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SUPREME COURT.
18th August.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS,
BEYONE HIS HONOVE SIR JOHN CARBING- TOR, C.M.G. (CHIEF JUSTION).
CANTON.N
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, 18th August.
A PH:-FOREIGN PROCLAMATION,
which I havo now. the pleasure to request your adoption
Mr. J. H. Cox proposed the confirmation of the appointment of Mr. II. W. Slade as a Directer.
Mr. LEWIA seconded. Carried,
By order of the Acting Vicomy Tot, the Fun-yü Magistrate has issued another proclama- A TRIAD SOCIETY CASE."
tion for the protection of foreigners and mis- There were two counts in the indictment re lating to Man Hi, viz., (1) being an olltec bearer sionaries. This says that the Foreign Powers of an unlawful society; (2) being a member of never expected the rising of Bezers in the an unlawful society. He pleaded not guilty. North; that they sent men-of-war there to sup
The jurors were Mesars E. Mauricio, H. Harrow, Julins, Helu, W. F. Maut, A. Hross them and to restore order, nor would they Mancall, H. P. Jertrum, ad E. J. Judah. sand their ships to other provinces; that the gunboats which they wont to Canton are for the protection of their merchants and people only, and for no other purpose; that the Chinese must not believe any ramonra fabricated here by the .coine within the purview evilly-disposed to east suspicions into their of the law. Thero WOM
society winds that "the foreign merchants are doing among the Chinese which was called the Trind large business and enjoy great property in the Society. That society might inve-possibly had-for its political object the substitution of south; that the Government depends upon this the old Ming Dynasty for the present one. If baainess to repay the foreign loans; that, ng that was all probably no notice would be taken there are many secret societies and brigatals of the society in the colony, but it was found who keep themselves in hiding, watching, it is that the members of this society so conducted feared, for an opportunity to rito, H.E. the late themselves as to be dangerous to the peace of Viceroy Li Hung-chung, in conjunction with present were:-Hon. R. M. 'Gray. Hon. J. J. welfare of our staff at Peking, and Tientsin.rule. consider it wise or politie to notice such
The Attorney-General (the Hon. W. Meigh Goodman, Q.C.) said he took it that it was a matter of cotamwear knowledge that Cline was noted for moret societies, but they had nothing to do with that except in so far as those sonistics had
which the
the community. They could perfectly well un- derstand that the members of such society other high officials, has derisci monans to check. would not come to give evidence against each them; that where there were not soldiers enough other, and there were many ways in meiabors could put themselves into such a posi- to watch, the officials have increased the num tion as to thwart the action of the law to a bar so as to keep peace an order and arrest great extent. At any rate early in the history the bad characters and that by treaty the per- of the colony-in 19-it was found uecos sous and property of the foreign merchants. sary to pass a law dealing with the So- missionaries, and converts must be respected ciety, That Act lasted a great many years, and particularly taken care of, su that after the and it was not until 1887 that a new Ordinance was passed repealing the old one and re-enacting issue of this proclamation the gentry, marchants, it with certain alterations. This was the Orand common people must watch and put-a re dinance they had to deal with that day. No, 8striction upon the behaviour of their brothers of 1887 was An Ordinance for the Sup-
the Triad and other unlawful and sons, and advise them to pursue their ro
pression
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. This was all the business,
OF SHANGĦAL
BUSINESS NOTICES.
房藥館芝廃 KWONG CHI KOON
DISPENSARY.
街欄漿城省東
CHEONG LAN STREET, CANTON
子甲大歲年叄同鷹大 創開年四拾陸百仟臺大
ESTABLISHED 1864.
記為麗吉意如
Trade Mark KWONG CHI KOON
DISPENSABY.
CHEONG LAN STREET, CANTON.
