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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1894.

sions of the temporary messure which formed of the Government to the foundation of the new Health Bill. In had due consideration (bear, haar) and your wife?" "Partly that, madim, and partly ses that the paor Hs Got Roth--"So you wish my daughter for general terms he then pooh-pooked thearguments | must un every endeavour to of those who sought to convince him that the

to | that you may be my mother-in-law,ti to it that all their money did not go into the enforcement of the new law would result in pockets of rack-renters. [He didn't say into the general exodus of Chinese. For his part he pockets of affluent landlords who were, more or woull prefer to see those who wished to live leas, gulity of murder by parsimony, but that is in indescribabla filth leave the Colony, the Telegraph's opinion, all the same.] The but there was no reason, for any exodus, los peber then said he was strongly opposed to

any reduction in the space allotment.

the I was for the protection of the poor and rich wilke. He then moved the second reading in the usual way.

Mr. F. A, Cooler (Director of Public Works) was on all fours will the Public Health Acts In seconding, said the ill now before the House

now in force in all the large cities of Great Britain and the Continent” of Europe. He was firmly of opinion that the time bad Arrived when the Bill should be passed, for bu knew well that without some such measure the present Insanitary condition of many parts of the city could not be improved.

Dr. Ho Kai then took up the cadgels for pro- perly owners generally. The Unefficials and not wilfully delayed the Bill, as suggested by Mr. Goodman on Thursday last. At a meeting of the Unofficials yesterday all were of opinion that it would be well for is Excellency to remem ber that there was such

** too much thing as sanitation. [He lorget, presumably, that to the plague-smitten districte sanitary laws had for years been utterly ignored, and that was unquestionably one of the chief reasons why the plague took root and flourished here 13 amazingly last summer, to the everlasting dis-

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ΓΕΑΤΗ,

wife of C. J. Holland.

be it said, of the mercenary and culpably negligent rack-renters who have wassd rich on the proceeds of their fand purlleu "farma." of the fortunates who but he felt bound

He was not one

owned much property oposed law would

perty,

that,

con-

The motion was lost by sts to five, s. s. the the Officials opposed to anything of the kind. Unofficials for cutting down the air space and

and the Council adjourned till Monday at 3p

Ultimately the Bill was left is committee,

TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN PRETENSIONS..

A 1CK" belonging to the British steamer Parikian was fined one Mexican at the Police Court this morning for being awfully "jolly" in China-lows last night.

T ten x steamship Victoria, which left Yokohama on the 17th November, arrived at Tacoma on the 20th alto, and reached Chicago on the 1gth and New York on the 16th lnst.

call alongside vessels holsting code pensant C Mission steam-launch Day Spring will between 9 and 10.30 a.m., on Sunday, to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning abost 14.30 PM

THE German steamer T-yi, Captain Blake, LONDON, December gust.

which arrived here this morning from Chefoo, A party in Germany is preparing to enter on

reports that she encountered a fresh north-weat an anti-British crusade concerning Samos. The Press demands a German protectorate of the

far islands,

ANOTHER PEACEFUL MISSION. Chang Hing-buan, formerly Minister at Washington, and Shao, Governor of Hunan, who have been appolated Chinese delegates to negotiate terms of peace with Japan, and starts for Tokyo immediately.

THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

gale, accompanied with a heavy fall of snow as

As the Saddles,

"SURE,” said Mr. McMuroby, standing between his sons, as he warmly shook the hand of the departing undertaker, "sure, if my wife wor lolve this miait, she'd be alther thankin' iycx herself for the decent manner in which ye kindocted her funeral,”

"Now," said Dr. Jombo, who was noted for bla heavy feet,

must take your temperature.

At a committee meeting of the Siberian Raft-"All right," responded the patient, in a tone of way the Czar said that the work was going an utter resignation. "You've got about every. solely in the interests of peace and civilization, thing else I own. There's no reason why you and he hoped it would be completed chasply shouldn't take that, too?! and rapidly,

THE ORIEntal war.

(Special to Shanghai Mercury.)

PEKING, 16th December. The two Japanese armies are concentrating their forces on Newchwang and Tientsin.

