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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1893.

of them has been entrusted-inch › man may because of the temptations which be, like properly be punished for offences mete severely every other person in the Colony, has been than another person, in a private capacity. exposed to, of running very serious risks in Bat for the subordin e servants of the Govern respect of speculation," Nowadays, of course, ment, in whom no trust or confidence is reposed; punishments are not supposed to be in the least who have practically mechanical duties to per- degree vindictivo. They are meant for the pro.. form; over whom the Government can exerciietection of society and the reformation of the the greatest cure and vigilance; and in respect offender; and I would ask your lordship, in the to whom most effective checks could be exercised consideration of the point of reformation of the to prevent theft or fraud-In the case of such offender--is he likely to be affected, or more persons as that, the crimes they may commit do. affected, by a very heavy sentence from your nat, when you come to ex mine them, boar any lordship by the infliction of a considerable of the marks or indicia which call for any great number of years' Imprisonment in the gaol, or severe punishment, in 99 cases out of foo 1 more than by the severe punishment he has and in this case especially task leave to call already inflicted upon himself when he ran your lordship's attention to the fact that if away from the Colony, the extreme hardships Mr. Alves has stolen the money of the Go-to which he was exposed during those days vernment-if he has been exposed to seri. of absence, the loss of all friends, position and ous and grave temptation to appropriate that he oor? Is any punishment your lordship will money to himself-it has been through the inflict span bim-will it make any difference neglect of the Government itself and through whether it is five or ten or twelve years imprison. the incompetence and ignorance of those placed mest; will it make any diference upon him after over him. Theoretically, as the Attorney-General all he has suffered and all he has lost, apart from has ulated, bewas not responsible for any money any you inflict? A comparatively lenlent sentence, in the Treasury, he was not suppored, in theory, so far as the sentence of this Court is concrmed, to receive it, and yet, as your Lordship has seen will meet all the necessities and all the require from the depositions, everyone must have well ments which can possibly he imagined when known that by far the greater portion of the viewed in the light of benefit to the prisoner's money paid Into the Treasury would be by character, and I submit that your lordship will cheque or order, and yet the person whose do no injustice but will do, so far as the prisoner's duty it was to receive it was so Ignorant that he family is concerned, a very great act of mercy, could not read or write a word of English, an act of mercy which is within your power by and he must necessarily being it or show it virtue of the discretion given you by the law-i! to some European in the office. That it was the sentence you are bound to inflict upon the perfectly natural, in the course of time, that prisoner is guided or manured to a considerable it was almost a matter of course that money extent by the considerations I have ventured to should be paid through Mr. Alres; that lay before you. I may say, my lord, on behalf the greater pat of it must necessarily pass of the primaner that he entirely dentes baving through his hands was' natural, as the taken from the G-vernment or from the Treasury Attomey General has said, and no member of the anything like the amount of money which has public, at least, is to be blamed for it; but when been made the subject of the charge generally the officer at the bead of the Treasury.

$58,0comand that if anything liket hat amount is missing from the Treasury(and he does not believe it is) it was not taken by him; and he supposes. that it arises from defective accounting and want of proper ab Iity, and that he has not been guilty of taking anything like that amoqot of money. You will nete there are no charges made against him--although it is not alleged the whole of the books for 1890 were not in existence-that there are no carller charges against him than July, 1891. Certain boks for 1888 and 1889 are missing, and it is indirectly suggested by the nature of the investigations at the Police Court that vast and more serious defalcations might have been brought against him, but although they. have the books of 1895 and the first part of 1891, there are no charges against him till July of 1891. I hope I have not intentionally avid a word beyond what I relieved I was entitled to say is the discharge of my duty, and If I have said any thing of the sort I hope your Lordship will excuse me. Of course, you are well aware although the prisoner and myself, so far as facia are concerned, are supposed to be identical, counsel is solely responsible for the deductions from these facts or the arguments be puts before the Court based on these facts and that the client cannot be held responsible for counsel's discretions or indiscretions..

