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INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON & CO., 1,462; in 1900, 764 out of 1,036; in 1991
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THE JONGRONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 18cm. 1909
Mr. Bruge Shepherd has been temporarily appointed a Member of the Land Court, vios Mr. H. L. Dennys,
Tlos Registrar-Genord during 1002 licensed 44 Chinesa postal hongs endoying 162 letter carriers. A licensing fee of $5 is charged in cash caso.
ninety per cent, of the cases of plagno octarting in this Colony. In 1896 there were no fewer than 1,116 in the first half of the year out of a total of 1,206 for the twelve months. In 1898 the figures were 1,312 out of 1,325; in 1899, 1,072 out of
1,487 out of 1,651; in 1902, 387 out of 582.
Certificates of identity to Chinoso entering Plague wherever it occurs is awesonal the United States, to contributed $2.275 to disease, but the experts are unable to dis-the reveu of the Colony during the year 1962, cover the explanation of this. Dr. Stges, against $1,750 in 1991. however, says there is little doubt that ita.
The number of marriages solemmised ju the WINE AND SPIRKT MERCHANTS;sonal premtene in Hongkong is favour.
ed in the early part of the Spring by the daring 1:02 s. 18 as compared with
149 in 1991, says the Acting Registrar-General's pilgrimages anade to ancestral tombs, "lis
report, ile being that if plague is prevalent in the part visitol there is risk of infection, which is brought back on their retum to this are sing. During the year 1992, 1881 Colony. The x audivity of the assignat als December at different lawkes
ficences were issued, and fer la Getah
paid foes.
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tion business at this time of the year is also ja forouring circumstaur, as some of the coolies doubtless ene Aa the Colony from in Geted districts. Bit De SMPSON adds that the influeier of town wo **Factors in of abcondary rather than of pritaary importance as qualfers now and in Hongkong, for long w “infintion of the Cukay From China "pley's a part in the amial regrafisence, "more or less agrorting to the galent of the {"plaque premdence, and to the angesibility
“the imun lagi.”
The number of strest luwlars in gradually
During the your 1942, Chinese mult and female emigrants under his years of age to the number of bi „314, as against 9,312 in 1411, were examined at the Harbour fles and the Registrar-ten als Oflen.
The tiernan Govorare" of Sanma has issued | a proclamation forbiffling under a heavy penalty Chinėse to lay landul. In fatare Chinawen will not las allowed to hold land, and any con-
tracks with them will by vokl
Erepresentative in China.
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Cholers is on the increase, in Manila: On the 11ik just 20 cases -19 fatal-wors reportal.
"Alva the Great,” who has hoën dabbling in spiritual mysteries in Singapore and elsewhere, is coming here, and will give five entertain meats, the first on Saturday next, 23rd inst.
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
SALONIKA.
LONDON, 14th May:
Japan will probably have the most efficient
The Austrian squadron, with the exception submarino flotilla of the future, writes Retired. Commatulor F. M. Barber, U.S.A., in the of one vessel, bas left Salonike.
April Juna number. This little nation
is in that curious tramition stage whore sho
apply at ones the newest ideas of our civilisation to the rugged and primitive condi tious bora of her fondul system.
Lient. Commander W. L. Dalgety, when in command of the river, steamer" Teal on thoTM|
Yangtzo, reported to the Admiralty on the avigation of that rimor, and Lieut-Common
THE PORTOF LONDON BILL.
LONDON, 1th May. The Port of London Bill-bas påood" ́ita second reading.
