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and they will not be required to render an necount thereof to the Government. It is noteworthy that a special clause in the prospectus provides for immunity from CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY cial interference. It reads ha follow
THE
JOR
CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &o, &c.,
FOR
1896,
With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISBUS, and will be found, as usual, to show an advance on preceding years both in fulness and nooursay I informCTORY covers the whole of the The 10 test the Far East, from Peaong to Vladivostock, in which Europeane reale.
of
The officiale shall not appoint deputies or
es, and thus make unnecessary "expense This looks rather as though some merchnuts who have bad experience of the way the Tamchow and Tatyushan Mines word suddled with the salaries of useless and squeezing weiynaus had lal a voice in the compilation of this prospectus. It is greed by the Government that the land required for the track and for stations, yards, shuts, &o, if pablic Innil shall be surrendered to the Company, and land which is privats property shall be acquired by purchase at a price to be fixed by the A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED officials. The land thus obmited by the Company will be required to pay the usual laud tax only, but will be exempt from ethar charges or taxes. The rolling stock of the Company, as well as all building. and other materials required, are, after importation, to be free. of lekin and WINES AND SPIRITS. other duties. The director and sub
director of the Company are to be selected by the shareholders from ang iloso hold- ug the largest amount of stock. All nutters requiring discussion are to be bought before the shareholders at their meetings. From the forggning it will be apparent that the
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THESDAY, MARCH 315, 1896.
H.M.S. Algerise and Phire are to be sex put for service on this station. It is believed they are induulled to Toplace the obsolete gan hosts Esh and Triced,
The Chinaman who raided a nampan at Yaumati with three others and stole 836 worlli of property was yesterday sent to gaol, for six month with band labour.
Three priveles in tho Hongkong, Regiment were sach fined $5 at the Magistracy yesterday for gambling at Trikoksni. They wore playing po taai with some Chinesi gamblers, sad when the police put in an uppearance the Chinon bolted and the Indians were arrested.
At Shanghai on the Sed March a ball was given at the Astor House by Mr. P. K. Jorni (1.8. Consul-General) and Mr. Jernigan to Admiral: Me Nair (commanding tar US Asiatic Squadron) and Mrs. McNair. Amongst the guests was H.E. Li Hung-ahang: "
24th March in No. 12, Wensang Road, Shang hai, necupied by Mr. Brau, and is it was a wooden building the fair os rapidly spread and Ed great damage before the Fire Brigade tarud np. The house and Mr. Brun's private elletts were both insured.
In 1975, when the Third Republic was valod HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB, water from the depth of 100 or 200 feet prov
by the National Assembly, by a majority of Yesterday even a tale of Crown land at
ing brackish. Bir onson of habozijo plague coonrred in the
ANYUAL-DINNER. DAV
While writing about the water only in one, the royalists in the drafting of the existing Warp lon-No. 9 and contains 198,500 square any between poon on Sunday and noon Taunti took place The lat is Kowloon yesterday
fo The dual Crown at in $1,397 The A large number of the members of this Club connection with the defense of Hongkong I constitution lodged therdina Partian Arrow, The steamer Glancer from Antwerp, Ipsot price was $19,480 and it was knocked on Saturday evening as aflandid the second should like to emigadeles the mood for zero which has ever nique rankled in the body. don, and Btraits, Tafé Singapore for this port cut down for $20,000 the Blakken. Leigh and Orange. sinal dinner. The members of the Naval torpalo boats. The waters surrounding the corporate, namely, according the Sotiste Le a for a Rigby team were also put and a very colony sto cinently mited to the wanouvres right, with the approbation of the President of As all the share (moting to 1,003,000 enjoyable evening res spout. After the main of file class of arsit and I should be sorry the Republic, to dissolve the Chomber of Monday evening, this 30th Inst
yen) which it was doo:ded to add to this capital loyal toast, HE Major Concral Bleak, G3, indeed for any hostile float Losover strong, Deputies while no control was to be stock of the Yokahina Dock Company have proposed the toast of The Hongkong Foot attempting to capitare Hongkong long as evercised over the Fathers. That was RNS- ball Club. Being a former player him there was a fairly rumorous fleet of good borpedo thing of the Irishian's rosiprocity--all on one- bean gabecribod for the compsay, has decided self he said that he herfly desired and beats in the harbour to assist in the defonce side. Further, the Senators could make what iv call for plans for the contraction of ducks hbgol cast the prosperous and bighly supposeful ven if there were no English flest within a thou alterations they pleased in the Budget after it to accommodae shins of 10,000 tons burden.
