Besu
Winmukt. Paiyan 1, 1890.
LOSAL AND GENERAL. Four minutes 15), kesända la now the anodik has been started to form a record, time for a swimmer's remaining | Kennel Club is Osglonadelled on the STEAMERS -PASSED BUBZ CANAL under the water. It was made at the lines of the English Kennel Club.
{SUEFLIED VIROUGH ASUTES.) UNEWARD BOUND Barped Wing Alhambra in London recently by a German Two hundred and Aby of the pal Irish
Jon Hall, December 931 Clangular giel, Min Hiule Wallenda Boynton 80 raste, Bevoir, lan.
Fuilliers, Atationed at Alexandria, have 81 Balar
8 | ferte:
been ordered to Khartoum for the winter. Hatching
Research
Teas will be a practice game of Hockey "Mojuma, Sievi
Late 201 Nu, 94) Can
to-morrow at the Club ground at 4.45 pm. A match will probably take place on Ties Priam, Trold, 27. HOWARD BOUND-Myrmidke, Jan
day, 10th inst. &; Journe, 10 Ceylon, Hamm, 13; Orestes, 271. Glenartney, Brasmar. Ko
Margus Bayhews 87.
10 Zio, On the 9th and 10th January, the defencan of Bangdon were testest, all the available Gille
forces being called out the Suffolk Reg. ment, two Native Regimenty, the Volur. tears, Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. On both occalona, the 'chomy's Inunches
THE CHINA MAIL.
TRAINING NOTES.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
-WEATHER REPORT.
AN EKOPTING VOYAGE, run txinara) m 4 HURRICANE, The N1-0 Daily News of the 95th Jang Mary reports –
in 20: Ernest Simone, Sumatra, cluded the look-out, and' scored. On the Ma A. G. Ward will give another organ ra. I precious correspondent got his Idosa nhé i Colonial Trosauror Hon. R. Hurry the 12th of December, when snow tell the wind being variable and moderate.
Matts.
following night, on attempt to life” ther defensivo minou. wuś frustrated.
The P. & O. C... Coromandel laffen was bother crowded house at the
Singapore for this port on the 20th Jan. at 5 p.m.with the outward Bijou Theatre at West Point last night, Engilah insile, and is dus here on the and many people had to be turned away 4th Fab., at about noon.. The loop. Garman Malla. Suchun, enyo said the one that takes place nightly, ying the German Mails with dates sent ought to be booked at Mosses Robin from Berlin of the 9th Jan, loft Co Tombo on the afternoon of the 27th and Co,'s musto saloon. There will be
otal in St. John's Cathedral on Monday next, the Cth lust - Mr G. P. Lammost will be the vocalist
Tax Hon. Treasurer at the Alice Memorial and othersale Hospitals bags, to acknow- ledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals
Thank offering from Patient ... 5
has boon.!
His estimats of the value of the Derby
candiriater is beneath contempt, and no
Tak; and Mr J. Q. T. Bucklo, Clerk of
Councila.
THE NEW DÖVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
Jan., and may be expected here on era matindo performstne on Saturday next, Ar the Supreme Court this forannon, the other human being with half an eye upon ad nor Law Courts and new Post Office charge of Kinebou, officers and their wives | about Wednesday, the
the 8th Feb
doors open at 3, commencing at 4 p.m.lt arising out of the reconstruction of The P. H. 8. 8-Co. # #
6. China, with Children balf-price to all parte except the Besoonsfield was again before the Court -mails dza., from San Frangiaco to the 7th Jan., via Honolulu, has sirived at boxes and the gallery.
Mr Francia ordes-oxamined, at como length, Tokohams, and will leave for this
Mr. W. Chatham, Ausistant Director of port on the morning of 28th Jan, via Ana mesting of the Sanitary Board, to be Public Works, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and hold to-morrow afternoon, there will be Shanghai The O. &G. Co.'s a. a. Doric, with maits submition the Colonial Veterinary Sur- left San Francisco for this port geen's apnual report, a report of the Sani- Sea, Kohe, Nagasaki and Shanghai onry Surveyor on Raluse Destructors, and
The
via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland
the 17th Jan.
K. K. . . Nippon Man with malls &c., loft Ban Francisco: for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sos, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 25th Jan.
