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A talogram from Harbin announced that Ataman Simionov had consented to acknowledge Admiral Koltchak is Diotator. A correspondent of the "N.C. Daily New shows what masures were taken to break down Ataman Simionov' opposition, as follows-
"Owing to interruptions in the tele, graph caused by the military at Chita, nows from the west is considerably delayed. It appears that notwithstand ing the endeavours of the Council of Ministers at Omsk, and alss the Allies' representatives at Vladivostock, toget Ataman Simionor to withdraw the
THE GENTLE OLIVE.
*Italy" deereer the modern man of taste, "is beutiful only in those parte where the olive grown.” One may báre: one's own reservarious about the statomans," but it would es tainly be a more srid sodi sterilo Italy for the traveller without (be) perennial grey expanses of its olive-gard na, “as valuable to the eye in their silver quier
the shining orcapo of the sea to the sy of the inland dweller. One has only to recall the notes ensues (the olive leaf doen not rustlo) of the terraced olive-gardeas, with their joy if anomenes and cycis med and their dashing g'ao lizards, to be reminded of them at porcafal imetja in nture-woods without obscurity, fruitage
sterile places industry with quiet. Dares, oliven, And pesco suggest anch, the falegram he sent to Admiral Roltobak,ther from fitness as well as association. he has not done so. The consequence has beer that the Council of Ministers decided that Ataman. Simic or should be relieved of his command and that the Cossack Ataman, General Volkoff, who
In appearazca the nära is neroes to tho willow, and the vénëmblance is increase by in habit of raising tself on its own roots and remaining vigorous and fruitful with the smallest apparang hold on the earth.
ficinteses, yet puiting out rong Franchen full of fruit from their hollow and twisted tranka. The tres new productive to a
CHURCH SERVICES.
ST. JOHN'S GATHEDRAL
January 5th, 1919.
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THE CHINA MAIL
Holy Communion (7.50a.m.) Matins (11.11.) Responses, Forial: Venite Dyes;
Palms Crotch and Poland; T Deum, Woodward, Smart and Turle, Benedictus, Langdon.. Hymns, 47, 353 (371)...
God Save the King.
| Litany (19.noon), ' Evensong (8. p.m.)
Rasponses Ferial; Psalms, Russelt;
Magcifcat, Monk (4th morning) Nune Dimittis, Felton.. Hymns, 157,
.
290, 271.
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon..
January 5th, 1919.
Sunday after bristmas. Day of Thanksgiving for ho Armistice
and Intercession for the Peace Con ferenc
Stabley
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
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ITEMS.
The name of Mr. William Thom is added to the list of authorized architects. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfs is a member of the Legislative Council.
Mr, R. G. Shawan in appointed an unofficial member of the Legislative Council, in Mr. E. Shellim's placa..
"BULL-DOG BRITISH."
SOME COMMENTS FROM
· AMERICOL
SATURDAY) »JANUARY:: -1919.
JAPAN'S EXPORTS" TO CHINA ARE FALLING OFF.
The Japan-Chica trade for the first ten days of December was very adresas.
The "Louisville Hersk)," la itu number-fxports from Japan fell off further of August 13, davotes an appreciative while imports from China scored a fair leading article to The British,” which (increase again. shows a tandancy in America to prompè reaction against certala anti-English propaganda
Mr. T. F. Hough is declared a duly elected member of the Licensing Board. Mr. E., Godga takes ME HE W.
"If tha Eainer possessed pressions ar Looker's place on the Medical Board. bed read bistory, be must have shivered Sergt. HLE Strange, R.A.M.C., à—as tradition has it that we do if some appointed temporarily a Sauitary la ono stops on our graro, mys the "Harzir?” when he know for certain that his spies had lied, and that the stubborn, stick-to it, bulldog British had decided to live or die with the Franch. The
apoctor.
Mr. John Gibson, of A. S. Watson & Co., ia added to the register of chemists and druggista.
►
A FAMOUS MINING ACTION,"
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CLAIM AGAINST THE FIERAK GOVERNMENT.
A cass which will probably go down in mining history as one of the most
römarkable civil actions connected with the industry has just been advanend another stage in the Full Court of Appeal in the Federated Malay States.
The value of exports from Japan was Tea 16,878,000. Thin figure was decrease of Ton 7, 635,000 from the preceding tan days although it was still an increase of Yen 1,758,000 on the same time last year. Mesir. A. Van Cuylenburg and D. The shipments to all parts of China fall Graham, of Parak, claimed from the off and only in the case of exports to Government of Perak them of South China a small gain was scored. --
$1,343,974 as damages, sustained” by The following is a Jumiary of resion of the cancellation of a licence
porta.
