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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY

UNITED STATESCOINAGE COMMITTEE | YOKOHAMA exports last year mounted to The Coinage Committee of the United States $19.674,949, and the imports to $18,089,131- House of Representatives has reported to favour in stated that there were 48,731 cakes of smal! of the Bland Act, the issue of liver certificatan pox in Japan last year, of which is 931 proved #gainst selganrage balitas in the Trevortal,

mounting to bnwards of fifty-five millions of NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS dollar, and rapid coinage of bullion.

DR. FENWICK'S FOOD

FOR

ALSO FOR

DYSPEPTICS AND INVALIDS.

la specially recommended as an article of ITH diet for NURSING MOTHERS it l strengthen and support them and at the same time enrich the Natural Milk and increase the

Supply.

INFANTS FED as this Food put on flesh

rapidly..

PENANG DENIED A ROYAL COMMISSION.

A SEVERE shock of earthguske was experienced Kagoshima, Japan, on the 5th inst,, resulting in considerable damage to property.

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THE British troopship Himalaya was under Ar a meeting of ›he Rolki Rida Corps held this orders to leave Partsmonih on the zz'h inst, with | morning Mr. F. H.. Máẩy, the Captain Superio- Hongkong. reliefs for the Garrisons of Ceylon, Singapore and | tendent of the Force, who has evlaced consider- able interest in the welfare and efficiency of the men under his command, intimated thať ho wiil shortly offer two cups for competition-one to be won by the 'crack' European markaman and the other by the best Indian 'shot' in the Force.

AFTER & lapse of some twenty yaara a comic journal entitled Straits Produce was resuscitated at Singapore on the 8th inst. It is said to be an amusing production.

THE E.E.A. and China Telegraph Company's steamer Shevard Osborn, Capt. Madge, left Java Government to repair the cable in Sauda Stralt.

ON Saturday afternoon the girls of the Bellies Public School, before a large audience of parents composed by Mr. Nathan Ruchwaldy, and called "Panty, or the Flower Fairies.” The audience and by the pupils themselves, and. performance was greatly enjoyed, both by the great credit is due to their mistress, Mirs by the way, we understand has not in the least Bateman, for the excellence of the show-which,

THE Agincourt which it li ssid is to replace the Str Sydney C. Buxton Parliamentary Secret to the Foreign Office, stated 15% old Victer Emanws? here, has recently undergone Singapore the other day ander charter to the and friends, performed a "Musical Falsy-play!! Margule of Ripon dit no consider Royal repairs to the tune of £30,000. Commission to enquire into the mileged grievances of Perang was Mareungry That he bud usked the Governor of the Straits Settle- ments to consider the advisability of ecceninasÏ Legislative Council Meetings being held at Penny; and hoped Penang would be consulted with regard to local publle works.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

In two and sixpenny and one and sixpenny HMS Mercury arived here to-day from bottles at $1.10 and 70 Cents,

Neriseki which put she left on the sotk; the Pallas alan arrived from Singapore.

AGENTS IN HONGKONG.:

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 12th January, 1894.

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended January 14th are :-Europeans, 136; Chinese, 1,834 † total 1,990.

136 THE Agents (Mesers. Dodwell, Carlill & Co.)

Inform us that the steamship Argyll left Stoga pore to-day for this port, and is due'an or about the vand lust,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

WE INVITE ATTENTION TO OUR STOCKS

OF

CONFECTIONERY

AND

CHRISTMAS GOODS.

TORDAN

Wx beg to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals' report for 1893, from which we propose to give a few facts in to-morrow's {ssue.

IT is nollfed in the Government Gazelle hat Lieut, Joha Armstrong of the Hongkong Valur teers has been granted one year's leave of absence from the 4th inst.

Two Australian miners who have been for zame time engazed at Raub, passed through Singapore the other day or their way back to the Colonies, and expressed a conviction that the mine has a great future before it.

