FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1900:
Notes by the Way,"
The delivery of the English Mul wou
begun at 1.10 p.,
Coroner's Enquiries.
The Coroner's returns for Inst your propered by Me H. H. J. Gompertz,
THE CHINA MAIL.
TELEGRAM.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED,
The following le the copert of the Board
The Dallas Company played The Acting Police Magialesto, show that formal of Directors for presentation us the ordin
Geisha* at Singapore for three nights.
The Shanghai Spring Race Meeting will be held on tho 3rd, 4th and 5th Bley,
General Fray has bean continued for another year in his appointment in Cochin. China.
There was great enthusiasm in Calender over General Oronjo's surrendor, and Lord Roberts' states was decorated.
The plague is still on the increase in Calcutts, there being an average of over 70 casus a day at the beginning of the mouth
auquities were held in respect of 62 deathsary meeting of shareholders, to bó held at reported to the Police, and 1,658/were the Company's Hotel, at noon, on Tues buried without formal enquiries. Ning day, the 7th Macch Europeans were buried after formal eri- quiries and 18 were buried without formaal enquiries.
Football.
Tomorrow afternoon ala'quarter past
· REUTER'S ŠERVICE,
Loxtos, 14th Mark THE UNITED STATES AND TIK
PEACE PROPOSALS.
It is not correct that America offered medinta xtween Great Britain and
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
LECTURE BY CONBUL YOLPICELLI.
THE BURMAH BOUNDARY COMMISSION.
THE WAR.
of the Minister towards the Chinese Government have been quite destroyed by the constant acts of treaclicry and deceit of Yesterday afternoon, Consul Volpicelli
of that Government, and it is not believed delivered a very interesting lecture under MURDER OF MAJOR KIDDLE AND that any npcions representations and MR SUTHERLAND.
excases concocted by the Cliness officials the suspices of the Odd Volumico Socioly,
in the capital will affect the British Mong Kas, February 13-My helin action in Yunnan, The relatius between- is the St. Andrew's Hall, City Hall, on raessage of the 10th instant will have told the Peking officials and the British Minister The Trans-Siberian Railway: its connor you of the melancholy occurrence of the are every day going from bad to worse Gentlemen,In accordance with Section 53 of the Company's Articles of Asocin
cial and political importance. Ton. E. D. day before. Mr Littons, who received s. until it is feared, they will reach breaking tion, the Directors beg to submit their
lecturer said he felt it a great honour and in the atomnet ly thesewn stone, is doing by China for her manifold sins will avail Ormsby presided, and in introducing the nasty wound on the jaw and a sorore blow point and no excuse that can be put forward. half yearly Report for the six months cnd-South African Republies; she merely actedleature to take the chair. The description well and is getting user the shock her. ed, the 31st December, 1890,
between Pretoria and Great Britain as a new route from the Far East to Europe stained. The following account of the Accounts--The Profit on Working Ac four o'clock the final for the Hongkong 877.188. half-yoar amounted to go-between in transmitting messages and they were to receive was not aplied by him.
Bust for the
ust be of great interest, and the descrip- catastrophe in from information sup Ho and Mr Suther. as compared with $62,800.04 | communications. Football Challenge Shield will be played, for the corresponding sixths of 1898,
Vesiption such as one could read in books and agreed on the 8th to pay Mong miles south: The contest lies between and II. Con-
the personal experience of one who fum, which is about 8 showing 11 increase of 824073.17.
visit on travelled by that route. He referred of this place,
the The Profit and Loss Account, including
day panies of the Royal Welch. Fusiliers.. A ni
He informed General to ignorange that existed a to the
Tatt credit balanoo
following of $15,448.86 hant fought straggio for suĮTEPROP, is ex. #aid from 3K8 June, 1890, shows a creat Frog Stater Mr Wesels have sailed for long but call apon Consu! Valpicelli to Senemal however, detailed an escort of six of ↑ Viesiny rose and said :~I propose to de Mesera Fischer, Woolmarans and the god said to would Getsin then no of any port was raised to their going, the the Queen Empress was honoured. The dments that had taken place in of their intention, and no objection Government House, last night, the toast of propingo to deal with as follows:-To write kafanec of $90,285.83, which your Directors off Furniture and Fistures $15,000.00; To plado to Reserve Fund 815,000.00; To pay Ginat Divixlend of 10 per cent. for the half-year, absorbing $60,000.00; To carry forward tu now ACCOUD! 8285.33 $90,280 33.
