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THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM. NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR LONDON,
VIA STRAITS AND USUAL PORTS OF
CALL
60TH YEAR of HER MAIESTY'S REIGN. His Excellency Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G., will hold a RECEPTION at GOVERN MINT HOUSE on TUESDAY, the aand June. at 11 AM. Ladles and Gentlemen are invited
to attend.
Hongkong, 15th June, 1897.
HER MAJESTY'S RECORD REIGN,
CELEBRATIONS AT THE HAPPY. VALLEY.
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(Taking Cargo at through rates for GLASGOW, Tonus request the pleasure of the *HE JUBÍLEE · COMMITTEE have the
LIVERPOOL, CONTINENTAL PORTS, RIVER PLATE, &C.)
THE Company's Steamship
"HYSON,"
John S. Horg, Commander, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 16th Instant, at 5 P.4.
For Freight, &c., apply to
www
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong. 14th June, 1807,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
1896
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
4
"NAMOA,
Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Poris on THURSDAY, the ryth Instant,
R! Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, th June, 1807.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI. -
HE Company's Steamship
THE
* CHIHLL,"
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Captain Newcombe, will be despatched as above ca THURSDAY, the 17th Instant, at 2 P.M.
For Freight or Parage, soniy to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 15th Jane, 1897.
FOR WEST RIVER PORTS.
THE
'HE Stearnship
"WINGTONG"
Company of the LADIES of Hongkong at the HAPPY VALLIY on the occasion of the REVIEW and the GYMKHANA to be beld as the aand and 23rd fastant, la Commemoration of the Completion of the 60TH YEAR of the REIGN of HER MOST GRACHUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Hon Sacratary, Hongkong, 14th June, 1897,
NOTICE,
'UBSCRIBERS to the JUBILEE FUND buat TICKETS of Admissi og ta the REVIEW and GYMKHANA to be held on the 22nd sad 23rd instant, on appliextion to the Undersigned.
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1. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 15th June, 1897.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,
•HE Company's Steamship
THE
" FOOCHOW," Captain Blackburne, will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 18th fästani, at 3 P.M. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
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Hongkong, 15th June, 1897.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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NOTICE.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS
or
AERATED WATERS.
OUR AIRATAD Water Factory is Gited with the best English Machinery, embodying the latest Improvements in the trada,
The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the almost Case and Cleanliness exercised in the Manufacture throughout,
The Water used is proved by repeated Analyses to be Abiolately Pare,
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and Empties when received is good order. the fall amount allowed for Packages and
TELEGRAMS. many filends in Hongkong and South
THE NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER
TOKIO, Jane 7th, Baron Rosen, the new Russian Minister to Japan, is expected to arrive in Tokla by the middle of this month. Upon his arrival, M. Spayer, the present Chargé d'Affaires, ` will
retain to Korea
AMOY DECLARED INFECTED.
TOKIO, June 6:b. Owing to the pubicak of bubonic plague at Amoy, all vessels coming from that port will from to-marrew hs inspected at Nagasaki, Moji, | Hikojima, Wada Polni (Kobe), and Yokobama.}
THE U.S. AND TEA
Toxio, June 6th.
It le reported that a telegram has been received by a foreign firm at Yokohama from New York, announcing that there is a probabilty that the proposal to impose n daty on tes wlil be rejected.
TO ENCOURAGE DIRECT EXPORT,
TEKIO, June 5th "It la reported that to pursuance of its policy of encouraging direct export the Government Intends to exempt direct exporters from the buriacis tax.
THY AUSTRIAN MINISTER,
TOKIO, Jane jih. The Austro-Hungarian Minister la Tokio will leave for Europe shortly on leave of absence.
J
THE TAMSUI-AMOY CABLE.
Toxto, Juno Jib.." The Government has under consideration a proposal to purchase the telegraph cable between Tamsul and Amoy.
GENERAL NOGI.
