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Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY, HONGKONG,

CONFECTIONERY, "&c.

our New Stock of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1893.

THE LATE "EDINBURGH'S" "PERKS"

Mr. Gladstono stated that the Government bat acquiesced in the decision of the Duke of Edinburgh, now of Saxe-Coburg-Gatha, to renounce the annuity of £15,000 par annum while retalsing the marriage annuity of £10,000 per annum.

Mr. Labouchere objected and moved an ad- journment to discuss the question, Permission to adjou.n was refused by a mejwity of 118.

The following special telegram is from the

WCONFECTIONERY and are offering Calcutta of Jism

the same at prices suitable for the present had times:

CHOCOLATE CREMES.

PATES D'APRICOT.

CHOCOLATE ALMONDS. FANGY BOXES of SWEETS of various kinds from a Dollars to 25 Cents.

SUGARED ALMONDS.

BURNT ALMONDS.

MIXED SWEETS.

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS.

CIGARETTE CASES, CIGAR CASES, CARD CASES.

In SILVER, ELECTRO, SNAKE SKIN, RUSSIAN LEATHER, &c. CIGAR & CIGARETTE HOLDERS, PIPES. Hongkong, 13th November, 1893. [1304

LONDON, November 25th,

The MANCHESTER NOVEMBER HANDICAR Bf2 sovs, each ; to it, with 1,000 sors, added ; for three-year-olds and upwards ; winners (selling races excepted) aller the weights are declsend 5lb. twice or once of god sovs. felb. extra; the owner of the second horse to receive 100

only ability if forfeit be declared to Messrs. Wetherby by a time to be named when the weights appear. Cop Course (one mile and alz furlougo).

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THE Laquest on the body of the coolfs killed by crane accident at Quarry Bay a few days ago was commenced yesterday before Mr. Wode- bosse, and was xcjourned untill Wednesday next. call alongside vessels holsting code pennant C, THE Mitalon steams-lanoch Day Spring will batween 9 and 10.30 am, on Sunday, to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 13.30 p.m.

ACCORDING to the latest available returns Russia has the largest prison population, to8,840; next comes India with 76,510, Italy with 60,818, Japan with 63,81%, France with 60,836, the with 30.474. United States with fg,aƒ8 and Great Britain

In the Supreme Court this morning, on the ACCORDING to the Inventor's Review Sir Henry application of Mr. H. E. Pollock, fostructed by Bensomer proposes to subsitute aluminium Mr. E. C. Fila (Mr. V. H. Deacon's office) for tokens for bank notes. An alamiatum.coln the the plaintiff, the Chief Justice granted a decree size of absolute, with costs, against property of A. G. sixpence and no other metal could be used on rupee would weigh less than alver losgrance Company, the Inteclosers proceedings of forging these calus is polated out, but the Gordon & Co., Limited, morgaged to the Union Account of the greater weight. The impossiblity Baving been Instituted in May Jast.

Review does not enter into detaile RAILS for the line to connect Cebu post with the A NATIVE telegram from Wachang states that few days, and there seems to be no reason now coal mines are expected to anive at Manila in a A. E. T'an Chi-hün, Governor of Hopeh, will why the Coba coal deposits (worked by Dosis of importance, by command of the Tarene. start next month for Stechuan on a secret'nis- Ramon Montages) should not speedily be It is reported that he goes to fovestigate the developed into highly prosperous concero, missionary outrages in that province. H.F. YU especially alace the Government of the Keng, the expectant Tantai who conducted the Philippines has taken strong protective measures. Wasuch affair and the Sangpu negoitalons, will FOLLOWING in the wake of the World's Fair of eight officials,

accompany the Governer, belag one of a salta recently closed at Chicago, is the Winter Show about to be opened in San Francisco propose to follow up with an Inter-State Exposi tion ไป July, 89, in which British Columbia has been invited to take part. The date of China's World's Fair has, however, not yet been fixed HI-Yah }

Capt. Thomas I

and 7 events penalised xo lb.; entrance, $1 Prizes, Cup with so per cent of entrance foes; sad, 40 per cent; 3rd, 10 per cent. Captain Thomas' b. Stoneheage, 101t. 12lb.... Mr. Courage's w. Thunderbolt, 1st, giber

Mr. Tayler's ch. Khedive, 1st., 8lb. Mr. Ruck Krena'k g. Assysian, 12st. alb.