years. He pointed out that it was customary Night after sight these little lorrors would Chaniker. That counterbalanced their inability One sulla dook has born completed and another season of the past might be repeated for many sand milesjof the colony to co-operate will then had been voted and set up to them from the with nations when spreading themselves over isso forth and, kept ported as to the where to originato, s money bill The Charter of will to frishod by October 1616-Advertiser,
the globe to take with them into their reabouts of the enemy #aling by look at mations Deputies consists of nearly 640 members, elected Magistracy yesterday afternoon to consider an Wherever the inhabitants of the British Isles or more of the bossiging yogale if not cozidissements, or chief subdivisions of a depart A special sexion of Jactices was held at the rising placus some of their characteristics on the hills, they wentd never fail to destroy one by the direct universal voto, of the 362, auron- at the Magistrany youforday thirty-nine application for transfer of slitenes. The ap- pitched their tents, thither ties they brought vistely, Augihilating the whole of iron. The ment, pra vua to popuistion. The Senators charges of being out late af light without a pleqnt was Mr. & C. Harley of the Grill their upcrtao only safety for the enemy would be to go to sea number 900, and ars elected over a few relics. light or pass wore fosit with. In avery vaso Hoom, ant: o kod for his licence to sell Mr. Sanders in reply showed that football every afternoon, and even then they would still, to disappear by the effation of time by special wes intoxicating quors to be transferred to Ng had boon practised in romete ages and was be in danger from their minute and lante; who electoral colleges, in this 86 departments. The Pak To Mr. Mousey made, the application known in England Bayers centuries ago. Howeald dodge in and out amongst the islands, Bante was destined to be a check, a break, but one which was dismissed, a fine of Imposad
The poles objected to the transform the pointed out that although the Cab this reason asking shelter and attaining by locks and reupon the precipitate decisions of the Chamber areat, leaving one or more tho Gordian knot be untied or out--it will con. ground that a European manager was asces bad won all their Rugby matches, nevertheless turning with morilog to the harbour to coal sad it has to perfected its role that no-till sity in a place used by Europeans. The Magisthay did not mind defent, as reverses sometimes and take frates-Mess T Servonne Saith, E. Wars berieficia. The Hongkong Football com of their number to keep the enemy sider no bills at all seat up to it from the Cham- Mitchell, and A Shelton Hooper rofused the petition had been very riconble in promoting or the move and thus freee him to se op ber, even if hacked by Fabins Lamb Cuzstator
healthy rivalry and-in forming new toaipe, of his supply of cost Mhs Ray, Deep Bay, or himself a which the more the better,
any other place in the neighbourhood would A legend compares the Fronol Bensto to the application.
This Han, J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Preslost be untenable by the caerays long as this House of Lords, and hence why the English Mr. de Souza, the late Manager of the Japan
those who scourge threatened them, and the open en parliamentary system in anathematized. In Slam Trading Corporation at Bangkok, who of the Club, read out the names was arrested for obtaining money under falso find boon selected by a mecial committed for ro would be their only here, perhaps, daring the addition to having the right to dissolve the protences, and loaned up in the Portuguese cognition. Mr Greenfield, Davies, E.A punior months, to face & typhoon, or, during Chamber and to revise the estimatis, the Sen- Consular got panding enquiries in Japan, Cariorus, and Sanders obtained caps for their the winter months, a bowling portherly cole or ate whose members are slooted for nine years, Herghost, wad Lantion, zaade: his escape on Rugby play, and for Association play Messrs. inset with fog and got separaol or stranded the deputies for four-insists now upon the the 15th March. Beat the geolors Siamese, Hancock, Oliver, and tale obtains badges. To anchor, any rare even with fras kept right to dismiss cabineta by a hostile vote.
Mr.Potte, Captain Eugby, then proposed the barked, would, for the elemy, mean disaator I Within the last ten days, it has indulged in. to fetch some beer, and walked away during the The Yushia Nigu slates that ponding the absence of that important fauctiomery The Rugby Nayal teara in felicitans terms. He was leave your readers to Imagine the feeling and sieh votes, but the Premier, M. Bourgeois, completitia of the steamers while the Nippers Puss says: The scoured de Sous one sure that if it were not for the Navy it would condition of troops ecoped in in transports disregards that usurpation of power, declares usex Kaisha are having milt for their to Bangkok two years ago in answer to an lo almost impessible for them to have matches under these circumstairs, knowing that their he will not resign, and a majority of 124 European line, they have resolved to abarter avertisment for a reporter for the Siam Trae at all, as opponents would be, very low, and it vel night be torpedood stay moneat deputies, brok his decision. That is where
of the situation one of 6900 tons from an English company and Press. He had been engaged for a short time onld become very taring to play only amongst Facugh, however The Tender map picture the we are not anddenly facings the unknown. two of 3,500 tons eget frosa a French company in the efice of the Daily Tokgraph, London: themselyong, Lek Si 1. K. Arbuthnot, loss of such an attempt to invade Hongkong the gravit forand geats, dio ante-gonimu
Responding, Liv and in Singapore had bean reporting for the
This Devertheless, will not prevent the enemy been coming to a heart row the boiler is honorary segretaries of the athletic clubs in projectors of the Company have stipulated fire brokto vnt at about 6.30 pm, on flints Fran: holls of beso offese ha R.N. drew attention to the kindness of the torpedo flees in the harbour between the Senate and to Obambar has for freedom from official interference, and
had excellent testimonials, bosides a anker of enabling the Nary to take advantage of the destroying your reserved, by proxy, for any starting point. It is, in a nutshell, shall. vexy lattaring letter from Hongkong rest- the power to mauage and work the line ar a
dents, among which was so frora She. J. Pops various forum of sport in Hongkong. He con- tabelligent foreigner or Chinsman, would have the failreet dictate to the dicoot suffrages 1. Its excellent forward pack, and moreover badly would be wall id for the jelx Artosiau by tiambetta The Marshal--the Beirate. busines enterprise. On no other conditions
Henissy, the lato Governor, and another from gratulated the Rugby section of the Clab upon ue diffenity in deing that undetected and pro is in a way the MacMahon equation, propond coald Mr. Hsu or anyone else extract the
the Chief Justicu: He stayed a little over A
The present crisis is a turning point in the year with the San Free Prees, where he hail warned the Club that the Navy would selle, on the other haud, ar practically indo must either submit, or disappear,**** money from the purses of Chinese merchants.
