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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26,

Saintly Missionary-I observe with pleasure that your family Bibla is not covered with dust. Little Girl-It's always nice and clean now, ever since the piano stool broke,

The Agents (Masara, Dodwell, Carllll & Co.) Inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Ca's steamer Tacoma left Tacoma on the morning of the 23rd fast, for this post, via Japan.

Chief of Police (examining applicant for post tton a datective)--Do you know what is meant by a felony ?

Applicant-Yes, sir. A felony is a man with & sore thumb. ST. PETER'S SKAMEN'S CHURCH --The Mlusion sicam-launch Day Spring will call alongside 1030 am. on Sunday, to convey men ibora to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12.30 p.m.

did not say what had happened to him. He was wearing a sareng only.

Chun Chu, watchman, Mercantile Bank of India, stated-On the morning of the 24th bist. I board a crank, as if "some cue was trying to come la to steal things so I awakened my skit Alter making a search I saw the

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was conferred on bim as a posthumous honour by an Emperor of the Ming dynastry,

By the way, to revert for a moment to our free passages, the Chinese assert that the action of the Governor of Formosa is only, a result of the Douglas Company's policy, and is no sim al the Viceroy also is only trying to brip the Chinese steamships against the Douglas, by putting on the gunboat.

firemen turned ent with the greatest possible despatch, and before long had as many as eight jets of water playing on the fire, besides looklog after the safety of the surrounding bulldlags. In less than an hour from the first alarm tha conflagration was extinguished, the tea and tea- box stores being completely gutted. The for $10,000 with the Transatlantic Co. (Slemssen & Co., agcals), Ae loquiry was held by Mr. Wodehouse at the Magistracy to-day, and as no The Chinese "Seventh Moon” is chimchim- suspicion prose be premises were ordered to be foss month, but the unusual' quietness now pro- released from police surveillance.. It is exc ed-vating is significant of the universal depression ingly surprizing that there are not more serious among the people. their fomivals with so much burning of paper and fireworks of all sorts." In no other place ou earth does a rational municipality tolerits such insensate folly.

deceased lying in the alley, badly hurt, last miies and contents were lasured, we be philanthropy or benevolence at all. Ferhaps

A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No 525, will be held-in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the 1st proxims, at 8.30 for 9 pm precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited, THE Imperial Canal of China, says the Geogra- |phical Magasins, is the longest in the world WATER-The Water used is absolutely and the greatest in point of traffic. Its length 13,100 miles, and li connects forty-one eilea STEAM PLANT-Of the latest and most / altu.ted on its banks. It was completed in 1950, | vessels hoisting code pennant C, between § and ball-piat two on the morning of the 24 h lost, fires when the Chloess are allowed to celebrate

after 600 years spent on its construction. THE Courrier d'Haiphong gives, in two recent issues, a series of documents purportleg to show that M. Riatelḥueber, Minister of France to China, was regularly subsidised by the Thevenet Syndicate to promote their interests, and had received a percentage on all their transactions. As we go to press we learn with regret of the death of Mr. Malcolm Campbell, chiel engineer of the Kong Reng, at the Peak Horpital this afternoon. The deceased had many friends in the East, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him.

SUPERVISION. The whole process of manufactore is under the Continuous supervision of a qualified English Chemlat.

The PRODUCT-Will bear comparison with the Waters made by the most noted makers In England.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., Li,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

The faneral will take place 10-morrow at 2.30 p.m.

