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A DISAPPOINTMENT.

We have to apel gise to our readers for having misied them. If there is any distinguishing festure about the Telégropk at all, it lo that when there is any fault to dnd anywhere wo say so, borently and in good faith, perhaps not always as gently as some people would like, but always slacerely and with a single intest to conserva the Interests of the public. And so, when wa pralie any entertainment, () is generally under- stood that the praise is not at newspaper notices of entertainments too often are—mere courteous Insincerities. We have praised the performances of Mls Eisle Adair's Company last week, and we did so in all good faith, because on Thurs- day and Saturday nights there wero some itema of considerable merit ; and we suppressed the

truth in regard to other iteras, trasting that cor forbearance would do good and not harm We should have known better, and we acknowledge our transgression. The Company bas sold us, and anybody who does that is no filend el sure and gets little mercy. Theatre-gers say habitually, "Oh, you can never believe what the newspapers' way of those shows-they are paid to say nice things ;" and the Telegraph cannot afford to say good things of a disappointing per. formarco. Last nighi's Smoking Concert WAS disappointing. It was not a smoking concert at all, usualy understood; It had been notified as a "smoker," and ladies therefore stayed a but the hill was not faid out with zited this tables, nor was there any opportunity whatever for obtaining refreshments, nor anything in be least dfferent from an ordlary right, for on ordinary nights nowadays smoking is almost de rigueur at the City Hall Toat is to say,■ #amoker" implies a good deal besides mare suspension

of the u'e gainst amcklog, and it is just that quod deal which was lacking last night This was dissp alatment the first, and it pat the audience in a bid humour from the start. Secondly, we had been promised a complete change of programme, and we got nothing of the sort, and therein was a flat breach pl falth. The company even made fan of it by giving different names to some of the items. Thirdly, there was no programme i circulation, a fact which inevitably dissatisfits an andience. Moreover, there was no interval in the performance, sed many people (ncluding ourselves) want five miru, breathing-space between he acts, especially when led to expect « smoking concert. Litte things like this do not, tend to please an audience.

The curtain rose on the domestic, comedy which was prevented last week. It has been presented several times before fáHongkong, and does not greatly improve with age. It has, hows Ever, one merit, that it was so framed as to give Mr. Vanderlip a part in which he had not single word to say, and it suffed him. We muri give him crelt for judicious selecion. In some other pieces he went one beller, and did not tren appear on the stage. Ha farther deserves credit for having suppressed the two persons who sang an atrocious Italian burlesque song Ihat week; li the translation supplied to as is correct, the morals of it are far from correct even worse, while less amusing, than a certala parody of "Tillie Taylor" produced in Japan by some amatenrs after this company had given the original song there,

The best part of last night's concert was provided by benevolent amateurs, who seem alwara ready to help on a weak professional show, fortunately balb for the professionals and the audiences. In the abrease of any published programme, it was hoped that possibly Mrs. Jewell was to oblige, again; but perhaps tha! was a little too much to expect at a smoking conceri. Sul, nobody knew what was to come and we baped for the heat. Hoping for the best * per pastime for dell evenings, However, Mr. Samarin appeared, in his best forra and sang "The Storm Fiend," bu refrather, from reappearing although he was Applaud most warmly. Mr. C. T. Robleson mas next on the utage, and was well recolved" boumate he is Mr. C. T. Hobleson. He loand 1 mart aying to be fanny when the house to laugh, for there was a very small hanks and a Large amount of dissatisfaction at 1 the real rangements. It was quite palatal 1. Wir try to put the audience to take up bly c

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of the stalls persistently at the song practically 3at the applauso was as an encore, snd Mr. costume and sáng ancy Drew's which went moders/ely SPAN, ALOE Am only whose same was not given came Evansing aval costume, and sang plaintive hallatala a man who was busy druwalug but found time to make a speech detailing his sentiments between drowns,→

Farewell for hever to the friends across the Fased! for hewer to the dear bald tand cried "a

