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218 LUNAHONG JAILY PREES, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18TH 1327
It notified it the Goretts that Hr HT. Carmichael has been nathorised to be a surveyor of boilers of unilcensed steamships under 60 tons bardon during the absence from the colony of Mr. W. Ransoy,
It is notified in the Gazette that undor in structions from the Secretary of State H. E. the Governor has appolated Dr. J. C. Thomson to be Assistant Surgeon in the Medical Ds partment, with effect from 1st August last
This afternces on the Happy Valley the Hongkong Football Club will hold an Inter- Clubs match under Association rides. Tours
will be captained by Mr. P. G. Davies, RA, and Mr. J. 8. Moberly. H.K.R., respectively, Kick off at 4.45 p.m. sharp,
THE ANGLISH MALL IN A VIOLENT
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ALL THE BOATS EWÉPE, AWANG
The P&O mail steamer Kaiser-i-Final arrived in Hongkong at thres d'cloalt yosterday morning, or thirty-six hours after the time she was expreted. The reason of the delay was
that she encounteil starring storm on her way up from Singapore, and as she same into port yesterday she had the appearance of having been badly. battered by ebot and shell, Bat although
o ich damage was done to the vassol not a single life was leat, a fact which speaks volumes for the able penmanship and plack displayed by
CRICKET HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB Y, HONGKONG
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Last Sour Colonel Elsdale aid he regarded tbase competities se of great traperfanoe and 2 Ar this building te futonded on die oom it was for that reason he had gront-plasmire a plation to be under the administration of the presenting the prizes. At the conclusion of this Civil Media! Department, will be crveted in This match, wat always crostos plenty of interesting ceremony the nien were amissed the rounds of the Government Civil Hospital interest, was played naturday last and at. After doner, at which therefore and men or a loval platóku et un pievation of about 130 tracted a numerous gathering of opastatorer asseblakh dhe cert, a opacart was given fest above sea ire, and within easy access of Fortunately fine weather prevailed, though the end thorp were so many items that the time the mit bospital and load and using necessarily glow.
for nearly an hour. The nonmodation to be provided will cut, after the heavy rain cn Friday, was of the depetare of the last l'atie was delayed, she math besplful ad Thanks to the kindness of the Colonel and Yesterday the man attended a glutea parade | be as followay Officers of the Honghong Regimoat the playervice, which was coutustell by the Bay, G. TA
onlivened by the strains of the Regimental Williams A colection was, afterwards, sade Fe The Foothall, Club was the toss and Auton
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A convenient site for this building he been ecleated the Victoria Brontal and also ta thog prosen: meticul
Dorary wooden shed containing & disinfecting. stall qnriers. It is now becapled by a lom- apparatus which, in accordance with a proposal made sou time ago, will be removed to a site adjosting the Tatortions Dienesee Hospital at Kennedytowa- place more suitable for it'in
Inchbald opened the batting shortly after 11.3, the attack bolug outrusted to Neble and During the day many photograES Cox Antos, after making 12, hit all round one aken inchip, puce when the mon of Noble's and was caught by Cox, Ward now maro on, panse. In in efternoon, thei came in and soon commenced to hit out, bie Commandant paraded the man, worn build a caperoom for couplescente, az opevn pat through the murement executed at the time theatre, and a skiers' rooms partuar keeping strictly on the defensive.
last annual inspection After thus he said bow The building be two-sto-eye high These two raieed the score to 62. when Inchbald was caught by Cox. Moberley was pleased he was with their week's work. They wil be surrounded us all sides by recandaha, the most bataing, and runs were added would part on the best of terms and he hoped the bath rooms, sculleries &o, being detached steadily until Ward was caught at 77 for they would all mest there ruin the this next in imal donoses situated at two of the anglos A while the neommodation for the Chinees penful forty-ovan. His last strols before your
thon neked to unfurl servants will be provided in soparata building bring caught was a beauty to leg for six Hia Sir John Carrington wan taon.
