FRIDAY, DECEM DER
The annual sports of the Taikoo Reliabry | The charge of assault preferred by Francis Club will take place at Quarry Bay to de Leuz, against F. A. Pearson, ovamser with P.W.D., was dismissed, to-day, by
morrow.
THE UNSETTLED STATE OF TONKIN. TARTIAL STOPPAGE OF TRADE-
THE CHINA MAIL.
YE CHRONICLES OF YE CITY BY THE SEA
ACCIDENT TO A. 1, & O, COM- MANDER
Yokchamia, Doc, 92.
A nasty accident happened at the pier on day afternoon whoraby Captain Pol-
A WATCH-night Service will be held in the Mr H. E. Wodehouse, at the Magistr country round Hanoi is in a very unset-waather." There was a fairly large concours Bloods of the city connected with the racing raised his head with a low growl but his lock, of the P. & O. intermediate stentier
quarter past eleven o'clock,
The second of the representative matchen: between Stoddard's Floven and All Austra lis commences at Melbourne to-morrow.
over the one there.
on the bail of the sleeping Lim fìmt ? And no one would venture, for they said, Of a surety his paw is mighty, and of a And hohald, about the period of the long reach. But sundry of his neighbours withering of the loaves, cortain of the trid to annoy him by shooting pin- ed crow or by when he slept ho oly of the untamed steeds of the desert gave a tail was quivering, so they did not days to Banquet, and the leaders of the Oohoris rouse him further.
But the Ministers of the Great Queen and the Conturions and the fent-poggare av onions for all the great warships, the and the pole wallahs attended the feast, oruisers, and the destroyers to noble and Lo whose name was like unto the for review, and all gave those on Foroin Stations assembled together off the Head snows of Kin-chic jungles was there.
of Spite, and never before had thera heen
FOOTBALL. HONGKONG 1.0.0. KOWLOON 2.0.****** This match was played at the Happy Private advices from Hanel state that Valley yesterday afternoon in favourable
Union Chureb to-night, commencing at a We hear that Mr A. B. Marty has bought tied condition. Chinese exercnt trom of spostatora, amongst whom were Major
the two steaners about which so much the surrounding distrible are afraid of General Black, Commodore Holland and trouble bas arison in the Beanertz case.travelling to the capital, and thoro is n per: Hon: J. II. Stowork Lackhart, Colonial It is also believed the troublu is over, and tial stoppage of trade with the provinces. Secretary. A good game was expected, Mr Jack leaves shortly to Shanghai to tako Merchants will not onder goods in large and additional interest was given to the quantities and appear to waiting for game by the fact that this was the first the restoration of order and the reamer meeting of the Clubs this season. Since And his head was harder than the granitosten anything to compare with sucka bat tion of the power of the Executive. Small they last met, both teams has undergone bands of robbers are still raiding the country material alterations, and it is generally
Lars been broken up. districts, but the large pradatory gangs supposed that both are now stronger. Those who axpected to for a first-cinza ex- hibition of pocker wore sadly disappoint ed. At the outset, the Kowloon forwards indulged in short sharp passes and speedily A worked the ball down to the Club goal. russ-kick by C. T. Kow (who was playing
What manner of man is this? Vorily. at back) let the Kowloni centre forwant in, and he banged the ball into the not, Davis (the Club custodian) failing with such a head he is fitted to be a ruler (Before His Hon. Sir John Carringtosi,
j. Chief Justion). which cannored of men.' to reach the ball,
Friday, Dec. 31. unfortunately off Maggon, the other hack. A goal within the first minute's play sont
A JAPANESE GALIve paper states that Franco has officially mado a demand to the Japan- eng Authoritien for the cession of the Peacadarus ag-A-avalotation The state- ment is generally discredited.
The Post Office will be closed on New Year's Day and Monday, the 3rd January, except from 8 to 1 a.m, Correspondence for Peak and Kowloon may be posted to 9 a.m. The night box will be kept open. The Money Order Oflice will be ontirely closed on both days.
To-morrow being the first day of the Now
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
[SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL']
Loanos, Za Decumber, 1897. DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT. M. Pichon, the French Minister at Rio Janeiro, has been transfurred to Peking.
RECRUDESCENCE OF THE PLAGUE
IN BOMBAY.
BYE ELECTION.
THE PHILIPPINE REBELLION.
A SENSATIONAL RUMOUR,
of his native hills, yun even harder than this Grampians. And the younger men said one to another Let us maké a diversion;" and they pledged Irim one after another with the liquor of the barlog, which was potent and ike unto the dew of the mountains..