And fry.u abould haver reach the dear bold town Hay as ow I stack to my post as the ship went down. The sloger was so pleased with this that be escored himself without provocation, and rectied Estory, about drowning again-some idiot who wis with Admiral Tryon on the Victoria and preferred not to save himself. The narrator omitted to mention what is his death was to anybody, but the pit applauded veciherously as finiride was a commendable babit. We are Bot saying it isn't, in some people, The recita ...Ilon also Tacidentally referred to xoguetes prae tised in connection with public subicipitoas la noble causes, and an anima od debate earned among the audience,

belag suspended for a few mflutes, The "rate"

In the Deck

a:tempted speech to the community at large, but WRA held down by the cost tails and taken outsida by his friends to have a drink. He seemed to have brd one already.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1897.

paddling on the barch; "Charge of the French Zares for a collage fraside; "Wathington's monument" or something of that mon for a couple of laces mouth to month; and we forget how he misnamed the American railway train, but it was probably Andree's polar balloon or some such abanidity. The only change that bad been made in the views was to put the Gims in the firema way, so that what was starbeard on Saturday became portaldo last night. Some of them are undoubtedly ex-alent, and while we atroly res-at being "had," we will not emit to give credit for what was good in the per formance. There was much that genuinely pleased the audience. The vitascope is a wor- derfal machine, and this spectmen is better than its predecessors In Hongkong, though it has delects. The charming Elle is still charming, even if she has avoided any ostents. tious parading of her tomarkably extensive repertole. It was, in fact, a very passable enter talement on the whole. The disappointment mainly resulted front, the fact that we had been led to expect something extremely good, which it certilaly was not.

CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES.

THE "TURBINIA."

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signed by His Honour Str J. W. Cantlogion, Kt., C.M.G, the Honourable C. P. Chater, c.1.0, and Mr. T. Jackson, as I fully believe the applicants in question for an increase of the novel features seam at Splihead salary are fully deserving thereof and are indulghe milimlag was the little steamer reality underpaid, but I am still of the opinton Türbints, fited with the new steam turbine expressed in my letter of 25th ultimo is the engines. She was at the wlew solely for show Chairman, copy of which is annexed, that the Comofiice has imposed on it the daty of taklegres, and more than once incurred the fato consideration in addilon to the claims of displeasure of the sulbaritles by running at high the applicants the financist position of the spoed through the liver on the day of the review, Colony and his ability to bear the lorreased The display at Sphead was intended to show charges proposed, and that unless sattified on the meilt of the turbine system for propelling the fatter polot I would not be justified fa re- commending increases of salaries and allow. vessels, and was certainly a great success li the ances no matter how strong the claims of in- speed of the Turðíkia may ha considered a final dividuals may be.

argument. She ran nearly all the Ume at thirty koots, and reached as high as thlity-four

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position of the Colony and its ability without in

3. I entertain grave dosbie in a the financial creased taxation to meet any addition to the present expenditure I find that as recently as in 1895 (see Ste Wm. Robinson's despatch of the 12th July and the Secretary of State reply of the and September of that year as per copy annexed") several members of the Pablic Works Department were strongly recommended for in- crearer of salary by the former Director al Pable Works, Mr. Cooper, wed that the Governer fally concurred la these recommends flors, yet that he with the fall approval of Mr. Chamberlain refered to grant the proposed addi-lons on the ground that the clicumstances of the Colony did not justify the additional ex- penditore. If this was true' in 1895 sad it the Governor and the Secretary of State felt them Wr, the member of the Committee appoloted selves justified in refasing well-merited ugment by Hit Excellency the Governor to tequire ations of salary because of the financial position into and report on certalo applications for taben, what is to be said of the present postifon ? eresseof salary from officers la the public service of this Colony," have the honour in submit the following report upon the matters referred to or

The following report of the Commitee on certain applications for increase of salaries in the public service of the Colony was laid before the Legislative Connell yesterday by command of His Excellency the Governor

We understood from the terms of the letter of appoin ment under which we are acting that our principii daty was to consider and dial with the applications Indiri fasily and on their own merits, and not as affected by any general can. siderations of policy relating to the pay of offi cers in the public service. Accordingly, we have read the pers having reference to each case and have carefully considered the reason pot forward by the applicant in support of his apaleaias, the report made upon the applica ion by the applicanes ruse-lor oßßerts, and any gencrilor special circumstances bearing on the Casa The schedule annex-d hereto gives the necessary particulars with regard to the offices and whites of the applicants and sisɔ shows the recommendations which we make fo..the respecİTO CRIES.