Established 1894,
with a rattan, forced red hot cinders and ashessions, and the spectacle which is now ex- into her menth, and otherwise, chastised her inhibited at Poking is such as the world never witnessed. Your Directors: a manner that caused the death of the girl and do not wish to anticipate losses, and if order at night throw her body into the river. The could shortly be restored none serious should be zeighbours came to know of this, compelled Yun incurred, but the gravity of the prosent situa to recover the body, and made a petition to bring to forces itself upon them. The intereste
involved are very large, and they deem it prad The CHAIRMAN intimated that a wiro had the care to the knowledge of the Nam Hoi Maent to reconamend you to carry forward to next just been received from Shanghai to the follow gistrate so as to free themselves from the anhalf-your the sum mentioned in the Reporting effect-- Chefoe wires Peking relieved ensation of complicity. He did so. An inquest namely 81,717,543. It is to he hoped that the 15th August. Ministers, subordinates reported
safe."
(Applause.) was held on the body, and a verdict found means which are now being adopted may
speedily introduce order, and when once that is The CHAIRMAN intimated that dividend war. against the concubine. The Court ordered that gain established the development and expansion rants would be ready on Monday. within Ave days she be arrested and brought into of trade with this great country should steadily
Captain TILLETT proposed a hearty vote of the Court to be punished by flogging with advance, and the feld paned up to business thanks to the Directors and the staff. It was enttan, in the same manner as she did to hor enterprise be larger und possess greater possi- the care, ability and attention of these gentle slave girl, so as to avenge her wrongs; and that bilities than have over beer presented before, mon that had helped materially to achieve the Your Chief Manager, Sir Thomas Jackson, success of the institution of which they wer the man Yau betegrated and expelled from the went to Europe for a short trip last April, all so prond.
and will probably return to the Colony charitable institution.
early in October Mr. H. M, Beris is in the meanwhile acting in his place, and to the good management both at the Read Office and | THE FRENCH AND THE DEFÈNCE Branches wo are indebted for the very satis footory report your Directora are now able to placo bofore you, while they have complete con
Speaking in its issue of the 14th inst. of the The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the idence in the care and judgment which will be undisguised hostility to everything British of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation exercised to carry the affairs of the Bank the Ecke de Chine and such of the French reai was held on Saturday in the City Hall. Mr. smoothly through the present anxious times, deuts in Shanghai as that journal represents, N. A. Siebs prasided. The other gentlemen We have been much concerned regarding the the W. C. Daily News says: We do not, as Keswick, Mosers, A. Haupt, D. M. Mosos, A. J.They have been in great danger and bave under ebullitions, but in the present instauce we would Raymond, P. Sachse, R. Shewan. RL. Richard gone many hardships, but they have cheerfully observe that if the objects aimed at by thos0 son, H. W. Slade (Directors), H. M. Bevis remained at their posts and will, we trust, so who are in sympathy with those sentiments (Acting Chief Maunger) J. R. M. Smith, bo relieved from their critical position. Before HN Mody. J C Peter, E. Georg, C. J. moving the adoption of the Report end accounts were attained, and Shanghai wore in cones trust that those responsible for such a post- Gonsalves, R. T. Wright, Las Wai Chan, K. I shall be pleased to answer any questions which left without adequate dofonom, we
may desire to put.
tion would face and accept the full measurY A. Chiney, A. Coutis, L. J. C. Anderson, J. any shareholder
No questions being asked, the CHAIRMAN Pro-
of their responsibility. Moreover, since M. F. Macundo, J. M. Alves, F. Jordan, J. H. Lewis J, H. Cox. E. S. Joseph Captain Tillett, posed the adoption of the report and accounts we hold the time ripe for plain spank G. de Chumpeaux, Dr. Hartigan, G. Murray.