As exchange says Lagrand Larow, of Barton County, Mo., who is six feet in height, has whiskers just seven feet in length. He was born in Tompkins County, N. Y, and comes from family whose men were noted for their long beards.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s royal mail steamer Empress of India, from Vancouver and Victoria, B.Č., arrived at Shanghai at 11 am. to-day, and will leave again at so pm, for this port, where she may be expected at ga on Tacaday, the 29th läst

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him alive about eleven on the previous night. He came in thee and went to his rooms, which is on the second floor facing the Windsor Hotel. So far as I could see he appeared to Dr. Jordan sinted—I was telephoned for about be all right

to go to the Mercantile Bank. I saw the deceased lying in the lobby of the Bank. He was unconscious. There were signs of blood on the floor. Upon examining him. I found that the left leg, the left upper arm, and, five ribs were fractures. There were also several sharp gashes on different parts of the body. There wasa bump on the forebead, and a gash under the chin. He died about five minutes after my strival. I could do nothing for him. I knew the deceased to be Mr. Skene, in the employ of the Laud Investment Company. In my opinton death resul ed from shock caused by the Irjates, which were such as might have been received a falling from a height. I was ble medical at- tendant, He was a than of good coralitution. Previous to his death, be bad been suffering from medically for more than a month, and he appeared

THE MAN AT THE WHEEL" AND

THE MAID OF THE MISSED. There is a little comedy now in process of development la Hongkong such as would form most congenial food for the Poetic Mass of our world-famed Office Cat, the only one on earth —thank goodness—no no !—beg his pardon, However, as the fates would have it, the matter Is to come before the court, so that Wilhelmina

Meanwhile the cold-blooded "man with yet,

THE COOK IN THE ORIENT.

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INCIDENTAL ITENS.

An Interesting fasture of culinary art in the Far East is the number of dishes which can

hardly he classified under Furorean systems. It would be impossible within the limits of this

article to even recount the list. A brief mention of the more Important must therefore suffer, Among the first in prominence, is the Micasar red fish his delicious creature belongs to the same family as the anchory and is caught in vast quanilies in the seas and bays of the

the waters of Celebes. It is often prepared like

LAB Press falls into the ingenioas ile trap lafa/ THE French gunboat Papin, conveying 'M. Le congestion of the liver. I had not seen him Caurientais must be kept on chain a little langer Datch East Indies. It is found at its best in

IT is amusing to note how simply the Daily by Mr. "Ratepayer," who alter eulogising the morning oracle for is authentic information a to the morphlab question, carefully fills up our A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. contemporary with a re-bash of our own anicles on the subject, which "Granny had apparently never known anything about before, Poor old woman t

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UR NEW FACTORY has been recently refitted with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved blad, and we are well able to compete in quality with the best English makers:

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised la the manufacture throughout.

"BOMBAY SODAS.' We continue to supply large bottles as hereto- fore, Free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi- may als

Myre de Vilars from Singapore to Bangkok special commissioner of the Repubile to Siamo be la good health. to complete the settlement of the recent dispute, broke down on the way, and had to proceed under anita Bangkok by the gunboat Lies: taken on to Lion.

THE Independance Tonkinoise_says_that_ two DURING the bearing of the Wilson breach-of-young Englishmen have set out from Hongkong promise case recently, the Master of the Rolls in a couple of towing boats, intending to reach pated that in an old breach-of-promise-of- Singapore by keeping close to the coast all the manlage case the defence set up was that, after way. They arrived in Tonkin a few days ago, the promise of marriage was made, defendant and according to their own statements they discovered that the lady had a wooden leg, and rowed up the river to Hanoi in four hours, the answer was, "It was for you to have satisfied against a powerful current; and they further yourself about that before you made the talk of crossing the "Small Lake" in the record promise."

time of 7m 238. The latter feat they have not yet performed, but are waiting for one of the comrades who, they say, has been detained by slight acrident, and is expected to catch up to them in a few days. Our contemparary gives no games, but we strongly suspect that if one of them is not De Vere, or Greenlaw, or Mondiser, then somebody has found another alias, and somebody else is likely to be taken In and done for clean" In the Belle Colonie.

At the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Tuesday the 20th Inat, at 3 pm, the following will be the business

Financial Minutes. (Colonial Secretary.) Repert of the Pablic Works Committee (No. 4) (Director of Public Works)

Questions. (Mr. T. H. Whitehead.)

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

First reading of a Bill entitled "The Morphine Ordinance, 1895-'-

Third reading of the Bill entitled "The Statu tory Declinations Ordinance, 1993."

