To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG CRICKET OLUB.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
“HE ANNUAL General MEETING of
The CRICKET CLUB, for the parpars Past Seas and electing the Committee and
of recalving the Committee's Report for the
Oficer for the coming season, will be held in the Cricket PAVILION as THURSDAY, the 30th September, 1897, at 5 o'clock.
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING.
†MMEDIATELY alter the Anousi General |
BRAL MEETING will be held for the purpose of taking into consideration a (propsia?" that Rale 12 shell in the future road as follows!:- 12-The Annual Subscripilan for Members whall be $to payable to advance on the 1st October to each year. Any Member absent from the Colony for 12 consecu- tive monika shall be exempted from one year's Subscription
I Meeting, an EXTRAORDINARY GRN- |
EDWARD A.RAM,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, and September, 18y7. [1457
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship,
THE P
FROM
"SOCOTRA,"
SUEZ,
ANTWERP, LONDON. BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS, Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby Informed that their Goods being landed and placed at the risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo :- From Italy, er S.S. Sullij. Optional Goods will be landed here unless fustractions are given to the contraý before 4 P.M. TO-DAY,
Goods not cleared by the 27th lnstant at 4 F.M. will be subject to rent.
Ne Fire Insurance will be affected by any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within tea days after the Vessel's arrival Eere, after which- so Claims will be recognised,
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H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
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Hongkong, aand September, roy.
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY,
THE Company's Steamsi.jp
"ESMERALDA,"
Captain G. A. Tayler, will be despatched for the above Poris TO-MORROW, the aged instant, at P.M.. Instead of es previously advertised.
This Steamer has Supertor Accommodation for Passengers and is fitted with the Electric Ligh!.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Ganeral Managers. Monahanu aznd Searersber. 1997.
T#440
-MÖGUL-WARNACK-MIÍ BURN LINE. FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Stemskip
"PATHAN,"
to sail on the 24th September, 1897. 5.5. "ENERGIA," to sall about 7th Oct., '97. S.S. "MACDUFF,” to sail about 21st Oct., '97% S.S. "CROMARTY;" 10, sall about 20th Nov. S.S. "SIKH," to sali about robDc, 1897.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.
Agents.
Hongkong, 2nd Septeraber. 1207. £1155 THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR LONDON AND LIVERPOOL, VIA STRAITS AND COLOMBO. (Taking Cargo at through rates for GLASGOW,
CONTINENTAL PORTS, RIVER PLATE, &c.) "HE Company's Steamship
ΤΗΣ
" OOPACK."
Captain E. Willie Jones, will be despatched as above on or about the 28th lnstant,
For Freight, Sc., apply to
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, and September, 1807.
[1450
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
AND
OREGON RAILROAD AND NAVI-
GATION COMPANY.
FOR
PORTLAND, OREGON. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
(SUBJECT TO ALTEVATION). Mogul
|3.654 | Tucaday ... | Oct. 12. 5.8. Tac.day... | Nov. 16,
HE Steamship
THE
"MOGUL"
Captain, Pensen, salling at Noon, on TUES DAY, the 13th October, will proceed to PORTLAND, OREGON, vía MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA
Through Bill of Lading leaned to Pacific Coast Points, and to Canadian and United States Points,
Consular Invoices of Goods for United States Points should be in gondroplicate and one copy must be sent forward by the steamer to Las care of the Freight Agent, Oregon Railroad Bad Navigation Co., Portland, Oregon.
Parcels must be sent to our Office (with address marked in fall) by 5 P.M., on the day previous to sailing.
For farther Information as to Passage or Freight, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co, General Agenij, Hongkong, 22nd September, 1897. [1458
TO SHIPKASTERS.
ENQUIRE where your FRESH WATER
obtained by the Water Boats; as FOUL WATER the cause of much sickness an board Skip,
We are the only Wales-Bost Company in Heathing exciustedly Supplying FILTERED WATER.
Calf Fing "W,"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1897.
Tutimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
BY APPOINTMENT.
WINES & SPIRITS.
JE beg to call attention to our PRICE
WE LIST OF WINES AND SPIRITS
below:-
As these are all selected and bought Brst hand by our London House we save any inter mediate profits and äre thereby enabled to supply the best qualities at Moderate Prices,
PORT.
