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Entimation.

CHOICE, AUSTRALIAN `WINES

THE

FROM THE CILIORATED COOLALTA, VINEYARDS,

NEW SOUTH WALES.

"HE COOLALTA WINES which we res Intraducing here for the first ilme give sa unexceptional op ›rtualty to Wine Connofseura in sample really HIGH CLASS AUSTRALIAN WINES of low sicchaile strength.

COOLALTA WINES cannot be surpassed for their absolate Purky, High and Even Quality, Bouquet, and salt delicate flavour; and, belag the haveat product of the grape, they are specially recommended by the Medical Faculty of New South Wales.

COOLALTA WINES have obtafeed the HIGHEST AWARDS at all the principal International Exbibitions of the World.

A careful Analyals of these Wince was recently

mide by the Government of New South Wales. They were found to be PERFECTLY FURE, SOUND and THOROUGHLY FERMENTED WINES.

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SAMPLES may be had FREE on application

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1897.

Intimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES

SPIRIT S.

AND

ALi. there are selected by our London House and bottled by ourselves, the's saving all lates- mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

bought du at first hrud, imported in wend

12x returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended Feb. 21si are:-Europeans, 115: Chinese, 2,915 total

3,030.

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Fox stealing a quantity of nails from the Kaw loon Docks coolle was to-day suzilcated for | 28 days with hard labour.

CHAN TSUN was fived $10 lo-day for falling to report to the proper authorities that a man in his home was suffering from small-pox.

In consequence of the Masonic Dance, the Lecture by Mr. W. Machell, at the Odd Volumes | rooms, on "The Chlasmin as Soldier" has been postponed illi Friday; the 16th of March, at 5.15 p.m. His Excellency Major-General Wilsona Black, C.B,, will take the chair.

THE Phra Chat Chom Klao was placed in quarantine le-day, on ardval from Bangkok, owing to a case of what a Doctor describes as arlofold being discovered among the passi gers. The man was promptly removed to Kennedy-town Hospital. Valolaid, according

Messis, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Ca, PRICE LISTS, with Fall Details, to be had on to Wadstar, a discnsu remembling small-poz.

Sole Agents for Hongkong. Hongkong, 4th February, 1897.

Today's Advertisements.

THEATRE

THE

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ROYAL

CITY HA la theo

HE HONGKONG AMATEUR

DRAMATIC CLUB

WILL GIVE PERFORMANCES OF "LES CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE,”

ON THE FOLLOWING DATES :— TO-NIGHT (WEDNESDAY) dhe 24th February, 1897.

SATURDAY, the 77th February, 1897, TUESDAY, the and Match, 1897, -

Doors Open cach Night at 8.30 PM. Performance at P.M., precisely, PRICKS :—$3, $1 and $1. Hall-price to Soldiers, Sailors and Police in Uniform.

LATE TRAMS will run £ boar after the fall of the Curtain,

The BOOKING Orvice at the ́THEATRE ROYAL

is open From 10 AM to 4PM daily.

E. W. MITCHELL,- Han, Secretary.

Hangkong, 14th February, 1897.

EOTHEN MARK LODGE, No. 264.

Fat4..

REGULAR MEETING of the above

A LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS!

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HALL, Zerland Street, THIS EVENING, the 24th jagant, at 8.30 for op.m. precisely. Visiting Braden are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 24lb February, 1997.

THE HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, RACQUET TOURNAMENT.

ANNUAL CONTEST is the

TCHAMPIONSHIP and the DOUBLE HANDICAP will take place during MARCH,

Entiles Crose on the 3rd March.

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· LISTS bave bosa pine.d for Signature at the RACQUET COURT and at the HONGKONG CLUE.

Hongkong, 24th February, 1897, -CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN (DIRECT),

HE Company's Steamship

"NANCHANG,"

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agerh

Hongkong, 14th Febrasty, 1997,

(35%

Application.

PORT after removal should be rented a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the DISPENSARY before being sent out.

SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very supeater Vintages. All are

trae Xeres Wines.

