and hailed until nearly soft. It is then canned In the ordinary way with the exception that a small amount of exlt in added to the water, When it is to heaved, it should be washed in both cult and hot water and then treated as a saw potato.
•
The water-chestnut and the lotos are two esculents which reserva langer vogue. Beyond their delicacy and nutritiousness, they seem to possess a decided medicinal vir us. The former
bis a mild aperient action and the latter an
qually beneficent dlure le tendency. They can be prepared in the same way us potatoes and with simoitas much varity. They are at their best in ragouts, fricassees and slaws.
Japanese dried whitchwit is entitled to a word amail They of artire. The fish or fry are vSTY Are generally in young that the bones are stil solt and gelatinous, rather than osseous. They are cleaned and dried with great care and will long time. Thelt only defect is that keep for a they are too dry and tear, and always require fat In some form to make them bareaghly enjoyable. Stewed with a few mushrooms, chopped onions and miced bacon, they make a dish worthy of the star and Garter. Washed and toasted to a light brown, they equit the best "B:mbay duck." The Japanese cooks are said to pres pare then in over 500 ways, of which every way is good.
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NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL,
a
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1893.
Papers have been produced in the Hous: showing that Chief Justice Way's appointment Lleutenant-Governor was made at the Eail of Kintere's special request, without consulting the Miolatry, who afterwards tomonstrated,
Grainger be spoken very strongly grinet any fresh appola'ment being made.
BRISBANE, August 3rd.
An Investigation has revealed the fact that the destructive explosion on board the steamer Aramac was caused by a compound containing glyceries and dynamite. It is believed to have been placed on board in Sydney.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, August and, Lancashire has bea'en Surrey by rins wickets. Not's has beaten Gloucester by an innings and 130 subs.
Yorkshire has beaten Kent by an innings and eleven 1000.
New York, August 3rd.
Gold reserve in Washington Treasury now exceeds oge hundred millions.
The report of Committee of Silver Convention held at Chicago says that the only remedy (a to open Americas Mints to gold and silver on equal teams fà ratio of sixteen sliver to one of gald.
LONDON, August 3rd. Owing to heavy withdrawals of gold from the Bink of England the Directors have to-day raised the Bauk rate to three per cent.
plus. Their total dividends were $50,400,713 93. and tots! net earnings $66,658,015,17,
There are in the US. 4,781,625 depositors in savings banks, who have no deposit the enormans sum of $1,717 769,026, an average of
58 20 to each depasitet.
the body and mind are fall;ued. Actors and publle men who are busy all day, and have exhausting duties to perform at night, find the
best simulant in water.
Pap r stockings are said to be a new German invention. A Berila shoe-trača jsutnal sayı The National Bank of Italy, like the Bank of that the stockings are made of a specially England, manages the finances of the Governored impregnated paper stock, which, it is feet. The moisture is absorbed by the paper as ment. It is a practical monopoly, and has claimed, has an extraordinary eff clon perspling branches in every large city.
rapidly as it is formed, and the feet remain dry and wam, while the constant temperature maintained in the shoes is said to be a great preventive of colds,
The great panle of 1857, accompanied by a general suspension of specie payments, was precipitated by the bankrupter of the Obis Life and Mutual Insurance Company,
The first savings bark was ingtuled at Berne, in Switserland in 1787; it was fatended for servants only. In 1793 another was opened at Bale, for prions of any clas1.
P
The Bank of Venice conducted its de llogs for 6co years with each honor that in all that time no bastile chitim or condemnation of its
methods has been feand.
In 1672 Charles II suspended all paymen's to bankers and other depastare of the money denosi'ed with the Government. Tressary, ikus concating about £1313000.
The first bank of the United States war inentporated in 1791, and went into business in 1794 I was preted by Alexander Hamilton, and i's capital was $10,000 200,
The first bank is the United States was the Bank of North America, chartered by Congress in 1780 by the State of Pennevlvania in the following yerg, with a captial of $10,000,
The value of rabbing with olive oil a young child who is in delicate health and bot generally has a naturally dry skin is appreciated. If this is done properly, every portion of the body being anointed and the any excess being wiped off with soft cloth, it oll rubbed well into the skin by the hand, will not soil the underclothing; and there li no better way of giving such weak children necessary poulstiment for the skla through the
pores.
