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THE HONGKong teleGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1894.

CONSTERNATION IN CANTON.

THE VICEROY ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. (Special to Hongkong Telegraph.)

CANTON, November 8th. Great consternation prevails in the"native

official circles of this clay. The Viceroy Il Han-chang received the following telegram the other day from his brother Li Hung-chang, Viceroy of Cbiħll ;---

The mind of the Emperor lu inscrutable:

take care and ect".

HI Excel'ener attempted to commit suicide the same evening and was with difficulty, pre- vented by his attendan's from carrying out his Intention. He is now under strict surveillance dir and right

And all this harpens at a time when both the Governor of Canton and the Tartar General ass

wat Peking. We wonder and walt.

This information in thoroughly reliable.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

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THE P. & 0. 5. N. Co's steamer Conton left THE O. & 0. $. S. Co's steamer Garlic, with Singapore for this port at 8 a.m. to-day.

realis, &c., lest Nagasakt for this port at 4 p.m. yesterday.

THE German statistíciar, Bernhard "rnstein, har computed that Greece stands in the first rank among European countries in the number of centenarians. He attributies thle to its clitnate. THE O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Belgte, with malls, &c., which left Hongkong on October 14th for San Francisco, via Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea and Yokohama, arrived at her destination on the 7th last.

A

REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No.

1165, E.C., will be held in the Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the 16th inc'ant, at 8.30 for 9 pm. precisely." Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

"MARY JANE,” said the Parton, solemnly, "the steak is cooked to a crisp, and the potatoes are raw. You have left undone the things that ought to be don and done the things that ought not to be done,"

THE Norwegian steamer Normandie, which arrived here from Semarang Inte last night, reports having passed the skip Wandering Few, from New York to Hongkong, on the 10th alto. in lat. 2.36 deg North and "long. 115.43 de

East.

DURING the seven months ended October the Osaka Mint struck off some seventeen milion one yes pieces, and three million yen's worth of other small coins. This is an unprecedented record. The Mint is now engaged in striking three hundred thousand yen's worth of nickel colns, the work to be done in three weeks.

A zw items of Interest

England is going to have lady Oddfellows. Turklah law prohibits the sale of patent medicines,

The German Army uses 117,000,000 blank cartridgen a year.

There are about 1,100 men in England wor.b

■ million or more.

CHINESE advices received from Newchwang s'a'z that in conarquerer of threatened hostilities in the immediate neighbourhood of that port, the transport of beans, beancake, e'c, from the pros ducing districts has become very difficult, and local charterers are therefore not disposed to enter upon any ireh engagements and the anticipated. Bekon m^* consequently close earlier then

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services rendered. Mr. Wylle dispated she calm and stated that the sum of $9.50, which he had puld into court, was wil that was due to the plaintiff.

stallions, which displayed remarkable Intelli- gence in their various tricks, reflecting Infinite credit on their trainer's skill and pailence, as they have only been with the circas a conti parailvely short time. The acrobat fiddles of the Stewart Brothers was very amusing,

and Mr. Frank Harmston was deservedly appleaded

for

highly finished equestrian act. Mdile. Oudia made a great his ber graceful performance on the single trapeze, and then Master 1. Stewart, in regulation get-up as the British Foxhunter, gave a splendid exhibition of

Plain ff stated that he gave his master antice on the 1st September and left blu employ on October 15th, when the defendant asked him to make good seme cooking utensils. The defen dant

absolutely refused to pay him his wager, Creas-examined-- was not cooking Chinese

to chors

your alenails. Mr. Wylle said that on the morning of October 15th he saw the complainant cook Chinese riding for sich a

Ве chow la bla utenafla. He told him when he came into bly service that there was a separate cook-house for Chinese, and that if he caught him cooking in his English utensila be'd have to make the things good, for they could not be used for croking his chese on any future occasior,

His lordship--Judgment for defendant. Mr. Vylle-And costs?