The dividend, with the 6 per cont. paí for the previoua lisif-yor, gives a return of 10 per sent, on the jaid up capital for the year,
Launch. The old. Launch was Buld at a profit of $2,000 over its book value and a place.
pected and the catch is sure to ho most in torusting. After the watch Miss Hancock will present the shield and medal to the winning team.
Warning to License-holders.
Lieutenant-Colonel Simpson, Second- in-Command, Lincolnshire Regimontin in-, dia, proceeds home at onco to tąkę up the command of the 3rd Middlesex, now beinggi formed.
Hope deferred match the French
|
allowing a man to create a disturbance in tao bar without making a charge against him to the police ho would endorse the
heart sick. The Fronch of Tonkin aro disgusted because eo lile progress is made with the various railway schemes in the neighbouring Colony. They may find com- fort in the knowledge that the British rail-iconse way schemes in China are in, the sAIRO CASO,
The Times of Ceylon gives the following information :-Cup. M. O'Sullivan, former ly of the R: A., arrived by the Bengal from the Far East, where he has beet travelling for some time, and is of by tho Natal Lino steamer to South Africa to see what ho eats see of the fighting there.
Of the 2,100,000 men who sorved in the French army from 1789 to 1799, 720,000 perished. Of the three millions recruited by Napoleon between 1799 and 1815, one million disappeared. In the Crimea, which was a comparatively short campaign, haring regard to Napoleon's wars, the expetition. ary corpa lost 95,000 out of 310,600 nen.
The Geisha.
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G
brought for
Directors-Messes R. C. Wilcox and E. Osborne retire by rotation, but offer the selves for reselection.
Audit. The accounts have been audited by Messrs W. If. Potts and W. H. Gaskell, whose re-election is recommended.
EDWARD OSBORNE, Chaitoin, Hongkong, 16th March, 1907.
Indian Famine Relief Fund.
THE PEACE PROPOSALS
Europe as a peace deputation.
THE WAR-CAPE COLONY,
Congratulations.
Calcutta, February 28.-After dinner, at
General Brabant has occupied Aliwal on 3rd Is he left that port for Vladivos- and a clerk of Mr. Sutherland's Major who to-day, on the 19th anniversary of
North.
LATER.
THE WAR.-OCCUPATION OF BLOEMFONTEIN.
pree with his lecturo. 1
his soldiers undora N.0.0, to go with them. part from the ordinary rule on an occasion. Co Volpicelli said he undertook the They rada off at 11 o'clock, Major Kiddle, of this kind-most likely the only occasion fourrough Siberia in 1807. He had who decided at the last noraent to join the on which I shall do so--a great occasion-I studied ittle Fussian in Shanghai, and party, preceding thom on fact. Their sycos, ask you to drink the health of a brave taounted, soldier and an Indian Commander-in-Chief, dock, bube was delayed on the voyage accompanied them. They caught up and did reach Vladivostock till 19th Kiddle, who had a Kachin conly with him Majubs Hill, has wiped out that stain, July, and remained at this seaport for this side of Mong Tuns, and the three victory for the Army of Hor Majesty the for carging his gon and cartridges, about two and has gained a notable and glorious thirteen day. Hibed the wretched went on together. The Chinese escort Queen Empress. Ladies and gentlemen,
his experiences in
And
Today, at the Mingistracy, a Norwe. -sailor was fined $ for creating a dis.
Russian her turbance at the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle
condition of roads. From Vladivostock with the excuption of the N.0.0. who the health of Lord Roberts of Katiabar. public-house. The Magistrato remarked
Le proceeded Iman, on the Onsouri river, stood by then woll all through precaried. The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. Lord Roberts wires that by the hotp the expital of the providers. The prin- i moro of it. It was bezaar day. They his congratulations to Lord Roberta and that the next time to heary of a licensee now and more suitable beat has taken its God and the bravery of the troups he has cipal object wi geat to be seen at this and then won steamer to Khabarofsk,
them into the town and they saw nothing March 3-The Viceroy has inlegra plusi takon possession of Bloemfontein and the place was a sent to Governor Mur-
renched the hear on foot by a long narrow Generals Doller and White on the recent British Bag now Hies over the Presidency aviott, who derinthe Crimean was acquis
street and found some 400 people there,success in South Africa. many of whom were Was from villages in Several:
al native chiefs, including the rulera ed the whole Eastern Siberia for vacated by Mr Steyn the late President. Rui.
the bills surrounding the Mong Tom vallos. of Kashmir, Bikanir, and Rampur, have Tho mengent was placed in
For five minutes after their arrival things congratulated the Government of India; Mr Frasor, a meather of the late Covers- most command situation at the weut on as usual, then a rout of voleos rose, and the Nizan of Hyderabad has ordered ment, the Mayor, the Landrust and other junction of two vors.
