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Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD.

WARM CLOTHES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1894.“

Intimations.

Our lowest priced Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. We recommend our customers not to be deterred by the lowness of price from trying them all. For a soda-wbfsky, Thorne's Blend and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to any. Abelour-Glenlivet is a very old Peat Whisky, that could not be replaced in stock at the price. D and E ate too well known to need comment.

Pardoren Case

HESE will all be spoilt before next cold IRISH-

THESE

weather unless properly taken care of.

› NAPHTHALINE

A John Jameson's Old, Green

Capiole......

ነነ

B Joha Jameson's Fine Old,

Green Capanle

$13.00

15:00

18.00

is the best thing to keep away Moths, &c, and

prevent clothes smelling fasty.

FIFTY CENTS PER TIN.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 6th April, 1894.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

C John Jameson's Very Fine Old, Green Capsule .........

All these are very fine and old. . C has been stocked in Hongkong in wood for to yours, there being little ile for Irish Whisky in the Colony. AMERICAN

Pardo,

Genuine Bourbon Whisky, Fine Old, Red Capsule, with our Name and Trade Mark....

$15,00 Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be sapplied at proportionate wholesale rates.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to ba genuine ben bought direct from us in the [36 Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the

Coast Ports.

WINES AND SPIRITS,

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On and after the 1st April, 1894, the Prices of our WINES and SPIRITS will be as follows:

PORT

(For Invalids and general Use.)

Per dazen Case, $1440

B Vintage, superior quality, Red

Capsule...

C Fice Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Capsule

D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet "Capsule (Old Bottled)

16,20

10.40

Port after removal should berested for: month before use. Wine required for drinking at once bould be ordered to be descanted at the Dispen- stry before sent out. There winer are too well known to need comment.

GIN.

Per doren Cast.

A Flat Old Tom, White Capable $7.20 B Fine Uanwettened, Walle

7.00

Capsule

RUM:

Finest Old Jamaica, Violet

Capsule ........... $15,00 Good Leeward Island......... 6.00 Good Leeward Island...83.50 per Gallon. Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesala rates.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the

Coast Ports

LIQUEURS. Benedlering, Maraschino, Curaça, Heering's Cherry Cordia), Chartreuse, Dr. Siegen's Angostura

PRICES ON APPLICATION,

Bitters, &C.

Kobe.

THE U.S.S. Concord left here on Saturday for OWING to the lack of accommodation in the Sclance and Engineering colleges of the Tokyo University, students are at present forced to draw lots for priosity of admission as vacancies

THE U.S.S. Monocacy returned to Woosing from the Yangtze ports on the oth Inat,

THE Sealth crufser Don Juan de Austria, from Mapila vía Amoy, arrived bora to-day. THE work of reconstructing the damaged break- water at Yokohama was begun on the and inst. THE China Merchants' steiner Klangtung has Intely been expressly fitted up in Shanghal to ran between Canton and Mican. She in daily expected to commence active operations. THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended April 15th are Europeans, 223; Chinese, 2,054's total | 2,157.

THE Telegraph Companies notify the temporary Interruption of the Hongkong-Haiphong cable. Messages, however, may be forwarded vis Salgon,

It is notified in the Gorilla of Saturday last, that Dr. E. J. Eltel, Inspector of Schools, has been appointed Honorary Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

TUR Query Bay Club gave another of their ery plassant smoking concerts on Saturday night, when a large number of visitors went down from town.

WE are informed by the Agest of the Messageries Maritimes Co. that the steamer Natal, with the next French mail, left Saigon for this port at 8 .m. yesterday.

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H.M.S Pallas,hich sailedhence for Yokohama on the zoth alto, arrived here agalo this morning. She called in at Woosung and Pagoda Anchorage on her voyage down.

accur.

The apnolatment of Mr. J. W. Jones to be acting first clerk at the Magistracy, with effect from the 6th last, during the absence of ktr. W, M. B, Arthur or until further notice, is gustied.

