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A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

H.M.S. Archer came out of dock yesterday afternoon and is under orders to mail for Singapore to-morrow.

Arndependent in a man who leaves the other Party to join our party. A renegade is a man who are our party to join the other. An offcnilve Partizan is a man who belongs to the other party and stick to it.

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THE Mission steam.launch Day Spring will call alongside vessels bolsting code par nat C between 9 and ra 30 am, on Sunday, to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12.30 p.m.

THE LATEST Dews from Lima states that Fere has abolished the duty hitherto existing on silver April 1st next only Peruvian stiver will be con bars. It is further enacted that on and after sidered as legal tender.

THE steamship flower, which went badly ashore at Honolulu, was Insured for £70.000, and the reinsurance was placed (largely, is her fall value, in the Alliance Marine at 5 per cent That company seinsured down to 25,000, Lloyda), at gos. per cent.

Son of those rash young men of this country who are exlisting in the army and navy of Brasil for the glory and renown to be gained only at the cannen's mouth are likely, remarks the Chicago Times, "to wish they were back at home with mother before they are through with their venture. The 'babble reputation is a very

alluring prize, but it isn't worth being hoisted skyward with a dynamite petard in the interests of a country which will not even recognize the one bolte sa a patriot, and has such very rigid ideas of pension reform that pensloos don't exist."

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De JALAP: "I have had bim on my list of Something must be seriously wrong in his patients for a year, but he dose nat Improve. system." Dr. Pellet: "Isn't it just possible system?'* that there is something seriously wrong in your

ERK are some New Year gifte which the Post being and sang in the win Office will not tak*>-

A dollar at zu, éd. to Mr. O'Bilen. A bar of soap to." Brownie."

A licence to the manager of the Buffet." A news-item to "Granny,"

A puge-ticket to Mr. Mitchell-Inner AC, M. G. order to our Wollam Cauricornus, A die dend-warrant to Imuris shareholders.

A NUMBER of time-expired men in the police force word sworn in again to-day, for a further Term of "bard labour"; and one man, Mr. W. Ross, was presented with handsome gold THE three men (Roty, Hambert, ard Bouver) albert and pendant on his departure for Shang-curled off by natives some months ago Ton hat, to in the municipal police there

going to pay that bill I can't come here every Blogge--"I should like to know when you are day in the week."

Noggs." What day would suit you best? Blogg"Satorday."

the whole

hat it was almost loss!ble to believe tha

bera not being real uttered by the chacters on the stage. Blue Beard" why triumph in the aris of illusion and manipulation, Ad Amposing barlequinade fallowed, and #fd-replete with with the first deception of NS, all the gaga and "business" pealy, adreciated, morta's life. The "Bobby"" clevesest thing in mimicry given during t evening, and the way in which he was ultimately and irresistible. Space forbids an extended of his Beiber garments was falmitable kin are still in the hands of their capters, and W[][ probably enjoy a l[v-ly sort of New You notice of all the other attractions of the show; Several millary expeditions are scouring the

"The Fairy's Dell," "Under the Sea" a country in satch of the kidnappers, when fransormation scene etc., but we live said grand have managed to completely befool the French ficient to indicate that the Marionettes are authorities, and moreover threaten to murder not only well worth seeing (and should be seen) but are probly the best troupe travelling the geiting the ranson. Letters from the three un- fortunate men to their filends in the region of Walsh, Ltd, where a plan of the house is to be be secured at effice of Meast. Kelly and civilisation are freely transmitted.

Noggs-"Very well, then you can call every their prisoners rather than rive them up wiɛboutid. Comfort ble hexon and stull chairs may

Saturday."

Ar the Sallors' Home last night the "festive season" was celebrated with giest success. The proceedings commenced with a ten, which was mensely enjoyed by a large number of guests; presidency of Mr. J. J. Keswick, and a number and alterwards a meeting war held, under the of songs and brief addresses were given by visitors, and carols by the choir of the Seamen's factory account of the year's work, and referred Church. The ammual

repost gave a highly sati. to the newly established coffee-house for seamen

the Florence Treat whose captain, a prominent in Queen's Road Central to the doings of the mission launch Dayspring and to the wreck of

member of the Miston, was drowned with his wife and all on board except his little son. Thanks were given to those who bad assisted to render the weekly social meetings so enjoyable, and also to the organisers of the "Waxworks " show at "La Hacienda" in aid of the new organ fand.