THE AUSTRALÍÁN STRIKE BILL.
de Chilcott, when commanding the
LONDON, 14th May. Tho Australina anti-strike Bill is a drastic Bordtert on the same river, sent in a repertonenre, which makes the collection and dis ps to the navigability of, tributaries of tho
tribution of strike funds, at endanger at strike Upper Yangtzy from Chung King to He Chan on the Kisling Kiang.. and from Homeetings, printing documents and encouraging Chau to Ngan Shu Shiou on the Fu Kiang, strikes, punishable offences. with additional notes on the possibilities of pavigating the upper waters of these trila- faries, d'opies of these reports have how been scent to the Bosed of Fredo,
PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
It is tiled in al Baremment Gazette that
DEBATE ON THE NAVY ESTIMATES,
-LONDON, 14th May.
suggestion of a reduction originally emanated The Admirally was only falling a plain duty in proparing to meet any emergency.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE
BAN COLONY.
In his report for the year 1992 the Acti Registrar-General says ~The birtim registe dering the year were as follows:--
Chinese, Non-Chinose.
Males. Fomales. To
633 223
90
123
-750
411
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CORR SH
MR. JUST
TO THE EDITOR OF
general birth rate boh of the prof
This is gual "10 8.3 per 1,000 as compared with his 3.3 in 1900, and 34 in 1699. To bi
alone
SI-Apropos of heading of “On the lis no of this morning noral opinion of the Government and the
Secretary Chambe Scoretary Eogia overlooked and do over the best, if not the vor
the Judicial Bench for me to dilalo on hik well known to the well præcisted i Beglish or German ak any one of them beir salt, bristling w
rate among the non-Chius canal
was 12.6 per 1,000 as compared 11.9 per 1,000 in 191 The antion of the non-Chinese parents worn as follows British 18, Portúgioso 70, Indinu 2, Ger 16. Malay 16. French 3, Japanese and Spa and Norwegian 1 each. The preponding of malo births over female births is still marked among the Chinese community, in the proportion of 190 male birdm-to ev 100 female births. The proportion amigota. I take it upon aen-Chinese community was 11 to 100 as onli be: Judgo V. pared with 107 to 10 in the presious year.
the Colonial Office, hat
at this Judge's xonu fassing ability to
bore all, thi diguity common sense suð jad
ver his Court and ovi
If this is the univ
and a strong ir. Joseph Chu the fast and should
s due.
I sign myself" Les keep roy identity a se is the last rush who sounded in pablic auch
non-suite with client state should Lo lotter. Apologising?
paesour, etc.,
The number of the Chinese births registe don not give an accurate record of the st amber of births of Chiness that have secum in the Colony, for many of the infouts that In a debate on the Navy ostiastes Sir C.
during the first month or so of life wal THE COLONYS POPULATION. Dilke urged that the Anglo-French Frioad unregistered. although thoir deaths mast ship should be utilised to obtain an agreement registered to obtain the neoossary burial onde Tu tho Acting Rogierar-General's report for of the area allested in the Kwangtang A Mrs. Auhari, whi was shot in London 1.1 | 1902 the population of tho Colony is estimated
between France, Russis and Great Britain with Is has been customers, therefore, to add to registered births the numbers of infants of "I wire, yet the ineen source of plaga. mouth apparently from motives of jealousy by afat 311,824 (British nul foreign community, a view to the reduction of naval armaments.
month old and under that de in the rarises of in Hongkong sita 1998 is in the day who afterwards shot himself, is statul 124 Chinese, 2,3). According to the
Mr. Arnold Forster said the Admiralty patronts, oraro found by the pallen in the stres filled in SCOTLAND,of grødage; very fine af, where it is endemic and where it
fle the doughter of an English Government usus take by the polies in 1901, the popul-deal with fiets as they are and not as they or in the barbour. The number dating
tion of the New Territory wos 102.251. would appear amedly even if it wer
night lo; that all the Powers were incrassingly was 200 miles and it females, making a tad Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the ¦ not materially assist idogremfectiua fram | Phe piles are offering a reward of $-2003, "for",
of 333 and the addition of these figures to active and notably the one from which the informating he will lead in the arrest and
rogistered Chinese births gives a total of 3,59to BEST BLEND in the FAR EAST.
compared with 1, 110) daring the provions per Dr. Sampson does not find any specialising || conviction of the murder of the Chinese
The corrected birth raté is, therefore, 61 pat necken betare the plague and the clafall.
