Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1896.
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REUTER'S MESSAGE.
TRAFALGAR DAY.
FENTHUSIASTIC CELEBRATION IN
THE popularity of the Hall of Mysterfon neemg to be well maintained, and at the performances have altberto commenced tas late for the " small fry" to attend the minigement have arranged to give a matinéa on Saturday, 24th lost, com menclag at 5.15 pm. This is just the kind of THE AWAKENING OF GREAT BRITAIN To Tag show to amuse the little ones.
LONDON.
IMPORTANCE OF THE WAYY.
London, October stat Trafalgar Day wasto-day generally celebrated In London under the suspices of the Navy League.
Nelson's Calama in Trafalgar Square was
bottoms,
Grast crowde were present in the Square and patriolle speeches were mide,
FANCY SUITINGS, DRESS, FROCK and MORNING, COAT SUTTINGS, ULSTER and twined by a colossal wreath from top to
OVERCOATINGS, BREECHES and RIDING MATÈRIALS in variety,
FANCY VESTINGS, TATTERSALLS and others.
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Hongkong, arst October, 1896.
To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
INTERPORT MATCH.
PRACTICE COMPETITIONS. THE THIRD COMPETITION of the above Serles will take place TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), over the 200, 300 and 600 yards distances, under usual conditions.
Firing will commence sharp at 2.30 PM. Members, practicing for the INTERPORT MATCH TEAM are particularly requested to attend this, the last but one of the Practice Competitions before the match,
F. SMYTH,
Honorary Secretary, [1039
Hongkong, 23rd October, 1896
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Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-DAY.
Cargo remaining undelivered after ike gath instant will be subject to rent,,
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Consignees are requested to present all Claims for damager and/or shortages not later than the 6th November, otherwise they will not be recogsteed.
All broken, chased and damaged Goods are to! be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the goth fustest, aÌ 11 AM,
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THR rumour that Dr. Jameson is to marry the Dowager Countess of Dudley, daughter of Ste Thomas Moncrieffe and widow of the first Earl of Dudley, who died in 1884, is revived by the frequent visits which the Counters her lately been paying to the prisoner in Holloway Gaok
and by her intérest in his trial.
NAVY LEAGUE.
THE WHITE MAN WITH THE FELLOW MONEY,
THE TRUTH ABOUT JAPANESE COMPETITION.
Mr. R. P. Borier einntributes to the 'North
The first snnual meeting of the Hongkong branch of the Navy League was held in the City Hall at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. A. Coxon (Preside, presided and there were also American Review « paper on this subject. present Mr. Garhom Stawart, Comdr. W. which is not calculated to allay me anxiety C. H. Halogs, RN, F. Marshall (Committee) with which John Ball regards the future and Captain G. C. Anderson, Mesme. Hof his foreign trade. Mr. Porter, however, is not N. Mody, Granville Sharp, J. Edo, concerned about the bearing of Japanese com McGregor, Forbes, A. McConachle and two, petition on British trails; ble attention is turned athers,
to the subject on account of the Inroads which which was taken as read, the Chairman gave a market, notwithstanding the McKinley tariff. Before asking the members to pass the report, | the Japanese ara miking into the "American
The Japanese hawa, metaphorically speaking thrown their hats into the American market, and
which, for excellence and cheapneas, seem for the moment to dely compelliton, avas with tha latest labour-saving iappliances at hand.
most interesting and most sailsfactory account | He says >— 20. TRAFALGAR Day was generally celebrated in of the work done during the year. He stated London under the auspices of the Navy League. | that 'a voluminans correspondence (which is
Mr. Goschen declined to lend a guard of The Nelson Columa 'in Trafalgar Square was open to the Inspection of all members) has challenged our ink-aur and capital with goods -
honour of marines and"blue)+ckets.
The papers all concur in the optaton that the demonstration implied nothing hostile to foreign nations, but only the awakening of Great Britain to the importance of the Navy..
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tam Ernest Simons left Salgon to-day at 3pm. för Hongkong.
