Intimations.
DR. FENWICK'S FOOD
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1894.
Intimations.
to be deterred by the lowness of price from trying them all. For a soda-whisky, Thome's Blend and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to anyY. NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS Abalour-Glenlivet is a very old Peat he let that could not be replaced in stock at the price
ALSO FOR
DYSPEPTICS AND INVALIDS.
is specially recommended as an article of
IT"
diet for NURSING MOTHERS ■ it will strengthen and support them and at the same
Supply.
INFANTS FED on this Food put on flesh rapidly,
In two and sixpenny and one and sixpenny bottles at $1.10 and 70 Cents,
D and E are too well known to need comment. IRISH-
A Jobo Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule.....
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule
C John Jameson's Very Fine Old, Grean Capsule
Colony. AMERICAN-
Genataa Baorbon Whisky, Fine Old. Red Capsule, with our Name and Trade Maik.........
Par Joems Cine
$12.00
15.00
18,00
Per das Ch.
$15.00 Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates."
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirtis to be genuine when bought direct from an in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the
which it afforded Mr. Hanry Kitts of playing
to ba
usual type of Hongkong share lovestors. The incressed cultivation of the poppy in various | SAYS oor Shangha! morning contemporary of ↑ The edginal muile and sange were consplennusly And after a few more observations which | puts of Europa has, it is sald, lai to a masked | March nó hi-The tank steamer Klar dis- absent, and fur once the dancing was decidedly could not possibly interest anybody, and growth in the percentage of oplum contained in charged her cargo la fifteen hours, having com- below the usual standard, omitting some very necessary explanations | honey.
pleted the operation on Thursday morning. As "In Town" or "Larks,” or whatever the thing which everybody present yearned to get. The declared. walo of coal shipped from owing to the tacks being new, she only employed resembling one
it was considued necessary to work slowly | is, possesses no plot or argumeal or anything or the other 1. chlel at but not one had the courage to ask for, Kutchinatau darleg the month of January was. one pump. Hid she worked to the fail extent feature on Monday night was the opportuɛliy the hon. member wound up by plaintively $193,896 75. from Moji 8:03,945 10, and frem of her padly the eit could have been landed hoping that in future the Company might Karateu $37.162 50.
In six hints,
the baffion, and of which be wwiited experience a fair measure of prosperity A REGULAR meeting of the Victoria Priory will IT is reported that Abdoolah Kako, the private was supposed to sepresent the character of himself to the fullest advantage. Mr. Kitts on the conservative lines they intended to be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street
of "Our Very Own" who was recently con. run the business, in spite of the low rates of on Thursday, the 5th proximo, at 8 30 for 9 p.m.
Dr. Theodors Land, a person of no character. ¡demned in death for the wilfal murder of a premia now ruling, is anztagh
precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially lovited. | Aavildar of the Hongkong Regiment, bas
|to speck of but with gulta » largo number of pecullar characteristics. So long as he was and the report· and accounts' inere ; duly | 2nd inst, to the eff-ct that the importaged in presence of his comrades on the econ1ric comedian of the Lyrics was the same
Needless to say no questions were asked | A TELIORAM was received in Singapore on the "pplied to the authorities for permission to!
