Co-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Undersigned has received instructions
THE 10 Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
FRIDAY, the 10th May, 1895, AT NOON,
at Mesora. E. D. Sassoon & Co11 GODOWNS, Queen's Road.
30 CHESTS NEW, PATNA OPIUM.
8 CHESTS NEW BENARES OPIUM. Ex Steamship Melbourne.
(More or less Damaged by Sea Water),
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
TERMS OF SALE Cash before delivery in Morican Dollars welgbed at 7.1.7. All Lots, with all faults and errors of descripilon, to be at Parchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer.
H. N. MODY,
Hongkong, 3th May, 1895.
NOTICE.
Auctioneer.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1895.
To-day's
Advertisements.
SHIPPING.
NOT RESPONSIBE FOR DEBTS,
OWNERS will
"HE CAPTAIN, AGENTS,
NOTE ARSPONSIBLE DEBTS contracted by the OFFICERS or CREW of the British Bark Stanfield durior her stay in Hongkong Harbour. Hongkong, 8th May, 1895-
ST. JOHN'S
SLODGE
OF HONGKONG, No 618, S.C.+
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AN EMERGENCY MEETING of the above HALL, Zetland Street, TO-MORROW, the gth Instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren aro cordially lovited.
LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS"
Hongkong, 8th May, 1305.
(615Z ET LAND
AN
NELDERLY PERSON wishes an Engage. HOTEL: would make bersell generally useful, ao objection to out Ports, or would accompany → Lady home for her passage to Canada.
Address
ment to assist in a BOARDING HOUSE
A, K.,
clo Hongkong Telegraph Office. Hingkong, b May, 1855
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. HE Steamship
ΤΗΣ
"BOGSTAD,"
(617
will be despatched on FRIDAY, the roth instant, at Daylight, de a aman
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 8th May, 1805.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,"
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Steamship
"PALAMED,"
No. 515, E.C.
1613
LODGE
CONFIRMATION OF THE RATI- FICATION OF THE TREATY.
The ratification of the tremly of peace has been confirmed from Pekin
JABEZ BALFOUR.
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A GENERAL meeting, in connection with the Peak Church, will be held at St. Paul's College on Friday, the roth Inst., at 5 p.m.
H.M.S. Undaunted will shortly be decked for a tlight overhaul.
PETITION TO HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Jabez Reifour has arrived at London, and has DR. H. BLACKBURN has been appointed U.S. not immaculate and is eenerally helfared to be been charged and remended,
Consul at Nigasakį, H.M.S ́ Spartan will leave for a crnise on or about Saturday next.
and we comply with very great pleasure. We also publish in another column an article from the North China Daily "Nitos" on the subject of foot-binding among the Chinese and of the Society recently constituted in Shanghai called TIEN TSU HUI-to labour for the suppression of the evil-from whom this petition emanates. We deeply sympathise with the movement and would do everything in our powerto influence the’Chiasso Govern- ment and people to put an end, and a speedy end, to so barbarous a custom, but we put the question, with all deference to the better judgment of the leaders of the association-is a petition or memorial to the Emperor of China, from foreigners, ection to Euclid, the winner of the Lincolnshire the Korean Government at the request of the indispensable commodity that he vowed
the best method, or even a suitable method, of opening up the subject, and in this a fit- ting time to put forward such a petition even otherwise unobjectionable? When a man has bad a fire in his house, and thieves have broken in, and he hardly knows whether he may not have to move into
UMRA KAN, Umra Khan has been sent to Cabal,
OBITUARY.
Lord Selbourne (Velbræne 1) is dead,
(Special to the Asian.) THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
LONDON, April Trib. Today's Racing Calendar uonoarera that the
Ha-d'eap, has been overruled."
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A MERTING of the Sanliury Board will be held
te-morrow at 4:15 p.m.
Tax tenth ordinary semi-annual meeting of the Nippon Yosen Kalsha will be held this month. The dividend is expected to be greater than ever before.
