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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1893.

We note that Ex-President Berjimin Harrison has been elected by the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loys! Legion of the Unked States an its ‹ ommander for the ensulog

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A RaULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge. No 1165, E.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the 16h instant, of 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

went, by what he doubtless considered. This letter, on the face of it, was a a laudable economy in the expenditure of deliberate attempt at blackmail, and in the other people's money; but when DovoLas clumsiest fashion possible. Needless to and the Agents of the Austrian Lloyds, the a visit from the landlord of the Queen's LAPRAIK & Co., DAVID SASSOON, Sona & Co., say it was ignored. The next move was

Eastern and Australian Co., the Pacific Road West hotel on Thursday last, who Mall Co., the Occidental and Oriental Co., wanted to know whether the letter and the Canadian Pacific Co. were guaranteeing the woman's board was all approached, the German confederation of right, and this gentleman looked con- low-class blackguards found themselves at alderably surprised when he was informed bay they had met men of business and that this lodger was not an old friend of gentlemen, and had laid themselves open our family, but a mers walf on whose In the case of the Canadian Pacific Co the Telegraph had taken pity. The to a criminal prosecution for conspiracy, alleged helpless position the Editor of

It is notorious that the

baffled amended iscket by French mall was Deutschers actually stooped so low as to given to him to hand over to the woman, beg an English Director of the Hongkong and he was requested to send in his and Shanghai Bank to use his personal account for her board, and lodging from Influence where theirs had failed; and, to May, 31st to June 14th. And now we are his shame be it said, he did so, but he failed informed that this grateful recipient of our Indulgence, our good offices and cur charity, has been pestering the police authorities and the magistrates for redress against the Editor of the Telegraph for knocking her down and making a diabolical attempt on her virtue. As she appears not to have found out anything about this outrage until ten days after the alleges it occurred, this "clean maid" is hardly so fertile of resource as a professional blackmailer ought to be. The charge is mission of such an offence under the cir as outrageously contemptible as the com-

cumstances is beyond the bounds of pospice for six months, sibility; but what concerns us is this-We have good reasons for believing that this wretched woman has been hounded on to this disgusting business by certain of our German friends, and we want to know who they are.

also.

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The foregoing is a pretty tall record of the fair treatment an independent journa- list may expect from the ferrign element in Hongkong, should he happen to wound their tender susceptibilities; but it is absolutely true, and we are prepared to prove the truth of every allegation made, Half a dozen unscrupulous Germani conspired to avenge their estimable countryman PuXSHECKER, of Mount Austin A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Telegraph and ruining its Editor and Hotel notoriety, by crushing the Hongkong

Proprietor; they tried. hard, they left no stone unturned; honour, honesty, good faith, manhood, everything that is respected amongst men was thrown to the winds so long as they achieved their Rim-BUT THEY FAILED. The Telegraph prospered in spite of them, its circulation steadily increased, its Independence and singleness of purpose. made friends even amongst those who had previously stood in the ranks of its enemies; and its position as the leading newspaper in the Far East has never even been shaken. With a circulation

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exceeding twice that of any other English Irish Parliament legislating in respect to allcos daily published east of India, the only led by a majorly of a hundred and Hongkong newspaper really known or oppased the amendment, which received the full eighty-nine votes. The Nationalists bodily ever quoted in the Southern Coast Ports of support of the opposition. China, in the United States, In Australia, at home and everywhere else where Chinese We continue to supply large bottles as hereto-matters are of interest, the Telegraph could fore, Free of Extra Charge, to those of out Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi. nary size.

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afford to smile contemptuously at the puny efforts of a select circle of foreign Interlopers, supported by a few. British ranegades.

But what has all this to "do" with

blackmail? We are coming to that. A female person, a German, called at this office on May 29th with a letter of introduction soliciting the good offices of the Editor to obtain for her a situation ai furse or housemaid. We had no vacancies in either of these capacities, but after hear ing the woman's story-she said she had left the service of a well-known Hongkong

CHOLERA

Cholera is spreading in the South of France,

SOCIALISM IN BELGIUM..

PARIS, May 261b, MM. Basly and Lamendin, socialist delegates, have been expelled from Belgium,

THE GERMAN ARMY BILL The Griman Catholle Centre has declined to express an opinion on the sew Army Bill'

Character Sketch" is one that would make the late Mr. J. Iscariot turn in his grave, to see if bis beadstone had been stolen.