From here and the people in the bazaar rushed toge-a special salate of 101 guns. the lecturer gave any loteresting dos- officials met Lord Roberts two miles from cription of his voyage Mitrofanovs and Sonze individuals began throwing stones has sent the following Colegram to Lerd thor to the far end of the market place. His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief the town and presented the keys of the of the great kindness received at the at the officers, ockers fired arrows, others Roberts The Army of ludia, British public offices. The cnomy has with rawn the conditions underwhich the people i distance behind at the time, and as hands of Government fails. Speaking
in drew their dahs. The ponies were somo and Native, send their heartiest congratula from the neighbourhood and All sens residet in the country, tblecturer said his soon as the disturbance bagan Mr Suthor-
tions to their old chief mal best friend.
The Lieutenant-Genons of the four com. general impression was the ho people were land's clerk, who was cuated, and mands in Fadia hayo been informed of the and fled, the other ponies broke loose and cotamanicute it to all ranks, stating at the followut bis. The yes nude their es- same time at the Commander-in-Chief is cape, as also did Major Kiddle's Kerim sure that all will beartily riprocate the follower, at what point of the affair I du sentimenta not know. Of the three officers, only Major Kiddle was armed in any way, ho having his gur and some
1 some cartridges loadi with small shot. They returned along the street they had come by, Major Kiddio and graphs from Csfontein on the 2nd, and Mr Suthorland being struck by stones. say: I have just returned from a hurried About fifty Was followed them outside visit to Kimberley, and a much gratified Mr. Sutherland, whe wus with the arrangements made for the
Mr Henry Dallay and Company arrived to-day por .s. Masilia, and as, owing to future arrangements, the Hongkong Season will be much shorter that was originally intended, Mr Dalins has decided to make his opening night Monday, March 191b, instead of Wednesday, March 21st. The Geisha' can only be played for four night, concluding on Thursday, 22nd inst., and Friday muxt will witness the first por-- Formanes of the latest Gaiety success, 'A tunaway Girl.'
R. V. Fusiliers
Thus following prograɛme will be played at the Bicers' Mess to-night- The French stil hanker after their faces..... Cornelis. Medison own tolographic enblo system. The follow-Overture.. 'Italianain Algiere. Rossini ing are the proposals now before the Selection.. The Mikado No. 2.,Sullivan.
Valeo.....!
At the Ferry......D'Albert government-Line to connort Orm, Gavotte... Theodora'
........Lo Thiero Tangier, Tonurifle, and St. Louis. Line Selection.. Pupukonia'
...... Williams
Waldteafel Goas you Please..Falirbach
IIITAS
from Hus (Cochin-China) to a point north Vals..... Pluie D'or of Hongkong. Line from Tamatave to Folks Réunion. Line from the Gulf of Benin to the French Congo States.
M. Guillain, formerly French Colonial Minister, stitad recently at a banquet that the Czar, on being naked if Ragain could be relied upon to assist France if she went to war with Great Britain over the Fashoda incident, advised the French Government not to go to war. At the same time, he is reported to have aayured his dear ally, that in the event of war his army would match hand in hand with the Franch. C'est attitude d'un ami voi. It chail bon qu'on is seche.
A French contemporary states that France, Germany, Portugal and Holland
Dismissal of Foreign Instructors.
of
Yesterday, Sir Thura. Jackson remittza gaiet. The inhabitants gave the troops well treated, somewantke the coolies was apparently struck by a stone, turned despatch of this polegram, and are asked to
the first instalment of Rs. 30,000 to the Viceroy of Indian Faraino Fand.
he received from His Excellency The The following telegraphic message has
Viceroy of India ---
I acknowledge with sincere gratitude first generous instalment of help from Hongkong.
Alleged Attempted Eribery.
