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Intimations.

WARM CLOTHES.

weather unless properly taken care of.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1894.

tative Government Instead of the present

MANILA, May 8th,

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THE Esk is now at Shanghai,

THE French gunboat Lion was at Hinkow on the 28th ulto

them for models ard studles, while biter play" wrights have asserted that i poble^fig de.lred the "Camile" sort of ampperfient and the HARMSTON'S Cirens is due about now la Sloga. order to make money they mue pander, to it. pore, on its way bliherwards.

"The Crust of Society" played br Johs to Stelion's company and "The Second Balle Tanqueray” as given by Mrs. Kendal w Tip, th crowning climaxes. Both plays werk, successful, and both delved deeper and deeper Tojo-thi mysteries of the life of the demi-monda

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s royal mail steamer Empress of India unived at Nagarski | THE British cruiser. Porpoise was to bare left at 7.10.4.m. yesterday, and left again at 4 pʊta. | Shanghal for the river poils on Thursday inst. for Kobe, Yokohama and Vancouver,

THE found:flone of the sew French Consulate Young Soak-Say, P^p, what's the meaning | at Yatozaka, Yok-hama, were laid about a week of ad astre par aspira?

ago. Old Sank-It means that it's hard to go behind the scenes unless you treat the manager. THE Singapore Debattor Society bas voted #gulast introducing an Income-tax, by nine to | four.'

The apparent depression east of Luzon is now || RAJAÚ BROOKE of Sarawak arrived in Singapare definitely confirmed abservations of the clouds on the 1st alt, on the way to his territories, indicate arother to the south, but particulars are not yet obtainable, March roih.

The first typhoon warning last-year was dated

The Hongkong Observatory notifien to-day :-- On the 8th at 10.10 a.m. Depression sit of Luzon, At 10.50 #2. Barometer unsteady. Gradients moderate for N.E. winds on S. const. Sea moderate. Weather unsettled, some showers.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

SINGAPORE now has a Whiit Club In full swing. Tax death of the distingulabed oculist of Tokyo, Sada Tet Suro, is announced. SINGAPORE is to have a great Flower Show in the Volunteer drill-hall on the 14th and 15th June.

regime of irresponsible Civil Service cadets. The details can be developed in duo DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD. course, as working experience and cir- cumstances dictate. The Grst thing is to put in practice the time-honoured maxint, to dearly bought in days of old, that "taxation demands representation;" f we are to be governed absolutely by ser. vants of the home government, answer- | “HESE will all be spolit before next coldable only to the Downing Street Kuthori- THESE

les, and solely-in-the interests of the United Kingdom, then in justles the home ratepayers should bear the cost; but since we pay taxes we demand a voice in the spending of them-not merely a voice Is the best thing to keep'away Moths, &, and that is disregarded, out-voted, snubbert on every occasion, but a reasonable share of présent clothes smelling fusty.

power—an unofficial majority in the Legis lative Council, subject "only to the final veto of the Crown. We demand the right to control our own affairs and our own expenditure; if the law courts had THE attention of “Balmzora)" shareholders 4a Jurisdiction, we could undoubtedly enforce directed to an advertisement in another part of our claim in equity, and would not need to this issue.

NAPHTHALINE

FIFTY CENIS PER TIN.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY. .

Hồngkong, 6th Aprli, 1894.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

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CHEMISTS.BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A D 1841, MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

UR NEW FACTORY bas bien recently refitted with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and we are well able to compete fa quality with the best English M.kers.

The purest ingredients only are used, and the almost care a d'cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throngbout.

COAST PORT ORDERS,

whenever practic ble, are despatched by first

steamer leaving after receipt of cider, For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfolk Order Ecoks supplied on Applica.

tion,

Our Registered Telegraphie Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed messages addressed thus

- receive prompt attention.

The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stock :--

PURE AERATED WATER

· SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

PURE TABLE WATER

LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE. No Credit given for Bottles that leak dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of contulilog Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never wed again by

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong. The Shanghai Pharmacy, 24, Naoking Road,

Shangbai,

Botica Inglesa, 14, Escolta, Manila.

