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THE HONGKONG “to form an opinion are persuaded that she Major-General E. 8. Otis Jeft Maulls by the is kept in ignorance of the real importU8. Army Transport Meade on the sreningu American paper the range of hills between of the 5th instant. He is sacompanied to Amories by his personal ads only.
Famil gaitude of the crisis by which the
EYE SIGHT.pire is smile." It in this ignorance.
Today is the opening day of the Tientsin which portalas the whole Government, Spring Race Mesting, and even oven are down that constitutes the roal danger of the on the programmu, the distance varying frou aituntion and, as the report sys, thresulfamils to one mile and a half. The meeting
continues on Wednesday and Thursday, tens the antonomy of the sighteen pro-
-Claus appear to be springing up in noilo. vinces. If the necessary reforma could be
With alt, and a osaziry club is now proposed expacted on theinitiative of the Chinese them-An Army and Navy Club wa organized on the selves, the ones would be very diferent from Cricket and racing help to enliven musters, aud what it la But, to quote again, "it may be there is a connus going on. And yet there have questioned whether crea a strong reforming been complainte about want of excitemeal.
As attempt to got up a native rising in Emperor could effect such a transformation without torsiga support" The development Manila recently anded in the arrest of three 8th last. There has been much talk about an Constantly recurring headaches, spoils of of the natural restress of Chias in'default rebel agents and about twenty rearaits on the uess when reading, weak eyes, the letters of a strong and enlightened native Govern-outbreak, but in view of the ample police-protas Panuing together; any of these scaptome indirent, which it may be too much to hope far, lion of the town the authorities are not cafea disioner in the form of the eye requic-may sake place, thinks the writer of the alarmed. Car Glues only to correst and oure,
The Dallas Company produced "The Mr. LAZARUS supplies his 9LUTA-report, under an agreement of the Powers OLES nuly after testing the sight. -
to uphold at least the principle of com French Maid last night for the first time in ADVICE FREÉ:
marcial equality expressat in the Treaties Hongkong bafore a very good house. There were some very good items in the place, Misa of Tiensia," The assurances obtained by Ficrence Fuel and Mesara Dan and Hermosa ris as audoabted the United States from the other Powers of carrying off chinf beaours. The "twins" dest equality of treatment for foreign trade riamh and the sadienos insisted on several within their respective spheres of influencers. The song is a very clever ane und the danes at the end is most taking, Tonight pave to a certain extent the way for a more
the piece should go exosilently, for it bas genoral agreement on the development of wish the advantage of the extra day's study the trade and resourens of the Chinese osien moit in it, and with the capabilition
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At the offlors of the Public Works Depact. still further by the recent success of the ment yesterday afternoon Mr. G. J. W. Kiug Woodcock and Woodiarky, Nanking, Hunan offered for sale by auction four lots of Crown the Shanghai Extension, Isakow, the Ex-land. including three situate at. Hunghen, 12, 223, and The first two were bought tension of Hongkong, Hodgkong Finge, the last named being Kowloon Inland Loty l'iracy in the Two Kwang, the C.D.O (with Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Lot 223, which fotel 12,00 | special reference to Hongkong), Japan, Corea Fed 34,500 (apset price $3,15), contains 10,500 213 was sold for $3,120 (aps61 $2,394). It coù- and the rovised Consular Fort. From this list square foot, the souual rout being $124. Lot it can be seen how much ground was covered tains 7,980 squars fest. Lot 224 was bought alilised for Chinese moments. It containe by the labours of the Association last year by Mr. Fang Saan Châu for 5030, and is to be and how justified the chairman at the no-1896 square feet. The suuns! rent is $2. The aual meeting. Mr. W. KICK, was in upset price was $567. fuland Lot 1,593, which saying that they could not but feel that the stunts at Stone Nullah lane, was bought by Mr. Pan Chin for $2.720 (awest price $1,730). 14.40matters treated of in the raport should carry The lot contains 1,789 square feet. The pongal
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The Daily Press.
Hox@KoNG, May 15th, 1900.
the shell cases were set down for hearing.
7 pm
Mrs. Gascoigne will longer ressive on Thurs days at Headquarter Hours. She will be at hous" on Thursday, 31st May, and subsequent days, at Thnistone, the Peak, from 4 till The Return of visitors to the City Hall Li. brary and Museum during the week ending 13th it shows that 405 non Chinsond 14 Chi pase visited the former, 256 non-Chinese and 1,969 Chinese the latter.
It will be learned with general satisfaction that a local firm, Messrs. Ligh and Orange, have been appointed agents for Mesars. Pan. ohard, Alo laggart. Luther & Co. the con: tractors for the Baral Yard extension. W. understand that several contracts have tovu entered into and the work is now progressing,
The heavy downpour of rain on Sunday night had an appreciable effect upes the reservoirs which rose some twelve fast. We hare not heard of any special damage being done. Mr. J. W. Bozles, of Elliott Crescent, Robinson road, sant a note down to the Cautral Police Station any. that his house was flooded, and on some me being scat op to bis assistance they found that the draigrid hal beas blocked upby the sand, elo.. washed down. A landslip teak plass in Barker rond, causing a huge boulder to be dash- od with great force fate, Magazine Gap road, At Kowloos. Grmvill and oh so zote have been washed up in different parts.