(For Invalids and General Use
C. Per Bot.
B VINTAGE, superior quality, Red
Capinie...................................$14.40 $1,20
Per der.
Cam. Per Bo
B SUPERIOR PALE DRY, dinner
we, Green Seat Capable $10.80 C MANZANILLA, PALE NA
TURAL SHERRY, Wile Caprole
13.00 1.00 CC SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Rod Sel Capsule......
1.00
D VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, cholce old wine, White Seal Capsole........ 14.40
E FXTRA SUPERIOR OLD PALK Day, very finest quality, Black Seat Capsule (012 Bottled)
............................... 20.40
1.20
BIRTHS.
At Masila, on the ged inat, the wife ol EDGAR WOOKET, Di̟ A FON:
At Pemalang Prub, Province Wellesley, Stralia Settlements, as the 15''instant, the wife of John Lamb of a son,
At Bukit Mertajam. Stralis Sattlements, on the 13th Instant, the wife of J. A. Howard, Inspector of the División, of a daughter.
H.M.S. Grofton will probably arrive here from Tuk output of the mines of the Pahang Corpo
GOOD NEWS,
| the porth during the latter end of xext week. It | railon for the month of July was as follows:- Mr. D. E. Brown, the General Agent of the is not yet known if Admiral Oxley will saturn to | Teram Zumpong Mill's Ia 28 days of 24 hours | Canadian Pacific Railway Company, informa Chios Station or whether another Admiral will each, 1,140 tons of store were crushed, produc-as that he received to-day a telegram nating be appolated to fake bła place,
ing 36 tons of black tin ;"20 heads of stumps | that the United Stays Government has decided s THE Nippon Yese Kalahs steamer Sexdating working costs, $11,000. Feray that the additional or deafnissting duty of Maru, which arrived here this morning, reposts Batang Mills in að days of 24 hours each 10 per cent, hich it was foazed would be On the rath lestant, at 6. Mount Sophia, Sin-that she encountered a heavy N.E. galo naar
1,195 tons of stone were crushed, producing sõ | imposed under section Na. aa of the new Çus- toos of black tin; 20 bead of stampe running ; toms Tauriff, will not apply to shipments from Foochow on the 15th. She left that port on the
| China and Japan' by the Canadian Pacific 16th and had to anchor throng stress of working costs, $6,150.
Railway Company. weather until the 18th, when she proceeded to Amoy,
are the wife of W. J. Wager, of a son. On the 14th lestant, at 95, Bukit Timah Road, Slogspots, the wife of J. W. WEBB, of a daughter. DEATH.
On the 20th September, Mr. EDMUND SHARP, late Crown Solicitor of Hongkong. (Bytelogrami from England).
The Hongkong
elegraph
A TILIGRAM Published in Bangk k pipere dated Londoy, 6th September, stales that Prince Bismarck, in an interview, said he was Indisposed to attach too much importance to the Franco-
·Russian alliance. Bat, says the Palace, as the "French pet is now moved nearer the fire, the more easily will še boli over,”
In their Wakly Share Report isaved at 5 piät. do-day Ments Berjumle, Kelly and Palis state: The market has shown an all-round firmness stace the last same, and most slocks have experienced an advance, notably Hoogkong and Shanghal Binks, China Sugars, Hongkog and Whampoa Docks, and Rauba at $21.
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A FINE of $r was loft cled on a Calamin at the Magistracy to-day for having in his posses- sion a revolvr and a dagger. The arms wer: found in his baggage by a constable when de. fendant came off the Heungsham. The defence was that he was a miner and was going to Port. Darwle and had the arms in his protection. A RUSSIAM newspaper ways that British Imperial federation would be a menace to Europe and
Arbitration c188.
