To-day's Advertisements.
PROMENADE CONOERT
In aid of the Funds of the
HONGKONG LADIES' HENRYOLENT BOCUTI
to be held at the
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER HEAD-
QUARTERS,
(Kindly lent for the occasion)
TO-NIGHT,
(FRIDAY), the 13th October, 1897,
at 9.15 P.M.
PROGRAMME :-
PART 1.
1. March........ Parn in Victoire '.........Ganne. The Band.
2. Quartetta. A sad disappointment ',McChesne. Mes. Mirrow, HII, Grace and Barrett.
3. Selection.................' Fruit '......................................Gouzod. The Band. J'Oh How I love Thee'] (Opera "Cigarette.")
4. Song.
Mr. A. C. Van Nierop.
H. Parry,
5. Piccolo Duct.'Les Oiseaux de Panaga".Kling. Corporal Harper and Musician Lytton.
6. Quartetto...The Evening Bell'... Franz Abt. *Messrs. Mirrow, Hifi, Grace and Barret.
7. Cornet Solo... Serenade '...........................Braga, Musician Haley.
& Song... To Althes from Prison...Whindeid. Mr. C. H. Grace,
Valeo Belllante, (Op. 18)............................................Chapin.
The Band.
INTERVAL.
PART II.
I. Grand Military ƒ1The Battle】
Potpourri of Waterloo'
The Band,
Eckersburg,
Synopsis.—Daybreak ; morning Gon 4 4,14.--- The Reveilla sounds. The Camp in motion- The enemy are heard advancing-To horic I— Advance of the Bililsh Army in Brigades-They Engage the enemy with varying icecas, but "nitimately are victorious-Flight of the anamy and Grand Victory March of the British, cons Eluding with the "Conquering Hero."
With the kind permission of Col. Gordon
and the Officers, the Band of the P.W.D. (West Yorkshire Regiment) under the conductorship of Mr. W. G. BENTLEY, A.R.C.M.) will assist in the above programme and will also play the accompaniments of the songs.
TICKETS, §a each, may be had of Messrs, ROBINSON & Co., who have kindly lent a plazo.
Hongkong, 15th October, 1897.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1897.
To-day's Advertisements.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED,
FOR SHANGHAL
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"FOOCHOW,"
Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
BY AFPOINTMENT,
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1597,
POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THE BOOLEY LOAN.
man's can be. It is a most Important from Bombay show that plague is still difference. Not that they will make a cifre on the western side of India and la failure of their rallways and banks, for exceedingly prompt in disseminating itwall whos there is so much trade to be had for the ever it gets a looskold. asking. But the HOOLEY-JAMESON rallway is not a strategic one. It is meant for IT is mated at Home that the craber Kudymion, trade, to supply an urgent commercial sister ship of the Grafton, is to be daigaiched need, and in the comparatively short run to strengthen the China Station, The Shark, from Shanghai to Nankin will come torpedo-bont désirayer, ku well as the Whiting, the thou geds of miles of the military Tan programme of the Hankow Aufman Race- The latest news from Pekin is that the within sight of a bigger population are also intended to strengthen this Staffon
and a larger volume of than all m arrangements to advance to China
line. Trans-Siberlan It may be extended all the way up November, fa out and gives promise of thres From Nankin | meeting, to be hald on the crib, sath and 13th the vastly rich and densely populated days' excellent sport, for the prizes ars of could. Yangise Valley till it connects with the crable value, the distances well arranged and Burma rallways some day, uniting at once-
Captain Black ba despatched a WINES & SPIRITSLEY JAMESON syndicate has concluded
above TO-MORROW, the 16th instant, at za AM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 15th October, 1897. (1364
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
JAPAN-EUROPE LINE.
MONTHLY SERVICE.
FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP. VIA STRAITS, COLOMBO AND PORT SAID. THE Company's Steamship
"KAWACHI MARU," Captain J. S. Thompsen, will by despatched as abere TO-MORROW, the 16th fantant, at Noos, instead of as previously advertised.
This Steamer to fitted with Superior Accom- modation for Fiest and Second-cl¬ss Passangsts and is lighted by Electricity throughout,
A doly qualified Doctor is carried, For Freight or Passage, apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 15th October, 1897. (1503
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA-
TION COMPANY. (UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT).
STEAM TO THE STRAITS AND BASSEIN
(BURMA), "
"HE Company's Steamship
THE
"MELPOMENE,"
Captain A. Marilaolich, will leave for the above places TO-MORROW, the 16th Instant, P.M.
