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MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
BIRTHS.
At Sundend Bungalow, Tanjong Rhoo Slipway, Straits Settlements, the, Wife of
Daylight.-Hailoung leaves for Swatow. JOHN STEPHEN, of a Daughter.
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, December 19:—
3 pm-Auction of Valuable Property, situata at No. 12, D'Aguilar Stroot p.m.-Boxing Compozition in City Hall. Thursday, December 20 :---
At Monk's Till Cottage, Singapore, on the 6th Dea, the Wife of T. G. SCOTT, of
Son.
MARRIAGES.
At St. John's Cathedral, longkong, oa the 15th December, by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Victoria, assisted by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, M.A., Louis aidest daughter of J. D. Buckland and granddaughter of the lato Stephen Buck End, to FRANK FLINST HEBBLETHWAITE, Arrah-youngost con of the late Joseph Hint Heb
Blethwaile, of Morford, Yorkshire.
3 p.m.Auction of all those very Value able Pieces or Fareds of Ground centrally situated near the Harbour UIF.co.
9 p.r.-Performance of Drama Na-Pogue, in the City Hill. SATURDAY, December 22:-
Scon.-Masting of Shareholders of the Hongkong Cotton Spinatog, Weaving and Dyeing Co., Lt, at the Co.'s Offico No. 4, l'eddar Street,
Moxoay, December 24 :--
3 p.m. Macting of Sharoholders of the Panjom Mining Company, Ltd., at the Company's Office, Now. 12 and 14, De Youx Road.
THURSDAY, December 27: -
Noon.Meating of Shareholders of the Hongkong High-Level Tramways Co., Lul, at the Registered Offices of the Company, 88 and 4, Queen's Rand Central.
Opiam Quotations. Hoxoxoxo, December 17, 1900, 2
New Patna, cash),...
Old Paz, cash,
New Benares, can, Qld Benares, cusb.
New Malwa, credit, Allowance, Thob, ..... Last Yea, i Allawnnon Thelm Old Mulya credit, Allowance, Taxis,
Porata, Olly, cash,
Allowance, Tasle, ......
8:0
878
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On the 6th Dec, at St. Andrew's Ca thedral, Singapore, by the Ven'ble Arch deacon Potham, FORENCE MARY BART ETS, daughter of the late John Edward Battlest, of Pevorel Court, Aylesbury, Bucks, to AirRED JAMES FRASER, of J. Fraser, formerly of Yokobrana and Liverpool.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Notes by the Way..
THE CHINA MAIL,
Enteric fever is prevalent at the Coylom Boer prison camp. !.
The Ewas defeated the Waylongs in golf match at Shanghai by two holər.
+
The death-tate of Singapore for the month of November was 51.51 por 1000..
Mr Kato Motoshiro is provisonally recognised as Consul for Japan at this port,
Sir Frank Swettenham is expected back in Malays about the first work in February.
The return of cholera cases in Slinga. On the 10th of December, at Holy Tri-pore up to the 7th irtat. gives 142 como and nity Cathedral, Shanghal, by the Her. H
Hodges. .., assisted by the Rev. A. R. 127 deaths. Prize, of T.M.B. Auren, and the Rev. E.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
LOCAL AND GENERAL
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1900.
TELEGRAMS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Subscription lists for the Typhoon Relief Fund will be closed on Saturday,
Museum.
Government Appointments. There ware 448 European and 179 According to notifcation in the Goe. Chinese visitors to the Library and 248ernment Gazelle, Mr R. F. Johnaton is to Europeas and 2,668 Chinese visitors in the be Acting Private Secretary to H. E the
A Cliinaman, who was banished from Museum during week ending 10th Dec. Governor, in the absence of the Earl of the Colony in August Inat, tumod up again Donoughmore; Mr C. Clementi to be Act. yesterday at Abordeon. He has now started The Opium Farm
Ping Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clark upon twelve months' hard labour in Victoria The paragraph which our morning contoiaponry seproduces this morning of Councils, and Mr.P, P. J. Wodoknues to Gaol. from the Singapore Free Press regarding-Census Officer for taking the Census China Mail of 28th Novembær Inst. the Upim Farm sppeared originally in the
Obinese Dross Fofam.
in 1001
On Friday and Saturday rost, the| Hongkong Cricket Club will play the Royal Navy. whilst Christmas Day and Boxing Day will be devoted to the match against the United Services.
[* CHINA MAIL'S' SPECIAL SERVION,] THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
The Chinese Commissioners'
Credentials.
[BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH Der Odasiatische Lloyd.]
PREITO, December 16.
conveying an order from the Emperor of Ao Imperial Edict has been received here
China for the preparation of now powers
The Elake Pior...
Yesterday afterns, many poople at It is reported the many Straits-born ched with interent the operations of a Babas in Singapura will put on their caple of divers, who were inspecting the Chau Lam, under cover of darkness, for Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang, refore' dress on the 1st day of the Chin-now Blake Pier. Prior to finally taking took the liberty of stripping the brass whereby those uficials will be accredited in
Now Your, instead of the customary the Piur over from Messrs Kinghorn and fittings from two private chairs belonging long ille casts, similar to the dress of the Macloud the Government considered this to a Chinamas residing in Bird Struct. Proper form as Petce Commissioners and Chinese mandarin. The reform dress inspection necessary. The divers, we learn, His action was observed by a watchman, provided with the fallest authority to ast
cepiet that the rubbie.boardations require and lies now suffering confinement for on behalf of the Chinese Government.
Jinko levelling up, but otherwise the work a period of three wooks. is antisfactory.
The Elica states that the Imperial sesl, A Chinaman intended ecrmitting left at Peking in the hands of an elderly York to Licat. WALTER J. MATTHEWE, Guides, has been promoted to be Colaus.Nauking on the 10th inst, and the Pique | Taylor-Carrington Return."
burglary in a house-down west on Suur-Indy of the harem, shall be used for the relieved the Marathon up river on the Misa Ella Carrington, Mr Churley Tayday night, but his purpose was frustrated.
H.M.S. Weillark has ¦ hæc and their compretty in stijugore will give Staing he could not get into the house hs!
documents. the 6th December. at 6 p.m., LAPUSAT Dy. who went missing, from H. M. S. Joie 2018 to Hublow to relieve the Woodcock, thinee spacial perform us at the These tion of the stairway. He wanenight and when Prinec Ching and Li Hung Chang's
proceeded to remove and any of a pur-
(A Shanghai contemporary states that MOON (late Esp.C. 22), aged 31 years, after a vent days agɔ, was picked up by thotted up as a gunlost na soon as the water and 29ad inst., påsying · Arräh-Na-jugut the Magistracy to-day, was ordered to relentils were questioned by the repre
H. Smith, of H.M.E. Centurion, ANNIE
Lieutenant-Colonel R. S. F. Walker. NOLL, youngest daughter of the lato.M.G., Commandant of the Malay States Alexander Nicoll, at London and New
_____X_N,-1)-of-the-late Edward-Mottliewe,
London
DEATHS.
At the General Hospital, Singapore, on
A brief illness.
At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 11th of December, MATTE JULIUS ..not I eatty CINEAWALL, ngod 50 posra!
780:700
804820
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Allowance, Taola,
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On demand,
On Calents
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On demand,
On Manila-
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30 days' sight, (private paper)
to dato from 1st July, 1900.
The body of n stuker named Sullivan,
police on Saturday, vft Praya Fast. -
A Singapore paper suggests that tho Sandjúper should be re-christoned II. 1.8. Dizer. The suggestion might be brought
The publication of this isne commenced to the nuties of the Commander-in-Chief.”
L.
al 5.15 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1900.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Boxing Tournament.
looks neat and comfortable.
Naval Notes.
H.M.S, formione left Shanplmi for
following day.
I 1.S. Por goes to Shanghal to-le
rises in the upper Yangtzo.
The Death Rate.
An abstract of mortality statistics published in the Gazette, shows that, in the Colony, during November, there were 29 deaths recorded, of which 35 wara Enro
prison for a ferma
Fire at Taumati.
sentatives of the Powers the Chinese Peaco Commissioner replied that their authority to, represent the Governinont came by
caught, fro late on Saturday night. Theo Haian-fut for proper credentials to be sent A gardener's matshad near Xaumatitolograpli, and that when they telegraphed sofliers in cup near the place turned out the reply they got was that the Imperial and, along with the polico, extinguished Sea: had been left in the Palace at Peking, the Lunes, but not before several other and Recordingly they themselves could go natahudly had been ignited and damage to there and affix the seal to their appoint.