COUNT VON SCHLIEPENGAUNI

One opon a time there was a foreign noble- man of distingud appearance and still distinkler socks. There have been lots of men like him, 10 a certain extent, but sever any so much like him as he was himself. He lived in a Colony in the Far East. It is hard to say fo what part of the Colony he lived, for he never stayed in ono house more than a week or 10. Mulcahy :—" Well, and how did yes fiolah People could not hear him. At one boarding up ?!

house not a hundred miles from the Hong Muldoon:-"Why, at the end of the year; kong Telegraph office he stayed a few days there was a deficiency of twin'y pounds, and and then tried to make amorous overtures to the "Give it to a hospital,' but the mane skanks landlady in hopes of getting her to let him have wouldn't."

his board for nothing. At another hash fundiy, As a good deal has lately been aid and written slso kept by a dare unprotected female, he so in Hongkong as to Government servants having paying him a ten per cent. commission on her Imposed on the lady that she was teriffied into "vested interests on the salary question, it is gross receipts from other boarders, thus leaving worth recording, for the benefit and information her with a dead loss on the trade one of the of Governor. Robinson an the official phalanx, boarders di covered the tick, broke out into a sopelated Chief Jouice of Victoris at a salary of accelerated the Count's departure from the house that Dr. Madden, who was some months ge violent eruption of indignation and boots, which

to a year, has just had that amount reduced like a thousand bricks, followed by his belonging by £525. AT the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. H. E.nother abode of bilss kept by a poor being chucked after him into the street. At Wodehouse, a Shanghal Chinawoman told a tone widdy for the housing of schumers, plaintive tale of how she had been led astray by a he applied for admission at 75 per cent discount fortune-teller, who robbed her Brat after money, from the must rates, but though he sddeed lots then of her adopted daughter, and then of her of reasons for the reduction, he failed to carry own liberty, bringing her to Hongkeng to be conviction. So he walled a week or two, and old tato slavery at Sandakan. The fortune then tried trend this time demanding only 50 teller pleaded that he wa the victim of the per cent off ordinary rates but will he could plaintiff's seductive wiles; but all the same, he not gain bis point. A third time be supplied, at was sent to gaol for nine months, and an accom only as per cent below par, and then he was compelled to offer full rates. Now it was the widder's tern; with a sweet, quiet smile, and just the least itt le tilt to her nose, she told him "Mr. Flafferlao, I wouldnt take you in at any price; I'd shut up the house first. Some time later, he went to that same house, a little before dinner time I nobody' was at horne exceet the Chinese savants, so he marched boldly in and told the "boy be had come to stop. The boy accordingly brought up the "chow" at his order, and the noble Count wolled down all the dinner of that fout-for seven persons-enough to last him a week or two-and went away chuckling before anybody came in.

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A well-known comedian one day, whặc folfi!. ling an engagement in Dublin, was walking with his wife, à remarkably stout, short lady, when an lish woman with a basket brushed against

ber.

You had better walk over me," said the

comedian's wils, Irritably.

The Irishwoman turned round, conlly viewed her from head to foot and then replied, "Faith, ma'am, It would be easfer to walk over you than round you, anyhow - remyk which made the comedian almost choke with laughter.

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A NIW story of she late, Arietaide Nelison has fast been discovered. It appears that herfriends could not Induce her to make a will. Her reason for not dolog to was the fo-ling that such an act would precipitate her death. Time ware on and she received a very lucrative offer to play in America. Her friends besieged her and told her that it would be wicked if she still refused to make a will. She yielded to their import- enlies, but as soon as she bad signed the document she said: "I feel as if I had signed my death warrant," Within three weeks she was dead.

THE Daily Press to-day laments sadly :--

Owing to a rol understanding on the past of our home agents we regret that we are compelled to suspend publication of Mr. Justin McCarthy's

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Thousands of similar exploits could be told of him, but our space is valuable. He has such a free-banded way with other people's property that the Chinese call him Sam Chek Sau, the Three-handed Man; for, as they explain, you can watch ordinary" thief, who has "iwo hands ; but this man would steal the very coal' out of hell and strike a bargain with a tramp, steamer!

