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rule which the British Government most THE Fand's Horn says "but if men would rigidly adheres to, that no public officer stand up for their religion like they will for their can accept anything in the shape of a politick, how quick the der would begin to present without express permission. T Perhaps his Excellency was complacent! TAX Swoff in getting genemas in its old age. but in any case, we do not grudge Mr. It has given another son to poor "Wales," Vide LOCKHART the opportunity afforded him last night's fisse Among the earliest antivals of comparing himself and his official were the Prince and Princess of Wales and their career with those "SHAM I-LV and of00; and the Duke of York to whom Princess his light burden of books-the only "Intelligence belongs kozether to the Snati.

the Western countries; or of Pau Haus savx, who with hands unstained by official old gentleman, who, after choosing his table, perquisites brought not one Inkstone from "I want a really good dinner. Here's your

beckons to the walter and says confidentially, Ten Chau." Inkstones, from the Mattheforehand. Now, what do you recommend darinic point of view, are not negotiable Walter, looking cautiously mund and whisper Instruments; dollars are, as the whole ofing in the client's ext; Go somewhere the

May is betrothed," ' The tallessrečours but the

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ignorance, of course) thattherels any glory attached to the banner which, if it means anything, has apparently been unfurled in order to revive the infamous Chiness VICTORIA DISPENSARY. coffe traffic to South America which was suppressed as a disgraceful scandal on humanity a quarter of a cen- tury ago. We were not acquainted with TAIN TSING-HIN, "whose virtues surpassed those of all other man of JATER.-The Water used, in absolutely his time"—the nobility and gentry must baggage which he took with him from | ¿CENE, n Parisian restaurant. Enter a lone Fach bas adopted, educated and financed a rash act. This gentlemen bas our mast slacera

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translations and we are only anxious to know to what thered spot this SUPERVISION.—The whole process almighty wonder of a byegone age of manufacture is under the took his lute and what he did with it STEWART-LOCKHART never had a lute, and qualified English Chemist

wouldn't know what to do with such an incumbrance even if the Chinese nobility and gentry generously cumshawed him å specimen of that fiery and untamed articls -only fancy JoHNNY' arrayed in a fute, and all the rest left to imagination, ye gods --we fail to see any connection between the Registrar-General and the late lamented Mr. Tais TING-HIK. And what in the name of all that's good and true the Secretary To, "whose pure moderation was beyond that of the rest of A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. mankind" and who appears to have been

continuba supervision of when he got it there. Anyhow, as Mr. the gentry and 'merchants who have A LATE telegram to an Indian paper states that Jack, not only on a surprise visit but bearing a

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A METRUSALEM,, when NoлH was a little boy, has to do with the puffy and verbose youth whose only claim to notoriety is contained in the expression "Po Leung Kuk," and a proposed doubtful coolla trade that both the Chinese, and. British Governments will unhesitatingly decline to acknowledge, is more than our limited thinking capacity is able to grapple with.

out? When Mr. Stewart Lockhart lit

appended their distinguished autographs to this extraordinary exhibition of senile gush must be quite well aware,

(To be Continued.)

TELEGRAMS.

CHOLERA IN FRANCE.

LONDON, June 13th: Five hundred cass of cholers and two has dred deaths are reported to have occurred in Brittany during the last few wocks. The ep demic is spreading.

H.M.S. "HOWE."

there are rumours from Kandahar that Ishak Khan, the leader of the ilang in 1888, has rossed the Oxas from Bothars territory, and that the Amir is concentrating his troops against him. His chances of success are 'smaller now then in 1588, when the Amir's power was not so firmly established,

THE ROYAL WEDDING. The Grand Duke Nicolas te expected to be present at the maittige of the Duke of York and the Princess May.