And he drank cup for cap with them; and thoy marvelled, and said one to another
And he, knowing what was in their
the
received serious injury. To whe onguget watching from the pier the die- charge of some iron rails when a sling. broke and this loose soul wire end swung
Pollock on round catching Captain thigh. The force of the blow was severe that the Commander full down unconscious. He was picked up and conveyed to thạ Generad Hospital where he still remains. The Matrced left harbour this morning on
to a
And this was the answer of the Propios homeward vognge in charge of the chief of the Great Quoon to those who wanted to flitor.-Japas Mail. rob them of the things that they ind gained by their own industry, Aurt the hauts were sore troubled in their minds, and they said to the Boar, Let as unite, and they united. But the end is not yet,
SUPREME COURT...
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
A. QUBRAY AND OTHERS. R. BELILIS.
It is stated that the Spanish steamer Uranus, at present in Hongkong Harbour, There is a serious recrudescence of the has been chartered by the Spanish Govern. plague in Bombay.
ueut convoy Emilio Aguinaldo and party of the reivel leaders in a place of safety, that Aguinaldo and bis cem Year, there will be no issue of the China Candidate, replaces de late "Sir Frank Patriots are now in Hongkong; and that who imagined that all their men had to do hold he saw them all (under the table)and stated that before the Court closed on
they are to receive a sum of a million and This is a Unionist gain. At the Gene-ulf of dollars through the Hongkong and tal Election of 1895, Br Buteaor (Cunser-Shanghai Bank, vative) was elected at Um tup the poll, with Sir F. Inkwood (Liberal) ay his colleague, the defeated candiduce being, Mr A. E. Peasu-E, 1.31.]
Mail. On 3louday, publication will com. monce about 2 p.m., and advertisers are therefore requested to send in advertise meata oarly in the moming to ensure insertices Munday's issue. In closing the work of anther year, wo take this opportunity of wishing our readers
4 HAUTY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
At yesterday's incoting of the Sanitary Board, as no complaints had been received that he butchers in. Kowloon suffered from the closing of the cattle depot at Kowloon, the Medical Officer of Health moved, secunded by the President, that the cattle depot at Kowloon senain closed until a farther report was rocived from the Colonial Voterinary Surgeon. The motion WAB carried.
A WRITE in the Oslásiatische Llevi sojaj The South Shantung mission is the only German Mission in China, a lost comer of The empire where the Lamper of Germany
|
Lord Charles Boresford, the Unionist
Lockwood as membor for York City.
"
THE GOVERNORSHIP OF CRETE.
Russia proposes Prince George of Groeco for the Governorship of Crete.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Following notics is issued from the Observatory --
On the 31st at 11.30 a. Pressure is normal in the South, and in defect on the Ching coast where a further fall of the barometer has occurred. Cradients plight
Forecash :---modorate generally. winds; misty, some light rain.
N.E.
HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- WAYS, CO., LTD,
The thirtoonth ordinary general meeting of the Hongkong High-Level Tramways Co., Ltd., was hold to-day at the Company's Registered Offices, 38 and 40 Queen's lond
We publish the rumour for what it is worth. We liave endeavoured to obtain information on the matter from reliable sources, but our enquiries have failed to elicit either confirmation or contradiction.
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR
glances at the end of a pear, but after
nied. As it
WETA
-LATE TELEGRAMS.
SUICIDE OF-AN OFFICHI,
Bombay, Dec. 8.--Lieut. Waltor, of tha Tirs Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment," has committed suicide this making the fifth suicide in the regiment within fifteen months and the second amongst the officure in this period,
THE INDIAN FRONTIER,
That one is tempted to make retrospective. the play was more evenly diraties of the sorts that certain ecclesia. of 12th June, 1896, stated that the Go- roands, to Pathans in the oily, who convey
all, looking forward is probably the in the earlier portion, but showed an being of a enco-enjoyed by the otherrean buildings. The Government and woro of Russian manufacture.
tu
still lie dormant, although practically at with the ball hobbing about in the goal would give nothing to the peer of the sect direction of Mr Belilios, ed aynagogue Maw were out yesterday (says the Singapore'
has been held aloft up to the time of Central. Mr Hart Buck presided The That there can be no question our policy in the Kowloon goalkeeper was the doctrine.that the cad justitioth the Jacob Sassoon bofore the day of sale,stone on the Tamponis Road, when Mr
turřiblu disaster," Suroly this is a mistake, What about the Basel Mission 1 And what
alwat the entrage in the Fokien Province, so promptly rovengod at the instance of the Gemuan Government in 18907
Ir is stated by a Singapore journal that from Singapore to Hongkong, a distance of **Alanit 1,46) miles, the Pineerful is to be run with her propelling machinery as hear full power as possible; aut it in anticipated that she will make the passage in about three days, which will give an average speed of rather over 20 knots per hour, or 23 Matute miles. If she does this against the monsoon, it will be good going,
ing teary says the Singapore Free Press that the Colonial Surgeon, Pauang, and Mani- cipal Health Officer, on further exatain ation considered the case of the African Brenan shipped at Bombay, who was re- ported sick with slight but suspicious symp toms on 13th, the day after leaving Colombo, to be one of aborted plague. The man, on the symptoms being first observed on
board, was at ones isolated.
