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On 28th April, az Paga Jambu, Suns tra, the wife of W. PERCY PINOKNEY, of a Son
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
Notes by the Way.
THE
The Straits Settlements Government
The pulleation of: this issui commenced spent 945,000 over the Iloyal Visit to 5.25 p.m.
CLARETS.
1 dow
dr. Bottles. Bottles.
Mading......
4,50 5.00
St. Emilion
... 5.50
6.00
4 duz.
Bottles. $7.50 8.00 9.00
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1901.
Margaux... 8.00 6.50
9.50
St. Julien
... 8.50
7.50
10.00
Editorial Comment.
St. Estephe
... 8.00
9,00
12.00
Ch. Leoville...11.00
12.00
12.00
15.00 15.00
AMERICAN.
1 dos. Bottles.
? dos Botlles.
Ub. Larasd.....11.00
A clos
Bottles. California......$4.50 25.00 $8.00 Zinfandel ... ... 5,00 5.00 8.50 An Allervance of SEVENTY-FIVE Cents per dos is made for quarter bottles when returned to our Goforum. Special rates for Hoshes.
BORDEAUX BOTTLED.
Ch. D'artac Margaux...
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Ch. Pontet Canet...
Oh. Mouton Rothschild...
S. Lehon, Tonic....
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SANITY AT
Singapore.
The inspection of the Singapore Volun-i toors took place on the 30th April and let FIRST.
On the night of the 30th April, M. Morin, a retired hutol proprietes, shot him- self in Haiphong. He is likely to recover,
Farther evidence was led, at the It is some time aines the publie la scon such un-Supreme Court to-day, in the Hungchow THE SANITARY aninity at the Sanitary lengule collision caso,
Board as characterised yea-
BOARD.
Mr E. D. H. Fraser, Acting Consul- Generel at flankew, was expected at Shang- hai on the bih inst, ou sick leave.
·Į
The Daily Reprem says that Mr Lob- man has voluntarily retired from the editorship of the London Best News in favor of the Me II. W. Massingham.
The Perbagnese gunboat Achuanstor terday's discussion of the arrived at Singapore on the 1st inet. en proposal to allow Chinese to nurse plagueroute to Lisbon. pationts in their homes at Yuumari. The suggestion of His Excellency the Governor was well meant; but we venture to think that after what has been said in public, especially by a uranimous Sanitary Board for Mr Brewin said nothing to suptyrt hin dissentient vote-His. Excellency will Bottles, dusit that no good would mult from $18.00 allowing Chinese to treat their plague cases
16.00 $4.00 in crowded tenement houses. We con- 38.00 gratulate the Board upon arriving at a de- 18.00 cision which is in accordance with science, oxperience and comigonsense. In tho matter of the treatment of a ploguo apklomic, the Hongkong Sanitary Bogid may well hose a experts, individually and collectively, and Mr May's comparison between Hong-
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General Memoranda,
The Now Yark police bare arrested aevoral notorious forgers of foreign bank notes. They have also seized the falsc plates of ustes on the Banks of Scotland, Sweden, and Copenhagen.
CHINA MAIL.
TELEGRAMS.
[* CHINA MAIL SPECIAL SERVICE.] THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.
[BY SPECIAL. ARRANGEMENT WITH Der Ostanitiske Lugd.]
THE STEAMER HANDI' ASHORE.
Le Courier d'Haiphong of the 2nd inst reports that the Marty steamer Hanoi, on the voyage from Hongkong, went ashore near Holhow. At the time, the westhor was clear but the son rough. She took the ground between two small islands, and did Passo, May 8. The Diplomatic Corpa has resolved to riot appear to buvo sustained any damage.. address a lotter to the Chinese Commis.The how was at once sent to her assis. donors asking them how Chins proposes to tauco, but it was hoped that before the ar arrange for the payment of the political rival of that steamer the Hano: would be and private claius for indemnity which now slide to get off. This she appears to have She kit Halphang yesterday for Hongkong. amount to Taols 450,000,000.
The Woosung Bar.
dove.