attired in the habliments of everyday life the adopted. And yet it might have been mitration case between Mr. Murray Campbell,
parade ground at Kowloon, and that the military old Kitts Hongkong audiences know so well- All these are very fine and old. C has been worth while to have at least, obtained a contractor, and the Siamese Govern request Being granted. The civil suberities month, the same apsimodic afferts
authorities are in favour of the condemned man's the same inane gestures, the same twisting of the time enrich the Natural Milk and focreuse the stocked la Hoogkning In word for 10 years, | detailed particulars of two items in the ment, had been decided in Mr. Campbell's, favor. have not yet arrived at a decision on the subject. funny-bis prin ipal stock-in-trado in mot bere bing ittle sale for Irish Whisky in the Working Account-876,659.88for Charges Tex forthcoming Manila Exhibiton, to which IT is reported that Li Han-chang, Viceroy of the part. However, it was when he started in at what of the farcical comedies in which he take salaries, office rent, stationery, we referred recently, is now fixed to be held in Llang Kwang provinces, bas appolated The doubtless imagines is burlesque that Mr. Kitis and 844.203.60 for Commissions. With November next, and according to the programme Ping-long, an expectant Tao'al who was formerly astonished the audience. As the Ancient Briton 86500 added for Consulting Committee published in the Manila paperit appears to be Chinese Consul at Singapore for many years, and Auditor, the shareholders are debited purely local and not an international affair. to be Commisioner of the Bureau of Foreign he was decidedly funny, but when he appeared in or noble Roman, or whatever his make-up meant, with the enormous sum of $127.363.48 for The Government has voted $100,000 for the Affairs at Canton. Mr. To is Chinese woman's rock with a portion of the front put the collection of net premis emounting to exhibition.
Bannerman, belonging to the sedentary Manchu of it purposely left epen, he simply outraged the 8358,232.07. Figures somallmes lle and Ws would direct attention to the advertisement garrison in that city and is said to be well-versed proprieties and insulted every decent person la these may not be strictly truthful, but in another column from the Mican Treasury in the English literature and language, having the boose. Anything more vulgarly coarse and taken at their face value they are Department announcing the conditions, etc., ofreceived his education at the Pebing Govern indecently suggestive has nev? bien seen on
meat College under Dr. Morin, highly suggestive and instructive and the letting of the monopoly of selling, manufac
| any stago; In fact it was an exhibition that at teach an object lesson that is worthing, importing and experilog gunpowder, Tar focal manager of the Chartered Bank of once placed Mr. Kita performance outside the remembering. The General Managers poire, and salohar in Macao. Talps, and India, Australia and Chins informs us that he is pale of anticism. If not for his own sake, out of Coloane for twenty-five months from the rat of in receipt of a telegram from the head office in consideration for the management the actorshoold of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld., Jane next. are greatly to be envied, and the saintly
London advising that at the approaching meet. have remembered, no matter how much laugh er ing of shareholders the Directors of the his antics evoked from the rack seats, that there and plausible boss of the concern has
Bank will recommend a dividend for the half was a large number of respectable women in the fairly earned his halo and the title which
year ending 31st December last of seven par theatre who will scarcely care to repeat anch an heads this article.
cent per jannam free of Income Tax, place to unpleasant experience so unexpectedly sprung Reserve Fund £25,000, thus raising it to on them. This jumal has always recgnised Mr. £275,000, and carry forward to this half-year Kitis' merits as a most areful actor in his own paid for the six months ending 30th Jane last it; but the line must be drawn somewhere and £16,000 of undivided profits. The dividendline and has not stinted praise when he deserved
was at the rate of 7 per cent per uncar. wadiaw it voy firmly at such a degrading extibi. JosE SANCHES DEL AGUILAR, recently a clerk
[tion on that list referred to.
Of the other characters Mr. Lyn Harding as kong, arrived here in the Taisong from Shang and displayed skill and In the Ordinance Store Department of Hang- the great and only Finds played extremely well, hat in custody of Detective John Green this Terpsichorein business that came as a great
agility to morning, and afterwards appeared before Mr. H. surprise, Mr. Varner as Popshot had only to go E. Wodehouse in the Police Court to answer to through the routine of his everyday work to for $30, in the name of Captain E. S. Combe, Pix Smith, a fool of the Dundreary type, the charge of attempting to pass a forged cheque be the stave manager to life. The Hon. Guy Hongkong and Shangbal Bank on the 20th and Mr. J. H. Noan was distinctly out of his of the Ordinance Store Department, at the afforded Mr. Geo. Mallott few chances of scoring, January. Sergeant Green applied for a remand element as Charley Demster. Mr. DC. Smith un Tuesday, the 3rd instant, which was granted was the Call Boy, and, he lacked and spoke and the prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was like the genuine article removed to the remand cells. IT will be remembered, says the N C. Daily News, that some time last winter
AGENTS IN HONGKONG: DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 13th January, 1894.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
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WINES AND SPIRITS.