Steamers Expected. The C. N. Co.'s steamer Chingh, from Australian porte, loft Post Darwin on the 28th Jan, for this port, via Man- ila, and is now due,
OR
The Ben steamer Benmonry from Leith,, Antwerp and London, loft Stagepors
the 7th Jan, for this port, The Bleigurvy from London and Strata, lafi Lingapore for this port on the afternoon of 30th Jan, The Swing, from Calcutta and Straits, luft Bingapore for this port on the 80th Jan,, at 1 pm. The P. AU. Co's. Humbay left Sins gapore 5 for this port on the 24th Jan., at 2p.m. The U. 6. S. Co 'a str. Antinar, from Glas, gow and Liverpool, left. Singapore on
Feb.
byn lawa for the regulation of Cattle, Sheep and Bwins Depots. Among the other items on the agenda papor in correspondence concerning the proposed new, market at Taipingshan."
A SERIOUS cutting and wounding case WAN to-day reported to the Police. A cook and en nødstent in a hours at No. 47 Welling-1- ton Street quarrelled over some tatter. pe assistant struck the cook with a stisk, and the cock, exasperated by the blow, Relzoda shopper and inflated several dangerous wounds on the body of his antagonist. The cook was arrested, and charged to-day with outting and wounding, The assistant having been removed to the hospital, the case was remanded till Satur day,
AURINESE passenger by the Cheng Hock
Kian was robbed of 8200 on the voyage from Singapore to Hongkong. Two other Chinese passengers out a hola in the com- plainant's box, and abstrusted the money. The larceny was discovery on 28th January, and a search being instigated amongst the Chinese passengem luggage the money was found in one of the boxes The owner of the box was arrested; and handed over to
the morning of 28th Jan. and may be expected here on or about Monday, the 30th Jan. The C. M. Co.'s sir. Moyuna, from Glas- gow eto, passed the Canal on the 17th Jan, and may be considered date a
at Singapore on or about the 5th The II. A. I str. Sularis, from Hamburg, loft Singapore for this port on the 30th
snd may be at the 7th Feb.
expected here on or whout The N. P. Css. s. Victoria has arrived
at Yokohama, and sailed for Kobe and the care of the Police on arrival at Hang- Hongkong on the 25th Jan.
The old timber of the Victor Emanuel, which has been broken up at Yaurati, aro being manufactured into souvenirs. We have had my enquiries respecting the age of the Fictor. The vessel was built in 1852, and was lengthened in 1869.
THE SERIOUS FRAUDS AT SHANGHAI.
MR BURGOYNE FOUND GUILTY, (Spesial Telepum from Our Own
Carregandent). SHANGHAI, Jan, 31, 6.42 p.m.
a
Dear Me Editor,—Of all the nådle-patel
The Legislative Counail met this after- The following nation is juued from the noon. H, X, Sir Henry A. Blake 0.0.M.G†Ubaervatory prattlers that ever tried to misland a
On the bat 11.40 %. Barometric gullish herd, your contributor who writes Fresided. There were present-H.
„The O, N, Oo, 's air. Nisiggo, Caps, Phile under the name of Ons Eye Open' is pro Major General Gascoigne Hon. H. E changes are alight. Pressure is highest in bably the mast billiant example. To Pollank, hating Attorney General Hon.in, lowest to the E. of Japan, pa, arrived hess yosturday shortly after
Gradients light, on the east, moderate p.m. from Otaru (Japan) with a full orga suppose for one moment that because an T. Soromba. Smith, Acting Colonial with fresh monsoon in the N part of the of coal. She has, an her guntered appearan
Fareast-moderate N.E. owner has an infated opinion of a third- Secretary Hon. R. D. Ormsby, Dicuo-China Sos.
proves, had a portious time, and there fu doubt but were it not for her sub- rate animal he should necessarily back it tor of Public Works Hon. F.Hinds; e
stantial and seaworthy design, she would is the most ourant conne; and it would May, M., Captain Superintendent of THE RUSSIANS-IN-MANCHURIA,
have never weathered the gale. On the Falloe Hon. A. M. Thomson, Acting
NewOWANG, January 1. morning of the 14th inst, she left port bo really interesting to know where your
The wanther here continand mild up to under somewhat favourable eiraumatançõe training, and what sort of experience ho umapy, Harbour Master: Haus. C. Pheavily, the thermometer showing 10% or Five o'clock that evening the wind shifted Chator, C.M.G., Ho Kai, E. ̈R. Bəlilios, | 19* Frost, The A. Ragna, the tug to the westward, and at eliz” to the has about putting parti-coloured panton.G.; J J. Bali-Irving, and Hon. Walberine, and Lightship all left the bar on morth-east and low a whole gale front the 14th. On the 18th, the weather clear-R until roan.: The following day a PST-
P.M. into phaetons.
