INTIMATIONS
hayo au important bearing to these who hope to control the trails of Central China The Power that can control the land wavd communleation from Kowlana to the
Yangtze will be in a position of political na well as commercia: pre-eminence; from which It would with distoalty bu dialodged. But A. S. WATSON & CO., must be made in good time. The con
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tinuation on the other side, from Hankow to Peking, will be in other though we trust aat hatile, hands. If yo construct the southern section of the Chinese Trunk Line ws shall at any rate bave the poser to tap the must fortile provincos, nud may then bu able to arrange for the working of the whole lies continuously on an international basis, throwing open the benefits of the tale to SCOTCH WHISKY. all equal terms. What Great Britain and the United States, want in China is freedom to trade throughout the whole country on equal terms for all-comers
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Ar the recting of the Sanitary Board Thursday last the qucation of the water
connection with ecrtain applications which
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, MONDAY, MAY 2005, 1800
The C. FOIL steamer Emorses of Japan left Takes for Vanocnear on Friday p.m. the 26th Inst
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We put hul ometres maporsiklo be th opinions expressed, by our corespondents:]
FER OF BRITISH SHIPS TO {" FOREIGN FLAGS/
Campany was hold-li the City Featseday, the throng bolag so great that s nambar oc chosa present puid as much ze s ozck to obteln suata. Mr. Cooll Rodas, who recaivod a třemindous
them to ba nied by theas gentry, cat what is 4 astralasian colonies shall sonstraat shi main. the value of the promises of Chinese officials?thin the entlo, but they affur, to subsidies the If these islands are taken poemasion we will not able to the extent of five-sighteenths of what unly be freed from the pita and the feel over chaul les may be incurred. provided that The O. 20. stoner Gaelic, with maile, &o,,
gambling house, but the bleolade of the port ench subsily aball nataxceed £30.000 per annum, oration," explained the railway poliny of the will be raised, for the expense of maintaining it The British Government also clain priority company. Ho, deplated that the railway line laft Bin Arancisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohami, Inland Sun Kobo, Kegesabi and THE NAVY LEAGUE AND THE TRANS will raudor it impossible, are the Chines will for Imperial messages over the cable, such figs Beira, on the south-inst crust of Africa, have to collect their revenue as is done in other magen to be transmitted at kalf the ordinery to Salisbury, in ashonaland, had been Shanghai, on the 25th instant
He further explained that, the lands, at the port of entry.
rates. The raising of the capital neongsary for openou. eerstrnoting the cable is to be left in tho!ands mining companios isterosted and subscribed Hongkong, 27th May, 1890,
of a onionial commission, and the Imperial £500,000 to build 150 miles of railway." Government have expressed the opinion that and the abarsbolders of the Chartered the interests of Great Britain in connection Company were now offered various advantages with the. Pisilo cable are small compared with with a view to thetr providing the remaining them of the calvict
£3,000,000 required to carry, ons the milway scheme, but it they wore unwilling to go má, Mr. Beit, birgselt (Mr. Rhodes), and a few olty Önangors would unbagribe £120,000 to continas the work. Mr. Ricces spoke of the country to be traversed by the railway, and referring to his roast visit to latin as spoke in oulogistio
not festion appears in the Garside for dividing cartsin portions of the Non Veritories into distrtots and sub-dietrials, made by H.E, the floor under the provisions of action, 3 of Ordinance XI. of 1899
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
The following telograms are from Australian
SCUNE IN THE novan os cOMMONS.
Lobo, 29 April. A menbat remarkable poeno ostarred in the
TO TER EDITOR OF THE "DAY PRES.".. DEAS ST-Marof urbere read with die may the paragraph that in going round the papers that British owned chips are bearly all to be registored under the German-and Datók The Chinese Legalio at Walagton fluitings because there is a two thirdmancing in the classe Minster, has been recalled in Br. just at pressed when the Navy Leaguest home papers ally denies the report that a Tag-tang, the ages of the offers and engineers, expuginity velletay has gone to Spain, to abisit country stamping the contry from nue el to the other trying to persuade a respectable chess of ho is also amoredited, and will remain there lads to join the mercantile marine in order to awell the ranks of the Naval Reserve. Truly a several months, "----
The Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich has condumont to offer the lad who, if he has any go in tin and seeka to master his calling, rebelrod, says the Noone Themes, an interesting may find himself eusted out of his own country's momente ut his ornies in Japanese watera in the shaps of a uploadidly excested medel ja tortoise ships by foreigners after serving a long ay shofiof the cruiser foesia, to which he was then routineship en small wages, in many cases a attached. The model weighs about 110lbs., andling a month. It was only the other day a is valued at 12000 roubles.
Glen steamer passed through: hom with mins of ker ore and quartermasters holding waster's oer. tiBontes. What is to harome of all these man 1 the foreignor stops it and takes the bread out of their mouth. In the maanties the way to stop this would be to placs sach prohibitive duties ships as it would make it impossible to run themA
House of Commone to any. When the vote for education was under discussian, Sir John Gorst, Vice President of the Commitres of Council on Education (and who is virinally Minister for Education), made a speech in which he atteoked tha policy of his own department, nail showed great animas towards the Duke of Devoushiro, Lord President of the Council,
Sir John Gorste spade was the subjest of much comment in the House, and royaral mam bars suggested that he should resign his position in the ministry.