LAST night's China Mall contains » lengthy article headed "People we know, giving the world-famed Chairman of the P. & O. S. N. sketch of the career of Sir Thomas Sutherland, Co., which was reproduced from a Sydney exchange by the Hongkong Telegraph on December and. "Brownie got the anicle from our columns, and it had been on file in this from the Singapore Fras Prass, which caoled It

much like coming to and end before larg. office for months. Our evening contemporary is evidently in a precarious way and looks very

Indian Engineering explains thusly wby Major M. Callum says: "I should not think of taking McCallum stays the Salts -Major

the salary was Increased, for, though in the list It (the Surveyor-Generalsbip of Ceylon) unless It looks a better appointment than the one I hold now, down to the Straits we are opening which one wouldn't have here in a place that is uns new country, and there's something in that

in the Straits, thank you Heat. hear! He all opened up. Na; if it rests with me, remalo would be nobody in Ceylon, while be ia's big marat least fo his own catimation-in Singapore.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not becaurly endorse the optalans expressed by Carpondents to this colums.)

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THE V. R. C. BLACKBALLING SCANDAL.

To an ENTER OF “Horokoma TulkoRAPM.” to you formele which appeared in yester

SIR, Thea of all milltary men are due. day's issue of your paper, with reference to the unfortunate billot, when certain members of the gurlson staff were proposed for the Victoria their proper light, and shewed the advantages ties, and alan the disastrous result of interference Recreation Club, Your article put things in the Club derived from the Government authori watch authority if it were properly used. show that unless the Colonial, Naval and Mill But bumiliating as it to state, past ercats tary authorities alter their programme, the thought to have the first consideration, are likely services, which in a British colony would be to be neglected by those to whom they look for it was stated at the Club meeting that it was not, support. I am Informed on good authority that the men, but the uniform that was objected to. A greater insult to Her Majesty's Service cannot be imagined and it is only equalled by that part of a speech made by a well-known member of the Bar on the question of granting a licence soldiers and sailors in the same category as t'he to the Peak Tramway Boffet, in which he placed very worst stamp of social outensis and opisar ces. This lasult went unanswered by the Services, with regard to the action of the Victis Recrea tlon Club, whether the Governer as Corrimander- in-Chief, the Admiral and the Geny al Officer soldier of so small account as to be unworthy of Commanding the Troops consider the British any protection in this matter.

THE cost to the United States Government of deporting, the Chlorse now in ". Uncle Sam's domaine has been carefully estimated by the Secretary of the United States Treasury, who lately sent in a revised statement to the U.S. Segate which is supplementary to that of September rath, and increases the estimate of the talal appropriation necessary from $5 coo,oco 10 $10,335,000. Of this increase $360,000 is due to the fact that the steamship.companies of Chinese fom Sza Francisco to Hongkong have increased thele rates for the transportation increase is due to the fact that the estimate did from $35 to $41. The remaining portion of the The bodies of the psor are given to the vultures not include the expendi'ure in courls which the the matter was sestovn, and were it not for the but it remalas to be seen, after the seps, taken and the wild beasts.

enforcement of the Geary Act rendere necessabile diplomacy of Mr. Toser, Briab ne and The rainfall at Bangkok on an average of ten say The first auditor of the Treasury gives it years is 67 40 inches, of which 50.59 fail from

THE Chicago Port prints the following, which it describes as 'curious facts about Slam'-

Each State pays tribale to Bangkok. A rich man will often bequeath & limb to the birds and beasty.

The position of women is good, although girls

can be sold as wives,

May to October.