[Five suicides in a legimont within fif- toun months-including two officers-must man something rotten in the State of Dun.. niork. up the spirits of the Kowloon supporters, minds, humoured thou to the full; and be.
STRIKE AMONG 3, 1. 8. 8. OFITORES SETTLED, Calcutlu, Doe. 9.-A strike of officers of Mr J. J. Francis, rosumed his address,
the Britsh Tndia Company's fant at Ran- many goals als point scored cruture." was to trundle The on
ong and score 38 and he merely remarked Pair misguided the provious day he had endeavoured to 50 and Calcutta lus been speedily settled
demonstrate, from case and then the documents in the by the Company grunting the officers pered this was the
brought out in
demands. The principal grievances were throughout the game. For the first period,
evidence, Then he commanded with a stoutorian that at the time Mr Belillos, instructed alleged to be the reduction of pay and the Kowloon the ball simost centín in Club territory. Their combination, voica in the language of the Hindos through Mr Danby, applied for the ground eurmilment of the number of parsers, lead- howovor, was far from perfect, and num. *Fardah! which, being interpreted, signi-between the tramway and the nullal to being to extra work.
chancos were thrown away foolishly. Roth 'Curtain! And then he departed to put up for public sais, ho had is part up as
Bombay, Doc. 9.-Dusrat Il, a clerk, act be auch, kovaror, that the Club do- his own ripeyard, and slope the sleep of the agent for and represo ative of the d
JERIN It must fenue was fairly strong., Mayson played ex- just; for he had thrown dust on the smart community and of the Committee which and Golub, akhalassi, at awal Pind!
They
had appointed for the purpose of Arsenal, have been found in possession of ceedingly well at back, and F. H Kew, ones. Looker and Slade played hard at.
at half.
And next day the Ruler of the City, making arrangements for the ounstruction 500 rounds of ammunition, stolen from the back, although Slade aud Kaw
KAW who had also been at the feast, grooted him of a new synagogue, and that he was in arrenal. They were arrested and charged scarcely their host.
th
The
Dulce est desiporo in construction of law on the facts alone with solling ammunition, similarly pro Club in these words;
trusted for them. Mr Cooper, in his letter oured, to the extent of overal hundred Lifeless. Ex the second loco dominus vobiscum. forwards were
And it came to ed. Kowloon held the upper
that sitteth on seven hils, verament had consented to the ground it nercsa the border.
nation and jealous of the being put up, and in that document to some rifles, surrendered by the Afridis, A correspondent at Maidan says that uttur lack of combination in front of goal, liberty of
condition referred to the erection better and more wholesome thing to do. {andthenumerous chances given the forwards rects of the peopconpired B
of the city, laid their
Adentto, December 11-An expedition bonds together,
Me how Cooper understood Mr Danby's op That politically, we have been doing great by Wilson and Ritchie were thrown away, how could regain the lost power of plication for the land between the nullil is being sent into the Ctman Khel country,
deal of forward-gazing in this Farther As the game progressed, the Club forwards
they
from Peshawar district, undez Culonal Mant, and but little of our British action improved. Blackay on the right wing and priesteraft; and they issued a decree of and the tramway in precisely the cano
sono as Mr That when one remembers the fact of our dashes a spirited put in samo welcome communication against those of the flock The shy, bismself and Mr Boli. A. J. F. Reid, to eufore the disarining ok
is at yet visible.
Danby on the left
condition restricted the that tribe. The force will be composed of play, especially Darby, who gave alms to other denominations or ios.
Dean the let East Kent Regiment the 2leb possession of Hongkong for over half a
who was century, and that no little has been done ball.hlposed by Kowloon's weakest who wore known to laro entered other dmg to be erected to be of EuropeanBengal Infantry; the 30th Sikhs; No, 8
W (Sillic).
