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GUBAU, MULUMET, BUNGHIE EUSA, BUNGHIE Bun,
SAMOAN AFFATES
THE NICARAGUA CANAL,
London, 16th February. Owing to Parliamentary eriganotas in Azerice the Nicaragua Canni Bill has beau shelved for the prosent session.
·THE QUERENUY.
bondon, 17th February, -
The following extenph: from a private litter
BINTANG. Indica alene that have suffered Best
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
en-th of ibi military expense. England (atern of the Brown being Company Dirbalgas from Mokanskan publiskad in this V. O. Dally
Work here also was suspended on seaonut of expands 20fr, milllens annually on her onlentes pubills feeling favor the prizelple of the antigar is now finding its way to the East and will bear Interest to sportsmen, Blond Yesterday afternoon à meeting of the Hong- the rains.**
and sends them yearly proilusta anionating to | amendment. two millards; Franco expelde. B1 millions apoA competing, by reason of the hountles it en yon know anyone whiq, whhes, to base look kong Sanitary Baard was held, the President
No. 1 Drise-Fairly good progress as boom or colonies, and shico 20 years ber exportations
Loudon, 16th February. joye, with locally grown and locally manufije round up bon or any one who has a good rifle, (Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal, Civil Medicat
The Australian papers argo the British a tured came sugar. The Times of Indie in no/ they can have good mes shooting pigs, there Over), occupying to chair. Phero wore also made with him, 55 faet having been driven; thereto have not in a yone: extended 118fc.
are plenty of liont bore, Mr. & large, prosont the Vice-President (the Han, F. H. We have not met with anything of value et milllous, while she handleaps her colonial bud-nexation of Enso the only solution of the article on the subject tells us that the Indian Cove three days ago, but overy day they pasa ay, Captain Superintendent of Polios), the this point get. It in certainly a place that got with an annual increase of 10 to 15 millions.procent state of ausrely in tuo Islands.
In Germany, the circulation of the railwaJE Qualit-Optician, of London and Culoutta, ging sugar trade has been steadily in process of neat our house. My son called out" plga" the Hon. R. D. Ormsby (Diretor of. Pablo shoulì de vell prospected.
other day and we all rusheil out to see a very Works), Mr. E: Osborne, and Dr. F. W. Clark
No. 2 Drive-This also has been extended has augmented 75 por cant, in Great Britain, conversion from what was originally in the large on with several smaller ones waking up (Modical Officer of Health and Acting Buora 35 fest in the course of a leader which at the 43, whils in France only 11, la fermany
tary).
Colscial Government is consentrated at Berlin' main as export trade to one that is in the kill a litt way off *******
THE CONTROL OF THE SLAUGHTER-HOUSE Fires fairly good geld by parsing,
in to Bribiel Culories, with the colonists them, creasingly becoming an import trade. The
A Funchow, native correspondent slates that A lottor was rend from the Colonial Secretary
solves. These are dianistically opposed ayatome, valo of the sugar imports of India lias in news has been receiend of the destruction by stating that His Excellens the Corner was At the cavuza! places in the Bakit Berong but the contest is the consequence of public mpuners, of which Franco has yet to lasca the ten years grown from 13 crores to 4 crores, fire of the gaol at the Fatsing district cougia uot prepared for the present to adopt the reotion proposting was continued and a fair
Alphabet of the spurot. management and control of the slaughter of Nath Gaban. Machinery for Gobau shaft
The Czare proposal for disarmament is losing A great proportion of entaracts and dias and the increase has been mainly in tha 1 trucy on the night of the 6th February, resulting camisanitation of the Baard to transfer the amount of work done, and small loaders found affecting those advancing in lifa occur to those partieular kind of sugar which is fastored escape ta treadum of Bva. Pour prisoners waro of the colony to the Sanitary Board on the bas berm wat around by river and is now at í ground: srispiolon is baroming more attanhadace by the end af Maroh and the roport of the
expiration of the present less to the farma.
to it, and that trend will continue till his majesty kule the way la vending his soldiers
THE WANTE KR. into prírate life to a sensible figure, and cancela
Allahabad, 17th February. kinases to build war ships. Franco will never eqme round to the Czar's hobby, bocanso
A London special wire to the Pioneer dated she aims at the impossible to be the arbiter the 16th February says:
Half the United States were belplans on Tues of Europe, porhaps of the world-the stuf that Napoleonio dreams were made of. She day, owing to the frightful frost. New will be in no bures to gharral with England, and all communications being stopped Sup- York was onmpletely isolated, railways, ferrieg whose omnipotence she knows, and who la addition handles about the one-third of her plies were rapidly disappearing and fotobed ri
Hundreds of houses trade. If Britain în no way relaxes her nów diculously high prices.
ing Glarusa only to correct and cute.
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haring some dettoites in the construction of by liberal bounties. The imports of beet the ayes, the many years of Eye Strain" ending in sarions forms of direns. Gloagsugns have increheed from 12,000 est. in spacially adapted in yonth to those requiring 1887-88 to 880,000 owt in 1896-97, wkilo them save and preserve the sight.
in 1857-98 they considembly exceeded a All this time the imports of Constantly recurring headaches, spoils of milton cwt. dinosa when reading, weak eyes, the letters maning together sug of these symptoms indi- caas-sugar-the sugar which competes with pate a cedereroy' in the form of the era regule the Indian predict upon a cost of proine Mr LAZARTS supplies his SPECTAtions basis--word practically stationary
Under natural conditions the aren under CLES only after testing the sight
engar cultivation should have extended ADVICE FREE.
