Hong Kong Telegraph 1881-09-08

Hong Kong Telegraph 1881-09-08

Year: 1881

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH HONGKONG 8TH SEPEMBER 1881 THE BRITISH STEAMER DANUBE WHICH LEFT HERE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON FOR BANGKOK, HAD TO PAT BACK ON ACCOUNT OF THE STRESS OF WEATHER. THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF THE UNITED SERVICE LODGE OF FREEMASONS THIS EVENING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK PRECISELY. VISITING BRETHREN ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND. LAUNCH AT KOWLOON DOCKS IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY. THAT OUR DAILY REPORT OF BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE WOULD MEET WITH GENERAL FAVOR WE NEVER DOUBTED FROM THE FIRST, BUT NEITHER DID WE EXPECT THAT OUR PONDEROUS CONTEMPORARY AT THE TOP OF WYNAHAM-STREET, THE DAILY PRESS, AFTER PRETENDING TO IGNORE OUR EXISTCNCE, WOULD ADOPT THE MEAN EXPEDIENT OF SERVILELY COPYING OUR COMMERCIAL ARTICLE.