A NOTIFICATION nrohibiting priests from enter- lng the cxpital of Korea but been withdrawn by
'Japanese priests, ·
Ax Emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 525. E.C.. will be held in the Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday, the zeth instant, at | 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
Our "man-about-town who is admittedly
gifted with a very elastic imagluallon (some- timen It Is reiched to prodigious lengths, but not very oftan) rushed brea l'ens into the editarial sanctum just as we were going to press with the copy, or alleged capy, of a PATITION TO THE QUEEN and begged us to "bang the comps around so as to get it in and thereby get ahead of Reuter, Roseberry, the Timer and all the war specials in the universe." "Then skipped out maltering, something about not having had "blia of food" for the last two days and in his haste to be once mere under the glorious canopy of heaven, stumbled over one of the devils" and so upset the eqillbrium of that
solemn vow that he'd “get even with that courTO busy-body when he was a big grown-man. The rumpus over and peace once mera restored wa carefully prayed the petition, and at the risk of losing a doxen de two subscribers decided to delay the issue of our popular sheet for the sole purpose getting the extraordinary report in, so a include it in to-morrow's mail frame. It rundu.
(From Fists of Colony) (25
PARLIAMENTARY,
TONDON, April 2189. Viscount Valentia the Conservative candidate, has been elected member of Parliament for
A SILVER bracelet, which Count Salgo always | thuszami na at of
izlard Cly, in succion to the iste General Sir Genres Cheaner, by majority of six bun-weans on his left-ares, is said to have beans I was going through Chins-town to-day
AN EMERGENCY MEETING of the above HALL, Zelland Street, on TUESDAY, the 14th Brethren are cordially invited to attend. Instant, at 8.30 for 9 pm. precisely. Visiting
Hongkong, 8th May, 1805.
Intimations.'
1614
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
ISST ST
Captain Williams, will be despatched as above
on TUESDAY, the 14th fastini.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 8th May, 1895
г618
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
THE Steamship
THE
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"BRAEMAR,"
Caplan Porter, will be despatched as above on or about TUESDAY. the 14th lastant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Agents.
Hangkang. 8th May, 1805.
"HE
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. POLICE TO CUNSIGNEES,
6. S. "KARLSRUHE,"
fóra
Tabove named Steamer baring arifved. Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed
that the'r Goods, with the exception of Oplum,
Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of she
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery
may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will go on to Shangbal unless nalica to the contrary be given before 5 PM: THIS AFTERNOON.
HONGKONG.
سم
AERATED WATERS.
*IMPLE AERATED WATER,
WATER.
SODA
INGER ALE.
EMONADE
SARSAPARILLA RAS
ASPBERRYADE, &c.
DAKIN, CRUICKSBANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa-
on with the best English Manufactures. Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESSES and other Large Consumers,
Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager.
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895.
A
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841, -
WINES AND SPIRITS.
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LL these are Selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in Wood and Bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits and enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bave left the Godowns and all Goods remaining PRICE LISTS, WITH FULL DETAILS, TO BE HAD undelivered after the igth instant, will be sub- ject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left la the Godowns whets they will be axamined on WEDNESDAY, the 15th instant, # 1 P.M.
All Claims must reach us before the 16th Inst.,
or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance has been effected,
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
样
MELCHERS & Co, Agents,
(596
Hongkong, 8th May, 1895-
THE CHINA MUTUAL SIEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND
SINGAPORE
THE Comp.ny's Steamabĺp
"CHINGWO,"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consigner of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk, into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloos, whence delivery may be obtalaed,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas and all Claims must be sant in to the Office of the Undaraigued before Noon on the 13th fastant, or they will not be rocogalsed.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on 14th instant, at 4 o'clock P.M.
ON APPLICATION,
PORT:-After removal should be rested a month before use. When required for
drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being
sent out."
SHERRY :-Excellent dinner and after dinner
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(Special to Siam Odzerver) ENGLAND WARNED !
& smaller house and poorer neighbour-dred and twe, defeating Ms. Little, the Liberal hood, or whether he will be able to carry | Candidato, on at all ar before, in hardly the proper time for calling his attention to certain deficiencies in his dress or faults
ST PETERSBURG, April 16th, In the management of his family, not directly connected with his pressing needs. The Moscow Vidiomorii, In a landing article, We have very grave doubts whether it says that it was inevitable that Roasts shoul is a right thing to do for foreigners to peti-petent to Japin an ultimarem forbidding the annexation of aur portion of the mainland. tion the sovereign of China on matters
and wams Great Britain that if she support connected with the Government of his own
Japan in soposition" in Russia, the Indian subjects. All sovereigas resent such Empire will suffer; and the work to the Pamirs Interference. Our American friends, eveä
with the agreement already come to between ike with their very democratic notions, bitterly two Governments, will be undone... resented a recent appeal from England on the subject of the ill-treatment of negroes. If it is urged, that this petition may be properly presented now, becausethe Chinese Government is in trouble and needs European sympathy and assistance and must, therefore, be prepared to listen to European opinion, that seems to
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
"X Y 2";—Thanks, bu! who's 5-m-l-i-h, and, by the way, who are you?
