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Co-day's Advertisements.
LOST!
·BLACK RETRIEVER DOG, with Name
Kennedy Road. The finder will be Rewarded for returning it to the Owner,
Hongkong, 9th October, 1897.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1897.
Intimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
BY APPOINTMENT.
WINES & SPIRITS.
PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF XXE beg to call attention to our PRICE |
WE LIST OF WINES, AND SPIRITS
HONGKONG, No. 1,165..
REGULAR MEETING of the above LODGE wil be held in the FXXXMASONS HALL, Zetland Street, on SATURDAY, the 16th tustant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, gih Octokm, 1897.
PROMENADE CONCLE
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La ald of the Funds of the HONGKONG LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
to be held at the . HONGKONG VOLUNTEER HEAD- QUARTERS,
(Kindly lent for the occasion), OX
FRIDAY, the 15th October, 1897. At 9.15 P.M.
PROGRAMME- PARTİL
1. March......... Pere la Victoire !......... Ganne. The Band.
a. Quartette, A and disappointment', McCheane. Mersis Mirrow, Hill, Grace and Barrett.
$. Solection.........' Feast'............Good.
The Band.
Oh How I love Thee'
4. Song 1 (Opera "Cigarete.")
Mr. A. C. Van Nierop.
H. Pury.
5. Piccalo Duet.'Les Oiseaux de Patago'. Kling. Corporal Harper and Musician Lytton.
& Quartetic...' The Evening Belt'... Fitur Abt. Messrs. Mirrow, Hill, Grace and Barret.
7. Cornet Solo...... Serenade.Braga. Musician Haley.
B. Song... To Althen from Pelunt.'... Whinfield. Mr. C. H. Grace.
9. Valie Brillante, (Op. 18).................................se
The Band.
INTERVÁL,
PART II. f'The Britia 1
1. Grand Military
Palpourri
of Waterloo
The Band.
Chopla.
Eckersburg.
Synopsis:-Diphreak ; morning Gun 4 4.1.- The Reveille rounds
amp in motion- The enemy are heard advancing-To horse - Advance of the Brilth Army In-Belgador-Troy, engage the enemy with varying success, bal ultimately are victorlear-Filght of the enemy and Grand Victory March of the British, con cluding with the "Conquerlag Hera."
below:--
As there are all selected and bought first and by our London House we save any inter- mediate profits and are thereby enabled to
apply the best gealides at Moderate Prices. PORT.
(For Invalids and, Gineral Usi).
Par Jo
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MARRIAGE.
At St. Mary the Virgin, Kuala Lumpur, on 38th September, by the Rord, Frank W. Hilnes, BA OKON, A. EMSLIE BENTI of Messrs. Howarth Erskine, Ltd, to AGNES, second daugh-
ler of Mr. H. C. Swap, S. M. The Semaphore,
Adelaide.
DEATHS.
A CHIMAMAN, charged with stealing $19.25'and | Taxxx seems to be a regular boom. In the two pawn tickets frous a woman resident in Kwai || baliding trade just now. A large block is golag up at the cornet) of the Prays and Fottlager wa Land, was to-day sentenced by Mr. Wode
St. besides thore in course of erection on house to six months' hard labour.
Praya Central, on the higher levels, and at Wanchai and Kowloon. A visiter would hardly think the dollar was down to its present level if ho took a "look-sea" trip round Hongkong and neighbowhood.
It is unfortunate that, owing to the threatening state of the weather, the Promenada Concert, in At Batavia, MALCOLM BEAN, Resident Diylald of the Funds of the Hongkong Benarolent local Manager of the New York Life Tosurance Society, cannot be held to-night. As will be Company.
seen in our advertising columns the date has bean fixed for Friday, the 15th Inst. Of course tickets issued for to-night will be avaliabla for Friday.
At the General Hospital, Singapore, on the 1st October, aged 33, A. E. AUSTIN,,, of Mosers, John Little & Co.
