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WARRANTS will be issued on the 30th instant.
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NOTICE.
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THERING
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(695
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(WITH POSSES ON PROM IST JUNE.) 10. 5. C/ ŠILF ROAD.
No.
Apply to
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1896.
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WAR DEPARTMENT. CONTRACT FOR REPAIRS AND MATERIALS,
CONTRACT for period One Year and ENDERS are required for the above Ten Months from 1st Jare 1896 to 31st March 1898 Inclusive, in the HONGKONG ROYAL ENGINEER DISTRICT.
Forms of Tender, Conditions of Contract, Schedule of Prices, and all necessary informa tion may be obtained on application to the SURVEYOR, ROYAL ENGINEER OFFICE, Queen's Road, between the hours of ro A.M. and 4'P.M.
up to the 30th instant.
Candidates tendering are requested to send Testimonials of Competency with their applica- tion for Schedules.
himself to accept the lowest or any Tender.
T. H. AUSTEY,
Col on the Staff,
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(Tax
·GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 140.
MONDAY,
to be held on the spat, on
the 27th day of April, 1896, at 4 P.M., are published for general Information, -
By Command"
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office.
Hangkong, 11th Ave. #865.
1696 Particulars and Conditions of the letting by FOR SWATOW, AMLY AND FOOCHOW. Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 27th day of April, 1896, at 4 P.M., by Order T
of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Yauma, Kowloos, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT:
THE Cow as 500 aan 51p
“KAMOA,"
Că min Hảil, will be despatched to the above sun WEDNESDAY, the 22nd instant, af Muon.
For Freight or Passann, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..
General Managers,
Hanphong, 2.th Apill, 1896,
T
NIPPON. YUSEN KAISHA.
FOR SHANGHAI JINSEN AND
NAGASAKI.
THE Steamship
"SATSUMA MARU,"
[598
Crotalo F. L.. Sariner, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the azad instant, at
2 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Hongkong, 20th April, 1895,"
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED
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the Colony or from our authorised Agerits at the Coast Forts.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Wanyhong, "20th January, 1öð.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
We do not think the Odd Volumes will
either change their name or dissolve into A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, thin air, as has been the fate of so many similar institutions in the past. There could not be a more appropriate name for the society than the one it has. All its members are "Odd Volumes" of Pati nationalities, of all classes, of diverse
DEATH.
At Marseilles on the rith instant, H. W. C.
Society and Manager of the Borneo Company, VANCATTENDURCH, Agent Neikerland Trading Singapore.
The Hongkong Telegraph
The
papers read,
and the lectures given have covered a very wide range of subjects. It is a pleasure to see that Mr. POLLOCK has taken the direction of the Society in It will do well under his his hands.
a clear
QUARANTINE IN JAPAN.
Toxto, April 6th.
A special supplement of the Oficial Gausis states that sa the plagan at Hongkong la spread ather China post will be subject to inspection |ing, ali vessels coming from Hongkong and
Kobe and Yokoham at Nagasaki, Kuchlastsu, Shimonoseki, Moji,
NOT PLAGUE!
TOKIO, April 6th, sick Chinaman from the Chutagong, found that Dr. Kitazalo, an examining the bland of the bawas not suffering from plague at the port altery authorities, when the steamer arrived from Hongkong, believed.
THE COLONIAL MINISTER.
Toxto, April 6,
It is stated that Viscount Takashima onir consented to accept the new office of Coloniai Minister on condition that he would be supreme
fa his department, and not be subjected to the Interference of other Ministers,
Mr. Kitagaki, the pratent Governne of the Hokkeldo, bas tren appointed Vice-Minister of the Colonial Department, of which Viresunt Takashima la chief.
years.
THE INDEMNITY MONEY..
TOKIO, April 7th. Mr. Hayakawa, the private secretary to the Financial Minister, will shortly proceed to England on business selating to the Indemnity money now deposited in the Bank of England.
THE EMPEROR'S HEALTH.
TOKIO, April 9th. His Majesty the Emperor han recovered from bls recent ladisposition.