If you have been so unfortunate as to get paint stains on your clothing, they can be removed with torpeating while they are fresh; if they are not discovered until they are old and dry, try chloroforms; first cover the spot with * Ettle olive oil or butter, and rub and the paint is somewhat softened, and then apply the H.M. S. Home has left the dock and is chloroform until the stain dhappears, ready to sail for England.

| * BOOK-LEAR"ING” as dispersed at Sydney Un- Iverity, ways "Sappho Smith InSydney Bulletin, rans to figures. And when you reflect upon how many B.A's and M.A's there are rouse-abouting in the back-blocks, or advertising for press work (a sign of weakness in itself-for your bedding journalist always hawks hisown wares), the bill of Univeralty costs looks very long indeed. The 70 people who took degrees la 1890 cost the Stats £580 aplece !"

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

to dinner."

EARLY this morning a small fire broke out in the Far West of this colony. There was less barm done by the fire than by the noisy fireball.

RUMOURS having got afloat that our old friend Mrs. Brown-Potter was about to leave the stage who manages all that lady's business, and was a Referes willer Interviewed Mr. T.V. Twiening, informed that there was absolutely no foundation for the reports. As a matter of fact and a bay

Corinthian Theatre, Calcata, in October. She commences a season with Mr. Twioning at the has booked dates right up to 1896.

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Strank, the 'Merican widow on a forlorn console. tion-seeking mission, was true to life, not only la her acting but in her appearance. And Miss M. Greger must not be denied the meed of praise which he is entitled to for her pretty and

the leal portrayal of the part of Mildrede the wils of the vacillating Caleb.

To-night, as already notified, “Aunt Jack” will be repeated and doubiless the fame of the piece having gone abroad there will be a boogse Ing boure. There'should be, anyhow,

TRIBULATION.

OUR SINOLOGUES,

and we can with the utmost confidence singly than has upon many an occasion been shown by recommend all lovers of genuine fan not to miss the so-called leading lights of the local brigade. Mr. Henry Kits us the Irate' Colonel Tavernor the opportunity of seeing "Aunt Jack."

Ar this is the first occasion upon which the | was immeone`, his con dstent acting evlacing a play has been produced here a synepils of the thorough knowledge of the characteristics Enva plat will be read with interest. It is a three natriably displayed by the now recognized raes of farco by Ralph Lumley and the title of "Aunt peppery Colonels. Mr. Edwla Fergusson fretted Jack" is a playful contraction of the spazsoriat his time away as the imbecile lord; plotting appellation of certain Miss Jean Bryson (Mes against the contlated existence of what is known F. Brian) a maiden lady of somewhat mature politics as the "Upper House" and deserves years, g nas strength of mird, physically robust, some credit for having gone through the part with. and strong too in worldly possessioni. Aunt duth ring attempted suicide or some other equally nephew, Calab Cornish (Mr. Graban Stewart) Sympathy and we trust that the day may come kind, bas, unknown to bis aunt, wedded the neice than that unfortunate posklep which it has been who, with the perverally that characterises men when we will have to criticise him in some other at Colonel Taverner (Mr. Heaty Kitts) Cornish his lot to fill in Hongkong-that of the round shares Chambers in the Temple with a hard peg wrestling with the angles of the square hole. working and sising bartlater nathed Brad.(Mr. The Swoper of Mr. J. F. Millar passed muster J. H. Nunn) and to these chambers comes Aunt

an did also the other miner m-le characters. Mia Elbel Arden's rersonification of Mr. Van veritable prize packet In the shape of a leathern bag, which, as she explains, contains the material for her case in an action for breach of promise of marriage which she is about. to institute against Colonel Tavernor, The colonel having rethed from the Army devotes himself to the promotion of public com- pantes, and has mit Aunt Jach it the coun