convicted that he cannot see beyond the As for his couteur de rise, be there stands
od, and the railway stosmar Girin arrived fect hurricane was encountered, and Capt. had anchored uff the Russian Battlament, Phillips jadiciously hove the vessel to. At bat during the night the les promed no pr. the harazioter was at its lowest estohes his opan eya he longs agafa for the give noties that at the next mosting of the Invoratives that aro badly wanted for the ios, the rigginga were foran into othe tip of his own nose, and no doubt when it
heavily on her, that she deared the next namely 28.95, with
4 temperatute.of Mr Bellios-Four Excellency, I beg to morning without discharging the thres Falt. The ship was little but uses of
| Legislative Courell I intend to ask the fol. transpart of railway material into the counth loe, and the weather cloths on the blucke, the rupien wero foot diameter towing questions (1) Will the Govern December, bound back to Port Arthur, and apper bridge wore walls of the same cald try. She opened the bar on the 2011 of mont atato why, ad the sites for the propos, two bear that the Russine aru in full
later than days
any previous year, and chestion substance, At half past two the wind reared to the porthward mould possibly make sach egregious blunare been selected, and the plans of the being seen in the streets. They are also still blowing a
and c manorced to moderato although ders or draw such erroneous deductions.
gale By half-past nine: The fact is that the opinions he expresses former, at any rate, have been considered, ereging telegrach poles and prospecting the wind had fallen considerably, and the
throughout the Listung peninsula. sen became kiss rough, when one fade steps are not taken to carry the proposals
Our New Year ball came off on the 2nd are all nonsense and rubbish, and co-into effect? (2) Will the Government state fast, and was a great success, both from gigantip proportions one rolling along into
pendent almost perpendioular wave pletely misleading. People who write whether the Secretary of State for the Co- managerial and decorative point of view. which the vessel plunged up to the fore trash about "forin as shown on paper must lonies has suctioned the solence for the fontine s day, hesi
We hear of a Fancy Dress ball on St. Va- mast. The huge body of water breaking day, besides theatricals, contest abroad Awept the heavy fos chest over the either be the most muddy-minded of moon. new public buildings above sountioned just
atc., etc.
sido, sushed the main derrick in halvos, Northern Star of China is becom- and compistely stove in the steel bulkhand calves or also grossly ignorant of Tarf put before him by the Government 7
His Excellency--I not think you affairs.
submit the first question, brosuse I thinking quite a strong institution in our small of the saloon; Buttoned down the rails both Any other numituli could see that some you will see if you refer to Parliamentary to go on prospering. There is an enormous carried away that Mr. Pennal, the gominunity, and from what I hear is likely of the upper and lower bridges and even apars of the of the much-bolauded ponios are going Pretice' that
it is hardly in order. The
art trifle this winter, and prospects for a former. Fortunately back in their traluing, and that they own-question asks for an opinion. You can ask good hisness year are excellent chief oflour, who was on watoli
a question of fact, but when you ask why" "8 wanther has
without inil
The bridge alders which injury.. not possibly be fit st the Mlecting, and all ocrtain thing has not been done, I do not unity in excellent feat, and the com-trlend up woro also carried. AWAY ANG -
Tealth. |the sputterings of an irresponsible contri. think that can be put to the Government.
The river fastened on the 91st of De- the coinpradore's room store in. All the The
cond question is quite in order. ·I
of the comber, but has sind started again owing boats wore thrown out chookca butor will do nothing to provent this,
should suggest that the other question to the strony S.W. wind raising the tides two on the starboard side were stove in In spite of the flashy gallops of much-shall be remodelled into a resolution.
unusually high,
Soon after daylight on the 10th, the Mr Bolillas-Your
lengy nuuted flatcatchers, the Derby this year
I might
I hear that most of the principal inns weather having moderated, Capt. Phillips send the
the queadon by atrildng out the
on the Port Arthur-Nowohwong line are bora away for Hakodate Roads and will be won by an Outsider, one that your word why. It is immaterial whether the occupied by Russians, and fly the flag-chored in Satsukari Bay at 1.50a.m. on the glited "contributor has hardly ventured to word why is thorn or not,
P. and T. Thes.
During all 171.
