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9. The health of the Police Force has been good, only seven deaths occurring. including one European. There has been a marked decrease In the number of cisunities, there being only 87 as against 142 in 891

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

A. GORDON,

Captain Supt. of Police, The Honourable G. T. M. O'Brien, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary, &c, &c., &c. TRE TRANSIT PÅSS DEADLOCK IN THE LIANG-KUANG,

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The subjoined corespondence, which speaks for itself, has been handed to us for publication;

Hongkong, Jath January, 1893. SIR-I propose to apply for a Transit Pass and personally accompany about joco cases of kerosine oil to its destination to the Kwang-tung Province shortly. I shall feel obliged If you will inform me if I can have the protection of the British Government in the event of trouble with the Chinese officials to regard to Zikin, and if I should be Justified in using firearms in defence of my own property lo the loterior, should it be seized,

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant.

(Signed) JOHN ANDRIW.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1893.

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The quantity of champagne consumed 19 France has doubled in the last half-century, and now amousta to 4.558,000 battles a year,

France is all sight, and a Commission to draw up a piva for a World's Fair in 1900 is attending to its work just as if nothing had happened.

It was a sad. Christmas for the Title folk of Vienna. The monkeys at the Zr8logical Garder to Schönbruna had all died of consumption. most unhappy period of matrimony is between According to; French divorce statistics the the fifth and tenth year after the honeyman. of Ghen, established in 868, is reputed to be The Royal Society of Agriculture and Botany the oldest horticultural association in Europe.

to the British army last year there were on the average 147 in each 1,000 men fired for drunkenner In 1899 the proportion was 167

we had a light fall of snow, about two taches mediately conveyed to the capital under escort Post-people addicted to the habit of oplum- lying on the ground in sheltere places on, the of 300 seldiers. The outlaws are now lodged in smoking have been put to no end of trouble wedl'| morning of the 7th, the result, it is anid, of the the yamin of the bead of the Peking gendaruffering lately through the canals becoming local authoiltles having prayed for snow in order merie. It is expected that the Board of Punish frozen over, which prevented their craft reaching to gladden the hearts of the farmers, whose land, ments will soon pass sentence on them.

towns where the drug is sold. By the protracted when dry, does not bring forth good croṛabut gives |-

delay, three host-men in a skiff several distant them an excone for evading the usual payment

Reports from Kuangal province inform us

kom Sochew were obliged in secure this deve of land tax. The non payment of taxes by the tha 6 inches of snow fell at Sienchew on the all braids, in order to replenish their stock. people affects the income of the officials, hence 15th ultimo, an occurrence almost unprecedented, and feasts ctory puff of the pipe, which they they find it to their Interest to implore then that region. The extremely cold weather has to the town, and in the nearest store indulged in had not enjoyed for many days, They walked assistance of heaven in sending timely snow and

been very disastrous to the poor in and about the plea ares of the pipe. After having rain, so that all of them may enjoy the fralis of

Nanking, many deaths from cold baving been enjoyed themselves to their hearts' co ten the earth, Do the 12th instant we had a litle

recorded. As many as 150 infants died from they gained to the boat, feeling invigorated and mere arow in the morning, followed by finc

this cause, and the Benevolent Halls have been refreshed. While walking on the fee, which they wether all day. At night a breeze sprang Lusy supplying the bereaved families with coffins. thought quite lid and safe, one man proposed up, and the temperaturn went down. The | wind increased to a gale, and the storm has

to one of his comrades.to have a boxing matcb, been raging for the past five days and six nighit

lo' which the other man agreed, and soon the mare or less violently, the cold being so intense

pair were seen going through all sorts of moilons.nr.1,000, that the majority of thermometers in the Settles

in the midst of the sham-battle, the ice gave ment refused duty, whilst those which gave us

way, and the boxers were engulfed, leaving t cl Anything like a reliable indication of the Inter-

