Go-oap's Advertisements.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. saj.
THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Pabile Auction,
la be held on the spot, on
MONDAY,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1897.
Co-Bay's
Advertisements.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORI.
THE Company's Steam-hip
"KUTSANG,"
Intimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
THE return of the number of vislies to the Cly Hall Museum for the week ended Dec. 3th are-Europeans, 201; Chincs, 1,340 ; fotal
34541.
The Police entered Nr. 4 I On Line at 1 o'clock yesterday morning and found a umber of men holding a meeting of the Fak Hing Triad So. ciety. Thirty-two of them, consilng of tailors, and Crolles belonging to the Chie Chan and Hol Fang districts, were arrested. They were
and remanded.
Baring arrived from the above Ports, Consignees WINES & SPIRITS. brought before the Magistrate this afternoon
the 13th day of December, 1897, 37, * Cargo by her are hereby informed that their published for general Information.
By Command,
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J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 2715 1"ovember, 1897, Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 13th day of December, 1897, at 3 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of gey Years.
Registry Na.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. :-
Locality.
Boundary Marreman
Pt.
The
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Wogud
Joland chong Ro
1
Lo
Eo (Soul fut
Comme
1,450 of Race
1040 35,200 344 6,040
NOTICE.
WING to the occurrence afacuse of foot
Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 P., of the 7th fast, will be landed Li Consignees' risk and expense Into Godewas
al East Point.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & C
General Managers, Hongkong, 6th December, 1897. [341803
* MOGUL * LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S.S. "PORT ADELAIDE," FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND
STRAITS.
*ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Informed that all Goods are belog landed at their risk bato the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whenes and/or from the "wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the fath inst, will be subject to rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be pro and-month disease in one of the shedssented tans Undersigned on or before think
inst. or they will not be recognized.
at Garden Rosd the '..
SUPPLY OF MILK
from this daly will be unavoidably cartalled temporarily.
There is no disease whatevs: af: CausWAY Bay and every precaution is being taken and every effoi made to supply our promptly and regularly,
Customers
"J. KENNEDY, Hongkong, 6th December, 1897.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
(1707
FOR SHANGHAI via AMOY, (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for Ntxaro, CHITOO, HANTOY and PORTE
on the YAMOTELE)
T
("HE Company's Steamship
"ORISTÉS,"
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the tath inst., at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Büla of Lading will be countersigned by
DÖDWELL, CARLÏLL & Co., Agents.
(3-9 1745 Hongkong, 6th December, 1897, THE CHINA mutual steAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND
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SINGAPORE,
"HE Company's Steamship "KAISOW,"
ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in
wood and boilled by ourselves, thus saving all Intermediate profits, and enabling to apply the best growikr at MODERATE PRICES."
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PRICE LISTS, with Fall Detalls, to be had un
Application.
PORT after removal should be rested a month before so. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted st the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines. CLARET.-Our Clareis, Including the lowest priced, we guaranteed to be the genuine product of the jalce of the grape and are not ficially made from rablas and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap
Wines,
WITH reference to the report of the Synagogue case, now proceeding la, the Supreme Court, it should have been utsted in our repit on Thursday last that it was Ms Bellos bo suggested that should the building fand be insuficient to com- plote the edifice the new Syntzogue could be mortgaged to mest any deficiency, and not Mr. Jacob Sartoon as was previomly stated.
A
FATAL accident cocured at 1 o'clock yesterday moralog to Robert Torrance, chief engineer of the river-boat Horam. He waileaning against the rallegs of a verandah when be over- balanced himself and tell dawn is the street. He was taken to the Hos, Ital in se ambulance bot Bled on the way. Deceased was 33 years of age and bis untimely end is deeply regrated by many friends.
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SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Lordskig the Chief Justice, Sir John Carrington) December 6th.
D. GUDDAY AND OTHERS v. E. R. BELILIOS.
The plaintifs, Messrs. D. Gebbay, A. J. Ray- mond and A. J. David, sued on behalf of the Jewish Community of Hongkong for the co- very of Inland Lot No. 1381 from the defendant,
Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. Thomson, of Messrs. Deacon and Hasilags), appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. H. E. Pollock (lästructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson) for the de
fendant.