THE Hongkong. Ressment Band, by kind per-
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In Formors, when the Count was to command presented to him by the chief of a rage tribe of the expeditionary force landed in that Island In 1874-
number of Chinese women, of all classes and noticed in all the principal stores a large ages, fighting thair way up to a counter on which were coolcicfamagnificen ly luminated petition to the Queen of England! I demanded a copy AT & committee meatlog of the Shanghai on the grounds that it was for the only Rowing Club beld on the 2nd Instant, Mr. R.M..liva paper published, east of the Suez Canal and Campbell was elected Captalo, Mr. F. Rückel
that unless backed up by The Hongkong Talan Hon. Tressures and Mr. E. G. Pearce Hoa, graph, the petition would never reach the Secretary for the ensulag your. It was also | Queen'; further, I urked that my came decided to hold the Spring Regatta on Saturday would assuredly soon be changed to Walker If the "bos "heard of the affair before I afternoon, the sith May,
fanded a fail, report of the movement on his desk. All to do purpose, though, for not one of the stolid Chinese storekeepers would allow me to remove any of the scrolls, which were being rapidly covered with seas of thous sands of signatures. Fluding my site of persu Chinamis and through his good offices obtained arlon useless I got hold of an English-speaking an accurate translation of the petion and am therefore in a position to submit it to your readers, thus ;-~
M. A. de WYWODZErr, the Consul for Russia in Singapore, has been promated to be Cousal General at Trics'c, and he will teate Singapore for his new post about Juna zoth. His successor it M. Kletmesoff, who is now First Secretary to the Embassy at Peking. M." Wywodzeff,_bas been honoured with the Grand Cordon of St. Anne, by bla Government
THE Hon. "Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals 3am ---- -*
Anonymous suberkiano
Masura. Fletcher & Co. miR1918 Mr. Dorabjee Nowrs] se..................... Hon, A. G. Wise .............................. Mr. H. Yera
Messrs. Madar and Farmer mism Comdr. E. Fleet, (H.M,S; Centurion) .....
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TO HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY_THE_QUEEN, OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, IMPRTES OF INDIA 10 May it please Your Majesty,
10
10
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To whom it may concers, etc ;—I was, BaYE A
ungenerous. What would we Eaglish / mhion of Colonel Harrow and officers, will play Messrs. Carmichael & CO,... .................... have thought of petitions from the French the Public Garden=”te-night (weather" per- urging us to reform our methods of mittu), commerclog at 9.30 sharp, Government in India, during the heat of, or even at the first outbreak of the mutiny, when France thought we should want her help. Let us do to others sa we would be done by. The Society has abundant means open to it of promoting a crusade against "foot-binding in China without inviting from the Chinese Mandarinate o rebuke for an intervention it may, not unreasonably, deem very Ill-timed.
It and
might be dope, too, without exciting among the people of Chins a feeling of anger againat all Christian and European Interference la matters of a purely domestic complexion, They hate us badly enough, as it fa and resent our presesca amana sham Hue os us do anything to strengthen that feeling of resentment or increase that hatred. They are naturally peculiarly | sensitive just now, whes their own eyes are being so very forcibly opened in certain directions. Instead of trying to | increase their dissatisfaction with them- selves, let us say and do all we can to comfort them and 10 gain greater power and greater influence to guide them in these and other matters by and by,
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TELEGRAMS.
(Special to Hongkong Taligrofk.) THE TREATY OF PEACE. RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED. --
AT CHEFO0.
SIR ROBERT HART TO THE RESCUE.
HE WILL FINANCE THE - INDEMNITY.
Wines, of very superior vintage. All are RUSSIAN, FRENCH AND GERMAN
true Xeren Wines.
CLARET -Our Clarets, including the lowest piked, are guaranteed to be the genuina product of the jaics of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and current
THREATS IGNORED.
