Intimation.
EYE-SIGHT.
NOTICE.
MLONDON and CALCUTTA, may be con- suited for SPPCTACLES at the HONGKONG HOTEL (Room No. 119),
[R. N. LAZARUS, OCULAT-OFTICIAN, DI
ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS MORE.
A great proportion of cataracts and diseases afcating those advanclog is life occur to those having some deficiency to the construction of the eyes, the many years of "Eye Strain " eadlog la serious fortis of diseases, Glasson specially adapted in youth to those requiring them save and preserve the sight.
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimach wien readlog, weak eyor, the letters ronning together; any of these symptoms Indi. cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requiring Glasses only to correct and cure
Me. LAZARUS supriles bie ŠPECTACLES only after eating the sight.
ADVICE FREE.
HONGKONG HOTEL, (Room No. 139).
Hongkong 5th December, 1896.
Chan's
Advertisements.
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHTI
[1871
ELITE SKATING RINK, "AND ALL THAT THE WORDS IMPLY,"
LATE
VICTORIA HALL, DUDDELL STREET,
Afternoon Sessions—from 4.30 to 7 F.. Evening Sessions—from 8.30 to ja P.M.
NAVAL and MILITARY NIGHTS EVERY WIDNESDAY.
The HONGKONG REGIMENTAL BAND will be in attendance.
A FANCY DRESS CARNIVAL will take place on FRIDAY, the 11th December.
PRICES:- Sk1'es and Admission
Admission
$1.00 50
N.B.-The Management reserve the right of refusing Admission.
SAM MARKS, Propriator.
[1796
Hongkong, 1st December, 1895
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersignert has received Instructions
to Sell by
ΤΗΣ
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ON
FRIDAY, the rich December, 1856,
at 3 o'clock P.M.. on the Premises, IN ONE LOT,
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY,
Consisting of:-
INLAND LOT No. 437 and INLAND LOT
No. 661,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1896.
To-day's Advertisements.
ST. GEORGH'S B‘LL.
T MEETING of the
MEMBERS of
BALL held at Government House on the 4th A former Com Instant it was decided to hold a ST, GEORGE'S BALL on the 2nd Janovy, 1897, Il a efficient number of Englishmen sobicribed.
From To-day, and for 14 days afterwards, SUBICRIPTION LISTS will be found in the CLUBI and other places,
Das notice will be given of any further action taken.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Hoa, Secretary, St. George's Ball Provistonál Committen. Hongkong, tb December, 1896. [1873
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONG -
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN HEINRICH NORTHMANN, MERCANTILE ASSISTANT, LATE OF VICTORIA, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, DICLASED,
NOTICE is hereby given that His Honour WORRELL CARRINGTON, C.M.G.. D.C.L, LL D., Chiel Jastice, has, by virtue al Section 3 of Ordinance No. 9 al 1870, made an Order limiting to the 15th January, 1897, the time for sending la CLAIMS agalast the cali Estate.
All CREDITORS are hereby required to send their CLAIMS to the Vaderilgued before the sald date.
Dated the 26th November, 1896.
1869]
J. W. NORTON KYSHE,
Registrar and Official Administrator,
PRESEVERANCE
LODGE OF
HONGKONG, No. 1165.
N EMERGENCY MEETING of the above A LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS* HALL, Zetland Street, on TUESDAY, the 15th instant, at 8.30 for a pm. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hangkong, 5th December, 1896. [1874
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI AND CHEFOO, `YIA SWATOW.. *HE Company's Steamship
THE
* TAMSUL,"
Captain Vaughn, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 7th testaat, el 2 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, ap.ir to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Ageals.
(1855
Hongkong, 5th December, 18096.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI,
For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale, THE Company's Steamship
apply to
or to
OT 10
K. W. MOUNSEY,
Soliciter for the Vender,
51 and 53, Queen's Road Central,
C. EWENS,
Salickor,
36. Queen's Road Central,
J.M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer, Hongkong, 5th December, 186. ₤1870 CHRISTMAS SALE OF TOYS, &c,
TH
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Vadersigned has received instructions
to Sell by
FUBLIC AUCTION
CN
SATURDAY, the 13th December, 1896, commencing at 2.30 F.M.
at his SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET,
A LARGE AND SPLENDID COLLECTION
OF
TOYS AND FANCY GOODS,
Comprising
CLOCKWORK and MECHANICAL TOYS. DOLLS, DOLLS' FURNITURE, MAGIC LANTERNS, &c,
ASD
TOYS of EVERY DESCRIPTION and in GREAT VAKIETY, which will be put up la Saltable Lots,
COME AND SEE!!