His lordship-Take care you don't have beyond the que fios at issue. I don't wish you to mention anything that is outside the know ledge of the Court.

Mr. France--I am assuming that the depost tions are before your lordship and have been read by your lordship.

His lordship-I merely wish you to restrict your remarks to anything that may be favourable

to the prisoner.

Mr. Francis-I would not refer to anything if I did not think it was likely to affect your Lord- ship's mind favourably to the prisoner. I do not know that I bave ever made use of my position to attack anyone who is not in any way con. nected with the case, or that I have ever made use of my position to say anything

His lordship-I am satisfied of that; bat you w understand the reasons to which I refer, because sometimes may get carried away.

Mr. Francis quite understand your lord- shio. I put it to your lordship this way-thea- retically, the prisoner had no responsibility for money. I am putting it to your lordship that he was placed in a position in which large sums of money had to pass through his hands; and yet his superlors are supposed to be entirely Ignorant of that, and no checks-precautions were adopted, and he was left exposed to the templation; and I submit it is constantly urged a reason for ameliorating sentences, for consideration by the judge or the Court, When person is charged with theft or larceny, that the person so charged has been exposed to temptation by his employers and put in a position and given. opportunities which he was supposed not to possess and to which he ought not to be exposed; and it is with reference to that consideration that I considered it fate in this case to refer your lordship to these points and on that alone. I ask your lordship's attent tlan to his postiion; his thirty-five years service; his utterly Insignificant salary; the entire absence of all probability of promotion or amendment in his position; and the fact

His lordship-What do you say his salary

: WAN?

cent.

Mr. Francis-Since 1891, $204, less 4 per The Attorney General-For widows and

orphans' fund.

Mr. Fra cis-From 1963 to 1891, $150 to $180 a month.

His lordship-I do not propose to pass sentence at the present those. The learned counsel on both sides will, I am quite sure, thoroughly appreciate the words of caution I addressed to them, and I may say, so far their respective statements aro concerned, both bave been perfectly fair and in order. Perhaps there is one remark of the learned Attorney General as to which I should like to say Just one word. That was his reference to the power of pandebment. So far as I know It is the practice of the English Bar not to mention specific power of punishment, and I think there are reasons why It should not be done. However, the re- marks of Mr. Francis on the other hand have met any pasiible objections I may have taken. I merely wish to mention it as a master of prece dent. I think it advisable it should not be done. The Attorney-General- merely said there was maximum punishment.

His lordship-I know; but without long disquisition on crimnias punishments generally the mere fact of mentioning a maximum a misleading and I 'fail to see why it should be

mentioned.

The Attorney General explained that the accused having pleaded guilty to certain counts in the indictment the requirements of justice would be met without going into further charges.

His lordship I am perfectly satisfied with the course taken in this case, and that every object of public justice will be served by the course now takes I will reserva sentence.

} FORGERY ON A SMALL BCALE, Tani Talp was charged with forging a delivery charged with obtaining goods by means of a order to obtain certain gords, and Ng Kau wan forged document, in Hongkong on roth March

last.

Prisoner pleading not guilty, the following jury was swart (-

T. H. D. Dalby, ".E. A. M. Friedrichs, H. W. Slade, H. Dithlefsen, J. Henderson, C. Janizen, E. J. Moses,

After hearing the evidence, the jury found the first prisoner guilty and the second not guilty.