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Mr. Courage 2

Mr. Hast 3

Mr. Taylor o FOOT STERPLICHASE; open to Europeans, 3rd, $1 about once roundi poses 1st $8 ; and, $41

lon, Competitors start dismounted, ride round. LATE FOR DINNER RACE.-Latles' Nomina a post 250 yards and back, dismount while nominator tics a white te and bands evening postals and home. Two pris:1," tail coat and waist-coat, mount, ride round the

FOTK out of the stakes; entrance, 5 sors, the had intended to deal with it ; but really it's quite and which the enterprí lag citizens of Tacoma The steamship Ere arrived yesterday from Captain Murray, nominated by Miss Barker... I

Mr. M. D. Peacock's ch g Golden Drop, by

Tertins-Golden Fringe, 4. years,

S. Chandler Colonel North's br b Simonian, by St. Simon

-Garonne, 5 yea78 ................................G. Barrett 2 Duke of Beaufort's be Son of a Gan, by

Petronel-Ithona, 3 years ..................................Wall 3 Betting: 40 to 1 gelast Golden Drop. Won by a length and a half; twenty ran.

A "SUGAR" RAILWAY.

MADRID, December 15th. In Mirch next the publle will be asked to A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. subscribe the capital for building a railway from Masila to the Taal gar district, The Government guarantees sight per cent, interest.

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SCOTCH, ASSORTED TOFFEES,

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THE INTERNATIONAL GLOVE FIGHT

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We learn that a private telegram was received In Hongkong to-day stating that Charley Mitchell knocked Ilm Corbett out in the lath round. A few days ago it was rumoured, though on no certain authority, in town that Corbett had pat the English champion to sleep in the 27th

round,

LOCAL AND GENERAL. MONDAY and Tuesday belog Bank and public holidays there will be no issue of the Hongkong Telegraph, and we take advantage of the occasion to wish our friends (and enemies too) the congratulations of the Season, and to each and all of the varied tribe may the ensuing term be a prosperous one!

IT la said that newspaper work pays so badly in Sydney just now that one Press Association has sent forth a branch to the form of a matrimonial

agency,

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THE China Mail leat night had ad item of a kind which is becoming far too common in that quarter, and for the wake of public decency we unfit for publication, and the police ought to be pat on "Brownle's * track. Tan obellik of the Lateran is an Egyptian monument of red granite, nearly 150 feet in height, originally belonging to the Temple of the Sun at Hellopolle, removed thence to Alexandria by Constantine, and subsequently brought to Rome, where it now stands in the centre of the Plas di San Giovanni.

It is reported that by the orders of the Governor of Formosa work is to be commened immedi. ately on the railway between Kelang and Wewel. The line will be about go in length, but a considerable secilan of it is to be oVCT very dificult country to work. The operations are to be curled out entirely by soldiers.

THE Post Office notification published in list evening's Telegraph regarding the hours to be observed during the Christmas holidays and which stated that the "Telegraph Office would refer to the offices of the Cable Companies. be cloted on the 24th and agih instant, did not Tuese, as is well known, are kept open night and day from one year's end to the other, dis regarding each and every holiday.

Mx. AFONG, photographer, has courteously forwarded a copy of the photograph taken by him at the inauguration of the Bellllos School. The view bas as background not the (more or less) handsome schol building, bat

bideons mans of Chinese houses, with the inevitable pair of celestial "slacks" atraeg on a bamboo; and ont row of houses has a beavy list to starboard, which is hardly in keeping with the dignity of this imposing and memorable ceremony. How ever, the faces of the placipal personages come cut very well fadeed-almost as well as if mani- pulated by a European photographer.