Bla lordship—No ; you,are not a solicitor |

A NIGHT WITH THE HARMSTONS.

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Of the many circores which during the pant twenty years have visited. Hongkong fi may be doubted whether any one of them, n excepting Chiarini's powerful combination of hippodrome and menagerie in 1883, could vie for all round excellence with the splendid enter. tainment which a nightly in full swing at

at West Point und

ment of the Harmsten under the family and theft experienced Fidus Achats, Mr. management of Robert Love. The collection of wild animals,

of the finest Roral

a youthful equestrian, The entertainment concluded with Leo. Hernandes and the huge liger" Duke"—the latter described as "the largest tiger in the world ever ren in capily ty." After the usual preliminaries" Duke" was called up to do a bit of steeplechasing over a fiery fence, and faced the blazing torches without besliation, after which Bill left the cage at a ten seconds_galt with 'stripes' in het aursuit wall the tron birs prevented his egress into the arena. "Duke" was then regaled with

light supper in the shape of a

great hunk of heef, which he appeared to enjoy Immensely.

Harmitons' Circus and Menagerie la a canital show and well worthy of public support, Performances are given evey evening at 9 o'clock, and afternoon performances on Wednesdays and Saturdays, commencing at 3 o'clock sharp. A specially attractive programme has been Arranged for to-morrow afternoon.

DARING SHOOTING AFFRAY.

fixed for considerable, lime of the Vicerovi, Chinese Church, C. M. S., and là the Chapel of added to these those other trades dependeat och smalt. Is select and most interesting, authorities about the Colony being infested with

An extraordinary meeting Connell was held this morning, the result being The Commander-in-Chief has postponed bla eparture on tour from Simla. Very great excitement exists in Simis owing to the occur Council was summoned at a very short renc notice.

The Government of India does not regard the report that the Amir of Kabulis organising a repiment of Aridis to use against the British Government, If necessary, as at all probable, and the report may be safely contradicted.

SLA, October rith, Owing to the Amir's Illness the tour of the SERMONS will be preached on Sunday, the rath 13 Commanderlo-Chief has heen postponed risent, on behalf of the British and Foreign Bible de and no new date for his departure will be Society in St. Peter's (Seaman's) Church, Union Church, German Bethesda Chapel, St. Stephen's the Berlin Foundling

House. THERE is one widow to every sixteen and a ball of the population of Watbington, D.C.; the total number of widows, as appears by the recent census report, is 15,000. The excessive propor- tion la accounted for by the fact that employment in many branches of the Government service has been found for the widows of soldiers. "CH, papa, who is that ragged man ?"

"That, my son, in the great composer of grand opera." such good clothes?"

That's the man who wrote the latest popular

Coxin."

or for

for TRAVELLERS PICNIC, LAUNCH or SHOOTING. PARTIES has just been received and may be obtained filled with any of our WINES or SPIRITS at cost price.

PASSENGERS by STEAMERS will find it INVALUABLE on the voyage when refresh- ment is needed or they are suffering from SEA- SICKNESS after the bar is closed.

The FLASK is well made and finished, and when emptied will be worth keeping for domestic asc. It can be readily adapted for a feeding bottle; would prove useful to carry milk or other nourishment for Children; or Tea, Coffee, Soup or other Fid nourishment in tiffs baskets.

THESE SAMPLE FLASKS

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can be obtained filled at the following prices

cách ;--

PORT.: B-60 cents, C-5 cents, D-80 cents.

SHERRY. B-45 cents. C-50 cents. D-60 cents.

BRANDY. A-60 cents. B-65 cents. C-80 cents.

BRANDY, D-$1.10 cents. E--$1.70 couts.

WHISKY.

B-45 cents, D-60 cents. E-65 cents.

IRISH WHISKY. A-go cents. C-70 cents.

BOURBON,

60 cents.

JAMAICA RUM.

Go cents.

A-GIN.

35 cents.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

Hongkong, 15la Octuber, 1894.