For Freight, apply to
SANDER & Co. Agents.
[1556
"
Hongkong 13th October, 1897.
[3543
IN THE MATTER OF ORDINANCE No. 2 or
1891
AND
FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL, THE Steamably
* LIV,"
T. Hansen, Master, wil be despatched for the above ports on MONDAY,' thể 18th October, at Noon,
To be followed by the
9.5, "ST. NINIAN," on or about 31st Oct. 5.8. FALLODON HALL"onorabonts5th Nov. 8,5 FERNFIELD" on or about 30th Nov, 9.S." YARROWDALE " on or about 15th Dec.
For Freight, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, Agents.
[7448
Hongkong, 15th October, 1897.
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION Or CHARLYS Albert houfE, or Vic- TORIA IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR LITTERS PATENT FOR EXCLUSIVE USY WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG OF AN INVENTION FOR "IMPROVEMENTE IN FEED WATER CLEANIRS" FOR WHICH HER MAJESTY's Letters PATENT WERE ON THE 10TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1895, GRANTED TO THE SAM CHARLES ÁL BERT HOUFE.
N
TOTICE is hereby given that the Petition, SpeclEcation, and Declaration required by the above cited Ordinance hava besn' duly filed in the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, and that it is the intention of the
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIPad CHARLES ALBERT HOUFE to apply
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA, via AMOY,
THE Company's Steamship
"ZAFIRO,"
Captain Cobban, will be despatched for the abova Ports on MONDAY, the 18th instant, at
¿R.M.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 15th October, 1897.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, "HE Company's Steamship
"SACHSEN,"
at the Sliting of the Executive Council herein. after mentioned for Letters Patent for the excla. sive use within the said Colony of Hongkong of the above named Invention; and Notice is also hereby giving that Sitting of the Executive Council before whom the malter of the sald Petition will come for decision will be held at the Government Ocer, Victoria, Hongkong, On THURSDAY, the 28th day of October, 1897, at 10.30 o'clock in the forenoon.
Dated the 14th day of October, 1897.
DEACON & HASTINGS,
35: Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong
[1752
1571]
Captain H. Supmer, dae bère with the outward German Mail about TUESDAY, the 19th instant, will leave for the above place about 24 hours after arrival.
For further Particulare apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, 15th October, 1897.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM TO
{*553
YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI.
(Passing through the INLAND SEA.)
THE Company's Steamship
THE
"FOHENZOLLERN,"
Captain H, Bleeker, will leave for the above Ports on or about WEDNESDAY, the zoth instanI.
For further Particulars apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Agents.
·Hongkong, 15th October, 1897,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
(4553
Solicitors for the said C. A. HOUFE
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &
COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
BONGKONG,
AERATED. WATERS,
SIMPLE
AERATED WATER.
ODA WATER.
SODA
EMONADE.
L GINGER ALE
SARSAFARILLA
RASPBERRYADE, &C. |
DALE, Cavickshank & Co.'s WATERE are made under the constant supervision of a daly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- with the best English Manufactures. Special terms to HOTILE, CLUES, MEXSIY and other Large Consumers,
THE Undersigned has received instruction Any complotuis should be addressed to the
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
(For Account of whom it may Concarn),
ON
TUESDAY, the 19th October, 1897,
commencing at 3PM,
at is Salon Rooms, Zelland Street, No. 1.
A LARGE QUANTITY OF
CLARETS, WHITE WINES, MALT
LIQUORS, WHISKIES,
BRANDIES, & Comprising
If caser Claret, S2. Jällen Mélos
15 dan dat St. Estèphe Médoc
do
Manager. Woorozaz. Yat March, 1897.
NOTICE
· [15-6
THE CENTS PER COPY at the Hongkong Telegraph is for sale ni
HONGKONG HOTEL and from the
TELEGRAFE'S NEWSBOYS
who call at Pedder's Wharf, Murray Wharf and all the hotels in Wanchal and the City of Vic- toria avery evening. It is also procurable, st 10-cents per capy, from the
TELEGRAPH's Giomen and a NIWJBOY
do Chateke Mompé Vín, exus fine | who call on board all vessels striving in the
8 da Vino Tia v. Superior
05 do. Sauternes
do Graves Ssperlear, Chateau Monk
đẹp: do .... Sides Champagne (Champagne Cider)
10 casks Claret, Caubet Poligens
40. do Spanish Red Wine
to do Walte Wine
9 eaten Old Idak Whisky
do- Special Igisa Walsky
Old Scotch Whisky, Special Reserve
35000 medo Heather Dew.