SUPREME COURA,
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1901.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
· (Before Air Horner 4. 6. 1Fie Puisne Judge
Thursday, May 9, 1001
CLAIM FOR ALLEGED WRONGFUL DIVATURAL, Sameel Meggett sted Miners Lane, Craw-
ford and Co for €109), damages for alleged wrongful dismisss),
Mr J. 8. Harston, soloilor, appeared for.
El Lordelig, in giving his desimor, an that in his opinion, 7.30. was a reasonabla Emo for plaintiff to opened busines, Supposing MrSkelton had known all slong that plaintiff did not come in till 8:34, his Lordship did not see say rojaon why Me Skeltoú was not at unity to change his mind, provided 7.30 was a consumable hour, His Laedahip then directed fugnent to be entered in favour of the defendants, with Cole,
THE SANITÄRY BOARD AND THE PLAGUE,
plaintiff, and Mr H. E. Pollock, C. (Short Shift for the Governors
Suggestion. structed by Meta Descan and Hastings represented the defendant frm
The plaintiff said he had been manager in the music store of Mosers Lano, Crew
A Committee of tho Foreign Ministers THE PIRATICAL INVASION OF ford and Company Ho said that two or has been appointed to investigate the pra- posals for ste amelioration of navigation et
Woosung.
anfounded.
FOREIGN TROOPS IN NORTH'
CHINA.
PEKING, May Headquarters reports that Loutenant Kummer, with some oavalry, while recon- nottring in Shansi, west of Kalgın, · was engaged near Ningyuan by Imparial Chinese cavalry and infantry. Several successful skirmishes were fought. The
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on ember, the Secretary will row Mr Wondack then read the following: In Hainan the 200 or frosted his plague patients in their own houses, and so sared. considerable percentage. The number of cases was not soliden to form the ground for a working theory, but the doctor, sail, in answer to my enquiry, that the disoise had not spread to the other inmates suggest for the consideration of the Seni
As reported bylafty last night, the Stuitary Board met yostonlay afternoon to consider a suggestion sont down by His Excellency Sir Henry Blake to allow Chinese At Yac- TONKIN.
three months after his arrival from England, where he was ongaged on a fhro years at to trait pingue patiants in their homes, Tonkin contemporarica down to the 4th agreement, ho had an interview with Mr ander proper supervision Therd ware inst. give further datafts of the invasion of rawford. That gentleman said he was very present Hon. W. Chatham, Acting Director
pleased with the work done by witnes The Rumoured Change of Tariff. Frosh berritory by large bands of armed and he would give him a free hand: Mr of Public Workse (Obairaan): Hon F. I. Chinese. The Chiness seemed to have Skelton and Mr Clark bequue partners of May, Captain, Superintendent of Police; the arm in April last, and, previous to that Dr J. Bell, Acting Principal Civil Medical The ramours that the Chinese tariff is teenlieged mainly in Kwangai, near Póxó on time, they had never found fault with Officer Lieut. Caional Huglies, RA, M.04. -be raised insuediately, which bayo induced the West Itiver. Marshal Sm the Chinese plaintiff coming to business at 8.30 Her W. Briu, Registrar Genital Dr the Committee of the Shanghai Generalilitary official on the frontier, bas boon properly. The only complaint made against Deborns, Me Chan A Took, Mr Fung Wa
(vitness) conducted his part of the business Clark, Medical Officer of Health; Mr E Chamber of Commerce, in talograins to the pursuing these bands, with the result that him was one of amuking in the show Chitont and Mr. As Woodcock, Acting Baropean Chambers, to protest against they sought a fresh field for their opers. Samo time in March, he was bringing planós nasty treatment of the tariff question, are tions in Tonkin. They are wall armed ap: happened to be smoking when he get into has bo tie to sfeclate this paper
up to the store from the Pray Ho Bocrotary
The Otsimm-Unfortunately, thera parently, with a large stock of ammunition, the store, and, as soon as he walised that hut there is no evidence that they are he was doing so, he put back his pipe
chit was sent down to him to the effet operating on a concarted plan or that that smoking as very objectionable, they ате under capable leader.and was prohibited in the store est military posts was the only complaint he had received Several small French
about the conduct of his business. On 4th have been assailed, including Nunquat April Laat, the Thursday balore Good the line of railway. Hero Friday, he asked Mr Skelton for leave of absence to go to Macao, which he willingly a lieutenant was woanded, fire tiraillours
Kavo. Ho left Hongkong at two cauek killed and several wounded and a European that afternoon, suld a pland in rese, And tary Board that it may be well® La fry the aergenat taken prisanur. Le Couvier d' returned on Monday to My de alternant experiment in Yaginati of permitting
gutting a day's expenses, and his fare: both franted in their own houses, and, they tion, and estimates that thora cannot be ways as commission for the sale of the desire it, by Chinese actors. The expiri less than 4900 banditti actually in Tonkin, piano. Me Crawford agreed, and fold husment could he chosely watched, and to case to see Mr Clark. Next morning. To sent a and of this number at forst a thousand are chit in to Mr Clack about the matter which of a proad of the dose to the other in mates, the permission could be withdrawn. This fores is reculted in an intervier. Me Clark said It seems to me the only course promising Chinese regular soldiers STRIKE OF FRENCH MINERS. infection. We are convibed that the
being constantly del te owing to the did not think witness was entitled to the any hope of escance from the Chinare, money. Witness said If you don't think without which, is a tenn whated like this greatest obstacle to the early suppres.
