To-day's Advertisements.
FAREWELL ADDRESS
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HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1898.
To-day's
Advertisement.
HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
DIVIDEND_at_the_Rate of 8 Per
ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING
The Address will be presented by Hla Honor Tent, 11:30 PER SHARE, Declare Sir JOHN CARRINGTON in the CTTY HALE, en the Morning of TUESDAY, the 1st February at Helf-past Ten,
LADIES a cordially invited to attend.
THE “FAME,” kindly last for the occasion, will be in attendance for the sococimodation Di those wishing to accompany His EXCELLENCY to the Mall Steamer.
Hongkong, ngth January, 1898, 1
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La hereby notified that Fizid Firing with
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of SHAREHOLDERS held This Day, will be PAYAB' at the Hongkong AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATIUM on and after MONDAY, the seat instant.
SHAREHOLDERS Åre requested to apply to the Cyrics of the Company for WARRANTS.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
'T, ARNOLD,
Hongkong, 19th January, 1898.
Secretary.
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Intimations.
DEATH.
| A HOUSE boy to-day received six months"-hard | At Fakkal, on the sted January, 189%, Awam, | Ishour for breaking and entering the dwaling the only daughter of S. B. and Chun Hab of Mrs. Kao Chenng, Praya Wost, and stealing Thompson, aged jì yaxın.
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HOKOKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1898.
TELEGRAMS.
(“ HONGKONG TELEGRAPIK" KPOCTAR.) NORTHERN AFFAIRS.
THE FIGHT AT KIAOCHOW.
SHANGHAI, January 29th,
4.36 p.m.
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HONGKONG ODD VOLUMES.
PARLWELL ADDRESS TO THE DOVERMOSU
Yesterday evening, in the Chy Hall, the Hong- THE colony's farewell södram' to H. L. Strong Old Velames" Society assembled to William Robinson, G.C.M.G., will be presented witness the presentation of a farewell address to | by Sir John Carslagton, Kt., C.M.G., in the City | HE. Sir W. Robinson, G.C.M G. The pressals. Hall at 10.30 am, on Tuesday, February 1st. Black, and there was a very large attendance tion was made by His Excellency Major-General The pabila sea levited. The steamer Faws will of members." be available for those wishing to accompany H. E. to the mall steamer,
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Maj General Blick-Your Excellency, 11 would be odd indeed it the Odd: Volames of Hongkong allowed you, their honoured Prest In the last Volunteer anders it is notified that dent and one of the Society's most indusistens + Corporal Parcell has been appointed Sergeant members, to depart without a word of farewell. vice R. F. Lammert reilgsed." W. A. Stopani (Applause). We have therefore set down our has been premated Corporal, and Corporal appreciation of you as a brother Odd Volume to the plain and unvarolshed tała which I now Humphreys has bran transferred from No. 1 tok our Hon. Secretary to read, and you, Sir, to No. a subdiviilen. On Thursday next an slec. | recept as a memento of many evenlogi parsed tion for a bombardier will take place.
under the auspices of this oddly named but wall- assorted Society-eranings, Sir, to which you At the regn’ne meeting of the Victoria Chapter, have added much pleasure and instruction by
and ether officers took place and resulted as No. 535, EC., held at the Freemasons' Hall last your presidency and your efforts.
Mr. Pollock, Hon. Secretary, then read the evening (18th inst.) the election of Principals following address
It is now reported that only one sentry
Kazins and Lee-Metford Rides will take DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & was killed in the recent disturbance at
place at Deep Water Bay on the Afternoon of WEDNESDAY, the zad February,
The Direction will be from Wong Na! Chong Gap neighbourhood towards the Bay, South- Wenizely.
All persons, as weli ni alf skips, Junks and other vessels is the neighbourhood of Denp Water Bay are cauioned to keep clear of this
"By Command,
COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
* J. H STEWART LOCKHART, SIMPLE AERATED WATER.
Coloria) Secretary,,
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 29th January, 1898.
THEATRE
CITY HALL.
SODA WATER,
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*INGER ALE
LEO. HERNANDEZ
NEW YORK NOVELTY Co. Will appear on
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY EVENING,
the 2nd and 3rd February, POSITIVELY FOR 1 NIGHTS ONLY.
A COMPANY OF ARTINTE PAR EXCELLENCE.
PRICES....................................$2 $1 'Soldiers and Sailors to deflorm Half Price to
Back Seats only.
Seats may be booked at Messa. Ronson' PLANO Co.
Overture at g P.M. Sharp. Fall Company, seo Pénteza., Change of Pro- grazame Nightly.