Dr. HARTIGAN sal-It is a genuine pleasure ing. we would remind our French neighbours Bain. A. Sharp. Shan Kan Sui. F. Henderson, to listen to the remarks jnst made by the Chair. flat, in the event of any trouble arising from the attitude which has been adopted in R. C. Wilcor, Ho Fook, G. H. Medhurst. J. J. man in proposing the adoption of the report, to
this matter of the defenen of Shanghai, on Leiria C. I Thompson, C. W. Dickson, Chan which may be applied the adjective 'splendil, Sin Kai, C. S. Sharp, D. Gillius, F. D. God as used by my predecear in sponking of the of the first results thereof would probably bea dard, P. Hohnks, C. Palmer. F. Maitland. pravions half-year a results. Whilst still largely adjustment of the conditions under which J. F. Noble, W. Lynght, G. Stewart, W. H. increasing our reserves, a policy which every the French Settlement now exists. It is on shareholder will approve, and the wisdom of racord, in communications which passed after the Wickham, P. de C. Morris, G. II. Andron, ele.
Mr. Bevis read the notice convening the which is shown by the comparatively slight de Ningpo Jess-house incident between the repre- preciatios of our shares on the London market. sentatives of Great Britain and France, that meeting.
The CHAIRMAN read the report of the Diree- where recent events might very easily have in the claims hitherto advanced to exclusive or in- duced a panic, wore it not for the public con dependent uninistration of the Settlement The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen, the Direc filence in our strong position, which strength south of the Yangkingpang, were untenalde; tors have the pleasure to present to you an-is mainly owing to our steadily increasing rget is sufficiently well-known that many ex nerve fand-wo receive our usual dividend, isting usages and privileges of that admini other good report of the working of the Bank for the past half-year, and to recommend a and carry forward a sum of a million nail three stration rest on no sounder basis than suffer dividend of £1 10s. e shume, place $500,000 to the quarter dollars, which oven the most timid in-
ance and local understandings. If then Silvor Reserve Fand and cary forward vestor must deem enfficient to meet all oven.
it be the desire of the French authorities to $1,717,513.29 to a new Proht and Loss Actualities, I think our shareholdere, especially
of legitimate British policy, it should be clearly count. The past half year has been a favour the London ones, will is pleased to learn that complicate the situation by blocking the path able one for Exchange Banks in the Far East; from whatever cunas arising, eur holding of probable deseness of money in the future with most of us here believe their present depreciat consequences. That our Franch neigh they were not inclined to underestimate the Chinese Imperial Bonds is not largo, though understood that such action may entail unplea ternational entente which characterises the the result but an ordinary and reasonable pro tion is only temporary. (Applause) What are in the past wil aloof from the in- bring forth in China Foreign Settlement at Shanghai, is perhaps a fit on exchange operations has meu possible. the future may As regards the future. money will probably no one can acerrately range: Int, gentie-mattor for regret, but one with which custom maintain its value for some time, and it men, we may feel confident that our in-
has feruitiarised us. If it should be found, hum. seems reasonable to suppose that no real ease testa here will recsire the attention ant
ever, that to this exclusiveness there is added a can be experienced in the money market at support which thede magaitude demands. A desire to dominate the situation by acts of policy home until the present wars are over and debito, resolute policy, enforced with cour-
at variance with the interests of the vast gold is again supplied from South Africa.age que provision, will de mors to aufgaard jerity of residents, remedial measures will in As intimated by your Chairman in his speech our present position and forward our future The daughter of the Acting Commander at the last meeting, in the present accounts the prospects, than any number of commercial rajiy.vitably become necessary: nor would they be be has great fuith in medicine and is desirous of extending his business to foreign contrios, It is curious to note that the Echo de Chinc giving people of western lands the benefit of his Reserve Fund has been divided into a Sterling ions or reams of fluently-orded reports ar **10,000,000, which at the despatulios. (Applause.) Lot as hope that
medicines of the 13th instant annonces that MI. Doumer,
Ho' has submitted to mo the formulas of some Reserve Fund
Governor-General of French Indo-China, hus exchange of £s. por Dollat is the squealent of the drifting age, like the Glacial Poriod,"
decided send to Shanghai a battalion of of his preparations for examination, giving full Fund of $1,500,000. The Sterling Reserve tanglements, with their horrors and
French infantry, a battalion of Annamite explanation as to the medical qualities of the 1.000.000 Sterling, and a Silver Reserve has passed, and that out of the present Fund is invested in Consols and other sterling certainties,
urise, a fiftirailleurs, and a battery of artillery. There, ingredient. I have found the Tang Kwan San securities held in London, the market value of mise, prosperity and peaco
scams, therefore, practically no doubt of French or Army Medical Powder and the Tit To Satt or Falling and Braising Medical Powder com We Britishore ask for no privileges, Bhanghai. London a few days ago, in £195. 9. The tion.