Royal on the ovatinge of the 9th, 21st
on the first night, Rip Van Winkle' on the second, Bames of New York on the third. Since the company appeared here in Hongkong they have, boen playing to crowded bouses in Manila, and are giving the three performance mentioned above The French transport Cachar passed
before proceeding to Shanghai. The Tay through Singapore on the 7th ist aus and Foreigners, the balaner holong-for-Carrington Co's performances list as with 1,268 soldiers on buard, under the log to the Chinese Community. There'f son' gave so much satisfaction that their the exeunt of $30 done.
wore sixty deaths in the Harbour due to success in their coming visit is alunos a other canses than disease, and, up doubt, foregone conclusion. The place for the the typhoon is responsible for nearly all different performances are now opon at the
Robinson Piano Co.
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Moulagen, for Indo China.
A Belgian company which sanks to secure a concession front the Porte for the
Bagdad Railway, promises to carry the msils between Bombay and Loaden in seven or eight days!
The catch weight boxing competition, which is to take place in the City Hall on Wednesday avening, promises to be a great
Captain R. W. P. Whito, ou, the Cut success. The entries, we learn, aber inst, tale the record bowling watch core ...2.63 about a score and the ought to ho sarac an der recorded in the asks of the CIch, *** 2.14ood exhibitions of the wall art among in the play for the Preskiont's Cup at the sush a crowd of aspirants for the cup. The Tanglin Club, He spored 874 from scratch, preliminary bouts are to consist of four
... 2.69*
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minnto rounda, under Qarnaherry valen,
and the final will be an eight-rounds con- ... 186 test. Six-ounce gloves must be used and gentlemen of experienes will fill the offers of timekeeper and totems. The silver cup which is the gift of Mr W. B. Witors, w. I known in the ring, is of handsome dragon- design and stands fully a foot high, minra the base. It is well worth witing and only reigntific boxing can do it.
4% pm. 1% dis.
71A ... 728
On demand,...
3 % dis Gold Inf, 100 fire (pb)49.50 Bovereigns (Bank's buying rate)....40 Silver (per oz.) ...
292-2.
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French Volunteers at Shanghai.
On the occasion of his departure for France, Captain Wehrung, of the French Voluntees Company at Shangbai, was prc. sented with an engraved silver cup. In The course of his reply, Capt. Wehrung au- nounced that the French Consul-General the Count de Bozaure, had recommended all the members of the company for the
A. S. WATSON & CO. ex Chains medal which the French Parlin-
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
PORT &
of those
Icebound Steamers Released.
A Young Man Vanishes.
monta! As our contemporary says this is all vory Gilbertian, and shows that the Chinese officiale have to appreciation of the gravity of the situation. But the most astounding feature in that Ching was slow- end to go to the lines and fix the Im Hoihon placed before the Foreign Ministors. perial set to his credentials, which ho
People in the Colony are discussing the strange disappearance of a young man ployed by the Military Authorities A Common Form of Gambling. Referring the announcement which
has not been seen since Thursday morning, we made a fax tags ago to the effect that a would over thịnh on having a gamble oned to him: The police live been investigo Nobody breathe ingenious Chinainan and it is feared that something has happen. number of stranues were icebound near the number of pips in an orange, yet we stoting the matter, but can find no tree of him. Tuku, saya the Shanghai Mercury of the assured that at this sum of the year, ie baggage is intact, but he has neither 12th inst, wo are now glad to learn through this is, and has been for years past, a com-left a hist as to where fo has gone nor a the courtesy of Messrs. dardine, Matheson, mon form of gambling, and toydies often reason for is sudden disappearance. & Co. that as a result of the milder westhordistairs their day's e-raings in butting on
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onveya new
national troubles Twice it was tried por credentints (says the Chine Gazette) in
with Japan in 1804-5, namely when Chang favourite Chinesa resource in times of in-huan and Detring, and Shiso-yu-lin, went over to Hiroshima to& Jude the Japanese inin pesce negociations to do attempt without the Chinese comissarien having any ance prevailing the whole of their four this unknown quantity. It is perfectly fair, The Next Mail from England
thing behind them but audacity and bluff.
The connection of Li with the steamers, which had been caught in the ico, that is, there can ly to cheating, We are informed by the Agont of the played in trying to murder all the foreign- Buses, the well known part which Chiug Cardiff coal at Hons has fallen 2/- tom, reason to beliers that this will prove to be tent as it does with John Chiama telegram received from Singapore yesterday which Sir Robert Hart, who is
It is welcome news that the price of have now been released; and there is
bus when betting goes to auch an ex-Messageries Maritimes that recording to aera in the summer and the odions apologia and that a further drop is imminent. The the case with most if not all the vesselstenfonds to other evils. To-day, four the French nail sisemur Selasia will haveing the bogus Chinese
and] justification of the Boxers, tuffat price of English coal was baririga frozen in by the recent northwester. disturbing effect upon all British indus-
Chinaman from Faumsti appeared be to stop at Saigon un count of an injury to be aided and conspired with the tries.
fora Mr Hazeland, at the Magistezey, har ahaft, which will be require there should open the eyes of the Foreign Minis Laus onvoys and Herr Detring in 1894, Interport Rifle Match.