It is certaluly an instance of filial plety, says the Japan Mati, when a son agrees to spead three years in a Korean gaol lnstead of his father, A youth called Hong has been discovered per forming that al met in Seoul, The elder

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Our Civil servants ara kicking, as the Amerl- cans say, against contributing & percentage of their earnings to the Superannuation Fund and no less than 6,325, two-thirds of the number, are going to withdraw, judging by the way many have notified the Public Service Board that they

of them have been treated, they have done quire right.

THE Anal racquet contest for the Champlon-vegetables. He (witness) had been before the moved the spectators wens haulfied to see the man apparently Biclass. When, the dress bad ship and the Double Handicap under the Court three times last year,

Wong Fok, fish hawker in the Westean market, | been removed, Madsen appeared" to be quita suspices of the Hongkong Cricket Club will take deposed that while hawking fish in the market dead, and when the legs were taken out of the place during: March. Entiles close on the 3rd last December čelendast chased him and told | dress a large quantity of water escaped. This prox. Lists have been placed in the Hongkong him not to sell fish there or he would arrest him. showed that there had been a leakage. - It is Club and at the Racquet Count for intending On the next day, defendant told witness that if armised that the diver fainted soon after den

he warted to sell fish there he would have to cending, and that on reaching the boltam ka competitors to attach their signatures.

`pay him. ġ↑ per month, and witness agreed. | fell over, and was sufficated by iho water which WHEN are the ugly. Iron davits fixed to the The same afternoon be took the money to him leaked fato the dress.

the market; defendant, refused to recalvo Prays wall between old Pedder's Wharf and the, but told witness to give it to Kong Market to be removed? For some months pret and it would bie all right. Witness there has been insufficient water. alongside the gave the dollars to Kang, who took them to wall to allow of the davits Ceing used and many without further molestation until January 20th, defendant. After this witness conilawed ia sell of them are bent out of their original position when his month was up. He had act. hawked and have anything-bat-a-plesaling appearance, since. Witness used to hawk fish on the while they are all so corroded and honeycombed market steps with other men, and ke kaaw it Federation probably does not freeble the by the action of the weather as to be of no value

was an offence. He had never been charged | “Gibraltar of the East" very much, but wa poce here before. whatever except as nid iron. Why not throw

benighted coruxtalks are up to our necks fuit, The Cannell met at Hobart on the 26th and the them into the adjoining mud-swämp ? "Every |

following were the representatives : Queensland, litle helps, and help seems to be sadly weeded

Messa. T. J. Byrnes, J. R. Dickson, Ms. L.A. M. A. H. Barlow, and B. D. Morehead, in the master of filling is and obliterating this

Ms.L.C. and Sir Hugh Nelson (Premies); Tasmaria, Sir Edward Braddon, Messme etoria, Sir Geotud Turner, Mr. Cuthbert, Danglas, Dobson, Clark, and Sie Philip Frah:-

MLC., Sir John M'Intyle, M.L.A.; West Australia, Sir John Foszes: (Premios), Mr. J. W. Hackett, Mr. H. B: Lefroy, and Ste James Lea This is good for the Robart hotel keepers U Steure, Ms.LA.; cuk, Me. Ed. Č. Nowell,

nobody cite. Our own Premier had a bree columu adet, in the papers offering himsell as a saclice on the altar of duty to his country, as Federal representative.

veryloffensive nuliance.

Mr. Mounsey here asked for the production of | the charge book for December last in order to compare it with an entry in defendant's notebook Witness, conticulog, again dented that he had been charged as the Court. He did not offer the defendant $1 until he asked for 31. He had PARTICULARS of the collision between the Nipis Wal, vegetable hawker, gave evidence

never paid any money to European constabler. pon Yusen Kaisha's situmor-Kekigo Maru and that he paid gr to defendant through Kong. H.M S. Narcissus in Chemsipo, as published Defendant in December last came to witness in in the Japan Mail, show that the farmer vessel, Eat Hing St. and asked him for $1 monilh when going dead plow, refused to obey her helm, not chase him away, Witness agreed and saying it was "to drink tex," and then he wound

and difted right across the bows of the latter. handed the money to Tam Kong, who was with The ram of the Narcians tors a holero feet by defendant. On December 29th Last witness 8 in the Echigo Moru, amidships, chirily of gave to cents to Kong for defendant.