The Canton Dispensary, Canton.

The Dispensary, Foochow

The Hongkong Dispensary, Hankow.

The Hongkong Dispensary, Tienlein. London Office, 8. Fenchurch Buliding, E.C.- Hongkong. 8th May, 1804

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petition anybody. As matters stand, the THE Governor of the Straits Settlements is only constitutional course open is by a peti-tourter in the Native States of the Malay tion such as the present, and not a single Peninsula. resident or ratepayer should hesitate to

THE British gunbost Plover arrived at Shang- sign the memorial-every little helps. The programme of the reform

hai from Chỉnklang on the agth alto, and left party includes two other points besides the usagin for Nagasaki on the 2nd lost. official majority on the Legislative Council, ADOUT yo ounces of gold from the Selensing namely representation on the Executive Mines in Upper Pahang, managed by Capts in Council, and freedom of speech and vote Roberts, reached Singapore a few days ago. for officials. The latter would probably ACCORDING to iste dices from the North, the be little used if granted, but it should be Hanko tes season promises to open early this allowed; while the former, as the most year. Masters were expected down at the end casual observer of Crown Colony politics of April. must know, is a point of immense impor. THE Agents (Messrs D, Sassoon, Sens & Co.) tance since it means keeping the people's informs that the steamer Catherina Apear, representatives au fait with the delibera- from Calcatta, left Singapore for this port this Bons of that close cabal which represents afternoon. the Secretary of State here. But the greatest point of all is the unofficial A MOSLEM Recreation Club has been formed at majority in the Legislature, and the list armbers, and among other officials there Penang. About sixty names are down on the struggle will never cease until that is a cricket captain and a football captaie. obtained. It would be far the best to have this majority entirely elected by British A VERY pecessful Saint George's Ball was given ratepayers, with modified representation in the Pening Town Hall on the 23rd ult, when for the Chinese; but a partial system of the Englishmen of Penang entertained about election and nomination (as at present) 250 people in honour of the festival of England's works moderately well on the whole, though there is a glaring instance of the evils of nomination in the present Legislative Council-a man publicly branded (rightly or wrongly, it is not for us to say) by one of the most responsible leaders of the Eastern commercial world but we will not go into that now. It is enough that, whether the accusation be true or not, any man who abused his trust, who used for personal ends the power bestowed on him by nomination to the Council, would|| THE Vaccine Institute, whated on the picture que discredit not only himself but also the banks of Albany nullah, close to Union Church system whereby he was able to pose as sand about which there was such a flourlsblog of representative of the people; and if he In this usurped. position, attempted to resist popular will or scorn the demands of the community for enfranchisement, he would simply injure himself and aid the Cause he opposed.

TELEGRAMS.

ITALY AT HOME AND ITALY ABROAD.

LONDON, May 6th, During the debate on disarmament, in the Italian Chamber, Signor Crispi while affirming complete frien-tebip toward's France and Russia, stated that if Italy disarmed she would, in the event of war, be at the mercy of the conqueror, and would have, as formerly, to pay heavily for that humillating position. It has been stated in the Chamber that Italy in firmly resolved to retain her African possessions and to establish a protectorate over Abyssinia.`

EXPENSIVE LAND.

The Royal Commission has reported favour ably on a scheme for the reclamation of half s million of acres of lead from the Zuyder Z:e, at a cost of thlity millions sterling,

FARTHQUAKES IN GREECE. Shocks of earthquake have been again experienced in parts of Greece and lo Athens, where a pante prevails, and the inhabitants are camping in the open or sleeping in boats.

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(Special to the Asian) RESULT OF THE GREAT METRO. POLITAN AT EPSOM.

LONDON, Tuesday, April 17th.