Mr. E. R. Belillos was recalled when the Court
Mr. Ballito sald he thought they did not want any petilon.
Mr. Francis-Did you ever got any report.or ketches from Mr. Danby as to the best means of utilising the ground?
Mr. Beliller Nothing was seen b me. They. are still in his office. We did not decide is to the exact dimensions of the buildings.
Mr Francis-Lsava all other planu ne sketches out of your head. Have you at any time secolved from Mr. Danby any wrliten report, suggestion or proposals it to the best means of laying out the ground?
Ms. D. Kennedy's many felends in this colony LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. will be rosy to see that an advertisement in this isane announcosa case of foot-and-month disease at his delay in Garden Road. As soon as Mr. Kennedy noticed something was wrong with one of his cows be at once called in the Colonial Vetclairy Surgeon whose oplaton of the case confirmed Mr. Kennedy's worst suspicions. Evaryiblog posalblo has been done to eradicate, the disease and there reason for believing that the outbreak has been completely nipped in the bud il rough Mr. Kennedy's watchfulness and prompt repressive measures, EVERY now and again with the departure of a China-bound boat, ays the Sydney Evening News, one ronds that some more missionaries met today and Me. Francis continued his cross. eave left to convert the unconvertibls Mongolian. examination. With reference to his tetter of the While making due allowsace for genulae iceling 3rd July to Mr. Silas winois said that as the In the matter, nothing bat regret must be felt for astees did not attend the sale when he sized them, he thought they had given the mallet up this waste of energy and material. The con-antirely and he bought the property for himself. sequentlai andeclty of sending sallow, semi- Mr. Francis-When you say you bought it educated young men and women out to turn such for yourself, are you speaking of the whole lot, a people as the Chinese Into the patha of or were you under the impression that the Christianity, simply astounds the ordinary trees would want the whole lot? layman. The people who direct these well-meant efforts do not appear to understand that the Chlaete ave, perhaps, the most religious people on the face of the earth. Their religion is with them part of themselves, accepted without ques tion from childhood, No poor family living on a sampan but will deny themselves everything but what their god shall be duly honored on the proper days. In China there are no Agnostics nor hall a score of Charches wrangling over their
Mr. Belillos anid he bad received nothing respective merits and methods. The Jetlis
definitely or indefinitely. The suggestions wer hemires, the most ardent m'onaries in the all his own. The question was again pot and world's history do not pretend to have succeeded winess said that he had received no sepuit hom with the Chinese. Yet here we have time after Mi. Danby as to laying cut tits, self-complacement young people going up No other architect had gone over the ground for to China to convert a people whose ancestors hias beside Mr. Danby. Some sketches of plans had been made but he could not remember were in a high state of civilisation when ours
il they were pencil sketches or finished draw ings. He saw them first shortly after he were patating their bodies blar. Tasi so much real should be spent in uselessly attempting to purchased the the land; he did not think It was in September He did not see a fubbed turn a decent pagan citizen into a very popian before January. The plans Included the three lots, abowing terraces, etc. These Chelitian, when there is pleaty of better work
At the same time plans left no parti-n of any of the three lols an a waiting at home, is sad. there is a comic element in the matterle for the Synagogue marked out to be handed to the Jewish community. There was nothing The first object o}
missionary,
on the plans to ladicats ibat there was going to male and female, on arrival in China is to se-
be a synagogue. Before the 15th March he had sume a suit of Chinese clothing and have his or
no estimate of the cost of the building prepared. her photograph taken in character to send bick Before the purchase of the land he and so, written communication from Mr, Danby aboot to admising friends Some of the men even ga
the use of the land. so far as to have thelt bezdi shaved and wast the little black skoll cap, with a falso pigiai! allached. Again, with regard to the animls- alora y rats that break out in China, only that namber of recalls had to be complied with. our police system is better, we should have much the same thing going on here. The Chinese Refreshments were dispessed during the Inter- vals, and the recent arrivals from the north were
aro building a Joss-house la Sydney, but it is to very cordially welcomed by their comrades..
