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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1893.

TO SUBSCRIBERS. "UBBORIDERA 'TO "THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" ARY MOST RESPECTFULLY

REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSORI PTIONS

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but they will be excluded from voting en bills or motions expressly confined to Britain. The Judges are to be irremorable. The constabulary is to be gradually, not abruptly, dissolved. The force, remaining under the control of the Vicary dering transition, will afterwards he replaced by, | local police under frish control,

Ireland will contribute an equitable share of Imperial charger, but the Irish parliament excluded from dealing with castoms, excise, post offices and telegraphe. The Parlement to meet on the first Tuesday in September."

Mr. Gladstone, in the remoration of his speech Introducing the Bill, declared that its proposals weto inspired by a desire to redeem the character of England from past dishonour, to magnify the HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1893. strength, greatness and glory of the Empire and to strengthen its union, the only alternative being a demand for a repeat of the unien of Great Britain and Ireland.

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THE GAOL REPORT.

THz Hongkong Government is determined to have a new gaol, of magnificent design, regardless of expense. The Hongkong community is equally determined not to have any new gaol, unless as a shaw," say, from some of the millionaire ex-officials; the colony certainly does not want and a not easily able to pay $400,000 for a fad. That, however, is no conside- ration with the Government, which is dead set on having the 8400,000 and the gaol Evidently It Is anticipated in the highest circles that there will soon be a great demand for gaol accommodation; perhaps it is really believed that ALVES will, some

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LOCAL AND GENERAL, Tax new B. & S. s'eamship Tantalus, sister ship of the Ulysers, arrived today from England, THE Russian ironclad Dimitry Donskot was under orders to leave Singapore for Cronstadt on the 7th fast.

INFLUENZA is reported to be becoming epidemid amongst horses and ponies in Singapore, fresh cares occaning every day.

THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer China, with malls, &c., left San Francisco for this Ex

THE Sultan of Johores taking another trip to Europe for bin health's sake, and will leave Singapore by the P. and O. Mall on the moth inst

THE Taikoo and East Point Athletic Sporis will be held on the Recreation Ground, Quarry Bay, on Friday next, the 17th inst, commencing at one o'clock p.m.

On the Russian New Year's Eve (Jan. 12th) the members of the Russian Legation at Peking gave their friends a splendid reception, with amateur theatricals on 'a grand scale," THE London Lyric Comedy Company, at present performing in Rangoon and said to be a really frit-cinss combination, wiil shortly pay a flying visit to Hongkong, en routs to Australia,

THE whole of the extensive exhibits sent from the State of lehore to the Chicago exhibition are being taken from Hongkong to America by the Northern Pacific steamship Tacoma. We believe that owing to the insanitary state of things about the V. R. C. premises, which practically amounts to a public danger, the Club

engage a invnebstbli,yearĝlor bathing pur

poses.

THE Tientsia Municipal Council, wishing to raise a loan for Bund improvement works, "has been opposed by the British Consul, who under the constitution has a right of veto. The maiter is still pending.

Tue Russian croiter Korayals arrived at Manila Wx acknowledge with profase thanks the receipt from Nagasaki on the 7th Inst.

of a novelette which," although of surpassing local Interest, our spirit of chivalry blds us reject, It opens with the following thrilling Hoen Thir wo theme of martie) glory

THE Director of the Zikawei Observatory will Issue, before long, a monograph of the Bokhara typhoon.

THE Tytam tiger, which scared the police sa badly last month, has been caught. It is nearly as big as a terrier pup. Alves is not laside. THE U.S.S. Marion was feied in Salgon on the 5th Inst., with perfect French gush, and the Governor General gave a soirée and dancé in honour of the noble Yanks. They left next day. A SHANGHAI Contemporary lageranualy gives Japan place under the heading of "Ostry," whatever they may be. Japan is certainly out- side, as far as Shanghal is concerned; but is It "port ?"