stouly infiltration of Chinose from the I am entitled to it, I don't want it there is but slight baps of controlling the Pants, April 30. sion of the disease in the Colony
The miners of France took a plobis neighbouring Province. Considering that Skelton then called him back, and
pepidemio the criminal noget of the Chinese to re-
Colouvl Hughes–Where is Hoinan ↑ Co., Lul., in the Board Rome, at purt plogue cases to the Sanitary Board.ast connand on this Station was HMS. should all ccate work in sympathy with the insure the tranquillity of the frontier, speak to yon about Whab timo De Clark la an island down south.
mander Hugh Catesworth, R.N.. whose cite on Sunday to ascertain whether they 82, (1) have been paid to Marshal Sou to RAM. "There is another matter what
come in in the morn Colonel Hughes What is lap doctor's Rather than talento the cleansing and dis Hattler. A Home paper referring to this Moutcasts strikers. The majority of the apparently without good result, our con- ing Witness replied three camp na ne
able and popular officer's doth, safe:-
Skelton that said We want your to attend lonely wallow in their own h, living in The lata Commander Cotesworth has hac replice wore in favour of the strike, but temporary very properly pinta out how to basiness at half past eight, and t
difficult it is to satisfy the mandarinic at the store at 7.30. Witness replied that appalite, protesse against the polity of substituting native levies for European THE FIRST OF MAY.
PARIS, May 1.
troops along the frontier posts, and suggests The First of May has been quiet in Paris the establishment of a large camp of Euro
ed except in a few mining centres. and the provinces. Work was not suspend-pean soldiers at Ciobang whence it would be able to move out against any invadors at
SATURDAY, May 11:----
2 p.m.-Auction of Chineso Curios, by kong and Bombay was fully warranted by
Mr. Geo. P. Lammert.
Monday, May 13 :——
subject to rent.
The French Government Img issued
the comparative results in the two places.strict orders to the commanding oficers of headquartere has given orders stepping re- Haiphong takes a serious vior of the situa. that day, he spoke to Mr Crawford about 1 which timely report has then given to be
Dr Ball's picture of the Chinese house with croops abroad, including China, to prevent Goode par Laos unclaimed before Noun, its plague pacient was not overdrawn, and the sale of liques to their men by native
was sufficient in itself to bring into pro- dealers. minonce the likelihood of the spread
TEENDAY, May 14 :--
Goods par Wittenberg undelivered after
this Anto, strbject to rent, Goods per Hitachi Maru not cleared
after this date subject to rent,
WEDNESDAY, May 22 -
Noon-Mecting of the A. S. Watan &
the Hongkong Disporary.
Exchange,
HONGKONG, Bay B, 1801.
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On London.
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Ondemand,......
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Credits, 4.
Un Paris-
On demand,
...20
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Crodita, 4 months' sight,
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On New York-
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On Manila...
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On Shanghai
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infecting of their houses, the Chinges cal
5.