Had Fanby and Noble toples than their own.
design, and the building the Jewish com to opou Southern China, the result sent the bull hard across the goalmouth the And there was much hitterness of spirit munity intended to put up was not a Mount Battery: a Squadron of the Bengal
but was a building within Lancers; and a Company of Sappers. rather tells against our vaunted spirit Club should have scured about this time; engendered thereby, and the needy were Chincas pagoda, l of enterprise. That the instal resources of South Caina but tobe by the expusitiest lacks. Twice, utlier sects dinsed up their purses, and Tha letter written by Mr Moses, at the
too often they allowed themselves to the sufferers, for the people of the the class known as European buildings.
to Bir Bilas, stat- Acaso, as the phrase goes on informa- tion received, Bĺgesra. G. P. Owen and D. ed that the site of the prond hoped that Free Press of the 20th Doc.) at the 11th mile- our very deure, and yet the Chinese Go
mooth
it looked any odds on the Club that had vistated the great command. voument looka us
was advertisod for sale, Now the man had but mail sympathy either bankruptcy or equalising, but the goalkeeper (Burrell) disruption wera sovu to overtake it
well. For carrying the ball on one for their cunning priests, who professed they would get the telegram from Mr Occasion,
and that the trustees would be present at the second within three weeks. The tiger, Oweit succeeded in killing another tiger, non-intervention and complacence las penalized. This was altogether a wrong meane, for they said, Behold this is
the sale in order that there might not full grown mala, was first soon in a burnt menace to the peace of our households." proved to be a failure, and has undoubt decision, and it would have been very
frightened the women, and be any outside competition. edly
sarved tho Chinese people very unfortunate for Kowloon had the Cin Rut the
the priests badly.
Suvred. As it was, Looker, in trying quoted the words of sandry ligh dignitaries ferenze to the site of the proposed syna-ker patch, and urged by the beatere the That Russia, Germany and France have to
of their cult, who, from political notions,gogue, he submitted that that phrase was came on straight towards Mr Owen,, Wwi was concealed on rising ground, apparently resolved to adopt a more de him, and Harroll saved luckily at
he temed off sided and practical persone call the expense of a corner,
have of Greeneric in the Far West. It
it appear May
to the left, and Mr O predatory attitude, although little
been that
But the men they could not move; for ed in all the previous correspondence and intercept him. When next he came into the referee, who discharged his
Benold by thunderings are in al
in all the previous architects' rope
ports. view Mr Owen with happy despatch killed,
It duties exceedingly well from start to finish,
Just of power. vanity
clear that aro was ง saw an infringement of Rule 13 which was
in many matters, the was perfectly
of the That beyond the feeling, which seems to
the tiger frau shot, the bullet shattering the Lopresentatives be general, of our determination to net palpable to the spectators, but the business men, and we will not havo our the tastes, or the secure a naval base my North, so look Club plagers were themselves astonished as hornea disturbed: thoroforo, Take heed. Jewish community, whoover they were for upine and partly pouetrating the lunge
chlie animals per cent. against & per cent, last year. I
stone dead. course dropping Valley, and te think I can safely any that almost every-
after the
to tako ruceiving a penalty kick. Just before the And the heather laughed these sects to the time being, were mainly bound by the post mortem, was made thic the Two
Kwang
under our predicted.
no new finish the Kowloon players playou with scorn, and said, 'Behold the Christians architects as to what was the most con thing points to a continued steady increase
Ritchie, Board and Winch who desire to teach us How they love venient and suitable location, what was the extent of his injuries was ascertained, the in earnings, particularly the new
developments can be safely rodno in dos me q scrutruction will That, as I have repentedly said, there is being mainly responsible for the
ares of the grand required, what was the Hittle likelihood of real
real trouble open up Magazine Gay
locality to
"And it Brising and
but Divis and May-
it came to pass that warm arose on most advisable tacthed in which, to make play provergent in the out of the proposed
invvements The closing of the the. Tram service.
of the Continental Powers in China.
son defended well and no further scaring the frontiers of Ind, and the coldiere of the purchase, to deal with the ground when
the great Queen performed deeds of valour they got it and what sort of building was ADMIRAL Fitzgerald was midshipman of the Mount Austin Hotel has, of course, been
occurred.