On View from FRIDAY, the 11th December. TERMS OF SALE ---Cash on delivery,
GEO. P. LAMMERT, -Auctioneer. Hongkong, 5th December, 1896.
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
STEAMSHIP "VICTORIA,"
[1879
PROM-TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND SHANGHAL
..
THE
HE above Steatser having anfred, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersigna ture, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongade.
Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' alak and expense.
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 5th December, 1896,
PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
TO APPEAR SHORTLY,
"SPORT AND GOSSIP," FOUNDED BY "DAYBREAK.
14
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, printed on
every SUNDAY MORNING. conducted by a Professional Journalist, and devoted to Racing, HUNTING, THEATRICALS. FOOTBALL, CRICKET, TENNI, ROWING, ATHLETICS, GOLF, SWIM MING, YACHTING. SHOOTING, GOSSIP en uil toples and GENERAL SPORTS and PASTIMES in SHANGHAI, the CHINA PORTS, and at Hour.
All communications regarding advenisements, sid, should be addressed to
A SATURDAY EVENING and published
The Publishers,
"SPORT & GOSSIP," ofo North-China Daily News. [1788
Shanghai, 10th November, 18gă,
"SINGAN,"
Captain Jamieson,, will be despatched as above an MONDAY, the 7th instant, at a F.K.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
(1876
Hongkong, 5th December, 1996,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
* HUNA","
Captain Frazier, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 7th festant, at † P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongbong, 5th Dec mber, 1896. [1863
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR AMOY AND TAMSUL.
THE Company's Steamship
* FORMOSA," Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 8th instant, al Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
General Managers. Hongkong, 5th December, 1806, 1867
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANfoo.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"THALES," Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 8th instant, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. General Managers. Hongkong. 5th December, 1896. (1868
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA.
HE Company's Steamship
"FOOCHOW,"
1
Captain Blackburor, will be despatched as aboyG on WEDNESDAY, the gth instant, at Noon,
For Freight of Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, jih December, 1896.
CHINA NAVIGATION"COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. "HE Company's Steamship
T
"TSINAN,"
To-day's Advertisements.
REGATTA HOLIDAYS.
Business at NOON on THURSDAY and FRI- THE Undermentioned BANKS will be
DAY, the toth and zith fostant, respectively *--- For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,
T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong. For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
T. JACKSON,
CLOSED for the Transaction of Public
* CORPORATION,
Chief Manager.
BIRTH. At Hanhow, November 27th, the wile of JOSEPH S. ADAMS, American Baptis, Missionary Union, of a HOD.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, Saturday, DeCEMBER 5, 1896.
A
AN EXPLANATION.
With reference to our statement In yesterday's Telegraph, when commenting on the previous day's proceedings In Council, that neither the Honourable C. P. CHATER nor Dr. Ho Kir, when discussing
}
THE Sydacy Herald suports that at the invla. | think that with the necessary working capi- tion of Captain J. Jones, of "the steamer Yamo tal our enterprise is brand to succeed, atre Marw, the fast boat of the new Japanese to the proposed sale of your properly together should like to take this opportunity of referring line of steamers, a party of leading business men with that of our neighbours', the Oilvers Freshold funched on board on the 13th Nov. and at the mines, to a London company. We hear from Instance of Capiała Currie drank success to the Mr. J. D. Humphreys, who has spent the gucator part of this semmer at the mises, that he wan company and the new Hue,"
not at all surprised that the London company AN Australian Press despatch of the zath ulto, did not buy, as when their expert arrived states that the Rundan press is urging the there was really very little for him in 206, establishment of a rollei fand in Kursla for the was madr, It was impossible to get the mines in a on the Bitmarst property. Although every effort Hindoos suffering from the effects of the famine sufficiently advanced stain for insection. Most in India. Reuter, however, separted on the fat of the wrik done befors Mr. Willmott took charge instant that the Marco Bourte Gasetia "strongly protest against the Russian Govern-
-was to all intents and purposes useless. It was not permanent work. That is, it was not the ment organizing relief for the famine in India." permanently paying, and in fact was apparently kind of work that was likely to make the mines Awfully unkind is it not i
done without any set parpoee or any definite ebject in view. Assegrade the Olivers properties, and the old Eureka sbaft having been abandoned is unsale, the new that which was being sank was naturally not sufficiently advanced to e
o enable value of the property. Under these circumstances the expert to form any definite optalar as to the we cannot feel any surprise that the negotiations fell through, but from present appearances we are justified in thinking that the fallure of the negotia Hons may eventually turn out to your advantage and can assure you that everything we can do to blog about this desired result will be done. I shall be pleased to answer any quesitoas in connection with the report and statement of Accounts
For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA Mr. WHITEHEAD's letter on the Gap Reck Nawshasbeen received that Captain Beavy, 16th, the 100 acre freehold is practiestly unworked,
LIMITED
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR, Chief Manager.
