Vo-day's Advertisements.
PROGRAMME
OF THE
ORGAN RECITAL
TO BE GYEN AT THE
UNION CHURCH,
BY
MESSRS. C. F. A. SANGSter and
Gro. GRIMBLE,
ON
SATURDAY, 27TH APRIL, 1895,
AT $45 P.M.
1.-Canne Pastorale .........Guilmant.
(Compre! by the Organiste de la Trielte, Parts).
2.-Bass Solo, "The King of Love
tay Shepherd Is "
Mc. W. E. CROWE.
Onod.
3-(0) Me exilen (Rin dati). ...Gottschalk.
(For Harmonic Fla'e.and Ohner). (8) Berceuse (56 é sadr) .............. Gounod, 4.--Tenor Sala, "The Holy City". Adams.
Mr G. P. TAMMERT.
5.-Warch (composed for a MIL-
(for Flare Droes (2),
Blasette Horns (2).
„Mendelssohn. Clarioneta (4). Bassoons (2).
French Horny (4) Contrafagotto,
and R*** Toba)
6-Buttone 5/16, 101 God, have
mercy" (St. Paul.........Mandelssohn.
Dr. MEADOWS,
7-Andant
(from the Violin Concert). Mendelssoän 8-Saprono S la "Ave Maria.Back-Gouned.
MIST I AMMERT
(0) Bauree... Back.
(in the 3 Violoncello Sonate), (A) Gavatte.Gluck.
('rom Opt (+),
A Collection will be taken at the end of the Rxcitar. In Ald of the ORGAN FUND.
Wagplane 2 od Amril 1905.
CANTON DIS RICT.
FOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS,
NO 52
NAVIGATION OF THE CANTON RIVER,
526
DECLARATION. FORBIDDING NAVIGATION of the FANTON RIVER at Night is now WITHDRAWN.
Approve
E. FARAGO,
J. H. MAY, Harbour Master.
Commiselen r of Custome.
CHINA NAI PION COMPANY,
Custom Hei 4*,
Canton 2211 Apell, *805.
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FOR SHANGHAI"
ME Sterus b
THE
«PAOTING."
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Cantifire, who despatched on SATUR-
DAY, the 27th ferant.
For Freight Puretat, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Aregts.
Hamphoma, 2 - Anril, 1899.
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OCEAN STEAM 'HIP COMPANY, FOR LONDÓN, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Sie mahip
PATANI
Canisin Paz-AU FEFFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Herabona, 27 April 1845
(528
"SHELL LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"VOLUTE,"
on tr about the goth Instant.
For Freight, spale k
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 213 Apr, 1995.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR TIENTSIN.
THE
Steem alp
"NANCHANG."
DAY, the ard Mav.
For Freight or sagr, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hurpkong, 23rd April, 1895.
SHELL LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR GENO AND MARSFILLES. (Tufficient Indlacemen teffers.)
HE Company's Steamship
THE
1529
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1895-
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1895.
Intimations.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED
ESTABLISHED A‚D, 1841.
WINES AND SPIRITS,
LL these are Selected by our London Ilouse, bought direct at first band, Imported In Wood and Bottled by ourselves,
thus saving all intermediate profits and enabling as to supply the best growths at moderate pelces.
ON APPLICATION..
prices which are ruinous to all concerned and ends in no good at all, a market being either wholly lost or destroyed.
The keen competition on the Canton River has benefitted no one. It is of no special advantage to Hongkong that Chinese of the lowest classes should be able to come down here at the lowest possible rates. It is no benefit to the merchant here that freights to Canton are merely nominal. The purchaser there not the seller here, The companies desires the profit. concerned and their shareholders have lost heavily without any corresponding benefit to any section of the public or to any interest. combine They are perfectly free to
if they will, and so long as their combina- tion is kept within reasonable bounds the public can have no just cause for com- plaint. We congratulate the parties con- PRICE LISTS, WITH full details, to a HAD cerned on having agreed on a modus sibends, which while affecting Injuriously no section of the publle (no Interest that merits consideration) will enable them at a comparatively early date to do a little more than live and will put fresh life and hope into the hearts of their share. holders and a little money in their pockets.
FORT: After removal should be rested a
month before use. When required for deirking at once I should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being
sent out.
SHERRY :-Excellent dance and after dloner Wines, of very supuilor visage. All are
true Xerts Wines.
