TELEGRAMS,
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 12th July.
THE CORONATION. It is officially announced that the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra will take plaos on a data betw con the 8th and 12th August. The procession through London he day following the Coronation Ira boer suncelled,
THE KING'S HEALTH." The physicians in attendance on His Majesty state that his progress bus been speedier and los complicated than anticipated, oring largely to His Majesty's excellent constitution.
SWATOW.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
Swatow, 19th July, KIANGBI STHANDED.: The 8.8. Kiangst, which left Hongkong on the 8th instant for Kobe with's general cargo, atranded on the north of Namos Island on the malt of the 9th instant. All on board. foreigners and Chinese, were savet by a antice fishing junk and brought into Bwatow. The wrecked steamer belongs to Chinese, but at the time of the disaster was sailing under the American flag.
THE LEKIN QUESTION. After many abortive schemes and prolonged negotiations between the Chinese officials sad merchants regarding the intended levy of lekin, the parties concerned could not arriva at any
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 13p¤, 1902
SUPREME COURT. Monday, 14th July.
IN ADMIRALTE JURISDICTION,
BEFORE HIS HONOUR W. MEIOH GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE)
CLARA."
"WONG XOI This was su action for recovery of salvage expenses, Mr. H. Slinrp, barrister-at-law (instructed by Mr. G: 0.0. Master, solicitor) appeared for the Wong Kong and Mr. M. W. Stade barrister-at-law (instructed by Mr. J. Hastings, solicitor) for the Clara
Captain Dorwand, Empress of Arrogue, Was the nautical assessore
POLICE COURT.
Monday, 14th July.
BEFORE MR. F. A, HAZELAND (POLICE MAGISTRATE).
ROBBING A DRUNKEN BAILOR, Taking advantage of the helpless condition of an American sailor who was lying asloup on the Praya at Blue Buildings, a Chinese thief attempted to pick his pockets, but was inter- rupted by the arrival of an Indian constable, who chased and arrested the midnight prowler, a known dangerous charactes,
He was sentenced to two montis hard labour.
THROWING STONES IN THE STREETS.
Bight coolies were cbargel with disorderly conduct and throwing stones in the street to the public danger. They all dried it.
P.C. Divery.ald that at seven o'clock on
EASTMAN'S
KODAKS. FILMS,
AND ACCESSORIES
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.
GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN.
WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHMENT SOLELY DEVÕTED TO EXECUTING
It is hoped that His Majesty will be able to satisfactory arrangement or settlement. The Clim when exlved was the property off he found about 30,coolies fighting and throwing WORK FOR AMATEURS, AND WE HAVE LARGER AND BETTER FACILITIES
procsed on board the royal yacht at Portsmonth | Tekin question was then loft in abeyance for a on Tuesday next.
SOUTH AFRICA SURRENDERS
COMPLETE
The last of the Boers in the Bold in South Afríen hava surrendered, making a total of over 20,000 sincs peace was signed.
Loynos, 12th July.
stones.
short interval bat the Chinero mercantiló 5,08, carrying a cargo of 1,103.] thu'stones appeared to me to be thrown at them,
community
aity wore nitimately informed that it was the provincial Government's stern intention focommenos collecting the duty from the 1st day of the 6th Chinese moon, te the 5th July. The merchants, after repeated meetings of their repective guilds, fading resistance to the now trx nelaws, hare, astonsibly ander pro test fually yielded to na imposition of lekin Penting the consummation of thỏ a preliminary tax of 3 mace por 100 tools on experts wild by raised. Imports are divided into various categories; piece goods will pay 5 st. per package, sun dries 1 por cent, ad calorem or in some cases 10 best per paskage. The levy on the most important articles, vis, opium, yarn, and cotton, has not been fixed yet.
SIR GORTON SPEISG Rt. Hon. Sir J. Ge don Sprigg, Premier of lekin tarifi, Cape Colony, has sailed for Capetown,
THE KING'S HEALTH
His Majesty continues to make excellent progress. The bulletins will heat forth issued on alternate days only.