At the Magistracy to-day, hofors Mr. HJ Gonportz, a Chinatna was charged with an offence under the new Bribery Ordinanes It appeared that on Weduceday, Mr Ross, of the P.W.D., was about ta sonoji him for altering wator servico pipes at his premises in Cochrane Strout. The Chinuman falowed Mr Ross to the Central Police Station and attempted to bribe the officer not to full his duty by. pushing into his bad the sum of 85. He was inmediately arrested. The case was further remanded.
Aapeoid tologram from Poking to the Chine Goufle statos that the Government has decided to dismiss overy foreign in- structor from all the Military Colleges and The Famine in India. the provincial armies after the terms of Calcutta telegram dated March their present contracts have expired. For says, further increase of 120,000 persons the future only untive instructors are to be has taken place umong those in receipt of employd ja China's armies and military Fufue relief, and tho total in Dow approa- colleges. This decision will affect the Japanese, Ronsin and German instructors, over 25 of whom are at present engaged in councetion with the recent spusmotic effort
reorganizo China's military forcos,
ching four-and-a-half millious. The prin. cipal increases are:-In Bombay and Sind, 50,000; Bombay Native Staten, 33,000; Hyderabad, 29,000, and in Kajputana, Central rovinces, and Fouditory States, each 164000. On the other hand, tho Central Tadia States report a falling of of Messrs Jardine. Matheson and Co%20,000; and the Coutral Provino show down in Poking Road, Shanghai, which a decli
a docline of 16,000,
were desirous of forminga Europoons longue | The Godown Fire at Shanghai. to intervene va betalf of the Boer Re
publics, but that France refrainal from
taking action because Russia would not was completely destroyed by firo on March Jack Tars on the Loose. lead her support. Russia is ovidontly to 1. was a one-storey building about eighty sensible to allow any ally to drag her into yards long. The alarut was raised at fi.4) Tolo ni A. Thomson, had a bit of Three British Tare, C. Harrie, F. A serinas conflict. In the Eight of zucent P., and the Fire Brigade assisted by offi- akylarking last night at the expense of Aunouncements, we do not belloro that cers and mot from 11,31.S. Bonventre and some Chinese shopen and an Indian Germany, Holland or Portugal ever agreed Pence and the Russian warship Kordel pokesman. They went into a shoemaker's
cordial welcome.
HAVAS SERVICE.
THE FRENCH NAVY.
PARIS, March 5. The Chamber of Deputies, by 488 votes to 20, has adopted an amendment by M. Pelletan (accepted by M. de Lanosser, the
francs the vet for the Navy, not as een sure but to punish vortain civil officials who have been guilty of pecalation.
THE WAR.
PARIS, March 7. General Buller has sent some ut bis columns in the direction of the passes on the frontiers of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal.
PAS, March 8.
In the recent upentions, General Buller hvl 1869 mu killed, wounded, and taken
prisoner.
100
in Hongkong. (Laughter.) The Cossack villages scattered along the Ate were what he might torni small milita republics, The Consseks were granted bad for their services and were allowed a zmo of self government. At every forough which he passed ho observed a mental arch to commemorate the jouth of the present Czar (when he was revitch) purtance of the line, the lectures avo through the entry. To indicate im low figures and
· Lord Roberts at Kimberley. Landet, March 3-Lord Roberts tele-
a railitarsino, in indifferent health and had been hurt confort of the sick and wounded.
had an area about three times that of Ger
They
Buller's
Our Casualtios. London, March 2-General casualties on the 27th-
Killed, South Lancashires-Colonal W. Me-
Carthy O'Leary."
Soute Fusiliers-Captain V. Lewis, Capt. H. S. Sykes, and Lieut. F. J. T. U. Simpson
Warwicks.-Liect. H. L. Moutilgan. Irish Fusiliors.Lient. Daly.
Wounded.