comrade who did not participate in the match to siy of the cold, registered several degrees below

mourn their lo13. fast, and considerably thinning out the number sero, thus giving us from 35 deg, to 40 deg, of of poor beggars who usually perambulate our back streets. This morning the weather is a mescing to thaw and I am beginning to per lule milder, the frost on my windows it com-

ceive that there is a fire in the room. It is, however, still windy, and the sky is sufficiently overcast to indicate a reserve of stormy weather

and skating have given place to lodser amuse- mente, as it is far more pleasant to be sailing in the "wind's eye at the rate of fifty miles an hour, or skating out of doors, especially when you have a good band of musicians to encourage the skaters in their performances.

Tils Excellency Wong, the Admiral of the Yangtze has last returned in his residence at the southern capital, alter having been on a tour of Inspection up the river. The forces stalloned at various points of the rowe were reviewed by the veteran official, who, notwithstanding bis mature years, seems to feel no worse an account of the trip. By next spring his Excellency wi proceed down the river and inspect the forces on this route.

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A couple of young operatives employed at the Wuchang Cation Mill came near meeting a horrible death on the 13th ult. Through carelessness, one of the youth's got his hand in a other had the flesh on the back of his hand shaved off. Had it not been for a foreigner who stopped the machines, the youths would probably have breo mangled to'death.

An attempt with electric omnibuses is to be made on I iverpool Street in Landor. The cost is estimated at 3d a mile, as against 5d for horse-power,

The question of opening muscams of art on Sunday has reached In England the point of belligerency. Just now the openers have it all their own way,

A bill was to be presented to the German Reichstag in January to imprison and fine persons and confiscate newspapers revealing military secrets.

The clerks employed in the Teternal Revenue Department in Berlis have gone on strike co tcut) day..

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General, Canton.

H.B.M. Consulate General;-~~-

Canton, February 1st, 1893. SIR-1have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the goth ulo. In reply therete I have to state that I cannot foreleli what acilón the British Government may take In the event you mention. No official inftmation has reached me of any change having been made in the regula- tlons and conditions affecting Transit Pass trade at this Port.

If you have recourse to fre-arma or other weapons, you do so at your own risk, and you must be prepared to abide by all the conse- quences of your action,

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

[Signed] T. WATTERS,

The Customs' Mess are giving Bal Masque on the gret instant. Success to all concerned,

The greatest item of public interest in these parts is the new comedy now being prepared for the theatrical boards. In this comedy the greatest of Chinese Viceroys and many members of his Dumerous family are prominent figures and characters. The groundwork of this new comedy resta or is founded on a tragedy performed at Shanghal some two or three months ago, and which has been carefully hashed up until quite recently, when the on dir became the common talk of the town. It is said that the affair happened as follows:-A perverse, crooked-

husband, effered twelve thousand cash the ether A Hankow woman, who had got tired of her

day to any one who would rid her of him. A man offered to do so, which being done he came for his reward; but the woman, who must have been out of her mind in more ways than one, refused to pay promptly cash down, and in the altercation that ensued words were dropped which aroused the suspicion of the dead husband's relatives, who at once seized the

woman and the 'murderer sad handed them to

the behalen. They are now awaiting their trial.

In respect to the Taotsi who is now in an uncomfortable position on account of his misdeeds, it is said that he was in the habit of asociating with luftenital peop's, and among bis list of friends there was a host of young people, are by no means innocent of the crime for which sons of the gentry. There latter, it is alleged, the Tantai is being punished. In fact, theroang on by the mandarin, with whom they divided the spoils However, the accompli-es of the titled gambier have made themselves serrcel in

The smallest compete Bible ever published the country since the revelation, and the arrelles. It is af frches long, 5 inches wide and has just beer issued by the Oxford University of their leader. During the examination lately of an inch thick. certificate of rank, bet e fated to show it, as he held, the Taotai was asked to produce bit

vid he had mortgaged it fur $2,000. To the official examining the so-called Total it is quite evident that the man possesses no actual rank, and Is an impostor. H has received so blows on the palm of his hands. The manduria who conducted the trial has petitioned the high athorities to have the relioner transferred to the office of the judicial deputies, so that the guilty party severely punished. case may be thoroughly Investigated, and the

and there is a movement in Sweden to renew The file in North Finland is Increasing, sub criptings of last year for the aid of the starving Fislanders.

make a fresh campaign in France. At any rate The Salvation Army is apparently about to Gercial Booth, is being extensively advertised in the Faily newspapers.

