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CITY HALL

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Lessons-Me+sce. POLLARD.

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MONDAY, August 16th.

Keep your eye on your Father,

Keep your eye on your Father, OFFENBACH'S MASTERPIECE, "THE PRINCESS OF TREBEZONDE," Plan at W. ROBINSON & CO's Music Ware. house.

Late Trams will leave is minutes after each Performance.

C. A POLLARD, Manager. Hangbang, 13th August, 1807.

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING FORFORATION.

THE DIVIDEND declared for the ball year

ending 30th Jens last at the Rate of ONE POUND AND FIVE SHILLINGS Stg. per Share of $175 in PAYABLE on and after MONDAY! the 16th day of August current at the Offices of the Corporation, where SHARE- HOLDERS 'are requested to apply for WARRANTS.

By Order of the Court of Dhectors,

T. JACKSON,

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Hongkong, 14th August, 1897,

VICTORIA ENGLISH SCHOOLS,

CRAIGENGOWER,

CAINE ROAD,

THE NEW TERM will COMMENCE on

MONDAY, the 16th instant.

For Coples of prospectus and all information, apply to

THE HEAD MASTER,

Hongkong. 14th August, 1807,

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CHINA SUGAR: REFINING COMPANY,

IN

LIMITED.

NOTICE,,

'N Accordance with the Praviston of No. 123 of the Articles of Association, the GINIRAL AGENT have This Day、 DECLARED =0 INTERIM DIVIDEND of FOUR PER CENT. for the Half-year ending 30th Jane, 1897, on the Paid-up Capitel of the Company,

DIVIDEND WARRANT Payable on MON. DAY, the 30th August, will be issued to SHARE- HOLDERS.

The TRANSFER BOOKS the Company will be CLOSED kom 21st to zalh lastaut, bath days laclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

General Agents.

Hongkong, 14th August, 1897-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1897. ·

Intimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

BY APPOINTMENT.

WINES & SPIRITS.

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HOMOKOMO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1897,

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S MESSAGES. A SENSATIONAL CHALLENGE.

LONDON, August 12th. Pilace Houri d'Orleans has returned to ParİN

ATE beg to call attention to our PRICE LIST OF WINES AND SPIRITS 21

and was immediately challenged by the Italian below :—

As these are all salected and bought frat General Albertone on account of the Prince's hand by our London House wo save any inter-letters in the Figaro, slandering the Italian raediale profits and are thereby enabled to prisoners in Abyssinia. supply the best qualities at Mederste Prices,

PORT.

Per dak.

(For Invalid and General Use).

Case Par Bot. B VINTAGE, superior quality, Red

Capsule........................................$14.40 $1.20

C FINE OLD VINTAGE, superior

quality, Black Seal Capsula. 16.30 1.35

D VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled) x

SHERRY.

C

THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN, The Egyptian losa ai Abu Hamed (which was captured by the Egypilan forces) was ar killed and 61 wounded,

ARMENIANS RAIDING AGAIN,

Lerritory,

THE yield of Foochow first crop rica la better than was expected after the damage done by floods in May and June. It is says the Ecko) estimated that it will be about yo per cent as compared with the full first crop of last year,

THE L. & C. Aspresi ka tularmed by its Hamburg correspondent that the new Gerinan cruiser Victoria Louisa has been chosen to replace the lost gunboat Nils. The Morse is to come to the Far East pending her artiwal. The Australian station will be increased by the cancer Gster, while the cruiser Arcona is to go

10 Americs.

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AT Batavia lately the shares in the Netherlands Copies of The British Realm and Sketch India Mining Company, which works, gold received by Freach Mail yesterday, cantala deposits in North Celebes, reached 2,171 per capital pictures of the Hongkong Europcar, cent pramium The Russian Consul at Batavia Sikh and Chinaré police who wens' “on shàw” bat benn making li quiries regardlog mining com.st the Jubiles. The Realye niso contains an panies in Netherlands India by order of the excellent portrait of Lord Roberts and many Trar, This measure has been taken owing to pages of well-printed reading matter that is these companies seeking to raise Russian bound to Interest residents' in the Far Eastern capital,

colonies and fadla. (

INDIAN advices sia'e that owing to the plague an exodaus kus taken place from Lanowil The │bizkar is all but deserted, and some of the Rallway shops are closed, a good many familles of the Rallway employees having left for Bombay and elsewhere. Two bungalows are being ured 1 a pecial plague hospital. Dr. Haikine left