Houghong Telegraph
HOMOKON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1897.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
B VINTAGE, superior quality, Red
SPAIN AND CUBA. - Capsalo...$14.40 $1.30 C. FINE OLD VINTAGE, superior
LONDON, October 7ih.. qually, Black Sani Capsule.. 16.20 #35
Spala grants autonomy to Cube under her D VIRY FINE OLD VINTAGE,
sazerainty, but wilt contisse the campsiga extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Balled) a 20 40 2.70 | ngalast the rebole as long as necessary. General SHERRY.
Weyler will be recalled unless ha resigns. B SUPERIOR PALE DAY, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule.$10.50 gago C MANZANILLA, PALR NA
TURAL SHERRY, Welle Caprale
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D VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, chrice old wine,
Per das
CA, FBOL
13.00 1.00
13.00 1.00
Welle Seal Capsule... 14.40 1,20 EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD PALT
DRY, very Enest quality,
Black Seal Capsule (Old
THE ENGINEERING DISPUTE. It is estimated that the Engineering dispate will, through the non-delivery of materials to the dockyards, retard the completion of the current Naval programme by a year
AN UNCHARTED ROCK.
Captala C. Christensen, of the German steamer Rio, which arrived yesterday from the Straits, a susken rock, drawing 193 ̊k, la lat 0:35 N., and long. 107:41. E.
Ms. A. C. BorILRO, of the Harbour. Office, intely missed the kay of his safe. Search falled to reveal it and the police were Informed. The effects of the pankah coolies at the office warG overhauled and the key came to light la clothes basket belonging to one of the men. The coolfo was arrested and to-day was sentenced to six months' bard labour.
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A MILITARY COURT MARTIAL;
A court-martial was held to-day on Sapper McClatock, R.E., who was charged with 'çen» duct to the prejudice of military discipline and good ordes in that he, when liable to milliary duty, indulged in excessive drinking of alcohelle stimulants, thereby inducing alcoholians and rendering himself tocapable of performing his dufy, between the 14th and nôch altiuso.
THE Indian Government has sanctioned the The Court consisted of Major Hanham, R.A. mint authorițies at Bombay proceeding with the (President), Captain Simmons, R. A., and Lieut. coluage of the Beltlah dollar at the rate of logpeo, W.Y.R. Lleat Deals de Vitre, acting 100,000 ■ day, faulend of only hall that quantity, adjutant, R.E,, proxecuted and Mr, E. Robinson which has hitherto been the customs. This, it is | conducted the defence,
Evidence was given by Bombardiers Eydmas hoped, will modify the congestion of allver waiting to be minted at Bombay, and allavista | Rod Dunne, R.A, who said they saw the prisoner the requirements of the Straits and China ports, | drunk in Lyeemon Barracks on the 13th ult. Also, which urgently want the currency, | and put him to the guard room. Frisoner was sufferring from a wound on one of his armis and Erdman judged that it was a very bad ona. After prisoner was attended to by the medicat orderly he was sent jo Hongkong as a prisoner, Surg. Capt. Prynne said that the prisoner Was sent from the Royal Engineers' goard room to the Station Hospital by order of the Principal Medical Officer. Witness saw his and found him to have a thick fume and a tremulous tongur, and witness also marked tremors of hands, with jerking movements genes. rally. His temparature was nermal and he w observed for other signs but none could be discovered. Witness was of opinion that pr soner was milɛring from alcoholism. The symptoms werd partly the result ol habitual Indulgence in stimulanta and parily aggravated by drunkenness.
Bottled)+420 20.40 1.70 | reports that the Norweglan barque Allda struck $58, at which latter rate the market la steady. / bead to sea lastead of belog struck broadalde on
B, C, and C are excellent dlaner Wines or for invalids and delicats stomachs. D and E are after-dinner Wines of a very superior vintage. All are true Xers Wines..
CLARET.
