INTIMATIONS.
WINES AND SPIRITS,
BY APPOINTMENT,
3. WATSON & Co., LIMITED
(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.)
HONGKONU.
Ve invite attention to the following old landed ada, all of which are oreillent quality and i valna for the money. The same being specially milooted by our den House, and bangat direk from the most. nod Bhippers, are imported in wood and bottled barelves, thus enabling us to supply the best
gworthy at moderate pricos.
In ordering it is only necessary to atato
saame and quantity of Wine or Spirit-wanted,
va 1 initial letter for quality dosired.
-Orders through Loos! Poster by Telegram rusive prompt attention.
RTS. (For Invalide and generatum)
Per 451.
Ca. Per Bat.
A Alto Douro, good quality,
B Vintage, experior quality,
Green Capsule......
Red Capsalo
C Fins Old Vintage, Kun
D
erior quality, Black Smal Capsule
SIG
1.
THE DAILY TRES THỨRS ))). FIBRULET OPE, 1890.
As American Dentemporary says that the now of the different classes so as to make pro-United States oruiser Chelates will be ready motion from one to the other really sub-for har fost croise in the course of February, sad ibat she is expected to come to the Chins 81.00 stantial Personal allowance are opt station. It is certainly shout time that Uncle 1.10 away altogether. In the professional ap-Jonathan was represented in Akisto waters by pointments, which include the law officers, man-of-war that would ne bi sunk by the the medical officers, the Colonial Engineer,
14
1.25
Vory Fine Old Vintage. auperior, Violat Capaute (Old Botfiod).............. 18
extra
BRERRIES.
A
Delicate Palo Dry, dinner wine, Green Capsule.... Superior Pale Dry, diauer
rins, Gross Foal spouts
C Manzanilla, Pale Natural
Shorry White Capsule... 10 CC Superior Old Dry, Palo Nalarat Sherry, Rad Seal Capele
0.00
2.50 0.75
10
1.00
D. Vary Superior Old Palo Day, choice old Wing White Seal Capsule.....
12
Extra Superior Old Pale
Dry: very Bush q
Black Seal Capsule Bottled
........ 14
CLARETS.
1.10
125
For Cass. Per Case
1 doz. quarta
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Bok Caprais
B St. Petepat, Rad Capsule
4 St. Julian
D La Rose
BRANDY
2 doz
Pints
7 7.50
11
Per dos
12.00
A Honuemy's Old Pale. Rod
Capsule..............812 31.10 B-Superior-Very Old CogusJ,"
Red Capauls
14 1.25
13 1.50
C Vary Old Lignons Cegnse
Had Capante
D Hennessy's Pinst Very Old Liquear Cognas, 1872 Vintage, Red Capsule 2
SCOTCH WHISKY.
A Thorne's Bland, White Cap-
mule
2.00
B Watson's Glenorchy Mel- low Blond, Blus Capela, with Nome and Trade Mark, 8 0.75
Watson's Abelour-Glenliret,
Rod Capsule, with" Namo and Trade Mark
D Watson's HKD Blend o
8
the Finset Bookch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule 10 103
♫ Watson's Very Old Ligne Ir Bootch Whisky, Gold Cage vale
IRISH WHISKY,
ཱ་ ་
12
1.10
.8 0.75
10 1:00
-12 1.10
A Joha Jammon's Old, Green Capsule...***** John Jameson's Fine Old Green Capuals............ C John Jameson's Very Fine Old, Green Capaule .......... GENUINE BOURBON, WHISKY, flae old, Red Capsule, with Nama..........10 1.00
GIN.
frat, shot from a Chinese ironclad
-"BORNBO AND H PRONPROTE"
BOËNEO'S FUTURE AN ASSURED SUCCESS.
THE MEROTANDISE, MARKS ACT.
THE STRAITS TRAM TRIP TO HINGKONG.
IS THE WALTZ DOO LED ?
FIETY, PER DENT. DIVIDENDE. others. In class III. the salary is $4,800. It is rumoured in Canton that revival of & now shaam or which arrived at Singapore
$350, the property of Lam & Hening, a washer. there and their cotton arrived at Shanghai juat Taking it from every point of view, it would man, in Hollywood Rond, în thu-tth inah, before the rino bonnered. Teak-awers had no to make up this amount four of the soothe ques-cutting practies so prevalent in some the other day, the Hajah Brooks, for the Bin-
parts of Obins a few yinm ngo has broken ont gapore Sarawak trade, in fitted, with electric be found on going into figures that tobacch could The complainant statsl that, on the day in Raingi huainear in overying dethuta vise, but officers included in the class get on ipersens. Eaveral, persona hava, Isis Alleged, lost their penkibe making 100 remistione minute by grown at something like 70 seats of the grisation about 9 path fandt entered his This year, owing to the remission of the tribute of $600 and two an increase of $1,800 on qua, and it in suspected that this sacrat When the Electric Ligh Company its Into Sorin por th, and could be about 185onts shop and wanted his chair coolissaitorms. Is by the Peklar Government for the heighbouring opecation posibly the mopaly of micizie punkabe of a forin por 16... So far as 4+ hudby an able to † Fold him they wens nat forty yah, and as he wis Kinng provinces in consideration of ella sarnity thein presunt salaries. In class II there istid are at work again.
v px private heqna may be mis of this advantagus | work opt nha figuris, making a liberal sllowanon gainir away ha saw something under his jacket, of food in them osasid by food and drought, are six officers with salaries of $6,000 each The Siam Garatis mya✨– The Dutoni harque, we may decive, from the for consors. Ilk for everything, the cost of lind, tha most of which wors ofathas ha had taken from a basket. this transport only gave six or sores tenth of (oxcept one, who has 35,400, quarters Click has baan detained by the Custom Honse pakub can be brought bas garanteed to run preparing the ground, the of prepar in Worship santoccad him to six weeks'im- the previous employment to junkk· There have beti nyoral failures among Cantonese Arms, tüd counting for the other $600), four of themanthorities for not complying will formally for given number of ours without nolso ring houses, the wages of all empley dhe prisonment.