SHANGHAI, May 8th. 4.50 p.m.
A large number of foreign men-of-war, including 11 Russian warships, assembled at Cheloo yesterday and were there up to | 5 p.m. to-day,
AN Emergency meeting of St John's Lodge, No 613 S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall. Zetland Street. to-morrow, at 5 for $30 pm. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited We are advised by the Secretary of the Puejom Mietgg Co. L8. ofthe recelot of a tel-grim from
plant in all ready, only waiting for wats to take Mr. Blamey to the effect that "the Cyanide
up. Will commence work by the 18-i May,” The German Miclater at Bangkok has issued notification that in future no servant of the Optam and Split Farmers will be allowed to barri German vessels for seuching purposer, Henceforth only Coginos Haras officials wi'l be and an authorised to undertake this work. Tax Sikkim-Tibe! Boundarý Delimitation will begin its labours during the current month, Mr. White, the "olitical Officer in Sikkim, la super intending it. It is understand there will be no regals commfusion. Captain Colorab will represent the Indis Intelligence Department, H.M.S. Pique will probably arrive here about the end of next month. She is one of the latest style of fast cruisers, has a displacement of 3,600 tons and steams zo kņots. She carries four machine guns, plue 6 and 3-pounders, quick firing, nix 49 in. breech loaders and two 6 in. guss, besides four torpedo tubes.
Ar the Magletrary to-day, before Mr. Wode- house, Cheng Kl, engineer of the steam-launch Prudence, was charged by Actlog Inspector Witchell for feloniously canning the death of Ching Chan and L Sheung, (who died at the Government Civil Hospital yesterday) on the 4'b fastant, by negligently allowing the Prudence's Soller to explode. After the evidence of Acting Inspector Witchell had been leil," the case was remanded till the rith inst, at ten o'clock. Ball
tona surety of $500 was allowed.`
gifted writer in The Sketch, told rather a funny story the other day concerning Mr. Pigett's pre decessor to the post of Examiner of Plays. This gentleman, it seems, and the strongest objection to the fuʼroduction of the name of the Almighty, into any dramatic eration, Once, when certain dramatist called upon bim at kis own house, he found the whole family, (Examiner, wife, and children), all hard at work on sheets of manuscript. Here's another "God," papa 1" cried a young hop:fat, as the author entered "Scratch it out, my doar," was the reply, " and write in Heaven,' sa sinal"-Now," who saya "ar-man ?"
THUS & Kobe paper of the rat May :—A Tokyo
It has come to your humble petitionera' know" ledge that this is a very wicked world in which men and women, young and old, do many things that they ought not to do and leave undone many things that they should do, and there is practically no health in them—or in as fər that matter. We are all very' sinful and look to you as
the fountain-head of all goodness and plaateous
malcy.
Your petitioners have heard from their iafancy that women hailing from the Great West bive acquired a custom of tightening their waists (la most cruel and shocklow manner) to such an extent, la fact, that sometimes thele wal te are no larger than their snow-white necks, and that premature death--which is rad.
this habit causes great pain and often leads to
Your petitioners have inquired why sach a barbareus custom prevails and have found cut that
the women of the West practice it only to please men, because they are taught to do ali la their power to look, 'letching'in the eyes of man. Your petitioners do not believe Your Most Gracious Majesty, who is exalted above all men and women in the world, will consider such an und justlßes the cruel means adopted to stain it, for Your Majesty is renowned, and justly renowned, for her goodness and mercy,
Your petitioners have seen with their own
despatch dated 0.08 pts. yesterday, says that the report of the Russian and German Ministers having left for Kobe by train was incorrect. The Ministers were all in Tokyo. In this connection the following, from the Fogas Adverifier isnot without interest:-The Russian Minister, Mr. Hits, has been for some eyes (and seeing le bellering) that this terrible. days the Inbject of close systets of habit is alarmingly prevalent at the present day shadowing, detective in a jarikisha and even young giris, la their teens, are forced (40) amabs tells us) to undergo dreadful tortures | drawn by two picked coolies of powerful bulid,
to make their waists look ladylike and beautiful follows him wheresoever le goes. Yesterday.
to behold, he arrived in Yokohama, presumably from Tokyo, by an afternoon trelo, and as he stepped formed by western medical practitioners, that Your petlilauer feel sure, and are reliably in... into his carriage a Japanese suired in foreign this babit is very prejudicial to bealth and lead clothes dashed after him in a j nikisha that bad, been waitin. This
his gentleman was rellaved later to told misery and stocking suffering and that by another dressed in Japanese garments, and it is to reality, a barbarous custom.