Siz Į, Thursby's b g Paddy, by Skylark— Mavourneen, years, 7st. 13'bs T. Calder Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's blb Bushey Park, by

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1894-

THE REFORM MOVÈMENT. THE Petition to the House of Commons in favour of compreensive reforma in the Hongkong Constitution is receiving cordial support in every quarter; dgnatures are being appended in most encouraging num- bers at the Club and the several stores | jengike. where coples of the document have been deposited, while we understand that cor. responding progress is being made among

Hampton-Sunbloe, 5 yem, 8st, 4lbs.

M. Cannon 1 Mr. Durward's ch c Medici, by Hagiosco_a- Mrs. Knight, 4 years, 6st, ich, H. Toon Betting, to against Faddy, Won by four

STORM ON THE IRISH COAST.

MADRID, Aøril 27th,

A terrific storm to the coast of Ireland has

CHOLERINE.

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patron saict.

THE Canadian Pacffic' Rallway Co.'s royal mail steamer Empress of Foðan arrived at Yokoham at 30 sm. on Monday, and left again at 3 pm, the same day for this port, vis Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghal.

A REPORT from Okuyama, Japan, states that the river embankments of Takashimi have given way and all traffic is stopped is tha vicinity; the people are in great distress, and the country is converted into a vast lake.

have been of very little practical value to the official trumpets some two years ago, appears to

tenants of the next Hitle structure for some time ratepayer of the colony, seeing that the only past have been a domesticated rooster, a few bans, a black “wook” and'a Mongolian watch- Į

点,

Winterbottom.

Tax band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following progiamme at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, com- mencing at 8 o'clock - Overture Shower Lappy. The Barber of Seville......Rossini, Marcanada Salon.. Reminiscences of Odenbach.......... Yalsound!" Roses from the Dall...Dkt. Zelectionett farmers. On the Road to Moscow Fasă de Loete,

"The Mentebank.......

Tuz Harbour authorities of the port of Sakai, in Irunic province, Japan, fod that owing to no- cumulations of slit the harbour scarcely affords satisfactory accommodation to vessels other than of the smallest sizs, and they are endeavouring to raise a loin of 50,000 yes fiom the towns-people to effect dredging work. Unless the scheme develops successfully it is believed that the port will lose most of its shipping trade. MANY who are interested in rifn-shooting, both la Hongkong and Singapore, will learn with regret that that fine specimes of a soldier and grand ride shot, Sergt. Delaney, of the 58th lately Sergeant Major of the battalion), died at Colchester recantly of pneumonia, the result of chill caught on day one bleak winter's morning. The Singapore Free Press notes that Sergt. Delaney had shot in the Inter-Settlement match both for Hongkong and Singapore, suc- dessive stations of the 58th Regiment.

THE Agents (Meris. Dodwell, Carlill & Ca) Inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co.'s steamer Victoria arrived at Victoria, B.C., an the 4th inst, from China and Japas.

ACCORDING to Stralis papers the Baron de Horn apparently contemplates commencing afresh his career on the turf, for he has purchased the rice-boris King, from Mr. Abrams, a well-known Singapore trainer.

The Japanese Government, Is now, we hear, glylag American and English locomotives a trial on the Gotemba Incline, over the Hakone Past. What's the matter with the works at home?

Tha N. C.Daily News of the 1st inst. staten thai the steamer Foaksang bound down river from Wohs, has gone ashore near Kushan Bencov. Up to the time of the worldent it was supposed that there was plenty of water where she hat stranded, but a bank app asrs to have formed, a fact not previously known.

THE Comercio, in announcing the arrival of the. fire engines ordered out for Manila in con. sequence of last year's terrible conflagration in the beart of the business quarter, sapiently observes that the first requisite for putting out fres is water, and that the whole water supply at the city will have to be reconsis acted and augmented SIXTY-FOUR dollars was the som contributed to the revenue at the Magistracy this morning by realdenta in various parts of the colony wha per- sisted in observing Saturday last as No. 2 cracker-firing till all was blue and a Chinese New Year, and consequently kept up

morning. The silkin-robe defendants to pay $5 each for their joss-pidgla, while those of more bumble pretensions were let down with a fiat of $3 per capila.

