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Intimations.

DR. FENWICK'S FOOD

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1894.

FRANCE IN THE EAST. Colonel Pennequin is to be replaced by Lieut.. Colonel Vallière In Tonkin. M. Charissieux is appointed officer of the Legion of Haneur. M. Navelle (administrator, Cochin-China), M. Le NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS P.W.D), and Father Renault (Hud Seminary)

brun (resident, Tonkie), M. Lion (engine

FOR

ALSO FOR

DYSPEPTICS and INVALIDS.

IT is specially recommended as an article of

diet for NURSING MOTHERS as it wi23 strengthen and support them and at the same time enrich the Natural Milk and increase the Supply.

INFANTS FED on thl Food pot on desh rapidly,

In two and sixpenny and one and sixpenny bottles at $1.10 and yo Cents,

AGENTS IN HONGKONG: DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,

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are appointed Chevallers of the order.

BRAZIL,

January 9th, It is reported that President Peixoto of Bristi has resigned.

January 11th, is denied.

The reported resignailon of Fresident Peixoto

ITALY.

January gth. Saci list agitation is spreading in several of the principal Italian towns,

January zrth,

There have been fatal Socialist disturbances in a number of towns all over Italy. Sietly is quieter at present.

THE CONDEMNED FRENCH

DYNAMITARD. VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

January 11th. Hongkong, 13th January, 1894.

Vaillant, the Socialist who confessed that he was the author of the recent bomb outrage in the Chamber of Deputies, has refused to appea A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. #gainst the sentence of death passed on him.

The Press approves of the verdict.

WE INVITE ATTENTION TO OUR STOCKS

от

CONFECTIONERY

AND

CHRISTMAS GOODS.

January 15th, Vaillant has now decided to exercise the right of appeal. Sixty Deputies have signed a petition in bla favour.

THE FRENCH PARLIAMENT.

January 13th. The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies have re-elected their Presidents and vice-presidents. The session promises to be uneventful.

M. Le Myre de Villers has delivered to the Colonial party to the Chamber of Deputies report on his recent journey to Slam sad Jado China, and expresses himself as being satisfied

TORDAN ALMONDS, NOUGAT, BUTTER with the situation.

SCOTCH, ASSORTED TOFFEES,

PURE

DRAGEES, PRALINES,

and a large selection

of

CONFECTIONERY

from the leading Manufacturers.

!!

CADBURY'S SPECIAL :

CHOCOLATE CREMES.

PINE, APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME, GUAVA, and other

FRUIT JELLIES in great variety.

TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.

COLOURED

OPALS

MOUNTED IN PLUSH, representing favourite subjects

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

The Hongkong Dispensary, ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.

Hongkong, 3rd November, 1893,

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

FRO

Is

PROM AND AFTER THE 1st OF JANUARY,

1884 THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HONG.

KONG TELEGRAPH" WILL BE THIRTY

DOLLARS PER ANNUM, OR TWO DOLLARS

AND A HALF PER MONTH,

ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN

ADVANCE.

The Hongkong Lelegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1894.

TELEGRAMS.

THE UNITED STATES BONDS.

LONDON, January 19th. The fifty million gold bands for which Secretary Carlisle invited tenders have been largely over-subscribed for at a high premium, rendering the rate of issue equal to about two and a half per cent.

THE MATAHELE WAR. According to adrices from South Africa Lo Bengals is said to be auxious to make overtures to the Chartered Company with the view of surrendering,

THE EAST AFRICAN FORAY. !!The expedition to Warlus, under Colonel Ellis, la returning to Sierra Leone, after having twice routed the Sofas.

DAHOMEY,

PARIS, January 9th. General Dodda is still kánting after Behansin

in the Jungle's nothing of importance is yet recorded

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THE FRENCH NAVY,

A baller explosion has occurred on the torpedo boat Sarrazin at Rochefort, killing two and wounding five men.

DEATH OF A FRENCH STATESMAN. M. Waddington, ambassador for France at the British Court, is dead.