No one who, fatigued by over-exertion of body and mind, has ever experienced the reviving influence of a tumbler of milk, bested as hot s it can be sipped, will willingly forego a resort to it because of its belog rendered somewhat less acceptable to the palate. The promptness with which its cordial lafuence is felt is indeed sur and appropriated almost immedi. cly, and many peling. Some parilon oflt seins to be digested who now fancy they need alcoh. le stimulants The British Parliament, In 1812, passed an
simple draught an equivalent that will be Act that members of the House of Commons when exhausted by fatigue will find in this heraming bankront and not paring their obligabond-ntly satisfying, and far more endoring tions in fall, should vacate their seats.
Germany has 5,000 000 deposits in saviegs in its cff dis hanks; Feaner, 4.500 007: Great Angust 4th. The Daily News states that the Autumn 3750 000; Italy. 1,970,000; Amtria, 1.50.000; Session of Parliament will commence in the Swzeland, 1,600,000; Sweden and Norway,
1,170 070
The cricket match between the Australlara
BRISBANE, June 29th. and Universities has resulted in a draw. A terrific dynamite exp) sion took place yester Australians mids a record innings of eight day on board the steamer Aramaclying at Belf-hundred and forty ruas. bane. Great destruction' was caused, but only one man injured. A jurnalist named Howard has been arrested on suspicion of belog Impl cated in the cutrage,
LONDON, Jane 31st.. Three hundred thousand English colliers struck work on Sa uulay, and all industries are temporally prysed.
In the much agairs Suirey the Australians scored 38 in the second innings, The English then eve sually wan with two wickets to apare.
Asi le cholera is raging in Southern Rusls, and has extenried to Abens, Naples, and Corunna, The death rate is alarming.
A revolution has broken out in the Argentine Republic, and the President and his Ministers have been taken prisoners by the rebels. The ti log is a very seilous one, and already some anguinary engagements have taken place. A Rodical Government has been appointed.
A great financial panic preralls to America, A number of well-known banks have satled.
LONDON, July 20th:
third week in Cclober.
NEW YORK. August 4th. The Chicago Silver Convention bas closed aker adopting the resolation denouncing De monetiz tion ni Silver and protesting against the repeal of the Sherman Act.
LONDON, August 51b,
A Cabinet Council is to be held on Tuesday to consid:t public business. The Radicals are arging Government to enfares the closure in connection with Supply If unduly proloned, and they insist co the arcessity of passing the Parish Councils and Employers Liability Acts.
In The House of Commons last night, Mr. Gladstone, replying to a question, said he was unable to indicate the date when the Indian budget would be presented to the House.
There is some delay in nominating the Oplum Commissionewing to the Anti-oplùmist demand- A horrible discovery has been made in Berk-lag three representatives instead of two. It is bellered that Mr. Caine will be one of the shure, leading to the belief that there is another
members. Deeming at large. The body of a Min. Carter has been found burled beneath the floor of a boure, and two former wives are said to have nisan ysteriously disappeared. The police are new loo ing for Cat er.
Cholera has appear dat Naples and at Ibraila, at the mouth of the Danube.
August 6 b. The strike of coal miners is severely hamper
Britain
In 12 great excitement was produced in Lond in by the delalcation and Right of Roland Stephenson, a banke and Treasurer of St. istholomew's Hospital. He abstracted not
less than 700.00.
The Bank of England was once compelled to suspend specie payments. It was on February 27, 1797. It resumed In 1813 alter the financial risasier following the French wars had passed
AWAY.
The charter of the United States Bank was Umited to twenty years; a new bark was char- tered In 1816, with a capital of $35,000,000. It was this bank from which Jackson removed the Government deposits in 1813.
In 1606 occurred the first great ran on the Bank of England, a year after its foundation. Its notes went to so per cent, discount, but it stond the run well, and its capital was dicctly alterward increased in £2,20,000.
The first rings hank in the United States was the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, organized in 1816 and still doing business. The second was established in Boston in the same year, the third in New York in 1819.
Is the rein of lizbeth furgery of any kind both cars cut off and the nostelle slit and seared.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Morocco ta without a newspaper.. Only one person is 1,000 dles of old age. Advertisements first appeared in newspapers to 1652
The fi st plaster cast was made by Terrochlo in 1470.
an hour.
The crow flies at the rate of twenty-five miles
Of every 1,000,000 people in the world 800 are blind.
An inch of rala means 100 tons of water on everyt
acre.
One-half the world's tin is mined in the Straits Settlemen'.