not in the treaties. A fine of $00-tionis is claim-atar inonavenfonds there ought to be a large thought no estate conii de carried on under an
eome of the Fokian oso are in a britical way. receiving an increase of $1,200 a year anded which the wner refused to pay No doubt daraund for it in the tumor, The excellant expenditure of 23,000 per month. If an atte
Those two provinces furnish most of the out. Bidars doing business at Shanghai, in option, to an increase of 2600. Class L suetudes the Custom Nanso hat ersing with the health enjoyed by the tree hare is in denbt sarried on at that expanditare, conta anttivato lannels.earned in the cases of the steamers Melita | don in part to the fact that in the hot weather from three to five kuadrad folds and, got from
sugar, tobacco, forsign goods, and peared, to, the Colonial Secretary, whose salary is Furst Bismark.
ther sloup under pankaku süd” binakata. The | sich the average "procktoś of 7 piouls, the Ci
Thể"" very spial Corrasportant" of the Silver in very souros in the pative banks at the raised from $9,600 to $10,800; the Resident
latter of oncase would be unbearable ware ir pany would in three years from the date of its Singapore Free Press writes:-Wa loft Binga end of the year, consequently natives in want of
formation, with soything like the usual look, be pore at 4.30 pm on Tausly waidat a storms of money for the sandal settlement flock tạ d Counciller, Penang, from $8,400 to 89,600; A Boochow correspondent of a Shanghel not for the punkahanan m
nativa paper states that the present City (Shang
abla to ropartout, of the product of its crop misiles and chews to which we relied with foreign banks to borrow on every basgin and this Residant Counciller, Malacca, the baij Magistrate will soon vacate the position, as The Emperor of Annat bas written a letter the whole capital exponded mid have something half lemons and constirones. There were burity. Not only at Shanghai, bat at Hong- Trosaurer, and the Auditor-General, who are the Provincial Treasurer has already given to His Excellener M. Cargot, President of the like $100,000 to be asad 1 dividend, There was no assailles an hebat at Papinator of kong and Singapore, however, money is very antion that Mr. Lek of Kisugning district will great Fronoh Rapablis, which is extremely one astata at the present moment manged; the Orion and the Editor 5. F. P. were bashed hard to get ah, tha forsigu banks declining in each raised from $6,480 to $7,810. Except take the Shanghai City Magistratoship. The quaint. He thanks the Pessidont for having by a Datchman heb on the first year's product in the tits and boku rasactivaly by the man many instance to make the desired advanese, in the first class the salaries in each class pregunt Magistrata Pah will go to Tangoko at him the Legion of Honour and other pre- had paid 113 per sants, and which last year had bor for Malacos. A ory was raised that Mr. even on andxceptionable ssaarity. This tight- are uniform, and, as will be seen, there is as fagistrate.
santa. The Emperor mys...“ On their retara tobicon in its gatowns waiting for, shipment Stringer was stowed away somerhors on the ses of the money market has a very rotarling from Francs my Ambasadors: bara presented which when sold would gishte them to pay some ship. He was nilimuat ly faded and handed over affect on trade: hat in this respost let us hops broad distinction between the salaries
me with your portrait, sagraved or » buntiful; thing lika 55 per cent. dividend... Vità regand in an empty champagan ostospassing steam that the proverb may.com.true, Who things gom, a fine piece of silk ricàly,ambraidered, and to thosa Dutah. Companies, bɔ raight mention sanch. His family are expsting to haze of come to the worst, they are sure to mand."
The Shm-so'■' retrospect of the trade of the tables and chairs of great value. I have sign that, whether they were dompelled to do to his safe serial Wo hiled and abeysil, the received the Grand Croes of the Legion of by law or whether you a custom of their Odon, whom craw were draw up ob quarters year ended 20th January, says: The silk wacket Hour I regard these gifia as showing, the or he was got aware, they won in or three quirlara (we don't know what they opened very weakly, and want on badly as it had high wisdom. Wie cirtas, the bauty and the the habit of replaciur out of the gross out it but not a moant osme fram the vas begun for the Brat half of the rear, threatsuing grant ability which has made the French Re-recipts of the year the whole of thical and the effleur of the watel was not war merchants with heavy loss, but the more publio so great, powerful, sad prosperous. The capital expended. (a-lads, improvamusta to visible and is believed to have bou shaving. We brilliant second belt want far to occupernata Grand Cross will sat of my greatness, the pisos buildings, and so on, hators they put anything stoere in disgust for the pana and on them. Thit spring the silk orop will ba The Singapore Frag Press, wodne the baxding of silk will cover and protast me; and the arm-jas profit. Something to million acres of found it-56'ŵis a wrong dia, mach a strong plentiful one, but it ramins to be seen if the and the Master Attendant, there is an inof Masons Notes, writes l'he compars chairs signify that when my Court is tired and had now been lat out by the British North Wo ati dins that night. There was a foreign demand will be consirats with the cronse in each case, varying from 3609 to lively new Onlar of the Bearst Monitor is will be able to rest and enjoy repose on saat Borse Company That is bad was good good deal of whist on band and at 27 table large supply 150 $1,800. As to this class, the Colonial Se making much commandable progress in England. | peorided by Finnon,
and he could for himylt, and that it was five consuntive misdale before it was discover To destine fu the tea trad, wo am glad to excellent laad for tobioso crowing he was toldi ad that esub pisk hal it; little Joker. The two sea, is engaging the ntiontion of those who cretary, in proposing the scheme, painted and has ready taken root in the trails Oxe