LEO. HERNANDEZ,
HONGKONG HÓTIL Hongkong, 19th January, 1508.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK- COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
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THE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING SHAREHOLDERS wil be held ls the
OFFICES of the Company No. 14, Prays Central,
LEMONADE
SARSAPARILLA
RASPBERRYADE JAC
Kiaochow,
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS. H.M.S. Bart arrived here from Chusan yesterday and returned to-day.
The warships at Chusan are the Centurion, Algarins, Immor:#111 and Bandy. The Pig, leaves to-morrow, destination,
unknown.
GERMAN INSTRUCTORS RESIGN. Two of the German officers employed as Instructors at Wuchang have been asked to resign. They r ed the terms offered immediately.
REUTER'S MESSAGE,
RUSSIA IN THE FAR EAST.
LONDON, January 17th.
follows
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H. M. H. Nemarce 1. Maxwell
THE appointment of Mt. Ernest E. Wild to the Norwich Galldhall Court of Record, at the early
of twenty-nine, may sender it of interest to know that there is an instance of promotion to the Judicial Beach at a still earlier age. The late Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, a son of a Provcit of Trinity Collega, Dublin, was mado Chief Justice of Gambia in his twenty-eighth rear. Sir Richard MacDonnell, who was born la 1815, was called to the Irish Bar in 1838, and to the English Bar to 1940. He obtained the
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- Hongkong, Jassiery złąd. TOS WILLIAM ROBINSON, CC.M.G. Ex,- Upon theosar approach of your departure from this wolony, the undersigned, mambers of Hongkong Out Volum desire testify to you say we appreciation of the kind sistance which was hava lamelably pecorded to the promotion of the offsets of tile Factaty
You have ben our Fresido valusst eene since your merlyno this colony, but you hirve not rested content with socupylag a' purely nomlast sad bonorary pallos, pe
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On the ONTBI, you have activaly andfatach both ́AN K contributor to the Bonh Flats and as a lecturer, in the farther. ance of the Rims of our Society, whilik yens regular attendange at our meetings has been £ constant source of and
Ia conchaston we bet latte to masszon yuzz that, fix whatever pet of public usefule you may bentaher be employed, yo will always carve with you the hearty good wishm of the Hongs Odd Volem for your prosperity and tappiness, ** Wa aru, mi, yours faibikily,
(Hallow the algentiurmo,)
Excellency, ·
Mr. Pollock then banded thefaddress to His
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B.E., C. & M. STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
The annual mining of the above company was held at the officts, Bink Buildings, to-day, Hon. E. R. Belitios, C.M.G., presided and there were also prosent Mesir. F. A. Gomes, N. A. Slebs, Cermann, Han, J. J. Bell-Irving (Directors), Thomas Arnold (Secretary), A. A. Cruz, Hut Back, S. H. Michael, A. Haupt, D. Gocamann, Paul Jordon. 3 Denison, Capt. W Gitties, Jamas H. Cox, J. M. E. Mechado, J. M. E. Clarke, W. S. Bailey W. J. Winiarbuen, H. M. H. Nemszen, E. H. Joseph, C. Stup, E. Toseph, E. Moses, JR. Michael Capt. Ai
· J. Mos Tiliste,
The Chatman said :—Gentlemte, the Report and Accounts having bean fu your hands for sma days, I ull', with your permisalon taken them as read. There is very litle for me to add to what in stated in the Riport. The result of the half-year's working may, I that, be con sidered fairly unllifactory, regard being bad in the fact that the price of Coal, which constintas our principal item of expenditure, has been during the past six months more than double what it was in the corresponding perlod ol-1896, Wa had a cheap contract for the Company's re- quir ments to run unili the end of the Year, but unfortunately for us, it was not carled through and war End to buy in the open market at current rates. • This naturally to a certain extent upset our calculations, au- f was not practicable to suddenly advance freights sufficiently to mest the extra, expense. How ever,
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1, am glöð, to say that we are able to "recommend the usual hall-yzarly dividend laav» · log some $37,000 to be carifed forward. At our last moeting, speaking in regard to the West Rivas trade, I said that your directora did not fork for mech profit from that source for sma time to come, in fact wo rather feared that there would be some loss in the early days of the trado, but I am gằnd to say that we have so far covered expenses and in the event of no opport tion by other steamship owners the trade promises to prove remunerative in the future. In conjunción "with the siber Companies His Excellency the Governor was received interested we are asking H. M. Minister with applauso en slslag to respond. Hold to ate his Influence with the Chinese Gor Your Excellency General Black, Mr. Pollock, erement to blog about the opening of members of the Hongkang Odd Volumey, I thank you mast sincerely for the address which Rires than the one now authorised and when you have just presented to me. It has afforded this matter has been settled the quinton of me the atmost pleasure during the last five or building larger steamers for the trade will engag objects and aims of this most active Society.repairs have effected during the half-year, and From the list of lectures to be given this season I had hoped to be able to say that ao very heavy Volumes and tin sphere of usefulness are in way chicipated. Unfortunately, however, since it is evident that the popularity of the Odd expenditure in that direction in the near future creasing, I beartily reciprocate your gende Report new belose you was issued the Pow wishes and trait that a prosperous and beneficent ¦ hag met with an accident which will entail future is la store for your admirab'e Society, considerable expenso, a portion of which will be (Applause,)
- recoverable wader pur Pollsten, Our Investment
secounts semata in a good, sound condition, the . Mortgages showing an ample margin on the sama adrennd, while the Shures stand well with» ln their market value. It does not occur to ma that there is anything else to touch upon, but before proposing the adoption of the Report and Accounts I skall be pleased to saswer any quer dona in connection therewith which Shareholders may wish to MEMAN
The Tear is reported to have said at a priv-tej. Chlef Justiceship in 1863, and was subsequently years to promota la any way the excellent | ed the attention of your Bearð. ́Thu usTEA!