American Beer, Gulness's Stout, &c, Jet Bic.
TERMS OF SALE !—As customary, "On View at the Undersigned's-kom Batura, Day the 16th Inat, des
RAUL BR
waters of the colony.
NB-The Telegraph's newsbays and gigmen
bave recolved special instructions to chaiga only to canta per copy for the paper and if they ask for so cents it is done in violation of their instructions, sha the Manager will therefore be glad to hear from anyone who is asked to pay more than fow conis,
All complalata respecting Irregularity in the delivery of the Telegraph to, subscribers or as regarde any overcharge by the newsboys or gigmen should be addressed to
The Manager
*HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SUE OFFICE, A
No: 6; Padder3s EXIAL: Hongkong, Tatk Öricher, 189.7.
7E beg to call attention to our PRICE W LIST OF WINES AND SPIRITS as As these are all selected and bought first
below:---
a
£16,000,000, half to be used in constricting railway from Shanghai to Nankin, or possibly further, to Hankow, and thence right up to our Burma frontier, and the
t
handĺby our London House we saro any inter other eight millions sterling to go the 300 millions of India with the 400.mil. there are no less that then nineteen svaniu on
supply the best quallifes ni Moderate Frices.
PORT.
For dos
(For Invalids and General Use).
CAM PBL ♬ VINTAGE, superior quality, Red
Capsule..................................................$14.40 $1.30 C FINK OLD VINTAGE, superior
quality, Black Seal Capsule. 16.30 1.35
Pardos
B SUPERIOR PALE DAY, dinner
wino, Green Seal Capsule $to 80 $ogo COMANIANILLA, PALE NA-
when business men, with huge amounts of capital they hardly know what to do with, turn their attention to fields like this, the
the card,
Tax stenuser Merania, which arrived in Sings- pore a few days ago from B steum, with a cargo
Japanese war indemnity, so that the Little Man "shall evacuate the Welhai- wel forts and China's soll remata unsullied. The syndicate is to control the construction results are bound to be portentous. Who of Rasilan oll for Japan, is a brand new boat of
and management of the railway, and to have mining and other valuable concessions, the precise nature of which is not yet known, and probably has not yet been settled in D VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE,
detail. All sorts of rumours are flying exira cupcilor, Violet Capsule
about, of course; the railway concession (Old Bottled).......................... 20.40 1.70 and the mines in prospect are very SHERRY.
variously described, and each Informant Chas. For Bot
is positive that the other versions are canards. "What seems most probable is that the syndicate has money to sink in China, and is arranging to plant it in the way 1.03 that promises best results," and has ob- tained a promise”of a railway concession 1.60 from Shanghai westward, crossing the
Franco-Russo-Belgian line which is connect Hankow and Pekin. The syndi- 1.20 | cate would thus be practically, starting a Yangtse Valley railroad. The river has served to make this big Valley probably
TURAL SHERRY, Wille Capsule Vene 12.00 CC SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red Seal Capsato.
12.00
D VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, choice old wine, White Seat Caprole.............. 14.40 E EXTRA SUFERIOR OLD PALK Day, very finest quality, Bizck Seat Capsule (Old Bottled).................... 20:40 -1.70
B, C, and C are excellent dioner Wines or for invalids and delicate stomachs. D and E are after-dinner Wines of a very superior vintage, All are true Xeres Wines,
OLARET.
B ST. ESTEPHs, Red
Capsulo
For Bot
Ctu.
ra
6.96 $ 7.56 $0.60 0.35 C ST. JULIEN, Red Capsule ce
9.00 9.60 0.75 0.40 LA ROSE, Red
Capsule 12.95 13.99 1.10 0.60 SAI TE FOY *** 7.10. 7.91 0.60 0.35 COSSAC
9.60 10 44 0,80 045 CHATEAU D'ÁN-
GLADE 13 20 14.40 1.16 0.60
HAUT
LAR-
CHATEAU
BRION" RIYET 18.60 19.20 1,60 0.80 CHATRAU MOU-
TON D'ARMAIL-
31.10 1.80 0.90 HACQ ... 25,00 Oar Clarota, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the uice of the grape, tad are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with cheap Wines. BRANDY.