The rinderpest has spread to five hitbetto” uninfected estates in Mecklenburg, Germany, and io seven estates in. Holstein. Many cattle are dying of it also fu Jutland.

Acting Consul General, legged, unfilial wretch, named Lol Ching-gn and creeks of Hangchow list week, consequently | stemsida, and "bays" employed by foreigners. mention in numerous.ca sex.

John Andrew, Esq., Hongkong,

NEWS BY THE NORTHERN

PACIFIC MAIL.

The Northern Pacific Co.'s steamship Tacoma, Captain J. R. Hill, which left Tacoma, Wash., on January 11th, arrived in port this afternoon. We extract the subjolmed telegrams from our exchanges —

ROME, January 9th.

A profound sensation has been caused here by the letter of Pope Leo to the people of Bologna, in which the pontiff states that in nominating Cardinal Serafino Van Mutelli to be Archbishop of Bologna, he had obeyed the divine inspiration. The unusual declaration on the part of the Pope is regarded as tantamount to designaling Cardinal Mutelll as bis saccessor in the pontificate. The Pope is also reported to have remarked - "Van Mutelli goes to Bologna a Cardinal and will return a Pope,"

BERLIN, January gth.

A dynamite bomb was exploded in Gelsen- kitchen this afternoon, Nobody, was injured, The man who placed the bomb has not been caught. He is supposed to be an anarchist emissary from the Saar district who bas gone to the mining region sound Gelsenkirchen "for the purpose of fomenting a sympatbelle strike,

PARIS, Janusy ath The ministry resigned to-day, owing to differences in the biret over the arrest yesterday of ex-Minister of Public Works Baibaut, and other matters, President Carnot charged Ribot with the duty of forming a cabinet. It is openly charged that Ribot and Carnot are pot in earnest in the Panama prosecuilons, and have no intention of binging the bribe-takers to tiil, and that the prosecution of De Lesseps, Fontaine, Cattu and Eiffel will be nothing more than farer. It is also charged that efforts are, ibeing made to postpone the exposure of certain kulty parties until the law of proscription has Although the resignation of the Ministry caused widespread excitement, there attempt to create disorder, The order prevailing throughout the city may be and is, no doubt,

taken effect.

has been no

or something like that, having been forced into mourning, according to custom, for the recent death of his mother, went down to the Model Settlement from this part on a grand jamboree, Arrived at Shanghai the above mentioned

Individual got in tow of some girl, contrary to low, and on returning to his quarters at the hotel

about three o'clock one morning, picked n quarrel with another guest at the same hotel, and it is said that the unfilal wretch clubbed the other guest to death in his room, and subse- quently abused the corpse of the unfortunate victim to various ways.

Now it happened that the victim was a Pro a native of the famous county of Ha-fel Hsien, th vincial military graduate named Chls, or Kla, An-buel province, and thus a fellow townsman, The victim is also said to have back for some at it were, of many influential high officials.

time so zida-de-camp to the Viceroy of Chib-li, with the unfilial crooked-legged wretch as to the and in that capacity be kindly remonstrated

Impropriety of his behaviour" with icone women.

bilat in deep mourning, etc.

