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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1808.
Tæn total domik-tate of the wook ending February 1 was 28,5 per thousand, m compared with 27.3 in the previous week, and 20,8 in the corresponding week Just your. For the week ended February 8, the death rate was 31 per thousand, as againat 18.5 to the corresponding week last year.
RECREATION NOTES.
As I have not seen ung detailed reports of the semi-final tie between Kowloon F. O. and I Company, L.B., I propose to give you a screed on the subject, supplied to me by an impartial spuolator.
THE CHINA MAIL.
|other Tses illustrious and renowned play- ing members are left severely alone to pro Jong their
days in durance vile, because they fail to reach certain standard of effi ciency. There may be a certain amount of truth is thosa assertions. I would draw the attention of the Football Club Com. mittee to this question, and at the same time ask them to consider the the present system remains in force. Prantien gamas ara a thing of the
SHOOTING MATCH.
A RECORD SCORE, WITH THE MH. CARBINE.
On China new year's day, a return inatch was Sred on the Police Rifle Rouge between Police Inspectors and Sergeants and Polico Constables. The souditious vera-10 men
The first half wai wull coutented, and inevitable results which must follow ifide; 7 rounds at 200, 400 and 500 Kowloon had the best of it, but their for
past,
yards; Martiai-Hany Regulation Carbinea and- Bisley targets, Inspector Quincop
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Hon. F. M. Goodman, Acting thief Justice.)
Wednesday, February 12
A GREAT RAILROAD DEAL.
THE OPENING OF THE WEST
·RIVER, ANOTHER BEITION, ULTIMATUM.
MACRO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED AND and organize the Lu-kao-chino and RJEVO, among themselves, resolved upon this
A HOST enjoyable dadoo was given on Wed- I wards were not in their usual form. The The elovan play ovury, wook, What Lond- captained the Officers' team, and Jonstable Steamboat Company, Limited and Reduced, and ye scared from frons American unless this is done the trade of Euange,
it do the other playing members derive from the Club to which they anacribe 1 Apart from the unwisdom of adopting each in danger of becoming loss representative and less fuarishing."
via:
-.
will
to
THE PUHING AND HINHOW RAILROAD. Elis Excellency Hes Yin-te'iung, Tao-
Poking, January 24, tai of Kwangtang, (bräther of the Superin- Another ultimatum was presented on the tendent of the Peking Granaries), the party 17th to the Taungli Yazd by the British appointed by their Imperial Highuostes Chargé d'Affaires demanding the opening of IN THE HATTER OF TER HONGKONG AND
Princos Kong and Ching on the 3rd day the West Itiver. The Chinese Ministers of the 11th on to secure subscriptions REDUCED, AND IN THE MATTER OF THE
step
in the interests of their она корение, COMPANIES' ORDINANCEs, 1577 to 1886. for Canton, having in the short
Railroad
Company, lett Shanghai yesterday and very little pressure is needed to influenos
space of of
them to adopt this action. They sep tha The Hongkong, Caulon, and Macao ten days W. Macdonald the Constables' team. The petitioned for sunction to reduce its capital. tore the whole amount that can be taken by will fu a few years flow southwards through of railway, contrac-Casters Yuunaus, and Westera. Kasugtang English syadlaate of Mr J. J. Francia, Q.C. (instructed by foreig was dull and overcast, with a
-Ten Million Taels, and he foreignere weather
Tangking and the dutier thereupon peared for the Compazy.
capitalists the remainder of the capital re- be given by midday on Sunday. the 19th. His Lordship said the chief matter to be quired. Under the preliminary contracte The Chinese government like other govern. attended to was to set it Rules 90 and 93 untered into with the constructing Syuments want some quid pro quo and as they
dicate the read is to be built on bai buon complied with.