5,791,000 5,452,000
Dec. 14 Dec. Lto granted to them by the Government
10, 1918 Yen 1,021,000 Yen 608,000 the latter half of 1911, gave the
10, 1917
The licence, which was granted in
N. China..
1,654,000-platation the right of generating C. China.
$130,000 alectricity by water power drawn China.
$6,000 from the River Digang, stream On the other hand Imports from Chirarunning from the range of mountsius were waloed at Yen 14,800,000, which in the centre the peninsula. Two figure was such a big increase as Yen on the ground that sufficient work had years alapsed before the Government,
It is notified that the name of Pauls | British tove had a bad record for su Davis & Co., Ltd. has boonstruck c ambitieus despot to face. They brought the register of companies. (This com- Philip of Spain to his knees theyManchuria. pany, the "China Mail learns, has curbed the power of Locis the Great of been taken over and absorbed by Davis | France-they grappled with the mighty Company, Ltd.)
Napoleon and never let go." Defence Corps appointments ar0 gazetted as follows: Capt. J. H. W Armstrong to be Major.
Lieut. H.W.B. Konnets to be Captain. 2nd Lieuts, W, Brown, D. Templeton,
Hill, G. E. Marley, and F. C. Hall to be Lieutenants.
That is the gist of the matter. They never let go. Great Britain, and her Dominions have sent over aight-and-e half millions of men into the struggle. When we bave sent 15,000,000, remarks:
done as wall. And not before, we may add.
11,000
played one of the chief roles in the coup fine anes olla trees hold together by sti- Responses. Farial: Y CL: To F. H. Thomsa, F. Sutherland, W. J. {the "St. Louis Post Dispatch," wo will i 10,98,000 on the same time last year not
delat at Omsk, should be appointed in Simionov'a place."Admiral Koltchak con- curred with the Ministers decision and
Special Palma
Deum, Oakeley in F. 13th Evenin Jubilate Ousley; Hyacs, #5, 976,
334 (A. & M. 277), 350,
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on November 28 an order was signed at age. In the n'ive gurdon known Evening Prayer at 6 p.m.
relieving Simionov of all his military dutics. At the same time General Volkoff was ordered to leave at once for Chita to tako up his new appoint. mont.
General Horvath, High Commissioner
Gethsemane
to Christendoms
the trees are of great size and antiquity, but in the usual perlere of Italy the olives are not larger than the trees in an English orchard. They are planted with regularity, and cover large arças.
aking distinctive belts of groy round
the lower slopes of the hills. The fruit
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God Save the King. Responses. Farial; Special Psalms. XCVIII; CL, M-guifcat, Barnby 11th Evening; None Dimittis, Felton; Kyrie, 55, 9, 361 A&M 281) 40.
Vesper Hymn.
God Save the King.
SANITARY BOARD, A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held on Tuesday, January 7, at 4,15
P-1.
of the Russian Far East, has ordered the is gathered before the winter rains and Valon Charoh, Kennedy Road the oppointment of H. E. Strange to be
At such times the ground is purple with fruit and animated by children who pick the tiny shoe-like berries and carry them off in baskets of hemp to be stored for crushing.
Chiness. Eastern, Railway not to conveyis bentso from the trees by thin wandı. any troops or atores belonging to Simionor's detachment if requested by the latter. News from Verkhne Oudinak, which bos midway between Irkutsk and Chita, itates that General Volkoff,
Where the olive garden is important accompanied by troops, has arrived at that town, with the intention of pro-nemy find the press for crushing the fruit within the pokere itself, a conven ceeding to Chita. From the latter townient rockcore or quarried hollow, giving, it is reported that there is much activity room enough for yat, the press, and the among the military belonging to pacing of the ass in its patient revolut Simionov's unit aleeg the whole of the ions. One peers into auch a cave, dìm Eastern section of the Transbaikal Rail- and cool and lit cnly from entrance. A way and that, though passenger train- peasant emerges from a hole in the ear-
-Sunday Service, January 5th,
Day of Special Thanksgiving and Prayer Morning Service, 11 ath. Hymns, 18, 456, 29. 480. Anthem: Seek ye the Lord Communion at 12 noon. Evening Service, pm, flymns, 476 431, 451, 999. Preacher Bev. J. Kirk Maconachio.
