INTIMATIONS
AS. WATSON & CO. LIMITED.
BY APPOINTMENT.
INTEMATT
BROWN JON
AMERICAN AND ITAD
mad
martorer, KNEL, PAMOR
wrókssedtlig hotel. It appoira Ust blither, but mulling the hotet, want to France and returnal restoy to
about half pust. Gaven on Lib the 6th Septembɔr, the 1Iwashio Saigon. His mana becoming exhausted homorian applied to M. Blas, and, it iad, lemanded Cotton Mail, Tangopos, was leard to be the rosterration of the hotel, bat nothing sp. fire, but the outbreak was promptly or inguished pours to bo dolitely known to what passed by the employés Bufore much damiga ris between the two. Having purchased a revolver done; and a few dollars will cover all loaspa
the closer ne AD HONGKONG GRANITE
under his control, the Losa kely a sluzes OCYSTERY MEMORIALS,
such as those meently exposed to gain croop into the Force. The attention of the Designs and Priess on application: Offen, 47, Queen' LOAD CENTRAL
Captoia Superintendent should therefore not be distracted by having responsibility on the early on the nurulug NOW READYANG
for other departments town upon his shouldura
THE
12057
CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY
FOR
CHINA, JAPAN, JORKA, INDO-CHINA, STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA,
WINES & SPIRITS. SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &o, &o.,
XXE bag to call attention to our PRICE ▼▼LIST or WINES AND SPIRITS abulow
Atheso aro all'alosted and bought.ärst hand by aae London House wo save any inter- modisto profite and are themby enabled to supply the best qualities at Moderate Prices.
PORT.
(For Invalide and General Use.)
3 VINTAGE, superior quality, ?
Red Capaule
C FINE OLD VINTAGE, NAP-)
erior quality, Black Ses! CATBule
DYRET FINKOÚD VINTAGE,
Par dot..
I'er Bot,
$1440 81.20
16.20 1.35
WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED THE CHINA DIRECTORY
AND
THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR FAST. FON
1897
THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ISSUE, which will be found, as bitherto, mero fall and apeurate than its predecessors,
RoyalOotavo Completo with MapsundPlana pp. 1,314, 97. Directory paly, pp. 872, 33:56.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS ONET Communications relating to thanga column hould be addressed in Yen EDITOK.
Carrapondonlamut forward their same arinidress with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication, but as evidence of good faith.
a letters for publication should do wristea on one
avie of the paper only.
No annaly sgned communications that have
extra experior, Vicht 20.40 1.70 already oppoured in úller papers wild be inserted. Capsule (Old Bollied) ....
SHERRY,
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A SUFERICE PAle Der, die-
Der wine, Grown Seal $10.80 $0.90 Caysale
GMANTANILLA, PALE NA)
TURAL SHERRY, White Capsule........da veget OC SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL SHAZy. Real Bead Capsule de
D VERY SUPERIOR OLD
Paza Dar, ahoice old Wine, While Seal Capsule
E EXTRA SUPERIO OLD
PALE DRY, very finest quality, Black Seal Cap. sale (Old Bottled:
12.00 1,00
1200 100
14.40 1,20
20.40 1.70
B, 0, sud CO are excellent-dianer-Wines or For invalids and deliento atomsebs. D and E
ars after dinner. Wink of a rory quperior Fintago All are true Xerea Wines.
CLARET:
BS. ESTEPEL
Bad Capsule..,
O Br
JULIEN
Puiki
Qa
Pta
6.98 $ 7.56 30.60 0.35 9.00 9.60 0.75 0.40 Rad Capsule... DLA ROSE, Red
Cayarle
12.98 13.02 1.16 0.66 SAINTE FOY...... .7.20 7.92 0.66 0.33 CUBBAC...........
9.60 20.41 -0,80 0,45 CHATEAU 13.20 1440 1.10 0.60
'AHOLADE... S CH&TEAVY
HAUT BRION 18.60 19.20 1.00 0.80 LARRIVET .... CHATEAUY
MOUTON 21.00-22.20 1.30 0.90° D'ARMAIX-{
Our Clarets, including the lowest priood, arı guaranteed to be the genuine prodxot of the jaise of the grape, and are not artificially made
|
Chwilers for ezfws rapten af hamr Prxsa koull be at bebe 11 am on day of publication for that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Unsk Telegraphia Address PRESBA Qado. 1.0, Dar. 20. Telephono No. 12.