this

The crooked-legged slayer of the military and influence enough to gag the Press, the graduate, however, appears to have had money Police, and the public of Shanghai for the time being, and then buried back to his home in neighbourhoed. Meanwhile the friends and acquaintances of the slain man, unable to obiało justice in Shanghai, boxed up their dead friend in a fine casket, and carried the corpse off to his home in Há-fel. 'Arrived there the relatives of the deceased refused to receive the corpte,

so it was deposited in the large ball at Li Hung-chang's mansion, awaiting reference to that functionary as to avenging his iste alde de-camp's murder. Time passed away and no notice appears to have been taken here of the matter, so the local gentry of Ha-fel county formed themselves into a Committee and, having subscribed funds, sent nine of their number as delegates to the Central Government at Peking. This action appears to have alarmed the Tao-ini and other officials at Shanghai, ar well as the Governor of Kiang-su, who resides at Soochow Governor Kang thereon wrote a private letter to the Viceroy of Chih-il seporting

due to the fact that the lawless element well know that any disturbance would be put down with the strong hand of the military.

Le the Senate to-day Chauman Thery made

■ violent attack upon the religious policy of the

10: His speech aroused vigorous Government. protent from the Government supporters. M. Lernyor was re-elected President of the senate. At 11 o'clock this evening it was learned that M Bordeau had refused the ministry of marine, and the portfolio will probably be offered to Admiral

Gervals,

BERLIN, January toth. It la reported shat Count Munster, the German amassador to Paris, will be summoned to Beri immediately to report on the situation in

Paris.

the matter to him, and asking him to attend to subaltern, and the slayer having taken refuge it as the sale man having been the Viceroy's at Tiesiais, it was much easier for the Viceroy to settle the matter than for anybody else to do

The Viceroy, having read the letter, inquired, of his attendants who Lel Ching-shu was, on being told who the culprit was, and where be was hiding, ordered him to be bunted up, and brought to him for examination and punishment, And just here commences the face-to follow in due time.

I am prepared to break a lance with any.

native partizan or foreign hireling on this subject, and you are at liberty to give my address to any one you may think is entitled to it.

W. MISNY.

There were five inches of ice in all the rivers mary cases of drowning are reported of those who had been templed to preve the thickness of the ke as a means of thoroughfare. No less than 250 beggars, it is computed, have been frozen to death by the severe cold of the past fortnight within and without the city of Hang chow, notwithstar ding that over Tis. 100,000 have heen expen led in Government and private charities to relieve the distress of the poor people and beggars of that city.

The annual examination of the cadets of the Nanking Naval College began on the 17th ult: institution, together with the Captain of the under the supervision of instructors of the Kingching, who was invited by the Commissioner to preside over the examinations. The branches in which the students were examine were English, mathematics, targel-practice, naviga-, tion, and others. The object of the examination was to decide which students should be allowed to cominue at the school. On the whole the students have m.de remarkable progress,

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The Hupas publishes a letter from a local correspondent in which the writer calls upon the and more especially the sellers of Ticksba tickets in the different foreign clubs, to refrain from making the large discounts they have been a custrated to make on the tickets presented for payment by the poor ricksha coolies. In face of the great and wide-sp ead distress caused by the recent vorn weather, he says it is a shame that these stewards and boys" should take ad. vantage of the poor "icksha coolles by deducting fifteen and twenty per cent, frem the amounts stated on the ricksha tickets, and even going so far as to mix the cash with spurious small cash which is prohibited by 1 in the markets. In eke out a living, cannot da to, as after paying t'is way the poor 'ricksha coolics, who hope to

for the hire of their rickshas there is barely any left to buy a meal, which would not be the case if this cruel method of heavy discount had not been made. 'In fact the unfortunate coolles have no sppeal against their oppressors, as if they weic to make any demur at the exactions made, they would be sure to be met with blows and kicks and in some instances taken to the police station where their very calling and inability to up for "disturbing the peace

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HONGKONG REGISTER.

Barometer... Temperance.

