V.R.C. AQUATIC SPORTS.
Tho suntal Agentio Sports of the Victorin Rocreation Club will begin this afternoon and will be continued to-morrow, and on Thursday and Naturday.
1st
The following is the programme for to-day :--- 14,50 p.m.--KALF-MILLE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY. Open to all comes. prize presented by W. B. Dixon, Esq. prizo presented.
1. F. K. Tats
"N. H. A]ES
3. A V. Barres
4. W. Schumacher
5. J. M. Roza Pereira 6. C. Cooko
7. H. 8. Holmes
8. A. Marti
2nd
9. C. Humphreys 10, 1, C. Witchell 11. R. Lapsley
13. J. Witchell
POLICE COURT,
Monday, 14th September.
Barone Mr. T. SURCOMBE SMITY (Polace MAGISTRATE).
HARBOUR CONTRAVENTION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PR**.. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH : 19-3
HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING,
WEAVING AND DYEING CO., LD.
ANNUAL MEETING, **
he ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Woaving and Dyeing Co., Lod, was held at the officos of general managers, Mosure, Jardino, Maths son & Co., yestele.
Palico Constablo (55) Moodie charged a junk.the owner with failing to anchor in the dangerous goods anchorage while he had on board his craft 53 cases of petroleum.
His Worship imposed ja line of $50.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
On the complaint of P.C. (13) Atky a boat- Razack owner was charged with the unlawful possesion of four cold chisela, enspected of having been
22-445 p.m.--Boys' Race (10 to 14 years of age). Two lengths (Handicap). Two Prizes. Post entries, Sens or Brothers of Members only admitted.
3-5.00 p.m.-SWIM UNDER WATER, 1st prize presented by W. S. Bailey, Esq. ad priso presented. (The distance is onloniated to the point where the water is first broken by any part of the body.)
1. N. H. Alves
2. A. V. Barros
̈*, W. Schumacher
. . . Holmes
¿, A. Marti
f. C. Humphreys 7. R. O. Witchell 8. E. Lapsley
9. M. Kazaok
atolon.
Elis Worship found the charge proven and imposed a fire of $25.
BIO THEFT DE JEWELRY.
LONDON LETTER.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.}
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LONDON, 13th August. Probably no news letter has been written for the colonial papers lately without some reference to the unusually hoary rainfall in England this year. We are told, by the meteorological exports, and can easily credit the Hon, C. Wkson (chairman) prasided, statement, that the present summer is establish- and there we present Sir Paul Chatering a record so far as rainfall is concerned. and Me. A. G. Wood (cynenlting emmittee), At Grosaleb the measuremont of rain for Messrs. B. C. Wilcox, J. R. Michael, K. MoK. June was 607in., for July 5.28in.," and os yak Rorn, W. J. Greason, C. H. Ross, Ho Fook, this month the amount is 214, making a total apon the publis fands; that any such allon Lo Cbezug Shia, Ho Kom Tong, A. Shaw of 1:1.40in. for the summer, with nearly twenty immigrant may be ordered by a Court of (manager), A. Brooks Smith (secretary), and days remaining. This is the largest rainfall Summary Jurisdiction to leave this country. measured at Greenwichi for the three summer and the owner of the vessel on which such mouths, June to August, docing the last sixtyimmigrant was brought to this country may be years, with the exception of the summer of { ordered to reconvey him to the port of embaren- 1889, when the total reiqfall was 1384im, or tion. They further recommend that whore the
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tions or loathsome disease, or mental incapacity, the medical officer shaahl bave power to debar such immigrant from landing, and the shipowner be compelled to reconvey the immigrant to the THE CREAM, OF port of delarcation, Refusal by the immigrant to give information, or giving false information. to be an offence, and if the immigration of alious into any area be found to contributo substantially to any overcrowding, the same any bo declared
MARK
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Tho notice calling the meeting bean read, The CHAIEMAN said-Gentlemen,-Tho re. port and statement of accounts now befóra you- Os the 4th of this mouth Mrs. Gillanders of having been in your hands for some days. 10.35in more than is the present summer: but immigrant is found to be suffering from lufte- Glenwood, Caine Road, missed a quantity of propoes, with your assent, to tako as read. This valuable jewelry from a looked bureau, the result shown is not so satisfactory as was at our valuables having been extracted during the time anticipated, owing mainly to a sovers period from 4th July to the date men visitation of plagas, which during April, May, tioned. Mrs. Gillanders reported her loss to and June claimed as victims a number of our on Saturday Sergeants most experienced operatives. The loss of the police ani, "O'Sullivan and Wilden along with's Chinese those bands who had beon of the mill since its detactive went to the house to purme their commencement, interfered greatly with th investigations. Os their arrival they found production and is still to some extent handi- 4.-5.8 p.m.-FOUR LENGTHS (Army, Navy, thain house-coolie when they desired tointerview capping the out-turn. Low exchange during und Police (Test entries). for Non-Members-
had been sent out on an errand. They waited the greater part of the year and the high price Two prizes presented.