on the 'feat have made it ouadition of opening the Mr Francis explained that there were inch gauge, first-class in ever
every respect, and ma
river to foreign trade that Great Britaia do only three claima certified by the Registrar to cost less than forty thousand taele per not take back the territory ceded to her by The contractor Jaavos the the Euro-China Convention. It should bean paid. the claim of Chi Sai Ling for $600 had Tokohama Maru to-morrow, intending to here be said that Great Britain, with the catch the Pacific mail .. China, Bail
view of punishing China for breaking the Mr Arnold was called and raid the suming from Yokohamo on the 16th fast. treaty in relation to the session te Frauce of of $180 dollars dus Katt Gen had been Now that the preliminary step has been Maart and Utai in
Chisngbang prot Teived
it will he the foreranser of a brilliant fatura for China-China Blasetta
[Wo are informed that the ecbene has not
nesday evening by the employees of the byke and balf-backs did all that was re- Taikoo Bagar Refinery. Dansing coated of them, and kept the goal exfe mance at nias v'lock, and was kept up till The frat goal for Kowloon was scored by an exclusive system, the lab ́will stand steady wind blowing from the right roar. Ellis, of Mr Y, H. Dean's oftoe), ap. is now proceeding to secure from Chinese completely lost to thom. An esswer WED, well into the small hours to admirable ayd from a beautiful bender, out of music' condered by plads and violin. Bag the reach of the goalkeeper; Simpson scored per Tarr prosided at the planó. Songs were another goal for Kowloon, bat off-side was contributed by Measts J. Shelton, Budge, cisimed and allowed. After the interval
(in the whole, the shooting was not excep tionally good, but Constable Macdonald, who, it will be remembered, was the high- cat acoper in the Interport masteh
songe. All through a little pisco of bacon,'luck in not scoring one or two goals. They question if it would be new record for the Martini-Heury carbine of to London, and the third claim, taken in good surbest it is to be hoped that now demands the opening of
the Barman
Now, I do not agree with this corres- pondent. It is obvious that if the Foot Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, Carzio, and C. T.B Company played up, and, far the next Competition that the same eleven must with a score of 99, shot in grand form. 39 unpaid. Since the affidavit was aworn tonic
ball Club is to have a show in the Cup Robinson. Mr O. T. Robinson was exceed-twenty minutes, kept the ball confined to play week after week. Of course, other making 33 at each range, and equalled his ingly funnyjia his rendering of the comic Kowloon ground, and had the hardest of matches might be organised for the remain.
ing portion of the membership, but I thoot with the Las-Motford Riffs. Con- to allow stabdo Macdonald has thus established s for which he was encofed, and gavo asment in shut after shot at long range, the enp team to take part in secou 1, That Gorgonzola Chouse." An exovi- (only to be tamed saide by tha goalkeeper, so long as they are in the lent feature of the programme was a cornet who played & brilliant game, and saved his The Clab cannot afford to risk angshing, in this Colony. Sergeant Scott made 24, abuts he did not know.
in the highest individual score on the other Your correspondant should also boat in solo by Mr Budge, 'The Lost Chord,' nodeide from Asfeat. Bitange to say, the mind that there is not a club of any side. The aggregates were-Constables, to sa enthusiastic encore he responded Kowloon goalkeeper was the only man who landing in England ie Scotland which 709; Officers, 666, majority for the Con did not with the shares, His Lordship yet zoobed the stage indicated by cor
does not count its membership by the with The Song that rasobed my heart was supposuil to bʊ weak, but bo was the hundreds or thousands, and, there, the stablos, 43. It is only fair to state that the made an order onming the raduction of degree of Imporisi adthority to raise money there to it; Chias will therefore loss goalkeeper. was ably assisted by Stewart, meias "on of paying bat non-playing ↑ «Micers were seriously handicapped by the the capital and directed that an advertise- and form a Company to constrast and open the river. There are some among the
only one who shone in the watch. The
kong,
+
The teams after-
yde. yds. yde, tal.
was dus E. Solomon, whore where-
In ovunoction with Rule 91 there being no creditors, and no further liability connection
I sea the abject of rasping the words and reclaced in the title. He therefore
CORRESPONDENCE. THE CHINESE SERVANT QUESTION.
contemporary. Hea has been granted some
River and the retrocession of Shan territory handed over by
been wired to thing. The Monditions are bo treaty to
Salisbury aud
daily ao answer is It is not likely Lord Salisbury
Will
an
were to
newly acquired territory and have to Mr Tradale-La accompanied the singers in his nadal tastoful and masterly style
oficials who think the British bigher Obinead is greater than it is in Hong- The V.R.C. contains a large abaanos of Sorgeants McLennan, Robert.tent of the order and minuto be twice in-manage the new railroad, which is far more action
very howardly and flabby. The serted in the Government Gazette, and in who was the only man in the back division proportion of non-playing members, the son, and Warnock, three of the beat shots each of the three daily papers; the continu. comprehensive then appears to be generally British Conservative government has given
ín, as
as we know by telegram, to
to Frango, and We learn from home paper that Captain who played at all well, and he was much Cricket Olas has a prepondetaling number in the force.
ance of the words and reduced' in the title pown in the north. It is hoped that handed over hot culy the land illeg J. M. M'Quine is in command of the balor his usual form. The half tack lino of members whose only advantage is the
of the Company to be entirely dispensed ficient capital will be raised in Hongkong conceded by China to France on the A tent as pitched at the 500 yards with. Charybdis, one of the vasols in the Flying was never effdotive in the second half, and what I see in places which abufi by name-range, where an ample supply of refresh-
privilege to sign chits at the bar, and, from
and Caulon, principally amongst the Chi-frontier and east of the upper waters of the Squadron, Commander A. H. D. Ravenhill failed to break up the splendid combination loss, the China Mail has a
Mekong, but the
but the districts south of this lying a large circle of
rese, to easble Heu-lo approach the Privy east of the same river, which
to form commands the Lighting,
one of the dee of B Company's forwards. The play in the non-subsoribing readers. These are things ments was served out.
which no fellow can understand, no warda tiffired together, and a must enjoy.