THE death of Captain George Taylor, well- known Inland Sea pilot, recurred at Kobe on the gth ins, after a long illness, Capt. Taylor was 66 years of age and a native of South Yarmouth, U. 5. A.

By way of protesting against what they consider the exorbitant prices charged for the cos suppiled by the Tanko and Mitsu Bishi collleries, the factories of Tokyo fu bare formed a league altogether unless the rates be reduced. for the purpose of boycotting these two companies

THE Sourabaya Courant gives particolare of a growing trade fa sugar between Java and Hong. kong, and says that, at present, hardly any large British steamer calls at an East Java pert on her way to China without lording with sugar for the refineries at Hongkong.

A NATIVE paper estimates the loss at the recent fire near the Greater East Gate. Shangbil, to be gate four million taels. The Cantonese oplum Bong Chin Hoa Chee lost several hundred thou- sand dollars and 37 chests of opium, wath Tis, 580 each.

One old woman lost her life.

On the first day of the present year the Belgian mercantile marine comprised 56 vessels, measuring 73 343 registertons, all being steameis, with the exception of x. There are severit steamers of very large tonnage, the most Important belag the Friesland, of 3013 tons net. SC Mr Russier officers have recently been making and forts at Port Arthur, Tallenwan, and Wel- a tour of inspection of the Chinese naval depo balwei It is stated that, although treated with courtesy by the mandarias at these places, the visitors were nevertheleri regarded with some suspicion.

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THE appeal to the Shanghai Supreme Court by the families of those droward in the Chishima“

to-day. Ravenna colision, was to have been heard there

THE "Heang Sing" Steamboat Co.'s steamer Propontis left Samarang for this port on the aftersom of the 13th instant, and is due on er about the 22nd.

THE Rus len carvette Kinda, Commander Kroeger, arrived at Singapore from Colombo an the gth inst., en route to Vladivostock via Hong kong. The Rinda is a vessel of 3 500 tons, and 3,000 horse-power, is armed with 13 gunt, and cartles & crew of 343

KUNG, the now Chinese Minister to Great Britain, will arrive here from Shanghai by French mail on his way to London to assume the duties of b's office. His Excellency be accompanied by a suite of shout thirty-one consuls, secretaries and attachés, four clerks and seven students.

THE earthquake that was experienced in the Hokkaido the other day was a very severe one. Many houses were destroyed; la Sapporo alone seventeen were thrawn down. The latest advices to hand state that vibrations were still being felt and that damage to the extent of yun 100,000 had been done,

A FALSE alarm of fire at 630 pm on Saturday last caused a good deal of unnecessary trouble and inconvenience to the staffelite Fire Brigads. The bisse, such as it was, was located in the

and was completely extinguished by a constable, ccok-house chimney of No. 24. Poyang Street, who happened to be handy, long before the flite engines arrived.

ACCORDING to a retain issued by the Depart ment of Agriculture and Commerce, the total number of commercial companies throughout Japan le 1,796; the aggregate registered capital this sum, the Kobe Chronicle says, 74,785,009 employed amounting to yes 120,10g 523. Of ven are devated to railways, 15241,669 yen to steamship business, and the remainder to cotton mills and other projects of a miscellaneous character.

· LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. There were present --B1x. G T. M. O'Brien (Colonial Secretary and Acting Governo); Mr. W. M. Goodman (A torny General); Mr. J. H. Swart Logar (Registrar- General Comr. R. M.-Ringer Harbour Master), Mr. E. Bowdl

(Colonial Treasures); Mesaris H. Whitehead, J.J. Keswick Ho Kai, unofficial members.

of

Public Works); MN PH-Jant

Jayar. T. Belliot, and

MINUTES. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

AJFORESTATION, report of the Superlatendent of the Botar Ical The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the

motion of the Registrar-General, seconded by and Afforestation Department; and on the the Attorney-General, a vots of $2.400 for this department during 1896 was agreed to, the Bocual expense having been reduced from $6,730 In 1891, to $500 pro, osed for 1897. The principal districts lef: were Stanley and Tytam.