it. At the time this Colossus in the Baltic during the Russian & loss to us since 1st October, hut when That if the British Goverment is forced
Tho take action
game was a disapointing one. Much and heroism and the country was pacified. to be put up
lotter wi said, Surely
Mr Balilios was war, for which he received the Baltic Medal. it is again inhabited wo expect to more
by way of
of securing sights was expected at Kowloon, and they foll for But the Chust be increased, and ho spoke making arrangements for taking over is was present in the Retribution at the than recover my loss that has been
to counterbalance those of other powers, below expectations, Seil, they were best the army must dedans and the people were the old synagogue and the Eruction bombardment of Neckin in 1959 during I do not. howover, wish I buliere the possibilities and preba silo and with more practice together, will rand sundry of the orators arose of the new syusgugus. What an absurdity the Second China War, for which ha re
words of great wisdom zustained shareholders to take too sanguine
bilities have been all daly weighed.
convinced improve upon previous part in the Congregation of the people and they for Mc Belilios to write that letter if he ceiver, the China Medal. In 1832, p Flag view of the future for wo mast bear in mind That in wishing the Chinese Government Their Lacks were tested
in the happy New Year, one can scarcely re-
murad exposed the nuisdoings of the great War had already phaned and plotted out that Captain to Bir Francis Sullivau in match any that with the low exchangs one of the
season and too strong,
Roth Back Department so that th principal items of our expenditure, that is
"It tortaces or a residenge for himself. the cable, costs us about more than it did
mself. If campaign, for which he was tuontioned in when we first took the manageracat
his services on this occ And of this there was great need, for the he had such ideas in his mind at despatches, of the
lay at half-back.. Ritchie was by fur
time, he wa
them to attend that than Medal, the Company. The price of soul also bus gon. That the extension of the Hongkong houn- the best man on the field, playing the people of the city be the sea had groaned the trustees in inviting risen to attend that elon, Admiral Fitzgerald received the Egyp
dary on the mainland may have been ball with unabated vigour hom start under the heavy hools of this Thapartment overlooked or overshadowe I by the larger to fish. aiderably increased and we do not anticipate
knew that it v was rotten.- salo to prevent Svine bits from him and for years, and
competition and so onable the
"He Ho Also reduction of prees for some time to
But they were in a minority, and sould him to get the ground at a lower rato. come. At the
Barne time we feel confident possibilities which now present them adaptation to his style-of-play would help that
selves. will continue to receive a sharabolites
the tean immensely,
and we for over doing, without result. And the to believe that the land was being bought on their invo steady return on
a of the report and state-
eminently festive, and 1 hear that the fancy Head (the Club centre forward) buf- of Victory, for there are men of wisdom courtesy in such matter. ment of accounts I shall be pleased to well-to-do attitude of the residents is an fured from too frequent contact with ting them, were forgatton by the those sales rofmined imuni answer any questions.
indication of the presence of sound finansurdy halt The forward line was Teryounger man of the fighting cohorts and the the land. It was the laudabi Adiniral Fitzgerald is the author of a work enditions, "pite of the depreciated disappointing, Bantan, whilst playing older ones had boon gotten by the Society of many respectable people in Bonn palled': Hints on Boat Sailing and Racing,
uthura present were --Mesura d. Orange and C. Evens (Consulting Committee); H. Humphreys, H. Wicking, G. Murray Bain, and A. H. Mancoll.
Mr H. Humphreys read the notice convening the meeting,
The Chairman said, Gentlemich, Tho ro port has been in your hands for several days, so with your permission I will take it as read. You will be pleased to find that our retors are steadily increasing, and we nre this year abla to
pay a dividend of
A
A
well-authenticated nows reaches us.
to take
With
ro-
to avoid the goalkeeper: kicked against taken up the same attitude in the Late used in tho, lotter, and must have been | Suspecting dar. Owen made a’detour to
סבום
.༣
hig
2
another!! im-
used in the same sense in which
written,
however,
wine with
the assistance of Dr Middleton at the
victim, of course, being photographed."
frain from the remark that the High prohen prossed Kowloon's strength loud voier, 'Refer, le cried with site with the two lota above it either, for Inconstant, he took part in the Egyptia
Authorities have themselves to thank for most of their troubles.
rebourso
and
For
wich Ahedive's!
WEAKS the
bronze
Star, and
of the third das Saza
was appointed College, Greenwich,
Wilson at control do no more than protest, and this they were led tho pablie who were attending tant sale of the third class Hosting Order. Tuz outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease movine the divestments. Before That the Christmas season has boon pre-half was also tower of Berrien, words of the wise Ministers of the Queen for a synagogue, and with the end Queen from April, 1892, to February, 18801,
has seriously nileezed the milk supply of
good
Farm's stations have been declared Irvo of late Rup the disease, and the Company are now pra. pared to give a full supply to their numerous
customers,
Oun readers may remember the announce ment some time ago of the issue of a native Japances newspaper at Taiwanfoo. W
cial
20
beforo.
and for
4283-85,
those
competing
for
him
at the unle to
loarn that both the editor and the contri. Chairman proposed the adoption of the re. That I believe the 'ferowoll" will now take at Ritchie misfortune of being pitted pie, for though. distinctions are necessary to take his own word to the injurg of his
butor of A paragraph criticising Goveru ment officials in Formosa are now languish-
ing in prison, where they will continue to
No further questione being asked, the
port and passing of the accounts. Mr Murray Baiu seconded.
