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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES, WEDNESDAY JUNE JAME, 167,
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE CELE
that the two services will rogally diy the | KA VISIT TO THE PUNJOM MINES. themselves, This arrangement was come to after consultation with the various oflola's and the men, as the whole of them would have los
KRONICLE AND FLEECTORY a fow decades for it, but there seemed no Sunday next, when the Cominittee meet, in the Foundling School, and The Pa Leung Kuk is called Fonjom. For to sake of convesience Fren now thoro je adfogat potser chluitable, tu tho year the troops will maintally room over
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THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST. FOR
10. We would sina hagliare ko nelay out 1 plumbags totules The Sux gribora to i
stol all the dirt and Tapurities, she the balllen ghat, whereas the averaga stay of a Regiment use of the dirty native city, thu Nattve
Left in the bottom of the ruoils. The fare is something nador three years, the BRATIONS
[VE A CORRESPONDENT] Authorities have decided to build watery
yanide process in successful in extracting baordinary members of the civil comunity are Hegantly on my way down-river fruti Baub, tween fty and sixty for cent. sf the gold son frequently obligel te remain from twenty-five.
to thirty years, and is many onzon a lifetime. works for themards, and age report: 1 by a
ovFICIAL PROGRAMME,
11-Wo specially, draw notice to the fact contemporary to have colecte I's large pie Tho oftdal programme to be carried through extertained ashore it there bad been a bulding,
and Mrs Titips, and look advantage of the Tho batters, the pumps, the rotaslug paus, of ground to the rear of the Arend during the Diamond Jubiles Feataval shown the onlony of ancient size to accommodate spent a few days ab Punjom, the grout of fixed in the tailings.
The water is obtained from the Jalis River, and allowed to ba constrnets in the Pok-fa-lun battery for the purpose of frosting the neces-tron printed. It differs in to material degres The Police Force will nan kò invited to opportunity to learn something of what is bond that a dolly water power thas for seras gates prato uw honses have beur sary machiney, which has been ordered from from the programme fist drafted, but there speil entertainment and the Committee areng dong at the present time by the Pinjom ming through a rare, hows over a water wheel water shed area, and we got that it is most Europe. If the machinery, could by any are several explanatory points which were.com now in comic with Captain Mining Company Thors Booms to be a little thirty fort in diameter, developing thirty-eight urdesirable that the settlement of 100 men jast
The following iss-Est of charitable instito confusion and stare coutoversy, as to the spell torso-power. About a mile up stream the river above the reverser should as contempleted.
is dammed to a height of fiftees from, the elragy 18-Whatever rules and reg antions may be [2657 possbility have beer mads of Chinese zunicated to the Prese youtonday by the Hon. Superintendent of Felice on this subject
material no doubt the promotors of the J. Strert Lockhart, Hon. Secretary which tions at with specul entertaiment us of the weed Prajas. The nativos call the fineporo in base of tright, and the pintas laid down, it seems legibable that do enterprise would have been ready to wait are important as well as interesting to the provided for the hates hale da moral villagent the mince Panggong, while the village rangementsari capable of extensive devlopment, siderable amount of inxuitary matter will find
Enfance, Italian Convent, Barter Amorial general public. The first out takes ce on School, Vieteria Hons and Opleregn Boclin at the Company's landing place on the alive? Linis on the occasion aria for exter mechinery its way into the resor val; as for many months with a little roarrangement, to ready, the hills and valleys adjoining for lith arsroirs 18-Such a danger de wet, wo salinit, exist Council Chamber at 10:45 am. and, in stmpany The question of toureyance to the Ippy howevm, and in deforenes to the generally no illummate time works with electristy. The and recreation with 111s Excelloner the Governor, His Excel Valley on the occasion of the val and multery cepted method of the conszafal community, timber required in the various operations is Jaucy Mujer General Black, Sir John Chering. review and the Gymkhana presonte contemther wit be better to stick to the one sailing foster down the Jolis and the insia water race in the saco of the present hotel, the res darts troops which it is proposed to quarter thore. tom, the tmbers of the Excentive Council, the serlons dioultite Thors are hea hindred
Is andonbtedly a very greal factor in the econom Paisns Judge, and the members of the Legils Feeused "okshas in the oplony and they will "Punjom The Panjo kinos are about four in so direct to the sarall. This water power of which are much fewer than the number of tire Coursil, repair in a body to BJoke's probably he five thousand people provat en milca by rough art mad from the trading teal working of the Fanjom Mizes, and may and a most of them engaged daily balow in 14-It barracks, as is ramoured, are also to Calendral. The commonnettion service will be these occasions who will want to get the place on the River Lipe, and about eight mailos prove of still uptor use herantier The the pursuit of their various evocations. of course 'spooint one, and the prayers are to be ground in a manner more convenient than by theo mad at the commomoration sayice in walking. Residents who were bors in 1557 will by the new Trank Rind from Qnala lapis, gald production during recant montis has begu
15 In this connection it should be borne in 1887. Ar the Bay: B. P. Cobbold has puiated doubtless well remember the great diflenity whenes buts go down the midstream to the river of us promising character, and there is reason to be constracted at High West, the danger wo
forward, a good future is belero the Company. opt, it is to regretted that the prayers scially there was in obtaining rioksins on the ocasion mouth They stand in the corner of a charming believe that, if the darlement work is pushed refer to will be farther auguente: written to be used in the English churches en 1 the Jubilar. Valiolas would not be bed by amphitheatre of hills, is around them, grouped Thus in Amil she will pan 20 days erasking mind that for Hill Lesiderts and many who live
hundreds of people for love or annoy and it fu this occasion will uct, acrire here in time, al tonyh we noticed that when the last mil left certain thas notoly will want to wallc is piętresque confiten, are the numerous cot 19 bond yielding 171 bances of gold Filty to the West in Hongkong, the Pek-to-lum re 1,700 tone of headings arushed yielded 312 · 10--Wo would therefore, respectfully urge The problem it would be dificult to find, On gentia an Thngland the prayers could be obtained fitim tas poorly two utiles with the thermometer inges of the mining dat A prettier situation tens el concentric oncinett, donnes of guld, ssiroir forms their anly water supply printers, so it is possible there has bed some standing at about 10 dogrośn
Total caigut, 67 encas
water supply should be avoided.