THE Bangkob Times saya :--Mr. Carver, a Sla-
Seçilen No, as rende as follows :---” That a gapore barister of the firm of Messrs. Donald-discriminating daly of ten per cent, ad valorem, son auð Barklosbaw, la staying at the Oriental | In addition to the duties imposed by law, shail Hotel, having come up to Bangkok a few days be levied, collected, and paid on all goods, ware
or marchandise, which bail be imported in since to consult with H.R.H. Prince Naxadhip,
vessels not of the United Slater, or which being the late Minister for Finance, on the Check the production or manufacture of any foreign Mr. Carver has been engaged country not contiguous to the United States, come into the United States from by the Stamens Government to represent them shall in this matter. Sir Nicholas Hannon is expect duty shall not apply to goods, wares,
such contiguous country; bat ihfi diielminahing ed here in December, to hear tha arguments. merchandise which shall be imported in vessela not of the United States, entilled at time of such The Singapore Frus. Prass hears that preps tmportation by lecaly or convention to be entered tlons are being made to despatch is North In the pots of the United States on payment of Borneo some artillery and mliltary police to the same duties as shall then be payable Assist the Government of the neighbouring colony on goods war, and merchandise imported in vessels of the United States, nor to such foreign to capture the notorious raider Mat Salleh, products or manufactures as shall be imported destroy his stronghold, and break up his follow- from such contigrons countries' in the mat ing. As the Governor of the Strasta Séttlements course of strictly retail trade.” is High Commisitocer of British North Borneo he is of coniere Interested in the "pacificaifon" of districts in which Mat Solch has established a reign of tenor,
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JAPANESE papers report that the Red Cross Society has decided to order two hospital abipe, of 2,500 tons gross each, to be ballt in England next year. The vessels are excected to be registered
80 in the name of the Yasen Kaisha and also to be would make Beltain a universal pleate. A Biliish used by the Company, except in times of emer cartsme anion would represent an enormous po-gency. The climated cost is put at half ja | lileol and economic force which everybody most count. Rasila and Germany must, it says, Greater create a powerful counterpole.lo Bellain.
HONGKONG, WIDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 31, 1897.
PURPING EXTRAORDINARY.
C FINE OLD Vintage, superior
We wonder who the man is that has quality, Black Seal Capsule.. 16.10 1.35 D VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE,
been furnishing the London papers for the extra superior, Violet Capaule
last twelve months or so with short "para- 2012 Bottled) um 2040 1.70 graphs referring to Sir William ROBINSON SHERRY.-
and to his approaching departure from the Colony, all of them of a more or less $ago | laudatory character. We should like to meet that man, He must be worth know- ing. We should like, too, to make the who acquaintance of the gentleman penned the subjoined paragraph which appeared in the London Echo quite recently. He seems inclined to take the other side of the question and to insinuate that the Governorship of Hongkong is a very easy billet not needing very great abilities for the successful performance of its duties, and overpaid at £4,000 a year. It is a very easy post for those who are Inclined to take it easily, but not because of the high degrea of Intelligence of the Legislative Council" and of the immense assistance rendered by that body to the Governor. If his opinion were taken on the subject we feel sure he would gladly Pu.dispense with his Legislative Councillors ST. ESTIPHE, Red
entirely. His Colonial Secretary certainly Capsule ......$ 6.95 $ 7.56 $0.60 0.35 would, and as, however intelligent the C ST. JULIEN, Red
Capsule e
members may be Individually, the Counci! 900 960 0.75 0.40 D LA Rome, Red
is never allowed to advise but is simply a Capsule.....
1295 1391 1.10 0.6a machine to register and record the decisions SAI TE FOY
7.91 060 0.35 of the Colonial Office, perhaps Mr. Lock-for six weeks. CUSSAC
960 1044 080 045 HART is right and we would be far better off under existing circumstances without a GLADK
13 20 14.40 1.10 050
Council at all. The following are the CHATEAU HAUC
remarks of the Echo's paragraphist to LAR- ..HRICH
RIVET 18.60 19.20 1.60 0.8c which we invite attention:- CHATEAU Mou.
1.70
B, C, excellent dianer Wines or
for invalids and delicate strach, D and are after-dinner Wines of a very superior vintage
All are true Xeres Wines.
CLARET.