For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
LIMITED,
J. W. R. TAYLOR,
Manager, Hongkong.
For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Hongkong Agency,
M. LACAZE,
Acting Manager. For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LIMITED,
HONGKONG,
CHANTREY INCHBALD,
Manager. For the YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,
9. CHOTZ,
Agent.
• Hongkong, yth December, 1898.
Intimations.
Lancers, who started from Kashmir la April last to explore the sources of the Mekong, Irrawaddy and aiher rivers, has been obliged, to return to Leh owing to difficulties of transport, Captain Welby, 18k Hassers, who left Kashmir with Captain Malcolm, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, about the same time, is reported to have reached Lancholl.
The following was the report from the General Managers (Messrs. J D. Humphreya and Son) submitted to the meeting, with the statement of accounts -----
Light Dues, had stated that they had a little conversation with the Governor in his private office a few minutes before the Council met," Mr. CHATER Informs us that neither he nor Dr. Ho Kar had any inter- view with His Excellency the Governor before the meeting of the Council on Thursday last, nor, so far as Mr. CHATER Is concerned, any communication with him on the subject of Mr. WHITEHEAD's letter: MR. N. Lazarus, the well-known optician, and Mr. CHATZE was first on the ground. Dr. principal of the firm of Essarus & Co., of HoKu came upafterwards and announced Landon, Calcatta and Melbourne, is at present his Intention of speaking on the subject. ln Hongkong, and these who are in any Mr. CHATER questioned the propriety of way trembled with defective visionwould do well his so doing. Mr. Brutros joined in the to consult him. In Australia, India and other discussion later on. The Colonial Secre-parts of the world Mr. Lazarus's sk!!! in semedy. (1873 tary coming up was referred to by Dr.ing eye-troubles is warmly recognised and statement of accounts from the 1st July, 1895, to "We beg to lay before you the report and Ho K. and he went in and obtained for immense numbers of serious cases have been the goth of September last, as banded to us by Dr. Ho Kat, at the request of the Honour successfully dealt with by him. His stay here
your lats General Manager on, that date. The able Member, permission to address the
is limited now to a few days, and we can recom-Mines, $9,913 38 onthe Batteries, and $18,910 13 sum of $16,508 62 has been expended on the Council.
mend his system of visual tests and bis correc-on Salaries, Saw Mill, and General Expenses at five glasses as lavaluable to any who have the the Mines, or $55,57.3 out of the total expen
ditors of $65 38-70. misfortune to suffer from hapsired sight.
The gold won from crushing realised $16,141.00 The Eureka Mina Taman kas been only a moderate business done was sold on the 6th of January last to the in the abare market daring the past week and, Olivers Freehold Mines Limited, for the sum of according to Mr. Erich Georg, only at rates $15,000 in cash and $10,000 in 2000 fully pald which show but few changes. In reference to have been audited by Mr. James H. Cox, who up "A" shares in that Company. The counts mining shaves the same authority states Panjoms offers himsell for re-election," old at $1. $1310, and $13 for ordinaries and $100 and $4 for reference shares, the market closlog with a few cash shares offering at £13 for ordi arles and $4 for preferences, while
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG,
AERATED WATERS.
SIMPLE AERATED WATER,
ODA WATER.
SODA
INGER ALE
EMONADE.
L
SARSAFARILLA
RASPBERRYADE, &C.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANE & Co.'s WATERS are sade under the constant supervision of a daly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- elton with the best English Manufactures,
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUES, Mass and ether Large Consumers.