His many friends in Hongkong and tho East will learn with regret of the death at Port Elizabeth, South Africa of Com-
fetid unhealthy surroundings, breeding a distinguished carsar, having previously ...1/1
discase and spreading it, regardless of theserved in South Africa during the Zalu War. ...health of the community at large. The when he was attached to the staff of Gonorai ......1/11
public will be pleased to learn that the Crealock as Naval A. D. C., receiving the Government has emotioned a large in-medal with clasp. At a later period, while crease to the sanitary patrol. We hope serving as sub-ficutenant of EL. M. S. this will lead to the arrest, cunviction Boadicea on the Cape Station, he was and salutary paishurent of the trans-awarded the bronze medal of the Flaman gressors of the sapiary bye-laws. Tho de Society for saving the life of a man who cision to establish a temporary hospital at Yaumati was a sensible one.
30 days' eight, (private papor)
On Yokohama
On demand,
---
2.47
2.514 2.00/
... 477
... 48%
had fallen overboard in the Tugela River
connabring beyond Chibli,
[HAVAS BERVICE]
there were two-thirds of abstentions.
PARIS, May 2. The evening of Mas Day pressed quietly in Paris, throughout France and abroad.
A monent's notice.
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Dr Clark He's a French duetor-- The Chaumes-Regarded from the pa that was vory uuressonable, andthat he (frut's point of view, it seems to me that it mattera vary little where he is treated. Skelton) ought not to make hah of one and The rate of intality in plagun is so flesh of another. Mr Skalt then sent high that it seem to me the point witness out of his room, and told in not of vow from which we have to con
Witness then for this suggestion is the protection. to enter the ators again. went to Kowloon to have tifin. He had of the sound portion of the commun. been told to take his nay, which he did. icy from infection and from my own At Kowloon, Mr Osborne asko l'him to look knowledge of the entitions prevailing in at a pino Witness arien led to the plan the Chinese quieter, a job which took up bis time till about five bere, I would way that the conditions sra o'clock. Os the following morning, the not fagomralds for the treatment if patients 10th April, witness went to the store, and suffering fra any julestinus disenso what- day, witness received a note from fr resumed work as usual. About 40 ever. 】
People are + oranded together.
in-houses if Loropean construction; and, sheequently, there are no dens of don'
and also
We hope He was promoted to Commander on the At Grenoble, however, whore n neatios to be taken to put down the pistical bands. Skolion (produced), Witness reputa turk here is no sub diview if bruge na exista
the present necessity for it will spoedi30th June, 189. ... 147
147ly pass away; but, nevertheless, the
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Board and the Government, in view of Boers for East Indies.
The Dutch Govormont has offered
| to settle all the Boer prisoners in the East
the changed conditions of the Colony, might well consider the upsossity for establishing a permanent institution on the Peninsula. The time may not have arrived Indies, if England will bear the cust of
thoir transport thither. for the radical change we suggest, but it us that the Govaranient Civil
seems to
... 73g
Hospital, whatever it may have been many 3% pm.yuars ago, is not now so well situated Gold Leaf, 100 fus, (per tail)..
...$62.03
as it ought to be. Might it not be Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate)...$10.08
27. possible to dispose of the presont site Silver (por e
profitably, nrul transfer the bispital to a better locality, away from Chinese noises and smells, either on the Taland or en the Peninsuls, where it is not likely to be built round by Chinese? In fact, might not the Hospital, with the contemplated residences for Government servants, be made the nucleus of a European residential
A. S. WATSON & CO., reservation, the incoessity for which is sure-
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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
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of chuborate argument?
On the Stump.
- A telegram sent out from Now York on the fat inst. sys-President MoKinley is touring the States en route to Oregi, accompanied by Secretaries Hay and Root. The special traiu enveying the party will stry at 300 places. The chief places where the President will make speeches are Memphis. New Orleans, St. Louis, and Nashville.
Another Steel Syndicate
South African War Medal.:
The South African War Medal will shortly be issued. It will comprise twanty. four clasps, relative to different en
gagements.
The Kaiser.
The London Specfolur state that the Kaiser's recent specchos and telegrains tavo slaken public confidence in Germany. There are whispers in that country that regeney may be necessary.