To Mr. Mousey.An Indian constable had course below the water-line. The bolg opened charged witness with causing an obstruction

and he was fined $3. The defendant asked jast now by the disappearance of a box consid witness for the money first and when Ab Kong ing sese from the P. & Q. R.M.S. Oceana. A offered it he (defendant) did not refuse to take it, stoward named Armstrong, late Eng- U Chow deposed that he was a licensed hawlab soldier, deserted the vessel; before she left him that he wanted to sell there he would knows nothing of the affair. have to give him money before be could do to. He asked for Sa per month and witness gave him the sum as he said he would arrest him if be did not. The other witnesses were unknown to witness, The ŝa was subscribed by six other men and witness They were all hawkers and defendant had threatened them with arrest unless they paid him."

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The gold robbery from the Soṛata is recalled

CLARET,-Our Clarels, Including the lowest la bis eload, and had put in several monthy of compartments alone kept her afloat. The Inker and while in Cleverly St, defendant ́told Melbourne for home, but he has turned up and·

Priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines BRANDY.-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare COGNAC, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKEY.-All our Whiskey is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connaisseurs

Hongkong market.

Hang had been sentenced to three years' penal servitude for maliciously desecrating the grave of a neighbour's father. His son went to prison:

the sentence before the truth was found out. ATTENTION is called in the Times of Ceylon to recent attempts to secure a redadon in the telegraph rates to the East, but the oppostilan of the Eastern Telegraph Co. and the Indo-Euro- pean Co. has always been sufficient to put a stop to them. But a reduction is to be made very shortly from 48. to 38, a word, and the Telegraph Conference has practically decided to abolish all Codes but ase. It is interesting to read in this respect that the report of the Indo-

partly into the cesi bunkers, and partly foto the engine room, and the ship's engines could be seen plainly from the outside, Her water-tight

flowing tide held her fixed on the ram for over an hour, and she was ultimately towed by the Company's tag to the sandbank between the Station and Observation Island. She will be temporarily repaired and then sent to Nagasaki, Her cargo, conslating mainly of oranges and straw bags, was alowed between decks, and was not daringed. The Narcisses offered no in Jury whatever.

IN our Australian mail news yesterday we published a Landas message stating that the Counters Cowley had obtained a divorce

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To Mr. Moansey-Defendant had threatened witness several times before for hawking inside the limits.

asked for defendant's record which was pro- This closed the evidence and his Worship

duced, showing that he had joined the force in

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to be superior to any other brand in the European Telegraph Department fox 1891-90 from her husband for cruelty and adultery. The 1891, and had been on special plain clothes duty )} thrown over their heads, and then fimly

shows that the profits rose by about a lakh of following' particulars-of--the-parties may be looking after hawkers during the past six

We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be geraine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agcals at the

Coast Parts..."

rupees, the net carzlogs exceeding 83 lakhs. THE memberi at the City Clob had a pleasant gathering at the Club-house last evening, whan they met at dinner, An enjoyable repast was provided by Moss, Maður And Farmer at the "Vic" and the string band of the West Yorks played same selection. The toasts of "The Trade and commerce of Hongkong," "The Ladies," "Nary · Army, and Auxiliary Forces," and "City Club" were ali dely honour ed. After dinner the manual repost of the Clab

metion of the Caliman was unanimously was submitted to the members and on the

adopted.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Qara

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 15th September. $16,

MARRIAGE.

tastant, by the Rev. G. 1: Williams, JAMES At Unica Church, Hanglang, on the 24th BLAIR, to JANE MITCHELL BROWN, second daughter of James Brown, of Greznick, Scat-

load.

Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKOND, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1897

REUTER'S MESSAGE,

THE EASTERN IMBROGLIO.

