Co-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
NOTICE.
HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 61 The CRICKET CLUB, for the parpose of receiving the Commitee's Report for the Past Senson and electing the Committee and Officers for the Coming Season, will be held in the PAVILION on FRIDAY, tha 15th September, at 4.45 P.M.
EDWARD A. RAM,
Hon. Sec., H.K. C. C. Hongkong, 17th September, 1896.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & O, S, N. Co.'s Steamably
* MALACCA,"
FROM LONDON, BOMBAY AND STRAITS
[7450
and delivery can be obtained as FOOD as the
Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo :-
From Italy, ex S.S, Clyde.
Optional goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before 10 AM, on the 18th Inst.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1896.
Co-day's
Advertisements.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. THE Company's Steamship
"NAMOA,"
Captain Hall, will be despatched for the showe Porta TO-MORROW, the 18th instant, at Noon, and not as previously notified,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIX & Co.
General Managers.
[1443 Hongkong, 17th September, 1896.
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA, "HE Company's Steamship
"CHELYDRA,"
TH
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Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
WINES
AND
SPIRIT S.
Application
mortars fired from a platform on the land the English. We were the first to recog. We hear that a local naturalist kas sent a collac- or from property constructed floatingnize their right to a modification of the tar up the West Rivor (armed with a passport. batteries could effect, from the south former treaties, the first to sign a revised and revolves) in the hope of adding some baw side of the island, the destruction of treaty, which was done and finished | species to the list of buttesdies of South China. bulldings on the north aldo. If this is so with long before the result of their He will doubtless fight to the death rather and we are assured that it is—all hopes of war with China had given the world than pay "squeeren" on his specimens to the getting the Naval Yard out of its present
better opinion of their prowess | rapacious underlings of the West River Ilkin' position and of re-uniting, by a continuous than had been obtained from the con⚫ monopolists. Praya, the two sections of this city must tests at Shimonoseki and elsewhere be given up. Not only must the present naval establishments remain where they ars, but they must be largely increased by the addition of floating basins and a deck to the utter destruction of our hopes of obtaining an unbroken frontage from west to east of the city. Furthermore, the naval establishment must remain where it is because, it is sald, there is no more suit able anchorage for our fleet than the present one.
steamers
in the sixties and occasional skirmlibes with Chinese and Korean troops in Secul. M. A. G. ROMANO, the Cansul-General for In no country in the world have the Portugal, has issued a circular Inviting all Japanese been more truly admired, more members of the Portuguese section of the cou praised, more highly estimated than in manlly to meet him at the Club Lusitano next England. Not even in America has more
justice been done them, and If England did Sunday, the oth instant, a 10.30 am, to com- not interpose to protect them in the sides proposals for the celebration of "the fomik possession of all the advantages they centenary of the departure of Vasco da Gama obtained as the result of their victories from Portugal for the discovery India." If In China, neliher did she alde with or we mistake not, Vasco da Gama discovered the
ympathise with the allied Powers who contrived to deprive her of them.
x route to India, India's coral strand » - being well known to Western States long E-foin he set aut on his ever memorable and succesafat VOYEES.
While the money of Britishers and Foreigners alike is invested in the busy Docks at Hungham, there must, In com- ALL these are selected by cur Landon House, mon fairness, be foreign Directors on
While foreign Consignees of Cargo by the above-named
bought direct at first hand, imported in wood the Board.
There is an uncomfortable feeling vessel are hereby informed that thele Goods are
contribute so largely to the earn-la Hongkong with reference to 'the Japa- being landed and placed at their rish_in_the
and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter-Ings the Agents of those steamers will nese because many of them are, in busi. A DESPATCH to the London Standard Bum Bere Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gedown | Cantain R. Cass, will be despatched as above on mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the naturally and properly seek an interest in 1833 matters very unpunctual and lla on 18th ult, stated that it is reported that Ad- Company's Godawan at Kowloon," where each | TUESDAY, the 2and instant, at 3 P.M.
best growths at MODERATE PRICES.
the Dock and seek to influence its work- unreliable. The Japanese newspapers | miral Timpfts, at the request of Emperor Willam, consignment will be sorted out mark by mark For Freight or Passage, apply to
Ing. In a cosmopolitan community like ought to set themselves to enjoin on their har drawn up a B!!l which will be submitted JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
this, where it is deemed inadvisable to | countrymen a high commercial morality, to the Reichstag, demanding from 100,000,000 General Managers.
celebrate the anniversary of the battle of The Japanese Government endeavoured, | to 150,000,000 marks for naval purposes. It is Hongkong, 17th September, 1896.
PRICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be had on Trafalgar lest we should injure the and with great success on the whole, to added that Emperor William recently discusscă susceptibility of the foreigner, it is impos-enforce on its officers and men during the the matter with Prince Hohenlohe. The Chan- sible, and would be impolitic even if it were practicable, to exclude capitalists of other nationalities from our joint-stock enter- prises either as shareholders or Directors, There is, though, a certain amount of justifi- cation for the proposal that the Managing Director and Chairman should always be an Englishman, and we should be glad to see this alteration, proposed by the Daily Press, made with Mr. DAVID GILLIES as the Grst Managing Director. We echo, we feel sure, the opinion of the vast majority of the shareholders when we assert that no more sultable occupant of that responsible office and no more appropriate recognition of his great, his well-nigh invaluable services could be made.
Goods not cleared by the 231d instant at 4. 1.1, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any care whatever,
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godowa Company within ter days after the Vessel's arrival here after which no Claims will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 17th September, 1896.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI, via SWATOW,
HE Company's Steamship -
THE
"HOIHOW."
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Captain Penselather, will be despatched as above
TO-MORROW, the 18th fontant, at 1 PIL.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agente.
Hongkong, 17th September, 1806.
FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, THE Steamship
T
“NANYO ·MARU "
(1451
will be despatched for the above Ports on
SATURDAY, the rgth (aslan', at Daylight,
instead of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 17th September, 1896.
CHINA NÁVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAL
'HE Company's Steamship
THE
"CHIHLI,"
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Captain Newcombe, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the roth instant, at 3 PIM
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
Hongkong, 17th September, 1896.
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ROYAL PACKET NAV GATION COMPANY OF NETHERLANDS INDIA. JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE
OF STEAMERS.
FOR SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA.
THE Steamship
"GERMANIA,"
Captain Bendixon, will be despatched for the
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. FOR SHANGHAI, CHEFOO, JINSEN AND NAGASAKI. "HE Company's Steamship
TH
#SATSUMA MARU," " Captain F. L. Sommer, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd instant,
at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
[1453 Hongkong, 17th September, 1896.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, via SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Steamship
"PATROCLUS," Captain. Dickens, will be despatched as above or MONDAY, the 28th Instant,
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, „Agents. Hoogkong, xyth September, 1895. (1390
THE BALLY PAPER MILLS CO, LTD.,
07 INDIA.
MAKERS OF
PRINTINGS, WRITINGS, CARTRIDGES, BLOT. TINGS, TINTED WRITINGS, COLOURED PRINTINGS and STATIONERY.
For Samples and Prices,
Apply to
BROWNS BADAMIS,
J. S. GUBBAY,
Agan 7, Queen's Road, Hongkong, with September, 1896. (1425
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS,
'IMPLE AERATED WATER.
above Ports on MONDAY, the arst instant, at SIMPLE
SP.M.
Through Bills of Lading irrued for all Ports In the Eat Indian Archipelago, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Genox, Marseliles, Antwerp, London, Naples, Leghain ind Trieste."
For Freight or Passage, apply to
LAUTS, WEGENER & Co, General Agents,
Hongkong, 17th September, 1896.
LEMONADE.
SODA
ODA WATER,
INGER ALE.
E3454
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS,
FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, (Calling at NAGASAK! if sufficient inducement
Steamship
offers.)
"AFRIDI,"
ARSAPARILLA,
SAR
RASPBERRYADE,
PORT after removal should be rested a month belors use. When required for drinking at osm It should be ordered to be decanted at
thể DISPENIAKY before being sent out, SHERRY.—Excellent Dianer and Alter Dinner
Wines of very superior Vintages. All aro
true Xeres Wines.
CLARET,—Qu: 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 currants, sa is generally iha case with Cheap Wines.
|BRANDY.—All om Brandy is guaranteed to be
pare COGNAC, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKEY—All our Whiskey is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHIY marked “E” is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local comonisseurs to be 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 Aganis zi the
Coast Ports.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS—————
We note that our Portuguese fellow citizens are taking steps to celebrate in a fitting manner in 1897 one, perhaps the one of the events in the history of Portugal which is most worthy of commemoration the departure from Lisbon of the great navigator Vasco DA GAMA on the voyage which resulted in the discovery of the sea route to Indla round the Cape of Good Hope. He did not discover India. That country and its people and products had long been known to the nations of Europe. The Greeks under ALEXANDER had invaded it. The Romans had traded largely with it. · Undl the destruction by the Ottomans of the Eastern Empire there had been regular and constant communication be tween the great commercial peoples of the Mediterranean and India through Syris, Asia Minor, and the Persian Gulf. The fall of Constantinople practically closed for
a time all these overland routes. Vasco da GAXA's great merit lay in opening a new
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, road, although a long one, by which India
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Hongkong, 15th September, 1895.