antil he came back and immediately arrested of cotton have also worked to our detriment. 35.45 p.m.-Two LesGTHS (Handicap him. The property stolen consisted of oOor yarns, however, continue to be in good conspicuous in this connection. In the course immigrants be registered with their intended 1st prize presented by Geo. Murray Baiu, El diamond solitaire ring valued at $250, a solitaire deraand and, given normal conditions, I hope od prize presented. 1st in each heat to swim ruby ring valued at $85, a diamond and ruby we may be able to show a better result during ring worth $50, and a fourth ring not so the current year. The erection of the 5,000 valuable aleo oight sovereigns, a Frenck goki-spindles referred to at our last meeting was piece worth $10, a Japanese gold-piece worth completed early this year, bat, owing to the 910, an Amorienu gold-piscs worth $10, and plague, we have not get benefited to the fullest these U.S. greenbacks, and a gold pencil-case extent from this addition. Since the beginning worth $10 the value of the whole of the of May a number of our operatives have been stolen goods being 8011.
accommodated in the quarters specially built for them and I am glad to say that so far the
Mr. Chamberlain's fiscal proposals coatiúns to be vigorously discussed throughout the country, and repeated attempts are made in the House of Commons to embaras the Government, not only by members of the Upposition but also -
by pretiof members sitting on the Govern a prohibited area. It is recommended that" KING EDWARD VIL" cousin of the Prime Minister, is especially language of prohibited areas, and that all akisu ment side of the Housh. Lord Hugh Cecil, a | immigrants be furnished with lista in their own;
in the final.
Ist Heat:-
1. A. J Mackie
2. F. W. White
3. W. Schumacher
4. A. J. V. libeiro
5. E. R. Miller
6. N. H. Alvas
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1. H. C. Austin ...
2. O. E. Chunyet
3. H. S. Holmes ...
4. A. Loureiro
5. R. C. Witchell
4. A. V. Barros ...
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3. R. Henderson
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4. J. A. §. Alves ...
5. A. Marti
4. C. E. Ozorio
7. A. E. Alves
4th Feat.
J. H. M. Bain
2. G. H. Rabio
3. H. C Bayer
4. P. M. Rimedion
5. C. Humphreys...
6. R. Lapsley
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6-690 p.m.-VETERANS' BACH TWO LENGTHS (Handicap). Open to Competitors over 35 years of age. Post Entries. 1st prize presented by W. A. Crako, Esq. 2nd prize presented.
**—6.15 p.m.-—TIAN RACE-TA
No. 1
R. Lapsley
C. M. 8. Alres
F. D. Bain
C. F. Dzerio
L. E. Tammert
A. J. Mackie
No. 3
B. Witobell
E. E. Millar
A. J. V. Ribeiro
P. N. Remedios
M. A. Razack
II. C. Austin
No. 2
N. H; Alves
J. A. 8. Alves J. M. Roza-Pereira
O. B. Obunyet
G. H. Rubio
H. M. Bain
No. 4 A. V. Harros A. Marti H. C. Sagor F. K. Tato H. S. Holmes S. R. Moore
Reserve--R. Henderson
9. CHAMPIONSHIP-A Special Prize will be awarded to the Winner of most points in. non-handicap events. Presented by Arthur Chapman, Esq., Chairman of the Club.
....10 points. 4 points. 1 point.
Jat pises mark, 2nd place mark,
3rd place mark,
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
[YIA JAPAN. AND SHANGHAL.]