Hit lordship passed sentence of one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

His dchip-As a clerk all the time? Mr. Francis-In this same position, as account ant in the Treasury, since 1863. A man who, no one that knows him would hesitate to say, from birth, education and abilly was fitted to take the highest position in the Colony that an ordinary pubile servant may attain to retained since 1863 at that salary, and when offered promotion the other day offered it on ibe same salary ! I put it to your lordship that he is entitled, under the circumstances, to very grave consideration at your lordship's hands-consideration as to his prospects, his family and the temptations to which he was exp ard; and I ask your grave consideration to this that although it is un doubtedly an offence to have stolen this

money whether belonging to the Government or a prf. vate individuxi, it is an offence→→ cilme-which inflicts no injury, or, at any rate, Infinitesimal in. jury, upon any human being, and that in dealing with punishment, and in punishing an offender gulity of larceny, embezzlement or breach of trust, If the punishment is to be varied in any degree by far and away the most important element to be taken into consideration is, it seems to me, the finjury done by the act of the accused to persons who have suffered or who are likely to suffer from that act. And here, my lord, I submit is one

HUMPHREYS estate and of the reasons for entirely leaving out of con

FINANCE CO., LTD. alderation, so far as the exercise of your lord. ship's consideration is concerned, the point that the prisoner. is a public servant. There is

The ordinary annual meeting of shareholders absolutely no reason whatever why the simple in the Company was held to-day. Mr. J. D. stealing of 3400, or even $1000, by public Humphreys presided and there were also servant should be visited with greater punishment present Messrs. H. Humphreys, Mancell, Nobb than the stealing of the same amount by a clerk | G. C. Cox, G. T. Veitch, Clament, Palmer, and its a bank or mercantile office There is practic Sutton, ally no limit to the Injury to one's neighbour The Chairman said-Gentlemen, the result of that might be committed by the clerk in the the year's working will, we hope, be considered bank or mercantile office, in view of the trust satisfactory especially when you remember what reposed in that individus and the power he has a disastrous year 1892 has been to many large in consequence of his office to do grave and sex-holders of property in thle Colony. All your lous ipjury. In this case none of these elem is houses are let at fair rents to good tenants, exist. Mr. Alves was in a subordinato position. Your rent roll is steadily increasing by the slow he was not called upon to give security, and the development of your Estates me homes are Injury be, bas inflicted upon anyone is infipit demand in their vicinity. The improvement esimal, if i can be counted at all. I do not for fo the Richmond Estate is very marked, ona moment mean to say that there have not The Estate is latersected by noiseless public been committed felonies for which some punish-sed private roads planted with

EPCDUCS ment must be inflicted, but your lordship has it of camphor and other ornamental

trees.

considering the large amount that has still to be issued.

There being no questions, the report and accounts were adopted, on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Velich.

On the motion of Mr. Palmer, secorded by Mr. Cox, Mr. V. A. C, Hawkins was re-elected auditor,

The Chaleman:-That concludes the business, gentlemen; dividend warrants will be ready

to-morrow.

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The Pacific Mail Co.'s steamship City of Rio de Janeire, Capt. J. T. Smith, which left San Francisco with the American walls of March 23rd, arrived in harbour to-day. For the sub- joined telegrams we are indebted to our San Francisco exchanges :—

BERLIN, March 14th,

A dispatch from Tabora announces an import ani German success in East Africa. After three days of fighting, the Germans, under Lieutenant Prince, captured a fortified town held by Chief Sikki, who, with a number of followers, were lain. Sikki's death remores one of the greatest obstacles to German progress in Africa.

MADRID, March 14th,

of Adelaide, and chartered by Messrs. Aplin Brown and Co, of Brisbane,.

The A.US.N. Co.'s steamship Birksgate arrived at Noumea era perilous passage from Sydney. For three days she was hove to n the hurr cane, during which she carried away her rudder-head. Captain Medley succeded in rigging temporary steering appales consisting of spars, and with this the vessel was enabled to reich Noumea.

*Passengers and all on board the fine s'eamship hid an exceedingly anxious time, and on severs occasions reach port. The wlod swept over her with was not expected that she would ever estless force, and for a considerable time taken away in blinding drift. The danger was terally kept the tea down, the waves being greatest when the wind cased up a bit, and 1 was then that her radder-head was wrenched off There, was no means of effecting repairs st Names, and it was feared that she would have. to abandon her voyage and be towed back to Sydney. The engineer, however, overcame the difficulty. He discovered an old brass cannon, in a blacksmith's shop, and cutting off the muzzle of this be was enabled to form a substitu;e for a collar for the rudder-head. The good repairs were speedily ffected and the vessel was soon on her way to Fijl.