the Corps far Ho willingly did so and then connected by a covered war with thọ izeju was the highest seare of the matoh,
At the interval things looked rosy for the invited the whole of the man to be his guests block
NURSING UNETITUTES. Footballers, as there were only three wickets for the wors half hour, ou announcement | On being seen yostorday aftorBoss in xe-down fur eiglity and they were talking of do- which was naturally received with tremendous
the Cricket Club to play football, &o Shortly The second number of the Capp Gordon now came in and things went well for ready sale This gumber is fall of Interest fer resuming Moberley was bowled by Smith, arrived to up yesterday afternoon and had a the Football Club for a short time. Davies not only to Volunteers bint to the general pabile quietly hit off fourteen before being canglis, and as, we nuderstand, the auraber of opisa is Gordon and Atrixson darts the sore to limited, it would be advisable for the public to choruer natortunately ran himself endor them frons Messrs. Kelly and Walsh ont. From that stage a vory double resistance without delay.. was offered by the batsmen, Howden Smith capturing three wickets in two overs for fire- rus, and the innings' closed for 198 rane
Jobuston and Monasoy opened the batting for the Crietat Cnb to the bowling af Swaz and Gordon. Moussey did not stay long, being caught by Inobbald off Gordon for eight Hamilton followed. Johnston continued to de the bulk of the snoring, Panishing the log
Primo No Government House, balla repeatedly, but after making twenty
Hongkong, 27th April, 1807 two he was aught off Gordon by Ward, Cox now joined Hamilton and after rapidly
Birtuve the bozont to acknowledge the | Infang or twenty-dovon was" yorked by Davies.
Three wickets for 65. Shortly after this receipt of your despatehas noted in the margin Tomilton was caught in the slips. by Davies. on the subject of the celebration of the complet Smith and Langhorne getting together matia tion of the mixtieth year of the reigns of Hor things very lively and practically won the matoh, Majesty the Queen and to inform you what as the remuning five batsmen only added nine-steps are being taken in this colony to com- teen runs between them. They were both let memorate that auspicious event. of more than anes and with a little look the 2-1 anclose a copy of the Government notre construction of this road will mark
As showing how far-reaching have been the Captain Barobom and the whole of his orw effects on trade of the Bombay plague, and bow The passengers were not slow in recognia crowns is the tonnage passing between Boming these qualities, as when the, vessel had ley wail Turope, It is rupurted that is one month been got safely through the storm they pre- alone. falling off in Suez Canal dues, oring to the plague, wae sa muck as four million seated an address to the mes to whom they franes, or one bazurod and sixty thousand rightly considered they owed their lives, while, pounds-Times of Ceylow
as additional varnostnens of this firm feeling the passengers will to-night entertain the It is alleged with regard to the Pogu piracy. in the Nieuwe van dan Dag, a newspaper pnb Captain to dinner at the Hongkong Hotel, lished in Holland, that Captain Ross, by word
ishod in Holland, the unked the Assistant feronce to this eventful voyage Captaining all sorts of cash things, such he chalenging chearings Can Carlie Residont of Telok Semawe to mond no longer Barubam very kindly gave us on account of the any armed police as dual to his vessel to search ferne fight-ho and Lia men had hod with the Achingen passengers, because these delayed the Pega Plat oficial navor gave aur to this. wind and wavan. He had just risen from a At last, Captain Ross sent in a request in writ-well-eathod unaoze and was delighted to first ing, in which he stated that he would hold him of all record the entire immunity from leas of life. Ite Cotters for publication should be writion on oneself responsible for all possible consequences, in The gale started about 6 am, on Thursday, the
e of the paper only.
case he had his way. He also expressed is No enonymously signed communications that hows thaaks to the Netherlande India Government for 14 just, when the baconetor was 29.83, and | already appmarad in other papers will be i:arted.
the precautionary measures so far takon for his the wiul N.N.E. At 8 o'clock the wind freshened to a north-east gala with violent squalls. At nocurity.