THR Stamp revenue for last year amounted te $161,261.20, a decrease of $0.83 on the $171,076 56 collected in 1892. Share transfers ORDAN ALMONDS, NOUGAT, BUTTER racunted to only $4.719.70 a falling off of

$5,059.60 compared with the previous year. It is reported that the First Chamber of the Netherlands State General has soproved the trexly about to be signed by Portugal and Halland, fixing the boundaries of their respective possessions in Timor and the Solor Islands,

SCOTCH, ASSORTED TOFFEES,

FURE

DRAGEES, PRALINES,

and a large selection

of

THE receip's of the Tokyo Tramway Company en the New Year's Day are stated to have been CONFECTIONERY 916 ven, the largest amount ever received in a tegle day. The Company's receipts during the latfer kall of last year were 88.489 yen, or un from the leading Manufacturers,

increase of 13779 yen on the same period of 1892.

CADBURY'S SPECIAL:

CHOCOLATE CREMES.

The total quantity of matches exported from Hyogo and Oaks last year amounted to 235,855 cases, valued at 3 184,19% yan.

A JAPANESE vernacular print, the Pomfurt, rejoices over the interesting circumstance that Household Cepatiment. His Majesty, it appears, the Mikado is heavier than any official in the draws the beam at rgo lbs.

CHINO CHANG, the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires in Paris, has returned to St. Petersburg to resume negotiulons wlib the Russian Govern ment on the Pamir question.

A FINE big tiger was shot at Changhl, Sing RINDERPEST, Imported from Kores into Japan, isapore, on the 4th inst.. by a well-known local estimated to have cost the latter country over shikart. The animal had done much damage in succumbed to the disease or had to be slaughtered. besides having caused as many scares as the one million yes, the value of cattle which had the way of carrying off pigs and other provender, mythical feline which was supposed to haunt THE death of Admiral Sir John Corbett at the Tytani. age of seventy-one is announced. The deceased Admiral served in the China war of 1857 and isotack part In the North China Expedition of 60, THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Paking, which left Hongkong on December 15th for San Francisco, via Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama and Honolulu, arrived at her destina- tion on the 13th inst.

ACCORDING to late advices from Stogapore HMS. Sempetent of the go. Daly News la hereby requested to wait until to-morrow Hongkong correspondent of the N. C. Dally

before hatching another war care or doing himself any damage.

AMONG the gusta at a recent shivoo in Singapore Government House were Bishop Hose and Mr. Baker of Brighton-big pardon, Johore. Miss Mighell's name does not appear on the list, so the may have only been present in spirit form. "Johore" is said to be more popular than ever

especially with the women-folk.

SAIGON is the latest customer for Japanese cal. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer Nagoya- Maru (lite the Mutual Shippers' Doback) was nader onders to leave Yokohama on the 4th inst. for tara to load a cargo of coal for the capital of French C-chin-China.

THE FIRST keel plate of the new battle ship to be named the klagnificent, was laid at Chatham Dock-yard last month. She will be the largest vessel ever constructed at Chatham, and will have displacement of nearly 15,000 tons. The total cost will be about 950,000, and her construction, will occupy about three YUATU.

WE read that a firm has offered to introduce the electric light foto Rangoon without expense to the public, and to give three times the present amquat of Illumination in the streets of

present cost of oil lighting that at the The fi ́m stipulates that it is to have a monopoly of the electric lighting for a certain number of

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Junama from the number of suicides that occur in Acheen life there would seem to be anything but a bed of roses, especially for the military, Ta the long list of suicided officers already recorded another name has to be added, that of aninfantry major who solved the great problem at the end ol last month.

A YOKOHAMA contemporary states that Kin kwaran, which has been for many years the Mikado's favourlie horse, belog now over 30 Imperial mewa until his death, in reward for his years old, is to be carefully tended in the

past services. Unless Kinkwasan is ballt differently to other equine celebrities, he won't enjoy his well-earned pension very long. WHILST riding in a 'rickiba in Singapore on the 6th inst, Mr. Motier, chief officer of the steamer Memnon, was struck on the head by an unknown assailant and almost brained; his head belog spilt open. He was taken to a dispensary in an unconscious condition by the ricksha coolle and have been struck with aclub wielded by a Malay. had his wound attended to. Mr. Morier is sald to

THE American ship P M. Blanchard, bound from Shanghai to New York, pat into Singapore barbour on the 5th inst. with the yellow fing flying, bavlog three cases of small-pox on board while the captain was also suffering from later- mittent fever. The vestel had been twelve days out from Shanghal. She was ordered Into quarantine and the patients were landed on St. John's island.

