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Entimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1893.

Colonial Secretary, a5th September, 1893 - The amount menti nel in my resolation ($96.000) will suffice to provide the additional dated the 24th of March last, VICTORIA DISPENSARY.mmodation delatied to the Secrecy, which has already been communicated to the Council, It also includes a sum of $2,500 for a Juvenile reformatory. The former expenditure will be chargeable to the loan; the latter will be charged against current ference.

AERATED WATERS.

ATER.-The Water, used in absolutely

WATER-

Mr. C. P. Chater, 25th September, 1893 It was not till the 31st May that the abofficials received a copy of a despatch from the Marquis STEAMIPLANT.-Of the latest and most of Rison, dated 24th March, recommending a considerably modified scheme. Accompanying powerful type

this, in the orders of the day," was a notice SUPERVISION. The whole, process that the Hou. Colonial Secretary would, et a of manufacture is under the meetlag of Council to be held on the sad Jane, move that a sum of $147,500 be voted for the purpose of carrying out the Masquls of Ripon's new scheme.

continoous supervision of a qualified Englih Chemist.

The PRODUCT--Wil bear comparison with the Waters made by the most noted makers in England.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., Ld.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

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THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Jova left Singapore at noon yesterday, for this port." The Courrier reports a large seizure of con- dacolts up country. traband of war in Haiphong, destined for the

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IT is a well-known fact that the Prince of Wales wears a bangle, but whether or not he will ever wear a crown remains to be seen.

LILLY Langtry, besides her many other valued possessions, has a dressing-bag which coat (some follow or another), the modest sum of £1,500. VICTORIA, by the Grace, &c, has been photo graphed 634 times since her succession, but she has only been once caught in the set of amfing.

that the Northern Pacific Steamship THE Agents (Messi, Dodwell, Carlill & Co.) Informa Co.'s steamer Victoria anived at Tacoma on the 25th inst. Governor Robinson, 25th November, 1893-TONKIN planters, according to the Courrier, Certainly it is very gratifying to know that are experimenting with Georgia cotton, and measure, of comparing it with the native article. The I have been the means, in a

results are not yet announced. estimated expenditure from reducing this $600,000 to the moderate sum of $96,000. I wish to say, gentlemen, that in doing what I have done, I was guided by the splatan of one

of the most honest and independent gentlemen

................................... etc., etc., etc.

THERE will be a busy day at the police court to-morrow, for besides the steam-launch Jamboree case there will be that of our old friend Count Jesef von Unkrich, whose adventures will pro bably be interesting.

THE Opium Farm this afternoon took the police under its wing and made a raid on the morphine injection dens, under the new Ordinance, which Oplam Farmer-ob no 1

on the night of the 15th September the village of Bac-le, Tonkin, was attacked by ducatis, 40 ar sola number, who lonted the place, killed a soidlar and two villagers, wounded over dosen Ooe old Annamite woman, says the others, and vanished before the ganison woke Courrier, wan “running about la great distress, holding her intostlaes in her hands ("