mercury Silver Reserve Fund after the $3,000 we now for not one iota of advantage for ourselves.
A correspondent whiting to the NC. Daily kinds of gun, with red oxide of propose to add to it will stand at 0,00 Our which we are not willing to share with our neigh- Netes calls attention to the recent census talet vellow sulphide of arsenic, animal and vegetable holding of Consols has been reduced by €70.50 hours under similar conditions, but we have our which is replaced by a similar amount of the rights and will assert them enswayed by the at Shanghai, beth Settlements included, which charcoal, which are known in western pharmacy National War Loan; a small profit of £2,00 made alun ajeleries of pretended friends, undeterred gave the following Agaton British and Besides this it contains gold leaf, tigers and dra- gous bones, shavings of antelope and rhinoceros Indians 9,033, Portuguese 1013. over the transaction was invested and increnses by the vello interings of would-be enemies. Japaness 831. Americank 578, Geridans, 348, heng, which I have shown him that chemical our hokkings of other Sterling securities by that Not aggression, but justice and fair play all
the meliche prepared for foreign us. He goes on to say: With the vust
The medicine is to ho chiefly used as a ster amount. There is a decrease in our holding of round is our watchward, but we are determined French 394, Other Nationals 942: Total science proves to be inert, le proposes to omit Indian Government per cent. Rapes Paper of that the markets England has made shall not interests at stake out the predominating num 82.282,337; this lias been replaced by the Bombay to closed against her, nor that others shall reapers of British subjects, it must be clear to all, watatory, us is put up in small metal bottles by. Improvement Trust 4 per cent. Loan, which is the kenelts of those enterprises which her who, to quote the able wards of your resterday's which is can be injected into the nostrils.
The small amout of oxide of mercury and included in Colonial and other Securities. The money and basins created, so long as her on leader. "have not developed Anglophobla to aphide of avsario will not be dau geroux used
landing of British troops is uterely u
(Signed) JG. KERR, possibilities that may eceu for these reasous
Canton alina, it is absurd that any sensible manu should take objection to this precautionary step by Great Britain for the protection of interests in
AMERICAN PORTABLE WOODEN which she has such a large share
HOUSES
PROTECTION OF MONOPOLIES.
On account of the amount of sanggling carried on to evade the payment of lekin tasoa, the monopolists have chartered four steam- launches to cruise between the North and West Rivers on the look out for aningglers, and the Wai Sing lottery farmers have also engaged two small steamers to run between the two places to arrest any persons selling fal lottery tickets, a
A MILITARY WEDDING.
tors,
may
un
The British
far to soak."
UNRIVALLED UI YAU or 13 YOU WISH OIL."
Pricus at $1.00 por bottla. 0.50 per bottle. 0.25 por bottle. TUNG KWAN SAN, or "Army Medical Powder," 50 cents per bottle. TER TIT TA SAN or Falling and Bruising Medical Powder." Pries at 50 cents por bottle. Made from the best selected medicine to be used for the above Oil and Powder.