Presdent M'Kinley, on the 11th ult., sent to the Senate the nominaton of John Paul Viscent Gridley to be Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps, United States Navy. Gridley is a son of the late-Captain Charles V. Gridley, who commanded the fagship Oympia in the batilo of Manila bay, and whe sabe queally died at Kohe while on his way home. Captain Gridisy Jeft his family to poor financial cisonmatano.s And his widow was granted a small pension. Young Gridley was too old to enter the Navel Academy and the caly opening for him was by appointmoat to the Marine Corps, bat us lucked the necessary education, sud vores thas all the money for study. The boy was too modest to tell any nas of bis vitaation, bat Admiral Daway, wie loved his father, suspected it and decided to act. He determined to pay the bay's expenses while studying for tas lieutenancy,
Last November he met young Orillay at the
miles, was described as the main Bose position, copastid and Wisburg, a distance of sixty
It was fortified throughent ant almost impregna bla, Here were and 35,000 Boers with ninety grams were concentrated.
The first passenger steamer ap the Yangtaze fer Lobang ard Chungking via Hankow larta on her maiden trip on the 23rd instont. The Pioneer has beau specially built for the passage of the river, and as.will be seen from the notice which sppusca siswhere she offers facilities for drst-olass passengers who wish to so the celebrated Yangtze Gorgue.
In the week ending 12th May there were 59 Vasos of plagna in the colony, 37 in Vlotaria and 22 exiside; 56 cases resulted in death. In other respects film colony had a remarkably of illness, vio, a ons of sulario fever, ontside clean hill of kenith, there being caly cas emo
and the nuaber of dentba also 14. the limits of the city. The plagus cams from non of the 12th to auch of the 11th ware 14,
The Manila Times reports:-General Paeta. Jeon Garvin, the rebel Gonors who pocompariad the mountains with General Young's carany Aguinaldo in his will o'-the-wiap chase through colama at his heels, has been chiptared by Cap- naval, #1 Jasu. in the province of Nova tain Smith, Gogaral Funston's Adiatsut
too ill to move, and was carried by stretabar oij When taken, Garoin was on his sick-bed to San Isidro. Paaston's headquarters, where he is now exeiving treatment to the hospital.
It appears that the native attack on Kudat, British North Bornen, took the authorities e0- tirely by surprise. 100 Deann tribesmen. rashod down from the hills and steemed the Tags captured the magazina and barracks and town, which was garissaed 5 Sikh police then left, massacring a Uhinese Hakka Bottle. ment on their way, with the Sikha, who had mostard less thoir surprise, in hot pursuit. instant with reinforcements The trouble, Governor Clifford left Sandalmu em the 8th however, is not expected to be serious.
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"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
THE WAR.
LONDON, 18th May, 7.5 p. ANOTHER NEW CAPITAL FOR
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCILL
Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Hong kong Lugitive Council was held in the there being prasont;
His ExcelENCY the ACTING GOVERNOR, Counsit Chamber at the Government Ofoes, Major-General Gora, CM.G. (Com
The Hop. F. MAY, C.3L.G. Acting manding the Troops,
Hou, W. Mata's GOODMAN (Attorney-Gene Colonial Secretary).
Hon. A. M Tomson (Colonial Treasurer).
: Hon. R D. Upmas (Director of Pablic Works)AT
fra
Hon. H, C, Nicot
Hon. C. P. CRATER, C.M.G..
Hon. Dr. Ho Kai
Hon. Wer-YUK.
Hon. H. STK.
MEETING OF THE FINANCE DANA COMMITTEE
At a mesting of the Binance Committee bold immediately after tho Connail Meeting, the Asting Uclonial Brorstory presiding, the following votes ware agreed to
A sum of 35,000 in aid of the following roles in contaction with the New Carritory Estante of expenditues as Taipo Polios
Station
mamma de Wages of yardtakars employed at Old Castors Station, Temporary Drafts- man, &c. for 9 montag at $185 par month
Sundry stores require in connection
with above
Travelling allowances to pfloors, lanzok
bire, Rand
Incidental works ........ “.......
business generally for this year up to now i larger than it was for the corresponding period of last year, bieza is every rose to su been doing in the pist, 11 may be necessary in the that good results will attest the 1910 working
capital, but this is a matter that for the p If the buslose cautions to ozan as it has fature to ask akarokoklars ip subarcha additional
I think nood not be further gone into. Ishall b 500,00 pleased to answer any questions refereing to the report and utaremsut of ensures cow he love yon, before preseling to move their adopti on. No questions, being asked the roport and statement of connte wein wopted, on this mo VEITCH. tion of the CHAIRMAN, odonded by Mir
1,215.00
210.00
On the motion of Mr. Porrs, sacoated by Mr. 700.00 GXE8308, Mr. F. Maitland a rokotes andi- 2,895.00 tor.