By latest advices from Mauritius, the Govern ment proposed, on the 7th December, in the Legislative Council of that colony to fix the Military Contribution there at £30,000,, The Connell, however, by 14 votes to 13, decided to fix the amount at £15,000. The opposition urged that one insuperable reason which com- peiled them to reject the motion for £30,000 was that the colony was not in a position to provide for such heavy expenditure.

interfered with the routine work of the school. Diversions of this kind undoubtedly give a zest to school life, and must exercise & beneficial influence on the children; while it is encourag= ing to know that Hongkong has produced a play of even auch modest ambition, from the pen of one bred and born in the colony.

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The Shanghai correspondent of the Courrier d'Haiphong willes :—“The rumour that ball-u. dosen British and as many Chinese warships were being sent in haste to Bangkok to defend Slam against further Freach aggression turns cot to be a boar. Nobody, here bellaved it The moral to be drawn from this dishonest manœuvre, added to so many others carried on at Peking, though more skilfully, with the the English are from playing a. fair game with Trang-il Yamen, shows us once again how far

us." His logic is something wonderful. He heard some sild co: k-and-bull yarn, or perhaps some facetious friend "wold him a pap." and ba at once made a fool of himself; then, finding that the Billith authorities were not doing what be believed, nor anything at all, in fact, he calls them, "dishonest" for doing nothing |

FROM the proceedings in the Police Court this morning it appears that the well known Manila liner Emeralds. Captale J. G. Tayler,' was boarded by some thieves on the 17th aítimo who annexed do fathoms of Manila rope valued at search Chinese Acting Sergeant of P lice about $14, and that after a long and arduous

recovered it in the after-hold of lighter No. 29 and arrested the man in charge of the craft, who he brought before Mr. Wodehouse in the Poller Court. The Esmeralda's boatswain Identified the rope and testified to its having been taken from his ship on the 17th of last month. The defence was lame to a degree, it being averred that the accused should be allowed to go on his way rejoicing for he was "canylag it for a

sampan-man who asked him to land it in Yau- mati for him,” but whose sampan it was he could not call to mind. For six months the cargo boatman whit now have time wherein to endeavour to remember who it was that "let him Into the soup,"

ACCORDING to the 'Straits Times the "buffer

Dutch In Acheen. It is said that the country state" ldem seems to have caught on with the overrun by the chief Taku Umar will be held by him 11a.“ buffer” between the districts occupied by the Dutch and the territory of the hartila

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Witacse, continuing:-I took my meals la the Retinaoilo as long as it was open. I did not ask about that—it was understood. I received a letter in terms of the copy now produced, dur Ing the first month, informing me that the scale of charges for drinks in the old Roilaserie, as cents cash and no "split dilaks," must be. maintained. On the roth October I got a letter terminating my cogagement, and gave notice to all the servants. On November 24th I got tien for salary nad been considered and that the another letter (produced) atating that my #pɔlica- Board desired information about the chits which I had undertaken to collect. On the 8th December I got another letter (produced) replying to my verbal offer to forego the claim for wager set-off to the chits, and asking me to confirm it in willop. I had made the offer in anger, but did not confirm it in wilting. I only allowed credit becauia the Chairman of the Company came and signed; I might have refused credit to him, but did not, in view of his position; and so I then allowed others to sign. The Chairman's chits, were

principally for "chow-chow." I had no instruc- tions to allow him credit, nor to depart from the original "no chits" order given me by the secretary of the Company. I am not aware of there being many among the chits not signed by those purporting to have signed them; I only know of one such case, "Capials Benson" was sometimes signed by myself at his request. Bateman-There was an account, made up by the bookkeeper, but no chilis ; he is g ing to pay

at the end of the month. I am not aware that

he is a bankrupt.