Carried
in preposing the re-election of Mr C. Evrens
Linguish for two and three months respec-and Mr J Orange as Consulting Coni- tively. If aciticism of Government uflicials mittee,
Mr Mancell seconded. were a crime in Hongkong, we are afraid the supply of prison editors would speedily become existed.
Carried.
The Chairman-That is all the business of the resting, gentlemen. To-morrow be. ing a bank holiday, we will issue the dividend warmants a Monday morning. Thank you for your attendance.
the least said the soonest mended,
ged
of the R. N.
and was Anda-de-Camp to the
Now
11
in Loudun
cah, New Biokros, cash, 7124 Old
0sxb... 7357787 Molws, credit, 780/7 Allowanos Taols,... 0/24 Imet Year Now,..... 753/780. Allowance, Taola.... 0/24
Od Malwa eredity. - Allowands, Tacit,...
Persian, Faper tied 650 Allowance. Tsei
Exchange.
Horazona, Decomber 31, 1897.
Bank, Wire, ...
23
On demand,
-
4 months sight,
1
Documentary,
4 months aight, 3,0
Du demand, Credits, 4 months' sight,
Berlin-Demand,
On New York---
demod Credite, 30
2.48
2.62 2.01
Mr Murray Bain-Can you tell us any. the Colony. Mr Konndy's two date havo
Rear Admiral Fitzgerald attained that rank dular. Boout what thing
arrangemente you have
sterling game at times, failed to combing now been closed, and to prevent cho furdier made with regard to a new superintendent That our Governor leaves us just one nie wings or to food the side that had people of the City, whose mission was that when a man his applied for 5 let spread of tho-disease a large number of for the
month here, and 1 hear several pro- the beat opportunity to get away.
The pleasure.
some purpose of his own to allow him on the 20th February, 1895.
refused to get it. H
to bellove Mr Chineso cowsheds have been shut up. It is
The Chai
I am pleased to say that posals wore wade by way of a sand off." right
And so they put on sirsung Blonde Baliline' statement made in the box with wing had most of the play in the
ero which were copied by the young
Quotations. vory fortunate, however, that the Dairy we have appointed who we consider a very) That it was at fret proposed to give a St. frat half. but its combination was nover of the City, who began to look down upes respon to this sale. 16 would be a dlo- !
man as
as miperintendent in
in place of our
George's Fall, but this would have left good us that on the left,
if it
HONGKONG, Dee: 31, 1897, Tate superintendent. That is Mr 0. B. out the Sectch and Irish residente, so it is a re-batan, good aliko with holds their fastors as not of sufficient lone bonour and discredit to Mr Belllins
de was abandoned.
And things were relapsing did turn out to be true that in inviting OPIUM-New Patna, cashyte 712)" or foot, Davis did not have much to do in for them. Buycra, who is at prosent acting as chief
Old prevent compositions, was doing a engineer on the Fusht. Ho is & gontic. That subsequently it was suggested all the Qluh goal considering that Kowloon into a verso state than ever had been there trustsen to be present at
nationalities should join forces, and give prasand for two-thirds of the game. What man woll known to nearly everyone on the
he was buying the known in the
discre His Excellency a big farewell ball.
men from the Far Isnd And then the elders, and ditablo act if he was not at that time deli. Coast, and particularly by some of the
Ho That it soon became known the Governor be get to clear he got away prominent residents in Hongkong.
could not lore saved the gral scored by North called a purposed giving a farewell dinnos a: Duncil Mayson as back and Danby for shey took council together and said, Why for the Jewish community, and he refiteed
berately intonding to purchase that; has been particularly recomended to us,
Government House, and the idea of word wore the bust men on the Club sids. should thero be bad feeling among the peo and I think we have been very fortunate in
giving a public ball was cossuquently Mackey had the
and reputation. Mr Bele character getting his eervices.