The usual attractive concert and variety show try house of a mutual friend, where, in view of followed in which Mistes Dagmar and Brian Aunt Jack's fortune, he has proposed to her that and Mr. Cecil Burt cach look creditable shure. matrimonial syndicate shall be formed between The latter was especially effective in his solo, them. This has been agreed upon but later on while Miss Brian only saved the house from finding out that her fortune is securely settled fal lng by consenting to the last act of Ta-ra for her own absolute beneft the Colonstra-boom-de-sy." Misa Vivienne Dagmar also breaks of the engagement upon the pretence received a most flattering reception when she that he greatly objects to a comic song which appeared in her well-known "Serpentine "dance. she has sung at some Penny Readings Aunt Fack's breach of promise case is carly in the list of actions to be tried, and accordingly to London she comes, bringing with her a tame solicitor. named Juin (Mr. D. C. Smith) whose endeavour appears to be to conduct the action on any lists that may be laid down by his client (reversing the order of things, she should be called him patronen). Aunt Fack but lightly opens the prospects of her case to her bartliter-sephew and promises to tell him mere at a dinner to which she invites him at the Imperial Hole! and takes her leave with a view to worrying ber leading Counsel. In the meantime there appears abolition of the Upper Housen in the on the scene an incarnate justification for the person of Lord St. John Brompton (Mr. E. Fergusson). His lordship has seen and secretly

and despairing of otherwise gaining an audience the wealthy widow of an American pork-sticker, has advertised in the "gony" columns of an thing to her advantage on applying to Cornish's evening paper that the lady will hear of some Chambers. Mrs. Van Street calls sccordingly with a view to annexing the "advantage" and is shown foto an ante room to wait, dust Jack returns for an article of combined my and adornment; to wit, & muff, which conceals many Hale mysteries of feminine adornment, which she has left in the Chambers, and while there eneruntern Brus, the rising Banister, and yellow leaf is immediately smitten by the who although being somewhat in the sere matured charma of the lady, Brue does not know her patronymic and concludes that she must bear the same name as the nephew whose Chambers he shares; consequently when later on Colonel Taverner calls to engage him for the defence in the breach of promise acilen be against the lady who has gained his affections. does not recognize the fact that he has to fight The wife of Cornish (Miss M. Gregor) baving the Chambers for an explanation and Is seca Lard Brompton's advertisement, calls at upbraided by Cornish for so doing on the ground that her appearance may jeopardise his prospects with Aunt Jack. Lord Brompton having seen Mrs. Van Streek enter the Chambers calls

Airs. Van Stresk at the precise moment that presence is denied by Cornish and who innocent ly opens the door of the ante room and discovers Aunt Jack returas with the news that her

It was only the other day that we chront-led the sudden and almost tragic severance from this office of an individual who by the stern finger of irrefutable fact was pointed out to be a fraud. He possessed every external quality that was.' he was plous, decent-looking and mes: extra- likely to farther him in the favour of a stranger': ordinarily dignified in every gesture and in his general demeanour-all of which qualifications it

A flood of the feelings of self-congratulation to membership on the Telegraph's staff crowded upon us and upon retiring to the sancti the Editorial back. The sequel, of that enter fed ancium we, metaphorically speaking, patted prise bas been already writer, and nit desper

almost care and cleanliness are exercised in the Government department that has outlived | ACCORDING to an official report the prohibition ! been already stated in these columns Mrs. Potter worshipped Mrs. Van Streak (Miss Ethelaiden), may be parenthetically obscived, ara essentials

The purest ingredients only are used, and the

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"BOMBAY SODAS.” We continue to supply large boules as hereto fore, Free of Extr's Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi. nary siz:.

town of Portland, Maine, esés $75,000 worth of liquor year for "medicinal and mechanical purposes."