The Fren Press of tug Zal ult. says:-Mr. Wby everyone. On the Kini Batungan Kivar Fakere were abantes foru 12 by las Femke Sikhs are most concerned, and theca is very prospect canulare has been at work in Penang for some ont that professional appointments do not tie, and we now learn a warrant from the Dunne, uger of the Teleba Mining and only six sabates were as yet under cultivation; and a valley of Rugby, langures from ons of of a retain of the old prosperity ax the im- give any great range of promotion, that they Supreme Grand Rater has been granted for the Trading Company, arrived in Singapore today. the greater portion of the egotry was not yet the Stockbacks, bootuse his enebre packs were provements suggested are 'kely to baken up in are sometimes given to persons well advanc- Working of one in Singapore, to by bailed the (and is able to give a good report of the position opened up, and those who were compernel in spuited. By the next day saveral of our ohama.arnent vory noon, Let us hope it will not ba Adalias No. 17. Thy first mussting will of that zedertaking. Bins the commencement - lobaaso cultar sasured him that this hand was ons bad changed colour, but ad Balavan tara.* ease of "going to look for the honal when 1.00 ed in life, and therefore the market prices be held on 15th February, pat of ore has amounted to a fotal of 2750 way of the tobises of Jara and Sumatra Vaging match was playel I was after this that the fold when the shop is a black teas, res
of this Company's operations last spring, the cut capable of prodasing, tobacco tha egna in avery ad out to practics at 10 an, and an interesting the hare has broken over," or "manding the of the time really govira the salaries which
A football match under Association rules will pieuls joking bean), that is, 101 esttion into consideration the cost of bone; buildings. Fraas John Collies! drink a known failures this list saadun tere black taas prese have to be given; these salaries consequent- he played at 4:30 pm. to-day on tap Racecourse por pical, and further 250 picula, at the and everything, this boo wheplaced uppitão and it has flashel over site We wok our kind Fingrasys dit rather better, but by no means ly have to be revised from time to time under between the Hongkong Football Club and the mines, of which the rent heavy rains hate market would show something like the very cider through a straw-aw Thy paly Anction satisfactorily. The kanporary toon of the pre- prossure which is not felt in the case of 1st A. & S. Highlanders. The following will prevented the delivary. Thit in some 300 nadome profé af 50 or 60 per cent, on the star, our lafuitable fast, barter than opened a vida season had tande our menuts grody, and
represent the Clab:--W. H.; Wailaca Capt. | picúls in excess of the estimated output. No of onltivation.de
sweepstakes for the highest Indivinal score on any new tes-firms came into ariston on the the Civil servants; and therefore in deal-Maodonogh, R.C., R. Lee. R.N., F. Young, less than fourteen new “koagna" hero been
OTHER INDUSTRIES. WILL FOLLOW TOBACCO Laida daring the trip. Thises were 35 sub prospect of a continuation of it; but the high ling with the question of this revision of R-E A. Wilkie, Dr., Atkinson, H. Wondenek, erected, and everything is now in regling to
CULTIVATION,"
Boribers at $2 oach and the bidding was brisk. Prices asked by growers in view of the immeILSO R.A., F. Vignolas B. E. Eam, others. It admit of the starting of sumber 500 man ; who
If tobacco cultivation was a sucose is Borneo. The pool realised $167. The blanks were filled demand, and the difficulty of getting at money salaries it is asuvary and proper to deal is particularly requested that the Club team will are readily to be provaradatthis period of the your other industries won't follow in if train. It by the marget of tool and grifting celebrities to purchase, baffled their hopes of a angasfal with the two classes of appointments separ waar whiten Great inconvenienco is came by owing extremely lavanrable reports which i ately. There remains what has been called some so sing in whit and some in colours, they hear from their brother mizers at Telebis mere queation of labour. It did not pay and the prout drawers of W. G. Gries, Mr. eo, Nativo bank: did pretty wall, but the. at present logros coffer or pepper.or-gambler, Justias Gekinez, Henry Arissa Tammy number of failures was a great that banking the clerical service. For the members of There will be a tent on the ground sa usual. Smelling has now bothered, sed the Company because the preßts from the antiratiua were Twizzle, and the Coato-l Penciller were loadly busties on the whole avist be considered to have
will fram date be sending dowa regular supplies at afficient to pay, for the labour But congratulated. The highest pois paid word dous worse than the previous year 60this branch no increase of salaries is pro-- The European Mail says:-Mr. T. Sutter of some 800 pionis a math. There are the supply if things labour was increas for Birch 14, Pabat and Bigrinbotham 819 Holders of opiam clung tightly their stooks 1.50 1.00 posed, but the Colonial Secretary said it was Jard. MP-for Greenock, and Gintirman of the aver. 040 men for the mines, Chich are abutting daily. The number of free emigrante was at Fox-813-Hruby and batchford $1 each, fill late in the year as up to June July, th• market kept standify falling, but ditumn brought designed to take as far as possible from this and O. Steam Navigatina Company, his retwenty are in number Mr Dasar to increasing. The Government of British Burl Stowart $10.
ba well katil with the 'proieckal bóingi tuäde. cently parohased a beautifully situated state t branch competent man to fill such appoint- Liphook, village on the Portamonth (L. & and we shall doubtless hear more definite atata North Barns had almost coupled the Grent diversion was used by the sustoura risa and the cleared considerable profits. Our forma uban which Indian labour could be conjuror Szivulga with his park of carda. After operators in sugar cannot do mar when prices Case. Per Bot, ments as shall not be appropriated by cadets W. RI Direct Live, and about five miles sonst monta to the Company's position of the apported and the Dacob was trying so get por swallowing some of the P. & O knives and forks at the places of production are so high as ther
of Hassmore, where the Poet Laureate, Peproaching mesting. He mentioned the appointments of Assistant fessora Tyndall and Wilson, Mrs. Humphrey.
mission for bringing Javanos, into the pantry at tabia he was intro-Vent to De Sith and the ruled this last year, they found their margin of
TAILNOS A NECIMITY AME: HẠNDIÒMH
wily medion was very soon rallara of his watch gain very small. The metals. copper, iron, and Treasurer at Penang and Auditor at Penang Ward, and a host of other litrary unscointific
·HIVIDENDS A' CERTAINST.
and obsin. The avouing hours stare baguiled load, Austusted grily, the strong market of the and said appointments of that kind will folk live during the samer months. c.