A REGULAR Convocation of St. Andrew's Chapter, No. 218, S.C., will be held in Free- masons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday, the 21st Instant, at 6.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting companions are cordially invited. PRINCE BISMARCK is partly of Slevorigin. His ancestor emigrated to Russia In the eighteenth century, and eventually became governor of Livonia. He was »fterwards "sent to Siberis, but recalled some years after. Els tomb bas just been discovered at Poltava.

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TELEGRAM was received on the roth inst, at Shanghal from Kickfang announcing the death of Mr. A. Moore, chief engineer and part owner of the Paokna, who was left behindat Kiukiang, having had paralytic stroke. The deceased, to China in 1857. who was of a very genlai disposition, came out

M. DE LANTSSAN, Governor-General of Cochin China, has lately been visiting King Norodom at Poom-penb, the capital of Cambodia. There culminating in a grand naval sham fight by the were immense displays of various kinds, ald of electric search lights, finishing with gorgeous display of fireworks. French-very THE Avants du Tonkin expresses surprize that, though trains are now sunning on part of the Pha-hang thuong rallway, the natives are not yet upset a single train. They have tiled, how ever, for an engine recently had to do a little steeplechasing over some obstraction placed on the line between Kep and Vol, which did no harm,

Tax ball of the ill-fated steamship Shanghat, which it will be remembered, was burnt down to the water's edge a couple of years ago, is again about to put in an appearance on the river Yangtzt. She has been transformed into a kind of mammoth cargo-boat, and towed up to Hankow by ibe Poyang.

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Bat only a quoerish story

Of a man, ~-20, a tåligmand a muld.

-CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Cheranos dents in this colums).

THE THREE OFFICERS' QUESTION, To The Brox or mus “Honorowa Tucacuare,“ SIR, One reason why all coasting steamičen And in a strain of corresponding literary merit" | should have three, officers, in the China - desis with an epizode which has caused - Brittsb ·Scan more than naywhere else in the world, is mahood to blush for itself to this far famed Malta, and Gibraltar of Victoria's Eastern dominios,

because sleep is practically impossible during the day, and so the night watches cannot be kept properly. For instance, a man goes below at 8 in the morning, having had 8 hours on the The Kobs Chronicle hests that a Japanese bridge dorlag the sight, and after having a wash steamer (name unknown) has been mot on the and breakfast and so on, it is part 9 o'clock. Const more than once recently burning two lights Then he turns in to get a rest ready for his next on the masthead instead of one. Two lights, night and as soon as he is dropping off to sleep, should signify that the steamer has another balf a dozen Chinese deck passengers or crew vessel in tow, but the steamer referred to was collect outside bis cabin and start to jabber away snencumbered an each occasion. As two at the rate of 19 Loots to the minute, masthead lights further mean that approaching all hands shouting at high pressure and vessels are to keep clear. It is suprased that the nobody listening, which seems to be the usual captain of the Japanese steamer in question laway of carrying on a conversation in Chinese. determined not to be run down or to be in Of course It keeps a man awake, and wants danger of running anything down bimself, and away his patience. You could not possibly therefore employs a device which effectually help feeling annoyed, but if you showed it at all, clears the way. Unfortunately rocks and islands they would only laugh at you as soon as your take no notice of such signals, and he might yet back was turned, and go on again worse come to grief on one of there obstructions.than before, knowing very well that you cannot do anything to stop them. So you THERE are many in the East who will be late have to turn in again, and in a few minutes rested in the following bit of news, from the Hawk they begin again whispering (you know of January 10th Major W F. D. Cochrane, what a Chinese whisper is like, especially when Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, who has just you are trying to get to sleep) gradually growing been appointed to the Egyptian Army, cannot befonder until it is at the top of their voices. considered a lucky mar, considering his war and Perhaps you come out again, and use language. staff service. He was in command of the Basuto They are quiet for a minute or two, but start afresh as soon as you are back inside. Thes you go out and shake your fist, hat they know

Scouts who did such excellent work in the Zula War, for which he received brevet, was after wards Deputy-Assistant - Adjutant-General to Major-General Cameron, C.E., commanding in China, and followed his chief to the Cap? na miliary secretary, an appointment he has just resigned. After twenty-seven years soldiering and so goes to Egypt, where advancement is he is one of the junior majors of his regiment, somewhat more rapid, and where new but not young blood, a high official tells me, is required

TRAINING NOTES.