N.B-There will be a meeting of the Finance Committee immediately after the Council.

"Say, m'ster,” he said confidentially, as he overtook the pedestrian, "hev ye noticed that COAST PORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first India has gone back on the free coinage of

ullver } -steamer leaving after receipt of order.

For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good condition,

Counterfall Order Books supplied free on application.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all signed messages, addressed thus will receive prompt attention,

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"This country's goln' ter repeal the Sherman law jes' as quick as it kla be done?"

"Certainly,"

"Silver is gittin it fa the neck all around,

ain't it?"

"It appears so."

"Gittin' to be a regular no-count metal ?" "Perhaps."

bare, before ye have ler pay an ashman ter come "Well, I'll help yo ter get sld of what yer

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sardines, and in eil, pickle or tomato-sauce is

parholled, put up in bulk with a representative composition whose chief ingredients are sait, imparts the characteristic deep red color to the finished article. It is admirable in the

destroys the artistic appearance of the dish as more bigbly seasoned curries, but should not be used in the white curries of Ceylon, where it well as the delicate flavor of the young cocoa- nur, almond and other components. Spread on hot battered toast, it makes a better appetizer Another than anchovy paste or caviare. delightfai relish là bighly recommended by the Dutch chefs. Its recipe is as follows → Macassar red fish, add one small onian grated, Pick and chop up two tablespoonfuls of

tablespoonful olive oil, one hard-boiled egg. chopped fine, ball-teaspoonful time Juice, scason with white pepper, cayenne, mustard:

John Brown stated—I am a seating man at

A month or two ago Mr. Games, of the pablle. deinty and appetising. Its commonest form is that made by the Malay savages. It le house known as "The Man at the Wheel,” Io present residing at the Windsor Hotel. My bedroom window. faces that which was

washed, scraped and then, ei her raw, scalded or Queen's Road, Chinatown, arranged to import necupled by the deceased. Last Thursday, Darmald, from Sydney, New South Wales Yester between three and four in the morning, 1 day, therefore, the E. & A. Co.'s steamship Airli, immediately opposite mine. heard some one call for a bay in the room Captsia Ellls, brought up a Miss Conley under pepper, chill, areca or betel nut. The inst

The boy was asked to open the window, and it appeared to contract to serve in the aforesaid capacity for twelve months, at a rale of pay which may or me as if the boy came, as I beard the noise of the window being spened. Ionald window was satisfied her that the agreement was good may not be thought fair, but which evidently "Can do, boy," "From the time the apened till I heard the fall was about two enough. The young lady innocently came ashore minates, There was no light is the room. I and made her way to got out of bed, but could see nothing. I heard Wheel," but when she saw the place and heard groan, and when Mr. Bobm brought a light 1 samething about it she positively refused to saw the man lying in the alley below the win. She rushed back on board, and M: dow-not quite below, but a little towards Gomes at once went to the Supreme Court and Queen's Road It is a flding window. These leave the Colony and escape his claim of 30 filed an affidavit that she was attempting to h no verandah, but there is a rail about three feet high in the window, Previous to this I did against her for breach of contract. A warrant not know the room was occupied,

was accordingly issued for her arrest, and Batliff

to the deceased. On the night of the 14th fast, morning,

Fong King, house boy, stated, was boy Howell had a rare old hunt after her all this Fically be found ber do board slept on the second floor. I was wakened by the Airlie (not the Changsha, which was booked to leave for Sydney at noon to-day, so that shu the watchman telling me that my master bad fallen down, I was in the service of the might perhaps have wished to get a retura pas- deceased for thirteen months. We came from sage by that boat) and took her at once to the Supreme Court. By this time it was noon, but Kowloon to live at the Bank about three the Acting Pulsne Jodge, Mr. A. G. Wise, was months ago. The deceased got his meals at in chambers, and we understand that with the the Club. I was not called op dating the right ald of Messrs. Johnston, Stokes, and Master, to open the windows, and no one said to me who were retained on behalf of the young Can do. A coolie sleeps on the same floor; lady, the worthy publican's solicitor (Mr. no one else.