QUESTIONS.

The Acting Governor said that, as the present meeting had been stranged buri:dly, Mr. White head's questions were not notified properly, but would be allowed.

THE JUDICATURE ACT OF 1873 Mr. Whitehead asked With refere ce to the statement of the hat, and learned Attorney General at the meeting of the Le blative Council on the 23rd November, 1891, to the effect that the introduction into this colony of sub-sectin the Government had then under considera lon 6, section 25 of the Judicature Act of 1879, will the Government inform the Council whether the provisions to the said sub-section 6, and it is proposed to amend the law by Introducing if so, when ?..

The Acting Governor stated that some three

The Fudicature Act of 1873 Into Hongkong;!! Year ago the Government had considered the it was really desired it could be agala consider d question of introducing sub-sec 6 of sec. 25 of

now,

THE OBSERVATORY.

THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Peking, with malls, &c. from San Francisco to the 29th nito, has arrived at Yokoham», and will leave for this port to-morrow at 4 p.m. CHINESE and German merchan's are, according to a vernacular newspaper, gradually brosklog A SZECHUAN syndicate of merchants is stated to down ibe Japanese monopoly of the rice and hide trade along the Korean coast.

have oblained authority from L, Total of Chongklog, to open petroleum wells in that pre- D'ARC's Marionettes bays performed to splendid lecture, and instructions have bean giren to a business in Shanghal. It was intended by the bong in Japan to bay the necessary machinery management to give the final show last Saturday and plant for that purpare." The petroleum is Labu ́n and Singapore. This completed section what steps do they propose to take, before the night, and then proceed to Yokohama.

rald to be of a very good quality.

Mr. "Whliebead' asked:-Has the Govera ment obtained from the members of the others interested in the subject, any sugges late Observatory Commission, or from any is for the improvement of the system of compiling and sulog meteorological reports, and furnishing weather forecast; and if not,

Observatory in its meteorological branch more typhoon season li

Do us, to rei der the

Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be A. S. WATSON & CO., LDA REGULAR meeting of Ferseverance Lodge. No. THE Eastern Extension Telegraph Co ' steamer and one that will be free from foreign laterference useful than it has been in the past ?,

supplied at proportionate wholeśnie rates,

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to

be genulae when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the ́ Coast Paris.

SHERRY.

Per dosen Cass.

B Superior Pale Dry, dinner

wine, Green Seal Capsule. $10.80

C Marzanilla, Pale Natural Sherry, While Capsule...

12.00

CC Superior Old Dry, Pale

Natural Sheny, Red Seal Capule

13.00

D Very Superter Old Pale Dr, cbnice Old Wine, Whic

Seal Capsule......................

14.40

E Extra Supeiior Old Pale Dry,

very finest quality. Black

Seal Capsule (Old Botskad)

20.40

B, C, and CC are excellent dinner wines or

for invalids and delicate stomachs. D and E

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkang, 10th March, 1894.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1165, E.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zelland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock Is precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

ACCORDING to advices from Tientsin, the rall way bridge across the Lan river, neat, Sharhel- kuin, has been completed, enabling travellers. to get from Titila to the Great Wall by rail in

"ROM AND AFTER THE 187" OF JANUARY, one day,

FR 1994, THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HONG- KONG TELEGRAMI " WILL BE THIRT DOLLARS PER ANNUM, OR TWO DOLLARS

AND A HALF PER MONTH.

ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE FAID IN

ADVANCE,

BIRTHS.

On the 8th instant, the wif: of J. A. BERTHET, are after dinner winca of a very superior vintage. Imperial Maritime Customs, Shanghai, of a son, On the 14th instant, 12, Glennaly Buildings,

All are true. Xeres wines.

Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supolled at proportionate wholeâale rates.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be ger uine when bought direct hom us in the- Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports,

Fer

Pa

CLARE T. Cue Case

1 der. dat. Quarts Platz

St. Estephe, Red Capsule..... 6.96 7.56

the wife of F. WALKER, of a 300.