Thought a mile in 351, 1.10). 1.44 and 3.161, On Tuesday morning Mr. Hough rode Merry the old grey going in capital form throughout Over the Derby distanes the same sider steered Liberty at a steady pace, the dun griffin's mode the critics at the rails-times, 353, 1.10, 5.454, of progression not altogether finding favor with 2.203, 2.56 and 3318. Porpoise went a quarter of a mile in 313, flander in 30, and Flashlight in 29 seconds. Stonehenge (Capt. Thomas) was much tes gord for Switchback (owner up) in a rough gallop, the bayanb. covering & mile and a half in 35, 681, 1.45, 2.231, 301), and 336. Switchback's time, for a mile and a quarter was 3.05.

you dare not use it. If you have a bucket of water bandy, but it goes on their heads, and some choice Celestial complimerits greet you in return. But soon they are chaltering again, and so it goes on till you give it up in disgust. through the day, and part of the night. It is the Twelve o'clock, and no sleep that watch. "All same. There is little quiet from ro or II at night to daylight, but what use is that to a man who has to be on the bridge all night 7

I saw, an account in your paper a few months age of the captain of a steaïner being fined by the magistrate, for making an extra long blast with the steam whistle at six in the morning, to the annoyance of the people op shore, waking which is the amount they ought to have had by them up after only eleht or ten hours sleep, that time If they went to bed at a decent hour. officers who have to be hard at work, and as Little the shore folk think of captains or wide awake as possible, all night through.

Yours truly,

A BRITISH OFFICER.. Hongkong, 1gib February, 1893.

THE LOSS OF THE "ROBERT

L. BELKNAP."

‘A YEARFUL EXPERIENCE,.

The second mate `and boatswain and three of

day, be caught andhedone would require Honelata and Yokohama, on the 14th inst.

pretty large prison! Perhaps it is intended THE German ship Wegs, of Bremen, waarpoken to provide safe storage for the large tribe the other day off the One Fathom Bank by the of dishonest and culpably careless officials steamer Calypso, and wished to be reported "all who constantly drain the Hongkong public | well," purse! Some special emergency is looked for, since Government is so obstinate on the question of extravagant geol extension. Therefore official instructions

have apparently been given to Captalo LETя BRIDGE, or he has been allowed to delnde himself with the idea, that he must send $1.00 in a report bolstering the scheme. Who is Captain LamBRIDGE? He is an official, of the usual sort-well-meaning and honest enough of heart, no doubt, as far as 1.95 personal characteristics go; but young,raw, green, new to the place, trained in the school of strictest inadaptability to circum- starices, hammered all his life by superiore with whom "orders orders, and nothing odo else counts." Mr. LETHBRIDGE has been in the army, in the position of lieutenant- 075 which is no discredit to him, but all the same it tends more strongly than anything 1.00 else to make the man a mere machine for carrying out Instructions, instead of a Loo thinking creature such as might express an opinion; he never rose in the army, but saw a little police work in Cyprus for a week or two, and then he was treated to a hasty inspection of a home convict station, which we belleve he visited one afternoon from 4 to 6. He has never been in any berth conducive to broadness of views or general intelligence; nor has he been long enough in any one post to become a useful "system" mat. He never heard of the East until now, and has hardly been $450 here long enough to hang up his hat. He 5.00 does not understand the first thing about Chinese or other Orientals; he probably 11.00 does not even know the way from his

office to his quarters; he cannot have any Iw the Zoological Garden in Uyeno Park, Tokio, 12.30 acquaintance with the rudiments of business

is an Arab borse that was presented to the last or knowledge of our world; he could not yet Tokugawa Shogun by the Emperor Napolem 18.00 be relied on to say how many cents make 11. It is now 31 years old, and the keepers a dollar in our depreciated silver currency. are getting very anxious about it, arti is getting 10.00 Judging by his "report," he has never very weak and is "off I feed." Thirty-one | sickness. In face of this she has been fined by the better of the pair, and, as I have previously and 'a sextan! with which they shaped courte