CHATEAU
D'AN-
TON, D'ARMAIL-
Per Cave
7.10
Per Bot
Q
11 CQ 21.00 13.30 1.80 0.90 Dor Cleres, Including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the geralne product of the ülce of the grape, and are not sit!ficially made from raislas and currauts, as is generally the case with cheap Winer. BRANDY,
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***
4000
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Sir William Robinson, who was the other day given the Grand Crows of Michael and George, will abortly teave Hongkong, Mi term a Cavernas belog on the pofot of exols. The post is worth rangbly abou £4.000 a year, and although the population of Hongkong ta decidedly mixed, and the valame of general haileess in the Colony exceedingly - Pir C
large, the Governorship is a comparatively easy, So, Per Bot place, owing chiefly to the high degree of late. A HENNESSY'S OLD
Rence for which the Legi laive Council has for FALK, Red Capsule $18.00 $1.50 many years bern famed. SUPERIORVery Quij
COGNAC, Red Cap. #air............... 21 00
MIKAI
C VERY OLD LIQUEUR
COGNAC....... 34.00
V.0.
♫ HINNISSY'S FINEST
VERY OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC, 1871 Vin
1.75
3.00
THE triple suicide care ‚w a "exlled," on remand, at the Magistracy this morning. Sergt. Giles wald he wished the women and child to be sent to the Po-leung-kuk whence they could be sent to Caston or be looked after. Mr. Wodehonse discharged the child and bound over the would-be autcides in their own recog aisances of $10 each to be of good behaviour
million yen each and the N.Y.K. is said to have agreed to advance the necessary amount, which Is to be repald by the Society in fastalments covering twenty year.
THE RIFF PIRATES AGAIN!
A CHINA MUTUAL STRAMER TO THE RESCUE, The Chica Mutual stemmer Ocnfa, Capt. J. A. Davies, which arrived beye yesterday morning from London via parts, reports, an ocCUITENES which might well have been described : by the pan of Clarke Russell. At gars pim, on the 16th August, when some miles south of Gibraltar, she sighted a barguentins, with, a sallor's shirt at the mizzen and one at the fore, signals of distress. The vessel was becalmed. at the time and the crew were rean waving theiz bands in supplication for help on the locale head and over the rail. Cupials' Davida at once ordered away a boat, of which the The antiquated chala-pamp now employed in attempting to keep the water under is the second officer, Mr. Metcalfe, bed command, and with him were Mr. Searle, third excavations made in front of Mesics. Lans, officer, "a quartermaster and four Chiness Crawford & Co.'s store is anythlog but a blese-mailom. On the boat reaching the barguentine ing to the busfacas folk to the vicinity, who are it was found that she was the Fiducia, of Genoa, The male reported that he had been barded by all day long driven frantic by the horrible
pirates on the 14th and that they had destroyed squeaking of its ungreased axles. The chipping all the rusting gear and taken away all the pro of granite blocks which is constantly going on in visions and navigating instruments. The mate the same neighbourhood is bad enough, but also reported that the captain, 'boatswain, and when the discordsat squeaking of the pump and one sexman had been taken prisoners by the piratea. These were the only ones' who sp- peared to have shown any rerlitance, The boatswain had a revolver and with it he fired upon the pirater, who speedily returned the fire, None of the crew appeared to have been injured, they having sought safety amongst the logi JI of mahogany with which the ship wa
the crl's of the corlles unloading the earth boats are also thrown In a perfect pandemonium is produced. Could not the engineer in charge of the works to induced to rent an office in the vlelaity for a few days ?
THE following are the passengers booked by the F. & O. ateamer Rohillo, to leave to-morrow for Europe:-Frem Hongkong for Singapore-Mr. Morphy For London-Wesars Geo. Measles, M Blakeman, R.N., and Judd. From Shangh! for Lond-a-Mestis W. H. Welsby, A. H. Bridge and W. H. Rhades. From Yokohama for Singapore Mrs. Grant. For Brindisi-Mr.bant the relirement, compulsory and alberwise, F. W. Fitzgerald Harris.
from the Public Service of several pretty old hands, some interest attaches to a paragraph is IT is reported that several changes have been
* Strafis paper giving some isce concerning the made in the Customal staff, namely, that Mr. C, Kil-ne has been promited ged cliss sssistant;gnikitons regarding the retirement of officers from the service of the Government of Ceylon. Mẹ, W. C. G. Howard, 4th claus pasistant, trans- fested from Tiestrie to Wuchow on the West There, rellrement is made compulsory for Rive:, Me. Howard's place al Tientsia will every public effter on atlaining the age of 60 "years, except in special cases when the employ probably be taken by a Mr. Haoxoa, from ons
mest of the officer for a farther period (in no of the Customs' cruisers. In the ouidaor staff,
case exceeding five years) may be extended "on Mr. A. F.Schepens is reported to be transferred
the Governo. being satisfied that his retirement to Shanghal and promoted to asistat examiner.