Asunciation met at the S.V.A. Drill Hall and selection of the Singapore tum in the on the 6th ist., to arrange for the practice inter-port match. It was decided that the team be chosen from the following:-Capt. St. Clair, S. V. A., Major Lewis-Jones, R. E., Capt. Vorey, R.E., Capt. Magrath, 10th C. M. Phillips S.V.A., Gor. Flanagnu, M.N., Sergt-Major Mugliston, S.V.A., Gor
S.V.A., Sergt. Aselaune, S. V. D., Sergt. Sturens and Private Murrison, S.V.R., and
crusade against rate: 80,572 have
Singapore Municipality instituted
slaughtered, an averige of 531 per day For twelve days, the average was 303, and the largest number collected in any one day
Way 1114.
1
A Daily Express tolegram from Cape tonn says that Lord Kitehonor ia maturing plans for torminating the was, and that all newspaper correspondents will be with drawn from the Transvaal before the opora tions begin.
The Committee of the Singapore Rit. charged with betting on tho number of The oils have been trans-shipped in Sin-tors to the kind of men they have to drál ·
four mon of the 16th Madans Native Infan- try. The first team practice was to com- menes on the 8th st.
the
Passengers and cargo will be trans-shipped capital and to restraint being put on the gapore to the F. and O. steamer Chisan.ith on China's behalf, and should land o
Saigon to the M.Mf steamer Famise.
prompt expulsion of all three from the powers of the Chinese leaders to carry out- the diabolle plot for the expulsion f all foreigners. from Chinn, which is by no oans yet given up. We have it from the
betted that there would be over a scorn, pips in an urange. One of them (a hawkery,
stakes to about $2.00 were put down. A and the other thire took on the hot, and lokong watolied the gatublo till the orange With the Season's Greetings. was peeled and the counting of the pis
Fines of $9 were inflicted on each of the and diary for 1901. The Queen Insurance was eomminced, when he arrested all four-surance Company a useful little aimanae
prisoners.
Company (now merged in Reyni) hava sent us a splendid blotting psd. The Tran- atlantic Fire Insurance Company has issu-
Shan Fight at Kowloon.
Wa havo rascived from the Royal In-bost mitharily that all the talk about the
bolt the Allies back from the idea of Emperor portily rothening to Puking was invented by Chung Chih-Tung and Li to pursuing the Court into Shenai, and seeing to sublime audacity the latest trick, least two and nothing to indicate any we are disposed to credit the repoft. At prospect of the Emperor's return."]
bacy radaron a charge of stealing a chiokon, told a strange tale. He said he had saken too much amehu and felt intoxicated. While in this state something sald to him
A Chinaman, who was up at the Magis
THE DUTCH MINISTER. The Dutch Minister Koobel bas arrived E: Peking, and has taken up his quarters in the German Legatior,
[REVIER'S SERVICE) S PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, 14th December, Postiament will re-assemble on the 12th
You must catch that chicken. There were Fobruary. number of chickens running alwut the
On Saturday, alig sham tight toked a capital block estandar, of which a copy place in the new territory, in which most of us repobed this vilce. The Company bas the Barrison troops and the Volunteers also sent us me of their very meful blot. were engaged. We have already published tors. The Sun Fire Offico has sont us s inent is just voted the recommendation
We would remind our readers that the Wealth of the Colony.
details as to the arrangements, The attack copy of their Calendar for 1901. being sacended by the French Minister at geral mooting of members and associates
The following is the return of the ing force, consisting of the 22nd Bombay Whispered in his Ear Peking. Captain Bolt, who resumes the of the Hongkong Branch of the Navy averago amount of bank notes in circula-Laglit Infantry, the ath. Hyderabad Contr command of the Company, anounced that League will bo hold in the Chamber of tion and of specic in reserve in Hongkung gent and the Asiatic Artiilery, left the it had been arranged that an officer of the Cotamerce Root, City Hall, to-morrow during the month ended 30th Novamber, Colony in the morning, and handed near French speditionary Force should take afternoon, at 5.15.