-Really, he was the meanest creature that ever too tolerant Frovidence allowed to live, In five years he was never once known to return the compliment of standing drinks ; and at dances, or any shows where there were refreshments for ladies, he adopted meat lediensus expellents to avoid paying ten cents to "refresh" his feminine acquaintances. His favourite way to sponge drisks was to say to some other man-

Will you take a drink?" "Yes, thank you."

dimensions were 20) by 241 inches. The third and last copy shows the Public Leager, an Itap pear to-day. It is abandarmstw wy-page paper of at by 15 inches. When necessary, Blisslak. tions are freely employed. The Hé pienses on which the paper la printed, are said to be capabla, of turning out $20,000 copies an hour; a number which is barely conceivable. Both paper and owner deserve the sacre they now cry in the great chy of which they are such _en_inneriant factor. We extend to "both the Publ ́e Ledger and Mr. Childs our hearty congratulations, and have great pleasure la acknowledging the wide spread influence which this ably conducted journal commands in the Fres

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MACAO.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ·

Masie, June 8th. for the best and oldest families of Macan. During The present year has been already a fatal ora

the past six months, death has carted off first tha Viscountess do Cereal, then Conat Senna Fer

that of the Countess Senas Fernandes, nandes, and now, on Tuesday last, the Baronen do Cercal. The stir curviving title in' Macio la

youterday for your port, to embark for Japan in The Governor and Senhora da Baja left the Belgic, as previously intimated, accompanied by Lt. Ferreira no secretary to his Excellency, and Capt. Wenceslao Mories as A. D) C. Th Colony is thus leit in charge of the Colonial Secretary, so that all three administration Civil, Military, and Ecclesiastical-are left in charge ef" acting" effcials, in the absence of the chiefs. The Naval chamrod is also in charge of a subordinare efficer, the commander of the Bengo, since the Đầu is in Hongkong for same alight, repairs, preparatory to seting out with all speed for Tinar, where there is great disaffecilon in the petty kingdom of Manbara, threatening to develop fato a distur bance over the whole island, and requbinga handful of Mabiatas to restore peace! This expected call to active service, albeit on such a small scale, is no doubt voted an abominable already preparing for the arrival of the zuliance among the Diw people, for they were

of this month or in the first week of transport Africa with reliefs, about the end July. Such is lei "Nothing is certain but the unforeseen," and mone can tell what éven a brief month miy bring forth). After serving

tacle time out here, with at a single wat to

disturb their minds for months or even year, " now at the last minute some of the Tíu mien may he doomed to, rest for ever in distant. Timor, fastead of saline home to enjoy a happy retira, ment in faly Lusitania 1

And all signed messages addressed thus will lady, was living at the Baxter Girls' Homa Slamèse at Kong (op the river, some distance only too well that if you do not ralie the needful and having a blow-cut! Once he was prevent will our poor traders have to wait beforð = (from which she was to be turned out from Khree). The Governor-General bas asked in advance they will have to whistle a long time at a drowning accident, though riot in the leading finger is stirred to help them? As they would

receive prompt attention,

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"A week or two" is good where is your other shirt?

years

Lisbon papers to bend display great Indigon. tion over the garsilon cf dridging Macio harbour; they y that the Government bas thrown dost in the people's eyes, that the Com mittee of Inquiry has rrf·cled every practicable proposal, and that there is no hing left! Perhaps it might do some good if the Government would invite tenders for a system of paddle steamers capable of being navigated through

serial talo "Red Diamonde" for a week or two.

rend instead of water! Or perhaps they think that the trade of Micao has dwindled to such a FRANCE AND SIAM.

Better go on suspending it for a year or two,

All right, come to the bar: boy, get ..

low ebb as to be not worth trying to save from STUNG-TRING, May 26th, while you are at Ir, "Granny ; " and don't con- The favestiture of Khose by the Slamere has fine the suspension as to this one item-suspend.; oh, er, I say, have you any small changer rain Dosens of heavily laden jonks way seen sometimes, miles away to the offing, been terminated and the French garrison re-in-yourself entirely, and stay suspended. But haven't, and I never sign chita pa principle !"

He has even been seen, like the ragamuffins crews could wide ashore. Your have gone by

unable to get near for want of wster, while thale. forced and supplied with stores.

