To-day's Advertisements.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HAILOONG,
Captain Hall, will be despatched for the Above Ports on THURSDAY, the 2nd December, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1897.
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUVICESHANK & COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG,
AERATED WATERS.
'IMPLE AERATED WATER.
SIMPLE
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DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,
General Managers. Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.
NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (FLORIO & RUBATTINO UNTIED COMPANIES).
STEAM FOR
SODA WATER.
INGER ALK
SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY GINGER
Having connection with Company's Mall Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA,
ALSO
VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITERRA- NEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO.
Taking Cargo ei through rates to PERSIAN
GULF and BAGDAD,
ALBO
BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA:
THE Steamship
* BORMIDA," Captain Noers, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 3rd December, at 5 P.M.
At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA DOCK.
For Farther Particulars regarding Freight and Paisago apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co., Agents.
11767
Hongkong, goth November, 1807. THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP
"COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY.
THE Company's Steamship
"ESMERALDA,"
Captain G. A. Tayler, will be despatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 3rd December,
7.M.
"This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passenger and is filled with the Electric Light.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO
General Managers. Hongkong, jota November, 1897.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P
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P. & 0, S. N. Co.'s Steamship
-"MALACCA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID AND STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vassel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk to the Hongkong sad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Coloumns at Yalmao wakkerkursab Goods are landed.
This veel brings on Cargo
From Port Said, ex S.S. Beypt. From Madras, ex S.S. Loodiana. Optional goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before 4- P.M. TO-DAY.
Goods not dieared by the 6th prox, at 4.P.M., will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in By case whatever,
All damaged Packages, must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company wiikin ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which to Claims will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
Hoarkons, oth November, 1807
Intimations.
JUST UNPACKED.
TOM SMITH'S XMAS `BON-BQNS,
LEMONADE.
SARSAPARILLA
RASPBERRYADI, &c.
DAEM, CRUICKIHANK & Co, Waters are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear conspa- rison with the best Engilsh Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, HESTES and
other Large Commoners. Amy complaints should be addressed to the
Manager.
Hongkong. Int' Much, 1807.
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On the and October, at parith church, Shop- pertos, by the Reva Linedale, WILLIAM JOHN, recond son of Alfred Aubast, of Sheprion, to LILIAN ISABEL, fourth daughter of the fate Captain W. F. Lewes, of Shanghai, and Mr. Lewes, of Kelagian and Osk Hall, Winstead. Australian and Shanghai papo:s, please topy.
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publishers for review, but, we found a few On Saturday, the 37th November, '2897, at the bundles lying about loose, and lifted one for Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph, Rongrelves. We congratulate the amateur KODE, T. M. O'SULLIVAN, of Masu, Swrow, to journalists on their failure. It took just over a EMMA MATILDE SMITH, of Hongkong. New fortnight for this production to see the light, | Zealand papers plansa copt.
[*776 | making three weeks to reach. Hongkong; and if our very greenest Junior reporter was as slow as that, we would pretty soon speed him on his way, perhaps suaviler in niedo but certainly fortiter in re. It needs no professional feeling to determine that. The report, thus tardily published, is a clumsy bungle; "the analysis of owners wins shows the total number of races to be only eighteen, while in the jockeys' and Et la request that all communication relating to Subscriptions,
Ir Adrardaanan, &c, be sidded to the Manage, Hpanies' analyses, twenty-six appear. Telegraga" znd not to the Elkar,
their descriptions will not stand scrutiny better than their statistics, the amateurs have made a dreadful mess of their report, and they just need a savage sub-editor to overhaul their "copy" and scrawl across It in blue pencil "This man drinks-sack him."
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Whilst the chimes of the dimpleng Thlagnaht nữ always be open for the hit diamandou by correspondents of all quersiowa.e acting pubile tweets, it met ba dicinctly broderiood, that the Editor dem sok ba my way hold himself vonposačkim der oplatons ches expressed,
The
Hongkong elegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1897,
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
CRICKET.
LONDON, November 18th. Stoddart's (nam, playing Thirteen of Queens. land, scored 636 in their fint lanings.
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN AFRICA.
ramour of a conflict at Nikki is unfounded.
