Entimations.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT.
ase of that extremely valuable Food and Remedy EXTRACT OF MALT has been
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1893.
ABELL and Kiner's circus is at present performleg BIRTH. At Foochow, on the 13th February, the wife of to good business in Peṇang. IVER DRUMMOND, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On January the 24tb, at H. 3. M. Legation, Bangkok, Mr. J. J. LILLIE, Editor of the Siam Fra Press, to NELLY, daughter of Mr. F. G. Hicks, of Bangkok.
DEATHS.
At Klukiang, on the 10th February, 1893,
Paskua, aged 51 years.
The Italian cruiser Curtatons left Hongkong for Singapore on the 18th inst.
The Chief Justice being sick, the Pulsne Judge presided at the Sessions to-day.
SUPREME COURT. | THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal mail! steamer Empress of China, Capt. R. Archibald,
IN CRIMINAL SESSION. hama, arrived at Vancouver at noon on the 15th (Hafors Mr. E. 7. Ackroyd, Pulsus Fudge) from Hongkong, via Shanghal, Kobe and Yoko-
inat..
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The death of Mr. Cheung Hong Lím, one of the prominent figures in the Chinese community of THE P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Taber-left: Singapore, is announced. The deceased wie a Singapore at a pm, on the 16th inst., for this man of mark and noted for his Überality towards
all charitablo fastitutions, port.
February 20th.
ATTEMPT TO GAG THE PRESS.
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head.
ODD JEWELRY IN CHINA.
retarded by its usually viscid condition to ANDREW MOORE, late Chief Engineer steamship The Russian cruiser Zažiaka arrived th The master of a trading junk, who had brought † Carvalho" with intent to rob him, and also | which suggest kululog-needles or fashionable
abviate this objection we have had prepared a FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT as endly poured out of the bottle and measured into doses as any other Fiald
.'
It contains as much of the DIASTASE # any viacid EXTRACT OF MALT and is there. fore fully an active in tissue forming and diges tive power.
Two tablespoonfuls of our FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT contain more nutritive and digestive value then a plal of the strongest Ale or Stout, In Ib. battles 75 cents. Per`doxen $8.00.' Hongkong, 12th January, 1893-'
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. WINES AND SPIRITS. ATE invito attention to the following Brands, Wall of which are excellent quality and
good value for the money,
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
In ordering it is only necessary to state the pame and quality of Wine or Spirit wanted, and Initial letter for quality desired."
PORTS. (For Invalids and generäl Vss).
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Per do
Case,
A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule............$10
For Bot.
$ 1.00
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Red Caprule...MEDICINA C Fine Old Vintage, superlor quality, Black Seal Cap. sale.........
13
14
1.25
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violei Capsule (Old Bottled)... 18
SHERRIES,
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Delicate Pala Dry, dianer wine, Green Capsule
5
B Superior Fale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule 7.50
C Manzanila, Pale Natural
Sherry, White Capsule... 10 CC Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Ked Seal Capsule
1.50
1,00
At 5 Amoy Read, Shanghai, on the 13th February, 1893. AYLMER JOHN CONNEL, aged
73 years.
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Honghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1893.
TELEGRAMS.
THE U. S. NEW CABINET.
LONDON, February 16th. Mr. Cleveland, the President elect, is forming & Cabinet. The following members have been appointed:-
Mr. Gretham, Secretary of State. Mr. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Lamont, Secretary for War. Mr. Hoke Smith, Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Bissell, Postmaster General,
BRITAIN IN EGYPT.
When the changes now being carried out are
over six thousand men.
completed, the British force in Egypt will be
THE GERMAN AFMY BILL.
► February 17th,
the ti natal service clause in the Army Bill,
moming from Japan, via Amoy. Her entry was followed by the usual blasting.
Our latest advices from the North record that, the Chinese man-of-war, which had been cast on the Lee Rocks is sill fast there. THE returas of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended Feb, 19th, are Europeans, 97 ; Chlaese, 758 | total 855. THE liquidators of the Stoga sro Insurance Co. bave Announced their intention of paying" a dividend at the rate of 89 † ir sharn in April next. THE Agente (Mesara. Dodwell, Carlill & Co.) inform us that the steamship Macduflet Sings rore on the 17th instant for this port, and is due on or about the 23rd inst.