at 60 would be deterimental to the interests of MR. Gro McN; the general agent of the the pobile service." Shanghal-Sumatra Tobacco Co., has received the following telegrams from the Estate Man »ger :-(.) "I have to-day 4,300 plcals in the fermenting shed. I expect eventually to havs "H ̈NGKONG TILYGRAPH CORRESPONDENT TO 5.200 picols, quality same last year ; (8.) A wire from Amsterdam anounces sales 1628 bales of tobacco at 131 guilder cents per half kile (Third hole 315 feet; fourth 190 ft, both abundance of petroleum, We expect soon flowing"
If the versatile paragraphist is in earnest we are amazed at his ignorance; but If on the other hand he knows better, then he is to be congratulated upon the neat way in which the little dose of sarcasm is admin- istered. It is rather difficult to take the paragraph seriously, though it seems rea- Lage, Red Capsule. 35.00 3.00 sonable to assume that the Echo. man V.V.O. & FINIST VIRY ÜLD
has done his best and means well. Liquiua "CooNAC, 1862 Vintage 48.00 4.00 All our Bandy Is gauranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY.
SCOTCH-
A THORNE'S BLIND, White Cip-
sale
Per Case,
das.ix Bat
B WAT O'S GLENORCHY MEL- LOW BLIND, Blag Capsele, with Name and Trade Mark tolo 0,90 C WA BONA ELOUR-GLIN- LIVAT, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark...... 11.00
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THE AFGHAN WAR,
THE FRONT.
MR. EDWARD ALEXANDER MORPHY, who la $10.80 $0.00 | well known. In connection with several news. papera la America and Japan, has been secured war correspondent for the Hongkong Telegraph, very minch "regardless of expense v conlderlog what it means for ■modest 1.00 journal in
an Eastern, port to read its own representative all the way to Afganistan. He leaves by the P. & 0. mail steamer
D WATSON'S H X.D BLIND OF THE FINEST SCOTCH MALT WHISKIES, Violet Capsule... 14.40 E WATSON'S VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Cap
1.20
COSMINICA 15.00 1.25 DANIEL CRAW/ORD'S FINIST
VERY OLD SCOTCH WHISKY 14.40 1.20 Das lowest pilced Wilky is of excellent quali.
Rohilla to-morrow, and from ble past work it certain that he will distinguish himself, the Afghans will only continue on the war-path until he is among them and it' is not usual for Afghan War to end la smoke
baytben (to quole Kipling) than in European races.
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DR. HOWARD E. AMES, who was recently on the China stalon with the U. S. cruise, Detroit, has been appointed to succeed Dr. Fuzsimmons In charge of the U. S. Naval Hospital at Yobo hama. Dr. Amri will be remembered, says the | Shanghal Daily Press, as the officer who found Lleut. Peasy and the survivors of Els Arctic Ex. pedition over a decade ago. He is a very tall and geotal man, a most Interesting con. versationalist and deservedly one of the most
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Ar the present time, when there is so much talkladta. The Canta's bast then returned and posted to the Captain, who sent off clothes food sufficient for eight days and also sarigailog lostruments, it being calculated that eight days would enable it to reach a Spaniel port. On the second vitlt Messrs Met callo and Searle overhauled the vessel most thoroughly and the only provisions they found on baard were threo plecen of very "high" beef in the harness caak.' The cabin was over imen deep la wreckage of books, chaste, chronome- the foc'sia the only plece ters, baromalere, photographe, So, and in of moveable properly left was a alma's lamp the whole of the sallors bedding and clothing having been re moved by the pirates. Her sails had all been cat to pleces, running gear and braces severed and she was entirely helpless, and it was lucky-that she was li à calm when the From the story Gania tell in with her. of the people of the barquentine it would appear that a boat containing seven men came off to her and made advances as to and returned with seven other men and,'ail being trading. They then went back to the shors armed, at once took charge of the shiperkosa who made any resistance, as stated above, were taken prisoners; and even the shipe ayeth not. If appear cleats, though, that the gust code was stolen,
The barquentias engineer has been commissioned to buy the before and was only En miles from the Straitu had been near Gibraltar some twelve daya Becessary machinery from Germany and ho la, a
the time of the seizure, ... The heavy proceeding personally to Europe for that par-current runaleg probably world account pose, Much secrecy appears to be observed to for her being so backward in her voyage. The barquentiae was chartered from Mobile to connection with the enterprise a pretent, but Marseilles with a cargo of mahogany, from jadications there Is (1ays the N. C. Datly Danya's boat's crew came on board with News) na doubt that a large sum of money has provisions the gratitude of the Italiana wan shown in a mest emphatic manner, many of been subscribed for developing the property.