A.CRICKET match will be played to-morrow, commencing at 11 KM,
A CHILDREN'S service will be held at the Park Church on Sunday next, 35th inst., 4.30 p.m. Hymne-Nos. 330, 334, 291, and 346.
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MR PORTER'S REPORT,
entwined by a colossal wreath from top to been carried on with the Executive Committee bottoms. Great crowds were present in the of the League in London; that an elaborate Square and patriotic speeches ware made. All and carefully prepared statistical table, drawn the great London dailies concur in the oplafon up by Captain Haulings, showing that - That the Japanese, Inroad is attaining vary that the demonstration implied nothing offensive upward of £1,100,000 worth of British substantial pro portions, he proves by stallaties to foreign nations, but only the awakenfig of | shipping is dafly afloat [between Singapore | an to the import of various Japaness articles into Great Britain to the importance of the Navy, and Hongkong and so open to serious the United Status. After quoting his statistical THE fact that Japan possesses in the York by su enemy's fleets; that the table, he says :——
attention of the Executive Committee Within the last few months I have visited the the fastest crafter, but one afloat seems to have has been called to the fact that Naval Reserve districts in Japan and inspected the fadastries Ayras is the only' ship of her power that could service to any part of Her Majesty's dominions; ascaped notice. The Argenilne cruiser Buenos 】 oficere and me should be allowed, to. rüsume / Jeported in the above table. The increnso la the exports of textiles, which was over forty-fold overhaul ker, the speeds being Yoshino 23 and Buenos Ayres 23a knots, The Powerful and Terrible, our fastest cruisers, can only steam knots, so that, in the event of complications arising with Japan, we should have nothing to
that this branch of the League has made special the desirability of extending our frontiers over representations to the parent’Lesgue respecting the neighbouring islands; that correspondence
in ten years, is due to the fact that Japan lea nation of weavers.
quantiles of cheap alike and all kinds of cheap The Japanese, It seems, are sending immensa goods into America, but what they have done is
THE French Government have recalled M. read against this cruiser were she detachez / has been carried on with the Liverpool and as nothing to what they are about to do ♪--
ALL (hese des selected by our London House Laroche, the French Resident-Genera! in Mads- from the main fleet as a commerce-desiroyET. bought direct at first hand, imported in wood, and have appointed General Galliest, and bottled by ourselves, this saving all inter-
the cornmander of the troops in the island, askis successor, mediate profts, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICKS.
Wx boice ibat the rest of the hospital ship Meenuse has at last been repaired, and as she is still af oat we presume that her bottom has not PRICE LISTS, wilk Fall, Detalls, to be had on dropped out from the shock of the blown of the
hammer on her upper works. Application,
FORT after removal should be rested a month before are. When requited for drinking at
sace'it should be ordered to be decanted at the DISPENSARY before being sent out, SHERRY.-Excellent Planer and After Dinner Wines olivery superior Vintages. All are trua Xeres Wines.
CLARET--Our Clarels, 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; as is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY.-All our 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
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XMAS PARCKIS: We are requested to state that parcels for the United Kingdom posted before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, the ¿th' November, are due in London on 16th December. Senders of parcely are requested to post them a few days in advance.
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A PETITION, signed by 11,000 residents' of the Cape Colony, Natal, and the Transvaal, has bem forwarded to the Directors of the British South relartsterment of Mr. Ceell Rhodes as the African Chartered Company praying for the
managing director of the Company.