American exbibitors at the Madrid Exposition have been awarded 8 gold medals, 14 silver and 15 bronze medals, beside receiving honorable

Jerusalem has been enjoring a boom since Humility. the completion of the railroad that connects it with Jaffa. Over too houses, hotels, stores and residences have been erected.

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The salaries of the Queen's maid of honor are 300 per annum, and should one of them he married, it is customary for the Queen to make her a present of £1,000.

One thousand young cata are advertised for, to be let loose among the hordes of rabbits lis Australia, Stoats are also being sent from England for the same purpose.

The gigantic iron and steel works of Frederick

of Herr Gruson, near Magdeburg, Krupp, whose reputation is world-wide, have been amalgamated with the gun manufacleries

St. Helena, Napoleon's prison place, is not prospering. The revenue of the island decreased $75,000 in the past year, and immigration bas fallen off, while emigration has increased.

Much interest has been aroused la Spain by the finding among some old papers at the palace of the Duke of Albe of a series of letters written by Columbus relating to his first discoveries.

An address has been presented to Don Carlos

the disloyalty of many bigh officials who have sworn allegiance to the present King of Spain,

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CITY HALL, HONGKONG, THIS EVENING... (WEDNESDAY), the 8th February,

AND

SATURDAY, the 11th February.

UNDER THE PATRONAJE OF H.E. Sir WILLIAM AND LADY ROBINSON.

Say the Wenches coticspondent of the peak English reader them able to be lorked with 50,000 signatures attacked, the list showing TREE AR'S

Hupar-A large three-masted English man-of.

war arrived at Wenchow on the 71st of jannaty and anchored in front of the British Consulate. She stayed five or six days in the harbour and then sailed away southwards. All this time not' a single saflor was primiited to land and ge! drunk with bad spits, and consequently there were no disturbances or rows made by the English sailors while the vessel was in port This speaks very well for the discipline main rained on board the war-vessel, and is to be greatly commended,

Sung-1, Governor of Cheklang, held a grand review of the military and naval forces of Hang chow and vicinity, at the parade grounds outside the River Gate, on the 13th ulto. Altogether, there were nearly 8 cop men, and one remarkable fact attending the review may be noted in that all the MARCUVIES were conducted after European ficlics and without the customary absurd sword and shield drill by the "Tiger companies" of the infantry battalions, After through by the troops, and medals thin plated the review, target practice with rifles was gone of silver a couple of inches long with the world Shang, (reward) impressed upon them-were given by the Governor to the best shots.

The Deputy who was sent to the country of the Kantien Hislen, Yangchow, to ascertain the exact extent of the distress amongst the poor, and to whom relief must be give, has subrotted his report. According to this there are 155,738 individuals who are destiture As to the giving decided to give each adult 2 fedd of grain and aco of relief to this mass of people, it has been cash, whilst children will be allowed half the amount. The above will be distributed to the distressed population this winter, and a further sum of 500 cash will be given to each adult and

manhood, next spring. As to the other district, Ik-tebeng, no exact data bave so far been obtained,

VANCOUVER, B. C., January roth." The Canadian Pacific railway is bound to de- fest the recent bonus voted by the city in aid of NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS. 150 to each young person not having attained the Northern Pacific if the same can be done. They have caused another isjunction to be placed upon the city restraining the payment of the bonus, but on what grounds is not stated. The Canadian Pacific people are trying to elect a mayor hostile to that measure, together with aldermen,

thereby hoping to kill the whole scheme. Citizens are very indignant over the action of the railway com pany In trying to get aside the will of the majority of the people and have no hesitancy in declaring the most outrageous plice of legislation ever known in the history of the country. The

pro- moters of the Northern Pacifje bave notified the city that they are ready to proceed with the work on the line immediately unless prevented by an injunction.