MARETAGES.
On the 10th August, at Sussex, New Brunswick, WILLIAM POLLOCK Kes, of Her Majesty's Consular Service in Chin, to Drey CHRBTinë, oldest daugh- ter of tho late The CHARLES EBAY, of New Entwick
On the 23th August, at K.BM's Consulate, 'ficritsin, HrabENT DIXON SUMMERS, of the Im perial Maritime Cusloma Service, to Jessie Eraza- BETH, Pnly daughter of W. II. WADELEZ, Esq. of Tientsin.
DEATH.
On the 27th July, at St. Battenberg, Switzerland, JAIME FRANCISCO, son of MADAME RANGEL, aged
YETA
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 13th, 1897,
|
the 30th Michel made in way luto the A correspondent writes to a London evening. Hotel du Grand Filot, where he found papsinghitis came time since you have H. Balcon, slooping on Laroe chairs. Ho slot given your readers any example of curiona opin him in the right tomyle, aal then, running, eulences in names, you may think the following The delivery of the French mit was began back to the Grand Hotel where he was staying worth insertionMany pory ago, in India, at 9 am, on Saturday:
he shot himself.
est down to breakfast and halpal to form the following combination: A Little, Bacon, Currio, and Bio-
The Austrian Lloyd's stenmae. Gisela left Bingapore for this port Saterday afternoon.
The P. and O. Company's steamer Cantor arrived in London on the morning of the 8th jizšt.
Admiral E. H. Seymour la talked of us a probable sarcossor to Admiral Buller, in the China squadron.
The appointment of Mr. H. ff. J. Gomez to bà Assistant Registrar General, and Deputy Registrar of Marriages le gasstted.
Tho stop revenus last month amounted to $22,417, being an increase of 32654 on the meant collected in the corresponding month of last year.
The C. M. steamer fistuck, from Glasgow and Liverpool; passed tho Canel on the 3rd inst. and may be considered due at Singaporean or about the 21st inst
The D. D. R. abamer Cores, from Homburg, left Singapore for this port on Friday, the 10th instant, and may be expected hero on or about the 16th instant.
It is noted that the upw store pier at the end of Marmy Road will be opened to traille on the 16th inst, and that the old tuber wharf will be closed from that data,
The appointment of Mr. J. W. Jones to be Acting Deputy Registrar and Accountant in the Supreme Court during the absence of Me.
A, Hazeland is gazetted,
The maximum temperature last month was 899, on the 10th and 22nd, and the mitom 73. nu the 14th, the mean for the month being 80.8. The rainfall amounted to 25.55 inches.
The C. P. steamer Empress of Japan arrived at Shanghai at 1 sm. on the 11th inst and loft at 10 am. Fame dhy for Hongkong, where she may be expected at 5 p.m. to-day.
The appointment is gazotied of Dr. John of the Port for such time as ke occupies the Backmill Fowlor to be Dapaty Health Officer. position of Assistant to Dr. G. I. Jordan, or uafil further notios,
According to Mr. E. Georg's weakly share liat dated September 11th, a very fair amount of business Kas been done during the weak andor review, and rates have hardened. The money market is Bootswhat easier.