On and after the rut April, 1894, the Prices of our WINES and SPIRITS will be as follows:-
1.
PORT.
(For Invalids and general Use.)
B Vintage, superior quality, Red
Capsule.
C Fine Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Capsule
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra soperior, Violet Capsule
Far dozen Caso.
$1440
16.70
(Old Bottled) an 20.40
Port after removal should be rested for a month
before use. Wine required for drinking at once
Coast Port
"
GIN
Per daces Cam A Floe Old Tom, White Capsule $ 7.30.
Fine Wasweetened, White
7.00
B
Capiale
6.00
RUM. Finest Old Jamalce, Violet
Capiole lie, $15.00 Good Leeward Island......... Good Lesward Island.....$250 per Gallon, Sample bottles and smaller quantitles will be #appled at proportionate wholesale rates,
We only guarantee our Wines and Spielts to 'ba genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our Authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
LIQUEURS.
Benedicloc, CUTECOR,
Chartreuse,
Maraschino Haring's Cherry Cordial,
Bitters, &c.
|
TELEGRAMS.
"
RE-ELECTIONS. CORRECTION.
LONDON, March 28th, Mr. Thomas Shaw has been re-elected mem- ber_for_the_Hawick Burghs, and Mr. 'R, C. Munro-Ferguson for Leith."
THE SEAL FISHERIES.
gives us pleasure to leam, from many sources, that our comments in Wednesday's Telegraph on the ineficiency of the water supply in various parts of the colony have already produced satia- fictory results. Since westerday afternoon the tap has been turned off' and a sufficient supply of water made available. But a heavy rainfall I badly needed and would do a world of good. THE N. C. Dally News says that the high authorities at Nanking, who tried to clear and
deepen the canal around the city last winter by means of the manual labour of a co troops, hare at last been compelled to give way, and hiro asked the authorities there to lend them a sleam dredger which has been lying idle for Sir Charles Russell (member for Hackney) | year and could have from the beginning been will introduce a Bill Into the House of Commoni | employed for the askin”, Dr. Siegen's Angesture to legalise the award of the fommission dealing MESERS. WARNER, BLODGETT & Co's trade with the future killing of Seals in the Behring repert, dated Manila, March 21st, says that pre- visus estimates of this year's sugar crop in the Philippines now seem to have been too aangoise, Indications point to a total (for the entire Philip pines) of not over 200,000 tone, divided as follows: Visayas (liollo and Cebu) 62.500 tons; Manila 137 500 tons, of which 37,500 tons YUAN SEI KAI, Chinese Residrat In Cores, is are "wel sugar,"
PRICES ON APPLICATION.
should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispen A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. sary before sent out. These wines are too well
HONGKONG DISPENSARY. known to need comment.
Sample bottler and smaller quantities will be suppiled at proportionate wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wloes and Spirit to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
SHERBY,
Par doren Cam B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule. $10.80 C Marzanilla, Palo Naluta! Sherry, White Capsule ... CC Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule
D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, cholce Old Wine, White
12.00
" 12.00
Seal Capsule..soonerar
14.40
E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry,
30.40
very finest quality. Black ScalCapsule (Old Botiled)
B, C, and C C are excellent dinner wines or for invalide and delicate stomachs. D and E ure after dinner wines of a very superior vintage. All are true Xeres wines.
Sample bottles and smaller quan'ities will be appiled at proportionate wholeuale rates..
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be gerulus when bought direct from us in the Colsay, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
CLARET.