"mhunderstanding" is not the word to apply to Captain Thorcax is still a prisoner with the your home agents; the fact is, they understand the leavings in the glasses at any drinking place, time, and yet nothing is done. How many mors

of the raca-courses at home, getting together all

and the port has been steadily silting up all the

rolemore's the pity; glass, of brandy was ultimately have to pay the cost, they might as obtained for the drowning mas, but as you can well combine at sace to take the initiative, before · not pump ricohol into a corpse, the glass was set is too late. - aalde whlie the corpse was being subbed with a bilck The Count was la great form, giving Government notification sanctioning the Mcao Last month's Bolstin Odal contained a good advics ut his band teached out behind tattery for a farther term of one year, from July, and gathered up that gliss o í brandy, you bet!

His employers allowed his a $14 1 month for 1893. to June, 1894; the monthly Issue to be char colles, but the firts paid the money to 10,000 tickets at $2 each, and the first prize the Chinese, not to him: st: he was compelled $5,000; but is the Jane Bullide it is notified to have real coolies. But he got there just that, as the lottery is at preasst not le public lake region, is anything like that of the engri | the same; be let them sleep under his favour, the fetusis reduced to 3000 tickets at vinga with which this" elegant volume la filled, own bed, and charged them 3 month $2, and the first prize $3.000. This is what may or if the N. P. R. arrangements are as near

each for rent 1 Living in a mess with other crab, backwards! It is also reported that fully be called a genuine Portuguess advance-like á perfection as is the get-up of these pages, then men, be supplied all the articles he could get half of this month's ten thousand ticke's remain Mestra, Dodwell, Carill & Co., the Hongkong from his employers' samples-gratis, of course unsold on the brokers' bands, and people are on agents, will very quickly have to grapple with and charged the mess full rates. When every side importaved to take tickets at to per big passenger boom,

buying anything for the mess,' say at auction, cent. discount. The drawing will take place he would, whenever possible, induce the next Sunday, 11th June. May the Hely House auctioneer to give a receipt for double the price of Mercy again have as good fortune a before i paid, and share the difference.

the Siamese mandarin to liberate the officer, and has threatened the vengeance of the French government against Slam

The Progrids Salgen demands, in large type, "Why is not Bangkok at once reduced to ruins by our guns?"]

MORE FAILURES.

PARIS May 30th. The Résulon Crédit Agricole has gone into

GOLD IN BURMAH. Immensely rich deposits of "placer" gold have been discovered in Barb.

The following is a List of 'Waters always kept within two days), was entitled to a ticket ready in Stock :-

from her former employer by French mail to Singapore, but would prefer to obtain's situation in Hongkong, and if that could not be, she would like to postpone her return to Singapore for a fortnight as she expected & lady from Japan In whose service she had previously been and with whom she preferred to travel. We pur-liquidation. posely avoid giving names; they may

DYNAMITE EXPLOSION. appear all in good time. The Editor of

There has been a grest explosion of dynamite this journal, with more generosity than at the Potsdam barracks, doing considerable wisdom, after hearing that the damage and killing and wounding many per German Consul had thrown his country. wons. woman over, undertook to get" the Agent of the French mail to make. the ticket for Singapore, available for another fortnight," and as the women stated that when turned out of the Baxter Girls' Home she would be destitute and had nowhere to go, he sent to his manager for Bro, which he offered to his visitor, advising her to call on any friends she might have and solicit their assistance, She declined the money, alleging she had no claim on stranger's generosity; but she wanted a situation, or if she could not get that, to remain over for a fortnight and then go on to Singapore with her former mistress, the wife of a military officer. She called at the Telegraph office on the morning of May 31st with a passage ticket by French mail to Singapore and

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A. S. WATSON & Co, LIMITED, The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong.

MARRIAGE,

At the Union Church, at the 8th lost, by the Rev. G. H. Bondfield, GrORGE LEO. DUNCAN

to MELINDA F. H. MATHER,

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SAJÚRDAY, JUNE 10, 1893.

BLACKMAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

UNDER the new State saloon law of South Carolina, no bar-tender cın “drink behind, the bar," not for that matter in front of it as it is provided that he must be a total abstainer. A REGULAR Convocation of Victoria Chapter, No. 525, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Wednesday, the 14th instant, 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren ara cordially invited.