17-As regards the Mount Austin Hotal, as avoidable delay in obtaining copies for long-how to get to the Happy Valley in omfort clivities in the neighborhood of the sounces of gold Fockets, 195 ounces of gold that all posible risk of contamination to bar kong plan will shortly be drawn up show will be a serious one to face. Imunoes we
The allowing return shows the output, of them is only one narrow road with the vary for this service, sach a corse being rendered procession, while it a certain that five hundred and few more happily placed than that of
four months of 1897. The rares me given in it, it will be arduous for soldier to find necessary in constance et the great downdrickalas annot carry fire thousand people to Mr. Philips, the Minty Superintendent, and gold from Pahang for 1895 and for the first steep gradient of about one in thres leading to Tags the Happy Valley to do it each ricks would Mrs. Phillips. Wits them, alto, resides Mr. oxos, and derts hoes been omitted for con thoir way up from the lower lorel of Vio on foot, and in the event of there will be for posts.
After the commemoration servies nothing have to go backwards and forwards ten times Jolly, who is the Company's engineer and 29venience of printing The cyando process toria will be done until Tuesday, the 2nd inet, and such a task is impossible within an hour.
Au probably many people would like have duction ecer. Near the foot of the bill on was begun at l'anyon in Apdf of 1896. The holis of men oing transported by the when the general rejoicings will coumoase.
lensing machinery was broken down during tram care which on only legally carry to The Best au meting of the Brocutive the prograine isi compact form we give it which the bungalow stands is the Police he rester part of the Rest three months of passugore at a tiro) the dislocation of the Blation the Company has its own force of
1897. Rauha 20 nd of stanj Panjom ordinary traffic will be a serions inconvenience and Legislative Councils at 10 m forti par below, as it has been printed
to all ordinary passengers, who will thereby be Sikh ples--and the offices, and further to has 22 berth, and Silosing has 30 hou?
deprived of tho cur carrica. pose of ding & Congratulatory messego to the Queen. A reception will be held by H.E. the
the righ are the pits and the stampern, while OUT OF GOLD PRO FATIANO MAN 1806-1387- Governorat Government House at eleveno look
the cyanide works are established on the side of
Filjem Silausing Mill Mill Cyantle Mi when the publis address to the Quem and an
God, Gold, Gold Gold. address from the Masonic Lodges of Hongkong
an adjacent hill. Thin varien storks scou að will be presented to His Excelleasy, who will
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chance of this, and so the torworks ate to be mauls to compete with those SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNE, A., already in existance. It will be remembered that when, as sight or ten years ago, the Waterworks Company eul to the then Thou a sample of -ike purified liquid, he is reported to have gravely taste it and then to have Peroorked that it was certainly very clear, but for his part he prefered water with some substance in it. That intelligent connoisseur has disappeared from the scene, but his succesture are still apparently quite loth as be to allow a foreign company
1897.
THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ISSU»,
which will be found, as hitherto, are fall and
accurate than its predecessors.
PP. 1,210, S. Directory aly, pp. 872, $3.50.
Royal Batav. Complots with Mapandians,
A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED). the opportunity to turn u hores cash ting how the various beats are to b's apportioaeduppose, will not be available so account of the bungalow of the Empian residents are bailt, um THÍR RETURNS SAA
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT,
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS
OUR ALMATED WATER Facrony is fitted with the best. Fuglish Machinery, embodying the latest improvameals in the trade.
Tha Parost Ingredients only are used and the utmost Cars and Cleanlines sxercised in the Manufacture throughout.
is stated that the direction of the new enter pria is to to ender a Board cussisting of Tastais FANG and TANG, the Shanghai Magistrate vixa, and three directors of se many local charitable institutions, whose Endowment funds are to be used for the ortation of the waterworks, Evidently there is a difficulty in procuring fands for this, proposed mandarin-amaged company The native capitalist is sure to fight say of a venture so conducted, and rightly 50, as dun be asked to preopt a tablet from the Chicl, His Hoon the Puise Judge, and the mirably placed in their relation one to the January, experince has
in any concern with which the oils are The idea of appropriating connected charity endowmente for the purpose is a brilliant one worthy of the noble SHES. There will be no ono to ask unpleasant
dends, no one to take objection to the way of management Meantime, we suppose the public who have their habitat in the
AUNDAY, 20TH JUNE. 10.45 am-Committee to meet in the Coun at Chamber and is company with HE the Governor, ID the Major General Commnn- ding, His Hour fae Chief Justice, the Com modore, the ambers of the Executive Cona
TUESDAY 22ND JUNE.
Month..