St Peter's Church, West Polat,
Sunday, Jan. 5th, 1819.
8.a.m.Holy Communion.
The following are the orders of the day-
Letter from Government relative to Sanitary Inspector. Correspondence relative to sites for latrines in Shamshuipo,
month of Desember 1918.
Report from the Government Analyst on the public water supplies for the
Limewashing return for the fortnight Mortality return for Hongkong for the wecks ending December 15, and 22, 1918. Mortality return for biscus for the week ending December 8, 1978. 12
Rat return for the weeks ending December 21, and 29, 1518,"
ending December, 243h 1918,
WEATHER REPORT,
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and of: Yen 2,000 on the preceding ten days. This gain was brought about by the increased shipment of raw materials from central and South China, and fan obaria fall off on account of the closure of Taku and Sawchwang
licence.
been performed, cancelled the Among other items the plaintifa claimed $1,000,000 their, estimated › profits from the sale of the electricity the river during the 21 years for which which they might have generated from
the licence was granted, and a 8001 The following is a summary of in-running into six figures as the profits
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$14,000
which would have accrued to them if they had been allowed to work tha famous Jehoopbat Tin Mine with the electricity. “
763,000 The action in Ipob, heard by Mr. 3,631,008 Jastica Farrer Manby, lasted 05 days, 134,000 during which one side or the other
"Thousands of American lade will come to us alive and whole because thousands of our blood.brothers from the British Isles have been killed and escape. Britain made her army while mutilated-and have taught us how to
hrance and her own Navy hold the gap. ports:
That is a fact America-broadly
Dec. I to Dec. I to 101018. .. 10 1915. speaking is reluctant to admit. But it
What Runnymede did was done Manchuria ...Yen, 592,000 Ten 285,000 for us...
IN Chin
9,030,000 For all this they paid. There is. | 0. “China. 10,714,000
** hardly home in Great Britain which S. China does not have its savisited gravà in France or Belgium-not street ou adverse to Japan. The balance was so electrical, the mining, and the legal As the result the balance of trade was called expert witnesses from every part of the Peninsula in reference" to "the which the permanently maimed do not limp to unaccustomed tasks. And the big as Yes 4,635,000. It is to be noted sapects of the case. The Government's figures show that the percentage of that the reverse was the rule in the chief contentions were (1) that plaintiffs casualties from the Mother Country Japan-Obias trado nutil recently, just had broken ond the conditions under exceeds the percentage from the Over-as in the Japan-American trade which is which the licence was granted to them; seas Dominion, thus disposing of one of now becoming adverse to Japan.'
(9) that there was not anfficient, water the meanest, most dastardly has of the
in the Dipang River to allow of the whole Satanic German propaganda
as would make it a marketable compo- dity; and (3) that there was no tišin the Jehosophat Mine and therefore the plaintiffs could not have made any profit from the mine,` judgement for the plaintiffs in the sum Mr. Justice Farror Manby, in giving
Why do we repeat this Because England's contribution is either denied or derided; because the fact that bar January 4d 45m--No returns fships have coaled, fat and munitioned om Japan, Wadivostock and the Italus and French-to say nothing of Philippines Pressure has increased Americans is neglected; because the
U-BOATS DIVIDED AMONG generation of electricity in such voltage
THE ALLIES,
According to information obtained by the "Mainichi, quoted by the "Jaan Chronicle," it has been decided that the
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service has not bean, suspended, all then floor. One sees a circular store 11 a.m.--Morning Praver and Sermon, slightly at the majority of reporting fact that she rose from nothing at all ta 193 German submarisha interned in British of $37,714, expressed his opinion that
is
trains are being searched by the military authorities and no one in uniform allowed to travel
erection with a windlass at its centre. It would appear at first glance to be a Hlarge well. Then one sees the old white donkey yoked to the windlass; seed the According to information from Man- ebuli station two regiments of Sicionov's deep groove round the surface of the Manchuriau detachment art at present well, and the mistane on edge revolv at Daouris and one at Karimiskaya, ing heavily over the Hattoned baga of Other smaller detachments are stationed olives. Save for the thick ooze, issuing at Manchuli and other stations between from the bags they have the appearatice Manchali and Chita, whilst post of of funders used on steamboat quays. Simionov's Armoured truine," which
Preacher: Mr: T. F. Fleming..
Peak Church.