NJ

New Cairdants suffered greatly from the hurricane, the lots of life and destruction of propty being tenibly vern. The eastern side of the Island was swept by hurricane and Many onarchists were arrested to-day, and were raided and the contents were selxed. The rocks and smashed to matchwood, while houses, several bomb factories and small printing shops float and ashore. Vessels were driven, on the se, which destroyed everything to its course,

literature and explosives, pelice accared a large amount of anarchist, ashore were converted into ruins. At the Nickel Co.'s work at Nio, alone, It is estimated that I lives were lost. and the same tale of woe comca from all paris of the French colony. hurricane was accompanied by foods on the western side of the island, and the damage crated by the waters cannot now be ascertained

It was uiterly impossible when the Armand Bekie left Noumea to gain more than a general idea of the extent of the hurricane. Loss of life and destruction of property could only be ganged to a slight extent from the reports to hand.

An Italian was surprised in the act of charging a bomb. He dropped It, the engine of death exploded and he was killed fastantly. Nobody elso was fojured.

VICTORIA (B. C.), March 14th. The Empress of India reports having this morning passed between Cape Beale and Capmanah, near the wreck of the Michigan, derelict scbconer, with only one mast standing and evidently water-logged. As there are B number of legs down the coast this derelict is likely to soon be picked up.

March 15th.

The Northern Pacific steamship Tacoma arrived off the outer wharf at 1:30 this afternoon with a yellow flag flying at the foretopmast. The quarantine steamer Earle, with Dr. Harrington ng board, started at 1:45 and went sinngside. It was announced that the steamer had three cases of smallpox on board. The disease broke out soon after leaving Yokohama, and the victims are nearly convalescent. After disinfection the Tacoma will proceef.

The Empress of India left for Vancouver last night. A large number of passengers came ashore and spent a few hours about the city, This was one, of the longest visits with which the Empress ever bonored Victoria, She brought 350 Chinese, 150 of whom went to Puget Sound.

LONDON, March 16th.

The London Russo-Jewish committee has sent to every Jewish banker, bank director, bank manager, stock broker and agent in Europe a passionate appeal to combine fo boycotting Rus slan loans and in boycotting trade la Russian secoliles generally,

The appeal is significant in connection with the fact that the Russian Government has just issued a whase providing for an internal loan, and that Russian bankers are endeavoring to extend their relations with money centres outside of Russia,

There was an exciting scene in Dublin to-day. After a Unionist meeting 300 Trinly collegians paraded the streets beating a British ensign, Tear it up!" and singing The Boys of A large and menacing crowd followed yelling Wexford."

the ugly rusbes of their opponents, who, however, The students, armed with cudgels, repolied

struggle occurred. The flag was recaptured and seized the flag. At Grafton street a sharp the collegians entered their college. There were several akiishes inter fn the evening. The police finally dispersed the rival factions.

An unknown vessel foundered on the west coast of Jutland, mainland of Denmark, and a number of corpses, aiz strewn on the shore. large quantity of wreckage, together with a

NEW YORK, March 17th,

重

NEWS AND gossip.

87.00 a year.

Qoly 10,695 Prussians have incomes of over Girls over twelve can make' wills under the laws of Scotland.

The Government of Venezuela is using the preis gang to recruit the army.

suffering from lack of food and clothing.

Thousands of cotton-spinners in England se At Norwich a 35-lon-weight stone bas been quarried. It is the largest on record.

Lord Salisbury will soon stump England in opposition to Gladstone's Hime Rula BUL

The smallest soldier in France is Louis Bernadat, who is only 2 feet 4 inches in height, It is claimed, that Ferdinand de Lesseps still tas a handsome income from his Suer Canal stock.