During the wet season travelling through a large section of Slam would hardly be possible without elephants, of which some are kept in every village.

his optator that $35 far capita will be California, while the amount will be greatly the maximum of auch casts the auditor instances fncreased in other states. As an example of

low estimate of the cost ander this head le

the fees of the United States marshal in # deportation case in that state, in which the fees. reached $450. The auditor thinks to a fair confinement, a test outside of the expense of confinement, which is from 50 cents to $1 per the amount necessary.

THE following appears in the Sydney Telegraph of Nov, 25th :-While these strange diplomatic ing the world at large, everyone has over-locked Alsturbances are exciting Europe and bewilder between Queensland and Japan. Nevertheless, the fact of strained relations baving risen

CAPTAIN LAWRENCE, of the British bark Tradate, which arrived at Fortland, Oregon, the other week from Antwery, reports phenomenon at sex, about 10 days before day, and would therefore indefinitely increase lately been in a practical monopoly of the Torres

n stringe

reaching port. The ship was proceeding along under a light southerly wind, so light that t was almost a calm, when a tour was beard coming down from the north, like the roar of a ball. The sound increased until a moment et two later when a northerly gale burst on the ship, Coming from the opposite direction of the wind A TRIBUNAL of experts lately decided that Miss previously, it took the captain unawares, and to Ryder, of 16 West Sixty-first street, is the "pretii are his canvas he was complied to bratty est gul" of New York.

thing go. The wind uplit the maintop-gallant sall, but did no other damage. The gale kept up for two days longer and was followed by heavy weather into port,

THE O. and O. Company's steamer Bilgie went Into the Cosmopolitan Dock this morning for an overhaul, and the Deuteros into Kowloon Deck,

THE members, of the Staff and Departmental Sergeants' Mess will give a smoking concert is their mess room on Monday next, commencing 49.p.m.

THE Post Office notifi-z that the parcels mall for Colombo, Bombay, Europe etc., per P. and O. steamer Rohilla, will close at 3 p.m. on Wednes day the 3rd prox

We are requested to state that there will Se Holy Communion at St. Peter's Church on New Year's Day at 7.30 am, and a short, service, with an address, at 11 8.th.

nest.

DARC'S MARIONETTES.

Last night this world-famed exhibition was

Your oberlent servant,

Hangkong, 30th December, 1944

JUSTICE,

There is also Japanese so-called bording house which enght not to allowed on Kulangsu The "Taps" are just as bad when they have too much raki in them,as any degraded e less in the East or elsewhere.

Yokohama might have been splitting fire and lead at each other before now. Two fapanese land by blacks, who, besides disliking colored исто murdered somewhere up in North Queens into the country. The consular representellve races," objected to cheap labour being brought of Japan communicated the fact to the Mikado's Government, which immediately demanded reply was a masterpiece of diplomatie fencing. an explanation from Queensland. Mr. Tozer's He began by reciting that the Japanese bad

AMOY NOTES. Straits pearling ledustry, which fact rous & the WITH reference to the closing of the gambling form of murdering a couple of these obnoxious ire of the aber ginals, whote pro'est took the

reliable source that the Kowloon establishments fellows and the labour quration was simply a quietly, the fine weather inducing a number of

(FROM A CORRESPONDINT.) bells at Kowloon and Sam-soi-po, referred to in Invaders of the local labour market. This last night's Telegraph, we now learn from a throwing of the whole blame upon the black.

Amoy, 27th December, 1893. bare all been re-opened and are again doing a

I send a few Items of news and gossip from this flourishing trade; while those at Sam-sol-po,

port. The Christmas bolldays passed off very Inspiration. Following up the idea, Mr. Teser residents to undertake shooting expedi ions, have simply been transferred to Kowloon City, sarlly attending their being brought into ing the alleged behaviour of certain residents apan which the "official ban

went on to paint out that "Japanese which are said to have been gene lly successful was placed, where they alan ply the merry game as before. contact with the blacks, and as the blacks were and sea-faring

this part of Queensland run the risks neces So much for Buckingham I Of course the known to have a particular detestation for harbour, which is said to hare extremely