tbelt
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THE mergre attendance at the meeting of the Navy League this alternoon was anything bat | creditable to the British section of the commu- alty. Of course it was pleasantes to re for a walk, or play tennis, or go for a trip in a launch, or attend a tes-party, but unless very good res sons could be shown for absence it was pract cally the duty of every member of the League to be present at the fint annual meeting, presenca members would By bave shown that they take Intel ligent interest in the naval affairs of the Empire; that the patriotism of the average Britisher has not yet died out; that they can still see a little further than their ledgers, and that they feel grateful to the gentlemen who are working so, hard to further the interests of those whose lot is cast in tåla our island home, We shall give a full report of the proceedings in ❘ our next issua because we wish to put the speeches on record and let the whole world know The mining township of Cue In Western Aus- that the Hongkong branch of the Navy League tralia seems to be anything but a paradise. Thela what business men serm a "golog concern," inhabitants go 18 miles to sex's gum-tres, bread
WE find in a nxtive Indian paper, the Is 1/- per lb., and whisky 3/9 per bottle, and dependent to wit, some very sensible remarks, pected to improve when the railway reaches plague, or.black plague, or a malignant type of water is almost as expensive. Things are about the epidemic in Bombay, Ilya: Eshonic there, about next March. 1.
fever, or whatever you like to call it, that has taken Bombay by surprise and spread great another varification of the truth in the adage, "In the midst of life we are in death," The care that has sprung up from the densely pop Lated part of the tows, viz, Mandvi, and of which the first note was sounded in the last Wednesday's meeting of the Standing Commblice, chitaly by two members of that body who ably represent that ward on the board of the Corporation, has spread like wildfire and the different communities residing in "Bombay the Beautiful" (the appellation sounds rather harsh at this time of day!) have become quite panic stricken. As it were, a bolt has come from the blue la oar midst in the form of this latest threat
marked "E" is aniversaily popular, and is TEX Kowloon Praya is badly in need of repair,
quality and of greater`nge than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKEY
pronounced by the best local connoisseure Hongkong market.
We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS
to be genuine when bought direct from as in the Colony or from one aniherited Agents at the Coast Parts.
The concrete road only extends back for a few fast form the win wall, with the resuls that the tinconcreted road behind is constantly being damaged by the sea. The rod, too, is only made of soft staff and consequently exposes the con. creted part to the danger of being undermined, as occurred in the typhoon of July last.
MESSES. L. M. ALVARES & Co. have started business in D'Agullar Street in a very sensible manner. What they havaliko stock is of good A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. quality, bearing well known brands, while their California hams are of rare quality and selling at a figure that makes one wonder how there can be any profit in each business in the days of high rents and very low down exchange. Competition on the trans-Pacific route no doubt accounts for fairly cheap freights, though, so Frisco goods Can-ɛow reach the market preity easily and cheaply,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Rangkong, 15th September 6.
DEATH.
At Greenock, on the 22nd instact, EMILIE the beloved wife of J. DICKIE. (By telegram.) ·
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1896.
THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY.
SIMLA, October and.
The plague now raging to Bombay has been officially declared as the pucca bubonic plague, though of not the severest cature. It is believed here that quarantine will be declared in Bombay, and the malls will in fature go via Karachi,
OFFICIAL RÈPORT.
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consternation among the people everywhort, si
The Japanese, are making every preparation, by the formation of gulids and associations, to Improve the quality and increase the uniformity of their goods.
other branches of the Lengua endorsing the views of Lord Charlen Beresford respecting the necessity for manning our fleet properly and having a very much larger Reserve iban at present, and he wound up by expressing, In forelble language, the patriotic objects of the League. He also cashire may consider Itself doomed. In Japan, stated, amidst applause, that on Trafalgar Day
the local Commlitee' wired to the London
Committee that "the Hongkong Branch saltes in honouring the day."
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Owing to the lais hour (6.10 p.m.) at which the meeting adjourned we are compelled to hold over a full report, which includes interesting speeches by Captain Anderson nad Mr. Gran- ville Sharp. It should be mentioned, however, that the Hon. H. E. Pollock was elected Hos: Secretary, vies Mr. E. W. Mitchell, who has resigned; that the Committee was re-elected with the addition of Mr. Follock's name as a member, and that a very hearty vote of thanks to the Chairman and the Committen wan carried by acclamation,
THE REPORT.
