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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1893.

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Iris esilmated, anys the Bullarin, that one-third | of the refined sugar landed in Sydney is refood in Maurition and China, and, under a Custom- house quibble, entered at the port as raw

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THE Mission steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside vessels hoisting code pennant C, be- tween 9 and 10.30 am. on Sunday, to convey men arbore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12 h

THE greatest rallway enterprise over under, taken, the Trans-Sibetan Railroad, from Regals to the Pacific Ocean, is to be completed in 100s, according to the present official programme of the Russian Government. It will be the longest railway in the world.

A SAN Francisco piper states that Mr. Edwin Spencer Prait, of Mobile, Ala., who was for five years, beginning with Mr. Cleveland's first administration, United States Minister to Persia, has recently been appointed Consul-General to Singapore.

the to the come

"run" by Professor Observatory as DOBERCE is but a costly toy. At the present time the community of Hongkong is in no humour to brook annecessary taxation, and can I afford to indulge AERATED WATER S.

in the luxuries of white elephants, and W pure.

JATER--The Water used is absolutely perhaps, after the Government itself, the Kowloan Observatory is the biggest And most stupid white elephant in the colony.

more particularly dealing with just now, is the collapse of the Commission. To give the-or rather Governor ROBINSON his due,

the

first when

matter was broached he readily enough agreed to grant the request. Certain experienced nautical men were chosen and they on their part readily consented to act on the Commission. So far so good, but then came the question of the election of a fit and proper chairman. Professor DozzacE, whose alleged incompetency In the matter of managing the most important branch of the institution was the primary field of Investigation, claimed that he was the only person fit to adequately occupy the chair. The nautical men naturally, and very properly too, wished to elect one of their number, seeing what a farce the whole As there are numerous attractions to-morrow la Inquiry would result in were they to allow Maceo to the way of a grand religious proces. it to be otherwise. Then came, the dead-log is the afternoon, followed to the evening by a Fancy Fair In the Sao Francisco gardens, the lock: A preliminary meeting was held and steamer Honom will make a special trip to a second one fixed when the election of the Holy City at 9 a.m., returning by 10.30 p.m. a chairman would be decided. A fair at the reasonable fare of a these and back.

The weather promises to be splendid. amount of underground engineering seems

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At the Magistracy to-day, before Commander Hastings, a sampan man was charged by Ser geant Niven with boarding the steamship sang this morning, without permission from the Captain. Defendant was fined $10 or one month.

is reported that the Japan Cotton-trading Company in Osaks is proposing to establish an agency in Shanghal, and that Mr. Sans, preside ent of the Company will leave for China shortly. In order to investigate existing commercial con- ditions in China. Agents are stated to have been already secured in Bombay.

We are informed by the Agents (Mesara. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) that the E. & A. S. S. Co. steamer Callerthun, from Australia, left Port Darwin for this port on the 26th (nát, ELECTRIC street allways in the United States have la operation a mileage which exceeds the sum of street railways res by other powers, vis, 5030 miles ma by electricity, 4.460 by horses, 046 by cable and drɑ by steam.

A JAPANESE native paper is responsible for the following: A woman living in Fukuoka prefecture, aftar belag pregnent for thirteen months, was delivered first of one child, then on the following day of another, and on the

children in three days.” enfrent day of a third, thus having three A CORRESPONDENT wants to know what has become of the "Hongkong Association" and the "Odd Volumes." We regret our foxblilty to give the desired information; but probably those connected with the direction ofthese two societies are waiting for the cool weather before going on

with active work.

Tax Hyogo News of Sept. 1oth says that "the Oaks City Councillors Board contemplated placing Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co, again on the list for tenders for supplying the inna water pipes Certain members of the City Assembly, however, insist on the advisability of removing the firm from the list, and it is pro bable that with the new Board this section will have its way.”