BOMBARDMENT OF THE CAMP AT ÇANTA-

LONDON, February 22nd,

Interesting: The Countess Cowley was formerly, Lady Violet Nevlü, and in the youngest (win) daughter of the Marquis of Abergavenny. She was born in 1866, and married in 1889 Earl Cowley, then Viscount Dengan. There is issue of the marriage one child, Christian Arthur Viscount Dangan, been December agtb, 1890, The Earl has previously been prominently before the public, having some years since been forced to heavily compensate Miss Phyllis Broughton, the well-known actress, for breach of promise of marriage. The legal proceedings were doubtless watched with great interest by the Viceregal circle in Melbourne, as Lady

· Cowley's sister, Lady Idina Mary, is the wife of We note that the St. Petersburg Novos Vremya the Hos. T. Brassey, Lord Brassey's eldest son, advocaten the adoption of jolut international sz- while her brother, Lord Richard Plantagenet alary measures to prevent the autbreak of the' | Novili, iš private secretary to Lord Brassey, plague in India from spreading to other countries. The adoption of such measures, the willer ob- THE Sekat-no Tomio prefers a grave accusation serves, should not be affected by considerations galast Count Okuma, namely, that ble incom of the damage which might thereby result to petence has resulted in making Japan suffer British mercantile Interests. With regard to the much indignity at the hands of Foreign Fowers, famine in India, the same paper says: "Therein cossection with the decease of the Empress has been much ado about the relief to be afforced Dowager. When the late Tsar died, writes this by Russia to the famins sufferers in India, paper, died the Japanese Court observed strict but it has so far only resulted in the public sab. mourning for the space of three days. It was aciiptions raised by several Russian papers confidently expected that straflar ecoutery would reaching the meagre total of 15,000 roubles."

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be shown by the Powers on the present occasion. But to the surprise of everyone, that mark-al

The Powers have tmbarded the Camp at Canes owing to the refusal of the fosurgenta to stop a fusillade. Seventy balls were fired, the A RATHER gead story (tays the Paris corre-International respect has been shown by Korea Captain Finlayson will be despatched as above British firing the first. The cannonade lasted ndent of The Freeman's 'Journal) is told in sione, all the European Powers confining them on SATURDAY, the 6th March,

A German cruiser fired Pals about the late Mgr. Fabre, Archbishop of selves to sanding short massages of condolence. twenty-five minutes melalte shells. The insurgents fled.

Montres, whose French sympathies were well- For the omission of this act of international koown He, was dining with the Governor courtesy the Powar should not be held INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND. General of the Dominion and staff one evening, responsible. The fault must rather be laid at and in the course of conversation used the the dose of the Japanese Foreign Minister. A second remlitance of Rs. 20,roo has been wired to the Honorary Secretary, Contrat Com expression "Fiance our mother,” “France your | Had Conal Okums enjoyed esafidence and mities of the India Famtoe Relief Fund, Calcutta, molber "repeated the Governor-General wlib | Influence among the Foreign Representatives, « DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & The Hon. J. H. Stemat Lockbait, Hon, pili," What about England, then ?" "Ob," mere bint from him would have saved Japan Secretary to the Committee of the Indian Famine replied the prelate without moving a muscle, and the Japanese Court from this Indignity. COMPANY,

Rel el Fond, has forwarded to as for publicationEngland is our mother-in-law." The recorder The Sekatno Tomo masti, to know what the following copy of a telegram received to-day from the Hon. Secretary of the Farine Fand of this den mod does not state how it was received explanation the Count can effte to the Court and

by the Governor-General and his assistants, the people.

Intímnations.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED. WATERS,

SIMPLE AERATED WATER,

ODA WATER,

SODA

INGER ALE.

EMONADE.

ARSAPARILLA.

SARSAFAR

Committee-

Hon. Secretary, Famine Fund,

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Calcolts.

Chairman Famine Faad, Hongkong.

DR. BERTILLON, & French"iavant, again utters a cry of alarm and lamentation over the results of the most recent census la France. There Norealis, he says, "are terrifying. I see with deap grief," he continues, "but with'perfect clear- ness, the picol of the approaching disappearance of war country," The following brief table shows the chief grounds upon which he bases his pre

Warmest thanks recond contribution. question as to reality of famine. Missionary -reporting from Jubbulpore on 15th slates that of 981 starving wretches admitted Poor-bonis one in seven died of exhaustion notwithstanding

every care.

This afternoon.tka Honorary Treasurer of thisdictions - Fond forwarded to be a fresh list of contelbalcią showing that the local fund now amounts to

RASPBERRYADE, &C $44,460.

DAXIN, CRUICKSHANE & Co.'s Waters aro

LOCAL AND QENÉRAL.