You Have, Mr. Editor, deal so well with the bistory of France, and must have its roneil on giren entire satisfaction, and then joined what their boat to beat thom next
blo, he taxed branch of the Boal; of China ale hoped that the Navy might soon be ab They know too well that, if the officials
than the one upon which they usually playet. need ny no mors on this point than that I so it is well to be fixed about the opening acons obtained the management, there would by
Japan, known locally as the Japan Siam Trating lowed the use of a better piece of ground necessity for tramways and hill roads that I cosmopolitan ovunts. Franes is acting history, This, he pointed out was far from level, so 10 of opinion that the tramway should be The Save to unpilar, and is not in touch no possibility be any profits to divide, and
Corporation, now in liquidation.
many hollows being mesent that the ground undurtalion at once; the portion along the with the masses. Ibrotards ameliorative legis- that the scrip would econ be valueless
The steamer Neulan, built by the Grange was distinguly of a wavy charuta He pointed Prava to ocnnect the two ands could be conlative mecantos by not seriously Landing them. mentth Fockyard Company for Mesere, Richard out that the Naval Rigby team had good hopes gmoted when the rut i realy for it, but the The public severely censures it for rendering Kas Great St. Halere, Loudon, went down of being strong or rext year, ona memborg reek of it should not be delayed till skoo. The the inquiry into tiri Panama corruptions abort the Firth of Forth on her oficial trial trip on with another year's experianco being likely to pressat agitation for hicreasel lousa accorativa, in order to serron saveral, loading men the 7th February. Horusions net 207 by Shrouder auch grantor assistance modation at the propontion of overcrowding from the chastisement they merit, whether as by 4ft. So is built to the three-deck rale, wit The Hoa JH. Stewart Lockhart, in propos-points, strong to the great urgency of it to logitors or as Innetioneries When H on behalf of H.E. the Governor and of E. political uncertainty and danger of a war not pressed wish of the majority that turned ont M. at day is under their special survey, carries a
Ribot for not doing so, to unearth at giblet poop trilge and forecastle, ned claseal 100 Aling the toast of "Oar Guests, expressed regret open up building sites, eyes did the prosent Pourgeois took-ullion; it was to realise the st
outweight of 3,400 tons on a light diaft, and in the Admire that other engagements prevented fitted with water ballust in afteriuld, doop tank their attendance. He was glad to know that
all the corrupted. He has beau pegging away at amidshis, and in peak lanka. Her engines, H.E. tre Geral had been a davetod
that next to Sisyphian trak, Ent none the less Brows some badgers. As to reforms, he has taken which more supplied by Moanza, Hutron & Sen partizan of the game and he thoroughly an
in band not few he has brought in the Fary of the triple-expansion type, baring cylinders precisted His Excellenby'e sentiments as to the
Income Tax Bill, which Senators view as Chu, Shin, un él by 42 stroke, with two large qualities engendered by the followers of the
something akin to doodinday, but no in- -TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FEERS." bikers. The vessel as steam-steering gene manly game of football. Having left to the
SIR Lead with considerable interest Mr. Comme undor 4500r. will be taxer, and only by Clarke, Chaprony & Co Limited; direct pleasure that all had derived frem. Burgoon- steam windings by Amson, Walker & Co, Major Hayes musical selections, and from Chaters letters, as also your leader of the 27th these having, dohla that sanusi rovenus petty imposta convected with residences will be Limited, tok with cargo ports, bar stoom his uxhibition of legsdomain and from and 28th in relating to the above subjoot! I will have to pay one half of one per Hence the massca are with the winches and appliances for repid loading and Mr. Ormiston's services the piano, and should be much obliged by year allowing me to cent. In rotura, quito a crowd of food and discharging of cargo. The vossol Las been from Mr. Grace's songa, he said that Captain make a for additions and suggestions. specially built for the Eastern trade pasager Loveband's services a football were well known First-The barracks for the British infantry abolished. certificate, and is arranged for carrying erai to all present and he was very glad that are bailly placed, first, becass they are 100 near Burgeois cabinet in its desire to cleanse the gus, with very extensive ventilation, and
addition. Further, that all present would questionable hensos of amusements, whereby the inequalities and iniquitos of taxation, and Mossri. Gando, Price Co must have already built to the Board of Trade for passenger certi adagby team bed roolved such a strong the native town, with all its temptations of public offices of unfaithful servants to redress secured or feel confident of securing inrge ficate. The Nanshan on the measured mile appreciate the ousons and responsible post of a the British soldier not being a plaster saint not to allow rips reforms to lacber for ever in business as they advertise that they have retained speed of fully 18 knots, the cagines work; reforce and therefore he was glad to see Mr. saffers morally and physically Second, in tino pigeon holes, as did procoding Ministries. Then
work that had been signed him during the baights. For the men this would m cap. Biante. mered to "more comundionus premisas." These ing smelly toughout. The vessel has a King looking none the worse for the dificult of trouble the infantry would have to hold the side lights on the situation will buttress judg ars the store and godowns hitherto Mr. built hudor the parintendence of Mr. J. H.
recoat composition. The mumbers of the Honging ont in wet and unhealthy weather, badly. And the solution of the existing deal Lock im rewitts Ancilon rooms, an that the Bra will, Leith and Glasgow.
kong Football Club were glad to zoo Bir B. K. cooked food, and heavy work in transporting the legislation of the conuiry None visible, now be enabled to do their bottling under the
We are the notices have been pestoit up in Arbuthnot and the Naval toim. He knew how provisions, stores, sad ammunition. Now, Mr. save the heroin the revision of the constitu same roof as their storage and sales departments.