Thero has been a good deal of talle Government authorities will again make repre

regard

men from the rentallops to the Viceroy of Canton or to Peking, closed races, he recommended that Ipanese rowdy, & disgrace to the foreign community ships in BULL FIGHTING in the Philippines seems to suppression of these pest-houses, the farce of the clestness of this explanation, and the diplo Chine

but unless strong measures are taken for the Government seems to have been much struck by of Amay, and a bright example to the 'heathen immigration be discouraged," The Mikado's Saigon. In order to raise funds for the relief of other eye at their re-opening will go on for ever serious darsage sensiting. Brith Governments have degenerated about as much as dueling in officially closing and un-fficially wishing the matle trouble consequently blew over without with poor slave girls, purchased for immoral sufferers by the temible dynamite accident in There is no doubt whatever that the orders issued

The island of Kulangan fa so so flooded Santander barbons, great bull-fight was from the Tsung-li Yamen to Viceroy Li Han-parently agree that if the Queensland black or to that something ought really to be organised on the 3rd December, in the regular chang were given in good faith and that the there is no more to be said, and the murdered scandal Is it not fath power of the Foreign "Plaza de Texor," and five animals of dis-high officials are blissfully ignorant of the manner men are entitled to no sympathy. And to pro-

fellow does not like the color of the Japanese, done to put a stop to what is literally a public tinguished parentage were advertised to appear in which they have been carried out. It is vide against others being murdered, the only from the laland, so that decent and respectable Consuls to bave these wretched parlabs teme.ved for the first time; while five ladies of the very highest Phili piae society graciously consented reported, but with what amount of truth we are to award the prizes-cus for the conqueror of each gambling houses "over the way" are licensed by

not at present in a poslion to say, that the 'se sun the country as if it were an

people may live in ver co and quietness ? ball-in good old orthodox "Carmen" style. the Mandarin of Kowloon City, and for this The Plaza de Toros theatre, in the open air, with an excellent large sum. Should this be so, zething short in a large ampki privilege he pays annually to Canton a very "grand stand," covered. The prices of admis of the presence of a gun-boat in that quaster mission ranged from twenty cents all the way up will secure their permanent suppression. The to ten dollars, and most of the best places were whole machinery of Chinese government is so opened, for the first time In Hongkong, in a booked a long time in advance. By way of con- of handsome and artistic designs, suitable to all port of New York during the first ten months of Ƒ trast it is worth noting that the newly-formed rotten with the corruption of bribery that fi❘ substantial and neally decorated theal; o specially | tenatis, Dr. Grünenwald, will proceed to

Manila Cyclists Club held a race meeting a few relie quish what be regards as his "zights" "Bijour" are not usually bulit, in a day would be childish to expect a mandarin to YUD up for the purpose at West Folat, days before also for the Santander fund-and-slaply because be bar been ordered to do so, but energy and plush and gold-psict, when could not get more than $a for the highest class Nothing short of a display of force seems likely directed by good taste, can be applied $800, whereas the bull-fight, after paying and it is the negotiation of this delicate little Theatre at West Point is a striking instance, of ticket, and the total gate money was caly to bring the Kowloon mandarin to his

with wonderful effect, and of this fact the Bil expenses, raised ten times as mucb. mission that we commend to the powers that be. However, the bulls were fraud, for all the Gavernar Robinson Indicated plainly that I advent of the troupe bere caused more than an The bigh reputation which had preceded, the papera agree in sidiculing their performance there was any further nonsense he would have ordinary amount of corfosity to be roused, and they seem to have had much less "Aght" ia the to forcibly stop the traffic from Hongkong.to whale five of them than there is in our Office Kowloon i let him now keep his word.

we doubt if among the big audience that Goal The Amigo del Pueblo, in the course of

attended last night there was one who did not reference to the word "bull, as if in doubt

are usually looked upon as a means of pleasing

■ long report, puts a big query after every

return agreeably surprised and with expectations more than realised. Marionette entertainments whether it should not be "camol"

children of a tender age; but D'Arc's sho

(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT) is one

Amoy, 28th December, 1893, that would tickle the bla Our valera tiger-slayer, after an eighteen faculties of an anchotite. "Puppets, "apless months' rest, has again taken up the chase of popular to the days of the Pharaohs, but we Day and returned yesterday, with the skin of a history in yet another instance lleih, were Mr. Stripen. He went up-country on Christmas

excellence of thele performances the wonderfully in a cave and was forced to come out by the doubt if they ever in any way approached in the magnificent brate. The animal was discovered