For Fur Cala C90
Quarts. Placa B. St. Estephe, Red Capsule......$ 6.96 7.56 St. Jullen, Red Capsule...... 9.00 9.00 D' La Rose, Red Capsule........ 15 96 13.94 Sainte Foy................................ 7 20 7.92 COMIC Ba
9 60 10.44 Chateau d'Anglade 13.20 14.40 Chateau Haut Bilon Larrivet 18.50 19.20 Château Mouton d'Armail-
baiq'
31.00 32.30 Our Clarcis, Including the lowest priced, arn guaranteed to be the genulae predect of the Juice of the grape, and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with cheap wines.
Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be
supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the
Coast Porta.
Nierstels
HOCK.
P Per Ca Сам x das, dos. Quarta, Pints, $12.00-
Rudesheimer.................................... 21.00
metaan 2400,
Hockheimer****
- BURGUNDY,
Chablis, white wine....................................... 15.00 Mearsault, superior white wine 18.00 - Volnay, very superior red wine 31.00 23.30
MADEIRA AND CHAMPAGNE,
Full particulars of the various Brands ex application. BRANDY.
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capile
B Superlar Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac...
D
Hennessy's Finest Very Old
Liqueur Cognac, 1873 Vin-
tae, Red Capinle
'Per dozen Cxan..
$14.40
16.30 10.40
36.00
48.00
Hongkong, 30th March. 1894.
Sca
FRANCE AND HER COLONIES.
PARIS, March 21st.
The senale voted by 235 to 33, in favour of elevating the Colonial Office from Sab- Secretariat to a Ministry but the departments At Shanghat, on the 23rd March, Mrs. H. colonies will remain under control of the respec of Agriculture, Justice, and Defence in the
Htyn, of a san.
tive Home ministers, instead of coming under the new minister.
BIRTH,
MARRIAGE.
On the 24th Me ch, at H.B.M. Consulata, Amor, and afterwards at the Union Chapel, by
M. Boulanger, a senator, has been appointed Minister for the Colonies. In an interview the
the
the Rev. W McGregor, ROBERT HUNTER, | said that the French possessions abroad were / bit Viceroy L) has recommended the Throne up his Treasurership to proceed to Europe. actress hurdled with her customary skill and
Chemist and Druggist, to ELIZA, daughter of Mr. John Nicholls, St. Mary's, Isles of Sellly, England.
DEATH.
At Shanebel, on the 4th March, Eliza | MORING, widow of the late Rev. M. T. Yates, DD., aged 72 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
Honokoro, Friday, March 30. 1894-
" SOAPY JAMES"
THE Hon. JAMES JOHNSTONE Kiswick. resident chief of the princely house, of JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., is nothing if not original. He is generally nothing; but nothing else under all circumstances could be reasonably expected. Coming events cast their shadows before! the Hon. J. J. KESWICK has been a 'coming event' ever since he eventuated in this paradise of the gorgeous East, and he hasn't set the colony ablaze yet. Hope on, hope ever. The Hon, KESWICK was at his very best when on his hind legs, at the annual meeting of abare- holders in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Ld., held on the roth inat. The eminent and princely Firm which the Hon. Keswick adorns and directs in Hongkong are General Managers (what an elasto term) of this purely philanthropic institution;
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expected to leave Seoul for Tientsin in April to Interview Li Hung-chong before taking up bis duties as Tastal at Wenchow. It is also stated
of the Naval Secretariat af Tientsin and at one to appoint Plan Chib-chio, at present co-director time Secretary of the Chinese Legation in London, to be the next Chinese Resident at the Corean capital
already large enough, and could not with adrantace be extended farther, His policy would be to develop their natural resources so as to aid French commerce in the struggle with England and Germany.