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11' stod Departments with decresadog population... - g 36. Будь Departments with increasing depinden... 3

The figures are certainly eloquent. The de _crease Is geners), except in those departments which contain the great cities; whilst even

INTERESTING BRIBERY CASE,

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A CONSTABEK CHARGED WITH

"SQUEIZE PIDJIN,"

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Mr. Mounsey said that "his client dented receiving any sums from these witnesses and pleaded not guilty. A constable, and especially zealously was very likely to get himself into

■ Chinese, who performed his daty strictly and

trouble and it was a very dangerous thing if à 1 police fares were open to such charges.

His Worship said he believed the evidence was somewhat tainted, but he could not dismiss the whole of it as such. It was a fact that money had been passed. These charges could only be rebated when a man had perfectly clean hands and it was a bad thing for suspicion of this kind lose his livelihood he would only fine him $100, to attach to the police. As defendant would,

in default 3 months' hard labour.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS LETTER,

Frein Perth (W.A) comes news that a daring highway robbery has taken place at Coolguidle. Mr. Joo. Michel, the manager of Burbank's Birthday Mise, and Mr. J. W. Paull, the manager of the North Barbank's Mlus, were relieved of the sum of £700 by three dis guised men, who threatened to use their rifles if any resistance was offered, The two managers were going in a buggy in the direction of the mines, and when about me and a half from Coolgardie they were suddenly surprised Mitchell deemed le discreet to suizender, being by the thres highwaymen. Mr. Paull and Mr. unarmed. They were gagged, bound, and aneks

fastened to trees. Just hero another man named Haughton put in an appearance, and the rab- heas secured him in a similar manner, but they were unable to cover his head, Haughton was set firmly beand, and within a few minutes he Tasy then set off on foot for town to sepert to released himself, and set the others at liberty. the rollen. Maasra Miichell and Paul had been in Coolgardie to oblała money to pay the wages of the raen at the mine. Directly the police were informed they set out,'armed, and accompanied by black trackers. They were aided in the search by saveral cliizens. It was ascertained later, by means of the trackers, that the men had doubled back towards towa. Nast the railway ligea pair of bools were found under * log, showing that one of the robbery had changed bla boola. One man it seems béld the home while the other two attended to the buggy and its occupants. The robbers burned their sfer, and a portion of the charred stocks was discovered by the pollos about half a mile away,........... No arrests reported yet.

(From our own Corrispondial.)

SYDNEY, January 27th. The weather has been at, orrid at, oftionist, are never happy families and the latest Our political parties, both freetrade and protec late, and the ice-creams Dago's bugle is heard in news is that a vigorous canvass is beleg made all the highways and byways of the cliy and among freetrade members of the Legislative suburbs. Some of our days lately have been Assembly, with a view to forrs a fourth party in regular scorchers, and we have had some wel-Parliament. The members moving in this come but all too short-lived thunderstorms, with have #long time past made no heavy rain, which our parched and thirsty parks secret of their discontent, and, although and gardens drack up so greedily that they wore the majority of them have during former sessions as dry sa over in a few houri.

loyally backed up the Reid Ministry, they say that they have had enough of the Government, and will in faturo run as the "independent pro-

one of these members “and we have bean bittan bave such a smooth Ume Pass look-out for too often. Next session the Government won't the Hansard staff and press gallery man.

THE AUSTRALIAN HORRORS.

pressive party. "Once bitten, twice shyid

Our bigrational holiday, "Anniversary Day," was lavoured with fine weather barring a thunderstorm at 3 p.m. but all the many holiday pleasures were enjoyed with that gusto for which your true Australian to noted. The Anniversary Regatia was the event of the day, and our beautiful harbour and its charming foreshores presented a pletare that was very pleasing. All the and at anchor in the various bays were decked Shipping at the Quay, along the private wharves

out in banileg and the harbour Itself was fairly live with boats, from the shapely 40-tan yachis down to the tiny dinghies with their excimous from the big double-banked navy cutters and port the proceedings at the laqueat on the cur Australian exchanges received yesterday re salis, and rowing craft were also in evidence, racing eights down to dimicative canoes with dered man Burgess, who went out prospecting oan solitary paddies, The handsome Messa- | with Butler alias Harwood. Friends of the do- gerles lluer Polynesten made a commedious flag- ceased have positively identified the remains, Miller's Point and Balmain was gay with flags ship and every point along the North Shore, and crowded with spectators. We had the Queensland falling cracks down, but they go home,priztless this time.