The Military Contribution
The Unoficial Meribers of the Straits Legislatura complain that the information given respecting the military contribution is too scanty. Some of the Hongkong Un. officials might suggest a pearly statement from the military authorities showing how the Hongkong contribution is disbursed. if there is an unexpended balance, is it ever returned to the Colony ?
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Australian Malla by Siberia.
was held, there was some rigting. The gendarmes charged and there wero several persona injured. Several arrests wero piade. There was also some rioting at Havre.
Le
Marshal Sou went down to Ko-pain, and held a conference with the French com mandant of the district regarding the stop
Courrier d' Haiphong ridicules M. Doumer's schoraes for currying Frouch -in- fluence into Yunnan, and advocates the despatch of troops to Lungehow, maintain- ing that Kwangsi is worth ton Yunnans! [RESTEN'S SERVIOS.]
From the various, messages sent to the THE COAL DUTY.
Tonkin acwspapers, it would appear that LONDON, 7th May, large number of French soldiers have been killed or wounded, including several officers, The House of Commons has agreed to Troops are concentrating on the frontier, the ecal duty by 333 to 227.
ulit my be that, on the invitation of their friend Marshat Sou (perlings with BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. put it 1) tim-French will cross the border The Times considers it indispensible to | to quell the pirater. send fresh troops to South Africa Letters of its correspondents show that unless the war bo finished by September, it will bo continued for another year,
THE THREATENED STRIKE OF COAL MINERS.
The prospects of a strike of coal miners
are considered remote.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.
The average number of soos of typhoid
CLOSE OF THE BROUGH SEASON.
Niobe
day (reply produced Ho and received a latter of 18th April (pradiced), anything towards the islation of patients, Mr Pallock, in answer to his Lordship. I must say the suggestion dose not recon- said he admitted all the correspondence. mend itae f to m
Witness continuing said he went to the storo till the 49th April, and' received his
Dr Clark-I would like to suggest that
salary from Bir Clark Har Shelton said, Baard might emisider the advisability of fruiting plague patioute at Yaminti. vill give you an hour to chat Out The Saviory Board has a matshed there of my room, olec I will get a policeman to which all be easily stapted as a tempor... t you out. Next meruing, withdry hospital, and if a nation inetur was sent. wont boc for bis tuning hag, and Mr over from the College of Medicana, there is Skelton aid You have no business thorne reason why the patiauté might not be If you do not go out in dva iuinutes, I will | savod the discomfort of being citriod vero s get the black watchman to turn you out." the Tharbour-- They could reticuled over- During the twelve mouths of his angrges there, and the matshed could be vidly it. ment, witness never had a complaint event fed up for the purpose. I think it night the onn ebit about the shioking, and no ha an advantage, and might save one or two was always ready and willing to perform
what be considered the duty se bo how, inet of the cases that ved cuma trout, that solo are dead cases. The Cross-stained by Mr Pollock, witnesa Chinese concert sub cate until the patent said that on une single day only to the best deal, ad then reveal it fly when it is of his knowledge, he went to business bar necessary to at the body homiert. It is, lier than asual, at 7.30. The day he went posible that removal arrows the Harbour The Brough Comedy Company closed to Kowloon, he did not really take it that has an infuence on cases: m'a day like their visit to Hongkong lust evening with he was dismissed, and he did the work for this for instance it wouh bo konively Mr Osborns as an employé of Lang and possible to provost a patientgetting aut, the mythological farcical comedy entitled Crawford. De per rand his work up the and that is very much against his chances Niobe. If Mr Brough's object was to same lines as bis predecessor, and lid fire of recovery Farhan the Chinese mombers make his audience laugh, despito the nevar remonstrated, Hohol beard of petty + sodiu give the r Vio
thefts in the store between 90 and 30 in regrettable excumstance of is departure the morning, but there were two olur Europeans the store at 7.30 who could
in the army in South Africa during Jan-it can only be said that his purpose was uary, February and March last, amounted thoroughly well achieved. As a realy to 2,086, and the avange deaths to 363.
serious factor of the preformance. Niobo' The Boers have re-nocupic] Rossenckal. horself stands alone, but she is the pivot
THE PLAGUE,
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During the past twenty-fraux hours 17 fresh cases of phagus were reported in the
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His Lordship That does not make your case any better.