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COM 'WATERS, KIN made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa-gathering of officers, that the events in the East Flaos with the best English Manufactures. .
Special terms to HoYKLA, CLUBS, MESIKs and | had wilghed heavily on bis mind, especially the other large Consumers.
difficulties with Japan, bat he thanked God all Any complaints should be` addressed is the was cleared now,
Manager.
Hongkong, Ist March, 1897)
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KUHN & KOMOR, JAPANESE Fine art curios." 21 23, Queen's Road, HordsKOMO, 35. WATER STREET, YOKOHAMÁ .td
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36, DIVION STREET, KOBE.
· Hongkong, 15th March, 1Ɛ95,
LEVY HERMANOS. DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELLERS Sale Agents in the East for the amalgamated
de MONDAY, the stut February, 1898, at 19 | Czesanies, Humber and GLADIATOR Co., Lô, o'clock, Noor, for the purpose of receizing the TUNLOP TYRES BICYCLES PRICE $186. report of the Cirectors and the Statement of | A special reliable Watch made for this Climato Accanals to the 31st December, 1897.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
will be CLOSED hom the yih to sist February both days inclusivo.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THOS. L ROSE,
· Hongkong, 29th January, 1898.
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"MELDRUM " FURNACES.
"HESE FURNACES are specially adapted T
for coil dunt, colo dast and fuels of an faferior qually, and by their ass
great saving
Er affected generally. Smoke in reduced to a minimum and betler power largely increased.
JARDINE MATHESON & Co
Agents for Hongkong and Chlon- (190 Rengkong, 19th January, 1898.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED,
YOR SHANGHAI VA SWATOW, *HE Company's Steamship
THE
"SINGAN,"
Captain Jamieson, will be despatched as above TOMORROW, the goth instant, at Daylight,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents
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Hongkong, 29th January, 1898.
MOGUL-WARRACK«MILBURN LINE. FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL "HE Stékmskip
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Öppostin the Telegraph Odios.
NOW READY!
IN HANDY PAMPHLET FORM,
A FULL CAREFULLY REVISED and
Recțirala account of the INTERPORT CRICKET MATCHES
With a Critique on the Week's play, the Festivities connected with the Carnival and the
batting and Gelding of the various lesins,
LOCAL AND GENERAL. TRE buying rate for sovereigns is Braga pa £.
THE band of the Hongkong Regiment will not play again on the ses frant, Kowloon, until Sun- day, 27th February.
THREE l the "confidence trick” gentry were yesterday committed for trial al the Criminal Session's next month.
CAPTAIN Anderson will' give an address on “Reasons why we ought to support the Navy League at Cay Hall on Monday at 5.15 p.m. The reperal public of both sexes are invited to
attend
leaving this port on the 13th proxima,
THE charge against thres saldiers of the H. K. Regiment of robblog and dragging a comrade 'cama on'sgain for hearing at the Magistracy to-
day. Amongst other witnesses Sergeant Scott gave evidence connecting one of the accused with the possession of datura alba and he also described some suspicious circumstances regard Ing the prisoners. The accused were abanded
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Governor of Hongkong.
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THE complete scores In the Volunteers' 64pr. competition, held on the 21st inst, at Stone
cutter's, are as follow :-
Detankment.