UR NEW FACTORY has been recently Where was Moses when the candle went | A WOMAN's definition of tiffin is that it is "a the candle, say the self-styled Chinese basal gratitude to breakfast and a premeditated gentry and merchants, "nothing has been left in darkness." This is like a comic scene out of "Aunt Jack." We are glad that the departed "boss" of a its usefulnes, "raises men out of the soft mire and places them in a comfortable bed makes crooked justice wholly straight; pulls up the weeds from among the SEE bas the bulge on him-"I wonder why mulberries and the hemp; refuses to draw Miss Primm always slags My Sweetheart's the back from fear of angry words and hatred" Man is the Moon "It is because he can't

are you listening Mr. WHITEHEAD come down and deny it." "regards the Tartars and the Southerners A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. as one family and disregards the gold-1165, E.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, melting calumny; and, oh yes, we can't Zetland Street, this evening, at 9 o'clock pre go on in this strain much longer or there | clacly. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. will be a typhoon" his heart is like water MEDICAL STUDENT-Do you know, Miss Fanny, and our saying so need cause him no that the action of the human heart is sufficiently shame." Mudi

strong to lift every twenty-four hours 120 pounds? She (blushing)-Really? Why, that's just my weight. Our old chum Confacius on the Job:-" There are three powers-heaven, earth and man. There are three lights--the sun, moon and stater are three bonds-between priace and mlatster, justice: between father and sou, affection; between man and wife, concord,"

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, Ju ** 16, 1893.

CHEAP TESTIMONIALS.

It is must be extremely gratifying to the hard-pressed rate-payers of this colony to know or the authority of these Chinese gentry and merchanis that an official whom they have educated, trained and handsomely remunerated

to do ueful work for the colony's beat interests, "has searched thoroughly and studled all parts of the language and of the literature of the Middle Kingdom and has assimilated the knowledge which he has collected," that "he is not cramped customs," and that he, "owing to the richness of the resources of his mind and in his skill in the treatment of all subjects," resembles KA, the Longheaded. It is likewise important to be informed that this head-clerk in a British registry office has

A

WEALTHY German merchant had daughter: who, on account of her excessive plainness, had Ore day, however, an not met with a suitor. enterprising gentlemen of the name of Itzig ap piled to the merchant for the band of the maiden, The father saw at a glance that Itzig was poor, and only wanted the girl for the sake of her money. He therefore'sald :-

"I will give you my daughter to wife and proviso that you do not break into the capital deposit 100,000 marks in the bank, but with the until after the lapse of ten years,"

Itzig, rather disappointed, made reply:- "Had you not better give me the ro0,000 marks and deposit your daughter Sarah in the bank

Itelg was ejected,

Wx note that the Victoria Government pro- poses to reduce the salailes of Governor, Mials ters, and legislators thus: Governor. from £10,000 to £7,000, a saving of £3,000; Ministers, At the Magistracy to day, before Capt. Hastings, 20 per cent reduction, or from £14,100 to R.N., Tau Kam Kal, master of the launch Pox1.280, saving of £28201 95 members from Hing, was fined $75 or thins got to come on 23.750, saving of 4.750; total thus saved, 100 to £256 spleee, m from £28,500 to meat for allowing 106 passenger to come on

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despair. The ruling object of life speedily andum being the family battle-cry we didn't

another sinologue who would more fittingly became a desire to permanently engago all that honorable post. and long experience having taught us the We advertised, vaine of being at all times wary apply. We are not naturally over suspicious but especially notified that "Brownie" need upt

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it is now beginning to dawn upon us that we have for a second time been Imposed upon; and that it is no other than the identical" Brownle" himself who now figures as sicologue (7) Can Stewart Lockhart have been our., secand the instigator of this nefarious "plant"? The whirligig of time will alone prove it; but that of our latest sinologue let the following para- we are right in our surmise as to the Identity graph bear witness

steamship Tat On le anchoring in the diver of On the 40th inst. Traka boat while the Cantos to row to her alde in o der to ship some passengers to shore. Unexpectedly she is too near the propellar and consequently wreck, by

the water and save them all. Truly it is quite drowned-into the water, neighbours take pity on them strongly dive into