Council for whatever there is at Poking the British contribution to the proponed troyere. Bear-Admiraj Alfred T. Dale, the jast ten minutes of the game was rare Daudreary would say, and it is most ex-able aftornosu was spent.-
equivalent thereto) and receive authority bar western boundary along the whole length buffor State, France gata the Mekong as Commander in Chief of the Flying Squadron, open. From a run up the right, and a traordinary in the case of the China Mail,
which is obsap at
The following are the ecores :— entered the service as a naval ondet in 1854 centre across the goal-mouth, Simpson-humble contributer cumingnged his Foot-
for the formation of the Company at-ite upper course, and the Laffer State sinks price eines any
que your
cording Peking ideas and
So astute a statesman Iront of ontsideration. AD As a midshipman he served at the captors scored another goal, but off-side was again ball notes and you enlarged
Four publics
porial decree to proceed with the work. Lord Salisbury is believed to be is not given away to much-retired lively to But the whole fair is still in its initial from a place garrisoned by British troops true modesty, nowadays). However, the grievance of your outro paradont will soon
stages, and with Chinese that means a under the former invertebrata Liberal be remediod. As soon as the Football
great deal. We hope, however, that "the wall laut the hot was quid pro quo. all know that Frante, after the Giamese sohome now being promoted will be pushed indemnity was paid, should have abandoned to a estisfactory leses, for it Imperial Coutaboon, and the insertion in the treaty
of the 20-kilometre zone whe canction can only be obtained for the com- exercise of pawes, The Chinese offelsls on 10 adjust morsement of railway constraction it will hearing of Great Britain's action were ear mean the dawa of a new era in the history tainly surprised at her cowardics, and the
French Minister doubtless paid the
Tamén of China, and by the opening up and de-a visit to inform ther the result, with a velopment of the country Foreign tradera will receive incalculable beneft.-ED, C.M]
Club's interest in the Cup is over, there will probably be a return to the old prac sica of indiscriminate teams for ordinary matches.
of the Peiho forts in 1858 on the Staff of claimed and given. The Kowloon forwardation to six pages. (There is nothing like the Commander in Chief, and for the Chi-bad another run up, and Gos, getting the mese war of that year he has the medal with bati, tried a long shot, which struck the a clasp for Tako. From 1889 to 1802 ho goalpost, and rebounded into play, where it was private scoretary to Lord George Hamil was soon pat out of danger. The whistle ton, the First Lord of the Admiralty, and sounded with the ball about midfeld, and in the following your bé commanded the D the poorest display of football giron by Fleet on the Blue bice under Admiral Fitz. Kowloon this reason ended in a victory for Boy in the Naval Mauvres. He was rethem by 1 gosto. n. cently second in command of the Channel !
During the match too much going for
|
If I might venture upon a word of advice to the F. C. it in this-If you have a butter man for the position of inside right, play him to-morrow, and if you have a-better back then Davies trut him out. These prosent Cup toata; ston candoar compels me to say 8.7, aud an no
bo alone should lait, unturned to win the
Bqaadron, and is en A.D.0. to the Queen. the man was indulged in by both teame, are the woak spote of the
He attained flag rank four years ago. Capt.and the ball as many a time neglected for Augus McLeod, in command of the Empress the rougher work, when playing the ball of India, frat-class battleship, was ordered. to leave Chatham on Jan. 14 to join the would have paid bust, not to say anything Chancel Squadros. Capt. Edmund 5. Pos
is in command of the Blenheim.
VESELS IN THs Decks :-At . Kowloon- Kong Beng, Chowin, Names, Colom..
Cosmopolitan-On Sang. Aberdeen={1008.}
about it from a spectator's point of view. The Referee had to give a good many free. kieke against the Bid for tripping A team of their playing ospability ought not to resort to any such tricks. They have a well-balanced tesun, and every man did Lis átmost to wis. The back division kicked sare, tackled and backed up well, and the forwards ran as if they were trained to lext, The fina North-German Lloyd steamer Sachsen, with Colonel and Mrs Mulloy and and dribbled and passed most effectively, family, Master Malcolm Robinson (on of but, like all the local team, are weak at
Constable Macdonald... 33 33 33
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Ricchio... 29
McHardy 23 Graham...... 22 Coatte ...... 22 Gidley ..... Radgets...... Langley...... 21 Wilton 19 Lantie...... 20
Grand Total
OFFICERS.