be by no means the ornate «ffale that people Among those who took part la the concert were would imagin. On the country, it is to be a Messrs. J. Smith (Torpedo De t), Kennedy plain blank-walled bulldog, with windows 10 (Tweed) Thomas. (h. Secretary), Stringer high up and narrow that worshippers cannot ba (Ordnance Department) J. Blofield (Tamor) overcoket or annoyed by the strikin ribe. Clarke, President, (Tamar) Howell (Archer) How about reforming the larrikin before convert Rawlings (Tweed) Dixon (Tamar) McCartbering the Chinesa? (Tamar), Capt Austin, R.N§., Hill (Centurion)
(Iphigexta), (Centurion) and Tyril (Hongkong Docki),
DURING the bessing of the Bellios case to-day Mr. Pollock repeatedly menilered Macdonnell Road, each time accentuatlog the first and lest syllables of the same only. The Chlef Justice, BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to with a quizzical smile, asked how many "n's" be pare Copane, the difference in price were in the word. Mr. Francis rose to enlighten being merely a question of age and vintage. | bis Lordship. Some years ago, he said there WHISKY. -All our Whisky is of excellent was an Irlið Governor here nimed Macdonnell qually and of greater age than most brand. and his name was always pronounced in the In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY sal alyfe. Then come an Artillery officer, of masked "E" is univensily popular, and is | French family, with only one," His name pronounced by the best local connoisseurs pronounced in the same way as that adopted to be superior to any other brand in the by Mr. Pollock and the learned counsel sald that it was no doubt from thit that the name of Hongkong market.
the road is now to pronounced.
We only guarantee our Wlaes and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us to the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
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THE members of the Royal Naval Warrant Offi. cers' Club gave a very pleasant smoking concert at their rooms, Praya Eau, on Saturday night. Mr. Barns (H.M.S. Alacrity) presided and a long programme of songs, recitations and fastru- mental selectloss was gone through. The various
Captain Fulford, will be despatched as a kaving arrived from the above Forts, Contigues A. S, WATSON & CO., LD, contributors were all warmly applanded and a
TO-MORROW, the 7th instant, at Daylight,
For Freight or Pamage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente
Hongkong, 6th December, 1897,
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS." FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
*HE Steamship
ΤΗΣ
of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods
are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Compasy, Kowloon, whence delivery 1799 may be obtained.
. "PORT ADELAIDE,” Captain Dalling, will be despitched as above TO-MORROW, the 7th Instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, 6th December, 1897.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. "
FOR SWATOW AND 'SHANGHAI. *HE Company's Steamship
THE
* HOIHOW,"
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Captain Smile, will be despatched as above: on WEDNESDAY, the Bib Instant, at 3 P.M.
For Freight or Fistage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 6th December, 1897.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, FENANG AND
CALCUTTA
THE Company's Steamship
THE
* KUTSANG,"
Captain Gro, Payne, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the gib lastant, at Noon.
Fox Freighter Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
General Managers."
· Hongkong, 6th December, 1807
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Steamship
"ULYSSES,*
Captain Brown, will be despatched as abors on THURSDAY, the gth lostent, at 4 P.1..
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD SWIRE,
Agents
Hongkong, 6 December, 1899.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
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FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNI, "HE Company's Steamship
"TSINAN,"
Captain Ramray, will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 15tk-icalant, at 5 7.M.
The attention of Passenger is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The Fin-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the | Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire TOTREG.
No Clat will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon on the 13th instant, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godawar, where they'll be ined or MONDAY, the 13th Jasant, at
3 P.M.
No Fire Inance has been effected, and any
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 2816 October, 1897.
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DEATH, Accidentally killed by a i, at Hongkong, co Sunday, the 5th December, ROBIET HOWAT TORRANCE, aged 32, of Kilmarnock, chief en glazer of the Hongkong, Canton and MACAO Steamboat Company's S.S. Honam. Seoulsh f1805 papers please copy.
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The Hongkong Celegraphepard (Swth, Heare (testa), Rowo
Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 13the Hongkong
instant will be rabject to rent.
Bills of Lalog will be countersigned by
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co., Agente.
Hongkong, 6th December, 1897.
Intimations.
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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,
VICTORIA Dispensary,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
'IMPLI AERATED WATER,
ODA WATER,
SODA
INGER ALE
LEMONADE.
SARSAPARILLA.
RASPBERRYADE, AC..
HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1897. REUTER'S MESSAGES:
THE GERMAN NAVAL REINFORCE. MENTS FOR CHINA
LONDON, December 3rd. The German c.users going to China will probably take extra complements of mesincs, ANOTHER GALE ON THE BRITISH COAST.
Another gaie has occurred on the British Coast and the life-boat at Margate has capsized, drowning nine of the crew.
THE RIOTS IN BOHEMIA. Mariid law has been proclaimed at Prague and the garrison has been largely relaforced.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE baying rate for sovereigns is $10 per £, THE meeting of the Legislative Council convened for this afternoon is postponed until Wednesday,
the 8th mostani, at 3 p.m.
DURING service la a Welsh church much com motion was occasioned by'a number of decks DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'” WATERS Bre made under the constant supervision of a duly marching up the aisle afterlog load quicks, qualified English Chemist and will beax compaHIS EXCELLENCY LU, the new Minister to rison with the best English Manufaciores. "Germany, is a passenger by the Bayern, whick Special terms to Home, CLUBS, HIS and arrived here yesterday, from Shanghai, to Europe. other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addrinid to the | A WEDDING ring fast three years ago by a lady
Managır.
residing atar Newcastle (N.5,W.) has just been [136 discovered embedded in a potato grown in her
garden.
Rongkers, 1st March, 1897.
JUST UNPACKED.
TOM SMITH'S XMAS BON-BONS,
FAITH lo Lourdes as a miracle-working shrine fewer than 40,000 Roman Catholic Invalids visited it.
a
HEAVY WEATHER AT SEA.
The steamer
A LONG PASSAGE FROM THE STRAIT). AN Employee of a cattleabolis No 1 Kennedy
The return of arrivals of shipping for the 24 Road was charged at the Pollen Court to-day
bours ended at 9 am, to-day was arʼunusually with altempting to smuggle a bottle of milk
large one, no fewer than ga vessels coming lato from a shed which had been declared infected
the harbour in that period. In nearly every with foot-and-mouth direase. An Indian
caso they report beavy weather both post, who was placed to watch the sheds lo
and south, the shoug mookose now prevailing ihat locally by the Santry Boird saw the defendant coming out of one of the sheds with reading up a very high and confaied res, and in some cases ships have been seriously
■ bondlé poder bis arm. He stopped him and
Impeded in their progress, opened the bandle and found a bottle of milk.
Port Adelaide is a notable example, her Inspector Collon said that the shed was declared to by Infected by the Sealiny-Board on 25tb alt voyage from Sligapara to this part occupying and that he placed notices to this effect sigued 16 days. Her report shows that she experienced by be Secrelery of the Board Inside and outside heavy monsoos with hightcat and bad weather the sheds. The Magistr'e dismissed the cass Renerally since leaving Singapore. The long it could not be proved according to the Ordin page le accounted to the fact that the ship found great difficulty in making any handway ance that the milk was prohibited to be taken against the strong winds and heavy 1621 and from the shed by the order of the Governor-in-coascqueally hid to sheps a course round the Council nor that such order was published Philipines The Orestes ieparis: "Left Singapore In the Government Gaselli,iná niso dovridence 6pm 25th ult, and had very strong inonsoons and gloomy weather throughout the passage from was given that the defendil had received notice Singapore. The steazar Katsang experienced from the Colonia! Secretary prohibiting milk to light winds to Anamba Islands; thence to Gap Rock had very strong . E. monsoon with heavy be taken out of the shed.
sea. The steamers Zafiro and Stahan and many o her vessels reported having N.NE. gale and high seas. The Kufiang reported that on the 17th it, she spoke the ship Alčys in 15 N. and gros E, and on the same day she spake a German ba que flying R JQ D, la 1101, and 95'37 E.
TBR Shogy, Shimpo remuks that the crop of raw collon la America is year has been go successful that the price his decilaed to a lower figure than it has reached.doce 1888. But the cotton spincers are suffering very much from the depression of the yara muket. As a result of the adoption f the gold sandard, the export of yarn to China has seriously fallen off, and stocki
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IMITATION opsters iN PARIS.
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the ground.
Counsel then produced a letter from the Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving dated 31st July, 1896, which was In reply to one from Mr. Belitios of the 20th July. Counsel read a portion of the fetter referring to memoracdum of Mr. D nby's which was en- closed in Mr Belles's letter, and asked what was the saciesura.