They are so true to life in action and pantomiralc as he made his appearance be got a ride bullet artistle troupe now on exhibition at West Patet, throwing of fire-crackers into his hiesas 200

of the "bill which describes them as turned on his sissilart, who again fired, this gestore that one has often to doubt the accuracy in bis side, but as it was wat in a fatal spot be

moved by wires and springs Instead of what they desib, marionettes,

and that they are wooden gares Hime piercing the brain, which caused lastaj it dresses and seem-quatat but clever Elliputians

The evince an amount of taste and study rarely to scenery are exceedingly pretty and

and acting almost put the must billiant efforts be found la such exhibli naj while the dancing

abla dezice ja fact the premier danseuse could of the leading

"Tote-lies" in a darkness of feel

shs to consent to grace the boards of the Royal commend the highest imaginable figure were

leading man-ble price would be his own during the present season, and as for the

la which M. and Madame Blondin went through The performance opened with a tight-rope act a series of antics that distanced the Ningsen Fall font of the great original. A quaint Verdant

tastes and at moderate prices.

A. S. WATSON & Co. LIMITED,

The Hongkong Dispensary. ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 3rd November, 1893,

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OVER 50,000 Russian Jews were lauded at the This year, according to the official report of the

Commissioner of Immigration.

On Tuesday, the and January, the Post Office will be opened from 5 to 5 30 p.m. for the purpose of closing supplementary mail for Austraila per the steamship Airke.

IS A CANADIAN has invented a conductors fare

box, for use on street rallways to register avery ticket or fare dropped in the slot, and to deal cut dated transfer tickets automatically

Magistrate-Why didn't you call a constable when the prisnner assaulted you with a dub! Witness-Call constable? Great Scot Your honour, wasn't I thumped hard enough as

NOTICE TO, SUBSCRIBERS.

PROM AND AFTER THE 13 OF JANUARY, 1694, THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HONG. KONG TELEGRAPH " WILL BE THIRTY DOLLÄNS PER ANNUM, OR TWO DOLLARS THE CROadian Pacific Railway Co's royal mall steamer Empress of Japan arrived at Shanghai *7 30 a.m. to-day, and left again at 3.30 p.m. for Vancouver, via Nagasaki, Kobe and Yoko.

AND A HALF PER MONTH.

it was?

ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN hama ADVANCE.

The Hongkong Lelegung.

elegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1893

PRESS TELEgrams for THE FÅR EAST.

The German steame: Deuteros was towed to Kowloon and the C. and O. Co's mail packet Gaelle to the Cosmopolitan Dock yesterday, H.M.S. Archer was towed over to her moorings

last evening.

In case anybody may be so "festive" as to have beg to remind the community that the show forgotten about "Princem Tôto" in-night, we *** | begins at. 9 pin,, and that, all the best seats were taken weeks ago, so that those who go late may be sorry.

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far greater

"AR OLD SPORTSMAN (10%;—At last training operations for the Hongkong Race Macling of 1894 16 beginning to exhibit some signs of vitality, and quite a number of 'old stagers have lately been watching the Subscription Prins at preliminary work. Needless to rate that nothing of any importance has yet been done so the track, but after the New Year's holidays matters will wear quite a different aspect, The stade of Mr. Aubert, Mr. Heinrich, Mr, Buxey, and Mr. John Peel are topared to be due from Shaoghal during next we k, and with their advent on the course real training will commence. On dif that Mr. Aubert's Bigand), together with Mr. Heinrich's paiz cracks (Bovell, Majestic, Beeswing, and (a highly tried Derby griffin and the game and staying Black Pearl, winner of last year's Derby andt kampions) will be trained and rulden by Mr. D. R. Bassoon, so that they will have nothing to complain of as far an combined experience and careful management go. It is uncertain what ponies ill I constitute Mr. Buxeyla staing, bui, in addition to a couple of fast griffins, it is quite likely that old Home Guard and the Shanghai