Your petliloners can but pity their misguided these fore'gners who were in the secret derived
sisters" in their apparently helpless condition, some amusement from observing this dogged and there'ore humbly venture to beseech Your pertinacity-not to speak of the carefat note- thing with which this officer hovered about Majesty, as a special favour to us, and with a | the Minister's carriage. Aprobes of Mr. view, too, of alleviating a great deal of unneces Hitrova it may be mentioned that the departureary suffering to call it by ne harsher term of the Kerntief with His Excellany has been to decree that on and after the 1st Jeansy postponed, the German Minister's ses tilp being 1896, Ught-lacing by foreign women thai not be tolerated and that any person found also thus knocked on the bendi
to be contaging the prapisce alter that date shall be chargeable before a magistrate with attempt to commit suicide by the "slow process,"
PLAGUE NOTES.
IN. Wei-yuan, the richest man of the island of Formoss and two other natives; of wealth are reported to have subscribed two million tals towards the vallitary Expenses of
news of the filand Hospital ship Hygria, o
Kennedy-tows............................. to Japan. Out of
Private housER...../
-The latest official returns are as follow :——
Fram 28th April until 'noon to-day-;--
New Deaths Diach, Ram, uida. eived tractement, i
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The ratifications of the Treaty of Peace were exchanged at Chefoo to-day by as in generally the case with Cheap Wines. Count Ito, representing Japan, and Formoss since the BRANDY :—All our Brandy is guaranteed to Hung-chang, representing Chiss.
be pure Coguse, the diference la price being merely a question of age and vintage WHISKY-All our Whisky is of entailmet quality and of greater nge than most brands In the market. The Scotch Whisky marked ** is universally popular and is pre- nounced by the best local connoisseurs to he superior to any other brand in the Hongkong Market. :
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits te be genulas when bought direct from us in the
Court Ports,
Tatalpompos, DM I
Deaths from the outbreak (allth April) up to May Sib, noon, 3 ; grand total, 3.
!
La Progrdi de Saigon of the gh May has the following
THE PLAGUE;-Wa heir that” the bub nie plague has broken -out at Langchow. There have been savers] dustbe, The Tonkin Pro- tectorate and Saigon Health Officers have taken precautionary measures depende k to-day in the city. One of the two pallents t the Kennedy town depó', referred to in our fait
expected.
baving been ceded this sem one half was contributed, by Lin Web-yuan himself. It is computed that seven- tenths of the houses in Tamsul have, since the fall of the Pascadoras, been deserted by their The arrangement for the retrocession of lessats, who have either left for the mainland.. the province of Shinking, with the exceper moved into the Interior of the island. tion of Port Arthur, was brought about mainly by the personal influence of Sir THE "chip" from the Hochi Shimbun is a Robert Hart. The proposal of Japan to staw that shows how the curent is flowing la accept an extra 2,000,000 treis in lieu of some of the political channels of Dai Nippon Shinking fairly staggered the Chinese The Chinese under the mild and civilised ruip Government, but Sir Robert Hart came Japan would soon improve in materiai pro-Ne fresh casas of plagos have been reported to the rescue, and guaranteed the additional speri y, and an improvement in anck matter amount if the entire fuancing of the would in Hanif qatisfy them. • Shopid indemnity were left with him. This the
¿puntsler, Japan's posi·lon would be greatly and the necessary orders were at once dangered. It lies in the path of her mission telegraphed to the Viceroys and Futals
ar the peace maintainer of the Orlent to being Up to the last moment Russ, France : China under the dag of the Rising Sun at the and Germany exerted their Influence la - krilast possible moment."- Feking to prevent the exchange of ratifica- | tions at due date, and they repeatedly and understand that two cases, in connection At Singapors on the 30th Apell, ANTONION folatly urged the Chinese Government to with the Hawthorne-Smith Theatrical Company, refuse to the terms demanded by Japan will be based before Mr. T. S; Smith, Acting when the question of the retrocession of Erisne Judge, sitting in Summary forladiation, Shinking arose. But, as above stated, their the Supreme Court to-morrow. Mr. Frank *** drett "Hardy, Barinery Manager, som Mr. efforts happily proved utterly futile.