RUSSIAN ACTIVITY PROGNOSTICATED,
London, 3rd September. The Gaulois (Paris) has published a lengthy article concerning Russia's intentions in the political sphere. The writer declares that a renewal of political activity on the part of Dussia is imminent, and that it will be entered upon in a bellicose mord, with the express object of consolidating the country's conquests Aucther forward nigvement on Russia's part, the writer continues, ie certain
FRANCE AND YUNNAN,
London, 3rd September. The French Mission to Yunnan, it is re- ported, has been abandoned.
SOMALILAND.
· London, 7th September. -News from Somaliland is scanty, but steady, progress in being made with the mobilisation of four camel corps, each 688 strong. With these corpait will be possible to carry several days supply of water for a large force,-**N-C.D.N.
MOROCCO,
Paris, 7th September.
A convoy with provisions has been attacked
at Ain Sofra (Morocco). One hundred camels were captured. The company of foreign soldiers who escorted the convey mast haya had a brisk
engagement. It is rumoured that the captain, a lieutenant and several soldiers have teen killed and many wounded-Echo de Chine.
THE BALKANS
Louden, 8th September. There is a suspicions), at sence of news from Mosedenia and Adrianople. Largo bands are crewing the frontier of northern Macedonia,
When the house-coplie was arrested on re-
the proposals in the House on the 12th of an abortive attempt to raiss a discussion on inst., Lord Hugh Ceoil charged the Colonial Secretary with spreading millions of leaflets
=}{
over
the country in
large conjectural element
which a very ontered.
may direct the alien to leave the country and if place of residence; that upon conviction a judge
the alien disobeys, he be paaisked as a rogue{“: and a vagabond.
It will interest many in Hongkong to learn that the Admiralty bas issued the regulations under the Naval Forces Act of this year, for the Royal Naval Volunteer Buservo, raised
Whenever the Admiralty call out the Naval Volunteers, or any of them, for actual service,
VERY OLD LIQUEUR,
ÁT $20.00 PKR DOZEN;
KING EDWARD VII,"
turning to the house he was found to have in health of the occupants has realised expecta Balfour interrupted to enquire of the Speaker they will be liable to serve either ashore or " OLUR"
is using all the prestige of a Minister of the Crown and all the liberty of a private member." exclaimed the indignant scion of the Hons of Cecil, and he added, there is no precedent in our history for such a proceeding as this." Mr. his possession the stolen pensil-ouse, as well as ons. Brary precaution is, of course, being whether Lord Hagb was in order. That's braes and an iron daplicata key for the bareas taken to keep the building in a sanitary cou right; muzzle the House of Commous," inter- nad a duplicate kog for the drawer in which thedition. In view of the expenditure on account posed Mr. Winston Churobill. The Speaker key at the bure was kept. Upon further of these quarters and on additional plant the ruled, amidst prolonged chooring, that Lord search being made the diamond solitaire ring proposal to write 235,000 off property account Hugh was in order, and then, almost white with was found in possession of a woman, whom this will doubtl.sa commend itself to you. Defe repassi o, the bon. member in a few scorching man was in the habit of going to see and the moving the adoption of the report and accounts sentences denouncel the policy pursued by the olhar two mest valuable rings were also re. I shall be pleased to answer any questions Colonial Secretary and tho Prime Minister. covered in the possession of other people. The relating to them you may deairs to put.
I protest," he said with volumence, against fourth, the one of least value, has not been
the extraordinary use which the Colonial traced, and the coolie says he thinks he lost it
Secretary has made of his resources and his or else some one must have stolen it from him.
position. It is a constitutional scandal, and The money he had all spent.
equally scandalous is the sction of the Prine Minister himself, who refuses to allow this House to discuss a matter of vital interest to the country."
At the Police Court the coolie and the woman wore brought up along with fire others who were charged with receiving, Chief Detective Inspector Hasson prosecuting.
The Magistrata suggested that as this was a big amount and as he did not consider the six mouths he could impose for the offence a salcient penalty to meet such a case of servants stealing, he had resolved to commit the case for trial to the Sessione.