散及油造製泡藥好選
TZ WONG CHI KOON is one of the largest Native Drug shops in Canton, employing Ting in a man of great onergy and business about 300 men. The Proprietor, Mr. U You capacity, and is also vary benevolent, giving away thousands of dollars worth of medicine in charity, usually with an eye to the rain off chance. He has many testimonials as to the and business men, Like the Chinese generally efficiency of his melines from officials, scholars
l
visited his house, and found some fighting is reported that the reformer Sún Tat.which, neconding to a telegram received from Government hava now defined their poi had faith in this matter of the defenes posed of Mnck. Berovi, Camphor, Rhubarì, two
opened by the prisoner's key und was found to
enn, who vanished for so long, no one really knowing where he is, bas sent a book containing editions publications to Chang Chih-tung, Viceroy of Hunan and Hupoh, and that the Viceroy has sont despatches to the Shanghai Taotai and the Viceroy of Liang King to make enquiries and have him arrested for his impudence in sending such publications tea high official,
EX-GENERALS AND BANDITS. :
British
7,398.
from
and
sorinties and for the Punishment of the spective lawful callings in pace, pad not to members thereof." and it began by saying, devise or listen to any wild rumours, or make Whereas the Triul and other societies are trouble with any Christians. Any person or formed for unlawful parposes and constitute. a danger to the pcs of the colony, and persons acting in contravention of this order," whorens it is oxpedient to amend the laws reconcludes the preclaration," shall be arrested specting such societies, ete. The sacord saction and secerely punished without any show of aid that if ybody unlawfully among other
lenioney. Let every one tremblingly obey." things accepted office in such a society or if he Datel the 19th day of the 7th moon (15th was a member he was liable to punishment, and the punishment was loss for a member thng for August, 1906.) an office-bearer. The charge against the prison or was two-fold. He was charged in the first place with being an offioo-bearer in connection with the society and in the socoud with being of Jumber. If the jury found him guilty in the first count they would of course find him guilty on the second; but the two counts had been put in in case by any possibility the prosecution He failed to prove he was an office-bearor. thought the evidence he would be able to put before the jury would prove most clearly that priconor was on office-bearer as well as member. The facts were shortly there. It was alleged on behalf of the prosecution that the prisoner was cas of the head centres of the society and that he had a house at Sam Shui Po Cheong of the late Nam Sew regiment is where he used to enlist members and initiate borsthed to the sun of the Black Flag general, then. The police had tried to get hold of him and the wedding will be celebrated on the 13th for some time past, but these were slippery people to deal with. However on the Sth of the Sth moon (6th Sept.) It is expected that July the polies, arted with a search war the ceremony will be very grand and pompous, rant nuthorising them to search for arma, CHANG CHIH-TUNG AND THE REFORMEN. irons and some booke. Among these books was one wrapped up in a piece of cloth which was a kind of Updo in the Society. The books were found in a beam in the room. There there was a box in the room. This box was contain a paper which was a badge of office. Now care the question, How did the evidence justify them in dealing with the case? Section 10 of the Ordines Baid When any of this ban ners, insignis, or writings of any society de clared by this Ordinance to be unlawful are found in this possession, onsteily ur continetu any person, it shall be presumed, till the con- The brigand Chiefs Ao Sun and Fuchan Hol, aggregate of these two secounts is now some Irish, Scotch and Celonial-have strong trary, is shown by sich po thought who have resigned the generalship of the $46,000 in excess of the account on the 31st of right urins and are able and willing to fill dangerous extent," that the, temporist in the way. they would come to the conclusion when they Canten Army, have resumed their depredations
gaber of such chlawful society."