FURTHER ERUPTIONS IN THE WEST INDIES
The Governor of Martinique Inland cablus - that a further ontburat of flames from Mount
AN ENERGETIC TAOTAL.. Our lovil Tentai Ting who has been hero bat a short while has made himself
50
One of the defendant, the first, resisted and att plod to sinks FAJ, Deveury, whose tunic he fore
FOR DEVELOPING AND PRINTING THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE COLONY,
PC. Winter, who assisted P.C. Deroney to ACHEE & CO.,
PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS STORE.
174. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
trading companies was objected to most strong15. Our information was to the effoor that the Chiness objection found a good deal of support. among the Ministers on grounds which we need not even adumbrate.
FEW DOOLS EAST OF HONGKONG HOTEL,
Hougkong, 6th May, 1902
THE CHEFOO POISONING
CATASTROPHE, The first and second defendanta were fined
The Shanghai Mercury publishes the follon $3 or 14 days each, and with the remainder, who were not flued, bad over in $5 each tong particulars of the caluinity at Chefoo:-
Chefon, 8th July, 9 15 a.m. keep the peace for six anuntles.
The ersh question is still urgent in Tientsin, so cld a position of affairs. large vasks is Teu schoolboy's belonging to the China Inland and not within living memory ban there been poisoning. It appears that one of the codes by immemorial tradition equal to twa ching
tifle on Sunday was chicken-ple. There were fast if one changes a dollar for-good sound several pies cooked and unes of them was evident large cash of respectable origin one gets abou ly bad. A number of the boys were taken ill 825; while if one takes the rubbishy iron stuff afterwards, and it was thought that cholers had now offered se small cash he gets us magy broken put in the school, but it turned out to be 1800 instead of 1850 (swire. 825). The non-..
the poorer ptomsine poisoning, and as soon as it was found fusion and indeed actual hardship on
always out of out proper remedios word applied. The pages classes are very great, for it of the poor little fellows who succumbed are as them that the money-olungers wring the profits
brought about by debused coinage. follows:
THEFT FROM A SHIP'S OFFICER.Mesh L Fat, pantry-boy on the steamer Apearede,
dollare în silver from the chief officer, and was sentenced to que mouth's hard labour;"
Pee took place on Wednesla uight, and mot well liked by both foreigners and Chinese. 115 pigs and neront dhe, Wens. For at pleaded guilty to stealing a $5 bill, sud to served to the boys and teachers of the school at chien or small cash, but as a matter of
fire to the ruins of St. Pierre
Simalianeously the Bontfriers of St. Vincent renewed its activity.
Mount Paleo was again in vistent sruption on the lith instant.
LORD
SABE HOME
COMING,
The RMS. Orotuot; with Gezeral Lord Kitchener on banal, anived at Southampton this morning. The passengers inonded Major Gordon, A.D.C. to Lord Milner, who was suffer- ing from small-pex, and the authorities, there- fore would
normit the landing of Generals Kitchener French, and Hamilton, with the members of the stiff, Lord Kitchener on lending was receired with a storm of chests, and the Mayor who welcomed bim, prussuted him with the freedom of the City
COLONIAL TROOPS SHARE THE
CEREMONY.
At Paddington, the Genom! was warmly grested by the Prince of Wales, who drove with bits to St. James's Feince, Queen Alexandra ani saring on a balcony at Buckinghaer Palace as the procession, which included Lord Roberts on horseback, and a brilliant budy of officers, passed, Through Hyde Park the mouth was lined with Indian and Colonial troops, and the atmost enthusiasm prevailed. Lanchor wa jurfaken of at 81. Tamos Palace Lord
- taking streamons means to keep the plcea frie frota ovli-doers und law-breakers. It is said that he recompanied the night patrol eu { their peregrinations the other night and person ally apprehended several suspicious indivi duals hovering around the namorous gambling des. Taking a step in the right direction he bne stationed, soldiers, housed in matsheds, in the vicinity of the oes of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, Bradley & Co, nnd Jardine, Matheson & Co.