It does not appear to be necesary to state In detall and in each individual case the reasons which have weighed with us in alop ing the conclusions at which we have arrived. If wit perhaps be sufficient for us to indicate these reasons in & corral way, some of them being mare strictly applicable to one care or class and zoma la another.

A coulderable number of the applicants have urged as a reason, and in some cases a principal reson, for their appeal that the cost of living to the Colony has pre-tly increased within the last few years and in particular that house rents have"] become much higher. Another reason pot for. ward in some cases is that the recent fell in the rate of exchange has seriously affected the pecu. ntary paltion of the applicants. We have fell kind, it were recornized that they were in some difficulty in dealing with roarons of this themselves, without regard to other circum stances, valid and sufficient to justify a recom mendation that the salary of the applicant patting them forward should be increased so as to restore bis impaired financial politon. It is obvious that the same considerations would apply in the case of every officer in the public service. If the salary of a single officer were raised for these reasons, and these reasons alone, it would allow as a matter of Justice that the malarferol all other officers should be raised la like manner. But we think these condiderations may properly be allowed some weight in certain case of a junior officer whose salary was fixed *pecial circumstances. Take, for lustince, the

dollar was bigher, and the cost of living, iuclad. some years ago, when the value of the silver ing house rent, was less, than they are now, His salary at that time was supposed to be adequate to enable him to maintain à standard of respec- tability liable to his position. But his salary waż small and probably was no more than suf- clent for his needs. If this view is correct, it seems to follow that such an officer may be, and probably is, affected by the Snancial changes to which we are referring to such a degree that his salavy no longer suffices to keep bin is comfort and respectability. We ste of opinion that an officer is situated may fairly ask the Govern mant to reconsider the question of bir salary, And we have accordingly recommended moderate increaser of salary in cases which appar to us to fall within this category.

There is another çisss of cases la which these considerations may also be held to have some force. We sfer to the cases of gentieren whih professiopal qualifications whose services are

gaged from the mother country for a limited term of yea's and who find that, by the operation of the causes to which we have been referring their appelatasents are a good deal less valuable thin EƐey were when they accepted them. It la perhaps reasonable that such a loss should be made good, at any rate to sems extent, and it must also be borne in mind that if such an officer, becoming diantified the position in which he finds himself, resigns his appoint ment, the trouble and expense of replacing him are not inconsiderable. We have given affect to these views by recommending lace uten in the salariés of certain applicants holding effices in the Public Works Department,

In two or three cases we have 10ggested increases on the core of long and meltorions services rendered by the applicants. In one or | two instinces our opinion in their favour has been abengthened by the fact that the applicants appear to have been unfortunate in the race for promoties in the service.

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respectfully submit that the Colony is now worse off than it was in 1895.

3 The cost efibe»dministration for 1887-1896 a1 shown lo the following offi:lal stalement

Personal Exchange

Year. Im Camper Charger Pensions Total

131.00.

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1897.....

>80...618,550.99

1831 727,23 %60 58911019271 180.179.71.44

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# 291,18,24 40,93%.41. Jedlo.96 alkanu.85 - 219, 100.fa 335,099.10 gr,611.99 1,815,6 Qʻa 305.60.00 $1,431 10% İniądz KAIKKE (116501,55 1967 67,6,34 1,91403592

67.dok stri,gr

1294 676117101'81,578,35 401,750,0% 100,099,23 1,27,741,60 185 677677591 1219%,de 40%, 2006, 111,716,gr 1,346, xinős 1145746,017.41 10.360.00 436.63115 111.094-11 1201,423.87 It will be observed that the Expenditure, in clading pentas exchange compenstion and other charges, bas been continuously and yearly on the increase ever since 1887, "It has grown excessive and cat of 1 proportion to the luurense In the population during the same period.

The increase is the expeed tare in 1896 au compared with 1887 is upwards of 64 per cent, whereas the increase to the population duilag the same period is about ay per cant, and the increase in the rateable value of property is 31

pet ceai.