Sesta Fusilieres-Colonel Carr, Captain Hall Captain Blaine, Lieut. Jackson, and Lieut. FraRAT
Minister for the Navy, reducing by 500 The general idi was that it was a sety so by the stone throwing, was unable to was struck with the friendly manner in
was generally consider. The was the town. the Japanese Lost. The Japanese bltage out of a walk. A quarter of a milo which the Boors and our men chatted to Dect and the Russians built a railway from
from the town Me Litten caught his gether, and was delighted to see our he thought that that was not altogether" pany and they tried to get Mr Suther-soldiers sharing their rationg with Boer case. They must copeider that Siberis, and on to it; the pony would not stand prisoners. divided into three zones-a zme whi aad Mi Sutherland fell; the pony again could be cultivated, a forest zone, and bolted. The retreat was continued. The peler zone. This railway line ran through offers up to this had not realized that the Siberia thore way a avantainous region tenenty, intended to do more than drive the zone ft fur cultivation. In westem Wan who had now dwindled down to about times the size of Switzerland; and a zone ens away. Some little way further back fit for cultivation almost as large as Ger 4 open field had to be orussed; here more many. And then there was the for-oined the pursuers, gens were fired, cat time and the polar zone. If they Mor Kiddle was wounded by a erriss-how
ya work to eastern Eiberia, they had any, the Chinese N.C.. was wounded was ales as large as Germany. Altoge dissed by a heavy stone striking his other zona fit for cultivation which in oral places and Mt Sutherland was the iu this zone fit for cultivation, they hande his gun to Mr Litton.
tau ris, Major Kiddle meanwhile bad
Osfontein, the Beers made a feeble resist-couki ensily admit that a hundred millions man mos, luckily kept the Was off with his
On the advance of Lord Rohorts at many. Considering that Germany could west along
The pond both BUD- support a population of [ 50 millions, they porting fr Sutherland, while the China- are.
could live there. There was besides the anh for ane. Thon minn was heard to
this forest zone seemed at present to be was about fice at the leading man, but forest zone, which was about eleven shoot to (kill) and he and sume ties. the rise of Germany, and though moru came with their dahs. Mr Litton consitiared uninhabitable, the Russians said reived twouvy stones simultaneously
habitation for a similar reason, All this consciousness about half a minute, as exy justly chut at the time of Tacitus the jaw in čas stomach, he staggered Germany was supposed to be unfit for back for a fe yards, then fell wid Inst country was to be opened up by this rail-
far as he can' way and that was where the real import saw Was aboth yards from him ance of the railway came in. The Russians hacking at the lies of Major Kiddle wid were taking care to provide the people to Mr Sutherland, b, unanued at they werd cultivate these vast tracta of land. To faci. and one of thein the disabled must have emigrants being able to travel 6,000 verstes within reach of Litton as he lay and litate this radway atos were very cheap, been killed almost once. The gun was
5,000 miles for the equivalent to about the Chinoman was king bis best to keep that our scouts are in touch with the cumy The correspondents at Paardeber stato the distance from Hongkong to S. Fran- the Was off. A tall ta then came on to to the eastward. They so estimated Fault Mr Litton, whblot at him and sent uumber 7,000 men.. The ensualties
Billed.
Wounded.
THE THEATRE FRANCAISE BURNED
DOWN.
was destroyed by fire. Very little was To-day, the Theatre Frangiso in Paris
saved. The body of Mddle. Henriot, an actress, was found in bet room.
PARI, March 0 The Elmary, archives and most of the ubjects of art linging to the Theatre were saved. The firy is attributed to the heating installation. The customary repre- scotations of the Theatre Françaist will be
ciner.
Kavanagh. fifteen
oaker, Lieut. Hemilion, and Lieut. Irisla Fusiliera-Major Hill, Licht.
Jones, Captain Taw, Lieut. Spry, and Lieut.
South Latashirs.-Major Lamb. West Yorkshires.-Captain Mansell Bogali."
Derbyshires-Live, Penucli. Lancasters. Captain Palmer, Lieut.. foniskillings,Lieut. award. Rifle Brigade.-Captain Lung and Lieut. Baxton.
On recovering heGrover, aud Lieut. Validian,
A hearty vote of thanks to Consul Volim reeling buck. Litton staggered to icalli for his interesting lecture, concluded his feet and he and Chingman with ile proceedings.
difficulty, managed to fash a
signaller's
Nothing more was seen the Was after camp, at that time locate on the Mong Tum road three and a bellites from here.
to form a anti-British logne. If France prevented the ignition of the adjoining pral, boited with a pair of shues, and paid royal decree in 1680, and which has flourishdent of the Fire Brigade for the year 1892 and Gurkhas present at tig camp helped
is so anxious to fight Britain, why doce she parties. The building was princimily stor only Locuts for them, whereas the value uninterruptedly over since, is the greatest but sail right in lone hand?!