His lordibip:-What is the object of going.. through all these things, Mr. Ellis ?

has been neglecting his duty to his employers, and causing loss to them.

Mr. Ellis-I wish to show that the witness

Witness further admitted having accepted a chit from Mr. Beavla for "$5 money lent."

Mr. Ella-And yet you put it in among the rest which you hand over to the Company instead of cash Is it your business to lend money?

responsible for that.

Witness-No; I hold myself personally

Witness also admitel having wiliten en an envelope containing chlis sent to one client for Collection "I do not give credit; my collector' has called several times for the cash, and if you

take proceedings thereby showing that be do not pay promptly I shall be compelled to

understood he was not to give credit. Some of the chits signed "Davidson" were for money lent-$1.2% A man named Fakeera, of the Naval Yard, was in the Rotisserie to dinner one day, and a chit which witness belleved had been

(Chit produced.) signed by him was duly sent round for payment.

Mr. Ellis: But his

name is Abdulla Fukeers, while this begins with "E."

His lordship (after inspection):—It looks like "Ed. F. Mackay."

Mr. Ellis-Where is Fakeera's chit? Witness I took that for his. Mr. Ellis-Did he pay? Witness:-No.

His lordship Are these chits (produced In court) all that you took, or only the unfald part? Witness-Only the unpaid ones. I took many others.

Ia further cross-exan ination it appeared that one chit was signed in the name of somebody at the Hongkong Dispensary for "one tiffin and

ment was returned with a note that the man was successful in the last few months in the hands of a total abstainer! Some of the persons whose Tuka Umar. That chiefials enjoys, wide names were on the chita had left the colony i Some were for Dutch not taken bim into their service, he would meals, drinks, or "bath. Mr. Horsfall wan' them. As nothing succeeds like success, other bavo exercised his powers of mischief against | down for $60, but had gone away; that was a case that bad affected people all over the chiefs have sided with Tuku Umar and have. Colony. In the Rotisserie there were large

chiels have offered to drive the hostile Achinese out of different districts, on condition of the Dutch authorities, allowing them to annex the country so conquered. In the districts: subdued by Tuka Umar and his allies, the people have been set to work making roads for which they are paid in rice. - Elsewhere, villager who bad fled from their homes during the recent military operations have been induced to return on the Government promising to indemnlly them for their losses.

PINE, APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME, GUAVA. Current to the effect that the action against the cates. The prices at the wells vary from yan Kowtoon Iostitafe, or the Chaplain, the Rev. aken the field against the war party, Several placards hung up, printed "No Chiis," but there

and other

FRUIT. JELLIES

in graat variety,

TOM SMITH'S

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS,

COLOURED OPALS

MOUNTED IN PLUSE,

representing favourite subjects.

A. S. WATSON & Co,, LIMITED,

The Hongkong Dispensary.

Established AD, 1841.

Hongkong, 3rd November, 1893.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

FROM AND AFTER THE 1ST OF JANUARY,

1894, THE SUBSCRIPTION TO "THE HONG. KONG TELEGRAPH "

ADVANCE.

DEATH, On the rith December, at The Ferns, 115, Bushey-bill-sand, Camberwell, S., WILLIAM HARDING, late of Hongkong, aged 72.

ACCORDING to the Hyogo News rumours are F.&O.. in the Chishima-Ravenna case, is to be dropped, accordance with the advice of a body of Commandants of Admiralty stations convened by the Minister of the Navy in Tokyo on the 19th ulto.

A. G.

would not have been nearly so much business If the rule had been kept. The increase of business put money into witness' pocket as well as into those of the shareholders.