MORE VICTIME,

rabbit bunters, whose attention was drawa, to the place by a bad smell. Ons witness swOTH shaft in August last and it was on the 15th of he had seen the deceased and Bailer sinking that month they left Sydney together... The jam Uma Burgelt was sein alive was on August

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The bullet wound in Borgese's skall was exactly similar in position to those fased on the skulls of- Les Weller and Preston and the bullet liseif was of the same, calibre in each Indiance. Several witserios saw Burgess and Harwood together I don't know whether you get hallstormy in the latter being rondly Idrollfed in "Betler your far Eastern home, but what do you think of photos. Burgas bought a wiggonette and two this one on the Malcean. (angar and maize borsen for the trip, and after he had disappeared district) a few days ago ? Nearly half the late Butler offered to sell them to a farmer, nying malic was raloed, but the early maixe fared | his late companion was only a tramp to whom beiter, the loss being not nearly so great in he had given a lift on the road. Thê body was the young cane, which presents a miserabis found buried a little below the surface by two At the Magistracy this alternoon the hearing appearance. It is impossible to give the correct ertimate of the damage done, but one practical of a charge of misconduct against Chinese Con.

farmer estimates his losses t stabla Tam Hau was zesumed. At the first damages are not far short of £2009, Geivanised sco The totsi hearing of the ease some days ago two Chinese from roofs were riddled beyond repair, and many hawkers gave evidence, the first, Eisé Chun, say... houses will require new frozi, To make it worse ing that another man had come to his in thrae rain is badly wanted in the district,

The Union Steamship Company Is keeping- From Gundgal (1.S.W.) the Sydany police different months for money for the defendant, its place as the P. & O. of Australia. Their have served news of another missing mixer, and he paid fo cents on two occasions. The sew boat for the Sydney, New Zealand and named Desser. He drew over £200 from a third time he did not pay and the man de Trisco trade, the Mogwa, was launched at local bask and has not been seen since and a Denny's yards, Dumbarton, last monib, and is man showering Butler's description and photo. exception, is now among the regions of waning | Tam Kong was recalled to-day by Mr. K. W. qualified English Chemist and will bear compa.

intercolonial trade. The dimensions of the specting tulp.. rison with the best English Manufactures.

A MEETING of the Sanitary Board will be held Population, During the past five years whilst Hornsey, who appeared for the defence. Hece of the Monowar, which steanser goes into mate with a little money to join him in a gro the population of Germany has increased by sald ho had twice received money from men to new steamer are : Length 36cft, breadth 44ft,

The polics were also making a vigourous Special terms to Hotels, Cluns, MESSEN and | at 4.15 p.m, to-morrow,

three millions, France can only show the insig- give the defendant. A vegetable bawker named and depth 34ft. She will have a burdes expa search for traces of a young man named Lesigh, other Large Consumers.

| nlfiexnt Increase of 175,017.

Lla Wal told witness that defendant was always average Biteen kacts an hour, loaded, when ran- Sydney. A minor says he was in a livery stables city of 4700 tons. The Afoana is expected to who had bean sean segalaling with Butler in pursuing him for causing ad obstruction, Lining in the servics. Her Gutings ere said to suryard when Butler Came in and asked the TEE Fiji Skimpo states that Sub-LientenantTM Wal, had also told him last year that the pass those of any steamship sailing the Pacific, proprietor where Leingh had good. The Kasai Kenjiro, £rt-class boatswain Tükagawa defendant pursued bits for selling inside and her machinery will be of the very: Intent livery stable keeper replied, "Oh, he does not Katare, and a sailor in the Kure Marine Depot, the probiblied boundary. Lia Wal had given paltern. She has saloon accommodation for like the lack of you, and has cleared ont have each been sentenced by « Naval Court of | witness a dolins to give to defendant, say-

350 passengers, nesly half of whom may too good a thing to lose." The youth Lessgh had