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A JAPANESE Contemporary publishes a report from Ehime-Ken to the effect that dysentery is steadily spreading in that prefecture. From the outbreak up to the tat instant, 6,cos persona wo d attacked and 1,222 cases ended fatally. These are the largest numbers aver reported to con- nection with any epidemic skin to dysentery in that country. The schools in the prefecture have been closed for three weeks. Ir is stated that Mr. Bereham, of the Eastern Club, now on remand charged with keeping an alicensed drinking house, has retained Mr. J. J. Fracels, QC., for the defence, and is accking evidence as to all the policensed boozing kens in the colony not interfered with by the police. This may or may not be useful to Mr. Boreham, hut If it ends in the suppression of the "Germania" shebeen we will get up a testimonial to him. AN elderly Chinaman was brought before Mr. Wodehouse this moralog, charged with assault. ing the accountant of a clatbler's shopin Jervols Street on the 15th Inst. It appears that the defendant went there latending to purchase a new silk cost, but after seeing few, and being unable to make a satisfactory bargain, he was to call both him and his mother anything but respectable people, berepoon he gently responded with a bucket, which teflcted brulses on the accountant con'rary to the law, and whose value was assessed at five dollars. THE 7 pan Herald of the rath last. has the following para-Amongst the passengers yester- day by the O. & O. S. S. Gaelle, were the members of the Brazilian embassy to China. It is supposed that they are going there to conclude some treaty for the exportation of A PASSENGER OG Board the German mail steam.coolles to Brazil, but the political state of that Country since it was turned Into a republic, has ship Preussen yesterday left six 100-mark at scarcely been sufficiently satisfactory to render it worth about $250, lying about his cabin, and desirable place of residence. There is, it is true, about 4 or 5 people to the square mile, and ef Informed, but no clue has yet been ablained, In the Supreme Court to-day Mr. A. G. Wise, the fifteen millions who inhabit the 33 millions Acting Poisne Judge, sitting in Summary Juris of square miles of territory, only about a third are diction, had to deal with several unimportant whiter. Still what wih revolations of almost Chinese salts. It was fun to hear Mr. Ewens monthly occurrence, and a liberal allowance on the law of partnerships! The Court of of yellow fever, B szil is scarcely a Garden of Eden. The repart of Ka the Chuckle-headed Original Jurisdiction was not sitting.

is impatiently awaited.

the

Chinese. Thas it happens that almost every firm la every branch of life depende to a con- siderable extent on its Chinese go-between-call him compradore, or cofienital clerk, or even European between the Chinese clients and the only interpreter who acts as the connecting-link

Important factor in the dam-lodeed, ta far mare Bim. This man is in many cases the most cases than outsiders would believe, he actually to the firm, he owns it and controls it wholly and solely, and uses some European for linle more than the same and the veneer of Western ways. So it is with some of the legal armas in Hong kong. A solicitor's Chicase head-clerk is a infinitely more important man than a head. clerk in England-often more important, mare Half of the Hongkong lawyers, at wealthy and powerful, than his own "chief," present day are out at elbow, out of collar, hardly knowing which way to turn for the money to meet their washing bills, while their own clocks are milionaires in comparison. among the Celestiain; it is simply because every This is not merely a result of economical living man is worth just what he can get, and some lawyers clerks can make sure of getting more than their employers. One legal firm had the misfoluse to have its dealingsinthis line severely criticised by the Chief Justice yesterday but a scapegoat is always deserving of If an inquiry sympathy, and this certainly is not the only case deserving of censure. could be held into the affairs of every legal office in Hoogkong, with an examination of accounts, it is more than probable that his lordship would be borrified at the number of legal gentlemen who would, as he puts it, of the Court," and "render themselves liable to punishment for entering into "highly objec If we mistake not, the penalty is the degradation tionable and legal arrangements for which, of being struck off the rolls.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. LD. man in the hands of his officers; but weis not specially passed for the benefit of the about to leave, when the complainsal proceeded subject themselves to the summary jurisdiction |

PRAISE ROBINSON, from whom all [38 blessings flow!" We always set him down as a fearful twaddier, and a 'weak-minded never, till now, gave him credit for such colossal cheek as to claim credit for this reduction, which as a matter of fact was VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS. only the result of "stubborn obstruction" on the part of men who were not amen- SEASON 1893-94.

able to reason!

THE FIRST SHIPMENTS OF OUR SUPPLIES OF

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for this season have arrived, and we are now prepared to book orders for prompt or forward

TELEGRAMS.

BISMARCK AND THE KAISER.

LONDON, September agih.

THE whirligig of time, etc. The salp of Jardine, Matheson and Co.'s abortive mice, Imurls, to wit, selling at ten cents! For how

wave in the East, we wonder? long will the once brillant Blue and Silver

THE police court case in which a number of men are charged with assaulting the stenti man of the launch Rising Star, while on a picnic last Saturday, will be heard before Camr. Heating, to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

¿We do not necuperfly andoena shu opłulous expressed by Correspondenta in this column.]

THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY. TO THE ROTOR OF THE ** Hongrong Tsiborat," DEAR SIR-According to your paper of the

wild. The quarter was made in 0:31), the half in 1:05), the three-quarters in 1:342, and the mite in 263. Nancy, earned $5,000 by the per-

PARIS, August arst, formance.

A duel was fought to-day in the outskirts of Parle between Drumont, editor of the Libra Parels, and Camille Dreifus. Raplers were ed. Dreylas received three alight wounds one la the arm, one in the side and the third in- the chest. Drumbat was not scratched.

Dreyfus was weak from loss of blood and was not able to continue, but asked for a further meeting to-morrow, This, Drumont agreed to an article published in Dinmont's paper charging without hesitation. The cause of the duel was that all Jewesses of the upper classen were women of essy viriur.

VIENNA, August 31st, In view of the gravity of the cholera simsion in Galicia and the silll more menacing aspect of affairs in Hungary, the Saritary Board has infected districts and the erection of special ordered strict supervision of persons from the

A strict supervision of travel by water will also inspection offices "at every sailroad terminus, be put fato force.

VANCOUVER (B. C.), August 3rat. When this city, a year ago, paid a bonus for the railway from Vancouver to connect with the

the construction of the fine terminal bulldogs Northern Pacific, the Canadian Pacific stopped then under way, The City Council now offers the Canadian Pacific a tax exemption of twenty years it they will complete the buildings within one year. AMSTERDAM, August 31st.

Nine fresh cases of cholera and five deaths were reported at Leerdam yes erday.

The Dutch-American Steamship Company has notified its agents that all emigrants before embarking must remain for five days under the observation of an American phy:lclan in the company's hospital

LONDON, September 1st.

The Standard's Parla correspondent says that Ficquet, in leaving the stormy political meeting In Rue Angouleme yesterday, was stoned by mah of 6,000 persons,

Two revolver shots were fired into his carslage, but he escaped without injury. Many persons were bart in the struggle.

execution. Complete Catalogues with concite critical stage of his illness and le now on a far i course had them stolen. The police were duly plenty of room for Immigrants, for there are only of the Hongkong Observatory, has managed to | provinces during the past week there were 3 379

directions for sowing can be obtained on appl cation, or will be posted to any address. In these Catalogues the seeds are marginally numbered la English and Chinese, and when ordering it is qalle sufficient to state only the numbers of the klads required.

Orders from one person, of from $5.00 to $1000, allowed 25 per cent, discount; over $10.00. An extra 5 per cent.

CLAY'S FERTILISER..

Prince Bismarck has passed through the most way towards recovery. Upon this being made known to the Emperor he immediately tele. graphed to Bismarck offering bim the use of one of the royal castles daring convalescence: but the offer was gratefully declined. The Gers mac Press is jabflant over the occurrence, and it is now considered that the way has been payed for a reconciliation between the pait.

ANARCHIST DOINGS IN BARCELONA.

During the progress of a review of troops at Barcelona yesterday, a man threw two bombs among the Staff Officers, wih borrible effect Captain-General A. Martinez de Campos was wounded at eat the thighs, while the horse which he role was shattered. The General's chief wounded. The pan was arrested.

HIS GIDDINESS OF JOHORE,

AT Ibe Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese contractor was fined $5 on the prosecution of Mr. J. R. Grim ble, inspector of nuisances, for "etting out bulld- ing material in the side-channel to Wellington Street and stopping the flow of rain." Here is a meteorological phenomenon worthy the attention of the Observatory.

general meeting of "Charbonnages" ahu e- holders at the head office in Hongkang on the 12th prox., and "not the and as previously

A high class Fertilier for Pot Plants and for aide-de-cams and four other officers were also TONKIN paper to hand notify an extraordinary vae in the Garden generally; it supplies natura. nourishment to the sol and assists the process of assimilation, thereby alding the plants to attain to their fail size, vigour, and beauty, Sold in Tias containing to lbs, each. .....$1.50

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RANSOME'S "NEW PARIS " LAWN MOWER S.. The best and cheapest machines in the marketl Kept la stock and supplied at Manufacturer's prices.