Insector Mann-On being told by the watch C. D. Wilkinson) was induced to accept a gua rantee for her appearance in court sext Friday, man that your master had fallen down, did you when the suit for breach of contract will be go into the empty room and make a search In

7-I did pot. So far as I know no one else called on. Miss Conley is determined not to go to the "Man at the Wheel," which she considers did.

by no means such a place as she was induced to belleve she would find-she says she will die rather than say. Meanwhile she is staying in the house of a sympathetic Sydney lady who has been in Hongkong for some years.

THERE is a certain numerous class of "sports men in this Colony and the neighbouring ports, who make a re ular practice of breaking loose over the paddy fields in Chinese territory--where of course no foreigners has a right to go at all without a passport and shooting wildly sight and left at anything and everything. They trample down the

СТОРА with absolute the pretests of the poor indifference to people whose livelihood is thus ruined, and who, in fact, are not infrequently mauled or at least abused roundly for objecting to such proceedings, Not a single little sparrow cascapes being Peppered-for it is deemed great fun to hit

fledgling tomilt or some such thing and watch Mr. Bohn say that after they heardupposed that its struggles. It has been for long time saw a light to the room, and it is supposed that wonder that the Chinese on the mainland soome ose had gone in there to see what they tamely submit to this wanton destruction of tould pick up,

His Worship-Why do you ask that question? Jaspector Mann-Because Mr. Brown and

shels growing crops without even occasionally CM. Firth, clerie, P. and O. Company, slated man" of this kind ; but we hear a parcelable as the deceased at the Club. He was murdering some scalliwag Portuguese "sports- knew the deceased, Mr. Skene. On the

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the 23rd

last., I dined at the same rellable authority that the Kwangtung Govern ment is determined to enforce the prohibition ben all right.. After dinner we played billlarda which was tentatively issued last year, and stop together till about 10.45 pm. We went the excesses of these ruffians, since they serm downstairs together. I felt him in few

minutes, and did not see him again. He wa themselves. They will not, we believe, be quite sober when I left him, and seemed to be allowed to go on the mainland in future during in good spirits. the time of growing crops, to that the young! birds will have a little more chance of living long enough to get their feathers-which is Impossible under the present régime.

M. SALADIN, an engineer and coal-mine expert sent out by a Lyons syndicate to report on the The following is a List of Waters always kept Norg-son mines of the Tourane Coal Com-to have no sense of decency enough to stop

pany, Limited, with a view to raising fresh capital arrived in Annam a few days ago, and has commenced operations by going up-country with M. Beauverie, the local manager, on a hunt ing expedition and shooting a tigress. It appears that the two gentlemen (who may be clever enough at mining, bat certainly appear defective in erdiarty "savey, get stuck in a clump of brush wood from which they could not extricate themasives, and in their terror at the idea of being caught by the tiger they struggles frantically that M. Saladin fell sprawling on his back over the acared tiger, and thought his last moment had come. Everybody fired wildly. kliled it. The "monster" measured nearly and one of the shots strock the poor brute and seven fect, including tall-or, without it, about the size of a full-grown terrier,

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RASPBERRYADE GINGERADE.

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DEATH.

At the Peak Hospital, Hongkong, Saturday, the 36th August, at 3 p.m., MALCOM CAMPBILL aged 40 years, to Chief Engineer, Mexmebip Kong Bing Funeral will leave the Chapel, Protestant Cemetery, at 7.30 p.m., Sunday, 7th August. Frlenda ara' respectfully requested to

attend.

The Hongkong Celegraph.

·HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1893.

TELEGRAMS.

SIAM,

LONDON, August 25th. Sir Edward Grey (Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office) announced that H.M.B. Linnet, which anived in Hongkong yesterday, will be replaced at Bangkok by another vessel.

The Times states that the French Envoy, M. Le Myre de Vilers, refuses to allow M. Rolla Jacquemyns, diplomatic adviser to Siam, to take

TIGITABLE POETRY.