MARRIAGE.

the toth April, 1894, by the Rev. H. C. Hedges, At the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shangbal, on

M.A., GEORGE DANSON, to SUSAN RUSSELL, both of Sbangbal.

DEATH.

On the 6th April, 1894, SAMUEL WALKER

C St. Jullen, Red Capsule, 9.00 960 late of Shangħal.”.

*

D L Rose, Red Capsules, 1296 1391

Sainte Foy.... 720 7.9% Cussac

......... · 9.60 10.44

Chi'eau d'Anglade 13.20 14.40 Château Haut Bilon Larriret 18.60 19.20 Châ eau Monton d'Armiil-

hacq

**** 21,00 22.10

Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of, the Jaice of the grape, and wie not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with cheap wlace.

Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates,

We only guarantee our Wines and Spiri's to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Calday, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

HOCK.

Per Po С Сам dos.'s dos, Quarta. Pinta, Niersteln

$12,00 Rudesheimer..............................................na 21.00 - Hockbelmer .............. 2400-

BURGUNDY,

Chablis, white wine....... 15.00 -- Meursault, superior white wine 18.00 - Volnay, very superior red wise '21.00 22.20

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MADEIRA AND CHAMPAGNE. Full particulars of the various Brands on application. BRANDY,

A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red

B Superior Very Old Cognac, Red Capsule.........

C. Very Old Liqueur Cogare

D Henney's Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1871 Vin- tae, Red Capsule........

E Floce Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1862 Vintage.....

Per dozen Casa,

$14.40

16.20 20.40

36.00

48.00

All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely question of age and vintage.

Sample bolites and smaller quantities will be suppiled at proporitanute wholesale rates.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuino when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

SCOTCH-

WHISKY.·

A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-

B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark ...

G® Waison's "Abelsur-Glenlivet, Red Capsule with Name and Trade Mark

D Watson's HKD Blend of the.

Fest Scotch Malt Whis-

The Hongkong Celegraph

THE ilgbthouse which bar been in course of construction lor some time past on Hiakken island (Japanese coast) is now completed. The official examination of the light and building was made on the azad ult.

THEürst parcel of thin sesaso's Japan tea reached Kobe from the country on the 4th fast. The is somewhat earifor then last year, and the Chronézia reports the qually as being excellent owing to the very favourable weather experienced, A NDWLY-INSTALLED. minister was working round one of the Glasgow golf courses the other day, followed by the pitying glances of an old ative. "Ye're « minister na'?” atked the old one. "Yes." "An' ye're roin' to pech in the Free Kirk? "Yes," "Well, I never thocht I could play till I seen you. If yo canes mak' a pult shape at it." preach better than ye play gawff, I'm afinid yo'll·

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1894-

TELEGRAMS.

THE NAVAL ESTIMATES.

∙LONDON, April 131h..

In the discussion on the Estimates the House

THE REGISTRATION BILL. This Bill, which was read a first time in the Commons, reduces the qualifying residence to three months, and abolishes plural votes. All elections are to be coincident, and held simultaneously on Saturdays.

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Recorder, on returning to Slagspore on the 5th inst, reported having passed, at 8 sm. that maring, the American saling ship St. Mark, of New York, standing in shore, bound to Hong- kong, showing her dietinguishing flags, in lat. 2 06 N., long, 104' 40'E. There was a fight N. N. E. breeze, with fine weather and smacth sex.

ACCORDING to a Chinese paper the female missionaries of Ningps intend to praient as edition of the Old and New Testaments specially bound in scarlet saris and gold, to the Empress Dowager on the occasion of her Majesty's birth. day next November. Our contemporary thinks that "this is a gracefal token of friendship and admiration from people from afar." Bound in scarlet sails and gold," Comment is not needed. In our report of the police court proceediare la the Hongkong Hotel case, which concluded on Saturday by the committal of two barboys to the Sesilon, it should be stated that Mr. G. C. C. Master, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master, appeared merely by request of the Naval author Itles to watch the proceedings, and had nothing whatever to do with the prosecution itself, which was conducted solely by the police, without legal assistance in any shape.