in the vicinity of Kwangtung, and sent letters hoard to evidence that the dosunouts found in the possession of the prisoner were writings! to different merchants demanding squeezes, within the mearing of the section,
Chinese detective U Po and Inspector Macin default of the payment of which they threaten dorahl gure evidence as to the finding of the to rob and bara their houses and shops. The writings in question at the prisoner's house merchants came to Canton, and presented on the 8th July,
Isoi Yuz Sinn said he was formerly in the Petitions to the Nam Hol Magistrate for Government service and went round the New Protection. Territory with M. Lockhart, but he had accepted a better position. He had given av A large consignment of arms and mi- dence before in Triad Society cases, having made tion had been shipped to a certain foreign a special study of the society. The book worked firm in Hongkong, and would have been sent A was a Trind Society book and dealt with to Canton For the Chinese Government under the signs of the society The of cloth
pisco Yu-piug or diploma contract had there zot been an order prohibit produced was called i of membership. Exhibit On plecs of papering the exportation of arms to Chins; su the bearing an inscription, contained the credex firm hud le cancel the contract, and returned tinis of a high officer, which enabled him to the bagnin-menng to Siu Hao Kuk, the Board panish offerding nimbers. His titles were, & given in the credentials, Grand Guardian of Reorganization, through its welyuan Tow of the Heir Apparent. President of the Board Chak Chon, e of Punishments Vice-president of the Board of War; Promoted three ranks in succes sion; Five times honourably mentioned Commander-in-chief of the two Capitals and 15 Provinces Gonerul or Field Mar. shall Head of the Commissariat Department; Chief of the Treasury. There was u din gram oa the paper which rond: The Lodge of the Sworn Brothers." A un in
possession of such a document would be a high officer in the Society The prisoner on being asked if he had any thing to say, suid he had nothing to do what ever with the document brought into Court, This wins a ones of false aconaation. The police sergeant bronglit these things into his house in order to tramp up a charge against him. If his Lordship thought I was guilty he was wil It is reported in Canton that the Chinese ling to ye to gaol and suffer imprisonment, but oficials receivod u telegram on the 16th in ho usked his Lordship to be very careful in deal- sing with this case, becauso it was a case of falso stant to the effect that on the 6th instant accusation, and the pellet-sergeant might being the Allied troops began their march, and that
on their arrival at Peking, thera being no figures the writings forward again in some other case.
The Chief Justico said it was not for him to opposition, the Empress Dowager came out from of th of $10,513,000, and on the other side cial position, and who later did not hesitate NAVID CORSAR & SONS reputation for the relief of maladies for which
2017
that he e
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AN UNFULFILLED CONTRACT.
THE Undersigned have been appointed AENTS, and do there at orders for a variety of lesirus.
Particulars on application to--
WOODS & CO.,
4. Cheon's Road Central
December last. I may meation that the profit ranks og her Handymen und Tommies" who realised by the sale of the Rape Paper has been so well know how to do their duty. I notice used to write down the Bombay Improvement the Bank has made a barge investment with good Trust Lou, so that the latter stands in our profit in the Bombay Improvement Trust. Books at considerable less than its prosent value. Dizy we be permitted to hope that in the not dis. to in a similar trust with equal profit to the Bank Imperal Chinese Government amount Our holdings of Bonds in Loans issued by the tat future our funds may be localty employed £121,105. The depreciation which has lately and advantage to the Colony. The Colonial occurved in these securities has been more than Government has met the difficulty of our int amply prosided for eat of the profits of half creased pote-circulation promptly and in no year's working. It is from no want of niggardly spirit: perbups they may be persuaded confidence in the value of above loans to give the Bank further opportunities in the that our hoblings are so small. but from direction I have indicated. We must all regret we have more legitimate the