1890,
Mareli
ars ingotions and convenient. The arcs of the April other at the camilostions between
Panjom concession comprises one hundred y 10 Meeting of the Executito negara zos, of which the village of Panjin, is June Joly Lagislative Council for the purpose of soudig the exact centre, and the original company was August a congratulatory message to Her Mrformed ut operations neted in the year 1984. Aceler cious Mojca the Gnsen
memorial of the scorzion. It is also-alouded in a boty to the Cathedral. Ve underford, to present the Colonial Bears tary and Fogistrar-Ganiral with tablet to be placed in the Registrar-Generate Ouice It will be romenbored by many residuäts that 1987 punilor presentations took place and it is gratifying fosten, that the Chiasse bave
11 am-Rocaption at Government Honse
The Water used is proved by ropentaditions in the continued absence of div. fcecided to repeat the ceremony, in labour of Presentation of addressa
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Analyse to be Absolutely Furo.
18.We would also postiully urge that the narrowness of the existing reads at the Peak does not lend itzold to the free morament of even moderatoly large bodies of troops without causing maolt inconvenience to, the. ordinary passengers.
19-Sites, if not quite at such an altitude" but equally good spparently from a strategic point of view, and more epuvenioutly situated 291 246 for the purposes of exercise and recreation on 00-4- the part of the soldiers can be found along the 132. Lohain of hills to the outward.
005
545 265
3,098
3173 23
+322 261
501
231
1,170
701 008.
October
November.
December (
1807.
January February
31
-1,295
296
377
525
The Jalis Mine, with re various states, the Thiapud Jibilya
5.40 pm-Genital Horion at the Happy ¦ the hand quarters of the Company's operations. The grand review at the Happe Faller of Valley of the Naval and Military Fords to be the naval and military forces will be kell at followed by an open air masient parfarinace Apart from the work at this mine very little 540 pm and as Hie Escalcacy the terror is conclading with fod Save the Queen by the other work is preceding at this urceont tits, arch always pinotaal to the minate wo strongly advise
9 pu-Fireworks, and General lawing shaft with very fair scam. The shuts is. Læb boats and launch
the full amount allowed for Packages and extremely dirty Shanghai city are to be sorgbods to be on the ground in good time whole assemblyWork is being pushed forward at the August April
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hapgkeng prices, and
Empties when received in good order.
Comsterfell Onlar Books applied so plinomua
20% Mount Cainerin, Carolino Hill, and the 374
aloges above Causeway Bay appear very it. 528able sites for havraoke
*1621,750
12,534 8,750 3,157 · 8,393.
congratulated upon the prospect of obtain During the past for days special arrogementstions, including a necession of lininimates hundred fort deep, but sinking is going on Silensing machinay was oroken lan during miserial Goveranout te formulate such & com-
have bom in progress of the Happy Valley for viat will undoubtedly to a magnificent spectacle. The dith which divides the race course rens the playing portion of the valley has been for a considerable distanen coveted over and
21-We would enbait that the sites above suggested aro more central, mors say of access, and that they are within epey Touch of tbs Happy Valley and Causeway Bay, the only open spaces large enough for military exercises in the ColonyART VAN
22 The time Las surely, now one for tho below that, and the work is now well on its way the grutter part of January, Buary and prehensive scheme as will give squads Recor to the next level. Quite large bodies of ury, March, 1807. I was fuld, are being left above the botton April 1896. Cyanide return for September, ferred du, which uns sufficiently high up to PunjonCyanide was only commencode a
molution to the troops on this station, and this enn be easily obtained in the localities already lend to be worked on later The main lode 1996, is for August and September work. 2001 and sulabaicine
was formed, cutting through a slate and WHAT SOLD 3 DON
ading water purged of the mainted contata
1 top-Exhibition of Chiness oating substates with which it is impre.
Curics at the City Helt.
Chinese Flower Show at West tangent guated when drawn from the river. Par-
Point, NAS
the day. haps even the persons provided for out ofalings eve boon taken down 50 28 punt WEDNESDAY, 23RD JUNE,
10 am Foundation store of the Vistoria the annexed charities may proft directly of the area past taking place on the race course and training course. The advantage of by being saved from typhoid.
his BITSgement is obvions. The troop, Hospital for Woron and Children to be hild porphy formation, runs north and south, with These returns are instructive, per ionlarly simple matter for the Military Anthorities, who
by HE. the Gotamonof vs PIANO MARI pas inmediately in front and in full view of The E. & A steamer Australian, from Sydney, tho spostatore, whoress if the alterations but 11 Balassabers to the Juins Fund an asteri underlay. To the west of this main the comparison dies allerd btween the work hara large means at these disposal and an a'most- &o laft Port Darwin éo 14th inst. for this port not been made the whole of the men won invited to embark on board the S.8. Deawoody is a loda atchking practically at right lag at Raub and that of Fuujor, It will be unlimited chae of sites, to open up & dow
Our Registered Telographie Address is “DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And a signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.
The following is a List of Waters always
kept reidy in Stock
PURI AERATED WATER
GODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WAVER
LITHA WATER
SELTZER WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE No Credit given for Retries that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to bare hoon need for any other purpose than that of containing Aersted Waters, as such Bottles, are never
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongking, 15th April, 1897:
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The P. & O. steamer Brindisi kit Singapme for this porter the 14th instant at noon.
The M. M. steamer Meibourne, with the next French anil, eft Singapore yesterday, Tac day, at 2 pan. for this port via Saigon.