PROFISSOR B. Franklin Taylor, once a well known and picturesque figure in focal puzllistic At the Legislative Council this afternoon -- circles, seems to be flourishing in Yokohama. The hon. and learned Attorney General Besjumin organised a boxing entertainment "Where any vessel has s manifest, the oplem there a few days since which is described a must be enter:3 on that manifest; but if it is having been decidedly successful. The maxir such a wg3c. as not to have a manliest, you art do's not seem to bave very many scientific can't enter the o;lum on thit manifest 1"

exponenta la Yokohams, however, for the Which is nan fist to the naked eye. (EasyProfessor played-out old-timer, rat aw:y easily with the best man that could be found to oppose blm-2 Yankee man-of-war's man. THOSE portions of the southern part of Kiangsu province which have suffered this Spring from | the long drought, according to a yellow proclama- tien (signifying its Imperil origin) posted at the Tactal's yamd In Shanghat, have been exempted in part or entirely from fumiibing their quota of the tribute rice which is to go through the Grand Canal this summer. The people are jubilant at thankful to the Nanking Viceroy who sggested the exemption,

THE invation of Japen by foreign tourists is said. to have commenced eatiler than usual this sexson; numbers of them being sitesdy at large throughout the country. With this cheering prospect to please them, and the Korean incident. to fall back on for sentitional "copy" the vernacular newspaper of Dal Nippon will pro- bably give the foreigner a sest for a while-antil the excursion season in över, anyhow,

this graciousness of the Emperor," and - are

WE are advised by Mr. Walter Judd, Manager In China for the E. E. A. and C. Telegraph Company, that Borneo is now connected with the telegraphs system of the world music ilon having just bre es ablished between forms the Gist in the line that into give Hongking a duplicated cable connection with Singapore should international complications arise in Europe. The rate to Labu via Singapore har, for the present, been fixed at lo certa per word IN "Barabbas," Maile Corali delfberately ppropriates the original idea of W. W. Story's great poem, "A Roman Lawyer in Jerusalem," his argument being that Judis betrayed Christ in order that the latter's divinity should at once be made manifest. Corelli patthis ides into the Judas, who to Ir Asencca bim, Nathless. Corelli mouth of Judith Ticarlot, an apocryphal sister of ¦ scores sometimes. Peler, raving at Judith over the body of Judas, cries: "God forbid that I should show any mercy to the wicked! There spoke the first purely boman (Chaletian mar mured a low, satirical voice."

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In reply his Excellency sebearied the history of the Observatory Commission which collapsed, as is already well known. The proposed im provements were barred by the cost-two million dollars. The only change made to far was that the Cable Companies, who had already granted the use of wires gratis for weather tele rami, Dow gave them precedence and the Chines Telegraph Administration were now being asked to do the same on the land lines.

THE LOGAN CASE.

Mr. Whitehead asked as a sum of $537 been paid out of the Treasury to J. H. Logan, deteclive in the employ al the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steambot Company, Limi ed, and if so, on what authority, and ordinary ccuse to this Council for its sancilos by has no application been made in the and approval of that payment?

had been paid $537 in parsuance of a despatch Mr. O'Brien in reply stated that Mr. Logan from the Secretary of State; the amount bid been deblad to Other Miscellaneous Services, authorised by The Supply Bill (or the current

your,

THE PREPARED OPIUM ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.

BILL.