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REMINDED THAT ALL BUBSCRIPTIONS

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The Hongkong Lelegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1894.

TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, November 8th. THE UNITED STATES ELECTIONS. Fuller returns show that the Republican majority in the House of Representatives in fully

one hundred.

THE LATE CZAR.

Latest news concerning the extraordinary reling of Chunell held this morning is to the effect that the Amir of Kabul is very dangerously Il and may die at any moment,

October roth.

ACCORDING to a shipping contemporary there are over thirty-two classes of workmen—mostly aktiled mechanick-firectly employed in the construction of a steamshin. When there is

I there was any doubt in the mind of the segely for support span the work given by a vessel, it will be seen that the veel and tincluding one of the f business to more for the welfare of the country the world, a lion, a couple of Bactrian crmelsations of desperadoes who swarm on the coaste robbers, thieves, pirates and all sorts and condi- than almost any other sticle of manufacture, yanng elephant, and a varied assortment of other

nd rivers of the neighbouring provlace of things and should be encrurged.

of the forest and jungle. In Japan of a valuable elephant whose baby days will he well remembered by old local circus-goers In the of talent la every

The milding and running of ships are good recently a great loss wax sustained by the death startled the denizens of Hollywood Road at half

Kwa Kwang-tong the during shooting Affray that

THE low price of silver to Patis is said to have

ast six last night should, we think, at once dispel any such delusion. At all events it is, wa

Istimulated the Inventive genius of a manufacing the armstens can produce an aggregation believe, a fact that owing to the rougesin

has rarely been equalled and the business that way in which the mandaluate are any travelling circus that has ever visit. d the the army, hundreds of bad characters and and never surpassed in the lower orders of Chinese for service fa East. Mr. George Herm

Harmsten S elder, indigent coolles bave flocked to the Colony.

seek employment and others to

The Viceroy's Executive Courcil met the song, "Never Let Your Mother Carry Up the seems little doubt that the cost of production oère in Pasis, whilst Male. le Flonde i dont want to work for an honest ring but,

morning to discuss matters relating to the 1- ness of the Amir. The Counell meeting lasted some time. No forther news has been received this marelag from Kabul, but the latest authentic accounts stated that the Amir was sinklog hourly.

LONDON, October 16th.

The Times, in a leading article to-day, com menting on the negotiations Inflated by Great Betala with a view to securing the adhesionof the Powers for jant Intervention in the state of affis in the Far East, says that Her Majesty the Queen's Government Incurred needless bemiliating rebuff, thereby lowering England's prestige and Impairing her capacity to leter

"herself in the war between China and Taman should occarlón arise. The Times adds that no power apneus to be willing to fall in with the proposal of the British Government to Intervene in the war.

PARIS, October 17th.

M. Le Myre de Vilers is expected to reach Antananarivo to-day. The French Ultimatum, which will be presented by him to the Hovs Government, demands the recognition of the exclusive and complete French protectorate over Madagascar, and the extablishment of perraancat Freach garrison at the caplizi Ante

nanariva.

LONDON, October 17th.

a

The Times publishes telegrams from its cor-

We would draw attention to the afternoon performance to be given to-morrow in the Theatre Royal, City Hall, by Mr. N. Ruchwaldy, misted by his puplis and several of our popular local amateurs, including Mess. G. G. Brady and C. T. Robinson. The programme will be almost identical with Mr. Ruchwaldy's previous successful entertainment, and doubtless there will be a large attendance.