Re-examined :-I asked the defendant to take

my name off the commitee after he was fined for breach of the law. I did not care to have my name connected with an affile that was not "straight." I know nothing about the "mutual benefit" schernd except what he said to me. There was never any written undertaking or

■greement,

that would be enough to show that it was not such a place sa could be used for selling liquors without a licence The whole point was that liquore if sold at all must only be sold for the benefit of members-that, la fact, members in paying for drinks were only goiling their own it and goods and paying themselves for in that case Boreham must be able to show and not making For the purposes of the a. prefit himself, that he was only manager, prosecution, it did not matter whether the were sold to members, exclusively or drinks

the general public: the point was that if an individual was making a profit out of alcohol he must have a licence, and if a club dealt in pay any subscription. I have had business alcohol without licenca there must be no benefit to the proprietor from such dealing

By the Court:-understand that the subscrip. tion is a month, and that mine is settled by contra account. I have never been asked for any more. pald only one dollar in cash, and that was'entrance f. Stace I told defendant to take my name off, I bave not been asked to transactions with him, the last about a month ago. I have had drinks there; I bought a book of tekets for a dollar, and påld defendant.

Robert Ells. sailor, unemployed, dismissed from the Dockyard Police, corroborated the statement of Smith. He had never paid any entrance fee or subscription, though his name was down in the book.

Cross-eximlard:-I algned because Boreham said if I did so I could get drinks. I did not con- sider that made me a member; I signed simply In order to get drinks. The book I signed in marked ontakde "Members of the Eastern Club. but I never noticed that. Before going to the house on the 23rd I spoke to Green, but he did not tell me anything about a prosecution. I had no idea la going la except to get a drink, as I had often,

Re-examined:-I bad paid for several drinks before the day when I signed, but after the last conviction defendant said he would not apply drinks except to those who signed.

Mr. Dennys said he believed there was a club at Kowloos-at any rate, there had been for many years until a recent date-kept by a pro- prictor who made a profit on drinks supplied to members only. Just as in this case. However, there was a very recent decision, dated June last, in the case of the Press Supcer Club in London it was decided by Justices Mathews and Wright that such a proprietary club required a licence; and therefore the defendant mast plead guilty į but as this decision was so recent, and required such eminent lawyers to find it eat, the did not deserve more defendant surely than a nominal penalty, since he had been bonently acung under reasonable though mistaken bellef that he was all right. It was absurd to pat dawn as a serious crime a business which had been going on for sly or eight months with the fail knowledge of the police, who at first apparently agreed with defend

John Green, sergeant to the detective force, A SWATOW correspondent writes under date ant in thinking it perfectly legal. The defendant September 29th-Yesterday we had an extra would plead guilty and appeal to his Worship to recalled, gave further detalls of the arrest.

Adam Hogg, sergeant in the Naval Yard ordinarily high tide here, it belag only about six impose only a nominal fine and return the liquor inches lower than that caused by the typhoon seized-about $200 worth. He had been con- Police, said he had signed his name as a member three weeks ago. The rise of water dreveinnamer-victed of selling to strangers recently, but there of the Eastern Club, and had allowed his same shio rats from the stone-work of the Band, provide were plenty of witnesses to prove that that was to be put on the committee. He bad also paid leg exciting sport for a number of Europeans and only an isolated offence, not a common one at entrance fee. As far as he knew the place Chlaese, who, with a miscellaneous collection might be thought. But for this recent London was properly conducted; he bad never seen any of dogs, accounted for over two hundred of the case just quoted there would have been a very irregularity. He had been in nearly every day. Cross-examined:-Witness usually went to "game."

strong defence, so that really the defendant could not be much to blame

the Club between 6 and 7 mm., because the Me. Master said he could not accept the plea Dock-yard canteen was not open until noor.