The CRABMAs nanonusad that this was t the business, and that diviland vaccants would be ready at 11 o'clock to sy
Total $500.00 A sum of $20 ta sld of the rate In
Mr. B. F., JOHNSTON (Acting Clark of cidental spouses, Nursing Instituts,
A sum of $1,500 in aid of the vote for the construction of the stam tonlee Stanley for the New Territory, Councils).
PAPER.
The ACTING COLONIAL STAR laid on the table the report of the Superintendant of the Botalral and Afforestation Department for 1890.
FINANCIAL.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETART laid' on the table the report of the Finance Committes (No.) and moved its adoption.
The COLOMIAL TREASURER Boonded, and the motion was carried..
The Acriso COLONIAL SECRETARY bi on 25, and mored that they ba raferced to the Finance Committes.5 the table Financial inatos Nos. 22, 23, 24 and
A sata of $3,502.98 for the construction This was all the business. of spable latring at the Sookangas Myrast,
CANTON
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
On the motion of Mr. G. Murray Bain, of thanks was accorded, the general managers, gundel by Mr. PAUL JORDAX, a bearly vote secretary, and staff.
PROPOSED CRICKET REPOEMS.
1. The controreray which arcis as the grid of the lari cricket season in England about long senros and drawc metahes has apparently made itself falt in the saggested reformas of the laws drawn up by the Marylabous Uricket Club. In the aqqual repart of the Clab the cricket community is told in regard to log-bafor» (Law) 24 of the game) toat: After prolonged deliber ziion, it has been devel expediens to suggest an ultare- the effect that a'bataman who is in front of his tion to Lar of Laws of Cricket to have. winket, tetmezu wicket sind wicket, and thereby intercepts hall which would bis his winket. shall be given out 1. Batora submitting As I sak ia my last letter the lakes meno. any such sitaration to a special general mesting reprezantatīva - slabs which are anally on.. And then, at the end of the ordinary business: on the 5th day of the 5th man, the lat Janu. | sulted.” poly is strosky granted and wil begin to work it will be wagassary to obtain the opiajons of the 25 of 1887, be approved by the Cosmoil. The Oas hilt of the million tsala bhat was paid in
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded and the motion was carried.
A NEW BYRAW APPROVED, The ACTING COLONIAL SPORTARY—I Lose
under section 1of Section 13 of Ordinance by the Sanitary Board on the 26th April, 1900, the honour to move, sir, that the Bye-law made
Canton, 19th May. -ábranch of the Comical Burean is by order of the Viceroy extended to Swalow, of which the taldi Wangkang is appointed pre sident, and S Bar Lû dirantor to look after local trade.
alterations in the laws of cricket:(a) Sr. opar (6) declaration tacy Board shall have power to require the that H. Li Haar-ching willae his indyonce ballg to constitute an Bye-law reads as follows: Whenover any pris to be applial to the set of brilling, the soil.ut the anniverary mollug, the following rules provision of a surface obannel of spproved with the Tsangli yamsa to resies and inoresas permissiblo on or after the inasheon inter val re-constructed in the City of Victoria, the Sapi-way betwann Yuanın and Saigon. It is said will be proposed To confi.em the following rate home-drain is about to be constructed or
-150 raasin a thris day match, by 100 Tues materials and design, in lieu of a covered drain, the customs duties-upon goods imported and on the second day; (e) the side which leads by in any position in which a covered drain may
day's satok shall have the option of calling. appear to Chen to be desirable steexported by formiga nation.
in two days' match, and by 75 raus in a ona pipos from buildings and surtnes channels from
These reforme slivali bo banoficial, it in cook-hons, stables, caw.stieds and the like
on the other aids to follow its innings. thought by competent judges. But seeing that stall discharge ible such surface channel without
the Marylebone Club Committee is manhat the late roatian of a trap; bal any, communter.
$91,000 per sanam; and a notification having low, as a rule, in its reform movements, the tion between such sarison channel and a estered lists of thy Wushing lottery, for drain shall be by manos of a téap.".
to an over, the option of the follow-ou, and the, The DIRECTOR OF PESTIS WORKS seconded baen issued by the Board of Reorganisation, anggenious ce to the increased uumber of balls the farmers have brought the machinery, pre-
ingersand number of runs for a follow-on ats ad the motion was carried.
not a little startling.
NATURALISATION,
▲ mmapaly 'of the Canton Totharyn called The Chang Wɔ Litiny Company of Cantou," is farmed on to the Wang Bang Company, the
On the motion of the ATTORNEY GENERAL paratory to opening the fostery in Canton, secondal by the ACTING USLONIAL, SECRETROy are magh the same psaple as the zoo. ZARY, the first reading of a Hill cutitled an polists of the Mscso lottary.
A steam-lannot, tis Sanchow, and a collision Ordinanes for the Naturalination of Leung pro-Shek Chiu, elian Lang Fron Man alios with the ganboat Siking at Taiplagshn and
Lang Kia was passed.
THE FREE STATE Before fleeing ex-President Stapu
Government. Cammandants Botha and claimed Lilley the seat of the Free Blato
Do Wet aompanied the Transvalere in their flight from Kroonstad, DISSENSION AND DESTRUCTION.
THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND QIelecom injury to hor. Upon her cumans an dant petitioning the Viostoy, the launch ORDINANCE.
WAY ordonat to pay for espair of damagai,
On the motion of the Aering COLONIAL SECRETART, a Bill entitled un. Ordinance tn further send the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, and to repsal two n:otions of the Protection of Wons and Girls Amend
The Free Statera have xocust-1 the Trans-out Ordinance, 1899, was read a first ime.. vaalers of desertion. The town has been wantonly damaged by the Boers,
REUTERS SERVICE
LONDON, 12th May.
HONGKONG BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
AUCTIONEERS,
VAUL BREWITT,
2. Zetland Strast, Anctionnor, Appeste
and Commission Agent:
A ásetaju Mr. 7. Deal harlag imported from Hongkong to Canton tan essen of tinfoil and sent them under transit pass to Chan Chaia, LYGRES & HOUGIL,
Fang Sai Lea and others, probably belonging
GEO.
Avationeers to the Govaramo ut, and Share and Gaustal Brokers, curage Ice House
Street, and Praya Central,
Aneticaesz, Values and Goods Broker,
P. LAMBERT,
Daddell Streat.
the tinfoil gabi, forcibly robbed and carried. away the cargo, and set fire to the godowa. Thereupon the British Consal in a despatak brought this as to the notice of HE the Viceroy H.B. ordered an enquiry. Upon petition of the Kao In shop of the guild of | V. J. EHMEDIOS, tinfoil merchants to the lebin Barusa the satko.
THE CHAT MUI NUISANCE, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in proping the second reading of a Bill Batitled an Ordinance to amend Ordioanes. No. 10 of 1872, gaid--Or diasnos No. 10 of 1972 is entitled "An Ordis and to prevent Cartain Nuisanous" Seation & of the Ordinanco prokihisa under a pausity of $10, the uttering of say shouts or cries and the making of other coisos while playing the gems kaswa as Chai-Mai from 11 pr. to siram, in rity thereof asked: “ Although this tinfoil was ane district or place not permitted by some re- sont under transit pass, way did the mcrohant griation of the Governor in Conrail. The break the rule by evading the payasat of lakin The Daily Mail's correspondant at Capetowane Ordinance now hafore us gives the Gover? Why did ho make a clandestine gale, noria Caaneil power to fix the horra acord- says that the Matoking relief forms has passing to the requirements of the district or place, and was the wrongid picly to be arrasted f through Vryburg.
THE WAR-THE MAFEKING- 'RELIEF FORCE.
THE WESTERN FRONTIER. Kenter's actrespondent at Kimberly wires that British patrols at Fourteen Stress have
entered the Transvaal.
Reuter's correspon lout so Goors Siding THE ADVANCE IN THE PREE STATE
An American missionary: lady who went on
Hongkong has increased in size and buildings The Magistrate of the Bon Tak district was ars more numerous, and there are other places directed to report further thereon, baside Victoria where it would be nossary to enfores regulations in congestion with this mon lodging hours it is of conrad ery difioul anewart noisy gas. In brolleys and osm people thero who are attaring those shouts and Crist. We may, he fury Dear to a brothel or White House and presented him to the President
o prove the particular parapus among the many Admiral Dewey staflod to explain the situation, when the President interrupted and said: "You
vour to prasscale anybody there is great and 1, Admiral, will pay his expanses in pre-wires that the British force arrived there on sammen lodging house and this may be going poration for examination. If he fails in the the morning of the 11th fast, and are now on in the coiddle of the night and if you sales first examination. I will give him another fortson miles from Kroonstadt,
MR. CHAMBORGAIN ON THEdificulty because the purse arrested would probably say he was not the effondor but some obacca, but I am sure he will be ready when
CONDITIONS OF PEACH
bedy slss. With the sier, therefore, to make the time comes."
the keepers of brothels and lodging-house
made liable to a fine of $10,the sants as the prevent the people who frequent chose hanses from making these coisas the keeper himself is
al offenders,
Here in another Teway story. called from an Ansricau contemporaryIt appears that Mre Dewey has been in the babit of changing her religion. She was here and brought up in the Presbyterian Church and remained a member of that communion until after the death of her first neband, Gen. Havn,Then she joined the Episcopal Charah and belonged to St. John's parish. Next she bicame interacted in theosophy and joined a socisty for the study of cult Belance, ust converted to Catholicfem through of our minister to Spain, and Archbishop Koane, the influense of Mrs. Bellamy Storer, the wife while the latter was direster of the Cathelle communist at St. Paul's Catholio chrrol and Jaiyoreity at Washington. Sho bas since been Was married by Father Mackin, its paster. Whea St. Paul's church expired as mouth father the term for which she had rented her paw at Mackin valled upon bor and fous that she was undergoing a change of heart. He endoavenrad to porsande her to adasis to the faith, but she gave him little encouragement and did not renow the rental of her par. Nobody observed bar absense from St. Paul's, or at least it attracted no comment until a few days ago, when it was
On going to the sale-room os Surday morning, a Portuguese clerk in the employ of Messrs. Hughes and Hough, auctioneers, at found that the place had boon entered and a considerable qantity of money stolen. Ifis bad been broken open and 8200 taken, whilst the compradore lost silk clothing of the veluetical that she was attending the auton service
at St Jetn's Opiscopal church with Ler Eusband,
Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at Birmingham, said in the general conditions of a citament Great Britain was not prepared to gain recognise the independence of the Republics whose territories must be incorporated with Her Majesty's. dominions under the British. Lag, but individual liberties would be pred
·SUPPOSED SUICIDE BY AN AMERICAN.