TOKIO, Janë Jih. A telegram was received yesterday at the Colonial Department stating that General Nogi, the Governor-General of Formosa, left Talpoh for Tokio on the 6th Inst
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE French ganboat Comets arrived at Shang- Counterfoll Order Books supplied on applicabal from Harkow on the gik instant,
tion.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address in "DISPENSARY, "HÓNGKONG," And all signed messages addressed thas w
receive prompt attention.
The following is a List of Waters always kept
ready in Stock PURE AERated water,
SODA WATER,
LEMONADE,
POTASH WATER,
SELTZER WATER.
LITHIA WATER,
SARSAPARILLA WATER,
TONIC WATER,
GINGER ALF,
GINGERADE.
No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any eiber purpofs than that of contatalog Aerated | Waters, "àn sach Bottles are never used agals by us
A, S. WATSON & CO., LD.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSAR V. Samalang, 19th April, eR07.
DEATH.
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ENTRIES for the Jubilee Gymkhams close to the Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Club, at a p.m. to-morrow, the 15th inelænt.
AMONG the passengers by the mail steamer
· China which arrived to-day way the Hon. A. B. Jobasor, Ualled States Consal at Amoy. He is accompanied by Mrs. Johnson and their two cblidrea.
AT 5 pm. we heard that the Jablice Gymkhana An will commence at 4 p.m., not at 5 p.m. official notification', states. I cannot commence before. The correct me sheld be well advertised.
His Excellency the Governor notifies that on Tuesday, the and instant, he will hold a reception at Goverment Hosen at If a.., to commemorate the 60th year of Her Majesty's reign. · Ladles are sito taviteḍ,
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Cates will be interested to known that Mr. J. McBain, the able and popular chief engineer of the last and furious Chinere rqvenue ciufser Cawendiuo, arrived here to-day by the Katter-t- Hind from the north, in which vessel he pro- ceeds to the auld countsie to enjoy a well-estned holiday in bonule Scotland.
JAMES SUTHERLAND, gunner of the Royal Artillery, appeared at the Magistracy this morning on remand on the charge of assumiting Vests, Hill and Osborne. Inspector Mann vald that the defendant was taken to the barracks and mixed with other gunners and could not be Identified. He therefore asked for his discharge, Mr. Wodehouse than discharged the defendant;} saying that he hoped he was innocent of the affair.
An inquley was held at the Magistracy to-day into the death of a boatwoman who died as the 11th Instant, from lujuries received in a fall. Deceased's husband, the manter of Cargo Boat No. 69, sild that be was awakened from his sleep | about am on the reth insist by the crash of
fall. He saw deceased lying unconscions and had her removed to the Tung Wa Hospital She fell from the after part of the deck, where she was sleeping, lato a hoid where cargo was stored. Alverdict of "accidental death" WAI returred,
THUS the Cha Gazette, et oth Inst ¡-Caplein Mackar zla was requesint a couple of weeks ago to resiga bis commission ae Majer Commanding 5. V. C. and waxaubsequently allowed to retaja hle poultion for the time belag, but in the Monicipal minutes published in this leina no | reference of any kind Isąmado régunting the subject. What Is the reason? Several officers and men of the S. V. C. are ladlignant about it,
A WRITER ta the Saturday Review says that all troops xre andject to vanie, but makes an exception in favour of the lule Cookham, who arm credited by the writer with having no "nerves" We (London Globe) fair, bowever, that even the litile Goorkha must plead guilty to iba possession of this sometimes undesirable adjunct to the human anatomy. There is a place called Wano on the Indian frontier, where our camp was aurorised by Warist fanatics, end Thom Atkins, to bla blunt way, nicknamed some of the Tittle Goorkhas the "Bhago Mats"—" Don't Rang 1 "—from the shouls of the Goorkha officera on that occulant: Dat men who have seen s charge of Moslem "Gbaz!s" can understand how, in a surprise in the darkness, and until ranks can be formed, even the best man's fint idea would be to get behind something.