Wars the Retrenchment Committee recom mended the amalgamation of various offices the idea commanded itself alike to the Government and the public. The service was overmanned and what better way could | be found of reducing it than taking ad- vantages of vacancies as they occurred to unite two or more offices in one man, so as to afford him an opportunity of use fully employing the time that was banging
Owing to the depreciation of the dollar and heavily on his hands? Perhaps we may be the enhanced cost of living the subordinate accused of inconsistency in now questioning empleyée of the differont branches of the the wisdom of this course, but we attach "no | Singapore Municipality have sent in a memo- value to consistency in error, and recontrial praying for an increase to their salaries....... events have demonstrated that the policy,
The American ship Le Schepp, which arrived
tro or
hops that the a naval and to cacape the tavestigation of attack on the Great Beltalai the wO VIGIL E Towns which may
to cast down the prezant whose wealth and inde
en mush envy on their
In parzannos of the Family's policy of strengthening the tarpode hoat destroyer. floätlas ou foreign aorvies, save of these vessela
We understand that privata information has were gommasstored at the Royal Dockyards on reached Bingapore to the effect that Colonel 10th August. Amongst thor the Philing win | Chard, recently commanding Boyal Engineers comienced at Portsmouth by Lieut. 3. Pat. Singapore, is suffering from a roowal of Darbon, with a complemant of 62 offers and his old trouble, caneer, which is now showing men, for sorvios on the China Station. The itself in the throat. If the bo dunit, it Bat was to bare hoen similarly commissioned would en as though the collat afforded by to take to posrt the garg by Lieut. O Tibbits, but owing to defects in the late oporation on the tengas has been the rudder the gray were transferred to Derou- mersly a temporary shock to this most formbi Joriai King Solomon port to commission the Shark The dispatchable discuss. We trust that later nows may oyalast busy?”. Buy, best, of theso destroyers will by no means weaken put a better complazion on the case, but if the mileriană asimirs ta atta the reserve Recta at bumo, as no fewer than fresh symptoms, prove really to be of the same plots rain of its bate ninoty vessels of the Lyga have boou constructed character as biface, we fear that little can be for the Royal Navy during the last three years. doae. Farther news will be anxiously awaited wandlung signs that The destroyers will be comoyed to their statim by Colonel Chard's numerous friends hats butons espesialise by oralsors. Now that he destroyers have Sagapore Free Press.
·Bettalu, who stands in shown themselves to be such a volashin addition
to stand in the way. We see it stated that "In view of the extra and pantical aggrandis to the strengh, of our fok itiwell to "mako use of them as far as posible. Already there ordinary number of “possibles" rande at Balog are two of these visals, the Handy and the at the 500 yards range, the Council of the Now granted that Hart, on the Ching Station, and there are fira. Netimal Rile Assuiciulou have practically not, it will nert the Ardant, Bashe, Pomez, Bruiser and decided to make some alterations in the regula- | Hongkong bal Dragon, tu the Mediterrations mort year to render the test of skill, məra antere than at presont. We made the romat, about the end of 1905, in reference the high será made hy Singapore against Hongkong and Shanghai 1954 pura in a team of tea) that we believed that the Irst year's experience of the Loo-Metford at Birlsy would inevitably. result in the adoption of a emolier “bull” at 500. The sononnement at the beginning of this paragraph would make it appear that our prophewy was jailed at the first opportunity.
Singapore Free Press,
Mr. Ottomar Kanpt, the Paris correspon lent of the Financial Times, is an articls on "The foreign money markets and the oxabanges," saysAs matters stand. Merko must likewise now introduce the goll studied, which Dre commended in theso volans when the price of Mexican dollars atili alieved tho adoption for this purpose of half the United States dollar se the future unit of the new monatary systom. This favorable opportaty has now gone by with the extraordinary my level of 2id, to which the coin has declined. What Chin will do with an wrobonge of 233 per tael and per dollar it la impossible to my. The best polley would, porhaps, to to imitato the example of Jopar-and-adopt the gold standard, in the Settlements should do the same, in orlar to stop leading Tranty Ports: ni list The Straits
the complete dopreciation of their currency, A metal which, last without interruption, can be procipitated from 301 to 24d in a few months, this losing 15 per out, after having lost more than 41, cmoot any longer form the basis of any monetary system of the whole world.
Another Indian colebrity he joined the ma
jority. We allude to the lion. AM. Uburansi, Chairman of the Municipal Connoil and mem- ber of the Legislative Canacilof Bombay, whose doath at the age of forty was hesa announced by wire from Indie.· Liù affable and courteou disposition, combined with many excellent quali- fics of hold and heart, kad endogged him to every monitor of the various sictions of tho communities amongst when he lived, while his deep, varied, and extensive knowlogy of passing events and the independent but wassuming manner in which I discurseil public affairs in his place in the Manicipal Council had macked him out as one of the rising culebrities of Bombay, where he was lately elected by Govern meat to a seat in the Logishtira Connell amidat
in-law of Mr. Carrimbhoy Obrable, of Bombay who has daring the last twenty days had to mourn the loss of two sonra-law. The Indian vommunity of Hongkong have despatched shy. following telegram of conblanes to the dovessed gentleman's firm: The Lahan community of Hongkong hearing of Hon. Dhumanist's no- timely death, offer sine conda'een sympathy in your great loss."