given up
and it is no disparage. anong nich to preserve dus subordination, on ment Mackay's play
of
as yet are we all of one race, owning allegi lios had made a mistake. They were per good the form of an addrem from the Com-it was at tiues, to say that he was
ance to the colonists in a far distant land, fectly at liberty to infer that the non-at- munity, to be presented in the City Hall rot good enough for Ritelio. The Club all working for one end. Let us rajoice tendance of the trustees was the result of before the Governor's embarkation. was lucky in getting of so The Chairman-I have much pleasure That there is no end to the power of team will play with cheaply, but the and promote good feeling autong the people.' inquiries made by Mr Silas, who escortaín.- confidence when And they did so, and they gathered that the ground was known as the lot to money, and if your news he correct they next meet Kowloon. It was a pleasant, the people together, and they feast be applied for the erection of the syna- about the millist and a half dellar pre- fond-natured, game, the only prominanted and danced to the great wind.bag bush in equity and in law, was it ret cloar
Under sentation to the loading insurrectioneries blemishes being an inexcusably frequent of Tubal Chin; and they consumed of the Philippines, is fresh instance be- use of hands by Smillie (Kowloon) and the interiors of many sheep and they that Mr Belilice was a sot in now saying they can accomplish at strange things dangerous tendancy to duck by C. T. drank of the finest der of the mountains that he did not buy the land for the
and Jewish community, for menoy
Kow (Hongkong),
they shouted Houch, which means ten his position on the Committee and the finest vintages of the Gallow That one is sorely tempted to criticise the
part taken in this alleged transaction by JAPAN's now gold coins are pot popular in overflowed with their wave of hospitality, them from taking any steps to cus
thousand drinks. And the Colony was
was trustees off their guard, and prevented the payons
well as the That they do things very differently, under their strangere laying on and the Ruler and the Great Nobise be land for the purpose of erecting synagogue, Spanish rule, from what would be done to suspicion a much as 5,000 yen has haved with delicacy and great tact, and In point of law, Mr Belilios was purchaser
of the ground. 1er British administration, so perhaps beon returned out of a recent shipraent they said Verily, those men deserve well,
for have restored good feeling and twee
they That it now bo
be taken for granted the Tur P. and O. steanely Shanghai (freight have entertained us right rally. Great munity with reference to theland upon which
IN
they could have obtained any action, expected to arrive in Singapur Peace be unto ther great-little Synagogue case is the most ship)
a absolutely silent, and thậm protracted-in
in the history of the Hong about January 6th. The brings two officera
the Funegar gouestion only pouted They had besp and 85 men of the B.A.; eighteen N.CO kong Supreme Court. Fipar encountered the s. s. Edenmoor,
99 yet no one has anything to do and sight rank and file of the R. E two thair lips, and gathered their robes about was no acceptance of an offer on Mr Bellice But the simply told them that I was going to buy with its Justice and it is pretty clear he will Yorkshire Rege: 1. Warrant Officer, mejority with them. af Newcastle, with her enryo of petro- its merits says my Lord the Chief officers, 113 K.0.0.'s and mon of the West them, and said in their hearts, We! wo part, gond, had or indifferent. He had
are the salt cf the Esath.'
that land as a site for the synagogue. It of the · people were not in Joum vit on, fire, and, finding it was
N.C.O.'s and men of the Medical Staff
in On Calcutta-" was emphatically a confidence reposed in have to
wrestling Corps, sad one N.C.O. of the Gymnastic
sympathy
Wire, poeblo to save hos, the crew was
the product of the sixteen-daya
And babold the Ruler caused medallions Mr Belilios by the Jewish community,
demand, Staff proceedinge
of gold and of silver to be distributed and roposing that ennfidence in him they escued and put ashore at Aden. was, however, seen that the
the Eden moor
be said the Zicawoi Observe la stated in certain quarters that reasy rejoicings for the Jubilee Reign of the ing that he was purchasing it for them. It
among those who had the direction of the permitted him to purchase that land beliey. Ou Singapore was in the fairway of versale, so with That it some foulty she was riddled with tory people attempt too much in their
marvellous system of storra signals, but portions of the barracks now being occupied shot and enk: The Edenmoor was in
se clearly and emphatically a trust and On. Manan ABOUT one o'clock to-day (says the Singa charge of Captain George C. Laurensor,
if they process (or forecast) too much, it by the German force at Klao chow, ware silver said, of a truth we should have bad nothing, bat a trust as it was possible to pore Free Press of the 21st inst,) en urgent, and the crew num
numbered 15.
certainly shove a west laudable desire lying ready for transportation in Shanghai all, and those who get none said, Bekold imagine any transaction of that sort.
