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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1893.

known to the shareholders to enable us to dispense here with the details of his VICTORIA DISPENSARY. professional connection with this enterprise, arrived here by French mall last Friday; an anonymous letter of a very suggestive character, which deceives nobody as to its authorship, is published in this morning's Daily Pres; and the following evidently inspired communiqua appeared in the Singapore Free Pratt of the 5th Inst

FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT.

use of that extremely valuable Food THE and Remedy EXTRACT OF MALT has been retarded by ke usually viscid condition to obviate this objection we have had prepared a FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT as cally poured

ont of the bottle and measured into doses as any other Fluid,

It contains as much of the DIASTASE A

any viscid EXTRACT OF MALT and is there. fore fully as active in tissue forming and diges- tire power.

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Two tablespoonfuls of our FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT contale more matritive and digestive value than a pint of the strongest Ale or Stout.

In 11b, bottles 76 cents. Per donen $8.00, Hongkong, 12ib January, 1893.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

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HIGH CLASS CONFECTIONERY

& Co., has this morning received a telegram Mr. H. M. Berber, of Messts. Becher, Louis

evidently the result of their meeting of share from the Penjom Pahang Gold Company, Ltd., holders in London yesterday. The telegram.

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"Resolo prsed ausaimously voluntary #nding-up."

Thin, as everybody knows, does not mean the fallure of the Jalis mine, but on the contrary, t being too good to lose, the parent Company determined to resume it and this is put of the precess. They and Bether, Louis & Co., being the largest and practically the sola evaditors, may be a model liquidation for despatch in settlement.

Mr. Bocher leaves, for Hengkorg by the mail to-day, to confer with the Directors bat everything will be arranged, to permit of of the Punjom, Mining Co., and it is expected work at the mines going on continuously.

The lines we have printed in italles suggest a great deal to those acquainted with the manipulation of the Punjom Company's affairs during the disastrous BECHER régime.. Why is the fact, If It is a A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, fact, that Messrs. BECHER, LOUIS & Co. are large creditors of the defunct Penjom Pahang Gold Co. so pointedly alluded to? Has it anything to do with the claims of the Punjom Company under the original contract for the transfer of the Jalls mine, a contract that was most dishonorably | evaded? If so, where does the application come in? It is not so long ago that Mr. BECHER tendered, either on behalf of himself or of an unavowed, principal, CHOCOLATE CREMES, VANILLA PRA- for a purely nominal sum, and his offer to take over the valuable Jalis mine

was unanimously rejected by the share holders. What is his little game now? We shall quickly see, and meanwhile the Directors of the. Punjom Company can rest assured that the sharehold rs, who have legitimately invested many thousands of dollars in the concern, will tolerate no further temporising or shilly- shallying on their part with either Mr. Of the Purest Manulature and best quality. Becliza or the Penjom Pahang Gold Co.

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TELEGRAMS.

FIGHTING BETWEEN THE DERVISHES AND EGYPTIANS..

LONDON, January 4th. Fierce fighting has taken place between the Dervishes and Egyptian troops at Ambiggal; the Dervishes largely outnumbered the Egyptians, and charged the latter repeatedly. Captain Pyne of the Dorsetshire Regiment was CALLARD AND BOWSER'S

killed, also an Egyptian officer and lurty five men. The Dervishes lost heavily and are retreat. BUTTER SCOTCH, ALMOND ROCK and ing with the Cavalry in pursult

Very suitable for table use,

EVERTON TOFFEE..

CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES

in great variety.

CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS, MUSCATELS, ALMONDS AND FIGS.

FANCY BOXES. A large and varied Assortment of ARTISTIC DESIGNS.

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS,

A TASTEFUL AND WILL ASSORTEN STOCK.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841, Hongkong, yth January, 1809.

BIRTH.

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At Shanghai, an the roth instant, Mrs. ERNEST MAJOR, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

On the 9th instant, at Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Venet ble Archdeacon Moule, JOHN LUDWIG MANTHEI Shanghai, to ELIZABETH JANE, eldest daughter of Charles John Pook, Gosport, England.

DEATHS.

On the 8th instan”, at the Shinghd General Hospital FataLIK, RUSSELL MARTINY-of-the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, aged 41

years.