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and Europe could communicate free from molestation by the fleets and armies of the Moslem. This discovery changed the whole course of Eastern trade, transferring It from Venice and Genos to Atlantic ports and opening the command of the sea first to the Portuguese, then to the Dutch, and lastly to the English. To Vasco da GaXL. Great Britain owes an immensa debt öf gratitude, for Britons have been, by far, HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1896, the largest gainers by his labours and his
Hongkong
THE DOCK QUESTION,
The Daily Press in a leading article this morning expresses its regret at the failure of the negotiations between the Admiralty and the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company for the con- struction of a new and considerably en larged Admiralty Dock at Hungham: It &c., of course, on current rumours only.
THE
DALIN, CROICKEHANE & Co.'s WATER A mads under the constant supervision of a daly Captain Golding, R.N.R., will be despatched for qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- the above Forts on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd risen with the best English Manufactures. Instant, at Noon.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MEMES and other Large Consumer, DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Any complaints should be addressed to the
For Freight or Passagy, apply to
Agents.
Hongkong, 17th September, 1896.
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THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR LONDON,
VIA STRAITS AND USUAL PORTS OF CALL
(Taking Carno at through rates for GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, CONTINENTAL PORTE,
RIVER PLATE, &c.)
"HE Company's Steamship
T
Manager,
FOR SALE!
TYPHOONS! TYPHOONS!
TYPHOONS!
Cell-known and most useful work,
OPIES of the SECOND EDITION of that Captain H. Sommer, will be despatched as above "THE LAW OF STORMS IN THE
"COPACK,"
on or about the 22nd instant,
The Co, S.S. "PINGSUEY," Captain D. Davies, will follow the Ospach an of about the 6th October,
The Co's 5.5. "NINGCHOW," Captain E. Warrail, will follow the Pingausy promptly.
For Freight, &c., apply to
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co,.
Agents. Hongkong, Fyth September, 1896. [1406
"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS, FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
"HZ Steamship
THE
*RADLEY,"
· Captain. Tallack, will be despatched us, above Ports an of abosi FRIDAY, iần 25th instant.
For Freight or Passage, sỳply to
DODWELL CARMILL, & Co.
Agenta:" Hongkong, 17th September, 1895)
EASTERN SEAS.”.
BY
DR. W. DOBERCE, Director of the Hongkong Observatory,
PRICE$1.
FOR SALE
At the " HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" OFFICE, No. 6, Pedder's Hil, and at
Mesaro, KILLY & WALSH, LA.
W. BREWER & Co." -CHAS, Į, GAUPP & Co.
G. FALCONER & Co.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
· HEUERMANY, HERME & Co,
Mand
J. BLACKHRAD & Cons
Hongkong, 8th July, 1896,.
based,
for there has been no authenticated state-
discoveries, and it is fitting that the four bundredth anniversary of his great victory over the ocean and its perila_should be Etly celebrated by the present Rulers and Governors of that ocean.
late war a very high standard of military honour and a very strict observance of all the laws of war as observed by the most civilized nations. Public opinión in Japan must enforce on the trading classes an equally high sad equally rigid observance of the code of commercial morality, and a strict fulfilment of contracts, whether there be loss or gain. There is a little soreness, too, in Hongkong, about the state of affairs in Formosa. Complaint is made that no definite policy has yet been adopted in dealing with the questions affecting foreigners owning land, having contracts, and engaged in business there. Of course the Japanese must have time to study the situation and to develop a policy; but Europe generally has been disappointed with the manner in which Formosan affairs have been handled. One thing the Japanese must learn to bear in mind as regards criticisms of their conduct of public alfairs in general, and it is that they must remember they have through their success in the arts peace and war attracted to themselves the attention of the whole civilised world, and that it does not at all follow because Englishmen find fault that therefore they are bostile. It is by no means so. In most cases it indicates friendly interest in the well-being of the "Britain of the East."