IN the Supreme Court on Saturday, about 7.30 p.m., the Diutarer case was concluded before the Acting Chief Justice and a jury. It will be. remembered that several consignees of cargo arriving by the German steamship Deuteros tid accused the ship's compradore of stealing sugiz leakings police proceedings caseed, withest establishing the charge, and the compradore now claimed $5.000 damages for alleged malicious prosecution and wrongfel confinement, Mr. J. J. Francia, QC.. was for the plaintiff, and Dr. defendants. The jury by a vote of four to three Ho Kal and Mr. E. Robinson for the several

MR. FRANCIS QC, FOR THE FARM. decided in favour of all the defendants, and his

Before The Prepared Oplum Ordinanca Amanāminé Bill was read for the recond lordship gave judgment accordingly, with costs, me Mr. J. Francis, Q.C. was ad it is to be hoped the lawyers' blil will be bearr afted to address the Council on behalf for actions of this kind are taken mostly from dance with the resolution passed at the last enough to teach auch litigants a useful lessons of the Hongkong Opfam Farmer, la ccos vindictive motives, and the extortions of theeeling of the Council, on the ground that

Devil's Brigade" have their utility, after all,

private" rights were affected. The learned counsel pointed out that the object aimed at SAYS the N. C. Daily News:-Te, Governor of namely, to save the Canton river steamers from Kiangsi, is making preparations to take his put confiscation for oplum-smuggling, could da and has despatched In the coming Imperial Birthday Celebrations attained just-as well by handing over all such confidential sub aplam to the Chinese Customs Il discovered; bua ordinate with some Tix. 40,000 to Shanghai, of course, if not discovered until and except by and thence to Soochow and Hangchow, for the Customs searchers themselves, then neither the purpose of purchasing antique bronzes this proposed Bill cor any other on earth could and curlculties, etc. As Klangai is the

wave a steamer from the penalties at the discre tion of the Chinese authorities. This Bill was most celebrated province in China for

parce lalu, special orders have been given to the therefore in the first place absolutely impotent of Commons agreed to the proposed increase of FRISH at idence of the truth in the time worn

Mercy, and several others, as well as a five-feet but that was already done by the system of Imperial kilnu at Kloléhchén to make elaborate to do any good to anybody. All it did war to ille-sized images of Kuanyin, the Goddess of penalise non-entry of opium in the manifest ships and to Sir Ughtred Kay Shuttleworth's | adego experientia docet is to be found in the (Secretary to the Admiralty) programme. The fact that our only floating re-engine bus been

porcelain bill covered, with delicately formed reporting discoveiles of contraband to the Naval advisers Intend to make the British Fleet | moored near the Harbour Office ever since the The Summary Court suits of Shun Ki and 31 mushrooma of various colours. These alone are Imperial Maritime Contoms officinity so the equal to that of any two other PowRS.

disastrous fire that resulted in the destruction of others, of the Rattan shop Guild, against the reported to require a large sum of money. Il Steamboat Companies would not be benefited In the least. On the other hand, this upwards of $150,000 of propery in China-town Sheo Wo banner-bulling shop, to recover $14 Hung-chang, Viceroy of Chill, who will have a on the 4th fast, when, it will be remembered, paid for spurious goods, and Chau Hon Shang space to decorate on the route of the Impala Bi propored to deal even with

overy the Boating engine sions esabled the firemen to and two other against the manager of the progress, is also making preparations; and tas smoker's current supply of the drugs which check the ravages of the fire fandthe Tytam banner shop for $300 a damages for false made special application to the Prince of Life the Chinese Cutions did not touch; so that mains being no more use than the fifth wheel of | Imprisonment arising out of a fight prer the Allow the latter's nephew, the expectant Tadis! passengers would now be practically debarted a couch.

same question, were concluded before Mt. Wie, Cheng Hou, to come to Tientsin to att from buying a supply of Farm oplam for their Acting Pulsad Judge, last week. The banner. matters in this connection. His Excellency will own so on the voyage, since it could not be In the Summary Court last work (during a molt azeblieets were ord-red to refund the 214, as the very probably go to Feking at an early data expected that the many thousands of coollas to recover from a Chiness watch-maker the preponderance of hard wearing went to show

before the commencement of the festiviifen on | would all invariably enter their few east-work value of same mechaniım lost from a watch that a silk banner was ordered and only cotton the 20th of October next.