Gaard was so handsomely from Bovril last year, de their best to the Challenge Cup, which Home The Ewe contingent will include those two eld standing dishes, Vagrant and Mary Thought each railing good pony at hisown distance-and two or three Derby griffes. It is also on the cards part of the world and, as every sensible business AT the Magistracy to-day, belfors Mr. H. Z enter the field, but that of course will greatly that some of the Amoy sportsmen will again. man knows, the ordinary tariff was simply Warehouse, a Chiacse boy was sent to gol depend on the results of the Amay Meeting, prohibitivo, The vasuccessful efforts wide for three months, for having stolen 118 from kin for years past by the Hongkong Telegraph employer. Mr. Geddes, at the R. E. establish days. There was a good turn-out at the Race del for the 8th of January and, two intewing to effect arrangements for comparatively cheap ment at Kowloon on the 14th. Inst. Evidently course this morning and most of the pooles tariff, somewhat similar to thit accorded to the be was afraid the gambling-houses would soon Press of the Australas colonies, are too well be closed for ever, and wanted a parting" Butter."the lot, but it would only mislead to give details, in training were cantered. I managed to Hima known' to require repetiiton ; the all powerful Regter stopped the way: and, like our local An original inspiration, far ahead of ordinary reliable opinion as to style of going, etc's how

the records made being far too slow to form any congre, and frequently insccurate and unbator of Kahn & Co., who has had his smiling and may rely on being hally posted on Speculation contemporales, we had to be contented with the photography, has bens introduced by the manager ere, when galloping does commence, my readers esting messages so sparingly doled ost by the rubicund features reproduced in bronse. The figure is 10 far champion monopolist. Within measurable disis bung up on the front of the curlo missenen in the Valley Sakes, German Cup and Derby promising, several books on tance at that will be charged, and although Queen's Road, and looks so much like the haring been opened, and there is every appear some.. Line must clapse before satisfactory "genolas Buddha that lots of superstitious natives | snow that we shall have, considering the duit Brazen als can be compisted; the new this come along with justicia go down on their times, an unusually inthesesing, and exciting ute booger lanrw ike seripaper of Hougheng, maston-bongs and "chẫn phẩm ® 15).

mening. Se mota li Ve |

ACCORDING to the latest returas Russia has the

soares,

Grand Lodge of Hongkong and South China, At the eighteenth annual meeting of District held this afternoon, the D.G.M. (Rt. Wor. Bro. C. P. Chater) appointed the following officers for the ensuing year —

D.D.G M-Right Wor, Bro. E. C. Ray. District Sentor Grand Warden-Wor, Bro. W.

Danby, Perseverance 1,165. Yunfer Grand Warden-Wor. Bro, R. Cooke, Grand Chaplain-Wor. Ern. G. H: Bondfeld,

Zelland fas Zaand 525 Treasurer-War. Bro. G. L. Temle, Perseve

rance 1.16%. Regitrar-Wer. Bro. S. L. Darby, Victoria Praitdent Board of General Purposes-Wor.

22 1,025.

Bro. G. P. Jordan, M.B., Ferseverance Starstory-Woz. Bro A. O'D. Gourdin, Victoris

1,165

1,026.

Senior Deacon Wor. Bro. T. W. Wright, Ionic

1.781.

Junier Deacon-Bro. Y. B. Smith, Star of

Southern China 2,013

Superintendent of Work-Wor. Brs. F. L

Lloyd, Victoria 1,016 Director of Ceremonies-Wor. Bro, P. R.

Simmonds, Perseverance 1,165.