Yet it dogroase largely in recent years. from 3,100,000 acres in 1891-92 to 2,061,000 neres in 1896-97. Our contemporary very pertinently says:-"The advice to buy in "the cheapest murkut does pot entrý us for in this matter. The producer of booty-fed sogat aims getting A. S. WATSON & CO., the market to himself, and when he has "destroyed, the competition of the home "producer, the tendency will be to a return. to old prices. There is scrubing unreal, “therefore, in the argument tht though the producer may be rained by the bounty system the anasumer is benefited. The benefit is transient, but the mischief that is allowed to be done in securing it "is permanent. The Government of India “will do no injustice to the consumer of sugar by seeing that the foreign producer carries on his industry under fair condi- tions, or keeps out of the mathely If countervailing duty should raiso the price "at the ports from Rs. 7-2 per maund-the PORT after removal should be present forward ratu du Calcutta"-to Ra. rested a month hofore use. When 10, it will manke the burden on the con- required for drinking at once it is heavier than it was six years should be ordered to as decanted ago. No cae then complained that sugar before being sent out.
"was dear, nor did the price check con SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and "sumption. The consurate will be none After Dinner Wines of very superior "the worso, but the producer will be spared Vintages:
true XERES from extinction." Wines.
WINE AND SPIRIT
MERCHANTS.
ALL our stocks of Wines and Spirits selected by experienced bagers cu the staff of ear London Izak, bonght direct at first baud, imported in wood na bottled by curelees. thus ring all intermediate proffs, and enabling to supply the best gromthe ot moderale prices.
PRICE LISTS, with full details, to ba hal sa application.
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Most of the bounly giving countries CLARLY-Our CLARETS, in-are already tired of the enormous ex- luding the lowest priced, are penditure the policy involves, a policy making 10 Ere guaranteed to be the genuine product bich siaply menus of the juice of the grape and are not seat of so many millions per nunua to the artificially made from raising and foreigy consumer, and in course of time no currants, as is generally the case with doubt the evil would eure itself. France Cheat Wince.
and Russia are now the only cocotries op- posed to the abolition of the bounties, and verhey must become convinced of their inadvisability sooner or later. The prac tieni question for English statesmen is whether we are to wait for the natural con- version of our friends or are to neutralise the bounties by imposing a countervailing duty. If the latter alternativo were adopted the probability is that no bounties would be abolished immediately, the countervailing duties would lapse automatically, and we should again find ourselves on the basis of
BRANDY-All our BRANDY is guaranteed to he pure Coasac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage.
WHISKY-All our WHISKY is of excellent quality nud of greater age than most brands in the market, The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and, is pronounced by the best local connois
sears to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuins only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
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CHINA JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA. SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHER- LANDS INDIA, PHILIP. PINES, BORNEO, &c.,
FOR 1899
THE THIRTY-ovuntu ANNUAL JEsUn
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At Nagasaki, on the rd February, Mrs. HANA STURANT SMITH, Widow of the late Captain ET. Saito, aged 72 years bed 4 mus. A mive of Cobertand, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
The Daily Press.
HONGLONG, March 3rd, 1899.
Free-trade.
An American Bali was given st Kobe on the ad February in celebration of Washington's birthday."
Wo bear that .. the Governor intends to make a trip across the row Kowloon territory next week.
Yesterday afternoon the Baltimore left for Musila with Mara Sekawan and Worcester, the Americas Commissioners,
in twelve prisoners being berut to death and the recaptured but not before receiving severo them. The firo was citsed by the npsetting of
wounds at the hauda of the soldiers sont afiar.
lamp on a quantity of straw, Atorials for waking audule by misoners working in the industrial department of the gaol.-N. C. Daily Newe.
THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE OUTLYING VILLAGES. Correspondence was submitted concerning the water supply of the outlying villages of the colony. U to 31st January the Director of Public Works wrote a fellows to the Catonist Secretary-
providing a parapet wall round in and a wooden luing the well with masonry or brick-work,
Heto-Eurong waiting for a favorable oppert maity to take it to the mineĂ
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These were idls during the mouth under
GENERAL.
Water Power-Sufficient for all require mouts
HealthFila has been fairly good although we had a few other of small por, but not of a serious nature. Only a few of the natives wero laul up.