Boulanger, we leam from the Avenir du The Siam Free Press of the 21st Inst. says:- Tonkin, is Senator for the Mecse district, and The American cruiser Concord is cutside. Shs a prominent man both in business and politics. is expected to cross the Bar to-day, and make a He has been Directeur-general des Domaines, short stay at Bangkok." Our contemporary was and Directeur du Controle in the Foreign mistaken; the Concord was not outside Bangkok Office i te has ales acted as "reporter" of the on the date named, and there lano Intention of colonial and naval estimates. He is a hard-sending her there; she will shortly leave this workis g man, of firm and serious dispostion, port for the Behring Sen. The U. S. S. Petra and belongs to the Right Centre pat He row at Kowloon Docks, is under orders to visit was very intimate with M: Jules Terry, and is the capital of Slam. o the best of terms with ̈M. La Myre de Vilers. This makes all the more probable It is reported from Peking that a Harlin named that the dispates as to the Indo China Elections || Jao, proprietor of a well-known book shop in the have led to this change in the administration Capital, has committed suicide by taking raw of the Colonies.-Ed. Telegraph]
eplum. The ct was committed owing to sa edict commanding As arrest and trial on the ANOTHER DISASTER AT SANTANDER. cha ge of bribing some eunuchs in the Palace is order to procure last summer for a brother Hanlin named Ting one of the best-caying provlaces, such as Cheklang, Klangan or Kuang tong, to which the latter was to bave gone as Special Imperial Literary Examiner of the recent Grace examinations. The deceased was only twenty-three years of age.
March asud.
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During an attempt to rise the steamer Machichaco, which had a contraband cargo of dynamite on board and was accidentally blown up and sunk in Sintander (Spain) some months go,& further explosion occurred yesterday ten men were killed on the spot and twenty-seven laued.
MADRID, March azıði ́ The whole town is in a lover of excitement, threatening to wreck the property of the company The disorder which own'd the Machichace. was so great that the military had to be called otil...
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DYNAMITE IN FRANCE,
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Owing to the 'andden indisposition of -- Miss Stella Lelgb, Miss M. Gregor was called upon at secret decree very short notice to take up the role of Kate Prosser and, sader all circumstances, gavu a very was sent to Governor T'an of Huseh, to proceed o Szechuan for the purpose of lovestigating Frances Triggo was a vivacious Popsey Lee, and
Praiseworthy rendering of the part. Mi some charges reported in these colume at the time to have been preferred by his Excellency Miss Gladys. Tassell (la tighis) a picioresque Mit: Jack St. Jack. The bexi played part.”in Kong, Minister to Great Britals, etc, to the Throne upon the latter official's giving the piece was the Maria of Miss Mario B∙lan, a stage-álruck slayey, which this clever young having arrived at Ch'engtu, the capital discretion. Mrs. J. F. Brian was exceedingly It has now transpired that Governor T'an of Stech'nan, immediately gave onder to all amusing as Mrs. Lamd, and contributed in no the large bankers of the city to produce mail measure in keeping the dreary business their books, with the intention of finding out alive. The musical efforts were weak all round had in their possession: There seems to have to be desired, which was hardly to be wondered at how much money the Viceroy Lis Ping-chang and, as already noted, the dancing left something been only one team of Tis. 3,000 to the Viceroy's considering the recent steam-launch trips to and name, all other large sums were put against the surname of "Lin," but with no name sixched,
from Canton. Laughter was plenilfol throughout and to questions asked by the Governor, the
the evening, but it was not altogether in conse bankers related to answer. There wercilio ong
quence of either the meills of the burlesque er Tantai, two prefects and three cashsians removed
the quality of the performance, and the managers from their posts and, after an examlasilon, put
of the Lyrics' will be wise to promptly expunge under the care of the prefect of Ch'engta and con
this version of "In Town" from their repertoiro. We believe that Mr. Saville Smith has under fined in his prison. What will become of these
consideration, the advisability of playing a hard to cosfeciture at present, but probably can be made if not, the Company will return officials and the Viceroy Llu Ping-chang it is season in Vancouver if satisfactory arrangements everything will become" platos soon as the-to-Hongkong some time in-Jane- Governor's secret memorial on the subject to the Throne shall have appeared in the Gasdir. His Excellency Tan smiled on bis return journey to Hapch on the 10th Inst, accompanied by his all of one Thotai (Yi), two chehalens, and a sixty troopers; and will probably andvo at cuple of secretaries, and ble guard of some Wuchang by the beginning of next month.