Cora-eri-"You were married to the deceased

Widow:-" No, i dedo Oi was maki; I was

bekam dccssed,”

man

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THE most artistle and attractive publication we have seen for a very long time is "Six Thousand Miles through Wonderland," by Olla D. Wheeler, lostrated from photographs by Haynes. This little hook, of over too pages, gives a description of the magnificent regions traversed by the Northern Pac fic Railroad; and ail we can say is that if the beauty of the scenery In Alaska, the Yellowstone dist-fct, and the great

THE STRANDED STEAMER **NANKING,"

So far as we can gather from the reposted

WITH THE LONGEST, PAIR

OF EARS IN HONGKONG.

Ormaby Plantagener, Scion of Royalty, Came to Australia burst og wilk loyalty, Fresh from the hunts of i'e old aristocracy, Letters he brought to a swell in authority, Willlag to patronise even Democracy. One of the grast Legislative majority, Urging that Ormaby might have opportunity In some department to serve the commurky. Watching his staff with an eye that was sinister, Noticed a clerk far #dvanced in longevity, The Minister instantly wrote the dismissal Of him who had ventured to moisten his whittle, And added a rider conveying a waraleg specially for him, and that his resignation would Now, Ormsby Plantagenet had been to college,

To all who had beadaches at nine in the morning,

til it nearly fall of,

ledge

As a matter of economy-good old school but it is better not to expect too much, so thla copy-book maxim, "a penny saved is a penny lottery was instketed. It were splendidly at

may make the third disappointment since the The British gunboat Linnet, Commander C. gained," he got himself into sever! Clubs, Batten, returned to harbour this morning from where he often had chances of free dala ke when fint, but it seemed too go1d to last. the Paracels, which dangerous reefs had been

ever anybody was “shouting for the crowds" specially visited in connection with the strand- and every day be get cheap and substantial DEDICATED TO THE OFFICIAL Ing of the Norwegian steamer Nanking,

nourishment at the free blicuits and cheese. The Nanking, Capt N. Sorensen, Left Sarai- This also he did in the hotels, and further raz for Hongkong on May 19th with a cargo of economised by obtaining inexpensive "food sugar, and on the morning of the 26.the

for the intellect" at the newspaper desks navigators of the vessel having evidently taken

in public reading rooms. He was about the the wang-torning-abe was hgh and com-

worst example of that objectionable class of paratively dry on the Paracels, a goodly Joa'ers on whose number of nautical miles out of her proper track. Telegraph has for some time past refused to account the Hongkong Some of the cargo, it is stated, was jettisoned in supply free public reading-stands, as less sensible order to lighten the vessel, but as the stock fast newspapers continue to do. on the reef, the Captain decided to abandon her, In one of his Clubs the Count became so A TRIFLE over eighteen months ago requested that it should be made available married to him folve-up'iwinty years afore he and with the officers and crew, took to the boata { universaliy disliked that a new role was proposed, Few days had chipset when x Tiklant Minister,

on tha ayth, and were n'cked up next day by with the object of expelling any member by vote certain German Directors of the Hongkong by the following steamer. A member of

the German steamer Brilona somewhere near for no resson stated on the lines of the old and Shanghai Banking Corporation took the Telegraph staff visited the MM. Co.'s ST. PETER'S SHAMEN'S CHURCH.-TAs Mission Holoan island, and taken on to Slagapore. No Athenian Ostrakismas. The Count, in all who, prompted by B›cczas, exhiblied levity upon themselves, for motives of private office during the day and had the desired steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside lives were lost.

Innocence, cordially recorded the motion, and applauded fondly when it was carried nam, con. Arms of this colony in order to induce lady further begged that, as she had been 10.30 am. on Sunday, to convey men athore to investigations, of the Commander and officers of but almost before he had subsided, the Secretary malice, to canvast the shipping and other alteration affected. The missionary young vessels holsting code pennant C, between 9 and them to stop advertising in 'the Hongkong | turned out of the Baxter. Girls' Home the 13 o'clock service, returning about 15.30 p.m. | H‚M S. Linned, there would appear to be a more whispered in his ear that the rufe was meant