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by the who has consequently made a new metal by means of an aliny of copper and silver, using the successful proportions of the two. He has obtained in the new metal a most extraordinary "And who is that fine-looking gentleman with degree of strength, and most valuable for resist. acrobat, and harpe Trainer stands at the some

beg ing sudden or long-sustained strains. There had of the profession, and would be a borrow or steal, and in fact make money star in Barnum's, Hengler's, or at the Folles any how, but make it somehow. They not be

I be so great as to prevent its large une in the future even should stiver.greatly increase in

G. Harmston) has few rivals to (Mrs.

having to live all the same, resort to all manner ralue. To the low price of silver will be cre-

most accomplished equitilense, and

and In addition devices, Including gambling, kidnapping dited the idea of using it as an amalgam for s

dancer of the first rank-at

merely

women and children and petty larceny-to make specially high-chou metal. -

gymnast and poses in voluminous drapery, precarious livelihood. Many of these waifs depending for success on carefully arranged are desperate characters who would think as Coat, freights from Japan porla to Shanghai and

efects, but a thoroughly trained actiste. little of "potting" any one who sought to be hoped that, although a circos ring may

them while capiere this port still have an upward tendency, and as

carrying out a burglary an not be particularly suitable for Terpsichorean they would of taking part in a piratical expedi much as $3.60 per ton from Moji to the former exhibitions, before the end of the season Malle. tion which held out prospects of considerable and $3.20 per ton in the latter part bave been le Blonde will be able to letradece the Serpea loot. To such roffians life has no particular paid. The demand from the Yangisze rice porta tine, "T

"Ta-ra-rs-boon-de-ay," or other attractive value, Bor do they set much value on the lives of to Canton also continues brisk, but rates novels

With an experience of circes others, as was clearly demonstrated in the are alightly lower than they were a fortnight go, nerformances going back to the times of Ord, only about 18 to 20 canadareens per picul being Follock, Cook, Howes and Curbing, Astley, piratical outrages in recent years.

lamentable Spark, Greyhound, and Namoa offered according to the size of the vessels Sarger, Hengler. and others in looking back The latest outrage committed here by despera required for the trade. In other directions very

t seems an eternity~, and having seen in the doet from the mainland occurred in broad daylight Hitle has been sccomplished and freights from

nathern parts, patienter Rengkok and Satron, both to Great Britain and on the Continent Hollywood Road yesterday evening, where five the most celebrated performers, we remember Cantonese coolles, men of no occupation, wore are inactive, grain of bath poris being rcantily

who nore

and loafing, surper in leng could

It appears, quarrelled 'about the and it rapplied; no material Improvement in this

graceful borsemanship sed all round excellence division, of the proceeds of some of their quarter can be expected unill the new crops

an acrobat and gymnast Mr. Gilbert gotten spolls. Chinese " "Billingsgate was reach the markets.

Fidred-ho, by the way entered into freely Indulged in and finally a member of the Yokohama, the bonds of wedlock the other day at gang applied the closure to true brigaad style by being pretty Miss Blar che Bailey, and we take one of his comrades. The wounded man the other contracting party drawing revolver and deliberately shoo'ng

this opportunity of wishing " Galle" and his fair fell and was taken to the Civil Hospital, young bride every happlaets. Signer Byrack is a where the bullet was quickly extracted from the gem of the first water on the bars and the trapeze, knee joint. The man who did the shooting of Frank Harmston and J. Stewart most promising course bolted and the police have searched in valo. young riders, Mr. G. Lovett quite a first class for him up to the present time, and it is not very contortionist, and Tom Durlah a clown who likely they will ever get hold of him for he is evidently one of these daring camps who

THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infanty will play the following programme in the Barrack Square to-night, commencing at 7.39 o'clock:

PilkThe Denoon......Farabach. Quadrilla Fy Marque Vale........... Innamora

Schottlache... Tit for Tat

"Snitan of Mocha

Volso............ Schottleche..." Haggy Darkies Valsa...........NIA?

Feast.

Wa Dito Roeder: Fahrbach Godfrey.

A CORRESPONDENT sends us the following letter, the handiwork of "Victoria College upper school-boy," and as it is certalbly a curiosity in its way we give it for whatever it may be worth :-

Good Morning My Dear friend

•

Please A Quel teid A. L. excuse me trouble her house, for last night I am being a drunker, when you finished your breadfast come my

| belong yours.