he was found in a dying state on tim both inst, mar thus Cirwent slow. Wandhi.es Exedhoney the fovernor has been pleased,
1000, white among the Chinese alan the ig Whatever may be leans of plagna
vinded the powers conferred on him by Section
becomes 53 por 1000. The total Chiveso birta epidemics, there is abundant prof-that in- Pound guilty of being in unhyrful passosaka ↑ * of tho Public Halidys Ordinance, 1875, to
as calculated in the above meaner show a pal letion mullions to old, dark, dungrani rat-of a iron lang valued at $19 Mad the property appoint Mombay, the 25th, instant (as the
portion of only 15 melo births to every be riddet houses. He strongly coʻlmus the of the Pak Tramway Company, a Chinsues anniversary of the birthday of Her late
fenitale hirslin, while the deal beds of fuif subdivision of a single roomi ratola number {ut the Police Court on Saturday was sentenced Majesty Queen Victoria falls on Surday) to bo
found in the streets or left at the damps of t "of tourus wallel cubicles wheel la's describers to rue monk's hard labour,
a public holiday,
convents show 66 males to every 100 fecals) Brew-ling
the explanation being that the Chiness bat abgesfer a barge number of pojke into a
very litregandi for the value of the lites : fernuko children.' "amą space and seezing a moviepia- diggly farge rental. but it is an armnge. which results disse and favours its spread." This aftermen a dun ting of property owah★ is rinvened 19- consider the soutions in the jaw Public |
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LA Gotibation appears in the tíoragnarent Merle thaf H. E the Governor has herr} Įdeasī, with the approval of the Sucrotary State for the Colonies, to appoint Mr. W. V. M. sch. ALB, M.D). (din), Eataly, Sonia Assistant Surgion of the Colonial Hospital. Urinidad, fo bo na Assistant Surgon in the Medical Department, Hongkong,
POLICE INSPECTOR DEVELOPS PLAGUE.
We learn that on Saturday afternoon Lusper- for D. Manteault, in darge at Yanu dà Polies tion. was removed to the Kennstylown spital suitoring from plagas. Tuspector
Macdonald duvalapel Hovorish symptoms en
Saturday, and in the afternoon went for Lrest-
A. S. WATHON & CO. Holth and Building Orikaner rearing | Mà. A. 1. Cadwin, the manager of Mara,
fo aver rowdingtel the springvants to [Patam Audits, store, has fonn making stilar to Gadjovernment Civil Hospital, wore the es was diagnood as one of babonje he barved with organd to anbides Further improvements spor de preotes 60
the thm. Another spacious for his lepingu la was Werenpon taken to the hospital Much sympathy is felt for opent. inte thus Hongkong Hotel zorrident Kebundytrwa be hope that the outerte will be same artistic taste with us, shirts, dil zs, Macdonald and her two young childen, arping tart by remedy the state of thing time, it, and brilliantly lighted by oflectricity and it is siraestly hoped that burhus'rant 1, wa o į to which. Dr. Nimesos alludes in this co-lat est Pul to attract the attman of this is a strong, heatty num, will grickly ratovecand
neetion, as promptly and heavily as passer layt
rošina hús plue, in the househail and in the Pollen Pony of which ko is u grally re-pacted | possible.
LANG TUA PORFINPONDEN PS,
cat en va?ing Ajah Ting to the macu poftunens Pelpanned by Pink Butteet,
Para derart their gourang gt.
fort as geldince of god faith, Man palitan sal don't be evillea na
Candy rinse Com a aga mataas that for on
Araw tomongaʻa un lavet id, tidy sophiettor Cash,
Leher's
2000, Bo 14 Wade N. 13
BIRTHS.
On the 14th April, as Tags Mansiona, 5. W., the wife od (ajit, d. 1. Zarais ir, R.N., SE dughter.