3.15 am-Holy Communion.
The Gospel Hall.
10 & 12 Penor STREET.
stations. The Anticyclone Fymaise
Hongkong Hamfall for the 24 hours soding at 10a.m. to-ring 0.00 inch. Total since day 18 inches,
| a rainst an average of 0.10 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ealing at goon on the 8th January 1919.
1.-Hongkong to Gsp Rock. N.
Weekly Services-Sunday: Breaking of and N.E. winds fresh; fine.
Brend for Believers only, 11 am. Gospel Meeting, B. p.m.
study, 8 p.m. Friday, Ladies' Bible study, 5.30 pm. Saturday, Prayer Meeting, 6p.m.
recently were drawn up at different The first fine oil lias been drained, for Tuesday and Thorsday. Bible stations inside the Chinese Eastern the olives undergo any crushings, and Railway ares, are now at Chit we are in time for the last, extracted The latest
TATS ia not at all from masses of stones and skin. The encouraging and makes it fairly pensant shows us the transparent anc clear that Simionov does not intendenlence of the ulio nismo in his vat voluntarily to climb down. It appears sunk in the foor. Is the yield good!'); that be refused to see General Janin Magnifico!" and a satisfied emile apandays, 11am. when the latter arrived in Chita; that he has refused to hand over his comreading from the face of one man to Wednesdays, 5.30 p.m. mand to General Velkoff; and that he another assures na of success.
bas telegraphed to Ataman Kalmikoff The vintage of Italy in a valuable predugt, but her oil is a staple food, and,
for the latter's assistance,
The Bassian civilians living in Trans-the coarser oil is still the only light in baikalia are becoming alarmed at the jess central districts. Yet in these days. activity of Simionov's units. The latter when industrial activity in almost a at Manchuli have arrested. Colonel delirium, contless Italy has to find fuel Vsevolodsky, who is on General Hor- for the furnaces of war: And to do so vach's staff, and ander strong convey the is cutting down herolive trees. "In taken him to Daduris, stating that he would only be released when the order one month," says Signor Galli, the not to transport supplies along the Ministry bought y000 tons of wood, Chinese Eastern Railway for. Simino's and the wood was olive wood !!! At the troops was relcinded.
According to best of times his fuel supply of Italy is.
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First Church of Christ Scientist, MacDonnell Road.
"
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Wancha!.
Morning Service, 10.15 am. Evening Service, 6.15 p.m.
Soldiers and Sallors' Home,
Ársonal Streat..
Sunday Evening, Gaspe! Meating, & p.m.
St. Joseph's Churab, Garden Road,
report General Horvath bas telegraphed small and difficult of distribution. After Max and Berton at 10a.m. followed to General Fuji, commandant of the one has enjoyed the picturesqueness by the Benediction of the Blessed Japanese troops in Transbaikalin, asking of the charcoal-burners' buts, high in Sacrament.
bim to use his influence with Simionov
, and get Colonel Vaavolodsky released.
Passenger trains frog Chits are over- crowded with people fleeing away from the area where a conflict is likely to occur. In Chits itself Simionov has
the mountains, beyond, the chestnut | rope, the great circular pyres in the! clearings, the strings of mules and casses coming down the forest paths;
Roman Catholic Cathedral, Glenvaly.
Mase at 8, 7 and 9.30 am.. High Mass as 8 a.m.
2-Formosa Channel: N. winds, strong.
douth coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The mame as No. 1.
South coast of Chine betweer. Hongkong and Hainan: The same as
C. W. JEFFRIES, Chief Assistant,
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boast we will, by agreement with Seare tary Baker, take off 15 per cent. That is our personal-intimate phase. It does
not stand alone, bowevor,
stationary and fresh to strong monscon be a full military partner of France is
and French parts shall to distributed he should bara had the assistance of will continue along the Chinu const and mentioned by no one. over the N. China Sex
"British bottoms convoyed by Brit-among the Aliler, In order to take competent assessors. Both sides ap.