RAWAY statisties for the year 1893 in Engiand have recently heen layed. Three hur dred miles of track constructed during the year make the total mileage for the United Kingdom. 25,645, which represents an authorized capital of nearly £1,100,000,000. There were carried 30,000,000 first-class passengers, 60,000,000 second-class and 782.000.000 third-class, a total of 873,000,000 minerals and

it

in

in all. Two hundred and eight million tons of thoroughly knows bla baziness, and 13 songs believe that "he who fights and runs away, lives

respondent at St. Petersburg stating that arrange house at once, I teld you some Importance thing chandi 85.500,000 ten of geners! mer- amusing without ever verging on to fight (and foot) another day."

ments are being made to send six steamers of the Russian Volunteer Fleet from Oderza to Vladivostock in the Pacific where they will be equipped as war cruisers. There are about twelve ships of the Volunteer fleet running as merchantmen and they can be

be easily armed and used for doingthe work of craisers.

Lord Ripon's devorich settling the question of

Your Sweat

H. P.

were

transported 1 .distance of 142,000,000 miles. The retorns of the capital invested are atendily diminishing, being now 3.6 ver ceal, a requit due in part to the demands of the public for increased accommodation and of the workers for higher wager.

RiAce

Limited space prevents our enumerating in the special attributes of the whole of the staff, but we must not omit to notice that Mist W. Harmiton still retains her

In the management saddle and her perfect showing an educated horse in the sing, that Malle Oudin is a revelation on the single

the magle circle and in the dress salt and locks handsomer than ever, and tiger's den. that Mr. Sammy Relch sports new finally, that Bob Love, modest and jovial as eves,

Blous,"

") maintains his claim to be the

ness. The clicos tent is the commodians

THE WATER SUPPLY.

the Military Contribution of the Straits Settle- energetic, the search part, #RVing espécially | be the highest price pad y literary man of 35, that Mexican Bill (L⋅o Hernandiz) in | arrived when the Government, which he 1, wh

ments will shortly reach Singapore.

not fix snecific reduction of the contribution, up. but a readjustment of the trikate in a manner

Crossing",

at home lo

The dry season having set in and being likely to last for at least four months, the time has

believe, refused to allow the Sanitary Board to control the supply of water to our large and over increasing population tone dxperiences of the terri

terrible and last year, seriously and consci? nulously

**ppy.go

should, Ut view

THE following is a free translation of an article that appeared the other day. In a Chinese paper published in Canton :—Of late the officers of the Foreign Customs have become very strict and RUDWARD KIPLING's seven words for $1, said to distinguished themselves. They board the river our times, reads very small, sys the Spring The Secretary of State for the Colonles does steamers at Capsulrsun and search all the way Aald Republican, in comparaty article. Until

If any old

old blankets, old shoes, or old clothing|pald Judge Pazion for a literary are found, they calculated to satisfy the demands of the Colony go to are selged and the owners have to † McLeed came on the scene, the Reading Rail. | ("1 4de and most energetić manager in the bug consider the question of the Colony's water

Castoms office to claim them and pay ros

bay road bad used an old sign at the is, however, specified in the despatch,

fine. The ples that they are old is not enter

of the engines and care," with a mass

and best appointed ever seen in this colony, the luck Innend of going along la the b tained, The Deputy Commissioner answers October 18th,

of farther instructions in small

In some Bill print, At the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders that the articles were new once and as there is sults for damages it was claimed that the warn lighing is perfect, the band, thanks to the able characterised thele policy in this ca dacction no proot that duty was paid on them then, itings were not clear. Mel end went to Jodze leadership of Mr. C. Bruce, far above the daring recent years. Mr. F. A. Coop er, who must be charged now to make up for the Paxton, who comprend this admirable notice: omission. The Commissoner listed a proclama-Railroad Crossfog-Stop, Look and Listen !" don the other day and had li posted up in all | For this little composition he received the should wear as few clothes as possible, or they When it comes to emoluments, the poets are not would run a risk of harlog them conducated. in it with the lawyers.