On the 13th December, 1893, at Margate, suddenly, PERCY LIAYD F.RG.S., formerly of Canton, Chinz, and lets of Loughtor, Essex, deeply lamented.

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HOMERONO, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1893,

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SEVERE COLD IN EUROPE. There is intense cold in Great Britain and on the Continent. The rivers Thames and Seine

are both frozen. THE EMPEROR WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S SPEECH AND THE RUSSIAN PRESS, January 5th, The Russian press regard the utterances of the Emperor of Germany with reference to the New Army Bill as very ominous for the political situa- tion of Germany and of Europe generally,

THE DERVISHES AND EGYPTIANS.

January, 6th,

Regarding the fighting at Ambiggal, later

detalls show that the Dervishes, though sur-

prised at the outset, afterwards outmandenvied ibe Egyptians, who, after a gallant fight, were forced to retreat.

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On her arrival at Singapore from Amay on the 4th at the Dutch steamer Bantam was put Into quarantine.

THE E. M. 5. S. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de Faneiro, with malls, &c, left San Francisco for this poit, via Yokohama, on the 14th inst. THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended Jan. 15th, ard-Europeans, 2043 Chinese, 1,973; total

2,177.

Pyrrawr, Captain Batt, which arrived at Singa- Time Ocean Steamship Company's now steamer pore on the 6th inst. from Glasgow, made the voyage in 35 days.

THE N. C. Daily News mys there have been many and well-founded complaints for some time of the cloudiness of the water supplied by the Shanghai Waterworks Company. A FOOTBALL match was played at Shanghal on the 7th inst, between the Marine Engineers of the port and a team from H.M.S. Severn After a close contest the game ended in a draw, nel ber sido scoring.

HERR FRIEDENTHAL, the planist, was perform. fog with marked success la Bangkok, according This eminent virfwore is an fond of the Scottish to latest recounts from the Slamere capital bagpipes that he will probably once more face the music) of old Ossian ia Hongkong. AT the Magistracy to-day, before Capt. Hastings, an Excise Officer who charged two coolles with having contraband opium and with obstructing him in his duty, not only lost his case but was bimself fined $5 for lying. This policy, judi Clously carried out, will work a great reform in | police court cures.

A CHINESE WAX-vessel get stuck on the Woorang Bar on the 11th lost and effectually blocked the way of other steamers,

Tuz Cart. Superintendent of Police notifies In the Gazelle that, under the provisions of Ord, name and address may be destroyed, and further 14 of 1845, any dog found straying about during that any dog may be desirayed which is found te day time without a collar bearing the owner's

wandering about between 10 o'clock at night

and gun-fire in the morning.

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Nates says, are much excited over the conduct THE Cantonese In Shanghai, the N, C. Daily of the Chinese authorities in the City towards the manager and cook of the furniture shop in Nan- king Ro dwhich was burnt down on the morning of 30th December. The manager and cook were Arrested by the native authorities on the complaint of a mandarla who lived dear and whose bouse was also burnt down. The Cantonese state that the fire did not mandarin's house, and that it was the result commence in the furniture shop, but in the of his attempt to hide his extravageance. The City authorities are endeavouring to force the manager and cook to state that the fire broke out an their premises, and as the prisoners refuse to say so, the cook, at least, is submitted gulid has bad several meetings on the subject, to the most fabumin tertures, The Cantonese and the mandarin has basilly left for Nanking.

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURNS.

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Bangkok, ,.Shanghai, Aggregating 8,863 tòos, register. Outward.

THE N. C. Daily News of the gth inst, says The Kiangtein is to be laid up for overhaul this week after a continuous service, day in and day aut, of 34 months since her englue was com pounded by Messrs. S. C. Farnham & Co. under the direction of Mr. Weir. This is, we should Haiphong.... steamer, for Haiphong. imagine, sa unbeaten record.