Potatoes came from far Virglola; Parsley was sent us from Sardinia; French beans, low-growing on the earth, To distant India trace their birth; But scarlet runners, gay and tall," That climb upon your garden wall-

A cheerful sight to all around-

In South America were found, The onion travelled bere from Spaint The leek from Switzerland we gain, Garlic from Sicily obtain,

Spinach In far Syna grows Two hundred years ago of mora Brasil the artichokes sent ofer, And Southern Eurɑpa's nen-count shore

Beet-roots on us bestows. When Elizabeth was reigning here, Peas came from Holland, and were dear, The South of Europe Jays its claim To beans; but some from Egypt came. The radishes, both thin and stout, Natives of China sre, no doubt: But turnips, carrots and sex kale, With celery so crisp and pale,

Are products of our own fair land ↑ And cabbages, a goodly tribe, Which abler peas might well describe,

Are also ours, I understand.

-London Young Folks' Journal,

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Of course we must not express any feeling in the case, one way or the other; but if she had

girl may be quite easy in mind as to geiting got away we could have written a lot, and we are sony to miss the charce, However, the case will not probably come before a jury, so the poor fair play,

AMOY NOTES.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

and soy.

This may be eaten plin, with muffins, biscuit. or toan", or as x filling for an omelette, cucumber,, marrow, or croquette.

Bombay and Madras fish-rocs are good as far- as they go, which is not much. They are too coarse in texture and favour to be of use except in the strong conjes of India, Batavia and Siame They can be mad, however, into a very tasty dish by carring out these directions:—

Mix thoroughly z cz fish-rata ez cold bolled rice 1 tablespoonful olive oil- large onion grated-1 sprig chopped abalet-t of a shredded chill-teaspoorful wine vinegar,

Für better than the Indian fish-roes are thosa. of Taiwanfco. These are admirable in every »

respect. Their Imited supply makes it difficult. addition to curry and may be used to erleb to secure them when wanted. They form u grøkt- fish soups and chowders. Parbatled, drained

and then stewed with mushroom", onio ar and monotonous boiled or fried fib of the average cream they make a splendid substitute for the

drained, they can be employed with excellent tiffin and dinner. Another neat way of prevaili them is by parbelling, dr lalog, and frying lo batter. Grated, washed in warm water and rsuit upon toast or in making capital Ba omelette,

The prawn of the China coast canmust be too highly praised. It is rich, tander, matzi dious and unlike the lobster and crab does not seem to affect any sensitive stomach unpleasa atly. In. preparlag it for the table, cooks are spil lå over- look the momentous fact that the ment is usually deficient in oll, For this reason in making a pawn salad, an extra large amount of uli sbou'd be employed. The prate for prawns on toast should contain at least one-fourth of chopped prawns in style worthy of European adoption..

The Chinese 'chels prepara One of these is as follows. Bolla dezen large two prawns tie a thin and earrow plecis of bacon prawns and remove the shelle Are and every salt, pepperi dip in hatter and iry over a het fire

The Tamarind-fir, ones so popular in India. And the Stralis S-tilements, does not deserve to be forgotten. It was precared with salt, turmeric, tamarind leaves and fruit, and was a toothsome and healthful food. Physiologically it was the equivalent of the Marinirte Sardellen of Germany and the Spiced Salmon of Oregon,

Mr. Bohm (recalled)-After Dr. Jordan had

Amoy, August axxt, 1893. come, and after Mr. Skene died, the body was put into an ambulance and handed over to The uncertainty of the Silver Question is felt the police. I then went upstsics with. Dr. keenly in even this remate corner of the world, jordan, Mr. Joye and the boy. I saw the room the lifeless post of Amor, I was told only a day ALL impartial historians give to the Norsemen cupled by the deceased. It was pointed out or two ago by one of the largest tea-buyers that the honor of being the discoverers of Americs.pen. That is in the rooms opening out to Ice solely due to this very cause, which some people bacon or pork.