Sville Smith, Proprietor of the Grace Haw Borne Dramatic Co, on two lustes : (1)," that galatif claims from defendant a sum of $1,000
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Colony or from ový äuthorised Agents at the | Chinese Government, agreed to yester:Jau | China fall a pry ta one or more Eros sue, is going on ɑds' well'ag' cat possibly be
Goods remsleing in the Godowns after the 15th instant, will be subject to rent.
Optional Cargo" will be forwarded inleis
notice to the contrary be given beloes 5 FM A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, of ail the provinces of the Empire.
TO-DAY.
Bill of Lading will be counteraignet by
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co..
Agents.
Hongkong, 8th May, 1895,
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TO LET,
WELLING HOUSES-
DYTHING MADAKINE GAF,
No. 23, CAINE ROAD.
Nos. &, RIPON TERRACE. DES VŒŒUX VILLAS No THE PEAK. FLOORS in BLUE BUILDINGS, FLOORS in ELOD STREET, PIEL
STRKET and STAUNTON STREET.. FLOORS in No. 5, SHELĹBY STREET, GODOWNS F
BLUE BUILDINGS. No. 74, PRAYA CENTRAL. "Apply to Me?
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 9th January, 1805.
DEATH.
D'ALMEIDA.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1895-
THE PETITION TO THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.
We are requested to call attention to the notice appearing in our advertising columns, that a petition to the Emperor of China against foat-binding is lying for 17 | signature at certain stores in the Colony,
THE HONGKONG LAND, INVESTMENT
& AGENCY: Co, Luk „Hvøyhama Sik Mayot
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
... JAPAN, AND THE POWERS, Se malicious arrest on the 1st May 1895; (2) that te plafatiff claims from the defendant a sum SAMI LONDONŲ May yth.”
The Powers have bras offelally informed that Japan abandons her deniand for the cession of the Llie-tung pentapais, including." Fort Arikur, Capryly
** FOREIGN SQUADRONS IN THE
GORAN FAR XABT. "The Foreign Squadrons are novimbileg Chelos,
£81,55 orders and annas for many paid for and am behalf and at the request of the defendant a money lens by the plaintiff to the defendant, Kalatif also elation Costs In both suite. Connial ke bien augugat on boll sider ('Mr. X, C. Willie if Mr. V. H. Delcon's office) appears for the laintiff, and Mo H. L. Dennys la reinlued for be defence.
MACAO
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,}^{-⠀
The only news heve În fu ́ve the plague, but
nothing le officially known, the Government persinlag is fis determination to keep all official information from the public. Ifadge, from the mand, the average daily death-rate le about six- more or less satlantic information at my com- team. Yesterday some thirty deaths occurred in to the City, most of which were das ta
Det of which were das to this terrible epideme breeght to the Holy City
celebrated Joss from the interior, but meliber it nor the incesanat flesbirà of drains with sat water; by the Government, zercise any check on the steady progress of the Gitm Respir
The Chinese have
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And your p:illones will eviz pray, etc., etc,
LATER. (Chidine women are seported to besigcing similar petitions in xil the clifes of the Empire of Chins.)
THE ANTI-FOOTBINDING CRUSADE,
THE HOMOKONG PITITION,,
The fallowing is a copy of the Petlilon now lying at the various storas palin
the
We the underlgsað, agree to the proposal emanating from foreign Ladies of Shanghai to packing His Imperial Majesty, the Rapons of Chins, to enforce the decree of the First Superdr ad the panent Dynasty Swiddding the cruel criston of foot-hinding unang the samale children of Chisar nod we haraby author di the flowing ladies ta alga said. prištion as representing the Karopena satsen of Hongbing, sandy,
Me, GOODMAN. Mrs. COLON,
Mrs. JACKBOW,
Mrs. WILLIAMSH
Mrs. Le Roux,
· Mrs. BunDow"
MI. MICHAELSEM.
BRITISH TRADE IN THE EAST,
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On Saturday af ernoon (30th March) the Hon. T. 1. Whitehead, MLC, Hongkong, a salire of the Dashlane distilo's was entertained a dinner to the Silrifog Arms, Dunblane, on the occasion of his
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