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Mach-Harry da,Windt, the lamons Siberian In tendering an explanation, the French weiler and Special Correspondent of the Fall Minister for Foreign Affairs Impliedly admits that some explanation was requisito fall and several first-class London 'dailles, who and proper. We are sorry that the interviewed in October Ipst by a representa facts put forward by the Commandant of the dive of the Hongkong Telegraph while passing Forfait in justification of his conduct do not through, the Colony a route to London after atand the test of investigation. This defence jan eventful journey through⋅ Siberis, is now la 1. In effect, that he thought the vessel to London and will shortly proceed to the United be Chinese and her conduct was very|itatea on an extensivo lecturing tour. suspicious. Hastates that she had Chinese characters on her sides and no name on inquiry into the circumstances involving the her stern, and that she was closely watch-unking of the German liner Ribe with most of ing the cruiser and changing her course those on board was concluded at Lowestoft on the and varying her, speed, repeatedly without intinst. The jury found thatthere was gross negit- any apparent reason. Now, we do not gence on the part of the mate and look-out men want Captain Nursów's statement to assure | if the Crathis, who they believed did not keep us that there is some mistake here. The proper look-out, but that owing to the absence Tadywas is well known. She does not and if evidence from the Elthere was no sufficient never has carried Chinese characters wood that the Crathis was solely to blame for on her sides. Her
pamp and the colllaion. The Captain of the Craikia was port is very conspicuous on her stern,
exonerated from all blame. always ASPBERRYADE, &c. | and
has been. Captala NELSON is thoroughly well known here | An Emergency meeting of Perseverance Lodge, and we all fool assured that on & No. 116,, E.C., will be held in the Freemasons trading voyage to Hongkong he was not Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday, the 4th June, DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co's WATERS are likely to be losing his time in playing at 5 for 5.30 pm. precisely. Visiting brethren made under the constant supervision of a duly foolish tricks even for the purpose of are confially invited. qualled English Chemist and wil bear compa-mystifying a French man-of-war. He la rison with the best English Manufactures," not the kind of a man to indulge in any Special terms to HOTELA, CLUBS, MESEKS and amusements of that kind. What, then, becomes of the.Commander of the Forfaits other Large Consumers,
explanation? To us who know the ship Any complaints should be addressed to the and Captain Nelson it loses all force. If
Manager.
the French Commandant had said that
· Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895.
the conduct of the Taiyuas was discourteous In not showing her flag when in the presence of a man-of-war of a friendly Power whose flag was displayed, and that In a moment of not unnatural irritation, he had fired a shot or two at her to wake her people up to a sense of their deficiencies, the whole affair would have been fully REFERRIFO to the dispatch of British troops to explained and although, perhaps, not the dispated Buffer State territory in the basin of the Mekong, the Rangion’Ganette in a recent justified, certainly excused. But now it is issue says: "The place to which British troops difficult to say, without grave discourtesy, have been sent is Kengtung and not Kiengkong. what we think of the officer in question as it has been made to appear in London. Nat and of his explanation. The incident, even a French journalist can may the British are an end; the entfiled to garrison Kengtung, but it will be however, is entirely at
learn that British troops are on the other side of explanation, sufficient or Insufficient, ten-lateresting to read their comments when they dered by the French Government of Its
the Mekong at Monghata." own free will and accord is an apology.
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We were very pleased Indeed to receive and publish the document sent to us yesterday as being a copy of a Manifesto from the people to le Emperor of China. HONGKONG, No. 1165, EC.
Any indication that the people of China are N EMERGENCY MEETING of the above waking up at last to the fact that they áre FALL, Eetland Sucer, on TUESDAY, Beth mainly because of the Imperfections of their Jane, at 5 for 3.10 p.m. precisely. Visiting systems of education and government, are Brethren are cordially invited. „Hongkong, atat May, 1805.
1712most welcome. We have an immen e admiration for the Chinese people and for TO BE LET.
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Li Chip-fong and Mr+Pakiza talt Shangha! yesterday by the steamer angry bound for Formoss to formally hand over the Island to the Japanese in accordance with the terms of the Treaty
of Peace.