22 Stamps. These rocked 27 days 13 hours. Part of these only wars in condition to be run. ́Oro orasked Toom - Amalgam Bullion Raferring to the vote. No. 14 of $2,000 Headings 2717 The anaal meeting of the Chies Flour Mill
430.05 Co., Limited, was held at Shanghai on the 27th under the hand of Fablic Works Extraor February. The report and acetats salmitted dinary, page 47 of the estimates for 1899, Jalis No. 1 19.05 showed a profit ut credit of prefit and loss of for wolls in viliges not yet applied with Jalis No. 250.05 Ts 1,859, which was carried forward. The water, I have the honour to request authority Jali No. 3
L'ana Chairman, Mr. A. MoLead, in the course of bis to expond this money at my disoration in sink- pesh said-It is quite as much a disappoint- | Ing wolle in the villages where they smom to be ment to the directern on it is to the shareholders most urgently needed. I have had particulars that we are not able to present you with a mors celiacted regarding 15 villages on the Island of satisfactory account on the present occasion, but Hongkong and E in British Kowloon where I think there is no need whatsoover of despair welke are acoded or an imprated water supply. ing of the fine! success of the company. We Of these the old and new villages of Little had at fue beginning of the year fair pros Hongkong, Tokialam Village, and Apitohor We had stablished reputationscem the most pressing ass, and I propose to pocta. font fone in the large market of take them up first, Where on walls ôxist I Vladivostock and we had untered into large propose sinking in the locality most suitable, torion. contrasts on a highly profitable basis. But in and it water is found at a reasonable depli the Customs that the export of flour to Lon the latter end of May we received notice from
tresty porta would be stopped. This was very diappointing and eased the directors mano unxtoty, having as I have said large contracts for cur flour in hand. Bet on representing matters to the Commissioner of Castoms here be granted us permission to ship until the end of Jana. During the forty-five days of grace the mill worked day and night without stop; ping, and yen will be interested to learn that there was not the slightest hitch among the
Tarihar raports concerning the outbreaks of machinery and wouvred out the large
bubonic plague at Caloatta and in Formosa. quality of 1,000 bags a day." (Henr, hear.
were submitted. In reply to a telegram asking When we found the northern market was clea
whether bubozio piague existed at Taiwanfno, towa, had to turn round for another and after considerable trouble and considerabis com afirmativ folegrum frons Caletta deted Her Majesty's Coned thore wired in the petition I am glut to say we have found a very Feb. 17th said tast twe mora aasas of plugs large parket in this place. We hare Dow soula courred there. A statement was submitted tota for all we can passibly produce working showing that in the city of Bombay from Jun, day out night and although taken at somewhal 17th to JR. 34 thera were 1.13 plague cancCO
and $55 deaths. low figures we hope to obtain more satisfactory priers in the one faturs. Another feature was The extremely high prize of wheat during last gaur. The wheat grows extremely short and prices atormally high This gear we hope tape lower prices. I think you will be pleased to know that the will is giving every possible satisfaction and that the machinery to running without the least bitch or trouble. Our Bour is also giving overy satefaction and as far as we can see our prospects for the future ar Torg mch brighter than they have been during the last nine months.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
LHUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS.")]
LONDON, 28th February. UGANDA.
In the House of Commons Sir Charles Dilke moved to reduce the vote for Uganda in view of the uusatifactory position thero.
Mr. Broderick said there was no cause for an- xiety in the present position and that the country bad settled down considerably. The object of Col. Martyr's expedition was to explore and lo
plant posts on the right bank of Man. Nilo in to connect Uganda with the Budur and nitimately to join hands with Col. Kitchezor.
Sir Charles Dilke's motion was rejected,
SUPREME COURT.
2nd March.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE SIR JOHN CARRINGTON (Cher JuBRUE).
A PROMIEBORY NOTE TRANSACTION. In this case Borancino de Sonya Ferraudes, Count de Seune Fernandes, sought to recover from Cassius Moosa the sum of $4,500 paid to the National Bank of Chiua under a promissory not for which his tale father was guarantor,
Mr. J. J. Francis. Q.C. instructed by Mr. Hursthaus) appeared for plaintiff and fr. E.
dont
cover. In other cases existing wells will be dospone, lined with opnorete, and protected as in the other open, Alf the wolls 1 haro soga in the salony are liable to pollution from the marisce surrounding them; most of them are in dilapiister condition, and in this season afford but a scanty and extremely suspicions. looking supply of water,”
THE PLAGUE
MORTALITY RETURNS.
The mortality returns for the colony of Hongkong Lor de week ending Feb. 18th showed a dest-rate of 212, against 166 for the previous week and 23-4 for the correspond ing week al year.
The rotaras from Macao showed 47 deaths for the work endal Jan. 5th and 52 for the sacceeding wosk.
This was all the businass.
HONGKONG THE CAPITAL OF THE SOUTH.
A
PUNCH VIEW OF THE KOWLOON CONCESSION.
Roads and Bridges-Ara in fairly good con- dition
CANTON NOTES.
The says it is expected that the Indian Currency Commission will Baiah taking evid-
tion about the beginning of June. Comission will probably be ready for publica-
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liplomacy, puts her foot down on the first rooper rendered uninhabitable by the barsting of pearance of pin-pricks the womanly-obil lisher pipos while the hotals were crowded, un
burban residents being unable to depart. quality in the French charista, and becomes
Governor Roosevelt opened almoncles and a indifferent to the clap-trups of sontiment→→ take a barka Sarface view of that platitadefages for the poor and ordered the Mayor to and of sensibility, she and France will gat on, sply provisions and blankets on his own ros- Compromise nothing on either sida; but have pensibility.
of infinence.