"
A HENNESSY'S
Fur Cam
I do. Par Bot OLD PALE, Red Capsula.$18.00 $1 za B. SUPERIORVERY OLD Cognac, Rod Cap- Bale.com
V.V.O. & FINEST VERY OLD
to
the greatest, richest, busiest, most pro- ductive and most populous valley in the whole word, and yet this same river is a most cruel tyrant, a most unreliable servant of industry and commerce, and a rallway should be a godsend to the coun- try and a gold-mine to the makers. The provinces along the Yangtse are simply, a string of granaries and treasure-stores, yet frequently filled with desolation and death, in the main because communica- tions are sa primitive, slow and uncertain. There is no place imaginable where a railway should have better prospects, nor could Mr. Hooty have found a more lu- crative (if genuinely available) field for investment than that which he is reported to have acquired. How far the reports are true remains to be seen. Probably more is known in London than in Pekin; Fosilbly even more than there is to know, for any contract with mandarins is a
the Austrian Lloyd of Tilests, and, so far 'na the pastern line is concerned, she is the <argest ́ steamer of the company that has visited Singen. pore, as this is her first voyage,
We have received from Messrs. Melchers & Co. the Hongkong agents of the Royal Fire and Life Insuranci Comprny, a copy of the combined, revenue chart for the year, 1896-97 of 39 British Fire Offices with an fader of their financial position: The chart la reprinted from the Finance Chronicle, ad it shows that the Royal wili tops the Ust. -
can tell but Mr. HOOLEY might try his talismanic powers on the declining China ten trade and cut out the great Lipton? Who knows how far he contemplates carrying his schemes, or how far they may carry themselves and their designer ?
It is sufficient that Mr. HooLEY has "taken Chloa in hand,” has invested In | China Stock, has staked heavily on the awakening and opening of China. Talia- manic names do not always work like a charm, as the Liberal party found in Lord ROSEBERY's case; but his successes were of a different sort, a sort essentially not sure to last. Mr. HOOLEY'S successes are ] "THEREY many a true word spoken in jest," as based on careful calculation and shrewd recent lastance from Rangoon showe. Three mail native boys went into one of the principul
a hundred-aupes nota. “Hallo, where did you shops to buy some football gear, and tendered seal that from ?" asked the European shopman facellously, to which the boys, very much taken aback, replied that they had stalen it from their. father, a rich merchant.
common sense; practical commercial ex- perlence and years of hard work. He has bought a large interest in the business of
Kwano Hsu & Co., and that means so
much the more guarantee for China's steady progress, so much the more guar antee against that eternal stagnation which has led to constant upheavals and threatened more than once to precipitate. a conflagration, and a regeneration of the kind attributed to the Phoenix...
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
GREAT DRITAIN AND FRANCE IN **
AFRICA,
LONDON, October 13th.
An Anglo-French Commission to determine the international boundaries in West Africa will meet in Paris on the 20th instant.
THE BERING SEA CONFERENCE.
|
a
For the Parfs exhibition of 1900- It si proposed to prepare a huge cinematograph display of the life of French Indo-China. The Salgam Courrier pabilokas a letter det«lling tha schema, - which is to provide for photographia álme nat less than 75 metres long-wlih 3000 photographa on each, at a cost of 50,000 francs. A prelimi mary vale of foco francs bas. been put into the Budget for Indo-China,
THE 12. Labuan sepode that the ship Phasis, recently wrecked on the Charlotte Reef (aces Bornes), is now lying over facing the 5 W. The
Senator Sherman, In reply to Lord Salisbury's | reas had broken her up completely, flattening note declining to participate in the conference in ber ant as it were, and had carried away ovely. The event of Russia and Japan being represented, thing. The stoutest timber ware" shattered to doubtful quantity, which time alone canys that the United States Government is places and the sea around was strewn with
prove.
|
stonished at Great Britain's determination, and, wreckige, · It was lucky the captain and crew reggents a conference betwem the experts of got away and were re:cus). Great Britain, the United States and Canado, in accordance with Lord Salisbury's view, and in additon a canterance between Russia, Japan and the United States, epening probably on the 20th Instant,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE buying rate for sovereigns is $10,20 per £. EXCHANGE has risen steadily this week and the T. T. quotation now is in ritd..
A CRICKET MATCH will be played between the Victoria English School and the St. Joseph College to-morrow, at Happy Valley, commence log at a p..