The following is the report of the Hongkong Branch of the Navy League for the year ending 30th September, 1846, that was taken as read: kong Branch) held on the 22nd August, 1895, it At a meeting of the China Association (Hong
Navy League in Hongkong, and all the members was unanimously agreed to form a branch of the of the China Association present sigaffled their intention of joining it.
On the 13th September following, 54 members having heen enrolled, a mesting was held to form a Committee and the following gentlemen was elected :-Mr. R. Cooke, Mr. A. Coxon, Mr. 1, J. Francis, Q.C., Mr. W. C. H. Hastings, R.N., Mr. A. M. Marshall, Mr. E. W, Mitchell, Mr. R. Shewan, Mr. G. Stewart, and Captain A. Tillets, R.N.R.
This Committes appointed Mr. Atwell Coxon Es President, and Mr. E. W, Mitchell Honorary Secretary for the year. There are at date B5 this Branch. The accorats have been kindly Members and as Associates on the books el
audited by Mr. L. Kennard Davis.
ATWELL COXON,
President
Hongkong, 30th September, 1896.
THE BALANCE SHILT.
1895/96
In Account with the Honorary Secretary, Dr.
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Edgar relief fund
36.50
50.00
46.85
26.40
THE FATE OF LANCASHIRE, Incidentally Me, Porter inilmatos that Lan-
hu say
only $394 woman and 2,539 men. In 1895, over Cotton splening in 1889 gave" employment ta 30,000 women and 10,000 men word employed in mills that for equipment and output are equal to those of any country. The fatura sifus of the cotton industry, at least to supply the Asiatic trade, is bound to be in China and Japan. England is doomed sci far as this trade la con- corned and nothing can save her not even bimetallicas, as some imagine. Cotton mills tie going up rapidly, both in Osaka and Shanghai, and only actual experience for a period of years will demonstrate which of these locations is the better. My own judgment, after a close examina- ton of every item in the cost of production, is Japan,
Should Japan take up the manufacture of woollen and worsted goods as she has done cotton, her weavers could give Earope and who claim there is nothing in Japanese compatt Americk some surprises and dumbfound those tion. A constant supply of cheap wool from Australis makes it possible, while the samples rods which I examined while there fadicate of Japanese woollen and worsted cloth and dress
are also doing good work in fine linens, though. that in this branch of textiles the Jeplasse are
so far the quantities produced are small,
The sudden influx of the Japanese umbrells, caused anxiety among umbrella makers in the something like 2,000,000 exported in 1894, has United States, though at present most of the pro doct goes to China. These are some of the facts that pelat to the importance of Japanese
as much at home as in allk and cotton. They
competition.
·MR. KANIKO'S PROPERCY, The Japanese themadres have not healtaind to boast of their approaching triumph in the industrial Geld. Mr. Porter says
When in Japin I had the pleasure of meeting, among other statesmen and officials, Mr. Kaneko, Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. I and of wide experience in economical and statis found him a man of fatelligence and foresight, tical matters. Educated in one of the grest European gaiversities, he is up to the spirit of the age in all that relates to Japan and her in- dustrial and commercial future,
Mr. Kaneko recently made a speech to a Chamber of Commerce, in which he said —
The cotton spinners of Manchester aro known to have said that while the Anglo-Saxons had passed through thres generations before they
skill in this industry in ten years' time, and have became clever and spt hands for the spinning of cotton, the Japanese have acquired the necessAPY now advanced to a stage where they surpass the Manchester people in skill.