FRANCE AND SIAM.
The Bangkok Times writes: The low taken in Baigon of the recent events on the Eastern frontier, has just such value as one may choose to put upon it. But in soy case a certain omonut of interest must attack to Saigon opinion, and we find from the papers to hand to-day that the recent movement of French troops is frankly termed " a military demon tration against Siam.7 The Opinion is disap pointed that it proved only a platonic" demonstration after all, but on the principle that there is no smoke withens are it believes that the French Government will not let ship the chance of putting its haud on this country on the first opportunity
The Opinion, le should be saut, is bitterly Anglophobe and need not be taken as express
Mr. Sharp opened the case by reading the pleadings, which stowed that the Wong Koi WR
steamship owned by the Norddeutscher Lloyd, of 1,116 tous register, of the value of $400,0 Saturday night, whilst on duly at the Stor and carrying at the time of the salvage services Forry wharf, he heard a great sex in the dire rendered a crew of 82 under the command oftion of the Hongkong Hotel On going there William Bartling, master. The steamship
His Worship--At whom? of the value of Jebsen & Ce, of Apourade, of the value of
Witness-Well, three Entopsans were hit, and 865,569 and freight of the About noon on the 14 h of July, 1901, when the Wong hot was at zug at Takboi, big due to leave the following day for Munte, Euska, an istud in Netherlands India, neir Jara, whither she was bound with 600 Chinese quell the disturbaude and arrest the defendants, coalies, and 6 first-class cabin passengers, the said the stones were coming from a cocklott in captain was informed by the chief officer of the a uished on Messrs. Watson's new site, and Clara, who brough a letter to the like effect from on his attempting to around to the cockloft, the the master of the Clare, that to Clara was adder leading thereto was drawn up by the lying totally disabled in a position about second defendant. However, witness gained wiles 8. Judg. E, of Kwentau Point in the Gulfantry by clambering up the bamboo poles. of Tonking, that the paid position was dangerous, The first defendent said one of the constables that the neighbourhood was infested with atrompted to throw him from the cockloft to pirates, and that she wreded assistance. As the ground, and he clung to bins, accidentally soon as the Wong Koi could get steam up she tearing the sleeve of his unit. The constable proceeded to the pass indicated and there found struck him with his truncheon, and as a result
The he (the defendant) had to go to hospital. the Clara with her stern shaft broken. sex wax somewhat rough, and the Gard" was 1
PC. Deveney, ro-called, said the first helpless and in imminent perii. The const defendant was never in the matshed. He fell aud dangers in the eighbourhood of the and hurt himself in at empting to escape, Clara's positión hud not been properly enc veyed, and the likelihood of a typhoon or other bad weather at that season of the year was great, The Clara was far out of a
passengers, & crew of 28 men, and u cargo of a truck of ships. She had en bourd fu
und general mersindire. Wang Koirat ok steps to rescue her and to tow her to the request of the minster of the Clate at once- Hoihow and thence to Hongkong, The Wong Koi brought the Clavu safely into Hollow Bay on the way thither the Clara, en account of the swell, lost her propeller, which had been pre- viously secured with chafs to ensure its asfety As Hollow Bay afforded no safe anchorage at that season for a vessel in the disabled condition of the Cars, and as tliers were no means of reparing her nearer than Hongkong, the Wong os, at the request of the master of the Clara, proceeded to tow her to Hongkong, haring taken on board 44 of her psesongere who refund to remain on the Clara. The Wong Kon brought the disabled asip enfely into Hongkong Harbour at about 8,40 p.m. on 17th July. The Wong Ki then returned to. Pakhoi, where she arrived at shout, & s.m, où the 20th July. In tendering the services, considerable zisk, labour, expense, loss and delay were occasioned to the Wong Ao and great skill was shown by those on board her. Abo Wong Koi also suffered damage to her tow-rope and tackle and was put to the cost of keeping 467 of her passengers at Pakhsi from 14th only till 20th July. The plaintiffs were entitled to salvage for the services rendered by her and had demanded from the d fendants in that regard the plaintiffs delivered to the defendenta an $57,777 On or about 4th December, 1901 account containing full particulers of the claim and showing how it was arrived at. The defend. ants had not paid that sum. In their answer the defendants denied that the value of the steamship Wong Kor was $400,000 and
id that the vains of the Glara salved was 123,500 and the value of her Clara and the nak, labour, expenss and loss keeping 487 passengers at Pakhoi were greatly exaggerated by the plaintiffs The Olars was
STEALING A COW,
The Chinese owner of a cow in Kowloon tits missed the animal recently, and secured the country ia serch of it. On a hillside, tended by a stranger. he came upon his missing property, and was told by its then keeper that he had found it straying on the roadway and taken it in charge until the owner should turn up. The sprearance of the said owner proved unfortunate for hiu, for he was given into custody on a charge of stealing the cow and sentenced to six weeks hard labour.