Rrom raisins and currants, as is generally be in regard to some offices at all ofsets, may bere yesterday from Now York, reports that on/Rniversal approval. The docensed was the son
case with cheap Wines.
HOCK
- NIEDOTWIN
RUDISKLIMER
Носниками
BRANDY.
***A HUNNESIT'S OLD'
Per Case i duz. Qis. Tor Bot.
..$12.00 $1.00 21.00 1.75 24.00 2.00
Per caso,
. Par Bat
PALE, Red-Cap { $18.00-$1.50 ... Gule
**** B SUFERIJE VEST
OLD COONAG, Red Capsule,
QUEUR COGNAC..
***** VERY OLD L
V. ODNESAT'S FIN-
EST VERY OLD LIQUEUE Coa- NAC, 1872 Vin- tagoj Red Cap- sali.......2
VVO E FINEST. VERY
OLD LIQUEUR COGNA, 1882
Dog Vintage... p
SCOTCH........
21.00 1.76
21.00 2,00
..
*36,00 9.00
19.00 4.00
Por Cave,
14. Bot.
A Thorne's Bleso, White $10.80 $0.96
Cspanle
GLENORCHY
bo attended With serious dignutage. Nor is it necessarily attended with sconenly, Take a au instance the offices of Calonial Secretary and Registrar-General, which are united fo the person of the Hon. J. H.
STEWART LOOKHART. To get through the work-he requires an Assistant Colonial Scere- twy and an Assistant. Registrar-General, so that we have three men to do work which
the 27th July, whilst running in a hoary Kale throw of the crew were washed overboard and drowned. The names of the nufortunata son- men are Mathew Olson, John Seindetrone, and William Whoonel,
It is notified in the Gozzils that E. the Goraenor has been pleased to recognise, provi- sionally and pending the arrival of the Queen's stegatut, Mr. Rongsovalle Wildoma in change of the U.S. Consulate. Mr.E. Haut, the retiring Congal, and his family bft be the P. M. steamer Ching on Saturday for America, carrying with them the bear wishes of the ez- tire community.
ว
Tho Singapore Free Tress of the Sed Son. tomber says great bal of human interest" ahod to Mr. Jesuits
in Cora
It is understood in (Gormany the Bingopero Fres Press, hente privately) that a young Lival officer's suicide is convorted with the resent slight nocident at Odde, Norway, on board the imperial yacht fahenzollern to the Emperor's rigging came against the Baptor's face, su ops. A loose end-of-ropo avwinging from the
the eye was conturod and blackaned, but no realharia has couraod, Anyhow young Lisnt. Von Hanke, who is believed to have considered himself responsible in some way, went éshore with his biogels, stensibly for a run on a truck near the cliffs, and plaaged, mounted on his machine, from the precipive into the sea. His Eathor is the Chief of the War Cabinet, and hie death is a grant blow in high quarters,”
THE BENNERTZ CASE.
JUDGMENT FOR THE DEFENDANTS.
[SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DAILY
TRESS
435-point from whic could quickly be that the permana for sy mergey
wise, the fast that shou to hold its own, without those watere that useless for its
the stomy scen OPEN" COMBUS
| coaling-stationg, aul hirlbum":
merchant test
We will now Just to, the work nouits in the defenes of Houyssaghion to fosisly mis
and out casily cut by the cam sufficient garrisen, pu insuflicient water supply
to attack from the 206 and capable off into the sax by the destructpa which retain the water in the end sudaient nacvber of torpedo boats destroy louder the
en herazas to the BueILY absence of our pay let
pally, the non pos
of the Kowloon
may not safely lie in 'T Mirs Bes) and lann trócpa
Shanghai, 13th AÇIK KA
A longthy judgment has been delivered. We drehte the Bennarts ears by the Chinesa Conet. Te solirely favours the defandants on all printa and orders Banners to radars the steamers.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO THE “DENT PRES"
LONDON, Septembar,
kaucs of da
troops on thos
the cover of his protecting the
will occupy either
make one of those mints the hisə, operations Tolo Harlợnt
THE NILE EXPEDITION
special facilities for In consequence of the Darvishes having only can this Tu evacuated Borber cxrangements are being made within about thres mi.
at Buatim to communicate with the Nile forme.