them failleg on their knees and clutching THE was only a moderate attendance at the M. Metcalle, at the same, ilme" expressing City Hall last night when Prof. Bosakovski their thanks in bicken English to the Eagles Capitano and when the Donya left the bir gave his legar demain performance. beglaning it was easily apparent that the enteris eres give lusty star" for their succoerers, quentiae the mate stood on the poop and with
A GERMAN misleg engineer in reported to have fourd slob mineral deposit at a place called Palmian (White Temple) in Tientsin prefectors, and has succeeded in lateresting the gentry and people of the place to purchase machinery for developing the mine. But what kind of miners the mine in question con'alos mamoor
From the
When the
ty and of greater age ibau most brands in the There is more fight in the "big black tosudia" | popular medical officers in Vacle Sam's Natalner saffered a girat.bandlcip through his -Weare sorry to say it, but we are informed on
market. We recommend our customers not to be deterred by the lowness of price from trying them all. For a soda whisky, Thorne's Blend and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to any, Abalaur-Glenlivet is a very old Post Whisky (smoky) that could not be replaced in stock st The price. D and E are too well kdown to need comment..
Pay Case.
Par Do 1 dor,
IRISH- A JOHN JAMESON'S OLD, Green
Caprelego.....$1300 $1.00 B JOHN JAMESON'S FINE ÜLD,
Green Capsule......................... 15.00 1.25 C JOHN JAMESON'S VERY FIND --
OLD, Green Capiale
1800 $1,50 All these are very fiño and old. C has beɛa stocked in Hongkong in wood for over 20 years, there beleg little ssle for Irish Whisky in the Colony.
Par Cam,
AMERICAN--- GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY, FINE OLD. Red "apcale, with
I do, Per Bot.
For Cu
SOTA
REUTER'S MESSAGE.
THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA. LONDON, September sath.
Mr. Woodford, the new United States Minister to Spain, bas' hyd long interview with the Foreign Minister at which, it is understood, te informed him, cuarteously but firmly, that if the war in Cubs is not finished by the end of October the United States will consider them. selves justified to taking menturen for securing the independence of Cuba.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tax Selangor Journal is dead."
THE Japanese craker Nantus bas returned to Japan from Honolulu.
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The faceval of the late Mr. G. R. Lammert took want of knowledge of English. The sluge was place this morning. At 8 o'clock the cortege prelilly decorated and the full band of the Yorks, icht "Harperville" and was followed by the sons | under Mr, W. G. Bentley, rendered valuable aid. mad relatives of the deceased gentleman as well | The Professor executed some 19 tricks in the as a number of friends. The cortege passed cleverest manner, those in which he borrowed the Monument about the appointed time and notes and watches from the audience there was a very large number of the deccased's | reproducing them in a mósť extraordinary mang fifends is waking there. The burial service
ner after their parent destruction belog was conducted by Rev. R. F. Cobbold and fi particularly interesting. The Profesor showed WAS * very impressive ons. There were
himself to be a master at the art of swood epwards of 400 gentlemen at the funeral, - swallowing and his delineation of the Davon. amongst whom were Sir J. W. Carrington port trick was very good. „The disappearing Kt, CM.G, Hons. T. H. Whitebead and F. card trick is also worthy of special mention sa H. Mar, Capt. Phillips, A.D.C, the German is likewise that of the flags of all nations, Consul, Mesars, France, QC, G. The next performance will be given on Satur. *ox, D. Gilles, G. Murray-Balo, Dr. G. H. | day. B, Wright, Dr. J. M. Arkinson, and Commdr.