[Men of the Time gives the following notes:- Waddington, William Henry, French states- was and diplomatist, was born in Paris, December 11th, 1826. His father, a rich Englishman, established cotton works in France, and became naturalized, but the son was educated in England. He went to Rugby School in February, 1841, and remained these till Jane, 1845, when he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, with an exhibition from the school. He became Scholar of his college, and graduated in 1949 as second in the first class of the Classical Tripos, and was bracketed equal 11 Chancellor's Medallist At Rugby he was distinguished for his prowess at foot remember Waddington the sruller, member ball, and his contemporaries at Cambridge of the Second Trially Boat Club, and No. 6 in the Cambridge boat in the University race of 1849, when Cambridge won, Soon after leaving the University he settled in France, having, on attatalog bis majorly, personally chosen the nationality adopted by his father, He became a member of the Society of Antiquaries of France, and in the pursuit of bis favourite studies relating to ancient coins and inscriptions, he visited Asia Minor (in 1850 and 1863), England, and Germany. His valuable contributions towards the history and arcbæology of France led to bis being elected, in 1865, a member of the Academy of Inscalp tions and Belles Lettres. In that year he endeavoured at a by-election to enter the Corps Législatif, as member for the fourth circonscription of the department of the Aline, but his candidature was unsuccessful How ever, on February 8th, 1871, he was sent as a representative of that department to the National Assembly. At first he sat in the Left Centre, but at the close of the year he withdrew from the constitutional monarchical party, and allied himself to the Republicans, giving a hearty support to the policy of M.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THX French cruiser Inconstant arrived at Shanghal from Nagasaki on the 18th inst.

THE U.S.S. Petral arrived at Shanghat from TWO marderesses, a mother and a daughter, Nagant on the 16th fast.

suffered Ungch'ik nt Soochow on the 17th fast.

from that port, has been of the mildest character. THE winter at Cheloo, according to recent advices

THE appointment of Mr. C. P. Chame as anofficial member of the Legislative Council for the Bench of Justices is gazetted.

Tux official returns of the Randt goldfelda. South Africa, show that the output for last year amounted to 1,500,000 oz. of gold.

A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge. No 1025, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for go'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited,

TWELVE years ago the bamboo trade of Kobe amounted to between five and seven hundred yew; today it is valued at 70,000. The industry was started by half-a-dozen workmen; now some four hundred are employed.

Bombay, left Singapore yesterday, for this port. THE "Tata" Line Reamer Lindisfarne, from

Tax Ratalan crufter Zadjoka left here yesterday for Haiphong, where she will probably meet the Rynda, her successor.

It is currently reported that the Hongkong Dairy Farm Co, Ltd., will declare a five per cent. dividend as the result of last year's working.

Hall Museum for the week ended January atat THE returns of the number of visitors to the City are Europeans, 214; Chinese, 5,129 total 2,353

annosi distribution of prizes at the Victoria GOVERNOR Sir W. Robinson will preside at the College (Central School) at noon on Thursday, the 25lb inst.

We areinformed by the Agent of the Messageries Maritimes Co that the steames Sagkalien, with the next French mail, left Saigon for this port at

A NOTIFICATION appears la the Gaselle that "his Excellency the Governor has been pleased.m. to-day, to recogalse, provisionally and pending the arrival of the Queen's exequatur, Taxas Jirs Nakagawa, as fa charge of the Imperial Japanese Consulate lo this colony,"

WE understand that the entrance fees for the forthcoming races amount to the very respectable total of $3900 which is exictly $1,000 to excess of last year's en1ties.

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THE Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Recreation Clab announces that the tenth annual general meeting will be held in the City Hall on Tuesday, the 30th inst., at noon,

The third annual meeting of members of the local Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders this evening at 8.45 p.m. will be held at the Rooms, No. 13, Praya Central,

OUR Shanghai morning contemporary says that the Felms Channel at Wassung is now one foot deeper than the old bar channel, which foot of depth has to be added to the tides given daily in the Woosung tide-table to arrive at the depth with which vessels may cross the inner bar. LATEST Manila papers to band contain detailed telegrams about the arrangements for the depar- turn of General Martinez Campos to the Court negotiate a treaty settling the Melilla affair. at this office, is the best, most reliable, and of the Sultan of Morocco, as special envoy to "THE Hongkong Directory," for 1894. published There is nothing of particular interest to Hong-cheapest work of the kind ever published in the kong readers.

East. It stands unrivalled-vids advertisements in this issue.