FOUND DEAD AT THE CEAKA
There has been sent to the public mortuary the body of a European, sincs identified ex that of Mr. A. W. Upton, a native of Amantes e and bafore thon was in Manila. The body was onently rosuled in Yakohama and Saglui found in Lhamberlais Bood at the Peak. There was a gua-shot wound in the bead, ap: parently self-juliotad. A kichamacoolver with one chamber discharged was found outween the legs of the deased.
CORRESPONDENCE,
We do hot hold ourselves responsible for lar opinions expressed by our correspon]
The Hon. Dr, Ho K-1 am not going to The AOTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Seaded
the mob in the village of Kunshan. So also in travel to Su Chin was insalted and polted by is invariably greeted with the term “Kill the Csaton, when a foreigner goes into the city, ho
temple of the 500 gali they were similarly foreign devil." Ooos when av Amacican gon- teman and a lady want into the nity to see the treated and insuited, and is trum, brought to the notico of the late Viceroy Tan, who replied that: it was always the case, and be could not hure any content over ile nich, the
For some time psat nothing has been hoard of the brigand chiefs, Fashan Hoi.pud Ao Son, of the district of Sachin, although a hosty soweit. saation 120 bars are mentioned. It scams approbansten. Where they are and what they to give the Garornment power make the bara boon doing no one knew, until ab last shuy hours say they think proper, instead of from tacand gain to the district of Kuk Kong, oppose, but at the same time I antise that be was promised and striot orders given for their
17 to six. The santion says Within the somewhere in the north of Kwang-tang, where, hours presarabad for any latriot or place
by any roguistinu of the Governor in Consisted with another rabul chist, by name oil pablished in the Gazette I suppos Chaong Hoong wa, they enlisted under their it is intented that the Governor should havo benzer a great number of low! banditti kad power to prescribe from time to time the hours disbanded trosgs of the lata Viceroy Tax. the armed with rapid-friar guns of modern make enck is the intention. I work support the Bift.. uring which hai dui may bs played. They have stole tonign and lugs and are If not. I cannot support SECRETARY--In Sometima last month they had a fight with the answer to thequation of the honourable gealle black flag soldiers, who wore outantbered and hus, and anying from 11 clock, is sometimes obliged to beat a retreat. Azother scopat man, I may say that drawing a hard sod fast incaarsnient. It is particularly chiseled to in ways that the rebel chiafe have fled to Range certain portions of the city of Victoria occupied to gather more troops with a view to marching entirely hy Chinese, and the intention is to right into Kwangjung.
The Adrio Cólonjatë
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pied entirely by Chinese and earlier than alovan
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under this Ordinance they are more likely to gain than to lose
Mir-That some one has liund there is
company (sines its registration) was held at general mooting of shareholders in the above
Austioneer, Appraiser, and Agent,
8, Casen's Road Central,
BOARD AND LODGING
STAG HOTEL
148 and 160, Gason's Road Contral
Cornfortable snd Cheap.
THE WESTERN HOTEL,
Excaliest Accommodation, 82.60 per day;
10 and 92, Cheen's Road West,
BOOKBINDING
"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,
The only office in China having Furopoin- taught workmen. Equal to Home Wuck.
W.BREWER & CO., BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS
Printers, Bookbinders and Acoonut Book Manufsotarora, 2a and 25, Quee Road
(under Hongkong Hotel).
BUILDERS
KANG ON,
Contractor; 30, D'Aguilar Street. Leont not Coast Port Buildings, Taber, Brick
and Granite
Mechanicsengaged, Batimitásgiten. UHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, &a-
THE PHARMACY,
10 Queen's Road Central. Family and Dispensing Choists, Wines, Spirts und
Cigare
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
Chemistsnad Druggists; High-class Aerated Waters, Daslers in Photographis Re
quisites; Queen's Road:
WATKINS, LD. APOTHECARLES HALT,
Waters, Wines, Beers, Epicits, ato, 66, Queen's Head Coutral, Cigars, Aerated
CURIO DEALERS
FUJIYAMA & CO.,
Importers, Exporters and Dealers in Japa Nose Caries, 9, D'Aguilar Bt, and at Kohe. KUHN & KOMOR.
21 and 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.
Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama. Fine Art, Jagranose and Chiness Carlos,
document to fal with after the struggland chain, a pair of rattan bangles, and four general among the Chinese, bet among the rental fallo to find a single feht; und 19, or even later, because Chai-Mui is a game Mangall (Searetary) KWONG HINGG
TO THE EDITOE OF THE PATTRESS. The Hon. Dr. Ho Ka-I am delighted to the Hongkong Dispensary. Mr. Hart Book tions by your Correspondented been the Governor, an the bastion. I pointed G. Murray Bain, W. Hatton Potte, HAT. not the slightest doubt. No. 2 ot, mantear that I have prosented a memorandum to presided, and there were also present Mazars for a casemble (lae past avarad to sunheat that in my humble opinion in those places Veitch, Paul Jordan, W. C. Taylor, R. C. Wi- an extent that an icorass of 50 pet in the which aru entirely. Chinese the bour might her, J. A. Tarrat, W. J. Grosssa, and A. E. adring it to injury the Ghave which by long custom and usage is much in of certain streeta to camora in odstroomday or feart Latso suggested that in Chiness thought fit toonase the poor taza whole favour among the Chinese when enjoying a holi for disorderly houses of brothers did moussa eloss to the Horepoun quarter the hour in the airandy congested aren of same dis. the tents of the streets find roof.com should be 10
on account of the high rantslApart from the by thens who have taken op mir houses,
The motion was corripi.
176
Queen's Road Central. China Porealain, Crockery Ware;
DENTISTS
Surgeon Dentist, 50, Qog's Road Central
Burgeon Bentist; 21, Bank Buildings,
Opposita Hongkong Hotel.
DINING ROOMS
Breakfseta, Tifing, Dinners. Wines, et..
with Kesls; 3. Queen's Road. COSMOPOLITAN HOUSE.
DRAPERS
Milliner Silk Moroers, Hsburda dura Low Price, Br, 30, Wellington Street,
BERAHIM ELÍAS & Co,
of $150. The police wore at one communi sated with.
It was seen that satranes had where he is a member of the retry, le answer to inquiries Mr Davey informed her friends been affected by rexking the glass in the sky-sbe bad decided to return to the spiscopal faith, light and descending into the culo-room by. means of a rupe. On going on to the root the and yesterday she was elected one of the patro which Mr. Phoke A. Heart is president. Mrs. palico found a man there, and he was forth-nesses of the episcopal cathedral foundation, of with captured, He had evidently iulenda Dewey declines to discuss the subject sad the
celigion is nobody's business The report of the China Association, which paying another visit to the sale room and far-ul frankly is forms te publie that his wife's came before the andal meeting of the Asher runracking the plans.
Two men were brought up at the Magistraay
It cannot to scid drunkenness is a vice at all elion last month & retreabing
yesterday, charged with stealing $25, a watch
The total at our liabilities in the East and in culprits brought befors Mr. Gomperta at the
The GRACEMAN said Gentleman: The report
to disentangle the various threads of affairs gold coins from a man whom they met in a
London, including amounts on mortgage and WONG HOME, tials curged with taking a deep too much,
and since the 5th instant, so which your yar which press and re-cross in the Blue Book Frothel in Kennedy-town on Saturday night Magistracy yesterday morning were two cales.
and statement of scconate have been in your
The man ved vas of the privolare B, and on
December 1893 than it was the 31st December. en China that resubed us some days Rg his being asked for it and declining to pay the One of the fenders, bailed from Komioon.
mission we will, animal, take thous readi
acon he was staggering along Reclamation In this report the various roation of interest money, the prisonate gathered round him and Between two and three o'clock on Sunday after
On the Council resuming the Bill was read 1898. From this, however, must be deducted WONG TAI FONG,
and Shanghai Bank, which was paid off in session The matter was reported to too galleo China are dealt with separately and the look away all the talnables he had in bia posstreet, Yaumali, followed by a large crowd who triat or mittle further past. They pre not in The Conacil then went into committes Bills payable, in $119423,43 larger at the Sist
led time and passed
$75,010, the loss account from, the Hongkong correspondentes aud documenta relating to and on Sunday (we of the offenders were were laughing and making fan of tim. One position to occupy the toramarus given up to veraider the Bill olanes by clause,
PLA ATTORNEY-NERAS in proposing the abilities 1 23:43 Against this our total of cnet subject are relegated to livir proper arrested. Ore was found to be in possession of of the crowd an against him, whoreapon the,
tor. His however, missed his mark and falling polloy of handling there hopes to this District (for THE REGULATION OF CHIXINK CEDINANCE. Ontober 1899, making the not increase of your appendix, method which imposes on the 300 in Straile Settlorisut money. He and defendant siad a forritia blow at his tormen his accomplices recently arrived from the
his being tho possessor of a lovely black eye" Quero's Rows Wost in the events are second reading of the Bill sailed in Ordinooks-in-tanda at the 31st December 1899, reader, far easier task than when he has Straits. The cars was adjouset for further forward struct a lamp-pous, which resnited in pleasure epokore on going along Ears Beet and
On the police coening on the areas the men and then grested by utiated face) where will to farther amsat the Ragulation of O- 999,917.24 larger than at the 91st December THE to proceed morely by the aid of the date and enquiries.