THE promoters of the Yokohama Dock Company were to hate met on the 16th fast, to discuss the revision of the articles which have been drafted by a special committee. The proposed capital of three millions has been reduced to half million yes. The application for the necessary charter was to have been made on Monday last, and if granted work will be commenced next March. PROHIBITION, after a lengthy trial in Kansas (U.S.), seems a lamentable failure. The Kansas man who wants a drink simply makes affidavit In a recent issue of Das Echo there is a that he has some complaint requiring whisky account of a duel fought between two boys, Iwelve and then gets it from achemist. According to an exchange a Topeka chemist took 154 adavits that the youthfal fire-eaters quarrelled and years of age, in the town of Ghent. It appears in a month, and they covered nearly every dis decided to settle their difference in the coffee. ense on record, down to one case of "stula inand-pistol style so popular with our Continental friends. They accordingly repaired to a Ware bause with their seconds and at the word " fired, one of them, named Temmermann, mediately falling dead with his adversary' bullet in his head, while the other escaped without a scratch, but, together with the seconds, was arrested shortly after the fray.

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THE supporters of the anti-mixed-residence movement have been busy in Kyoto of late, and as a consequence have managed to obtain 1,300 signatores to a petition against mixed residence which is shortly to be rubmitted to the Diet. As Kyoto hasa popustion of about 230,000, the efforts of the anti-mixed residence pasty, in the opinion of the Koda Chronicie, cannot be described as being very successful.

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AT a meeting of Vicaria Lodge on Thursday evening Bro. S. L. Duby was installed as Worshipful Master of the Lodge for the cosulog Grand Master, who was attended by the District year by Wor. Bro, the Hon. C. P. Chater, District Grand Lodge Officers. The Worshipfal Master afterwards Invested his officers as follows: S.W., Bro. W. Newton J.W., Bro, E. C. Ellis; Treasurer, Bro. W. Kinghorn; Secretary, Wor. 1.D. Bro, G. P. Lammert; D.C., Bro. J. Keddie L.G. Bro, W. McK. Wood; Tyler, Bro. J. R. Grimble. On the closing of the Lodge the usual loyal and masonic toasts were honoured. Brethren adjourned to a banquet, at which the

THE Porvenir de Vivapes of the 7th init says: Europe via port, and reports sighing a sailing- skip, kerosene-lader, abandoned off Faragua (an island between Luson and Bornea); Thit is evidently the same vertel that the coasting steamer Butuan attempted to salve. The Ex Ending her waterlogged but not likely to stek at once proceeded to take the derelict fa tow,

The Ears exbles would not stand the train, not apparently in any way difficul: to argolia'e. however, and after numerous attempts the onl been the German ship Carl Frederick, which ship had to be left to her fate." "This must have was stranded on the 14th November, and after being abandoned, floated off and was ultimately picked up and towed Into Laban, as meniloned in that such a rich prize should "go a-begging" so these columns a few days ago. It seems strange long.

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Mr. Cruickshank, nominated by Ms N.

Mr. Burdon, comlasted by Miss M. A.

Tamboll........ Mr. Landale, nominated by Misc Parkes ... 3

Thompson SPISESTUE Mr. Strick, nominated by Mrs. Welmani......... Captain Thomas, nominated by Mrs. Wynne

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inches; prev! us wlaners of Jump races, stb. of-a-mile; den to all China pentes; weight for YULE TIDE HURDLE RACE; three-quarters-

extra for each win, maximum pecally 12lb, entrance fee, $3; prizes 1st, Cup with 50 per cent. of entrance fees; and, 40 per cent. 1 3rd,

10 per cent.

Rocket, steered by Mr. Cruickshank, “walked

aver" for this avcor.

CHAMPIONS, forced entry of $2 for all ponies. 19341 weight for inches as per scale; distance entered at this meeting except subscription griffins one mile. Pilsest, Cop with 50 per cent. of entrance fees; and, 40 per cent.j 3rd, to per cent.

Mr. Courage's w. Thunderbolt, sest alb..... Captain Thomas' g. The Dou, 17m. 1lb.