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"TH■ Mikado” was successfully reproduced by the Lilliputians at the Theatre Royal lest night before a large audience. As beloru, tha opera had an enthusiastic reception, and the comic business of Master Gaulding, as Koko, was irresistible.. Misses Jersle Ford, Tom Pallard and Vi Martin made three charming

THE French Government has adopted the XLancwił to carry on Inoculation: At Satara and i “Unie maids from school" and Miss Eisia raya as a mears of cb-cklog the prevailing Igsipari enses are also stated to have appeared. Norwood sang the music of Wankipac splendidly. practice of smuggling. Director Pallain, of the French Customa service; has ordered that Crookes tubes be kept at all the larger customs offices,

and all of the customs Inspectors in Paris have heen summoned to the chief office to have the

A DAST RDLY attempt was made to wreck a train at Urali, near Poon, on ibe G. I. P. tall way into last month. A passenger train while Armenians from Persia are raiding Turkish method of their use explained to them. coming to Podna struck a large wooden pele Hitherto vast quantities of watches,jewellery and used for lifting ralls. The front while passed other dellable articles of bigh valuation have over the pole, when fortunately the train was been concealed by stowing them in the legs of stopped. It was found that a number of the deal tables and louk recipiacies, and have this keys mad bolts of the line had been removed escaped the notice of the Customs officers. It near where the bar had been placed across the beltered that by means of the X rays thee, The Police, after enquiries, placed ond m presence of such articles will be very easily under arrest. detected.-New York Sun,

(From Ceurriar de Saigon). MILITARY.

PARIS, August Gib. General. Arebloard (who succeeds the late General Badens in the command of the Forces

o'clock this afternoon,

20 40° 1.70 Per 802.

C. Per Bot. B SUPERIOR PALE DRY, dinner

wine, Green Seal Capsule. $10.80 $ago;

NA- MANZANILLA, PALE

TURAL SHERRY, Walte Capaolo

****** 12.00 1.00 in Upper Tankin) embarks for Tonkin at 3 CC SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red Seal Capsule...... D VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALI DAY. chalco old wise, White Seal Capsule.................. 14.40 E EXTRA SUperior Old PALE DRY, very finest quality, *Black Seal Capsule (012

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1.30

20.40 1.70

B, C, and Care excellent dinner Wines of for invalids and delicate stomachs. D and E are after-dinner Wines of a very superlör vintage, All are true Xores Wines.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL,

AT Bombay, on the 26th ult, two cases and two deaths from plague were reported, while the total general mortality was 116,

IT is reported that the Hongkong Hotel Com- pany is negotiating for the sale of the reclama- tion in front of the Hotel on advantageous

terms.

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THE charge of murder against Chong Fak was resumed at the Magistracy this alternoon. Mr. B ST. ESTEPHE, Red

Capsule 6.96 $ 7.55 $0.60 0.33G-dge appeared for the defence and, after farther C ST. JULIEN, Red

evidence was taken, accused was committed for Capsule....... 9.00 9.60 0.75 0.40 frizi. D LA ROSE, Red

Capsule 13.96 13.93 1.10 0.60 SAI TE FOY... 7.10 7.93 065 035 CUSSAC

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FRION LAR-

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CHATEAU. MOU.

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MR. Erich Georg hears that the 'Mosai Austin Hotel (sold to the military nathorities) will be closed on the roth proximo, and he thinks the Hongkong Hotel Company should reap a sub- stantial boneft thereby.

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An old "guoi bird," in the person of a dwarf 4ft. In height, appeared at the Megin'racy: to-day, charged with returning from banishment. Mr. F, H. May said that during the last six year the prisoner was in gaol for five years for returning from banishment. He asked that he be com

lied to gaol for a week, and he would try to make some arrangements with the Chinese ruthorities to prevent him cảmlag here again, The prisoner was sentenced to seven days'hard Iabour.