Rabr

"Beware

11011

under the

and the general:

directions in the ring

in the

mat to say reckless, manner that has

early part of 1893

teens theories of those sclent prepos.

that

the steamers,' warning passengers that they modest sum of £4,780, or over $796.66 a word. possibly could be. That is a brief description supply of wherein duties as head of the Public

Can

whe averred on the completion of the Tylam reservoir our supply of water would be peretically inexh

hausthic, has telurned to

to ble Works Department and we may therefore hope that, although Mr. Crook, on whom, ba the view of public opinion, the blame chiefly wests for the water famine of last season, is all here, a reason. able

any

of the Chartered Bank of India, which took place

average, westerday for the purpose of declaring so Interim

of Mr. Charlen | dividend for the hall-year ended Jone go, at the

Woodward are a

- деят perfection an they rate of seven per cent, per annum, the Chaleman said he expected the proposed British dollar

of Harmstona Circus • It is, and now for few which will be coined in the Bombay mint and

remarks about last night's show. will probabiviclculated in the East in the carly

Although West Point is · considerable months of next year.

Tax Indian Daily News lately criticised with THE following is a Scotch tale, as new as that speedy rickshaman a very few minutes to trans- distance from the centre of the city, it takes a ST. PETERSBURG, October 19th.

great sovrsity a performance given by the "On of Bruce and the spider, and is eminently suited The admission of Princess Alix as a com- the Thames" Theatrical Company. On Monday for reproduction, in costume, at St. Andrew's moth pavilions, and when we arrived there a few

port one from the Hongkong Hotel to the m

supply and no more will be rillowed to monicant of the Greek Church will take place night as the Edller, Dr. Daly, was about to retiredloger: lassie, want once to buy a box of minutes past nine the overture had been played precautions will be taken to prevent the wilful one, elther Europears or antives, and that extra Immediately, The marriage of the Carewitch to rest, baving put on his pyjames, three ladles matches in the town, but next day the returned and the Grand Entree made by eight ladies and of this fadispensable comrnodity. Every

waste | with Princess Alix will probably be celebrated of the company entered his apartment and

having read out the paragraph, cross-examined laddie: Hoot woo, aiblias, for by. What for you is

satriy angry, almost greetin' and wald to the gentlemen en horseback. No special name care la busbanding our rasoui ees should be quietly at Livadla,

The Novoa Premya in a leading sticla, dis- the Doctor

d for this act, 10 Wa Its authorship Re to its

is given on the

on the programme for and demanded

taken, at any increase in our surply would seem cussing the situation in Afghanistan arielog from redress. This Dr. Daly declined to the replied: "Hools toots, they're all right, Jennie; the most time most

tell me matches that won't light? The

christen it the Garland Entree, and it is

is about

to be oat of the question for many months to the alarming

came, while the length of the dry season is Indisposition of the Ameer Abdul isdles then commenced to flagollatë

Lae Do

see bere and lifting bls leg he rubbed the states that, if

If the British Intervene in with canes which they had brought with

possibly quite in be imagined.

• unknowe quan the Government Led by Mr. George Harmston

The wisdom of the the spent of the Ameer's drath in favour of his | An exciting scene appears to have followed, thech several times on bis klit, until It ignitedceful exhibition of the kind that

the by friction. "Weel; ye make a great mistake," son Sirdar Habibullah Khan and plant British learned D ctor's agility and the faraltare helplog says Jenale, "ap ye think that every time when * series of wonderful evalations were gone in refusing to allow the Sar,itary Board to cot

though. Influence on the Afghan frontier, it will then be to save him from his enemies, "I cannot strike

the admirably trained horses behaving trol the oply of

supply

to the community 17, the duty of Russia to estabilsk her Influence a lady" said the Doctor. "No bat you are not waak g alles to strike a light on the seat of your chairs was the next item, and it is something