all the time they wore Hla Excellonar
visited with heavy snow and bail squalls apat atd afraid you will
THE PLEASURES OF LIFE IN
At noon on the 18th having done all that the matter and pat it in words other forth. altering the question. You can consider
CHINA.
was possible for the safety of the ship fresh departure was mado, the wind blow- member aan two days previous to any mect has now roached very souts singe. For gala force as far an Okl-aims, thenga modes
Ningpo, January 25,
ing fresh from the north-west and west and then voaring to north-weat with moderata His Excellency--This is not
is not a matter of several days soldiers hara boon guarding race N.N.W, winds and nasty samo, men to this a matter as to the form of the main road leading to Songae, the only not.
on. The fusa.of the question, porsons allowed to pass their lines being the question. The as you will observe, is a matter of opinion women and children. Many the women Why the Government has pot cone this, and children have loft Songso to take that or the other thing. As far as I am refuge in the homes of friends and relativos advised, and judging from my own expariin tier villges, as the ultimate intention bo the of frot
destruction of their villages. The Mr.Chater-Parhaps I did not express myself properly: I meant that the hon. member could alter his question so as to bring it
it within the rules, sad put it in two days before the meeting.
Mr Belilion--Your Excolleriny, if I rend the question in the following minner pro- bably it would suit your cellency's views: Will the Government state whe
[1
do
J. V. H. Burgoyne, who was charged Pat forward, but which under the eyo of And it difBoult to delute the word without
with defrauding the Russo Chineas Bank of Tis, 85,000, pleaded not gulity.
He was found guilty pa all counts. Sentence was deferred to allow the argument of the point that the charge of btaining credit was not covered by the
indictment which was for obtaining money under fales prétences.
Bail was fixed at Tla, 20,000,
BEUTER'S TELEORABIS,
(SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL.']
LONDON, January 30. THE FRENCH PRESS ON THE DREYFUS AFFAIR.
Far East will before long paralyse the one of the most experienced trainers in the anserous crowd and send them all gaping
with astonishment."
Let me strongly recommend your intel ligent renders to pay no attention to the bare-brained utterances of a purblind pro- phet, but to seek diligently after
1
TRUTH.
Mr Chuter Your Excellency, the hon.
ing sand in notles of question
>
:
THE SILVER-MINE TORUBLE
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were
LATE TELEGRAMS.
Note.-The Editor, Q. M., is not respon-ence, I think the question must be a matter of the officials supposed songo the Colonels on the Staff in the Punjab
sible for the opinions of Correspondents,
AMOY NOTES.
THE NEW TAIKOO OFFICES,
Army News. Allahabad, Jan. 11,—a raganey among
men on their pars have made up their Command has cocurred, Colonel Ham mind to fight to the hex They have mond, new in England, has taken an öztepe established strong guard at the
top of a pass, being the only other road outlet for solt af leave and will not return to his xp.
pointment. the purpose of preventing any faint-hearted villager deserting his post. Invitations have been sent to other villages making them to join the struggle, on the plea that if the mountain was opened the Fengshui of the whole district would be affected Fortun
Galomita, January 18.--Colonel Gwatkin, Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief, met with an accident to-day through his horse falling with him, and he fractured his collar bone.
·
(From Our Occasional Correspondent.) January 25, 1899. Messrs Butterfield and Swire's new offi- ces wore opened the other day on the Band,
The H. As steamer Queria Jolt Ham.kung. At the Magistracy to-day, the decision of the Cour de Cassation on the These fine and commodious buildings con- Any row, live been considered, why stuns ever cannot be said of some of the villages President of the Plague Commission, and
The Temps and the Debuts regret the amidst the usual din of Chinese crackers. burg for Elongkong, &e,, via porta of soner said the complainant had given him Dreyfus case as derogatory to the judicial eist of three blocka of godowns, with there not taken to carry the proposals into un Nimrod Sound, noted for their piracy. Dr Ruffor, have boen in Allahabad during
call on the 30th Dec., and may be er the money for safe security on the voyage.
pected here on or about the 14th Fe Prisoner was sentenced to four monthe system of France,
bruary next.
laft Bombay imprisonment.
for this port an Britt pol! 17th Feb.
offices in the centre. They are built of granito und Ataoy rod bricks, and are an reurning to Umag the linest buildings
THIL SOUDAN,
Jan, and is due, here on or about the A MILITARY correspondent of the Timer, darman, having been unsuccessful in big Thors aro, I am told, no less than twenty.