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To the Editor of the 'China Mall.'
Hongkong, Feb. 12, 1896, SI-It seems to me that & Considerate Laster entirely burken the main question raised by C.O.Q. latter in your issue of 11th joat.
The punition is that there is no offense in the criminal calendar shutt of those punish- 62 abis by dostu, or, perhaps, penal servitude 62 for life, which practically disqualifies a 62 Chinaman from acting as a domestic servant 58 in a European family.
Recognising this point, I cordially on dorse '0.0.0'' complaint.Yours,
A. N. OTHER
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thanks to you for
I have to my grievance. That our
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Hengkong, 13th February, 1896. yas. yds. yds, tal.
Sra, As I fool somewhat warmly on the Sergt. Scatt... 34 30
84 subject, perhaps you will kindly find room Cup, these players should be willing to im- Inspector Duncan..... 22
78 for a further communication on the ques molate themselves for the common went. Sergt. Withers................. 91.
76 tion of Chinese Servants, tekter men?
Sergt. Holb......... 18 But can the diabet
my Bergt. Melser The Navy, up to tho have been
Inspector
Butlin most unmistakeably unfortunate this ses-Inspector Hanson .............. son is trying Rugby conclusions with the Inspector Quincey..... Football Club, bus it is not their intention, Sergt. Witchell...... aven at the eleventh hour, to retiro from Inspector Baker 15 | the field defeated; sad I understand, ‘DB bigh authority, that a match has been ar ranged and will shortly take place
wi:ita out all the recent dianature: view of wiping out
that the
The Navy are confident that they can ad- minister a crushing defeat to the Club. The following names of past brilliant players The
Olub of the game aro sufficient criterion to show will haya its work cut out defeat. The Nacy no changes will team (and I
ill be
composed as made) will
follows Fall back-Capt. Robinson 3 backe-Messra Waymouth, Thontas Bremser; half-books-Mr Ryan and Barnardiston; forward-Cap
ELB. Sir William Robinson). Capt. Stewart, gos. The team appeared at home on the to avoid belie
The Kowloon forwards were a sorry lot
Dr
goloast Me Kerr, Gapt. Login
Chester,
be
and
my
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THREATENED RISING AT CANTON.
Shanghai, Feb. 10,
Gabeast Captain Superintendent of Police It has been already announced that 63 had previously urged the questions on our
there is to be a more serious rising at 63 Legislature is n
is news to me, sod would be Canton after the holidays, and we would warn the authorities that the plans of the Resolutionary Committee
Bu amount
is
inglade
Didn't I tell you as This sort of thing is not likely to add to our prestige in the East: Joho Bell should have kept his Bur mese territory east of the Mekong and made China pay at the same time for her infrao- tion of the Treaty.-N.O. Daily Nême Cot.
RAILWAYS IN CHINA.
A TREPOSTEROUS CLAIN BY THE FRENCH
MINISTER
Peking, Jan. 24. We abronicled in a former communication the Imperial Eliot auctioning the don struction of the Tientsin Lukouch ise rall
Memorials have ever sinos kept pouring in against its constraction. The
way,
56 very welcome news but that the fast of
тору 44 suggestion remaining still unhested argues
mount of apathy on the part of the of incendiary fires at other ports in the 668 Unofficial Members the Legislature that of the north as well as in the south of China, Tobserve in the i REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
ticle of 19th March, 1895, that Mr F. H. government may be distracted, and A their memorial it is said having May complains of the apathy shown by clothe cuspirators in Kuanging over ten thousand signatures, SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL'
residents, I do not sed any need for tion of the Kusoglung. the Pains which
are to be injured ta beir wing the burden of purifying our Do. The news of this has come to us in a very river traffic without any throwing **LONDON, Feb. 11, 1895.
mestic Servants on the residents. I font unexpected was, but it should not be the railway are alco alarmzation
The THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. strongly on the subject, pet ovan I might treated with contempt, and our authorities who are to receive no benefit from the people en native and foreign will de well to be railway thick it 'tou couch trouble to spread te vigilaut. The plot is a Cantedvse
as they The Queen's Speech annoanead that the minutes in registering a servant before en-
to those who are to be
the reproduction of your ar whereby the attention of the Chinese Paibo boatmen are strongly in red
drvan.
LIMITED
0.0.0.