CLARET :-Our Clarets, includiɛg the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raislas and currents, as lo generally, the 'case with Cheap Winer
BRANDY-AU our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference to price being merely a question of age and vintage. BISKY -All our Whisky Is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands In the market. The Scotch Whisky marked "" is universally popular and is pro-
nounced by the best loc. consoisseurs to he superior to any other brand in the Hongkong Market.
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 Ports.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
THE H. NGKONG DISPENSARY: Minmukany, gih January 1965
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS
то
**THE
I
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY HEMINDED) THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS
MUST BE PAID IN ADVANOR.
In conclusion, we congratulate the colony generally on the opening of the West River by the Japanese and on the fact that Japan will, see far more effectively to Its being kept open than would any of the European Powers.
THE DESTRUCTION OF the
SANITARY BOARD..
I, after the refusal of the Secretary of State to allow him to reorganize the Sanitary Board on an official basis, the Governor had made up his mind to wreck the Board and to drive from If every honest and independent member, he could not have adopted measures better aulted for the purpose than those he has so successfully selected and applied.
When the Sanitary Board recently strongly recommended that immigration from Hoihow should be stopped, the Governor refused to exercise the summary powers vested in him by ordinance for that purpose, although it was on the advice of the Board that he had obtained such powers and with special reference to Holhow and to the existence of the plague there.
to
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TELEGRAMS.
(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) THE SHANGHAI RACES,
SHANGHAI, April 23rd.
· Mr. Aldee's Red Hackle (hot favourite for the Sbangbal Griffins Plate and Shanghai Stakes at the forthcoming me ting) died uddenly last night. He was going well and strong on the goth.
confirmed,
JAPANESE TARIFF.
LONDON, April 22nd. The Japanese Customs Tariff has been
CHINA AND JAPAN. demands the opening of the cl'les of Chenta, Reater's Agent at Shanghai states that Japan
Kalfang, Peking, Shasklog and Suchow,
COMBINED ACTION. take joist action for the protection of their com Germany, France and Russia, have agreed to on laterests in the Far East,
CHINESE LOAN,
A loan for £1,000,000 sterline has been concluded between a German syndicate and Li Hung-chang, at Tientsin,
THE CHITRAL EXPEDITION. hurrying towards Chitral which is reported to A flying calama under Colɔna' Gatacre" Is have been relieved on Sunday, but uncertain how
[From Japanese Pabers.)
A NEW LEGAL ADVISER.
SOUL. April ritb. Mr. Hoshi Toru has been appointed legal adviser to the Korean Government.
STILL SEARCHING.
HIROSHIMA, Amil satb. The Naniwa Kan und Hashidais Kan, while collag off Foochow on the 8th that, Inspected but the vessel was released, as no contraband of Chinese steamer, hoisting the British flag; war was found on board.
CHOLERA AT THE PESCADORES.
KOPE, Apell 14th.
SPORTING NEWS, HA
THE ganboats Petrel, and Firebrand west safely hauled out of thel: respective mud decks at Newchwang on the roth inst.
SHANGHAI, April 19th, The following report of latest_gallops will COLLARD & COLLARD PIANOS at W. Robinson doubtless interest your sporting readers: & Co.
YESTERDAY the Englishmen of Yokohama cele- brated the birthday of thele patron saint by giving a grand St. George's Ball in the Public Hall, The affair proved an immense sacress.
THR Emperor of Chlon is reported to have sent more than 100 cases of rare urticles'as prevents for the Emperor of Japan a fortnight sga by way of testifying his joy at the prospects of peace, Bravo, Kwang-sui
WILL the Water Authority kindly note that not a drop of fresh water has been supplic! to
houses in Aberdeen Street, and to dwellings on houses in Bildgen Street, Wa-In-fong, several
Pedder's Hill daring the past seven days i
W. ROBINSON & Co., piano builders, tuners and repairers.
❘
On the grass course yesterday the timen were, with fall weight up and shoes on, a follow-
Sans Regrel,...
Title Prince,
The Plate,
Micky Free, ...................
Komatiu,
San Pare...
Blackberry,.
Preces loo...
.7 mile, 3.03ł
2.54
3mla.
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252
F1
328
2521
211 ་་
宴
211
Zenith (Mr. Alan up) 18 mile, 3,101; last quarter in 30 secs.
The following fast half-milo "spins" were done to-day-
uga
Blenheim, 1 col; The Piner 1 ooj; Musi- afrol, ros: The Rater, xof; Orion (Owner gp) toj : Invader, ce) secs, Rattler, Orion and Invader, in common with the other "sprinters,' had (all wright ap and shoes on and did the last quarter in 29 seen!