A SCHOOL FOR KOWLOON, THE Dally Prasi surmices that because new A public meeting of Kowloon realierts was wis received here recently to the effect that Kim held in the Kowloon Hotel last night, to bear Oklun, the leader of the Corean rebellion is
the report of the Committee appolated at a pre- the winter of 1883, was about to go from Japan vious mesting to consider matters connected
week to Shanghal =
age the with the proposal to establish a public school at current report that be has been murdered Kowloon for the children of European parents." incorrect. Nothing is, as a master of fact, Mr. H. J. Holmes presided, and there was a more likely, grattlrg that the hapless political chairman stated that since the fast
dod attendance. A bomb was fired off in the church of St.: niugee (who is generally bellaved to have been
a coffio, as a dead 'un) was fool enough to leave the press) the Committee then appolated had Japan, the land of his adoption, and practically concinded the negotiations, and sub- || land on the shores of Far Cathay. At the ect to the censent of the Kowloon residents: present junctura. It would, however, ha prema-1 lo public meetlog nasembled, bad accepted on idre to enter into the causes that might have led their behalf the offer of Mr. Gray (at present) to the fatal deed, for no particolars of the tragle with Mr. Braidwood in the Victoria English
School) to open a school in Kowloon,
three of the congregation were rounded, anyagoled out of Cares in December, 1883, in
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
H.M.S. Severn aurived here from Salgon to-day. Warw a man has no bills against him le most feel as if he belonged to the so-bility, t "MONEY talks," says the proverb. Yes, I may; but the least little scare will skat ét up Ÿght.
THE "Living Chess "at East Point to-korrow. attamoon promies to bas splendid specials and the backing of tickets has been in full swing
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offsir are yet available, but of one thing we may be sure and it is that by the death of Kim Oklen the Corean people have last nothing, and that they are thereby neither further from nor nearer to an era of progress and civilisation then they were ten youre aco,
Ar meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce held on the aand last. Mr. Frizell
proposed and Mr. Cuthbertson seconded---
That the Commitee of the Chamber be intrected to act in co-operation with the Hong Long Chamber of Commerce is bringing before the Colonial Office, through the Government, ita necessity of authorising the coinage of British dollar of the same weight and parity as the Mexican dollar, such coin to be décisted legal tender in the Colony and in Hongkong concurrently with the present legal tender.”
As an amendment Mr, Sohit proposed and Mr. Allinson seconded-
middling (which was sdt open to the public r
Mr. H. S. Cock, hon. secretary of the Come maliter, read the resolution adopted by the Com. mittee and now put befme the meeting for confirmation" That Mr. Gray's verbal offer, as reported by Mr. Sayer, to establish a school parents, be accepteds, the school to be opened at Kowloon exclusively for children of European not later than July 4th, and to be under the direction of Mas Gray and a schoolmistress, and the fees to be a mentioned verbally by Mr. Gray
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word "British should be substituted for Some discussion ensued as to whether the #Europeas," but no motion was made,
In the course of further discussion, Mr. Gray, gave detalled explanations'as to the working of the school,
Lang, it was agreed "That Mr. Gray's tum be
On the mole of Mr. Brown, seconded by
CORRESPONDENCE,
[We do not scarify endorse the opinions expressed by
Correspondents in this column).
CHINA COASTING.