Fortunately their. dangerous to escape.h

In a corner nor hampered by present board on the rath inst, at the Market wharf, £79,570. The N.S W. Government, obrerves back in the hope of seeing his charimer whose it. The boatman and his children me alt

to carry only 84. He had also a larga quantify cave the Governor's and members salarles bound for Shao-d-wan, the launch being licensed the Budain, could similarly retrench to the extent of £12,650, but proposes to witness for the defence, was fined $5 or 14 days severely alone, while only taking off £1,300 of cargo, Wong Kan, a boatman called as a

from Ministerial salaries, which are to be for perjury, Sergeant Niven prosecuted.

cut down along with the 10 per cent. taken THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry from all the better-pald Civil Servants. N.S.W. will play the following programme at the Barrack Ministers now, get £13,000 a year, and are to he kept on at £13,700. The figures will then o'clock -

14 members at £300 each, £42.300; total, £64.000. Or, £24,000 a year more for these items than Victoria has to provide.

Counsel has thrown up his brief and that sho intends her nephew shall fight her came."

The styles are too identical. In every feature the grammar, the framing and formation of exch sentence and the total abience of tautological: blemledes all point to "Brownie ;" and besides,. clear a philosophical conclusion an is conveyed in that last sentence?

waded and hunted through essays and Square, this evening, commencing at 7.30 | run --Governor, £10,000 ; Ministers, £11,700; place Colonel Tavernor has taken his piece, who but that gifted creature could evolve 10-

Polka...Ma Me Ronete**

"Past fee *Jones Dorse",

"Top dhe Maming”

Battlacha..

Quadr

Waldrandel.

MEMama,

THIS excerpt is from our racy contemporary the Calcutta Asian:-A rose by any other name would smell as sweet and so might a herring if it were not * Geiman herring. But after the revelations which were made the other day in dividuals will steer

And if still farther evidence were required, here we bave it "plain as Holy Writi

Greek medallist; he has, or had, the wastrel generally, was, strango to say, very fond the Westminster County Court prudent inbeis doing the honors to Mri, Coralik (who hau | Ng chow, One rich man seeing that be beleg.

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The second act takes place at the Imperial Hotel where Aunt Fach is staying and to which attain the records and striven to

Mra, Cornish,' and where composition

ho has also exceptional ability for

Invited Brun with a view to having a lengthy displayed by Tsar Tsor-cn', and that he

Interview with him for the defence of hi regards the art of literature and the art of

breach of promise case. It will be remembered Government as equal; and hard study and

that Asif Tack has also lovited her nephew A certain man of Fa-yuen who get whose diligent protection of the people as of the The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong same importance." When a lad at

Cornish to dies at the Imperial Hotel ring by mending shoes bad a wife and a son. However, by a mistake on the part of the His wild seeing that her husband was unable Edinburgh University Mr. STEWART THE late "Abington * Baird, milionaire, jockey,

waiter, all the parties are shewn into the same to manage her family affairs forced herself to LOCKHART attained the proud position of prize-sing patron, friend of Mrs. Langtry, and

room and many complications ensue. Aunt employ sa maid-servant, Soon after bision was Jack surprises the staid and steady, Brus whilst robbed away by some robbers and brought to. clear of the brand. reputation of being fairly proficient in of having high-class literature read to him. He

particularly admired Shakespeare, and on one The action was brought by a German tunocently enough been left in his charo by a nice lad bought him as a god-sau. Chinese vernacular. Our regret is occasion his "reader" (it might have been Lily manufacturer who had not been paid for some her uncle) while Cornish is imorally petrified at year after he bad went to school, bat he was: that this highly paid servant of