A
дго
form
Haw
The towas on
from
opted. It is
•immediately i
on the gold top-fold in prospect of t
R.B., and many other Hongkong friends wet, heavy ground. B Company has the
one, and satisfaction of knowing that on the day's arrived at Southampton yesterday, aftap-
three quarter / principal object of the Anglo-Fronch Treatygaging him. We nord for it? Let it be an as it is the Chinese government at whiah legion, ate, sad their Lumber Boon, the 13th inst,, at 2 o'clock. This play, they should have been representing
re Siam was to make more securs the offence at low to praction on a Domestic tho attack is aimed, it is not intended to
beet isaued disallowing the construction "of vessel, which left Hongkong on the 7th their crack corps, and our gallast army, in
establishment of the independence of the Servant without a License and the exhibi- employ riotous mots, lest injury should be reported that an Imperial Edles has already
tion of the
done to the persons of torsignére,—N.-(the live, but of this there to so far no rest Liceuse ou applying for J-buary, spams to base mado à record the final lie,
Kingdom of Siam; and that the United situation would become as stereotyped a Daily News.
indication. The memorials are of different Capt passage, having reached Singapure on the
Nopean, Me From the abova i
kinds. Those of the Censors blacie Judge State Government had expressed a wish to formality as the expectation of it on the and Mr Pitt.
ployer.
Hufar purloining of least four hundred thous evening of the 11th January, and Colombo during the accond half, and anyone who is will be soon what a strong forward co-operata in terminating the differences part of ap
there seems to be no Un.
UHINESE LOAN NEGOTIATIONS. sand tals out of the two million four bud on the night of the 17th January. What bad never seen them play before would combination there will be, and the raputa- between Great Britain and Vonemgola. It efloist Member of the Legislative Counbil
dred thousand which the Nue le calculated tion hacks itaalf
the
Peking, Jan. 24. nearing Colombe, it is reported that a Chi have had the impression that they could to of the halves and beelde nught in it referred to Armenie, the Transvaal and allatted to general public, but as this
mattor parlakes to a great extent of a The negotiations for the loan of the addi- foto the building of the ling so far esuth,
of making it ra aceo stoker jumped overboard. The gal- | not play football, as they
along the river noither Nino clock, airt shall I are the gua-Chitral, and asid that the extension and quai-judicial oharacter, the representarire tional boedred millions of taels of the Japa and thus benefiting a poor tract of country Jant commander, Capt. A. Bupmor, at once dribbled, passed aor combined. In fact, ED., 0.1.7
improvement of the paral defences was the of the Justices of the Poses standa confuss-see indemnity are still proceeding. The which he no plaim whatever to have a stopped the ship. and after a searoli of | several of the pleyors did not reso It is the goner.l more than two hours the read was picked to have a gallop left in them. The Kow. feling songster whe opinion that the most important subject to which the fired as the suitable exponent thereof in the Chinese Goverement have had offers of gold railway, to the loss of sugh towas as Tung
Logislative Chamber, and parambulates the of Parliament can be directed.
Sir, through you, to them to tim,and silver ioans from nearly all nationallties ahow which will aufies itverely by the trash. himself worthy and they at the same time want to ba proposed for the Has passes through por The Chinese wish to accept the lowest offer fer of the trails to the railway. The adarae up. The captain is to be dougratulated on loon men did not take kindly to the state holops about 1 a.. and successfully The House of Lords has voted the ad- of the contidence placed in,
dadges the boot-jack and other misailes
Trusting that this question will not be convinced of the ability of the lenders to land and past email hamlets. The bounity his humanity, and the Heathen Chinne or of the ground, but the want of condition bears a charmed life, and that elderly
allowed suffer from the pather of implement their engagements. Up till 20 is not densely covered with graves-an in the fact that there were no sharks on the and the good play of the Rides were the make impecanicus nephews their helts which he said removed the possible danger am, &c.,
miden aunte who have promised to
Lord Balisbury defended the Siam treaty, residents us of vor Legislative uncil, the Chinese were
were drmly bent прод contract pertant punaideration fur ing only silver loans. The state of tha look-out for him. It may also be of interest chief causes of their poor exhibition. Now are the toughest to die; but it is
the Chinort-at- market and the higher rate of interest both banks of the Pelha are. The lins Would to our randers to known that the Prinz that they ars in the dual, I hope, avery own opinion that the factball player has of a French occupation. He believed that
charged have opened their eyes to the advas a juastion with the proposed Baskur Heinrich, which arrived on the 11th inst., member of the Kowloon teams will train moze lives than the proverbial ost and that an arrangement would be found to remove
teres of s
gold loan. There has for tone at Lakou Bridge, where land which was valuatore has already in. the the slderly maiden aunt' is
simply not
the termiate made the passage from Singapore to Hong-for the match, and make it worthy of the with the football play all chances of a conflict between Grast GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, years put been a strong
few
Inertia for on
franen, being altuated bere. Rica korg in 4 days 19 hours. The other mall cocasion. Whether they meet the Cente-weeks ago, a Coronor at Feokham bald ar Britain and Vencausla. In regard to Ar
dollars
as imperial i but not bate, if it or any other The following is the report for presents pounds. They now find that whatever they still tinos will have to look to their laurels if ions or B.K.F. Club, A graad tussie for aquast upon the body of a woman who died menis, he aid that it was useless toeion to the shareholders at the events adopt must in the long run some to the Lan boats, three or four thousand fn number, continue to come, will doubtless by the river to Tangohow. The from a fractured spins, after living a dag they are to compote with the German
with the fractured vertebrds; and, deter throatan warlike measures walk it was ordinary annual wasting to be held at the don market and be pulsulated in pounds engaged in transporting to be mined to go one bother, the Coroner asid impossible to neforo.