Mr. Feindel, consul for Germay at this party, nine months absence on leave. His locum arrived here yesterday by the Yuan-song after

Shaoghal-

here for nor forthcoming races, and one of them, Mt. G. C. C. Master, arrived by the Inglas A number of Hongkong jockeys are espected

man will, it is reconed, rtas for the redident Co.'s steamer Haifars yesterday. This gentle faffan of Talt & Co, Mr. Hart Buck will steer 'crack Shanghai rider, will sport the scarlet Mr. Boyd's poaler, and Mr. F. Dallas, the and white hoops' of Mr. August. The races LIG expected to prove unusually interesting.

Training for the races, which waifinterruptą d a drili greund, is now going on merrily, and for a time owing to the Race-course belog und d

very successful one. There seem to be ver the annual meeting next month promises to be

had promised to come have at almost the last few fockeya avaliable, however, au some who moment disappointed us,

Dr. Grabenwald, who has been seting Gerani leaving for Shanghat, to the great regret of consul here for the past nine months, is shortly

won golden opinions from all who came a coẩm everyone. During his residence here he f tact with him.

The British Consul, Mr. C. T. Gardner, C. M.G

One of the most important events for the largest prison population, namely 108,840; next i Ah Leger second, Bluebeard, will be asked to | Assisi, Dir. of Ceremonies-Voz, Bro. J. Green looking youth na stilis next did a walk. is alan about to depart for Coren, where will

newspaper prers of the Far East that have comes India with 76,610, Italy with 66.815, occurred during the year that is now sor pidly Japan with 63,828, France with 50,886, the drawing to close is undoubtedly the valuable United States with 50,538, and Great Britals concesion granted by the Telegraph Adminis with 30 474- Stalities for Chiza are not trations in London in rezard to Prese telegrams, || avaliable," Up til now there has been no Press rate to this

Scott, Zerland $25.

Ionic 1,781.

Sword Bearer War. Bro. F. B. Marabail, round, and was followed by Mr. Rosewood, take up the duties of acting Consol-Geral Standard Bearer-Bro. J. Christian, Persever-chair-balancing busines; the novely clever Forbs succeded at this part by Mr Colla

who went through some

ance 1,169.

1,912.

chow.

Standard Bears-Bro., H. Edgar, Foochow OrganisWor. Bro. J. Murphy, Perseverance, Pursuivant Wer. Bro. J. J. Underwood, Foo- Arist. Puriutuant-Bro, H. J. Watson, United

1.912

Sieword-Bro, GA. Caldwell, Zetland, 535.

Service, 1,341.

Steward-Bro. F. Salloger, Star of Southern Steward-Ero. W, Newton, Victoria, 1,036,

Siward-Bro: Willamson, Corinthian, 1,806

Chios, 2015

CA. V. Bowen, Ionic, 1,981. Strward-Spafford, United Service, 1,341. Tyler-Bros 1. R. Grimble, United Service,

in RASATA Unoficial Member of the Board Wer, Brg,

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an syesight-discrediting pola performance and a very prolific old women, who was

he lived in hee supposed to represent the historical woman The old dame brought forth a family of about a dozen frolic soms youngaters that fa medals of even larger size than the Bellyfoss

any other Colony but Hongkong would have earned for her soup-plate. A mysterious Turk next did an act much is the same line, and to show their con tempt for the deeds of the living couple

SHANGRAI.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDFANT.)

received news from Hankow to the effect that

Shanghal, Decer aber noth. Since writing to you last peke wo kavo the Swedia consul, Mr. Carl Bock, has at last of magnetic skeletons", "did ja hawaz-dance the Chinese mutbaritles will pay $10,000 for each anived at a settlement with the Viceroy Chang Chihotang with respect to a Sungpu outrages with much vigour will faded back to shadow of the two murdered misionaries and $5,000 land by a bang which they evidently mistook as expenses of the negotiations, making $45,000 Beard, in which no less than six gorgeous told, but as thers stai always in the provincial and wonderfully managed pantomime, "Bios executed. Who will be the victims we are not Daring tale performance the curse of enough to satisfy als last condition, Farisly scenes were gas through was seat introduced gols plenty of condemned mininalay it is easy Sgurr was no perdently blended with the words, murugh the Viery and min serple of

for the Last Trump A beautifully mounted in all and two, of the Fringleaders are in be