A Madrid telgram of the 27th May to the Comercio states that the Bill by which Spain guarantees the Philippine loan has been passed.
The O. S. E.Co's steamer Polyphemus, from Liverpool, loft Singapore on Toestay afternoon, and may be posted here on or acat Sunday,
• the 20th inst.
Telegraphic intelligence has been received that the N. Y. K. steamer Tolis are, which was advertised to lears this on the 24th inst. for Australia, he stranded whilecoming through the Inland Sat. She line eccordingly boon taken
of the hearth at this port
ore
in kindly lont by the Elosigkong Canton angles which, as far as present developments born bara confined to the funer our of the Basic Stearbest Coulpany) from the have shown, dooq unt cat through the main saling and a long distance from the sycotators Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf in Gudova leile Wha cast This westerly to Excellent provisine, has been made for the
eneral public, who can grin entrace to present of the laying by H. D. the Governor, the suddene by tickets whida san be obtained from the hon. Secretary. The various Consule are of arse to rasive special invitation to witness fun review, while, as will be so from one advertisement columna, ladies are cordially 4 p.m. Jubalee Gymkhana at the Hep invited thun nolnaars. The propition for | Valley sightseers will be on a very large sale. The Illumination and Fireworks, grand sind je to be occupied by the choir of 10am to 6pm-Exhibition of Chines Curios residents who are to take part in the oponuir musist the City Hall.” cal performanes, partlar of who we have. Chinese Flower Show af West 7 roughont
lady rubleled. His Excellency the Governor Point and hisstaff and the Committee will supy a re- sarved space in front of the grand etand, while for the general public two large stands, camble ef holding 1,500 parzons, have been erected, ou! cither side of the grand sand, the eats being in tions, so that everyone will be able to gain a vie's of the whole proceedings, ***
The Jockey Chab stands will all be utilized. for the great cocasion. Ous has been taken by
the day. J. H STEWART LOCKHART,
Hon. Secretary.
23-On the one hand it is a comparatively
soon that up to the prevent year or, perhaps, district. On the sther hand it is a very to to more accurate, up till the achal working fault, low and expensive process for of Bukit Komea stiaub, here one little to civilians, who more cne by one, te develope a choose liet wenn the gold patpat of the two new locality, and facetion of the courty place of kar pa olie resort at the Peak, an undesirable check will be placed upon the development and progress of the high level
Company's What at West Point is very conspicuom fastare of the prothough not yet, its true, on a furre scale, at
placas Developmms persistentie cardul on is driven below by D Military iccnpation of a or the stone to carmemorate the ca.perty. It is a roll-defined roof, underlying Raub, bas Bukit Komon nsats most couplanons mencement of the Victoria Foad, returning at to the nertieverging from twenty to 1.15 pm, to Mesy Batlerdeld and Swiro's forcy fest in thickness, and containing in the Canton stormer #berf
main paying siriferous quarts. In addition to these tro nei viena there are several minor spurs, apparently as Fahoot, lying quite flat from the east and west lode. It was in this off shoot that there was obtained in the month of April the remarkable yield of one hundred and thirty-thren cances from only two hundred weight of ore. That is a characteristic of the mines Foojom. They are low grade min but, occasionally, very rich pockets ars er countered. During April, one hundred and ninoty four ounces of gold were obtained from pockets in this way. The continuity of the oro
ono al ons kundzed and ten fest, and an inter mediate level at one hundred and that pa znowed magnificient specirust of rial free gold that was taken from the of shoot to which I have just referred. That spresim was to be'ssat to the Company's head office in Hongkong
DIAMOND JUBILEE SUBYÖRIT
TIONS:
first fruit, and the rent at an mill, tas doubt bo that development work will now be life of the Colony conded with or a naderably grunter seals.
2 In conclusion we would print out that every reason to hope it would do for Panjom of public income, as the fares on to property, What development has done for fans that is the loss of thy hotal entails a considerable lose But without elit developmrat mining amounting to sereral thousands of dollars per operations at Panjem might just is wall cease. num, will be lost to the Colonial retonne. The Punjom Company have a magnificent We would also bag leare, to most respectfully concession, amounting to que bundred equares that juasmuch as the ratepepers of this wifes a area, and it does sema wapitestly Colony bare beon called upon to contribute one shoir duty to work at least son portion of it third of the cost of the expraditure of the with vigour, Just previous to the sore Military Authorities upon barracks, some joh For April there was some talk of calling to the wishes and appeal of the civil portion of wust encouraging output of guld reported sidération should fairly and reusinably be shown for frish capital in order to wlond and the community. enlarge the operations of the Company. But
25. We therefore pray Tour Excellency to since then it seems to be considered in Hong-interrens in our behalf with the War Depac kong that with such an outruit then may be in mont and to lay before the Military Authorities occasion for raising additional funds. The the objections which we are checked store situation. It is forfectly certain that on out . Hetal into barracks, co2 to ask thother but such as that zonneted for the stat work on anything like the proper scale, muhit is a betely and if so greasite of one CUFAT, nos peut of development pablia company which nuna scaliane to manage os will it earn anything for the patient bolter month to the Ocioista whared to endeavour to of shares. Nothing will do but a bold forward raise the capital necessary from such purobans. poing. Money must be raised, and money anat be spent in developing the progérty: Engl development might not, perhaps, answer expo. tations, but it a reasonable to assay, in the light of such prospecting as has been done, that
sthal in commemoration of the annivera third by Mesara. Madar and Former, who with thanks to reipt of the folloring con.. bodies a boon established by several kovalenolders would do well to joudig en Un vrainst the notitersion of this Mount instin
It is officially notitied in our avertisment the Hongkong Club, one by the German Cluby
BALF OF TATO
Mar Bajed's reig will provide refreshments for the gorealpable, HE. Sir Wiliam Robinson, K.M.G., will they plush rivate individuin jhold a reception at Coverament House on thi who will extend hospitality
2nd June at 11a.m. Ladies and gentleman are invited to attend.