Mr. Taylor

Capt. Thomas

Mr. Humphrey's The Swi... Mr. Humphreys 3 Mr. Rack Keene'u g. Assyrian, fast, olb......

Mr. Hunt o

Mr. Fraser-Smith's pr. Catterthun, 11st, 6lb.

(incl 5lb. cx.)..............Mr. Maclean o following programme →→→→

During the afternoon the band played the

March... ** Tiraia ". Dere. Zampa

Round About"

Souviens to Reminisceness of all l Becade...........Nir

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Thompsaz, Hem.

Williams

Resist.

Waldteufel

Galiey.

Morrells.

"PRINCESS TOTO"

The Charters Tower, now the Ariakt Mars, recently sold to the Mitsu! Bussen Kafaband who has distinguished himself In this kind | Bro. A. O'D. Gourd) 1 ; S.D., Bro. J, G. Wright; hostiles in Morocco is a soldier named Glois nothing of its princely plunderers; but his keen arrived here to-day from Katchieatra flying the Japanese flag.

THE Inspectors and sergeants of the Police Force, with their accustomed hospitality, have arranged to entertain their friends at a quadrille PINE, APRICOT, CHERRY LIME, GUAYA, Darly to be held at the Central Station on

Christmas night. and other

FRUIT JELLIES

in great variety,

TOM SMITH'S

CHRISTMA

CRACKERS.

COLOURED OPALS

MOUNTED IN PLUSH,

representing favourite subjects.

A Large Assortment of ENGLISH AND JAPANESE' CHRISTMAS

CARDS,

On Tuesday last the man Jansen, who is charged at the Instance of the aeronauts Lawrence and Sagehomme with breach of trust, was committed to take his Ital before the Singapore Court of Two Magistrates.

THE Acre and Damascus Rallway, which is being constracted by English enterpelse, will be com- pleted as far as the Jordan by next April, making so miles out of a total length of 13o. A section of five miles from the coast has already been bulit,

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AT the Regular meeting of the Victoria Pre- ceptory held on the sand instant the following efficere were elected for the ensaleg year :- Eminent Preceptor-Sir Kright G. C. Andersen, Treasurer-Sir Knight J. W. Kinghorn. Guard -Sir Knight J, Maxwell.

THE ship St. David, which recently arrived in Yokohama from New York, had rather a rough time of it doring the voyage. One tremendous washed three of the crow overboard, all of whom were drowned, as it was too rough to launch a boat.

Is the British Consular Court at Shanghal on of handsome and artistic designs, suitable to all the 18th Inst., Mr. Justice Hannen refused an application by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. tastes and at moderate prices,

to adduce fresh evidence in the suit of Major versus Jardiar, Matheson & Co., the case having already been concluded and judgmant reserved.

A. 9. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

The Hongkong Dispensary. ESTABLISHED AD; 1841, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1893.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

As will be seen in another part of this issue, death has taken away Inspector James Howell, of Shanghai, who joined the Customs service in 15 1869. He was appointed Inspector of River Police in 1882, and had many friends. He was for a number of years Foreman of No. 3 Hong kaw Fire Kuglas Company. SPECIAL, services in connection with the new and ally needed organ in St. Peter's Seamen's

FROM AND AFTER THE 1 OF JANUARY, 1894, THE SUBSCRIPTION TO "THE HONG

WILL BE THIRTY

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DOLLARS PER ANNUM, OR TWO DOLLARS

AND A HALF PER MONTH.

Church, at West Point, will be held i>»merrow morning sed evening at ram, and 6.30pm respectively. The Rev. E. H Davies will reach at the morning and the Rev. A. Gurney

Goldsmith at the evening service.