by the boy. One window, I think, was

the present stagnation of trade in all brancheuis However, but few of them ever give the name House Lane. There was an empty whisky pretend cannat affects self-contai ed silver-using of the real discoverer. According to the most bottle in the bed room on the dressing country like China. This proves how idle it is authenticated records monks from Ireland disable. There is a couch in the covered Iceland about the year 725 A. Dthe room; it appeared to have been resentful of intrusion, being really self-contained middle to talk of any country, however conservative and About 135 years later the Norsemen (know Trish monks) also ran ing nothing of the discovery made by the coupled. Dr. Jordan made the remark "He or independent of intercourse with the rest of the of al of the little peast to have sleeping on all the coaches in world for no tea merchant cares to fake the Boreal island. In the year 874 these enterprising the house. There was cooch in the dining great isks involved in apecula. sons of the Vikings had planted a colony on the room which appeared to have been slept on, ilve dealing until the result of the next We then went into the room from which deceased Conference is known. The banks refuse to island, which soon became a flourishing settle- ment. In the Tear 893 Erle the Red discovered supposed to have fallen. It has three windows, gives quotation for advances on tes, so that the east coast of Grecciandard skirted along it I was particularly struck with the fact that there is plenty of es left on band in Tamani for many miles. In 995 one Bjarul, who was loses were closed. I think they must undisposable, except at simply nominal rates; the packers clonot find customers, even at making a trip in his vessel from Norway to Ice ve been bolled, because it took the boy some

prices below cost of production. W&S driven from his course and foally found himself, vessel and crew, in

Low Nova harbor on the coast of what

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ime to open them. That shows that somebody post have been up there before us. When I to get the doctor I told the bays to give him sme brandy, and on returning 1 asked if ther given him any and the boys rep fed it was finished. All the rooms bore signs that the ceased bad been restless during the night, d his eyes were bright.

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Scotls. These facts, being indisputable, should accord to Bjarn the Individual honor of being the discoverer of the Western Confluent. Bat the Scandinavian historians, when pressing their claims of being the trus discovereri of Ameries Thea I first saw the deceased he was conscious,now enough to kick. On her retura vaynge cut off the head, neck, wings and lower jolts

seldom mention Bjarni, seeming to prefer con- Sorting, the honor upon one Lief, a son of Eric the A. Shelton Hooper, Secretary of the Horgkong Red, otherwise known as Lie! Ericson, Thieman and lovestment Society, stated that Mr. Skene Lief adems to have deliberately left Iceland hd bren backkeer er of the Company hom May, with the avowed lotention of planting a colond witness had never seen him the worse for lent 191 He gave every satisfaction in his work, In the New Southwest, some five years her. after the lateral voyage of Blarni, who was the real pathänder to the New World Erleson's calony was landed at what is now Rhode Island (known in Norse history xa "Vinland"), and was maintained for many year-according to some writers, unili finally wiped out by the plague,

THE DEATH OF MR. H. M. SKENE.

CORONER'S IN QUEST.

Worg King, coolte, sia'ed-On the night of 3rd Inst., I was called up by the deceased. watchman.awakened me after the deceased

hil fallen. I did not close the windows,

Inspector Maun thought that If Mr. Skene had fien cut while opening the windows they might hve swung back and remained fast.

Tre watchman (recalled) said no one had boo called up to open the windows. He went d stairs, and closed the windows,

His Worship-That clears that doubt up, (o the witness, Mr. Brown)—Are you able to

By you have been mistaken?

At the Magistracy to-day Mr. H. E. Wode-pontivy then wat boy in the room, or house, Coroner, held an inquest on the body of Mr. H. M. Skene, whose sccidental death was reported on the 24th instant..

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Mr. Brown-1 may bayo mlataken, but I had

impression that a boy came when called, Inspector Mann said there were no suspicious cumstances. He supposed the deceased bad up to open the vensiana and had over blaced himself.