Mr. H. C. Wilkinson, Crown Advocate, was to leave Slanghof on the 18th Fase for Yoko- hums to reph Mr R A. Most, invalided homo, as Judge of the British Court in Toke NOTION TO CORRESPONDENTA
baza, Mr. E. P. Wilkinson acting as Crown ONUT truncations relating to the nesta tumne Advocate at Shanghal during bis father's should be addressed to Tux EDITOR.
Correspondentest for and their name and addresa | REDCO, with communications addressed to the Editor, not for prication, but as evidenze of good faithi
All letters fa publication should be written en ruča of the paper vaky,
No anonymously septed communications that hose atedly appeared in other papers will be inserted
Orders Jr satyn copies of DA15 Press should be en before 11 u in day of publication fer that hour the supply is limited. Only supplicz jer Cash
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At Mana on the 28th May a fotivu ramed Marely Cese ran amok, killing free porscus and wounding live others. He was finally shot donu by a policeman. The cause of his parox- JED of rago was that a woman of whom be Win Oramoured was soon to proced to Spain in the service of a Spanish family earning to the Peninsule
The Local Secretary, the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Limited, Singapore, has re- raived the following telegram from Baub, dated th Jane Rough cleaning of battery riatdot 2,800 ta amalgain, estinated quantity
vlule, the remainder will be takon up by the Jockey Club Nor have the children beca furgotten. They and their amake will have the stewards at all to themselves and they will be regstod with ginger beer, sweets, and other good things to be procidad. by the thoughtful Committed. We might alumen-
on her that a portion of the stand nearest the entrance to the ground will to re- served usinsively for about 400 Chinese. Perhaps all the varioneslaule will not be quite sufficient to permit of the whole of the subscribera temp them, but there will be abundance of room in the endosure for those who enunot gain flumission be the etande, It expected that the grand review and the musical performanis will exclude at 7.15 am so very little time
will remain before the commencemeat of the best items in the programa, which is fized for 9 o'cloak. This is the display of fireworks and illuminations including
of stone crushed being 1,100 tons Have Firing from the preparations now being made in
On the 3rd Jane, 1897 at the US. Consulate, Takahama, hi the pasence of Hon. N. W. Melver, US. Camaul-General, by Ret. John U. Dearing, Mr. EDWIN TOGGAD Ostons, of the PM, and J.wof in west crosscut Bukit Jala Gold plainly O.S B. Co to Miss Grace DapzING SHOŤTELL, Visible througiant, quality of stone is rích ** -- of Sm Francisco
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On the 8th April, nt Laboja, West Africa, Ex- GISAID. PARUONG PAYNNE Royal Marine. Light Infantry, aged 29 years.
1977
A Kobe, on the 2nal Jac, GIA CAMPBELL, TAIT, the heloved wife of Dr. GEORGE LYON TA, aged 3 years.
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procession of illuminated bints and launches, the last named of which is being supervised by Hen H. D. Wodsbons who has already furnished numerons details Judy various parts of the town it is apparent that the Olaminations will be on a mogaitent seals while the fireworks; given fine weather also be a tremendous attraction. The Chinese
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Batoro is little or no development work going on. Operations have been temporarily
anapanded in the leader stopes, and the pit would do so, for Punjom lies in the direct
line of a known goźl-bearing country. Is any
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The following telegrams are from Amertaan
raisot is being tales from the rich chats in eas it is idle to expect that the present pollo papers recaiced by the P. M, steamer China
the western lode. The transs of the old Chizer will. mult in anything but disappointment.
workinge, showing to a considerable distance sunda of the Julia mive, would fans to puis
Low grade runes canut pay under a hand to month eyetem of development and working is to be hoped, therefore, that the Compiny to the vantage of exploration in that directicul not much longer allow so ollect a co- During the precut your a prospecting shaft perty to lie to all intents and porpses fullow. has been sunk at Golan, about five miles to the north of Jatis, with fair promise, and the work there will be pushed forward on the arrival of additional machinery. At present, howlings that if this heaps of quartz get out and partially treated in former year by the Chine alluvial
THE WUOHOW CONSULATE orkarske ug maul with the ore raised to keep the stampers going. There are many thousands of tens of these headings available in
Mr. R. CW Bor Soorotary ef he Hong kong Geteral Camber of Commerce forwards for publication copy of the following letter received from Its Consul at Canton in
IBM Consulate, Canton,
the neighbourhood of the mine. The twenty two bid of stamper will coush two thousand tre hundred tune of wit, headings per month
about fffare hondrel tent.
THE MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.
N
The following polition to His Excellenorth Governor with referees to the acquisition of Anthorities for the parpose of bone asel us. the Mount Austin Hotel by the Military herranks is in conre of signatura an MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY.