GERMANY AND CHINA,
The Post Master General and his merry men are growing satirical-deliver- Reater's Agency at Lagos wires that the ing the Colonial Secretary's mail matter to us! This is a fact. We are not going io send it back; we have plenty of work of our own to keep us warm in this weather, and the present opportunity is too good to throw away, so we will walt till some duly authorised and responsible official comes for it, and then we will put some new ideas into his head, with a can-
It is reported that Rusola has acqulesced in the German occupation of Klao-chan provided Rassla be given a free hand to Corca.
THE EVACUATION OF THESSALY. Russia supported by France the Porte
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY,
opener it necessary. To send the Colonial to comments the evacuation et Thermals, Secretary's mall to the Hongkong Tilegraph is an inspiration of a lifetime. We are
The Austrian Cabinet bas resigned. In the earning promotion rapidly; one day last week we were merely a few drug-stores; alternoon Dr. Baron P. Gauisch, the Mialster of then a Norwegian Consulate; now we are Instruction, was charged to form a Cabinet, the Colonial Secretary, and to-morrow- Renewed demonstrations have taken pisca in who knows? If only we could be Gov-front of the Reichsrath. The police and Hussars ernor of this Colony for about half an charged with drawn swords, and many persons hour, what times there would be in Hong-were wounded. The demonstrations ceased kong But we give fair warning, that if when the resignation of he Cabinet wiɛ known, any more official despatches, addressed like this-
0. H. M. S.
OFFICIAL PAID
THE HON.
́THE COLONIAL SECRETARY HONGKONG.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE buying rate for sovereigns in Broża per £.
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In the Original Jurisdiction of the Supremo | Lovers of "King Solomen's Mines" and other Court yesterday the case of the Emperor of works of Rider Haggaidh will be fasted to died in Natal; he was in the service of the Chias v. Bennetts and another was brought learn that the eriginal Umslopegani bis Jast before the Chief Juilce. Mr. J. J. Francis, &C. Native Department, and accompanied Sir T (instructed by Mr. H. L.. Dennys, Crown Solic!- Shepstone when the Tranivi'ni was annexed. tor), appeared for the plaintifi and Mr, E. Ro- binasa (patructed by Mr. H. W. Looker, ofte is announced that the new physical standard Mears. Deacon and Hasting's office), lor Henry for candidates for commbstons In the Army will Clando Banners and Iqunix Pollak, the defen- not take effect before the examinations at May dants who moved. "that the plaintiff having and Jane, 1898 ; also that the scale contained in the relations is laid down for the general gul- withdrawn this salt in regard to the whole of bis dance of the Medical Board, and go a claim judgment be entered for the defendant's standard from which a departure is on no ac costs of and incidental to the plaintiff's claim to count to be allowed. be taxed, and for judgment that the wages of the crew retained on board the . Ningchow by A DISPATCH received si Berne frein Zermatt the defendants in pursuance of the order of the states that in a pathless mountain forest, these Honourable Court, dated 9th December, 1896 hours from that place and on aldo the track of tourists, same woodcutters have found the body and the expenses of the said ship to the date of ❘ of a man, which, from comparison with the des. judgment be paid by the plaintiff to the defen eription given af Me. Copper, who mysteriously danis when ascertained, and that the matter be disappeared last summer, is strongly believed to be that of the missing Englishman. This would referred to the Registrar of the Court to ascertals dispose of the theory is Mr. Ceoper wa the amount of the exld wages and expenses, and | drowact or murdered, and would show that ke for adgment that the plaintiff pay the defendants | lost his way, and being beyond the reach of any the sum of $1,000 for compensation for the assistance, perished in the forest, expense and injury occasioned by the issu
of the warrant of arrest in this #alt." A RIUTER telegram, deled Aden, October_27, Mr. Francis made a preliminary objection to | says:~"The Indian Government steamer Mays the form of the asiice of motion saying that, in Arabia and the Karia Maria Islands for traces hes Just 'ratoned from searching the coast of so far as the motion asked for judgment let of the passengers of the P. and O. stɑsmer Aden, defendants" costs the form was irregular and not which was wrecked on the coast of Sokotra justified by any provision of the Code or any some months ago. Thirteen different places thing in the practice under commonlaw procedure, were visited, and the Karla Marins were search- ed, but absolutely no trace of anything or any Cornuel quated section 49 of the Code and sec- one was found. The Arabs on the conel are tin 5 which he said provided for two methods | well aware of the wreck, and are willing to give by which the defendants could abisin a decision] all information, but they have none to give." after the withdrawal of the suit by plaintiff. Mr.