the white Blug well sheltered
The Dervishes aro withdrawing from all eastern from any posibly fie front,
forte, bat the narrowness of pools
Tolo Harbour lendevel
DEPARTURE OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK FROM AN IRELAND,
of his ships whên tágua, boat attack c
oil yesterday afternoa-is oratorical" appear anos, of course, is mesat Ho ploaded the cause of bis professional colleagues, who like marize engineers and other ordinary fulk, are feeling the discomforts of a dwindling hollar. It was the nearest thing to a strike hat the self-res- pect of the ancient and honorable profession of the law would allow itself. The onscer, of the law hon fatali fascination. This arises The Indian treasuries are receiving sover- occupation of the stat
The Duke and Duchess of York have left | own torpedons. robaud after visiting Belfast, where they te boats ent n esired in immensa ovation.
LONDON, 10th September. INDIAN FINANCE,
GREECE AND THE POWERS.
Sanfely, disetAbs supply of farther opera Duce Land
of the small garrison t
Phils to cusist the couFTA?
sarily he plea to hold tem from the coloury ships troops which the enemy them The
dhe, fea, it would only
time before the wings presumed he would be
would not be at all too much for two. To have one man holding the office of Colonial Secretary and another that of Registrar
On Saturday afternoon Mr. T. Williams gave General, cach doing his own work without an exbibition of diving. He first of all walked the all of an Assistant Head, would be under the water from the Ensters Mica Works to better arrangement, The Colonial Store Bay View Hotel the distance being accomplished in very quick time. He then performed other tary id particular should be required to feats in front of the hotel grounds, one of them devote his whole time to the duties of that consisting of romaining under water 3 minutes from the fact that wantever the client's signs and half sovereigns in exchange for represander cover of the
while the air pump was motionless. Mr. Wi. fata hie legal adviser profits. Whether at the rates of 15 Bupees and 7 Rupees respec- previously set to o particular office. This is necessary on aiams is prepared to give lessons in diring.
it in the "hels of a trumpant verdict or tirely. the "tails" of a skatiored cause, the lawyer is count of the importance and responsibility of All one Brandy is guaranteed to be pare the post, if not on account of the actual Ferry Railway line will be ready up to the Cogtme, the difference in prios being marely 2
It is expected that i Mandalay-Karlen af In victory or defeat old he souras. It can only be a high-ginte morality that could
Ar ass in the foreign control of question of age and vintage.
amount of the routine work, Thea with re- Chicese, frontier threb years heces, with the withstand the deterioration of eo uznatural o
the revenues, but the Fowers are still disagreed WHISKY
gard to the Capinin Superintendent of Fuadrantage of running the whole way through state of things, but huyers am, almost in- whothar the first instalment of the indemnity
variably, all of high-grade womnis, The par lies, who has nearly seven hundred men British territory, and aiding as it goes in the
ticalar area of.. Egal omolument that Mr. shall procede the evacuation of Thessaly. development of North Eastern Burial and under his charge over whom he oxcrciacs the Shan States, so that, says a contemporary, productive is that which is covered by the term
Joaquim's paint desired to us reulerad mera COFFEE PLANTING IN AUSTRALIA
The New South Wales "Govorament is en- disciplinary powers for in excess of thise en even if the trade of Truman proves na dis
"Bills of costa," The rules of October, 1891, trusted to any office in Her Majesty's mili- appointing to us as it has hitherto done to the
which were sanctioned by Sir Lionel Cox and doanging sofee planting. French, our railway will still be performing a
Justion Law, tools as the tarling standard DEPRESSION IN THE tury forcesit would appear that with the ceoful mission within our own bordern
of the dollar Se 1, and after the duo arrangement of the duties, the attention to..