Betler rapiled, "Well, I must be after hins z kww - In the Graphic of 16th January there appears Inquiry to imprisonment with hard labour for Ing it was "to drink tes," A fish hawker, In this igs of enterprise people are never tired £200 fa his possession. The Government offer * portrait of Mr. E. M. H. Carew, the central | two years and one month, and three others to Ah Fak, who gave him a dollar for delca of experimenting with diving gear. A trial of as a reward of (go for the discovery of his body Sigars in the colorisms polsoning cisa at Vako various lighter senienses, for having subjected a || dant, had been charged at the Police Court new patent on the srst instant resulted in Diver Referring to the expected attivakof Builes in milor to torture, The victim-was suspected of and fined, “Delindant · did' not refuse to | A Madsen beleg drswand in the harbour in 27 the ship Swanktida at San Francisco, the Cair fathoms la McQuiliam's new dress. : It was the of January 7th ways the Selectives, Laced Butler having stolen some money belonging to another accept the

two dollars from Lia Wal tended Madsen should go down in 30-fathome, to Newesele and learned that he had gone man on board, and in order to make him and Ab Fak when willness took them to but the current was 100-strong-Mithai | aboard the Swanktide which had sailed for confess to the theft the prisoners subjected him him. Pressed by Mr. Mouniey, witness swore depth, He went down off Dawes Point Bad Francisco Novea ber-syth, either as a to torture, with the result fihat he died. This positively that the money was accepted. Dead cwt, of stones was lowered with him. Passenger or a guest of Captele Fraser of, RS & Beloro Madsen descended is pressure of solb to man before the mast, under the name of Lee

made under the constant supervision of a duly THE Russian erulṣme Zabłaca left for Nagsaski: Brittany, which hhherto has been a bright stroyed all his vegetables. The second witness, | expected out in June. The Meana takes the graphe was in Gondgal at the time looking for

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by the name and address of the writers, not necessary for Tax Volunteers have selected a very formidable / appened in August fast, and some comments | landent, witness said, was kis clansman and | the square inch was pumped, but the diver said ] Weller. Then came the ocean race, Detectiva

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write-In spite of der sognal race meeting having interized with business, a vary consider,

were made on the Imatter at the time. | he had heard that defendant was "constant- | It was too strong, and the pressure was reduced | M; A Conroy and Constable McHattie of A-third-class boatawala, who was recused of ly prosecuting hawkers, for,breaking the law, gradually to 4lb. The peculiarity of Bi Qalliam's Sydney, N.S.W., teek passage abound of the being implicated in the matter, was acquitted. Witness heard the witnesses in this case talk patent is that instead of the air that is pumped steamship Miggy, which led for Victoria

with other hawkers and say they would try to thence to the surface, it is conveyed by an ex- That the efics were successful we so

to the diver escaping through the dressy, and before: the Mondwat lets for San Francisco, get the defendset into trouble. Some of these baust pipe to the surface after it ans, passed yesterday, their work being facilitated by Mr. people had been prosecuted by the defendant. through like helmet or armour with which, the ---Moose, British Conse', Wão at once prepared To the Bench-He did not know the people diver is encased. After Madson had bem dawn the necessary extradition papers for them, Tha 15 minutes it was reported that he would pot focal police also baarilly cooperated with the who threatened defendant, and he did not know answer kle signal. Twics the signal was sendo Australian clean during the tima; they, were

they were witnesses.

but no answer givin. Upon the engraation of waiting for the ship, and from ear: inlagrants of an experienced diver, Madsen was Insmediataly yesterday it 890pears that an Ássaricas odious

At the time this case occurred it was stated in carisin. Japanese papers that torture to obtain confessions" was not uncommon in the Japa nese navy, and wa (Kobe Chronicle) se glad to see that a Naval Court of Inquiry has then con- damned the practice, though to Western miida

able amonat-kar bean tunticted and gains ip |'twn your” hard labour for a ketriforr sad'zeld« several instanzos khow & meiked adýsken,” blanded mpoleg te su extremely tight anfasse,

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To Mr. Mounsay-Winans Know Sto Chup

he had heard that defisdami, kad cua tegi hle | hauled-up; and when the glass plow man miri gon the mari "drop" on the notorionu scenu