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WE are informed by the Agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) that the E. & A. S. S. Co.'s steamer Manmuir, from Australia, left Port Darwin for this port on the 5th inat,

THE annual general meeting of the Victoris Recreation Club is advertised for Thursday. May 17th. No notification has yet been pub lahed as to the special meeting asked for to seleresco to the blackballing business.

THE Government now notifies that "on and after the gth Inst. (to-morrow) the water supply will be turned on for two hours a day only-6 to 8 am." What is the are of this ?. It doesn't save water, for everybody just lays in as big a stock as possible 10 last through the day.

International de l'Electricite, a weekly Parisian WE beg to acknowledge receipt of the Bulletin publication of recent inception. Why it is sent to us we cannot guess, for it is of ra use as and we can be of no use to its publishers. We can only take it as a compliment to our world. wide circulation—the Parisians haves reputation for graceful compliments,

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The quesilon row naturally arites—bere are we going to stop with this sort of thing?. "Camille' did very well. It was the story of Magd-lere, not of an outcas', but the others have got even the redeeming element of pathos to save them from being harribly bestial and vulgar. "In Snciety" just this last sort of play. However, a crowded house drank it in

wight, and hung Intensely interested an every word and gesture. A compliment to the talent on the boarde, or what? 11 was certainly perfection by Mrs. Folter and Mĩ. aced Bellew, and the play does contale some clever bits of satire and wit worthy of anybody's clearer study.

The principal character, Baroness D'Ange, İs a fienda she-devil. (We take it for granted thit gender does exist in the demon world.) Sha loves no one, not even herself, for she willfully desecrates her name and hope of lulare respect- abllity by entangling herself with three men about town at one and the same time in order, 43 she says, "to get a husband whichever way - the cat jumps."

The denouement

After

Intrigue between this woman and Olivier de The play opens with the unravelling of as Falln, an artist whose business it is to paint pictures and indulge in escapades with manerled women. The Baroness and he are bidding adieu and-he- suspects her of an intrigue with another; she confesses by accident to a more than ordinary Uking for one Raymond de A HOME paper 'says: Poodles are notoriously Alica. Developments prove her to be engaged Nenjar, who has just returned from duty la difficult pets for tidles to take about with them,

to de Nanjac, who is an old time chum ol de and they must carry them across the roads, or Jalin. De Falls endeavors in every way to wars let the little brutes get their feet diety; therefore, bit friend against the woman with whom he is to to mitigate the troubles of food mistresses alok his life, har of no avail; the female figure,.. Parisian veterinary surgeon makes It his business holding fort through sentiment, covers up cry to form a natural handle to the pet by fastening blemish by falbood and subterfuge. She the end of his fall through a allt made. In the shows false certificates of birth, marriage and

point of view, and we would suggest that the the suffering of her childhood and her youth loose skin at the back of his acck. The experi- fortune from her guardian, who proves to bian ment is highly successful from the mistresses' ancle of her fiance, and so vividly does she prist allt be at least a'x inches deep and a fost wide,

that her lover becomes more madly in love, and to make his promises more solid, he gets into "AQUA" writes: You may well acquaint duel with de Yalls for what he terms slander your readers with the fact that, unless heavy and of the Baroness D'Ange DURING the forthcoming naval marmures of more or less continuous ruins fall in Hongkong comes from the retura of fave letters, which the Chinese fleet in the Gulf of Pechill, Admira!