TIENTSIN, December 17th. Foreigners are considered to be in danger at Peklog and the Foreign Guards that were left from the different men-of-war at Tientsin have been ordered to go there, but the Chinese Govern- ment has refused them the sight to travel to to protect themselves. The Emperor has issued a new order and has appointed Chinese Officers and soldiers to protect the Legations and Churches at the captiul.

SHING, the Customs Tastai at Tientsin, handed over the seals of office to Acing Total Wong Fa-nung, the Manager of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company at Tientsin on the 13th This is precisely what he did last year when he became very sick Indeed!

THE British steamship Taksang, Capt. W. H. Freeman, which arrivet bere late last night from Chinking, reports passing the P. and O. steamer Canton off Breaker Point, and the French cruiser Jrly, off Chelang Point, both going in a north-easterly discction, on the 21st instaat.

to point out that the

In a decrease in the value of pro-

great and be thought those who had invested large sums here were entitled to some coulders- tion. He then stated that the Chinese had made the Colony what it is, and that it would indeed be serious matter if there was a wholesale exodus of his countrymen. He did

think the Chinese would strike, an Iraly he thought they would leave the Colony quietly. He left sure Don

Done of his colleagues would like to see the

Chinese rantsh. [Seeing the measure provides for the better health and consequently the cod of every men, woman and child in the Colony, and that it is provistos are property and jud Feking. The Foreign Ministers have combined NINETIEN Celexlixis were nicely arranged

will not be very likely clously enforced our trade will not to be again paralysed owing to the outbreak some revolting and deadly epidemic, there

reason to

to suppose the passing of the law will result in 250,000 doing the far-famed "Vanishing Act, eliber in the next year of Rrace or any other time.]

The reading of the Bill, clause by clause, then commenced, the following sections, which were passed, leading to a good deal of discession :— Cm and after the 1st day of April, 1895, it shall not be lawful, without the written permission of the Sanitary Board, to live ta, occupy or use, or lo let or sublet, or to suffer or permit to be used for habitation or for occupation as a shop, any cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room, any side of which abutts on or against the

nt

Is no

YOKOHAMA, December 17th.

A telegram has been received from Antung dated the 16th instant, which states that on the 11th Instant General Oseko's Brigade attacked and defeated a number of Chinese troops to the vicinity of Hungkaputs. After making a good stand for several hours the Chinese fled, one part going in the direction of Halching, and another lot in the direction of Yingkow,

On the rath Instant the Japanese again attacked the Chinese and defeated them, driving them from Chimonchin. The Japanese f bird Division, left wing, made this attack, and these have now combined with General Oscko's Brigade, which From and after the 1st day of July, 1895, it

reported to be advancing to Halching. shall not be lawful for any person, except a care- taker only, to live in or occupy or to suffer or killed bead losses for both days are seven

earth or soil.

permit any

other person, except such caretaker, to live in or occupy any domestic building including those in the and schedule hereto, unless

(a) The ground surface of such bullding and of every cook house, istrine, or open surface connected therewith, such as back yards, on which slops may be thrown or from which foul walces flow shall hava been properly covered over with a layer of some im ρει νίσαι

to the ratlalaction of materfal the Sanitary Board, or (The Sanitary Board shall have extended

The

and wounded, The Chinese canali les were over one hundred during the action at Yehmiusban. On the 14th foalant the Japanese loss was twelve killed and sixty-one wounded. The Japanese recovered and buried over ope hundred and filty Chlaces bodies.

Colonel Tomoyasu's Brigade are persuing the Kislo troops under Caseral Yi, which a portion of General Tachim's Bilgade, under Colonel Mibura, will intercept at Talmatsah.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

before Mr. Hastings at the Magisterial leves this morning, and charged, at the instance of Sergt. Moffat, for gambling in a house in First Street, Fines amounting in the aggregate to $1 were imposed, and most of the Johnnies being well in funds, the revenue was swelled to the extent of 47 shekels.

THE troopship Warren Hastings salled for Indin at 1 o'clock this afternoon, with the 1st Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry. Although practically banished from the Colony, yet will the whole Regiment be long remembered by the community owing to their exemplary conduct and the splendid and Invalosh'e services rendered daring the recent pingne epidemic.