4. The Colony's gold payments are connally Increasing in ampont and the rate of exchange (in other words, the gold price of silver) is con- doorly falling, and no one knows the limit to which it way descend. The ratepayers have now to face the prospect, however unpleasant, of very heavy and most serious losser forced upon the Colony by the perversity of the Colonil Government, in spite of the strenuous opposition of the majority of the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Counell, borrowing currency in which the revenue of the Colony is In gold instead of in silver, the later being the

rained.

5. The Imperial Government annexes 17 cer cent of the Colony's tctl gross revenue, excluding ixad sales, as a mittaiy Contribution, which and cre which is considerably larger and is an sebitenry and a most uniair éxection

heavier than any other Colony in Her Majesty's dominions is required to pay. So far, the Imperial Goverment has given no sufficient reason for refusing to extend to ibly Colony the same fair treatment in respect of Military Contribution as the sister Colony at doubt, te erquired to contribute towards the cost Singapore receives. Hoogkong will also, no

of new barracky, including the Mount Austin Hotel and the palatial quarters it cootalos, well as for alterations of the forts for improved ordnance,

6 The Home Government recently proposed to further exact a large increase in the Colony's contribution towards the Importul mali subsidy which, carried out, would be grossly unreason- abie and manifestly unjust

7. Imuch regret my inability at present to recommend any increase of the expenditure, bellering, as I conscientiously do, that thecircum- stances and the financial postilon, and prospects of the Colony are not such a to justify any addition thereto and as same bas, to my opiston, largely outgrown the requirements of the Colony and is a far greater burden than the ratepayers out to be called upon to best."

T. H. WHITEHEAD. Hongkong, 9th August, 1897.

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The Turbinta is the first vessel fitted with turbine engines Sba la fools in lenght, git.. beach, 3ft, draught amidships, and 441 tous dis placement. She has three screw shafts, each driven directly by a compound steam turbine of the parallel flaw type. The compound steam turbine coastals of a series of steam torbices set one after the other on the same axis, so ibit each turbine takes stem from the preceding one and passes it to the mucceeding one. Each arbine of the set consists of a ring of fixed blades called guides fixed to the casing, and also of sting of moving blades attached to the shaft. The team from the stere pipe entering all around the shaft implages upon net of aides, iten on the first set of moving binder. It then passes through the second set of guides and moving blades, and so on through the complete tarbine motor. The blades are carefully shaped, as in water turbines, and the Bailon of the steam on each turbine of the set is similar to that of water on the water turbine,

the first

All three turbines la the Turdinia are in series, and the ittam is expander { t full power) from a pressure of 170lb., at which it reaches the motor, to a pressure of ilb. t which it is con- densed. The shafts are slightly Incllaed, and park carries three screws, making nine la all. The screws bayɛ a diameter of 18in, and when running at full speed they make 3,200 revolutions * minute

Steam is vapalled from a water tube boller, and the draught is forced by a fan meon'ed on a pealongation of the low pressure motor shaft, the advantage of this argan ement_being_that the drought is increased as the demand for storm locreases, and also that the power to drive the fan is ablilaed ́directly from the main englocs, The screws are necessarlly, of small diameter, owing to their great speed of revola- ilon, and its secounts for the nine scrawf.

The great speed of revolation of the shaft farmishes a grave doubt as to the utility of this

power unless it can be reduced by gearing. since a multiplication of shafts and screwi would be impracticable in large vessels,

The result with the Turðisfa will lead to much Interest la fatura trials of this boat and to the application of turbine power to larger vessels. Solar nearly 100 borse-power has been deve foped per ton of machinery, and nearly go horse- power per ton of displacement of the boat. The compactness and the reduced weight of the ma- chinery are the most satisfactory features of the system, as is also the case of manipulating the engines..

NOTAN DA

CALENDAR

NOVEMBER. Meteorological means based on ten years" observations to 1895,

Barometer Thermometer 69

Hamidity-b‹ő5:0 Rainfall.............. 0.81

TO-DAY,

Consignees›

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE. ~ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship

"CHINA,"

are bereby notified that their Gɔods are being landed and stored at their risks in the Company Godowas at Wanchal, from whence delivery may be obtained on countersignature of Bills of Lading. Tuesday, 23rd Novembar, 1897. (St. Clement.)