DURING the month of December 403 deaths were | years. The cost of the instalation would be | À TEA and meeting for soldiers and sailors Achlaese, It is an extention of the plan of i ena pint of La Rose," but when sent for pay. registered In the colony. Of these the Tung Wa covered by the fees the firm would levy for under the auspices of the Missions to Seamen, ubducing the Achinese which has proved so

wil be held at the Kowloon Institute to-morrow, Hospital was responsible for 93, the Asile de la supplying electric lights to private houses.

the 16th fast. Tea at 6.30 p.m., meeting at Ste. Enfance 71, and the Italian Convent 30.

THE Japan Gaziffa anys that kerosene is pro- Vice-Admiral Fremantle will act as chairman There were to deaths amongst the British and duced in greatest abundance in Echigo and the and the proceeds of the entertainment will be Auence, and it now turns out, that, had the some were coming back. foreign clvll communities, two from the Army, neighbouring provinces, on the west coast of given to the Ballding Fund. Tickets for the and one from the Navy,

Japan. In 1892 about 570,000 cases were sold, tex (ao cents each) can be obtained from Mr. While the number last year was about 800,000 Makcham, Mr. C. Wilcockson, care-taker of 1.20 to 1.70. New machinery has been imported,

Goldsmith, similar to that in use in America and Russia, and it is believed that it would not be difficult THX P. & O. S. N. Company evidently intends, to produce millions of cases every year, as the remarks the Japan Herald of the and fast, to walls show no sign of exhaustion, There has make the competition for cotton freights from recently been discovered a new vein of petroleum Bombay to Japan very keen. Owing to the at Yashiro, in Higo, Kyushu.

recent contract made by the Cetton Spinners Union Association, the Nippon Yusen Kalsha THERE were two fires is the colony yesterday, reduced their rate from 17 to 14 rupees per ton. ene at No. 13, U-lok Lane at 4 o'clock and the This was met with a reduction on the part of other, about two hours later, at Hungham, near the English Company of 14 ropter, that is, from the Dock-yard. The fire-brigade, under Mr. | 16 to a rupees per ton. This absurdly low rate Horspool, turned out promptly and succeeded in has been again reduced to one rupee per too, confining the fire in U-lok Lane to the house (« | and it is said that the P. & O. Company is pre- copper smith's shanty) in which it originated, the|pared to carry cotton gratis if necessary, A WONDERFUL place Japan, and a curious people total damage amounting to a fraction under $400. the Japanese. Hers is the latest bair-raiser The fire at Hangham originated in a stack of from the home of the geisha, according to the straw, and owing to the smartness of the police native paper Kokumin :-"The wife of a fisher- of the district not only was the blaze confined to man at Sblmobama in Hayaml-gun, Olta-ken, the stack, but it was so promptly extlogulabed gave birth on the and ult to six lisarda i "They that the services of the brigade were not called were each nine inches long, with black bicki, | lato requisition at all, and cruciform spine."!

Á DIAMOND of very pure water, weighing 133 carats, was found at the Jagersfontein Mine, South Africa, on December 4th. The finder of the stone was Mr. Samson, the overseer, and the management at once made him a present of £100. Can this be Hongkong's very own "James," we wonder

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

(Before Mr. E. 7. Ackroyd, Pudina Judge).

January 15th.

His lordship-Yes, but what is the use of doing a big business if the money is not paid ? You were told not to do it. Mr. Phillippo, have you thought ever this matter?

Mr. Phillippo :-Yes, my lord, I have,

THUS Indian contemporary-The Mis By special request an extra performance of sonary Conference, at Calcutta, alarmed at the in the Theatre Royal to-morrow afernoon, pre- far, memorialised the Government of India to "Princess Toto" will be given by the A. D. C. results of the Oplum Commission revealed so sumably for the delectation of Penkites and instruct the Commission to confige titelf to cer- children generally. Special rates have hasa lain fitues, strengthening its appeal by numerous arranged for the latter and the show is to beataefusing to interferè with the Commission, the some fature date, go home on leave or on pension posed, about a year ago, to start a new Rotisserie, collected daily.

quotations from Government documents. In

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missionary quotations showing how that good religious body had perverted them to suit its own the Conference some little time to get over-If its members have any sense of shame,