Sir Henry Campbell-Sammornan, the lender of the Liboval party, complained that the con-
Lendon, 8th May. The Timer exprosses the hope that the colonies will perpt the flannelal basis proposed for Lio equstruation of the Pacifio cable, and that Great Britain will modify her currens oan rivalry to the detriment of Great Britain. conditious, lest delay should encourage Ameri-
THE EASTERN EXTENSION COMPANY,
London, 2nd May,
carringe system was once more raised in Government "had learnt by bitlor experience foreigthout a loss. The officers and dust of Sir John Gorst was almost an affront/ satile one way or the other within the next six combine, consider that Lord Rosebery is bid. 10.50 had been made to the Board for permission/manently on Empire which had within it the engineers must put their foot down on this and to the House of Commons.
1. Name and Trade Mark. 12.00 D-WATSON'S H.K.D., BLASO,
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OF THE FINEST Scorcu MALT WHISKIES, Violet Capsule E-WATSON'S VERY OLD LI QUEUR SCOTCH WHISLY,
15.00 Gold Capsule THORNE'S BLENU and Warzon's CHENORONY me high class Foda Whiskies, of greater age than most brands in the market,
ABELOUX GLENLIVET, is a very old Peat Whisky (smoky), and could not now be replaced in stock at the price, D is well known for its fine favour, I is of superb quality and pro- nounced by leading local comoisseurs to be, the best brand in the Hongkong market..
Saya the London and China Express-Lord onberia, though a imeboy of the Government, is not a Cabinet Minister, but when he says the that it was useless to attempt to prop up por Roedle of decay," and further saks, "Who dares stop it at the commencement, but it will be in- to introduce water-closets. The Director now to say that we ought to have gone to war torasting to sna what stops the Nor League
to maintain the integrity of Chino !! we way take before somaltting remueckres to say de of Public Works, in proposing that ons of sy ditle. A year ago we moro alt for gurau Saite policy. There is no doubt the League the applications should be granted, pointed toeing China's integrity (to wit, Six B, Ashmead- must net, on this in a blow aimed at its very out that whilst some 109,500 gailene of Bactinte's resolution). Tao danger ÎB ngy
vitals through the Naval Reservo. Trasting probably that the Fondulum has swang the that you will Eud space to insert this is your water per yene would be consumed they other wɔy, and that we might tako too strong valuable paper,- bog l◊ remain, &o., &c., youre Sands lightabip, which was greatly damagod by any words an the east of one. Although the:
a hard in bringing about her disintegration, a faithfully, policy that would be suicidal for us to play..
lad jast added a reservoir which in ercased the water supply of the colony by 20,000,000 gallons per year. Taking this na hic text, a correspondent, writing over the well-known, nom de plume of Physicinu," addresses a letter to the China Mail hented Water nud, discose in Hongkong, in which he opposes the water carriage system, or the ground of the scarity, of water,
Opinion in the colony, both amongst scien- tits and laymen, is strongly divided on the abstract merits of the water-carriage and bucket systems, but even the strongest advocates of the former wat admit that their system is unworkable without an adequate water supply. The Hop, R. ORMEDY points to the fact that we bave just added to our storage a reservoir of a capacity of 80,000,000 gallons, the Wongacichong reservoir to wit, and for this addition tha
colony has rouace to be gratotul. While the capacity of the reservoir is put down at 30,000,000,gallons, the yield of itscatelument
A. 8. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, area is catimated ctsamaa 65,000,000; namely,
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(SUPPLIED TO THE “DAILY FRESY."] LONDON, 26th May.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
A promicant dungata at the Bagae statos that comes in curtain to effect saranthing that nocording to the first exchange of era in the way of arbitration and also in the way of humanizing war, but that it was not likely to effet suything in the way of disarmament bafond making recommendations to the veramente represented.
CRICKET.
The Australiane have buton au AL-England levon by 173 runs and Lancashire by sa iuvings and St runs.
TRAGIC AFFAIR AT WEST
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MARRIED ON THE 2200 MURDERED
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J. J. B KADER OF NAVY LEAGUE,
NOTES ON CURRENT EVENTS.
TO THE INITOR OF THE " DAILY PRESS,'
SirThe lendor in your jasno of 26th May wisely pointed out the advisability of having plainainther constables on duty on the reads fragmented br pedestrians aut also the presiding the city linite. The failure to detout or trace of biaycles to the polico patrolling roads ontalds
allstate promiting the contemptiblo condition, cho perpetrators of the Inte outragus gu ndio of the defective department, but whoa que realizes that we are dependent Oths this detectives in such matters and knows how dictol the Govorimout is to the mollycoding of the Chinum generally it is not surprising that the result has been to allow this new form of crime to go fred. There is far more urimu 'is
terms of the Emperor William. Dealing with affairs in the Transvaal, Mr. Rhudes declared that the present condition of aurest would". The Marquis of Twonddale, chairman of the contiene til measures had been taken by the
landore.
The ragating, by a unauinuous vote, approved storu Extension, Australasia, and Chine Transvaal Government to pasify the Ont- of the company Lold to-day, stated that the Tolograph Company, presiding at a meeting
LORD ROSEUERY'S SPEKUH. Eastorn Extension Company had made very of the schemes proposed by Mfr. Ithodes.
Londer; 7th May. liberal proposals with ragned to an "all-British
The newspapers in thele commente on Leru Capo of Good Hope. These proposals were ouble between Hagland mud Australia, vie the still bofore the Imperial and Australasia Gov. Konsbery'a pouch at the City Liberal Club, in euments, and probably thin matter would he whiet ho said that the old Liberal party sust months. Referring to the suggestion for & re, ding for the support of the Liberal Unionists.