Goods remaining unclaimed after the agth Chinese-29th of 10th moon of B3rd year of lnstant will be subject to rent. Jewish-28th Hervan, 6669.

Kwong-zü.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

JS. VAN BUREN, Mohammedan-871k Fomada 11, 1315.

Agent. Sun-Ritas TEICIENI

Hongkong, 18th November, 1807.

'ft-W I AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY,

............. Chr. 20mis, S#57 ïéna bkr. 15wtfit. High water-Morsing in. Skr. 18mata, Afternoon Thr. 40min, Low water-Moratug ....................... thr. Îimbs.

Afternoon ...... Iky. £im£n. ANNIVERSARIES.

1871-Death of Sir John Bowring, ex-Governor

of Hongkong. | 1881-Anival of the Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Wooung, 1890-Death of the King of the Natherlands. 1892-The American barque Bicort lost in the

Gult of Pechiii.

TO-MORROW. Wednesday, 24th November, 1897. Chinese-1st of liik moon of 23rd year

Kiere-ti Jewish-2017 Hatvan, 5658. Mohammedan-281k Fomada 11,1316.

San-Rises

........................ 6kr. Dimuts. Salt.............................. BA. 15min. Moon-New Moor, Tmba, þ.m. In Pertest 11r. † m. High water-Morning Sår. Mümin. Afternoon me 8kr, Simés. Low water-Morning. Sår. Smin.

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Afternoon ...... Ihr, 57min. ANNIVERSARIES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM TRIESTE, VENICE, PORT SAID, SUEZ, JEDDAH, SUAKIM, MASSA- WAH, HODEDDA, ADEN, KURRA- CHEE, BOMBAY, COLOMBÓ, PENANG - AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

"TRIESTE," having arrived, Conilgutes of Cargo are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed at of their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon What! and Godowa Company, Limited whence delivery may be obtained. This vessel brings Cargo

1572—John Knox dl-d. 1848-Flight of the Pape from Rome, 1867-The ibip Omar Parka lost in the China

5.3.

1890-Fire at Foockow ; 302 bauses destroyed. 1894-The American ship Mary L. Stons

wrecked on the coast of Formon1.

MEMORANDA,

Indian mall expected.

TO-MORROW,—24th November,

Neo-Oceanfex leaves for Europe and Empren

10 43 9.M.—French and Canadian mails closa,

of India for Vancnaver, p.m.-High wire and trapeze performance by

Blondin at the Parade Ground.

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American mail expected.

THURSDAY, 25th November,

FRIDAY, 16th November. S'p.m.-American mail closet.

6 pm-China sath for San Francisco.

SHARE MARKET.

upward are fi ted with compound turbine motors It is believed that when boats zooft long and

LATEST QUOTATIONS. speeds of 35 to 40 knots may easily be obtained in seare's of the torpedo boat destroyer class, bayan; Perjoms $41, sales and buyers; Char- Stambols $29,1 Douglaser $57, salon and and it is also claimed that the turbine will faxescages $ros; Raubs $13, seller; Hongkong Tesser degree Enable higher speeds to be realised Hoteli $49, buyers in all classes of passenger vemeir.

The consumption of steam by the Turblata tr to mech less than with other type engles that the size and weight of the bollers, and also the amount of coal carried, can be much reduced; consequently, with a given horsepower much greater speeds may be attained or heavier car. goes may be curled with a given consumption of coal pár knot.

As there are no reclsrocating parts, there is no vibration at áll, and this fact permits the building of a lighter hall and makes a vessel of this kind vary comfortable.

SCOTLAND FOR EVER"

The shortness of the step from the sublime to

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE:

Indian (Lighting) in-morrow. American (Balet) 15th lust. English (Mirzapore) 2yıb lost. Canadian (Empress of Fapan) 29th fast. Tacoma (Olympia) 4th prox. American (Peru) 7th prox.

THE Nippon Yasen Kaisha's steamer Hiro. shima Maru (Bombay Line) lei: Shimonoseki for this port this morning, and is expected to

arrive here on the 18th fort.