A correspondent writes to the London and on a strong gale sat in the wind being all China Euprees In your paper of September 10 N.N.E. with a furce of S. The ship was then it is mentioned that the tone-masti sailing put load to sea, as the weather was getting Vessel Falls of Nes (Captain Lock), of Glasgow, worse every minute. At 4 o'clock the first and made a record passage of fifty-six days froin On the 91 October, 1897, at H.B.M, Coalute, Houghuzy to San Frunoises. I beg to inform third lift-boats were washed away with the Amy, before C. T. Gardner, Es, CMA, H.B.N.you that the slipper brip arick, owned by davits, the wind at this time being N.E. with a Comziri, and absequently at the Union Church, by fesers Jardim, they and Co., and cots force of 12, the barometer standing at 28.59. At by Hor. G. B. Valling, Chaplain to H.M.'s fores,
aded by Capt. J. F. Crockett, left Hongkonga d'clock the wind was E.N.E, the force baing Hongkong, Tom GREAT GOWLAND, eldest son of THOMAS COWLAND, Newtown House, Rathgar, on Nov. 1. 1853, and arrived at San Francisc 12, and the bacometer had now dropped to 23.60. in forty-five days, and the American clipper Dublin, to CCRA MY BACH, fourth daughter ermund, leaving a few days before the Lanrick. The ship laboured very hossily during this did the passage is ily days. It shows that gas of harrising forms and took large quantities of water force and aft. At 10 p. the upper the clippers of forty-four years ago are hard
forward bridge was totally wrecked and the officers had to go into the wheel honee. At 11 p.m. 1ke fourth fe beat, the gig, and the mad best were washed agay, the weather all this time not showing the least signs of shatement,
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The wreck of the Aden is reported to have broken ny and almost entirely disappeared. I has been thought, howover, that a fair propon tion of sairage might be recoverable, especially such dead-weight as copper, tin, eta, of which
Football Club might bad won however, they Davies and Anton made a fate match of were not successful bowlers, the former latter two for sixtoan. Moore :-. fattas fole wickets for thirty-one and the
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H. 8. Moberies, K., & South
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she carried a considerable quantity. Negotia At 1s on Friday, the 16th inst the jolly tions have resulted in an agreement heing boat was carried away, and two hours later the concluded between the P. & O Company and first catter wont overboard. At 3:30 a heavy two Aden firms, by which the batter bara engaged to be in readiness to make a start at so broke over the quarter deck, the fittings the earliest advisable meront. On Tuesday, being all washed away, the after bridge ladder, the 14th September, the party left Aden for store in, and the after cabins and smoking rooma Socotro, whore the atterns, will be made jointly boing flooded with water. The rousel pitched Operations are impracticable until the cessation of the south-west conscon, but an expediting in a most alarming fashion, the bows being Creagh, Langhorus, b Bowdon Smith of the goats mood to sach work had repastodiy under water, but the affer onbins felt beon sent out from England. They will form a miniature encampment living in tenta on the island, with moored baggalows to work from and use is lighters-Madras Mail,
the rough treatmout much more than those for.. ward, the latter being on several occasions filled with water. A To the tunnel guys were earried away and steps were immediately taken to prevent the fannst from toppling overboard.
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THE DIAMOND JUBILEE PER- AMANENT MEMORIALS
The following correspondence with referende to the Dimond Jubilee Permanent Memorials for Hongkong is published in the Uazete
GOVERNOR TO SECRETARY OF STATE,
all respects
The Institute will provide accommoda tion, in the first instee, for nu resistant xantron, sisters, and probationers, and will be 80 arranged that it can be conveniently ex tended should backsten aris,
9Competitive desins are being invited local architects for tlio buildings aloro from otcovordane, with the urnered, sun- ditious, the limit of comp being fixed at 880,000 for the Hospital and 20,000 for the Nursing Institute
410--The positions of the proposed Hospital and Nursing Latimta in relation to the exist ng hospital and quarters are fadfcuted on the plan which companies this report, and can be mero clearly understood by a reference. to the photographs shoving the Espital and
VICTOLIA ROAD, grennds ng thay are at present,
the fallment of a sabeme viich has been inng fication slowing the composition. mitico appointed; by me for
Hokired in the colony. Ju the absence of com pleta surveys, which will require some time to this
make the schains can only be described in out ciding what term this comp mitteo: Mr. Jackson, Honorary Treasurer and line at present. It consist of constructing 104. Mr. Slowatt Lockhart, Bonetary Secretary-wiles of new road, paotically reconstructing 4 take Me Cimiter fe Chair
most eno miles, and effecting minor inproven ents in other Mr. Chater is proving himself. getic Clairman, and, in brain in with his portions of existing ronds, the whole, Là miks colleagnes, is sparing, no troubles to make the length, forming pearly complete airemit of ke the island with the onion of soins of its celebration surcoèes.