This lecturer in conclusion está a telt van with masio and the calco went into three concluding half of the your presenting ats Sutherland has for mear sighbors Mr.
virmed that the aultivation of tobacco in North equal parts and given to Braddell, Stewart, and enoyuraging coutrag with that of the first half; be given to members of the clerical service Macmillan (a member of the well-known flew of
A lecture under the above title was delivered Barnvo was bound to be a greit anoogas. Esery Hill Smith. On the third day. the wauther bat the cosults were nevertheless on the whole a when competent, men
are found to fill pubishers) and Lord Justice Cotton.
ia the City fall yesterday afternoon by Mrential was there to make it a saceras and it became more hosterous. The 59th. bowlerittle dis sppointing, The castoacrop was Socious- them from that service. The only a Ivant-
The D. D. R. steamer Kríomhild, which ar-
J. J. Francia, Q.C. The lecturer in opening was simply a question of good hisk and good became in lipased and did not appear again affooted by the tremendous rain in autuma. age the lower ranks obtain from the derived hero yesterday, is a no vesel, built bý
said that a docbile most of those present knew management as to whether that gadis, was to and the only indies who saw the voyage through Those who had made contracts, before the rain. The cams on, in the expectation of getting the cotton schers, therefore, is that when they obtain MATS. C. J. Serap and Hunter Wallend he had just spent two months in Borneo. be aanred or not. Dieid wall 2 6s reward a Drait and Ms Dare.
Seraral months ago he had visited Borneo on slined in air or twolva or algatam months as Anotionesų, -baring made several attempts cheap and being able to afford to allit cheapagain, Uler dimensions are length over all, 335 feet legal business and he had then taken the trouble parhaps shareholders of the variants, vompanies
to get his money sail having been met ware grievously disappointed and made very 8 0.75 promotion their emtuman may be some baxin, 31 feet; and depth, mokled, 25ft, Fit to make himself ecquainted with the laws and were laid to believe at the co-amenor rent, but with avastra austers from our Captain, to the serions losses. Bios is heavy profila ter the what higher than would be the case under She has been built to the light class at Lloyd's erernment of the pinos. On this last occasion dividends would be realised at the sad of tws or affect baat his zoney was in a bag tin box kapt forinasta bolders, until in Nurember, with the existing circamatances. The Hongkong and in accordance with the German Government ho had visited the place on a little business of three years and thy minst be extraintly, ben by bis spouse, dormiad te mike an example prohibition to sport, came Anniveral stagna. tion for two month, which considerably scheme proposes that all officers from the requirements for pasangur trafo. The ougies bis and, abonateter wish the law, and he had some dividends indeed. At prasant, the of the Official Assignee, and a Bankruptor. No-
are by the Wallsend Slipway and · Engingercar highest to the lowest, with the exception of Company and the cylind- are 37 inch, 11ken the opportunity of learning as much as mies and difloalties in their way Thay bica was posted (the Dobtar hariar evaded asr. limited them. To their credit be it recorded, 0.75 labourers, coclies, and messengers, should inches, and 71 inches diameter by 3 inches stroke, be of the country, the industries carried to spend a lot of mousy, and they had to spend. So entside the music salon malling a meeting that the ice merchants thou showed no dasien to The two boilers hares workity assure of 1001 ou there, and its future pre pents. He was what was perhaps aren moze valuable, a lot of of Hraby's creditors to considen in position profit by the distress and miary of the husgry receive an increase, but in view of the deci per square inch. The Tessel is fitted through aware that a great deal of Hongkong capital time sad it depended on goud läk and goot The effect of the notice was murd, as the wick poor in Kiangen. by "cornering" the staff of sion at Singapore it would be unwise for the out with all the latest improvements, aut bas, was invested in Borneo and that a grast many management whether tobacco cultivation in kepe, who bod male similar exzess, at oness; and Heaven wilt andoubtedly maka them
hamped up. Thore is nothing more to record prosper fer it.
Silk pince good dealers lost on the whole, that would interest you until für arrival in parties concerned in the matter here to conat excellent apponmodation both for siloon passen pople here were interested as shareholders of Borneo was to be a success or otherwis
Companies that had been formed, and he had gers and omigrants.
sa told that there was agrast á sl of ileapaud-
Hongkong. We anchors i at 12.15 p. on San.. but not to any great extent; unfortunately this top surely on receiving the increase that has
eway and doubt song the shareholders interest-
day after a voyage of 4 days at 2 hours. The as not the case with foreign pic goods. been recommended.... The idea of dividing Colonel Partsoff, chief of the Russian-E-ot as to the future prospects, and it was sug
Peninsular is ingoitionat ship sad, notwith-
Bosnṣoil was a splendid autose, and the for- pedition to Thibal, writes to the Rukatan Press gcated to him when he returaod lately, when he As the Hongkong General Chamber of Com-standing the hoary son and semi-burcions that tunnta dealers in it will lang rambar the the service into classes is, we think, good ander date of Ootaber 15th, stating that he nadired to expresa strong opinions as to the merce has under its consideratiou the draft of the mot ne all the way, wa enjoy our voyage, filtovath year of Kwang Sis with pleasars— one for a Colony where there are sufficient his companions had reached Karin a fow days futurs of Borgan, shathe night do some good to Merchandise Mark Bill introduet som moalba The ship is a flating hotel and every smfort Duty News. officers to allow of much division, but it would before. In consegnano of the grens heat dur the Colony and the residents if he stated clearly,ngo in the Lagil tivo Coussil, it may be of in wasnt hand. On arrival we were boarder by be somewhat difficult to carry out in a smaling the summer, which had laid up the baggage not wast caulusions he himself had come-to, tores to note the opinion of the Bombay Chamayoral parties, chief of whom was ona on board animale, the expedition had been compelled to bat setly what he had seoa and what he had ber of Commaren on the working of the Indian antes launch out of which Pearses's g'onial Colony bike Hongkong, with its for office proceed from Yarkand into the mountains beard, and if he put before them the cams rea- Act. The dot came into fores on the lot March face bmod. He put usah upat different, hospit and dual appointments. It is not impro south-west of Kashgar, where they remained till cons and the same grounds as he had before last, and at first there were complaints as to ab able houses and we have done nothing but sat The Standard writes:-Is the Waltz doomed? able, however, that an attempt at some such the beginning of September. Several szcar- himself to enable them to form metalu opinions traction to trade on the part of the Custom ever since our arrival Oh. what I would give Is the most famous and popular of all moderi
sions were made for zoologies), botanical, mad
Honis authoriting in Bombay by their too for such food in Singapore. It makes ous quite darous to go the way which the galop has al- classification as that now adopted at Sings geological purposes. They then left for Kho-
steint interpretation of the letter rather, thân" sikeputented with one's lot and on the other ready gone, which the polka is fast going? pore may be made, but if so, we trust thetan, passing through Gous After five days He would give it as his distiust opinion that the spirit of the Ast. Representations were band makes us very eager to arrange that this Christmas week, of all wacks in the year, in the
match shall be an aunnal fixture.