Chemuips on the 8th fast, to the effect that A TELEGRAM was received in Tokyo from antess the Korean Government had issued its notice for resuming exportation of rice withis ans week from that date the foreign represents- tives in Seen! would jointly commence final negotiations with the Governoment,

NATIVE accounts from Canton state that the insurrection in the prefecture of Sbacchow, Kangtang, bas assumed suck dimensions, with the repeated deleats of the local soldiery and mila, that the high authorities have ordered Achal braves" to the scene of operations. the immediate despatch of some three thousand

17 la notified in the Government Gazelle of the zoth inst, that by direction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies the period vacation leave on full pay, grantable to ofers in the

Civil Service of Hongkong, will, to the case of 1st March next, not exceed three months in any officers appointed to the Service on or after the two years.

THE great Rugby fosthall match of the reason, The Navy v. The Club, will be played at the Happy Valley on Wednesday next. Dr. Atkinson is trying hard to get together a thoroughly representative fifteen for the Club, avaliable, the Naval players will require to be and if all our cracks at the Rugby game are at their best to achieve victory.

ILL never do it again if your majesty will let me off this Ume "was the unavailing whimper of a doctor Introduced to Mr. Hastings in the Police Court this morning after Inspector Quincey had proved that the worthy medico was in the habit of injecting morphine into the arms and legs of coolles. A deduction of 15 from the "quack's" profits was the cost of the magisterisi audience.

KUNG CHAO-VUAN, Minister-designate to Grest Britain, had a final audience of the Emperor at the rather early hour of six o'clock on Christmas morning. The Minister, says the Shanghai morning paper, was kept cooling his heels for some time in an ante-chamber whilst the Emperor was breakfasting, but the monotony. was broken somewhat by the receipt of some datatles from the Imperial table.

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REFERRING to the recently started opposition to the P.&O. Co. between Bombay and Japan, Thiers. He was a member of numerous com.

the N. C. Daily News states that. Messrs. Tata missions, and was the reporter of the law

and Co. are now agents at Shanghai for the relating to the Consells Gé:éraux (August | #teamers which will'ma between Kobe, Shang- 1871). Appointed Minister of Pablle fastine bal and Bombay. There will be four steamers tion, in the place of M. Jules Simon, May which will arrive from Bombay at intervals of 16th, 1873, M. Waddington retired, five days three weeks bringing yarn, opium, etc., from later, with M. Thiers, and resumed his seat Bombay and taldag back coals and any on the beaches of the Left Centre. Except merchandise offering. on some questions of detail, or rather of pro- cedure, M. Waddington voted regularly with the Republicans. On January 30th 1876, he was elected a Senator for the department of the Aline, together with M. Heart Martio and M. Saint-Valiler: bis term of expired in 1885. He was recalled to the Miniaux of Public Insinction in the Cabinet of March 10th, 1876

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A no boom in Raubs at no far distant dale is confidently predicted by those who ought to know the actual prospects of this apparently most promising enterrelse. Punjoms may be

expected to "hum' later an.

A

Chapter, No. 218, SC., will be held in Free REGULAR Convocation of St. Andrew's R. A.

23rd Instant, at 8.30 for g p.m. precisely. Visuing masons' Hall, Zetland Street, to-morrow, the companions are cordially invited,

THE Bonham Road Iandslip manslaughter case will not come before the Magistrate until Friday, the bodies of the unfortunate Chinese who were the 16'b Inst., by which time it is believed all killed on Friday last will have been recovered and duly identified.

RECENT returns give the total value of the exports 1,001,255 954 and the imports during the same of Japan daring the last 16 years at yes period at yes 1,009.577.817. annual export trade is yen 38,509,844 and the The average import yen 38,816,685.

THE following telegram, sent overland from Mount MacDonald to Port Darwin, was brought on to-day by the Trisas, from Mr. Cash. 194-Reef Block Claim two feet wide, crushing manager of the Balmorsimites:-"2nd January, eleven tons, yield seventeen curices."

Fielding Clarke, Hon. J. I. Keswick, and Mess The Government Garelle announces that Sir W. Chatham, Ges. B. Dodwell, T. Jackson, C. Ford (ton, sec, and treasurer), and S. G. Bird (raditor), have been elected lay members and officers of the Charch Body for the current year.

THREE distinct shocks of earthquake were felt at Kohe on the roth inst. The first, says the Hago News, was noticed more particularly in the eastern quarters of Hloga about half past eleven in the morning. The second came six o'clock and war only slight, while the third was three-quarters of an hour later, and was more severe and prolonged than any during the past two years.