As an inloution of the extraordinary severity
plenty of ships, sad the best of guns and of inen to work both. That is the surest way to secure of the forat it is stated Brooklyn bridge con. pears, while throwing up cape in the air for distracted fourteen foot. Washington city wa armament, chen ports, and well-watched spheres Snowbound. The Chambers of the legislature were empty and business was at a dondlock. The Potomac river was entirely frozen evÚČ The money losses in many places were reckoned while Kentucky registered 70 degreas of frost. in millions of dollers,
Wednesday's eunshine slackened the grip of the frost considerably and trade was slowly remed though hundreds of millions of ambie Jarde of exow remained
The Cunard Liner Etruria struggled into port four days late while the White Star ateamer Gormants actually wank in mid-harbour from the weight of ise on her dooks.
A criterion of the violence of the resont sales is found in the fabulets rates which underwriters demand to cover overdue. Liners, the rate varying from 10 to 80 guiness per cont. Tho esplanade at Southbourne has been demolisher and the heavy martelle towery al yths were split. The Thames overflowed its take cansing widespread destruction.
It is recorded that some admirer placed a flower on Naco's tomb. Ex-Mayor Damoisent; who was executed a few days ago, was the first patient that Deibler Junior, accesor to his fatluer, operated upon. The condemned mur. dered his nephew. When proparing for the scaffold, he requested to be aimed to dreas in his every day clothes: accordad; examining as boot be asked if it was really his, he declinad to take rum, as he was an abstainer; he also deelued to have anything to do with the chap Lait. He was assured he would be buried along
ide Ei vile: then be stuffed ufi bis“ men. [EDM THE CHIENG BEOF BAN TO The Governor, who sometimo ago gava orders oirs" fute bis coat pocket, ubuifted quietly for the parchese of a large quantity of rios from to be tied, and before the knife, whispered to viber phos to be solt to the poor people at his counsel, "at was the happiest day of his low price, has sedered all the tips to make a Het life. On a signal from the headamer, a vehicle of the names of the poor families residing in appeared; it approached the guillotine, took up Hebent and Canton so that is may be re the roffin nail the remains, was joined by the vided with tickets to buy rico from the Codecssed's doughter, whe brought the body home to ba wekel But the oldest dangtier opposed vorumeat at cheap rates.
A party of sagineers and exports of the the burial of her father in her mother's grave, Hankow ad Conton Railway Syndicato who The nays lent his influence to remore the arrived at Canton the other day went to Ying difficulty. The funeral had for chief metanors the second daughter, sister, and niece of the Pak district on the 22nd February to make n aurray there, and the Magistrate of Paing-un guillotiuel After the grave was closed, a gen- tamar unknown approached, took of his bat, district has been justrusted to make every
and exclaimed orer the grave: "Man of cooraga reparation for their reception and to issue
and of energy, I bid yea adieu!" The moral Boticos telling the people not to give any
of this etasation is much fanused: as vanity trouble
The N. D. L. steamer Bayern, carrying the is the powerful factor in orima, the spectacle of Dumcise, dying in full physical and rental German rails with dates from Berlin of the henith, undaunted by the presence of Death, 6th February, loft Singapore on the 2uð inst., will not lessen candidatos for the guillotino.st. 10 a.m., and may be expoctad hara on or The O. & O, steamer Goelic; with mails, &.," The test result will be to stimulate the carry about Tawday, the 7th inst out of the death penalty within the prison walls which left hones February 2nd for Macao, That too would enable the presence of soldiers at the affold to be dispensed with, since there Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kube, Inland Sea, Toko- kamo, and Huolala, arrived at her destination would be to crowd to keep away.
The employes of the too houses in Caston are going on strike osa account of their request for on increase of wages being refused. They have forbidden all the members of the guild to entor into such services until their request has been complet with, under threat of being put
to death.
A big re broke out in a grocer's shop on the 2nd ultimo in Iling Ling district. Over four hundred bounes were burnt to the ground and property to the value of about four hundred
I'rofessor
DEATH OF SIR L. XBESHAW,
Bominy, 17th February. Sir Lowts Addin Kershaw, Chief Justice of Bombay, died at 5-30 this morning,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT. The N. Y. K. steamer Sado Maru (Europe Line) left Singapors for this port on 1st inst. and is expects to arrive here on the 7th inst
The T, K. K. steamor America Marn, with
Ont of something evil, good. It is to the Drey-9 the 28th alto. fusaffair that a mest valuable innovation has been Wo translate the following from the Hong-thousand dollars was lost. It is said that this augealed at the Sorbonas, that of delivering mails, de, left San Fransisce for this port vin in a case of incendiaries, which is so common evening lectures to the students exclusively, Honolulu, Yekolata, Inland Sea, Kobe, Naga kong correspondence of the Echo de Chins nowadays; in fact, hardly s day passes withont a gauerally upon the duties of life, and also on the saki, and Shanghai, on the 21st nito.
Appetite increases with that it leads upon. report of fro, big or small, in Canton or its special studies to which they are attached. The sindents of late required some university cempat-
· SHIPPING REPORTS. At the beginning of the agitation for the surrounding districts. Kowloon extension only one thing was wanted, Copper dash is a little cheaper. A dollar mau ing, as they were drifting and unsettled by the
The British steamer Prometheus, from Liver. the protection of the port by precluding any DOW be exchanged for nins haudred und ifty years agitations over Droyfna. enemy from taking Mira Hey and from there cash against eight Lindrod in the list to favisse delivered the inaugural address to 700 pool and Singapore 25th Feb., had modezate
Tust was the .E. winds and clear and fae weather.