THE China Matual Steam Navigation Co,'% passed the Canal about 19th inst, and may be steamer Chinewo, from Glasgow and Liverpool, considered due at Singapore on or about the

SHIPINO RETURNI. From & Dom, yesterday to 6 pm. to-day.

ARRIVALS.

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Taichting nomu........teamer, from Saigon

- Holbow Omt Martıcıon. Sabine Rickmert...

# Tapan

Newchwang Kwellle gem

Canton Kwongtongrat

Canton Sacham ............ barque" Salasie

11 Europe

New York Aggregating 9,811 tons register

DIPARTURES. Hongkong '.........................steamer, for Halphong Zoftro.. #

1 Manila Kanga Nanyo Maru...anno

Silgon

Harmis ...... Chelydra.................. Awongtang

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From Calcatta, 42 S.S. Polluca, transhipped at Colombo,

From Trieste, ex S.S. Imperator tianshipped at Bombay.

From Venice, ez 5,5. Błassimillano and Carlotta transhipped at Trieste.

Optional Cargo will be discharged here unless astice to the contrary be given belare Noon TO-MORROW.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bare left the Godowns, and all Claims must be. sent in to the Undersigned belore Noon, on the 2716 November, or they will not be recognized,

No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godawns after the 27th November will be subject to rest.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

SANDER & Co

Ágesla Hongkong, 19th November, 1897. [1-W 1714

NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "VICTORIA,"

FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND SHANGHAI.

THE

HE above Steamer having arrived, Con

signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignią. mre, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consigneer' risk and expense.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.

Agents. Hongkang, 19' November, 1807.

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY: LIMITED,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship

"PAKLING,

having strived from the above Ports, Consignese of Cargo are hereby lalormed that their Good are being landed at their risk into the Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods sent in to the Office of the Undersigned hofors have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be Noon on the 16th instant, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are ta be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on FRIDAY, the 26th instant, mi 3 PM

No Fire Insurance has been affected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 26th Instant will be subject to rent.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

Agents, Hongkong, roth November, 1897. "(1740

Intimations.

HEAD OFFICE

AND

MANUFACTORY,

CEMENTIGHT Straits

Shanghaf

Coast Porta

Shanghal

Nasyonk 1990401 Chiywth commen # Triests saurodsli

Shanghai Aggregating 15,558 toma register.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA 'DocX RETURNI Irena (HT.L.G.M.S.) ZMA

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the ridiculous, the Pall Mall Gorette says, le at present being izstrated north of the Tweed by certain promoters of the “Britain not England" || 7th pzor. - movement, Some of these are succeeding admirably in showing how patriotism may be tamed into burlesque. One perfervid Seat, Mr. Theodore Napler, who bails orginally, it is bellaved, from the Antipoder, and, who is now satiled in Edinburgh, where his klited and plaited figure is almost as well known authe Scott monument, has been playing, the principal characies in a small pitriole play-palaking somewhat of the nature of a farce-which has Lays of the Rad Branch, by Sir Samuel Fer- course, wore fall Highland dies, the garb of been performed in Aberdeen. Mr. Naples, of gason, Q.C., LLD. (London, Fisher Unwis) old Gial. His stage properties were simple: This is collection of poems of the Conor Era a wreath or chaplet of laurel and herther, in Ireland. As poems they do not appeal to our Rod- & fire-escape. The performance was inste ; we never appreciato poetry un em it is under the auspices of the Town Council of they may be excellent, and probably Sir Simmel graced It good. As descriptions of ancient life in Ireland the city, but neliher Lord Provost no Baills Ferguson knows more about it than we do. Batsion was recently granted by the Council with, their presence. · Parmis- the descrition so given is to our fastidious taste to Mr. Napler to place a wreath on the status of of a sors that would have been better not written

Sir William Wallace, in commemoration of his at all. We have no dislike for Ireland or execution by Edward L.; and it was also speed | her people, but we do dislike to see them to grant fucfflåts” for carrying out the project. palated in revolting calours, whether true or not.