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to the lives of the citizens, a threat which the superstitions and the philosophic may well reckon as afdivine punishment for the filth of thess sine agafant purity, sanitation, and public health which has come to overflowing in THE new mosque of the Hongkong Regiment type of disease that is undeniable. And any this charming laland of ours. It is a contagious was opened at noon to-day in the presence of the contagion is awe-faspiring, for it less no Officers and men of the regiment. The band time in spending over and catching other played Indian alis daring the ceremony. This wards and parts with dissations result. Even TELEGRAMS. mosque which makes one of the prettiest views if it is a disease peculiar to the condition in Kowloon, has been ballt entirely bylsubscrip- of Mandvi district alone, no effort should be tions raised!from the men of the regiment. It spared to check its further growth. It has faces east and is built read a court-yard, already passed its sporadic character, hence forming three sides of a square. The view from the more necessity for very vigilant action. the road runalog by the Officer's Man What is ike Corporation doing? It ought not to exceedingly picturerque and we must congratus have waited tilt its coming monthly meeting in Jato Our Very Own ""on their new acquisition. the first week of October. It ought to have AT the Police Court this morning, a coolls was
called a meeting of urgency, and then, in con. By subscriptions from 85 members......$523.06 are able at this time, and on the occasion subscripilone from 32 associates......44.00 of the first annual meeting of the local charged with creating a disturbance in Mary Janellon with the Health Officer and Drainage Robinson & Co.'s 'shop. Ho had been arrested Engineers, taken steps to at encs meet the evil half on a charge of wilfully smashing a window, but WAY. The wanfiary condition of Mandel bas he was discharged for want of evidence. He never looked satisfactory. It is a standing then went to the shop and demanded 3 wilch reproach to the Corporation and the Municipality he said was owing to him for wagen, be having of Bombay, and now is the time to do heartily been discharged from Mesara Robinson & Co. what has been so foullably sad thoughtlessly Audited and found correct,
left undone, and leave the rest'to nature. Nature employ. He looked very fierce and made a is whimsical no doubt. She allows even great noise and so a policeman was called is to sanitary wrongs for a time to pass unheeded, remove the nuisance." The prisoner was bound and then she comes down deliberately and over to be of good behavingt-for ever and eyes,stas of omission and commission. The present defiantly to avenge with terrible vengeance the malady may be a blessing in degules. It may on to drastic and active measures of reforms. have come about to open our eyes and push us So now is the time to strike blows here, there, and everywhere to remove insanitation or defec tiva sanitation, which is the first and the most unhappily heir to.
LONDON, October 3rd, The Government has received a lelogram from the Viceroy of India, stating that true babonte plegus of a mild type evita in the Mandvie quaiter of Bombay, and that about slaven deaths from it are dally taking place,
In splie of the above, the homeward mail which leti Bombay to-day was granted a clear bill of health by the Post Health Officer.
E. SO, E.
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E. W. MITCHELL,
Hon. Secretary,
L. KINNARD DAY. Hongkong, 30th September, 1896
NAVAL NOTES,
The Alacrity, with Admiral Sir A. Buller on board, is due at Shanghai to-mSTTOW.
H.M.S. Archer is now at Cheloo, and the
branch of the Navy League, to look over, and give facilmiles of some Nelsom selics which have been carefully pro served and published in the form of a next le volume estiīled "Nelson's Words and Deeds," In 183s volume, which should be in the possession of all members of the Navy Losgau, Wa And a sketch of Nelson's curder, and extracts from letter wollten by "the conqueror of a hundred fights" sa bis relatives and friends, as well as tesiimony of his noble character and love of country from and pleasure of serving with him and witnessing the pens of naval officers who had the homoge
his wonderful, his matchless fortitude while held
volume above mentioned, we find many that Amongst the relics preserved in the la would now interest our readers, but as our tears is limited we must content ourselves, with one
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Messes and apparently they will be adopted In Egypting of the Libersis on the Eastern Question, and in truliful source of all the diseases which men is “flying Ducthman," otheræisa H.M.S. Es firmly in the cold relentless grasp of Death,
other Large Consumers.
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RIGOROUS QUARANTINE.