The coolie who stole the jewelry and the woman who received the solitaire dug were both sent to the Sessions. When asked if she had any statement to make, the woman said that she received the ring from the male de- fendant as being one of her visitors; suppose his Worship had to give her anything she wand recuire it in the same way.
Evidence was Bleo given against one of the Live receivers and he too was committed for trial. The case against the other four was re- manded until to-day.
Barona Mr. J. H. KEXP (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE).
ASSAULT WITH A CHOPFEE.
On Saturday night, a Chinese went into an eating-house in Queen's Road West and when ho had finished his "chow" tondered a 20-cant piece in payment. The keeper of the place refused to Loke it, saying the money was bad, whereupon the customer replied that if he would send a faks along with him to his place of business he would give the lafter = goed piece of money. A folet was accord. ingly sent along with the man who when only four or five doors away from the shop suddenly drew out a shopper such as is used for skinning sheep and aimed a slashing blow
There were no questions.
The CfAL MAN proposed that the report and acesonts as presented be adopted and passed. Mr. R. C. WILCOX secondei, and the motion was agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. Hu Foor seconded by Mr. McK. Ross, the appointment of Mr. A. G. Wood in place of Mr. A. Baupt was confirmed, and with Sir Paul Chater he was re-elected to the consulting ommittee.
seconded, that Mr. W. Hatton Potts be re- Mr. GLEESON proposed and Mr. C. H. Ross elected auditor.
The motion was agreed to.
The CBAIEMAN-That is all the business, gontlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready on application to-morrow morning. Thank you for your attendance.
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and anywhere the Admiralty may have need of ailout, as may be directed by the Admiralty,
services shall as mack as practicable, be confoed their services, with the understanding that those to home waters and the Mediterranean: When so called out, and serving either ashore afloat, they will be liable to do any daty applicable to their rating for which they may be found competent, and for which they are required by the commanding offloor of the ship or force to which they may be attached, and they will be subject to the Naval Disci pline Act. It will be an nuderstanding that tho Royal Nara: Volunteers shall have, as far as possible, the first claim to be discharged of the termination of hostilities or as soon as any portion of the reserves can be dispensed with. A case has been occupying the Court of They will accommodate themselves to the berth. Appeal recently of considerable interest to traing and messing arrangements usual for the sea vellers on steamships. An action was brought men of the Royal Navy. The Naval Volunteers, against the Union Castle Mail Steamship Com for administra.ive purposes, will be formed into pany to recover damages in respect of injury to divisions, and oh division will consist of not |the plaint{ As' personal luggage, The Company less than five companies of 100 men. The had paid the plaintiffs their damage and costs, general administration of the force is to be but were anxious for a decision as to their drait with by a seatral committes in London liability as carriors under similar circumstances. consisting of representatives of local centros The case was that owing to a large number of providing a division of Naval Volunteers and caska of beer being sent on board at Cape Town of other gentlemen who may be invited by the for the use of the troops on board, all the Admiralty to serve on the committee. The The N-C Daily News nations a rumour spaco usually reserved for the storage of committen will be named the "Admiralty WINCHESTER
was filled before the Volunteer Committee." The Naval Volunteers recently circulating in mandarin circles in passengers bggage Shanghai to the effect that a powerful coalition plaintiffs' luggage arrived on board. The will be under the orders of the Amiral 12 SHOT REPEATING. CALIBRE 44 of Conservatives of the most bigoted type a Peking is being formed with the objectofag plaintiffs' luggage was accordingly put in the Commanding Coastguard are Reserves. The the downfall of H.F. Teen Chun-ún (Vieru port lavatory, the door being looked. The other Reserve takes precedent immediately after of China as well se Offloors of Cusat Steamers Sham. There is an attempt to identify H... lavatory, on the starboard side, remained in use, the Royal Naval Rogerve.