It appears that Vice-Admiral Fremantle, Who went over to Macso in H.M.S, Pallas on Satur day morning, was unable to attend the farewell complimentary ball given by the leading rest. dents of the Holy City to their retiring Governor, Capt. da Borja. The Vice-Admiral had siffin with Governor da Borja and returned to Hong kong on Saturday evening. We bear that the ball was a brilliant success.

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The Canadian Pacific Railway Co's raval maiz COLONIAL COURT OF ADMIRALTY. steamer Empress of India, Capt, O. P. Marshall, arrived at Yokohama at 7.30 a.m. to-day, and left again, at a pas. for this part, via Kobe, Nagraki and Shanghai.

columus; and from the report of to-day's

THE Grospectus of the New Balmoral Gold Min- Ing Co., Limited, will be found in our advertising

sent by the manager, it will be seen that the meeting, as well as from the latest telegram future success of "Balmorals" is as cerisia as anything in the mining world can be. Applica- Hons fer shares must be sent la before the 31st Inst.

(Befors Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Putine Judge),

January 22nd,

THE "KRIM"--"HAIPHONG" SALVACI

Judgment is delivered to-day in the action of the owners and master, of the Norwegiah steamer Krim against the Mossageries Mari- times Co. for services rendered to the steamer Haiphong when stranded near Hainan Head THE Beltish steamer Iser, Capt. W. Burgoyne, last March. Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., instructed which ran ground on the Fa-ti rock at Canton by Mr. H. L. Dennys, was for the plaintiffs and morning. On inspection today by Capt. E(ME.V. H. Deacon's office) was for the defendants, last Tuesday, was decked at Aberdeen yesterday Mr. A. J. Leach, Q.C., instructed by E. C. Eill Furals, local Surveyor for Lloyd's. It was found that, beyond a little paint rubbed off, the steamer, had received no damage, and she leave for Moji to load coals for this part at daylight to-

morrow.

PERHAPS the biggest-certainly the most enthu- #lasticaudience that has yet been attracted by D'Arc's Maionetten was that of Saturday night, when an unusually attractive programme was earled through with the greatest of eclat. The treppe remains here for another week and these (if there are really any in the Colony) who have not yet seen the show should take advantage of the opportunities yet available.

THE statement published in Japanese parers to the effect that the Foreign Ministers resident in Tokyo were provided with mounted escort upon the occasion of the New Year banquet given by the Mikado, has been modified. It seems that the French Minister only rose to the dignity of a guard and this he provided himself from the ranks of his own servants with z view rather to display thau of necessite

SEADOWS of a deep down golden hue were cast

in a fearfully and wonderfally conceived 'ricksba, shining lights of the Exchange did the parade op the Rialto this morning when one of the

emblazoned with the family coat of arms; to wit,

billy goat rampant wrestling with the Belly joss camel for a camomile twig: esch figure exhibit- Ing ladications that things generally did not #gree with it. Which bis name was "Gubbs."

UNDER the provisions of the Merchant Ship ping Consolidation Ordinance, 1891, the dues shall be payable by the owner or master of Governor In Council has ordered that no light any ship which enters the water of this colony

and China Telegraph Company, Limited, in In cases where such ship shall be used solely for the purposes of the Eastern Extension Australasia

of the new sub-marine telegraph cable between connection with the laying, repairing, or working Singapore, Labuan and Hongkong."

Commr. Hastings, RN, had assisted the court as nautical essessor, though not present to-day.

In the course of a very exhaustive judgment, his lardekto stated that the claim was for $13,857 the Krim herself was valued at £20,000, and the Haiphong at £30,000, or with cargo £31,000. The Arim claimed payment in fall for all that she did and all the expense she Incurred in tryleg to tow the other vessel off the ground. The defendants claimed that the accident to the Krim was entirely her own fault, through neglect of ordinary preciations; and his lordship upheld this view, and disallowed that part of the claim. The defendants als objected to any cisim for "services rendered," urging that no service of any benefit was rendered at all; and in this objection also his lordship agreed. The Krim had, however, been formally requested to "stand by for a time, and did so. and for that detention his lordship awarded her $3,500, nad coets.