Apparently there is truth at the bottom of it; apparently Mr. Hoozer has laid his hand on China in some way, and that is Important, whatever the details may be. He is not a man whose grip is uncertain; If he has really taken hold of China, it is a great and memorable day for China. It is certain enough that the Government 31.00 1.75
has been wanting eight million pounds C VIRY OLD LIQUEUR
sterling to pay the Japanese off and get COGNACUmumu 24.00 300 them out of the country; and it was a V.O. DHINESEY'S FINEST
foregone conclusion that somebody would VERY OLD LIQUEUR
provide a loan, and there is no reason to COONAC, 1871 Vin tage, Red Capsule. 36.00 3.00 doubt that the HOLLY-JAMESON syndicate has done so, except that residents in China LIQUEUR COGNAC,
Inevitably acquire a habit of disbelieving 1862 Vintage 48.00 4.00 everything. Everything. here usually is All our Brandy in guaranteed to be pare untrue; that is to say, every event has to Cognac, the difference in price being merely a be mis-stated 59 times before it can appear question of age and vintage.
once in its true light. The raising of this WHISKY.
last instalment of the Indemnity has been emphatically, categorically and with all circumstantial detail ascribed to a dozen -$10.80 $0.90 | or more of totally unconnected syndicates, and who shall say whether Mr. E. TERAH HOOLZY is in the same category or not? With Nemo and Trade Mask 10.80 0.90 Perhaps he can say, and perhaps he will
find himself mistaken in the end.
It is highly probable that the French and Russian capitalists will get nothing more than they can extort from China. The 1.20 Government understood perfectly what
was meant by the demand which followed THREE men were charged under the Oplum or accompanied the Llaotung intercession; Ordinance to-day for carrying on lilegal trade they knew the indemnity loan was offered at Stanley. A very large display of exhibits was for purely political reasons, they knew made and the first defendant was fined $50, the France and Russia were wanting a second $75 and the third was dismissed." pound of flesh and would have to be
SCOTCH-
A THORNT'S BLAKD, White Cap..
sule
♬ WAT OM GLENORCHY MIL- LOW BLIND Blus Capsule,
Par Qu
2 das Bo
C WAYSON'S ÁLELOUR-GLIN- LIV.T, Red Caple, with Name and Trade Mark.... 13.00
D WATSON'S H.K.D BLEND OF THE FINEST SCOTCH MALT
WHISKIES, Viola Capsule... 14.40 & WATSON'S VERY OLD LIQUEUE SCOTCH WEWEY, Gold Cap-
DANIEL CRAWFORD'S FINEST
4
1,00
Azt the steamers "arriving last night and this morning from Notthe:1 and Southern parta rep: t very strong northerly winds outside, ac. Compaled by heavy seas.
LAST month a cricket match was played between the Ladies and Gentlemen of Batu Gajah, in the Malay Penfaisle. The conditions wose that the gentlemen ware to play. left-handed_und' wasz skirts, consequently the costumes of the gentle- men were Various and extraordinary. The ladies were extremely amused by the way in which the men put on the skiris, by getting into them feet first, The latios were evantuslly dismissed for 34. The gentlemen against this only made 93, « good many of which were given by the bowlers. The two umpires were in great form, ose of them getting out two of the gentlemen, before they were well sal. One gentleman was out. "Paklit before wicket.-
"un" Semaine Coloniale (Ssigon) akys“ two French priests have at last established the cul- Uvation of ten lo Annam' on a sailafactory basis. The first tea plantation in ̈ Annam "was started about 1880 mear Tourane, by a nativa, but never- came to anything worth mention. In 1885. a & SMALL ship-rallway has been constructed missionary began growing tes is the same dia across a penlasola formed by the Mekong near-trict, but on his return to Fraser a few yourN Khane rapide, so that small gaabaste and river | liter the experiment, was abandoned. In 1885 steamera can be taken from the lower in the another missionary save the fadustry a treak upper river.