Hastings..
good authority that an English planship, whose offices are in Hiliter Avanse, near those of the China Mutual Co., passed the helpless Italian vos. sel about ten minutes before the Danfa came on the scese, and, to all appetrances she did not sen her signals and if she did, antiruly diarees garded them. We are informed that this vessel passed within fous cables longth of the barquen." tize.
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When the Canfa reported the maiter at Maite the Italian Conial was very indignant and threatened to sand out warships to sweep the seas of these pests. It is to be hoped he will de
To show how unreliable home newn la in thèse maiters we republish the following extract t from the Glasgow Evening News, of the 18th all.
Madrid, August 18, According to telegram from Malaga, elewan Woores belonging to the «Becoys Bibs buvo attacked an' Italian fjäklow204440 capials, mata and some of the crew prisoners. 14 bost, and, after robbing the vessel, took the The boat was allowed to continue its woyage wand, Gibraltar. An inquiry has been opened.. ma
COUNTERFEIT COINING OBq74? al
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Singapore, Septembar 2516, 12 The day belara yesterday a Chiasman. wait- tox pawnshop in South Bridge: Rond 10 redeem some trousers. He was arrested on susplakang kem and an aim was found bad British
to and be got the dollar from holes saly man whom he pointed out,TKIE MANTEAU also arrested, and of him was found bade Brillsk delias and bad twenty-cast pleon, The the bad two. men" coins.
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INCREDIBLE Is it may 'appear, thloves were at work even when the good ship Toɛmants was | SINCE that most charming of scientists, Know- toppling to her doom. We are told the New on Name and Trade, Mark...$19.00 1.25 THE buying rate for sovaralgau is $10.45 parlor, the astronomer calculator, &c. succumbed Zealand Times says in an account of an Inter GIN.
PB: THE American mall is expected here at day- to yellow fever a decade ago, it has not been view with some of the survivors of the wreck) A Fix OLD TOK Watt
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considered infra dig, for men of far-reaching that directly the peopla san on deck somebody Capsale.........
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acumen to dabbla thecreifcally in the fascinating ransacked their cablar sod stole a lot of B FINE UNSWEETENID, White
THE U.3.9. Yorktown lɛit Nagasaki on the 15th puddlem of chance. The latest dabbler of repute valuables. Even out on the ocean in the dark- Capsule....mamamar 7.20 0.60 Instant for Chefoo.
is a certain Capisin Modebeck who enjoys high | nous of the night, when the waves were running renown as an aeronaut in the Fathe land. The high and death seemed imminent, the sneak gallant Capials, for the purpose of increasing thief could not ensial templation. A young man His own fame as ats explorer of resims snized named Grant passed his watch up to the officer RINDTREEST is Caping great mortality among den, or for other ungtaled reasons, has made in charge of a boat to that he might discover cattle in Nagrakı district.
the pessimistic announcement that the chances he time. It was passed back to be kanded to In favour of Herz Andren's perishing in his fam him, but Grant never saw it again. This sime Grant deserves to have his name written in ous attempt to reach the pole are exactly go to 1. The odds against bis ever accomplishing letters of gold for a deed of long drawn-out Fallon accordingly made a bis mission the Captain computes to be too to herolem. In his beat the rowlock, had barst lts and arrested the occupaal. In the house (key 3 mes
found twe dollars, worth of twenty-cent places, What the Captain loeven uncalculated is the socket. Great could not row. Ha audutook all of them bad, concealed in one room, ind balk of the 'Ineffable happiness that the die to hold the rowlock in fis place. He did so. two bad Billisk dollars, and a bed twenty.cat covery of the pole will confer upon the counters In the moralog bis companions noticed that his millions of suffering human creatures who now ding out their blighted lires in aufsome igan Franco as to the whereabouts of the very thing |
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hand was blending. They examined it, and saw that he had held on until the palm of his band had split right across. He could sat row, so he just held on.
place is another rooms, They also found, Un another apartment, all the materials for colning ali beautifully' made, with the exception bin dollars and cents. The twenty dost places ware wilmat taw”, nhóm the genre 20, but the, de fin