Langary) was going through his favourite play, tins of herringa "Made in Germany, which he discovering his wile dialog with his friend. quid clever and whenever he saw anything the public should, in his endeavours Troilus and Cressida, when he suddenly had sent over to a City restaurant. Mr. Lingin, Mrs. Van Streak funds. Aunt Tack listening to he know it. In ten years old be passed to emulate KA, the Long-headed, interrupted, and, pulling out his watch, said, the proprietor of the establishment, had had a matrimonial overtures from the apologetic Brus examination, Though the rich and become an expert on the flute There's only one thing in the world I like rough time since be received the consignment. and threatens to disclose her discovery to the gave hini satisfaction, he always very sorry while.. WHAT is this Chinese disease that is coming of TSIN TSINO-HIN, have neglected the better than Shakespeare, and that is a fight. The prevailing belief was that the herrings Colonel who is now making proposals of marriage remembering his parents. Last year after be There's one due in half-an-hour at the Blas formed part of the tinned provisions left over to hemel. On the equent entrance of had been married his god father died. He upon es? It looks like a regular epidemic English language and the ordinary Anchor, and if I go now I shall be fast in time from the Ark Dey smell de shopps out the Colonel and the rides of Mrs Cornish begged him to return home, but she objected. of second-class coolle blatherskite, principles of business procedure. The engineered by the eminent patriots of the Registrar General's speech on the P for the start. In three hours-17l be back, and and I wou'd get dree months if I sell that he is her uncle'ir is discovered that Cornish | He then left her and return home, When he Po Leung Kuk. The childish address | Loung, Kuk Ordinance at the last you can finish." He returned within the time, them. I never smell anything dot var so bigb," / holds a brief on behalf of Els gunt against his get home, and saw his father living on bed.. presented to the Registrar-General on meeting of the Legislative Council is s Wednesday in recognition of his departure, revelation of what fools some mortals on a fool's errand, but for a pleasant albelt can be when they don't know any better

The third act represents the trial of the a costly holiday at the public expense, Harassed by the duties of his office

action for breach of promise and depicts the Now since sop dlad who but the reveredi might, for various reasons, be tolerated he feels no self-pity at starting to travel

anguish of Erus the Barrister at being forced to Brovals" could have given birth to much m and good-naturedly ridiculed. Mr. J. H. 10,000 " Not much! logically, if

cross-examine the lady of his heart by the glorious, moral-conveying fable as the above ‣ STIWART-LOCKHART is perfectly harmless; man were harassed by the duties of his

direction of his dictatorial old client, The question While in the following, the last of his contribution if he does possess sufficient brains to office, he would only be too glad to get a

Thus the Sydney Bulletins-For years it has for the Jury is as to whether the staging of a there was a vein of sadness that ahnesio, enable him to come indoors and escape six months holiday at the pubile expense,

hem a cosmon saying in Melbourne that any certain comic song forms a suficient justification from the eyes of the most caloul, cause for ca well-known "datier could get a big overdraft, for the breach of the promise of marriage and flow exceeding in volume those of Ty-tami geting wet when it rains hard, we regret to say nothing of the possible C.M.G..ship,

merchant, Cheung, of Fat Shrin, after we have never been able to discover in But we don't expect either logic or

or an advance on anything, at one or more banke, the Yudge (Mr. T. Verner) decides that the only whilst the unpretentious trader would be sternly way for the jury to decide la forani Fark to collecting some accounts from Sam Koor, market, what portion of his somewhat imposing commonsense-In fact nothing but flatulent

reminded, that his account was £5 on the sing one of the verses. One verse of in-a-rn- returned and met a lady with the era of Chan Anatomy they are located. He can never and grossly offensive toadyism to foreigners FH. May) Mrs. Mann and Inspector o ride Bangers have kept boom-de-ay" is therefore given on oath and the barbar of bir next door. The eighbor all very bad company, and fourished on the subsequently, no doubt, is stored in the said the son was that of Chan but, a docbt there be a dangerous element in the field of whom they make a big pretence of des-Quincey.