By the breaking of the chain attached to the shafts at the Kaiping colllery the other day, says apparatus for bringing up coal from one of the the Shanghai Mercury, six lives were lost ; the had and the lower extremities of one of the killed, strange to say, being so crushed and torn could be found of the lost parts. away by the unfortunate accident, that nothing

THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess, Murray Harracks, this evening, com- mencing at 8 o'clock :-

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» Salgon, Aggregating 4,706 tons, register. THE Soochow correspondent the N. C. Daily News writes on the 5th inst.:-The foreigners in Soochow have recently had a vialt from the ACCORDING to our Shanghai meining contem- missionary, who has for several years laboured Rev. Glibert Reid, an American Presbyterlan parary, the captains, offices and caglacers of in the province of Shantung. He wears the native the China Navigation Co. have, under instruc dress, thoroughly understands the rules of pay at-the rate of 38. 4d. per dollar, which means. tions from bome, been allowed to draw half their Chiness etiquette-and by long experience a substantial addition to their income. The the ways of Chinese officials. In conduct-

he has acquired a deep knowledge new arrangement also affects all the foreigsieg one case connected with mission pro employés of the Co.'employed on shore. perty la Tainan he wrote about a hundred letters and paid about a hundred visits to the mandarina. It is needless to add that gained la case. Soon after he reached Soochow be sent to the Governor of the province a letter of introduction given to Mr. Reld by the U.S. Consul General, Mr.J.A.Leonard. To Mr. Reid's request that the Governor would appoint an hour at which he might call, bis Excellency mado a favourable reply. Mr. Reid called at the time appointed and was received with card to several officials and afterwards the prefect marked respect and affability. Mr. Reid sent his and magistrate returned the compliment, calling at the door of Mr. Reid's abode and sending In their cards, and one came in and had a pleasant Interview, Now it is true that there was no Case of serious or difficult business discussed, but it is worthy of note that the officials received a missionary with such kindness and courtesy. The Governor assured Mr. Reld that so far as the missionaries are concerned there are no troubles and there will be none.

Grad March."Silver Trumpots Selection....fomiramide

Vivian CareRossini,

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Reminiscences of the Galety Intermati......onge D'Amour Aprorla !

Meyer Luts. Bal Calbulka.

Tar Shingao niates that the Government Liaochow. It was formerly decided to make branch of the Tientsin railroad has now reached the terminus al Mukaoying, but it appears that A further extension will be made towards the threo Easteru provinces. The route for the pro- pored extension of the lince has beca inspected by dapatles sent out of the military department ofthat region.

SATURDAY morning. Talpan-Mr Shipin. clerque, bave you any explanation to offer in- regard to your conduct last night

Mr, S. (trembling):-W-why--bat-I don't understand--what did I rio?

T. You actually presumed to dance in the same room with me! You are dislaved from the firm, Sli!

iv'there are any people in Singapore, remarks the Free Press of the 5th inst., who do not yet realise how much the Colony is placed by its present financial condition, let them note the Municipal proceedings published to-day, In these it appears that the Government new cos- fers themselves doable to pay their promised contribution of $45,000 towards the erection of the New Town Market, This is significant enough.

REFERRING to shipping business in the Eart contemporary says:-Surely never has so unfortunate. & season overtaken shipowners. The number of steamships and tallers lying in the Hoogly is probably unprecedented, and we now learn that the British India Co.'s steamer Manera, just out from home, on discharging at The Calcutta, will be laid up for some time till freights improve. Already ber sister-steamer, the Duxira, has been lying there for some weeks.

(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) SNOWSTORM IN MACAQ.

MACAO, January 16th, 1.33 .. It is snowing heavily here and freezing. glass registers 32.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

THE Britlab gunboat, Linas left Shanghal for Ninggo on the xxth inat.

THE French cruiser Forfait ich Singapore for this port, vis Saigon, on the 5th inst. MR. THOMAS ATKINS poked bis n-ze Isto the ball on Friday night, and was set upon-badly.

THE O. & O. S. S. Cols steamer Goalie which was despatched hence for San Francisco, vis Yokohama, suived at her destination on the 12th inst.

mbetur tekita

Tя steamers Palyang and W. Coras de Vries collided off the China Merchants Central Wharf at Shangbal on the 8th fast,, the latter weasel sustaining some damage.

A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, E.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited

SUPREME COURT.

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. "(Before the Full Court) January 16th.