BALMORAL GOLD MINING CO., LD.,

IN LIQUIDATION..

holders in this Company was held to-day. Mr. An extraordiary general meeting of share-

G. R. Stevens presided, and there were also prenent Messrs. C. Georg (liquidator), A. B.' J+hasen (1olicitor), E. Georg, J. Orange, E Osborne, J. B. Coughtrie (director), J. M. E. Machado, O. Wegener, and S. Rustomje

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FOR stealing a clock from the cabin of Mr. William Bowles, second officer of the steamer

Chairman exid: -Gentlemen, before Empress of China, on the sath instant, a coolle asking you to confirm the resolutions passed at

being awarded an Hastings this morning, a similar prescription the interval we have had the advantage of was sent "loft" for six montbs by Mr. cur last meeting, I would mention that in

Talkoo Sugar Refinery, of $20 and a silver C. E. Nicholas, who relieved Mr. Charles Blake,

enterprising Celestial getting an Independent and voluntarily given of the opinion on the value of our properties, from Mr. experienced mining watch and chain on the 13th instant,

manager who passed through the Colony

affairs of his late brother. Mr. Nicholas

few days ago, returning to Australia from Japan, where he had been settling the

Bank, and, being professionally interested in. our prospectus at the Hongkong and Shanghai mining, made enquiries, with the result that he

general description of our mises, with which he called on us and was shown samples of our stone, plans of our properties and given a

only at os, per ton (with reef 2 to 3 feet wide} expressed himself as being very much pleased saying that the "Queen mine" if it gtelded should prove to us a fortune. He was also much impressed with the stone from the Balmoral again, wilter the Newchwang corr smine, and said that hard, dark-blue quartz of pondent of the M. C. Daily News on the 27th, that kind does not die out so sent thou art of we are depending on our admirable castoms

but will go down to a great depth. To show mail service for our communication with the the high oplaton held of Mr. Nicholas outer world. In spite of snow, and rives that depart with praiseworthy punctuality. Are inaccurely frozen over, the couriers arriva and school, and thus a competent authority, I will as a miring manager of the modern The read an extract from an article in the Armidale winter has been thus far unusually mild, with Chronicle. N. S. W., Aug. 19th, speaking but nevertheless the ice is still floating op and management of the "Rockdale Freehold pro the exception of the rath of December, when the with regret of his approaching departure from thermometer fell to 1 Fabr, daring the sight, the New England district and his successfal down our noble river Lino Ho.

perty," which appears to have been about on not often that a mine manager can put to its last legs when he took charge. "It la

has in connection with the Rockvale Freehold, his credit such a good record as Mr. Nicholas

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THE Hongkong Volunteers' field battery had the auspices of the Recreation Committee. The another Sposa competition yesterday under following were the winners :-

Sergt. Hayward

B. Sergt.-Major Duncan.

Corpl, Soonderam ...................

Score."

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B. Sergh-Major Duncan having declared him- self out of the contest, the second prize was passed on to Corp. Soonderam, The next competition is being arranged for Saturday, the 27th lost.

FULLY a month bas elapsed since we stated that the opposition to the P. & Co., Austrian Lloyds, and Rabattino "pool" on the Bombay. Japan Hae would be more formidable than at first anticipated the enterprising Nippan Yases Kalaba having made arrangements with Mesers. Tata & Co., large mill-owners in Bombay, to rust two steamers in conjunction with two of the Japanese vessels between Bombay and Kobe. We are now in

position to state that the "Teir "

JAPANESE papers uublish reports from Jiasen, Corca, to the effect that on the sand aitimo several thousand people belonging to some sixty Line steamer Lindisfarne, from Bombay, left villages in Kaijo-fu, Corea, broke into a riot and Singapore for this port yesterday and is due attacked the residence of the Chief Officer and here, an route to Japan, on Saturday next A VINE of $25 was inflicted on a contractor,

the houses of other Government officials. The Asteamship line on a silver basis will of course chlef officer of the district escaped, but several bave more and more advantage as exchange named Yung U, at the Police Court this morning Five Japanese traders who were staying in the

other officers were captured and cruelly treated, goes lower. babit of storing upwards of 20 pounds of dyes-neighbourhood were driven out by the rioters who was shown to have contracted the dangerous mite, from time to time, in a coolie ahed at and compelled to returned to Jinson, where they Quarry Bay, without a Hcence. The pies ad-arved on the 4th tastant. Further particulars

seed by Mr. Wright (Mt. V. H. Deacon's are promised.