TRE O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamier Belgic, with mails, &c, which sailed hence January 19th and from Yokohama 28th, vía Honolulu, arrived at San Francisco on the 17th inst.
At the Magistracy to-day Lál Ki. charged with embeling $400 from Lal Pb, during the last three months, was sent up for trial at the next Sessions, Mr. Phillippo appeared for the
defence.
Instruction will be held in Freemasons Hall, A REGULAR meeting of the Dillgentia Lodge of Zetland Street, on Thursday, the 23rd instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are Cordially lovited.
Into the Colony three pigs carcases unfit for food, and had further tried to bribe a long with a dollar, was brought before Capt. Hastings to-day and fined $5.
A NEW vernacular paper which will be styled the Thelin Handao is to be launched at Hankow in the course of the coming week. Its editor promise that the policy of the paper is to be based on that of the Hongkong Telegraph but whether this will be carried out or not time
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There was a somewhat similar charge ageint Chau Ue, Leung Hoi, Leung Ching, and Li K, who were, however, kept, back for separata trial, Prisoners having pled not guilty, the following Jury was sworn
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The Flowery Kingdom is full of oddities und The first thing that attracts his attention on novelties to the new comer from Christendom.. landing at Shanghai or Hongkang is the queerees and the quantity of jewelry worn by Chinese women in their hair. It varies from Tang Hin, Li Cheong, and Ll Fong,were- place to place so that careful student after a charged by the Attorney-General, prosecuting little experience can tell where a woman comes for the Crown, with having on the 30th January from, by singure firstthe purely decorating-pins, felontously assaulted Emanuel Fernandes de simply looking at the ornaments on her feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling bat-plus. The fines: kinds are made of gold; house of that gentleman with intent to commit a below these are silver ones and below these far ictory.
the poorer classes are brass ones tipped with either of the precious metals. In addition to metal, Ivory, ebony, horn, tortoiseshell, bamboo, and celluteid are largely employed for the same purpose. The head of the pla discloses the wealth of the wearer. The wife of A. de Britto, J. Nisilm, J. B. Behrens, J. E. Hou Qua, the Caulon banker, had a pla Gomes, A. Kuhn, 1, Forbes, O. A. de Crus whose head was an immense diamond. The The evidence (which we published at the time wife of the Viceroy of Foklen bas one of the sftali) was to the effect that the three men which terminates la a large ruby, Pias of this entered the house of Mr. Carvalho, who is subi sort are worth thousands of dollars. In this editor of the Portuguese local newspaper, and class come a large number of pins whose heads attempted to gag and rob the distinguished are emeralds, pearls, Jade-pieces, gold balls or journalist. Inspector Mann cleverly caught them Ggures and silver designs. They can be bought in the act, and they were brought before the Maglay for a few cents when the theak is of brass and trate next day and sentenced to twelve months the head an imitation of jade or for a few dollars imprisonment each. Appaicolly the Govern when the metal is sliver and the end a cheap In the course of a football match, the Sermont thought the punishment tos light for semi-precious stone. term versus Shanghai, which was being played wretches who had attempted to "gag the press," on the Shanghai grounds on the 13th inst, fr. and no Capt. Hastings reapered the cas and W. H. Drummond had the misfortune to have committed the prisoners for trial, bis ankls broken through colliding with one of the Sevirs men. A naval doctor was on the field and rendered the necessary, services, after which Mr. Drummond was removed to bls residence.
alone will determalas.
On the 29th ult, a fira broke out in Cebu, des treylag the whole township of Pill. Professor Caparla, the popular entertainer who recently performed to Hongkong, distinguished himself do brilliantly in fighting the flames that the commualty got up a subscription to present him with a testimonial,
After a hearing which insted mil day, the jury found a verdict against the three men, and Lordship sent them to gaol for a months exactly the term of their original sentence.
TAIKOO AND EAST POINT SPORTS.