Shatin. The 2nd Royal Welch Fusiliers charge of the drills, so that the Volunteers
A corticed by the respective banke:--- would be able to join with the regulari
and the 3rd Madras Infantry landed at Up to the prosent over £18 miles of i
Average Spucis in BANK
Anipunt. Rezerve. Conopolitan Dook about mid-day, and troops this winter in their maneres,railway in Japan have been opened for Chartered Bank of
thote dity was to defend this position vin tights, etc. The news was received trafic during the present year. This India, Australia SHERRY, with great satisfaction by the Volunicera brings up the total mileage in the Empire Hongkong and
and China $2 658,660 $1,500,000 attack from the range of street, so he pulled a few grains of rice out FIGHTING IN BRITISH SOUTH-
taing to the West. By some mix of his pocket and, by scattering the infront Shanghai Banking
plainable means somebody blundered, und- Corporation... 6,776,233 5,600,000 the Voluntoars, who left Hongkong abou National Bank of
Chino, Limited 400,000 260,000 2.30, and who were to act as a support and rande off with it. He metadata Delary and Depars, toket to the defenders, Ludel at the same place detective in First Strout and told him his first attack was repulsed, but the second Total.....$9,883,893 30,050,000
General Clements at Nooitgedacht. The “ insted of at a place near Laiohikok. The tale. The detective, however, refused to was more successful, and General Clements Tertible Shipping Disaster.
consequence was that they were all dead believe it and he was rubb The Magis had to retire on Pookpoort. The fighting It is feared that she Japanese training the enemy. Another under was that men long before they got within touch with ship Tenshikina Maru, which has been mis-muntion was corved out at the rate the chickon snatcher to Gol for a Trats also declined to credit the story and
ring for some tine, has been lost, in the of five to earn rounds por han, instead mouth. typhoon of 17th November, with all hande, She carried 84. office and padets, besides hair was fiaco, and ended in a most
of thirty live as intended, The whole Giving them No Rest
TO CONNOISSEURS.
present.
B. E. Variety Club.
Wires bottled by ourselves are SELECT. This excellent club gave one of their ED BY EXPERTS FROM THE FINEST VINTAGES, and aro of un
surpassed quality. Having been establish. ed in Hongkong SIXTY YEARS our knowledge of loent conditions has önabled
1 to maintain and improve the prime
quality of our Wines.
stocks of
PORT &
SHERRY
from the famous house of GEO. G. SANDEMAN, SONS &
entertainments in the Royal Engineers Theatre, at Wellington Barracks, on Satur day night. There was a large atiendunes,
singing. Sergt. Boulter, R.E., and
to over 3,638 rifles, of which 832 miles are Government lines and 2,806 miles private lines.
•
the Straits Settlements for the Quarter The return of Iraports and Exports för
ended June 30th, 1900, show a fair ingresso over the returns for the corresponding
period of the previous year. The increase in imports was £1,051,009 and in exports
£438,564.
over. He thon snatched one of the chickens of him, the chickens were induced to some
inst, reports A case of cholera hnd occur and cooks and cabin buys. The body of defenders. The sues were in no way to Alteost indicate that, with the advent of The Singapore Free Pre of the 6th the Captain, a parser, 10 sallore, 10 stokers inglorious defeat and the cutting off of the new crop up disilynt the Magistracy would The numerous cases of gambling which
red at Blakan Mati, resulting in the death Capt. Matsumoto has been recovered. The
terday afternoon.
which they wore deservedly applauded. A capital orchestra supplied pleasing items fr
A capital engramma, while Sergt. Burrell, the Boers have a rooted antipathy to soap tween perpendiculars. She had a beam of A.P.C., accompanied the singers with and water in any form, and even won't 38.6 feet and a depth of 24.3 feel, with a much receptunes. The humorous skatewash clothes (like the monkey brand).gs tonnage of 1,540 tons. Along entitled Turn Him Out' concluded the There is no rule without its exception. It designed for service as a sailing vessel, se entertainment. Nicodemus Nobbs, the was recently telegraphed that General was fitted with a triple-expansion engine of COR.B., was very amuning. The female
chucker out, by Corp. E. A. Wilmhurst, Baths now occupies Warmbaths.
300 horse-power,
:
AFRICA.
The Boers, 2,500 strong, under Con
Dahlia Fusiliers, MacMurdoch, of the a very severe, Colonel Logge, of the 20. Is unware, Captairs Machaan, of the Ching-ous, and Atkins of the Wiltshires, were killed,
CANTON NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Canten, December 14, TASUE OF CENT PIECES.