FERMINGER'S MANUAL OF GARDENING FOR THE TROPICS,

This work is alike loteresting to the student of botany and to the practical gardener, and comprises a large number of plants which for

WRITING under date the 13th Inst., the Kluklang correspondent of our Sharghal moralog can temporary states there has been an unusual amount of sickness among the natives there this year. Some reports place the estimate, as high as seventy per cent. of the whole population. The symptoms seem to be somewhat like malaria little fever and *** headache with a slight pals in the stomach accompanied with weakness. A large number

roth inst. I see that Dr. W. Doberek, directer

Commission which is to investigate and criticise bis department; and that, whenever he is Ret bimself appointed chairman of the Special asked any question by the Commissioners ho bas to send for his subordinates to ROLWEI,

Theogh I am not one of the Commissioners, would like to ask Dr. D sherck a question or two as to the last typhoon, of which'hé published the following notice:

September 9tb, 415 pm.-Typhoon appears to bave entered south pist of Formosa Channel, moving west-sonb-westward."

Now, bad this been wired to Amoy at once, it would have misled people into the belief that the typhoon would strike the mainland between Amoy and Swstow; but as a matter of fact, by the time Dr. Dobeick's laformation, which he claims is so far superior to all others, reached Amoy, the typhoon had already pasted away his

Starting figures have been received as to the prevalence of cholers in Russis, la cleven

increase. luge intre new cases and 1,200 deaths reported. This is a

Toa Vicuna correspondent of the Times says : *All of the patients in the cholera hospital bere have bean cured, No deaths have occurred since Tieiday. Reports from Galicia are unfavorable. Feen dindicts are Infected

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When the first reading of the Home Role Bill was moved in the Hease of Lords by Earl Spencer, there were only six Liberais and one epposition

jhan five nilautes. peer present. The proceedings occupied less

Gladstone intends to move a resolution in the Commons on Monday, the effect of which will be to give the Government control of the whole time of the House during the remalader of the season. It also provides for a suspension of the midnight rule and for Saturday sittings without previous formality. It is understood that the Liberal atlon,, limiting its operation to the present session.

The Sultan of Johore havzalled! om England | alated," for the purpose of issuing new shares have died, and now many more are sick, Some north-east of the port, and the winds about Unionists will move as amendment to the resol- for Singapore. A lady, resident in Brighton, and debentores, Nouch announcemen', how. are said to be taken l over night and are dead | Amoy were exacily oppent's what

is bringing an action against bim for breach of promise of marriage, laying daraages at 610,000.

REPORTED LOSS OF A RUSSIAN

IRONCLAD..

The Russian francled Roosalta, carrying twelve officers and a hundred and sixty-six men; is believed to have been lost during a storm in

the Babic.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND THREATENED

WITH IMPEACHMENT.

Senator Stewart moves to-day in the Senate The Impeachment of President Cleveland for violation of the constitution in seeking to coerce Congress tote pusslag the repeal of the Sherman Act. It is believed this action on the part of the Silver party is for the purpose of diverting atten- tas from the sepeal of the Bill.

THE SHERMAN ACT.

September 261b.

No fresh recrulia have joined the ranks in the the convenience of reference are arranged in Senate favouring the repeal of the Sherman Act,

ever, has been made here.

At the rext meeting of the Sanitary Board on Thursday, September 18th, at 4-14 pm, the order of the day will be-Pattions regarding fat-bailing is the city, Agenda-1 Mortality returns for weeks ended the 16th and 23rd September 1893, 2. Surveyor's reports on cod. dition of drains at 17 to 37 (odd numbers), Tank Lane 14, 18, 20, 22, 24 and 25, Graham Street; 38 and 30, Square Street: 1, 3 and 5. Tank Lane; and 33 to 41 (odd numbers), Bridges Street; 17 to 20 and 22 to 26, Lan Kwat Fong and 122, Jervois Street. 3 Application to land cattle at the wharf opposite Masine Lot No. 20g, Prays Central 4.1 application for licence to keep swise. 5. application for licence to keep cattle. 6. Colonial Secretary's letter approving the reduction of rent of public laundries as Wantsal 7. Letter from Mr. Humphreys ra absence from the colony.