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THR Post Office will be closed on Monday the rd Jane (Whit Monday) except from 8 to 9 a.m. Corespondence for the Peak and Kowloon may be posted up to 9 am- The Night Box will be kept open. The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
Tax Gaules steris that it is quite probable that the President of the United States will pay official visit to France during the autume. The rift would have important political and commercial consequences, and if it took place the Presidents of the two great Republies of the oia World and the New would meet for the first time in history.
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THE May number of the Fortnightly Review | contains, among other articles, a curious paper on the "Future of Irish Politics, discussing with considerable frankacss the alternatives that He before Hibernian patriots since the alleged fallure or supersession of the Gladstonian scheme af Home Rule. There are also contributions denlog with the chances of a Unionist Adminis tration; the position of women under the new Factory Acts, the North-West frontier of Indis, and a comparison between Mr. Peel and bis predecessors in the Speaker's Chair.
The idea of starting a quinias factory in Java la near realliation and a site for the factory bas been chosen at Bindong. The publication of the 'prospectus of the new venture has been followed
than that between the Forfait and Tatyuan st the times of the incident.
no very distant dato a silver medal as a token of the esteem and gratitude of the community,
"The name Tafywas on the port aide of the fat of the store and the port (Landan) It'le now something more than eight months. alece this promise was made, and wo seem to be as far off now as ever we were ol on the starboard side, sie composed of brass the seallsation of that promise. I tend name letters (8) eight Inches high, (6) six inches bort time back a letter from Colonel Rö-wide and (13) one and a half Inches thick and blason, from India, in which he expressed are raised balf an inch, these letters being his gratitude on the receipt of several pieces painted yellow and being on the black hall are of allver plate, for himseli and other: Officers,wery distinct. The stern was also well above besides other art cles of plate for the Shropshire's { water as the ship was drawing aft:18 feet; ber N. C. O. 8. Mess, but of the med ils promised to loaded draft being 21 feet aft," the privates of the "Shropshire Regiment" a hear nothing, and I as one who voluntarily risked my ille for three months in the service of the communly of Hongkong, and was engaged with others of my Corps in doing ibat part of the work in which the real danger was laid, viz., the alelotecting and removal and destroying of all Infected articles of clothing and bedding, should like to know it the promise respecting medals fe ever likely to be fulfilled. It is, I proming the Hongkong public that I shall always prizmit most bigbly, -a a mark of their extreme grati'nde and appreciation of our services. If, on the other hand, we are not to receive them, if I can got definit* Information on that point I shall be able to wille-to an English paper to which I some times contribute an article and tell them that the story of the medal is all a myib,"
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"Bad not hoisted her jag. "Thie was core' tainly not flying at the lime as it is not usual for merchant vessels to fly the eneign at ser, and there was no reason to do so. I may say, how over, that it had been holsted when passing Chapel Island at 9.52 that morning, and wi bauled down again. As wa had seen the Franch vessel's ensign for more than an hour previous to this, it is evident that our ensign could at that time have been seen by those on board the Forfait
She constantly altered her youts and spüd. The following are the courses steered an may be seen in Log book:-At 8 am, the course was mudo S. 45 der., at 1 pm, it was altered to S 40 deg. W. and this was steered till 3.15 p.m. when the course S 45 deg. W. was resumed sgalo. In seven hours (7) tha course was altered once sad then 5 deg, only. The speed' was theʻasme, namely, our ordinary full speet, until the second gun was fired, when I inlegraphed "stand by," "at 1.15 half speed
Such is what one of the military heroes writes and it calls to mind the fact that the time-har certainly solved when come explanation should be given by the Public Committee as to why | at 1,50 full speed." there has been'auch delay lu havlog the medals {* ́ ̈" Watched the offiers ofika ↑ Farfall" with ready for presentation to thore who so richly inexplicable persistence, This was owing to the Forfall to overtake the Tafyuan and by a deserve these mementoes of an ever-memorable videatly strong efforts being made by the natural interest on what was virtually a race-cr campaign against a terrible and Insidious fon,
what the Perfaté made a race. For as I have before said she way at 8 a.m,'saverat miles to
The Commites might, we think, at least
explain how it is that, although some difficulty may have been experienced in gaiting dies cut, the medals in question have not you been presented to the military section of the plague workers.