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In another class, the pin terminates in a ciaster of some pot. There seems no limit to the designer in thir Geld. The cluster may be seren jade stare suspended or supported by fina blewires: It may be a group of blue cais-byes representing a bunch of grapes: a row of pearls swinging from minute chains; ■ knot of exquisitely colored tiny porcelain flowers and fruits a lot of turquoises carved into violets ; boutonniere of buttercups in filmy gold leaves. In a third class the shank and bend are separate, but connected by a coll of wire. This keeps the end in perpetual motion and tends to "show It
The Committee of the Reichstag has rejected. Ar the annual general meating of shareholders that the door was locked and there was no bow Taikoo Sugar works combined forces and held. This contrivance la rarely seen outside of
IRISH HOME RULE.
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Lord Randolph Churchill bas vehemently attacked the bill, which he describes as banding over the dominion of Ireland to Archbishop Walsh. He expresses bls conviction that Ulster, will fight. Its Simarcial proposals be regards as worthy of Argentina. [Mirrable little idiot. Ed. H.K. Telegraph.]
THE HOME RULE BILL
February 18th.
in the Bank of China, Japan and the Straits, which was held in London on the roth inst, no questions of extraordinary interest cropped up, and on the whole, affairs are regarded as being
Entlefactory.
THE members of the Presbyterian Church of England Mission to the Malays celebrated the jubilee of that fostitution at Singapore the other day. Long faces, back-scratching, questionable English and ardent prayers were the chief features of the gatherlog.
on the staff.
MESSRS, BENJAMIN & KELLY, brokers, left their office boy in charge of their office at Connaught House on Thursday last, and did not return stil this morning, when Mr. Benjamin found to open it. A duplicate key was obtained, and It was then discovered that the boy had bolted and that the office safe was broken open and some $50 taken. On further investigation Mr. Kelly found that two gold watches, a gold chain, and set of pearl studs, in all worth about Information was at once $1,100, had gone. given to the police, and the boy will probably
soon as Alves be brought back about as caught,
THE Hongkong postal authorities world appear to have once more been at those fantastic tricks Mr. Chamberlain, in his speech on the Home AN alligator went lato the office of the China, which make angels weep and business men swear. Our contemporary the Kobe Chronicle, Rule bill, said that lo his opinion it threatened Mail on Saturday night. It is still there. An the unity of the Empire and implied future offer to lend the latest exponent of local journ-in its issue of the gih inst,, remarks:-Shortly 6.60 demands which would manifest themselves in alism to the Dally Press was, we are informed, before the German sleimer Amoy on the rat the time of England's emergency. Mr. Glad-politely refused. Granny excused herself on the instant.left Hongkong, bound for Kobe direct, 0.75 state's scheme for the retention of Irish mem- ground that she had already too many curiosities the Kobe portion of the English mail was brought on board, but an hour afterwards bers at Westminster be considered unworkable.
W26 taken away and transferred to the The Bill has been read the first time without
Salatiga, which had not left for Yoko. a division. The second reading is fixed for the
hams when the Amoy salled. The Amoy 13th of March.
arrived here yesterday morning walls up to the time of writing no information has been received of the arrival at Yokohama of the Salatiga. We shall therefore, not far the first time, bave to wait for our English mail twenty- four or forty-eight hours longer than would have been necessary if the Hongkong postal autho titles would only remember that Yokohama and Kobe are separated by between three and four hundred miles and that the latter port is nearer to Hongkong than the former.
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D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, choice old wine, White Seat Capanic...... 12
E Extra Superior Old Palo Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Oiš 'Bottled)
CLARETS.
Asian 14
CAM
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A Superlar Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsule.............₫ 4 St. Estephe, Red Capsule... 450 C St. Julien, Red Capsale ...
La Rose, Red Capsule...... II Safute Foy....disqus.
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THE STRIKE IN LANCASHIRE, The strike in Lancashire is extending. HAWAII AND THE UNITED STATES. President Harrison has sent to the Senate # assuming its debts trealy for annexing Hawall, 1.25 and pensioning the Queen.