I want to light the kitchen fire I'm going to splendidly. Mr. Levelt's contortion act over two we think, open to consider Able doubt, for this is likewise on her frontier. The paper expremes ashamed to take the bread out of their months

a matter distinctly pertaining to sanitary and breeks; gle me ms money back, and take yer that has to be seen to be thoroughly under the opinion that the natural consequence of this Was the mugry retort. At length, with many dommed tandenstickers.

not purely engineering science. It is, as Mr. polley will lead to the partitioning of Afghanlatan uncomplimentary reminska, the lavaders retired.

stood

and appreciated. Ao

Francis very correctly stated at the recent meet- clever

exceedingly and at the Jama between Great Britala and Rusele,

Muck Interest has been aroused by the event

dime amusing

log of

of the Sanitary Board, for the Board trick on a balancing

balloon by Mr. Frank and public sympathy is divided between the two

to determine bow much water is required Hersion and "Dammy" elicited much laughter for the Colony take into consideration parties.

and applause, and then Malle, le Blonde, in a the conditions of

of the individuals affected and particularly attractive jockey costume, gave an whether they are able to pay for the water exhibition of equestrianism that would be whether the Government should supply the poorer classes gratis, or what the charge should difficult to match anywhere, finishing with the

bounding act, 'which was successfully be

be, The Government think otherwise, however accomplished at the first attempt. Needless to and apparently do not feel feclined to admit say the fale rider was loudly applauded. that the Sanitary Board could do better than have Whimsical Tommy Duriah's musical efforts were the various Water Authorities in recent years. heavily

handicapped

the artist's vocal chords Let it by

be understood therefore that the eyes of in a bad way owing to hearsenses, but the||the entire

LONDON, October 15th, The Freas throughout Europe deplore the trospect of the world being depilved by death of a peace loving Car, The European bourse are uneasy,

H

|| Tan Century for October has the following regarding the uses of tenkwood |—The gathering of this timber store has been an industry ever since man of any colour inhabited the country, Teak grows only in India and Bermak, and sn old palaces and temples it has held indestructible place for many generations.

From

the colour

An officially inspired statement fa pablished in the Dally News to the effect that two daye after the Cabinet Council at Downing Street, the British Government informed China that Great Britain was prepared to negotiate in bra of sandal-wood it changes with nga to walnut. half of her. Overtures were then made by brown. Big unpainted bungalows standing upos Great Britain to the other Powers with pillar of the wood, skied with it, shingled with it, low to arrange for joint representa latticed with it, defy heat and rala and grow rick

the overtures Baquired healog the terms for the restoration of peace were likely

Thay

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. A.G. W!u, Acting Putins Judge,)

November 9th.

THE "XWONG-HOI" COLLISION.

tion at Tokio. The Mikado Government testy of oli and várom 11pm!/paring of the Junk v. Kwong-kel collision cass

wbatker

Acting Paloue judge decided to continue the "goaks, naxt Thursday morning at 10.15.

"CALLS" DE COURT.

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At the Supreme Court this morning theaks." most of which were not galle so sad thas invalty are upon the authorities the pallence of the masses, already antediluvian as is generally the case, went very sorely tried, will be strained to the utmost should well indeed. Signor Bysack's serial flights from there be any more trifling with the vital interest sautern, out of green The body of the late Crar of Russia was

to mother wers accomplished with trapeze

of the ratepayers. A sitch in time saves ning," summer Utself, Vista_wrap" iban veyed on Tuesday by torchlight from the Palace to be of such a satare as to form the basis for owens garnish them, yeam add moes and

the sklil of the thoroughly trained gyinngat, and had it is to be fervently hoped that the Water in Livadia to the church, where it lay in siste on the opening of negotiations with Japan. The