MARTY 2. CHAU YU CIIL

against Chat Yu-chi, compradore of their In the ault brought by Messrs. Maity & Co. Chartered steamer Swatow, to recover $700, the value of a consignment of treasure which was wrongly delivered and fell into the hands of thleve+ at Haiphong, Mr. Francis, QC, instructed for the defendant by Mr. Wilkinson, appealed against the decision of the Acting Pulane, Judge Mr. H. E. Pollock), which was in favour of the plafatif Mr Leach, Instructed by' Mr. Hastings (Wotton and Deacon) was for the respondent,

(Case proceeding.)

THE WEATHER.

PASSENGERS BOORED FOR

CHINA.

Per P & O. steamer Valzila, from Londen, December 15-To Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs.

Molyneux, Miss Molyneux. From Tamatita Newsome and infant. From Brindisi, December

To Yokohama: Mr. L. E. Moss, Mr. D. Phillips. 25th-To Hong Kong: Major-General and Mrs.

Dec. 23-To Shanghai: Mrs. McCallum and PerF. and O. steamer Britannia, from London,

Brown, From Briadis, Jan. 1-To Yokohama: child, To Hongkong; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Plaston and two 1008. To Manila: Mr. G. W. Lord Calros, Lord Gray de Wilton. To Shanghait Mr. Blchirton..

Per P. and O. steamer Coromandel, from

Yokohama: Mr. T.Smedley,

London, Dec. 33-From Naples, Jan,

NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS.

An unfortunate accident is reported to bava occurred in the Kaining coal mine in the middľa of the 9th moon. Some coalies while engaged at work in the mining were crushed to death by the collapse of some coal-heaving machinery.

Viceroy, who some time age in person inspected reached complet in to the satisfaction of the The repairs to the Nanking city walls have

portions of the wall. The work of repaling has cost the Trexzury something like one hundred thousand taels.

Ton, as they fear without it the locust larva The Nanking people are eager to have some now burled in the ground will develop, and Appear next year. To induce the gods to send down the snow, the officials are contemplating prohibiting the slaughter and sale of pork,

London, lan, 6-To Yokobama: Mr. and Mrs. Fer P. and O. steamer Himalaya, from C. Dies. To Shanghai: ft. Stewart, Mr. P. Mr. W. H. Pengelley, Mr. J. A. Coombe, Mr. T. Grant, Captain McLule. To Hongkong: H. Coombe, Mr. T. Grenfell, Colonel and Mrs. A. A. Baker, Mr. F. G. Colllas.

from Marseilles, Dec. 11.-To Yokohama: Mr. Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Sydaty, Itchikawa, Mr. Dal, Mr. W. Lucas, Mr. J. Cal- Shanghat : Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wetmora. Mr. landrean, Mr. Watanabe Mr. Hayashi, To Robb, Mrs. Russell and children. To Hong- kong: Mr. Bowring, Mr. Rapp, Mr. H. R. Kinnear, Mrs, Tossalet, Mr. Len, Mr. and Mrs.

Dawson and children.

Che-Min, were conducted to Yangchow by his The remains of Plen, late Governor-General of

son on the 31st olt: The funeral was attended turning out and joining the procession. Among with great pomp, all the officials in the city the various paraphernalia fa the procession werd the gifts of the Emperor.

Owing to the destitate condition of the people, keepers of pawnshops to reduce their rates of the Tungchow authorities have ordered the

interest on advances. The step is taken by the officials in order to lighten, the burdens of the unfortunate people, whose poverty compels them to obtain, money from this class of money lenders at a high rate of interest.

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An accident excurred while the soldiers belong.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

OCCUPATION OF SOUTH LAKHIMA,

CALCUTTA, December 28th. Lieutenant Tyiler with one hundred and filty rifles, military police, occupled South Lakhimang to the viceregal camps at Tientsin were on the rat without opposition. He reports by practising target hosting with Krupp gun a hellograph that several Howlong chiefs came the gunner, who neglected to have the gun pro

short time ago. Through the carelessness of in and made submission. The surrounding villages are supplying coulles, and rice readily. perly cleansed and cool before putting in a new The columns from Alal and Lungich are pre charge, there was an explosion which injured a pared to remain in the Howlong country as number of persons. long as may be necessary. No serious realit ance or fighting is now anticipated. A perman. ent it will be established at South Lakhima, The disarmament of the Howlong villages in belng proceeded with and the rebuilding and settlement of villages is permitted on suitable

terms,

Rattier took fire at Fisherman Point and is now want of immediate assistance.