Cam
Plate,
THE ANNAM FRONTIER. Lord Rosebery, repiring to Lord Lamington in the House of Lords, referring to the statement of the French Under-Secretary for the Colonies, $4.50 that the Melkong formed the wester boundary 5.00 of the French sphere of influence said that be 2.50 was unable to discuss this vague expression, but 12.50 remarked that the British Government recognised
no sphere of influence. 5.50
8.50
Château d'Anglade ................ 12 Chateau Haut Brian Lar-
12.50
18.00
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Château Mouton d'Armail-
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HOCKS.
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Meursault, superior white
Volnay, very superior red
wine
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Per Boi.
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
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B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red. Capsule...mmg $5.
C Very Old Liqeur Cognac... 20 D Hennessy's Finest Very
Old Liqueur Cognacy 1873 Vintage, Capsule......
WHISKY,
SCOTCH.
Red
30
A Thorne's Blend, Walte
B Watson'sGlenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark
C Watson's Abelast-Glenli
vel, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark 8
D" Watson's H.K. D. Blend
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of the Finest Scotch
Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule.................... TO
E Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scorch Whisky,, Gold Capsalo
Daniel Crawford's Finest
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THE PANAMA FRAUDS.
THE origin of the fire which broke out on the kerosene steamer Cheshire, at Samarang, some time, since, with such disastrous results to that town, has been explained. One of the crow, a Dane, has confessed to the local authorkies that be set the ship on fire. The man is now in prison pending an official investigation. FROM the Bangkah Times of January 28th :- "This morning at the British Consulate will be beard a claim made against a British subject for uolawfully shooting and cresing the death of a cow, valued at ticals 100, Mr. Page appears for the cow. Judgment was delivernd, in favor of the cow for the amount claimed, with costs. Tux Shanghai Mercury of the 14th inst.
laments follows:-"How have the mighty fallen! Imuria zo cents. We know how the mighty have fallen, and intend doing all in our power to get them a long term of penal servitude for barefaced swindling. Will the Princely House" assist on in our crusade agr❘nst roguery? We doubt it. More anon.'
Tur Fatihan got bore last Wednesday morning in a thick fog off the Salt Com missioner's shebeen near Whampoa. As daylight
PARIS, February 8th, A verdict equivalent to "no case" has been returned, in favour of MM. Rouvier, Albert Grevy, Leon Renault, Deves, and Cottu,
SIAM AND FRANCE. France will insist on the maintenance of the broke, shots were heard in the neighbourhood, frontier on the left bank of the Mekong.
TONKIN FINANCES.
and the scores of sampans crowding around the steamer scudded away in all directions. Soon |two boala, each containing ix men armed with
The Tonkin budget has been passed by 315 to revolvers, etc,, were seen in flight, followed by 119,
A CAUSE CELEBRE
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MADRID, February 8th. The Philippine painter Luna is charged in Paifs with parricide. (This joke is not our own
blame the Diarla.)
The case comes before the Court to-day, Profound sympathy is felt for the accused, whose release is generally hoped for. The evl'ence appears to be mainly in bla favour." 7 pm Lana has been acquitted trumpbantly.
February gib. The Court before which the ease was tried 1.75 unanimously found a verdict of "not guilty, and the celebrated Fhlilppine stiist has been
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A John Jameson's Old, Green Capsule....OTREKINUDE B John Jameson's Fine Old,
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Flas Old, Green Capsulē... 12 AMERICAN.
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Genuine Bourbon Whisky, Fine Old, Red Capsala, with our Name & Trade Markeää........... 10
A Fine Old Tom, White
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B Plas Udsweetened, White
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released.
CHOLERA IN EUROPE. Matreilles has been officially declared infected with cholera.
MILITARY REFORM IN SPAIN, The reforms whick the Minister for War bat introdusid are very extensive. The chief altera- tions are the suppression of the Academia General Miiltar, and restitution of former systems in several departments, especially with regard to the Staff; also the reduction, of the Engineer and Artillery forcer, ...
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CHOLERA IN MARSEILLES, Cholers has broken out with renewed virglenes in Marseilles and the inhabitants are beginning 1.00 to seek refuge from the terrible plague in other
chies.