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Witness, contianing, said he knew most of those who bad signed, but not all. The assfatanta were instructed not to take chits from anybody without witness' knowledge, but sometimes they did ; witness then reproved the assistant, and at once sent to collect the bill, Witness THAT "the pliceman' lot is not a happy one"

knew Mr Horsfall, and felt sure he would have paid. Up to the time of closing (Nov. 19'b) few will question, much less the members of the local Force who came out here under #greement

witness had tried to get all the money collected. Re-examined:-The cutstanding chliu were and with the belief that the dollar was worth

handed every month to the book-keeper, who 32 6d. at least, and who now find that with the exchange at nu, nd, they are in reality getting

was paid by the Company. Some of the amounts THE HONGKONG HOTEL ROTISSERIE.

were paid within a day or two, and were put less pay than men of their station at home. This fact the Governor-in-Council seems to have kong Hotel Co., Limited, and in the cross-stit was taking charge of the chits all the time, from

In the salt of S. H. Schmid against the Hong-

down as cash transactions. The book-keeper suddenly recognised in a most remarkable of the Hotel Company against Mr. Schmid, Mr. the first, and so most have known about them, to-day been submitted to all sorts and conditions Mr. E. C. Ells (Mr. V. H. Deacon's office) for any idea of them, until the end, when the place. manner, the result being that a circular bas

G. J. Phillippo appeared for Mr. Schmid and The Hotel Company never had the chits, nor of policemen in the colony, asking them if they the Company.

was closed and the accounts made up. are willing that their pay should be reckoned at

Mr. Philippo stated that the Company pro- To the Court's-Most of the accounts were thres shililogs and that should any of them, at

Credit was not stopped that rate of pay should stand good? "No," says Mr. Schmid was chosen, and after fisting up the for Horsfall was allowed to run up $37.10. W.G and lerited candidates for the managership. Immediately on non-payment of the first chit, Robert Peel, who can see about as far through premises he opened the business on the tgh Gray (schoolmaster) $19.55, Beavin $18/0, zive-barred gate as the next man,-especially

March last. He was to have salary of $50 Bateman $11.30, E. Mackay $1490-about a month each, or a little over. Witness reminded distance. Well, well! What next, we wonder

the hotel, and have a commission of 5 per cent. the defaulters every time he saw them. In the REFERRING to the destruction by fire on the zat

on the net profits. In November it was decided accounts made up every month these sums were inst. of the Korean Legation in Tokyo the Fagan to close the Rotisserie, shortly before the end all catered as cash payments, whether paid of Mail saysThe only portions left standing but he was not paid als last two months salary, directors monthly, but only when called fort

of tve six months' agreement with the managarj | not. are the gate and the saga-ya. It appears that the inmates of the Legation were just going to nor boarded, for the last so days, and he now and that only happened once, when the place brigts before flames were discovered, this Company in reply clafærd at worse, The was closed. origin being a badly isolated The claimed from him, beleg This concluded the case for Mr. Schmid, conflagration had then made little progress, and the amount lost on chits, contrary to orders. Mr. Ellis addressed the Court briefly, urging its extinction would doubtless bare been possible He had been told not to take chils, but the that the Company had lost $154 by the pistolift' had the usual resources been available. But in Chirman of the Company, Mr Jones Hughes, disobedience of orders; his wages were due, and the early morning of New Year's Day the dre

was himself one of the first to break the role, the $100 would be set-off against the cash deficit, men do not assemble as quickly as on ordinary Of course, it was a matter of convenience to many The claim for board was not admitted, as here days, and a wooden edifice is soon consumed residents, who might not have ready money lawas no need for plslauf to run up a bill at a Two hours sufficed to seduce the building to pay afterwards, Thurit was to the advantage the hotel. ashes, but happily the archives and the faraftars of the hotel shareholders as well as to the were got out. The offices of the Legation were manager, since it increased the buslarss transferred over the way to No. 26, Sauban-cho,

His lordship Was he forbidden, or not? It appears that the building now destroyed had Mr. Phillippe admined that a letter was written