destruction and injury to the Bank's pre- the fact that use for our funila in cur general Banking last-mises in Peking und Tientain, but it is a passing vess. Our Sterling Fixed Deposits on the 30th consolation to know that the former was insured Hongkong 17th April, 1000, Jars stand at £4,035,439, which is a decrease and that the latter will be paid for by these of 259,000 from the amount on the 33st of wheer santon acts caused wilful injury. We December; on the other hand our Current Aare proud of our bravs staffs in the place, counts in Gold show an increase of £103,000, who in face of danger, sickness and discomfort, same being caused by some of the Chinese Rail- have masfully not only stack to their posts, but way funds we had on fixed deposit having been materially assisted their warrior-brethren in the. transferred to Current Account Our Silver details of a heroic defenes. (Applause.) Whilst Fixed Deposita show an increase of $1,142.489 on the subject of the staff, I may be allowed and Current Accounts in Silver an increase of to congratulate Sir Enon Cameron on his A boy named A. Kow, of the age of 14 or 15,82,921,454 over those of last half year. Cash in well-deserved honour gained in a quieter sphere promoting the welfare of China and encouraging her peaceful development by England. Though, gentlemen, business is at a standstill in the North, the Bank has done and is doing well. Its business is increasing und its profits accumulate pari pars with angrent- development. This result is due to our wise directorate and able management. There is a
BENTENCE ON A PRIEST. --
in the temple of the Great Buddha stole anland is $225,000 more than last half-year, while "Bullion in hand and in Transit" is lows by unrells from the priest, whe caught him $1,200,000. Our Now Isus ip $1,259,000 loss. #agrante delicto an end off his left ear. The than it was on 1st December. Our excess isso case came before the Nam Hoi Magistrate, who permittel under Ordinance No. 17 of 1999 sentenced, the priest to be barulseed and put in amounts to 31,353,10%, against which, and as Tuargin for the further issue of notes, we have cangue, and ordered the other priests who were deposited with, the Government hand coin present to be brought before him and treated in the same manner for not interfering to stop their colleague front the commission of such a barbarity
CANTOS STORY OF PERING'S RELIEF.
FOR SALE.
A FEW OF THE FAMOUS
HUMBER BICYCLES.
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S.
Price
3140
WM. SCHMIDT & CO.,
Beaconsfield Arcado.
Hongkong, 16th Jana, 1909.
ORTLAND
P
志
Directions are given according to the Chinese method of using the medicines,
The nature of the oil is very mild, but its actin is exceedingly good, possessing won- defully curative effects in both internal an external diseases. As it is an invaluable edi. ring it should be kept on hand ready for use by all persons, whether at home or abroad.
DIRECTIONS,
For external use rub the oil on the temples forehand, between the eyebrows, back of the ears and neck, on the chest nad bank, on the abdomen or wherever the pain or soreness in located. It must be rubbed on for ainutes. For toothacko put a little in the tooth on, etton and rub on the game. The oil has Ineficial effects in, headache, fainting, colds, sore throat, stomach ache, celic pana, howmatism, numb. of the limbs, pain in the luck, cramp, ness local swelling and inflammatione, influenza, diarrhea, toothache, pains in the head and con- valtions after childbirth, prickly heat, bolle, aud mosquito bitenle
Internally the deas is five drops in a little water, and it is to be repeated every two or three hours, at the same time nug it ox ternally,
The proprietor of the Kwong Chi Koon Drag Store of Canton has placed in my hands for examination a aumber of his preparations with the receipe for cacb.
His I AU Fon wish Off has a 1213 wide direnlation and is very much used. It is conapesed of aromatid and stimulant herbe und CEMENT | barks, most of which are well known in our pharmacopoeia, together with pingpin to costly BROS kind of camphor) bishops wort, orris roct, with two or three other less known articles, but none of the objectionable substances which onter into many Chinese medicinos. It is one of“ 1765 the combinations which bas real merits and it is not strange that it has attained so wide
JE. WHITE &
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA, HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO.
