reached its final stage, it got its quietus from the barest of bare bodkins in the hands ferus Marinus. Brither Scots wax loud in vaunting, that "oer boat Il beat your of a stickler for treaty observance. The Consul for Barataria discovered that if Dost Bride has its annual fall, and pays the penalty of a new bat (why do engineers the shipping were taxed even in half-pence always bet a new hat?); but consolation is and farthings to meet the demands of usually found in a friendly drink and in interest and sinking-fund pertaining to the Joan, it would bea violation of the treaty col" the relection: Weel! we gard him hura between King Sancho and Kuang Hsi. As Barataria sends at least one ship to Tientsin arriving at the bar yesterday (Tuesday, the The inging was the Gat ship this yeas the incidence of every full Blue Moon Int of March) at 115 pin It is a curious and on the Greek Kalends, this was a coincidence that on that very day the river serious matter, the Consul felt that in the threatened, after being open for six weeks, zealous performance of his sinecure he must to close again. A stiff north-wester is intervene. The British Minister has power, blowing, and enormous quantities of new under the Orders in Council, to meet emer-ice are floating down stream: ferry traffic gencies of this natare; he it seems can is in most places suspended to-day. command Her Majesty's subjects to pay; THE QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL, the other Ministers have no such happy is making slow: progress. The Honorary device to tide their ce-naturals over the Architect reports that in consequence of the ind must refer the matter home, appreciation of cash he will be unable to it is feared in some cases a special erect @ building at all worthy of the occa-Act of the Legislature may be necessary. sion or of the Port for Tls. 9,000. An effort Thus there is every prospect of all the is to be made by British subjects exclusively labours of eighteen months being thrown to raise an additional Ts, 2,000. A strong away. It says precious little for the com-committee has been appointed to draft a mon sense of some late members of the trust deed, to furnish and generally to run Consular body that this was not foreseen the Hospital as a going affair. Some and that it was just when the whole thing surprise has been manifested that the was about to be started that this Treaty accommodation of the finished building will some skipper on arriving at the port might difficulty was raised. The contention is that be limited to one general ward of eight beds, and two private wards for single refuse to pay dues for River Improvement patients, with of course, the necessary offices use they were notin the Treaty, that his and room for the staff.
Consul could not compel him to pay them,
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