The N. P. Co.'s 8. . Tacoma sailed from Tacoma, for Japan and Hongkong, on the 18th Jan.
Latest Advice.
The P. & O. Co.'s 8. 8. Shanghai left Bombay for this port on the morning of the 31st January.
pursuit of the Khalifa.
Cairo
referring to the notable increase which bas taken place in our Colonial forces during
EGYPT. the past year, and to the fact that recent an-
The Times correspondent at nouncements justify the assumption that for states that only six of the European some time to come this branch of our sys- Powers, not including Germany, France tem of national defence will continue to and Rassin, have accepted the prolong throw qut fresh twigs, states It is obtivn of the Mixed Tribunals, wanse
** INTERESTINO details regarding the re-vious that, while this increase of our colo- charter expires on the 31st instant. bellious movements in Central China will be found on Page 5.
So much interest is being taken in recrea
tive sport at Peking that a proposal has beon made by the foreign residents to se cure the lease of a piece of ground in the north-quet angle of the Tartar City wall sa
a recreation ground.
The course for the seventh Club Race of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, to be sailed on 6th inst, will be-From the Police Pier, Kowloon, round Channel Rocks, Kowloon Rock, Cosmopolitan Dock Buoy, and North Fairway Buoy (leaving all to port); 12 miles,”
Milnet
vial armed strength is most gratifying an Lending not only to make us less vulnerable KOWLOON LAND BUILDING CO.,
LIMITED. The ordinary meeting of the shareholders
in respect of our colonies, but also
to release certain existing units for
mand
of
thu
Law Courts and new Post Office
ther or not the sites for the proposebnately, so far, the other villages Inve refused selected, and the plans of the former, at to respond to this appeal. The same how-
[-uffect?'
His Excellency-The Grat part is quite in order. If the hot member will esmaidor the patter while the bruceedaigs are gong.
, be will be able to got it amended, Mr Bolilios intimated he would send in the questions in the amended form two days before the next meeting.
His Excellency-It is not necessary when giving notice of questions to read the ques
then these matters can be settled with the tian. It is the usual cus'on in the West Indias simply to hand in the question, and
five separate godowns (orelling upper floors) which are all homenso compart ments over 200 feet long and 50 feet must be somewhere between 200,000 and broad.
I should think the capacity
enterprising hong will ere long be alla të 300,000 - pienls. Let lope the clork.
fill them up. The rooms in the offices are nico, light and airy, with wide verandahs, which command a splendid, view of the; whole of Amoy Harbour.
Mesars Butterfield & Swire cordially in vited their Foreign and Chinese friends to
to Taikoo.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER.' . There can be no doubt that much inter
Farcis
Mr S. Smith submitted the Report of the Financa Committes (No. 13, and moved its adoption.
Mr Thosott scoured, Carried.
tiinc.
AD
ance 1893.
BILLA.
Some eighty men, dechred to be noted pirates, have entered Songso to assist the poople in their wing fight with the sol- Dinners have been trade on which are the characters which may be translated Calling Many, Unless the trouble in speedily sated, many may re-
pond to the call, and the officinis have
SMALL REVELLION
between the Mandarina and the people. on their hands. Whilst the soldiers have bean practicilly inactive for a full week, certain negotiations have been going on
CHINESE REASONING,
M
The Plague. Allahabad, Jan. 11.-Professor Fraser,
the last four days and proceed to Agra, where the Commission resumes its sitting.
Calcutta, Jan. 11-The official figures famtia look wank, show just over two thou and plague deaths in the Bombay Prom dency, 63 in the Madras Presidency, 224 in Mysore State, 175 in Hyderabad State and,
11 in the Central Provinces, the other Pro- vinces remaining free.