THIS is what the Tientsin Times anys about the liberality of Hongkong realdents there is
mark d contrast to the Diamond Jubilee sabe scription lats for Shanghai and Hong ong. The residents in the Model Seulement fear they may have to curtall their programme from lack of financial support: the Crown Colo slats, on the A CARIFULLY written article in the Spectator other hand have come out very strong. The entlled "An Invasion of England-A Waming with a abscription of $1,500; the Princely Hongkong and Shanghai Bank heads the list Voice.concludes the following sensible | House comes next with -$1,500; then coma. advice :~~" Wecenast is peace-time be prepared | thirteen subscifoflons at $1,000, fourteen at ss it we were at war? It la net peace-time. We $100 or mere, &c, &c. Their fund stond st catirely agree with those who object to England $35,000 few days after it was opened.. One very Interesting feature of the list is the generous becoming a military nation, or wasting the way in which the foreign honga, most especi resources of her people on perpetual preparation ally those of the Fatherland, have responded for war, or reilgalog in any way, by conscription to the calf-Qulle so, and when our contempo- or otherwise, her purpose of Hiring as the greatesty leams what the Chinese bave subscribed we may expect to hear something more shout Indurtilal State. What we contend is that the
the loosening of parse-stdags là the Isle of present time is one of danger; that we havo | Fragrant Streams. formidable enemies, open or secret; that with prizes on the floor like the Turkish Empire and South Africa we can trust no one completely; that as yet we have no dependable ally, and one grand personst foe; and that consequently Great Brit in should for a reasonable time, and in x reasonable manner, he placed in the post- tion of a fortress which may be escaladed at any moment, but which is ready without warning to repel a foe even if he has sexied the walls.”
HENRY GLABS a certificated British officer, was brought before the Magistrate this morning on remand on the charge of having stolen $50 from H. J. Strelly, an cagineer, on the roth instant.made up of Australians, and a third of Ca-adians. The defendant called two witnesses to prove that (see that they thrown a lot of good caw-boyt); with these men as scoute a dɛ sharpshooters he was with them on the afternoon at the time of they could tarass the Beets ne end, and the theft. Both said that they had never seen him discover their position and me ements all day that afternoon. The defendant was over the long. They would require 3,000 to 5.000 of opportunity of refreshing the witnesses' memory these men. The Engllub troops move tog bat could not succeed in eliciting anything to his slowly for scouting and harassing work, and cannot go long enough without commissariat. It benefit. The defendant then asked that some all depends on the colony now. Rhodes is very
I papers relative to his conduct which were found placky, and way sayo A WAY, navek yet know in his pocket be read. Mr. Wodehours asked of a lot of scoundrels who wanted whipping more then these Transvaal Boers. Not only have they made the Transvaal intolerable, but
him if he wished to be committed for ull or to
WRITING to a London paper a South African correspondent says: In the previous Wars disasters came through the Imperial Govere- Colonists' advice. The best friends England ment and the British General disregarding has bad bave been the olonlats; and she.. should never allow them to bo snabbed or sacrificed by the military: From per- sonal observaŊia · I wonid-draw attention to the ruszrilla system of the Boers, and this has to be met by a body of men of exxeily the same type, and, if way does take place, England shasld Inangarate a guerrilla corps, and draw the fut bady from the old hands to South Africa. The second division of the force could be
be dealt with summarily. The defendant said they have intrigued with the Cape and Germany; that he would leave the case in his Worship's | in fact, with the whole of South Africa," We are glad to learn from our Singapore ex hands. Mr. Wodehouse said that he reluctantly changes that Captais Cory, R.N., who recently found the prisoner guilty of the thef', and in con- met with a serious accident while riding in Sto.sideration of his good conduct which appeared In his papers, be sentenced him to three months' gapore, is now much better. He was still in
imprisonment with hard labour. The prisoner Horpial, though, on the 9th Instant,
an belag led out of Court said "You convict ad Innocent man ; I am innocent of this theft,"
THE N. Y. K. steamer Tokio Maru, while on At Kobe, on 2nd June, GroxotA CAMPBELL her way to Hongkong to go on the berth for *ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship TAIT. the heloved wife of Dr. George LYON | Australļa, stranded In the Island sex. She was
" CHINA."