Although British North Horneo lles ontaldearing of the easta, a lawyer was to get an extra percentage on the total department, and the regular orderly room suggests that weather telegrams might be work, the occupant of the post would not exchanged between Labasa and Singapore and aunt for every penny which the valus of and
Hongkong. Our contemporɩry 2830:
the dollar has been dimintaked under 8/1d" have a great deal of spare time on his hands. the cable and land line iz working order, auch whole shilling below that alus the lawyer was the town. Great excitement prevails in Spain
THE CUBAN REBELLION. With That is to say that when the dollar had sunk a
The Cubans have captured an important for If towns in England of less magnitude Lewe might be flushed from Hongkong ta
to get 24 per cent extra. At Is 101. therefore Sandakan within half an hour. Granted even the lawer is entitled to charge 30 per cent. than Hongkong and not possessing such a
ttant, on very many accasions, such telegrams 15.00 125 large criminal population are held to re would have but little local significance, the
extra on his bills of ocsis. Lacky dogs! No quire the undivided services of a chief con- possibility of giving a useful warning to wonder Mr. Joaquim accepted with alacrity the single steamer once in thres mcathe would ggestion that no new rules were wanted. cable we should say that still more samply make up for the cases in which the tele-standard. But the old car with a thrap-and-a-deeg level mine has occurred as Johannesburg,
These might have taken & En. Ed. Jellor on would that be the case here. And when granie were useless. Nor need they be sent to the duties of Captain Superintendent of daily No news, other by wire or steamer,
ponny dollar as a basis will, do very well very well indeed. woull be good news. Folice are added those of Superintendent
B WATSON'S
MELLOW BLEND, Bl Caponia, with Name and Trade Mark
*WATSONS ABELOVE"
GLENLIVEL, Bad Con Bule, with Nomo Trade Marker mums.
and
D WATSON'S HKD BLEND OF THE FINEST SCOTCH- MALT WHISKIES, Violet Capsule. WATSON'S VERY OLD LI QUEURSCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Capanla DANIEL CRAWFORD'S FIN-) ·
10.80 -0,90
12.00 300
14.40 -1.20
EST VERY OLD Soojen} 1440 1.20
Oar lowest priced Whisky is of excellent
LON
Aset the
rad not
beg to inform you, that Treo inspector. Hanson the Barlour Offre found Thave the honours kadha, sir,
TURRAY RUMSOI
en her, 1897, that it go the Chinaning hutsed ppt bran to the Harhout (iOS dofondant, Was In the co
wern being handed to thet DRT
ERS STRIKE" ATË NGAPORE
ptember bauarrmed akbe- arios ong mesra, who
on their owners,
remain firm: TAS ever and are înt Vies, while promises of
-medo, W
ry laid up through
Vadkister, Dilquier,
Be? Leang, Kian Anng Hong
banthan two of these balong
imalfp. Co, to shink. Me
isht The Sappho was to but bus morning it was bein granded
to the
AGBITUARYN
Ther
zan, Labelle, Zana kian
Enve now As tieša
giveny
mandons 14th Ancenis):
angouraged for bir yaac Heidena
Birt, aged 1 years
10す
ndon, 14tim Augens).
bu besa contar-
BoBitng Sad the well known Tédiou Joumarolates
var conecolesteron từ thờ
as the hongir bns been con purely saroztific and personal worth. SKÉSE OR, IMPERIAL. FEDERATION.
Fondos, 16th August Bassiau papers, commenting alion of a British Imperial federa that (den a fedorshon-would be a
it would make Great Bri orgal pirata. Evan a Custome Union" ths British Empira world represent ehormons political and economie force with:
rerybade would bute to count, and it. sential that Russia ami Gormany mist Arab some Teverful countorpoise to Greater
THE CANADIAN GOLDFIELDS,
Tonder, 16th August, nórica hentes – that the newe- on the Freido Contare en- Lze miners' on the goküsida in North amda bo resist the collection by the police of what are alleged to be the charges lured by the Dominion to
London, 20th Augant. Joveries are reported to würde ürer und te
16th August
The warlike, agitation, has 28ope empowed alie Frees, and at si gathering attended by, some 19058 in Athong it was decided to urge call to arms, and a resumption of thạ ainsödtarkey under the personal loader-
the King
n position and the bajabsringel of the törze and harbour commenced reubably the forts at Kuwlu would frst fall into bly binds of the LANCASHIRE, Operating from thocommanding feld he
yould then be downying, and the guze of these ship forts would be turned on the island.