Fer Casey
For Bat
Po
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE buying rate for sovereigns is $10.40 per £
Sarg. La. Col Johnson concurred with the
The prosecutor asked the Court to call Major Lindley, Commandant of the Engineers, to give when he was first charged.
Mr. Robinson objected on the ground that it vidence as to what the prisoner's defence was was irrelevant to the charge and it should not be admitted as a confession or admission.
The Court elesed to consider this objection
and after a low minutes the President raid that pat down on the summary of evidence, the Court considering that this witness' evidence was not allowed the objection..
The cass for the prosecution was then closed,
• The prisoner handed in a written statement is which he said that he was at Lyeemsa on the 13th
JUST an if it were not bad enough to have the dollar at its present law rate, Hongkong is just now suffering from a plethora of base coin of the Ti King of Slam's birthday was celebrated with illuminations at Bangkok on the 21st Sep-lesser values. The counterfeits are mostly so tomber. A storm raged that night, and spalled and to cent pieces and there are also a good many the festiviles. A heavy illuminating frame fell, spurious dollars in circulation. The Chinese are and a steam launch capa'sed, with the loss of quick to detect the "copper coins, as they call three lives as the result. The annual distribution them, but numbers of unwary Europeans are of prizes at the Government Schools there took dally being victimised. When "The Industries place on the same day. The number of paplin of Chinx" come to be written up it would be presented for examination indicated an increase, well to devote chapter to the "flash" or
"' smashing " business, The English classes also show improvement. MR. ERICH GEORO's Weekly Share List dated
Why the Kowloon ferry launches never use the Hongkong, Saturday, October gib, says --The markat during the week under review has ruled small wharf opposite the Queen's statue is a rather quiet, and there are but few changes of question to which it is difficult to give a satisfac-opinion of the last witness. Importance to report. Douglases, owing to the toy anawer. The whart appears to be easy of lors of the ss. Namun, have receded slightly, approach and also, when the wlad is from the and have changed bands at $60, $59, 8584, and tward or westward, allows the launch to lia The 18. Named, although one of the oldest by each succeeding wave and throws against the pler as is the case at Pedder's Wharf. boats of the line, was a good serviceable boat, During the last few days, the prevailing winds and cannot be replaced under $350,000; she was being strong and from an easterly direction, the fally covered, however, by Insurance to the amount of her book value. The steamer Nam. ferry boats have had an uncomfortable time of yang (Capt. Lehmann) has been chartered for yet they have utterly scorned the Statue pler. Is it unperceptiveness of the Chinamen three months to take the place of the Namoa.
in charge, or metaly cursedness, or`la li that the Tax two women charged with having attempted to sell a girl were to-day bound over to be of good behaviour for six months, is sureties ol $100 each. Inspector Hannah told his Worship that one of the women'had $96 in her possession,
■ sam be thought unusually large for sewing Woman, as she described benell, to have. The Inspector also referred to the great difficulty experienced by iha’police in getting evidence, In these cases. When the defendants were being voluble. His Worship caled them back and gave them a callon, saying that such conduct was able to bring them further punishment. The steamer Kongding, on her voyageto Hong A CORRESPONDENT writes to the Slogapore Freskong from Bangkok, bad fresh S.W. and S. Priss calling attention to a most shocking case
wlads to Palo Obl, and fresh N.W. wind and farge?, and fixed mi it illi it sank, 'tor apparently veurei had strong E.S.E. and E.N.E. wlods and Lige N.W. and N.E, ses. After this to port the seceiving numerous wounds.
moderate ses. The Namgong, from Stogapore, reports strang westerly and southerly breezes till
tage. Red Capsule. 36.00 3.00 during the passage "ap. She left on the 4th.
and drizling rate, The Wongkol, from Bang V.V.O. E FINEST VERY OLD
st, and on the gh she had to anchor in Halo, reports a fresh N.W. wind down the Gail, L'QUEUR COGNAC,
followed by variables as far as Padaran nan Straits for several hours, so bad was the
waliber.