Mr. CRATER desires us to state that up to the moment of the Governor's rising to lay the papers concerning the Gap Rock Light Dues on the table, he (Mr. CRATER) had no idea of what was going to be said or done, and that he was not acting in concert with His Excellency or with Dr. Ho KAL. Mr. CHATER does not in any way repudiate what he said in Council; he only desires to have it made abundantly clear that he was not acting in this particular matter In concert with any one, or in virtue of any pre-arranged $190 is obtainable for the latter. The slightly scheme.
Warker tone of the market is caused by the news We regret that
should have that the cyanider (Mr. Qaina) has been taken been unwittingly led into making a state-111, and has been compelled to go to Singapore ment not founded on fact. but we beg to
It is stated, however, that the assure Mr. CHATER that when we penned engineer at the works (Mr. Jolly) le fally able to the cyaniding operations for it we had every reason to believe that he aperintend
until the time, and Dr. Ho Kat had had an interview with
recovery Mr. antil another chemist Quinn, or His Excellency Just before the meeting of engaged, that the work will go on a
can be Council. His statement on the subject. al. Charbonniger remita unchanged i however, is too clear and toe categorical after all, the new scrip will not he sent cat bere to leave any doubt on the subject..
for exchange agiinst the old scrip, which wi[] now have to be sent to Parla to the office of the
•Company, No. 5 Rue de Cheumartin, to which fact the attention of holders is drawo.
we
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
Any complaints should be addressed to the THE COST OF THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.
Manager,
· Hongkong, and May, thot
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.
1437
fala raquanted that all communications relating to Subscriptions, Adverdeemia, du, be addressed in the pa, Taisgrash" and not to the Editor.
Lachers on Kelluvial matters to be sent to The Elite" and
sor to individual members of the sta
Comincious intended for publication must be accompanied by the name and adds of the writer, not osely for publication but an avidance of good faith,
Whist the columns of the Hongheng Trisgrajh will always be open for the bir discusion by correspondents of all questions affecting poble erect, it must be distinctly understood that the Eolier does not in any way hold himself response law solains thus armad.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D: 1841.
AND
WINES
SPIRIT S.
ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood sad bottled by ourselves, thus saving all Inter. mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the test growths at MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Full Datalis, to be had on Application.
PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at ence it should be ordered to be decanted at the DISPENSARY before being seni aut.
SHERRY.--Excellent Dinner and After Dinner
LONDON, December zid. The Alexandria Court of Appealbascondemned the Egyptian Government to refund the £100,000 used for the Dongols Campaign and to pay all costs. Lord Cromer bus Informed the Khedive that Great Britala is prepared to advance the
money.
MASSACRE OF ITALIANS IN SOMALI- LAND.
The Italian Copsol, Signor Cecechi, the Captains and six Officers of the Italian warship, Volturno and Staĝelta, who went on excursion outilde Magadoxa into Somailland, escorted by seventy Atkaris, huwa been at cred, together with thirty of the escort.
for treatment.
some
of
Mr Georg asked the Chairman of the item of $1,800 under "Liablililes" was repaid or still in
existence,
The Chairman-It was repaid by ourselves, regarding the working expanser.
Mr. Georg Dex? asked for an explanation
The Chairman said the amount was greatly in made up principally by wages at the mine and excess of that in the previous report and it wa which had not been adjusted, and there was on this account Instead of on the mize account about $300 for stores which were probably used at the mine and not charged.
gross carelessness on the part of the people keeping the books.
Mr. Georg-As a matter of set, It amounts to
The Chaleman:-In Australia ? Yes, certainty. Mr. Georg asked where the items "charge, postage and stationery at head office" exme from.
The Chairman explained that there were two smannis of $250 to be paid as commission on loan of the Company and $935.12 was dee for special reports made for the company.
Mr. Hough asked how was it the past managers had not noticed the discrepancies alluded to by Mr. Georg.
called discrepsacles. The amounts of the Aus
The Chairman said they could hardly he tralian expenses should have appeared earlier and the fault laid there. The late General Manager could not get reports of accounts, although he repeatedly wrote for them,
Mr. Georg:-Isblokthat, under present clienm stances, as we are working at such a loge, the directors should not draw their full amount of fees.