THE Duchess of Edinburgh Is the happy possessor-from the Russian and superstitions ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN point of view of two genuine hexose stones, ane of which was left to her imperial father and the ADVANCE.

other by her aunt. The besoar stone is cut from a very rare animal and is regarded as a sure preserver of health and happiness,

DEATHS,

At Shanghai, on the 17th December, 1893, THE American ship John F. Robbins, from MALCOLM LAWRI, the Infant son of ROBERT Hakodate to San Francisco, with a cargo. of

THE Shangkat Mercury is credibly informed that the two heads promised in the Sungon massacre settlement are regarded by the "nice polita" Viceroy as a delicate compliment to the emtuent naturalist who negociated the matter, of thing before is Borneo. The title of his new book, it is respectfully submitted, should be "The Head Hunters of Sungpa," not of Borneo. The Chira Association in Shanghal having telegraphed to the Hongkong branch to ask if the latter knew of any authority for Mr. Byddey Buxton's statement in the House of Commons, as published to one of Renter's telegrams (that Baltish dollar) the China Association in Hong- Hongkong does not favour the coluigs of a kong tepiled by wire that they knew nothing beyond Reater's publication They ought to know well enough that the British dollar is very strongly advocated, as the Governor said at the opening of the Council,

"BorcOTTED: Yes, it does seem unfair that British tradesmen, artists, and others should be practically boycotted by the powers that be" in this misgoverned colony, but when you pitched your tent here you must have known that almost all the government printing so well as other work is given out to allëna ; that bosta of aliens as employed in the government offices and that the average Britisher is thoughtless of than foreign dunkeys and tuft-hunters. If you walt for fair play you are bound to go down with gray hairs and sorrow to the KTAYS.

Two Corean janks, one with 19 persons of both sexes and the other with 44 on board, anised at Nagasaki on the gth last.. under escort of officials from Aokata and Mitaniraku, where they had been respectively blown ashore in a gate encountered on their way to Jinsen from Saisha island. The local authorities took charge of them and sent them back to Fusan by the Genkai-maru, which left that port on the 11th, Nine of the party, remarks the Hyogo News, re- mained belind to dispose of the junks and thirteen horses, which they brought with them." It is all very well for a celebrity like Mr. lend ker lovely features to an adver- Langtry to ilser, with her own autograph testimonial to the effect that she uses soap; but in mall com- marities, such as Hongkong there are many reasons against that method of maldog money. for instance, and of a cincess platerrapher, blissfully ignorant of any sense of incongruity or of anything else in art, exhibits the Governor's boxming counterance next to a crowd of Formosan aboriglops, the man in the sircet Innghe.

THE steamer Giang Ann, which arifved at over the officers and men of the British barque Singapore on the sith inst. from Batavia, brought

and was registered 100 A.. 1. The vessel was Clan Grant, recently wrecked near Tegal The Claw Grant was an iron bargus of 1,055 tone, belit la 1878 at Glasgow and owned by a firm of that port. She left Amay recently on a voyage to New York with a full cargo of ten,

and war

vessel struck on making a fair passage, until she get lato rough weather in the China Sea. Eventually the founder. The crew stood by the ship, which a reef, bat did not

tinned to be rough and the vessel, being disabled floated in about eight hours. The weather con. from the effects of running aground on the seal, last to be abandoned in a sinking condition drifted in the direction of Batavia, and had at