Gershon Broomhall, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hudson Broomball of the China Inland Mission, home on leave.
Ellsworth R. Fitch, son of Rør, J. A. Fitch, Américan Presbyterian Mirṣion, Weilsun,
Nicholas Gray, the son of a Hussian mer BEFORE ME. J. H. KEMP (ACFING POLICE chast in Japan. He has a brother at the school
MAGISTRATE.):
Marii Bandatedt, son of Mr. E. W. Sandstedt, captain of the C.MSN Co. halk at Hankow,
Stewart Kay, youngest son of the Iste. Mr. and Mrs, Duncan Kay, who were mussnored in Shansi during the late troubles.
A YAGKANE,
„James O'Yell, an Irish geaman, denied that he was a vagrant, sed phas
F.C. Rutledge said the defendant had only ten cents in his possession when searched at the Central Police Staticu, but said that a friend had $150 belonging to him. He gave his address ha the Star Coffee House, which is now closed.
The th fondant was sent to the housh of detention.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
NEWS VIA CEYLON.
THE CORONATION S
STATE BANQUET, FOR COLONIAL PREMIERS,
DE London, 27th Jure The Prince of Wales has invited the Palmiers
the 8th July. We
CORONATION MONOURS.
London, 27th June. - Lieut. H. Cordeaux, Consul at Berbera, has
Michael sud 8. George
Kitchener sitting on the right of the Prince of the view of the Government. All the cargo was $65,559....... The risk inourred, by the to s-State Banquet ab St. James's Palace, on Wales, the others present incfading HB. H/actions of Bilm it believes to be dictated by odensioned to the Wong Koi and the cost of”.
The Duke of Cambridge, Lord Roberts, Lord Salisbury, the Marquess of Lansdowne, and the
of
Norman Gray Owen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen of the China Island Mission.
Norton Whitfield, the only son of Mr. and Mrs, Whitled, late of Mersce. Liddell Bros. The father has been home some time and the mother left for home lately-
Howard Flahe, the youngest son of Mr. C. T. Fisho of the China Inland Mission,
Chanda Hartwell, son of Her. J. B. Hartwell, D.D., American Southern Baptist. Misslob, Tengobonin, near Chefon,
Harbert Parry, son of Dr. H. Parry, Chia Inland Mission
There are two other boys who are still seriously ill, eft,——
Hugh Gray Owen and Frank Parry, brothers of the boys mentioned above,
Chefoo, 1 p.m. Two more deaths have taken place at the school through poisoning. They are
FW. H. Momsen, son of Mrs, (Capt.) Mair, stepfather at Chefoo, mother in Bhanghai,
Hugh Gray Owen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Hon, St. John Brodrick After Iehol, Lord in Upper Laos urs directed by the Jesuitical in no immediate danger. She was making noen mede a Lempanion of the Order of of the Chita Inland Mission.
Kitchener stated Their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra, by whom he was very warmly received,
THE HEALTH OF HONGKONG
The return of communicable diseases in the Colony lost week shows as follows:-Plagne cases (2 Europeaus, 2 Indian, 1 Japanese, 23 Chinese), and 27 deaths; wholera, 2 cases (China), 2 deaths; enteric fever, I esse (European),
The year's plagas figures are now:43 cases (3 Europeans, 419 Chinese, 18 other Asiatice), and 124 donths (1 European, 409 Chinese, 14 other Asisties).