heard of the ancient and very rigid years is a full age for a horse, rule about cutting the coat according SOMEBODY has discovered a Russian Prince, to the cloth. Yet this gentleman,, with disguised as a common sailor, on board the every possible Justification for excusing | American ship Robert L. Belknap, which vessel himself from entering on the question was wrecked on the Natunas the other day. His of gaol extension in Hongkong, sets

nime is Alexis, and as he decan't want any to work and issues a report strongly mind to go home to his mammy. Good boy, more shipwreck experiencer, he has made up his advocating the 8400,000 humbug..."Hang Alexis 1 the expense-shove it on to poor posterity "It is a lovely principle: Wx have received from Messi A. S. Watson we cannot pay the bill, so just simply let & Co, an artistically gol-up Chine: a calendry for Pw Bot. Somebody else pay it. If they can't, or the ensuing year which contains amongst its won't, it will not matter to us, for wGote," the Lyne Bird of the Snail and the cooing miny zedisc-like symbols portraits of "Ya Offs shall have got all we want and we shall Dve of the Daily Part. A decided compliment i.zo be gone by that time! Beautiful idea! to the Press. It is also a standing ad, displaying Why not extend it? We want thousands he enterprise of the firm which fwued it 140 of other things we can't pay for, but as the Hon. Mr. O'BRIEN would say,

THE U.SS. Lancaster is lying "Posterity is always with us" We Meanes, quarantined. There is one case of working company with five million francs want about ten millions to Bnish the sickness on board which is believed to be small-capital. The mince are located on the banks of reclamation-put that down to pos prolonged pree ashore were tested by the

a navigable river. terity. We want an extensive whart police last night and taken out this morning. As system, and we could spend another ten on the police were not allowed on board, the that put it down to posterity. We would prisoners would have had to be gently dropped 4.75 like to have some decent public buildings, into the water and left to scramble on board as

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THE rice trade appears to be flourishing more and more. The Avochis is to be sent to Salgest in day or two, and Messts. Batterfield and Swire are sending one of their own bonis to Bangkok to take what the Scottish Oriental Hoats cannot casty,

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FROM the accounts in the home papers of the accident to the Umbria (which, by the way, was never reported by Reuter, and was discredited by the Dafly Press, though repartei la the Manila papers) It appears that what her engineers did in bolting up the broken shaft, twelve feet from the engines, was nothing very much out of the ordinary experience of single screw steamers.

Polene Judge, delivered an exceedingly long IN the Supreme Court this morning Mr. Ackroyd judgment in a very complicated case scising out of a dispute as to the ownership of a fishing jook Ying, and they all claimed to be owners of the There were three or four, gros clic Leong junk, which also was called Leong Ving. His Lordship found in favour of the present holder. SALOON is enlivened by the theatrical displays of a small company regularly subaldised by the Government, Madame Nixau, who appears to be "leading lady" in the crowd, struck work for some reason best known to herself, and refused to play Carmen. The theatrical sub-committee of the municipsi council sat on her, so to speak and she then got a medical certificate of the civil court $350 for refusing to play.

Wx regret to learn that the Club-THE Club is in danger of having to follow the lead of our dear Deutscher friends sad pass a rule for the expulsion of disagreeable members. There is one alleged Englishman, of the legal persuasion, by an act which, if knows publicly, would make who has quite recently disgraced even the Club,

every le flu the colony yearn to kick him. He surely must have found the place too cold for him, and we hope he will leave the colony soon. THE coal deposits at Vinh-phuac, in Quang. the era of explotiation," according to the tam province near Tourane, are "about to enter Aventr. A prospecting syndicate is being formed with a capital of one million francs,

Bavier-Chauffour would laugh at that 1) The experimental works already completed will, It de anticipated, lead shortly the constitution of a