was taken to the Police Station. A Ane of the Bentary Board find room for those unfarna Ordinabon 1-38. sald-It is stated in the 1898. We has thusa kalanes to the good t tlie page on which each letter, paper, etc., Beeing, as donbt, that the present state of
was imposed. The other case was somewhat tunate mortals who buve to be, ohared any objects and reasons attached to the fact of the Increased stocks over intreated liabilities of appoate report, however, though the weather isouly suitable for a water-omrnival, simple for purpons of reference, is no light the domaittee who have been looking after the more serious. The offender was a Chinamanita from thus tenements which come ander the Bill that he operation of certain emot 345,493,81 A large propertion of this increas reception of the Terrible hote postponed the good position. Not only was ho in trouble him- proristene of the noir by laws that will comments of the Lognition of Crises Ordinus, in stocks bus biken place at Mania, where this document, bat a most careful and painstak-fate which was to hero taga place on the wolf, but through attempting to raliors him into effect on the 1st of June next graibiting 1988 has best hitherte penfined wholly or gear we are consequently beginning to roop the ing record of a very full year's work. Mest Cricket Ground to-night. Die hotlee will ran the clutches of the limbs of the low two the existable of pubicles on ground sad midd chily to the city of Victoria. The growth of beupht of being able to meet the requirement of the matters with which it deals are given of the date, when selected. The can has of bie concabines also found themselves up at fours of sectain buildingal How many poor building and population father parts of the of all comers alilog in stendily increasing certainly been very heavy dung the last bures the Magistracy. According to the story tak souls will have to edge themselves in the for cology renders in desirable thing the Governor business Borsi, in Hong kong, stocks tayo. thority for that tourists, who pass through Hongkong in to confer the necessary ready faulliar, to a great extent, to days, and eld inhabitants hire been talking by the police the men was going along ngan's to overcrowded area? When the Naval Zardin Council should here power to extend from been added to, with the result that n groter ING HOP
with proverbial gloominess about the probability Road East at about & 'look yesterday mornatsomon commences operations the state of time to time the benefit of shoh chuotments to varisly of goods bringe en an extended trade
Lands in the wastern extremity for
ditions! well equipped and up-to-date sled these interested in Chinese affairs. On the of long spell of unosusing rule. Cortem partying in a chair. Thinking he would like to stretch this Dinidiot can well be juiginedit will be other places. The object of this Ornans it from the local public and from myellsia and whole, Mr. GONDRY claime in the report, of the town were yesterday in a state of it, his legs to alighted, and in 'staggering along another Tainingshan, to be sure the town parpole may say that serting 21. ofoonstantly increasing numbers. the course of events during the Isat twelve and fights of stone steps seemed inspired with under the vorendut he came in caufnot with
the idea of becoming waterfalls-otably the Chinese goustable No. 13. The constable' geregats over a million of square foot, capable Drdinance 13 of 1893 deals with Chinese mosio also extablished at West Point and SEE
languagh, now lying waste. Enquiries, haz cliolted the 23 douls with processions in the nity of Victoria; water factory so are constructing in the of wines and spirits Begarding our property hex burus out the estimate of the fight opposite the Hongkong and Singstal dignity buing offended he apnice coughly. For bolding kundends of touchent buses and are in the public stresis of Vistoria; potions 22 and
afer momaets "complimbutary tuation expressed in the previous Jear's Bank. The jourvey to the Peak has 29 report. Nendence has been put in the au extremos apleasent operation to all con- was indulged in, and ultimately the defendant fuct tust it does not pay the Jaridleds to pat upastion 24 deals with inflammable structures Dowager Impress's assurance that she did ceruad. The chair-coolies, however, have the struck the luxon on the band and knocked off buildings for the average glass of our citizens, in Victoris mind in any village of the colony or Name balding suitable storage for large stocks consolation el oxtra fares paid by the traveller hie that. A straggle ensued, during which became building materials has gone up so within 16 yards of way building section 20 assste, section of Iulaad Let No. 17 and the Section of the per balsace best. for depreciation merely a cousernence of the heavy rain, was arooly yield 7% on the outlay not aron in within 300 foot of the Prays Wail; svetion from the amount it stood at in the previous for the pleasure of sitting in a clave dark box the par rolled into the gutter, which,bigh that roats expected from that would deria with froworks in the sity of Victoris or using thereon has been writton down 34.000
บ ค..with all kinds of debris. They ending the cost of land. To do away with deals with permits. with streams of water waiting to run down biais nock ng his emerges, rolled over and over, until at last to lukon vermyding, even to a small extent, it be Ordinans gives the Governor in Council power matter of ordinary begins prudence. In re- Another case of pirsey was reported to the managed to blow his whistle. Another lidson hoves our Garocument la encourage Isudowners to speelfy other placed or listricts. Bustion of ference to the Kowloos Inland Lots, s perlion party is worse, scd the provinces are more datneled from the capital. But the report is de Bundy The Inne Fek Bany loft came to his assistance, togather with a district to put ap at the restors exhunity of the the new Urdinancs adde ho Chinese Top of Lok No. 649 was sold in July last at 11.20 Hoy kong for Samchun at about seven o'clock watchman and Constable Farkius (15). They colony a many buildings as repired, and a pipe, to the category of drame and gongs not hopeless oven is to the possiblity of on Burday morning with about lily passengers #wizmet hold of the defen laut, but before they knend sway widiosals all threxiatig disorderly which are not to be played between 11 PL and per square foot, the resulting proût, after K CURE & CO, Established. 1859. the Empress Dowager changing her mind sboard. At about half past night, when the sculd get tim sway too of the man's concubines houses at that end—Yours truly
Jauneh von near Castio Peak Bay, Fasen of the sppenced on the cons. They ng mu to the for the better. One comideration only,"
passungete prodred revolve and theiched posts of the lukons and distriot watchman and il says, "might lead her to desert the resus to shoot any one who attempted to interfor tore than into phrods. They then grabbed
Thrissur Lightning from Caloniis, left tirary clique), and throw her induence with them, while they had the pockets Constable Perkins by the legs and do ATRET ETHAMER MOVEMENTS of these en bos, Four of them search- porato attempt to throw him. In the mean into the opposite ecals. If it could be ed the passengers, tellering that of their time the defendant knocked one of the
With grest difcally the stondent, and is The 0, & Osteamer Dore with mal du left "brought kome to her that the pressut worry sud jewelry, while the other three stud Inkons in the stomach and doubled him up, Singapore for this part of the East.