bofore the massacre of the missionaries, those who have done nothing have been
gold," tared toanage
to meet the requirements of the shipping suggesting that the occupation was pre- rewarded. And there was much talk
30 daynaud,... telegram was received from Admiral Buller
She was bound
That the so-called storm-warnings in vogue viously, planood and prepared for. This is aan hoitoment among the domu. A JAPANESE vernacular paper states that On Yokohama from Botoum to Kancia, and had' a'
in Hongkong are, in comparison of those precisely our view of the case, and it is But the Elders said Vanity Vanity all the authorities of the Governor-General's coed nith all despatch to that Fort. All cargo of refined petroleum oil, 112,480
of Shanghai, utterly beneath contempt.
supported the despatch of the German
by the officia and men are ordered to be anos of 4 gallons each. The owners of
And medallions had become soshi
sability of creating a monopoly of the car. Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) $10.00 board by seven o'clock to-night; and the the vessel are Messrs Walter Runciman &That I heartily with all your well-wishers, cuadron which left fer the China station is vanity and vexation of epirit uinto what office in Formose are considering the desir Gold Leaf, 100 fine, (per tasi)
and even all our energies if we have on Thursday, and which would hardly have common in the land as the people sephor bainess, in the same way as s. Go Silver (par on) Co., and the consignees of the cargo the
bear in readiness without premeditation-mall store on them, excepting the bronze vernment, monopoly of leaf tobacco had vessel leaves at eight o'wook. The torpedo Bombay Oil Compsoy, It appears that any),
P. and T. Tuner. out through one of broke out
Cross of the Grost Queen for which men been created, with a view to increasing the the drew
A PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, beat destroyers Fame and Whiting are going to the engine-moms to draw some all
strove to the death, and which is emly revenue of Formosa. Tun M.M. Co.'s steamar Saphalien, which overhauling their bailers, and it is-pensi- for t the ship's use. Scrap was spilled and
arrived at Yokohams on the 15th Dea., met wooden dered probable that, if the Edgar is also took tre. This set fro
And, since the car Composers, Pissen by Orange, with an accident shortly after leaving Kobe, of which the engines had to be stopped anil
This is Capt. Carlyle's second tour of sarvioo Humidity the arrival of the Powerful here, they will was, of course, imposante to
this is a stiff-necked generation succssion to Lt. (uos Capt.) Paul, BA temperaturs the steamer proceeded under sall, arriving Now, thors cama e me when the other in Singapore. He was along with his Direction of go on in convoy of the Powerful With pamps. Of courag, for a ship to be con enference to the latter vessel, it now turns structed in such a dangerous way would not Tar Singapore Free Fress of the 20th Inst. in port atasicek, only 23 honra Inte nations of the earth became jealous of the friend, the late Capt. Byme, 3.1.1, whe
be allowed with a passenger vessel.. BuyHM.S. Edgar, Capt. King Hall, Nobody was injured. It is the opinion of prosperity of the Great Queen's people; sad died of rounde ressived at Bonin) & valuabls Foros
which carries rellef crews for H.M.8, dı. Captain and Chief Engineer, the Japan they said one to another! Let us pull them manber of the Slugapore Inter Colonial Westhez out that, during the voyage from the Cape | to Bingapore, her vundenssin went wrong Wongs planted by the Moji Ironworks for a roma Portamous porarily repaired at Zokolisms, and this morbus el caso people more, And the long, and we trust when the next match is asto
Station, arrived her watered, for and she thersfors went into Colombo, the construction of twe decks, capable of early this morning, having been detained steamer all leva port, is aheduled, en was no nation so rich in worldly goods or plase in the team. Capt
to sos Ospi, Carlyla take his old Paul la now Accommodating veals up to 7,000 tons,
stationed Chatham In macession ita Capt steaming into that Port at de knots. She have been suspended owing to the difficulty at Colombo by an scoldent to the mathe Path Dec., and is expected to make the stalwart one and daughters of pure hearts
Carlyle, so these two oflcers have yat has now made gout her defects and leaves of raising they now play of the of the torpedo destroyers trip to the the stipulated in the mail com as that of The Great teas.
she in centering to Hongkong.
Now the question arong who trag to kopni changed plants, mâingapore Arts Prog Wingspors today,
THERE is a wonderful silence in the Japan. ase press regarding Japan's probable so tion in the event of an actual partition of
Jocar. Composers, Pieces, by Orango, The China, by the European Power.
Ward, &c. Xmas 1897. Price, $100. Japanese Government is in constant tolo-W. Rubixson & Co. graphic communication with its Ministers abroad, and is obviously waiting further THE Times of Ceylon states that H.M.S. developments boforo manifesting its policy; and it is a safe assumption that the Japon ane press is being restrained from making comments which might lead to ill-will with any of the Pears.
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