Talisman (Mr. Hough) and Vagrant (Mafco) galloped the Champion Stakes distance In 351, 688, 143, 2.16), 2.50, and 3.241, the latter having apparently a good deal the better of the "paw." Mervyn (Mr. Crawford) and Varuna (Mr. Hart Back) created something like a sensation by the chesnat pulling double all the way down the covering a mille easily in ga), 66, 1.40, and 2.16, straight, Dunoon (Mr. Marshall) and Dancraggan (mafes) strode along for a mile and a quarter in geed form, the Ashley Cup winner of 1891 663, 1.47, 24154, and 2.49. After Black Peari going the more strongly at the end-times, 33, had span along for a quarter la 29 seconds, Mr. Master steered Torchlight half a mile fu 34 and 66. For the last mile and a balf of a two miles gallop Timekeeper registered 35, 69, 144 2.188 2.54 and 3.293-fall time 4-46) Steadfast foined to at the mile and quarter post and Hoax at three quarters: Juniper (Mr. Hough) and Solace (Mr. Cruickshank) powed the German Cup course in 321, 671 1.44, 3.21 and 2.58, last year's griffin going much

Indicated, he will very probably give Mr. Cruick- shank a winning mount in the Jockey Cup. **

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Reciprocation, Frelgral, Houie Guard, and Coloniit were restricted to trotting exercise, winding up with the usual fast quarter. Free the latter, were sent a mile and a quarter in 34, Trade and Faugh-a-Ballagh, Mr. Moore riding 69, 1.473, 2.243 and 2.391. Thunderbolt weat half a mile in 34 and 63-last quarter 49 seconds, and it is perhaps just as well for the owners of sprinters that the flylog grey has been omitted from the Wong-nel-chong Stakes. In a mile clocked 35, 69, 1.45, 3.24, 3.00, and 3.331- and a half-spin the Ewo "sub," Onyx, was very fair performance for this class.

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the crew of the wrecked ship Robert L. Balkhap Slagerare and bring up the fall complement of arrived on Saturday evening, the 4th inst. at

on the Natunas on the 16th January. The men the officers and crew of the ship which was lost who have just arrived bave been through any spe experience, the like of which we are more accustomed to read of in novels, and it in truly One of those experiences which are now few and far

between among the perils of the sea. The circumstances of the loss of the ship were where it is shown how these five men came to related in the Straits Timer of the 31st January, leave the island in the hope of fetching Slagt pore. They left in one of the lifeboats on the 20th January, with plenty of tinned provisions, a bag of bfculis, and couple of beakers of fresh

water. The second mate, W. B. Porter, and the boatswain, F. Dalion, were given a compara

for Singapore. Everything wont well and they had fair weather until the morning of Sunday, 22nd January, three days after they had left the land. Here, they encountered a nasty sea sccompauled by a strong wind. The boat was running with wind and sea on the quarter, the waves fom breaking inboard. They mat requiring the most careful manoeuvring to keep three exceedingly heavy seas and, as the first came along, the boat's head was put off and she westbered it safely. The second proved a little dirty, and the third ses got complete hold of the boat, and turned her almost stern over bow. to say, two of the men got somehow fired in the Three of the men were thrown out but, strange

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Office fit to be seen in daylight, a Supreme to go up the gangway quietly, and so saved all | night of the 5th fost, a large band passed thein 31 1 Majestic half a milla in 327 and 62; and to slop her tighting were cut adrlit, Two hours

rouble,

THE Annamese seem to have festival about the same time as the China New Year, and of similar nature. Tonkin papers report that the car approach of the "Tet day makes the brigands more active and rapacious; on the military stations of Dong-trien and Nam-mau, pillaged Phat-co, and on retaming attacked body of troops, killing one man and wounding three. Only the approach of an oplam farm launch saved the rest from annibilation, An other band lested Kimb-mon and carried off the native police inspector's wife I

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURNS.

Inward..