There are twenty-seven royal families in Europe, of which there are, all told, 450

membem

There has been serious rioting in the town of Syo oslo, Hungary, over the imposition of new market tolls.

Turkey is now levying a substantial duty on all chcuric apparatus and machinery Imported into that country.

The Pope is believed to have irrected the Roman Catholics in Germany's Reichstag to favor the Army bili.

In 1869 Europe kept up on war footing rather more than 2,000,000 of men; 'n 1893 she keeps up nearly 3,500,000

have formed a bachelors' club, and have yawed At Vienna 15,000 men, young and middleaged,

never to get married.

An international fire brigade congress and exhibition is to be held in London from the 7th 10 ile tath of next August,

cycles. It is estimated that the tax will bring The Fresch Chamber bas imposed a tax on

in a million francs a year.

Brain is among the lowest of civilized counties in regard to the tender age at which it allows child labor in factories,

The bistoric chateau at Cirey, France, bas heen sold to a rich manufacturer for $500,000. It was once the home of Voltaire.

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set declares to be as cordial as that extended to John B. Gough or to Dwight L. Moody.

The Oldham Town Council hare decided in Promots a bit in Parliament authorizing them to lend a quarter of a million of money towards the completion of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Dr. Dawson Burns of the United Kingdom Alliance has just published England's "drink bill for 1892. Its total amount was 140,886,462, 112gainst 141,320 675 for 5801 Count Leo Tolstol,, who spent his time and fortune a year ago In alleviating the sufferings drunkenness was one of the great cause of the of the starving Russians, now asserts that famine.

pianos in France, those used by profess onl A tax of to francs, a year la to be levied on players being exempted. The messura impos ing the tax passed the Chamber' by a vote of 30% to 145.

The dreaded "grip" is claiming its victims in London in great numbers again, and statistics are printed showing that it has been more fatal of late than typhold, mail-pox and diphtheria put together.

said, about to take proceedings against certain The Bank of England authorities are, it is persons who, for trading purposes, have been issuing announcements on strips of paper resem bling bank notes.

It is stated that Mr. Gladstone has lotimated definitely his Intention to appoint a Poet Loureate in succession to Lord Tennyson. The difficulty in making the selection has, however, not yet been overcome.

which the Bullish Salt Union Intends to exhibit The statue of Liberty, carved from rock-sait,

be a reduced reproduction of the statue, of at Chicago, will be rat feet in height. It will Liberty on Hedios Island.

Pesth rejoices in the honor of pabilihing the first telephonic newspaper. Subscribers receive the news of the day in the form of a verbal summary by telephone sent daily between 8 Lo the mornis and 9 in the evening.

statistics of England, states that the proportion An official report just issued on the vital of Jews in the population of England has more. than doubled in the last twenty years, by natural increase, not counting' immigration,

A rare edition of "Epistola Christofori Coloni," proted in Rome in 1493, was sold at Sotheby's suctions London, a few weeks ago, for $1,575. This work is belleved to have been the Grst printed account of the discovery of America.

The Viking ablp that Norway has built and is sending 14. the Chicago Fair, nearly came to priel on her first trip, a short journey to Christiania, She had a narrow escape from being crashed in the ice, and her crew nearly froze to death.

Miss Edmonia Lewis, a negro sculptor of Paris, is to execute, on the order of the negro women of Allegheny, Penn., a bust of Phillis Wheatley, an educated negro woman, who lived in New Eng. and a century ago. The bust will be sent to the World's Fair.

In view of the impending cholera "danger, 1,175, wells in Mainz, Germany, have been examined officially, "Only seventy-five were pronounced sale; 131 were slightly tainted; 494 sufficiently so to be unwholesome and 485 were condemned as positively dangerous,

During the last twenty years a little more than $5,000,000 has been speat In restoring than $48,000,000 has been spent in building cathedrals and churches in England, and more new churches. In London lone more than $4,000,000 has been expended in ballding and restoring churches,

As the result of earnest agitation by the Russian Press, the remains of nearly 5,000 Russian soldiers, including those of 400 officers, are to be removed from ninety two cemeteries on Stefano, which the Government has ordered to Turkish soft, to a new burial ground at San be constructed for the purposE.