At the first meeting of the Committee in peninsular promontories
was resolved that the occasion should marked. The road is intended for Las purposes of by the establishment of a perinunent memorial driving or biogeling, and it may therefore be of an event at onea so sulpicions end uniqobil down that, wherever practicable, the width The general public was hoodringty Insited to of it should not be less than 20 fest and the gro send in to the Committee any suggests they talents should not be steeper than about 1 in 15, might have to uler on the enbject. In re Whezorce it on be done, without materially the sponse to this invitation no fewer than twenty creating the cost, the with should be increased saggestions we received. These were duly to 25 feet,
Overs, Maid, Runs, Wis. NB. Wicker considered by the Committee which rejected all-19-Commonong at the Geporel Post Office, the suggestions except five, and these were, and proceeding eas, wards a good wood fiready referred to 5 Sub Committee for consideration existed for or the important village of Shanki and report, Ionclose copies of the report of wed the Sub-Committee.
J. F. Noble 12
T. Smith... 16.
A. Co..... 16
Hader Suish. 61
On the 8th October as the extra P. & /ight to witness the exhibition by Messrs. It swayed from two to three feet on each side, Mackenzie....10
elearer Japan was coming to an anchorage at Singapore she ran into and damaged the Blue Fannel steamer Iaion, at anchor in the
harbour.
Those who were not pressat on Saturday Johnson and Charvet of their einsmatograph
but by moans of a obuiu purchase il missed a fine trast. The chius employed
was made seenra. At 'o'clock the squalls was one of the improved type in which ite vibration so pronounced in other instruments decreased in violenes, but the ship labored of the kind, though not entirely eliminated, has heavily in a very high N.EL and S.E. son From been very much ameliorated. The motions, too, midnight up to 8 am, the wind was S.B. with The London and China Express says Orders are slower and more regalar, some of the pictures fores of 10 A1 9.30 am, the ship was put en have been giron for the 13th and 25th Batteries lasting from one minute and dirty seconds to ber conzse and the fore and aft sails. wera set, (Southern Division) Royal Artillery, at Hong.ore minato and forty seconds, while the "Love the ship then being 345 miles from the Gsp kong to proceed to Indis between September 17 scene between Columbine and the Clown" lasted Rock Lighthouse, From that time the weather and Novamber 18.
two mioutes, and the Car's arrival in Paris gradually moderated to an ordinary N.3. one minute and ifty seconds The Jutile monsoon, and at fare velack yesterday morn
a
Mr. E. Georg, in his woolly share list dated Procession passing Gress Park who the Losting, much to the relief of everybody on heard.
blten Verbatim fang
The sentence of death passed at Singapore ons conlia named Leong Wah for the murder of Lis recruiter by throwing him overboard from the On Sang on the voyage dews to Singapore has been commuted to penal servitude for lite na n
The Hamburg correspondent of the London and China Express says:-By Imperial order the German squadron in the Far East for some time will be stationed in Japaucso waters. The come der-in-chief has ordered ali vessale in the East Asiatic regions to Yokohama.
Admiral E. H. Smith (retired), who died at his residence, Victoria Park, Dover, at the age of ranty, entered the Navy in January, 1842, and was engaged in the destruction of the Fat nhap fotilla of war junks in June, 1557, as well as at the capture of Canton in December of the
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"Lieutenant J. H. Threater, la Battalion Bite Brigade, has been attached to the Viceroy's Permas Statins an extra Aide-de-Camp. This is the second appointment of the kind from the companies forming the Penang detachment, Capt. Baker Carr having already joined the Viceroy's stalf as A.D.O-Singapore Free Press,
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the Lightaiug Artist, The Haunted Cast, including the Laccare, and the Captain W. Gorden. 11 of the Captain and the whole of the crew, J. H Swan ... 11 and the Neonid were likovico ozcellent, himself, girs the Lasan natirted praise for II. W. Lecher. 3 while the Troubled Dream was most comical, their plucky bebavicar. They had no means. G. Davies 14 provoking no and of laughter, and had to be whaterer of cooking their food, as their galloy. G. Word reposted after vociferous cries of "Encore."
was washed out, but they submitted without a mur. A. 8. Anton ... |mer to work with great determination, although
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their baly food was biscuits and sugar. Noorly VICTORIA ENGLISIT BCHOOL V, ST. JOSEPH'3 all the passengers were berthed in the cabins on. the hurricano deck and all had their belongings completely rained.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE “DAILY PRES.”].