The accounts were not sent in to the

at 4 o'clock. Seste ned books of the opera movemment of India has quoted back all the be secured at Mesars. Lane, Crawford & Co.'s. £5 sterling sach was the sum and substance of the magisterial prescription allotted to the three | objects. · This was a rebuke which it will take when his hard-earned wages are in the next month, board at the Rotisserie, live la a room in cargo-boatmen arrested by Inspector Quincey and proved, to the sailsfaction of Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, the presiding magistrate, to have IT is claimed that the new cruiser Powerful, been in unlawful possession of ig bags of brown which is about to be added to the British Navy sugar, prosumably stolea from sugar-laden lighters. Rather than go "up" for two months will be the largest, fastest and most powerful the defendants, who said they had no idea how cralser af rat. She is to be supplied with a set te sugar get late their vessel, peld up like to those now being sited on board the gunboat Sharptkoster at Devonport. When completed LAST but by no means least in the long list of the Powerfus's contas as sex speed is to be so WILL BE THIRTYXmas souvenirs forwarded to this office during knots, while on an eight hours natural draught Emtractor's trial the speed will be 22 knots, and DOLLARS PER ANNUM, OR TWO DOLLARS the past month comes the Lion Fire Lice on a four hours forced draught trial 24 knols is Co.'s finely finished ca d, the leading features of AND A HALF PER MONTH.

which are a picture of a huge and El-tempered expected. As the vessel will have a displace ALL SUBBORIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN lion loss of the good old British type that must i ment of fourteen thousand tons, these speeds, âí | unless very prompt means to save it are at hand. | their pockets, to be allowed to sign chits, and rival establishment ; he could have stayed at

attained, will be remarkable. Thirteen of the not be tampered with) with the statement pr map principal abipbuilding and engineering: firms to

Hla lordship:-Ha rendered himself liable to settlements" just above the left our the tour the United Kingdom will be favi ed to tedder

be dismissed at a moment's notice for giving ensemble sandering the calendar at once appro

credit; it was not in the Company's Interests, priate and suggestive, Messrs. Dodwell, Castill for the machinery of the new cruiser,

but simply to increase his own commlision, & Co. are the local agents for the "Lion."

DESPITE the opposition of the attractive corro

been occupied for the purposes of the Korean to bios, strictly forbidding chits, but the action

Mr. Philippe_arged that the Company had borpe givan in the Theatre Royal by the "Toto" Legation since 1888, the provicuslocation baring of the Chalman seemed to cancel the letter, taken over the chitt, thereby waiving sil claim CHINESE burglar in Singapore have fallen crowd on Saturday night, D'Arc's Marionettes bren Reinan-aska, in the Arabs district of Tokyo. | Anyhow, nothing was said, about the manager against him for the non-payment. Besides, back on the once generally followed practice of drew another tig house. The programme WAS