Ou the 14th Ajivil, as Manchester, the wife of 1. J. Oj od a danger
DEATHS,
On the 11th April, Hrach, R. Megrees, tate of Minnghai, appei dvynas,
1
11, M.SË. Devon and Thelis left for Mira in dat day nd youmday respectively.
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Hatween seven and eight o'clock on Bir [day nigha, la asia's Rout W wear its Bayjuntion with follyward Road, Buc
Indian Pl No. 716" died in 1-oedytowe Hospita: postuning Dron plagio
...
During the year 1992; di lords were regidage cel hero, de estaparod with Alfa 19.
The total number of devizations in the Goldboy thremmia,plan 1902 was 6,6777 as appétuée 5937 in 1914. Phero word presentions nude the Vareigarion Ordinate during the year.
4
She P. and O. steamer Chen We the
Soglish mall of the 24th alt, left Singapore gosterilay, at man, and mag (ke expected her On the 18 April, at Mint opork, Taas 3, 4, on Friday. Replies are due to corrsjonlave WEATHERSTON, Bate of compiling nagag on yours, i dejotehel hers op 21th March,
The Baily Press.
Yesterday we were inform I that Insp ter 4 Macdonali had passed a quiet night, and was mes get on another and robbed hit of a progressing favourably. The attack is believ parss containing about three dollars. Three jed to bò a slight ons. Surgoast MasSwayed Tereaped, has the victim caught the fourth and is in sharga at Yaumatį,
with the assistance of another Climantan whe
| witnessed the robbery hell him until the arrival of a lukong. At the Magistracy . Saturday the defendant was entmeal to six works hard Labour,
The ferrament dif- aununnes that is Bellones the Governor has been plevel to reappear the Honongablo Dv. Ho KM, CH, MT.CH to be a Mulse of the Mulier Beard, under
Nation
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THE PO LEUNG KUE.
During Her Four 1002 the subscriptions to this institution, the ruinn d'être of which is the protection of Chinese women and gitis, were $7,081.25 us compared with $6.823.59 in 1901 | The total revenue at uuted to $3.54.25 a The expenditure 10 of the Mediul Registration against. $7,573.30 in 1991. Ordines, 1881 and a to appoint the
was $7,56335. Regarding the P fang Kuk, Hondurable B. G. Sheran and the Honourable Acting fegistrar.fleneral's report says:- forshaus Stewart to be Merabers of the Bon Thurd ware is inmates on the first of January. A Chinese liruan was killed at Query" "Bay" during the absome from the okay of the and 66 on the 31st of December, 1972. Shipyard on Friday fast by falling from a Honearths 9 Sharp, and Mr. Edward During the year there were 17 persons of mittel, of whom 201 were restored to parents trateBinge ernus and bring ended, fatween the ( Osborne 19 portively, POWERUNG UP!tack: 14 Prms Voris Nokavih, (how catetime" and the milk. The unfortunate
or relatives or were want to sumie benevolent Desuar Denphic: 121. Funst frexer. Didi i fou was terriby mutilated.
adciety in China, 17 sent to missionary school, 10 ani to convents, 19 married, 10 adopted. and did. In the case of the remaining 310 investigations showed that no action was desir Mah... Enter Do Biegerlacher," Yon Blow tle. Tho work done by this benevolent socialy Overture."Faligne Ant during the your 1992 shows a very large increase Huet Corvant an 1 Euphoniaan) Excelsior." Halfe Selection
evor the work done in former years. The Flying Butelman,... Wagguer Wnizer "Margonballer,"
String, Working Committee of the På Leung Kuk Cine de Muleulie... de Chant duraderawat have shown themselves at all finis most willing File the dielanie Angot, Lucony in investigating the cases brought under their Solution
Puserosi, 19th May 13
Tux gratifying decline shown last year, in the Plague returns for the Cofony untually encouraged the hope that the efforts of the Sanitary Authorities to cope with nad skamp out the epidemic were meeting with a succegs kely to prove permanent. It is exce82.