ane in which the hand of the iconoclast should lower branches of the service will not be left at the town they prosesded to Keria. where the future of Dorner was assured succes made to the Government of Indis, who, the re- they arrival as described. Culouel, Povlsoff - Its fubare would rest, mojaly on the production | port of the Climbər says, “ware most cordially
It is to hand orafoni t'int when they come to retain from threatening the attested pre-s || ont in the cold in respect of the readjust-intended to leays the day after his better for the juf tabasco and it was his firm conviction that prompt in addre sing the local Govermasul ri-
grimms of our bil-rooms. Norertheless, our ment of salaries. Many will agree with the oasis of Nia, where he would have his earpins toleo cultivation has would be a snopes. spooting the ougsplint tensmitt by the
Viana correspondent to-lay informs us that buggage preliminary to examining the moon (Applauss). It world he difffeult for him to Chamber, and in a very few weeks tho Custom
the Waltz is menaced, and the mense is the 12 1.0 opinion expressed by the Hon. A. P MACting on the north onst (probably a misprint for give them reasons which would enable them to Honas authorities had 3 motifs their procedure
more serious sizes it ecmes from a quarlor Good Leeward Island...$1.50 por Gallon. Ewes when the matter was before the north-west) of Thibet with a view to discovare me at once to a conclusion on that polar, and that complaints became fan and animportant, lab, after which we wont across to the City from a kindred band," as the Greck dramatise whence it was least expooled. It is a blow LIQUEURS.
ing a practicable pass. In the event of failure it would probably be mom useful if he explained Latterly they appear to have entirely ceased. Benedictins "Maraschine
Legislative Council, that Portugues and Colonel Partsoff proposed to pass the winter at panotly what had to be dous in Boram, befors and to all outward appearance the Act is now Hall to a smoking concart riven in bonour of puts it, which is aimed at that dance. 11 Caranda Hoering's Cherry Cordial Chinese in the Government service here are Cherchea, and to enter. Thidet mort spring by tobaces could be ancesfully pat apon the being worked with little or no tristion.” our visit. The programin was an gisellent one there is a man in all Europs who might Chartrans Dr. Sisgart's Angostars well paid; but besides these there are a num.the course of the Chevehon rivor, o concludee market for anything like a profit to be realid. The Chairman, the Hon. Bir Frank Forbes and the mall talent of the place was quite be expected to okorish a fraternal or paternal Bistrober of meu who have been brought out from by waying that he har collected many useful They would these able to understand how it Adam. QLE, in toying the adoption of the equal to it. Three god tersand the bassos, salients for the Walls. is it Johson Sirsage
za shareholdma had been Ind to expect initial friction and dificulty overcome, has oper- somio zau in D. L. Hopkins,
of the finest orchestra that ever played in on whom the increased cost of living coupled
when Companies ware first formed. He ated admirably, in tas bort inforests of honest Tuesday--La juvitation to all meet other bal-room, the chief of the only road school With regard to the visit horn of the Duke and might tell them, as he had told a repro- trade. The Customs authorities have admini
wise angaged to the Hongkong and Shanghai of dance consia in modern times The Strana with the depreciation of the dollar lus borze Dachsis of Connaught, H.E. the Governor bus sentative of the Press who had put the quastored it with taof, sound judgment, and disore Bank Mess
dyansty, is bound up with the Waltz. If, there even more hardly than it has on the higher appointed a Committee, with power to add to tion to him en la return, that he was not tion. But all matters appertaining to it are not Thursday-Grand Fautomine ot Ali Baba. hid been no Strauss there would have been no HONGKONG, FEBÉDARY 6TH, 1300.
Friday.-Dance at the City Hall by the Walt for, though it is not, perhaps, strictly ranks of the service. As to personal allow their number, consisting of the following gentle. holding a brief for any Company, nor was he, as yet settled. Chambors of Commerce will have
en-Hon. P. Kyrie (Chairman), Hon, C. P. Le had seen suggested in one of the newspapera, before long to submit to Gorerament amendingTarantulas (very Holst, 1 understood.). { true to claim for Juhaan, the elder, the credit sỉ ance which have been condemned a Singh Chater, Hus. J. J. Keswick, Hon. 4. P. Mariring this lectare under the auspices of the suggestions. Llany importers are anxious that. Haturday Crisket Clab Dinner and Soking its invention, it is clear that, withont him, it Tas settlement of the official salaries ques-pore, there can be no doubt the system is a Ewen; Hon. Wang Shing, the Captain Super Chamber of Commeros. He was simply the provision which orders the name of the place, (ste, but it isn't so far out, perhaps.—Ed. 8.F.F) would never have ever spread the world sad tion arrived at in the Straite Settlemente bad one. Where, however, there has been intendent of Police, the Surveyor-General, the debted to that body for the ae of the room. It as well as the name of the canntry of manufae Concert.
munihilated its rivak into nothingness. It was s Begistrar-General, the Harbour Master, Dr. He might be asked, "What opportunities had you in ture, should be stallet. They think that the Monday.Cricket Chab Daucr.
