOGLEY 93.57 Out-Patients, new cases ....................... 740/ Out-Patients, apturn visits. .............. 84a

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Total number of Ont-Patient, visits ................1582 Operations 5 Vaccinationema33 4 Dental caacs................29. Casualty cases terarahmera. E

JOHN G. THOMSON, MA MD Bxperimendant,

attracted eleven shootists to

The competition for the Long Range Cup Kowloon Jast Saturday, and after a very close finish between Col-Sergt. Hayward and Mr., W. Dunces, the former achieved a creditable victory by one polot. Scores are appendod :--

Col-Swat, Hayward Mr. W. Duncas mismun Mr. E, Robinop Bergt bajor Lidd

Me. Warnock

Mr. Bocey, R.N

Mr. Watsons

It. Kingsford, R.N Major Robinso0,344 MEN, GM · monnána

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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[We do not necefly endorse the opaloná mayramed by Correpadenta la the colusal CHRISTMAS DAY AND HISTORY TO THE ROTOR OF This "Howokona TuBURAPJ,

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he died a abort time before the Jewish parver. M. Ribst, xt present Miniser of Foreign of one of theas years. It follows that if - erod | Affairs, has informed President Carot that Ee died three years and nine months before the has succeeded in forming a Cabnet which jun. valgar Christian era (which e mmences Januaryeproduction of the last. Lubetul suceed M.. 1st A.U. 759) is at the time above mentioned in Ricard as Minister of Justice jjd Public Wor the year 751, then he died about two years and | shing M. Dupur, deputy from Haute-Loire, wit mine months before the said era. Dr. Lardner, be Minister of Commerce, The Protectionist however, says that this was a truth which he policy will be maintained M. Siegfried was unable to determine..

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We might reasonably conclude that if Herodereats Havre in the Chelber of Deputies cotton spinning interest; He is strongly died in March A. U. 750 then the nativily of Jesas opposed to Free Trade. HI, predecessor, Márt should be in September or October A. U. 748; i! Riche, advocated a treaty of commerce with Herod died in March 751 then the nativity. Swlizerland, and was thus tiiomo exient an

opponent of si | might very well be placed in September or

the Meline tariff October 749 The birth of jesus must be dated M. Lejellier mare a motion in the Chamber about seventeen or eighteen months before the of Deputies to-day that the minutes of the death of Herod Le. before the latter end of the Panama "committee be immediately commual year of Rome 748 or 749 vis1-4758 or 4709 of cated to the press as it washisential that thi the Juilan period, bus for reasons already buth regarding the Panama company shoul assigned, the latter date seems to be thermost not be distorted. Am'd meh" applause H probable. Vide Dr., Lardner's "Crediblhy". Letellier demanded urgency fo his motion, Ma and Playfair's System of Christianity,

Brisson, the president of the committee, opposed. In the last paragraph of Captain Clarke's letter the motion on the ground thatse official act of he says that he had read somewhere, “that ike | the committed's proceedings wold bave certain study of History, rescues, un from that oblivion (evidence of importance that itþfuld not other. SIR-I asked in my letter to you of the 29th to w ich we would otherwise be consigned." wise receive and the newsppers could only alto, if any of your many readers winld be good True wards these, but did he carry them to the reproduce extracts from the evidence. The enough to enlighten me (if they could) as to the letter? It is well known that xa imperfect percepe motion was rejected by a lorgemaļnity," exact dale of the nativity of Jesus Christ." "I wention of the distinction bas often been the cause of · M. Boiscérín moved that be commlites bå. that Captain J, A. Clarke has takem upon had- singular confusion. Has be pot throwd himself empowered to nominate magistrate to self the task.

* boddy into this labyrinth by quoting Dr. Hadley, cooperate with it, and asked uni the Chambor Capt. Clarke has been good enraph to say at Sir Isaac Newton, Alexander the Great, the appoint a sub-commitres tom row, Ibis prov the outsch, that as he knew so much on the sube Chinese, Pliny, Thales of Miletu,s Herodotus de posal, with a metien for urgeky, was sanpand ject, and as my eyes could, 'orly reo a very names bearing not even the shadow of a trace by a vote of 333 to 182, Phary -horlson" he would with - mathematical

on the matter? a kamarami -The Chimbir then adjoumdi asili Thanda "science" render it clear.” Would you belleve it, I do give him great credit for his vast know? |" To the Senate M. Girault, 1 member of

Bir that when I reached the Isat lue of als | falgu of sitronomy and mathemation, but when extreme Left, proposed that the Panama | spistie the "horison." was to me so slouded that I ku jaken spoo himself the tash sa Ra^fwich"hid2 mities aber gifan” magirtar)3? pawNI