that reasonable chance of save the Nanking Telegraph. We have the names of that some place to live in might be found her In the course of a trivial squabble among some whose stranding, if she were a Bish steamer, be immediately accepty biel His chin dropped Asd once had possessed a few fegments olkoow Chinese from Hongbom in the police court this world, to say the least, require some explanation. perions and will make them public for the next fortnight, and suggested & called upon. They were to some extent f certain hotel, in, Queen's Road West, morning, la the form of a charge of assanit, We understand that the abip is lo a fairly good 1 Of his exploits a large book could be written, With precision be parted his hair in the riddle,

as some with Com, Hanzo, acting and

antalzed considerable damage and a portion of and would be both Interesting and profitable And in physical health was as it as a fiddle, Is a crime in British law for men to combine wife of the proprietor. A letter was complainant $10 for "gross lying

is more so than knowledge of our To him in due course the clerk's billet was given to injure another man in his business. guaranteeing payment of her board and Australia on the 21st ukto. By the by, the handy. Of course a spall of bad weather would markind : Man-?" This is one of the noblest Which State servants owe the brain of the

accordingly written and handed to her,

THE Stanley Awfula salled from Colembo for her is under water, she might without much fillow-creatures ? Did not the' im'mer:al"Pop" | And the usual couch and four horses were driven difficulty be floated were adequate appliances put it on record that "The noblest study for Through that funny piece of defunct legislation They coerced or wheedled Mr. WOOD lodging for the next fortnight, and there, Man now styles Eimacil Captain Stanley, but then agent of the P. & O.-now, alasi an inmate

of Victoria Gol-Into with so far as the Telegraph was concerned, the whether the ille is derived from the fact that hotelally alter the situation for the worse. It specimens

But not 10; we had commands troupe of Amasons or her joined not seen the official report of the Commander of goods at more than double pilers, and pocketing

I perhaps necessary to add that, as we hire Finally, be was caught by him selling Through the year that ensued, with a haughty," drawing the shipping notices of that matter ended.

à la Alver, to prevent delcction. "So now he's assisting the "cornered speculator out of inst. a letter arrived written in broken. his pressing financial difficultles with the German-it is dated May ist, by the way costing over $15,000,00 yearly. 'Abent 100 reproduced in to local papers, that a portion

gone alo's ": Bank's money, promises which were in which this German female person women karo every year 10 TURETY : and Sich one never kept. Mr. WOODI personally explaining that she was weeping for being plement of select charmes never falls below 300,

receives a dowry of $37,500. Yet the total com communicated this to the Editor of the in a house that was too dirty for a clean each of whom has ten servants and a carriage Telegraph, expressed regret for having maid," and soliciting the privilege of and foux. unjustifiably withdrawn the advertisements

Cly Hall, to-night

nation.

demeanour

Company, by holding out promises of reckoned without our host. On the 3rd the Salvation Army we are not in a posliion to the Zinnel, the foregoing particulars must be the difference ; doctoring the books' slightly, Plantagenet morod in the social arena

came out in her true colours." After

state.

TIE Sultan's harems in rather an expensive toy,

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accepted with a certain amount of reserve.

It has been stat d by captains of vessels, and

1 of the cargo of the Nanding consisted either of kerosene or tea-ih, so that a lot of this

A MARVEL OF JOURNALISM.

He strode round the Blockin appareluntarnished, His countenance shining as if newly-vanished. To ladies he proffered profound salutation, cargo was Jetconed the Scottish Oriental Co's

And he seemed to enjoy the good-will of the steamer Chowfa, Capt. Phillips, which arrived the Philadelphia Public Ledgers it has an His brains were not packed up when he

nation, One of the great dafly pripers of the world in Though souse in his 'office bawo jelou ly stated in Hongkong from Bargkak on the 31st ulto; average cicalation of over 100,000 copies a day reporting that she passed hundreds of cases" of

emigrated. and is estimated to bo worth fifteen million gold | Of fate when the “calony" Ipst its prosperity strange. We have now before as a co philanthropist, George W. Childr who when

posterity,

and promised that they should be returned) mending the editorial stockings, etc., she | #TA-RA-RA-BOGM-DE-AY" at the Theatre Royal, i kerosene oil mear the Paracels. This is very dollars. Jis owner and editor is the famous And debis could no more be passed o0 to