A vist Hindoo.conference was recently held at Benares, India, and a day was set apart for special prayer to the Hindoo gods the the first time that such a thing has been done preservation of their religion. This is probably

in any pages land, and it is a great concession to the growing power of Christfanity:

To-day's Advertisements.

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP, COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY,

THE Company's Steamship

Captain Cobban, will be deanatched for the "ZAFIRO."

at P.M. above Port on THURSDAY, the zoth instant,

This Steamer, has Superior Accommodatien for Passengers.

For Freight or Passago, asply to

SHEWAN & C

General Managers,

[475

Hanokang, 18th April. to3 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE.

The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship

of Carga are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature, and t's take

"CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO."

mediate delivery of their Gouds from along side.

will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessal expense.

J. S. VAN BUREN,

Agent, Hongkong, 18th April, 1893.

PUBLIC AUCTION ··

OF

WELL MADE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, MARINBURK AND OTHER MAKES.

THE Undersigned has received lastrections to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

SATURDAY, the 22nd April, 1893, commencing at 2.30 P.M.,

ON

at his SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET, A LARGE QUANTITY OF WELL MADE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE OF MARIN.

·BURK AND OTHER MAKES.

Comprising

MOROCCO COVERED COUCH & EASY CHAIRS. DRAWING ROOM SUITE in SILK TAPESTRY and PLUSH, Handsome PLATE MUSIC STANDS. very fine TEAK OVER CABINET, MARBLE-TOP & TEA-TABLES, MANTEL with BEVELLED GLASS, PLUSH FRAMED BEVELLED MIRRORS, COT TAGE PIANO, BOOK-CASE, DAVONPORTS, CLOCKS, LAMPS, PICTURES ORNA MENTS, LACE CURTAINS, CARPETS, RUGS, EXTENSION DINING TABLE and CHAIRS, SIDEBOARDS GLASS BACKS, WHATNOTS, PLATED, GLASS and CROCK- ERY-WARE, &C. &C.

DOUBLE and SING! E IRON and BRASS BEDSTEADS, with WIRE and HAIR-MAT- TRESSES, CHILD'S IRON COT, DOUBLE and SINGLE WARDROBES with PLATE GLASS DOORS, MARBLE-TOP WASH SETS SHAVING STANDS DRESSING TABLES, TOILET GLASS, BEDROOM

BATHROOM REQUISITES,

&C

&c. Catalogues will be issued prior to Sale, and the above will be on view on Friday the art.

TERMS OF SALE -Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, 18th April 1803

NOTICE.

&c.

1476

MARBLE MONUMENTS. These Monuments THE Undersigned are prepared to accept contracts for the Supply of ITALIAN

are beautifully carved, of the best design and workmanship, and their prices are very reason- able.

A new whe quick-filing d-inch gus bas just been adopted for the Blish Nava. service. It

They have also for Sale AMERICAN. has succesfully pissed exhvastive trials. It is a long gun of about forty callbre and weighs MARBLE MONUMENTS »t greatly reduced seven tons. It carries an elongated shot of 100 prices for a period of TWO MONTHS ONLY from Jack Dempsey is going to fight to finish naturalized in England was 42, including 14

Ding the year 1892 the number of foreigners pounds a distance of 7,000 yards and will strike the date hereof. A discount of 5 per cent, sa again and hopes to retrieve some of his lost Germans, 12 Russians and a Americans..

an curry's ship or fortification four miles distant, per schedule of prices, will be allowed to all Lures Jack has only fought once since his