Straus who at by the cradle of the infant Fords some reason to doubt whether the long and meritorious service without promo Kai, Mesers. Lee Sing. Wei Yak, and Poon Pong, Bornes for getting is formation?" Well, he knew name of the country is sufficious for the purponas
You will say the Hongkong folks are deter Wales; and it will be a Strauss-to parody the Hongkong ashome is likely to receive the ap- tion recognition of some sort akould be given; to make arrangements for a Atting reception of the Governor and mortofthe Governmentoficials of the Act, and that it is nufair to insist that mined wo shall have write the fricket follow he to the grave. It is in the place of it
trap of it
famous phrase of Graitan--who will, perla their Royal Highnesses ajor-General Edwards Ho bad risited many of the states and had seen any farther information should be supplied to It is now 10:30 as proval of the Secretary of State. The scheme provided it Le given under a system which and Admiral Sir Nowell Salsana have signified a great many managers and assistants and people com patitors-alweys on the start to avail of it. Match begins. It would appear that for rearing that the blow is to be struck. Vieann is proponed for this Colony is that the salaries works equally all round and does not depend their wish to be placed on the Committer. Until fruited in tobacco ostura, he had antred of There may be something in this. But I am in. works as the most perfal weathor the home of the Waltz, thonghi, probally, tiles" of officers selected in England should be mainly on the favour of the head of the de- can be decidal upon but the following will be the ant had taken the liberty of uross-examining will find out fast eueugh for Lusainelves if it is down catae the rain and has continued almost country of Hungary, the land of good dance the mosting of the Committen nothing definite them all sorts of questions bearing on the subject oned to the belief that, aga rule, competitors been experienced hers, but with our areival Kaiserstaritis indebted for it to the neighbarin reiss to an amount in current dollars equi.partment. To meet this we would suggest probable programmeFur Royal visitors are the aut had then got pretty clearly and near-in their interests to do so-where a thing in pro-over since. Yesterday (Tuesday) it ceased to and of players of dance music. The Waltz, 87.1 valent to their original sterling value when that in the lower ranks, where the chances expected to arrive here on the morning of the ately the facts of the one-
duced, and that it is ageless to attempt to hide train for about two hours and one me, being in its modified and simpliked form, still benca the dollar was worth de. 20., the rate of ex. of promotion are comparatively few, and in at March by the P. & O, steamer Kaisar-i-
*** Mr. Forçost, în racón ling the motion, asid— very anxious to get some flow of the ground shout it some of the traces of ita-Magyar origin. THE PRESENT STATE OF TRE COUNTRY. {hind; on that day there will ba a public re change to be fixed annually; and that the appointments that are to be looked upon as ception at Government House with the presen
In Bornso at present as a rule nothing was The very representative Committes which had mungil to get a little practice at the nets and The Blary las of that most magnificent of all galaries of other officers who have suffered permanent, such as those of the law and tation of an addreas, on the sening of the 1st grown except tobacon. The strip of land on the daring the past your desired their thanks for our Lawa Tennis men played twe soitat Touuls daness, the Hungarian-sardas, still clings to it; the assistance they gave the Government in frem. It was originally inloaded to play the Double and all the best Frises are tunes favoured by western coast of North Borneo was fairly popu from the depreciation of the dollar and who medical officers, engineers, interpreters, and April the town and Harbor will ha tiaminated latad by natives sad thare a good deal of going the rales for the New Merobandiss Marks and Single matches yesterday (Tuesday) but the more than reminiscence of the half Oriental
and the same night their Royal Highnoses will
soit from which they are sprung. Daly tamed as a class may be deemed to be domiciled in so on, there should be a periodical increase leave for Canton, arriving here againon the morn.
was go. This was a very valuable product Act, and for the valuable aid they a dad memrain apset the arrangement.
bers of the Chambar in avoiding badiienlties Our men. In spite of the depressing effect of and diluted by the Visaneze, the Eastern dances the East should be increased by 20 per cent.of salary, say onse every five years, until a izg of the 3rd April. Ou the evening of that day the natives. By far the greater portion on the compulsory stars ping of lengtha had not proved and are very bupefal of wtuning the cricket trien and Polish offers who range to Paris after but its production was antiraly in the hands of which necessarily attended its introduction. The des continuous rum are in tus best of spirits, gradually robatiated to the Wast. The Aus- there will be a public ball and in their honour, and Speaking on the subject in the Legislative fixed maximum amount is rouched. It will they are expected to leave on the 4th April. It side and the north was almost totally ani to be the impediment to trade it was once feured and Lawn Tennis mates, also the single and The close of the great war introikead them to the. Council His Excelleucy the Governor said-be difficult to find any scheme that will do in as yet a matter of uncertatuty whether they and is party had gone fac miles up the Kine,
To take every individual mao and say what justice to each particular officor, but it will visit Shanghai, but they will spend wo
time in Japan, leaving Yokohama on the 81stanyaq civer and had tried to land at sovera honest trader und was a stap towards the restrichopos) but think their alance of the fours and-kioh bas' always boen our mistreme in the tion of free tendo-in sheeting. Now that they Billards very feeble. A good deal of money art of dsaping-thoy spread to this country. each should get by way of increase would be oughs not to be impossible to find one that May by the Canadian Pacife steamer Abyssinia places but found they could not got five yards had the Act; lat the form themselves into a depends on the result of every oveal as both Bearybody knows the farions opposition they a very invidious duty, and not only in will avoid the one-sidedness of the Singapore for Vancouver.
without catting their road. The whole coast sort of vigilanes multies and see that it was sides are equally confident of success.