With tbo orests of tas &orlo Bill
Sour and the possession of the Comicon Hilla world, on their southern slopes, prande am
my sites for reservoirs, whose the water supply, of the colous would bor bu at the mercy of an
COTTON TRADE.. -Two of the largest firms in Preston are work.
the ontlook is gloomy.
be bestowed on the criminal investigation the typhoon sono, the Herald of that Colonyamount of the fees of por cent. of suching short time; five thousand looms are affected fad no enemy's ships could decupy Tolo Har
quality and of greater age than most brands in the murket, : We reoptamend our customoza not to be deterred by the lowness of price from of the Fire Brigado and those of a member The following returns of the average amount
As might have been expected, the Court of trying them all. For a soda whisky, Thorno's Bland and Walson's Geuereby are equal 16 of the Executive and Legislative Councils of lank notes in sirculation and of specie in Inquiry into the lata of the P. and 0. steamer any Abelour-Glonlives is very old Pest and Sanitary Board, what time, can the reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended on the east end of Spectra bas rrried af Whisky amoky) that could not be replaced in holder of the appointment possibly have of the respective Banks, are pablished
31st August, 1897, as cartled by the Managers only a negativo conclusion. There was liter ally no evidence on which a positiva judgment stook at the prios. Daid E. are too well known to need comment
to devote to the duties of bis other
Áreinge Specie in could be delivered. The naal north-easterly For CRA
Reserve current any have been rasuing stocker than dez Poe Rotappointment as Superintendent of the
its wont in the first of the south-west mopa Gaal? The adequate discharge of such
and thus failed to hop the ship off coust. Or multifarious duties by one man would require
$1,300,000 when the Aden was put off her coucan to allow some coal berde au deck to be stowed almost supernatural powers And while all
below, her position, miny have boon adversely these duties are piled on to Mr. Max, un
affected. But all this is like the children's game of
suppose. What fa established aprgetic and capable officer like Captrán HASTINGS is allowed to devote all his time to.
A
IRISH
JOHN JAMESON'S OLD,)
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$12.00 81.00
B JOHN JAMESON'S FINE 15:00 1:25
OLF, Green Capsule......
JOHN JAMESON'S FEBY
VO FINE OLD, Gran Can
18.00 $1.50
All these are ane and old. Can the office of Assistant Harbour Master, Now been stocked in Hongkong in wood for over 20 Tears, there being Tile sale for Irish Whisky it has been conclusively proved that the
in the Colonyan
AMERICAN
GENUINE BOUZEONAT
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DINE UVAREBINED
White Capsule
RUM.
PerCase
Amount.
Banks.....
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chino, $5,28,310 Hongkongård Shanghai Bank-
ing Corporation, 34,925,978 National Bank of
China, Limited, 8 358,347
Total $7,817,835
AMME
$2,500,000
and the United Status:
About diaktuen motthy Deserve Man" nghiti EXPLOSION IN A. JOHANNESBURG
bility of having nữ. MINE attacked to tab
An explosioz of a dyasmite magazine in
eansing grant bavos and Eiling five whites and twenty firo kefire.
FROM TONEIN PAPEES.] ANOTHER ANARCHIST OUTRAGE
CARA PARIM, Hh September. At Barcelony an Anarchist named Simpan aged twenty-seven, fired with a revolver at the chinf of the Palico on tus leaving the Firtas Theatre, at midnight, wounding him severely in the atomech. The nasilant was arrestedi
FRANCE AND RUSSIA,
PARIS, 6th September
The Russian Press arges the formation of
2 205,000 is that the duen was liks, etion P. and O. socistics în Basia and France for the develop
Tessals, well found that she had overything on ment of trade between the two countries. $4.005,000 bound which could be the ght of to chmure
safety, that she got her find of Tale A FEW MORE QUESTIONS, passenger certificate his recently as February
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Hongkong hints
of that time two dea to
home to this station.)
is the additerránggo in And Graciau
have been wide? of the North Pando Athuth Squadka on to the
Hong torpedo boats's the emory and eighbouring
of the gans of he
THE ACOIDEN
In the Gorman Coret Septembar, otorg M-
The report of the Tanjong Pagar Book Co, fast, that she was swung for comprise errors
Irit a fact that Sam In, the gambling herse Harbour Master doas not require an assist Latuited, Singapore, for the half year ending only a month earlier, after she had been over kcoper who was sent to gaol for nine month Per One
1das. Par Fot. ant; if the nasistant does the work there with Juno fast, states that the net profit, for handed, and that she was properly manned it with hard labour, Lea for some time, bonta
la nothing for the Harbour Master to that period is $225541.43, which, with the to have ive English sailors on a ship of 3,000 ongaged in very light labour F
balanca $64,672,20 brought forward after fartons can be said to be proper manning. do and vice versa, for there is not ment of last dividend, makes $294,215,63. From Farther than this it is injorable to go.