start, and gradually the muilver took it up, until there are now more than two enlillon ten-shrubs their gardans, and Frinch merchants have lately taken an actre Interest in the plantations sending missions to China, Ceylon, and java,and putting up a factory for the preparation of the
given It, and the Chiaaman remembers THE British warships Daphne and Prazach have | TRULY there's nothing new under the sun. these things with the patient, unwearying, arrived at Yokohams from Hak:ddle and the Twe Chiusman to Singapore latbly worked am unsuspected, vigilant vindictiveness of the Rattler has reported her arrival at Cheloo frais
and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to any Indian elephant that has been played anagstakl. The Alacrity, Alzertnı, Bakı Plemy old dodga on a third compatrio), a trick. which
unkind trick by a keeper. The "brilliant
VERY OLD SCOTCH WHISKY 14.40 1.20 Our lowest pilced Whisky is of excellent quail ty and of greater age than most brands in the market. We recommend our customers not to be deterred by the lowness of price from trying them all. For a soda wblaky, Thorne's Blend Abelour-Glenlivet is a very old Peat Whicky (smoky) that could not be replaced in stock at the price. D and E are too well known to need triumph" of Russian and French diplo- and Pigs are at Shanghai, and the Phants is
macy was the best thing that could have at Tamaul, der Bo happened for England. The Chinese RACK-nocks for the Shanghai Autumn Mesting
learn slowly, because they learn thorough- ly, and they know now what it is to have were obtainable at the various clubs and store in $12.00 $1,00 | dealings with people who are always on
the Model Settlement last Monday, bot the the look-out to steal a march on anybody mal consignment for Hongkong has not yet 15.00 1.35 by hook or by crook while professing pure turned up. It is probably coming down by the
friendship and take unfair advantage of Ravenna, dua next Tuesday morning,
comment.
IRISH- A JOHN JAMESON'S OLD, Green
Capsule
B JOHN JAMESON'S FIRE OLD,
Par
C JOHN JAMESON'S VERY FIND
GC OLD, Green Capsule 18.00 $1.50 All these are very Bins and old. C has been stocked in Hongkong in wood for over 30 years, | there belog little sale for Irish Whisky in the
Colony,
AMERICAN- GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY, FIRE OZD. Red Capsule, with
Per Cam,
I do Par Bo
יי
an unfortunate neighbour. They begin to THE Governor General of French Indo-China realise what we English mean by "Live has just returned to Salgon from a visit to Had and let live," that a man may be ever ko
Ser. No. 1 walks along the street, a few pacou tá front of No. 3, who is abreast of a stranger of. the assury cling type. No, 1 dropa something valuable in this eisq it was a bank note, No, z picks it up eagerly, and ways to No. 3. "Wi are in lucky you and I will go halves.” No. g agrees, but then No. 1 turns round and claims his property. His secomplica and ike stranger deny that it to hit, and sfine trying to get it back he says in despair, "Well, give me something for it and I won't make any trouble about letifng
was probably played on Nonk before he went to
you keep it. The strenger handed over $xa and a silk garment, and adjourned with No. 2, who a moment later boited with the "find."
keen about his own interests without trying While he was there, the King of Aunam stiefned to injure those of others, and a nation. his m›jority and the Council of Regents waI can do the same. France takes China's abolished. The King will now “govern alone, border provinces and then does all she can in concert with the Resident General," our Name and Trade, Mark...$15.00 15 saves Korea
to keep Chinaman out of them; Rusala A BATCH of wome soventeen men and women in Ix connce len with the Chinese sois recently.
from Japan for her- GIN.
Bot self and not for China.
various stages of decrepinde were to-day rum- | threatened In Blagappro, the Government had England adheres rigidly to the rule
maned by P.C. Burchell for using boste wiikout placards In Chinese posted all over the town that there is plenty of room for everybody, and licenses. His Worship ordered them to pay fees offering a cawaid Broo to any one who would allens are as free to trade in her lands as of 25 cents each and to take oat licenses or her own people, and the Chinese are apply for free permits from the Yaspector of gradually learning that to let the British their districts.
For Came
A FI« OLD ΤΟΥ,
White
BTI UMWEETENED, 'White"
Cap. 7.30 $0.50 Capsolo....... 7.30 0.60
RUM.
FINEST OLD JAMAICA, Violet,
in will do no harm to anybody, but will | Tux Singapore Fret Press has "bean desired Capsule
........$15.00 $1.35 | rather prevent harm being done. GOOD LESWARD ISLAND .innerh 6.00 0.50 GOOD LEXWARD ISLAND $2.50 per Gal. LIQUEURS.
BENEDICTINE, CURACOA. CHARTRIUTI, DE CREME DE CACAO. FXPPERMINT.
give information that would land to the stresi of. the man who started the alasm on Sunday night
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have to be worked so advantageously as to pay for itself, which the others may not do. This is the undertaking of clever and
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