A gale was blowing with typhoon light southerly wind and high confused cross sta orce and there was a very heavy sea most of ba ilme.
BST. ESTEPH, Red
Capsule $6.96 $ 7.56 $0.60 0.35 THE Chinese batman charged with attempting to murder bis sister-in-law was again brought 9.00 9.63 0.75 040
up at the Magistracy to-day and remanded for s week, as the woman is villi to hospital.
C ST. JULIEN, Red
Capsule D LA ROSE, Red
Capsule 12.95 13.92 1.10 0.60 SALTE FOR 7.20 7.91 0.60 0.35 CUSSACEN 9.60 10.44 0.80 0.45 CHATEAU D'AN.
GLADE 13 20 14.40 1.10 0.60 CHATEAU HAUT BRION LAR. RITET 15.60 19.30 1.60 0.80 CHATEAU Mou.
TON D'ARMAIL-
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On the 30th ult, the Chinesa Christian Assode- Had of Slugapore parred a readiction strongly orging the Government to suppress the assi voury institutione known as "coffee shops."
Government'refuse to allow the wharf to be used by ferry boats-?
The Hongkong Volunteers went lato camp at Stonecutter's this afternoon for their annual coure of training. Before embarking, the men assembled on the Headquarters Parade-ground and there was a good master, including the newly formed file and denim band, making over so of fall ranks. Shortly before 3 o'clock the
alt. About 7.45 am, he left the Barracks to go to work at the redoubt, There was no made rond and be had to go through a gasts' path. His work that day was shifting englass and he found it very hot to the engine room. About 13.30 p.m. he went back to the Barracks and took two pists of beer. The beer did not get into his head. He went back to work again and he had a bottle of lemonade in bis kand.. Ha slipped on the way and would not bare ikea and eat his band. He went to the redoubt to 7 Bollew of the fall but he broke the batile
returned to the barracks.
HACQ... 21.00 23.20 1.80 .ga daced a net revenue of R. 8441,383 (worth shout removed from the dock"they"baik became very order was given to march to Murray Pler see if the men there were working and then
Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the geunine prodect at the uice of the grape, and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with cheap Wiser,
With the kind permission of Col. Garden and the Officers, the Band of the P.W.O. (West →Yorkshhe Regiment) ander the conductorship
9. Mz W. G. BENTLEY, A R.C.M.) will sBRANDY.
Hongkong, g h October, 1897.
FOR SHANGHAI (DIRECT). HE Steamship
ΤΗΣ
"LVEEMOON,"
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V.0.
Captain G, Heuermann, will be despatched for the above Port on MONDAY, the zith [nstat,
11 4 P.MË.
For Freight or Passige, spply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.
Rongkong, gih October, 1897.
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THE CHINA AND'MANILA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT). "HE Company's Steamship
THE
"ESMERALDA,"
Captain G. A. Tayler, will be despatched for the above Port on TUESDAY, the rath lontan), at 5 PM,/.
This Steamer has Shperior Accommodation for: Passengers and is filled with the Electric Light
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES" & Co.,
General Managers,
Hongkong, 9th October Poy.
CHINA NAVIGATION, COMPANY,
ITED.
For Chev
C VERY OLD LIQUEUR COONAC......... D HINMESSY'S FINEST VERY OLD LIQUEUR COONAG, 1871 Via-
dang Per Bot
21.00 1.75
24.00 3.00
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1862 Vintage *** 48.00 4.00 All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY..
SCOTCH-
C WATSON'S
Par Case,
rdos. Bot
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1,00
THE Indien oplam trade, which in 1880-81 pre- £7.70,000 sterling), realized daring the past year (1896-97) only R. 3,880,000 (worth £3,338,000 sterling).