The British steamer Haileong, from Tamsui, fear. To attain this sad they have taken 376 bited the exportation of cash and the molting best of all Leagues," which start up every- fombarding Hongkong-n rather chimerical months. The Government has strictly prohí aiumai, who appluded bir.. youre milos of territory with a population of of the same by the copparaiths to make acpper where like mushrooms, and doomed as rapidly Amy and Swator lai Mara, bad moderats to die. He took for text, Michelet's ask, northerly winds and so and foggy weather to 53,000, or in round figures 114 per square milo. wars.
The Student," and made it the occasion of e Amey. From Amoy to Swatow light variabla country consists of mountain ranges, the only
sarvey of the intellectual situation of Frones, winds, smooth sea and fine cloudy weather. From OUR PARIS. LETTER,
Ils lamented the tendency of equality to Swatow to Broskor Point thick fog for sir It is not a great soquisition, seeing that the sultivable ground being a few narrow valleys. But it was a parte ouvertz; it was the policy of
Panie, Elst January.
become weaker, and of all projeats to ayudicate, bours. From Braaker Point to port moderato no matter whether aaterial or intellectual; he following wind and ses, dull and overcast with the open door.
The tragic death and intermect of the polica urged the students to group more strongly ilna occasional rain, Vessels in Tamsai-Siam. Ia From this acquisition two diffion.ties na- mar Vallé is an event whore the French sin turally sms(1) The smuggling of placerely show themselves at their bost. On the fatellectual souls to unite. He administered a
ever round the country, and allow its active and Amog-H1.G.M.S. Deutschland, bark Eliza beth, stra. Netochiang, Cheangehou, and Fung into China, and (2) the macuity, which has Boulevard des Batignollos, got far from the political kick to the rival-Catholio-University shan. Ia Saatow-Chiki, Namyong, and Dr. already made itsoff felt. of a rectification of the town residence of mile Zola, a sorrent girt be afficing that speaking to the youths of France Hans J. Kiner. northern frontier. The toe questions are to
fresh from the country screamed that there mast uot be left a monopoly with the Charsh Se rented together and the English Govern
were thiesss in the atila; that alarm is as mont, bon enfeat, will undertaky the collection magical us the ory of "Firo!" The attic is not satisfied his confrères by holding the opinion
The painter, M. Benjamin Constant, has W. BREWER & CO. of the opium duty on accompt of the Chinese mere dangerous than the ares sucuk he geney that art cannot express better than poetry, form, Government in consideration of the rectifically carries a knife and never fails to use it exil colour. He confess that amps of his NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Lion of the freation
when rea in; his speciality in prowling is to printings con portray 3 scene equal to a descrip work hin passage up the staircase by clading fine written by Pierre Lola. That is an opinion. Strand Magasins Now Volume the vigiamos cf the janitor, gain the attic story 11. Constant is a native of Toulones, and Eaving Windsor Magazina Now Volume where the servants have their roots, and rausset lost his mother at an early age, he was brought Gala Gop J their trunks for loot. Often the rogues come up by his two maiden aunts, very devout ladies. Pear's Enyclopedia from a different house by the roof to reach When a lat at church he was sacaptured with China in Decay, by Kransse tha sceny of their labours; generally they are
the display of light peering throngh the coloured Yesterdays in the Philippines, by Storena 4.50 moments before quitting their teams. They tho anuts who wished him to be reared for Twenty Years in the Near East, by Hame aco irrestsimable. In response to the serrants orders. One Sunday he was observed to in- Boucan
arm, two policemen arrived, and the bott: tently fails the officiating bishop, asked what The Tadpole of an Archangel and other door was locked to bag the game should it be admired about the good man, he replied, Nasal Stories
For his aunts, he was now Captain Marryatt's one of the wildest of par blizzard season. On aigued, he drew the picture of the archbishop Illustrated Edition. the reef between the shimmers were three in charcas on the Boors and walls, till be bad
Esitlers in Canada tenants and a police can on the watch.
to be sent to the local Academy. In time he Monsieur Violat It was now the turn for young Valle, aged entered the studio of Cabanel, but scampere
Hastarman Iteady, 26, to draw himself up by the sky-light; bo was off for a four in Moroso, &c. As a raló, M. half tagh; a revolver shot was firal, the Donstent confuser; it is very difcult to soliefy Aid is useless," he said to his colleague and to paint the portrait of a Suappier, who had a expired. It was a neighbour of the next wort on his fure; the portrait was a profilo. house, who in- dass and very timid, mistook When the wife saw the picture, she was how QUEEN'S ROAD. Undor HONGKONG HOTEL, 190 the polious for the thiet, Parisians weed and uphinidad Coretant for zot selecting griored at the lamentable accident, The Mani- the sile face without the wort. He at anch cipal Council who pay the police, which, low-painted a cscend picture; the first he keeps in ever, the Stato governs, ina n appoint segalobre his studio and that is held to be a masterpico). in the Montparnasse cemetery, where its ulloials | Constant is rapidly rising to besoins of who meet dasth Bremen, policemen, sewer millionairs.
Dr. Zedelis, of Shanghai, died of proumonin, Robinson (instreated by Mr. Gedge) for defenit is not easy to soo where the movement will reviliziale, having granted by âften inpri¦gines of the Cathedral window. That pleased Nair Far East, by Diesy
afler a brief.inese, on the night of the 26th February, mach regretted by the foreign com.
unity of the port.