office of the general managers on Wednes sterling. Their opposition cheretate the | day, 19th inst., at noon (—**
British ourrensy, has now satirely ble till bo engaged in this traffic, be koose where man lived for
situated in the cait grabarien sto fortnight with broken nack. · Thie,
Annored we have the pleasure to lay bo-
had peared. They haye
Poktag The Amby curraspondent of a naties paper
it appears, is not
adjoining the anal and stone road
•recard, however I
fore shareholders a statement of accounts of silver on
from the loud to Tungeben. Besides the days that the new forts at Hakow, the Gallery play looks very olds when it ormos | for Mr T. Ai Town Clerk of Tenby
of the Company for the twelve munthe United States, the interest eslisulated position of the Chines hosted
boatmen and construction of which was bagan leet year
and on to the Standard so say it may phod orders for so more batteries of big great automats to $14,280,93, and after were advised lu- plces with this offer at and intrigues of the French, who, by virius
The Transvaal Government has telegra ending 31st December, 1635. The gross per annum and the price at 974 They there
ага, aire, wo ars now early completed. A Garman milltary officer, who passed through a short best, and wins the math
writing off 81,805.80 for Depreciation dur-onde. In the meantime a certain Jewish of the Fournier Treaty, claim to have time ago, expressed the opinion that the
that I fractured my spine in the year 1892. guns to Frenck and German Bros.
198 tomber and December there remains finapeter has appeared on the scene, dating This, of course, is absolutely false; has reat the solo right to construct radiways fa fortrees when complete will be stronger The post of referee is a thanklesa que, The
The place where the fracture took place
$12,441.18 to be carried forward to the ed a house, and has at once begun the at- then either Wei-hef-wei or Port Arthur, and I noticed the crowd un Saturday be was just where the button of the collar or THE VENEZUELA QUESTION AND credit of this year's account, Sales tack, and beaate of showing how things dar nevertheless in China's But he also remarked that the gaze, chiefly haved badly to that official. He was prompt up t
shiet
touches the neck. I was paralysed
for the year show ocnsiderable in bu dons. He effers to negotiate the loan at collapse, and the good services rendered Kropps of large calibre, were eo dirty us to
up to my chest. I had sensations cf
pica
crease on those for 1894, and there the unprecedentedly low figure of 43 per cent China is the Lisstung retrocession, it does be almost unserviceable, and he resom in his decisions and very impartial, and, I and needles on the tooth day after I Lord Salisbury in a despatch to Mravary reason to believe that this im-silver. The parties a prerland and That oleusa in the abayo treaty which has mended that they should be cleaned imam sure, Alled the position well. The crowd ceived the injury (which was at football) Bayard promises to place all dooumants provement will contiene during the
the current started receatly from
bulis mediately and kept carefully oiled in fature. -China Gazette.
ought to remember that hundrode line up and after lying on my back for ten reste relating to Vanezuala at President Cleve-year. No effort is being spared to push the yo await their trient with no small anxiety, givou so much ambrage to China and other sale and to help consumers to become bet with hold their names. How this to trading nations, and absudle to the Fresh every aldo and end of tho feld, and nothing was able to get about, Dr B. Marsden land's disposal. Srite another evidence of China's progress can escape some of their notice, when the Law, 70, Philbeach-gardens, S. W., and De Lewis, of Llandovery, can vouch for the and the enlightenment of the great Chang relares can only see in one direction. Be accuracy of this statomast." If any of my Chih-tang. All the foreigners on the is bound to make mistakes, dan never readers can tall a bigger let him now spok former Formosan Government steamers Cars and Smith bare been discharged plass everybody, tad can only decide thour for user hold his pence!