returning to Calcatta and was reported to be in

THE PANAMA CANAL SCANDALS -

PARIS, December 28th,

ICHANG.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

December 30th, A member of the China Inland Mission bas Just succeeded in purchasing a very desirable The ship Dumbarton Roch, with a cargo of plot of land on the river front some little dis- preserding down the river in tow of the ing which it is intended to erect a rest house for gunny bags and jute for San Francisco, walletance below the Scotch Mission houses here, on

through, either up or down. members of their mission who are passing This is much needed institution and might well be copied by other missions who have no members resi dent here; for it often happens that both ladles and gentlemen have to walt days together either river, and aching limbs might well be spared. for junks to go up, or steamers to go down, the the cramped accommodation of native boats, or strongly by the Customs officers and members of taverns, during the interim. This is fell so other missions, that the travellers are invariably invited to put up with one of them, epite of ext credit of all concerned, as viewed from that or creed, a proceeding that redounds to the point of "fellow feeli g," that makes us all "wondrous kind."

founded in the offices of the Panama Canal Com- It is reported that the copying book has been pany, implicating numerous Senatore and Deputies as receivers of bribes.

The discovery of the copring book in the Panama Canal Company's offices Implicating officially denied. certain Senators and Deputies in the scandal fa

the late Baron Reinach bas discovered no The official medical analysis of the viscera of poison and declares the death to have been from natural causes.

The Total of the district has just imed a TRIAL BY JURY IN INDIA.

proclamation to the inhabitants of Tchang warn- LONDON, December 28th.ing them, an pain of severe punishment, not to The Times deprecates the withdrawal of trial

molest the foreign officers of the Customs, by jery to India In the teeth of the very decided painting out that they are the Emperor's servants engaged in collecting the Emperor's revenue, movement on the part of natives against such a withdrawal, and in the absence of any demand insult the Emperor himself.

therefore to fasult them is to Indirectly for it on the part of the unofficial Europeans. ifesto has been duly placarded, and warns This man- The Times goes on to say that it is unable to discover in Goremment statistics any evidence most praiseworthy language. True it is a little the students against any such acis in the whatever of the defeat of justice resulting from Inte as nearly all the students have now left the trial by jury. It declares our ideas of personal citys still the Taotal deserves credit for his and political liberty to be l'entical, and that the straightforwardness and well-intentioned act, as withdrawal or restriction of trial by jury is only possible upon the pre-focifon of indisputable

it may not be without effect even now. The new Hisian seems also a man of scilos, and it prasfs that the system has been so perverted br extraneous Influence as to have failed in attain building as soon as the news reached him on the now reported that he hastened to the Customs ing the primary objects aimed at, and rendering night of the tist, and did sil he could to their attainment fripossible.

pievent any re-assembling. of the mob after they had once dispersed. Being always ready to expose their weaknesses, I am équally The man Kevins who was arrested in Irelandling to record anything in favour of the Chi on suspicion of being implicated in the Dublin'

nese officials and am glad to be able to chronicle outrage has been released.

the above to their credit.

THE DUBLIN OUTRAGE,

December 29th.

DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK.

The advice of your nativa contemporary, the Shinpao, is just too exquisitely ludicrous for NEW YORK, December agth, anything. Imagine a foreigner trying to escape A terrible explosion took place here to-day, to a yamen for protection, when his house is caused by an fralian workman having attempted

surrounded by a bowling mob vying with each to thaw some frozen dynamite, which was stored other to kill him. Truly bis would be a race in New York Long Island Tungel Works. The for life; and after he had beer besten to death force of the explosion was terrific, and Long by a mob five hundred strong would they not all Teland city was shaken as if from a severe

claim the pescock's feather for such conspicuous earthquake, The Factory, Post Office, and many and heroic gallantry? I wonder if such an other buildings were wrecked and took fire

event would afford sufficient copy for a single six people were killed and many mutilated. The paragraph of condemnation to your contem man who caused the sccident had hit aPTAS perary; and how many calumas of anil-foreign blown off and eyes destroyed, and has beenterature would be given up to arrested.