A JUDGE IMPRISONED..
TOKIO, April 8th.
Mr. Yamamoto, Judge of the Teklo Local Court of Appeal, has been sentenced to-day to pay a fine of za yes and to be imprisoned for three years, the term fa be followed by one year's police supervision, for abtaining money from an ex-Daimyo and others by fraud, Mr. Yamamoto has announced. kis latention of appealing against the decision of the Local Court.
ANOTHER COTTON MILL.
Toxio. April 9th. When the shareholders of the Shanhat Collon: Spinning Company postponed the erection of a story at the China port they were inclined to start at Bakan, but that port is now given op lo favour of Kobe.
--
and, through the necessities of our colonial tastes and Interested in different subjects, fite, disassociated from their fellows of similar tastes at home. One or two members are lawyers, three or four are Journalists, There are chemists, doctors, shipwrights, engineers, schoolmasters, policemen, Government officials, people who know HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1896.
Chinese and others who do not,'naval men, mliitary men, men of no occupation at all, POOR OLD ENGLANDI
bankers, merchants, shipping clerks, and Our Haiphong contemporary L'Avenir Idlers. In England or in the Colonles Tenders are to be delivered at the Commis-du Tonkin of the 11th Instant has a most most of these would and sufficient numbers SARIAT OFFICE at 12 o'clock Noow on FRIDAY amusing article entitled "Poor Old of their fellows to make a "sett" or even the 8th day of May 1846, addressed to the England," in which, taking as its text La library, but here they are only "Odd D. A. A. G. 8. and marked on the outside HUND-CHAND's refusal to land in Hongkong, | Volumes" not out of place, for a book is **TINDERS FOR ARTIFICERS WORK,"
it foretells our complete extinction and never out of place, but so far apart that YOKOHAMA SILK MERCHANTS. : - The Secretary of State for War does not bind ruin in a very short time. During the if they get on to the shelves it must be
Toxto, Aril 6th.. last few months, as it carefully points out, with books on other subjects and of diverse
The raw silk merchants of Yokohama aura Great Britain has been subjected to checks sires and bindings. Shipbuilders and
forwarded a petfilon to the Government lor too numerous to count, and wherever engineers are numerous enough in Hong-loan of four million in without interest for six she has endeavoured to make a step Int kong to fill a shelf of their own. So are advance, whether in the Transvaal. In the officers of the Mercantile Marine. So, Venezuela, or in Egypt, she has met with too, are the chess players, but for the others adversaries who have so pressingly they must live alone, or associate with invited her to stop that there has been no others similarly situated. The Odd Volumes possibility of doubt about their ultimate are not purely literary, not purely scientific, HE following Particulars and Conditions of Intentions to compel her to do so in case nor wholly political. They embrace
all Interests, and the with whom Great Britain has dealt as she pleased in the past, has taken' up an attitude entirely new and refreshing, and which she would never have dreamed of adopting but for the evident senility and Impotence of England, and she has guidance. He has made the Chess Club a refused even to entertain the question great success. He will do the same for of the opening of the West River except the Odd Volumes. His lecture the other on the condition of definite concessions and day on the younger Pitt was arrangements on the frontier of Burmah. and admirably put together account We admit with some little degree of of a very wonderful political career, confusion that the official representatives of an epoch. In the history of Great of Great Britain in Hongkong made a Britain which may fairly be said to have mess, and a very pretty mess, of the been one of the great turning-points, in Ambassador's visit to our port, and that her race for power and pre-eminence. we have given our friends and our eneinles England was in a poor way after the close a fair chance for a laugh at us. We are of the war of American Independence, sorry to say, too, that the atitude of our and there was then but little promise of diplomatists -d-is the question of the her glorious future. Pitt guided her safely opening of the West River, the adjustment over a perilous period and brought her to of the Burmese frontier and the re-adjust the commencement of a new era in her ment of the local limits of this Colony,history, although, like Moses, he was not contrast very unfavourably with the himself permitted to lead her Into the methods and successful results obtained Promised Land. In a lecture not exceed by the representatives of La Belle ing an hour in the reading, Mr. PozLocx France." But if we are slow and somewhat succeeded in putting before his hearers stupid we "get there" all the same, and we all the important features in the life of do not mind having a bet with our con- Pitt and in the history of Great Britain temporary Atenir that "Poor old during the period of his political life. He England" will get more of the trade of Indicated, but did not attempt to discuss, the southern and south-western pro- the points in Pitt's policy that have so vinces "of China, and carry her rail- frequently been debated, his honesty, and ways and her steamers farther into sincerity in his dealings with Ireland, the heart of the country within the his prudence and political next three years than France will in the In steering. England into war with next ten. We are not dependent on our Revolutionary France; his management officials; our French friends are, Our of the House of Commons and of the merchants, our capitalists, our traders and King. We should like to see a regularly our shipowners are alive-very much alive organised debate on Prrz and on his polley, and succeed wherever they go and in with Mr. E. ROBINSON leading the oppos!- whatever they attempt, in spite of the faults tion and Mr. POLLOCK defending the and follies of their Government. Where policy of the youthful Minister. are the French merchants, traders, ship- owners, coloniais, capitalists? Nowhere. France co-operated with England in RASPBERRYADE, &C. opening China in 1860 and had the same chances precisely that England had for developing her trade with China, and even a more favorable treaty. Last year British ships and steamers to the number 19.579 entered and cleared from Chinese ports, with a of capacity over 20 millions of tons. Two hundred and sixty-six vessels entered and cleared under the French flag, with a capacity of a little over one-third of a million of tons. There are in China 361 British firms and only 31 French firms, and of the total foreign trade of China Great Britain does 59.74 per cent and our French friends only 2.05 per cent. There is a trifling diference there, and why? Because England is not dependent on the success or failure of her diplomatists, on on the more or less efficient admininistration of her colonies and settlements by her Governors (and Colonial cfficials. The people of England by their energy, their Industry, their perseverance, their skill as colonists, their knowledge and experience as sailors, their ability to do for themselves instead of hanging helpless on their government for everything, have carried their country over many much more troublesome affairs then eilher the Transvaal cr the Venezuela disturbances, and are able to do so again, and again. "Poor old THE TRANSVAAL ON THE WAR-PATH. England has, despite her very great. age, a very large family, still increasing
Intimations. DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG,
AERATED WATERS.
1699
SIMPLE
Captain Bennett, will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 23ed instant, at ♬ P.M.
Fer Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents
Hongkong, 20th April, 1896.
FOR, SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
HE Steamship
{705
DARIUS,"
·Captain Corey, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 26th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Agerts.
Hetphnay, 10th Apell, 1506.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
*HE Steamship
THE
#SUNGHIANG,"
(704
·Captain C, D, N. Dodd, will be despatched
on MONDAY, the 27th instant, at 4 V.M.."
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents..
Hongkong, 20th April 1866.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR SANDAKAN AND KUDAT,
THE Steamship
*706!
"CENTAUR," Captalo Willams, wil be despatched on TUESDAY, the 18th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agonis..
Hongkong, zoth Apill, 1896.
"SHELL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. "HE Company's Steamship
TH
[707
"COWRIE," Captain Parson, will be despatched as above on or about TUESDAY, the 5th May,
For Freight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Agents.
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Kongkang, 2016 Apill, 1896.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship
CHELYDRA," having anived from the abova Perts, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside."
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after P.M. of the arst instant will
be landed at Consigners' risk and expense into
Godowns at East Point.
"IMPLE AERATED WATER.
ODA WATER.
SODA
INGER ALE
SARSAPARILLA
EMONADE.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Col's WATERS are
made under the copalant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear comp
ison with the best English Manglicteres.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESILE and Any complaints should be addressed to the
other Large Consumers.
Manager. Hongkong, ad May, sint.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHVD A.D. 1841.
WINES
SPIRIT S.
AND
1427.
ALL there are selected by our London Hanse, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood
and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter- midiate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES,
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NEW TAX ON SUGAR.