A FOOTBALL match between teams representing

In 1892 no less than 10,552 fishing vessels GRIMARY Is the largest fishing port in the world, discharged there and in 1893 there was landed

1987.551. from trawlers 75,595 tons of fish, of the value of

ATO

THE China Gazette of the 17th foot. hears from Peking that Colonel Denby and Prince Kang to dally conference with reference to the possibility of concluding peace on such terms as will enable the pre

English and American mimmas intend to smell bables to the rallimation "papus," while compliment to the baltales when they call them their " "poppel" Aperson who is the mere Instrument of another pill is mill said to be a "puppetaccip! She can boat!or

The

of a copious have was written by Carden, learned phy iterature. The furth-dox, recount wo alclen of Pavia, in a treatise, "De Subiflitate," 1533, at Nuremberg, the continue la existen Chinese Government to palced

but to fir R Ju undar- bezdquarters of deflium. In one of his chapters decided upon. What the Chinese Government two Siciliana accomplished marvels of art, by stood, no definits coures of procedure has been he describes two statuettes of wood, with which la tecking is to obtain peace on any terms about perform as many tours de force as would fill the making them dance unnn a tight rone, and of the sacrifice of "free" but whether the per Japanese will consent to and the war without

peckels

a dosen acrobats. No plessunter rendering it impossible for the present inlgalious page in the late Mr. Charles Dickens's " Pictures system to rule the destinies of the Chinese

from Italy" can be met with than that where. people remains, in our one-sided contemporary's be describes the Company of Milanene Pancels

which opinion, to be proved when peace negotiations

he 1*W

at Genom, engaged in are formally opened.

the representation of "Napoleon Helena," It WAR bete be marionette comedian,

gifted with practicable aye,"

with

which be used to wink at

THE CITY HALL.

ANNUAL MEETING,

St the "the

the pl, that was perfectly irresistible. Goethe

13

write

The annual meeting of shareholders to and Quixote " "Faust" The readers of "Dos

Kay

lad

has told us

Ius how it was the drama he saw enacted pappel show which impelled him will remember how Cervantes knleht of the woelul countenance. The bas depleted the effects of the

puppets on the great dramas were prohibited at the Theatre de la French novelist, La Soge, when his satirical Felre, procured dolls instead of actors, and wrote plays for them. Shakespeare's only reference to them In the play of

"Hamlet" where be Knys: "I could interpret between dallying." In the early you and your love If I could see the parpets part of the last century they became

In popular England, chle Ay through one Robert Powell, whoac simulative theatricals are frequently mentioned by Steele and Addison in the Hages the Tatier and Spectator. Foote presented a to see

poppet show In 1773 at the Haymarket Teatre, when the play Plety In Patieng"

was performed, Being asked if bis dolls were to be as large nu-life, Fr

ote

replied: "Oh, dear, no 1 much above the size of Mr. Garrick." proof of their abilities, Footer

stated that a country girl, who saw his poppet show the first time, Iriation, that it was scarcely possible to can. "was so struck with the split and fruth of vinca her but that all the puppets were players; being carried the

acur

Fobscribers to the Cly Hall was held in the Public Library at ngon to-day. The Hon. J. Keswick presided, and there were also present Messrs. H. N. Medy, H. L. Dalrymple, JJ Francis, Q. C., B. Layton and H. L. Dennys, Secretary,

The Chairman said-Gentlemen, with your per- mission I will take the report as read, and before asking you to adopt it and to pass the accounts, I most express the d-ep regret the Committee feel in having recently lost their oldest member, Mr. Hoppias. Ar stated in the report, Mr Hopplas was a member of the Committee for 17 years, he having j

joined

1877, and he alway! trok a great interest in the City Hall. With reference to the report you will he With that, upless unforeseen sccidents, should occur, there is no probability of having to incur In the immediate fature. I regret to say that the typhoon did some damage on the 5th October last, chiefly to the Museum, one of the doors baving given way in consequence of a severe gun, and the wind having broken the large case of Australian birds at the south end of the Museum and having destroyed the case in which the Hongkong reptiles were contained.

ase The other damage done was, I am glad to say of a com

comparatively triflag nature, and the neces sary repales have now been effected and extra precaution isiken to strengthen the doors and windows of the M Museum.