DAWN,
ENGLISH TURF, YACHTING AND GOLF NOTIS.. The race for the Grand Military Gold Cup at *** We are reliably Informed the babonic plague Sand-wn, won by Mr. Evetsce 1 ader's Field le raging in a village twelve miles South of Marshal, was not encoureeing to the beckers of Canton. This was only to be expected, since the the Midshipmlle for the Grand National, Field fell disente usually 'travels in a northerly and Marshal, who is by Border Maurel-R westerly direction and has been prevalent in
Gagne, is now nine years old. In the course of his career he has run in twenty-four steeple- Macro, which in south of Canton, for some time chates, of which be has won twelve, and bar, In addition, run recond four times. Though FIFTY dollars was the amount of a fine Impoard
plared fire by the judge, Field Marshal by Capt. Hastings at the Police Court to-day on was not the first home to pass the post, Tang See-chas, who was charged at the fustance Athlomary fell at the first of the open ditches, of Mr. H. P. Tooker, Executive Engineer of the and dislodged ble tider. But he was soon on
blu Public Works Dept., for unlawfully constructing the others, successfully clearter all the fences,
legs again,
and went on riderless In pursult of a building at Shau-ki-wan without submitting and joining in the race with evident relish. Ho plans to the Goverment, · The defendant | Tay Iternately second and third until after paid the for,
jemping the last fence, when, encouraged by the shouts of the spectators, he closed with the and, drawing doi, passed the post about erik to the good.
THE Agikowo Mars, a steamer belonging to a Mine which is running regular weekly bosts between Talleswan and Newchwang, arrived at the latter port on the roth lust., and in coming up among the shipping collided with the Tłokio- A report from the Pescadores, dated the 17th, the ram of the latter making a role in her fast, states that the coldemic of cholera was vide a ft. by 15 ft. In getting clear it was seen greatly checked, and only 23 patients were sent that the Agikawa was sinking fast, and was to the hospital on the day of the dispatch of the only saved by being run ashore on the north meringe.
side of the river. There she now lies, her after- part being completely submerged.
THE "YIKSANG" AFFAIR.
HIROSHIMA, April 14th, The Viking, ofthe Indo-China Steam Navi- ration Co., cap'ured by the Japanese fleet off Taku with contraband of war on board, bas been taken to Sasebo, The Prizs Court will
cillors, and Public Procurators Okuda and
(Special to Shanghai Marcury))
Robinson & Co. New Comic Song and Dance Albums at W.
From Sydney, N.5.W., it is announced that Paris, a really good performer on the Australian turf.has been sold for export to England, Lord Willum Beresford is stated to be the purchaser. Paris has twice won the Couldfield Cup, and his time when he carried off the Doncaster Handicap at Sydney (one mlic) is given as xmle. 401es, He carried out 12lb in the Melbourne Cup which Patron won last November, and finished filib.
well up.
Foxhunters bave had a sorry time this winter; Even in Ireland, where hunting is often going on merrily while England lies under hard frost, the foxhunter has had a woeful time of th. It t
pleasure to hear that Mr. Arthur Wilson's Ar the residence of the Hon. C. P. Chater this seventeen years' mastership of the Holderness is not, after all, to he ended. The Brocklesby When the Sanitary Board, in com- open about the 22nd inst. Judge Hitomi. Pre-afternoon, Inspector Quincey and a few members dag pack is, corsequent on the reduction of being pliance with a suggestion conveyed ident; Judges Hatakeyama and Tapam, Coun of the Detective Department met Dr. P. B. C. Loid Yarborough's establishment, sold, or
them by the Governor, on the Idemars, of the Prize Court, will go from Nagar Colony for good early next meatb, to prevent succeeding Mr. Fountaine with the West Norfolk
Ayres, the Colonial Surgeon, who is leaving the sold, to Lord Loradale. There was in
but the smallest chance of the Prince of Wales recommendation of Das. ArRES and, and Mr. Motené, a Councillor will reach Lowson, worked out a scheme for the there from Tokyo before the opening of the the genial “Doc." with a handsome and unique Hounds, msch as that consommation was prayed Isolation of all the residents on any floor Court.
Chlaere scroll, made at Canton. Inspector for by Norfolk men. This pack is not, however, or in any house in which a plague case
Quincey, on behalf of Inspector Stanton, who is to be long masterless, Mr. C. D.