ALEO CARTRIDGES IN STOCK, with the Reform Party in order to see his and owing to the pipe becoming stopped up by ruin more easily with the Empresa Dowager, weil knowing her enmity against, and almost morbid some cotton waste improperly placed in it by
LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO., fear of all Reformers. The conspiracy is said somebody, there was an overflow, which found
14. Das Vaux Road, to be all the mere serious owing to the fact of its way into the plaintiffs' luggage, and did the many of the Hunanese party in the Empire holding a grudge against H. 14, for bis part to damage complained of. The Company's conten securing the disgrace of their fellow provincial, tion was that, us the damage did not arise from the polarious Ex-Governor Wang Chih-obun any default of theirs, or negligence of their of Kwangel. The
more aufightened of the servant, they were not liable, Master of the Hunaness element fortunately do not, however, hold much big ted views, and give willing credit Rolls, in giving judgment, said that the to the ability and strong mind of H. E., who is damage was really caused because the baggage was put in a place not adapted for luggage at generally conceded by a large portion of Chinese officialdom as the only man available to
all, A ship, in order to be seqvortby, ought deal with the crisis in the South, and one who
to have it and proper accommodation for pås- fa also respmoted by foreigners who know any- thing about His Excellency as a man, and the sugers ingggage. When the vessel reached Las Palmas the lavatory was the only available difficult task before kit of bringing order ont of chics and securing the wil-'o-the-wisp mal- contents who swarns in one port of Kwangsir, and therefore prima facie the ship at at one moment and then are gone no one knows the time of starting was not supplied with any receptacle properly adapted for luggage, and therefore the Company Lad failed in their duty The appeal to provide fit noconimodation.
Lords Justices Mathew and Cozens- failed.
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An interesting table has just been published showing the number and tonnage of vessels sold from United Kingdom ownership under the British Fing to foreign ownership under foreign flags in each year from 1883 to 9 2 (tweaty CHEONG SHING. years):--
14,305 34,588
30,1.4 41,084 48,7-7 55.81
52,361
79 588
59,756
umber of
Namber of Year, steam ships. Tonnage, mailing ships. Tonnage.
44.309 18 3.4 $4
67,955 1881.....
50. 98 180...... 06
41,395 1886.....
66 1887...... 61 1888....... 1.0 .1669....... 133 180 ...... lus 189...... 126 1892...... D5
13.
131
12
9.
36 1:5
134
07,907
160
* 87,209
161
+7424
238
93,936
154
34,473
105
4,99
1803...... 134 1894...... 187 1895...... 196 1896...... 191 1897...... 218 1833...... 201 1899...... 331* 1900), Bol 101...... 181 19. 2...... 175
1. 6,7.1
141
55,468
121,200
183,35
146
62,163
164,697
142
74,985
13,44
L88
94,349
207,980
226
149,671
313,4-7 265
96,995
346,180 176,068 144,809
246
141
99,58% 64.485
38,323
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taken to the Police Station sa was also the are anything patolling the countryside Hardy concurred, and the appeal was dismissed, It will be noted that considerable fluctuations and American, that the production of this
The Report of the Royal Commission on Alien Immigration into England 'has now
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at the foki The blow struck the man whither, whenever a decently armed and res on the left ferearm, sulting some small pectable force of Gorerament troops appears In their neighbourhood. On the other hand, arteries, and he bled freely. The offender of course, these malcontents are soything but throw away the chopper and mrde off but stberaal or unsubstantial whenever they see was captured by a district watchman and that the breves
like the name they bear and who with costs. deserve the attention of these rebel bands only
Breart wounded man, whom Inspector McNab ant when they come provided with good sttended to and then despatched to the hospital and quantity of modern ammunition, which would be particularly acceptable to their war Dr. Lang found that the wound was not
like stores. Then these will to the wise combine, eminently sensible and practical in its ro dangerous and discharged him.
surreand the braves in some kind of ambust When brought before his Worship the ma, and, after decimating the lot, capture their commendations. The Commilles End, what whe committed the assault was sentenved to arms and ammunition while allowing the remain is perfectly obvious to the Man-in-the-Street, Britain and the United States, he thought there der to go their ways to give whatever terrifying that a large number of alien immigrants. bave was any likelihood of the adoption of pouny two months' imprisonment with bard labour.