Roblazon in zoply, argued that counsel had GREAT satisfaction is expressed at St W. Van entirely overlooked the difference between the Horne's anoncement that the Canadian
Pacific Railway has ordered two new sicamei Hongkong roles and the sules either under the for the Yokon trade, which will be ready for the Judicatare Act or the Common Law Procedure expected rush to Klondike next spring. They Acl when he advanced his objections. He will be placed on the Sikkeen river for the All- declined to treat the case under section 49 or Britib rone." It is generally expected that the company will receive a tubsidy from Pirilamant section 61, because li he 'done so he would have at the coming session for railway from the been treating the case as a case before the Cour, head of the navigation, on the Stickeon to the which it was not, The defendants had to icok head waters of the Yakon. The stream of for some other form of judgment than the forms traffic to Klondike will thus be diverted from referred to by the learned counsel for the plaintly. American route via the Chilkoot and White The motion was framed on the first head as to Pares to the All-British route, and all trouble judgment with costs upon discontinuance of lib Amserlenn Customs officials will be avoided. action set out in the appendix of the Judicatare Act. Alter farther descuasion His Lordship sald he would give ble decision on the points on Wednesday morning.
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UNDER the date of 23rd October the New York correspondent of the Times writes: A Wash. Ington despatch to the Herald states that the Administration is determined to make it plain to Spain that she has no ground for complaini as to the manner in which the United States Government is enforces the neutrality haws. The Cabinet has decided to continue the patrol
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| THE silk per the N. PS: Co.'s steamer Mogriantde a California bear stary, which so amused the service on the Southern coast, for the porpate of...
If any more such blue-covered missives was delivered in New York on the goth fast. are misdelivered to us, we shall accident-When the Halfong, which arrived here this ally open them without noticing the afternoon, left Amoy yesterday H.M.S. Phante, address, and we shall unfortunately and was is port inadvertently read right through the State Secrets till we reach the signature. Then we will spologise profusely.
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A BANDSMAM belonging to the German warship Moewe, who died on Sunday, was buried yes- terday, with the atomaiy naval honours, THE retums of the number of wieltors to the City Hall Museum for the ended Nov. 18th 2,503. TELEORAPHIC communication has been estab
shed between the lands of Luzon, Papay, Negros and Cebu, ard is now open for traffic. Tarle per word to Pausy (Hollo), Negros and Cebu, $1.05.
MR. W. F. McIntosh, senior engineer of the Douglas Fompany and chief of the Named when she was wrecked, leaves for home to-morrow in connection with the balding of a
new leamer.
A WELL-KNOWN business man of San Francisco city has learned, with Holmes, that it is not whe to be as funny be can. His honeymoon wu spent in the Mame woods, and onsday not many months ago on Moosehead lake, he told the backwoodsman, he fell laughing immoderately suddenly flung op his arms and dropped dead. Heart disease wis the cause. Heimes nevar told what his thy were that worked disaster it his servant, but the story that killed the Halne guide was somewhat a followe A California trapper to early days had, corious ly, never met & Grialy. He was starting out on a busting expediilon one day and was told he bed better say his prayers in advance, for if he met bear, he would have no time to pray. Later he met buge Grizzly on a narrow trail, w the bear First and hapan, slowly booking AWAT. The bear scented blm sad went for him. to pray, but please, Lord, don't favor the "D Lid," prayed the trapper, "I'aint much and I'll prout favor me, just lay low, on see
**e pretifest fight ever you see,|| fund of anecdotes, relates the when a mera lad CAPTAIN Heiman, who sa inexhaustible before the mi, ble vessel wrecked on lens, was picked up by a Yankee brigad taken Tark's island and the crew, after many pilvas home. The captain of the big was fort
fisted, the vessel overcrowded and food mellby
watching for Cuban fibustering vessels. It is alled bence at week and arrived at Florida reported that the schooner Silver Hills, which Keys on the 20th lat, set the Dauntless, which recently left Savion in with an'sxpedition for Caba, of which Juan Castillo is stated to be In charge The schooner cariled a largo quantity of arms and ammonifer, li.is under food that Casillo is now going on hia laat trip to Caba and will remifa in the island until the was in syir.