POWERFUL STEEL TRUST, duction in the cable rates, Loc Tweeddate re- WINI LÈBS TELEGRAPHY,
London, 7th May. marked that since the ariating tariff had been London, 29th April. -
A powerful steel trust hus, parensed the in- The practical utilisation of Signer Marconi's zed by the Australasian Governments it was
Both incecurate and unfair to acouso the com terese of Mr Andrew Carnegie, the Am system of wireless telegraphy, with which sus
pany of maintaining excessive rates to Anetra erisan manufacturor, for 100,000,000 dollars cessful expericnata have recently been made,
lash Moreover, by the adoption of an elaborate (220,030,000). has just been vory satisfactorily demonstrated.
ANGLO-RUSSIA TRADE,
London, 8th May, Dacing a fog a steamer ran into the Goodwin system of coding merchants now transmitted
persant guaranten agreement between the An Auglo-Russia Trole Exhibition, të ba the collision, but, thog on board the Eightship Eastern Extension Company and the colonies, bold a Moscow, ia koing organised. by using the wireless telegraph, promitly obting the Anstralasian tarif at in. d. por tained the necessary assist ses fim Ramsgate word, but still nestlier year to run, still, should
THE RITUALISTIO CONTROVERSY.
the Australasian Governments wish to have tho Landon, 20ch April, tari further reduced the company were culto In connection with the attitude of the English willing to assist in bringing that about, either Church Union on the question of Ritualism, on the guarantee piiuciple, or by a renewal of which has been agitating the country for some the subsidy, which ends this year.. time past, an important mating was held last night, at which the Bishop of Hereford pra sided. Among those print at the meeting Chorul, and Modernis High Church sections were many members of the Hones of Comunions, and representativas of the Evangelical, Broad of the Church of England.
formerly Solicitor-General, who declared The principal speaker was die Edward Carise, that there was ne bistorial groant for qute toning the anthority of the Privy Council, as the ultimate Court of Appoal, to deal with occlesiastical onene
Resolutions wore adoptal by the meeting, Sacrament was of a purely spiritual character affirming that the presence of our Lord in the also ocnleraning the practise of confession, and connection with occlovinatival,matters.
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FASHIONABLE WEDDING
London, 22th April.
B00118G CHAMPIONSHIP.
London, 2nd May, The soulling race between George Towns, of Australia, and W. A. Buery, of Patuey, for tho Sportman's" Challenge Cup, the ohampion- skip of England saù 3000, was tored over the championship course on the Thames yesterday, and resulted in an onay victory for the Aus tralian cursMAX.
· Barry, who won the teas for choice of positions, The marriage was celebrated to-day in West- Besarnor of New South Wales and Lady went ie the front almost from the start and Le minster Abbay of tap Hon. Thomas Waiter chose ibe Barrer side of the river, but Towns Brand, oldest son of Viscount Hampden, kto was the quickout to get sway. Barry, however, Katharina Mary Montagu-Douglas-Scott, eldest led by half-n-length when passing the Thames berry The Archbishop of Canterbury officiated a longth at tho Crave steps. Three-to ore daughter of the Duke of Bascleuch and Queens Rowing Club boathouse, increasing his lead to at fan ceremony and among those present were was now offered on Burry, and there were ne L.E.H. the Prince of Wales, the Duke of takers. Icwns, who continued rowing coolly Cambridge, and Lord and Lady Balisbury. grahally forged ahead, and had drawn level with his opponent, and whou the firet mile had tesa corrod bố was half-a-loogth ahead,
RADWAT OSCENSIONS IN CHINA
Lendon, 29th April. Replying to a question in the House to soustruotion in China, the Hon. W. St. Johu Commons yesterday with regard to railway
they look open him as a friend and associate.pholding the jurisdiction of the courts in Gradrick, 13nder Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
London, Bad May.
the colony than the publis a the Government aware of, for the criminal classes have no fear of the Chinese detestiro, rather the reverse,
and very many crimes uro vover broughtTM
Ristol that the Belgiau syndicate would not light, as the sufferers fear that if they demand
ohain any preferoase in. connvation with the The Most Rev. Dr. Fraderick Temple, prenosat ling from Canton to Haken, unless inquiry worse may befall them.
The attacks on foreign ladies do not excita Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Most Rev.he British and Chinese Corporation, who were
Dr. W. D. Mastagan, Archbishop of York, fo China Town in the least, rather would they be day retired as influential priution of lay and the contract for the vastration of the
associated with an American syndicate, aban A causo of decisiou and the porpotrators receivega on the subject of Ritualistio practices in the sympathy, if anything of the Chinese the Church of England. In reply to the re.
railway. public; hat let such occur to Chinese ladies and
preachintion of the deputation, the Arch China Town would be in forment and the bishere exprossed the belief that the Bishops.
A man named Richards, a jeweller, has been guilty parties soon raa to earth.
in their action in the matter, would aressed in satisfying alt fair-minded members of the brought up at the Police Court and remanded Church. Archbishop Malagan adultrent that on a charge of having in his possession tbroo the claims of the laity to haren voice in the of the notes which were stolen from the ashier's government of the Church wors urgent, and heraxer at Parr's Bank, in St. Bartholomew's possible to revise some of the present arrange. farther expressed the opinion that it might be late. London, a few months ago.
50,000,000 between May and August fil 15,000,000 belyonn September and April, so that it is really Dore valuable than the figures of its storage expacity would repre scat. Taking it at its bast, however, the Wongnalchang reservoir does not represent such as alition to our supply as would (IX)Y WARNAstions veluting to thenews columa justify any extravagance in the use of wator. was 82-years of age and afterwards, bringing criminals, and in this case most Europe meats of the Prayer-book, Corrispondeklamuot forward their mansendediron
NOLICE TO CORRESPONDENTS
should be addressed to Tax Evróa,
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with communications actressed to tu kalites, noj
or pudication, but as evidence of good faith.
ti letters for publication shmtid tre fritter on 02:0. wls of the paper only.