The expenses conneciton with the drains mentioned in the report may be considered of an unusual nature, and it is hoped that no further heavy expendi- ture in this connection will have to be incaped for some time. Taking the report as whole. and rendering of bay, it may, 1 thlok, at the beginning

Buildtlay on the maintenance of the D

thing

be considered satisfactory. The postpone- ment of the Christmas Pantomine, which was to have been given by the Amateurs, owing to the and loss of one of their number, je we must all regret, and we can only hope that

ibac the

Before one now drawing to a close. asking you to adopt the report and accounts, I shall be happy to answer any questions you may desire to ask.

the

|

As

*

of the

carried the succre 'ing night to the theatre, all the players were pup ets* Burke ard Gid became equally difficult to satisfy her but that

mith, after visiting the marloneites at Panton Street, In the Haymarket, had that men o able scene after supper, when Goldsmith scarred bis shia by attempting to prove to his friends how much better he could jump over a Dibdin, the famous song writer, stick than the wonden actors. Charler opeard 属 marlonette show in Exeter Change, and called the Patagonian Thesize. He wrote sones and plays for his delis, composed the music recited their parts, sang their songs, and furni bed the the conjuror, too, was a great proprietor of music by playing on a chamber organ, Frock'on, Puppel

and be arquired therefrom a handsome competener. M. D'Arc was the oldest exhibitor of marionettes, and carried them to the highest state of I perfection, and has never been

who are about to open for season la Hongkong in their very own Blu Thea're on long stays in all the largest cities and towns la the Praya Reclamation. It has visited and made Europe, South Af fen, Mauritius, India, Java, Australasia, New Caledonis, the Stralis, Japan, Siberia, China, and Phillip'ne lstands,

the Hongkong Football Club and the Torpedo the coming year will prove more satisfactory to, though equalled by his talented

Derbi was played at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon.

The Club,

which was badly represented, stond no show with the wiry Torpedoes." The Depo: leda scored two goals to wil, and would have done better even had not the Club'

b's goal keeper played an excellent game throughout,

THE Counters de Bremont is a very pert member of the guild of women journalists in London. She lately wrote to W. S. Gilbert, the opera librettist, asking for an interview, and Mr. Glibert replied that his charge for that favour would be zo golness. The lady responded that, while she could not go to that expense, she

The Chairman (after a brief pause)-As there aro no questions beg to move that the report and accounts as presented be adopted and paned,

Mr. Francis 'seconded and the motion was careled mem. com.

The Chairman then aid that concluded tha business before the meeting. He regretted to see such a small attendance, for it apparently indicated that very little interest was taken the City Hall and Museum, which were of distinct benefit to the community to many Way!

public generally were perfectly satisfied with the be taken as a sure afga that the subscribers and general management and with what had been done.

the nerfed and granted permission la wri:fng | À MEETING of the Legislative Council will be cheerfully looked forward to the pleasure of The small attendance might, however,

ach domestic building held on Monday at 3 p.m. > occupy any to complete the covering over the ground surface of any such building and of every cook-house, Jarine, or

or apen surface connected the rewith, such as back yards, court yards, or other spaces on which stops may be thrown

foul waters flow after or Troin

which the 1st day of July, 1895. Provided always that this section ball not apply to any domestic building, cook house, latrine, ply or back yard which has been paved to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board to sccordance with any existing law or byc-law and which is 10 maintained.

THAT popular resident, Mr. Charles Grant, will be entertained right royally at the City Club to-night.

Then there was a comparative full-the calm that peo

ecedes a storm-followed by any amount of speechllying on the subject of air space pro

fri for in section 67, as follows:- "Every domestic building and any part therent found to be inhabited in excess of a proportion of ene adult for every 30 square feet of babitable floor space or superficial ares and 400 cubic feet of cler and acobstructed internal ale space shall be deemed to be la an overcrowded condi- tion,

MR. W. B. M. Arthur, chief clerk of the Magistracy, enived here to-day from England by the Gara.

Miss Elle Adair, an old Hongkong favourite, anbources a performance for Boxing Night at the City Hall. Pias, advt.

MR. PETHNICE, former adviser tofthe Viceroy LI ung-chang, has returned to Tientsin, and will probably soon be found in his old position. THE Dally Yest has just discovered that an attempt was made on Wednesday night last to burn down the Magistracy. Vide to-day's lasue of our morning contemporary.