A lad in Marburg who wrote, "Dear Herr defeat by Fitzsimmons, and that was only for prisoted in the historical fortress on the Island theology, but my father has several smalt masking to per cent, in all, will be allowed Chirics de Lesseps and Cotte will be im Emperor, I should like to go to college and windy buyers, and a further discount of 5 per cent, limited round go. To-day the following was of SM elle, whence Baxaine escaped. received from the Futte, Mont, correspondent of

children and it is impossible," has succeeded in the Illustrated News: "From all indications being largely importé tota India. The whole-Mayor of the town, and on the latter's report the also HONGKONG GRANITE MONUMENTS

Stolch whisky," made in Germany, is now

id Military, Naval and Police Officers. An blo object. The Kaiser referred the letter to the inspection is respectfully levited. They have Dempsey and Shadow Maher, the Australian betti

match will surely be made between fack sale price, freight included, is sixpence per quart boy ge's a scholarship and too marks for three welter-weight. The 'Nonpareil to-day wired

for Sale at reasonable prices. Thrteen torpedo-boat destroyers are to be A Lendari newspaper relates that a few weeks graco from Portland, Or, as a forfelt for a fight added to the British Navy, which are to be 180 *ge Queen Victoria was greatly charmed with with Maher for $5000 side and $5000 parse." feet ong, 243 tons displacement, and of 1,400.ptec ef mrsle performed by the band playing in

NEW ORLEANS, March 17th. horsepower

poblic at Osborne, and sent one ofher attendants George A. Baird, better known as Squire

to learn the name of the. plece. The attendant came back and reported, with some embarrass OUR ROOMS (Furnished or Unfurnished)

TO LET ment, that it was entitled, "Come Where the Boone Is Cheaper."

Abingdon, is in a very critical state and death is expected at any moment. Ever since the day Mitchell and Hall left the city the Squire has been confined to his bed. Dally his condition bas grown worse. At first it was believed that he was suffering from a severe cold which he contracted when be seconded Jim Hall in the fight with Fitzsimmons. It developed bartly Isto pneumonia and high fever followed.

For two days he has been, delirious and scarcely eats any food. To-day the doctors held a consultation, but nothing was agreed The Squire has been unwell for months, but be apon, and they will hold another to-morrow, has never been so seriously ill at now. To-day he had a bad turn and up to midnight he was in a comatose condition. The Squire, since his |

val in this city, has been leading a life of been in bed will be broke down in health, The dissipallon; and since Hall's defeat he has hardly physicians are nearly all the time at his bedside and the best of attention is being given the sick sportsman, There is little hops of his recovery,

A propostion is made to connect Great Britain and Ireland by a tunnel driven under the North Channel of the Irish Sea at its narrowest part.]

The Shah of Persia travels with a suite of 10,000 people and 300 wives, when he takes his summer trip in the distant provinces under his contpl.

File ladies-in-waiting to the Empress of China are expected soon in Berlin, where they are to study the German language and German court etiquitte

1 Queen of Italy has founded a society for are ti he taken from the streets and taught some. the tformleg of ragged b ggar children, who used trade,

Tutty miles of underground electric sallway similar to the City and South London line has beerproposed for Berlin at an estimated expense of $5,000,000.

her pdmother, the Queen of Italy, as a wedding Pcess Margaret of-Pitaria received from glit, tiara of diamonds, said to be worth not less han $50,000. March 18th. T Brazilian Government has ordered 70,000 George A. Baird, better, known so Squire from the Lowe Small-arms Manufacturing smal calibre rifles and 35,000,000 cartridges Ablagdon," the friend and companion of the Contary of Berlin, Englih pugilist, Charley Mitchell, diad here. this morning.

BURRICANES IN THE NEW

HEBRIDES,

GREAT LOSE OF LIFE AND FROFERTY,

Behle, which arrived at Sydney from Noumea The Menageries Maritimes steamer Armand on the morning of March 20th, reported that a hurricane, proving mest disastrous in its effects, and swept over the Islands. The vessel herself fortunately got clear of the trouble.

T Reichardala Agrar Bank of St. Peters burg has foreclosed on. 070, baronial estates becase of the failure of the owners to meet thelresponsibilities.