met in the earlier portion of the century. was kyrrounded by mangrove, extending for a vidious but almost impossible. I believe arrangement, even if the Hongkong aug
You will be glad to hear that the genial Waltzing damsels and poika dandies were proper respected. mile or a mile and a bilf in depth with an un-
Mr. A.F. Buanfuck said-It was just thres Secretary has quite recovered; he is enjoying | objects for the avern of the safirist and the the name difficulty has been met with ela gestion for a general increase all round be Singapore, arrived at Penang on the 25th Jana-
The steamer basinet, bound from Cardiff to known depth of water or mud bolow it. There years sinos be advocated as forcibly as he possi- the trip in every respect it has dong him no wrath of the moralist; and oren Byron who where, and ut Bingapore, after several devetoed In the reighbouring colony the sey with her dig halt mixt. owing to the death to get fruma ous part to another by land except of the oxisting Mersandins Marks Act. At that kong friends, that he had been ill-had been some of his fieret var to the chorus. In ware un roads and it was absolutely possible bly could the necessity of legislation on the lines and of good. He tried to persuade one Bong could not dance himselfdid not disdain to add
eral rise of salary, as has been suggested State's schema. having been unanimously entered the Straits, the mess-room steward murtirely by sea or river the various states ware
an English Act caused the Chamber anasimonsly the Doctor's hands for careful treatment. It's more than a generation it has been practically- barn." This recommendation of the Straits adopted by the Legislative Council and the dered the second suginoer and ent the chief en widely stars. The nearest rate to Seeds to decide to ask the Government of India to go. He can't draw any syaipathy even from the only dance for which daneses at all affect to vara; and if an aconvional polka, quadrille," or
tarm, but the scheme prepared by the Se-
The followin particulars of the hand about 90 miles. The only connection be had, during the past year, become law, and im- bis lips frame
We leave hers by the Mail on Wednesday programmes, they are put there more for the tragedy are given by the Straits Independent: tween state and estate or between estates and measurable good had already resulted from it. cretary of State, and which has now boeni
The libal case of Brandi. Fraser Smith.About 3 o'clock in the afternoon Captain Sandakan was by sterminach, ma ametimes The friction which arose at first was wearing off next-this day weak; and I su quite sure that benefit of those who do not dance than for those adopted by the Logislative Couned, con which was to have come on for hearing this Storey, who commands the steamer, Ths in his the weather was so had that one could not gretippars at home took the trouble to eader to a "and for the matter of that "to a its provisions: So far not a single case of woman" we aball all regret this day, for our fines the readjustment to the higher offices morning, has been postponed for a week. cabin, when all of a sudden he beard the cry of ont of Saudskan and round the coast for weeks fradd had been brought to their notice, but name holiday here is just a pleasant as one could
"Stop! stop!" He at one rashod upon deck. Deducting fees and allowance to be saved, Ac artists on the Stexits Settlements by Sir where he was told that the black, mess room THE INITIAL DUNCULTIER OF NEW of them wore aware of the one recently inresti possibly wish for.
·COMPANIES.
gated by the Manchester Chamber and whinh.) ". ".. the total increase only amounts to some last cumbar of the English Thistrated Magasine. Joseph, had one the throats of the chief and Frederick Dioison. K.C.31.G., appears in the steward, a native of Pondicherry named Francis
In the ease of a Company being formed here, that body had asked the Kurrachee one to take $22,000 a year, whereas under the Hong-
ont-engineers, who were taking their rest in to open up for example 10,000 nores, what had to up. The action of their friends in Sind would A private letter from Sir Andrew Clarks to a their respective cabine, and then jumped over be done first! A campetent manager had to be looked for with interest. kong scheme the increase here, would be over friend in Singapore states that the suicide of board. At the samas moment the two men an be engaged and he was not easily obtainable.
There was not a single remark made in oppo- $100,000. The object of the Singapore Sir Thomas Sidgreater was counssted, with peached him bolting their bonks, from which He must either be a Dutobman or an English sition to the ot scheme is, however, not only a readjustment Pahang speculation.
blood was streaping in profusing. He, asistot man of consklerable experianos in tobacco of salaries but the introduction of a regular
them to the best of his ability and,newed up the cultivation. Then assistants and coolise from
POLICE COURT. The Menageries Maritimes steamer He wounds, that of the asoond engideor, whom the Hongkong or Bwater had to be procured. "Then gradation of rank in the Barvion, officers of bourne, with the seat outward French mail, will man and attacked first, being most shocking a team lausch must be chartered or bought the same raak receiving the same salaries, leare Singapore st 10 am, to-day (Thursday) for to behold, the throat being ent from ear to ear and the manager and his messistant, the coolion.
5th February. Saigon mpl this post.
and the head almost severed from the bedy: tools, provisions, materials for the countenation Broadly speaking the Service is divided into
Berora Ma. H. E. WODEHOVET. three sections, first, the Civil Service proper, inform us that the O. B. E. Co's steamer Por the chief, Barry Lawrence by name, he has jungla hail to bo outway / temporary The Agents (Mesars. Butterfeld & Swire This was whose name was Ralph Fuster, ling-of homes, everything that was required, had to ered naill midnight, when he died. As to be conveyed to the estate, Then the forert and
VIKING CRACKVES IN THE STREET. recruited by the appointment of men of linarus, from Liverpool left Bingapore on Tassinos bean attended to by Dr. Hampshire, the residences erected. Roada bad that to be made,
Fifteen Chinnmen wors charged with firing aducation at the outset of life, ie, the day afternoon for this port
Colonial Surgeon, who went on board as soon as you the jungla bavlag bien cut down had to crackers in Station Street on the 4th inst. Cadets; second, professional men, whose
His Worship fined each of the defendants fifty We hear that Mr. C... Wilkinson, of the ported by the Hospital. The deal was perpotrat cut dorn the jungle em an sore of ground. cent.