Mr. Bellos sald he forgot what it related to, Mr. Fuses--Do you remember belog told that the Lead Investment Co, considered you bad ixested them very afably?
Mr. Balillos-Not at a'. Have you my siter ? Mr Francis Did at the Land Investment
Co, complain that you had treated them very badly with ference to this piece of land?
Mr. Ballas-I don't know of any completat. Mr. Franel-Did they ever complain, that they were the aggrieved party regarding your application for the land?
Mr, Belillo-They did. It was not the fact- Mr. Francis-We will come to that by-and- bye. They were considering in the first instance whether they should not take legal proceedings.
Mr. Belill-Ibig your pardon; they were
not.
Mr. Francia-Did they not write to you for an explanation as to how you came to apply for the land? Did Mr. Bell-fiving write to son for an explanation on certain points?
Mr. Belllos-He did and I answered them. Mr. Francis asked what was the monol`g o the referance to Mr. Danby's report.
Mr. Belllics said it was meant to show that ho applied for the land before they did.
Mr. Pollack said the correspondence quoted refe red to the upper lots and not the lower one.
Mr, Bellion said it was not la reference ta
Government were willing to put the land up these lots alone that Mr. Danby told him the cheaper than before. Mr. Danby sa never recommended him to bay lots 1381 and 1382. It was merely and solely ai bis own suggesiloj be bought them.
His Lordship read from the former evidenca the statement of Mr Bellion that Mr. Danby had told him the land fo the locality was being sold cheaper than before and advising him to apply for as much land between the tramway and the nullah as the Government would put up. He knew it bad at one time been intended to mark ⚫ part of it for a site for a synagogue. The por tion near the Union Church was the portion contemplated.
Me. Facts anked was it on Mr. Danby's re commendation that witness instructed him to .apply for the two upper lois
FRENCH SWEETS OF VARIETIES FROM } {■ au.s'tong no evar, Durlog x rocent wesk no §ing and the comman grade la now not inferior 10 | and wbas materiais are used, in their manufac- för informailon as to the date on which Mr.
WILL KNOWN, MAKERS.. CALLARD AND BOWSERS ASSORTED TOFFEES AND BUTTERSCOTCH.
Also
Xmas Flam Padding and Ciken; mlaed Peels Barcelona and Brazil Nair, Sch, Shell Almonds Raisins Jaod Currants, ac, c, &c.
Mr. Belitias; I dif not tell you that he had, recommended me
Mr. Belillos said he had Mr. Denby to make plan and survey to sabla him to know what he should offer for the end, and Mr. Datby wrote him a letter saying that the land was not worth so much as he lower side "The most singular thing I saw while in on account of there being very lite building have been accammalating la the grdowns of the Parts," sald a gentleman who has just returned space. The plateau was very small and be re various spinning comparies in the Kwaniul dis-kom Europe, to Washington Star te-
commended witness to offer a cheaper price,
Mr. Francis then read letter from Mr. Bell. was stißclat oysters. I don't mera
Irwing to witsces dated July 9th, 1896. The what are called mock nyitars-that fe, ment trict. The smallest stock of yarn held by any porter, ace company is said to be you, bales and the done up los pulty or a pot-ple-but the rail
letier enclosed ext scrs from memoranda medo by And as far Mestra Palmer and Turner regarding the land largest not less than 2,002. The bankers are bivalve intended to serve raw. very captions la advancing on yaza. The Osaka looks go, you would say at a glance sold in August and stated that as far as the Mainichi nates that the quality of gassod yarn that they were genuiue American oysters, but Land Investment Co. was co cerned they were the agerleved panty. The qu:stina was to come op at their next meeting and the letter asked produced in Japan bus beca gratually Improv. when you came so eat are the difference would perceptible at once, How they are made the imported yam ; whisthe price is 4 or 5 yeu ture is a mystery which I did not solve, but it is Danby recommended witness to apply for the cheaper. The price of cotton yarn, ays the certain that a great deal of money is made by land." Osaka Atcht, has deciled considerably of late, the producers. The usual price paid for there
artificial oysters of 3 cents oach, oz 30 dinin and as the stocks and line, a forher fall in the dezen, and sometimes, to the second-class testad- quotations is expected. The Colton Spinness sants, they are to be bad for a cents each, though Association bas beru gerally concerned about they are not apt to he very fresh at that price. the presest state of ile yarn market and You order a plate on the half-shell, and when