Hoer.
the Oup awaits them, and, unices they are it to go A hard paos from start to finish, and give up all gallery play, they will not be the first proud wingers of the Cap
off, but the navelish, passing grate paya
Dan judgment.
thrown on the beach at short notice. The points to the best of his own fair unbiassed compradore of one of the steamers has been engaged as Captain and the chief fireman has been promoted to the post of obiet. the other. The compradore engineer is now ceiling about for some ex dowiat to accept the working post of oblet mate. China Gazette,
I thank you, Mr Spoctiter, for the intro- dustion of these Notes, hope for their long continuance, and, trast for a lovely day, for the disposal of the Oup, which has done so mach for the Forival
and popularity of the favourite winter
ONE of the many strange features of the rocent war between Chins and Japan is that it appears, says the Times, to have pastiine of the muses here and in the old
had no lojacious effect on the foreign trade coputrias.
of either country. On the sutrary, the
old
A
Mr T. Internationalist (Rughs),
grove interesting to your reader to know
Losson, Fab. 12, 1888. THE TRANSVAAL
THE UNITED STATES,
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Bilver
ting
The
up-
others
present state
this offer have well enough with which to
Chios.
| then slowly ragained in my limbs,
tar aquainted with the good qualities and affected must be left to the Jewish mind with fer reserving to themselves the exclusive
f
M. de Saint Mathario, who is implicated end of the year, when all the plant and and is of the Bank in the Baai is known, if her materials wore of the same
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merita
(From Tonkin Buchanges.)
THE VANISHING AUT.
1 Bond Paris, Fab, 4.
the Company Usment, which is all the banking of rich Vienna Jews. The construction of railwage 10 China, when pro Dow generally
aqual to to be fully Hongkong Bank
song Back offer ot5 per cent and he factory was price 88 is stil before the government and late abis loader on railways (21st Decem the best brands imported. Thef
painted out in your anderly kept working fall time from last Match, the end is likely to be adopted. The ber), only promised Frame the preference stopping only for the pecmanry overhaul us.
tanding
interpreted as
The score la the St. Petersburg chusa tournament when the last mail, left Eng- land was
Dr Looker Mr Pillsbury... Mr Steinitz..
9
in the opium farm affair, bas diusppearede
Paris, Feb. 6.
$
4
3
8
M. Tebigorio......
of the mines
*must addrsak
WooLook, Draw, A COLONIAL ARMY FOR FRANCE.portionately muali Jarger output which it is Bank athrine in the market at 108 and thin South China in her late Bino-Andamis
Bir George Newnes Filbits) has given a oup valued $800, for a-nable match betwess British-born and ́ American-born chete- players.
The abampion of the Brisbane Choon Club
for
turers
to
October to $200.000, and the Buildings at which it een ba floated 1 by Machinery and other property of the Combe Chartered loan the 17th, too til hot stop, the construction of rail-
the
It has secureda ayndicate, it is believed, and cost as those of other countries. machinery
were thoroughly cleaned, repair in London to take it up. The Chinese attempted to get exclusive sights of
of railway. al and put in good working order. The Government would lie better terms, bat bunstruction and the working result of working full time has busara ይድ with the 6 per cent gold lean of the Chartered
hist to Ercach engineers and hoped may be still furiker improved upon par cant alvor loan of the Hongkong Bank Convection, but fallad j M. Vargas, Minister of War, will give this year. In accordance with the resolution standing pay at 117, the price demanded by
passed at
Extraordinary Go-the-latter Bank the new loan does not
original French text, ovidence before the Committee of the
Themed with although the orfos changed into neral Moatings of shareholders the seem unreasonable. The price will bring up from the translation in the London and Chamber on Saturing on the proposal for Capital of the Company was reduced on the new lost to a fraction under $
cent China Fepress, seems to have been sent to Paria, This nation of France, if true, will the creation of a colonial army.
and raising its down to a fair valuation. (Special to the N.-O. Daily News).
in the
market. Consulting Committee. The death of Mr annoubted that the Chinese Governmet hand to buy in the cheapest market without STQUESS OF ME HOSIE'S MISSION. Foon Fong, which we record with ateat ra had made up its mind to accept the Hong pressure; if not, she must
Nowahwang, Feb. 9,
isgalo put a stop ailed by the appointment of the ed practically tiled. That it will somesso rather thas put the construction of her Kirin to Nawohwang, having been BUCHEES
"
pany
written
of
in China, Chine, must have a fres
volume of the trade of epaturing 1604 It is encouraging to know that those (Mr A. C. Falmer) to only 17 years of age. Mr. Cotteul Hosis has returaud from grow left a proanty on the Board which tong Bank loan and the affair was consider-in rallway building, Chins cannot Eght, med Increased conelferably, quite independently Notes are appreciated, and I trust, Mr.