Women have abandoned spoon collecting for silver hatpins.
Iron steamships were first built in Great Brizio in 1843-
The surface of Lake Superior is dox feet above the ocean's level.
There are at least 10,000,000 nerve fibres fa the human body.
France is believed to be the best-caltivated country in Europe.
Only about 1,000,000 persons are engaged in "griculture in Brazil.
Midilles x made 356 in first innings, Austre.ing the manufacturi g districts, and the fornaces was puni∙hed he fine, by the pillory, by having before it is perfectly made.
16 The Liter have followed on and
cor 8 fara loss of two wickets.
The F. S & A. C. Bank wii reopen shortly, but the exact date has not transpired,
MILBOURNE, Joly zest
A tremendous feg prevailed on Saturday last in Hob.rn's Bay and fer some distance along the cairt. It lasted for twenty hours, and was so dense that all Bra traffic was temporarily suspended, favalving delay of mails, &c.
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SYDNEY, August and,
of many of the works are preparing to close,
Captain Barnes, of the steamer Branksome Hall, was suddenly missed on board in the Rd Sea and it is supposed he must have fallen over- board accidentally.
NIW YORK August yib.
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wish a bot iron, by the forfeiture of all property and hy perptual Implasament.
"The amount of savings poslts in Austria 26.30concò; in France, $500,000,000; in Creat
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A needie passes through eighty operations Dials were spoken of by Isaiah 700 years before the Christian era
The average annual product of each labourer in Idia is estimated at $50.
The weight of a crowd averages from 140 to
per are font.
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Co-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG
TRADING
COMPANY.
CONTINUATION
OF OUR
ANNUAL STOCKTAKING CLEARANCE SALE
FOR ONE WEEK.
SOME SPECIAL CHEAP LINES IN THE
GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT.
Hongkong. 26: August, 1893
J. P. COTTAM,
teo close an acquaintance with what was then a
people were sometimes taken that way on making very rostly condiment. Indeed, so greatly. 1 It valued, that a small packet was considered a sultable present for a noird person on his marriage er sma other great occasion.
MANAGING PARTNER.
1954
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL.
HE Company's Steamship
"FOKIEN,"
ΤΗΣ
Captain Davis, will be despatched for the Above Ports on TUESDAY, the 29th instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Cɔ.
- General Managers. Hongkong, 26th August, 1893.
Ford
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY,
In Sala, once upon a time, so man might ride a horse which the King hal mounted. Oce day when Philip IV was going to church In: procession, the Duke el Modens effired to | present bien with a beautiful steed belonging to him, and accounted the finest in Madrid. The King declined the gift, saying he should regret to render so noble na animal ever after useless.
In the hamin body ther: are
mora than 2.000.000 perspiration glands communicat- ing with the surface by ducts, having a total | THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP length of some ten miles. The blood contains millions and millions of corpuscles, each a structure in itself. The number of rods in the retina, supposed to be the ultimate reclolent of light
is estimated at 30,000 009. A German scientist has calculated that the gray matter of the brain is bullt of at least 600 005,000 cells.
Canal-bonts made at leen or steel are coming into favor in England. The principal centre of their menaiscture is Tirton Green, the point where the canals of the Black Country converge. The iron and steel bouts usually bullt average from nine to ten tons la wright. The average length is 60 feet, by 7 feet wide and g or fo Inches in draught, and they are capable of carrying 30 tons. In the district named they have almost entirly superseded wooden boats,
THE
Company's Steamship
"ESMERALDA," Captain G. A. Tayler, will be despatched for the above Port on WEDNESDAY, the 30th instant, at 5 PM
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This Steamer bas Superior Accommodation for Passengers, and is fitted with the Electric Light.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN & Co..
General Managers. Hangkong, 26th August, 1893,
'953 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE,
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Mr. Bland, the leader of the bi vet party in Báin, $4.6.000 000 ;i. Pussi1, $7 0,000,000 $ | sporgenase rifle has been adopted by Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod tiver Oll with THE SHARES Numbers 31845/31848,
the House of Representatives, proposes to intro- duce a bill to recesi the monthly porchases of silver and substitute free coinage at the ratio of
sixteen to one.
LONDON, August 8th.