A CASE of kidnapping was heard at the Police Court this morning.. Thren Chinese lady had been at Tamsul and were anxious to come here to be earth coolles, hat could not pay their passage. One day they met a Tan who voluntarily agreed to bring them here and pay their passage, on the understanding that the money should be returned to him. When the boys arrived here they were taken to = | bordleg-house and after a meal heard the man conversing with the keeper. He said that be Naws is to hand from Simia, dated July 27th had three boys whom he intended to forward to to the effect that two guns of No. 6 Bombay Mountain Battery and the 3ard Panjab Infan Sirgapore. On hearing this the boys ran out

of the house but were pursued by the man.. Hetry rejoined the rat-Brigade at Sherannt (Toch!) on the 24th alt. The Kajar Post was taken over soon overtook them and was forcing them back to the bosse when aʼdistrict watchman appeared by 50 Infantry from Saldge on the ath. The and, on hearing what they had to say, took destruction of the fortified kofs at Sherann! was them to the station. Mr. Wodehouse, after cntmpleted on the 23rd. No shots had been" heuring the evidence of the boys, sentanced the fired fato camp lately at night. The Mallab man to six months' imprisonment with hard Fow odah has now only 150 followers, and is labour.

going to bis home. The Rofs at Malzar are to be destroyed Immediately,

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The choruses, dances, &c, were all Jöndly appleeded. "The Mikado" will be repeated tovelght, and, on Monday night Offenbach's masterpiece, “The Princess of Trebizando," will be produced. The latter is one of the most plc- taresque of the French comic operas, full of interesting and amusing incident, bright and lively dialogue and music, and with abondant scope for display of artisifć staging. From what we have sean of the Lliliputians already, it is safe to say that they will aequit ikumisalves. right ably in their new production,

A CHINESE hawker named As Teong Wah, Krvested on Wednesday night by a Chinese detective in the Old 'Victoris Hotel · building, * - apeared at the Police Court yesterday charged with having * unlawfully coupleed, with other persons not in custody, feloniously to send to ans, Francis Henry May, « certain" - letter directed to the said Francis Henry May, by the description of Head of Police, demanding monty from the wald Francis Henry May with menaces, and without any reasonable er probable caure,

then at that time wil-knowing the contents

in this Colony, Inspector Kemp asked for, a of the said Initar, on 11th August, at Victoria

remand for a week, Francia Henry May, Captafa Superintendent of Palles, wald-Ou 1th August at 9.a.m., I went into my office at the Central Police Station and found an envelope (produced) lying on the table. It is a Chinese envelope with Chinme,writing on it. It was addressed to the Head of the Green Cloths,' which is the ordinary slang terms for the Head of Police, It came through the Poit, and hạn « Hongkong Sive-cent stamp on it. fichas two Post Office stamps bearing the dates of oth August, "There is nothing -og tha,enyclops to Is Mr. Georg's latest report of the Share Market

from whom or where it can. I opened it. we find, the following remarks re shipping fiesstained thren Chinese documents which I produce. The documents are of a threatening shares -Steambox's sold at $31t and more are offering; a forced sale at $13 is also reported. I nature and are stamped with the names of threa West River is tocreasing: Indo-Chinas have conspiring with others not in casiody with writing" been done at $50 and $494, and are op affer at these three documents. Prisoner pleaded not the lower figure, Douglases found investing | golity. The cane was adjourned till 10 sm. on bayern at $663 to $67, but at the latter rate the doth August, * more shares are abiainable. China and Hoblins

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Jaice of the grape, and are not artificially made £1 5E. Ste. per share of $rat. in dayable on finally she killed by throwing it down a flight of bear that the business of the Company on the different people. I charge the defendant with

HACQ 21.00

1.80 0.90. Oor Clareta, Inclading the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the from raisins and carrants, as is generally the case with cheap Woes. BRANDY,

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THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP

THE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT). Company's Steamship

" ZAFIRO," Captain Cobban, will be despatched for the above Part on TUESDAY, the 171k instant, að SP.M.

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers.

For Freight of Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, 14th August, 1867.