JEYIRAL Hongkong ladies have diningulined themselves in yacht-reirg, but ther, will be getting themselves into trouble with the Red Tape Department if they do it again. Ludy Ernestine Brudenell-Buce has for aided to the Timas some correspondence which has passed between herself and the Board of Trade with: reference to an application recently made by her to be examined for a yicht raster's certificate. On Augant rith last Mr. Howell, the Assistant. /. Secretary to the Board, wrote that the admission of ladies to examination for certificate of com retener i not, contemplated by the regulations and that be Board regret that they cannot trmit a lady to be eximinad for yacht master's the codificate is porly voluntary and only cenificats. To this her ladyship replied that, as
entitles bet to commend her own property, she would submit that the position was somewhat differealle bcz Applying for an ordinary certifi cate of
to enable bar a urve in any competency ship, and therefore she considered it unfair to be
Nahum quotes from Harper's Weekly wonderful story of railways in China. a nongdlund was for a long time carried no further than Shanghal. Its history is curious and Instructive, It certainly is, as told by the American magazine; we must give the Big Branch Nation full credit for being able to make a story Interesting and In- After recounting the subtle structive, wiles employed by Mr. KINDEL to get the [1 railway sanctioned by LI HUNG CHANO, the facile fictionist narrates the destruction of the line by the populace, and the
abundant por good. A fine porker was kept on throwing of rails, chairs, rolling stock, and
deck, of which the captain was very proud. "One foreign staff Into the Wood-sung."
night an Irishman on watch asked Her Imans Then he makes a daring stroke of
be wanted fresh pork, and explatsed how it could originality. L HUNG CHANG was ready
be scared. The idea was canked out. The pz to promise anything, except the restora-
rushed to the captain, telling him the pig had aất by a heavy blow and Hessimin tion of the line; and finally he gave
and he feared it would die. The captain aived orders, by way of making a concession
Just in time to see his pet expire, and said debered by reason of her sex from obtaining a A Think-Offering bom A. F. 8...$15 the aggrieved foreigner without
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the carcass overboard, the F certificate which could not be of any paruniary hurting Jegitimate interests of the natives,
must be disened and is pofitfor food." Est
ben fit to herself, and the non-possession of that the iron rails might be replaced with | Sanitary Inspector Cotton to-day prosecuted a
the wallor said if the caplain didn't mind, le
which would not prevent her from holding com. WINES & SPIRITS. wooden ones. Mr. KINDER had to be Chinaman for attempting to smuggle a childs not afraid of disease, and would eat the
mand of her yacht, Mr. Howell hiring again satisfied with this, and had the rails relaid suffering from small-por out of the colony, The Then Herriman and the sallor lived on fresh pork, to which the master reluctantly sauented,
declared the feablity of the Board to give effect In wood accordingly, but gradually he got man was seen to leave ? Queen's Road East meat, which no one else could be par- the effect that, as there is no zale of regulation to Lady Einseifno's wishes, the fatter replied in his men to fish out the Iron rails from the on the sight of the 16th with the child and try sided to touch. Years later, Herriman, com.
which stipulates that a lady may not present back in their proper position, and before fios of $10 was imposed. The child has since tell. When the old mas heard, however, il- refusing to allow her to obtain the voluntary bed of the river, and bit by bit put them to get sicksbs to take him to the wharf. Amanding a fide this, met, the old captain in herrell for examination, she would be obliged if foreign part, and thought the Jore a good one to be Beard would favear her with their season for long the line was in working order again.
though more than twenty years had par certificate for yacht mister; and on September. Such is the plain, unvarnished truth of died.
grew bighly indignant at ike"mean trick", does make a difference whose or is "gored-certificate clearly implies that it is confined to have always considered and held that's master's
men.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
TRENCH SWEETS OF VARIETIES FROM House, bought direct at first hand, imported is ALL these an selected by our Londen wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all
'WELL KNOWN, MAKERS,
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Also
Xmas Plum. Pudding and Coken; mixed Pools Barcelona and Buntil Nats, 'Soft Shell Almonds, ResinsȚard Currants, &c., Rajke.