within the next week or ten days, the supply of fortunately were not signed and could not be fresh water will inevitably cease entirely before brought home to the true author. Ting of the Petyang fleet will be in chief com

the end of the current month. To make things considerable by-play in which numerous frivo mard, and the number of vessels taking part is the mancavres will not be less than thirty. Of worse, two water pipes burst last night, one these, says a Shanghal contemporary, alx belong C Hall, resulting in the loss of tens of Baroness is revealed in her time light. She lous French characters are introduced, the dear Government Heere, and another near to the Nanyang or Llangklang fleet, and three,

receives a love letter from de Jalin who sha under Admiral Yü, belong to the Canton ocean

thousands of gallons of drinking water." This supposed was dead to her affections. He calls fleet. It was intended to have sent some ships

water question is really becoming very serious, belonging to the Minche fleet, but for some and in the loterest of the ratepayers we submit Nanjas, her betrothed husband, may bear all of upon her, having' arranged matters so that de that no time should be last by the Government their conversation; the Baroness quite off her reason the idea was abandoned.

in making public a pisin statement of the facis pored unburdens her mind and tells her real of the case, so that whatever the situation may feelings, which are evidences of her conning, and really be, the public may know the worst and

rfulness. She makes violent love to de Falls prepare, in due time, to meet emergencies.

and her betrothed breaks in upon them during

pasionate passage and returns his troth. advantage. She made the most of every situs- Mrs. Potter aver looked or played to better

tion and was quite the central figure of the plece. She reminded ane pleasantly of the great Dase in ber most fascinating and Intense moments and of Bernhardt in ber unrestrained and tigerish gestures. Bat in all, she was the woman she depicted for the time belog, and bad wound her feelings and temperamentihoroughly about the words and character, so that the impret- sion left was that her part was marvellously well conceived, wonderfully well studied and played. Her face abounds in tantalizing, meny, pert, Ste hasthe face and fire for just such characters. piquant, saucy, cheery, glowing expressions; the is the embodiment of dash, impulse, force and power, and so must have been the Baronist

WHEN COXEY'S ARMY COMES, Il Coxey's army really 'comer,

With its drums And its buma;

If it marches with its ranks

Full of cranks From the banks

Of the wild and raging Kaw,

Whom the law Doesn't awe.

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If from far Pacific seas,

-Out at knees,

Full of ficas

Come his wild-eyed looters here,

Wanting cheer, Wanting beer;

If he leads from Mazallion,

Here apon Washington.

Such a bummers' cavalcade

As 'tis sald He's arrayed,

When the march is once begun

There'll be fun, By the ton, But the joke of all the foss

Is on aɛ---

Dern the cus!

-Washington Naws.

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D'Ang or her counterpart in real life.

Mr. Bellew acted as he seldom deigns to ict before a Hongkong audience--to perfection, and was in really excellent form. He held up successfully the reputation he has made for b'in self as being one of the greatest leading me wo Live, and certainly outdid his rival Charles Coghlan in many of his more earnest efforts. The sneers, cute, and sarcasms which are part and property of the life side Falin seemed also a part and property of Mr. Bellew's real self, so splendidly did he work up each lotricite situë- tien and make the most of each climax and point.. Bawtres and Crawfurd were all good, and the cat was worthy its advertisement.

ACCORDING to advices received by the last mail, Japanese tea-growers seem to be thoroughly aroused by the action of the Indian, tea- merchants, who, it appears have formed an association, well backed with funds, by which they hope to get the entire tea trade of the United States. This satciation proposts sand- ing an experienced tea-tasier to America, to visit and appoint agents in the färre ciiler and femportant centres, and distribute Indian teas as widely and cheaply as possible. To cover these expenses, a contribution of two cents per acre is levied the property each member. The enterprise has brought the Yokohama Tes Merchants Union up la realimtion of the fact that, if the Indian Association is successful, Japan will lose much of her tea trade. The Uson is even now dis tributing circulars, al through the tea plantation districts, imploring the planters, to be scrapa- lously careful in the preparation of their teas." AMERICAN ships in 1789 carried but 23.8 per cent. of the foreign commerce of the United States. The first Congress immediately passed two Acts to benefit American shipping; the first imposing * higher duty on imports in foreign than in American ships; the other charging foreign ships a tonnage tax over eight times higher than American ships paid. This increased American THUS & marine correspondent:-I read with shipplag from 123.893 to 345.354 tons the first fnterest the reference contained in last sight's Year, Yankee ships carring 40.5 per cent, of Telegraph to the dangers attending reckless America's foreign commerce. In 1794 American navigation in foggy weather and in which the shipping in the foreign trade reached 438,863 tons, and it carried 88.5 per cent of the foreign rather narrow escape from collision of two weasels on the sath alto, was died. I was also freights. That year Congress taxed imports in out in the foggy weather then prevailing and foreign ships to per cent, more than in American abips, and to 1795 shipping had increased to can give you an instance of actual recklessness, $29,471 tout, and American ships carried go per On the evening of the 19th ultimo wo were