LONDON, 14th October. THE VENEZUELA ARBITRATION. Professor Martens, of St. Petersburg Uni- Textily, has bera obosen as umpire in the Vezuelan Arbitration The Court of Art-placed-ms-the-are so twisted and bent as to
tration will assemble in Paris next Anlamo, «?
MOVEMENTS OF THE MEDITER. BANEAN FLEET.
The hall of the vessel is uninjured, but it needs very little examination of the ducks to convince one of the terribly rough voyage the Forsel made. She is totally stripped of boats. and what dovite romain will have to be re
render them quite useless. The after part of the ship seems to have folt the effects of tho storm most severely. The smacking vonta is almost unrecognisable as anch, ail the cushions Five British wor-ships have sailed from having been washed away, the panes in the win- Melta to Alexandria.
RESIGNATION OF THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS. The Mastor of the Belis has resigned.
BIMETALLISM.
The Times states tine s latter is being drawn up for the purpose of expressing the grase objection of the majority of the leading City
dows smashed, and the various fittings broken off. Cabins var the smoking room were totally wrecked and deprived of everything they cos tained, veen the doors und partitions kring dashed to piaces One compass near the aft stooring geer was wished overboard, and many iran ttings, erit were wrenahid of by the force of the wind and waves. The first class pinne, a valuable instrument, was smashed to atema. The scene forward presenta en extraordinary
Jying inre and there twisted or cracked, while the entire absouce of boats, the abmacs of seven duvita, and the delupidated appearbuos of the re- musader gire a most desolate aspect to the vessel. Fortunately the engine rooms are woll pro tected, otherwise it is hard to say what would Although Frack Press disasses the have happened, for the tool was kept olent West African boundary queyliva dos bented ostiraly by the engineers being able to koup panner, the French Govisenmant is moderate the englass going and the atroring gear in good and couoliatory and hopes that the approuching working order,
egotiations will adjust differences. Nevortbo ready for sea again, but the northern mails will It is not yet known when the ship will be
The statenbut that Dr. Herbert Gilea, of men to any Government movement in the direr-appeatues of wreckage, grant iron fittings. Aberdoen, hus accepted the Professorship of tien of bimetallisa Chiasse at Cambridge University is rather pre matra Tuo aliation for the post of Professor of Chinese dovs not take place til November, when we [Loudon and Chiña Papressi anticipate that Dr. Giles will be colected, but Back an event has not yet taken place.
LONDON, 15th October, GREAT BRITAIN AND TRANCE IN AFRICA.
The watch between the Vioturis English School and the t. Joseph's College was played at the Happy Valley on catardag and resulted in a victory for the former. The following is the score
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A. Contes, b Kuttonjeo J. France, Koltonjon. Mogun, run out M. Simers, not onl Melendraras, & Buttonjes, b-Bask
is of excellent Kudat on the Fist September. About the bamo less there is a strong divergenoo between the be carried by the Mantia, which leave hers Junteer Corps at Staneoutter's Island concludes t
MET VERY OLD BOOTCH 140 1.20 ** VINKY Cut lowest price.
Whisky quality and of prester age than most brands in The market. Ve recommend our epsioners not.
be deterred by the lowres of price frem ying them all. Por a sods whisky, Thorne's and and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to Abour Glenlivet is a very old Fest Whisky (amolcy) that could not be replaced in hack at the virion D and E are too well known de need commas...
Per Cise
JOE JAMESON'S OLD.) Grson Cepsate per
JOHN JAMESON'S FIND
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The following native to mariners is publishes in the Gazette-Advicas from British North Hornis state that an earthyake was fult at time, a new island was thrown up fróm thà nas between Mampakul and Lamboidan, fifty yurde British and the French views on certain points, about noon to-morrow. land is of clay and rocks, and measures 200 yards from the mainland, oppbaita Labuan Tho is long by 150 yards broad, and 60 feet high. The island appenre to be increasing in sizə.