In the House of Commons last night Mr. Gladstone, replying to Mr. Macfarlane, who
In I'aly $346r00000; in Sweden and Norway, $129000,000; in Switzerland, $118012
The panis of 1873 in America WAS precipi
nted by over-speculation in sailroad stacks. Dain the period of greatest excitement the Stock Exchange In New York was closed, manyta k failed and general distrom prevailed,
Richmond River Heads. Very heavy weather anggested a Conference of the Powers 10 of Hallax, and fit faseed in 1697. They were
The China Navigation Co.'s steamer Chingtu was reported to be in distreta yesterday off the prevailed and the vessel was apparently drifting The stram tog Protector was belplessly. despatched to her asti itance, and she was towed Into Byron Bay, Her shaft is reported to be broken, but no par (culars are to hand as to the cause of the mishap.
Latest accounts from the Anglpena goldfeld are highly encouragi g. One nogget has been four dw.igling sine ounces; and three others with an aggregate weight of eighteen ounces. y Fifty-three ouaces were brought down from the
field last week.
Darling the last two months large shipments of sovereigns have been received in the colonies Dress Lotion amounting to over two millions sterling. It is estimated that within the next five weeks one and quarter millions of thie sum will have been re-shipped for London.
A match is proceeding at Portsmouth between the Australians and a combined Oxford and Cambridge team. The Australlars have lost alx wickets for 434 runs. The players have been entertained at luncheon by the Duke of Connaught.
August 3rd,
Further detalls to hand concerning the great financial panic prevaling in America state that three tur.drd Barks have frited up to date, the trial amount of Habilles being eritmated at cver eight millons eerling,
Further large shipments of gold are being despatch ed to Australia from London,
A big "pork corner"in Chicago has collapsed owing in the influence of the general financial depression. Several millions of dollars are Involved.
A three years' mail contract has been arranged with Messn. Ha'dart, Parker and Co.'s line of steamers, between Canada and Australia. Fiji is also willing to subst‹ise and participate in the benefit of the service.
The barque Cedarbank, which left Newcastla on the 5th March 1st with a cargo of cost, bas arrived at San Francisco on fire, The verIO! was immediately beached and fooded.
One hundred and fifty deaths occurred st Naples last week from cholers.
The Austre lane are all out in Arst innings against the Oxford-Combildge combination for the magnificent total of eight bundred and forty- three! This beats any previous record for a first-class mateb. The folowing were the prla- cipal scores:Bruce 191, Bannerman 133, Tramble 105, Graham B3, Turner 66. Walter
for the evacuation of Egypt by the stated that the views of Government had been fully explalaed in Lord Rosebery's despatches on the subject and la subsequent debates that had taken place in Parliament, and that nothing had occurred requiring any further statement.
The debate on the report on the Home Rule Bill has began and is likely to be prolonged. Several amendments have already been rejected.
In the House of Lords last night Lord North brook called attention to the hardship under which natives of India suffered owing to being now unable to convert their silver into rupees. and urged the necessity of abolishing the present system of ball-warking. Lord Kimberley agreed with Lord Northbrook, nd considered it dest able to remove ali difficulties that lay in the way of using silver. The question of ball-mziking he said was so extremely difficult one. Person- ally he saw no obstacle to making the marking voluntary. The present system of admission of silver goods was contrary to the principles of free trade, and it was desirable in the interest of Indian producers to remedy it.
BANKS AND BANKING.. [Compiled for the f. Louis Globe-Democrat:] The United States has 1,059 savings banks. Forgery was first made punishable by death in 1634.
The British securities, at first called exchequer Bille were lavented by Montagne, afterward Yar! seally the Government's accommodation notes, nuded in anticip tion of taxes and being
celvab'e for tears.
The Englih Hack Felday was May, 11, 1865, the height of the commercial panicef that year; the American Black Friday was September 24, 160, when a group of speculators in New York and enly advanced the price of gold and produced
disastrous ple
When the Bank of the United States wound. up his fiaire in 1811 the stockholders received all their money and a premium of 8 per cent. When the Second Bank of the United States suspe- ded in 1940 the stockholders got nothing. the entire cxpital baving been lost.
The
the Government of Turkey,
CONSUMPTION, Wanting Diseases, and General Debility. Doctors disagree as to the relative value of Cod Liver Oil and Hypophoshpites; the one supplying strength and flesh-the others giving nerve power and sciing as a toxic to the digestion and entire system. But in Hypophosphlies the two are combined and the The fallest man ever known was Daniel Lam-effect is wonderful. Thousands who have derived no permanent benefit from other preparations bert, who weighed 719 pounds.
bave teen cured by this. "Scott'e-Emulsion "te perfectly palatable, and is easily digested even by those who cannot tolerate pain Cod Liver Oil. Any Chemist can supply it. A. S. Watson & Co. (Limited), agents in Hongkong and China -(Advt.