In 1836, passed by a steamer sicering a north-easterly cent. of American foreign commerce, course and although we could plainly hear ber American ships carried 93.3 per cent of America's propeller revolving and the solse she was foreign commerce, while row it carries 12.3 per making cutting through the water, the vessel Cent.only. This changets according to Seaboard. herself was quite hidden by the fog, She had due to the repeat of those protretive laws and a very powerful "buzz" whistle and I carefully to treaties that give foreign ships the same rights graphs-H. J. H. Tripp, Esq.; F. J. Kaitland,

as American shīps in American ports. Now in | Esq.; C. J. Dudgeon, Esq. noted and timed the blasts blown one in very the time to abrogate there treaties! By again Starters :-E. H. Gore-Booth, Esq.; C. J. twales or fifteen minutes. Now, judging from the male at which she passed us, the vessel must charging imports in foreign abips so per cent. Ashley, Esq. have been travelling at a speed of twelve or higher duty than in American ships millions of

Time-keeper :-A. E. Jones, Esq. tons would be built in American shipyards, not a thirteen knots per hour. The pair of us wATG

Clark of the Cours-E. H. Gord-Boolă, bailed to an immense bank of fog, through cent would be paid to any American shipowner Eq which it was impossible to see for fifty yardı !

Secretary (—Barnes Dailax, Etq. and I could not but pity any unfortunate Junk, or of a powerful steamer being driven at such in fect any craft that might He in the track dangerous speed. This is a matter that should most properly be brought to the notice of the Board of Trade. Its rules are strict enough regarding side Hghter why not also enforce measuron regulailog the use of whistles is foggy weather?

or shipbuilder by our Government, and we would agala have a great foreign shipping. This plan has been tried successfully! No other bas. Our foreign commerce pays about. $250,000,030 8 year to ships in freight charges. The larger part of this can be made oars if we go back to first principles What a glorious chacce the Democratic party has to make the country prosperous!

Miss Sallie Booth, Mr. Crofton and Mesin.

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SHANGHAI RACES.

Judges -Alex McLeod, Esq.; J. S. Fearon, Stewards in charge of the Scales :-). A. Fond, Esq; G. D. Buning, Esq.

Stewards in charge of Numbers and Tili

the

THz World's Women's Special Excursion round pilgrime, headed by Lady Is bel Somerset and the globe, to gumber some hundred female

Miler P. Willard, and personally conducted by a Mr. William Pipe, are to star: early next yest on their crusado, and are time-tabled to leave Colombo for the hitherto unvexed shores of the Malay Feninsals on the 18th February. The petticoated borde will invade Penang on the left of it on the 25th. They are due in Slegar 23rd February, and will depart from all that is pore on the 37th, and adds the Fru Priit, Providence has inspired them to leave the place within twenty-four hours. The feminine cargo (with Mr. William Pips if still alive and sand) will proceed to Bangkok on the 18th in order to deliver a course of lectures to the King of Siam tion will have been endorsed by practi- noice of the Government in tha' most positiva TOM IZDAntso polica officials are accountable for i which are the three key-note-, or ræhaps more i land and that is, the plays of to-day alm at truth. The SUBSCRIPTION STAXES, a Sweepstakes of -