Te sick in Great Britain have some chance of bing taken care of in a proper manner. The Ere 20,000 trained nurses In England, Ireland and Seitland,

yeus,

The Budhists of fapat look with alarm upon the raids made by the Salvation Army upco their spiritual province, and in order to counteract theh effect, bave resolved to fight the enemy with their own weapons, They have decided to organize a Buddhistle Salvation Army, with headquarters at Kiato. If it makes as much nolie as Its tival Japan will speedily love its interesi, for tourists,

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T Municipal Council of Rosen has decided VICTORIA, CHAPTER aldas named only a few years ago in honor to clege the name of the Qual de Lesseps, of thfallen great man, mi

Setral mill-owners in Heywood, England, havelosed their factories so as to assist in Thesands of looms are idle. bring about the desired reduction of wages, P& Charmstant, founder of the order of the

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As Chapter will be held in the FREEMA- SONS' HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the 8th instant, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited."

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in your discretion to inflict from one day's In Its numerous building slies are surrounded prisonment, or fourteen years, or penal servitude by beautiful scenery. The drainage of the for life; and it is for your lordship, in the neighbourhood is entirely new, and both in application of that discretion, to take into con respect of the subsoll and sewage is perfect, with sideration all I should venture to say on the the result foretold by Mr. Chadwick that it would, points I have put to your lordship-all of which when all this work was completed, be the most jend to mark the moral character of the healthy residential locality in the colony. fence as distingished from the legal character During this season your Kowloon Estate will of the offence to which the accused has pleaded be filled in to the level of the public roads now gality, I ask you to deal with it as and offence in course of construction and the respectiva the theft of money from the Government to Inland Lots prepared for ballding purposes. deal with the cunts as to forgery and falsification At no distant period we look forward to this. The hurricane was widespread in causing loss and mutation as entirely subordinate to that land becoming in strong demand for com- offence, as being merely the means by which itmercial and manufactoring purposes it will war curled on-not as principal offences in then be very valuable. In the meantime and for

Why Fathers who was born in France in 1844 themselves; and I also ask you to take into many yozia past it has not been appreciated in

Laviedo, as Primate of Africa. TENAGA has ten appointed to succeed the late Cardlaki consideration the fact that, although...Gaxem yan hooks by the addition of interest All crown

Telve hundred beds at a penny a night each ST mert servant, he was in an Inferior position; rents have been wollten off to Profit and Loss that he was not supposed 29 have any respon The Estate is a large one and the amount thus

are dered to London's homeless poor in a new Numerous wrecks are reported, but, with one Sallion Army shelter, erected on the bapk of aibility in respect of money handed to him; that rien off represents a considerable samofmoney, exception, vis, that the Adelaide-owned the names near Blackfriars Bridge, zbu ho was placed in circumstances of Tory grave All investments likely to be depreciated in barque Embras at Port Vilo, the names are Sp-building on the Clyde fast yeawar templafon, because of the want of supervision value, were cleared off in the early part of last unknown. The vessel was engaged in the galskaprecedented and 387 vessels of 339,907 Chapter will be held in the FREEMASONS and the want of check upon what he was year and the account cla ed. We propose to recruiting trade for Queensland placiations; button were launched an output of 17,897 tons HALL, Zerland Street, on FRIDAY, the 21st dolog, because of his family, because of Jesus a portion of the uncalled capital of the no news is to hand as to whether there was loss greifr than that of the preceding year.ty Instant, at 8.30 for a p.m. precisely. Visiting the small salary he was receiving, because of Company from time to time to the pabile on of life or not. The Empres was a vessel of 236 the entire absence of any prospects of promotion, tarms which will be fair to the old shareholders, tons, owned by Mossess Benware and Bickers, Enged with an enthusiasm wizien Lady Nemere Hongkong, 19th April, sega,

Ris Frances E, Willard has been received in Companions are cordially invited,

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