Tokio, April roth. Messs_Abe_&_Co. have received a report from their agents in Formoss, that manufac luring tax of 4o ser per 100 kis on FAW SURAT and 25 an on refined sugar will be imposed in leu of Customs duty. The tax will be imposed from the 20th instant.
THE LONDON MONEY MARKET.
TOKIO, April 10th, The Yokohama Speele Bank has received a telegram Lom London to the effect that the rate of interest on loans has again faller, being now lower than has been the case for many YCKTE. The rate of the Bank of England stil, however, remains at a ner cent.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE Red Cross Society of Japan has forwarded the Minister for Italy a gift of 2,000 th of black, campaign, tea for the soldiers engaged in the Abyssinian
AFTER peace has been declared between Italy and Abyssinia, King Melelek will, according to * special "wire" to the New York Hirald, visit the Tant.
Ms. E. A. Grimis, who has been transferred to Anping, (Formosa) after about three years' ser» vice as second assistant in the British Consulate 'at Kobe, left the Japaneso port for the " Berati. fal Ible" on the 13th Instant. His place at Koba has been taken hy bír. Chalmers of Hakodate. Mas, Hooy, and Mrs. Welman lled (25) for first place in the Ladies Competition at the Ria Assoclaston's recent mecilog. Mesdames Eccler, Dalrymple, Kirch, Retallick and Hawkins and the Mieres Boyes and Dick-Melbourne also wan prizes.
A SHOOTING match, the R'd:"Brigade vursu H.M.S. Centurion, st Kowloon on Saturday, resulted in a victory for the "R.B." by 4 voluts. Captain Ferguson made top score (87) for the military team, while Lieutenant Sir R.`K. Arbuthnot and Lieut. O'Farrel (87 each) wake the best scores for the Centurion.
THE Kola Chronicle of the IXth says -We recently staled on the authoilty of a vernacular contemporary that the import duty on raw cotton was 5 per cent. A correspondent informs us that this was incorrect. The duty is de 1.15 pas picul, or about 40 cents, which at the pretent market value of Amerlein colton, $1ą, la ri per cent.
UNDER the title of Futurs Trade in the Far East Mesars Whittaker have, says the L. & C. Express of the 25th niilmo, to the press for production early in the current month a useful contribution to the literature of the Far East, The work, which is by C. C, Wakefield, F.R.G.S., a member of the London Chamber of Commerce, ! who has bad special opportunities for obialolog Information from personal observation la the countries covered, will deal solely with com- mercial matters, is fully illustrated, and wil
contain a new and important map showing the latest developments in the trade”rootes-parti colar altention being given to the Trans Siberian Railway now in progress. A RUSSIAN journal repiving to Madame Nori- koff's articles on thesubject of a rapprochement between Great Britain and Russia, expresses the oplalon that the questions of such rapproche- ment has already been su@ciently elucidated. "The question, the fournal adds "cannot be put on the basis of sympathy or antipathy bes tween Russians and British, There is no anth paihy between Russia and Great Britain, but
apart from this, a rapprochement between
the two Powers could, "only take plaes If a community of political interests could he conclusively provéð. Facts, however, prove the contrary. It is certain that Great Britain would find it to her advantage to make Rozsia con cersions at the present moment in order to secure her support, but the situation may change, and what she now yields sho' wiil fry to regain. Great Britain can injore Rassis, and has proved it wherever she coold. Way, then, seek ber temporary friendship? The future may, perhaps, afford lostances of community of interests. We can awalt those occasions, but for the present TOKIO, April 10th," Mr. Shirane, the Minister of the Communica.let us avòld any offers of problematical services.❤ tions Department, is stated to have declined the As far back as the 31st ultimo Reuter wired out parifolio of the Home Office which the Premier that the situation to Matabeleland was then recently offered him,
(A kímia viib avoirdupois ]
THE VACANCY IN THE CABINET.
SENTENCE ON A LAWYER,
TOKIO, April 11th.