To anody strade comuni fiera that has
• Ürdiera for entra espres of BALLY ur should be ses: before 11 am on of on or tour the supply is limited find an art Telarunki Aitaress Pass-1 Bd. Gita,
P.O. Bas. K To one de, Tz.
sirindy sppened in other papers vai be inserted
MARRIAGE.
At St. Peter's Church, on the 27th Bay, by the Ror. J. H. France, ALFRED STANLEY TUXFORD, of Norwich, o CARESA LONG, of Hardingham, Norfol<.
The Daily Press.
Horusche, May 29th, 1850.
145
Tytam and Pokfulam reservoirs have proved insufficient for the colony's requirements and Wongreicheing in itself will not prove sufficient to manke goed the deficienty. The outbly consumption is over 90,000,000 gallons when the supply is constant, and last month, under the intermittent sys- ten, it was over 50,000,000 gallons, · so" that the Worgneicheong reservoir, even if full to overlowing at the commencement of the dry season, would only give va an
During the twenty-four hours ending at noon on Saturday there were 36 cases of plague reported and 18 doaths,
Mr. H. H. Gomperts, Assistant Registrace General of Hongkong, was called to the Bar si Lincola's Iau on the 26th April
and thence through Kwelchow and Yunnan, water closets appears most indyisable, not making the journey from Flankow to Bhampooply as increasing the consumption of water in five nupthe and twelve days. Secondly, but also as creating a possible source of the trip is notable for the fact that Captain disease when the water supply runs short.. WINGATE was able, from personal ox- perionce, to carrobstate and accentuate all that has been said by previous explorers in favour of Hopau and the Humanesc, Although these people are violently hostilo to missiouniles, owing no doubt to the perožious and all too enccessful efforts of ths atlior of the "Delirblow 16, the Cor "rupt. Doctrine and other indarius
sul luersti early to the present decade, al raak of Lient Cakinel whilst commandsat yet they are a fine rice of men, bold and in- battalion of the Ciduose Kagimsat; Capt. C. D. Bruce, the Duke of Wallington's (West dependent, and inbued with a certain Riding Reg.), is granted the temporary rank of amount of patriotism, in which the natives Majur whilst second in onzamand of a battalion of the Chinese Regiment, Lieut. C. M. A. of other provinces have a very small share. Wool, the Northumberland Fusiliers, is grautod Hannn has for generations furnished the the temporary reuk of Captain whilst suplayed largest proportion of abls and intelligent with the Chinese Regiment:
It is notified in the London Gaxcite What
Brevet aj. H. Bower, J.S.C., is granted the
Some of our Government officials baso sao sa infause advisation for everything Chinese and the ancient Chinese civilization as compared to the mushroom growth of Europe: that they
failure of the detectives to get hell of the might in regard to the abore grimes take a noto as to how a Chinese official would deal with the
TIN ANGLO-RUSSIAN LORREMEYL
PARR'S BANK-ROBKERY.
Londos, 30th April.
MINING DISASTER IN RUSSIA,
London, 30th April. News from St. Petersburg states that a gold mino at Troitsk, in Asiatic Russia, becaine flooded, and sixty-two of the miners were killer. CABLE BETWEEN GERMANY AND AMERICA.
the sime being 5min. Jess Au exciting the tru gagamen NÓW spened. Barry had a slight advantage which struggle botwoon Hammersmith Bridge was prasad, in Surin. 58ses, but Powna, who was rowing with great power, rocn regained the lead Along the Caffrick Heach rough watoe was esperienced, with a hand wind, tut Towns made Bue spurt, Chiswick stops Towns led by four lengths, and which Barry was unable to respond. At the
he shot Barnes Bridge ir 20min. Lisec,, eron- tually finishing masily six lengths ahead of Barry, the time for the whole distenbeing 24min. 2sea. The staying powers displayed by Ehe Australian serller were greatly admired.
James Wray, of New South Wales, has now
challenged Town to row on the same terms as in tha raos with Barry.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY,
-LIMITED.
A most tragic affair took place åt. West dren blacks, aged 41, abooting his wife, who Point on Saturday, an American med An-
about his own death in a similar manner. It would endorse the wisdom of the Chizneo was only an Sanday morning that the aethed. InfChina the detectives would be held responsible for their failure to do their work. announcement of his marriage appeared in our fic, of course in a case where the effolal really colours, the notice reading as followe wanted to get hold of the criminals, and he would "At Bt. John's Cathedral, on the ad, Max, certainly get there) and the detective would by the Bor. R. F. Cobbold, A. Marks to not only ese his position, but he would get imprisonment and bambooing, not to mention Marie, youngest daughter of Cyrillo and the incidentzia which are attached to inprisen entary had from time to time prevailed be. Laatio asbl Friendly sentiments between the Marie Joli Carter Terrace, af Böne, mert in China,in order to live and not dis there tween Great Britain and that most important two Powers ia connection with the new sablo 30th. Muy, for the purpose of receiving the
Algeria."
The affair was reported to the Central Police Station, and both bodies have sinon been in terred.
PIRACY ON THE WEST RIVER
A. BRITISH STRAYER HELD UN
NOW THE CHINESE TORPEDO BOATS ARE.
EMPLOYED..
ander "The paron regime. Europos wenki
MIES for
Ubat of a foreigner.