Sir R. K. Arbathnet would find the Clab next the heights in some good central position, it the Souste, or revolution. The latter is an un- Telegraphic intellicones las ber moived of various parts of the city at Cazion inciting the call it had been to score against them, and Editor, if the British infantry lad barracks on top, which practically means the abolition of
populase to visu and attack Shameen and ro the death at San Francine of Mr. Andrew warts are offered for the heads of Europeans: Rosen prepared be extend to them a warm well rodnica hospital expenses, for the ten palatable worl. but its music mast bo“ faced. Jubrate Mr. Johnston left Hougkong in the
Surgeon-Major Hoyos, D.S.O. in reply the fighting Tire at such points as their services must be convoked at Versalle; the unsent of people and are in connection with the new har suffering severely from sprue: Lib hat bera ar regulations, but it is supposed that those said he know that he might our bohaif of night be required. The site for the barracks, the Senate fi recusary for the convocation, for the very warm reception that had been no doubt entail a good deal of building up, fill be to sign its own death warrant The con- resident in the colony for twenty-two years and who are really inciting to this trouble are the the other guests and of himself convey thanks would libye to be carefully chosen, a world which it will never gice, fully aware that would u consulting engineer and Lloyd's Surveyors shop-people who are hired ent the river fron-
eing in, and bevalling down. The sale of the stitution allows of na plebiscite or referendum. well know. He took a keen interest in the Iutages build untive botol people. In the coure given by the members of the Club.
the ground onld go e oursitorable distance hammeringat, cannot dismiss a cabinet with a stitution of Engineers and Shipimildew, of which of yours any chises and macht harbour ob thereaghly sympathised with sport in all its present barracks along with the sale or lease of President Faure, whom the Senate interests kep
struction bave sprung up, the removal of which branolios.
Me. King said he thanked the Club for the bons for some time the Secretary.
is a legacy to the present. If the officers in
Second the matter of commentations cody to ir Patricians the power to toru out a We take the following nota from the Literary charge are firm and rantious in carrying out the conditionen reposed in him. Although he had towards paying for the cow barracks riurity of 121 in the Chamber, and thus con remedies where red be no trouble, but should undergone the usual criticisma from competing a jointed out by you in your leader, at Ministry, as well as to dismiss the deputies WorldMr. Chas. J. II. Halcombe now song, "On Fate's Silent Son," that has recently boon to white feather be slown pe hasty measures teams, he was quite soenstoned to the work and deal might be done by the colony in improving | Universal suffrage ic prepared to descend into set to mask by Me Arthur G. Potter, was
thers may be serius sisturbance. For it had given him great pleasure. The roads. A persent the gratiart is in mary, the se" rather than bo so extinguished It Tabul. A La Cage projèce, bop ste od roads would infinin was the resont ministry that arranged the 26 MB Mediat of our deur hu
Medallist of British anthorities should hold a company of test of The Chairman in a spirited speech, repay then cost, for they would open out ne Sam Horts disionalios with England
On the 20th March. Mr. Commissioner Hip, pisley Tanded over charge of the Shungin Caston House to M. Rocker, This, we believo, is this fret time that the Custom Houso in Sloga has been in the hands of a Franoli Commissioner. Mr. Hippisley will proceed to Tientsin and Peking in a few days-Chin
The native paix are boginning to grew coming to Faking to staily Chinese, and point alad about the number of Russian sluts on how then tuotics were similarly practise by the Japanese before their recent victories ores Chino. The wrilors war the Chines Government to be very careful in this matter.
But though the Government have made these important concessions to the Company, probably because there was no choice unless they made it a State undertaking and furnished the capital from the fraperial treasury, they have taken care to insert sorge stipulations which plainly indicate the motives which impaled them to sanction the project. Thus one clause of the prospectuCkina Gerette, provides that"in ease of war, for the time being, the rond shall be at the exclusive disposal of the officials, and all other trafic shall, if necessary, yield to this, and the interest on the capital and all the wages of the employes, and the cost of coal, &c, WHISKY-All our Whisky is of crecient
shall be paid for sitch time by the Govern quality and of groter age that most brands in the market. The Score"meat". It is also stipulated that all des WHICHY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best fecal conucisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong mazko,
patches from the different provinces, and all memorials shall be carried frey of charge, This is net a very onerous condition; but the one that followe, namely, that in time of war all soldiers and military stores, &, shall be carried at half the usual rates, is more serious. The Company, however, will hope for the preservation of peace, auth will
4 Tokyo Teens despatch of the 18th March says: The negotiations at Peking popcornjug the Japan China Commercial Trealy proctol very slowly. One-fourth of the Tronty has no yet been completed. It is rumoured here that the Japanese plenipotentiary has given way on rucuy points with the hape of coming to a settle
cat
call for it for defence purposąd, and s
Apologising for making author dimand on your spoca, I am, desr eit, yours truly,
OLD NAVAL RESERVE MAN. Hengkong, 25th March, 1806,
We only guarantee oor. Winos and Spirits to be genuine when bought dirnet from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents-at-therefore not lay too much stress on the 7. M. temor-Ousharon the-Stla Febrmary last The muliges profess to be issued by the Beni. welcome on or off the field, would be healthier; a more could be placed in To revise thò constitution the National Assembly.