H. BUTTONJEE
13 D'Aguller Street, Hongkong,
and 18 & 19, Eigin Road, Kowloon, Hongkong, 10th November, 1897.
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The Manage
to
THE Hoo, Treasurer of the Allee Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals bege to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the fands of the Hospitals —
was dispatched
"heave
Entermediate profits, and enabling ni to supply | China's first European-bulit railway." THE Band of the West Yorks Regiment will play | played on him and refused to be motiided, 7th the Board of Trade ropiled stating that they
the best growths at MODERATE PRICES,
PRICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be had ou
Application...
Well, if this is the American idea of "id., plain," we would be delighted to see the "2d., coloured "edition.
On the subject of colours, all Hongkong busines men must be interested in the PORT after removal should be restada menth long-looked-for "artsupplement" of picto- before use. When required for drinking atrial advertisements for which so much enos it should be ordered to be decanted a the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY--Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are
trza Xeras Wises,
the following programme at the Offers Meas to-morrow evening —
Overture. Tani to Mascherard Tours Padroer! Garous Moderne] Belect Le Poupe Cameters dema 300ība Charlatan Meng Sullivan WEN......Carplina Lowthian Selectios Die Meistersinger anazis Figza
God save the Quee
Tax occupant of No. 97 Qaren's Road East was good money has been thrown away. It charged at the Magistracy to-day with failing to is almost an Imperial matter, for it makes report a cass of small-pax. On passing the road us think of other extortions, such as the on Friday afternoon Sanitary Inspector Cotton military contribution. If the Hongkongaw the defendant holding a blanket in which pictures are to be like those from the he noticed a child. When the defendant saw Strafts, and if Hongkong's prosperity de-
Fitaco Commercial News.
RANCH hands from the S. Joiquin alley are
wanted to .all
CLARET-Om Clareis, including the low pends on this sort of advertising, then it is the Inspector approach him he dropped the child dlogy black vilise after him. Then with a cane. § 1896 !! was 72% milkifacs In the last ten years
priced, are gruanteed to be the guanine other hand, if people have money to allng.
a bad look-out for Hongkong. On the I and tried to run but he was stopped from doing | upon all boardlagbousa masters the sallar, militon dollars, wälle that of Yokohama bas product of the juice of the grape and are about for such things as this, there ought | Laspecto: rald'that the child only had a cold but all together #1 best he might, The man rald | g that Yokobama is destined to take the
The defendant then in answer to the
the oars and left the landed man to pull him
his name was John Costigan and that he wis believes
vacant berths in MR. HALL, British Consul at Kobe (Hlogo), on the forecaption of outward-bound vessels, if able: the Inland Sea of Tapes, palnie out to his last able seamen die scarce and at a premium lá report that of the three most important ports for San Francisco, says the Chronicle, Boarding foreign trade in Estiern Asfawa belong to house musters bave been abipping all manner Japan-viz, Yokohama and Kobe, and bath of men as pallos during the past month in their áre, as ngands trade, shipping, and foreign and many a la mer has gone la sea without efforts to keep pace with the demand for crews, population, much la idvance of such Chines ports as Tientale, Caulon, Hankow, Focchow, having any very definite idea of where he and Amcy, The growth of Koba in was going. A ship's boat pulled up to
Importance has been extra: rdinarily rapt*, the Clay street float recently and its crew rolled In 1891 the total va'os of the imports a husky farmer out on the landing and throws and exporte was 471 millios dollut, while in
bent the trade of Kobe has increased from 27 to 123
from 61 to 135 millions, and Mr. Hal
pot aboard the ship to be taken to the Norb | record pisce amongst the Japanese parts in the Pole El Dorado, where he futended to dig a car future. Aitio Kobe has become fortune out of the ground at Dawson Cliy, but the chief port for imports In Japan. These bare dorblad in the last four YOLIN the captain of the vessel refused to take him there. The ship was the Mallerkorn and and Inst year amounted to 1 million the "was ready to sail in Queenstown with collars, while the Imporis at Yokobani amounted a cargo of grato, Costigan was a ralilo to less than 73 millions Half of the export where the Penang Gail and Malay of THE following are the passengers arrived by picker of Freips county and is came to Sin trade of Yokohama raw slik, while Kobe is have been victimised. The Straffa Timur | C. P. R. steamer Empress of Japan, from Francisco intending, he said, to find some means the chiol port of axpuri for vice, les, copper, persisisin saying these vermiljon villainies Vancouver, &c. Mes Granville Sharp, Man getting to Alaska to dig for gold. He met ton goods, matches (an em which are only condemned by newspapers boll-cantelli, J. Orange, C. Rankin, V. Descas, im a berth en a abip bound for the Arctic dig valde annually), and matting. In import