Londas, 30th April. Speaking at the Royal Academy banquet last night the Premier, Lord Salisbury, stall that Great Britain had signed a must gratifying agrooment with Russia, which would doubtless have a good indonez te had no wish to saggerile the ustunt of this, influence, but in riew of the relations which, for the first half-
London, Süth April.
The Emperor William of Germany has asut comtaquication to President M Kinley Chunk- ing the latter for having authorized the landing in the United States of the new Gorman AL
TUR FIRST ÖRETAN GOVERNMEEL."
Loudon. 1st May. News from Crete atite that the first Cretan
October, of last year, has been agquitted.
LYNGHING IN AMERICA.
London, Ist May, Reports received from the United States ehow that the trucking, of negroes, of which several estiuus casos have rapeally occurred, is still spreading in the Georgia, and the news- papers there are olammaring for the enforced enigration of the negre popalution,
AL DUTIES IN FAVOUR OF
GREAT BRITAIN.
London, Ish May.
COLONIES:
London, 3rd Mar
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS
in the above COMPANY will be held at tho Con?ANY'S OFFICE, NO. 4, PEATA CENTRAL, ar Noos, TO-MORROW. (TUESDAY), the.
REPORT of the DIRECTORS, with a State-
ut of Accounts to 30th April, 1899, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd to the 30th
_EDWARD OSBORNE,
Sooratory. Hongkong: 20th May, 1999,
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.
AJUTICE in boroby giron that a CALL of
1389
of the "B" Sanese in che above named Jon- $1.00 per Shere. hua boon ride in rospoot pany, and that suola Cal.l. is PATABLE to the General Managers, on the 5th day of July next, at the Offices of the Company, 39 and 40, QUZEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.,
1949
JOHN V. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hezgkong1th May, 1800, A. S. WATSON & CO
& CO. LIMITED.
HE FINAL DIVIDEND for the year
A. E. MANCELL Hongkong, 9th May, 1899,
(1298 THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE
A CERTIFIER for 113 Shares nag- berial 16,972/17,071 standing in the Re- gister of this Company in the name of Miss ELLES FARRELL BRows having boon LOST, actice is hereby given that a duplicata Certif exte for the said 10 Shares will be is tied one here, and but this Original Certificate less prolazed within that puriod will thare- after he held by the Company se nail and void,
SHEWAN, "TUMES & COL
General Managers. Hongkong, 4th May, 1899,
(1250 NOTICE
from Masala, where he had kept a res anrad, ask that crust fails to detect such sarions with respect to Chins which wou bro.
A short time ago Marks came to Hongkong hardly go so far as to advocate the extremes be piro, it was a matter for congratula bavo besu orchaugen."
would be made suffer, bat they might walltion that sa nggrrosiont had koed ged and went to live at 16, Western Street, with crime as reset semills and robberies'shni ut likelihood of a collision/olwan litical fortuiult of three weeks' supply. Miss Cerrado. About ten days ago she left cenior Beidesivos who are res our interrats and due objasin red these Government under the sath of autonomy Mas, both days inclusive.
We tribest of wil gharautang by Crest, Powys has uursmissal for their cast for the future: supposing our requirements to remain him, but discovering her whereabouts of incapacity flity, whichever nay to the saves, Lord Balisbury said, and to a certain forced, and consists of four Christians and one
tionary; but having regard to the steady owed her. and, making up their quarrel, they caso. The pition of the chausse detective in extent the phrase is quite just, but at allinace homodan. increase in the population, the increase in agrced to get married. The ceremony, as stated this Colony & aneh an important and Incrative implying that with way to a should go. MURDER OF PRESIDENT-M'KINLEY'S
BROTHER-IN-LAW, in the notios, took place on the 22nd of May. when one that I would guarantee that were satch to be forth bouring the cost and danger of war to- the consumption-will-in-tha course of three the ovply went to regido at Queen's Rond the consegnenos of his neglect he would have. Your dearest friend and neighbour would ba getber and for each other was rare indeed.
London, lat Miny. - News from America states that Mr. Anus years evertake faccused supply afforded by Central. While here they were heard to quarry sight hours usisad of eniggering in his sleeve barchette applied ales to the unity of Mr. George Sazton, brother-in-law of President the criminals run to vest in less than forty-surprised if you asked him to pay your solicitor Csargs, who was charged with Earing murdered Taa recent journey made by Captain Wiching we will be relatively frequently. On Friday midnight et esely on SA. at the case with which he beftwis the "Dau national Fissurarson for song ratulation M's inley, as Conten: in the State of Ohic, 54
in no better a position than we are to-turday morning the woman left him, going to a WINGATE, of the 14th Bengal Lancers day. For our own part, we believe in houses at 31, Pokfulam Road occupied by a coun
that we have relations of amity with so many I proof were wanting of the seed for a nations, and the, maintenance thereof, so long through China to Bangoon, was remarkable the theoretical advantages of the water trymar and countrywoman of bery. Suspect the Chinese resident in general and the Chinese pantry is preserved, is the highest object to radical change in our methods of dealing with as the essential interests and honone of the for two things. First, the entire fructioncarriage system and would be glading where she had gone Marke went to the detective is particular we have it in the lessons which a blinister can look." frein molestation or unpleasantness onjoyed to set it adopted in all European houss.. The master was out, and the Chinees to be learned from the fasuo in connection
Landen, 1st May," by the traveller although he traversed the houses did the eirgumatances permit of it, boy tried, in prevent Marks from entering with the taking over of the New Territory. You published in your colamus, shortly after
The agreement which has been signed between entire length of Hunan, reputed to be the but while the water supply remains in Marks, however, pushed him aside, whereupon the Hon. J. H. Stewart Two Intt's departure Gent Fatain and Bassia, Frase the opera most auti-foreizu province in the Empire, dequate or precarious the extended use of his master, who made a report to P.S. Sallican; } partioplare as to what was going on taires, Lord Salisbury at the Royal Aondemy banquet AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION AND DIFFELEY-