CHICAGO, January toth After May 1st, James Corbett, the champion pogilist, will take up his residence in Chicago, Corbett and his manager met the stock-holders of the Corbett theatrical and pavilion company at the Grand Pacific today and agreed upon terms, The scheme is to give a high vaudevills entertainment, the whole to conclude with a four-rund fight between Corbelt and Donaldson, Goddard tried to arrange with Corbett for some night this week, but the champion deglined the proposition. Goddard leaves to-morrow for a Francisco to try and fix up a match with Fater Jackson for the championship of Amalia

WASHINGTON, January 11th. Senator Kenna of West Virginia is dead.

cian and millionaire manufacturer, died at his realdence, No. 220 Now Jersey avenue, south- past, at 1.30 this morning?

On the sight of the 28th of last moon a most disastrous fire occurred at Kwelling, the capital of Kuangal, and destroyed over 200 houses in the busy part of the city.

For neglecting to perform his duty, one of the Ecretaries at the Viceregal Yamén was the other day ordered by the Viceroy of Nanking to be deservedly punished.

For not giving alarm when there was a fiec la their shop the other night, the people of a drag store inside Shanghai City were required by the officials to supply two lengths of hose for the fire-engine belonging to that section, as a fine,

As is customary, the Governor of Cheklang proceeded to the drill ground and lospected the ircops on the 1aib ultimo. He was much pleased at the way the soldiers went through, their drils, and many were the recipients of rewards afterwards.

Three watchmen placed to guard a well stecked garden in the suburbs of Wenchow were visited a week ago by two desperate characters who coolly made away with the clothes of the watchmen who were sleep in their shanty besides carrying off some of the garden produce Upon being awakened by the noise of the thieves, who made no pretence of working silently, the watchmen gave chase; but when the brave trio found out that the thieves were going to show fight, instead of leaving two to watch and follow the thieves while the other one

went off to get the assistance of the for vill ∙ge constable, as they should have done, they did the contrary by leaving one-the bravest of the three of course-to follow his opponents bile the other two went to give the alarm. The consequence was that the thieves, finding them. selves two to one to their enemies, sel upon the unfortunate man thus feft alone with them and stabbed him to death,

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The Dowager Duchess of Londonderry has been appointed Church Warden of Machynlleth, and this is said to be the only instance in which A titled woman has been known to hold the office.

Linden, is the best lighted street in the world. The famous thoroughfare of Berlin, Unter den It is illuminated by three lines of electric arc lamps, which are separated by two lines of lime

trees....

About $25,000 is needed to erect the proposed monument at Delitshaven, Rotterdam, in memory of the Fligrims who set sail from that port in the Speedwell. Americans are invited

|to contribute."

The latest practicable balloon, warranted to go in any desired, direction, is the invention of Carl Theodor Geissler, a Hamburg gardener. Experts have made favorable reports concerning

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A young servant maid of lifeen at Soochow baving bad youthful lover of ten years of age, and having "kept company" with him for five or six months, apparently got tired of him, although the precocious infant lover had spent some fifty dollars on her, be being the hopeful selon of a wealthy house in that city, took up with a boy younger than herself, with whom she was on intimate terms for nearly a month. One day last week the girl and her latest lover, happening to be in a restaurant enjoying themselves, were suddenly confronted by the discarded infant of ten, who immediately sel span bla bigger rival, nothing daunted by the great difference in size and weight. From the restaurant the fight was continued out into the streets, the young flirt, with tears in her eyes, In the meanwhile beseeching the rivals to stop fighting. Suddenly the bigger one began to yell out for dear life, and blood was

discolouring the stone-paved There are said to be 15,000 Jews idle in the street, for the prececious infant bad drawn East End al London. The distress is so great short dagger, six inches long, and was that they have even offered their children for sale sticking it with great ferocity into bis sivals to the jewish Unemployed Committee in order thigh The fight happening to be near the Cen- to buy bread. trai Police quar'ers,

the Chief of Police imme diately sent to have the youngsters and the girl arrested, wher the above incidents were related by the glu, who being questioned In addition whether she lived with her lovers, said that she |