The "faciles," se li turned out, consisted in It was all very well for the ancients to be bar having a park keeper at the railway station 10 bacous

we can forgive them that, for we are meet Mr. Napier sed est vi blm to the statue, ille basbarone ourselves si ilmes, but if they and to providing a re-escape. Mounting the left out of literature. The first poems of this ment of short two were also filthy and disgusting, they a best latter, the kiled enthusiast, amid the merri- book is about a woman who,

hundred speciators the-qool to an whom curiosity had drawn together, placed his outbreak of ancient Hibernian humour, was chaplet on the head of the stain- frure compelled to run a race when on the point of seventeen feet high, mounted on a pedestal giving birth to twins, and the touching ballad eighteen feet in height. Having some diflculty tells how she dropped them on the course! managing this bimralf, a second corporation After this we may be excused for leaving the officialan inspector of lighting-iimbed the rent of the poems unread. But, having shimmed ladder and gard assistance to the placing of the

accomplished his task Mr. Napler and his assist over the other pages, we are inclined to think wreath on the brew of the brass figure, Haring However, there are, no doubt, ti:nty of people at commenced their descent, but the former, our judgment unfair and our taste depraved, the spectators, and delivered a patriotic karanga who like prems of this soit, and who will find when half-way down the ladder, stopped faced Of the passages in the book which we consider He expressed the hops that the small be- kong now, thanks to repeated liasons. Aska

and stated that he was not looking for any par encore she gave the sacas aid Safety-pin our suggestions for the augmentation of the action to our critics we are willing to confessonal notoriety. It fell to some men to lud

| puso all things are pure,” and it is is any song, presumably saving op the rest of her allers some of the applicants are carried that we are not witkent flaw and that we do find thing, and he did not know why it should have

•• repertoire for her next "positively last perform out, la whole or in part, it may perhaps be that these things impers. That in itself would fallos to kim to have made a good start in this Anca Ebe was followed by a gentleman who the Government will receive applications for called himself Mailide, and who spoke s song'

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absolute condemnation the maiter, but he supposed God brought him fato passable enough for the "Campi minstrels but Bat we sentare to express the opinies that it scientist wifies a text-book, no quenion of

anything

the world for that purpose. He trusted that'next except poetry. scarcely up to the mark for City Hall show at would be desirable, in the interests both of the nastiness arises; if a newspaper exposess social that the statue would be wasthed from top to year there would be a grand demonstratios, and fall prices. He also accorded himself an encore, public service and of the community generally evil the filth if any may be excused on the ground bottom with fun, la hoseur of the hero who Scorr's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with in Chiness. 4 bogia costume and an Irish that sale should be established that each of necessity in the public Interest Bapak to them of the past when Scotland was Hypophosphites, is more reliable as an agent la la Yorkshire dialect. Then came a stap applications will be received and conillered secessary nor lostructive to dig up unisvoury ravaged and tom by its rathless enemy-the the care of Consumption, Brenchiits" and dance by a bluejacket, after which Mr. C. T. only at certain fixed fatervals of tims, say, one radilons, except possibly la a scientific way, au Roblazon gava " Áti ties oitis" and forgot or two years as may be thought most enroulent bearing on ethnology of some other band, hold up their heads and boast of being Scomes. have presented Scott's Emsison and have Southton across the border. It was owing to the General Debitly, than any other remedy knows grestman represented by the state that they could to medicat science. Read the following -- 7 J. W. CARRIOzcan, Certainly not as poetry. On the other

Chairman: there are people who can #joy a broad joke, At the gloss of the speech some one struck up also talks. It C. P. CHATTE, that is to usy, can excuse indi cency if there is an "Seats wha hae, and a number of those present opinion that it is both palatable and afflment, mysali, and can fully endorse the T. JACKSON.

dress par on it. Thus, the joke about Joined in the paulosic song, Mr. Nap lacking and can be tolerated by almost any mean the baby, and the cow, or those about on with a countenance beaming whh deligar, especially here Cod Liver Of Bad Cannes Volunteers and tan owl, can para muster In Theresher he ispenssed the hope that there: tornM, MARTIN HILES. MAD,194 Sabon almost any company of male persoon. But would be en Imaminas gathering next year, and" | bury, Bocks. Any Chemist tam nepply kỹ: Me 3. 1, should be vary, glad indeed to be able to this just about the of Twins of Ma vaha "la nasty that the Loud Provost would take part la the Agents lng Hán ghong and the puparel Calvar

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