To Tan Harron or the "HomGKONG-TELEGRAPE," SIR,I have heard and read so much fately about China coasting, and especially in connec tion with the recent deplorable Hangchow- esteem it a great favor if some experienced St. Asaph collision casastrophe, that I would coaster would answer me the following questions through the medium of your valuable cofumes
The distance from Hongkong to Breaker Point, and how the currents set in doing the N.E. monsson 2.
1. The distance a vessel, has made when abe le 14 miles distant from a light, having passed the light four and a half miles distant when abeam?
3-Would W.S.W. be a fale course coasting... ay with the Lamocks light bearing N.N.W distant 5 miles, la Breaker Point Mght, bearing N.N.W distant milles ?
4-Are coasters compelled to keep a man on
the look-out forward,' the same as ocean- golog steamers ?
Is It not a fact that the Board of Trade have sanctioned a rule to use the whistle in order. to warn another vessel fa alght of any sudden 6.De coisters wary often did when they sight
alteration in the course ?
two apparently bright lights, that they turn out to be the mast-head and green lights of Vitsamer ?
7Is it not a fact that the Board of Trade compel every vessel to have one gallon of off
from one point to two points on his starboard In her bosts ready for use on troubled waters? 8.--Supposing a counter were to sight two lights bow, three or four skip's lengths off then three lights from ball a point to a point on bis port bow, distant about two ship's length-is it the rule of cousters to put the heim bard-a. port
and if so, what becomes ofthe two lights which were seen on his starboard bow?
#That the Chamber, while urging the Govern-accepted and that the entire contral, of the school. ġ—Ifs coaster were to find his steamer with ber
be left to-bimas da svamp
and what a good thing they make out of their pious labours will be seen later on, when we quote a few, and only a few, suggestive statistics. Mr. Keswick ls and always has been great on the soft-sawder apologetic racket; one would almost Imagine that in the days of early infancy he made a most abject apology for having been born. Perhaps that was required-but who can tell? There are even more (or less) illustrious citizens than it is proposed to establish a sugar mandactory Mr. Keswick earning a golden reputation at Yayejima in the Loochess, with a capital of in this colony on nothing, and the long | 750,000 yen. expected cataclysm has not yet come. Bat..si Tamar, with nikal reliefs, is specied the honorable gentleman's quail-apologies here to-morrow, and the recoramientapigill to the shareholders of the Hongkong Fire take place on Sunday. The tros; salp wil leave | Insurance Co. were of a character so for England on April 150b.
amusingly unique as to more than justify For a long time past, the H.K. & S Bank a passing notice.
In presenting the Company's, of Fatherliding in Queen's Road has been tiedap to
tree presumably to keep it fibm running away, the General Managers' report, and states | sfter Mr. Lo Rok Pang and the rest. „ Ext now ment of accounts for the past year, the the tree Itself has gone! A worthy Chairman, with bitter tears in his voice, remarked that it was a matter of regret to the Consulting Committee and the General Managers, as of course it must be to the shareholders, that it was not possible to present a better report and account of "last year's operations. And no doubt it was. Considering that the dividend proposed was 81.50 per share
At the Megistracy today, before Mr. H. E. smaller than for the previous year and Wodehouse, Mok Pang, formerly spising to that 860,000 had been taken from the He Shing, shopkeeper, was sent to gaol fr nlus Reserve Fund to meet losses incurred in months, for stealing $440, belonging a bla the United Kingdom, there was certainly employer. Prisoner was given the macy to
WE are informed that owing to the pestilential The Chairmen acknowledged the compliment, more than sufficient cause, for general pay out in 1891, but dappeared, and only state of the soil in Queen's Rand. East, past and the procsellega terminated. regret amongst the shareholders, which returned to Hongkong a few days ago, xe ngid Arsenal Street, where the old drijca are now in i
sourse of belog replaced by the modern system, a man plant command
THE "LYRICSTM" FAREWELL, was in no degree lessened by the Chair he had lost the money in gambling the
ten of the coolfen worldng on P, W. D. contracte 15443 man's fatuous and gratuitous observation THE Hxgas states that the province of Exchyan, tere kars been taken fil, and that one of them The London Lyric Company gava thile fare. that fortunately the Reserve Fund could whose raises hand bersi the dou; på of waith to died yesterday in the hospital. The result is, wall performance in the Theatre Royal City well bear this call upon it.