The prizes were distributed by Mrs. May, who use of depostions cash until the supply ran out. achives of the Court. Technically there Is On Cheung's taking he begr, ed him to tell local politics; he doesn't know enough pising-from coolle-bred self-constituted and never will. No more hopeless Chinese gentry. The Registrar General by Mr. Mathieson on behalf of the club out is the comniry. Some of it gent to the absente cortar ateng about Ta-za-n and the verdict to blat father that he got a long ourney to turt

to absentee the Platatii. Damages One Farthing. and would never come backheang promised. mediocrity has ever been entrusted by a has taken the reins in his hand, and be

helder of cly and suburban land who were From the foregoing it will be easily conceived to do so. When he reached by me he immeilite British Government with what is claimed does not decline the insk before him of Tax Londos correspon eit of the Arton sup. glad to sell at fictitious prices. Quite a lot how comical and how very much complicated went to tell his father in reason. Cesa said, to be a mission of very considerable coastless argument." So mete it be? plies that paper with the gist of the letter which of money was swallowed in the form of must be the scenes and Incidents that My son has bebu sicked agd do not take a least Importance for the commercial interests of If he had declined, the probability was writen by Dr. Lombard Tanner, brother of champagne. Think of the mushroom men who occur in the course of the all-too-balef farse of thing several days how, can be

"Aunt Jack"Last night's performance was journey Cheung thought it was very cuslots

and heard out the play.

THE lawn tennis tournament organised by the Police Recreation Club was brought to a close this stempon at the Central Station, in splendid weather. The prize winners were;---

Singls handicap (silver cup, persanted by the Club);-P.C. McIvor, scratch.

Championship (ellvar cup, presented by the Captain Superintendent) inspector Qatacey. Second prize (net of silver spoons, presented for the Clob); Sergeant DancLD

Doubles (silver cup and flask):-P. C, McHardy and P. C. Macaulay/p

Mixed doubles (sliver bolt, presented by Mis

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was how the restaurant keeper put it in court, wife's uncle from whom he has expectations and | He. koelt dewa beside him and told him the and his subodiante loyally corroborated, bles that Brus has proposed matrimony to the reason. In the meantime the mother of him had!

by saying, Mein Herr if you no get rid of dem smellerevent fik ás erer I smelled ve vill all die of de cholers. The ironical part of it was that the daloties were known as "delicatessen," The box, opened is "court, produced a panic. The case went for the defendant.

plaintiff in a case in which he holds a brief for the defendant,

engaged by some one to take present to othe villings, When she knew. It she immediately. went home to meet her son,"

long

Hongkong. Coming events, as Governor Is that his Chinese admirers would almost the well-known Irish politician, who committed drank French firs by the hycketful daring boomuch an eren one, and ond so well sustalted by and said nothing. Chen was very sorry and in Sir WILLIAM ROBINSOx is likely enough to to a certainty have had an opportunity of sumciently interesting to bear reproduction:porary wealth was borrowed from the banks, and the whole cart that relative compulsons the next morning his fion died."

suleida in London last month. It is time! They didn't pay for I. Their tem

THE WILD, CAT COLUMN. Chiclete proverb: “Byle as the bank,”

Gose Dret to the majorly," Banking expression, Live.