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the next morning, but as a role the sickness lasts astles would indica'e. It must have been, at about a week; it

extremely prevalent tance up the Channel, and not "la the rath Typhold, too, has bees ekrem kind of typhot, the time of Dr. Daberck's warning, some dis the rative city and whele streets have been more part moving W.N.W. It was much the same or less affected. Three or four cases have with the previous typhoon, which did so much occurred among the foreigners also, bat daraage the Hon kang Observatory notified it fortunately under Dr. Underwood's care they only after it had passed. Perhaps Dr. Doberc have all recovered.

did not see our Spanish friends' warning soon enough!

The Daily News is jubliant over the pasalog of the Home Rale Bill. It says the bill has now acquired the fullest sanction possible from those representatives of the people who are qualified to confer moral validity upon a legislativo pro- position.

The Timis Indorses Redmond's recent states ment regarding the scope of the bill, and insista that the passing of the bill was a clerical triumph, from which priests will reap the first benefits,

Roux, September 1st.

A death from cholers, the first of this reson, accurred in this clay to-day. Six occurred in Naples today, five at Palermo and one at Cassine.

Agata, Dr. Dobeck notified on the 26th, at Oa A RATHER strange incident at the Victorla

10 am., "centre of typhoon near the northern en. Recreation Club has just terminated. Felday last, as the band was playing at the trance of the Farmera Channel-hati,eff Foo Bartacks, the Club bar was kept open for chow; and at 3.50 p.m. on the same day "the members until 11 pm.; but shortly before typhoon has entered the main and near Feochow," mid-night. three non-members, presumably Now, can the great meteorologist explain why

LONDON, September and. not quite sobie, forced their way in, closely the typhoon travelled up the channel, about 200 followed by a member who happened to see miles, le 18 hours, and then hovered about Foo-

The beginning of the end of the Birogate for them intrude and wished to know their business, chow almost stationary for six hours before

being entering the maisland? Besides, if it was in Irish self-government came at 1 o'clock this They demanded ligan, and on refused they drove out the Chinese attendants and the south part of the channel and moving W.N. morning, when the Gladstone Home Rule Bill helped themselves. The head boy (who bad W., how did it get to Foochow at all, which is passed the House of Commons by a majority of remained on the premises after closing time) nearly due north? The fact is, the typhoon was 34. The climax came finally without any great reported themattertothe steward next day, under several hours ahead of Dr Doberck, and was excitement of dramatic out-burst, but the ene the impression that the three non-members were moving west by no th all the time. I happen was memorable and imposing. It is doubtful was some not very pleasant correspondence close to the centre of the typhoon, and from their triumph most impressed the House and specta between the hon. secretary and the member. observations It Ir quite certain that Dr. Daberck's ters

was a great day for Ireland, undoubtedly, brought a by the one member; and the result to know a few experienced men who were whether the personal or pelist features ifad

bat it is a plly the strangers were not prosecuted for trespass and assault—or even thelt,

separate groups and are headed with, theland Senator Voorhees only expects its repeal out of his cell and escaping. This criminal had } Ultimately, however, the affair was cleared up ; | warnings were inaccu ate. He began by Ving

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTIMBER 27, 1893.

- GOVERNOR ROBINSON'S

"ECONOMY”

The art of talking twaddle is to hide the truth; and the best mode of exposing it is the briefest. Plain, stone-wall facts are better entirely unembellished. A few bald extracts from the floods of eloquence poured out in the Hongkong Legislative Council reveal the naked truth in a very different form from that in which it would appear after wading through the whole ocean of muddy waters in which it is concealed. For instance :-

mendations of a special committee of enquiry

after an exhaustive struggle.