The detalls of the racing follow- an Oplum, Alcohol, and Legalised Vice,"

A YOUNG and pretty Japanese woman recently The GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES (bandicap) app led to the Colonisation Assc station to become of 1,000 sevs, by subscription of 5 sovs, esch, member. Her application was granted, and the only forfelt if declared, 15 sovs. if left in now she contemplates a life of stirring energetic or 25 sovs for wariern, for thīts-year-olds and | efforts to Interest the other women of Japan in spwards, winner of any race value 200 sova, the emigration question. The Japanese women after February 11, at 1 p.m., gibr., of two races have so many interests on their hands and or one value 500 sova, rolbs, extra; the second | beasts, we fear she will have a hard time ac- to receive se sove out of the stakes About compilahing her purpose. Now, if it were par two miles and quarter, to start at the winning taining to the census things would be different, Closed 15 of whom declared but still ker name is Yamaachi, and with that at

January and

her back she may be able to gain her ends.

ACCORDDED to N. C. Daily News, a syndicate of merchants at * native correspondent, of the

FIRST DAY, MONDAY, APRIL 30TH. Canton and Hongkong intand la establish cotton-

success of a race meeting, and the weather The weather is a most important element in cloth mills at the town of Yeapa, near Canton,

yesterday morning was all that could be desired, with a capital of $500,000, in five thousand shares of $100 each. The mills will employ at

cloudy, and warm enough, but not too warm, the evening shades prevalled, it began to gel a the beginning of the enterprise 500 hands, of

Hir'e chilly, but on the whole It was a perfect whom 300 are to be females. The prospectus, of which a copy was sent to our contemporary,

| MRS, POTTER AND MR. BELLE W racing day, and the times show that the course is written out in as attractive a form as possible,

IN "SOCIETY)"

was in good order ;, and there is some reason to promising a profit of $203,000 annually, of which

belleve that the actual times were faster than one-half at least will be clear gain to the share

If there is one thing more certain than another records were broken. There was a very large thesa oficially announced, As they rand, no the Chinese. The whole Colony la, to all destroyed forty vessels.

holders.

at this, the end of the nineteenth century, is attendance at the Grand Stand, the ladies belog intents and purposes unanimous, for the

in the Law Times there is an interesting paper

that the dramatfets have done all in their power in great fores, several outports having contributed feeble and discredited opposition of the The epidemic of cholesine in Portugal is on the famous Mr. Justice Maule. We are

to make it a notable one. They have put menti toady section does not amount to five per spreading, but the mortality is decreasing."

to swell, the gathering. There was as usual, a reminded of his rejoinder to the witness who

ments into the months of the players, which in large assemblage of Chinese, particularly along cent. of the population. As the Hon. T.

remasked "My Lord, you may belleve me or

bygone days would have earned them ostracism the Defence Creek, and the south side of the H. WHITEHEAD intends to leave for England THE EPIDEMIC AT LISBON,

not, but I have stated not a word that is false,

from society, and sermons whose seward would cause. The racing, as will be seen by the de next week if possible, the list will not Romano, Consul-General for Portagal, to pub. Yes, sir," said Maule, "but the question is, how

today everything is chaored the old thoughts, and the fields were large. The Roadster Plate We have been requested by Sr. A. G. for I have been wedded to truth from infancy"

have been long terms of imprisonment. But talled reports below, was secerally very good, be closed undi a week or two after his tab the following telegram jest received from long have you been a widower 17 On another

likewise the old seriousses, the old prejudices Indeed, was won by pony on which not a single departure, so that by the time it la for-the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Lisbon -

occasion a convicted priser exclaimed, on the

and, in consequence, the old bazzlers; and thank chance had been taken in the Parl-Matuel, and warded to him for transmission to the It has been definitely ascertained by com verdict being given, May Ged strike me dead,

heaven we can have the world pictured to as the money was divided among those who had House, all the "stragglers" will have plate and accessive bacteriological researches my Lord, Uldid it." Maule waited a few minutes,

from the bourds as it really is, though whether backed the second pony; while only three chances come in, and it is anticipated that the pati- that the diecare at present prevailing in Lisbon and then said-"As Providence has not seen it

the change is really for its good, blatory alone were takes on him in the Titalisator. is not chelers, and ible has been brought to the to interpess, the sentence of the Cout la, kar

will as upon the race. cally the whole Hongkong community;