Did the Surgeon of the gaol order tils Pine Ord. Red Capsule $15.00 1.25 work enough. for both of them. If it be this size the Direitors recotamend that $80,000.) we shall now noren know why she was so close Supeciulendent hisself the power to change Follo
And change in the panichment? If not, has the leomed desirable to maintain the office of set naide to meet cost of new gedowns which in to a cotoriously dangerous anlighted coast the Indoor F
have been ordered and payment of an interim in the list of a black und stormy night. Worodko olarastore "tai tan, $10 in the Ce mest Assistant Harbour Master in order to have dividend of 37 per share for the half year, also coast to which math, musers give as witle a calchrated book supposed to represent Inspector witness Iden, FerBot always rendy a competent looum tenens when a lonas of 88 per share, leaving a balsure to be borth as possible oven in daylight, on suunt of Baker MACH TOWAL FINE QLD Tow, White 720 50.50. the Head of the Department is absent onbentures has been reduced from 8928,000, to about onesuntorod. But he is one side of grast or large Lead P
carried forward of 909,213.65.-The total of the thick nons of the weather holy to be theroo they met principal or chief head as well Zele 720 080 leave, it would seem that when bis services $709,500, the amount due under the serenthe the sad entity which may wall conso a turt
Isunt rather fur-feleled to suppose last aanlylimi are not required in that capacity they might eighth issues having been paid off. The math of pride in the heart of evers Briton The Boker would be paid 310 a day if Stanton was
Jesno, new Faries, amounting to $175,000, falling Court cines net speak an atom too warmly of only paid $5 and Quiusoy $37 be sulvantageously utilised in other depart due on 10th October reef, bes been ofered for the admirable conduct of the officers and crow Is it posible that "tai lan" resily means ments, na, for instance, as Bupstintendent of renewal at 1 per cent, a reduction of 1 per cent and passengers. The self-sacriles of everybody. Mr. May himself? the Gaol The actual routine work of the the present rate, and applications have al entornou, even the Lastars, was simply amazing If so, is it not absurd to suppose that this
ready been zweised for about hull of the Superintendent of the Gaol is not heavy, bat the holder of the post: might pro fimbly devote a good deal of attention to the gonemal ndministration and management of the establishment. At the Hurlur Quffice Caplein HASTINGS'S SOrvices are prac tically last to the public. We would eng- good, therefore, that if the office of Assistant ring. But to impoce a licence for about they would surely he be jusled in the year, some can of tresty
ing wild cattle, deer and pig, and a fine for racing their own ships or bents and brews by in moraš parf Harbour Master is to be retained it should shopting the females, fa to my mind the height starking in to mekerware Bat it is very easy -be regarded as nominal valy when the Hend of stupidity; they are hil nasless and all the wonderful they did not report the wrack at Wilk of the Department is in the colony and that loves Fige are worse they are deeruetive either Alden of Parin. Thy druid no indeed flow
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and the heroism of the offer doserves to be book la reliable fo recorded on imperishable brass." We trust Has there not been considerable digestio:ad- A correspondent of the Singapore Free Press, it will be so recorded in B. Faul's Cathedral tion amongst members of the Police For referring to the recent proclamative of the There is only one point in which the Gout owing to aertain rules recently enforced North Boravo Government with reference to hints a prasible fonit. It £nds that tho licences for hunting big gouis, gaya Will: pinsters of the steamers which saw the roɛxel the regulations for the preservation of clophonte on the rocks had, however girozentuly, alla felly destroyed Rhinoceros, too, are scaros The weather was so bad that when try Br I thoroughly agros, they should over be will to themselves that there were to survivors, they breed very slowly, and are decidedly worth no sigauls of distress, though they were made
bin tades, know of the apsiety pirani,
the holder should as a rule held the appoint strog them, you should be awar to dejou- tion of the ship,
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AXTAROTTO EXLORATION.
London, 17th August The whaling eleamer Belgine ferchio expedition subsidised Government and, andor the
interent de Gerleche, an fleet of the Belgian Dayyysailed yesterday
Fft the River Scheldt the, was calated;
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