The Madrid Gossils notifies Marseilles as an Infected port.
THE PHILIPPINES TARIFF. The Colonial Minister is holding frequent conferences with the principal men and one 75ations, gathering information on the subject of
tiff changes for the Philippines,
Sther Alaura has the reputation of possessing great knowledge, of revolving his knowledge 1.10 very carefully, and of dolog nothing in haste, It is therefore anticipated that most satisfactory solution will in time be found for the problem.
THE PANAMA FRAUDS,
February toth.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE French cruiser Forfait left Hongkong for 1.00 Amey on the 18th Inst.
Fluest Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsule Finesi Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsule........$5.50 per Gallon. Good Leeward Island ...87.50 per Gallon. LIQUEURS.
Maraschino, Heering's Cherry Cordial, Dr. Siegert's Augesturs
Bitters & PRICES ON APPLICATION. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
HOTABLISHED AD. 1841, 16"
· Hongkong, sŊth January, 1893,"
Chairens,
THE F. & 08, N. Co.'s steamer Nisem loft Bombay for this port on the reth inst, THE Tookla customs receipts for January. Laat amounted to #94.403, bong 81,398 more than those for, January, 1992
A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. 1016, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Wadnesday, the 22nd instant, at 8.30 for pm. predsely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited..
wild shots from the salt men's rifle. Two
mandarlos Juoks intercepted their retreat, and a few executions probably followed. WALTER BENTLEY, the actor who proposes to visit Hongkong and the Far East, is a great- grandson of Robert Burns. His grandmother was the pert's illegitimate daughter Bessie, of
whom the poet rote lo an inventory of his goods and chattels sent to the Commissioner of Excise:=
If ye tax her or her mither,
By the Lord, yes get them baiththegliker. Mr. Bentley, as most people acquainted with the theatrical world know, is a son of Dr. Begg, once well known Edinburgh divine. He is also brother to Mr. C. Begg, M.B., medical officer for the Chinese Imperial Marliime Customs at Hankow, and a near selation, by mariage, to Mr. John Andrew of this colony,
THE LAW,
and "jaw." drain-on-your-parsty, thirsty, cursey creature
A will-o'the wispy, risky, crispy, dummy of wigs A
The
of claw" the Law,"
law is round or may be fai, the law in elther "this" or "that," The law is short, perhaps, or long, the law
right at times, or wrong.. The law is lame and blind and halt (but that, of
course, is no one's fault), twistable, gristable, irresistible thing with a'
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A
A
hole in its mAW,
very assuring blaadly alluring, long and
enduring, child of Old Nick-the Law lawyer refused ■ fee one day 1 1-don't let
your feelings on deck, The lawyer refused the fee becauso was pald
by & valueless choque,
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A
matty, fusty, rusty, crusty, dusty, demon of
Jaw and craw,
solemnly funny, pocket-your-money son of the
devil, the Law,
A pump-you-dry, wink-with-ils eye, Ta-ta, good-
bye, come-out-of-the-wet-inalde,
Oban excellent thing is the law my friends,
an excellent thing to avoid.
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The two recreation clubs of East Point and a most successful athletic meeting on Friday last (Chias New Year day) at Quarry Bay. The Foochow and Amoy. In addition to the other weather was heavy, and threatening in the styles referred to, the heads are made also of similar shapes, porcelain buiterfles, gold and. morning, with little rain, but the afternoon like jade cut to represent long leaves and was fair, though cold. There was a big muster allver maths and dragon-fles, little birds in of spectators, and the ladies' tent was very well filled; while, for the first time (probably) metal, vines and whatever in nature is easily in the history of the Far East,the Ewo and Takeo moved by the wind. Chiness women 610:21 flags were sean dring proudly over the same cager about these pins as Europeans about buildleg. The ladies and children were ad inger rings. They will economize a year to mirably entertained, having quite a magnificent buy a new one and take a particular delight in programme of athletic exercise themselves, owning as many as they can procure. The besides ample and excellent ref eshments and proprietress of a Hongkong sampan (or passenger. precious. Instruments that are said to represent most courteous attentions from the hospitableboat) is the envied possessor of over 100 of these Taikoo Boys.
nearly $3000 in value, Yet she lives in her Results:
boat and seldom makes a dollar a day.