the whole of the ship's Crew were safely off Tegal The crew left the ship on the 1st instant. Soon after, says the Straits Timas, picked up by the Dutch steamer Sorradays and taken to Balavia. Walle at Batavia, the crew were very hospitably treated by the residents, and a sum of $1,370 was distributed among the shipwrecked men, the money being drawn from the Sailors' Relief Fund at that port was instituted in Singapore and resulted in the A Court of Inquiry into the loss of the vessel xoneration of Capt. Trelearen and officers. The crew comprised two mates, a carpenter, four apprentices and twelve seamen, AMONGST the Spanish troops engaged in recent who has had a very remarkable career. Spanish sals relate that a few years ago Glola was sentenced to death at Cad's for mitted a brutal murder while engaged in a having.com. burglary, immediately after a dating bighway robbery. In due course the criminal was led to the scaffold, but owing to some blundering on the part of the hangman, who appears to have been intoxicated at the time, the doomed man although bis neck and throat were horribly incerated, was not killed outright. Preparations were then made for another altempt to finish the horrible business, but the spectators grew frantic, shouted for a respite and insisted on the execution being deferred. The magistrate, who appears to have been only too glad of an excuse to end the disgusting scene, stopped the exccation and in the course of a few hours the Government commuted Giola's sentence to one of hard labour for life. He was therefore departed to Melilla, where he was galley-slave until the recent ontbreak of war with the Moors, when he was sent to the front and has distin galahed himself by his plack and endurance to itch an extent as to meilt spreial mention is -E. B. in the Manchester Courier.official reports of the engagements with the Riff tribes. Indeed, so astounding bar been bis THE following is a translation of a Chinese gallantry that several Spanish papers have world has been in a disturbed state. We Chinese, able and resoling scene on the execution ground. placard recently posted la Penang:-Of late the faken up bis case, barked back to the memor- who belong to a powerful nation, have left our at Cadiz, and assert that the convict should now country and our homes to come to this foreign have his sentence semitted together at the and to earn our livelihood, and we consider close of the was. ourselves as precious as people of other nationali. les. But these lawless foreigners treat us like lasects and ants. They send the police out at sight, between the hours of one and five, to do lolary to all of us Chinese who are met with on the road between those hours, and several tens of innocent men have been made the victims of this bad treatment within the past half month, It is a pity that we Chinese should be subjected meals with his death by foul means there is to this kind of oppression.. When a foreigner redress for him, but none for a Chinaman! All persons should take this lato consideration and not go abroad at night any more.

THE ENGLISH TARMER: PAST AND PRESENT. 1769.

Farmer at the plough, Wife milking cow, Daughter planing yard, San threaking in the barn, All happy to charm.

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Farmer gone to the show, Daughter at the pl-an-o, Madame gally dressed in satin, All the boys learning Latin, With a mortgage on the farm.

1893.

Farmer cannot get a living, Wife is left without a shilling, Daughter has to seek a place, Son mest scramble in the race i "Free-tenda" has beggared all

of

OR "BRIGANDS IN LOFTY STATION."

which will be oni ted from the Hongkong There is one song la Gibert's very best styls Amateur Dramatic Club's version of "Princess Toto as being too personal in reference to Gilbert was never in Hongkong, and knows local potentates. As a matter of fact, Mt. W. S.

satire, is so wonderfully near the mark that the Amateurs dare not uso it here, and have bad to emasculate one of the brightest things he ever is not afflicted with any delicate timorousness, wrote. But the Taligraph, like Mr. Cattermole but is robust enough occasion requires. Accordingly we reproduce to speak out as Gilbert's song, which occurs in the second act of Princess Toto." And, by the way, the story of Tata being atterly unible to remem steal all they wanted, even to the extent of ber anything, and absent-mindedly letting robbers carrying herself away with them, is remarkably similar to the story of a Government official In this Colony, who had likewise a special genius for forgetting, and who innocently let the robbers take over $60,000 out of his office, under his own move though unfortunately he has not yet been ildoapped himself, as was the heroine of this opers-more's the pity. He got walking ticket," but he has forgotten to "walk."

This is what Gilbert says:— There are bilganda in every station, In the highest and lowest of ranks Some cleverly fleece a whole nation One may be a "bubble" Cirector,

While others go robhing the banks;

They dodge the police inspector- And one a poor starving "rat,"

But they're none the less brigands for that? Obi did you know all that I know,

Your eyes would start out of their sockets - You'd take better care of your pockets,

If you knew only half that I know. Some bilganda set up as stock-jobbers, While other "respectabla" robbers Who safely can follow their best,