in 'onder ?. With the many a family, their commenting from the seconding to our information, that all the coolies Hall, on Monday night to one of the largem solemnity befitting the occasion Mr. eleventh century down to the year 1995 onhern. on that section baye much work, la fear of kudiences of the season. - It is a "hatier for 13 Keswick relieved himself of this gem of houts, but were flowed at the begining of further evil consequences. This in a serious regret that the mesite of the entertainment logical wisdom :--"You will perceive the reign of the Emperor Tagli Chang matter, calling for immediate attention. It is provided proved so unworthy of;" such hearty that, but for the collapse in the owing to the miners ·inking, upon themselves dficult to say what can be done; the public support, and that" a' deservedly" popular to coin the cash, of the malm, will, sen be ground has been allowed to get into this combination of clever arti irs should, ther a value of the dollar, the aspect. of reopened. Some leflugelige bag ang the how plenously bettast season), by one falar cor the account would be less unsatisfactory | King bava lately got together some 700 hares, of sewage inditration, and apparently the only
auch a generally pension- than it now appears," If the share, amounting to nearly Tir. 32,000, for the prvom ray to deal with it now in to mah the work behind them. The piece nasodared, to be played holders were incapable of perceiving of reopening some of the mines in the mere broughth all speed? Perhaps it would be was Arthur Roberts so-called Mantega funda that interesting but uncomfortable fact part of the provision. As this man in some possible to strange the work in relief-sblits, burlesque In Towel a three clasal sticking out from the accounts about for the per la rin angent to me would get a change at abort the original gusto, songs, and dances aja
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On the motion of Mr. Hatherley, seconded by importance to arrive at an early decision on the for souse time. The costumes are truly againuos subalted in the Currency Report of the action of the Commliten be approved, and Fergeant-Major Ballen, it was ressived “ That centand bistorically corect, notwithstanding September last, refrains from taking any present that the present Committee (Messrs H., the ricastic encers of our old friend #' Ganny," staps to recommend the introduction of a British Helmes, Aiken, Sayer, G. Wilson, and H... The schen:ial yesterday gave every facation dollar following the fortunes of silver,” of a seal treat being in storg,
After an interesting debate, in which the school, when another public meeting shall, be Cook) be re-elected until the opening of the Chairman, the Hon. T. Shelford summed up is called. favor of the amendment, the question was put to the vote, when Mr. Filsell's proposition was curled by 17 to 8.
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Palmer seconded a yote of thanks to the Chair.
Mr. G.-J. W. Klog "proposed "and" Capfäin"
man, hɛn, seg. and Committee,
or later, and the only wonder is that there hays barinnen Kotros, onion wei not been many verlone and eyek fåtal proog.
head E SE, and another steamer across his bows with her head S. W.-would he not 10-Is the effect of two vessels striking each
thick ke bad found two lights? other in a strong wind and heavy sea anything Eke a collision on a railway? or does the water act as a buffer and ease the blow, causing merely a slight shock, upt rufficient to dimara ordinary sleepers ?
11-When light coasters are rolling so exelly
in the trough of the sea in a strong wind and very heavy sea, so that it is degerous 10 stand on their decks do they came head to wind and
Ahead by the engines Falag put. 'slow 12lf a bhfp draws 8 feet of water forward and has 11 feet of water in her lore-peak and is not able to reduce the same are her pumps.
is it a exle on board coasting steamers Berr the officer an watch to leave the bridge to call the capiału ? RUN
Yours faltbfolly,
ONE OF THE BLACK SQUAD. Hongkong, 26th March, 1894. S
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Race, February 3rd,