HUNDRED Yards Flat Race (open).-Four entries; 114, Kirkpatrick; and, F. White; time, 12.4-5 sec.
THROWING CRICKET BALL-Six enities ; ist; F. White, 81 yards aft, 30.
SACK RACE, 100 YARDS-Five entries; dead heat between White and Kirkpatrick, who having already won prizes retired the race was then run off afresh and won by Gilbraith,
PUTTING THE SHOTSix entries; 1st, Forbes, 28 ft. 2 in.; and, Shand, 27 ft. 9 la.
The hair-pin in the East unlike in the West fa generally, of silver or gold. It is a this bar, slightly flattened, waved and corrugated in ordee to get a grip and is usually straight and from six to eight inches in length. Its owner bends it according to the strie in which she dresses her. hair. Sometimes it is bent into a C displaying four inches of metal. At other times it is bent toto a V and shows a mere yellow point among the black tresses. The gold and silver smiths make special alloys for hair-pins. Ordinary onen would break after a few score bendings and un- bendings. These, however, last a life time. On account of their form and corrugations, they seldom fall from the head and are scarcely ever lost. They are worn. night as well as day and are only removed in the morning when their. prisions of washing and drying her locks.
owner performs the slow and complicated opera-
QUARTER-MILE FLAT RACE.-Three entries j 1st, Rodgers, 1 min, 2 sec.
HIGH JUMP-Four entries ; ·zat, Cardno, 4 ft.
6 in.
THREE-LEGOID RACE,-Eight entries; won after a tie, by White and Kirkpatrick.
LONG JUNP-Fiva entries; White and Stuart tied at 14 ft. 10 in, and the latter took the
FLAT RACE, 100 yards-open to men between under the candifons of the meeting. 35 and 45 years of age-Two chiries; 181, Sutherland.
THROWING THE HAMMER.—She' enttles; ist, Dickie, 661 yards.
Kirkpatrick; and Grimshaw; time, a min. 17 sec. HALF MILE FLAT RACE-Four entries; 1st,
ONE MILE WALK-Four entries; two men
gave up; Perle and Foyan were left, the latter leading easily, but the former took advantage of a very unsatisfactory condition of the race and broke lato a trot, getting ahead of Foyan, who walked in admirably style and could not have been fairly beaten. Time, 8 min. 3zł sec VETERANE RACE (45 to 70 YEARS) 100 YARDS. -Four entries; rat, Buckland ; 15 sec.
HURDLE RAĆE, 120 YARDS, 6 FLIGHTS.-t heat, Kirkpatrick and heat, F. Walte; final (which previous winners of prizes did not run) winner, Qudyn, IS BEC..
MILE FLAT RACE. Four cattles; 19', Curile; 2nd, Stewart time, 5 mio."
CONSOLATION RACK, 170 YARDS-1st, Shuster; time, 147 sec.
TUG-OF-WAR Ewa versus Taikos, twelve side, beat of three pulls on the first pull the rope broke, and the vallant combatants sat down Second and third pulls, Ewo like one man. walked away with Talkoo amid immense cheering:
After the programme had been (pae through, Miss Redger presented the prizes in the ladies tent, amid enthusiastic chearing which brought
to a close a most enjoyable afternoon.
Every one, above the extremely poor in China, is the owner of a tongue-scraper. They may or may not have brushes, but they are sure to possess the former. It is a ribbon of silver or gold with a ring at one end by which it is suspended when desired. They cheapest are of plain metal; more expensive ones are engraved i while a few are jewelled at either end. Like hair-pins they are sold by their weight plus & small charge for their workmanship.