news of the rebels they care to tell their superior In the coarse of the hearing of the case, the officers, whoare generally comfortably and safely daring the last twenty years entered the postage, or at any rate a reduction of the present second witness for the prosecution declared that exienced within the walls of some strong and country--a number much in excess of those who charge on latters passing between the two he picked up from the street the knife with populous city. They enemies of H. E. Then arrived in the previous twenty years. The countries, The Postmaster General has repliod which the wound was indicted and handed knowing only the superficiat aspect of matters excess is mainly composed of Russians and that it would be difficult to adopt penny postage it to the district watchman, whereas the in Kwangel, one and all think that they can do latter deposed that he never saw the waspon all the Viceroy has done and more too. But Poles, who belong for the most part to the with one foreign country and refuse it to others, until it was produced in the charge-room as ferus we can see, jealousy and suspicion of Jewish faith. There seems to be no reason while the sacrifice to revenue that would result When recalled end cautioned the first-mentioned H. E.'s future role in respect to them are at the to anticipato," says the Report," that ander the from the establishment of an international penny witness adhered to his eriginal statement, bottom of the reported conspiracy against him,
In the circumstances the Magistrate found as they feel that by the way he has dealt with Prevent system the number of alien immigrants postage would be so groat that he feels be would that he had been guilty of perjury and imposed men like there enemies of his, ander hint, once arriving here in future years will be di- not by justified in proposing it.
The Committes does not think imprisonment. a fine of $10 with the alternative of one month's his power should extend, they would have small minished."
chance of comfort in their official life. any caso has been established for the total ex- The distotle advantages of coffee are treated Further, we are sorry to learn by a recent clusion of such aliens, and it would, they affirm, of in detail in a recent Lancet. Our on- despatch from Haünchow, D.E,' head-quarters, he andesimble to throw unnecessary difficulties temporary particularly commends the practice call at
of drinking coffee after dinner, as coffee is an that H.E. has through overwork and worry--bu
in the way of the entrance of foreigners antidote to alcohol. Those whose digestions insista on parecnally dealing with all matter- within his jurisdiction and nothing is too in onerally into England But they think that are disturbed by the use of hot coffee ure significant for bis attention-fallen ill and has been confined to his room for several days. This to certain clasps of immigrants, especially advised to secure the advantages of its stimaint dishonest mandarin in the Iwo Kwang provin controlled and regulated and they recommend dinner in every bit as good as the hot infusion, ces. Finally, a telegram received from Peking accordingly, and particularly that power should while it is free, from some of its drawbacks. states that the ball has already commenced to be conferred upon properly-appointed officers to Coffee, salike alcohol, diminishes organic waste, roll and that some one has denounced H.E. in a
which follows alcoholic inbibition, and gelatine secret memorial to the Thruus. Fortunately enquire whether any lumigrant comes within uses the muscular energy without the collapse beyond the Grand Conncil and the document prostituter, idiots, lunatics, persons of motoriis soothing, and has a tendency to absorb any
ously bad character or likely to becomencharge excessive acidity of the stomach.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory pasterday issued the following report=-1
The barometer has risen moderately over H
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ASPARAGUS..
SWEET INDIAN CORN,
FRESH HONEY IN COMBS. 75 cents per lb.
All those can be had fresh every day. Plesse
CHING SHAN THÂN,
No. 41, Central Market. 11880 Hongkong, 9th September, 19933,
➤UINART PERE & FILS, REIMS
whore an insurrectionary movement is expected Japan, fallen slightly over N, China and 1ko zews will doubtless cause gladness to many in Eastern Europe, thoir antyance should be 10g properties by taking it in the form of joy. “
to break out in the Strunia Valley before the Philippines. end of the week.-N.-C. D. N.
AUSTRIAN EMPEER TO VISIT ENGLAND,
We are assured that a clear coffee jelly after
Pressure is bigh over NE. Japir, and relatively low over the Facific to the E. of Gradients sight on the China coast and over Joseph of Austria will return King Edward's the N. part of the China Sea, ebiefly for NE. the Emperor refused to allow the thing to go the classes of undesirables-namely, criminals, in the form of jelly is cooling, assuages thirst,||
London, 8th September
It is understood that the Emperor Francis
visit in London in the second half of November.
-NC. DN.
Lazou.
winds.
Forecast-E, or variable winds, light, fine.
Was therefore laid on the tablo,
Established 1719, CHAMPAGNE GECWERS AND SHIPPERS.
Ship only the Finest Quality Extr Dry (Green Seal)
LAUTS, WEGENÉR & CO.
Bole Agents. Hongkong, 18th May, 1903.