Proceeding, witnesssaid ur atawer te He
he was to attend the stüre në KING "
of a rich flow of humour which is maintain-Harston there was nothing in writing that was nothing either way. If he had attend
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Colonel Hugles-Dayin propose that ? De Clark live no obation. I am prepared to sabíair a resolution that the Board recommends the Gavernment to dilige the Salary Board matched at Yan- mab provided we obtain the survices of a doctor from the College of afachting te
charre
D. Doll Allie Chinese are my treated
ander
ed from start to finish. Niobe, on first acquaintance, is an elegant piece of statuary; cù at 7.50, lie would have had to o do air the purchase of an ardent antiquaria, and hour's work on an empty stomach. Once stands on a pedestal in the home of he was told by Mr Skelter that the store xcellency, the Hoverour would result in
friend Tight Towing nocivately bean
must be let without a Baropean fringe, such
frie-This prestvovat made by His
anijo, thangery in the mops hitherto having to the thefts, Colony and 18 deaths (all Chinese).
hit the plague that, whilst st Mr Skelton said he was a partner in the al times plovod in oustact with the figure," are 16-
lichango with the times or Writing on the 8th inst., our Cantonsponsible for all the trouble which follows, firm of Lave, Crawford and C. He bad infall in with the views.of the Chinese if correspondent says :-
for the statue, imbued with life, majestically heard the evidence of the first wities, they can sug, jany pratial leasures, I advances from its pedestal and confronte Never to his knowledge Ind he known cust say it is the late in the day now to I regret to have to say that the plague is Me Peter As Dana, Mr Duna fuds at Mr Meggett started business at start this now method, and I grow with on the increase in this city. Recandy. himself in a conically embarrassing situa. 330. Hs had met him, but only in die yon, 317 residem, fat we ought not to ro than one hundred people bave died in calling him Petenueuanocording times be had met him outside fic thought stated the doctor Vols considerable lion. The foure, as it follows hin, persists neighborhood of the store Any of the support the recommendation, In Hsuan
Last month, a nrusber of Melbourne A New York telegram, dated lat inst., gentlemen waited upon the Russian Consul says:-The Pennsylvania Steel Company, to ascertain if—in the event of the com with a capital of fifty millions, has been pletion of the Transcontinental Railway the Ch'au Tong Nam district. in the west incorporated. Another syndicate incor- Russia will achsidian a line of mail steamers | end of Conton. $18 porated is that of the manufacturers of running. batwean Port Arthur and Port stationary engines of Chicago. Cranston, Darwin. It was explained that the carry- and Milwaukee. Malti-millionaire Moring out of this schome would enable maits gan is negotiating the purchase of the to be carried from Australia to London, by
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in
alt the docents in Hongzong
they con'd get the The Chi
uped into undanbied
ordinary shares of the Leyland steamor using the Trans-Siberian Baway, in Captain's Cup and Silver Men the family, Mr Dunn undertakes the the subject, telling him at the ning the bodies are dumped into the street As
line, nt a price of £1,750,000. $24 Colonial Governorships.
twenty-one days. The Russian Consul spoke mest hopefully of the practical assist
for May.
CAPTAIN'S CUF
Bad weather once more attended the We bear, on private but good authority Ance avel a acheme is likely to receives at meeting, and only three cards were in con- (says the Singapore-Free Press), that Sir the hands of his Government, and promised sequence returned; Alexander Swettenhain is to go as Cov-to immediately undertake the collation of ernor to British Guiana. This is in sucees the statistics necessary, to enable him to sion to Sir Walter Scadall, who was Gor. place the whole proposal; in clear and non- The late creto form, before the Russian Govern- $36 eruar since 27th March, 1808.