A long official correspondonon is published in the Gazette with reference to the so-called 1 dor, Par Bot. "Spanish Swindle." the Consul at Barcelona
$12.00 $1.00
15.00 1.23
4~From the Inquities of the Has Committe 11 bavume apparent that he met popalar schemos were ********
1-road found tre slazd
miles Estan. The road follows the cost ine passing through Quarry Bay with its lazga engar rollngries, and is, withought exceptiona practically level From Shinkawan it turns cathwards and begins to asceud until a gapin the kills 14 reached at an altitude of about 300 fest Idea from Shankivan. In the portion A hospital for women and children 3A Rome for obtaining nurses from the existing route is followed for a distance of
home and training gürzen locally
about 1 mile kada desiation is then made whob Mr. Chater, alt Jackzon, ami M. Lockhart öffects a saving in the length of the fond and then waited upon me and inquired whether the avoids an unneccssary, rise and f Governmbat vould give its support to this pro-apin sonchud. The formist gramms and stated that much sapport would feet in depth through the be therongly appreciated by the great unority andraga gerades of the Comm
all the way fro
Paising
bugh the
denisi-
Lore
10irna
Juties celebration, proposed seat bada Anapits! Women, and Children stitution training Nurses et cost of $50,000)ablo, for also wood to be made by degrope, round the BID" island $225,000.. May 1. prop oto of higher fer
Aman na jablay subscription Castamata
at 350,000, 1 exnat = "nerosdo Jubilés? Chater promises
'any) in future sani) be made
per cent, fueroase of
per annum.
cross
above the village,
veller Boma distanco FRIM GRAL SPEy an average. sured. Curtoarjeg the fifills ot an elevation of about 100 feat until the.
one loat valley has been crossed, e alighi sedent fe
reply on the 22nd April
To this telegram I reseyed the following
In Answer to your telage
14th Apr2 corayat sell out toʻmydespatchi is the March 6-Farag received you propials, I addressed foft
I now forward, to tie Hozoz
before a meeting of the
the Jubilee Committee, this
2. I transmit un accou
of the Committee from
oned more begun to join the existing good which cimum height of about
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of which Nigiary (of: from the
that with the exception of two unshumously resolved to adapt tie tieve sõus
to which I bare specially reform
3. When it i recommend thật thú chơi involves on ultimate expealitaro
undulations the crand
tringlay the const
reached where a dezőent begun
to the village of Stanley miles from Shau
are the proposed road again deviates xisting, route and after being carried Aiznce approximately lovel, begins to Ozaput an inlegation. of 450 fest, Sobstacle as regards bright which
ked on the return to the start
the former instance some
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nisy marmitting an
in 1120 be secured."
tài áo đạo celing back donexia
somewhat stepply nad rapuista another hul betáro Maching. Upon “Wiler By tromler distant. bind with To Avoid Ung & Ceritae, is a out dontering Faction the thin such a manner as to admit of, an cant to viel Bay, the gradient bang
it in any necessary to state that residenta of this Colony arter the strongest feelings of lovelly towards Her Majesty the Queen your attention to tie la ters Commition fingo-revived from m German, Portuguese and Amerosa ties, and I tatimpato also a cordial waronger the
real char Ki 30 The length of the portion a
los slightly, rernused., but this je
and the excidanu
from the Chinese, whether, 18 Träiset Latola Avodiig bill which would entail ascent of sabjosts or alborwIBLY
inhvat 280 Iseb
- 9 - Undorthy dievammstances Zhave described there can, I think, bore duubt that the different) and guastion nationalities in Hongkong appreciate,
full the bonita they dorive from them:
In this the pet remoto sad not the leap THE VOLUNTEER ENCAMPMENT,
portant of Her Majesty's posHIONE. ** the bonear to be, sir, your most obedient, The 1897 escompront of the Hongkong Po- blb servasty, 7
ANWILLIAM ROBINSO thie morning. Most of the men came away yes The Bight Honourable Mr. J. Chamberlain,
of the Niger.
MP. Her Majesty Principal Badastary. mere cepecially on those emcerning the bankssented to Captain Harcham, We wnderstand last of what has been a most profitable The following is the address which was pre-terday, but a few remained behind to see the
of State for the Colonier, wo die da it is to be printed on parchment-
week's way of instruction; On this point
BRCRETARY OF STATE TO GOVERNOR, R.1.8. Kaisar-i-Hind wa were glad to hear one or two remarks made Hongkong, 17th October, 1897. to the men by the Commandant yesterday after
Downing Street, 10th Jan 1897 Sir, I Love, the honous To CAPT. S. Baronam.