Seymour having should occur, selected suitable premises,
very busily engaged, made the presentation, and made fair offer to hand the county, The arranged, provisionally, for renting them
ld it gave him infinite pleasure to take a lend-fortunate in masters. Lord Cortenham, a keen exceptionally Bicester have for larg years been for a period of three months and requested
fog part in such a ceremony, for daring sportsman, will, we hope, serve as long and authority to incur the necessary expendi- ture and proceed at once with the necessary
A telegram has been received from Seoul, ofs (the doctor's) stay in the colony he had honourably as Lord Chesham, Lord Valentia, Salmon fishing in Ireland, thanks to continued MERSborating a scheme of night charged with treason. His object was to value this as a treasured seventy of Hergkong river has been able to kill fish,
to call that 1998.88 Moving that a manuales son wang low; | KCHARYAwdi. "Dr. Avïes thanked the donors for frost and N.E. winds, has been thus far extremely or the Talworkun, was arrested last their kind and thoughtful act, and said he would pear. Not even Johnnie Lydon on the Galway dethrone the King and to seat himself apna the Throne. The Talwonkan made strenuous bat without success.
its own.
ATTEMPT TO"DETHRONE THE KING
OF KOREA,
YOKOHAMA, April 19th.
Shug mart jativa perdrecurs,
The Hongkong Telegraph strongly recommented the stoppage of endeavours to obtain the release of his grandson, the following it worked to gold letters Tofthout changing horses, from Militson, In Upper
Was
When the Sanitary Board recently all immigration from Macáo and the Inspection of all junks and steamers, no reply
vouchsafed to their recommendations and no steps taken to carry them into effect, with the result that persons from houses in Macao, in which many deaths have occurred, have come into Hongkong and taken up their abode in the crowded lodging-fortifications at Makrong. houses on the Prays!
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AGREES TO THE TERMS OF PEACE.
PIKING, April 19th,
It is reported here that the British Govern.
understanding that the latter Power will raze the ment has declared Its acceptance of the Terms of Pesce between China and Japan on the
PLAGUE PREVENTIVE MEASURES.
fesued at 4.30 this afternoon containing a copy A Government Gazette Extraordinary was of a Proclamation issued by virtue of the pro visions of section of Ordinance 5 of 1895. It
et forth that
(a) The Governor-in-Council satisfed in the selghbouring Colony of Macas and in the the introduction of the same into tbls Colony the Ziland of "aluan, "and that there le danger of unless measures are taken to prevent the influx Chinese from the said colony of Macao und the auld bland of Haloas
(8.) That in
10 parsesnice
of the powers vested la Excellency the Governor-'n-Council the
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
as long as he lived. On one side of the scroll
Dr. Ph. B. C. Avret, M.D., C.M.G., Colonial Surgeon, Hongkong, from the members of the Detective Sinf as a token of gratitude, Hong kong, 1st May, 1885." On the other side are fone Chinese characters meaning "a skilful, kind and philanthropic doctor"
Sportsmen will be interested to know that fur German officers have travelled on horseback, Silesia, to Friedrichsrabe, in four and half days.. The distance covered is over 30 miles. The officers and their borses on arrival were in good condition.
The annual golf match between Oxford and Cambridge was played on the Sandwich links on the zor altimo, and resulted in favour of the
Blues by three hales.
between England and Wales, atthe Queen's' Tab Light
The International Association football match on the 18th ultimo, was left drawn at "and goal
Alisa the prospects of her Bringing back the America will look brighter than they ever
Hastings, a Chlasman named Yee Ab-llu, of Ar the Police Court to-day, before Cup!.
16, Wing Fang Street, was charged by J. T. Cotton, Inspector of Nulsauces, for failing to report a case of small-pox. The enring Celestial pushed forward un qui kiv as possible in order
Lard Dangaven's new yacht Valkyriel; being.
hard. "He's la the Asylum now [" ** Sned $25, or in the afternative two months
to be ready for the early matches. Her first
UNDER date 13th inst the Foochow Ecko reports improvement in the larger classes, and if Lord #ppearance will be watched with much interest. Mr. Fife has shown that there is still rom for
tionally good, being al extrema young arch Pakling teas. The quality is said to be excep the arrival in that port from the country of Doncaved now boat turns out to be as good na
picked leaves. The price asked for the parcel have belore. news is to hand, and therefore a good season this was Tis. 32 per picut. Of other districts excellent year in Foochow may be locked for. New piano repairing machinery, received by
LETTERS have been addressed by the Govern W. Robinson & Co.
ment to the following police officers who strike Defective Inspector Stanton, Tospectors performed special duty during the recent coolie
Hennessy, Mackie, Bulllo and Mann. Inspectors Stanton and Hennessy were, we understand, the
their valuable services. recipients of autograph letters from His Escola lency the Governor specially thanking them for
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1895.