warships took the Americans over-delivery of the submarines s'letted to pealed. Reas. If you think that is an excessive Japan, about 300 officers and men are pro- The Full Court of Appeal was com
ceeding to England. It is said that the posed of Mr. Justice Innes, Acting Chief Judicial Commissioner, Mr. ber of officers and men in the Japanese Justice Estushaw and Mr. Justice Navy who are experiar cet in handling Sproule. Argument in the appeal Where have not the British fought submarines is comparatively limited, and took about 23 days, Mr. H. Aib- The Suer was in danger. "It was the the party to be sent to England has been worth Hope, who appeared for the British that protected it. There were selected from the various stations. Teater plaintiffs with Meura. F. N. Sander- Germany naval stations in the Pacific. dayaftorno u (18th December) at 1.30 pm. ion and L. T. Williams, occupying. The British mopped them up. Reis 14 officecs, and men under comment of the floor for ten days with his opening asked help by way of the Dardaneliss. Captain Yamasaki left for Foranks. They address. Mr. W. R. Armstrong and The British tried to give it. Intervenate to sent to Bauland guth Mr. Roland Braddell, who appeared
Fothers. In this connection the: "Mainichi" tion was needed on the Tigris. The quotes a certain waval officer as saying: for the Government, addressed the Brisiah supplied it. The British wore The number of the German submarine Judges for seven and five daya re- Hongkong Observatory, Japr 4, 1810 Adriatic. The British Colonial troops to get specimens of various diferent designs
at Salonika. British ships were in the lotted to Japan i kept secret, Wa wish spectively.
freed Africa from the German. The so that we e n make a comparativa study, British today ara moving south from of them but it is not known whether our wish be realized or not. As German
can Archangel and are at Vladivostock.
submarinen have various secret devices "It's a true itory. England has will be necessary for the Japanese sadors prolonged the war, shows no disposition, to remain for three or four months in Eng. the slightest, to curtail it; sould, quite and in order to master them. It wil easily, modify the terms sad soften the probably be in July next that the German Way Won't.
"submarines will be brought to Japan, A
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Previous
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TF CLAXTON Director. Hongkong Ubservatory, Jan. 4, 1919
HONGKONG TIDES.
it
It's the British way, the bulldogstudy of these craft will doubtless be con- British way. Not intelligent, someone in constructing and steering sarmarines."
ducive to the promotion of Japanese skil
That is why Rumia, waking up, finds the Briton at her elbow. That is why Portugal-recalling that she has leaned on Britain since long before the days of Napoleon-throws in her lot with the British confidently-
The Appeal Court found for the plaintifs with certain reservations. The following is a brief sammary
Plaintifs obtains 825,713 in respect of the Mining Cass, on which the Jehosophat Mine stands.
Plaintiffs obtains two farther soms of $850 and $71,344,
The Court decides that the lisauce cancelled had a marketable value and granto plaintiffs $100,000 on account of That item.
The Court declares that it is proper "to"amass the market-valne of the said
suggests, and we are not disposed to de- fand it as such. Narrow, rather; groovy, angular, morone. Wall and good. Bat where it bite it holds never fear. thousand they sent to France, and they licence upon the basis of potential have multiplied it a hundredfold. And profits, and finds that an olcotrical the British, if we may be permitted to, inhome is possible as there is never less suggest anything as revolutionary, are than 1,200 cubic feet of water in the a grant part-possibly1s dominant part river. It therefore, orders the detalls of the Americans. They have son of the electrical scheme to be placed tributed to our make-up, language and before a competent referee who will literature; laws and customs; faith and assess the probable profits. The tide-table kiven below has been
freedom. Wo sra inconceivable, Full costs were given to the plaintiffs, complied at the National Almansa Office" "The British are the poorest adrer unrealizable, impossible without them, except such money as was spent on a in London from the reqult of the analysistisers in the world. No one will aver It not that plain truth? They are set Commission to London, of observations taken by means of an know the sum of their performance.all our good, nor all our bad, but they Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha rai furing the years 1005-0.
"War, with all the world- "Pesce with Britain.
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issued a proclamation to the inhabitants one reflects on the inadequacy of such 5.30 p.m.--Benediction of the Bleskedsutomatic tide-recording machine in the But they deliver the goods. Eighty have a major part in both,"
to remain quiet and calm.. General Horvath has received a telegram from Admiral Koltchak asking him to work
supplics. One would be safe in saying, even in these modern days, that save in the large towns the only fuel used for
in conjunction with General Yolkoff, domestic consumption is used for cook-
who la proceeding eastwards to Chita. ing purposes. The houses are entirely The stationmaster at Manchuli and one without means of warmth, and the win- of his assistants have been dismissed by the railway management for allowing, though abort, is severe. The cook the transportation of Simionov's suping itself done on small pans of charcoal plica. It was, nevertheless, a case of sunk in a kind of marble or tiled coun force majeure, as strong armed conroys ter and kept alight with marvellous.