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, September rgth,' -Mr. Powers has bed slected Governor of Maine by an immense majority. The election is considered a great triumph for the "Sound
Moneyites,"
'MR. GLADSTONE AND THE ...
ARMENIANS.
A letter from Mr. Gladstone urges that a great meeting be held at Liverpool to protest against the Armenian massacres, at which he is willing to be present,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
COMMODORE Helland will helst his pensant on the Victor. Emanuel at 8 s.m. to-sorrow.
No further news is the rebellion in the Phillp pines. To put it gently, and in Cable Co.'s Hago, "telegraphie communication is still Interrupted."
EIGHT gamblers from West Polat ware taken before Commander Hastings this morning. Two were fined $50 each and the remainder 83
The Japanese Government have recently realized a very handsome profit for the Imperial Treasury by the Issue of postage stamps bearing the portraits of the late Princes ARISUGAWA and KITASHIRAGAWA. each. Over fourteen millions of stamps have been sold to the public, bringing in about half a million of dollars. Purchasers for these THE missing from bout the ship Mera P. stamps have come forward from every part Staford (recently burnt at sea) has turned up at of the world, and the demand has not yet Surigao, in the Philippines. The crew, siz me, ceased. Hongkong stands greatly in need of were reported "all wall" at Manila on the 29th aury and of repairing the breaches in her some means of replenishing herempty Trea-ultimo,
:
financial defences made by a tyrannical Ir may laterest some of our readers to know Government at home for the purposes of military defence. A special stamp issue that rainfall of one fach means one hundred In honour of the discovery of the ses routo and one four to the scre. This may enable ow | to India and the East round the Cape of able statisticians to calculate the probable addi- Good Hope would bring in a very hand-tion to the contents of our reservoirs caused by some addition to the year's revenues and the torrential rains of the fast eight-and-forty would enable us, porr the Right Honour» | kours. able "Joseph Blastus" to get a new Post Office and, perhaps, a new road from the Tum Straits Tours hears that in Timor Dilly, Tramway Station at Victoria Gap to the the authorlites have decided that dollars from Peak Club. We present our Rulers with Singapore skall no more. De taken in payment presented Mr. JACKSON and Sir WILLIAM the idea, as, in our lasue of 30th June, we Reason with the suggestion for a public subscription in aid of the sufferers by the seismic wave in Japan. We note, by the way, that the Chief Manager of the Bank has gracefully yielded all the credit of the transaction to the Governor of this Colony, whose name alone appears in the corres- pondence.
celler, during the discussion, informed Emperor wallam that a majority in favour of the Bill could only be secured if the promise of reform
all matters subject to military jarlsdicion should be fulfilled,
FRAUDS in the hemp trade at Manila aro ibun referred to by the Stratis. Timas -The mach cantile community at Maalls has long bean troubled by the bad quality of the hemp suppiles in the market from adulteration and bad pre- paration. The result has been a fail in prices and increasing discredit of the article 118 larga exporting firms there have held a meeting to consider the subject, at which they came to the conclusion that the producers or cultivatori were to blame for the evil practices which have brought such a bad name upon hemp. It re- mains now to convince the producers of their faults.
Tax Philippine estimates for the coming finsne cial year provide for additional revenus by in. creasing the import and export duties on many staple articies. The export staples are all kit- except Indigo and sico, the duties on which remais unchanged. Petroleum is anciher article laid under heavier contribution. The
Manila, Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the Minister for the Colonies to delay the 1-vy of the new 'dalles for a monib, so as to avoīā damage from contracts that have been enter. 3 fnto under the old scale of duties. The British Congal at Manila, alan has sought the ga: 1 offers of the British Minister at Madrid with the Colonial Minister in the direction marked out by the Chamber of Commerce.
MR. BELL-IRVINO, President of the Vancımiver Board of Trade, at its annual meeting on the Igth ultimo, suggested that the Board should do | all in its power to prevent the floating,ef wild- cat mluing schemes. In the money markin there was a want of con Adence in British Colum- bis business methods, His experience had Esen that the moes worthless the concern and the smaller it was the larger was the capitaliza- sion, and promoters who might inform' have appropriated to themselves three-quarters of a million dollars of fully pald-up stock, and gut the balance, one-quarter of a milion, in tha treasury, could not themselves draw a check for $500. The first step suggested) was that, a lux on the nominal capitalisation of companies should be enforced so as to discourage a larger capitalization than is actually required.