THE CANTON RIVER TRADE.
The war of rates on the Canton River is Captain E. Stett, will be despatched as above at an end. For some days past there has been a substantial agreement between the parties and hostilities have ceased. To-day the formal treaty of peace has f5a1been signed and henceforward peace Medical Officer of Health to be appointed When the Sanitary Board applied for a and concord will reign supreme, The to assist them in their arduous labours for immediate result will be to raise freight and the good of the Colony, the Government passige money all round; the ultimate responded by the appointment of an officer result will be, it is hoped, to raise the who is to be independent of the Board and earnings of the different lines of steamers entirely dependent on the Government, employed in the river traffic to a more contrary to every authority and precedent that the bubonic plague is at present prevalent Castaín Feday soo, will be despatched on FRI. adequate level and to put up the value in Hongkong or
of their, shares correspondingly.
elsewhere. The still,
Worse the Government justified question, however, that at once presents appointment or excused it by false itself is this: are these pooling' arrange statements to the members of Council ments between rival traders, whether for to induce them to support and approve carriage or in goods, for the public of its action. The members of Council good, or are they not? Is it desirable, in were told that no medical officer the interests of the public generally, or of could be got who would consent to act Governor prohibits from this date and unit any special class, that there should be free under the orders of the Board. Surgeon-funker satics the Immigration or importation and unrestricted competition between those Major WESTCOTT told Dr. HARTIGAN the into this Colony of all Chinese from the said part "CLAM,"
who serve the public, ar should there, other day that he had never objected or of Mocso and the sald Island of Mainan, Captain D. J. Davier, wit b-despatched as above either by law or by agreement, be limits refused to act under the orders of the Board, on or about the 3h proximo,
within which that competition should be and, until he saw the report of the pro- For Freight, plyto
confined.
ceedings In the Legislative Council, thought Competition is the life of trade. Rival he was to act under the Board. On this An epidemic has broken out amongst the cattle firms endeavour to attract customers and point therefore we formally challenge at Shangbal, clients by providing better goods at contradiction from Dr. HARTIGAN, Surgeon. cheaper prices. To enable them to do Major WESTCOTT, and the Government If this and at the same time make a profit the assertions we have made are not true. without which they cannot live, they avail themselves of all possible improvements in Sanitary Board was working out its While the Permanent Committee of the
appliances, in devices for attracting atten- the methods of manufacture, in labour-saving plans recently for tackling the plague, Government was consulting" all tion to themselves and their wares. They sorts advertise, they invent, they improve, they childish plans of its own, Inconsistent
ji Gymkhana will be held on the Shanghal of people and elaborating racecourse on or about the 12th proxima, economise. The public gets a better article with each other, and absolutely Impractie Wax Informed that the number of deaths at a lower price. The individual purchaser cable. The Superintendent of the Civil from plague at Macno is now about 20 daily. is benefitted in
both ways, but it Hospital asks that all plague patients may MR. E. F. Woodruff has taken over the duties sometimes happens that this rivalry is be sent direct to Kennedy Town; a carried too far. What then? One or other Medical Committee
of Commissioner of Customs at Chungking from advises that "all of the rival traders is unable to carry on Chinese plague patients should be Dr. Hirth, who goes home on leave. the contest and retires, and prices go up allowed to leave again, or the contest is carried on by whatever place they desire, provided tained on board HM.S. Centurion thle after- the colony for A LARGE party of leading residents were enters dishonest means. In the effort to reduce it la 20 miles away from the Colony, noon, and in the evening a concert will be given, market wages are squeezed down to star be fitted out to remove them. Dr. AYRES TO-MIGHT the Chief and First-Class Peity. prices and put the cheapest article on the and that boats should be provided and vation point or below it; Inferior materials and Lowson propose to isolate. In boats Officers of H.M.S. Undaunted will give a smek- are purchased and worked up; strength. In the harbour over by Stonecutters' ing concert at the Royal Naval Seamen's Club, durability, solidity, are sacrificed to out- Island all the people not yet attacked ward show and appearance and the public, by plague and to keep them there till it is THE Prise Court at which the Filang while to all appearance the gainer is to clear they are not affected and then to balled for carrying contraband of war from reality the loser.