Mr. Master: And you can't wait fill than ?→→ of Innocent lanorance, or bond fids belief in the legality of the club. There was ample evidenen No. (Laughter.) laws by a colourable imitation of a club; and

and forfeiture of the liquor seised. on these ground the Crown most press the case to the end and ask for a heavy penalty, Albert Thomas Smlib, saman, unemployed alace the rath inst., said :—I was in the Dock yard Falice for

raight months, and was dismissed for breaking leave. Up to December isst I was on the Ethiope, and before that I was lighthouse I found it too lonely and left. On the aird fast. keeper in the Customs service at Shanghal, but

By the Const:-1 pakim subscription for the I was at the Eastern Club. Sergeant Green sent me, with a man called Ellis. I went in and first three months, but net since; 1 was never called for two shandy-beers" Boreham up-sked. I only paid for diakr alter that. When Borcham was getting is dioner he would some- plled the drinks, and I gave him a dollar note. He took it and gave me 80 cents change, Sergt. times ask me to bay, a snack, but that was not Green gave me the dollar, which was all the pald for. money I bad. We drank some of the liquor,

prepared to book orders for prompt or forward to have been resorted to in the meantime, i STATISTICS Published by the Sanitary Baresa of "braces ?" she a·ked, with a bewitching smile. of a deliberate intention to evade the licensing Witness sald he had no knowledge of any

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Chairman was

and of this the Director himself is credited with more than a fair share. The majority of the Committee were anxious to depose the Director from his nominal position as Chairman and he seems to have been equally determined that they should not succeed in their designs, and the result of certain correspondence which passed between the Government and himself was that his position as confirmed. Previous to the receipt of this confirmation a certain memorandum had been drawn up by the Committee having reference to the question of the election of a Chairman, but this document was apparently left with Doszacs to be forwarded to headquarters, and it is now hinted that the one sent in by him was not identical with the original; hence the resignation of the other members of the Commission.

Professor

the Home Department, show that up the 8th

September, there had been thirty-seven thousand cases of dysentery in Japan, of which seven thousand bad resulted fatally. The epidemic is still prevalent, particularly in the prefectures of where the deaths are very numerosk. Kumamets, Ehime, Wakayama, and Alchi,

A Kong paper says that the ill-starred expedition of Lfentenant Ganjl to the Kariles, has met with misfortune from the start, and is now said to be in imminent danger of starvation, unless supplies are sent before steamers ceise running north for There are 117 persons now belong. the season. Ing to the expedition, and at least 150 koku of rice are required without delay.

Is the police-court this marsing a Hongkong sobleman was charged with keeping a "ferocious uncled dog." Defendant when called up calmly seated himself in court, with the dog beside him.

Usher-Stand up, please, and answer the

charge

Nobleman-Ob, can't I sit down, your Worship?

His Worship: don't see why you should. Stand up, both of you!

other day and asked the pretty sales-woman A WELL-KNOWN masher went lats a store the for a pair of suspenders. "Suspenders or M The man thangat there was but one reply possible to such a question, and so gallantly repile, "Embraces, of course." At which the

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ether form of admission except algning the

Airey la bis Hfe, and did not know him. Did book. Witness never did anything as a commites man, nor was he ever asked. Never spoke t not know anything at all about the work of The committee only cæisted in the club, name, as far as he koew. Did not know who were members and who not, she could not say whether liquors were sold to non-members witness' name was not his "a writing. never saw any list of member. The entry of

Cross-examined: -There were only eight st ten odginal membert; did not know if there were more now. Did not know whether Smith was a member, or Ellis, Never looked at the had been supplied since witness joined, in March. book of names. Could swear that no stranger William Porto Moure, member of the Eastern Club, said: Joined seven or eight months ago. have always considered it a club, and never Cross-examined-In Jinleg the club, Mr. knew it for anything else. Boreham brought a list to my shop, and I signed. it, but I don't know that I read it or saw what it I have paid $5 or $5 since. As far as I know was. I paid a dollar, and the thing was done. the club belonged to defendast. I know nothing about any commhtee. I believe there are some rules, but I never read