We, the undersigned residuity in Hong-
THE BELGIAN LOAN TO CHINA
London, 17 May
A dispatch to the Times from Peking ways that the leas of t.,000,000 tacts which. Shẳng În Jon, the Chinese Director-General of Railways has obtained from a Belgian syndicate on the ecurity of railways already but in the spir and on the contract for the Belgian construction of the proposed tank line from Peking to Hunkow, is in waspise owing to protests madi by Englund and Gemary against the stipula tion as a breach of the most favoured nation
gro
London 18th May,
The Chineer loan with which Dr. Dudgeon will have a freworks display neer a flower show reference to the opening of a Confiar Office but of all mine, quats they can only days part of the War Department as serious blon Government, bit, authorizes Sheng Ta Jun" to
at Wuchów:--
* 12th Jane, 1897.
THE GOLD GETTING PROCESSES
he constraction of the proposed lime of railway sign a private contract with the syndicato for from Facting Fa to Hanko
London, 19th Tag The mes correspondent at Felizg says. that Mr. Deuby the American Minister, Las strongly protossed against tho'railway acnatrud at the instigation of Shang Tafen, too Chines director-gaused of railroads. He adds that il regarded on quite certain, however, think
A dispatch to the Times from Poking suy that, in inference to the protests of Great Brit alu, the United States and Germany, the Tsung men has repudiate the monopoly desire to address your Excellency on the subjes sobeme entered into by Shear Te Jen, the of the acquisition of the Mount Austins Hotel Chinese Director-General of Kailways, with a by the War Department for the purposes of gigian syaitouts on behalf of the Chines Barracks. We regard this purchase on the to the welfare of the European vil population rosiding in the colony art to the best inferty of the colony itself and we would respectfully The processus for separating the gold from state that in opening up this nutter we de so the manté ate much there morous and merely with the desire of aceting ofner consideration of the case from ali points of viewe
present time the tailings at Rauh have never intention of the War Departament to give 200 BYRON BREAN bean lonce, but at Panjom acthing is bit quarters to the tops, but we ask for a further consideration of the site as it appears tous that that the new graving-dack at that port, which Yaving of the foundation stone of tho Vintoria The Chairman of the Hongkong Chamber of undons to win ter possible article ate in possible to select olives more likely to Franee and Russin will guardes the lown.
precis metal Hers, after the ore has beecure the general o
Tomafort
MARCHIONESS OF SALISBURY I used, and has sed in its sandy form mannity of the whole co-
Fondos, 18th May, through the screens, and the molis, and ofor 3--The Peak mar new be milio be the sum - The St. James Gavette says. The Marchio- the analgani tables tuil the blacket tables itmer resort of sign proportion of the Euroleauess of Salisbury noderwent an operation on and American ciri community, and it is becom Saturday. A semi-official contradiction of a parses into lang beses called buddies. The ing more and more the place of residence of huddles are twenty inches deep twenty each portion of the community drengbout the rumour that her condition was sorices w inch wide and eight foot long hentary year, neat it is depoisily sought after given out Hurd, and water ste continually rushing plate of rezida de by those who have wires thro-gla the buddles at cach of which and families in the colony, the coolen almis. a Malay is stariced with a long broam, and phere using found to be very tereftal towo-Wilde, who, on May 5th, 1895, was sentenced To avoid probable demonstrations, Oscur reeps against the current. The result in that men and children. W
The Daily News correspondant atality to numerons guests who will witness sular office at that porti- hay the honourelabute than the us at Raub Up to the 2-We applaud and heartily agree with the tion monopoly granted to the Belgian ayrdicato
Vladivostock rites under date the 20th ult
and some 1000 men are employed on the work
The Band of the yeat Yorkabire Regiment will play the following pragatoms at the
Lors des the evening ---- Overture... Sardell Polonaise. Im Bratimask" SelectionMile Archidon Wait The Jabilce it Boenen aus Lolingria and the selection. A Bonnambola
Got save the Queen
Commerce, Hongkong-
Coctel
CORRESPONDENCE.
We dont bed ourselves regionelle for the opinions expressed by our correspodenta) SEATS FOR THE JUBILEE REVIEW.
COSCAR WILDE A FREE. MAN.
London, 13th May
cams has be so liberally asociated down to be held in o matabel at West Point, and Bouth, has wo balioso fallon through, after galthure will also be a grand display from lighters lug through the preliminary stages. Quite in the center of the barlour.. We might als anchor loan shame with on Buglich syndicate mention that the now Hongkong Club will be Sir, I have die hunong to iufomi yox that has been on the tapi simontana, and so far tougerwily opened on this night for the con- Mr. J. W. Janson has preceded to be we believe it is in healthy and thriving oud-venisice of members and their friends, and the for the purpose of oblishing a Britzel Con- bon Pahing and Trenton Tuses.
Commodore end officers will also extend hospit
to bo, mar, yojedient, servant, spectscio from the Victor Emanual.
That Ceremony in Wednesday is the HONGKONG, JUNE 16th, 1897,
gas begon aleut seven years ago, will probably Hospital for Women and Children by His ONE of the strongest feelings andwaling the fished his month. The filton from Excellency the Governor at 10 am Excellent Vlahosteek, to abarofks,798 verafa, is ex- Chinese official in his opposition to all pected to be finished this mutaan. Some 700 arrangements have been made for the general change or improvement suggested by Westrets, about 420 miles, Lave been completed, public. A matcha tas been erected in the immediato netghbourhood of the unïès” quarters erns is the fear that consumes him that the
at the hospital. The floa. C. P. Chater, the Chairman of the Committee, will present the foreigner may by any chance make some
Governor with a brewal specially made for the thing out of it. The main objection to rail
oscais aul ask in to perform the ceremony of laying the stone. After the stme has been waye during the past twenty years, has been,
cow well and truly laid the subscribers to the Jubiice not much the changes they way CASO
"Merdorf Fund will embark on board the steamer Heung- though thist was one grent oblection to
Ollenbach. ahan, which has been kindly sent by the Hong TO THE BATİOR OF THE DAILYTRESS
tho feary matal lie at his top of the bulle, 4-Mornerer the pressure of the Chinese to two-guir imprisonment at hard labour for koon. Cunton, and Macao Bteamboat Com.