January 12.No further plague cases la Calcutta had been reported to Government up to this afternoon."
of a
the preparation of Professor Lustig's Burs
Bombay, January 12-Dr Galleotti, for The former have suggested the following stive serum, has had six horses and other a settlement of the trouble. (1) The bill animals under, treatinent. The process must be opened by the
the willing consent of has now been completet and the serum all the people; (2) All the arms, nmmuni: | will be ready by Munday next The tion, etc., taken fran the soldiers in the animals are said to improve in condition late riot, must
must be restored: (3) Three of the under the treatment. villagers must be handed over to the
The Viceroy. officials for decapitation; two of whom ara An Ordinance to arzend and consolidate well-known B.A's. To this the villagers address of welcome from the Talukdars of Calentin, January 10.--Replying to any offensive purposes, the variegated character in the Kowloor Land and Building Coinspect the now buildings, and the invita
the Law relating to Prisons was runde first have replied that they will consent to confudh to-day, Lord Curzon said: There is of these forces is a source of some weak Ltd., was held today at the Company's tion was largely availed of, among their Mak Ngan Wan, alias Mak Chin K, alias
At Ordinance for the Naturalization of ditions number two and three, but they no standing still in the growth of nations,
will not consent to have the hill opaned a! nose. He suggests that & system of einglo Offices, Victoria Buildings. MrF. Header guests being several ladies. Allthe visitors Mak Sai Nin, alias Mak Fat Wo, alias Mak
and the adaptation of the conditions and control should be adopted,, the obvious son presided. The other gentlemen pre-joined in wishing good luck and prosperity
San paasad the second reading.
It may soon startling at first to read that environment of life to the increasing stature course being to place all the colonial forces sent were:Messrs E. Jones Hughes, J.
On the motion of Mr Pollock, seconded they era willing to give up thres of their peeplo. is a took that calls both for vigilance and foresight. I hope to devula under the War Office, which, as it is, lands. Cox, J. Gousmaan (Directors), M. J.
by Mr Smith, the following Bills were road number for decapitation, but when it is much of my time and energies to this tak most of the officers employed for purely Northcote, C. E. Georg. A. Rodger, H. J.
scord and third time, and were passed about the mine, it will be at once, evident the enormous numbers of those whose wel- remembered that the original trouble arose the importance of which is measumable by military work by the Foreign and Colonial Holmes, A. O'T. Gourdin, W. H. Purcell,
iuto law --
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance & of that by three of their number losing their fare it affects in the crowded bat Oecs. The Indian Government supplied A. Stelton Hooper (Socretary).
houts, the face of the remainder will bo est has been awakened by the preparation 1866 and the Hongkong and Shanghai
obscure by ways of industry and that, often and received hat the three who Bank
ved. Not only Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, have been
Jun. 11.-Lord Curzon to-day of Geldsmith's comedy, She Stoops to 185licance to amend Ordinance 8 of, or they have been promised by the rest of House and Jains, and replied
the officials as the The Secretary read the notice convening Conquer. The result, however, ca cortain uniber, but there would be no
address from the British Indian Associa scape-grats will gladly go to their doon;tion, the Calcutta Corporation, the Mysore
picked out by the disposal of the War Ofion for colonial port is laid before you, and I would ask success. dificulty in placing there temporarily at the meeting.
The Chairman maid-Gentlemen, the re-hardly beʻrnid to have been a vary marked 1870. (Public Buildings).
brisly and An Ordinance to provide for the reserva.the villtgers that a temple aħall be erected cordially to each. In the case of the British service. By handing over their military you to consider it as read. It closely re-heavy play was hardly the most appropriate known as Sung Wong Tol or Sung Wong whole thing! It is reported that the tim to take the first veendon of expressing This dificult and somewhat tiou-of-carlain land at British Kowloon in their honour, and they shall be deified Indian Association he took the opportunity
in the form of Idola Ok the pity of the to st A FOOTBALL match will be played on contingents to the War Ofice, the Foreign sembles that of last year, in that there is
to say that the Queen had beraalf enjoined little o Happy Valloy- to-morrow, between strand Colonial Office would certainly be the por nothing fresh bussy with regard to sort of thing for either the Amoy amateurs Torinne
Ordinance to amend the Dogs Ordin Chinese gunboat Chant has gone to her sentiments of warm interest in her In- Company. Charges are for the small community. Great praise Co., F.D., R.A. and 38th C., S.D., R. A. red an immense amount of work, and slightly less, and rents have improved. is due, however, to the Amoy A.D.C.
Nimrod Sound, with the intention of bom ding
subjects. An Ordinance for the Regulation of
News Cur. barding
Songao-N.-O. Daily Kick-off at 4 pm. The following tear probably a good deal of money. For their Thora exists apparently a very good do
January 13-Replying to an address for houses such as we have at Kow
from the Mahorsedan Literary Society to members for the determined way in which Vehicles passed through Committee. will represent the 38th Company-oal, bills for the local maintenance of forces and we have been able to raise the
His Excellency then adjourned the
VESSELS AT THE DOCK-At Kouloon day, Lord Curzon said, in the comms of Bell, R.S.; Backs, Wilson and Gidman; equate to their needs would certainly not rents somewhat without losing any of our The ladies, all looked pretty in their old-
they endeavoured master their parte. Council till Wednesday out.