If the Committee will forward to us a list of the names'of the soldiers who are to be presented with medals we shall be happy to find space for It in our columts.
THE "FORFAIT" INCIDENT.
The following corespon lence, which speaks for it gif and is péserted to elsewhere, his tam forwarded to us for publication sim
(Copy)
No-746. Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 11th April, 1895. Gentlemen,-With reference to toy letter No. 2146 of the 31st October last, I am directed to transmit for your faformation the enclosed copy of a Memorandam from the French Minister for Foreign Affairs relative to the incident which occurred in October last between the French cruiser Forfait and the British steamship Taiyuan upon the high seas.
I have the honour to be, Gent emër, Your most obedient servant, - (gd) J; G. T. BUCKLE,
P. Colonial Secretary,
by arise in the price of quinine in Holland. Pre- Meurs. Butterfield & Swire, &c., &c., &c
ious efforts to
start quinine factories in Java bad been followed by a fall in the price of the drug. The fact of a rise in price this time is held by the maketa Jurbian as evidence that the quiaino manofsc'urers in Europe look forward with dread to the establishment of the factory, The conchision arrived at by the Niewsblad is that the planters may expect better times when once the factory is set sgoing.
THE MEMORANDUM, (Translated from the French document). According to a communication received from.
INTERPELLATIONS,
suggestions put forward in this manifesto, REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. Honorable Thomas Whitehead and, while the
THE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
Lowbox, May goth.
Sir Edward Grey replying to the toast of the Government at the Annual Meeting of the Lan. don Chamber of Commerce said that the reports of a dissolution were mythical.
THE FAR EAST. The Powers are acilog confeiatly to prevent fiction in the Far East leading to a rupture of the pe ce.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
We invite special attention to the sancuncement beaded" Interpellations."
"ARABIAN NIGHTS "and variety entertainment at the Theatre Royal to-morrow evezing.
THE office of the Spanish Consulate has been removed from No. 63 Wyndham Street to No. 3.
yuan.
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seaward of us, and came in shore of a for some other purpose than the requirements of naviga tion at that place."
of this kind was seen by any one on board the "Pretence of charging a cannon. No menace steamship Tafpucan, and If made was unnecer- stry, as my figna! "What is the matter ?* and our ensign were bolsted within five minutes from the time the second gun was fired, and therefore if made, It was not seen on board the Talymas, and had no effect upon my conduct. If the cruiser Forfait was within (100) one hundred matres, the people on board with the aid of an ordinary glass should have been able to read LONDON upon the Taiyuan's stern and need not have been astonished to and that our cusign was British."
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The officers of the steamship Taiyuan ware. very much Batonished at the action of the Forfatt lo fring two guns before any signal had been made, and that nona was made until my signal "what to the matter 7 and our ensign had been holsted then the French vessel holsted "show your ensign" which certainly should have been holsted before any guns were fired."
We were quite prepared to let the matter drop," but the incidents reported by the Commander of the Forfait are so greatly at variance with the ifacts that we are compelled to record them. Wa have to ask that the matter be again ref.rred to the Foreign Office for transmission to the proper
quarters.
We will be glad to learn by which mal the particulars are forwarded.