As will be sosh from the advertisement, the-was for home time agent in Mava for the a small army will be regained, I mean arlangs down 18 ataircase. The evening was his costume.".
bour of the meating of the Panjou Mining Ca, Limited, to be held on the 15th instant, has been altered to 11 am.
This is a hegtoping, and a good beginning. of the march on Canton. The territory coded last year was taken because the European Foren had obtained concessions in China. Now this pession requires another concession, en 1f each concession is to call for a further concessica stop, China ought to be satisfied, for the new proprietor will work for the previous owner by collecting the opium duty on her accotat. To rentier this service to Chiza a special navy and rather large number of stormers and e curtain ontole of Customs vlivers.
The boats will craise along the coasts and bays and up the Cauten River, acting in the Dme of the Iougkong Gorerument, whose far they will ly. The inhabitants will become knows but what some five morning the whole country may awake to find itself English and Hongkong beginning to call itself the capitel of the south It is thus that Cuntou, if it
the Funglish frontiur. does not become English, will be very close to
Mr. Francis, in his opening statement, Lald that the late Lexat during his life--and his we continued the business after his death National Bank of China, and during that ugonoy Ooseum Moosh, from September, 1893 to 1806, regularly paid interest on this $4500. These payments appeared in the account books of the Colonel Eledale, L.E., will deliver a lecturo in ageney in Mueno end in the bocks of tho Na St. Andrew's Hali on Boaday afterpeen, under tional Bank of China as drly required. How the auspices of the Old Volumes Society, on over in 1396, under pressare from the Bank, accustomed this state of affairs and who ball struck him in the region of the heart:dies. On one occasion be received an order |
the administrator of the Cant, who bad died, and the interest then dne, and puid the money sets of the amount then pald The stoomor Coserie hes boon formally ar--although it was not quite the fall mural rested at Bhanghai in a shit brought by the they were properly entitled to eluinthat that agents of the Inta China stoamans Esqng and action had been brought. Simo, arising out of the recent cellistvi, the Wourt claimed being Tis. 55,000.
"Our National Weak Pciat." H.E. Major General Gascoigne will peaide.
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Anthony Babbington, at present in the firm of Shewan, Tames sul Ce.. said that in 1892 he was in the employ of the National Bank of China as acconatant, The signature on the document produced was his He signei it na n
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West drive Level No. 1 was continued a total distance from shaft 98 feet.
Autarioan esperis here only regard the now must corrs to grips en the high coa.
LATE TELEGRAMS,
Eanotionary, The coffin was then borne to the Central Police barracks close by: here the o trance gate was draped in black and ornamented. with all the trappings of use. The Cortego was now furraad; a brigade of policeman opened the'| arch; then the band, next to the bier whace cordons were held by the obief inspectors of
ELECTION NEWL the varions branches of the section; the father, brothër, and intended brother-in-law of the
Loudon, 14th February vielim followed; next the Prefect, and two ex-
Br. J. Middlemore, Unionist candidate, Prefects of Polios, delegates. from Prosidant Faure, Promier, the Home Office, Magistrales han boen returned unopposed as member for &c. Fost and mounted gendermes, remeh, &, North Birminghim, replacing Mr. Kentisk
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Mike Chal Minen. Obnoura Ceal Mines. Kanads Cool Minor.
The Mike Cotton Spinning Mill, Ld. Tokyo Marine Iuzurguce Co., Limited. Meiji Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Imperial Government Paper Mila, Cotton Cleaning and Working. Co.,
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Onoda Cement Company. Japan, Kansgafuchi Cotton Spinuing Mil Tokyo Cotton Bpinning Mill, Japan. Hayashi Clock Fastory.
(2307 Hongkar 4th Auand: 1907 JAPAN FINE ART CURIOS
MR. CHAMBERLAIN is reported to have Gantta.
National Bank of China for $4,500, they jointly month of Juuary :- and severally promising to pay the cum on do paid in a recent speech that the sugar
Anguat Shaft. Level No. 3.-From prospect. On the arrival of the P. M. steamer China and to the National Bank of China. Limited, houstics were abominable. In the last nt. Nagasaki. from Roagheng, a steerage or ander, interest to be paid at the rate of 8 per ing Winze No.1 the North drive was continued number of the Spectator to hand there passenger was reporter to be auffering from cont per annum, payable monthly To the best further distance of 21 feet 6 in. The South The patient was rumoved to the of his belief Cassan Mooss was brought over drive a fost diachos, Weet. 4. feet. This drive is an article landenting Mr. Cusangrea's p
islation ward of the quarantine station at from Macao by either ths old Cuant or the is to prove another section of ground. 19.5 tons fall from grass in the matter of free tende, fegatai, and the reasol, after being shoroughly young Count. Laesu Munea ceriaily signed of ere from the above driver milled 432 dots. Prospecting Wise No. 3-This was.com. he having on seven occasione during the disinfected, was permitted to enter the harbour. the note in English. He did not think he gold per ton,
sould recognise the nna whe signed it. Ho Isst eighteen months used langungo whiel
Owing to the simca uoprecedented success ceased to be asseruitaut for the Bask about two tinued to a farther depth of 16 fost, making total depth 28 feet, and a drive put cut Eant encourages the dangerous delusion of the they hare met with during their stay in Hong-years ago. On the issue of the promissory notu Fair-traders that Free trade would to all kong D'Am's raarionables purpose extending he opened au ascenst "himself in favour of 15 feet. Tiris was continued in quarts west of
were five hearson indon with wrantbe, beaquais, very well if it were a game that our trade Deir visit for a weak. Therefore ans who Cesum Mecem for the sum of $8,500. He used this distairs worked and the 50.5 tous of quartz succeeded: next the general public. There who resigned the seat...
io ho well acquainted with the signature of the wet from this gare 2.17 dyte gold per ton.