Snra, October yib. "Quarantine has been declared at Aden. Steamers carrying qualified medical offices with no case of bubonic plague on board will be granted pratiques steamers without medical days; any steamer with a case on board will latter to the IIberal Whip resigning the lender officer from infected ports will be quarantinedia On the 8th fontant Lord Rosebery addressel suflar 15 days' detention. These rules were in ship of his party. In this latter he ways: force during the Hongkong plague outbreak and find myself in apparent difference with the mess ports, where quarantine has also been declared,
· Rigorous quarantine of Bombaỷ steamers la
some conflict al opinion with Mr. Gladstone, Any complaints should be addreinsd, is the | enlorced at Colombo and Buizorah,
and I receive, Implicit support scarcely ay- BOMBAY, October 6th. where". The resignation of Lord Rosebery is
generally ascribed to Me, Gladstone's Intervin tion in the Armenian question and Sir Wicander, as a contribution towards the naval Harcourt's persistent ignoring of Lord Rossboy's defence of the Cape of Good Hope, which is undertaken at present entirely by abips the funds for which are provided by the Imperial Exch equer. Tholden is that the ship when ready shall be kept ever in commission and is the highest state of efficianty, and that at all times s con- | ulderable portion of the crew shall consist of
South African British fade, who shall learn, the duties required of seamen on board man-of-war in battle, and so produce
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THE DEATH ROLL.
The following figures as the epidemic and 10- calved from Bombay :--
2nd October 21 selaures and 15 dakika.
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BOMBAY, October 8th.
There were ninety-seven seizures and seventy- deaths from the babonis plague in Bombay aison the and Ingiant. Several cases have No, 19, Queen's Road Central, occurred at Ahmedabad, The heat in Bombay Hongkong, 10th October, 1896, ({ [1985 | coutlawer intenso.
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MEMORANDA.
TO-DAY-3rd October."
An Interim Dividend of 4 per cent, on shares of the Wanchal Warehouse-and-Storage Co., Ltd., will be paid to-day.
8.30 p.m.-Performance in the Hall of Mysteres,
Daddell Street.
TOMORROW, 24th October.
A FEW months ago there was a most excellent cruiser, to be called her Majesty's ship diff. proposal sloot in Town to build and equip
at Shanghel. There is no'truth in the rumont that Admiral Buller is thinking of shifting his to be quite suitable for a fingship. lag to the Esk. The Centurion has been found
The storeship Humðar, the battleship Cen
on, the gunboat Raffier, the cruiser Eolut and the tiny gunboat Firebrand are in Japanese waters-the first thres al Nagasaki and the latter at Yokobame and Robe respectively.
“Her Majesty's ships Immortaliti and Pracord tru at Chemulpo, Korea,
*H.M.S. Swift ła still undergoing repairs at Nagasaki.
of two only.
THE FAMOUS HIONAL. Lient John Pasco, R.N., who was Flag Lieutenant of the Victory, reported on the "famous signal" as follows ima
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His Lordship came to me on the poog, and after ordering costsin signals to be mads about quarter to noon, ke ald Mr. Pasco, I wish '10' say to the fest Eneland confides that every man will do bla daty';" and he added; “You must be quick. for I have one more to make, which is for close acilen 7 repiled your Lordship will permit me to ambstituta expects for confides,
a reserve of trained saltors at the Cape
The weight of projectilem thrown by the "and" ready to take to the sea at a moment on guns of the three new United States battle notice whenever an emergency shall arise Tenders for senewals and repairs to the British for the utilisation of their services, "The Ides is ships, mentioned in last night's insuo, amounts to the algual will soon be completed, because the barque West York, will be received at an excellent one, and il carried out may for the no less than 3,340 lbs., ar 1,090 lbs, more than is | word exyezte in in the vocabulary, and confies Mesars Dodwell, Carill & Co.'s office to nucleus of a British Colonial Navy which would thrown by the whole of the heavy gens of the
be the means of lacressing Beltain's savai
BOGA.
3.30 pim-Competition of the Hongkong Rße
Association at Kowloon.
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power to such an extent that we need not fear, Canturion. The game alone show the not only any probable but any possible comtramendous power of the ships sa compared. bination of naval Fawern,
with our own or these of other nationa
must be apelt," His Landship replied in buste, Parce; make it directly When it and bott and with seeming satisfaction, That will do, shewered by a few ships in the vas, he ordered ms to mabi the signal for, dove nation, and sq.
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