H.T.G.M.S. Kaiser, Beechdale, H.I.G.M.S. speech, that while he accepted the state- Half-backs, Brown, Nightingale and Kelly: be increased, while, as regards home com maintained at a cast something: alightly
tenants,
The property has been well fashioned dresses and powdered hair, and
Kaiserin Augusta, Athenian, Isla de Cuba, ment that upon any occasion of appeal he Isla de Luzon, Monmouthshire, St. Enoch, could implicity rely upon the faithful allegi forwards, Frost, Hurria, Greene, Bell and trol, all they could in reason be expected over Inst Feat. I thick that is all I have the certainly did their level host to catch The Royal Scotsisit Geographical Society Columbia, Hué, Empress of India. ance of the Mahomedons of India,
up (or rather lurk back to) the spirit of recently addressed the Royal Geographical to pay would be the east of an ateistant to say, gentletised; but if any questions are the olden tine. All the same, every one Society suggesting the adoption of a stand-
Connopolitan-Don Juan de Austria, rejoiced that the happy harmony existing Aberdeen.None.
between the various races nud religions of adjutant-general or two, with colonial ox. asked I shall be pleshed to answer them. YESTERDAY, the annual inspection of the perience, who would advise the War Do I should like to ask, Mr Chairman--that is ing. Iain told, was shared in by the actors as Royal Geographical Society, in reply, carries a comb with him.
Mr Holmer-There is only one question meat, or of attempting too much. This feel-hura in advance of Greenwich time.
seemed to entertain a fooling of non-attain and time throughout India exactly five
the country would, should
any
emergency The Tax rooster is a tiny bird. He invariably ever arise; enlist in the Queen's enthusi- Royal Engineers stationed in the colony partment in all matters relating to the the item in assste. Accounts Receivable,'
megavico not one section alone but the took place on the Parade Ground, Gacen's local corps. In formulating his sebeme I presume that refers to rents.
well as the audience. It would be hardly thought five hours thirty minutes would be
s of peoples and votaties of avery Road. The numbers on parade were 11 for a colonial army, the writer proposes to
The Chairman-One month's rent.
fair, andor such circumstances, to criticise officer, including Col. Elsdate, RE, 1 exclude for the present the self-governing Chairman proposed the adoption of the re-
No more questions bring asked, the the individual players, where everybody havo now reschede, the hes auggestions The green ray," an optical phenomene the own her away.
which has been made foundation of a their best, and the worthy Stage Ma-India.
story by Jules Verns, is a flash of greenish Twho forgote a favor soldom for warrant officer, 43, staff sergeants, and colonies of Canada, Cape Colony and Ausport and accounts.
light seen as the limb of the sau rises or given un injury. sergeants, 3 buglers, 25 corporala 132 malis. It was quits possible that horeafter
gets under certain conditions of the atmes- sappers (Europe), 4 harildnra, 2 buglers, an all-round system of War Oflice control
BUCCOSS attending this some. The approach of the Chinese New Year is phero. The sea horizon is good for cleery-Beows are not boxers, yet they often 7 naiques, and 51 men (Chinese portion might be found more economical and more Directors,
Mir Georg proposed the re-election of what ambitious attempt will show the still further occluding interest in political ing it, but the effect is occasionally seen in cons to blows.
Amateurs bore' that acting means far more affuirs (writes the Tientsin correspondeat the Alpe or other mountains, and according of the Hongkong Subrosrine Minsta).fficient than that at prescut in operation
than merely learning up so many pages of of the N.-0 Daily News). Curious reports to Piot Bey in a paper to the Academie der worde, and that charactors like those of reach aldered channels, of the gradual in Egypt, from the point of the Delta to native, and therefore not Sciences, Paris, it is often to be observed The inspecting officer wa Major General each case, Flo euggests a plu which
well-defired Goldsmith's comedy need though study. Gascoigno, Oficer Cummisting the Torces.