noon. He said that those people who thought. We, the undersigned passengers, wish to that the crop was merely a little pionie for receipt of your despatch convey to the Captain, Offcera, and Crew of the men were greatly mistaken, Hard work April, regarding tho
mer knew farmor shout their drill and were sixties our of Hor the Kaisar-l-find our high uppeciation of the bad been performed during the week and the permanent memoria vesaal during the meat gals of October 14th much smarter thuit the beginning of the on- must erpres my math and 15th and their manful and cheerful bearing campment. Of course the idea that the como which the miners, onni The following correspondence is published in during that most critimal period: “
ground is only a plonsara groand is very absurdnftord of loyalty and the Guretle
AJ. Varini AI, Aldrous sa nga visit to Stonscattar's on any day last week of all scotious of fin
I have alrezi G. Wormall
would have amply testifiel, but still some people Tadazansa Hayashi
have the notion und it is as well, to annihilate torms my approval
telegrama of the 22nd Hanpikin Cooverjoe
THE "PRINCESS CHARLOTFE" AND * VICTOR EMANUEL" "FIGURE HEADS.
having suggested that the various Colonial E COMMODORE AND GOVERNOR CRACKirable way in which dez maanged the
Governments should be warned of the naturo: of these swindling operations The stądza operandi of the swindlers is to write to their in- tonded victim stating that money which has Jim Joft by adecuased relation, or has been Bocrotod. by a prisoner, may be recovered, tut
·18.00 $150
that a sam is required for preliminary expenses. Athos Tory po and old. Las Prandably many dapes send the sum asked ween social in Hongkong in wood for over 20 for, or the swindle would not be continusi so Tate, there being Kids made for Trish Whiskepusistently
AMERICAN
GENUINE HOVLUDE WHISKT.
FIM OLD, Red Cossal's,
Per Uomo
JOKES..
COMMODORE TO GOVERNOR.
Tamar at Hongkong,
1th October, 1997, Sir, I love the honour to submit that I nu proparod to give the figure head of the old Princess Chertutta, which is now is a somewhat lonely and nofrequented plase by the signal gün
We have received the P. & time table dos, For Bot showing the proposed movements of mail
stoomers for the year 1898, On the homeword Yard, if it should moet the views of Your Ex at Victoria Peuk, a home in the Royal Naval route the accelerated service commences with sellepey that aho should be transferred to a more the willowting on Saturday, 19th February frequented locality,
with cur Nameand Trade (15.00 12
GIN
Per Can
DIEN OLD Tom, White?
do Pero $ 7.20 80.00
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7.20
0.00
FIRST OFD) -JAMAICA,
Violet Capsule
$15.00 81.25 Goon LEEWARD IBɛand, 6.00 0.50 GOOD LEEWARD Iero $2.50 per Cal LIQUEURS
BENEDICTINE. SURACOMO
TEKKE PH CARÃO,
BLACKBERRY BRANDY MAZARCHING..
HEBEING'S CREERT
CORDIALA MA
DE BIKANT'S A700FTIRL BITTRES STAGE
AND
FAERATED WATERS.
after which Bataxday will be the regular day of expect that before very long the figure head departare. The day of departure from Shang of the Victor Emanuel will be placed in a pro hai is Tuesday, at 6.00 am. The three allowed for mitent position in this establishment, and it the mile to reach London from Hongkong is would seem it that a Royal Consort shald he twenty-nine days. On the outward ronte the provided for him. Danlerated service begins with the mail leaving
Provision is made in the yearly Naval Estim-
Loudon on 4th Feb., which is das at Hongkongates for keeping these interesting relics of the on Sunday, 6th Marols from the 2nd April to let Chctober ile day of arrival is Saturday, and ask in a state of preservation are the therafter it changes to Sunday again, our to be, sir, your excellency's obedient doubt, however, the voyages will continue to be
fertaut, mande, s heretofore, in several daye less than
the schedule tima,
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A Renter telegrams from Blottin states that
SWINTON CHAILAND,
Commodɔré. His Excellency Sir William Robinwu,G.C.M.G..