GUY WAWICES IN PARIS,

PARIS, December 29 b. The explosion of a gunpowder bomb took place here this evening in the ante-room of the small and nobody was fojured 1 no clue to the Prefecture of Poltes the damage done was perpetrators has yet been obtained.

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THE EGYPTIAN PREMIER.

The fall of the thermometer last night broke As will be seen from an advenisement in another the record, getting down to 27 degrees at the Bovril will be sold by public auction by Mr. places it varied all the way up to 32. The column, the well-known race-poules Majestic and Peak, in the coldest situations, while in ather G. P. Lammest at Bir.J. Kennedy's airblos, oldest inhabitant has broken louse with yaras these racers have been in training here for some thing to beat this. Snow was seen on the Cruseway Bay, on Friday next at 5 p.m. Both about previous winters, but cannot find any. wreks past and are reported to be la capital con bill-tera scross the water, and several gentle to the sudden death, news of which was received that it was anowing in Hongkong Ist night and yesterday by telegram from Shanghal, of their this morning., Ice was in abundance all over, dition, and they are being sold solely owing men with vivid imaginations have sasured us

part owner, Mr. Cole, gentleman for many and during the night there were several alarms Foochow and Shanghal. The high class of these notice prudently omits to atate how the thermo- yesin closely associated with racing both in of bursting water-pipes The Observatorymler, is seriously III,** ponies is too well known to regaire elaboration meter is to-day, but Dr, Doberck's "register" suffice it to say that Bovril has won lots of puts it at 33 in the morning (10 o'clock) and 35 | dual winner of Shanghai Criterion Stakes, is A correspondent writes -

races good company, and that Majestic,ajin the afternoon (4 o'clock). 1 the only pony that has ever besten the renowned Hero, Bar accident, they will both win races at the forthcoming Hongkong Jockey, Club Meeting.

The thermometer fegistered 293 st one house. at the Peale last night; and this morning at 9 45 the fir-trees, bamboos, and grass were coated with Ice, spika by spike, lead by leaf and stalk by walk, and rain froze on umbrellas and muckin. torbes as one walked.

On Wednesday the 4th instant, says the Shanghai Mercury, Bt: Wor Bio, J.I. Miller, Several umbrellas were fosen to stiff that the District Grand Master of Northern China attempts to shut them resulted in breakages. Accompanied by the officers or the Dist GrandAs seen in another part of the issue, Macao has Lodge, performed the ceremony of installation of experienced the unheard-of phenomenon of a

·THE Shanghai Mercury's correspondent wifies the Worshipful Master and lavestiture of officers Knowstorm from Klukiang under date the 6th Inst The of the Royal Sussex Lodge No 501, EC. There weather kerps rem rkably fine, but the nights were about hundred masons assembled, HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. :216 very cold, No içe has yet been gathered amongst them bring Rt. Wor, Bro, C. Thorne, fom the numerous ponds ad cent to the Settle Past L.G.M. and War. Bro. T. W. Kingsmill, Mr. Sassoon's Cup attracted 16 competitors mei t, and thnice hỏing still se-nains empty, as Deputy DG.M. of Northern Chias, Rt. Wor. to the Kawleon rangé last Szizŭday, and a close it his done for the past three years

Bro. CH. Dallas. Past D.G.M. of Japan, and contest ended in Sergeant-Major Liddle, 9.LT, lo k-ou for those who indulge that laxpry. Ht. Wor, Bro. Dr. Henderson. The officers winning the Cupforthe first time, and also the 300 THER is never smoke without fire. When to the great surprise of many, the Chinese Invested were as follows :- the shares of the Pänjom Mining Company steaner Kiangyu returned back to the hulk Wor. Bro, Dr. Cawas Lalcaca...W.M.

2 raids Spoon, Mr. Warnock took the Spoon for "boomed" so unexpectedly two or three to-day, having left yesterday for Shanghal

Fike best aggregato with total of 61, weeks ago, it was quite evident that some- | diawing 9 ft 7 inches. She reports on scaring.

Mr. Watson secoiing the 200 yards trophy alter a body knew something, and as the orders | Olyphant Island upper crossing the found but B

i with Major-Eyten. Below are the scores- to buy came chiefly from Singapore it was feet, the Bila ashore, and the Tafung blocking Rt. Wer, Bro, C. H. Dallas Frostier.