075 Court that will not look like a broken.

down barn, a hospital healthily and con- A CORRESPONDENT of our Shanghal morning veniently situated, and no end of other contemporary remarks that a serious instance of 75 things are really urgently required the advantages of bimetallism is seen in chalk it up, another ten millions, to poor Shanghal at the present. There is perfect Posterity! It would be money well spent dearth of syces among the foreign banks, and If we could buy a new Government too, exchange is in consequence abnormally high fresh trabišelloni. At the same time there but that could be had dirt cheap without is plenty of gold in the pisca, but it is merely being worse than the present; we could aommedlly, not currency, and is of no us 1.10 | get hundreds of clerks at one twenty. ex ept as a security, like anything else, to raise | Don Juan ........................steamer fröm Amoy,

five shillings a week infinitely superior minty on; and even on gold it is difficult now Seocho

Canton, 100 to Messrs. O'BRIEN, MITCHELL-INNES, to get an advance.

Shanghai, LETHBRIDGE & Co.-we could pay them

"Salgen, out of what Azyki and Barradas have left

Singapore. 0.75

to us, so there is no need to pledge

Aggregating 6,085 tons, register." 1.00 Posterity for that. We want many other

Outward. things that we never can get; we want

Name.steamer, for Swatow, 1.10 the earth, in fact, but we cannot get

Seigen. that out of Posterity; some of us would

"Canton, like the moon as well-some of our

"Touron, Officials have got it film,

"Saigon.

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boat which had now turned turtle. The three set to work with 'will end, In a short Guardsman and Assyrian (Mr. May) went half space of time, they managed to release their mile in 64 seconds, the former golog much the companions and then all hands went in to better of the pair, Mr. Maclean rede Surewind right the boat All the provisions were gone;" a mile and a quarter la 33, 65, 1.40), 2.16 and

the compass and sextant had gone to the bottom, and all that now remalued to them were the 25%, the Nestor of the Far Eastern turf moving wooden compass box and a pair of athen oars, with great resolution, Camel and Pepper and Salt did a quarter in 31 seconds, and Blooming the latter having diified about seventy or eighty Heather over the Valley Stakes distance made yards from the beat. The boatswain swam out 35, 125, and 1.47, finishing in very sluggish and brought these service afterwa fashion. Khedive was sent three quarters of a they proved of immense service afterwards. mile in 333, 67, and 1.41 Primrose quarter the gear in the boat was detached, the

the sells, and anything that would have tended Bovill half a mile to 32 and 64-

they were employed thus, and, then, to further locicase their misfortune, the rain came down On a fast course this morning Bold Heart In torrents. By diet of steady preseverance, (Mr. Master) and Flashlight (mafoo) were they managed to get the boat on an even "powed" the Darby distance in 34, 67, 8.408, keel full of water though, and then a little. 2.16, 3.531, and 3.29). For a mile and a quarter strategy.

was brought into play. Four Home Guard (“Boots”) and Islander (Mr. Master) | men, remained in the water and steadied the boat. were timed 33, 66, 1.395, 2131, and 2.503 and. ➡hile one got traide and balled out. There was then the racing like Majestic (mafoo up) for the then no sea's bat a long rolling swell had In- came distance did a splendid performance as tervened, and wanted careful watching. By the following figures show -32, 64, 1.38, 313, taking turn and turn about, that is to say when and 2.45) · Pretty fast work this for an ordinary, one man was tied of bailing out he would, get exercise gallop í Coloniat (Mr. Sassoco) kept into the water and bis place would be taken by company with Amenahle (Mr. Master} is a mile another man, the work proceeded. The compass Ar the Sanitary Board meeting 10-morrow, the

spin (times, 32, 63, 1.40, and 2.161), the finish of box was used as a baller ; and when the water 16th instant, 4.15 p.m., the order of the day will

the latter belog rather disappointing: Frelgraf had been reduced to about a' foot from the be-Report of Committee appointed to consider

and Reciprocation in a mile spin were ticked off bottom, they all got late the best and enjoyed 343, 1.30, 1:46 and 2,1977 anden mandaring well-deserved rest. Looking about them, they the steps which should be taken to prevent the

Shows Breath found two coconuts near by, and it was not long occurrence of rabies in the colony. Agenda Letters from the Hon. Colonial Secretary