the Coast Forte,
A. Ş. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 9th Jansey, 1896.
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Kikekboud of the railway being converted into a military, cac. The existing line from Tientsin to Take and Shan-hai-kwan suffers to a considerable extent from the privileges accorded to soldiers and offenls. It is alleged that a great deal of trickery and evation is practised by these gentry, who frequently induce other passegers to travel
inct of taking
as their servants or dependents and to Royal Academy of Music at a concert in soldiers or marinas tu rendiness for despatch to in which he thanked Mr. Lookhart for his kind building altes, thus increasing not only the nad promises to be equally successful in the
be introduced in his forthcoming novel, "A Mystory of London," that is now in course of completion.
ordion y ticket at starting. But the Com pany to be formed to construct the Grand Trunk Railway may possibly be able to prevent these impositions. The fourteenth clause of the prospectus contains a condition the importance of which we should love thought ought to have induced the promooters to get it made extremely definite instead of being, as it is, most indeterminate. Refer
hour the supply is limited. Only Bupplied for Casing to the question of when, if at all, the meantime is Consid and Assistant Julgo, Mr.laying for year and leave them tight year after year and be interdod, siz far us was on our Indida frontier. If the Hongkong mixture of royalty, imperialisms, and democrats,
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railway should be turned over to and become the property of the Government, it is laid down that, following the usual custom in
LC. Hopkins will replace Mr. Ballook at Cafed Mfr. 11. P. Joly will siccod Mr. Hopkins at the Shipping Offico.
wharyos.
Toast.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
opinions expressed by our correspondents
Free did not deserve this blow from Fate, Tho Pey arrived at Canton on Sunday after ball Club. Ho know his cloe was a bat, one, Third 1 cauros bel thinking that a great an immodiute extrication from the impasse
as he understood that no one attended more mistake has been made on rogards the composi noen n reliers the deck, so that there were wn British men-of-war in port at the same regularly on the Committee, Homnet, tion of the Hongkong Remont. As purely as she was progressing pidly and pulling Sins thing which hus not happened for inany howover, bear in mind the story infantry no cos can find fealt with it, but, for herself together after many trials and dificultion. It will be learnt with very great regrets Buy years. As to the regulations to be introduced fast that the results of the Hongkong Football the sets of the colony, it would have bean Whitever now sufferinge may be rved for or e control of the boat tratio, the pro-Club's efforts had been to provide a great deal better if the men composing it Laul beca re her, be assured the elasticity her character the N. C. Haily News, that the lines of M
grame decided upon is said in bu an excellent of enjoyment to a grant number of footballers oruited from the same class as the men of the is such that she will surudunt them and, as George Jamieson is so serious that it has been thought best that she should return to Englund one, but it is suggested that it should be carried and to lorers of football throughout the colony 2d and 32nd Tunjuk Pioneers. Thes over, alight on he foot. A further that is to The Chairman in response thanked it for the Mezbses re not only gook Aghters, but be borne in mind we are in presence of a new oarly steamer. She will be accompanied out mothelically. It is suggesten, for instanes, by by Mr. George deuiesou, who has been granted that it wont ha rilioulnts to chase a lot kind manner in which the last toast had been are remarkality wafol in times of pouco, gogoration of republicans who intend to bavu / leave for that purjuse Mr. Bullock will act of beats from spots where they have been recall. He had been looted their President Ittany that make the military rous Ale repablis a reality, not a kaleidoscopic it out with others. for a new haven, whereas if uhle, in discharge the duties pertaining to that Regiment was a pioneer regiment, the mos that are neither fish, nor flesh, nor good rid The ortok of Europe is viewed as becoming one section is dealt with at a time the whole. feo in as useful a manner as possible to the could be employal in hailding the forts and horring programmo sight be curri ont quietly in a members, and to foeth all generally in the enlon making, the ran for the colony. Not only month or sa The first to be dealt with He would now on behalf of the Club thank the would expense rod, but the colony would, are defined, without the implying any absolate The Chim Gazelle saysWs learn on good shoull be the Bower boats, which should bn Hon. Socretary, Mr. F. Browns, fat, his servicen not need the preseres of a horde of filthy Chinese confidence. Since the Kaiser's Kriger telu- Mr. Browns said that it had given him coolies, that bring dirt und dieses in their gram, England'e opes have been opened to the other countries, it shall revert to Chiou, guthority that the China Merckarts 8. S. medo to move to a wider and less hagy portion great pleasure to discharge the the ties of his train,The son of the regiment having con- true nature of the triplo alised Sho has the Imperial Government, "after a definite Company will pay 90 per cent, to shareholders of the river. This would leave a large space HONGKONG, MARCH 31st, 1896.