CANVAS
to the extent of 80,070,000. Instead of silver lining to avery cloud; let us hope the nowing from year to year the Ordinance did will soon pass away and the lining" under which we have the privilege of issuing only remain. The Bank has weathered more notes in excess of our paid up capital against a thau successfully worse storms than that we deposit of coin, the Hongkong Government has
are now experiencing. The band which then recently extended the period of its operation' up held the helm is still in being." The man who to and including 13th August, 1908, which is freely disbursed the Bank's resources in sup very satisfactory. The process of withdrawing porting the unreasonably depressed markets and
Hongkong, 16th September, 1899. rernment circuintion is still very slow. Bills and invigorating their vital energy and re our notes in the Straits in favour of the Go enterprises of this Colony, thereby renewing payable show an increase over last half-year's storing Hongkong to its former sound fan- balance sheet thery is an increase of to withheld his hand when the rising tidu $14,887,000 under the heading of bills dis of prosperity threatened to overflow its bauks say whether the pristnor was guilty or not, bather Falace, the Chinese soldiers being formed in counted, loans and credite, allowing that the ad sweep away the weaklings and the too ven- the jury
The prisoner, continuing, said perhaps the double lines as a guard of honour, to receive und Bank's money is fully employed. Bills receiv faresome in its flood, is still at hand to ad- jury would say he was telling a falsehood, but welcome the General of the Allied troops able are only 8724,000 less than last half your rise; and in our present Chief Manager we have lie asked the fry not to believe the police-erying that China has no intention towar Bank premises stand at $18,355. The Feking one of the old hand's" apt pupils, who after
premises were totally destroyed by fire fua lung absenso wo are again pleased to welcome 441. geant. The statement of a prisoner was just against Formiga Powers. Whereupon the Marsh last, they were fully insured at the amongst us, and are glad to note that neither as good as that of a polico-sergeant.
The jury retired to consider their verdict, Generals took charge of her, and expressd a policies paid, the course of events will doside as the anxieties nor sure of this huge corporation returning after an absence of five minutes. They desire to lenish her to Calcutta under a strong to reimilding them. The premises at Kangoon have dimmed the joviality of his cunntenance or are now almost completed and a new and made his shadow grow less. (Laughter and found the prisoner not guilty on the first count escort.
commodious Bank is also now being orected at applause.) May it always be 30. And when later and guilty on the second count. The event A SHOCKING STORY,
The building at Tientsin has suffered to leaves us to undertake an almost equally re- His Lordship said the prisoner had been
One of the Directors of Kwong Yan charitably from well fan during the opera-sponsible and even more anrious post in the found guilty very clear evidence of being as member of the Trind Society. The law and able institution, by bae Yin Kung Chu, ations which havo lately taken place there; the North, nor the least pleasing hemory he will declared it to be un unlawful society, and when untive of Ma Sonk village, lived in the Western repairs required will probably be considerable, leave behind will by the magnificent report of ever any person was proved to be a member of suburb with a wife and a concubino, the latter We are still without full particulars of the his first half-year of chief management, of
extent of the damage. When addressing pon it ho must be punished accordingly. They saw
tention to the great and growing dimensions of trade with the Northern Ports of China and the promises which such bold out for the fature, At the moment this trade-masy be said to be at a complete standstill. The troubles which were
only too well in the neighbouring empire of one of the most cruel and jealous of women-nst half-year the Chairmandrew especial, ut
China the danger of these secret societies. The kind. Yun, being rich and influential, had taken prisoner must undergo imprisonment for six an orplish girl samed Sun Mai, aged between antha with hard labour, to commence at the 9 and 10, from the Orphanage of Cauton to be expiration of the three months he is undergoing reared and brought up as slave to his concutine. for being in possession of arins.
Sometime this month the girl stole and ate two brewing in the Spring auddenly and most eggs. The concubine, finding it out, beat her nuexpectedly assumed most serious, "dimen
Mr. Foot Yok Shing was allowed $5 for his
attendance.
The
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of the Party offering imitations of MACNIVEN & CAMERON'S PENS.
They come as a boor and a blessing to tuen,
Pickwick, the Owl, and the Waverley Fan.
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MERCHANT NAVY NAVY BOILED LONG FLAX RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO.,
Sole Agents. COLD STORAGE.
THE HONGKONG TUE COMPANY, LIMITED is now prepared to receive perishable pro- visions for Cold Storage at EAST POINT at Moderate. Rates.
WM. PARLANE,
Hongkong, 17th February, 1899.
AMERICAN SYSTEM
ENTISTRY
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it is recommended.
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(Signed) Doctor J, G. KERR,
Canton, China. Any order please apply to MESARA DARTLY & Co.,
No. 19, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, Who are appointed Sole Agents for the sale
of our Goods,:47
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