Only one fresh pizgus a reported during the two days ending at noon yesterday,
Chinaman from Irving Street nying
England, and it asseria Bat all the memies France whether in Bism, on the Mekong, o policy of England, which works in the dark but does not thereby do the less harm." That is hardly an opinion to be reapseird, and the only point in it all is that the strengthening of the garrison at Chentaboon and the movement of troops towards the Siamese frontier was regarded Saigon as a military demonstration against this country.
SHANGHAI NEWSPAPER SUIT
A knighthood has been conferred on Mr. W. J. Soulsby, C.B., C.1.E.: CB's on Doctor Ronald Boss, of Malarial Mosquito fame, and Coldfiel Sadler, of the Indian Political Depart - ment j'and à CẦM.G. has been conferred on the
a Londen, 28th June.
A very hopeful feeling is now taking the place of the despondency that prevailed. Most decorations and stands in Londen were removed on Thursday and yesterday's Lat the illusins tion devices stali remain. It is stated that they will be nilised to celebrate the recovery of the Review will take place next week, King. It is belierel flat, possibly, the Naval
LOCAL EXPEES:10RS,
London, 29th June. The illness of the King oromlined a remark- alle ontburst of sympathy in Ireland.
NOTHERN NOTES.
The following items are from the P. & T Times of the th July
Matou, the mainland station of Weihainel,
Edward
is, after the Coronations to be known as Port
as
In the railway siding case we understand that Mr. E. Cousins represents the bondholders and that Mr. E. P. Alien has been retained Tribute rice is now going on to Feking by their Counsel going on t train in large quantities. We hear that the ears are taking 500 tons day at present and. the prospect of the immediate Fucare is that this will be increased to 1,000 tome dail
We understand that the French troops that left on Sunday Iset are not to be replaced, and that the departuad represents the permanent reduction of the Frecoh garrison.~ From the numbers of the Indian rebets It wontd lock at Il reduction of the British forces in North
The T. P. G. would be undertaking fine. altruistic work if it could tackle this question. and loave it solved as a legacy of benevolent government. Wounderstand that the Municipal Councils while adhering to their existing schedule of rioksha faren propose to quil them selves of all connection with the debased cash and the discredit attaching to it, by horeafter issing their ricksha-ticket booklets on a five- cent silver basis.
MOET & CHANDON'S
**DRY IMPERIAL
CHAMPAGNE
$54.
PER 1 DOZEN BOTTLES PER 2 DOZEN BOTTLES... 958.
MARTELL'S THEEF STAR
PER DOZEN
BRANDY
$30.
KING EDWARD VII. LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY :
PRE DOZEN
$20.
SPARKLING RED BURGUNDY
from the famous Cellars of
MEBERS. GUICHARD, POTHERET & 00
SOLE AGENTS
[42
H. PRICE & CO.
12 QUEEN'S ROAD. OREGON LUMBER. China was not in immediate out the Tite. Undersigned, being closely connected The lininediate axplanation doublow the Tudor pooing MELS at FORT- the festivities. Listurbances sisu Look-plača at length of railway.