io succession to M, Wallon, and he zatained office) that the dynamite would have been fired his portfolio under the administration of M. off to next to no time, in the course of some Jules Simon, with whom he resigned office May 17th, 1877. On the formation of the excavations now golog on a Qauny Bay, was Dalauro cabinet In December 1877, not admitted as an extenuating circumstance. Waddington became Minister of Foreign Affaire, He was the first Plenipotentiary of Racer advices from Peking: (according to the France at the Congress of Berita in 1878. N. C. Daily News) state that the Throne has After the resignation of Marshal MacMahon Intimated its wish that all the Viceroys and and the retreat of M. Dafzure, M. Waddington Governors of provinces in the Empire theuld was invited by M. Grávy to romain at the add to the brilliancy of the Empress Dowager's Forelga Cffice while assucing the Presidency birthday celebrations next year by their of the Cound! (February 4th 1879). He had personal attendance at the capital on the to that capacity to maintain before the Parila occasion. In obedience to these wishes the ment policy which was considered too Board of Rites has sent a circular dispatch to Republican by the Senate, and too moderate the various satraps calling upon them to by the Chamber of Deputies. On December declare whether the state of affairs to their 27th, 1879, he resigned, and was replaced as several provinces would permit of their journeying Minister of Foreign Affairs and as President of the Council by one of his colleagues, bi, de up to Peking for a terms of at least a fortnight, Freycinet. At this juncture he refused the

were

To double the average of the crushinga is a big task in any mine, but he has done it with the free gold alone. The history of the Rockvale affords another instance of the ups and downs which many mines have to contend with. T

Unfortunately, however, on the very eva

mine which, properly managed, should pay well, and in the Interest of the district. The lode is a gigantic one, the ore being however we give particulars of its work so fax. of a comparatively low grade. It requires a doubling of the stampers, a complete concen Nicholas work so far proves this, as he bas trating plant, and cheap ore-breaking. Mr. been able to get 8 dwts to the ton, and that average from a 6 ft. reef must prove highly he took charge of the mine, which was then remunerative. It is now some ten months since apparently on its last legs. The shares were

failures. He made alterations to the battery quoted at nil, and in fact it looked as if Rockvale was to be added to the lot of New England

have had a market value-not a boom price, but and in the working of the mine, and the result was that for the past twelve months Rockvales one based on the opinion that the property would be a payable one. From that time up to the present Mr. Nicholas has kept up his average. A STRATTS paper having published a report though the work he has done will bear its fruit of his triumph Mr. Nicholes is going away, and Inferting that Mr. J. G. Scott was not likely to leave Bangkok until the French had quitted the merit he has undoubtedly exmed. 'In fo the fatury, we feel constrained to award him Chantaboon, and further suggesting that M. Mr. Nicholas departure the district loses the A LEADING article in to-day's Daily Press, the seting British Minister, the Siam Free Prera miner in every respect. Starting quite un Pilloski would settle this burning question with services of a gentleman who is a thorough which is the strangest aliemation of honest truth is of the opinion that the writer was a trifle too known, he has shown us what can be done and snivelling rot ever put together, contains one Ingenuans for, adds our contemporary, M. with Rockvale, and has made a name for him. remarkable passage "In the cases of the Pilinski is to Bangkok to attend to Consular self in that connection; and his work will speak Company, although a glamour of respectability devote himself entirely to purely pollical matters. Armidale shareholders will agree unhesitatingly, Ladies Recreation Club and the Dairy Farm business and to give M. Pavle a free hand to for itself. With this opinion we are sure tha was thrown over the transactions, the fact remains In the event of M. Pavla leaving for Luang To show the work done by Mr. Nicholas we quote that public land was appropriated to private Phrabsng, which he will probably on the aniral uses, as effectually as the money that should of M. Pontally, whose departure from France if charge of the mine the amount of stone creaked the following figures: previous to his taking have found its way into the Treasury chest was not yet announced, the poilies policy will still was 2,014 tons; the yield belog 262 01., since appropriated by Mr. Alves and it should have bs directed by the present French Minister then he has put throngh 2,089 tons which been mentioned, to complete the analogy, that Resident, and M. Plinski will not be called on to returned 803 oz 18 dwts, an average of over Alves is in gaal. All this is prefectly true arrange any political question, much less so grave 8 dwts, per ton, Those flures need no comment,” wonderfully so for the Daily Press; but what | a one as the evacuation of Chantaboon. The Mr. Nicholas on being specially asked whether as we want to know is why has our contemporary present French Consul is devoting his attention he is relative of Profcator Nicholas, the expert been so long rumlasting over these things? Ate consuler affairs and the time when they occurred, we wrote them share of success.