being responsible for defaulters. Afterwards, there was no evidence that they amounted to adorning their talis with fish-books, skewers and as lengthy as usual and most agreeably warted: We beg to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the he was told by letter to close the accounts and | $754. other harmless toys when in persuit of theircalling a deal of new and irresistibly funny business now paper La Mekong, "a bi-weekly organ of dismiss the servants, and then his pay was with One of these enterprising individuais was caught being introduced, notably in the restaurant French interesis in Cambodia and the valley of held because there were some chits unrecovered. red-handed in that colony the other day and scone; the dawg has alus found a new way of the Mekong, published on Thursdays at Saigon Stephen Henry Schmid stated:-1 was in when he was turned over to the police for getting possession of the Bobby's" breeks and and on Saturdays at Fnompenh." This descifp the service of the Hotel Company, from 19th Robert Lyall, secretary of the Hongkang examination it was found his quene was a false | the "Bobby" a new way of getting up a blush, tion is taken from its own "standing-head," | March, until the end of October, as manager Hotel Co., Limited, gave format evidence as to one and that it was literally alive with sharpened | In fact, there is more fresh and healthy fun and which, by the way, bristles with mispolate, and 1 of the Rotisserie. I was appolated on the the total-815491. Mr.Schmid had never asked skewers ; fadged, his captors had their hands genuine enjoyment tobe desired from this clever, occupies one eighth of the whole sheet. The 6th March, by letter, undated, stating the terms) for the chits to collect sloco be left. Witness badly lacerated for it was by his specially pre- comical exhibition than from any other wo wot rest of the "newspaper " consists of one lottery of agreement proposed-That-I was to have own name was on the list on having borrowed parcs and highip inviting appendage that he of. Those who have not yet-visited; the Bijou advertisement, two paragraph ads., four pars $50 a month per cent, as the net profits, a5 cents, but there was no chit for it, and witness Theatre should not miss the opportunity of graphs about local officials, and two ariicies and and board and lodging. I accepted the terms, did not remember any such item; had never delog so in the course of the current week for, half, on the prospects of the Mekong, The The Ittier fixed the period at six months, but 1. been applied to fox payment. A TELEGRAM dated Bombay 28th ultimo,slates as will be seen by an announcement which only items of any interest are two gastations of have not been paid salary from 19th September Cross-examined ever bad any meals at that the freights to Japan by the steamers of the appears elsewhere in this issue, the troppe leave legal celebrilles, printed at the head of the paper to 19th November. I was taking my board ie the the Rotisserie. Never knew chilts were accepted P. and O, the Austrian Lloyds and the Rubatine for Manila on or about the asud last, anda mpitous. One is by M. Blancrube, apparently Retirerle naili il closed, after which I boarded we'll wear the end.

After a litle farther discussion bts lordship Compacles, are now quoted at Rs. a per ton for Salarday night will be the last appearance on ancestor of the editor, who lays it down that at Thomas Grill Room, for 10 days, at 839 twist or cotton, in contrast to Rs. 17 per ton with hers for some time. On Wednesday sternoon the the Mekong is destined to become the chief month, making Bat. That and the two months": "said ?—I have no doubt whatever as to what my a discount of i5 per cent which has been the management give a benefit performance, half outlet for the trade of thirty kingdoms, and that salary are still die, que Judgment should be, The Hongkong Hotel @gure maintained for some years past. This the receip's of which are to be devoted to the Saigon is to be one of the greatest places on Cross-examined I am not employed at the Company, Limited, enga ed Mr. Schmid a sudden fall is ascribed to the opening of the A-ice Memorial and Nathersola Hospitals. The earth and queen of the Far East. The other Grill Room, but I assist Mr. Thomas when I can manager of the Rotisserie, and one condition Japanera line of steamers with the intention of entertainment will be under the patronage of quotation is from M. de Lanessa, to the effect we are old frienda, ji have not pild him any of his engagement was that he should not take competing for the carrying trade between the Governor and no doubt this deserving that the natural tendency of great nations is thing yat for my boards

kobil any chi's; the'inlo was to be 25 cents cash ́ for Bombay, China and Japan. The old standing Institutions will be materially benefitted by | inevitably to "colonial expansion," From such His lordship It does not matter whether he drinks, so credit, and no split drinks. That steamers here reduced they rates to practiestly the liberality of the Mees D'Arc. Performances a pair of stupid fallacies nothing else can be has paid or not, li the Company owes him his is not laid down informal agreement

are given nightly and begin at § oʻstock sharp. a nominal quotations,

· expected her iarly and ignonsinlous collspots- besef of dile

But in a letter, confirmed by king. Warshan-

The Hongkong Celegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1894.

TELEGRAMS.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.

LONDON, 12th January, 1894. The Earl of Kimberley in seriously indisposed.

THE PARISH COUNCILS BILL. The Parish Councils Bill has passed the third reading in the House of Commons.

ADJOURNMENTS OF THE COMMONE.

The House of Commans bag: been adjourned until the sath of Zebruary,

was seized.

· Mr. Ellis:—It is a matter of arithmetic! His lordsblp: Some evidence of the amount will be necessary.