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shipment The Customs watermark registers today 7ft 6, and the water falling 3 inches for diam. The Poyang is leaving to-day for Shanghai, taking several cargo boats to lighten

operations, if not the actual prime mover of the godowns being filled with cargo awaiting In the boom. The immediate cause for such a sadden enhancement in the value of the stock was not then clearly apparent, as the manager's reports from the mines were nothing our of the common; the Talang, and Pilot Mace has received fastrace

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but it seems an easy problem to solve now. news at present worth recording, except that the After the ceremony, the behien partok of Reason Mr. H. M. BECHER, ex-manager of the Kinklang amateurs are to give another entertains an excellent supper, supplied by the Masonic Company and a person sufficiently well- I ment en or about the sand fustant,

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"THE AMEEN OF BOKHARA.

LONDON, December 30lb. The Aucer of Bokhara, accompanied by his son and a large retinue, arrived at Baku on his way to St. Petersburg His Highness is the bearer of a rich present to the Czar,

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of praise, in the less respectable native papers. Agalo, vald being present where: there are crowds. Does the Shinpac admit, then, that it countrymen, including even the iterati, ate such an ignorant rabble that no foreigner mast be seen for fear of arousing their the claim to be considered a civilized ustion uncontrollable passions? If 10, they must forego capable of keeping order within, their borders. Rio's occur in all countries, but in most of those CAIRO, December 29th, claiming to be civilised they are promptly dealt Mustapha Fehmi Pacha, the Egyptian Pre-with, and everybody with a right is allowed to

exercise It freely. In other words government fulfil their contracts, and give the protection they have promired, without asking people to lock themselves in their houses at every local event, or run pell mell to their magistrate's at the first.. indication of an attack. China must also expect to do this, or be content to be con sidered without the pale of civilisation ** and must not be surprised if foreigners of lawless mobs. In fact the answer to all refuse to show themselves cowards in the face. these suggestions is brief and simple, expressive, if fuelegant, "Foreigners aranet bullt that WAY.”. And in this connection it would have been who had the Total pointed out in his proclamation Calcatta, December 30th.

that he who spits on, or throws mud at, the... British man-of-war's men, also insults, the Information has been received of the wreck English Queen whose uniform they wear; that Cardiff to Bombay with coals. The Islams, repiisals, and even in the present cannot be near Cadiz, of the steamer Islam, bound from such acts have in the past met with sharp, voyage. belonging to Bates and Co., was on her first indulged in too freely unless those that risk tha

expament are prepared to meet the conse THE PRIME MINISTER OF. NEPAUL;'/ quences. Such a warning might possibly hara. The Prime Minister of Nepal, Sir. Bershum-dene good for man has ever been frail, since sher Jung, Ambassador to the Viceroy, with his his first fall, and the British sailors do not, I brothers, Generale Chundra Shumsher, and bellere, advance any claim to be considered Fatteh Shamber, a largé detinue and body guard winte of Nepaulese troops, is now making a tour to

The river stands about five feet above tete, Northern India as the guest of Government; be and fogs are frequent.-N. C. Daily News. fs'now at Benares.

Sir Lenni Griffin, in the Fortnightly Review defends the Ameer Abdurrahmar, who, he says, free from Russian preclivities, but requires to be left alone. Sir Legal advocates a strong Government at Calentia in order to shock any forward policy.

LORD HAWKE'S CRICKET TEAM.

Lord Hawke's elven have de'cated, the Bors bay Presidency ten by eight wickets and are

now playing a return match against the Parsees,

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SHANTUNG.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) BRO WEIHSIAN, December 23rd, News in the interler travels slowly. Therefore The ship Dumbarton Roch is still on fire to great gale of 23rd November, I have just returned your readers will pardon farther allusion to the the Calenta river. The Pot Commisslorer's from the sea-coast north of Weihelen (distant Idoating engine is pumping water into the bold, 100 M) where I witnested, in part, the devasta A portion of the cargo la consumed and the deck ston. The coast, lying between the 18th and ta bulged up from stem intero. The second rigth parallels, is aalevel as a billiard-able and mate had a narrow escape from soffocation and so near to the water ilgs that the normal bígh, and is now in hospital with high fever, enten | ilde-flows in frots g's 10 miles. Consequenny