We have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL, Agents, Chios Navigation Co.'s
steamship Talywan, Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Secretary,
(Cody)
No. 833
the Frenes Consul at Hongkong, the local authorities had during the month of October. lust been much exercised about an affair, that happened on the high seas between the French cruiser Forfals and the English steamer, Taiyuan. The articles published to the Hong k'og newspRPETE the subject report-that,” without any apparent reason and without any In the absance, from the Colony of the warning, the Forfall fired twice at the Tai The Minister of Foreign Affairs having applied other unofficial members of the Legislative to the Minister of Marine for a report on the affair, has received the following report from the Council prefer to tender thele advice to the
Commandant of the Forfaff It appears from Government anywhere and everywhere except the explanatious given by this officer that the the Council Chamber in the open light of Talykas and Chinese characters on her day, we propose to pubilab weekly column of sides that no name was visible on her queries, under the title "Interpellations stern that she balated no flag, and that, while in the neighbourhood of the cruiser, she was con- addressed to the Government, in respect of their stantly altering hår direction and speed and that her people were keeping a close and duties, and to the public, in respect of their
incomprehensible watch on the officers of the | Mesurs. rights, and we invite contributions from our senders. We do not promise to insest every. Forfatt. In view of this behaviour and of her persistence in not showing her colours in spite of thing that is sent us, or in the preclie form in
the care taken by the Forfaft to display hers, which it is sent and as almost every question the Commander of the French croiser thought Implies the existence of some fact on which it is ❘ it right to dre two blank charges at her from based, or out of which it arises, we must ask con velving canon with an interval of five minutes. between each shot. The Tafyuas' still obsin. tributers to observe the usual role and send nately refusing to hefst her fag, the Forfal their names "not necessarily, &o, &c,” and to | closed into her to a distance of about 100 make sure of these facts.
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metres off and mada a show of loading one of ber heavy cannon. It was only this last threat that Induced the Taiyuan to show her fig which to the great astonishment of the officers
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, and April, 1895. GENTLEMEN,--Ï Îm directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th instant relative to the explanation given by the French Minister for Foreign Affairs regarding the action of the culier Forjati towards the British steam. ship Talywan, and to state that a copy of it will be forwarded to the Secretary of State by next
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, mail,
Your most obediant Servant, (Sgd.) J. H. STEWART-LCCEHARZ,
Colonial Secretary, Batterfield & Swire, &c., &c., &c.
RESULT OF THE ENGLISH DERBY.
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SIK' VISTO WINS TOR THE PREMIER. The DERBY STARRE, of 6,000 sovs, by sub.. scription of conovs, euch, k, R. or g sovi, only If declared by the first Tuesday În January, 189: for three-year-olds; colta gat., Ellies Sst gb. the nominator to the winner to racelve joo sove, the owner of the second 200 sove, and the owner of the third zoo FOTEL out of the stakery about one mile and a halli 231 hubs. Closed 18th July, 1893- Lord Rosebery's 5mm Virro, be by Barcaldine Vita.....W. Bradford WaveTib (b)...G, Brown Kr. T. Cannon's Cʊgzow, br_c_by_Ocean
Sir J. B. Maplo's Kirxconnell, b'e by Royal
nor in the remedies suggested. Reform is needed and mot urgently needed, but not reform on western lines. Reform to be speedy, to be effective, must be reform on existing Chinese lines. No other reform will be stable. No other reform is capable of taking immediate effect, and some present Improvement is what is most urgently required. Constitutional Government is a plant of very slow growth and is not to be established by a stroke even of the famous "Vermillion Pencil." The method of wearing the hair is a purely sentimental grievance and not worthy of mention in the same breath with grievances so serious as those that are the result of the venality and corruption of the officials, Gylenhonest and capable officials and three-fourths of the work of reform is done. China can find honest officials, and put an end to official corruption whether Chinese men wear LL these are Selected by our London their hair in a queue or not. No law, no ALL
House, bought direct at first hand, power in the Empire, can compel our "Arbuthnot Road', tmported in Wood and Bottled by ourselves, Chinese friends to dress their heads in any IMPORTANT and interesting correspondence ihus saving wil intermediate profits and enabling particular fashion if they do not wish to do relating to the firing by the French cruiser us to supply the best growths at moderate 10. The custom may have been originally Forfait on the Australian liper aday on the Imposed and enforced by the armed hand; prices.