THE Chicago Record on the drinking habit :- There is, at first, something very appalileg in the record of the drink consumed la large cities. For instance, the statement was lately put for ward at the London Mansion House that the city of London drank every year 45,000,000 gallons of malt liquors, 8,oco,000 gallons of wine and 4,500,000 gallons of spirits. The announcement of the 24th instant, while I was asleep in bed The Coroner returned a verdict of "Accidental startled the public until an optimistle mathema in Windsor Hotel, I was awakened by, hear- dath,"

Faul Bohnt, manager and rroprietor of the Windsor Hotel, Queen's Road, Hongkong, stated About a quarter to four o'clock on the moralog

figures and forthwith altered their alguficance, watchman what was wrong.

and asked the

elcian brought a Hitta arithmetic to bear on the log a heavy crach, I got uppsvid something He found that London has a population of had fallen outside. I went down to the close upon 6,000,000. About 2,000,000 of between the Hotel and the Chartered Mercantile there are children, who, for the purpose of Bank and heard groans. The gate of the alloy argument, my be classed us taking no alcohol at was lesked. I returned to the Hotel, got a lamp all. Also, for the purpose of argument, it may and preceeded to the alley, where I found Mr. be assumed that of the remaining 400,000 Ekere in a siting position between the shafts of 2,000,000 are total abstainers, leaving the rich. I asked him immediately Are you drinkers of the city numbered al 2,000,000. This much hurt? Hatchers 1 carried with the would give an sanuel consumption per head of sistance of watchman I him out

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The Canton rice bird is the finest dallercy of the Flowery Kingdom. It is a mere ministr The Argyll leaves for New York to-day or of a bird, being carely one third the size of to-morrow, with a full cargo of very cheap tea. finch. It appears only in the middle of stay in The Chinese gunboat Fuð Poa has been de- and is at its best the last week in October « að talled by the Viceroy to take about 300 can- the first in November. It should be cooked in didates from bere to Foochow and back, gratis, a chafing dish, next to that a frying pan. 1 let less than six should be served at a time. To though the captain imposes a squeezs of a dollar a bead, and the simpletons do not seem to prepare them properly, pick and clean the badier, the Fuk Pea is expected to bring down from Melt a sound of the best batter and, skim it. Foochow the new Amoy Taetal, after which When it comes to almost balling point 1 ay in the the retiring one will go up in the aime heat, birds, baving first sprinkled them with salt, the approach of the examination shortls to be and extinguish the lamp of the chafing with another company of students. In view of pepper and cayenne. Cover the dish closely Keld at Foochon, the well-known "Douglas " dish of move the frying pan to the line, whose manager in Amey, Foochow, and back of the stove, Let it stand for seven Formosa is the universally popular Mr. Francis minaler, remove cover and throw old sherry o Cass, bas reduced the fare between Amoy and madeira, one glass for six, over the birds. For Foochow from the usual rate as low as $1 per those living in districts where these winge head for dock passengers." "This concession has beautien are fanecernible, it is pleasant to record gained for the Company and is local manager that an enterprisleg Hangkong firm now cooks yet another expression of the highest esteem, and cans the rica birds, a dozen tos tin. While In fact, he is already so greatly admired and laferior to fresh Lirdu, they are a wonderfal respected, not only by the Chinese la general, delicacy and reflect creat credit upon the house. bat also by the official and iterary classes, that ❘ that has put them upon the market, they have given him the name of "Living The famous koormahs of India are in really Buddha of ten thousand families. This is no a special class of currier. A description of one

exaggeration or invention, for I have frequently will suffice to show the principles of their mant beard the expression applied to Mr. Cass facture. Take of coriander seed & hall-ounce, a The good example of the Douglas Company half-clove of garlic, a small red ebill, bris had of cob

course to be immediately copied by the ounce of green-ginger, two large enfons, a ter Governor of Formosa placing the Cass or Smith spoonful of solt, a half-ounce of coy lander-leans in -- I am not sure which at the disposal of the and a tprig of shalot. Bray theres in a may at Formers candidates, and she will all from wall shey become a uniform parte; then add is Tammel to Foochow via Amoy. The "reston quarter-pound of butter, a half-cup of mü'