** line this has to PH PL which
protected. Dans.able and Hemel Hemstead. At the latter
arrived her week in LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pre- place there was a protest against the calling of the Pestakole at once came up, and moved into,pared to book orders for any specifications at
to the The quarters Facatal by the PT. The LOWEST RATEE
10% native
Serious rioting took place at Watford, in Hertfordshire, oving to the postponement of
water and, with the exception of the damage to her shaft, was uninjured. The weather daring the whole time in question wine ALLS, the Wong Koi was at no time in any
Sr. The
salvage services rendered by the Wong kot erased on the ice atri val of the vessels in Hollow Bay and the ser-Hop. Mr. RA. Berndale, Governor of St. vices rendered by the Wong in towing the
of the Indian, Financial Clare from Hoiaow to Hongkong were merely Helena, formerly ož
Department stowage services. The defendante had tendered
SENHRC FOFETEL FEELINGS $15,000 and contended that that sum; was sail- cient to satisfy all the claims of the plaintiff's Mr. Sharp stated that the defendanta had had the Clara re-valued and the
new valuation was Dr. iichard Unsworth, an ex-captan with In the British Supreme Court, Shanghai, on the scottish Oriental Co afterwards gave evi. 7th inst, before Chief Justice Bourne, an seiondence as to the nature of the sonst where the by Mr, à. M. A. Evans against Mr. Chesney Holbow, and of the wether to be expected there mishap befell the Clara, of the anchorege at Duncan and Mr. Thomas Caxes, formerly joint at the samson of the year when the salvage PERN. leesees of The New Press, came on for bearing. effected,
Olher written evidence was taken. Plaintiff claimed $2,150 for sensy collected on The Court säjourned. behalf of the defendants, $3,900 for rant of the newspaper, plant, etc., and 32,444 in respect of material expplied. In his answer the defend ant Correa did not admit that he is or at any tina was liable as joint lessee of the Daily Prees business, because, the lease contrant was based
--| Last night Chatre's Indian Cirens company on marepresentations The business of the The Imperial German mail steamer Buyers. gave their last performanos in Hongkong, Daily Press was in fact considerably less than carrying the German mails xilli dates from The majority of the illumination devices vid before leaving for Japan. There was a splendid it was repressated to be, according to the Berlin of the 24th at lett Colombe on the remain with the intention of a general illumius
12th fast, and may be attendence, and those who pans to the show in information supplied by the sald AM. A chout the Zird that spot bore of ation if the King's progress to health is atis expectation of having a pleasub sveplus forms of Cherner Dagens to the Aefendant hair trim mall spennor Sie instatained opATURE OF OUT, math it at the Lactais konts west of Victoris sutartainmen, were by no means disappointed Thomas Cowon, and the books of the concern left. Tobela Negarak, Shanghai and Foochow
Matt London, 28th June. - Lisut (el, W. C. Faithfall, Major P. M. Aempital programame was submitted and the
when shown to the defendant oven contained on the Eik fast pm, and may be expected
Prince Boors of Prussia and Mahomed Ali Carpendale, Captains D. C. Andrew, O. Kays; varione ilome were liberalty applauded, The many entries: of suppos
phaeribers stil horu on or about the 23rd last
Lot Egypt, left, to day.
Lieutenanta E. Bidgeway, I. J. Doveton. The O. & O. steamer Gaelic, with maila, &e
J. R. Cook, P. I. Mouleverty, C. GY, M. performance consisted of equestrian acts, athletic advertiara whoas subscri and advertise from Ban Francisco via Honolain, arrived at
Wardell, and J. K. 8. Fleming, L.M.S and trapeze-faatu, «laria” “by - trained ments had expi
to be Yakobama, and left on the 12th inst. for this Įsirrote, an elephsut and a tiger, sta. Kupparo discontinged,
Taving been part, via Kobe, &o, gave a clever displey on the horizontal bar,
put into Marutiruo an nmqne“ turn" of foot-balancing effect. called Tanjorian "on the programme. Basilea other trapeze and wire performances and much genuinely conile business by the clowns, there were introfazed a couple of wonderfully trained parrois, one of which discharged arrows from a fixed bow sad the other loaded and tired ministare gun. Thero followed a capital exhibi-
CHATRE'S CIRCUS.