THERE are now nearly four hundred foreign mcm=0%-war's men and marines la Peking, Including Frenchmen, Germans, Americans, Britisher, Italians and Spaolardı. THE Engineers' dance given at the City Hall ie, and all forms the subject of the lengthy lest night was a grand success 'from every polat notice it deserves in our next lause, the

The Attorney General explained that the soldiers the barracks bad 800 cuble feet space allotted to each man; in the Gael, where the

At Shanghal, on the 16th December, JANE health of the prisoners was exceedingly good,

they had 15co cubic feet each, and be thought spice provided for in the Bill was as littic me it could,

wilb any degree of safety, be made. The Chinese could live under condblons in which

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, Saturday, DecCEMBER 22, 1894-

THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.

"RACK-RENTEES" SHOWN UP.

THERE WAS A report current in native chicles at.

| wilting his obituary for nothing,

FROM the accounts in the Shanghai native press, Chang Chih-tung fears that, owing to the cold weather, the Japanese will give up their the Nanyang. In consequence, he has given attacks on the Pelyang district and turn towards orders that all the military posts are to be strengthened, and that all cities are to keep strict goard over these coming to. Wherever the made and authority will at once he forthcoming focal troops are too few representations are to be

to raise more.

A RECENT official return published in Parl throws a good deal of light upon the work of French convicts. Their condition, it seems, lu men earn on an average about 1 shiling and 3 not so hopeless us might be inferred, for the half-pence a day, and the women shout opence they have no mars of spending their earn Inga termination of their sentences with

la prison, they frequently leave on the nice little round arms in their possession with which to begin the world afresh.

THE KOWLOON INSTITUTE.

As stated lo oor last issue the memorial stone was laid by Mr. Boyes yesterday. There war of the Kowloon Testi1ate for Sesmen and Soldiers a large attendance of ladies and gentlemen, and soldiers and sellors were also to great force.

The

me

SMITH'S SPEECH.

A TRUE REMINISCENCE.

101

his

(Specially written for the Hongkong Telegraph.) It happened years ago, I was a young fellow then, to the heyday of fe, with all the world before me, and I had only been in Hongkong for a couple of years. Now, alas is cypher bas been added to the two, and

Worse f ffto-day than

I was then. Others, who wers young with to me those days, are old fogies with me now, halt to grey as mine, and perhaps like mine, the silver threads are not witogether due to Nature's chastening band, but may be the outcome of a contiosoos struggle with, or rather for the almighty

dollar, of a too great faith in a land called Borneo, of

In Charbonnages, of-but

alf that hope in

"another

story," and the one I want to tell you is about Smi.h.

Rev. A. G. Goldsmith opened the

the pro- ceedings, and then Bishop Burdon sald- Smith was a local celebrity in Hongkong, I am asked to say a few words concerning Everybody in the Colony knew Smith, and, the object for which this building is to

what's more, everybody ifked him. He was a the sallers and soldiers. It is designed to be touched lamed to gold, which, I must be constructed. It is for the benefit of man whose luck was proverbial, Everything provide a respectable place for

refreshment and he

among his poorer brethren he chet abroad diversion for these men, and it is to be hoped with most generous bend, He WIS бое that this effort will prosper and receive the looking fellow, in the prime of life, and as good sympathy and encouragement it deserves. We an all-round man as you could find anywhere. bad a meeting in the matched not so very lang But he had one affliction. Smith stam ago when we raised $2,000, and by hard work It Grest Scait How that man Hammered $5.coo building, there lacking now ker

he was excited or nervous the words * grown into nearly enough to falsh this and I do not see why with such success in the then cims a halt, an overwhelming pause, a

only

Z in 'n sudden avalanche, and past we should have the balance. There can be no question of the regular breakdown, and one would walt with desirability of such a place for seafaring men

stammered.