Since his advent in this Colony Governor ROBINSON has, through innumerable allly blunders, only too plainly shewn his inate weakness of character, but how even h could have been so weak as to have radar October sat the carrying trade between been hoodwinked by Professor Dosxxcx Algeria and France will be exclusively confined as to assent to his appointment as a French vessels, ait foreign powers, tacloding chairman of an Inquiry that might have Great Britain, having given up the lht to resulted in serious reflections being cast participate in it. This mearure will chiefly on his professional abilities, is to the affect British ships, which held the bulk of the ordinary mortal a mystery as insolvable trade. At Dunkirk alone the British tonnage as that of the Sphynx itself. However, it employed in trading with Algeria amounted in is not likely that the matter will be allowed 1891 to 34.507 tons net register and in 1892 to to lapse without some further noise being made, for the principle at issue is a trifle too Important to be lightly played with. That this Commission will be held and This work is alike fateresting to the student that Professor DoBERCK shall appear in the quaotily of sandalwoodvalued at $10. It appearsband Lied to the gray hairs and the wrinkles cash-" no tick." I never saw any arrangements proper club, Never send the rules.

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position of a witness and not as President the talk of the town to-day would indicate as an unmistakable fact, but unfortunately we have had such a lengthened and somewhat bitter experience of the abject rottenness and untrustworthiness public opinion in Hongkong that we are rather inclined to go any odds that the whole affair, at least so far as the Kowloon Commission is concerned, will die a natural death within the next In this matter, however, is quite another story, as is also the reputed conduct of Professor DoBERCK, Governor Robinson posed as a prophet when he blossomed out here and the result has been disappointing If not expensive-to those who believed in him, but generally speaking & false prophet at Government House is not nearly 30 expensive a luxury as one in the Observatory. One is bad enough, but two are more than Hongkong can comfortably swallow.

31,103 tons.

EXFORT Commander Hastings, at the Magistracy to-day, Messrs. Slemssen & Co. charred tour coolles with being in unlawful possession of a

for supplying food there.

them.

Re-examined: I belong to half a dozen other

William O'Brien, telegraph operator, said he cinhs, and this is as much a club as any.

a dollar. It was not a public-house, but a Joined the Easters Club in March last, and paid

Cross-examined :-Never saw any sules but these banging up in the room. On jiolog witness just went in and told Boreham he wanted to jole, and paid his dollar and signed the book

B. M. Conceley), one of the original members MR. J. J. Wright was charged at the Police and then defendant proposed we should of the club, stared that liquor had never been By the Court-Witness did not know all the Const this morning with allowing an alleged play biliards. Defendant, Ellis, and supplied to noo members. fersclous dog to be at large untualed. The started playing, and when we had got to about complainant, a chair coolie in the employ of Mr. ten up, Green came in with two plain-clothes members. F. H. May, Captain Superintendent of Police, European policemen and two Chinese detectives. The two former I know well-Carnegie ard deposed that at 6.30 pm, on the 28th inst when he was waiting for his master at the tram McDonald. Boreham was in the room and station, the defendant's dog bit him on the thigh. heard what passed. Green asked me "What

doing here?" The complainant plainly showed the mark of work and a game." He said "Did you I replied "We are just a bite he bad received, at the case was event having a d

I said "Yer; do you think pay for the drinks,” ually dismissed for want of identification,

we got them for nothing? Green then spokes to THE "ailor's wife" who pleads for justies to Bercham, se-rched the house, and went up to