GA signed for taking this roundabout route is that half-pound of cards and a pinch each of cir ves, free passages will also be given to all the clanamon, cardamoms and nutmeg. Place in Formosa plgrims for trip of two weeks to stewpan or pot over slow fre and stir until the sacred thrine of the Immortal-Prince of melted and mixed. Then add a small pf ece of Kwang Chis, and they will no doubt go over in lamb, either whole or cut into me dine sized thousands. It looks rather strange that both piecesor else a small chicken, ei ole ot fitnes should be making such concessions just at dismembered;-os apisca of veal or a duck; the same time, but I do not know if there is With carefal attention the gravy wit be partly About 8.30 last night a fire broke out in a large anything in it.

absorbed and partly boiled down, until foally This famous Sa'nt whom I have just mentioned the most will be alment ions in the p at with a warehouse and box store near the western

was a shepherd boy many hundreds of years ago but a tablespoonful of Pick berwasance to dd of Queen's Road, between No. 7 Station and

table. to Gasworks, a long way beyond the Hospital, at his sative place, Chiang Chow. One day, pour over it when it is pot upon he building in which the fire englasted stood while driving his flock of sheep through wild Bamboo ips are an excellent article of diet, 22 gallons of maiz liquor, 4 gallons of wlus and of the alley into the back yard, intending itself, and was wholly orcupied by the Kwat and untrodden part of the mountains, he was They come in three foxcus, sa

gallons of spfills. Twenty-two and one-half to carry him into the Hotel. I found he was to hong it was pretty well filed with tea and suddenly taken up to Heaven is a trance, pra dissed. The raw white, frr and flavored A Pickled and LOCAL AND GENERAL. gallons a year is almost exactly half a pint a day; too heavy, and we laid him down while I boxes, a portion of the premises Being used sumably on sbcount of his many virtues, though something like ya or calladior a. Btwly bolled 4 gallons a year would be a very small wineglass went away to get stance, telling the a workshop for making chests and packing: there is no record of his having done anything or baked a long time, the cells freak down and daily # 21 gallons a year would barely suffice to watchman to attend to him. When I returned dies. With such highly inflammable material is in particular. He was afterwards immortailsed, a vegetable food results which resembles the went to sen lost his life ; now only end in 156 is their quting stabilclan reached the conclusion getting weiker. I got him foto the lower hops of saving the building or its content supernatural benevolence to mankind; his spirit simist to kur Teutonic friend, Sastr Krast. It all the smallest liqueur,glass 365 times. So that the raced and Take mm into of suv sude of course be practically and in kuinwn by his extraordinary display of ordinary who paiato. The rickier I variety is that the temible drink bill of Lendes resolved four of the Bank, and telephoned for Dr. Jordan, dit was as much as could be expected if the constantly returning among his former campa is wholesome and day of digestiots but at first livelf into the fact that the average Londoner who came in a quarter of an hour. Mr. Skeners Brigade succeeded in preventing the spread triots. He is worshipped by the people of repugnat to the European Talate. The tinned takes one glass of beer with his dinner and died a few minutes afterwards, to my presence. the flames to any of the cearent houses. Fekian and Formces, and occupies the same very is the best of all to a foreign devils. It vejy small glass of wine after.it, and that before There were also Mr. Joyce. Dr. Jordan, a police he dare-up was a magnificent tight, and from position In their waythology as Wah Tos among it up fa Canton and exported of is nearly every The dignißed tila of His city in the world. Its prepara tion te verg he goes to bed he takes the merest toothful of man, a fireman, and a lot of Chinese. When I te town if almost looked as if the coal stores the Cantonese,

2 Bad The deceased he was conaglegs. Hi] ( the Guiyake ways warning. The polien and | Highness: the Exileitely Denevolent Primas 51 umaples 34 la ani falá: ponvenient man, washta whitky or some other spirit as a nightcap..

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TYXLVE years ago one saller in every rod who

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THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co's royal mail

steamer Empress of China laft Yokohams for Vascontor yesterday afternoon,. She has en bound dy balben, passengers,

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