TAIT ; aged 30 years.
to have left this port on the 24th init and her departure is now indefinitely postponed.
The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo me hereby requested to send in their
will leave Hongking for Wachau via Parts of Bill of Lading for Countersignature, and to
Call, on
THURSDAY, 17th June, at 4 P.14
MONDAY, 21st June, at 4 P..
FRIDAY, 7th Jane, at 4 PM.
WEDNESDAY, 30th Jane, at 4 PM.
„The above dates may be slightly modified, This vertel has accommodation for a limited
number of First-rivar Pazarogers,
Fare to or from Wachau-gro.
Fare to or from Samahul-95.
Meals can be obtained on board on appllex-
ffon to the Steward, at tariff rates.
Holders of return tickets may return to Canton instead of Hongkong by the steamers of the
take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be lended and stored at Cous|gnees' risk and expense,
J S. VAN BUREN,
Agent.
Hongkong, 15th Jun^, 1897
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., THE Steamship
La.
For Freight or Passsze, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,
Hongkong, 15th Jane, 1807.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. "HE Company's 'Steamship
T
Tots
"ULYSSES," Captain Brown, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 18th instant, al 4 P.M.
For Freight, apply to
The Hongkong Telegraph
HOWORONG. TURSDAY, JUNE 15, 18677,
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S MESSAGES. EARTHQUAKE AT CALCUTTA. ENORMOUS DAMAGE. MANY LIVES LOST.
LONDON, June 13th. An earthquake occorred at Calcutta on Satur day.. The shock lastel five minutes and nearly every house is damaged, many belog in rains. The spires of the cathedrals and churches fell: several natives were killed and many lejured,
THE PLAGUE.
A CHINESE passenger by the Arration Aptar from Singaprto died on board that vessel at shout 5.15 this morning just before she entered the harbour and his body was brought here for darlal, General debility was the cause of death. THE gas illuminations, of the Hongkong Dis- pensary were' pot to the lest last night. About 7 p.m. all were lghted and proved very satis. iactory. Some 2,000 Chinese filled the pavement opposite the Dispensary during the display.
MR. H. C. Wilkinson, Crawn Advocate, was to leave Shanghai on the srth instant for Yoko hams to replace Mr. R. A. Mowat, Invalided home, as Judge of the British Court la Yoke hams. Mr. H. P. Wilklason acted as Crown Adrec to at Shanghal during his father's recent
THERE was crowded attendance recently at the Mart, Tekenhouse-yard, City, conscquent on Messrs. May and Rowden submitting for auction 44 sites from which to view the Diamond Jubiles procession on Jono 22. The bidding wa neither brisk nor, except la a low CASES, very ustialactory, and the majority of the lot had to be withdrawn, SHANGHAI papers received 10-day contain pric: realised was 210 gaincas for shop The largest reports of the arrest of Mr. Spencer Laisun, in the Strand, with a frontage of about charged with abdseting married Chinese 13ft, high, and capable of seating approxi
He was arrested by the French mately 150 people. A shop window in KI
Willam-sircel, capable of seatfux fra 35 Municipal. Police and locked up. It appears to 40 people, was knocked down for yo po ness?
WOMAN,
that the woman's lawiɑl husband, dewanded
a corder shop in Cheapside, estimated, to cat that Latin should send his wife back to him from 30 to 35 people, fetched yo gular ssj and a and that the latter related to comply with the bow front shop in Ch:apside Commodating.