the boy at once made for the townandioformed for home to report on the New Territory fillion of the two Powers in China, as announced by
THE TINIRA of Sixty Cents por ou Saturday, has created a good impression ju
Share (or Six per Cent, on the Capital of the In the meantime Marks hot busted out his reception the British were to get when taking St. Petersburg, Berlin, sad Lawler. Some wife: Apparently they had some words, which gators of that trouble in store for the colony. Franco, as the French claim to have invested a over their new possession, who were the insti- disappointment has, however, been expressed in
Company, making Eleven por Cent. for the year is PAYABLE at the EONGKONG AND oulminated in his shooting her and then himself. What form the resistance was to lake, what was sum of £18,000 in the rallor of the Yang At a mellor of the Eastbourne beach of this date, this 9ta biny, 18, on Warrants SHANGHAI BANK, Hongkong, on and after At any ra, whan F.S. Sullivan, In con- to happen to the landholders ofa Dil the the Kings and water the agreempat with Rus the Bittish Empire League held yesterday. Bir to to obtained from the undersigned Local sequence of the Esport made to him, calored arenent act on the information they then sit this territory will be sader the control of Philip 0. Fysh, Agent-aral For Tasma, Shareholders are requested to apply at the
received? Ch, dour, not Their detective stad Brezt Britain,
delivered an address on the question of AustraUompany's Office for thate Warrants. the house, he found both of them lying ou the kore nothing of such absurd poses as that floor dead. The woman was shot in the left reported. Thole leading Chinese know it to
London, 2nd May Jan Federation, in which he state Jet te kad The Dividend is also payable at the Hexe. he after ret Their friend and sodintor with reference to the agreement that has been Colonies, that three of the Australian Speaking in the Hence of Lords yesterday to Mr. Chamberlain, Seeroy of Blute for ebook and fight breast and the man, who had
KONG ANG SHANGHAI VANx, Shanghai, o a revolver in his band, rear the right far. The Korloge Commissioner never heard condnded between Great Britain and Nicolouies were framing bills which would donof Warrants thoru on and after the
sume date. of woh propasteraus atories, be know everything that was geing ou in China in general and regarding, their respectiva spheres of influence ferentiale in favour of British as against Kowloon in partionlar and was ready to swear Britain has agreed wither to undertake nor ta
in Chins, Lord Salisbury stated that Great foreign risnufactures.
The Duke of Devonshire, who presided at
Secretary at the Cinco Govornicent would never con encourage the coustraction of railways in the testing, dochared that the federation of the tenance sich a thing: if there was any trouble Llum Terth of the Great Wall, and lunasia Australian colonies would curiously rung it was a popular movement or the intrigues of had given a similar undertaking with regard to then the unpabilities of land defence iu, Austra the secret societies. Yet the facts were known milways in the basin of the Yangtar Kiang, in Ja nearly rey Chinsman in the Colony Bad China. The agreement, the Premier stated THE FINANCE HILL AND TRADE WITH THE the sobasiptious wore raised in nearly erury was of great importando sp 2 cign of good feel. district in Kaangtang. It is teus the bulk of in batween Groat Britain and Russia, sud he money went into the pockets of China wold prevent the possibility of a collision The debate on the Finance Bill, which am officials and their friends to enell their piyate between the two Powers in Chiung de bodies the new tucation proposals annonaced by hoarde, but that is a digre domil, In SanÓD. the subsoriptions were extorted, not. moroly
Reuter's carrospundent at St. Patersburg. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and upon Information has been received that Musa selleted for about our fatelligence deprat telegrapha that the aprooment Laurer Great which Sir II. H. Fowler but moved en amend Banker and Cosas Wo On was held se oumext, if the is encha. Desensary department Britcin and tussin states that both Persert that the bill be rand a meand time that oloials, the rousi eficient acetion of the In the Gastle of the 25th March were prbonday afternoon last at Kamchuck, on the in Chius! Well at Inst the truth is leaking it uphold the territori latesty and inde day six mondes, was continued and concluded in ibe House of Commons last night, the scoond so-called army, and has maintained at the listed Regulations made under the Prison West River, cargo being taken and passengers out through information obtained in Peling by endons of Chira.
our Asting: Minister, What a satiro
London, 8th May,reating being carried on division by a majority same time, an amount of inaterial prosperity Ordinance, which were subtituted for all rules robbed to the oxtant of $7,0th. There are Lares
The Anglo-Ituusian ograjment in regard to of 125 cotest Joool kngstali. Sacely, they will now amend | and regalatione, then in forco, In last Satur
During the somation, Sir Charles Dilke, vely in excess of that enjoyed by the other day's Gonette, that is, two months later, appear Chinese torpedo boats on the river to assist the their wage sel if it is possible to bo posted as China has been published.
According to the terms of the agreement, inferring to the duties on solonial wine, pra.. provinces. In short, although et uff another set of Bales which are to be substituted Sandpiper to soppress piracy in of them to what is ring on in Ubiza in general and entirely from the sen, and dependent on the fer ell ralas hitherto in ferce. As the rules passed the Wo On while the lastar had bur auglug and neighbourhood in particuise Great Britain and Russia regnise the seonomistosend against the naistom of the davarmvat and geographical gratitation of cario, porta in sitting upon a Pining industry at a time occupy forty-eight magoa of the Gazette ting flying reverted but took not the slightest information is for these are due of Chine, and bones they will set it agrement when a federal tariff was in prepagation by the great rivor Yangtze, for its modes of com- it would bứ a convenience to those who
information at march! They have no deapon railway guestions. They disclaim anyAustralian colonies.