have been going there a good while ber class in the United Service Magasine, is of the Central Station, taking all of us and all the the opinion that living in or near a dockyard quors. town during her husband's absence is not the perhaps 30 or 40 times and bave paid for drinks best thing in the world for a sailor's wife. She often. I never paid any subscription, but defend sun no risk." I did not put my same dawn- gets "shappy" and gossipy, and a great deal too ant sald "So long as you put your name down I learned to naval matters which concern her not. It she wants selther to vegetate in the depths he did it for me. (Book produced and entry of the country, nor develop foto walkdeg identified.) I never went through any form of edition of the Queen's regulations, she is advised election nor paid any subscription, nor was I to make London her headquarters, and fever asked for it. I never had any volca in the possible, find some engrossing occupation there management of the place, nor never heard of any to make the time pass quickly, and to keep her members doing so I always found it exactly Boreham was the "boss.” I always had to var from degenerating intellectually as well as the same as any public-hours and I thought growing older. The very best way to make ber that a three years' separation will infallibly being after a woman bas passed her prime, is, accord. ing to this authority, to cultivate some new interest or some new accomplishment wherewith to surprise and please him an his return. In view of the possible advent of cholers in the United States, says a contemporary, many cheap and simple disinfectants have been proposed for the use of the people. Of these one of the most effective la commen soot. Saat is composed of pure carbon, and is forced by the hot vapor of the hydro-carben coming from burning · fcel pipe and condensing thereon. It is very light, porous and impalpable powder, and, like char entered the place was "It's all a put-up job." I him my name was in the book, before we went there, together. Boreham is the. coal, which is the same element to a different never told Green I was a member, but I told retaining a wonderfully large form, possesses the property of absorbing and g. Tha

great danger of disease about only man I have ever seen having anything te sewers, drains and other places is almost do with the management; the men whole THE following para is from Sydney Bulletin entirely due to gas given off by decomposing names are appended to the rules may have had While Willard's Opera Co. was performing at matter. If soot be sprinkled about these something to do with it or not-I do not know: 1 never saw them taking any part in the manage Secunderabad (India), a British officer, accom- places it will absorb the foul gas. When panied by a lady," audibly made blackgaardly cholera was expected in Baltimore, some sixteen ment. I do not know who are members and references to one of the actresses. Musical years ago, Dr. Piggot, a celebrated chemist of who are not

Re-examined-I have never seen' price-lists cirector Wyatt mounted the stage and exposed the time, announced that the only disinfectant in public-houses, such as this one (prodpces) is the officer poblidir. A complaint to the Officer with which cholers could be at all effectively the Club, I never saw say other mies except Commanding followed, and, on the next combated was copperas or sulphate of ten, and those hang up in the billard rooms. Saturday night, the theatre was surrounded he made a comperidon of charcoal and copperan by howllog British officers, while the which was said to have bren favaluable in its

while the wood was being discharged into lighters from the bargentine Butirs the defendants bad stolen it, plece by piece, together with sundry scraps of old fron and horseshoes. The first defendant was sentenced to three months hard labour and the others to amallet

terms of Imprisonment,

THE Minister for Labour in New Zealand to ntroducing a Bill to prevent shipowners infringing the shipping laws in strike times; to abolish the imprisoning and firing of seamen leaving their ships because of a strike; to discourage the small

Cross-examined:—I was never elected member; I never objected to my name being entered. I did not consider I was breaking the law I have seen billiard rules for members of the Eastern Club," but I never took notice of them. I have paid the amounts put down to my same in the book. I have been going there since May. I know Serg'. Hogg, of the Naval Yard police, whose signstore is on this copy of the rules. I con- house, I know there is a good sum to be made sidered the place just the same da a public

The observation when

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that was all. Never paid anything since. Never knew anything about any committee. Could not compare this club with other clubs, because this was "only the Easter Club Boreham would not allow witness to pay cash, but only to get drinks by tickets,

is practically dealt with, and Pruning, Grafting, few days. The action of the Government credit system by probibiting the recovery of any striking the cold walls of the chimacy or stove by Informing, but I never informed darle of the penalty, as although a technical offence

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sura under £10 for goods supplied on retal credits to abolish distraint for rent; and to abolish imprisonment far debt under the disguise of "contempt of court." A pretty extensive pro- ramme this, but taken all round a practical and

Sensible une,

Amount

of

that time.

Louis Charles Alrey, landlord of the Slag

Strailer evidence was given by C.A. Cordeiro, Silva, José Pereirs, and others, members.

member, who bailed defendant out: Penl Mr. Dennys addressed the Court in mitigation had been commited, defendant believed be WAS awarded more than a nominal penalty. within the law, and should therefors zot be

His Worship Well, I must be guided not by what Mr. Manier says but by what the Board of Iaiand Revenge lays down as to

Mr. Master:- have a few remarks to make, ff your Worship pleases.