ter of years, to be determined by the fur the year 1994. The dividend will be paid for the next scolion dealt with to ba tarved effico. The Club mus fortant in having an staat employment would be found to be nlaust woighed it in the balanor and found it to be “shareholders and approved by the Govern hard cash in a few days. This is onconraging inte. This would have the advantage of giving callout hart working committed, who were free fren is of any port. The taotios for wanting. Shu bas froot herself from the series So locul shipping enterprises working is the only one section of people to be dealt with always auxious for the Club's wolfege Ho mid the defense of the colony do not require much Armenian blunders, and leaves to Austria, Tuar China will some day have a milway
"ront. Suppose, however, that the share same fold anil no doubt the recent ring of the atonce, in case of their showing a inclination to that Mr. Pirth, Captain Association had dong's battalion pork, for it would be mustly tried upon whom it directly deplies, the care of system of her own can hardly be doubted, but it is equally certain that, if the Chinese holders should name nine hundred and Indo-China Co.'s wrip is due to similar great resist, and as the lower boat people are the rost good dent to improro his team, his unstaking out by small detachments. This would exactly watching this all vaqon of Turin, in soron-league not be sport anbait kon drill. It woubl be an affections of the Sultan, perhaps rather tann ninety-nine years as the term for which expectations as to the result of the past year's trustlout and he least required portion of the 2nd having proved of great assistance suit a pioneer servent for ton muna time neet boots into South-astern Warna and in to tho
working, which, judging by the C. 1. Co. community they should be given the preference
The following was, the prograrampa ay master tabingo by egress the composite those of his sect of the Catholi am left to make them, it will be a very long
of being first salt with It is reported that they Toast.......
Lifat A. D. Hi Grau, Rtion of the regemenj, Enzbees being enlisted party here are very gry at France, the time indeed before even the first two or three they consider the railway should belong to performance, ought to be the bret en réceri.“
haly handsomoly for this pelvilago of return. Song
The Hongkong Football Club the mau Ben Lug, ut prescat obtain their disket son or daughter of the church, heikoially assisted at the rebaptism The Siam Free Prese of Win 10th Marching to their old haunts after fle great fire which Toast
Proposed by L'E. Major General Brack, CB charge trunk lines are constructed. Several years the Company, what would the Goveronicat
ResponderMr. D. SANDERS,
Fourth-isilerole alterations might be he Crown Prince, the baby Berls, by tho have passed since the scheme for a trunk say. It may be that the projectors have sys--Captaice Rosenstand, of the Siamese destroyed the off bouks over a year ago. It
Song Mr. EW, Maltland.
made in the Follca forces Granted that Gres Popes, after. His Holiness at the Vati- line to connect the capital with the great sets understanding with the Government ussy, one up a fow days ago from Pakuam would have been an easy mattor to have got them cities of Contral China and Canton formally as to the period at which the line should suffering from fever, and went to stay is Mr. | to adapt themselves to new quarters at thist tuge.Medical Selection Surgeon Major Havis, D.80, the Police force have put on saan and Technad point blank to consent to the
Soyth's house in Custom House Ise. On but the amount they had to pay for the privilege
by Mr G. 1. Foris, Chipt. Enghy?? for the pony to go to the Arpense Churber the world has a plethora of orthodo received the Imperial sanction, but it is become the property of the State, but in any Surday his hoy appears to have gone out with- of returning to this old place will probally. The Naval Rugby Team factory bee or be no necesity loss of hire of his lambs. The Eastern Ortlieden of paying these from home for credis jubilant sit victory over the Latin problematic whether this line would have case it would have been necessary to state out preparing his milk, which Captain Rosen- make them more determined not to move now. Fsponder: Licat Sir R.K. ARFUINOT, K.N.
CH. Grace.cruits. The should supply a Franos cannot do without the benevolent sap. Our Greats. been commenced during the oxpiring century this hnd the prospectus boon. addressed to staul drank unboiled. Soon afterwards he was. To show the white feather and give into them S
seized with choleraio symptoms, and on Sanday woald, however, be fatal to any hope of getting Test..
Tepoel by the Chairteant.
steady stream of men tool character who port of the Vatican; the bishops show, and have would be only too willing to join the force, shown how they can keep the Republic in hot had not the castigation administered by British subscribers. It is interveling to find evening was in a very mitical condition. He others to ove monk prevent the carrying
Besenler:Sageon-Major. Hayes,” 1) 8.0.
MH..W. Looker. Volunteering for this purpose should be epon Ester, and the separation of the Church from
·Japan somewhat stirred the sluggish pulses it definitely stated in the last paragraph died the same evening at pa. The experience out of the present excellent plan for the regntas
The Chrieur, to both the British and Ladiun troops in gar State in Fenco is still a day-drata of the Faking mandarins. The result, after that it is first proposed to construct the line is valuable to residents maing natural milk, and tion of the trafas and the removal of the con- Selectione
Proposil by Lient. A. LA GAY, IN
rison kore. The only use for the Chinese in the The Anglo American conflict is accepted aus ing the milk before using it.
God Save the Queens"," force is for detectaro duties. As patrols they hozontally arranged, and in this effecting a much more deliberation and fresh edicts, is frus Hankow to Lukoo-chino, a few miles owe the importance of woti boiling and strain gasted state of the river near the stemmer
are reales; they will never singly tackle a solution of 40 years quarrel President Cleva that work was actually commenced on the from Peking, and subsequently it will be ex-
drankon European süler, sud have too much and may ta pardoned mask for his maniorable more docks in Japan is being incronogly. Tientsin-Peking Railway on the 15th March, tended from Hankew to Cantor. If the An Osaka journal observes that the neal for
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
reverence for the bettor to do Chiuose, and too aitroglycerine message. No danger is appre auch in common with the lower classes to bohended from the 'franivaal; both Presidant and an ediet has been issued ordering the Government really possessed any energy they filt. There are only two private dockyarte in
of much use.