"Balmaceda's millions" are still securely had lived with her ten year old lover, and got lots of presents from him for doing To The retained within the walls of the Bank of England Chief of Police could not repress a smile op and it seems by no means certain that the bullon

proved there be had the audacity to use a hearing the precocious tale: but he immediately will be returned to the Chilean Government,

offender, saying that if at such a tender age kelle on a fellow creatore, what would he do but murder son.e one when be got to a mature age, He then grdered the youngster to be treated with 400 bamboo strokes well laid on, and asked him if be intended to continue furiber acquaintance with the girl. The youngster, being by this time thoroughly frightened, promised to do so no more but be a good boy and to school regularly. The boy of fifteen was then examined as to his injuries, whch being flesh wounds were rot dangerous; but he also was not to be let off easily and was given 600 blows, whilst the cause of all the mischief, the young maid of six'ces, had her checks slapped with a leather strap 200 lines. The three were then put into for their faturs good behaviour. confinement until some one would stand security

NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Prince Blamuick received cards and congra iulations from all parts of Europe. His Christ mae was unaqually pleasant.

Government revenue of nearly $25,000,000 and The forest of Germany pay an annual

a net revenue of $15,000,000.

Emperor William is credited with the faten. tion to have only general officers of the army represent bim as stabassadors to foreign courts, Even the secretaries of legations are to be army officers exclusively,

even within the next twelve months.

Medical Director Kraus of Hamburg, who was driven out of office during the epidemic of cholera by complaints that his negligence was responsible for the spread of the plague, has died suddenly. It is suspected that he committed inleide.

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Complaints come from all denominations of Non-conformists in England that there are too masy candidates for the ministry. The output of ministers is steadily increasing, while there is no corresponding increase in the demand for their services.

The old cathedral in Berlin is being pulled down and a new oncerected. The Emperor has consented to allow paper-weights to be made of the marble pavement and the steps of the altar where the late Emperor William's coffin stood. They are to be sold for charitable purposes.

Judging from the taurine statistics, bull fight Ing is not decreasing in Spain. During the past year the number of first-class bull sghts in 'im- portant cliles were 189, the bulls killed being 1,594 There were also 307 fights of young bulls (novilles), in which 1,407 were slaughtered.

A Roman has offered King Humbert a novel on being shot from a cannon and striking an instrument of warfare. This is a projectile which

object will produce a luminous dise of 100,000 candle-power, and thereby expose to view an enemy's position by sight at a distance of from three to four miles,

Jules Simon thinks that France would accept the proposal to disarm, with enthusiasm if were made by another Power.

Grestenberg, an importer of Americas cattle at Bremen, bas gone into bankruptcy, his llabill. ties smotanting to 1,000,000 marks.

The German Navy now possesses eighty-six vessels either afloat or ready for combat, rep seating a total of 219,063 tons:

During the campaign lo Dahomey the French mére redoubtable than the men, Seventeen The use of petroleum as fuel en torpedo bisats has been decided agalost by the special com mission of the French Government.

The Swiss people are demanding reprisals because of the rejection of the commercial treaty | defuse all other colna. by the French Chamber of Deputies,

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Benjamin F. Butler, lawyer, statesman, poliu. fathers of kila gang fall into the hands of the the winter months. In addition, many casual soldier found the Dabomeyan women much slot machine Kas been adapted to the use of the

authorities.

From reparts to hand concerning the late disastrous conflagration at Kullat, one of the

A Wenchow correspondent reports that the cowardly monster who set fire to the theatre fifty or sixy beggars and lodigent people, and recent cold wealber has been fatal to at least has been captured. The incendiary has con- that the streets of the city seem to be wonder fessed to the charges brought against him, He is now to prison, where be will be kept until fully clear of the usual beggar nuisances one had been in the habit of observing daily during

ties, most of them fatal, are reported, of persons being plunged into creeks and ponds by the breaking of the Ice they had been walking upon for amusement, the majority of cases being those of children between the ages of ten and sixteen. In one case a boy having broken through the ice, managed somehow to get an eye pierced by the fagged point of a portion of projecting surface ice as he went down the water here being for tunately shallow the youngster got out safely

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"BLACK DIAMOND MINSTRELS."