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A REVOLTING scene was witnessed at the The Batavia Nuwerblad of the 3rd lostant Execution of a woman in Batavia the other day, | gives particulars of the execution of the Javaneso woman, Nya Karim by name, who was guilty of murder. She was the wife of a headmsv, and died with firmness and courage, altez acknowledging her guilt," The hangman urged her to speed in meeting her death; but, in hie karte, could not fasten the noose properly
round her neck, so that it took half an hour · before she died. The scene was so shocking-
that the Resident'sturned away his oyen; thu medical officer, who had: lo certify to death, trembled; and five pollosmen fainted." Thomasuda of people from far and near crowded to winte
the execution, and they clambered into trec and parched themselves en kousstope to bakalá th Several of them fall from the trees. This case has aroused questions as to the effect of carrying out death sentences on natives in public. It le pointed out that natirm do not fear condemnation to death. As istalists
of fexport and export duties, and that only Dutch they believe in a Power which dominates the for the latter arouses surprise from the fact that This classy came out in the execution of Mya si guilder places will be accepted. The preference universe, and calmly put up with adverse faze, they are largely counterfeited.
ment on the subject yet. The cause, and the most important one, is said to be the failure of the parties to come to terms, the Company asking too much and the Govern ment offering too little. The other reason advanced is of little importance and cer- tainly would not of itself have caused the proposed arrangements to fall through, The presence of foreigners on the Board of Direction of the Dock Company is only an Inconvenience, and not, as our contem- porary avers, an obstacle, and it might easily be got rid of or be obviated in some way if it were detrimental to the interests of the public. Of course, naturally our Naval Authorides would rather not discuss the details of an Admiralty Dock-Its dimensions, requirements, and other Im- portant details-with a foreigner, through whom such information might, le a very natural way, find its way to the Intelligence Bureau of that foreigner's Government.
In addition to the causes suggested by our contemporary for thefailure of the negotia- tions there is a affil more cogent reason and it is that the Naval Authorites have de cided to construct the new Dock and the New Naval Yard, whenever "It is constructed, on the Hongkong alde, and on the site of the present Naval Yard, in Queen's Road- We see that one of the European papers. Hast, or thereabouts, and this on purely published in Japan, the Rob Chronicle to military grounds. They have been ad. wit, has published an appeal to the Jable dificulties to forgers. vised that no dificulty whatever would panese to take note of the fact that all be found in dropping ahells from the classes of the Inhabitants of Hongkong, south side of the land, say, from the Indian, European and Chinese, have Lamma Channel,into the Hungham contributed largely to the fund for Docks. The large guns now carried by the relief of the sufferers on the north battleships and heavily armed cruisers east coast of Japan, and that they can- are sufficiently powerful to throw shot not, therefore, be as inimical in feel over the bills and across the harbour Ing towards Japan and the Japanese as to Kowloon; but it would not be by writers and speakers in Japan seem to any means, so easy for Eny-ship'a guns think. It hardly seems that the lesion is It is surmiland by a Bangkok paper that the
Karim. She succeeded in dying with such stoical courage on the gallows that the natives falt admiration for her. With them, in moch
character.
Ow the 10th felting the Java Bank put into cases, pabile executions bear only a berole circulation new ten-guilder noter. The colour and design are reported to be excellent and hard, imitato. The paper itself is rather' uni | sightly, But the quality in said to be very good, and the new notes present simost. Insurmount
KEMORANDA,
TO-MORROW,-18th September. English mail due, * 10 6.1-Criminal Sessions.
THE Sigusese have resolved to try the French Cambodian Madir, arrested on July igik, for the will murder of a Blatase abject while the 17.15 Intler was engaged in robbery and sher ke had wounded one of Kadir's party. The Siamese Government, it is stated, kars refused to hand 8 over the man to Franch jurisdiction for Islal, and
SATURDAY,====19th September, 4-A special general meeting of the Members of the Hongkong General Cham ber of Commerce at the City Hall. pm-Consert at Talkoo Crab,
to plamp melinite abells into his city, needed. The Japanese who take the Isrue now opened by the action of the Goren- The or Info : tha3 present Naval Yard, The trouble to think for themselves must know ment will land to very save results-Indeed i drop is too abrupt on this side and only i wall that they have no better friends than i sut yhat about Chaidsboen
- SUNDAY ——20th September. Trazite Books of the China Mitral Stoum - Navigation Co. Jetty closed from Sila" data
- so the pet proxy incitaire