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their khaki aniforms, and they marched out lo waiting. The clizia soldiers looked well in gbød xiyle to the tane of “Swanee River, Slr John Carrington (Major and Commandant) accompanied the corps and the other officers were all present. There was a large crowd on the
hampers that went on board it is said to say to put back. Judging by the many privata, that soms of the boys mean to have a good time, The weather fadications for 10-sight make it
HO WAS
pat was quite willing to leave the matter in the under strest and he was very confated. He bands of Major Lindley, but he was told that be was charged with being a babitual drunkard and, that way untrus. He had the tremor sluce he first jsised the Army and ali bis com rides krew about it. With regard to the charge
wanted the Court-martial because he wanted to prisoner had the option of a Court-martial. · Re WWE: ING SURECT" highest penally, which was 14 days, but said that
clear himself from the allegation that he wan a great drinker,
THE steiner Frammes, which arrived from Port Wallat this moralag, had a very caugh time within Bo miles of port. Thence a fresh N.E. gala possible that the Victims for "sentry go" will derce for the defence and sxid that he knew the
Tur Band of the West Yorks Regiment will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess
e-mowow evening -
March Bramantes, Jüdna Maccabes.......Hands!
Invitation....amujor
+-- Waber Berceuse....................Hody b) Tea Re (
Vatre Remialspences of Sullivan ... Winterbottom
Ocd save the Queen.
Wx have received from the Stratis Times, ihres bigbly-coloured stents'of pictures, chiefly adver- tising various Straits3ndustries, and forming an lustrated art supplement" almilar to one which a Hongkong paper published not long #go. Some of the pictures are extremely good, but the colours are slapped on len thickly. The
expense, and the result is distinctly lurid.
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Sapper Raronov, EE, was called to giva evi- wish they were back under the blankets in prisoner very well, belag to the same Company, Hongkong.
The Powerful way to be ready to leave Posts mouth for China by the end of September at latest. Ons or two other ships nes also batug kunfed forward. The Royal Avikur is being got ready SINGAPORE papers of last week mention that with all dispatch for commission, but optaton there were algos of trouble in store for "Black seems to be divided between the Capo and Monday," 4th.Instani, the day predicted for the Australia as ber destination. Sir A. B. Forwood, Chizene slots which, according to our special in a letter to the Timis, attributes the broken' telegraphic information, falled to come off. The piston-rod of the Bru's, to the priming of the Stratis Timos sald-Since the advocates of beliers, and therefore disparages the Belleville mischief were so kind, by means of placuide, as | system. Undoubtedly of new experience there to give the police a fortnight's notice, the officers will be plenty and to space for all young xaval of that force have taken elaborate precautions engineers to obtain - wih, water-lube hollers In view of any trouble. It may now be taken generally, and the coming commission of the ax pretty certain that there will be no 'rikishas | Powerful will be both useful and interesting to plying for hire on Monday,"and it is also most | the Admimity staff and help item considerably likely that a number of Chinese shops will be with future ships.. The tactical advantages of closed. But that there will be any serious dis. ❘ the water-inbe bollars are so great that this
not the least of which, by the way, are the satra, cara and labour required to keep such a greater number of Bulegs in order. For example, if the power of a vessel is divided among 33 or 48 water-tube ballers, instead of six or eight eyile drical onés, much more work is entailed upon the engine-room staffs of the new class of vessel.
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and he was acquainted with him for about fire years, since he enlisted at Chaihem. The pri of beer a day. He had never seen him the wor soner had been accustomed to drink a pint or so for liquor since their arrival in Hongkong. From his knowledge of the pritonar he would my ho soner smoked a pipe and cigaretias and a great bad temperate habits with regard to drink. Fri many of the latter." He knew the prisoner to be very nervous and shaky, especially in his hands. The Court adjourned till to a.m. on Monday mext,
THIRTY-ONE YEARS ON MONT BLANC.
11539ty and of greater age than most brands in the atlai kas" painted the town red " regardless of | turbance of the peace is very improbable. The alone should compene sia far aiker dlindraningės, Joseph Touralei)," perished by the fall of an
FOR SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA,
HE Company's Steamship
THE
* HUPEH,!!