Colonial Secretary of British Guiana, Sir mont. Cavendish Boyle, K.C.M.G., lins had a
to the names of her poriod, and Meggelt was doing his work sud use to ipsiete on ambracing him in a vary mater the store at the usual time along with the ial manner and at most inconvenient other assistants. There and been a con. times. Mr Dunn, on this account, has siderible timber of thefts lately from the altogether a very warm time of it at the more in the morning betwton 730 and hands of his wife, his wife's sister and her clock, when the Chiness came to srecu stil: | brother. Mr Daun, having scented up, and to considered it necessary that me, nid them. If No cap attori it, ho Nioba's apgaintment as governess in those in sluarga should attend a 30s to Lanturn wherever bis homa may
BU OX- Witness spoke to the paintif
- buy The protest of them die and niany of amination as to the qualificationa" of governess, and declares her incompetent in the thas it had come to his earn chat,
know The point The most simple subject. Nicho hexever, he (Meggett) End Bit boun coming 201 proves herself sound on ancient history, along with the others Pisfacit aduitted The difficulties of Petrams' increase until this. Witoosy had had cotrubbig with the un he is ultimately asked to choose between other cmployes shout coming in Themediedaid ? the goveries and his wife,
The situation employes get an hour for houklad, quo Chinese, 1 uc apr in however, saved in time by the anti-lot going at 8 o'clock rid the other let atlas of the otThey mould go cif es quarian Jefferson Tompkins stepping in 18.31
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and claiming Niube,' which in the animate Cross-examined by Mr Hamator form he finds even more interesting than said that Bite was Prints
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The following notice is issued from the Observatory
before. By this timely intervention, peace that he fist found that Memole
ie restored to the house of Doom.
tend the store, till KSI), Va The highest praise is due to the efforts came from England witness UN good many chort spells of Acting Governor VESSELS AT THE DOCSS at Endverb L. Gri 16 the humerous role of Dunr, by. Birim to his hoves of flat
Brough. Mr Lovell, as Cornelius Griffin the mess with the other assalitan ship in tlut Colony. He now is to go to U.S.S. Bennington, Lang Ting, Hung
Miss Evelyn Murthers as Hattie Griffin could foam from them. $48 Newfoundland in succession to Sir Henry chow, 'Compania de Filipine, Burnside,
the wife's bother and youngest sistor did not think it was rousse McCallum, transferred to Natal Sir Athenian, Hongkong, H.M.S. Centurion,
PAG-00tively, did very well indeed Mrs belloved Moggett Int Bugh as Niobe was simply splendid, in honest man Tho teras Cavendish Boyle was to be entertained at a Nanchang, Mondo, U.S.S. Newark, Saturn
fact we are inclined to the opinion that Allour Brandies are guaranteed dinner by the West Indian Clab, as the Kiang Tang.
guard the firm any more tig Trocadero Restaurant, on the 18th April, Cosmopolitan.-Colonica, Petriana, Quarta ha fallen in the North, probably owing to
On this 9ib, at 2.10p. The banquetor who even surpassed all her pavions efiurtis, int, duch as ver
is saying much
Painti to be rURL COUNAc, the difference prior to his assuming his new Governot
Bin Landably auteed the existance of a depression between the night without some recognition of the no should agree between theme
The Company vera rot Allowed in gulurt B. coast of China and W, Japan. The surpassed entortlument with which they
Die Harsten sort de in price being merely a question ship.
weather continues unsettled on the Ulina Lase provided us. Floral tributes were the point of law coast generally, with NE winds in the showered on the platform, and, at the clo North and BW wlads in the South Fore of the piec, Mr Brough expressed his goes - don fo cast-moderate 3. wind aqually dial thanks for the support which had been determ thunder showere..
assorded to his company by the public of the C Hongkong, and for the universal birdauss 2Me with which they had been reobiven both
of age and vintage.
Saraple bottles will be supplied
nt proportionate wholesale Intes,
AS. WATSON & Co. Limited, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
TALN
CITAMBERLAIN'S
BALM Applied to the afflicted parts quicidy Relicces
STIFF NECK KHEUMATISM
SORENESS of the MUSCLES SEA AND
STIFFNESS of the JOINTS.
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Priss, 10 ghe, and $1.00.
For sale by All Dasles WATHI
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We Stearns' 4" Roses
Stearns Wine of Cod Liver Oil
is a valuable tonic for Anomice or those.
is an original creation of great excellent whom diseans he left pale and emacisted,
of the citage,
patronised Niobe were His mot the Governor and party from Guiding
of all Chemist Wholesale and Retail from Sold by all Chemist Wholesale and Retail House
SAVatson & Up, Tadi Hongkong
from
8 Wation & Conditu, Hongkong.
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