each in the manliest. So the Farmer's sales entrusted to him for repair):→→

silk supplied; and as to the fight and incarcera: It has long been a moot point whether

would be diminished; and not only his sales, Defendant :-Tha part dikimed, never was in

not but the sales of his sub-leazees, with whom it to the Tung-wa Hospital, and the can was 15 and examined It

classica has a tendency to weaken the Intellect 2 of 1891. Further, the opfam forfeited there. Moved carefully and the cap was not "called square."

by of sine out of fon ordinary mortals and render the Hongkong Government was not under also touched it before moa. His lordship-Stace you noticed it was FIFTEEN papers in Tokyo bave combined to

them rither monomaniacs or fit candidates for this Blil necessarily to be handed over to missing then, show me what it ought to be- || raise subscriptions from the public for the pur- vacancies in the nearest Innatic asylum. Daring || the Farmer; this again would be 'a „dinilact

Witness 1—I cannot |

pors of erecting a monument to memory of Kím a somewhat lengthy residence in the Far East breach of the terms of kis monopoly. The Next witness, defendazi's assistant -The | Ök-Kinn, and for rendering help to themorefugees several instances of the baneful effects of over- |'Acilog. Governor bad” mentioned at the last watch had no cap when the plaintiff brought it. | who are known to bold the same political psín. study of the "impossible language # of Fur Cathay meeting that the Bill was introduced and must, am quite tu.e, because I was the first to receive ciples as the late Kim, The Niroku Shimps have come within our ken, but until quite recently be carried by order of the Secretary of S158, it and examine it,

is the only paper which has not joined, by we had thought Hongkong free from youths, efther who knew all that could be said pro and, con which action, the Japan Herald ventures to any, European or native, suffering from the peculiar | but it hardly could be that this Bill had been the Winokse Skimpo shows its good sonst. The kind of mental abberration ladicated. "Notse, drafted by the Secretary of State, of ordered same journal wonders what the Japanese would however, for there can now be no manner of to be passed in its present or any particulie think were a public subcription get up, ssy in doubt that we have in our midst & misguided form containly the Secretary of State could nei A LAB of cultured dramatic criticism from the Hongkong, for the purpose of assisting number disciple of Confucius whose special and sell. have heard what the Farmer had to say, as there NC. Daily News on the performance of of Japaness there resident, whose sole calm to imposed mission appears to be the remodelling of had been re such oppaiturity. The Oplam “Charley's Aunt” at the Shanghai Lyceum by assistance was that they were conspiring to oureducational systems, especially that of Chinese Farmer maintained that this law would znate- the London Lyrics :-"The play is a difficult murdar the Ministerk and overthrow the Govern- Ladles, upon the most approved, slbeli ancimui, rivily Interfere with his legiilusate unlea to one to put before a critical audience such as one ment of Japan,

system la vogue, upwards of 1000 years ago passengers, who might of course but certaisir. gets in Shanghaï from the Intense abrardity of

Like all monomaniacs, however, he goes about would not like to take the trouble to comply with some of the situations.

Me Kits NEVER in the history of the port, says his business in a clumsy, irregular, hole the new requirements, as the impecurious, easy-going, and withal Tientsin correspondent to the N. C. Dally News In--comer fashion, and instead of engaging the The Acting Governor bilefly thanked Mr Impored-opas lordling, was excellent. We here under date April 6th, bave so many geese been City Hall for orations on this vitally important | Francis forbis addrem (which lasted 45 mates). in Shanghal know how difficult it fe for an actor men as during this Sprieg. Had our "sports" subject be has been sending anonymous The Attorney General moved the tonand reads to Imperionate a female part, and we know how only taken a big view of ilings and chartered a communications to various residents and officials: ing of The Prepared Opium Amendment Bili, well it can be done by local talent; but still Miss Maxim or a Gatling gun, they could have gone in which he points ant la fanitiers Chinese He laid it down defini ely that bis Council Les | Dora Munday herself was nevar baiter-than eat any day during the past few weeks and made bleroglyphics that the teaching of physical dilla perfect legal right to take away any man's