from 30 to 35 persoas, went for a galoers. request, hence legal proceedings that seem
For the site 159, Piccadilly, 637, guiness was to afford a good deal of murement in the bid, but the auctioneer remarked that in that Model Settlement, where Mr. Lalias, on locality as much as £50 % seat was being of one of Li Hung Chang's late Secretaries, readily given, and he could not accept ike. offer. An offer of 610 galaons for corner pre- is well known. the 8th instant mises in King William-street facing the Mont- Mr. Lairan faced the music in the Mixed ment was also declined. At a later sala Court; very little evidence was heard, and as the highest bid was £2,000 for 65 and 67, a querifon a1ozo as to the nationality of the || Ludgate-hill, capable of accomodating from 500 accused, and it was believed he was a British 10 600 sightseers. The offer was declined, 4, indeed, was every offer that was made, the subject, the Laurtag was adjourned until the 11th second highest being 200 for a shop window, to allow time for reference to the British Consul- 418, Stroud, and a similar amount for a General Accordingly on the 11th Mr. Lataun window 75, Chespalde; while ran was offered was taken from the Chinesa city gaol to the forshop window 22, Cheapside, and £100 for shop British Consulate, and it was then ascertained No. 8, Ludgate-bill. For seven out of thirteen that he is a British Tubject and the Consul there remarked the auctioneer, that you are going
lats no offers were submitted. "Don't 'blok," fore decided to recognise him. Mr. Laisen is
pick up these places very cheaply, because you A PRELIMINARY parade for the Jablice Review stated to have been a translator in the office of
are not bidding now. There is not the slightest. the North China Daily News. A few years will be held at Happy Valley at 6.30 6.M. On Friday. The forces i consist of the troopsgabe was a reporter on the staff of the Hong-out that there will be rush for seats inter
kong Telegraph.
absence in Japan.
"ARRATOON APCAR" baring arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo Impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 7.1. of the 17th lastani, wil be landed at Consignees' risk and expense into the Godowns
was of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Wanchal.
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside i sach Cargo Impeding the discharge of the vessel I will be landed and stored at Consigaees' risk and definitive alliance will be algaed daring Pre-† tear Corps will parade at headqunstem at 5.30 Undermanning Bil, which das been read once
Expensa BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents.
Hongkong, 15th Jane, 1897
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR KOBE (DIRECT),
THE Company's Steamship
"TSINAN,"
No Fire Insurance will be effected,
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Captain Ramsay, will be despatched as 'abava an SATURDAY, the 19th instant, at 4 P.M.
For Freight or Pastage, apply to
1
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, rith June, 1897.
FOR SINGAPORE, FENAHG AND·
CALCUTTA,
THE Steamship
"ARRATOON APCAR,"
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Captala K. H. Sandberg, will be despatched for
the above Ports on MONDAY, the sist fustant,
* 3 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 15th June, 1897.
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Steamship
* BENLEDI,"
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Paravane 15th June, 18y
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &
COMPANY,
VICTORIA dispensarF,
HONGKONG.
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The plague has apposted at Jeddah, FRANCE AND RUSSIA,
The Times Paris correspondent slater that
sident Faura's visit to St. Petersburg,
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT FAURE,
A man fired at President Faure yesterday whilat ke was approaching the race-course. The
· President was not hurt.
(From Kobe Chronicle))
JAPAN AND HAWAII.
a | seamen, marinas, and Volunteers, The Velua.
a.m. and march off at 5.43, and it is particularly requested that every man in the Corps be pre- sent. For the guns coolle draught will be provided;
*SAN FRANCIICO, June 4th, All the Japanese demands concerning the rejection of the Japanese emigrants have been rejected by the Hawaiian authorities, and serious diffenities are expected to arise in the negotia
tions.