The Chairman :-They have not drawn them yet. They mast appear in the accounts and it: is a matter for fatare consideration,
SIR W. VERNON HARCOURT, speaking to sa audience of 3,000 at Liverpool on the yib oltimo, wald that Mr. Gladstone had given utterance to the desire of the nailon in reference to Turkey, He rejoiced at and approved the spontaneous outburst of feeling in Great Britain. Forty years age we embarked on the Crimean War, and he hellered Mr. Bright was right when he declared it to be an unnecessary war, waged with an nawise object. The policy of ibat day was to destroy the infidence al Russia in Turkey, but today Russia was opreme at the Porte. It was time now that we tried a new policy, Turkey had filled to reform, and never wou'd reform, except when it ceased to exist. If we were ever to accom- plish the object we had at heart it must be by the first step in that direction would be to acting in with Russia, and not against her, and
obliterate the Cyprus Convention, which waE noth log
less than a "standing menace and de- claration of hostility against Russia" in the interests of Turkey. He was so profoundly Impressed by the uilar impassibility of effectual operation with Turkey by our separate action that he declined altogether to entertain such a An extraordinary general meeting of the Com- THE British cruiser Spartan left Wahu boond project until he was satisfied that concert paty will be held at the offices at noon on for Shanghai on the 281à alto.
with Resita, was out of question j and | Monday nezi. when he spoke of concert with Russia, ka in. claded other great Powers, for they would never dierociate themselves from Russia. The uW policy he advocated was the taking off of the protectorate of Turkey, and the disclaimer of hostility to Rosals.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. It is proposed to hold a St. Georga's Ball on the aand prox. Vida nāvi,
THE United States cruiser Yorktown, from Koros, arrived at Shanghal on the syth ulto, A MEETING of the Legislative Comell will be held on Monday, the 7th last, when the Bills that were read a first time last Thunday will be further considered.
The Royal Engineers played an Association match against H Company West Yorkshire Regiment this afternoon at Happy Valley, the result being a victory for the R. E's by a goala
to mfl.
THE Anglo-American agreement with segard to the disputed boundary between Brish Galana and “Venesuela stipulates that the arbitration proceedings shall be completed by the gth February 1897.
THE Hongkong Rovers Cricket Club suffered their mail defeat this afternoon at Happy Valley, their opponents being D Company of the West Yorkshire Regiment, who won by 53 runs to the Rovers' 49.
THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING CO., LD.
The adoption of the report and balancë shest was moved by the Chairman, recorded by Mr. Ratiorjee, and carried,
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. G. R. Stevens, Mr. J. H. Cox was re-elected" auditor and the meeting terminated.
SPORTING NOTES.
CRICKET. HE.CC. . LLC.
The match between the above Clubs wit begun on the Clab Ground to-day at 11 a.15. and finished shortly after 5 pm, resulting in ain for the H.K.C.C. team by 87 runs, There was a large attendance during the game and the music of the West York's fice band helped to enhance the day's pleasure. The scores word:
F. XC. C. M. D. Word, W.Y.R.. asub Vellingen $7 T. M. Howard, WYR, sobb Va CW. Cardon, WY.Cat Flumer 5 V2 P. O. Davis, R. Johnston & Langhorne AG Ward, b Yallingu can passió pas tij skákat kim tanong K. Mant, sub b Vallogeny a párommisceribment 2. F. Lammert, not coi412manjakalarak
12
194
H. Arthur, b Valliegt damag
B. Crawford, Vallage.1422996. A. Anderson, with clamam san við 1. Graham, b-Vallja umoreabandziau scooby10%
To
LR.C.