The first illustrated Bible ever pablished was the Nuremburg Bible, prlated in 1476. California In the production of grapes.
The State of New York leads every Stato save More mushrooms are grown in the vicinity of Paris than in any other place in the world.
Rice piper made from a filthy plant called fung-trus, found in China, Cerca and Japan.
The total loss incurred through the Panama Canal swindles is estimated at $200 000,0000.
Amerl an women have the reputation of belog better what players than their English sisters,
A guide at the World's Fair has been dis- charged for Calling & Columbus guard a tin
Foldier.
A Nebraska paper has been forced to suspend publication on account of the illness of its only compositor.
The smallest known insect, pluratomus Putnamila parasite of the Ichneumon fly, is but one-nine:leth of an inch in length.
The thickness of the human hair varies from
The City of Glasgow Rank falled in 1878, the estimate! loss being £6783,000. There were 1,272 stockholders, many in numble life. They toth to the booth part of an inch, blonde were compelled to pay the osses of the bank,hair is the finest and red the coarsest. and mrs were ruined. The depositons were to patsen at different times. paid in full. Several of the directors were sent
The Bink of Venice was opened in 1715: Geneva In 1315; of Genoa, 1407; of Amsterdam, 1607; af Hamburg, 16191 of rotterdam, 1635 j af Stockholm, 1688; of Scotland, 1695 1 of Copenhigo, 1736; -f Berlin, 1995; Coinse d'Escompte of France, 1776; of Ireland, 1783 of St. Peterthure, 1986; of France, 1803; the Imperial Bank of Germany, 1876.
The most disastrous European panics were thore of 1793 on account of the great French War; of 1797 because of the fish Rebellion,
The first Italian bank was established by the Jews of Lombardy,
The oldest crating bank is the Barcelonahen 3 per cents went down to 45;125:
when 770 banks lailed in Great Britain alone Bank, founded in 1401.
of 147, through the railroad mania; of 1857, through the American fallars; of 1859, from
was organised February 15th, 1863.
New York has 1,516.280 depontora in savlegs banks, who deposit $588,475 421.
Prussian War,
It is a fact established upon the authority of
stammering is almost unknown among sarago triben. travellers in different parts of the world that
"Baby," cat belonging to Mrs. Cragin of Worcester, Man, is believed to be the giant of the damesilcated feilne race. It is zå feet long, 15 Inches high and weighs 30 pounds.
Spanish Hebrews always pror out all the water contained in the vessels of a house wherela a person has died, fearlag that the angel of death may have washed his sword la some of it.
In China all the land belongs to the state, and trifling sum per acre, never altered through long centuries, li paid as rent. This is the only tog in the country, and it amants to but about 6 cents per head.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
25th August, 1893 —AI 4 p.m.
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STATION.
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Custom- Statistics of the Wesleyan Methodist church
in Great Britain show membership last year
three years.
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#6th, 10.47 1.1. ↑ A Úrie premuro wren les acres the Chin Bea about 19 latitude south of that are moderato sau has breezes prevall and to the north moderata north-east breezes. Facometer ríalog sightly, Sen smooth. Waacher showery to Lue.
The number of national banks in the United States on September 1st, 1993 was 3701.
The national backing system of American fear of a general way to Europe ; of 1866, through of 427.739. an increase of277o ever the previous
Over speculation in limited liably compini's,
of 4476. and of 1870, at the beginning of the Franco. year, and 32,016 members on trial, an increase Some filat lies of the distance, of a "fixed The Bank of Eng and was pr] cted in 1694 star may be had from this calculation: Light The Bank of New York and the Bank of
in meet the difficulty expilenced by William
pasara from the sun to the earth in 8 mlantes Massachusetts were both founded in 1784.
111 in rising
funds for the Freach War, WIL- The system of negotiating bills of exchange liam Paterson and Michael Godfrey induced and 13 seconds; from the earth to the star to was first inusitated by the Bank of Barcelon
Massachusetts bas 8:131,703 savings bank forty morcants to subscribe to a loan of deposita of £1,200,000 to the Government at 8 per cent, with depositors,
the subscribers bring inc rporated as a bank, moalded. For carving, marblɛ, alabaster, bone, / Farhator reduced to lemi of the sun in inches, tentha_and The scheme was opposed in Parl ament, but the $309,526,386,
The banks of Great Britain had, last years bill passed and the chatter was granted July 27, the first Governor $1,490.000000 capital, and $3,130,000,000 1691, Sir John Houblon big deposits.