the walter brings them to
to you they lock sa zice as the real ayeler that you get in the brit New contemplates takleg weps to bring about an improvement. On the gh alt. the directors of York oyster-house. If you are not a good Jadge various spinatog computes at Osaka held of oysters you will eat them with your wise and s meeting to consider remedial measures, go away without asking any questions, but the atmost secrty is observed as to
The only really geanlee tulog about them is the shells. The manufacturers, I was told, buy what took place at the meellag. It second-hand shells from the restaurant kispers with a harmless and and “HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN | PRINCE LOU:# NAPOLEON, Colonel of the Lancer | however, reported that some of ‘ika delegates at a small erpen spurious oyster in its only knew of Mr. Chater being short to apply
shell is used for the pisce. Only one-half expressed the oplafon thit the pratent deprestatieizes pasto fasten (1786) Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for that kind ↑ Petersburg, asked the Czar for leave of absencé Erion was das to over-production, and they sugporpone, mod in that shape the fraud bystein wards The letter stated that the muḥlisted
gested that night work should by suspended are packed in tlers in boxes and baskets, which with a view to seducing the out-late. The poate displayed in windows, on counters, or os posal was not approved, and rfter a heated shelves. Other to be served without the shells, are put up la eans, or in glass jars, costaining debate li was decided to organise a langue to from twenty five to a hundred. The "imita- port the present stock of yarn (40,000 bales, tions" are consumed to such large quantities ralued at about 4 million yea), the spinning that the dislers to real oysters are arging companies kaing invited to contribute to a "fund the reniaurant and hotel keepers to break up for giving encouragemist money "to the expor their shells as fast as their contents are esten, pound them in pieces, so that the makers of „teru, It was also decided that each mill should and even pay the cooke and walters Hally to before the sóth ult, regest to the Association the the artfficial article will have limited supply of | amount'of yarn 'sach kis en kund for export,
A day qualified Surgeon is carried and the Verl is fitted throughout with Electric Light.
NB-Return Tickets lined by this Company to and from AUSTRALIA AN AVaslable for return by the Sicamous of the EASTERN AND AVITRA- LIAN 88. Co. and vica virta.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 6th December, 1897.
"SHELL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR MARSEILLES,
THE Company's Steamship
COUNT WIEDEN BURCK, the Austro-Hunzalan Minister to Japan, who has been at home an Leave, anived yesterday and proceeds by the French mall to Japan to resume duly in Tokio. H. RUTTONJEË, 13, D'Agullas Street, Hongkong, A woVam in Ten-essee, on belog separated from her besband is the result of a quarrel, declared that she would not en notil be returned, He 18 & 19, Elgin Reid, Kowloom
[1708 did not come back, and she kept her word, dris Hongkong, 10th November, 1897,
of starvation alter fastlog 58 days. AN APPEAL
and
THE
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Counsel, cosilated reading from the letter. It asked when Mr. Danby recommended hira to apply for the land did he tell him, (Mr Baillies) that Mr. Chater was going to apply for it for the Land Investment Company. The letter concluded with the trust that the mater might be latile amicably. Counsel also read from a letter fa Danby's memorandum and et. that Mr. reply by ML. Be'illos. The letter enclosed Mr. Danby had never recommended him to reply for the land. It was on his own ides purely and solely that be contemplated buying the land la April, and the letter farther stated that the writer for it when he told him of it in the Club after. portion of the ground would make it Beccasıy for other ponions to be purchased,
Wineis bere explained that by "mutilated. parion" he meant the sints of the ground.
Conttuatog, counsel read farther from the letter that Mr, Belillos laformed Mr. Danby that he would instinct him to buy a site overlooking the town, with the object of getdag a site for a Mr. Bellias also wrote that be synsregne. beard that some of the mambers of the Come mually were averns to the etre and he inst: ncied Mr. Danby to apply for biore His appila tion was in Mr, Cooper's hande belee the Cons