St. Patrick's Day.
and it was reporter, luggage of poople by chased the jolly lars along the strooks and the C. F. R. msil, and saltpetre. It was
two Indian policemen interfered. The re-
Warmat Oficere' Club and a number of
ed with silk, cocoon ̈piece goods, cutton, of the elves was $1.90. The Chisamun graut building and much enlarged in re attached. The Brigade turned out 38 reached Me Scott ut 3 'dok. Mayer
ients of the godown, roughly estimated
and three men-of-wars men were taken to
Royal Fusiliers.-Liout. Martney, Dublins.-Liout. Haskord aul Lient. Bradford.
Paardeberg include Colonel Hannay,
Welsh Regiment-Colonel Banfield and
West Ridings-Captaina Taylor and Oxfordsientenent Stapleton. Essex. Captain Milwant."
Mixing. Oxforün--Major Evelegh.
Exchange.
HONGKONG, March 18, 1900.
London-
Bank, Wira, ...
House. continued in the Odeon or the Opera
Theatre, the N.-C. Daily Nets HaysThe THE HONGKONG FIRE BRIGADE.
[Commenting on the destruction of the destruction of the Home of Molière, the home of the Comédie Française, created by
The Annual Report of the Superinten Mr Litton's shot was fired. The signallers Major Ball.
ing extracts: has been publish.at. We make the follow-Mr Litton to the best of the ability. Harris.
and brought him jato catup here 3.20 p.m. blow that theatrical art could receive. The originally
There were 31 fires and 7 incipient fires From the signallers camp My Litton sort now destroyed was opened during the year.
Details regarding wachia a sowar immediately with in 1780,
noto that Mr Boughton, several members of the early eight o'clock before the fire was com salt of the cantrip was that uno of the dressing-rooms such as no ordinary theatro VAE $829,814-and by tho, incipient fires seven of his men mounted on office powies
1864. It contained not only a largs theatre times during the your with all its
Saunders accomanied by Mr Sirplug and appurtenancés and of numbers of jovial Irishmen in the Colony are to cele. Pletely got under, by which time the confrolicsmen was knocked down and injured, provides, but a picture gallery, a museum, $354
The estimated damage caused by the fires Lieutenant Heach went off at bugs with
brate St. Patrick's Day by a dinner in tho being worth Tis, 75,000, wore completely the Police Station, whore a series of charges It is to be hoped that the destruction wil Hing Lung Lars by which property to the fat Mong Tum in less than an hour. They kod six sɔwara; thirty-two mok of the and a library, full of treasures of
in calcul-
The year will be remounlured by the dis- Metropolo Hotel. Shillelabs have fee ruined. The contents were amored as fol werd mado against thom. Me. H. H. J. turn out not to be so complete as it is, po value of aorae $500,000 was destroyeL The foued the budica of the murdered ficers able value, which can never be replaced.astrous fire at the Chap Yike Godown in foot. Major Saunders and his pary were
Durhuns following as fast as posible on On
lows: Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Gompertz after bearing the gridonge at the supposed to be. Th. 50,000. Alliance Tls. 20,000; Easteni Magistracy to day ordered Harris to pay 80
fire originated song son matting on the on the side of the wad near where they The tenth race of the Royal Hongkong Tis. 15,000 and Royal Tis," 10,000.
of compartment of the upper door
had fallen. Yacht Club will be sailed on March 18 over origin of the fru is unknown, but insuch. Tomlin and Thomsen were fined $10 and The cents more for the shoes, and $15 of a fine
down on the ground floor of which wore Lieutenant Heath with the sowars and stored in close proximity large quantities of two of the Durhams was sent to cut of a the following course:From the Folies as the godown was closed frau noon on respectivaly.
oulphur and saltputru. The Brigade, probable line of retreat of the Was in ho Pior, Kowloon, round Kowloon Rock, the previous day, it is obvious that the fire
Credits, 4 months' sight, which had had timely notice of the direction but i ne is situated on as Oa Borlin-Deinand,... fre, was engaged in extinguishing it, when town of Mong um is situated on a spar Channel Rocks, Merk Boat off Lyomun, was smouldering anno considerable time
a violent explosion took place which blow a ramblg eastwards into the valley; Maje On New York— Kowloon Rock and Channel Rocke, all to bofors bursting into flames. The milding
portion of the muf of that particular cop Saunders,
On demand, that the only chance possibly murderera, was tới starboard; distance 12 miles.
the Fartment of
Credits, 60 days' sight, Fortinu of its walls. One of the firemen got them as
godown and shattered a itaalf was insured with the Hongkong Fire at Singapura for using as genuino a forged hays each to wins to their credit on No. ras seriously burnt about the face and across the sailey to the bills went round
retreated from the town On Bombay Insurance Company.