So quite ltyper, cont. should ruger and Mr. Chamberlain are credited with [FROM THE COMERCIO."] constraction of the Peking-Hankow Rail would build this line themselves, and comfe country, homely at Kols and Nagasaki.
be discharged and their place filled up with the 'sincero desire, and to possess the good will, owne: vesels by special parmision of the
DISASTER IN CUBA.
more European and Indian constables. This to bring about the adoption of measures that way. It is true that the finds for the latter mence the two sections simultaneously. But The Yokusuke docks are only open to privately
MADRID, 25th March.
would considerably strengthen the defonsite will convince outsiders they nood not count upon fisbing any troubled water of South do not appear to have, as yet been either Peking has neither the energy nor the Government. With the release of the trau
power of the oudony The columus commanded by Celenols Gedvy subscribed or even guarnuteed, but it is funds, and hence this admittedly important sports, both the private dockyards are full, and shipowners baro to posows their sorts in
Fifth-Jigrickals and chur oeclies should Africa. The French look on, with a sigh of pessu medical examination as regards theor pardonable envy, at the British commencing to tolerably clear that the Peking Government national work is to be entrusted to a private palienne or sund their vessels to Hongkong for and Holguin, cook believing the other to belong
In commecliou with this subject it
to the enemy, mulutioned a fire on each other.
TO THE EDITOB OF THE DAILY PREBE. tness for their work. Before having a Licence construct always to open up thale acquisitions buvo reason to believe they will be forth joint stock company, which may find all repair
DEAR SIR, I have just read" Obeerrer's led to them, they should be required to sign Africa: the period of digestion most naturally coming, and in that case the line will even
An Observer is evidently a well-meaning when called upon, such as dragging guns into arrive from several parts of the Centimet that rally be built. In this edict it is stated standing the appare determination of the
and eighteen others word killed end ninety-four letter on colonial defence and the water supply, an sgresmont to do military transport work follow that of eglutition Vague whispers wea. I will not taks lus letter and analyse it by position, carrying sick and wounded, taking Bussin is making rather too much hay while that Total named HSU YIN T'IANS, & Government to render thum artistance in
were rounded
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
bite, for I am afraid that would be too hard on ammunition and steros to d Front: For this the diplomaatio sunshine za farourable to native of Kwangtung, a man of energy and the work
CUBAN INSURRECTION.
him, but I hope he will forgive me when I say they would of course pak The finrickebabor and that in the Far East she may not MADZIN, 25th Mary. that he should read ap geography and geology and hair coolies should be milf to wear after all be allowed to indulge in the Wall over ability, has informed the Imperial Govern
The Washington Benate has rescinded the little before writing again. My purpose, uniform, and should occasionally be drilled in this has opened. If the debarks troops. however, is not to find fault with: "Observer small batches in trasport work. In doing this in Keres, Port Arthur, or similar contested, passed by the House of Commo. No resolution with reference to the recognition of bat correct some wrong impressas which he the colony would get a better lot of men and territory other powers will do the same, fermuce has been mute to this by Reuter, which
han, and others may have formed as to what more useful. As the users of chaire and jinriak end so take all the gilt off the gingerbread. is singular. Wa uots from home papers Last the Cuban insurgents se belligerents.
It is proposed to refer the question of bolli suggested,
shta are people that can afford that luxury, the taif desar power Protectorate will be a Mr. Whiteley, MP, had put upon the Order
darraiale did not man to saggest that fares might be exist or light ipinat auf novelty
A Strauss, former Belgian Consul in to subscribe to the railway among nativeThere were 2,127 visitors to the City Hall motion which he intended to move on the 17th intervention.
book of the House the terms of a bimetallist gerincy to a Mixed Committee, but omitting
arfosian wells should be unit on the hills, least folent to pay for the uniforme, Heliavo Jayan, bes just delivered lecture on what he of all on the south side of the island, where me, yours &c.;
calls the "yellow pazil that is, Far Eastern merchants and others. Judging from this useum but week, of irhom 178 were Euro instrat They run de follyss: To call at
they would be in the hards of an enemy who
rod malercafting the of Baroje M. tention to the subject of the ourroney; and to docurbent, a translation of which has been pains.
had scoured a footing preparatory to capturing
Stronas made one great mistake: he confoundetl moro That this Hongs in of opinion that the
THE VISIT OF DI HUNG-CILANG.
or invading the authern shore and harbour
the Sino, with the Jupage race, when in, published by a Shanghai contempory, it }.
The D&A steamer Mensuer, from Amalia, establishment of international bimetallismi
What I propose was to pink the wells on the
point of industrial intelligence they are no would soon as though the scheme is in a loft Port Darwin for Timo azul this park or would be beneficial to the best interests of this
OUR PARIS LETTER Fronth homeward mail stemor Ernest north shore (say in Happy Vallay and other
different as day is from night. The Japis stờ np. fair way to become an accomplished face the 26th inst
country, and urges upon the Government the
PARIS, 2nd February to date in everything Europeany the Chiasse advisability of doing all in their power to Simons will arrive in the harbour this morning, valloyal and on the Kowloon side, where they unless the higher officials, jealous of
France is bound to have other sonst lie still in Bleepy Hallow. Some of the hand- The 05. S. Ca's steamer Memnon left secure by international agrement a stablo It got know last night whether Li Hung would be safe from an enemy who had captured
or destroyed the reservoirs, MEK TARG the power and opportunity to squeeze Sandalen on the 20th inst, and may be ex monetary ur of exchange between gold and hang will Il in the colony today. If hot well und in any part of the world tution this prescut la unworkable, and the meat chops in Paris are run by Jape, and conferred apon Hsu, intervene to kulk the
posted here on or about Friday, the 3rd April silver
does he will take time with His Excellency the usually have to be driven through rocks son machinery has become clogged. A twenty they are constantly enlarging the art of their enterprise and upset his plans.