Primrose, ridden by Mr. Taylor, galloped six before they were brought into the boat, Regarding the supply of lymph from Vaccine Talwan

furlongs in 33..678 and 1.40-far too slow to be sort of canvas covering which had been rigged erected pigstics. 3. Mortality, Returns for the Wustan ommainis Inithate, B. Regarding the licensing of newly Cosmopolit

of any use lo guaging the pony's merits, Mr. ap. to protect them from these before Sassoon steered his Derby mount, Black Pearl, the dianster," was "taken off and held to weeks ended the 4th and 11th February, 1893 Presto

over the mile course in company with Porpoise up to catch the rain that was then falling (Mr. Master), the black grilin going freely and copiously Staking their thirst seemed to 3. Surveyor's report for the year 18oz. 4- 3 AP

wall-times, 311, 64, 1.37% and 2.111. Bovril terive their dampened spirits, but they dared. pications for senewal of licences to keep cattle. Aggregating 4,303 tons register. 3.4 Applications for new licences to keep caille. THERE is a bitter feeling amongst the numerous afneer (malico) is a smart mile and a hall food left them. They manned the cars and (Mr. Saascon) was accompanied by Mous not touch the coconuts which were now the only 36. Applications for renewal of licences 10 traders in the small steamers running to Naga gallop, the alleged dead us doing very well and land there. For half that night they were pulled to the westward, judging that they would keep awine.

suld against the harbour authorities of that port. Indeed and finalng strongly, The times ware The harbour, is only a small one, but no syste The Nippon learns that so much anew has fallen matical working seems to be curled on 10-331, 67, 1.41 3.37, 2.52 and 3.36 Over the working the boat along. It should be said that, same distance Royalty (Mr. Master) and Torch before the disaster, they had judged their position establish a Legislature at Dublin for the in the north-western provinces that many with regard to berthing vessels. There are light (mafoo) recorded 361, 2.201, 2.46k, 2.56 to be somewhere about ninety miles from | administration of purely Irish ; ffairs.....

of the houses are litcially combed. In Takata; "about half-a-dozen Raislan vessels fald og and

Slogapore. The next morning, they opened one It Is to consist of a Legislative Council of forty. Echigo province, for Instance/notice boardware - for the winter, and about as many men-of-war,

Say of the coconuts and, as fate would have it, the elght members to be elected for a term of night | erected in the snow with words to the effect that all of them being in the finest berths of the years, and an Assembly of one hundred and threw the town of Takata is down here.* Something port, which ought to be reserved for the work. Camel and Pepper and Salt, mateos riding, put proved to be bad. This was disheartening,

and, although they sadly required some nourish«. members, who will serve for the first term Eve almilag is reported from a small alliago called. Jog purposes of such steamers as are constantly traversed a mile and a quarter in 337,681, 1.451 ment, they decided not to open the other nat years. A Viceroy, non-political, and exempt Das, in the same province. In and shout One plying to the port. They come and go day or 233 and 2591, the former, recently amiss, going but to set it aside in the hopes of coming from religious disability, appointed for a term of snow iles to the depth of zo feet and more, and night, and frequently find it difficult to picie a very promising style. Blooming Heather across something better in the meantime, six yours, wil receive from the Sovereign fall signboards are set up here and there advising, suitable berth, owing to the place being covered galloped a quarter twice in 38 seconds each time. All that day, Monday, they pulled to the devolution of executive powers. He will be asli Sake shop down here. Fish shop down over with lald presseby and men-of-war. There Torchlight over, salmer dance occupying westward resting at night On Tuerday ed by the Executive Committee of the Irish Privy brre," or "Bath house down here: Piotably, ought to be fixed berths told off in that place, for 341. Mr Baron sent Tagaderbolt a mile and moming: they bad, contal sheer necessity Council, and undur is advice will give aspent to our solemn contemporary at the top of Wyndham non-working craft, where their presence does not quarter la 331, 61244, 219 and 250), the to Eve Teoptree to their one coconsis bills and exercise the sight of vetoa Hot Street, on bearing of this (in the course of next interfere with the little busy bees which take the grey dashing full of running.ph

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