Wire,... *** wins on the No. 2 Cup only. and 3 Cups, and Bonth. Plammer has two hauds, and injured about the head by fall this spur, and saw two lines of Was retreat-On demand,
ng bricks, These members will therefore have to
and narrowly escaped with his ing the one castwards and the other south Calcutta- shoot of the ties on a convenient tutare. A few minutes afterwards another wards. These people on perceiving him fired tentic axplosion occurred. The ranainder and began to rum; a few volleys were
ordered for twenty.
Yachting.
Chinese Trade.
The total trade of China coming under the cognisance of the Imperial Maritime The Arrest of Kin Lien-Shan.
A dispatch received by members of the
Forgery
On March 10, Chitacian was arrested
SHOOTING.
H.K.V.C.A' MACHINE GUN VOMPANY,
The monthly competitions of the above Company were brought to a close last week on the Association Range.
Bomb. King and Ganner Wodeling
document. It is alleged that prisoner took 3. certificate, purporting to be from a
·Chp- had be insured in the Union Insurance date. tain Robinson, relating to a twakow which
Straits Tian
Un
On demand,... 50 days' sight,
4 moathe sight
Credits, 4
pria, 4 months' sight,'
On demand,
2.46 2,50
... 2.00
...146
Wire......
... 145
On demand,
146
Da damand, On-Manila
On demand.... On Shanghai-
1% pm.
1
·2% pm.
Customs in 1809) was 1k.-T. 400,533.288. | Referen Party ja Shonghní from friends at fad endeavoured to obtain, money theron tions were that each member must hare ang lane, and sp'immense mass of burn were killed or wounded,
Society of Canton, to lie Insurance Quice to be. Gunner. II. S. Holmca. The contigua ti which is on the east side of Hin beture they got to the jungle fixo of them
The riuner of Capt. Sanders' Cupprored of the roof was lifted off that half of the fired at the uns going eastwards and On Singapore-
which was Fk. Tis. 91,916,805 more then
in 1838, and more than double the figures Mac cuncuring the arrest and trial of Tite revenge was H.K. in Lion-Shan, translated by the NO
Daly Ness, contains the following par- Naval Meraments.
of 1890.
| 26,661, 460, or H.K. Tle 4,158,005 sver that
of 1806.
Naval Roliots.
height of
frew of the Fidlerions will be transforred Portuguese antiorition with a four-bearer ironstacos under which the Pastich soret. Jawmert*** * *:30 : 20 firo cccurred proposal were under con- kto respect the spot - Bangoon Gazelle.
It was now getting dark and the party of attended eight out of twelve competitions.ng matter was blown into the air tes A final shot and special handicap (sealed) an mijainiz g building on the east side was likely to cut off the retreat, of our sall of from 0 to 60 feet. The pool of Was going south had stopped and secived agraph The formal trial was to take The Chius Garette says that HMS.pete.
was then arranged for those eligible to seriously aged, and building in parly to the town. The Majar therefore place on the 28th of this math at the Bonaventure was to leave Shanghai on
Queen's Rom! West at a distance of 100 The following are the 10 best scores *--- -
returned there. The detachment on foot Bartacks (Ping-fang), when La Hixio-bun March 14 on her way South. She will
Poids was ignited by burning debris and turned up justafter nightfall. As the Shau H.M.S. Victorious leares for the was expected to produce proofs of the proceed first to Woosung, whero a nuval
completely.des, razed.