Twenty-twe Cus of plagno feared in Saturday 2 daily return, bringing the total for the yege up to ul. One of the chees reported wasthatofna Europeno living at No, Bridges street. Five of the cases were found" in the rondway
Uniforms for the use of Chinees dock inns ingly disappointing to find that this, un-and ways work yesterday for the ist une. on the Star Parry butuchsure being introduce 1,
fortunately, is not the case, and that this
The inception is a good'ene, and the meù year is likely to witness a return to the have now a swart, business-like appearance figures with which residents grew familiar that was formerly lacking. ju previous epidemics. By the end of June last year the pumber of cases notitled in
The attration of members of the Royal Hong- Kong Golf Club is drawn to the adertisement the Colony was only 387. We are now but in other colou autonacieg an extraordinary in the middle of May, and we have for the general meeting at 5,30 to-day for the purpose present year a total up to norn on Saturday ¦ of considering a resolution to admit lulien to the last of 65 Plague in Hongkong, as Dr. Club House and Links on Friday afternoons. SIMPSON observes, in his report, possesses distinct sensors for its prevalence. It is bwest or even absoft in the autumn and winter, and reaches its taaximum in the summer months, especially in May and June. With a present total of 656 we lave the worst six weeks of the plague year was $12,760.24 and $12.95.54 was paid mason before us, so that it would appear towards the wrection of tus new District Watch
In 1962, 135 cases were brought by the Chinese foren of district watchmon before the Polico · Jagistrates, The contributions to the fadd for its maintenance were 217,461.69), as" compared with $12,647,00 in 1901, being an increase of $4,831,74. The expenditure for the
The following program of inusie will be playert by the band of the th Bombay Jafantry. on the New Parade Grond to-day, from 5 to [ 400 pan. :---
$
• God Save the King."
matie.
BENEFIT CONCERT.
ADMIRAL BRIDGE'S SUCCESSOR,
The Naval and Military Urzore mentions that Admiral Sie Gerard Noal is spoken of us likely to get the next command of the China Station. He is mox 55, and as long nga ai 137 commuted the staval guard to "Ford Wolsely during the ▲ shaunt se ommpaign of that year, having previously, obtained a first-class certificato as a genery-lienlerant. He became his service in the Maliterranes (when he und Naval Lord jus. 10yours sine), and-full wingoi
the Crelan dificulty so tactily) succbodel Sir Compton Domyilo na "A dinical-Suaporinteni. ent of Naval Reserves in 190n.
THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT:
The mumber of douths in the British n foreign commudity was 354, is compared t
la 101. Of these, 28 died from plz 43 compared with 670 in 1921. Of de Tha numer of deaths among the Chines
5-40-died from plague.
ACCIDENT TO SHAMROCK IL
PLAGUE CO)
TO THE EDITOR O
SIR-I notice that on plague is inclined eenuses of the contiui Colony the insufici lower class Chiness.
It is desirable in already been done, examino several actio cooked, with the vie are infected. I ref anyar caue, to whic that suffers must cre
It will to recolle inorase of plague to thetime the Jockey C meeting, and whic influx of Chinese F were indirectly i the plague there t is juat pessible the
cone supplied for t
been the primary.
fact that the conSU
great at that season
to romove the refusé
As reported by telegraph at the time, Thomas Lipton's now American Cẹp challenge))) met with a serions mishap on the lith ull. 5h4 was caught in a steria of Weymouth, othe coust. of Dorsetabire, and disunnud. She-raf The report of the Acting Registrar Goners. towed into port is zurhaik, _Sir Thoms Mr. C. Mel. Mer, for the year 1902, shows Lipton, who was on befed, was lejared, but is that the revenue collected during the periodorioasly. One sailor was drowned and b under review amounted to $135.888.13, were badly injured. against $127,206.10 in 1901- Taurease of Inter particulars ahow that prior to th $9,321.97. The report states that very nearly accidont a northerly bierze uma Caring all items of revenue show substantial increases. The yacht was at rdingly arrying bay Thus, the revena from markets has fucreptelor linery working canvas with a ja garde by $2,650.48; from hawkers, by 31.47050; | when sh
was struck ayaq Yours, etc., from bent licences, by $599.90; and froni fes challengeru Io rail was buried a contig ́in ecumetion with the Marriags Ordinsno,|able-depth under water. The spali vos fr by $776. The expenditure daring the year morosaden than that which datasgid Shamrod was $24,230.33 compared with 81642962 in...ZZ in the Solont in May 1901. The force of th 201. The increase was caused by the par-wind on the canvas broke the eye of one of its
cat appointment of Mr. C. Clementi as Assișlant & Registrar, the appointment of a translator, the cast of training student inter pratere, and the appointment of an emigration clerk.
-PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
Per P. Nad 0. sinanier Arcadia, from Fonden, April 17-To Hongkong: Mi Hansen and infant, Mr. E. Root.
acrews which reeured the ragging on the wickf vari sídu. Other seraws the broke similadji
and the great resalting strain on the sailsang ped the mast seven feet abdro the def everything going by the board.
Sir Thomas Lipton, who was hobling a púfí of binoculars, wase thrown fullong, deni the compaiooway, and a sellor on the top of him. Sir. Творих 1967 paid-rak shakru, his shooter is raised, and brud lacated. The inoculars wero baker The steward, named Collier, who rus, shedeg Per Paid O stranier Manita, from London the yacht, feil overboard. He w cian, bai near the lee sidu ut the moment the seprall strat} April 18-To Hongkong: Mr. A. 5. Deane, being overcome by the cold was drowned A Miss M. Macpherson, Miss L. M. 8. Iness. duplicate steel mast de baing fined for the Per P. and O. steamer Oceane from London,yout, Being interviowed on reaching port, biz April --To Hongkong: Mrs., Miss, and connection with the air would be the des Theums Lipton said bla caly lasting ragut in Mr. Atkinson, juu.
From Harseilles. To of Ccilier. The hecidout would, Sir Tho Hongkong: Mr. P. W. Sargemat. -
stated, probably occusiva six weeks dear. If all hoped to ranch Baudy or "auly Angust. The cutting away of the dan five hund
and rigging after the accident decupl
Per and O. stemor Ceylen, from Landos, May-2-To Hongkong: Blajor and Mrs. Ormiston: Stoff-Pay A. Wilson, Lisut T. A. Rogers, Sub-Lient, Stevens, Mr. D. Tylecots, The King telegraphed to Eir Thomas Lipéra Mrs. Donald, Miss A. Corbishley,
expressing his deep regret at the accident, Per Imperial Gama mail steamer Root,ad it, and his sympathy for the barrel fatally orrow ou account of the fatality which attend frem Bremen, April 15, and Southampton, The Prince of Wales sont a similar message April 21-To Tingkong: Miss Maude and also inquired concerning the muffarers Newcombo,
Kaon sympathy was expressed in Americs for Sir Thomas Lipton,
THE ACHIN WAR: IS IT ENDED?
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Megars, W. 9. Bailey & Co. recently launched from their yard 'a new teak water-bost 105 foot long, constructed to the order of the Hong. The complimentary concert given in the kong Steam Water-boat Co., Ed, this being Theatre Royal on Saturday night for the "peat order in Messrs. Bailey from the Combret of Miss Florence Adetails proved to Hy. The vessel is fitted with non-condensing be a great success, the entertainment being engines giving a spoed of 74 knuts, ani the
u krst-rate 004 and the audience so large that boiler and powerful duptor pain ura fitted on downstairs not a scat could be fouad for those deek.