Thumb-rlogs are very common in the East. They are often made of precious metal, ivory, jet and remi-precious stones, but generally they are of fine jade. The cavity is not cylindrical but well out at the base and middle. This enables. the owner to wear it lower down and also prevents lis slipping. Celestial dudes often usa rings so high as to pass the middle joint of the finger and so produce a partial stiffening thereof. The Jade is usually polished, butmay be engraved or carved in intaglio or relief The nouveaux riches Jewel the Jade, but this is considered as the height of vulgarlly by the refined clases. The latter use fido exclusively and as preciopa a variety as their purses will permit. Would-be fashionables, and, singularly, enough village bullies wear imitations, which are made of glass or porcelain colored with lead or fron oxide. Ozé variety which is made by enameling iron is remarkably strong and durable and corresponds. to the "knackie-dusters" of London thieves., The thumb-sing seems to have come into vogas. in the time of the Three Kingdom durin regime of the famous general, Kwang T, He:
IN referring to the death of the late Mr. A. J. Connell, which occurred to Shangbai the other day, the Mercury thus feelingly says :-There is hardly a foreigner in Shanghai who was not acquainted with Mr. Connell, and who did not sympathise with him in the sad bereavement
Was a sort of Robin Hood with the long bow and: which brought him and his devoted wife out to the Far East at an age when old people like
to Increase his accuracy substituted a heavy- them look upon a journey of a dozen miles in a
bamboo thumb ring for the glove thers.. before worn by archers. His example was: comfortable railway carriage at home as an event to be pendered on and considered.
With reference to the report that Alves was followed by bit howmen until the practices and event which thus drew two old people safe on board the: gunbost Diu at Macao, Mr. became rental. On his rise to power, from a comfortable home in England, and Romano, Portuguesa Consul In Hongkong, admirem presented him with a jade ring of high. induced them to undertake the tedious and Informs us that he has been requested by Capt. value which he substitated for the bamboo one. perilous voyage to China, was the death of their Gomes to state that there is no truth whatever | His brother, the reigning monarch, adopted the only son, young, surgaon in the Royal in the rumour, Navy, here in Shanghal. The circumstance is
thus lotroduced the fashion lato civil socier
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well remembered bere, as is also the inconsolable Tiger. We sinted, as an alternative solution of The custom fell somewhat lato abeyance in as
This leaves nothing for it but the Tytum and host of compliment to the great wanle gulf of the old people when they arrived and the mystery, that perhaps Alves was inside the following centuries, but was revived with greater were shown a grave is all that remained to them tiger, No official denial has yet come from force by the Manchus in the conquest of the of their only caribly treasure's and the touching that source, and therefore we are reluctantly Empire. They were particularly skiiful ♥ rith assiduity with which they have ever since compelled to believe that this was the true the bow and always used the thumbaring in shooting. After, they, became supreme, they attended to the last resting-place of their son story.
continued the custom as a reminder of their might well recall the story of Old Mortality and the graves of the Scottish Covenanters, Mr.
victories, just as they continue the rise. I the Connell senior also had spent many years of
cavalry-boot and the horse-shoe sleeve, his lie in the service in which his son attained to such en honorable position.
JAVA papers report that the general condition of agriculture there has much improved, especially as regards sugar and coffee; the losses sustained in previous years having been entirely recovered Sugar manufacturers have made good profits, the crisis of 1884 having given them valuable experience, and in consequence of economy, im provement of the plant and preparation, they see satisfactory results, Formerly price of f. sa per pical did not give a profit, but since the cost of production has been decreased, and the quantity of sugar from the cane Increased by the application of the most modern faventions in the line of their, ladustry, a price of L 9 to 10 per
There is nothing else for it.. Alves is not picul le very remunerative REVERKING to the death of Mr. Andrew Moore,
in China, for the police went there and came back without him; that settles it. Nor chief englacer of steamer, Parkus, which
is he in any of the coast ports, for telegrams occurred at Klubang on February 10th, the
were of course sont a way the day Alvos vanished Shanghai Mercury says that the deceased camo
and if he did not return when telegraped for, ho- to China in 1864, was three years in the Shang: Weregret to announce that on Friday last (17th) cannot be there. Of course he f not in hai Police, and afterwards served his time in Meishead's Deck, Poctung (an establishment a telegram was received at the police bead Hongkong, or he would long ago, have been which only the older generation of Shanghal quarters from Singapore stating that Melor- found by the police-of course! (What are you
General Gordon, Captain Superintendent, died laughing at 7) residents remember). Mr. Moore, alter duly on board the F. & O. steamer des on the 15th, Now Mr. Gomes says Alves is not on the Diu, | and simple, - completing his apprenticeship, became a engineer on the coast and river, and at the time one day previous to arrival at Singapore. He was and we are bound to belleve him; so he cannot of his death was in the fortunate position of on his way home on sick leave, and had several be hiding anywhere else but la the uger, Aay. owning a large part of the Paghsa, of which he leads on board. He was popular and most how, if not, he is apparently just as safe as if he
jam to claspettanty are a necessary put of a gentle. was chief englaser. He leaves a considerable highly respected in Hongkong. The following were there.