200n alter his arrival who promised to
to get amounts over balf a million sterling in Ing over with professional Jealousy. So Chas. Hartshorne, F. H. Barrett, H. A. Rose gings and then he and his friend had a drink or main lums sie zaw cotton (about a third of said or tox after being tripped and Miss Diesel, Mesars A Dixey, A. Lonsdaks to cement their friendship. I do not know the whole Import Trade), catton goods, and plucked of his brash. This is a converse Dr. and Mira, E, A, Chill, Mix, and Mits Harris, what happened after that," he said, "but I was woolens. On the rapid developinent of Japanese case the brush intead of coming off has Ms. Kapp, chlid and mald, Miss E. G. kicked out of bed this moming and before I mantlaciares in his district and the enormone been laid on, and the application has been Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Cero, Merolled me out through the door of the room
could get dressed the man who kicked me imperis of raw cotion M. Hall ob ervar far too thick. If the Straits Time resents.s. Oura, A. Pre Smith, A. W. Balo, Liant where I slept and then I found that I was on enersy to this country was mainly swing
"This rapid development of
manfacturing the term "ham and eggs," try "brimstone Kabardt, Mr. Lacy R. Johnaton, Count A. Vonship. He fien told me to climb up to the silmantas of cheap sliver, now enhanced by the Butler, Dr, Blackburt, Prof. H. Sharp, Rev. and top of the ship on some sopir they had for abolition of export duty. Now that Japan bay,
not artificially made from raisins and to be no lack of wealth in store for some-pock masks were noṭited on fir isce. II currants, as is generally the case with Chap thing really good, and we will make our was removed to the Hospital and died that Wines
fortunes promptly. Meantime we have to day. Dr. Atkinson gave evidence that the child and-egg coloured pictures from Singapore twenty-one days', was inflcted, acknowledge receipt of three plates of ham- had Comell-pox and a fire of 810, la defenit dealing with Penang and Kwala Lumpur,
BRANDY.~Allout Brandy & guaranteed to be pare Copose, the difference in price belog merely a question of age and vintage, WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent
quality and of greater age ihan most brand.
In the marks. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisses to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market,
We only guarantee our Wines and Spiriisto be genuins when' bought direct from ma la the
Colony or from one authorised Agents at the
Cost Ports.
and treacle."*
We have also to acknowledge receipts, Bartrues, Mr. J. H, Fertig, Rev, and Mr. of the Amateur Report of the Shanghai Sharp, Mi A. C. Harborne, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Race Meeting, published for the Shang- Rose, Miss A, C. Ross, Mr. and Mr. R. C. hal Race Club by Messrs. Kelly and Dior, Miss R. Dixey, Mr. and Ms Connolly Walsh, Lim, as the newspapers refused and a children, Messis G. B. Hanie, W. Harris, THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPE A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. to report the proceedings as which the "W. 1. Russell, Miss H. Proctos, Musica J. B. press had been wantonly Insulad. We Kerfoot, Sobabert, A., Haust, K. Yamamoto, have not received a copy from the Cape, Kelly, and Mr. 37. Loomis,
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addera. Well, I was sick and I could not man in the course of the present year, shifted the we tried to edes me around that I was a salsa baale of her currency, in the hope of permanently picker, not a climber and that I was bound for securing the enormous advantage thus unde» the Klondika. Then I was ordered into a bost signedly bestowed on her by the monometallig and brought to the wharf Colligan could not legislation of the Wes, it may be confidently Live the name zor address of the boarding-house predicted that, if aliver continue to fall below he was or over the location of the saloon van Par of cactusae, 1 to 3 which Jaye has fad, was drugged in the attempt to Shanghal kim, | the advantage bilharte enjoyed will pass it was fortunate for him that the skipper of the to other silver-uning countries, such as Chlos Matterhorn siinsed in take him on the voyage. | und India":
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