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Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &

COMPANY, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS,

'IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SIMPLE

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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS 'are nanda under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemlat and will bear compa- slaan with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELE, CLUBA, MESses and other Large Cansıtmers. Any complaints should be adåretued to the Manager.

Rongkons, 1st March, 1897

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

13790

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HUMAN stupidity could hardly go further than that displayed by the jury at the Assizes in THE Manager of the Hongkong and Shang Epinal, says an American paper. One of the bal Banking Corporation notifies that the

pilsoners' Was women praved gally of the the declared lar

hall уват dividend

most fiendlab cruelly toward her child, whom ending 30th June last at the

stairs. The textures she had inflicted upon the and alrer Monday, the 16th August current, at Infant were so diabolical that no doubt was en- the Offices of the Corporation, where share-tertained about her conviction. holders are requested to apply for warrants,

The Jurymen of the Vosges are evidently A HINNESSY'S OLD

PALE, Red Capsule $18.00 $150 THE Chip Sagar Refslag Co, id,, to-day ponents of capital punishment, and returned a B SUPERIORVERY OLD

declared an interim dividend of 4 per cent, for egative answer to all the questions put by COGNAC, Red Cap.

the balf year ending 30th June 1897, on the the Procureur, with the result that the prisoner was acquitted. The public was so indignant inle......

1475 | pald-up caplist of the Company. Dividend war-

that the jury was mobbed and only saved from 24.00 100 rants payable on Monday, the 30th August, will

a ducking by the gendarmes, while the liberate be issued to shareholders, The transfer books of

woman was ball-killed before the police pro the Company will be closed from 21st to goth tected her by releopsisoning her. Albert Bataille instant, both day inclusive,

C. VERY OLD LIQUEUR

COGNAC........ HINNESSY'S FINEST VERY OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC, 1872 Vin-

2 dos, Per Bot.

31.00

tage, Red Capsule., 36.00 3.00 R FINEST VERY OLD L QUTUR COGNAC, 1862 Vintage 48.00 400 All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY.

SCOTCH-

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Per Case,

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adducer ihla-fresh lastmace of the astounding idiocy displayed by Jartes upon 'occasion sa a good reason for the entire reorganizuion of trial by jury,

IT is satisfactory to learn that the preliminariés connected with the opening of a new Club in the premises in Queen's Road Central recently leased by the Hongkong Club, have progressed so far as the convening of a meeting for Monday Tg New York World in a sarcastic krilele an (16th lustani) to arrange matters relating to the the Diamond Tublice bonours, says, after, review. openlux of the fosiligilon at a compa alivaly | [ng them, "Haw foolish this all is, and how bappy we ought to be'thet oor superior culture and our 0.0ely-date.

truer ideals raize ny above these follies How

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with Name and Trade Mark 10,50 0,9 alternative of three months' imprisonment at the

C WA BON'S A+ELOUR-GLEN. LIVAT, Red Capsule, with

Name and Trade Mark... 13.00

1.00

D WATSON'S H.K.D BLIND OF THE FINEET SCOTCH MALT WHISKIES, Violet Capanie... 14.40 E WATSON'S VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY, Golá Cap- 20!comm................................... 13.00 1.45 DANIEL CRAWFORD'S FINEST

VERY OLD SCOTCH WHISKY 14.40 1.20

fortunate we are to live in a lend in which all citizens are equal, and in which there is rapes Flority only in worth and public service 1 For in

bave sellers at $47 and in China Matuals nothing bas transpired,

Ter past week has been a rather quiet cas in the Share Market and only a moderate business has been put through, at rates which show but Bttle change, except in the case of Raube, bleh have suffered a serious fall luvdun, having fallen from $14 to $181. Mr. Erich Georg says the renzen for this sudden collapse is the poor July crushing, which resulted in only 2,050 surces of amalgam (or about you ounces smelted gold) from 1,750 tons of ore, and wise the inability of a number of operators to flounce their heavy por high rates. The same suthority states be bears the Syndicate that was in negotiation with the Panjom Company is about to make fresh proposals to the Company,'