at the end of the month. At the end of said something about her deer heart which the month he was a fugitive from our translator does not understand, and Justice and his successor was one who then expressed an ardent desire to go to knew-JOSEPH. The leader of the German India, and pretty broadly hinted that $100 gang of conspirators, a highly scented were needed for that purpose. She likewise Individual named POZENECKER, also a enclosed a badly spelled but affecting Bank, and head of gas and Anango, Singapore, and two little books to keep director of the Hongkong and Shanghal letter from an angello lady friend in KARBERG & Co., made use of his position to you for ever." Here are the contents to withdraw the shipping notices of the of the books- Mutual Shippers Steamship Company, and they have not since appeared In the columns of "the largest circulation in the Far East. SixSSIN& Co. were borne along with the flowing tide, and a few other small firms followed suit- Mr. J. J. KESWICK had previously taken

No. 1 Der Herr hat der Tegemerheissen stins Glite, und Nachts singe ich Ihm und bete sum Gest meiner Lebens.

Psalm 42,-9.

No. 2. Meine Schafe hören Meine Stimme, und ich umbrage at certain flattering refer- kenne sit, und sie folgen n Miri, und Ich gebe ences to... himself." "în' the "Telegraph | ihnen das ewige Leben, and gratified his petty spleen, so far as it ] Joh 10,17-a,

There was a young lady named Mary, Who went on the stage av a fairy | She proved a incces,

On account of her dress, Which partook very much of the aly,

AMORIER good man gone wrong. A well-known Brisbane barrister, disguised in liquor, tried to make his way into the local Supreme Court, the other day. He had a largs loaf under one arm and a botila under the other, Falling to gain admittance, he sat down to the gotter and content: diy fell asleep, akadem LONDON HIS 1,000 ships and 9.000 sailors to its pon every day. It has an average of upwards of 75,000 persoas sonnally taken into custody by lodging-houses, 25,000 persons annually arseated the police, 37 oco persons living in its common as drunk and disorderly and more than one third of all the crime of the country is committed within its radin.

of the Nanking's manifest duly signed once offered a Gaby net-position in the Unlied The Cabinet ruled that to bring forb salvation by Martin Grelg & Co, the ship'e gents in Sicurang, and it contains no ephy of keroseto I cannot afford to reinquish the bosor of an Twas needful to go in for general sacking.

Slates Governmeny mad the memorable reply of credli again to the soffering sat on, or any other all. With the exception of four editorial chair fer that el any political office, no Hence hundreds of class from their work wete „baskets of sine, wel;bing 2,6§ 8 plculs, the entire

cargo ls set down aidry and wet sugas. Under matter how high.". Besides his numberless and sent packing... all the circumstances of the case we consider benefaction at home and with the late George Some mata scie filsmissed who for decades had without fosinuating that all was not as it ought Peabody in London, Mr. Childs will be striven to have been, that a thorough investigation into remembered by Englishmen as the detor of the for paltry advancement that never was givin i the loss of the Nanking would be advantageous cost emile, window in Westminister Abbey | And some who were gifted with greater capacliy to everybody concerned in that ressel and her and of thegrat Shakespeare drinking fountain | Made way for some othein of greater nudacfiy is

at Stratford-on-Avon,

And again thers were some who were granted * A good Idles of the wonderfa! growth of the exemption,

Pubile Ledger is afforded by three copies now on Who owed to some presente occult their our table, for which the Honghong Telegraph redemption, is indebted to Dr. Edward Bedlos, Ushi Consal Did Ormsby Plantagenet lo

lose his portion, The celebrated series of Telegraph character at Amoy, Gas is's copy of the first issus, printect And is he now lowered in social condition? ago, after having dealt with Mr. Mitchell-Inner about 10 by 15 Inches in size. advertion Not read by the bulk of this somnolent matlon) sketches died a well-merited death some time, fity years ago, and 11 a Sintle four-dage sheet In's recent Gasils (rechie publication, and "Browple but the trumpet has sounded men's caskce very curious reading. The second We read in the space to appolsiments devoted (we usually do it ourselva, in abodent way) and copy sirpresents the paper when it was a huge That Ormsby Plantagenet kas just been pro The cond has arsomą "The major of" ikit) Blanketukset of eight tað sin pages, whose · moted.—Bylney Bulliin.

cargo,

CHARACTER sketches.