is his career, as given in the Colonial Ofice Of course, we are trembilag in 'fear of the man's outfit ; wealthy mandarios kavo as many smount of property, all of which goes to his Litli Lale York and Lancaster regts served in consequences of rousing the anger of our Chinese wife.
the Ashantes War, 1893-4 drilled and dis ciplined force of 150 men at the Gold Tiger u squally in but where shall we be if there never cheap and ate sometimes very costly.
THE Prking Gazette states that the folowing Princes and Ministers have been appointed by Imperial decree to be the special committed to prepare the celebration at Peking of the sixtieth amivers ay of the Empress Dowager's birthday next year, vis Princes Ld and Ching the Grand Secretaries, Ng8b-ls-ho-phy Ching Chikwa and Fukang Hal-ching and Wang Tang he Presidents of the Board of Revennes Hang kane ard Lang-taso Presidents of the Board of Rites Hed Keng-abés, President of the Board of War, and, Sung Kasi and Bild Chia-Nal, Presidents of the Board of Works In addition to the celebration, which will be no * very grand scale, there will be allowed by special act of grace, examinations to the degrees of Chu fin and Chia-shih los literary candidates, The first named degree will be mitigable in the diffe ent expuals throughout the Empire next year, but the examications for the socer degice will be held og Faking only;
Coast, which formed the nucleus of the force taken by Sir J. Glover up the Volta 1 com manded the Cape Coast volunteers, and raised a corps of labourers, with whose assistance ho built the fosts of Napolcat and Abbaye; com- manded the Houssis, defence of Abrakramps, capture of Adubiassa, battle of Amonial, cantare of Becquab, action of Garbenbah (wounded), ambuscade of Ordah, battle of Ordahsu, and cap ture of Cosmasale medal with clasp promoted Captain and brevet of major. On returning to Cape Coast, ha organised a police force of House as at Anamahoe. In the Afhan war, 1878-9, served at papierp of All Masjid ; expedition to Hazar Valley and action of Deh Sarak (medal and clasp breast of lieutenant-colonel chief commandant of police and inspector of paleans, Cyprus, 1878 superintendent of the prisons Hongkong, 18841 captain superintendent of pollos, January, 1893
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CORRESPONDENCE,
Carespondente la this poluma.]
ALVES: Ma
To mus Extrán de sus "Komazona Tuzsmára # Six, With_reference" to the paragraphs in
your paper of the 11th instant under the heading "Alves," I am fequested by Captain Azevedo, Gomes, of the gasbost Dis, to Informs you that
"Alves bas takes refuge in that vessel, vindrag there is no truth whatever in the sumour, that Will you plesso publish this letter in your next issue, y
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Luck-pieces are of constant occurrence. are the Chincas character for the word Fook meaning "good luck" or "happisiese " an di ace made from jade or the precious metal a, . They are worn as watch-chalni, pendants on necklaces, bracelets and ringe, oraments to tobacco- pouches, spectacle-casen or as a decoration pura Jade-bucles are, another jewel of great value, They are nearly 2lways bandsome carvings and are fastened to the belt which they are supposed
as the colors and textures of their suits, Ther
The present Tactal of Amoy has one vrjued at $1000. It represents two Interlaced dragons and in anid to be four centuries-old.-- In Canton they are the subject of a special industry,
E. B.
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