Free trade and competition In trade are in the Colony!
return them to their houses and homes Shangbal to Taku was opened at Saacho (Japan) | HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. most excellent things in their way when who were not consulted as to these BROADWOOD PIANOS at W, Robinson & Co.
The only
persona yesterday, understood and applied within the Emits of schemes reason and common sense. Free trade Sanitary Board, on whom the duty and We understand, and are glad to hear, that the
were the members of the
trade, nor trade at all in the true cepting or rejecting these or other Department, will present Dr. Ayres at an early Is not always fair trade, nor profitable responsibility must ultimately rest of ac- Police Force, with the exception of the Detective sense and meaning of that word."wild-cat" schemes and of giving them | date with a handsome souvenir, Unrestricted and unlimited competition is effect, If accepted. No wonder, then, the
N°
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THE PEAK
OFFICES SMAIL GODOWNS in
DUDDELL STRET
ROSE VILLAS," BONHAM ROAD, Furnished or Unfurnished,
"KOWLOON POINT," - First Floor, or Suftes et RANK.
GODOWNS at West Point and Kowloon,
SHARP & Co. „Hongkare, 23rd Avel!, 1895,
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Tax. Kenedy-town police station has been converted into a plague depot.
Station on Blackhead's Hill, Kowicen. THE Goverment latends to erect a new Signal
Cop
Mathews, and Me, J. Inter have Introduced gall Mr. Edward Buck. Dr. Tames Branton, Col, ito Sorrento. The links, the first In Italy, are Sant' Agata and litle Mapst S. Angelo. on the hill near Sorrento culled Tork, between
SHIPPING AND MIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE! Indian (Catherine Apcar) 97th last, American (Balgic) z8sh inst, Tacoma (Tacoma) zrď prox, Australian (Taiwan) 3rd prax. American (Peru) Bib prox.
ingenuity of a good many chees players all the day, and is dus here on or about the 3rd prox THE St. Jamir Budget isit month published THE China Navigation Co.'s s'esmship Tainan, problem which will probably exercise the from Australis, left Port Darwin for this port to-
TO-DAY'S' SHIPPING RETURNS.
Inward.
Frankenstelo, one of the best known world over. It is the work of Mr. M.
of сотроват. То
› afforded our readers an and problem to by their powers at sloring the problem we give the situation of the pieces below, the squares Gangteamer from Shanghai being muambered from 1 ta 64 from black's right|| Brunhilde nu......... and 9 whis, and the problem le a sub-enste Filly................ to white's right. There are oʻght black plebes Bogstad unuturan white to play and compal black te gīva 'main' | Guthrie a in 16 moves. 1
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FULL stock of banjos, mandolines, guitars, W. Robinson & Co. Accordions, sirings and Butlegs of all kinds at
Hallsong umum
Triumph in
Furkan SEOPATOGI
Hoihow. Shanghai,
Aggregating 4,983 tons register.
the 1st fontant, Brisbane on the 3rd, Townsville
The British steamship Gutte left Sydney on
on the 6th, Thursday Island en tregth, and Port Darwin on the 14th, and experienced variable winds and fine weather from Sydney to Port moderate to light variable northefty and porth. Darwin, From Port Dasis to Cabra Island had
east winds and fine weather. From Cabra Island to Hongkong had moderate to fresh
***Sixteen members were prevent on Saturday
Mr. Webber, R., Sergt-Major Moriah, R.B., | S at the Bulls at Kewloon to compete for the north-west to north-east winds and cloudy
following were this best scoren just Sapper Fritchard, F., and Mr. Watson. The Martini-Henry cup. The spoons ware wan by
not always productive of benefit to the unofficial members of the Board have | Tas Japanese have taken over charge of the public or the community. If it sometimes resigned. They are well out of it, and the Custom House at Newchwing. On the rath results in goods being sold at log prices, coly wonder is that they have had patience they entered and cleared. the British steamer it often ende in Inferior goode "fetching ! enough to stop on such a Board so long. ↑ Chrashing, bei lavled na dutler.
Kame, Me, Wabbar, RK. B-Mr. Morrish Pu Mr. Watson men
The British steamship Thales last Takow on the morning of the 19th Instant, Talwaolog on лор вод Soap and the afternoon of the sameday, and hnd moderate parát, párós, yardi. poitia. total, north-east winds and cloudy weather to Chapal Island; thence to Amoy bad heavy rain. Let Amtay on the sist at 3.6.my and had moderate les easterly winds with flam elsar weather in Hwataw,
which was rouched the sams
Swaton