Under the Beading. The Thirty Years Tha storage capacity is two hundred arriving after the carbala had gone up; the war the St. James's Gazette sys-Let not yesterday, at noon, and it due hero sa Fride
The P. O. ateamer Chusan toll Singapon tona. On complition of the official trial, which less circle, was also well filled Carefully rig run on Friday, the boat was immediately arranged, the prograde was enhanced by shly two hundred years or so behind the times, Colombe on the 16th lust, an, and may le our readers think that we bare gobanaccount- The Imperial German meil steamer Koun Jeff 24t into servica.
the absence of any wearisome intervala bes
or look for reference to Gustavus Adolphus or
expected hers on the 2744 inst. twein the numbers, and the fast was nado
The CPR. steamer Empress of Japa In the face of the ampaign against the the subject of much favourable comment reached to "official" end is that between the on Saturday midnight, and was due at Nag Fi
Wallenstein. The thirty years' war which has arrived at Shanghai on Friday midnight, led malaria-bearing musquite, whose destruction a The various turns won all creditably taken, Dutch and the natives of Achin. The Saltar well-mearing Government striving to oncom and encores were frequent, the rulence being has subaitted, and a Dutch Goporal, with a Shanghai at 1 p.m. au the 15th inst, det Government is itself doing or rather not doing the Highland fling by Mr. W. Cleveland (assist has been decorated, so of course it is all over she is due to arrive at 4pm toda
The C... steamer Athenian serived at pues, it is interesting to note what that litoral with its applaasa, Especially good were
pamo which sounds like a suppressed sneeze, again at 10 p.u. seng day for Hongkong, whate to achieve the desired end. Connertod withol by fiper J. E. Sinclair), a song and dance by
as the war in South Africa was after tho
The N. Fstomer Tacoma arrivedat Tucs from Jaya and Hougkong on the 15th instant
that all the expenditure to which the House in Taipingshan; the expenditure in 190) No. 2 tauk in Caine Read are between thirty the beneficiary, Miss F. Adelaide, and Mr. Foccupation of Macksdodorp. Nevertheless, wo The steamer Lumsung, from Culentis aud Colony has been committed in the attempt was $12,697.44. The balancs for the year and forty manholes which are covered with Harvie, who introduced a "cake-waik," aro inclined to have our doubts. The Achinese the Strafts, left Sidespore for this port un és a to make any appreciable reduction in the repay immediately a loan of $5,000 obtained simple illustration, may be likened roughly to a musical sketch by the Francis Brobbers. Mr. they endastand much about flie sets of peace, tralin Lipe left Manila for this port on the
to rid us of the post has failed apparently stands at 87.281.99, and it will be prenîble to
caps. Those caps, to explain their shape by a juggling performance by "Canto, and the have fought for ao lag that it is unlikely that 14th inst., in the afternoon. mortality returns from plague, though, of from the Government to provide the new araw hat, and when in parition sit on the man- Burnett and Mr. Burgess, cocentric comedians,
Tho NY.K. Steamer Kumano Auru (Ax District Watch House in Taipingsten. The holes as the hat do on its wearer's head. Lately, undo great impressions, and cordial too were led the four hired yours war on the
As a matter of fact, the war ought rather to be 16th inat, and expected here to mero course, it is impossible to say how much heavier tho returns would appear but pay of the district watchman is insufficient to however, for some reason or other, the capshare the receptions given to Mr. F. G. Whittick, thirty years war.fcr it is almost that length inet...nd is due bore to-day, at pm.
The straner Bult loft Mauila on the 16th attmet-men of a suitable class, and the been oversol and inside the crowns have Mr. W. J. Dockroo, m. E. Stephensen, Mr. Committee have advised that the pay be sumant peos of water where the ubiquitous Bogota, Mr. B. Painor, Mr. F. Williams,
for this port on the 15th inst. p.m.
The A.L. steamer Findabere left Singapor increased, and that the increased sesto of pay morgnito broeds to its beart's content. And thus and Ma, J. I. Martia, the other contributos commerce from the lat of January, 1901
The CM, steamer Danfa left. Thomas on the to the programme.
14th inst. fir Kobo and Hengkung,
fer the work accomplished. It is note worthy, that the first half of the year his usually to be debited with over
the campaign is carried on!"
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