AMONG the many preparations belog made to strengthen Wootong and the entrance of the Yangtze galost poul ble attacks of the Japanese, one Important movement should be noticed, says the Admisery. According to the native papers the Admiral of the Taibo Lake has been ordered there with As this consists of a number who, for latervals, shut off from on with Talking to him qotily he

the

autous, bated breath, unill Smith's unruly member was got under control again, and weus

not be allowed to do so in this Colony any longer ples have been arrested in Kowloon and sent six smooth-bore two-pounders, and erch carrying influences say but the best. This will give them pediment in his sprech. Sm'tà was very sensiilva

at all events.

to Canton City for trial and exDentiÓN,

which fact goes to show that up to that time

The Han, F. R. Belillos, C.M-G., then gat op on his hind legs and spoke seme. He thought the figures ao and 400 should be altered to 21 and. 300. II to sccommodate the Chinese would be seniously the telegraph line a few miles to the poris not, the capacity of the colony the Japanese had ras ecesped the town, bough diminished and rents would go up mod sli sorts of calamities would eventuate. It was, ward of the port, and between it and Mcukden, At a meeting of the Legislative Council this according to our reporter, an eloquent oration,ad been cut. Das the 17th telegraph com death

munication between Shangbal and Chefoonany Was afternoon, all the members being present, the so as it went, and, lo the absence of aayas interupted, but the China Gaadife was

and greatly needed Public Health oth- and more acceptable decoration, doubt-informed on the 17th that it had been restored. Ordinance, which has been "banglog fire less entitles him to Brownie's very own and OWCY sloce October,

Ancient Order of the considered in detail.

DeW

WAD

The ille of the Hill, which speaks volumes for Itself, is a pilows

An Ordinance to make provision with regard to certain houses closed during the prevalence of the Fubonic Plague, and to make further and better

provision for the health of the Colony, The Attorney General (Mr. W. M. Goodman)

lengthy and

and able speech set forth clearly the TeaTon for pressing the measure ppon the attention of the House 道紧 the

present time, and expressed the hope that the Council would at least be able to say before the end of the current year that it had, as far alis Bghts went, done its best, by

by passing the Bill, to prevent a recurrence of the plague. The houses specially referred to in the Bill had been closed by the Sanitary Hoard because they were unfit for burman habitation. He thought no one would gainsay that the Council had the right to way to property-owners they should not receptacle for

bads

VICAREY LI Hang-chang was up to the 133 fastant will scilvely engaged in all the leading anaire of the Emphe, though some of the men around him bave left Tientsia for the south Probably it wou'd be a good thing if soms more of the obsequious Baswells were to get that lagood for b

er him andɛhe country!--forthere арракти to have been a lamentable lack of a wise crunecia since the war broke out, probably doe in great measure to too many oroka spoiling | the broth,

the wisest

It friendly interest and

your

LE

I

was loafing about the Club one Sunday to morning with

you to loot devised, and therefore I Pandal that the rain would to do, wishing devoutly established 500 years ago, support. Mr. Goldsmith has them we lu fwan Mus too, that if I went to church

come in, or that

whether

or that the mail would something would happen. 1

was any chance of the preity W girls being there, and was just deciding to don my mackintosh and wead my way towards the Cathedral, when Roberts

to suddenly rushed in and clapped me on the back:

"Heard the news, Stevnos 7” ka asked.

what's op?"

un?" I said expectantly.. for good and all?”

No

some thirty men, the importance of this move TELEGRAMS of a business nature were received should not be overlooked,

* pleasant chaurs and will protect them while in on the subject, as all stammerers are, and hated This squadron port, at Shanghai on the 16th from Newchwang, reached its destination on the 14th fast.

per here possibly doing them great good to be helped with a word, which occasionally, in The soldier, it is true, is more stad self-defedce, we ventured to supply. It was

slavery. Slaves are bought and sold as common THEEY is in Roten a very perniciouse system of in bis atay, but needs equally change from his really nervous work listening to him at any time,

diversion is now everywhere and

life. This system of

social and sometimes distracting when he was very bad, chattels, and their owners have power of life and over them. When the present Li the slaves were already a

numerous class

and has charge Some of

doce so

so well thos

thus far the most faithful adherents of sure to carry it

It through. the founder of the present dynasty came

Ho

never takes" for an answer, in fact I never saw such a beggar, from this class. Slaves can be freed by royal and I wish him success, (laughter and applause order or by their owners giving them their ilberty. In former days, If either the husband.