The earliest known bank was one at Babylon, and Michael Gedirey the firet Deputy Governor. issuing notes and discounting bills. The no es depilis and issued drafts.
were for 10 and upward sad the usual rate of discount was 6 per cent,
#ggregato
The materials of the sculptor comprise almost every substance capable of being carved, cast or ivory, granite, basalt and porphyry have all been used from time immemorial.
Although whales grow to enormous was, 80 and even go feet larg, the throat of the commen
Giffen 62, Tratt 61, Lyons 51, George Giffen 43, B.C. 700, managed by Egide, It received The bank began operatloos january 1, 1695. † whale is so small that it cannot swallow a bite
Jarvis (401 001)~~~~,
LONDON, August and.
It is stated that the reballing in Nicaragua is
at an end.
A
Si ver is quoted at 3912, and shows a tendency to rise.
The annual regatta in connection with the Royal Yacht Club has reunited lathe Meteor wlaning the Queen's Cop, Lord Dubravon's -yacht Valkyria came to first, but lost the reca
through not keeptog strictly to the course.
The highest rate of discount ever established by the Bank of England was 10 per cent, on bay trib, 1866, during a panic,
New inm, or Troy, and a State bank in the Second century BC, that borrowed money for the State and paid to per cent.
Enormous forgeries were perpetrated on the Bank of England by Fauntleroy, in 1830. The bask'a loss was extimated at £360,000.
A back of deposit and issue was established, in 1661, by a Londen galdsmith named Francis Child. This was the first regular bank la England.
A fatal tragedy har occurred la post office In Kent. A parcel was posted at the office, and shortly after exploded with a loud report. killing
The New England States have more savings the postmaster in the presence of his wife and child, and wrecking the premises. No clue has bank depositogs and deposits than all the rest of been obtained respecting the person who posted the U.S., leaving out the State of New York. the lofernal machine,
Lord Osslow, formerly Governor of Ne Zealand, is laqubing as to the intentions of the Imperial Government respecting the proposed appointment of Mr. Chief Justice Way in spt ko Governor of South Australia at a reduced salary, Serious rioting has taken place among the calllery strikers at Dewsbury, in Yorkshire. In attempting to preserve, order several policemen were roughly handled and more or less seriously laja ed.
SYDNEY, August 3rd. Gold has been discovered at Mount Pleasant, 780 private property.
The total debt of Great Britain, bandied by of "New the Bank of England amounts to 6684,070,959.3.
It is 18 as 62. per head of the present popud tion.
In 1645 the London merchants began the practice of depositing their spare funds with the Goldsmiths of Lombard street, who had the wrongest safea."
The Bank of England manages the entire public debt of Great Britain, and its compenes tion for doing so has in some yours almost equalled $1,000,000,
mooth large enough to swallow a man,
large as a tea biscuit. The spermaceti has a
The superfotendent of the dead-letter office at Washington says that more than 6,000,000 piecca of mall malter ate sunnally sent to the dead- THINGS WORTH KNOWING,
letter office by reason of incorrect, illegible or deficient address, insuficient posinge or Insecure Celery coffee is a new drink,
closlog. Olives are now recommended for dyspeptlesMany a good book has been written in prison. Mik expored to the air is a great grim col. Socrates Cervantes, Bunyan, Defoe, Lovelace, Tanso, Beranger, Raleigh, George Wither and lector.
Ventilated boots are among the latest in lost. James Montgomery all conilased their literary labors while suffering from a curtailment of wear,
The best authorities now recommend eating liberty, something before rething.
Hot-water application is said to excel allfancy
cosmetics as a beautifier.
& boji.
The skin of a balled egg is the best remedy for Carefully pet wat, and soply to the Headache almost always yield to the simultaneous application of hot water to the feet and the back of the head..
If we keep well and ebectful, and the mind constantly alive, we never grow old. By and by we get to the end of the journey, but we never grow old.