the vasol came into harbour, and was trans-burned. It took six competent men a month to appointments are individual; and, third, the firm of Moses. Caldwell & Wilkinson, solicitors,ed with a razor, the sound soginove being asleep Tho monszro, more, in not used in this super. clerical branch. The classification intro-has been appointed a Commisioner to take no at the time, whilst the whist was awake and ation, the term "fald" being used. Abald " Micksal MoCarthy and Joseph Cameron, seater article fustaales in accordance with advices tion" as'n rugner or oricketog. Much is, in fact, docs something like the distinction which knowledgments of married women under Or the tan soming into his echin. Ale. Lawrence mesenreil about one and a third more fomen, were charged with assailing L Gyres from the north; from last winter to last spring asked from the man or women who would walts
diñsnos No. 12 of 1845. exista between the covenanted and the un-
had no saploion whatever as to the steward's in-gether, to dry, and to burn this jungle off and F. Simpson, in the London Hotel, Que's it stood at ntcat Tle. 4, bat has lately gone up wall-too much, wa are afraid, for an indolent The Superintendent informe us that the tention, and although awake was, therefore, off"hold" took another dixweeks, and it took yehan-Boud, on the 4th inatto Ils. 6 sad shows no symple of a fall. The age. For it as perfectly tram that the Waltz is Service proper commences with the Cadets; pore yesterday morning for this port and the on the maler after the alarm had been rained, trees and bring the scil lito a state fit fur onltirs: board, an American slip PoT: The 4th instant, 'good, the new goods cannot resek hangbai sions. It is common knowledge that it is so in Lon
The first complainant said he was a anilec previas gaar, the Newelwang bean crop was a on thedecline. We take Herr Girauss's word for covenanted services in India. The Civil P. 20. Co.'s artes steamer Bombay left Sings, his guard No sign of the murderer being resis other six weeks to grab as the roots of the smaller
in harbour and vary poor one and although last autumn it was it that this is the cass even in Vianna the Viva- who are to receive $1,500 and quarters entra atsamer Thibe left Bombay for this port the ship was not stopped and prooended tion. It took therefore, wader the most favourable whilst in the London Hotel da
on Baturday last,
n her courEO. An inquest has just been reumatanoes, about four months to get the land the first defondant same up and struck until navigation re-opens in spring, onscquently donths Luxurious, and, indeed, throughout Eng- instead of $1,200 and quarters, whilst Famed
held on the body of the des man, when a verdict in a ft condition for the planting of tobacos, į him in the face without any provocation. The bolders are very firm Some firma savu notted land and Franos generally. Things are, perhaps, "A Brown Study on Axen and other Topies of died from wounds inflicted by a man who after having decoribed briefy the various stages other defendant also amaulted him and he gave a profit of T.-60,000 or Tia 70,000, a rare worse in Austris that they are with ourselves. Cadets are kept at their old salary of $1,900-By Mesicherbes, dedicated to Mirages, the has since committed suicids was returned. No of growth and properation of the tobacco plant, them in castody
thing in them times. The autuma emp of Look around the ball-roum," saya the Hoestro, and quarters. Then we came to class Malesiau. Tarotuatary applement to the ones can be assigned for this fearful tragedy from the time the sand was placed in the ground The second complainant corroborated; and cotran save such gond promise that speculators and you will find that the majority of the Indies which includes four officers with salaries of Japan Mail is the title of a small pamphles The murderer-suicide looked an anal a few notil it was sortert and peaked ready for ex-ales gave evidence of the suit upon himself by male considerable contracts toping to realise remain seated, while the gentlemen lounge largely by selling st-very chomp eates; but the around the pillarw and doors". If the majority 32,400 each, none of who receive way in which has resobed us from Tokyo. The object minutes before he perpetrated the deed. It is, port, the lecturer said in the case of a Company the defendants:
pears to be to raply to some eritiolems of the however, supposed that he was taken with a sad forined here in the coxumsacsinent, of 1980, they His Worship impossit a fine of $2, or 14 days untimely rali and the shortorop in Japan mein of the ladline are sted, dolefully flirting their writer which recently appeared in the Japon den fit of bomioidal mala. ir. Harry Law. could not exfest possibly to have any return imprisonment, on the first defendant and dis to frustrate their expectations, ärit quality rising lays or gazing gloomily at their banquets, it is salaries of $3,600. Three of these receive Mail, but as the remarks of our Yokohams con- repos, the chief, we are happy to say, is getting before June or July, 191. That was under the chanced the
toorer Tla, 15. The only large gainers were this natin this country, at least-nally frus temporary rompei perusal as well as reprodue on a well as can be exposted under the aircut most favourable circumstances anprong that an increase of 3600 on their present salaries tion the pamphlet wowid bars no point for car stanner, and hopes are entertained that he will they had good fok-sit good management had
dealers in the attam, pallen Sha-hrefrom the place choice, “But it is too true” that a great number Wong & He was charged with entering a of production, me of when deared u 20h an "of gentlemen are is a tennd lounging about to bring them up to the same level as the rendersi
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Home on salaries of less than $300 per month engraphical and ethnographical particulars was that profits had not been realised.so quiolly report, ssid-The Merchandise Marks Aot, the aplordid violinist and pianist and an inimitable | the famous son of a famous father. the leader
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vices, they had to adopt the plan of a gun. matter is now settled, the Secretary of the propius day, aliurtly after the vessel had had made no roads, so that connection was en
of her second engineer. It would appear that by putting a road. The Government na y time they are not with him, but the prasing of carried on board, in Singnice and given into spite of this, the Waltz gained ground, and for
Committee was, we believe, general in its necessary vote for the present year passed. ginuser's throat, willont, however, killing the kan en toe ons hand was 40 miles, on the other legislate in a similar direction. This new Ant the lading, for his face belica the pathetic lale lapos still break the monotony of our ball
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The popularity of the Waits is not hard to account for. First and foremost, it is the mos sure which best lands itself to music. Jabsan Straums, Gang), Waldteufel, and their followers and imitators, have found their opportunity in COMMERCIAL RETROSPECT' BY
Waltz, which has not been deemed unworthy SHANGHAI NATIVE PAPERS.
to be removed from the ball-room to the concert. Crosta, and to occupy the attention of somam 'of The Hupo, reviewing the trade of Shang the great masters of modern music. & form hai for the 15th year of Kwang Se just expired, which appealed so powerfully to musicians like obesrves-The trade in the two great export Chopin and Liezt mast have had in it the ele staples ton and silk, has been on the whole ments of Art. And, indeed, whether looked, ai steady, showing neither great rains nor great from the point of view of the composer or the losses. The import trade in pieos goods, owing dancer. good Waltning is one of the Fine Arts. It- to dards and distress in the interior lessening has the qualities of monsored rhythm, regularity the demand, and also to the tightness of the without uniformity, and variety without licence, mousy market at Tientsin, has been unpro which are essential to a wsthetic enjoyments, of Atable. Rice, owing to the long coatiuned an- the higher kind. It is tho masie of motion; not turonal rains affecting the Soeebow, Hang- the wild masis of savages, but the definite ca show, Kambing and other districts in Kang-dances and metrical harmonies of civilised men. an end. Chexiang, rose to a rory high value The perfect Waltser must have an var for zweis z at Shanghai, but profits were nevertheless he, or she must be lithe, active, graceful, sure nata from it thau from bean oil. This lat tooted, and in early so good physient "coudi-