not
the defendant Cowen
business
Iz CER=
July, 1901, argently protested to the plaintiff and appealed to be released from the contract, and showed him that the corvern was not shie to go on without running deeply into debt, but the plaintiff refused to releasg him and threatened
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The P & O. steamer Ballarat left Singapore on the 12th inst, at 4 p.m., with the outward
gliste miniis, and is ine here on the 17th inst at about noon
The CPR steamer Empress of China left Vancouver on the 11th inst. p.m., for Hong kong via usual ports of call
The CPE steamer Atherian arrived at Nagasaki at 7/sm, on the 13th inst, and loft again at pm, same day for Shanghai, where she is due to arrive at 7am to day,
The Cink steamer Tikus, from Australia, left Manila on the 15th lust, at 6 pm, for this port, and is duo here on the 17th st
The H.A.L. steamer Sitheriér, from Hamburg,
luft Singapore for this port on the 13 'just...
tion of skill by Prince Genesh, a Mysore him with legal consequenym if he did not vol-1 and may be expected here on or about the 18th elsphaut. The annungsemeat by the munge-tinue. In Ocimber, 1991, the defendant Dunes ment that a tiger would be let loses in the ting, agreed to carry on the business alone and consid a little penstornatios. Tas animal we plantiff accepted him as sole lesses and agt losed from its cage but was held by a rope to release Cowen from all liability
- round its neck while it wout through its tricks, which were wonderful considering the fierce and unismable nature of the beast. The whole
sbow was zu unqualified, kucÕERS.
with the concern Tidgmest
against the fra defendants joint
for
both having, admitted the correctus sa figures,
& stormer Australia), from tu.. Seft Manila on the 13th Jost, for
steamers, ictoria
Victorie left Kobe for kosuer Amerson Glare left
HIF 77 N.P/steamer Jacoma arared, in Now York on the 5th inst:
the provisions intended for the dinner to f
A Regiment has 721 zank and file, 16
FOR RECOTARY
ober and 10 British offers. Not a few of the senior officers are absent on furlough, special duty, etc., and this may have weakened the regiments reputation for good cricket. They have brought their band. The floors
TATU Tondon: 29th Jane.
DEFÄITUSE
GENERAL NEWS:
SOUTH AFRICA. --
house
SIEMSSEN & CO
FOB Hongkong, 14th February, 1901EA
COLD STORAGE
THE HONGYONG IOR COMFANT, L.,
Cubic feet
chars now, 60,00 Gabro fond of Gold
be Open st: 10 .. and 4 rs, daily, Sundays accepted, to receive and deliver parishabis goods
WW FARLANE, Manager. Hongkong, 18th November, 1901.
MB. CHADWICK KE
DENTAL SURGEO
No. 89, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTSEN
Ofoe Hours 9 A.M. to 5 PM. Hongkong, 19th March, 1902. Priess
The 4th P1. had a great sond off last Setur- day. Hosts of civilish friends and nearly all the London, 7th June.
officers of the British Garrison and many of 3,00H) Australiane and Canadians embarked those of the foreign contingental werd present. a Durbar to-day, and 2,000 Canadians will There was unhappily lot of delay due to the embark on 2nd July slow mancaveling of the lighters and the A Bloemfontein telegram states that pro extreme lethargy of the German bridge crew. spects in the Orange Hiver Colony remot The departure Advertised for n did not come off favourable Settlers are taking up land weekly till 10.30 Thors were two bands present, and The Government hope to create great great chears and counter oneers Col Radford had his offerre bare identified themselves agricultural industry in the Colony,
completely with the social interests of the place and are greatly regretted. Strom of weather it the oldest and silil immesenrably the best prevented this men getting out to the Pentaketa en Sanday morning; they had to return, but ancoeeded at the next lidem impre
OBITUARYA SANA
London, 28th Jane, i The death is snounced of Sir Francis Boott and Bir James Bellett Outbey.
aly na 23 de London, 28th June. Incashire beat Surrey by an innings and 78. Yorkshire best Notts by 227 runs. Worcester bent Sommerset by-4 wickető,
BUIRAN AND KHEDIYE.
Song 12 London, 28th June. The Khedira is at Cousinpianople and has had an audience of the Baltag..
HUNG NGOI SANPO
(Chinese Daily Press), PUBLISHED DAILY,
medium for Advertising among the Netire Community. Eatablished for nearly FORTY YEAR§. circalates largely throughout Southern China, Indo-China eta
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