His Worship:-All right; I have made up my Mr. Master then addressed the Court again mind on the cast. at some length.

...

FRANCIS A. KILOQUR, 184 Bluff, Yokobams. PRESIDENT CARNOT AND THE CZAR. | house kaside was crammed with “swaddies" | disinfecting properties, The general idento | Hotel,#' Bald 1-I know the place called “the / aimply signing a book and paying a dollar

No carda

The Honghong Lelegraph.

LONDON, September agih.

President Carnot has abandoned his expressed Intention of going to Taxion to welcome the Russian Naval squadron, This decision has probably been arrived at in deference to the Crur's with ⋅ to avoid exuberant political

HOKOKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1893 demonstrations.

COLLAPSE OF THE OBSERVATORY COMMISSION.

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TYPHOON WARNINGS.

We are indebted to the courtesy of Sellar Dos Ortis de Zugasti, Spanish Consul at this port, for the following telegrame tem

hooting their officers. Wyatt had to still the disinfecting is, first, to provide a means for Lantern Club Borsham, sked me it storm by apologising publicly, but the gillaithsorbing the death-dealing gas, carrying with gentlemen stayed around waiting to pommel it millions of diseased germs, and then to baye bim. They only caught Harry Hall (the late the necessary agent to destroy the germs afar Joke L's son). An officer pulled Harry's nose they are absorbed. Charcoal has always been Harry landed him in the month, but was badly regarded as an excellent disinfectast, but as a beaten by two or three of the warriors, and took matter of fact soot is superior to it, from con- sale next morning with two lovely black eyes. taining some of the gaoxidized hydro-carbon

contained in the smoke from the fuel, and among these hydro-carbona is creosote, a germs-killer of wonderful power.

the

His Worship in giving sentence saldı-There is abundant proof that this is a bogus club and nothing else. How any aaneman could bellers he was enterlega genuine club by

- only a few weeks ago for "selling liquor cannot conceive. This same man was fined without llence according to the records, and evidently the club is just simply a form intended to evade paying for a licence. I fine forfeited defendant $300 or six months, and the liquor it

MAGAO.

would join, and put my name on the committee C I said if my name was any use to him as x com mitte man I should be very willing to do what I could, If daly elected. I was never slected, as far as I know, either for membership or for the committee, I think I have seen a antice con-

A. Mr. Master's request his Worship ordered talolos roles hung up in the club; I know of no others. I was asked to attend a committee $50 of the fine to be divided between the two THE Kobe Herald of the 21st September say

meeting about four months ago, but could informers but related to increase the amount, not go. I do not know if there ever were saying "auch large rewards look very much liks We regret to announce & somewhat sensational

mentfogs of the cotamittee. I have never Louting"!" arrest made hora yesterday. Mr. W. L. Clark

taken any part in the affairs of (such is the amp under which the. gentleman

THE » EASTERN CLUB," Glob, except as far as I have said. I wis never consulted about the management, has been registered for some months at the

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Oriental Hotel, Ld,, though there are reasons to believe his name is Lafayette Cole) was arrested

At the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. Hastings, but before I folved, Boreham told me it was

Macao, September syth. by order of the United States Couselor Chatics Boreham appeared on remand in answer intended after paying expenses to form the club Court for Hlogo and Osaka yesterday afternoon, to the charge brought a galast him last Men into a sort of mutual benefit offois, pald hims