Captain Quall, will be despatebed as above on WEDNESDAY, the 13th instant, at 2 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents...
Hongkong, 9th October, 1897.
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IRISH-
A JOHN-JAMESON'S OLD, Green
Capsule.............
Per Case
dos Per Bes,
11.00 $5.00 15.00
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sieres seem to be dolog a rattling busloess fa Krearms. Yesterday, no fewer hat fourteen Europeans applied at the Police Offer for licences for firearms, and more have applied to-day.
THE INCREASED COST OF LIVING.
A THORNE'S BLIND, White Cap-
saje
$160 $0.00 WATIO'S GLIKORCHY MIL- LOW BLEND, Blue Capsule, with Name and Tride Mark 10.80 0.90 ABLOU GLEN- LIVAT, Red Cpsule, with Name and do Mark...... 13.00 D WATI H.K.D BLEND OF T FINEST SCOTCH MALT WALKIES, Violet Capsule... 14.40 1.30 E WATSON'S VERY OLD LIQUEUR,
DECOVERY OF CAPT, ARKWAIGHT'S REMAINS. SCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Cap. ante................................................................ 15.00 -1.75
A correspondent sends to the- Daily -News DANIEL CRAWFORD'S FINEST
an scciunt of the discovery of the body of VERY OLD SCOTCH WHшKỶ 14.40 1.30
Captain Henry LAskwright, who, with his galda de Our lowest priced Whisky la of excellent quall.
(Micke Simand) and two porters (Françols and market. We recommend our customers not to
avalancha on the Grand Flute, an their way be deterred by the lowness of price from trying
to the summit of Mont Blane, en October 13th, them all. For a soda whisky, Thorne's Blend
This powerful dredger Sir John Coida, belong
1866, According to the correspondent, Capt. and Watson's Glenorchy is equal to sing to the Ceylon Geesinment, has arrived at
Arkwright away taken from his fey tomb on- Abelour-Glenlivet is a very old Peat Whisky
where he met his death, Alfred and Augusta Saturday (smoky) that could not be replaced in stock at Singapore to dock, and the Free Press takes
day fast. Some 9.000 feet below the spot the price. D and E are too well known to need the opportunity of suggesting that hat services
Payot, what and son, guides of the district, comment.
should be obtained for a month or two for the THE me and the fame of Kumar Shet Rarjli-
were on Saturday aftern son last planting a purpose of clearing the New Harbour of several | sinbji are in every one's mouth, but, says the
in the lower part of the Gracier des Bossons obstructions which might easily be removed and Poll Mall Garette, few koow what is perhaps
They noticed something parily buried in the which an extremely Inconvenient in that narrow his supreme distinction. He is, so we are told,
loe, which an Investigation proved to be hu man remalag. "As the westhre was threatene channel, especially with the strong tides that the only man of his race who has been excluded B JOHN- JAMESON'S FINE OLD,
log and the remains partly uncovered, they by special proviso fram the operation of an Act In the Straits Settlements Legislature on the decided to carry them down to a crevasse close Green Cxprale...