YE GOOD OLD BRITISH NAVY. H.M S. Camperdown, Captain Chavies John stone, grounded at the entrance to the harbour of Malta, but was afterwards floated.

ISINGLASS SHELVED,

Mr. McCalmont's Isinglass has been scratched for all his engagements extending over the

current year,

THE LOSS OF THE "ROOSALKA." All hopes for the safety of the Russian iron cled Roosalka are now abandoned. It is believed that sbb has gone down with all on board.

THE BARCELONA OUTRAGE. In conection with the bomb explosion during the recent Barcelona review, it is now ascertained ikat many more were wounded than was at first reported, These incinde two Generals and numerous spectators.

THE REVOLT IN THE ARGENTINE. The insurgents have captured Rorario,

THE LATE GENERAL MIRIBEL.

PARIS, September 15th. The funeral of General Miribel was celebrated yesterday at Grenoble with great lempity, General Loigillos, minister for war, and General Sauler were present, and spoke einga-ntly of Minballs llie-work, which they said had wasured the security of France.

MINERS' STRIKES IN FRANCE,

September 17th.

A strike bau been declared by the coal miners at Lens. wha demand higher pay, and the trouble threatens to involve the whole of the northern district.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

steamer Empress of India szrived at Vancouver did not improve and by despatch dated 20th yesterday, July I received that permission, sanctioning a

QUITE scene, says cor Shanghal morning contemporary, was enacted at the Mixed Court before the magistrate for sentence for breaking yesterday morning when a desperate convict was

previously gouged out the eye of another pri

When he was taken in front of the Foner.

be broke from the policemen and, magistrate, though bandcuff:d, threw three peach stones at Mr. Tsal. He ben seized hold of the rail round the magisterial table and smashed it, at the same time breaking with his foot the board in front of the table. The magistrate was naturally very anat auch behaviour and ordered him a few hundred blows, which were instantly administered. The prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment for life, the magistrata remarking city, bie ankle bones would have been broken to prevent his escaping in future. And at the Chinese are treated as a civilized race!

the wrong direction, then he was very far behind but i was the crowding glory also of the remark in his estimate of its position, and finally he had able career of England's greatest citizen and It entering the mainland at 3.50 p.m. Instead of statesman. Even the Irish members, to almost the coth, I an latexication of joy aver their first victory In the long campaign which for years has been A CHANUSHA native correspondent writes to the the correct time, about 10a.m. N. C. Daily Notes onder date Sept, 5th would advise him to study the map, the For some time I have been so poorly as not to compart, and the Waterbury watch, "before waging, never forgot the tribute due to the aged Prime Minister, and joined in the storm of cheers Yours faithfully,

with which he was greeted. MARINER. be able to go on the street and see what might misleading the public again. be going on, but feeling better fast, and had a look all round the city for anti-

Hongkong, September 17th, 1893. foreign placards. The only place I found them was on the wall of the drum tower on the West side of the Examination Hall. Here there were

went on the 4th

The debate was, perhaps, the most brilliant of the fine oratorical displays which the eighty days' discussion bas produced. It ended with one of the most eloquent speeches from John Replying to Colonel Saunderson, he aver whelmed that gentleman's argoments by a swift review of the history of Ireland's struggle for self-government.

that had such a dangerans character been in theted pp 48 sheets of new and old kluda, ail of \NEWS BF THE AMERICAN marr | Morley which the cause of Ireland has inspired.