constitute a very attractive performance, Roars Authority, profilng by past saperience, will adopt The Labuk Planting Company, Ltd., claimed of laughter greeted the pugiline enoonster rational methods to good time to insure us against destroys save Wednesday. Yesterday it was conveyed by Japanese Government were daly informed on Railroad car wheel a for laying tracks, from Mr. J. S. Parry, share-broker, the som of

between the Marcymian". (God, Harmsion and man-of-war to Sebastopol, and thence it will be this point, but as definite reply has yet bean | puluer table, dadlecular Ka Bhipwdzka | Made on the yth September, 1894, being $15 per rallies, in which a tsiz amount of horast kla taken to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Free received from Japan. It is believed that the

" of "all" sorts,. NEW $330, the amount due on

calle on shares Tom Duriak), kde of two very lively [lien Baother water famine! made dinners are given to the poor at each stopping bulu which has now been submitted wit ba || "100" [Net-how man Arms but by the delendant. Mr. T en wilk (Mr. V. H. zalent present. For a Hitlu fans George K **LER › atg 3 share on the 23 of the Company's shares bold was indulged in, were thoroughly entowe. „MEME majority of the Powers are in accord with Great || who has walked the deck at 30503, vinif B-Italo, and it is hyped that athers, who havé ↑ a orusciousness that no ameubel and tier of / entered with post asainer to and fadrusent was

place, and extracrdinary police precautions are being taken an route.

(From the Egyptian Gansite.) - FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN.

CAIRO, October 19th. Great Britain, feeling herself waskened by the action of the French at Madagascar, is preparing

to occupy some polat in the China Ste.

THE SOUDAN,

acceptable to Chies as well as to Japan. The bellt how the onscia of

at present stood aloof, will eventually uspont to the British propomis.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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for the plaintiffs. well and halts cut straight aga yun bəy

W. B. Harpiston put Mr Perry. Mr. J. Lamke, ship broker, was sued by the thoroughbred chemat barve Gladstena Boot. The Burwood wood-carver: Labuk Planting Company for $150, calls made scings in admirable stylethe wallsing

espacially good-and showed slaw march being order eller andet karam de winter when theyth September, 1894, of $15 per share what wonderful infinance can be attained over comes land and downey kadend able and indival |an ten skares hold by the defendant. Thare this friend of mankind by Intelligent tablon, cart, grousque apoiar and fatwas grada nad | being no defence, judgment for the plaintiff com- The first part of the programme was brought to Byddans, out of rugged tynku.

pany, with costs, was entered.

an end by an exceedingly clever and effective The British crater Balur felt for the Norththe ampen, phaped lace a wakeboas, the stern

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sxhibition of myzomid tumbling by the Company; at 5 p.m. to-day,

daddy best as brown with ngn as the

sof Gangs Harmiter and wall (ger door to lay the piatandent of the High-level Tramway adriak, nachdem sa kata

Toh Kwal, cook, sted Mr. W. K. Wylie, | being aspecially notawashy.. "And

And then we had porn gay matumiziąć the payukings of the Company, lot. $15.50, ler oda and a knif Alter the omatpurry: interuelación Mr. Ge/?

fala" wages alleged to be due to his for Harmelen kontrakt med

Rabab, Sultan of the Lake Tchad region, will co-operate against the Mahdiats, as will also | THE return match, Hongkong Cricket Club # General Baratieri, who has innlisted, for this Army and Navy, will be played on the Public purpose, a ustiva militia forve“

Recreation Grated tó-usorrow Risensen,

A QUESTION OF POTS AND FANS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(fa de sal secusoudly undone the opinione amprosesd by,

・ THE BAXTER MISSION, ・ TO THE Forros de man " Homanowa 77 zamiaru.** Sm-Miss Vatcher and I beg to thank you very much for your kindamas in inserting the notices of the Baxter Mission dale of Work

Your readers may be interested to learn that the amount taken in a City Hall on the occasion was, $1,295-34x-

Yowen truly,

ANNIE T. GOLDSMITH.

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