my subscription$r. :) sold a billiard table

The old boundary question, has cropped up at the fostange we understand of the Manager day, that he had sold intoxicating liquor annary, and be paid me for it. As far as I again recently. About month ago a row of the Hotel where he has been staying for several wibent a licence at the "Eastern Club" know the "mutual benefit business has not occurred between some local sportsmen and the months. Mr. Clark, it is alleged, has obtained | Praya East. Mr. G., C. C. Master, acting come to anything. I do not know that I have Chinese Customs guards stationed outside the money under false pretences, besides running Crown Solicitor, conducted the prosecution, and any power as a committee man. I never did Hamier." The imprudent excesses of men an a heavy bill at the Ozlertal Hotel, Drafts Mr. H. Dennys appeated for the defence,

anything in the way of management. I cannot who are no credit to the sporting fraternity The typhoon is now shout to the eastward of drawn by him on parties in America bave only Mr. Master addressed the Court, quoting 180, say whether the club is any different from a though they profess to belong to it, had led

been sent forward to be dishonored and protested. 6 of Ord. 31 of 1886, under which the proseca. public-house. I do not know whether there is new orders being given to the Chinese officials Luron,

The particulars obtained by a representative of

He then stated the facts any form of election for membership or anything ingressod strisgency and perhaps undue offl this journal to-day made it only too evident that too was taken, thero is unfortunately grave restan to suspect the individual mentioned to have been gaity el dishonest practices; but pending a public bear.

faix tai ing in Court it is scarcely Talate them! here.

MANILA, September 29th,

7.50 p.m. There is a typhoon in the Pacific.

September 30th,

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EARLY in the current month we notified that the Government had, at the instance of the Chamber of Commerce, agreed to appoint a Commission to inquire into and report upon the working of the Hongkong Observatory; particularly in regard to the system in vague for the distribution of weather warnings. As to the necessity of some radical reform in connection with the direction of the Observatory there has never been any, doubt whatever, and it was Judged that this reform could not be brought about more fittingly than through the report of a committee com- posed of capable experts. The Institution has had a fair trial and the result is, and has been, very far from satisfactory, and “SOLITUDE has charmi," wrote Bulwer to his the public, particulary that section of wir And Lady Lytton dropped in coitada

novelist unexpectedly, and found Solitude de It most interested the shipping, has white hvalla) eining on his knek

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In 1847 all London bouses were compelled to connect with sewers.

Tus Indo-China Co's siener Visang arrived Foochow on Saturday last with a cargo of Hongay coal,

(68 to which there was no dispute) leading beyond entering the name is the book, I was clousness not unsaturally following. Thus it up to the purchase of liquors on the 33rd instant never consulted as to accounts or other club happened that the Customs people assaulted a by two men sent into Boreham's place by Detec matters. I do not know whether expenses have gun party soir the "Banter" and now the

Live Sergeant Green. It would be first proved

Mr. Clack, or Cò'e, as it appam-that the Te that the defendant had no licence; secondle been cleared or not. Au far so I know Horaham. Gwarament is seriously considering the Be

that a sale of liquor took place. The only

it his real name, is of tall and commanding possible plea for the defence to set up was that apparanes, and of fals complexion; he wears the liquors were sold to members only, and that or has worn since he has been here, we unders

the place was a regular and lawíci club, stand, a mustache only. He wan" fathe Bills Court the day before yesterday, watching. the proceedings in the Robinson! matting cise rastectors to say, bie arian has caused a little

excitement,

alty of more clearly defining the boundaries of may be owner of the whole business.

Cross-examined 1---My name, was put on the Portoguese fartsdiction and of neutral territory, commitee with my knowledge, and consent. Despatches on this subject have been drawn up As proprietor of the Sing Hotel," I would not and will soon be sent to Lisbon

call this club "open to the public; I cannot Six sportsmen came ever here from Hongkong His Worship-In it a proprietary club!'

express an opinion. I have never acted, as a last week, provided with a special permit from Mr. Master said that even if Smith was a mem- committee man, though I lent my name. I the Viceroy of Canton, and want up-country bet, and if the club was a proprietary club, yet if expected it was to be a proper club, and as far without meating the slightest opposition from the local people. They, bagged és souple a the prosis of it went into Boreham's pocket | sa Į know it has been nothing more.***

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