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War regard to the sloklag by collision of the Japanese steamer Tatloks off Lisbon áo her Gent voyage the following particolars have come tobandi-Fourboaïsarrived in the Cascaey Roads on July 12th with passengers and crew si Japan. ese seimer Totkoks, from Antwerp for Japan, tunk, having been in colllilon off Espichel; The name of the coll@ing vessel was not know, The same day the La Plata (6.), belonging to the Royal Mail Steam Pecket Company, re ported having passed off harbour the steamer Faticku, abandoned and sinking, baving horn In collision, The British steamer Millfield standing by. A subsequent wire to Lisbon reported - ibat ibe Bṛfilsh steamer Basibourne, from Smyrna, was entering Lisbon berboar with bows stova is. It was afterwards ascer. tained ato was badly damaged, having boän in collision with the Talkoku The Intest wire,

In scrunty fathoms of water ontalde Lisbon YI SHI YI, the Chinese Consul-General at Sundated July 15th, states the Tafichu foundered

in boats the time. The Milyfield afterwords tawed boats towards land. The Taikoku was

good name for ourselves." A focal paper says that wer-Length, 343 feet; beam, 43 feet ; depth "In response to the suggestions of the Consul moulded, a8 feet; and had considerable accom General there was a rieaning up of the Chinesemodation for both first and second-cisas PUJIÓN- quarter such as it never had belere, and which ers and emigrant traße. At her irtak trip she all the orders, and efforts of the Board of showed a mean spend of over fifteen knots,

She left Antwerp for Japan on the dikJuly. Health could not accompilab, instead of strong odours, for which the district tas gained a world-wide reputation, there was nothing to offend the costrils of even the most fastidious,"

A CHINESE woman was fired $150 with the Magistracy to-day for having in her possession 4 taels of Wicit oplum. When her house, 15 First [St, was entered a large number of empty as this country we despise tank and titles, We do Francisco, das issued the following proclamation | Harbour. Captain and crew: were clona by pot run after those who possess them, nor seek to his compatriols there -Cleanliness is the made for depositing optura is, and small empty noble aillances. We do not set up coats-of-arms, first law of sature. We have often been chided 1.20jurs, which are used for keeping the drug la

when purchased, were found. This led to the nor seek out ancestral distinction, aor pilde for our disregard of sanitery laws and I want our assumption that delerdent intended trading invocfelles to hunt up sad perpeluzia casto die. before the public when so many vieliors are here.Middlesbrough, for the Osaka Shosen Kabur- ourselves on bereditary aristocracy, nor organize people to put their possessions in, good order built by Sir Raylion Dixon and Co. (relted), | hiki Kals^à, of Japan. Her principal dimensions Illidt oplam.

tiactions. We do not in any way make our-Lot all do what they can that we may make u In the course of a capital srticis entitled "Ourselves ridiculous after the manner of there Naval. Establishment at Hongkong in ke abatid and snobbish English people," And British Realm the well-informed writer says, yet, after all, there is no place of the face "The farther strengthening of the British of the earth where titles are more run after, squadrom in the Far East is essential, but that "Generals " and "Colonels" are made on the in itself will be worth little if there is not at the filmsiest of pretexts and the daughters of the base (Hongkong) every facility and every Great Repubile show a most remarkable avidity requisite for the repair of damaged versets for any poor foreigu nobleman who happens to The speedy extension of the Naval Establish strike their country. The stage wheese about IRISH-

ment at Hongkong sught to be insleted spoo by the union of "pork and princes" is not to far JOHN JAMISON'S OLD, Green

those Members of Parliament who interest rong, despite the World's rabidoutburst. Capsule uwis.............................................$1300 $100 themselves in matters of Imperial!Imperianca." BJOHN JAMESON'S FINE OLD,

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OLD, Green Capsule 18 00 $1.50 All these are very fas and old. C has been stocked in Hongkong in wood for over 20 yearE, there being lilë natë for Irish Whisky in the Colony.