The proceedings were then brought to a clope by the singing of a hyma and a colincilop which or the wife was slave, their offspring were also resulted in igo being placed to the credit of the laves; but now only when the mother is a slave, boliding account. the daughter shares her lot, the sons belog free, Slaves are of two kinds, public and private. Public siaves are the property of the Govern ment, and are employed on public fields or engaged un public messengere and witendants, The Kwangi, or gelaba, also came from the families of public slaves. The klog sometimes MONDAY'S lasue of the Trisgraph will contain | gives these slaves to meritorious subjects, or

It will, no doubt, be interestleg to many a caustic criticism of the outrageous Customs local governors sometimes sell them to reple D'Arcs Marionettes when they were here of our readers, especially there who visited Blockade case. Blame will be attached, in nish the public coffers. When ↑ Kwangf | two years ago and intend giving them in Do uncertain mascar, 10 those whown - |- ls ransomed by her guest, the money look up next week, to learn something of the conduct merita seves cenfure )" honour will goes to the Government. The families of origin of marionetten. The sigin. be done to those to whom honours due, criminals are made public slaves, Such, for Fantocclul goes back too far to give correct have something new to talk about. I'm awfully Well Thald, fuming to Roberts, "glad to and (here magnoble judging dellwared instance, has been the fate of Kim Okion's dates; but no kind of entertainment commet sorry he's going, but he deserves a good send by the Fair

willwidow and daughter. The latter has since been Count' yesterday latradgood in estate. The cology has affered bought and becomes pileste slave. Women, and literary associations. It was popular in the

recommended by such a long train of Classicstoff. If any chap ever did. When does he sail 2 " long enough through the

By the English mail on the 15th." ence convicted of immorality, weis generally made days of the Pharoahs, as we know by the jojnud *Tksi wont give us much time to do anything with its fraca, by the Hart and the che per

Palvate slaves are also very dolls discovered in the tombe of anolest Hypy faz slm), but..

daiciais. The time has now striped for action, the

• MANAGE 10 agbart public HAVER

but

THE HISTORY OF D'ARCS AND

"OTHER MARIONETTES.

broke

for ever. The lucky dog I Wish to goodness

I was in kis shoes, I heartily

echoed

hir with. I was afrendy longing fatensely for aid England, despite fu detestable climate and foga! I was longing, too, for rosy then, and everything seemed possible. the girl had left behind me; but the world looked

What a blessing it was I couldn't son tienly years into the future.

20 une their properly an toanas again raged here i discare era tight to stop property GEBE

until the plagues The State

Dr. Ho Kai seconded the C.M.G. and was trulykád ?w=1TA VÁRNĚMA MENS WA | to 300 #Jegnung women fetching the highest fˇthle kind of untertainment, in a rude form, waɛl Just gben söme other fallows comlog in, we numeront. About 1886, a slave cost hom 100 and Etructa; In India, Chlas, and fapili, top wiffetlanarnybom or so we can get up a fare, from allowing their tenements to beceram filthy

prices. Formerly a

nobleman gality of improper know at a very waaga. Italy and Germany adjourned to the bar, and disasssed some cock- and insuntiaty in the last degree, and a menace followed by the Colonial Secretary who nirman beladidadily

by/penivel. Fit til Movieds, rulations with a slave was degraded into the have long included t to the public health. A clame would be added | said there

puppet show among their tails and the projected dinner. A lat was forth- was no doubt the question of Thakurdeme radclan, punonyme T A clase would be added west way cosuldered by a number of people molently play and should and he theresend abolished, and the mother of Prison Wines al modisenter, in Zagland lah opene

has since beau principal national In with for those wishing to join to append designed to the Sanitary Board from any danger of prosecu before the health of the community. Labourejs | Milkout = substantial geld gra que, in thie record, men of the present King, who intely want of peppala je wilck Appaus fint in Chatcha tions owing to lawyers taking advantage of were rack-rented here, had been rack-sented world have kolena med lake kuthe Custome, sa nikbassador to Japan, came from a public sert "kime of Ble Tormay witem is Jalapele je populli kur kas germ Kuningly, and in the and w

Bo many wished to do honour to Smith, that legal quibbles that they might be disposed to for years. Every possible cent was "aguando have a happy hystok of mung und never giving | family. There are many wealthy noblemen Who Pappel is cf deere, derived from the Latin denied pike the disser und better n gives to mis la respect to action taken under the previ‹ } out of the working claruus. It was the duty || anything,

kavo ne mietzerese daughters of this winer pupaj aj doll, and the Romane fondled their || the City Hall. One thing was rented without a

to the

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