THE comments of the French press on the
shop
A LARGE and distinguished company, which included the Prince of Wales, Piloce Edward of In the House of Commons, are instructive, Saxe-Weimat, the United States Ambassador,
especially to those who fatter themselves that it le possible to place "foreign' vessels on antepresentatives of the Board of Trade, on the equally with those flying the Britisk dag. A
and the Lord Chancellor, as well as seversi May assembled on the site of the old prison Millbank to witness test of Don-inflammabio | Tuz new West River steamer Ho Saf, owned Parisian commercial sheat, the Bulletin der wood which had been treated by a process by Mr. C. Lay Kom, Jr., arrived last evening | Haller, reminds its rendous that English ship recently perfected in the United States under the from Canton. She has come to Hongkong for owners have sold to Continental porta apices of Mesa, Bradley and Currier, of New York. The process comprises the removal of sarvey and registration ander the Belish flag. The large number of old-fashioned vesseli, which the natural juices of the wood and the appilcetion Ho Saf is a twin scrow vessel of about 100 tons can be made to yield a proft only by loading of chemical preparations. Alterante exhausios burthen and her speed is from 9 to 10 knots, them to theis maximum and keeping the crew and steam treatment are used for these purposes, aia minimum; and the loterpretation pat by the the chemicals being forced into the wood at a She has excellent passenger accommodation, the upper deck being specially fitted for Europeans, Journal on Mr. Richle's Bill is that It Is & dodge high temperature, The treatment is said to be and she has all the best appliances to ensure on the part of the shipowners to deprive the be equal to ordinary mped in regard to its works permanent in fe effect, and the wood is stated to comfort that are to be found on a vessel of her patchaters of these old steamers of any chance ability and capacity to receive « high polish. THE PREMIERSHIP,
afs Altogether she appears to be admirably they may possess of competing with British Two buildings, 30ft, high and of similar appost« Toxio, Jane gth.
bottoms. "English shipowners," add the ARGO, were erected on the ground at the rear adapted for the trade.
of the New British Art Gallery, one of these being Count Karode, who has been temporarily acting
Bulletin, "have now only to dictats, by a
ordinary building umbo and the other as Premier during Count Matsugnia's illness, ú reported to wish to resign the office on the ground. We are informed that theiß is a good deal of measure analogous la the Undermancing BIB, of wood made non-infiammable by the naw prom of falling health
expressed by captains of the wages and the food to be given to foreign cens. Day ilmbet saturated with petroleum, was strange weresis visiting tale port regarding crews to be logical and complete. Of course, inside the non-infammable erection were placed stacked against both buildings, ontalde, while THE PLAGUE IN FORMOSA.
the Harbour Regulations. When a ship the nylon that foreign owners will allow dried shavings and other combustible material. From the 38th to the 30th ult., 19 new cases enters the port she is supplied with a copy the Bélish Parliament to fix the sumber Hoth houses ware fired simultaneously, that of bubonic plague waraseporied at Tainan and of the Regulations and when she is leaving of men their ships shall carry is absurd. made of ordinary wood being burat is the RAS
ASPBERRYADE, &C. cases at Rokto. The total number of calda charge of $1 is make or the copy has to be re- A foreign ship is foreign teritory, and any ground lo half an hour while the other remained
since ika outbreak is now 439.
turned. This certainly seems to be a carious way attempt to subject it to British regulations the bonfire was destroyed by charring. When intact, except that the skirting board adjoining. of doing business fa a port of such importance as would certainly fall, and lead to guiling reprisals | the flames had subsided the doors were
AERATED WATERS,
SIMPLE AERATED WATER,
SODA WATER.
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*INGER ALE;
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LEMONADE
SARSAPARILLA
DAKIN, CEUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERE SER made stider the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear comps Captain Farquhar, is due here on the sâth lust, † dags with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBK, Marent and Any complaints should be addressed to the
Hongkong, 1st March, 1897,
and will have quick despatch,
For Fright or Passago, apply to
.
GIBB, LAVINGSTON & C.... Agust Honghang, 18th June, 189747,
other Large ConFRIZIERS.
TOKIO, June 5tk.
PLAGUE AT NAGASAKI.
TOKIO,
divatisfaction
of
A telegram has been received by the sanitary Hongkong. Probably it's just another litte sed complicatless. Fairplay and many other and it was seen that the infiammabler materied authorities, stating that on the arrival of the thing to tempt ships to come here. Certainly Fukuoka Maru at Nagasaki yesterday from no tax should be charged on a ship-mastar who Tormes, a woman, san of the passengers, wie seiks to learn the laws regarding the part, found to be suffering from bubonic plague. Ska wie immediately removed to the infections may of which might be broken in mest Dissness Hospital, where she died shortly alter unconscious ignoranos of regulations to the
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