inhabitants were much afraid of being at Mediterranean on 28th March, and will alleged frauds, etc., under which Mr Kin court- martial on Captain Douglas of HM. Bomb. Plummer. 26 27 27 17 56 set of t
There wasu vaty large quantity of Chinese tackod during the night by Was if loft crackers stored in the Clap Yik Gedown, unpectected, Major Saunders bisquaclced recommission at Malta. The battleship had been ostensibly charged. On the day 8. Feruh will be held on boned of her. Gunner H. S. Hofmes. 31 20 20 6 95
but not in the imediata proximity of the for the night. He returned to camp the
the original I sire. Revenge will take out hor new crew and the in question Mr Kit was provided by the The Court, which is to consider the Sergt. Major Slayth 3034 27 28.016 storage of fire crackers is one that had graves are on a little knoll in the fielda ner next morning, bringing in the bodies. The The danger anging out of the uncontroll- funeral took place in the afternoon. The * Ganner Mayson to the Berenge for the passage home. Byodo-chair in which he was cried in lost her unchora and other gear, will be Corp. Nicholson 2017 24 23 87 sideration for guarding against it, and a grounded recantly in her way up here and
38 24 12 01 nut escaped attention, and long before this this town. The inhabitants have promised the departure of the Piterions, the sarvices mandarin style from bis plates of couline composed of ethicers from live of H.M.S. Guner Hursthause. if one of the most evrviceable, and suitablement to the Court. When to arived them ships, with Captain Montgotaerie as senior Capt. Bandiers for 24 20 16-16-82 Busta aboubang with the subject the Chinesa forta on the Burmah. Yunnan
21 21.25 15. abips for the station, will be lost. The now Mr Kit was accosted by high Portugues expected here shout the 20th ingt, and Gunner Cox
20 27 21 9 77 of sulphur or askpetre, and this is a matter naval other presiding HM. Hermione Gunner Wodehouse 18 25 27 10 80
dealing twin-screw first class/cruiser Argonaut is to officials, who told him that he and that will probably remem quite three months.
There are no golations the storagement for the recent attack upon the British frontier by the British troops in punish- sympathies that he would be treated with be commissioned in April to relieve the every courtesy and consideration, and that She in her tom, will give place to LMS. S. Holmes. Winner of No. 1 Cap, Bocabit hou escaped me before.
Winner of Cupit. Sanders' Cup Gunner H, which is now recaying attenta confess the China Gate ribes m
Commises the Feking correspondent of Indaunted on this station. The Argonnet the authorities would do their bust ok about Octubr
Paple while the Bonaventure is expected Plummer. is of 17,000 tons and has 18,000 I.H.P. Mr Kin and the Party he presets wa obrain his relence. We feel certain that
The water in the mains was no turned The Yawen was greatly terrified by the
at any time during the year.
nowa pad immediately goat most humblo She is designed as very fast cruiser of all
chis to
the
The mobility of the Brigade at the Central message to the British Minister, Sir Clamia generosity of the various about 23 knots an hour,
foroiga hosespapers of Flongkong and WEATHER REPORT.
***Fire Station has been materially increased Macdonald, begging him to prevent ang Shanghai, and also because Are Archibald
Te the blood is fixessed tire body is dis by the sequisition frota Messrs. Merrywes further action by his Government and by Fover and Hudache often go hand in Lula, the well-known President of The following notice is issued, from the Bimember that the blood, whether pure ther and Sous of a quatricycle despatch box the troops on the frontier, and that
the Natural Feet Society, most elochently. Ongervatory —
or impar, croulsion through the organs of the by means which four fremum can they would make every effort to give byou body. Longs, Herrt, Stomach, Kidneys, transport thermalvos and 800 feet of hose full redrees by China fcs the Dutragu Brain. If it is ladou with poisonous matter and the necesse Appliances to the socue of if the British soldiers were restrained.
cure the cause and headache will vanish.
Stearns Headache Cure
Pite
Winners of Spoone
With reference to the destruction of the
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for justice and kind treatment on behalf of changes are slight. Pressara is high over fals Sourvy, Keens, Bad Legs, Skin and Blod been fourst opportunity to thoroughly influence to obtain peaceful settle easily taken, and prompt in salion. For friends of Reform had als presented a peti with strong monsoon in the Farmoss Thounds of widerful ounds have been offered has already poured of service and ought Sile by all chemists, and wiolesale and tion to the Portuguese Boys Rozexplshing Changel and along the & const af Chios by Is Clarke's Biged Matura sa ld ever be a valehte art to the Brigade. Total fem à 5 Watson & Do., ed., the rest seasons of Mt Kill's persecution Forecaststrong to fresh N Ewinds; dull, Hongkong
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I have not heard whist the Ministr reply investigation into the outrage. But thought
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