London. 14th February Prospooting Winsa No. 2-Operations and orous. At the Sepulchre the leading fous- have not yet witness this capital entertain.
this point wres not continued for January, but tionscies bid Vallá Vale: Tao duceszed a An amendment to the Address in reply to the rivals would join us in playing at, but it went will be afforded a still further opports Count, and to the best of his belief the signa- when it is one-sided, Free-trade is anything ty. So zalistid have any bun with it that lure produced was bis.
By Mr. Robizren-So far as he could remove the 21 tons ou from this during the previous for weaks ago saved some lives during an acci. Queen's Speech was moved to-day by Mr. John ber he had never zen Casson Mousa before month milled 2.83 dets gold per fon.
dent from a runaway horen, and he application Herbert Roberts, Mumbor for West Denbigh but a blessing. The writer of the article they have patronised it over and over again..
to be married, bad been granted the day before shico, expressing concern at the latreduction of ths Catontta Manioipel Bill as destroying tho says it is no doubi true that une-sided Free.
his dust. The Universal Gselle reports from Peking the date on which this note was signed. He
Camille Pelle is one of the ablest representative character of the Municipality. that M. de Giera, the new Kassin Minister to could not rimember bother the noto was sent trade does not pay us as well as would the Chiness capite, recently took occasion of to Macao and then returned with the signature
deputies France possesses The Logislature Sir Henry Fowler supported the amendment of Count de Forawadez. The Bank would not reciprocat Fren-trade, and that if other the Empiress-Dowager's absouse to hare an
matshed him from sucessful journalism in the as he sunsidered the existing checks were amply sndienon with the Emperor, and it is added have advanced the mosey without the signature. countries gave up Protection and slopted that the Emperor wow a very angry veupton. He did not think he had ever oken to the further distance of 246 in the lode, making early escantion; be in a Radical, but none of his sufficient.
opinions cause any old lady to cover her parrot Lord George Hamilton said Government's our fiscal policy we should na n-nation
nace during the function and we say thing but person who was standing up in court (defond
South drive revol No 1 was driran 11 fost, and cage, her poodle in its Swiss entry box, and duly was to protect the lives of the people and greatly donelit ; but he contends, and with pleasant to the Russia representative-Chien sat). He had ses him and know his face
quito well, bat ho onald not say whether he was The lede at this point in pinoked. No ore was take herself to that refuge for all forsignors, to see that Colcatta rane no undus risk through Gazelle.
milled from this section during the month. England, where all Frenel cilizana now lave ineffective sanitary regulations. His Lordship absolute conviction, that for us the next
the man who signed the note or pot
XEV. FIND. G. W. Playfair, chief manager of the Nation
notegge. He wants an income tax like Eng- also added that font Carou and the ethor an. bast thing to universal Preo-trndo is reo- A Tokyo despatch of the 20th February,
al Bank of China, Limited, said that in regard The crosscat No 4 was further extended a mud and &morien; he wants fewer ornamental thorities in Ludis were certain to have given sided Free-trade of the kind we now translated by the Kobe. Chronicle, razde:-
The amendmeat was eventually withdrawn. Ho was well acquainted with the zon were brought back to drive west on oniste, rather than colonies. He is the ey
THE HOUDAN. ↑ «IN enjoy. In that opinion se concar. According to Tondon tolagraus received into the promissory note in action be sange distanse of 10 fest tegend the line of reef when functiousries; he wants all open ports, and col- the Bill an stately inipartial consideration.
Yokohama, a serious strika, has broken ont the notion
London, 14th February, article in question appeared, however, at emong the cperatives of Manchester cagaged the old Count, whe was agent for the National the course of rast. This was drivon St foot 6 against tho nesanical policy of pin-sticking: If can and badly ea at Fashoda; he wants do.
Yesterday's semi-odlaist note issued in Paris No 3 was driven adding? foot to the total patios whila cutting down the Estimates at one a date anterior to Mr. CHAMBERLAIN' in the dyeing industry. The strikers have Bank of Chiss is Macao. He was not personally inches in a well definet lado, but of low grade colleted a fund of three millions sterling and coquainted with Carrie Moosa at the time. declamation on the suger bounties, and have adopted a £rm attitude. There is little The mosey was for Cassum Mouss's acmuat an- length. The face of this drive is siso in nice and, act to angment them at the other. f. oppose to brotate the facts of the understand. Felistaa le row getting up to the difties; he is ing arrived at. It is now stated that Grost Agentieman of affable and kindly manner; very Britain and France have agreed to mutual free therefore does not touch upon that paint. proroct of any oumpronise. In consequshoe dor the guarantee of the lato Ceant, The loan looking stone but again of low grade.