is very provalent in The C. Daily News of the Both March Genor, Si William Robinson, and a naval afloc getting a hundred or more foot bolow the third constitution elice 1780 beats all records. productions, while inrcase thoir icture and sarface, and he often continued through Fow nations could ihlgy in that luxury. It varieties. Imposible to not the statement that Orientals cannot found or direct large just now ears the Kole. Chrenicle of the Bays News war resivnd by wire from Poking and military gaurd of honour will be drawn up
sooral water bearing strela before tapping the is mid that parliamentary institution fail in ous desirable. This might be necessay In France, which is not best, as they slava uver Lotorbe and commercial enterpris is also given by our contemporary, nad is 16th March, not only among foreign residuats, terday tha: 1. Gerard, the French Ministers to methim.
hna succeeded in persanding the Thugli Yemen,
Hongkong but I conclude from the formation been gouinely trip Louis Philippe essuyed Lancashire what she tanks of Bombay and essentially Chinese in style. The share it the Japanese us well,
of the surrounding hills that a well ought his preutice haud, and the experiment cost, Jum Japanese native gottaus: lamand of shippers holders, who are to be drawn from the mer-
to take prompt steps to continue the French
TAMI
three hundred fort before striking a good be content with reigning; ho insisted upon we all know the excellence of the arvy, Tho cantile class, are to subscribe the entire
was the question for Western lustriels to bear ia thuong to Laughow, prikward from Lung
water-bearing formation, and the water governing, too, to deanqustrate vis Macno, Nagasaki, Kub Inland Sea at chow. The design, of course, is to autorept the
Lateca Sunday night Mr. A. It. Marty received trickling down the hills on the island and Napoleon of Peace, till the Franch in 185 mind, that not only in the Far East is bor responsibility in case of less. The capital of Yokohama, zivis at her destination on the merchandise that will go down the West River
those on the mainlan, oven in the drinathandled lilm into a cab, and labelling him and cheap, but rew haterials also, while the Intest the Railway Company is to be fixed at Tls. 27th instant.
as Hock it is Dzed, ouvirth to wegram stating that the Frey was ashore in one, gives evidenen kot the necessary gross his Quin Joan Mir, and Birs. Sunithandart olenery is being imported w tho Tonkin solo There is nothing to chyect 30,000,000, divided into shares of The 100 rest inconvenience is experienced by im te la the scheme, for the more railways that are bul position thres salts from Cape Caini sare is there to bring the water.to the surface, Thobe, what's name for a king--proket the fabricate articles, for bomo markets first, that,
Great. each, but presumably the Company
porters at present owing to the fact that every built in Chias the better but Kangal is eno le Frejr was chartered by M. Marty and was I should say that a well sunk near the middle of to Brand, that common refuge for rope bad till now the monopoly of providing.
for the first, but one in each valley on the It has failed niso under the Third Republic wharf and godown in Banghai is blacked a poor province that the railway is not likely to ons vasaco from Pakhoi ta Hongkong. She of the Kowloon peainsals would in you spot orowalate Langs and community on the mid beat and cheapest goods will wine with orga. Two miles mors, wharfage on this gut in a fade me a bels built. Ita lor Joft Pakkud at Eve o'clock on the afternoon of nortle side of the island of Hongkong pould be as effectually, ince las aver como to Pootung sido and four or five extra Customs Exquantity of trade when is to bo
lito sus towa Thero is not much fear of pared as poor man's pinetor" fon Turkey, uninors would be a grunt boon to all con- hoped that is will fest on faster than the French thr27th inst, with a general cargo. No further desirable for the purpom of a convenient up-full stop, the the parlinirontary system pre
details are to hand. railway from Phungthuong to Langson dil; signoes-China Gazette.
surt of difficulties in their way, notwith-may here be remarked that docks are project for covor ainutes. Lieut Colonel Faenmayer for Yokokat, Uriga, Hakodate, Awaji, Oaks, Kobe (extension of Kawasaki), Nagasaki, fextension of Mitsu Bishi), and Tola-Kule Chronicles
"We reproduced in yesterday's issue a telegram from the Manila Comércio stating that a.
ment that he has already obtained promises The French flagship Bayer left for. Amoy resolution favouring bimetallisms had bean of capital to the extent of more than ten yesterday
million taele, and ha is secondingly appointed The N. F. steamer Tacoma left Moji for this
manager and instructed to find expitulista port at 3 a.m. yesterday morning.
The prospectus of the proposed railway
Inficonza of a mill typo i
to jests in order to the Governor of Kwangsi
The P. M. stouter Coptic with mails, &c.,
THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONY AND
THE EXTENSION OF THE SA
_-_FRONTIER.
WBRITISHER Hongkong, 30 March, 190, RANG
capital, and the Governmost will iccur fich loft hence March fith (ur San Francisely that is now being built from Plulong. THE FREJR” ASHORE AT. CAPE not, to require friving more than two or his throne, because (d Umbrella I would not their opinion of the moroantile maxfos of Japan,
Would
be at liberty to increase this if found are sufficient, though there is no provision for the issue of debentures. All the expenses of the milway are to be borne by the Company,
When Macarpe de Dymint, who though blind.
fall in love with Horses Walpolas irespective robust health despite her Austros, who would of har 70 years of age, was complimented on her