Sacrament.
EUROPEAN PEACE AND CHINESE NAVY,
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Ohart, which has been found to be 4 feet 3 inches below mean sea-level
ide
To obtain the depth of water on the gauge at the Victoris Naval Yard sdd a feet 4 inches, and on the gangs at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet
4 inches to the height given in the table. 'January 5th to 1966, 1919.
ɗ14 WATER
belonging to Simionor's detachment dexterity by the cook's" vigorous use of a About the porce in Europe, the Chinoer gave them no alternative,
In view of the unrest along the Man fan of turkey fea bors. If coe were to narsi delegues have been instructed by 5 churian frontier, General Mia, com Soufront an English cook with a quart the Naval Department of Chios AF mandant of Chinese troops in the of lighted charccal and and tell ber to cook followa :--
Thes
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1.-Tsi gian to be asked to be retraced. } suo Taitsibar district, has ordered strong a diaper for four persone upon it she w uld reinforcements of Chinese troops to be order whether she could even boil an agg ut by Jupan a1 Japan his declaroj. sent to all stations between laitaneud with such means, Yes in times of porce --The holding of leased port or harbour the 7 Manobali. Owing to the lack of proper even these are all the mesi tia theor land in Chios is a cause of disturbare 18 authority along the Transbaikal railway reach of the.ordicary housewif, One of pe ce in the Far East and those should and the requisitioning of goods by recsila with amasument soluble wrargling be retroceded which have least interest to various individuals, the Chinese Eastern
in the kitchen mod breathless complials the powers." Railway management has suspended Acceptance of goods destined to Trans of that brigand of a chlman who wants baikal and beyond."
to give an honest woman dust for god the measures should be discussed Bis, 22 Nows from Habarovsk statea that money," and wonders whother even the with ther powers and even though the Kalmikoff bas ordered all his Cossackson1-dast in avlable in such homes now, portion shout the set is ur sed from the stationed along the Nikolk railway to the item-coal which is such a rari'y in terms decided at the Hague conference no concentrate as quioitly as possible in Italy is led,ed in English soil, and Italy in Tiowe abould [revent a fair devision of the
falling her olive trees.
powers copcarued.
Habarovsk.
DULL AND GLOOMY?
I so try Pinkettes, the gentle little
liver stimulants, and see how quickly these symptoms will be dispelled.”
PINKETTES
curo Constipation, torpid liver, bilions ness,aick headaches, coated tongue, foul smailing breath, clear the skin. Of chemists, and post free. 60 cents the vial from Dr. Williams Medicine
D6 Szechuen Boad, Shanghai,
THE
STRAIGHT AT IT.
THERE is no use of our "beating around the bush.” We might as
'L-as the Chinese Navy is still in Ita infancy" is is pocosmry to expand it for China's welt defence and the Chines Navy should not suffer any reduction.
5.-Or the question of territorial waters ▲ fixed base of the powers should be día.
evaxed so as to avoid any fature dispute.
8.-The guarantee of the foreign powers
well out with it frnt as last. Wo want should be get that in case of any negotiations you to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
the next time you have a cough or cold. with China ne conditions to Ickes any har. There is no reason so far so we can see hour or part or territory of China be pro why you should not do so. This prepar posed. ation by its remarkable cures has gained
world wide reputation, and people everywhere speak of it in the highest. terms of praise. It is for sale by a Chemista and Storekeepers.
· To-day's return cable diseases is-blank,
of commupi
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT:
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Undersigned has received instructions to sell. by Pablic
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Auction
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MONDAY, January 6, 1818,'
-Commending ub11 am,
at his Salas Rooms Daddell Street, A Quantity of Provisions
And...
A Quantity of Stationery. Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, Jan. 6, 19LD
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It is likely that the Government will' appeal to the Privy Council
CALWA THE CALIFORNIA · WINE ASS
are the biggest wine growers in
H
world
having a capital of ten million dollars (gold),"
compare very
They produce sound, wines at a reasonable price, whi favourably with European products. Some very sound Mosels, Port, Hock, Claret, Sauterne and Chianti are now on sale,
SANDY MACDONALD.
(Scotch)
Our standing order to the distillers (Mesars Alexander & Macdonald Ltd). is-"Ship us all you can." Need we argue further ?
MONNETS XXX BRANDY,
Is The Brandy which is rapidly becoming known as the Premier Brandy
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ABOVE LINES ARE
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