meeting with fair referred to at the last meeting as having in down in their true colours; why, pray, did not

1891 asserted the value of the Mount MacDoanid Professor to be a very clever man and one whe Gold Field, id he was not," but knew the, opinion could be thoroughly relied on. This the last of a series of fav...urable reports regelved. the Chairman proposed the first zasolation passed at the previous meeting, authorising the liquidator There belog no questions or further remkikw,

to sell the Company propty to the New Balmoral Company, Limited. carried nem: com.

Mr. E. Georg seconded te malon, which was

the morning organ then say what it now throws. Ar the Poltes Court this morning Tsang Ut off its chest? offer of the Loaden embassy, and paid a visit JOHN THOMAS COTTON WAS charged at the

Chan, a silversmith carrying on busindhs at No. to Italy, where he was received by the King Police Coan this morning, by Constable Thus the Stam Frii Prezr of the 5th inst.-The Mr. H. E. Wodehouse that on the 18th and roth 314, Queen's Road Central, was charged before (March, 1880), He was appointed. Ambas Patterson, with assaulting a coolle who is Siamese Government appears anxious not to be January he did wilfully and corruptly give false sador at the Court of St. James's in succes engaged "as a labourer on the dam in again humbled without a more serious fight than evidence at the Supreme Court in his examies sion to M. Tissot, in July, 1883, and course of construction, ander the direction was made on the last occasion. We have had tion upon oath before Sir Fielding Clarke, Chief up to the time of his death retained the part of Messrs. Danby, Leigh and Orange, at: Qeary dynamite landed at Pakat in large quantities, Justice, in a certain case to which Lal Akit was tion. He was also President of the General Bay. The Chinese foreman of the works stated and commend the Government on their selection charged with setting fire to No. 3144, Queen's Council of the department of the Alane. He that at gpm on the 19th number of the site for storage, for had the explosive Road Central, on the a3rd November, 1893 was a Protestant, and welated to the Bunsens,

of ceglies

working at the dam, been placed in the Naval Department another Mr. A. B. Johnson, Crown Soliciter, prosecuted. whose late mother, the wife of the Chevaller, when the defendant, an overseer, came out Barcelona catastrophe could be looked for in The aggrieved party, Lal Akit, stated Was a Waddington. M. Waddington has and shouted-"You men must go away, Bangkok. Guns, too, are Ending thele way down that he was in Canton when the fire pebilshed "Voyage en Asie Minute su If you don't Fil shoot. you whh' « gm point de vue Nomismatique," 185áj a con- Then he struck a cocilo on the right arm with's forts along the river, we presume. We sincerely colosy until the 37th November, In sccordance the river on rafts, for the purpose of arming the in question occurred and did not return to the tinuation of Labis "Vayage Archeolog que carrying pola (bamboo). Later on the coolle trust that the Stamere will not again be so foolish with fastractions received froid his uncle, which en Grèce et en Asia Minaure, 1863 and complaised to the pollen, who sent him to the sto indulge in bounce after the effects of the be put in erkience, Mesas Dyer Ball, Ister "L'Edit de Diodid:fan, "`with new fragments hospital. A certificate from the superintendent of and a commentary, 1854. The King of the the Ciril Hospital was put in, setlog forth that does not escape twice when completely at the Supreme Court, having given evidence respect last lesson are forgotton. A small Asiatic state preter, and Mok Man Cheung, transistor of the Belgian conferred the Grand Riband of the the scolle in question was suffecies from severe mercy of a powerful European nation. And it ing the alleged false testimony his Worship Order of Leopold on M. Waddington la April, Injuries to the right elbow and could not be ti'n plly to see money wasted on useless defences remanded the case mail Friday the 16th, He was elected as honorary Fellow of Trinity | discharged for a formighted The case was then that are of peactical use inserving the purpose allowing the defendant est on ball in iwe College, Cambridgą, April 16th, 1983.] Kong, sere adjourned lay a wool ; bail 839, (4085), of this countryć ka

Mr Orange, the second resolation, sanctioning On the motion of the Chiliman, reconded by

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