1a5usually prevail there. C JOHN JAMESON's Vany ForD
of Parliament. Our Ansirillän Colontes find goth alto, the Colonial Secretary moved to the Pavilion on the left mersino fer
shaltess OLD, Green Capsule. 18.00 81.50 12 is reported that a Sikh of the Malay States themselves, like Bret Harte's hero, ruined by a That, in view of the present abnormally high gendarmerie All except the feat and head west- without waiting for the necessary visit of theTM All these are very fins and old. C has been Galdes, at Kuala Lumpur, has been arreated for Hindu cheap labour, so they have gore for the price of rice, the Council is prepared to approve brought to light, but detalls are too painful te stocked in Hongkong in wood for over 20 years, there being little sale for Igan Whisky in the | being la possension 'ol = sedlifoux letter from Hindu by process of legislation. But when it of an expenditure of not exceeding $11,000, to: relats?”. The right hand, which had enca ne
India. The Penang Gazette says that the writer
came to framing an Act against the be provided in the Final Supply Bill, to cover a firmly grasped the from-plated ploa pole that of the letter seems to be a bli tribesmas on the Immigration of aliens, some one in the course temporary and conditional rice allowance of one ether, was marvellously life-like, the fee had
·aven after year they were found close to North West frontier of India. He describes to of debite poloted out that Mr. Stoddart proposed dollar a month per man for not exceeding three even preserved in it the red fat of the blood. his Kuala Lumpur friend the alleged successes to bring over an eleven this year, and that it mor the from the 1st October, 1897, to all subor. There could be no doubt of Resilly... From the |
of the tribesmen against the Imperial forces, and was highly desirable that thle eleven should diaste employer not In the Clerical Service" pocket of the grey walatcast was drawn a white points out the necessity for all bis fellow country include the greatest of those batsmen who have The hon. member sald it was well known that, it was as strong and wound as if news the pocket handkerchief with a pinia biva border, men to rebel against the Brhish. He calls upon never played an innlogs to Australia. Accord for some time-past, lo consequence. chlaffy of masking-ink might have been used upon il only ble fifend to preach sedition, and, when the op ingly the prince was excepted, we believe by the late famiae in India, and other canser, the that day so distinct were the words t portunity arriver, to raise the standard of revolt, name, from those who were to be denied admiri | price of the staple arifcis of diet of the natives sion to the pests. One would like to know the hers had bain unprecedentedly high. Repre THE bank managers in Singapore have ad- precise phrases in which parliamentary reasons tentalons had been made to the Government FINEST OLD JAMAICA, Violet.
dressed a memorfal to the Government, polating|wers givan for this exception. If the framers by the subordinate members of the Service that, In one corner. In the collar of what had been a Caprste...$15.00 $1,35 out that, under the Paper Currency Ordinance, had wished to raise the clause to the dig.in consequence of the high price of rice and white linen "shirt was a small gold stod with a GOOD LEEWARD ISLAND 6.00 0.50 backs throughout the Stralis Settlements will nity of a general principle, it might have other necessaries of life, they found the greatest diamond star of eight rays in a bed of bise brilliant, in the front was'n larger one set with a GOOD LEXWARD ISLAND $2.50 per Gabe bound to accept the new Government notes bren provided that none of Her Majesty's duty in living on the salaries that they enamel. There were the remales of what might › ASPBERRYADE, &C. | LIQUEURS.
as legal tender, but cannot pay them out as Indian subjects should be welcomed in the received, and, after due consideration," It was | hava bean a silver cigarette casa, in the-frotser legal tender, and can only get silver for them in Colony, except such as could prove by credible | decided to give thom some temporary assistance | pocket: a handsome gold watch chain had been HRIRING'S CHERRY Slogapore ; this might easily lead to a dangerous witness that they bad scored a century at Lord's † to enable them to tide over the pretear distress | found the pterious day, but no traces of the depletion on the banks' stock of bullion at the or the Oval, Bat it shows that legislation is It was bought that this assistance had best be That hasardous Aucian Pasings where Capt, branches away from Singapore, and so the rigidly sad delightfully consistent in the south. given in the form of a fixed allowance of one Arkwright perished in moi now nerd, and, zdán, | result will be to penalise ihe banks to the extent | ern, land. In England we should probably dollar per man, to be given only so long as the correspondant who was the only English
of making them keep farger stocks of specie at have made the law and ageced to shut our eyes the price of rice remained above the sormal. msn present at the inquiry,simpel the only their branches- than they would need under to the breach of It. At all events," Australia, is He thought the grant, thus preposed should be danger of the scent if good guider are employwa Is the itak of bad weatherz: Bitvala Lonist, Mak-complaints should be addressed t ̧18 A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.] prevent arrangements, The Government, has not going to deny heranli her Ranjitainb)), and | only fair to these subordinates.
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