Dr. Alkinson. Howard, & Devlet 19 C. C. Ina bald but 201 C. Berger, Howard
Forgson.Major Johnston, b-Davies pengemungiinemus 15 Capt. Langhorn At Ae.hu, Howard Capt. Leviband 1.4 0-3 KW Mounsere Garden, b Dari A Rav. 0, Valinga, run out came SA KALAU PALACE MANTO AO CON
holders of the above Company was held at the The second ordlaary annual meeting of share- registered offices of the Company, 38 and 40, Queen's Road Central, at soon to-day, for the 26anagers togeiber with a statement of accounts parpore of receiving the report of the General
for the period ending the 30th September, 1896. Mr. Hart Buck presided, and there were allo present Mester, E. K. Chandler, W. E. Clement, H. Rutionfee, E. Georg, W. H, Potte, Machado, H. Humphreys, Z. S. Kelly, Lae Shan, Sin Tack TAOTAI LO FENG-LU BR been appointed Minister Pan, G. R. Stevens, C. Ewens, J. A accession to Kung Chad-yllan, The new and accounts having been in your hands several to Great Britain, France, Italy, and Belgium, in Jupp, E. Jones-Hughes, and T. F. Hough,
The Chairman sald-Gentlemen, the report Minister was Secretary to Li Hung-chẳng on his | days, I will, with your permission, lake them as recent European tour,
read. I may mastion that these accounts are kong, a date prerious to that as which our firm made up to the 30th of September last in Hong took over the general management of the Com Pany, but I will, should anyone he desirous of thing you may wish to know. We regret to say making any questions, do my best to explain sny." that the working for the period under review has not been a success, and we are afraid that your mitted suicide while temporarily insane, was not late mining manager, who, we learn, has com in a condition of health to give your interests the fullest consideration. This is the mora naforlunzie, as we are informed by our present mining manager that in àis opinion the capital MR. Erich Georg la his Shars List Issued you bad was quite sufficient to have carried the to-day later that the enrologs of the Dockmines to a successful fasue, but that it had been Company for October soused to $91.000 net gentlemen, we have to a great ex'est to rely on wasted in the most reckless manner. Of course, the competency and homesly of car mining managers, and I am pleased to inform you that we have every confidence in our present staff, to be superior to any other brand in the Tax third race of the Royal Hongking Yacht terests as closely as if they were their own. It and we feel sure that they will watch your. In- Hengkong market.
Club will be called to-morrow. The course to be is needless to say that we cannot work med.fu No. 18, from mark boat of Lyeemaon without money, and you have all probably (port), Kowloon Rock (pari), No. 1 Deck Baaying will be held on the 4th of this month to pass
noticed that an extraordinary
general
neat. (pon), mark boat off Lyeamoon (port), Kowloon the necessary resolutions for the fiss Rock (port) s'a total distance of ső miles.. THE Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and the crushing from the Queen mins wat about ference ares. Ozelitest advices by letter from the mines are quite satisfactory and inform usapany, R.A., China at Shanghat is, says the North China to Te commenced, and that they expected Daily News, about to make an issue of dollar | It would be carried on continuously for at least notes. The first lands will probably amount to several months. The estimate formed by the and must supply balla. The matches in this 4 lakhr, of half-a-million of dollars. Specimialog manager is that a dwt, to the fod will pay round must be played of beforejjanuary 14th,, mens of the proposed törns kava airasiy reached one and the quality of the stone anything"
working expenses. If this estimate is a correct -- 1893,
THE. Mission seam-launch Day Spring will sall alongside any vessel hoisting the answering pennant, between 9 and 10.30 am, on Sunday, convey men aahore to the Ez o'dock service returning about 12.30 p.m.
Wines of very superior Vintages. All are Irun Xures 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 from raisins and carrots, “as is generally the case with Cheap Wines, [1657 | HRANDY.-Ail our Brandy le guaranteed to be pure CoUNAC, the difference in pelca being merely a question of age and vintage/se WHISKEY-AU our Whisky is of arcallant quallly and of greater age than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WENKEY undoubtedly a very satisfactory nult. The marked "E" is universally popular, and le. Company's hands, he adds, are "full of paying pronounced by the best local congolaimers || work;#
Captalo G. Ramsay, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the gih instant, at 3 P.3.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong. 5th December, 1896.
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Captain Steeves, will be despatched as abora on THURSDAY, the 17th instant, For Fright or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Ageois, gth December, 1996, (1877)
We only guarantee our Winks and SPIRITS to be genius when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Court Ports,
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A. S. WATSON & CO. LD.
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Hongkong Football Club will play 35th Com- On Monday afternoon at Happy Valley the pany, R.A. Kick-off, at 4.30 p.m. The Clab team will be made up off-Ď., Wood, goals E.. Beasley and H. Plackney, backe; H. W. Slade, H. W. Looker, and A. 1. R. Greene, R.A Aalvans. E. C. Rowecroft, H.K.R., J. D. Danby W. D. Mayson, F. H. Kew, and A. D. Hi Grayson, R.A., forwardı.
Competition met yesterday erenleg and draw The Committes of the Hongkong Football. the ties for the first round of the Tournament The results were as follow u
A Company, 24th, Regt, bye. Royal Edgineers byn,"nam H. M. S. Centurion bya, HM, S. Narcisis U. Kowloon. H. Company, 14th (Regt. v. D. Company,
14th Regt. Hongkong Colts 35th Company, RA. Hongkong Football Club . 12th Com-
B. Company, 14th Regt. v. Officers
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The first-named teams have choice of ground