Clean people are better able to reslat disease thin thong who are antidy.. Frequent bathing The U. S. nasional banks had in 1897, prolonge health and retards age. Next to sleep. $479,076,850 onşita) und $137,761,töjny wars | there is nothing more rerifal ikan a bath what
hundredth Temperature in the shade, in degrees, Ta rebel Humidly la percentage of saturation, the koništy of sir satursued with molacas being son, queDirec of the wind to two points, quam l'emọt of thin wind, socording to BmErsts of the weather, à Blue sky, » Darcand clouds, f Delading tall, / Fox, y Olcony, & Hale, Lightning, #Oman,# Puding Mowik z Mouly, e Rabu, 1 2009/1 Thandle, a fiantly, a Dew why just là 1954, jastha sið handredthes
F. 0. Fron, First Austerant,
Hongkong Observatory, 26th August, 1893.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
On date
Tatapărături Hunky yagargantana 196 Direction of windman Faretti
Weserstadsaam
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On Sat
DAY 4 PILÈ AL TO BLM,
P
130..
WNW +
Bigbosa opan air tempertaera on the pythamiana ły Lowest open air temperature on the 18th
0,100,
Russia has still many old and curious maril- age customs. Que le for the bride and bride. groom to race madly down the aisle as soon as the procession enters the church, because of the Hongkong Observatory, 25th August, 1893, belief that whoever places foot first on the
cloth in front of the" klar" will be "master of theTM household.
A story has been circulating that the Cear of Russia recently sent to the Sultan of Turkey as present an album of paintings by first-rate artists of all the war ships of the Rusklan Bluck Sex fent. In some quarters the reported met la thought's piece of fics humor, while in others it is coosidered an inquit, to which a reparten in kind would not be dincult.
In the Middle Ages pepper was by no means a thing to be sneessä sijʻaltkongly dinkelman,
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE-
(Pion Mantra. Glen, Talconer i Cala Register.) Today,
50818/5019 and 650/65007 having heen SOLD, and Article 28 of the Deed of Settlement of the ONGKONG AND SHANGRAI BANKG CORPORATION, and FRESH CERTI FICATES FRESH CERTIFICATE basing been issued, notice is hereby given that the Original Ceniñéates will hereafter be hold by the CORPORATION to be NULL and VOID.
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager, Honplanne, 261h August, 1801.
*Fost
TH
PUBLIC AUCTION.
*HE Undersigned has received instructions
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THURSDAY, the 319 August, 1893,
ON
AT 2 10 PM..
at his SALE ROOMS, ZETLAND STREET.
9 ROLLS COIR MATTING, 50 yards by s yaids. ·
4 PEDESTAL VASE WATER CLOSETS
with all fittings comnists,
2 FIRE ESCAPES.
Also,
IS CASES VERY CHOICE CHABLIS of i dezca quarts each.
TERMS OF SALE:--As customary,
F. EAPP
Auctioneer,
(957 Hongkong, 161h August, 1893.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
CORPS ORDERS by the Acting Comman.
dant:
No, 22-FIELD BATTERY-On the Recom mendation of the Officer Commanding the Est- lery, the following promotions are approved :--
To be Quarter-Master Sergeant--W. BEAVAN. To be Sergeants-G. L. DUNCAN (Battery Sergeant Maj), G. G. HAYWARD, W. E. WYLIE, J. COYLE.
To be Corporals-G. W. WATLING (NO, 1), A. BROWNE (No. 1), K. SONDERAK, J. B. GRIMES, R. F. LAMMERT, C. F. ROBINSON, M. FREDE RICKY To have effect from 18th May last.
No, 23-During the encuing week. Drill will be carried on as under at HEADQUARTERS (~-~-
THURSDAY—MACHINE GUN COMPANY-
Maxim Goa Dili 5.30 to 6.30 PM. A "Muster" Sult of the New Uniform will be ready to be seen.
F. JERRARD, Acting Commandant, H.K. V. Corps.
Hongkong, 26th August, 1893.
ZETLAND
No. 525.
(954
LODGE
A-REGULAR MEETING of the above ALOGUL be held in the FREEMASON
HALL, Zetland Street, on FRIDAY, the Int September, at 8.go for 9 p.m. precisely." Vidding Brethren are cordially invited.
Hongkong, 26th August, 1893,
SPECIAL NOTICE.
foss
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be on sale at the Hongkong and Victoria Hotels, opposite the Hongkong mab, and at Pedder's Wharf, EyzAY EVENING from 5.30 to 7.30 o'clock.
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