The following telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges were crowded out of last night's Issue :—

them printed, and without a single duplicate amongst them. They were pasted sa firmly on that I could not remove any; besides there was A JAPANESE contemporary reports that the notice written on a red paper saying if the "Pig society formed for the examination of the mone Scouals" (Christians) removed the plotures they tary system of Japan, consisting of Meur. would be seized and beaten. There were, men Watanabe Hisemoto, Taguchi Ukichi, Wads at the place watching day and night for anyone. Tamashiro, and Sakadani Yoshio, baving met who might take them down or destroy them, so seeing it would be difficult to get at them I went with unexpected difficulties of one kind and another, the Government bas agreed to take to try early in the morning, but was selsed, bound, and besten so badly that I can hardly over the work, and as soon as a plan of action is decided upon a fresh committee will be appointed more. The cfficial attendants of the Examion consisting of official and private individuals tion Hall willenstely set me at liberty, I think who are known to have knowledge of the sabel, there were at least 18 kinds of new anti-foreign the troops of the garrison at Kismayn. The placards, and they are cert is to be pasting The old society will then be dissolved and very exhaustiva enquiries will be lasiliated, and the them up at other places. Just now the examin- question thoroughly discussed, the sesots of allons are on and the students are very samer. which will be made pabile in due course. The ass; I think the wicked Chou Han must be object of the examination will at first be staply depending on their support. As my sickners is the placing before the public of all material and not better, and I have bad such a beating, I find data on the subject so that a conclusion may be I most go to Hankow. arrived at when the time comes to change the monetary system. Thus, anys. the Japan Herald the enquity will cost little beyond the priating exponiCE.

LAWYERS BREACHES OF THE LAW.

Gilbert, the keenest satirist of modern times, never wrote a truer exposure of Imposture than when he made the Lord Chancellor ring The law is the embodiment of everything that's excellent; it has no kind of fault or flaw, and I myself embody the law,

"Thop

e profession of law is the closert and most iniquitous trade-neisa

MARSEILLES, August 30th. A wood-yard, an oil well and fifteen residences ware borned here today. Two hundred persons are made homeless. The loss is 3,000,000 francs

LONDON, August seth. The Times has a dispatch from Zanalbaz which says that the British gunboat Blanche has related after paiting down the mullay among British killed and wounded many of the rebels

August 31. and burned several small villages,

Over 50,009 of the reo,000 coal miners of South Wales, what were on strike for a 20 per breaking the strike there and greatly discourage cant advance la wager, have returned to work, ing the remaining 300,000 strikers in England. Reports from the strike districts indicate great distrem among the familles of the strikers.

The miners of East Lothian and Midlothian to-day resolved to strike unless wages were advanced, so per cant. In Chesterfield today, 1,000 strikers gathered at the gates of the Bal inver collleries, and the police being unable to cope with them, the works were invaded and much damage was dose. Piusly the striker die persed before rainforcements for the police

nived,

A dispatch from Pars, Brisil, says that the

Is the Jardine "push" are not wrying on amlher bare-laced swindle, what has caused the "dend” stock Imuris to ipen its avdden somersault and land at ten cents per share, a la indicated by our hars list of to-day? A stock forgotten-are by those who have been shamelessly robbed oftheir cols in connection with those Imaginary laes (Areyou listening Mr Patent Self-Protecting bars Bill, ese, Keswick ) and the scrip of which has, in the world-protected by arch an intricate British steamship arts, which talled from New since the Telegraph exposed thes swindle, been systems of pitfalls that even lawyers themselves York on August 12th, unived at Barbadoes yester

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we will let out

The demand of generations of Trish people made futils all further opposi tion, "Does it not come home to the honor. able gentleman," exclaimed the speaker in a prophetic climax, that he is fighting for a fost cause ?*The words were most impressively utered in the silent House, and Colonal Sana. derson,

to whom they were addressed, seamed physically to collapse before them, as though giving way to despair which the sudden revela, tion brought him

The Impression made by Morisy's speech was no great that the division which failowed took place amid a solemnity quite foreign to the House of Commons; The members filed out of did not beglu until they began to return after the lobbler quietly, and the cheering of the Islab the count, When the figures were announced the cheers on the Government alde eloquent of many things, Loud and long they rang through the chamber of the destiales of the nation, but the man to whom they were largely in tribute sat ellent and motionless on s treasury bench,