What hundreds of rascally plotters Lend money at eighty per shent,

And murderers, thieves, and garotters

And swindlers, and robbers at banks, Now pass themselves off to our ranks i

Oh I did I tell all I could tell, -You'd shudder, and keep your eyes

On these ruffians in digi

if only told ball I could ell

THE recently achieved Dutch victories in Acheen have resulted in what seems to be a general move towards submission among the bosifle temporary a remarkable ton in the course of tribes at least is 'the' oplofon of a Straits con- the war has taken place. This long-protracted war, if the mode of setien adopted by the Dutch may be digulfed by that terms, arose from the Datch Government to put an end to its fade anarchical condition of Acheen, which led the pendence, in the Interest of the security of their possessions in the neighbourhood, The work conquest, which began in March 1873 has been checked by the warlike spirit of the people. unhealthiness of the climate. To overcome these hindrances cost so much blood and treasure that tary operations, and tried to gain head by canTHE MARINBURK FURNITURE the Netherlands authorities restricted the m clllation sided by the pressure of the blockade. 1. CO., LD. IN LIQUIDATION. ment in the situation, the more especially frem the part of the Utemis or priests workies liquidator of the Marlbork Furniture Company Years of this policy brought no marked Improve

upon the fanaticism of the people. According Limited, to be submitted. 1o a meeting of share to our contemporary some moniks ago diasen-holders to be held at the Hongkong Hotel on tians arose among the rebels" an account of the priestly party golog to excessive lengths in Thursday, the 18th January, is as follows their exactions for funds to carry on the war The Netherlands officials took advantage of the To the Shareholders, discord to support the op onents of the priests

A CORRESPONDENT who signs himself "Shop, the diffult usture of the country, and the wiites to Indian Engineering? -

The use of words in the Money Market is really most extraordinary.

What in the world can they mean by "gold has appreciated ?" I should not have thought that mare metal ilke gold could appreciate EVERY skip that is named after a Gastph comes anything or anybody; it certainly has not to grief, and the sahmatise wastes of Davy Joserappreciated me for some time past or it would are littered with their wrecks. Here are a few have disposed itself a little more freely towards of their names, with the date when the cure fell my pocket. das and the vessel went down-generally with | * 1 all hand's

Prince George, 1758; Royal Chorge, 1782 : Royal Choriolis, 1798 : Quián Charistia, 1300 | King Geores, 18061 Prince of Wales, 1809 1 Quan Charlotte, 1818 Albert, troopship, 18431 Royal Adelaide, B521 Victoria, 18531 Queen Victoria, 18131 Princetrics (on Thames); Victoria (Tarmer, Canada), 1881 f and the Victoria, off Tripoll, 1893. Bad "Jɔva!”....

I put the matter to a stock,broker, a friend of "gold has appreciated." mine, asking him the meaning of the phrase

the price of gold is appreciated."

It is an abbreviation;" said he, "It means

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The breach widened with the result that Toku

The report and statement of accounts by the

Limited.

LAWRIE and Rosé AMANDA SMITH; aged ♬ † sulphur, ir reported by the Japan Mall to be THE Upper Bozma zorrespondent of an Indepreciato a low figura, and in trylag to sell one I ❘ and their lies' soon wen -advantage; miler- date having been "submitted to und adopted by

months and 6 days.

At Shanghai, on the 17th of December, 1893, JAMES HOWELL, inte Inspector of River Polite, 1.M.C.; aged 54-

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ashore on Minel Point, apposite Hakodate contemporary writes as follows: You will soon Head, The bottom is sandy, and being close to be bearing of a gold-mining rush in these port, where assistance is available, the vessel regions, as a patty of prospectors, who have been will probably be rescued from her present within a few miles of the station, Bava located position.

gold here and I saw a plece of quarts very rich in gold taken from the district. The exact IT is doubtful whether the shipbuilding Industry | Incality is an yet but I have no doubt, of tale colony was eyes more active thas at as it has to be obtained from Government, present. The Dock Company appear to have that is locality will sesa. be generally known, Ka much work on hand as ever, while Mesara. It in "s" duk” quote" and not unlike Mysore Fenwick & Co., and the Chinese shipbuliders of stone. There is some pelimony among HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1893 Yau-mail and Hongham have quite number few here as to its probable Location, and I fail

The Hongkong Colegraph.

TELEGRAMS.

A LIBERAL VICTORY.