DEAR BI-Will you be so that as t thens the baunting dread that the fan-
and the light and lows away to the tailings Topulation in Victoria in such that year by yeux tumoral practices, was not reared from Road- Wagner. Fany and sail down to Waet Point, where certain and inferia your waters whether the Aus might insist upon making them and so
Bellin
pump, by bich is te pumped up to the orside The European popriation is being story patheding all, where he has served out his sentence, His Excetiouoy the Governor will lay the subsribers to the bilee Fund here will re secure a profit and acquire an interect
stone to nomidamorate the commencement cive ficats of admission to sug mished ecocorks for treatment there. When the baldes further in or to higher Invels. Chinese bago but was transferrod last night to Holloway Fri- in Chinese territory. It is for this
of the Victoris Roud. His Excellency and tion, with seats, on the grand stand ground at are full of the boatfor matter, called goucenimady reached the Caine Road, which ten yearsson, London, under a special arrangelusat mate At 10 yesterday morning a fre broke out rens mainly that the work of railway in the hons of the Maloca of kurosius Jerzo the Committee will innd frore, the stearer the Raccone for Tuesday Dex the end rates, which have her deposited by the action was insel inhabited by Eropeans and by the Horne Secretary. He is liberated #18: a spocially constructed bamboo jelly, and the fusta, sine has the case who the Queen's of the brushes, they are cleaned out, and the Americans, and it is evident that within a compalock this morning. Contrary to expectatione, construction has been eu repeatedly deferred,Street. There caused a good teal of frouble interesting coromony will be withead by the statue was a refled on the Prays, I medly concentrates are sent up to the calciting pantively short space of time the Peak will be there were no friends to meet him athor at After being dried un top of the come almost the dy place of rendence for the leading er at Holloway. The prison fare seeme to the briga inasmuch as it originated in public from the Heungsion. It is hoped that feel inclined at present to go down the income mondy was not forthcoming, for the people piece goods ship, at 114, Jos Street and silberibere will avail thems of this course on that day with the prosped of haring
forme they are calcined to get rid of in Europe and American popaintien inte to have suited him, she weighs quite fourteen.
pounds more than when he entered jail. will uat advance capital for the officials to spread to the upper stories of the adjoining steamer, for which no tinkatkan riquired: The, to stand abent in the sun, and rain day he, for Price amenable to heat, and are then taken Colon
out and brought back again to the mill, whizo 5-The area available for building sites at Wilde has gone on to the subaths of Londer handle, and foreign loans, could not be houses. No. 11A and 116, which are paper Charinas of the Committee will also present a couple of hoje o You hierfly
SUBSCRIBER, they are placed in Berdan pans, rotated by the Peak is extremely united, and it as line for four weeks rest, after which Lo will sheps:· · Daunge to the ground door of the His Excellency with a towel on this occzcion.
sudcbinery. 13th
In these pans, which contain soon ramonred, it is the intention of the His resume his Eterary work. Ha may go to chtained without proper security. Indeed houses was principally taused by water but The return journey will be made in time ta¦ Hongkong
Jane, 1897. CasNG CAL-TUNG varried his objections the upper doors of all the thron buildings Elloy of subscribers holag prosent at the stort Au answer to the above query will be found antity of quickelver, the sond le ground tary Authorities to buy other sa bateer the France or Italy for a few months, but says hie much further. He could not bear the idea 114 and 118 are inaurel with des which in tud for four solack. The alterations in another cuma -Ep D. I
puffered" csetidoribly by the Gro. No of the gyrkbaun meeting at the Happy Valley. in the accent of the Jabiles arangemente exceedingly small, and hours ayar with the Mount, Austin Hotel and Vicerin Peak for present expectation is to return here at no lafa wate, while the gold becomes amalgamated offloor's quarters end for ether forpoyes, the re-date. eks not decided whether he will with the silver and falls to the betierezidentin awe of the niti commapity we write ander a pseudonym or over his ove of the permanent way being constructed of Siamesend Co. für 324,600, 524,500 made to the grand for the rovlow will have metodas
of tho pans The Light stuff that bestill farther dimlaíibed. FLANGES ARBigastra, He admits that ke hai sevəri! foreign rails, so be erected, at an enormous in the Transatlantic Insane Company, and entirely disappeared at this aceting and the
$2,000 in the San Insurance Company. The coune will serme, ata wonteil espect. The THE YELLOW LIVER AGAIN. flown away travels into settling tanks, and is 6 The, loss, Eierfore, to the sivil topla citors under gunleration, and rays that, so far and ruinons cost, ironworks at Hanyang other konto was insared in the Hanseatic my stats will be thrown upali by various
afterwards taken by for treatment to the cadetion of an hotel pilnated on one of the fineste his moments are concerned, he will coret works, while the restum gece into the rare sites on the Peik and ranting over somnatynuiter notoriety nor oblivion
The Full Mall Garely says that ons of the for making rails from Chinese steel, for Insurance Company for $10,000
sporting goatlemen for the accommodation ef
The Wehis correspondent, of the, X. C.