It is supported solely by the strength of 20th of October last will be found in another PRICE LISTS, WITH FULL DETAILS, TO BE HAD habit and by social law at the present day, part of this love,
and our Chinese friends in Singapore, born | TELIORAMS received in Singapore ten days 10 and settled there, adopt the fashion of the
announes a rizs lo the price of sugar in Europe Canton. Let us see the respectable Chinese from worse weather prospects for the latter, › and far more speedily, at an average expenditure relative to the incident which occurred in October | 198; D, Cochrane's Backhampton, bo by
was completely as do their compatriots in owing to a smaller atez being under beer, and
·PORT:-After removal should be rested
here la Hongkong associate themselven month before use. When required for
together and give up the present mathod Prices to Java have improved in consequence for profasional services, etc. of all kinds of about drinking at once it should be ordered to be of wearing the hair and we shall belleve and it is expected that the anger on a 7 per cent, we expect to find, on inquiry, that decanted at the Dispensary before being in the reality of the feeling against it. already seached their lowest point, and that works and bal'dings not under Government
Opium-smoking may be prohibited by better times are la store for planters. SHERRY-Excellent dinner and after dinner Government, but can never be effectually TOWARDS the end of last month, the Chamber, can, on the cost, for professional services, clerical
Wines, of very superior vintage. All are stopped by any law. The people in this
must reform themselves. Foot-binding, of Commerce at Hanoi met to discuss the staff, supervision, &c., and that the question is too, is absolutely within the power of the dollar question at the promptleg of the Governo pot asked without there being some soild basis The first-subjecth dealt with 'was | pf fact to Justify It, If, however, any one should people themselves to put a stop to. It is a ment. social custom that requires and enforces whether dollars had become scarces;"with" think fit to zik why the Colony is so badly it, not law. Let the Chinese form societies the result that the pass came to an governed, we shall not require any facts or evid-an be necessary the Chief Officer's log is in
sent out
ON APPLICATION.
true Xeres Wines,
CLARET Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made frous raisins and entreets, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines, BRANDY:-All our Brandy la guaranteed to be pure Cognic, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY All car Whisky is of excellent "quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The Scotch Whisky marked "E" i dalversally popular and is pro nounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand to the Hongkong Market.
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among themselves to put a stop to it and. the habit will soon to exist Honest and fairly well paid officials would even under the present form of Govern. ment effect a wonderful reformation in the Celestial Empire in a very few years.
THE "FORFAIT" INCIDENT.
THz French Consul In Hongkong seems to have reported with the greatest promptitude to his Government the Incident
kasaimous decision in the "negativo, The Chamber then considered the "expediency of admitting both the Japanese yen and the new Bullish dojlaf Inis cirentsiios in French fado" Chios. The result was an qudaimons expres- sion of spinion in the affirmative, but only on condition that the French trade dollar should
m1 ́and", be admitted into circulation in Japán””” in British colonies. The Chamber then took up the question whether the Franch dellar should be reduced to the weight of the: Mexican one. It was polated' out by the
For instance If any one were to send us the "query.-"Can the D. P. W. account for the abominable smell that pervades Zailand Street?" we must hold him bound as guaranteeing the exlitence of an abominable smell ia Zelland Street. Even the D. P. W. should not be asked to account for the existence of some thing that is not in size. Or, agnio, if any one
writen la-ask how it is that the total government Expenditure on the P. W. D. amounts to tg par cent, on the total amount expended in pablis works, while similar works of all kinds carried out in the Colony are equally well put through,
| supervisión are in fact carried on at or about y per
ence to be adduced in support of the assertion that appears to underlie that question. We will accept an not needing proof and so, we believe, will the great majority of our readers,
As many of the questions asked may afford abject matter for much thought and, possibly, discussion, we propose to publish them on Satur. day j Sunday affording the only leisure time for refaction and study.
'THE PLAGUE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE AND THE MILITARY,
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of the cruiser turned out to be the British colours,
The Minister of Foreign Affairs thinks it well. from all points of view, to bring these facts to the knowledge of his Excaliency-the-English Ambassador,
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Captionsdruzeira...F, Webb 4
Le Var, be by Isonomy
Hongkong, 18th April, 1895. Sir,—We have to thank you for your letter the | gir P.
St. Marguerite... M. Canton o 11th inst, No. 746, enclosing a Memorandum from the French Minister of Foreign Affairg Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Laveno, be by Bend
Or-Napoll........................................ W. Pratt g
Hampton-Rebecca.....R. Calonge a last, between the French craleer Forfait and
MY, H. McCalmon's Racenter, bc by St, the C. N. Co.'s staamar Tafywan, for which we
Simon Plaisanterie...T. Loates o are Agents, upon the high seas.