One truth is potent, however, as regarde stage manner. · The waters of Lisbon do not contain and in face of such a combined movement, trace of Koch Badilaria. In consequenes of many queer performances, butecontionally, only correctly the "Chord of the Dominant," "of this in the absolute nude, disdaining all that is tin- so forcibly brought to the notice of the this report the Government classics the port of occasionally, as Artemis Ward might say, they | Female Grand, Tost. What the spec al qualifica‹ welted, false or monkeylsh; they hold the mirror Imperial Legislature some amelioration Liston us clear, and all weasels leaving Labon show glimpses of almost human intelligence tions of the Lady Tourists may amount to on the up to nature indeed and tell her where her of the existing Intolerable bureaucratie are free to enter any Portuguese ports,

A case in point is when they arrested Inagaki, a rather peculiar topics they have selected to speak | fiolta fie au well as her virtues, despotism cannot but be granted.__It_is

Tokyo flakkshaman, for squeezing monty out on na experta does not yet appear, and it does When "Camille was fint d'amatised ar d pro- Mr. Holmefield's ge. Move On, rost solb ...... essential that the Member for the Cham

of per but plous prople, by the aid of a stone not appear either what they will do if the daced in English, "Society" and the critica Image which, it is said, he found under is respectva princes and patentater decline to be almost collapsed with astonishment, bladen dis-Mr. Midmac's gr. Homexpos, soit glb...

Mr. Reynell t ber of Commerce should havs his hands

house, and which he guanbleed would cure all lectured. The King of Slams, for instance, who gust and intense interest. They were faidinated.

Mr. Midwood strengthened to the utmost in the present

known allments--mental or physical There possesson a large establishment of the other sex, They were shocked. They were manised.. Bok. Mr. John Gilplatsch, Sliver Star, lost pib....... determined effort, and we feel certain that We are indebted to the courtery of Sefior Don were so many people with, aliments in Japani, amounting to some handre is at top rate, mlaki. "Camille* came to stay. Then followed a rak of. 200

Mr. Crawford those ratepayers and residents who have Ortis de Zugasti, Spanish Consul at this post, for and the stone image worked such wonders, thai † held to be impraticent to leciere bin on poorer limitations and there have been folsted on Mr. Common's wh. P.P,C,, Jost filbankarek not yet signed need only a reminder to the following telegrams:-

the than gave up his origiani baalaene of pulling Yegalised vice, as be la bis own law in the matter, the unsuspecting and long-suffering public ever

Ep. Mr. C. R. Burkil do so...

MANILA, May 7ib, Jarickskas (a “ pall legs. He was getting quite and might apen consider it to be indecent that since. The last season has been one particularly Mr. Sidney's ch. 8t. Blaise, font talb...

5.36.p.m. mga rich with his Kisco,” when the guardiane të the women should ask for an interview en such a devoted toʻthis sort of thing. Dumas, Sardou, kr

WANNEER & MF, Grenson 07”. is to establish the principle of Represen- Luson.

There are Indications of a depression east of peace nabbed him. Somshow the pollos never subject with him at all, in which view mçit Merrington and Jones have given an'a rasson. | My sander's'p. Tighnabrualch, tost Sibay

can seem to stand people growing sicki-rawnej people would agree, 1

the examples of social vios thrown up before.

The Immediate object of the movement

TYPHOON WARNING.

THE FIRST OF THE SLASON,

Tis's each, with Tis, go added; for Subscrip. ritión" Griffins of this Meeting only; second pany, Tlu. 251 weight for inches as per reale, Three Quarters of Mile.

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