30 PERFORMERS. By kind permission of Lient-Colonel RAVEN- HILL and the OFFICERS of the SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY, a Contingent of the BAND will be in attendance.

POPULAR PRICES ~$2 and $T. Second Sents.

Soldiers and Sallors in uniform half price to

Doors open at 8.30 P.M. Overture:st 9 P.M., promptly.

Plan and Tickets at Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, Limited.

A PERCES TAGE OF THE PROCEEDS. WILL BE GIVEN TO A LOCAL CHARITY. Hongkong, 8th February, 1893,

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DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. THE Company's Steamship

"HAITAN

Captain Geddard, will be despatched for the above Parts on FRIDAY, the toth instant, at' Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers.

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Hongkor, 8th February 1803

"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. 5. S. "MOGUL." FROM LONDON, MIDDLESBRO' AND STRAITS. ~ONSIGNEES el Cargo are hereby informed

that all Goods are being landed at their -~ risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, st Kowloon, whence and/or from the Wharves delivery may be obtained..

Optional cargo will be forwarded valen notice to the contrary be given before 2 P.. TO-DAY.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 13th inst., will be subject to rent,

All claims against the Steamer must be pre sented to the Undersigned on or before the igth inst,, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will bo examined on the 15th inst, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bill of Lading will be countersigued by

DÖDWELL CARLILL & Co,

Agents. Hongkong, 8th February, 1893,

NOTICE.

A PUBLIC MEETING

CANTLIE'S HOOus, Bank Bulidings, en FRIDAY, February roth, at 5 PM. for the par- TIFIC and DEBATING SOCIETY. pose of inaugurating a LITERARY, SCIEN- The Committee cordially invite all persons interested in such a movement,

Hongkong, Sth February, 1893.

The wives of two prominent men in a German town attended a grand ball recently, and each fell in a fainting fit upon catching sight of the other. Each had ordered a new, costly and two costumes were alike in material and style. altra-fashionable costume from Paris, and the

In the Manchester "Zoo" the penny-in-the- elephants, and they have taken to it with great alacrity. When a spectator gives one of the animals a penny, the elephant drops it to the slot and gets a biscuit. The elephants have leamed that only a penny will do the work and TIENTSIN NOTES,

fine monument that is being erected everT (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

An Austrian anginder Intende carrylog Dr. Schliemann's grave on a hill opposite the Tientsin, January 18th.

passengers from Vienna to Perth by an electric great cemetery of Athens, was to be completed. "We are, as you know, frozen in for the winter,

engine, at the rate of xa3 miles an hour la jinis for the celebration of the archeologist's endthe river Pelho hai ngw been closed to naviga

but with the lossifof his left eye, which had The Italian Government, after experimenting birthday, January 6th. It consists of a massive tion for a month or more. The weather on the On the 13th of the 13th moon a gang of twenty curiously dropped out and hung suspended by on the coal from German miges, has decided to; Kabstracture on which standus columned templa whole has, however, bees fias, very fine in fact robbers were captured by the soldiers at Haitien, the tendens and reins of the optic as he landed, continue using English coat on the Italian war containing a bust of Dr. Schliemans. Below for a Tientsin wloter, until the 6th instant, when ❘ u iliile wast of Feking. The bandits wore im• | A truly{unfortunate accident.

create the temple is the family tomb,

Since the commencement of the winter season cases of robbery have been very bumerous. The brigands in some cases have been so audacious as to resist the soldiers. In a recent case the soldiers, being outnumbered, fared badly in the encounter, in which several were wounded, bilat their officer had his gueur.aliabed off by the bifgande.

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