Charley's sant. The clating tableau of the first the record "bag" not only of the North but of to Chinese young i len dressed in white garments rights in thle jurisdicit in. act where the spurious aunt jalle from har all China. Within one mils of the Settlement on (as is done, we understand, at the Bellow Pabild chair of the lunch party, displaying an under the Arenal plain, and within 300 yards of the School) is an objectionable practice, as indecent | current of—well, nother garments--brought Military Road, there have been acres of geese, as it fuquitous for, the sinclogue points out, White down the curtain, and most deservedly "ths. The feffog flood water on the plain must have la the colour of clothing used by females in presented the proper conditions of the depth, mourning, and the teaching of calisthenics is not Thaitalics are curs, Anindecently suggestive temperature, lood-supply and scarcity for never even mentioned in the essays of the Sages This and vulgar exhibition of woman's under-clothing before has the phenomenon been seen for so would-be reformer is indeed a good and sage worn by a man, ls, according to this ordlife, long a time and on so large a scale, zda a rule fearing max and it is regrettable, in fact aver playing op to the refined dramatic perceptions of we only see and hear them en passant. Oddly lamentable: that he should, la anonymbadly – Shanghai caftiöst audiences and this degrading enough noad bf our sports have attempted a addressing his epistles to those whom he cares *** A MASS of Interesting mailir, iscipäisy place of course burlesque is credited with having | Matale," al hough. If they had only maked ons not to converse, with, show, the shynean insepi, an edkorial on Charbonnages and an old most dess vedly brought down the house question with rifle they would assuredly have rable from ommon e garden innocents and Maid's Story," written specially forthe Hongigag | Kits will be playing Hamletnext, and introducing had more than oze aniir.. Salpo are now fully imbécilei în all parts of the worldmaven in the Telegraph, have unavoidably to be held over Tae-ra-boom-de-sy, with his way own delicate well in, but there is walker too much water about wast empire ruled, by the Caterial occupant of unil. to-morrow.

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KAISER WILLIAM AT VIENNA. The Emperor of Germany, visiting the Emperor of Austria at Vienna, has met with a most enthusiastic reception.

GOLD.

Upwards of four million dollars worth of gold has been shipped from New York to Europe. during the present week.

A GENERAL EUROPEAN DISARMAMENT PROJECTED.

MADRID, April 6th. There is throughout the diplomatic circles in Europe a movement favourable to general dis- arm impet,

· SPAIN' · COMMERCIAL RELATIONS. In the Senate the Duke of Tetuan conderabad: the Treatles of Commerce concluded by Spain with various forelgs nations.

April 9th.

The Protectionist members of the Senate pro- pose the appointment of a Commision of seven Senatore to topost on the Treaties of Commeron recently arranged with Foreign Porven.

THE GOVERNOR OF COCHIN-CHINA. PAR:1, April 9th, M. de Labessan unived at Marssillas on the 6th, and Paris on the 7th. He speaks most Padoan Cup highly of French Indo-China, It is not true that

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The Kaiser and King Humbert mit at Venice yesterday. Signor Crispt has taformed the Flounce Commission that he would reject the | House as well" economies proposed in the army,

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Mr. Belillos reconded the metion for a second reading, and spoja on binalf of the Steamboat Company (of which he is Chai man).

·Dr, Ho Kit maintained a zeviral xtilinde, though he did not like legislation by order of the Secretary of State, The Hongkong Government accepted tenders for the Optum Monopoly, at a price whỉ by at was well known, conld not be pasibly paid out of legi imate trade. | The. Council ought to get out of such a false po iton meither honestly admit the evil or suppress, smugelleg and anceps a reasonable price on a difact anderstanding as to exports, just sa

Mr. Caster suggested, as a compromise, thai the Bill be passed with a suspending claUES, 10.