Mr. Gourdin proposed that. Messrs Let us hope that they will not be discparadification of the Empress Dowager's Egypt, from the point of the Bolta to The European Company were put through only bring the prosent scattered Arnold and Gaskell be re-elected, anditongod, but will in futuro confine their efforts reactionary attitude, and of steady, if slow, The say is distinctly visible, and always of
contingents in these colonies which are not
to plays more in the lighter voin' than recognition that retora is as inovitable as it
an emerald green; which is brighter no s batallion drill by the juror officers, after self-governing into a harmonious whole
the one just attempted. The enterprising is imperatively neccesary General Yuan, rule at sunrise than sunset. At sunset, which they were formed up, and Major but will also form a sound beais for futurp
one of the ablost but most inscrutabin of tho won the oye can follow the effect butter, Stage Manager was, I en infurioud, sibio for nearly all the stage and wall de Chihli groat oficials, is much in communica the ray ultimately takes a blog tingo. General Gascoigne highly complimented
comtire art connected with the pices. tion with Poking in these days; and has hail organizations, and makes the following
Some of theso efforts were of a remarkable more than one audience with the modern who gen for the smartions of their petalsertations of ince? interest In China The prize for the highest-toore in the kind; mdood, it was a really striking por: Zonobin. We hear echoes of Imperial and The Tientsin correspondent of the N.-C. Ance and efficiency in drill The Chinese
we have already on "Hongkong Reginent. British regimanta abroad: has fallon, this remembered as the crowning effort in tho with torra, at the present Cel-stinl outlook; } during 1898 has bocs, very atisfactory Company Volley-firing Competition for formanes all round, and it will be long soldierly Jeremiada, said to be commingled Daily News writon-Railway progress sippers were then put through the marina!
composed of Indian native troops, and a year to the Norfolk Regiment at Alakalad, exercisan by Lieutenant Bags
moteur like dramatic career of our Amey but the more wary will not be misled by The metale now run for close on nighty Wai-hoi-wai battalion (Chinese) in course with score thus hào: only once boon Stage Manager.
such rampes. Reform,
either
of Shathaiku: passengers RE, and the bayonet exercise by
squalled.
The following were the clamotera ;------- or glas, in a country like mal miles where could formation. The former is not an old or
are nest, taken beyond Rundell, RE. The mon then
custom- is fixed to petrification and is un- Chenghode (forty-inlles), as it is found full of battle honoare that it would THz Tientsia correspondent of the N... Squire Hardcastle.
Sir Charles Marlow fr Christopher...
fortunately stronger than law and religion that they bampor construction work in the Free Lambe. suffer any serious injustion by a change of Dally News writes:Our Volunteer Corps Tony Lumpkin
-combined, is no eaay matter; indeed it is advanced sections. This year will probably Elliot Williams probably beyond the initiatives of the sco two thirds of the Circus-Gulf Line said that the new Wei-hai-wat has elected Mr J. Boyce-Kup Captain in Charles Marlow, bitchend
succession to Mt Loss This is felt to bo George Hastings Knowser..
Empresa Dowager horsell The way folk from Tiontain to Newahwang, finished. to be officially known as the a jest and discriminating compliment to a Landlord & Diggory... Blanto
talk one would think the toore ipse dixit of Before Chinese New Year, & few rough. aseangomatian lady was sufficient to altor and-ready trains will be able to wheel Horatio Muggiussas in
the Line of centuries. be to let the Chinese driling, and maintaining the Corps
The Empress passengers through from Tientsin to Pan- been, beyond praien We hear the Corps Mes Hardcastle...... Miss Favell
Dowager herself is tied and confined by tingfu, the provincial capital. This used have a lat (Sikh or Hongkong) is going to amplissise la social prominence Miss Neville
Seaman
bonds that not even her force of character to be a three to dve days' journey but and a 2od (Wei-bai-well Batta and its progress by asking the fading to a Man Hardcastle
can break through: like all other arbitrary will now be a matter of sumu zeven, or Bydes
monarchs (on called) she can be, and is eight hours, avid soon less than that. The ether attalions being added if found danco after the example of the Magans. Tetpmchoro, by the by, is the presiding
checked and thwarted at every move in line from Tientsin to Fengtai has been To bellave, then is not a se just now in the lopal Nine Dances
the game by induences, which are all the doubled, and the traffic already justifies alonia Esch in the Hongkong Regiment." are Be autumnal leaves in Vallombrosa.
more potant because they are obscure. the step
for simply company moveutenta. Gonoml, through the modiora Major Czio Fat, expressed
and pleasure at the excellende
of the natives. He also con
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