There is one thing about chase and fal in his mission. He has secured land. P. Obater,, Under the provisions of the thin svoltally there does not seem the least railwaye into, bands that are likely in the of the ladresse which one would naturally Editor, you will see your way to give up
Association Li of expect in the parchase of material is carry your valuabie opass, Yook after work, for draughts that recommends theas paetimes to for De Groig, and the dae isque of the Site, Orango, Bouviok, and Chatt zsire is still open, beter te press the question futurs to be anfilendly, we must stop all on the war on each side. Mr Longford, the benefit of the sporting community. defect by some people. We don't want tianity, while the secuser of rein in
itsme-their society, Bat this is reckoned Imporist proclamation in favour of Chris- but ofar themselves for re-election. writing from Japan, gives the total foreign
Auditors. The accounts have been Spectator
is in the I dare way, ie catrol ball any more obese.players, said a restaurant was boston for felling land to Dr Graig) audited by Mosrs F. Henderecti and Jas poltton the poor to hi there are many who disagree with proprietor is the city we have far too to be punished.
H. Cox who are recommended for re-eles he what
SHOWAN & Co., General Manager Hongkong, 18th February, 1806,
trade of thab country in 1804 at /
of which
the
Imports
| match j |
my increase of ERZSA BOL that his Noteshavu
contributed greatly remembers it, orders a cup of osteo, night.
baina and the exports to a
and
2408,679 12. exporth over the previone Blaclarly Mr Beanolerk, writing Tram Foltar posks of the year as a astle- factory and prosperons and for the foreign trade of Ohine. Both imports dad expos show an Ioszones, and the Customs raváQUA was incressed in every division of trade, with the single exception of Indiam oping.
At Feed Vickeri, who was formerly head manter of the Malay College in Singapore, 2as, to is reported in napore, heen spe pointed Prolaser of Blaing an importal
his freely-expressed criticisms, but for will many as it is. The chess player,
way forgets it, pope a Fewa fato It, estre is
to areate the extraordinary interest long after it is cold, drinks Ii, and bours
displayed in the football metaher
continue his labour of love, we have no ina- not paid for it'
So long to our contelbuior is willing to afterwards has to be reminded that he has tention of depriving our sporting readers
bresdy
hi
yal,
of
The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race will be towed on Saturday, March 26, start Editor, for the lag about 1 pm
I have to thank following letter you forwarded to me ime
There is a feeling prevalent among a car.
SPECTATOR.
talu section of Monball Club members that Owing to increase of Business, W. Roble
the Olub is being rap for the colustre beson and Co. have removed their Pieno and cas of pand-to-none gentlemen who Organ showrooms to Connaught one compose the eleges in Amogletion. The largestook-iew prises
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BETTLEMENT OF THE BRITISH CLAIMS IN CHENOTU,
Shanghai, Feb. 9,
in
The unitve papers roport that the ne, gotiatiune it, connection with the settlement of the claims for the destruction of property belonging to British subjects in Chengtu have beco brought to a satisfactory for mination, the Trutal Cling hating Under- taken to pay Tie. 10.000 by the 10 of the andding modth-China Comite
tion.
(open)
better uffers are in the market railway work. This is not an entisble and the Chlapte are determined take the position to scoups. It be understood wo lowest offer.
Later-The loan is not yet fired although ordered from the Ualled States and
of the ra
railway material bas already been not far from it. The segutistore, it is un- many, and in the rallway constraction T derstood, have lemned the diaconut, som not to proceed, Three Countries may have slightly in advance of the Egure given which wo sito, however, with all Yezerva, it what-the-
price will therefore be so something to kay By later information 00. By a wirs from London of tatted that the Runiaga have taken up above, my t the 2nd we learn that the say on the building. of the railway in so far as the
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Taz Tientsin Correspondent of the Mercury was standing as 108, which would make the
bworks and wrote on the with Jan.-There is very price of this proposed per cent, loan 80, werk in boerend, elis sarth
este news to report from Paking The and the silver boat at the time rate of inating taing Jute to Me Klador Tota
if true, will be strange comment on the. contract for building Ironclade, chilipes and tofest fit stick figures the tracasetion in Liactung and lona busaris Preparation torpedo catchers has been placed la Herr R. dot liknly to be
to be a prostable investment: Mandi's hands. The sum required to barry the Banke or synostes taart Tring for the construction of law. out this contract te haid to be fixed at The Chinese fesl mare neurity in negotiation | LiNC. Daily New Ver 17,000,000, He treated several of Bis through the German and British Legations:
Pranotosta taned-Blugly or by yearly lends to bumpers at the new cinh, and his as it provides a sors of guarantee The loan W Romsson and Co. funka © RUUSIA! contract High dises wack-W. Robson friends reporded with much enlbuslants will be satiled within the most few days festure of Saling Flandrand Organ and Go
by Moch gall er fabin, drei maki artë,