Governor of Hongkong
GOVERNOR TO COMMODORE
C. Wren Alice Mankie
Stewart
G. A. Roberts E. C. MasKenzie
Stewart
Kavesji Edulfi. Shirinbai K. Edulji Edward Hont Alice Hnut Bernard Upward Alfred Jennings Walter Jennings A. J. Wilson Kerath MoLood. Franz F. Llenau' F. W. 8. O'Neil,
MA
H de Kergaciou
T. A. Howe
3. Bilvister.
P. Harris
8. C. Mehta
T. J. Howard. --E. W. Cocklay
Thos. Hy, Jaxnes,"
9.Q.M.Begt. Eliza James Edgar Rowbottom George Kanderer "Frank Tall
WWW.Robertson Grahad Mukio- J. Meiklejohn John Walker A. Wóndrofle 8. R. Marons CJ. Demée, Mail
OMèor
CORRESPONDENCE
{We do not hold arreled reponsible for the opinion expreset by our correspondents)
the fast of three new cruisers ordered by the Chirers Goternment was lunched at the Val Can Shipbuilling Yards at noon on 16th Sep tember in prosence of Hed Kingsheng, tas Chinese Minister to Germany who performed instant, I have the honour to minta that have the christening osremony. The veel received suction to the faion is the Naval Yard of the name of Hes-gong, or Wide Ocna. Her the gure heads of the Princess Charlotte und dimensions are as follows: Length, 328 laat oor manual, bat I treat tlist no objection beam. 41 ful; draught, 237 1st When fally will am on babalt of His Majesty to bis aud and carrying and tons of shed the ship proposed Buy Consort on Facet of har will have a displacement of 2,660 lors and mest Aranght of 16 test. She has fre-setowa
Kenewask Katura age Lave the rumour driven independently by edgines which thelats
20, 21, you most the lent T7500-home power, Teid kukmanis. B
SHSON guaranteed is 101 kaots The eraser curios tbros guns al 15 centimétzat:
Governinent House Hongkong, 11th October, 1897THE Sx,-In reply to your letter of the 11th
thrië toe wedo tabce, das below the water, Jang
ERRONEOUS SIGNALLING OF
THE AMERICAN MAIL
lavel route is continueds alongs sága a nɛt valley to join Ene
Proa
the presente road is once more
Gülage of A bérdezi, mica
abent two miles DRE divergenocide then made, the cosat, line being satered to until a janation, in enacted with the roads in, the wester, PEX- Aromity of the city at Kennedytown. He this dorinteni a lớn of 34 feet in the existing rol will be decuted, the sêm roata being app
* 19-Frow Kenzed town no excellent road priate (kronga the ofty back to the starting
ghly speaking t HBY digided into tro sporionsa mgadste Hon
ankiwau to*Beép Water Rare valgi 400 to 500 feet above sea level und s porken für ille conminder of the illstance
Holowing the coast line and sold cmy: attaining nii elgration of 100 fest
limate that
Saturday won on exeaptionally brgy day for despatuli No Es of the both units, the principal event naturally being fall be glad the firing practice from the north shore. A diso corse Fall part large number of woll known residents wont adopted for the Women and pver to the camp to witness this interesting ex. and the Nurses Tesliefe bibition and they were doubtless well pleased as to how many mutes of with what they Now. The idon was that be undertaken in the hast, bustanice and in an enemy, having landed at Mira Bay, and what Lirection
packed a small body of infantry over 6-Iu approving, tub the northera hills with the intention of car round the island. I'must turing Stonecutters' Island by wup de main, have sanctioned tha The body of infentry was supposed to have purpose of 0% ambarked in jauks aud'sampans at Samshuipe eppocrate, [and skilad down wind (N. F), intending to land any rate
the
on the sandy beach joining the Naval Ride the road should; Range, The Volunteers, who were oncampedradually bat at. Stobeontters East, turned out and, by means') by, whi of an affective fire from their 7-pounders and Maxims, succeeded in provouting the cuềmy - tho intention of Tauding. The anomy, boing humble pulsed, make for the Uspauimur PRES Bude, furions Are from the guns.
The enemy Nail represented by four annipana, fying a whà 1, and rigged with mat smile. Luenol ex several dumine were placed and they were sent in the required direction one at time, Ats given signal by Captain Chap mau: Battery Commander, the, Field Battery a pro or ALLE PRESE
and Jinxits at onog rushed from the biMALA. BIR Lotus paragraph in last night a
tory position under cover and puloklysamo kai te Chino Mail which ran sa folioweke tos ring, pectionhely from the Meting, was
otion. The Mage Wes Gous fennd, and Collizzou Ll hiltona daneki kons HURE OF Cha vleld Baitáry got in two dias bibi wiit eranday there by con
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