The new copper cent is a very popular
INCREASE IN GAMELING.
Of late there has been.an enormous in-
The programme was a lengthy one, divided into three parts, the first two of which were musical and the third a sketch. Am-- Sergt. Viggers, A. O. D., was as anal very successful in his comic songs. Private Bur goss, A.O.C., was woll applauded for his renderings of Irish patriotic songs. Staff
In addition however to Wines of our own favour with the audience by his capital The deceased was taken it on Tuesday the Mitsu Biahi Dockyard, Nagasaki, under fod with great zeal, but they were unable extra effort to put down the evil To-day- Sergt. Ward, R. A. M. C. again BOD of Gudner Lynrh, 12 G., S.D., R.G.A. Tsukishima Moru was a steal vessel built at Diane, Dolà regulars and volumtoare work- the cool weather, the police are making an
bottling, we lava recently imported Sergt. Sammors, R. E., gave songs for night, ant died, about half-past four yes.special supervision of Lloyd's surveyors and to dislodge the enemy from the advan-Inspector Hanson had two cases at the
was completed in March, 1898. The vessel tageous position they had gained. A great Police Court. He raided houm at 130 coin. The original strok of 140,000 pisces was rigged as a bark. The length of the peple watched the metics with in-Queen's Road Central, and captured two was immediately exhausted. The saint is Te has been long a commonplace that hall over all was 296.2 feet and 258 feet best, and among those who greeted the masters and thirteen player. The former putting out 40,000 of these centa i-day, Voluntours.com their reaching the new nonde were fard 850 each, with the alternative of but that is not nearly equal to the deurand. way, after their long and trying clinah are six weeks' imprisonment, and each of the tins oflice for exchanging these canta for then up steep hill-sides, were His Ex-edcor conducted a raid one gambling city like Canton, and so groat les boun the ditches, gardens jangles and gallice and latter were mekted $5 each. The same dollars is a ridiculous arrangement for a cellenes Sir Henry Hike, GUM.., school at Samsuipe. He and his mstry crush and fighting that three more exchange Major-General Gascoigne, Colonci O'Goras' succeeded in capturing a similar numele are going to be opened in the city. man, Caplain the Hoa. H. W. Trefuse, bar of keepers and player. Fince of R30 characters, Julin' and Susan,' by Corp): Fear-Admiral Dickfont who has just Lieut. C. W. Gordon..
A.D.C., and the Headquater Smit. The ch, with the option of six weeks-impri- A. H. Housley, R.E., and Sapper Van sppointed to the command of the The Singapore Free Press of the 7th officers consulted here, mud thine eu sunment, wer imposed on the keepers. The Booty, R.E might Save been more Parife Squadron, goined his O. M. G. whilst inat. mya?-Lieut. Q, W. Gordon, Weat Joyed a well-earnod rast, while the enchay phayars get off with a penalty of 65. Ser-crease in the little Wai Sing or Fan Tan, natural. They might with advantage have he was stationed at Singapore in command Yorkshire Regiment, isa pasionger through enne pouring down the strep slopes above geant Watt, of the detectiva staff, and a
The reason given is that the people, feeling thrown ou some of their masculinesons of H.M.S. Pegasus, for having, with thola's from Calcutta to Clan by the triaton and juted then. Fuckzuction then fouined bly of men cleared out a den in Lower the grip of poverty, are seeking in this way Mr R. K. Bagnall Wild, R.E., and Sergt. Sir William Maxwell, effected the release Apar, His many Sipore friends will ha fours and justched along the new road. It Lascar Buail, on Saturday right, and ar-
to retrieve their fallen fortunes. J. J. Conway RE, perfonned the other of the crow of the British steamer Nisero Interested to Lear that Lt. Gordon is juining
was an inspiriting sight to see such a long line rested sixteen men, three of whom were
is nothing of the nature of nausement ar two plats very well. The scanary, was the who were held captive by the Itajah of the let Chiness Regiment at Wai-hai-we of rougs wending its way round the serpen-masters. The masters were fined $20 each
paistime
in gambling as carried on here. It work of Lance. Corp. Wilkurst, E. Tenga whet that read was wracked on The West Yorks are of Kamchi and Haith tarne of the new of. The hoopa ra. or six weeks confinement, while each of ja s desperate business-a kind of davier The concert was rory successful throughout, the coast of Acheon.
vesart darabad (Sind), but they kok back regret embarked at Talkukisui, and reached buse the players forfeited and reflectal credit on the pooters
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