The vanide process 19 un interesting one. bod-rooms in a most serious girtaiment of the their friends Ladies are particularly invited. to attend the gymkhana Daily News wites under date of 31st Magus ar siz crot each capable of corfait residential duradata on the High Lavels first sets of Wild on regaining his freedom China's, Sorrow is again au fost in a toning treaty tons of tsilings, though they are which is already Do liited is to refuse £1,000 for the story of his prisen of tears more destructive than the novelist's only charged to the extent of eighteen tout This deprivation to the unmity wild experiences
GURANS WIN A BIG VICTORY.
Havana, 15th May, During both days here will band exhibition most passion flow. The river lids cgain A far pur contulution of cyanide is run to also be a long places sech as Singapore,
broken out a Felis city, and befies the. these vats and dissolves a large proportion of Saigon, Touquin, Alanila, Canton and other of or
The most important battle of the Cuban, war of Clinge ribs of tle City Hall from 10am. to 6pm, and this is sure to be a source of roteror's tempts a stop the gap. It is the rod in the tailge. The solution remain ho tronly ports of China, as the Montjá great interest The arrangerets for the sald that he Ting-long) it on the ground in the vate for trail-four hour and is theuran Hotel ir maslased on a health resort by is believed to have been one which was exlilition are in the bands of Mr. Farg Wa person slater the job Since the off into zino extraoloa boxes. These extraction Europeans from those places, who are atirical fought last-week naar Manequillo, Santiago to China and the enrics will include a very rare ant Horde in the tip the Oriona loze are filled with ine sine filings, and the to this colony by its oristens
Ameribar po advice to give the chemical notion set a precipitates the gel in 8.The Peak, s if asists an esant is the solution lent by Hun. O. P. Chater
The Chinese Flower sbow at West Point upon the sale of controlling its large rivers. the form of a black slime. The solution mean outcome of many of enterprise and hard which will to span during the tw days, also Formerly we snow just how it ought to be while has passed through the bores, and it work on the part of the civil population
Goue The jngation of a team is the
is amped back gun to the solution rat, have developed it, aloue and unnel, a Linse uzomises to be a great succes. The zurranse Yellow Favorit a problem not to be solved in the proces it has lost water on fronble and expense for the pupper of onjoy meu for this special attraction are being
fta oranide, ad moet bu brought up to Ing.quietly, sith the tolls of the day tre vor, The Tires Paris correspondent states Gutmanged by Mr. Ip Oishism.
the required strength before it is again private and fully life... a debitive allintoo will be signed during Prə The sailors and the soldiers have not been leat Fan's via to St. Petersburgoked in the arrangements Tho Com
for usa The precipitated slim le 9-It is the iny place wherosuch outfition ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF mitte lave, in conjunction with the aaral
oollected in enamelled iron tubs, nad Allured, is possible, and re sabbathelline-pect Rein da box (Aureiss, aldag these empe by and the slime, free from water; is taken awar to that no soloist reson exists for the introduc
which he had after all to open & VISI amount of material and even coal to smelt
it in the result be drained the treasury
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS.
LONDON, 18th June. EARTHQUAKE AT CALCUTTA
of the Hukwang dry, and was still udable to supply the rnila Whether he will be able, Au arilquake occurred Caloutis on when the line from Wuchaug to Canton Saturday The shocks lasted five minutes and comes to be made, to furnish rails for that nearly every house is damaged, many being in rains. The spired of the cathedrals and sacion, is more than we can predict, but we churchon fall. Several natires were killed and think it is to say, the least, exceedingly many injur
THE PLAGUED problematical. But all the same he has gratified his anti-foreign feeling, even if the indi Igence has proved expensive.
At Shanghai-n rather bad outbreak of
the same feeling has just taken place.
The plage has appeared at Jeddah.
TRANCE AND RUSSIA.
At 8-o'clock at night the displey of illusion tions id fireworks will be repeated
After steadily deolining for many years to PRESIDENT FAURE and military authorities, taken steps whereby
A man frod at President Frame youtarlay Lake the water supplied by the Shanghai whilst he was approaching the reconre. The Waterworks Company, Limited, for the President was not burs.
the solides will be cordially invited to startunts affont and the soldiers to anturteisments ashore and it can be safely and
The Fat Blauven & Cutter taste A NATIONAL MEMORIAL
for the excelent invention Day Chronicta
The WAVERT PEN THE PIERWIOR PEN. THE OFFITH EXO PEN old by all State Waverley Works, Exitab
Cuba province, of which authotic news is just received. Colonel Ruiz was comminder of the Spaniards, who numbered 2000 Ten The Clu bank word. To by Genaro Rebs and Carlos Garoin; sun of Gongrel Calixte Curcia.
Thy battle was fout waily from an as th ullle, and after a vida fighting tha Sjards were unable to ritro byland to Martinafike, and it to be the staine
Only 1,500 soldiers were able to catch the
the selling work. Hero it is mixed with ton of barracks into the very idst of what in etapo under fire of the insurgents. The rest
tur, which oondis of a mixture of beras, the most popular residential quarter of the of the column of Colonel Ruis was killed, worn-
ded or capturedi enduite of sodo, and silzen, and then izelpor colony