SF LONDON, December zoth. Mr. J. F. Leese C. Recorder of Manchester, (Libera) has bare-elected Member for Acaington, defeat is former apponent, r. Hermon Hodge (Conservativa) by a majority of

of small steamers po their stocks and several not be astrnished to find most of the Waith and recently launched, lying off the Kwong Hep Endard Valley land already being applied for, Loong and Hip Tyỡ Loong langine and boller, an likely spots. If the natives, would speak, wasks at Wanchal almost ready to put to Incallides producing 314 could be easily found, Among the latter are three “- gta sa kost, but there is a strong antipathy syaient giving us awnleg deck laht-draught steamers, built to the information about gold or stones of any vile. order & Bar, Woog Kap. Koh of Canten, and If Ex-King The bar and his prime minister intended for the West River trade, while a stout could be fadaced to reveal it, he could solch fttle from steam-launch, the Hung Wwe, sing the Government, as he is stated to know all the anchored in Wanchal Bay, will shortly become incalities producing gold and the mones paid to an important addition to the Cantonane West win in toll in the Mandalay and North Kamtars Révar Bisamong Crugory's font of low-boats.

4. Bencou: field Arcade, Hongkong, December 23rd, 1893 The Marinburk Fomiture of gold is appreciated, to myself "the price

Company Now, I have noticed that people never appre-joined the Dotch, and turned against their own mit to you an audited statement of accouuls

Umar and other influential chiefs fell Away,

(in Liquidation), clate the price of a thing unless the price is very countrymen. With the aid of these auxillaries, covering the period between the 30th June, 1791,

Gentlemen, I have now the pleasure to sub❤" low. If I'm boying a horse I always highly ap

the work of corquest was resuesed and the Dutch and 30:5 June, 1893, the accounts up to the former have always observed the seller appreciates reduction, discount-anything that makes the price less.

Sa how it was that the price of gold was so low,

when I next saw my stock-broker I asked Low! Low!" he said why, man, the price of gold has never been so high in my life before. There's pretty well a gold panic.

"Yet it is stated in the colomn headed Money Market that "gold has appreciated and you told me that meant the price of gold is appre cited,

To be sure" asid the stock-broker.

It is quite evident to me," said I, that you don't know what the word appreciate means, Indeed I Then perhaps you can tell me.* Appreciate means to raise highly: how can gold values thing highly 10

You put some gold on your head" said that ininiting stock broker, "you'll find it a good deal more highly valued ; it may even reach the full value of the gold.". With that he left me,

You see, Mr. Editor, how little thanks have they who go about trying so improve other

advantage. Anakgalung, the stronghold of the grid pasty was captured on the and Instant and for the first time since 1873, the subligation of Achéen looks possible in the near future ***

CHRISTMAS GYMKHANA

MEETING.

SECOND DAY-SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1376. To-day's meeting was well attended, and the

weather was lovely.

you on the 14th August of that year. You will recall that I have in the meantime submitted three provisional, statements covering the perfod subsequent to the 14th August, 1898, the date of my appointment as Liquid tor the accounts now submittel cover, la addition To the perlid last damed, that between the 30th Jane and 14th August, 1891, and owing to this, fogziber with the fact that under the direction of the auditor some of the items have been rearranged, it will be observed that the from the previous matements the net result present stalement differs materially in its detalla however, is practically the same excepting (1)

The following are the results of today's that the cash balance to less by Baryo, being

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31.

TOOT RACE half-a-mile. Europeans ; prixen j. 131, $6 | 2nd,

Four RACK ball-mills: Open toall Adlática; prizes fat, 84 1 2nd, 821 310, an

The HOLLY Cur† once remed poules siigible for events Not aid waght for Enchor wingy Teac

in amount not carried forward in the Compkoyla secosats on trailer to the Liquidator, mad (3) that ike value of stock and machinery on the oth to revision of the value of mashiner in hande Jans is now more correctly stated, owing chafly

** On the oth-Jaly'lant & dividend of to per open to all dent was declared and $21, 68.49 paid, there....

Bret dayimider to the creditors,