Sir lotioef Hicke-Beeh, in reply, said there the present officiel ohannels, uzelers as they has exceeded in making its influence felt the new and old ones were indicatod.
liave presidentselves and will prove again.
The bone verament in, their deairo to save
The newspapera compler that the Anglo- etoains with regard to reciprocal trade relations out of all proportion ta its population or
Surely says the London and China Express as they get their cool gratis from the Govern the face of the Chinese Government created Russian agreement will live the offset of with Great Britain, although; Lha Aistraling the name of KA. MUN REE & Co., having resources. These resources are, however, the irony of fate was scarcely ever more.
strongly shown than when we learn that the ment they make a nico squeeze fur themselves. Int of trouble, for instead of omanding the restricting railway enterprise in Chinn
Premiers were avowedly generally favontablo GERMAN SPHERE IN CHINA,
to elusory bomercial relations between, the still far from baing at their maximum Italian Government, being in want of sewife! In the ventugs thý minkan practice of noohor- Foztenean, as they well might Love Antic,
Loudon, 2nd May,
volouses and lie mother-country. developmant. Captain WINGATE is of cruiser for strice in the Far East, has bought ing in the rocks and becoming for the nonec compensation of bench of treaties, injuries dous
RUSSIANS IN PERSIA: Commenting upon the agreement that has]
webe we wy London, 1st May. Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co. and now
It is announced that a Russian company bas Rasin with regard to Chin, the lantting. Gor; audergoing her trials at Elswick. As sOOD" 23
for a seventy-five years lease. The Chinese swappers doiund that the Valley of the obtained a loss of the provincy of Azerbaijnu, Government in retara ispressed upon our new practicable this roosal well, le donated to THE CUSTOMS CONTROL OF LEKIN subjects the fact that they were to return again Hoanghe, a Yelles River, which traverses the in the north-western part of Porsin, in order is
COLLECTION. the Tungting Lako, the gate of Italy engaged in despoiling China setually
to Chinese sale soit stand the consequences of province of Shantung, shall be recognised a work the rich copper deposits known to exist falling to comply with all the wishes of the sing within the German sphere of infanos, thers. bays from China a reupon te pasist in the.
A Shanghai telegram of the 24th April to Chinese Government in the interval: if they Crest Bitait by hor Lotion with regard to teen engineers are engaged upon surveying In support of this demand thay argue that Sagen officers of the Russian army and four spoliation!
the Times reals as follows :-.
did not suffer then they would in their graves, a most interesting experience. Captain Mr. W. M. Dontic, our former Captain Super- The Inspector-General of Customs has exor the next world, through what would hap the Yuugtsee Valley, has initiated the principle work in Perafa, with a view to the extension of
tha Tidis-Kars Railway to the Persian Gulf. WESGATE had the admutage of hoiug towed intendent of Police, le still going strong" in pressed his intention to postpone the assump sen to their children, viza loss of land and of spheres of influence in Cuina
Lion of direct Customs control of the liken relegation to the same class as actora, barbers the whist world. A paragraph in a recent re
FUR PACIFIC JABLE,
BACE DETWEEN ATLANTIO LIFERS. by one of the Viceroy's gunboats as far as of the Times reals: It has been decided to covias collection in the several districts where the and fat people, who are not allowed to enter
London, Ist May,
Tondon, 1st May, Grant dissatisfaction is expressed in Canada News is to hand that the Conard stemmahip Tochow, and the word was of course passed love have remained unaltered revenues are pledged for the service of the 1838 on official life the prospect of attaining to
WNERS of Tenement Houses situated the law of whist, which bore netto of han fort loans, le respenstende extending the period of offofal ragk tnd its opportunities for aqu0026 at the notion of the Governmost of Grent Zucenia and the Atarricat liner St. Louis, EUR WIN EEN DIVISION of the CITY that he was to receive protection and and Club having favourably regarded the general anpervision for Ece or sit yours, learing belug an ordinary Chingman's idea of the Britain in secoding from the plan of the jolet klub am Lee of the fastest of the Allalic (in the Westward of MORRISON and EAST assistance, which night account, in some movement, in infantil, contrittse, represent the gatual collection in Cainese handa While height of felofty Soms of our loading orally by Great Britain, Canadis, and the grophounds." raced each other for the last 100 STREETS) are zarainded that those Housew
miles of the voyage to New York, and after a ragiren by Law to be LIMEWASHED and mesure, doubtless, for the freedom froming various clubs, is being formed, the Bret it is ovilaut that the introduction of foreign China ho shall by nameless, not villy Australasian colonies of the proposed Pacific
meeting will be hekt on Mag. Any suggess control presents certain noforaieen nimenities, fuiled to report to the Government what cable!