Mr. Watanaba Kotaro, the lawyer who w charged with defrauding Mr. Fujits Kinorake of 35,500 yo, has been sentenced by the Tokio Local Court to four years' imprisonment and ton months' police supervision, besides a fine of 40
yan. 4.
FREE NAVIGATION TO FORMOSA.
TOXIO, April Trih. The present arrangement by which Javanesa permission of the authorities in Japan will be vessels navigating to Formoss must secure the ballsbed on the 1st May, when marigailon to the island will be declared.free.
Hearty thanks are due to His Excel- lancy the Governor for his promise to lecture on Friday next, and especially for the motive that has influenced him to volunteer his services in support of the Odd Volumes-thadesire of setting a good example to the many others who could easily, if they would, favor the Society and the public with Instruction and amusement. His Excellency the Major- General might be tempted to follow so! good an example and to give a lecture on the changes in the methods of offense and defense in modern warfare since the days of the Crimea and of the Indian Mutiny. Lieutenant Colonel THE MURDER IN THE SOUTH SEAS. The O'GORMAN has a most interesting
TOKIO. April trib. subject in hand and might easily, be
Information bas reached here, that an investi- gation, has been made lato the murder of R persuaded to complete it for delivery.japanese in one of the South Sea Islands in the There are many others in the Colony possession of Spain, and the result will be who are able to contribute something communicated to Mr. Sone, Japanese Minister more than a "mite" to the treasury of
to France, in a few days. Mr.Sons will then general Information, and we sincerely proceed to Madrid to enter into negotiations hope that they will not content themselves with the Spanish Government on the matter, with admiring and praising His Excel- lency's example, but that they will imitate it.
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S MIESSAGES.
LOADOM, 17th April.
most grave, all the Whites in the Filibust dis trict having been murdered and their bodies mutilated. On the 15th instant Rester, who in the meantime has sent us several scraps of news - about the rising in Matabeleland, reported that "advices from Baloways continan of a serious sature" yet be falied to add a few words giving as information respecting the cause of these 'serious difficulties that have arisen in thle part of South Africa. Our Australian much better taformed contemporaries
RIC
on most questions than we are in this tury unimportant part of Her Majesty's dominions, and to one of them we are Indebted for the following interesting liom of news respecting the outbreak in Matabeleland -
LONDON, March 30th. The Matabeles hava tiren and masticred a number of white settlers, Including the native Commissioner. It fonald that orders to destroy the cattle to order to eradicate rindertes! excited the Matabele nativi polics and induced the rising, and they deserted with 700 rifles.
The authorities fa Matabeleland should take due note of the remarkable care for cattle discara described to The Hongkong Telegraph of the 4th instant, for it shows clearly that the eradica tion of rlederpest from an infected district may be accomplished without destroying the whole of the catile in a given section of county, REGARDING the remarkable veterinary success achieved by Major-General H. R. Morgan, Octacamund (Retfred List), India, reported in there columos on the 14th instant, setting. forth that the wald officer cared Citila of masain, and prevented others from contracilog the aliment, by administering raw preparation of the ment of diseased animals racerated in warm water, corespondent informs the Calcutta Asfam that South Africans, adopt somewhat similar remedy (and preventive) in the care of that fell disease amongst fowls commen of In that country and known by the name "fohlaickness" in the Bime WINDO WAY that the dreaded disease amongst horses is called "horas-sickness" for want of a more specific name. A fowl that has died of the sickness" is placked (but not dressed) and A Gensan telegram sister that Russian | boiled, and then pounded up or macerated marides in Ham-kizng, Kong-wen and surround (entrails and all) into a palps the posted meat" ing districts have greatly exclled the people is mixed with ordinary fowl food and then thrown to the fawls. The mixture is exten with against the Japanesc.