d seover sooner than he expects, will justify employing those transcendent talents from am fred of firing and therefore have although these rampageous institutions were would be invidious and unfair, but it mustWe will stop now. The preceding has had our opinions. Werepeat that the Registrar which they find it so very hard to part made up my mind to do. I think presently said to be puting the screw on, be recorded that to the excellent acting of Mr. the effect of the proverbial last straw and if the General is perfectly harmless. It is, of Hongkong can very easily spare Mr. selcides quite justifiable and to strict they couldst screw back magnums of Dry JF. Brian, in the name part," no small mes scalp of Brusele does not adorn one wigwam couras, most gratifying to us to find the STEWART LOCKHART, his absence will make accordance with all economic laws. I think that Monopole or any other imported liquors sure of the general success was due. M. D: C. to-morrow-well, put it down to the thickness of present Protector of Chinese so much s no appreciable difference to the flow of instead of being made an offence against the Worth, of Paris, and the English drapery, Smith also achieved to mean triumph by virtue biz kids or to damaged ammunition. We will persona grafa with the Chinese "gentry and current events, if he never returned he law every facility should be given to any one furniture, jewellery, and fancy-goods traders got of the versatility of talent which his rendering of do our best, anyone. merchants" who signed that wonderful would hardly be missed. As a matter who desired to have this world of doing it in a their share of that boom gold with which the Zufin proved him to be possessed of; In Our address. Quite a legion of leading Chinese of fact he has gone, and the Hon, SADY Cortlandt Pacalled Chrast and created representative snobe and bogus flat on the previous evening he impersonated havena religion, and abhor so-called Christianity, land values. And so much cash has gone for a hairy-toothed Hiberian whore ruling desires traders of Hongkong have written to ur TAMSON, who has no acquaintance whatever I therefore beg most earnestly that I may not be ever. The banks, or, some of them, favested in illo seemed to be to thread" on the repudiating any sympathy with the self with the Po Leung Kuk or KA, the Big burled, but that my body be sent or taken to their deposits in human securities of a thoroughly tall of somebody's cost and to collect bis milk dues. Now Fufin as a belag, though, styled Chinese "gentry and merchants," headed, reigns in his stead. Le Ref at one of the schools of medicine for dissection. rotten character, and no schema of reconstruc

I think Bradlaugh allowing himself to be buried then can wipe sat that disgusting fact,

by the by, he had more of the cynocephalus who, they allege, are mostly ex-coolles mori; mini le Roi

than the human in his appearance, WA who act as compradores and shroffs la It was doubtless kindly meant by these was mistaken, I by this action of mine I pioneer a movement, against such barbarous

the very antithesis of Finchard and both foreign hongs. Very sad if true-and In Chinese gentlemen and scholars to donate practices in the name of wel gion, I shall not

were excellently acted Ero Mr. Smith' claim some cases at least we happen to know the Reghirar General a book-a Chiasso have lived in vain. You' are brought into this

to legitimate recognition Messrs. J. H. Nun It is true. We have never heard, although classic, it is fair to assume, as from such a world; without your consent, therefore, This clever little farce was produced by the and Grabam Stewart may be bracketed as always in the heart of busy, every-day life distinguished and select source any do not see, why ons should not leave London Lyric Company at the Theatre Royal, Berkeley Brus and Caleb Cornish, respectively. In Hongkong, what deep gratitude the frivolous publication of the nature of of it when one lists. Chave intended to City Hall, last night, in most excellent styles in as both wees studied and highly satisfactory per The Mercantile Bank prosecutions, it was Chinese "gentry and merchants" really b'long to Whampoa, my name blong do so for the last theo months as my fact it is due to the performers, individually and formances. It 16 ply though that these gentle prileted, would be short, because there was no owe the Registrar General for doing very | Achoy," the "History of Kang' Chl and energy is gone and I can't bsiile against the collectivaly, to assert that upon no previous men cazinot arrangu to be called to the local car, } mousy behind the culprits. But there werd heapa

world as i cand in. If there be another world, occasion have their efforts been more westby at the alcoholle, but the forension, timel *thousands. M Jittle for the handsome salary paid him by the Double-headed Dragon," or the "Mald which very much donk, then I will take my of recognition--and also of a larger congre of They certainly possess more eloquence and bas the taxpayers of the colony. We don't of Fechill would have been distinctly our chance and start Minsk, Whill need is rost, pubile support than was: sccorded them: Toone, (na joke )) fire mars: berigterial in superrs avan know, it may be our benighted of place. But there happens to be a strict, and i am no weary and tired of st'ath,?". night, howers, the performance will be reported i ance, and, ovinced mikenyti kuow 193gN DI TAW

"AUNT JACK"

What is the valud of ́s sõip-or's bank--- warted not to stand a galó ?

An apensive, legal ealaíon obtained by a

6bor depositor is to the effect" tikt no order of