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High in the mighty chorus sang the shouls of the seventy-two Irish members. Mr. Gladstone looked across at the Irish benches, but not la recognition of the demonstration. He seemed in deep thought and did not realise his surround legs. Then the opposition cheered over their solitary crumb of comfort, in the fact that the Government majafty was one or two smallerthan took ap

Governor Robinson, 16th November, 18ga:- I asked the Secretary of State to permit me to THE P. & O. 5. Ne Co.'s steamer 4den left

the cheers again. There was much contract a Loun (contrary to the strong recom. London for this port on the 34th inat. Into the Loan question] if, the financial position The Canadian Pacific R^ilway Cole royal maji' i looked upon xs so much waste paper 1 B still | are sometimes caught in their own trapy, fald i day. She passed through a series of terriāc štorms was expected, The Liberals and the Irish party

the many men who had been "let in" to prevent and punish would-be intraders, and her decks were swept day after day, The held on to their scrip-and now but tomor- One very rigorous praciple of this trade-union second mate, boatswain and four semen were bandabaking, personal congratulation, and then

the House had done with the Home Rule Bili, However, Just here is that no outside capital may be invested in the washed overboard and drowned,

Gladstone's Home Rule fight in the Commons NEW YORK, August graf, Twelve thousand people gathered at the intended. The bill passed st's o'clock this AT the Maglussey to-day, Mr. be cap invite the public, of

to the House of Lords, which gave it the first his Lordship considers most urgently necessary a Chinese lady was charged with making become of the war-like Major who took his Individual laymen, to pat money fo are the completion of the Central Market, then macsoby noise with sundry drams and wind departure from the East many months since concern, a banking corporales, Government, Fleetwood Track to-day and saw Nancy Hanks (Saturday) moralag, by 301 to 567. It was hurried There was unngual animation along the route Prays Reclamation, the Water and Drainage instraments, on the 25th inst, at midnight, la amid clouds of er cker smoke and the echies of a race club, or even a cricket or football club, as race against time for a $5,000 purse and make undertakings, and the improvement la Gaol her house at 43 West Street. The yourg damsel, long smothered threats 7 Has be failed in his recent developments of so-called "sport" bares.off, beating the track record by three seconds, reading and adjourned,

mission to gain redress on behalf of the deaded shown; but it is a cilme of the blackest type for The day was relect and the track in excellent accommodation.

The cost of who had been warned twice before, was fined $tarebolders in that rotten faster-child the any mas not a qualified lawyer to be a partner condition. The races were exciting beyond all from Gladstone's residence to the House in The proposed Gaolworks will be $250,000, whereas

one. There wyz marvellets exhibition of pacings people who wished to catch a glimpse of the $600,000 at least would have been required for The Courrier & Haiphong, commenting on Immaculate "Princely House or has he been or to participate pro fata in the profits of expectations and the day will be memorable the afternoon. The streets were crowded with the constracilan on an open site of a new callular British policy in Chios, very truly SITE: hotgot ever, or what? Some knaver-and the legal profession. Now, Hongkong is a very prison. I strongly recommend you to accept England makes fool's bargain in salicing many fools bave paid calls on Imurle scrip strange places it is nominally British Colony, the free-for-all be ng maintabed after Flying great champion of Home Rule, and though thers this solution of the dificulty, and, by consenting everything for the sake of keeping China's mounting to seventeen shillings and she pence' but all baslusss men hare know that as a matter jib had won two beats and Blue Sign one, was no organized demonstration, he was cheered to the Loan, to give me power to carry out, with frondslip it to the most mieleis thing in the And it is now rumoured that an additional call of of fact the Chinese have at any rain a very large The performance of Nancy Hanke, who was all along the rents: He was accompanied by but unnecessary delay, the suggested improve world. China never would, even if she could, s. 6d. is to be made! Ye geds and emas. share in the trade of the placeso large that in the best of edition and driven by Doble, his wife, and was evidently much pleased with culated Babes, when willthegini rossive in due? | the law hunļuess, for instance, las nino-sentia) wien benulifa! bit of work, and the crowd wans « the heartiness of the greeting no roestved from move to help a friend,»

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