SHANGHAI, April 7th.--- avidity it is well known that poultry will eat News comes from Anpo that's Japanese ser the cooked flash of their own kind at all
EARL SPENCER,
TOKIO, April 11th, The dinner given by the Oriental Association to Earl Spencer was a great success. About 1,500 guest were present, including the 'Eritish Minister, During the 'progjen, of the Huner Marquis Hachleaks, the president of the Upper House, ress and cried out in English; "God bless the Queens!" Mr. Satow, the British Minister, Immediately followed by saying in a loud voice In Japanase, "Niopon Kotei Helka banzaif" Count Soyelima, Vice-Admiral Baron Ito, Mr. A telegram to the Times from Johannesburg Shibusawa, and. Mr. Kuse, the Governor of In number out of all proportion to the states that the Transvaal is at ming to the feet. Tokio-fu, made speeches of walcome, to which growth of population in France, And these
Earl Spenser appropriately replied. He returned children, of hers are Individually as
thanks for the very cordial welcmuse accorded capable, as energetic, and as ambitious as The first battalion of the Middlesex (57% him, congratulated those present on the great advance which Japan had made during the last when Wolfe pushed Montcalm over the foot) and a body of Mounted Infantry mV. quarter of a century, and expressed a Hope that borders of the Canadas, and the British proceeding to the Cape.
the islandship between Japan and England East India Company suppressed in India every trace of French power and in-
would go on increasing. The Minister for Finance replied at length. fluence. The sailors used to remark in the days of the old war, when they heard of a new French squadron being bullt or a dozen new frigates being turned out, that they would look very well in Porte mouth Harbour.". It is not an unusual suggestion in the mouths of English
RE-INFORCEMENTS FOR THE CAPE,
the garrison at the Cape.
It has been derided to pernikuently increase
THE DONGOLA EXPIEDITION, Two sharp encounters have occurred in the vicinity of Tokar.
· RUSSIA AND KOR EA.
KOREA.
Toxio, April 7th.
CLARET.-Oar Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins, and currents as is generally the cave with Cheap Wines. colonial residents of the present day, that Kores giving; the provinca of Hamkiun, v. geant and seven men fought with a mob on Mount times-and the food thus taken, scia an a
the event of war between France and BRANDY—All our Brandy is guaranteed to be England, the modern French, colonies para Cognac, the difference in price being would make very useful additions to Her merely a question of age and vintage. Majesty's dominions, and would prove of very much greater value to us and to the WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent world than they ever have been or could quality and of greater ago than most brands beln French hands. "Poor old England" In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY is becoming very old, quite decrepid, but pronounced by the best local connoisseurs her former power. Her sons and her marked “E” is noiversally popular, and le yet not quite old enough to have lost all
to be superior to any other brand in the settlements are steadily increasing in Hongkong market
number, and in stature, - and in an ever
for the purpose of raising a loan of $8,000,00
A Koreanentroy has been despa tched to Randa
La security.
Hamkinng province is contiguotis to Russian East Siberia and is bounded on the neath by the Tiu men River which is, de fai clo, the natural Itumvo-Korena frentier. Fort 'Larareff, otherwise Broughton Bay or Yountan (Japamie, Genian), is du the cast ca aut dễ the province Hamklang-ED, HA,7 11
Chorel, and took possession of the Castle. The cure. In those cases where the “mickness”? gate of the Castle and the neighbouring villags has not passed into foo acute asiago,
caught fire, None of the Japanese were killed, but it was not certain how many Koreans killed or wounded,
Toxio, April xath.
A Gensan telegram states that, though the port is still threatened by lasurgents, no attack bas yet been made. Trade is, however, almost at a standstill in consequence of the disturbances
and is a preventive amongst the poultry there appears to be something: after all in the mot affected. As Major-General Morgan remarks, homoeopathie motto ilmilla, similibus curantur, and phapp a great deal more than most of as are inclined to think". The Aslan's corres- pondent adds that he has never heard of the cure being applied in horse-sickness, in spite Kozz, April 11th, of the years of reach fato this fatal disease "A letter from a correspondent at Soon! gives that have been prosecuted by South African some brist particulars of further Sghting that || vals, But often the remedy for an allment is armies mc with 200 florece on the moules of some chance mealtimes The subject should his taken place. A party of Tapanese gende nearer man's hand than, he dreams of until :
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