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Our lowest priced Whisky is of excellent quail. ty and of greater age than most brands in the market. We recommend our customers not to be deterred by the lowases of price from trying them all For a sods whisky, Thorne's Blend and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to any, Abelour-Glenlivet is a very old Feat Whisky (smoky) that could not be replaced in stock at the price. D and E are too well known to need

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The following verdict was returned at an faquem held at Shangbal concerning the death of Wilfred Arthur Chambers, a child who died after the administration of what was said to be a santonina powder :-"That the said Wilfred Arthur Chambers met his death by the administration of a powder made up by Voelkel and Schroeder, which contained strychnine, instead of santosice, as prescribed by Dr. Zedellas." Mr. Voelkel was asked before the verdict was given if he wished to make any statement, but he replied that he did not, and that a case in connection with the maiter was coming on at the German court.

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SWATOW NOTES.

(From our own Correspondent.) THE Courrier de Saigon ly Just now engaged

Swatow, August 11th. "wrling up" the island of Halatn, and evinces

There is nothing to write about bere, except rather more than casual interest in the question the usual topic in Chisa at this time of year, of the future custody of the fland, Ferfidiour is, the weather. The depression lately advised Albion is of course "warned off," while Japan from Hongkong effected the port and, considere ing that the typhoon, passed outside Formoss is stated

"bad" · "dangos". Je travelling N.W.; it must have bes of consider. that direction, which was of course shocking able:sma; Our barometer began to feel is Germany is included among the "suspects" effects on the Bib when it dropped to 29 59, because, we are told, “ she is seaking strategie next day a further fall occurred and towards evening the wexiber looked very threatening point in Asletic waters," la foncellet Co read on the metes, sand 29:37 It rose a a little and thereby learn that she may rest the same night but remained stationary from 11 content for a while with her new concessions pm, to 8 am, next morning. The danger of fie at Tientsio and Haskow. The writer in the coming here seemed then to be past and this Saigon paper hopes that the new French Con was confirmed by the weather telegrams received floned to wire and is now almost formal, seiste established at Holhow in April. last will from Hongkong. Since then les glass has con grasp the situation, comprehend the true interesis Heavy rain commenced to fall on the evening of of France (qui sont par-dessus tout code the oth and it can down almost lecerantly sofre Empire Indo-Chinois), & commerce and for staty houry Twp hard squalls of rain and. wind from the S.W, were experienced early in her influence. That is what the Consul abould the morning of the 12th and fath, lost, do, of course. But why enlarge upon notre the whole of the time, the wind blow-suadil Empire?" It doesn't sound pics in these ad- from B. W to SS.Wazompt on the evening of vasted republican days when there is, especially gibthen it showed tendency to weer to M.X. during a hasvy rain equall: The heat on is la bella Franca, such a hoe and cry about the gth was very oppressive, maximum of

liberty, quality, Internity." Wonder how of deg, having been recorded. President Faure would like to receive a memorials All steamers going South on the 9th anchored under-hi dan till west; morning, möt, ilking the from the loyal cff'sens of Saigon beseechler look of the weather) the Haiwan, bound for him to restore the Monarchy, pises himself at Amoy, being the only one that ventured out, and the head of the Army and proclaims and crown che, it is said, ran for shelfer to Clipper Hoads. himself Emperor of France. It would be a great The Heavy rains colously, infusfered with the fear, ays, a wonderful camp, but might, aniqria work with Dr. Centile on board, bad: #tolk trip up/-Bhe had to anchor saorily. ately, be attended with disastrons consigue 44

Our Tonkia.comtemporary, seems to be calling aftag ng Hongkong axi dia not arrive here. A little sue ulang sa thu wird.

BRAZIL is having trouble with a Messiah who has appeared in the State of Babis, attended by band of 3,000 fanatical adherents armed with Winchester rifles and proclaiming a holy war for the re-establishment of religion of the menar chy. He asserts that he is Jarus Christ, wears long hair and a blue tunic, and keeps next him twelve disciples whom he calls bis apostles. He indulges in ecstatic visions, during which he declares that he receives his inspiration from God. The man's name is said by American papers to be Autunto Conselheiro. He comes from the town of Arcary, in the province of Ceara, where he had a good deal of property and lived comfortably fill a terrible domestic We have heard load complaints of Tais tragedy befell him. His mother used continually FINEST OLD JAMAICA, Violet.

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