Twenty picose of clothing and fortyndes of t
T000 sterer Coptic Milf asle, de, the Bill entitled An Ordinance to consolidate off under pairs sesount. The baddings ...“ roošljomary icy constitutes a danger for 1 ready to fire on aneous, who offered ranetwu vɔncubines were taken to What FoiuPolice Slangbed for this port your morning at 7
Messrs Loigh and Urange in November last at "the Dynasty, she might be induced, yes, os am were also appropriated. The pirates com Station Here the defendantel bearing haring place
esconded by the Ariso COLONIAL BROUETAR mount has bonu ekorged to and written THE MUTUAL STORES
pabile olliora vris road a second time Isunch, to stear u the direction of Kaaounit taking two or three of the strongest mon us,
rota cmorativo rotate. The company's not pro The Council then went into committed and 8170,000. The whole of the blook is woli leta. to support e paliay of reform. Her halt peiled the coxwin, who is the ownes of the gut such fald of kim, bahuted ikon ma Ban Fransizes for this port whớ Honolulu, and amend the law providing for the grant of have thus been brought inte a sonud and viodern fits for 1898 show an inayonne over the ust pro on the threshold of wast was jusanded, Island, and on arrival to the luted was the statuin to hold him down. Once or belon Lakshams, Intad Sea, Kob Maski nad pautions to the widows and orphans of deemsed condition, sud the property was valued by bosmingly, to be a fread coup d'élas, some faites alongside a junk, lat which the sun he broke loose, and climbed the iron gate of the Sangli, us the 110 weeks ago, proms that has not altogether gers were obliged to transfer the booty- After all like merkor Utsiristaly he became The NE, KS steam
this the loweshwe allowed to proceed to Sanhitiled, and was hailed cat, together with the (Bombay Ling) loft Bingorors or the post on the Bill passed, though the committed to persion, 13 manifestations of popular 21 Month Who wong the women the mating of the late not pom the 195 patients espectada a breve bird baths Condell then adjourned until Houday for 1500 of 16,523.09, and at khu Tons of
not oppose reform if carried out along lines consistent with Chinese thought. The split between the. Government and the reform
r
6. Broept for funerals and marolagen.
We have
spending $1,920 during the year In Improve mants, etc., on the whole property, was $1,597 The ACTING COLONIAL Bereary seconded which has been included in prodi nas loss
Ladies Tailor, Dressmaker, Draper,
Wallington Street,
Tailor, Draper and Cullitter; 67 au 69,
Quean's Rond
FLOUR MERCHANTS WOO
SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,
Bocount. The remaining Innd now stands în And the action was carried.RAY
The Council went into compitten to consider the books at 10 beats par square foot. Inland LI
Lot No. 16 and the buildings therron romeios the Bill elause by clause.
On the Cornuil rosuming the Bill was read in the accounts at 149,000 as before, During third time and passed.
PANSIONS FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
DA
the past year $15,500 have been spent. this property in atrastural altera
On the motion of the COLUNTAL TREASURER, tione and repairs and the whole of this,
Merchant Milders, San. Francisco.
Fastern Branch, Podder Streak WILLIAM WHILEY, Menacek, - FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMIN
Every Household Eagnialto. Depov for Bastaren Kodak Filme an Acocurries;
17a, Quena's Road, Central,
Cabinet-maker, Furniture Dealer. Art De KWONG LOONG,
er sud Dosle, 17. Queen's Rond
GROCERS
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SUB-MOENTS LIFTK, LD
67-59, noen's Road, Cantral.
Provision and General Merchouls.
TIE,
Wine and Spirit Merchants, Groceries, Best Goods, Lowest Bates. Try Charles Evapor
rated Gray J, D'Agollar Stredi