Hong Kong Telegraph 1890-10-15

Hong Kong Telegraph 1890-10-15

Year: 1890

AMERICAN TARIFF AND BRITISH TRADE. THE PORTUGUESE MINISTRY. THE GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS. THERE was never a time in the world's history when so many men were under arms and ready for war as in this year of our Lord 1890. IT will be noted from our advertising columns that the High Level Trampay Company's winter service commenced today. A SYDNEY man has invented a quartz-crusher which, it is said, will treat most effectually six tons of quartz per day. THE following remarks by the brokers in amsterdam with reference to the 1889 crop (92 bales) of tobacco from the East Borneo Planting Company's Estate. ON the 10th inst. we stated that the woman who was that day brought before the Magistrate at the Police Court. THE TAXATION OF CHINESE OPIUM. A slave-dhow was captured off Zanzibar to-day. The master of the dhow was killed while offering resistance. It is proposed to introduce bicycles into the Bangalore cantonment for the use of military offices in that station. Lance-Conporal Rigney was tried at Delbi on the `15th instant for causing the death of a punkah. The Times of to-day publishes an elaborate criticism on the cavalry manoeuvres on the Berkshire Downs.