Count on Cassau Messa's guarantee. The sug
A new adit level was commenced to pounest | popular, he is very careless sa to dress, you transit through their respective territories. the premisas at 134, QUEEN'S ROAD The Specter will probably condemn M. black velvate bave advanced by 50 son per pics. was not, as stated by defendant; for the inte CHANDERIAIN in this also, but to it The Shanghai Mercury of the 27th February gestion was utterly absurd. If the old Count with shaft. This was deiren during the month would not give to francs for his best suit of whilst the Frouch are anxious to obtain one or appears that the question of the sugar ay:-The new British gnabout Woods will and wanted & loen he would have had to dim. 02 foot 6 inches. When this drive in ean-lothes, and he forgets the existence of hair to potata on the Nile Like the Belgians poses bounties stands alone and that action might let or Friday next to proceed up river. She culty in chaiuing it; as it that time the quoted with the shaft we shall commence steping dresors. When M. de Buanrepaira-nunda, his at Rojaf
will try and get up to Chungking if possible. Count wes be taken upon it without infringing the and though a passage through the rapida i soconut we olural on the 31st December, Viscount Fernandos than gave bridence and evential doctrine of free trade. The ad- parilous sad difluit she should be able to do 1896, the $4500 being paid and $90.70 internet. this coksiduring that she only draas two voontes of retaliatory measures against the feet of water and Six. Little's launch drew was cross-exarated by Mr. Rubiasa. Ile said sugar bounties do not ask for protection much more. The presence of such a vessel will im was sure that in father never was a be unique in Dha nauuls of Changking and for want of money. the had been letters addressed to his father from the New Orisolal Bank ank- many reasons her presence there is necessary.
fug for the payment of money. He did not go
the ordinary sense of the teria, that is, pro- tection against legitimate competition, but only that they shall be allowed a fair Gold and not be condemned to compete with foreign Government bounties.
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Tory wealthy man.
The N. f Daily Nece of the 27th February to the Banks on the date of the promissory uble
and introduos Camam. Moosa. He could o s.-H.M.B. Jpnienia returned from target toll whether bis father did so or not. practice on Saturday afternoon. Shooting was. carried on from Thursday to Saturday under Adjourned. favourable conditions and ozcoBont results were
MARICK.
in the ore body opened up.
Prospecting between Manick and Tankang Las been conducted with mucouraging results, one prospecting pit having been sunk 13 fest showing inde.
Noore was milled from this section during the mouth.
KÜLAMPANG,
fizzle the other day against the Cour de Caisa
THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.
Loudon, 14th Februnty, ten, it was Palletan who laid the ex-judge, that
Replying to a question in the Flers of Com aimed to inherit the amounion of M. Faure, by recalling to the deputies that not long ago mons, Mr. Brodrick said Belgium continues to the Chamber ad unanimously genanted Linnegociate ca the engar bounties question in for uprofessional conduct Exit de Beaure-bocordance with the mandate of the Brussels pairo, all the Grook Kalends, from public lite. Conference, and in this meanwhile it would be
16 is to his conmummate knowledge of the premature for Great Britain to act.
MINISTERS AS COMPANY DALECTORS. The drive hars was driven 97 fost during the Budget, his arm outspoken bonesty, and
Indon, 15th February, straight, that M. Pellotan has bag chosen The House of Commons has rejected by 247: month, but nothing proving of valde operations the lucidity of his making crooked paths were suspended for the prevent
to not s general reporter on the against 140 votes the muendigent to the address BELANGO
income and expenditure of Trauca anited in reply to the Queen's Speech de Jaring it insom Qwing to the boary mins work was stoppe total of wards af frames. The Badget patile for Ministers of the Cren to be Com in the estly part of the month. Work will be for last year is not yet rated he asks the de paz Directors. resumed har shortly.
intim, dotestable se it is, to pass it, and not to
London, 18th February,
DOMA HABax
The Timice in an article this morning, warns
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solicit tho patronage of the public of Hong. EAST us & UYULE EMPORIUM and bog to kong. A first-olhas selection of CYCLES (LADIDS and GENT) is on low and inspection is freely invited Repairs undertaken and accessories supplied.
McKIRDY & CO.. Cyole Agents.
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OZOOM.
We hare heard much of lato years obtained reronty per cent of hits being The Fractical Engineer to the bent of the injury done to the West Indian cordad. At the commencement of the practice Weekly Buginsoring Journal. Berit post fres
A new drive was commenced of water level to delay it by reforme Rimce san years the pablo e unique incident took place by a shrapnel shell to any address for ten stillinge per annum, in- colonies by the bounties given by exploding in the target and setting it on fire. I' ́ölading free copy of best Engineering Pocket go in under this lade discovered by the top life of the nation has lown alsorbed by scandals Ministers that notwithstanding the rejosion STAMrs in Largo or Small Quantities for Cash... Continental States upon the exportation genic will probably leave for Woinni Book Fablished, 31, Whitworth Hirest, Mon drives. Beyond this we had men prospecting expics the cris-auth of Europe and bears the soulment to the Addras diapproving of Mix-
chester, England.
120 bas asthing so far of value found. of bect sugar, but it is not the Weg wel on the 11th March
That Intoxicatul sud paralysed France do
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