This letter reached us most opportarly the Rattlewings G. Barrett Duke of Portlands The Owl, ch' cby Wisdom Taiyuan being in this Harbour, we were able to Mr, Russell's Slowstep, bike by Barcaldine.
Walk S. Lates o "ubmit the Memorandum to Capt, Nelson. He
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Huxtablò q replies as follows, in a letter to us which is Col. Numb's Galoplan, bre by Galopia- signed also by the Chief Engineer, and the
Mr.L. Briney's Chiplabon che by Chittabob
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G. Chaloner o officer on watch. We may add that if confirma-
Gen. Randolph's The Brook, bc by Merry
Hamplob For Exöfunumom. Gasgh o our possession, and the Official log, which was
Lady Clarendon.
....Rickeby g deposited with the Harb-ge Master, can be Leid Ellesmere's Villars, br e by Therio-
Mr. G. A Ralli's Salvington, ch c by The Devil inspected on application |--
to Pay-Princess Margarat wooh, White a Mr. W. R. Mamhall's Superb, che by
Saraband-Ravellion ............................F. Allsopp 9. Mr. J. Best's Father, che by Peter-Glencoes
A. Watis o (Winnat trained by M. Dawson, Newmarket).
'Placs.
"The explanation given by, the French authorities of the scilón of the French war vessel Forfatt Bring two guns in the direction of the steamship Tatywan, at ses on 20th October 1894, I consider: very insufficient and unsatisfactory.
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BETTING.
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"You are already in possession of the facts of the care se reported by me to you, by fatter, it will (berefore only be necessary for ms now to go aver some points of the explanation
Sir Visto.................. 9 toji agat. Tairuan carried Chinese characters on her | Cars33 ride. This is not the case) there are not, and Kirkconsell..... never have been any Chinese characters #1 guy | Solato... 9 2 of the 20th October last when the Forfall, speakers, that, long ago, trade dollars of the
We have received from one of the soldiers part of the hull by the Taiyuan." They could The seventeen horses which competed for the French cruiser, fired at the China same weight as the Mexican ones should have
* Blue Riband * of the Engiith turf at Epsom Navigation Company's steamer Taiyuan
and to be of the rayuan, where she Truffeld since 1880, when the Duke of Westministers
of the nameć about 250 miles north of Hongkong and he put into circulation: The deflere struck who worked like a Trojan during the epidemie not see hernama asters) This is vary alagular,
Lean, fast Wednesday constituted the largest Derby I that hllowing ←-
present moored to the Cole French pieces baro, sinod na a
¶Xnów me to enquies through the medium of Hongkong Harbour, read the name of the Chase winner from 18 opponents. Bir Visto, cleverly Colony or from aur authorised Agents at the position to offer the necessary explanation of that lave, and the Calmes have your paper as in when the promise sa graciously a sizes vessel to miss) moored to aid en by Bradford, won, amidas tremendees
tions to the English Ambassador in Paris at once and without waiting for any trafficked in them, with the result that the mud byli zrcellency, the Governor, Sir W. 0.5.5, Co.'s Eastern bacy, with an ordinary cheering, by three quarters of a length from the
Robinson is likely,' is over, to be fulfilled? Tips talescope, the letters of the Changtha's | Stockbridge-tinized Cuson 1 Kirkconnell demand from the British Government. In Fasch dollars have been drained so the range that every soldier eployed as being the same site as those of the length behind, third, Bolars was fourth Thie 16 abing he acted very prudently, and we the Colony, and Have simhost completely dis the work in connection with the plague le Triyaw, and the distance between these boys in Lord Rosebery's second successive Derby
sppeased from Hanoi.
|Howgkongʻla the year: 1894 should roosive at j being greater, or at any rule ourtalaly set lovej | win ; Laden winning for him læsi yaar,
We ody guarantee our Wines and Spirits to compelled her to show ker flag. He then hitherto in the mother county are higherika'd plague, a latter from which we extract the from the deck of the Taiyuan Spectern- buoy, la' | slashing colt Bend Or. romped home an (617 be genuine when bought direct from us in the 'placed, the French Government in alue than Mexicans - The Kupi cim/1
Coast Forts,
S. WATSON & CO., LD.
Is congratulate him.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, gik January, 189%,