Closs and exciting race the Lucania best her CLEANSRD previous to the end of JUNE, and interference of annoyance he experienced.tune wit be received by the hou: sorranty, especially, with reference to the salt zevenne, nu in store for them in the Hinterland. Sir Mackensie Bowell, late Promior of Canada, rival by these hoque and filty two minutes. in viss of the present nnhealthy stato of that But whether that be the fact or not, Mr. W. M. Deane, C.M.G., Southfield, Waterloo, the fact remains that the faint to assament set to work to try and obtain valuable and the Hon. E. W. Sentt, the present Canadian BENEATIONAL DIVORCE AND RE-MARRIAGE portion of the City early compliance with the it is satisfactory to learn that, unless the Coshan, Hants those will on receipt be analysed control according to the terms of the let lands at diculous prices by the circulation Secretary of State, attribute the uption of the Loudes, 1st May Law is urged
must extail seribus consequoyons to the internal of falfo and malicious reports which tended British Goreracient in connection with the
A sounowbot extraordinary incident is reported ↑ Should the ugcossary work not be done by the populace are officially stirred up to hostile ad lail before the connaittee
Leads of the provinces whoad exchequers contri. Easter the trouble which was being bred by Pacific cable to the infusios of the Bastorn from New York, where Mrs. Sloane, who tea and of the moth of June, the provisions of On Thursday of laat week Mr. G. W. King bite to the servien of the lait by reason of the Cafarno offcial notion, Extension Telegraph Camping milliouatie, obtained a livores from her bus Ordiganes 24 of 1997 will be tread to enfores trouble to make them. The statements run for stond, while lot contain 4548 90 secount of that movies. It is signideunt ment has been guilty of is in upt iusishing In the House of Commans today, in reply to millionairo, four hours latter
Loudon, 29th Arell. band, and murried Mr. Peroy Beliqut another complianco.. offered for sale by auction intand lot No. 1,595 additional loves which will inevitably be exacted Anglo his of folly the lomo CoreN
By Order of the Bour co the volume of trade in Hugan quare feet'he annual rent is $57. The up, that the Hieu rayonks of Klang-st provintu is- en the ccasion of all the islands to the a question by Mr. J. T. Hogan, the Right Hon
THE TRANSVÁ DÍA REFORMS DE N London. 2nd May.. ure valuable as, going to prove that it prion was $1,820, and thus lot was knocked already slowing sign of decline, which, if it south dad west of the colony and the Chamberlain, Secretory of Blata for tho
It is reported from Protoris that au attempt Sanitary Board Room, the route for the new railway from Wu down to Mrs. Nolan for $2,450. On the fellow should become general, will either impair the island of Lintin, which faces Deep Bay Colonies, stated that the Government had made
ing day Me King offered for sale by auction security for the lom or nedentata placing These inside are of no use to either onessive certain proposals to the Governments of Canada which but be made by President Kruger to Horglong, 15th May, 1899. chang to Canton will proceed through a Kowloon marine Ist 43 at Mong Kok Teni, further ruvennes, ander foreign control as to the Chinese Government further than the and the Australasian colonias relative to the coil the pitalists in the Transvikal at latter can use them as points Lots which to proposed Freilo sable, but no final agresant the expense of the Ontlandera lus failyú, 43
JAPAN FINE ART CURIOS country which will yield abundant produca The lot contains 80,300 square feat and the stipulated by the agreement.
„Lounal ront is $935. The bidding started at
harnes and source the Chinese in the Colony had been arrived at. The Freas, he fatal, both demand il ginuting of the franchise an and provide plenty of passengers The 313,535-the upset price and pidly reas to The Patentes Mamiven & Cameron, Lamilsd;
To the pirate and the gambling-house keepers insecurately represented the proposals of the the rat masure of reform construction of this railyny should be hur. 193,000 when, as the lof was naucesary to him
they may become little paradises where they Governmooi, DESERVE A NATIONAL MEMORIAL. ried on with all the speed that is possible for busiuose parpoes, Mr. Young Ching Ko
may dy out of reach of our police and at the of Lontos, 2nd May THE WAYBOL PET Prozwica Pás. same time rortin satcioutle near the valeny In connection with the Paulig sable project. THE OWL PRE.
Tu Home PEN to ply their trado. The Chiness Government the Daily Name to-day states that the British vill of course praise that they will not allow Government stipulate that Canada and the
our
munication with the outside work, Huan have to study thon if the variations between notice of her. The captains on the West Tirer siro for kijwing what does not filter through jutention to infrings Chinh's sovereign rigido no Troposals. from the Australian Regider of the CHINA MEROPANTS
I report that these torpade bonts do nothing but tow izake up and dewa from port to port, and
I to our frailers and tradel fnterests, and thei
ok treaties.
opinion that the trule of Husan with from China: V Hat. Chi, a Tessal built by flower boats, being crowded with singing murder of British vakjects, they comperaded 4, béc oneinded between Great Britain and
the rest of the Empire is simply enormous. The journey from Yochow,
0.0
Haunu, to Kwelynng-fu the capital of Kweichow, occupied two months and proved
demonstrations they will not take tho
by the most energetic of Western engineers, for events are taking place constantly that
China, ander the command of Captain Moreno,
1.
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of the Chlag Toong ginger shop. vast down all competition by offering $40,000, at which prica the fct was knocked down to him
for their excellent intention-Der Chronicl
Waverley Works Elabujh,
ME. RHODIA'S PROPOSALS, La Londen, Sed May,
A large had enthusiastic meeting of simra- Lotors of the Chartered British South Africa
THE CERTIFICATES for 43 Shares numbered 8159/8.168 18,159/18,163 28189/109, and 39,169,08,168 stouding in the STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY lo
bo STOLEN, notice is hereby given that the theft has bosa reported to the China Merchants Steam. Navigation Company, and Duplicate. Certificatas of the same will be issued, and that the Origins Certificates together with the Interest Warrants of the same will be bero... after held as null wad void.
KWONG CHEONG LOONG, 8. Eraya West. Tongsong, 15th April, 1809.
NOTICE
KTAN
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Secretary.
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HONGKONG, YOKOHAMA, KOBE.
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