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170 140
3- 10
This? Shooting, Drill, Time, Ponte, No. 1, Sugant &. G. Haywuh sto
Acting. Handles Yorporat Most women100 4. dag. Kano *Corporal Furos), vene zveme '40 The maximum number of palats was Exs) at zou for shooting and 10g for time, discipline and drill. The No. 1 detachment bold the Chal. | lange Cup for this year, and are the winners of
Sergeanta' Cup and silver badger,
SOME slab-sided aloot, who is probably light. headed through having lost his quene, te res- ponsible for the following which was circulated
in town yesterday :—
A lecture by Mr. Machell followed, on Chinese legends and traditions about Hongkong. It was |« most interesting, fectuen, und wo jegiet that
pressure on ́our spede provants, us from raport-? ing it to fall,
SWATOW.
(From our own Correspondent.)
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Besides these dances on shore, we have kid
Tha Chubman-I thank you very much for the regression, Captain Thiet. We will take strong face towards this opposition might pos sibly and beneficially
There being as other question the Chairman proposed the adoption of the report.
Capt. sccorded and the motion was carried sans con
Hen. J.J. Bell-Irving proposed Mr. A. O'D, hit. J. H. Cox seconded and the proposal was Gourdin's re-election as acditor.
agreed to
before you gentlemen. I thank you for your The Chairman-Thai fa all the business aftendance. Dividend warrants will be ready on Monday at xo am
Captain Tilla:-There is no question rxactly which I want to usk but I would like to throw SWATOW, 6th January, 1898; out suggestion to the Directors--whether. It The Fancy Dress Ball which the Commit--| would not be sound policy to put on some sixan- slower fntended to girs on New Years Eve, wii | ger back towards the axtive opporllion- which postponed to the 15th insient owing to the Com. - the company has to contend with. Of course we The following Testimonial was yesterday pre-miestoner b ing ill, and it was a great success, would have to sacrifice a litle of aur profis vented to Capin!n Chang-ah-Fook, Command- MR. Alfred Alf, who was acting United States of the S. S. Sitting Bull by the first classixty people attended the dance, and the in order to do that but it might pay in the lang
different costuman made a very pretty sight indeed. THE Consul at Canton till Mr. Saymaxx's successor passengers at the termination of a succesful
| nam, before the last of the düstern léft, arrived, is booked as a passenger for San Fran.age from Pedder's What to Kowloon. The and everybody shoroughly enjoyed themselves, 10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL `f clico by the Pactic Mall Co.'s steamer Cktu. | Caitent Captain received the reputation fa fall | Dor host proved himself ovnything that one the suggestion info conifdération and parkups a
court dress with his pigtail misted artistically could expect and exceedingly agreeable to all round bis head and after 'scknowledging his The costumes worn by the ladies were very thanks, in a speech which only an official el "kis rank would attempt, the deputation withdrowy, and made all look as though they were in the Spring time of their youth instead of the amid the roar of fire cracker.
Summer. Beilden our Fanty: Dreng Ball, wo Commander Chang-sh-Fook, Member of the have had several social dances at Mr. and Mr. Most Dhilnguished Order of the Victoria Hotel. Laama, which have proved very enjoyable and
Sie-We, the taxi-cent-passengers of your fast and powerful steamer, desire to express our kindness in trying to make our manotanous life
we are grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Lühtse for thuir - admiration for the seamanlike way in which you in Swatow enjoyable, magn command, from Pedder's Wharf to this Jetty. the pleasure of being entertained twice on board "have navigated the noble vesiel, under your We feel satisfed that none but one of your the good little shly Thaks, where the Captain splendid nature could achieve such a daring feat. The intricate navigation of the Hong- and officers spared no pains to prove to us that kong Harbour is well known, and the careful were welcome and honoured guests, and they and grand way in which you steered through had converted their ship, fain a, veritable- the thousands of shipping lylog at auchár, and
half room; the music and supper were all brought us atorgalde this Jetty was simply that one could dreire, and the Captain wonderful, and glorious to behold. We iceland is officers were onremitting In - "try- thankful to you, Ste for our lives, and in landing ing to prove to all that they were welcome, and as in good health after a dangerous and trying best, and is thoroughly appreciated by them. that the kindness of the friends on shore hað- voyaga.
They tell us (and we hope to bellave) that daring the many years that they have been ran. nleg to Swatow, they have never enjoyed them-- selves so much as dwing this season, for which, we must thank our lady felends who have done all in thais power in this outlandish plate; where It is so dificult to obtain anything that one requiras at this festive time of the year, and coa. sequently they are east upon their own resources to make sunshine where there is no sun, and thus their efforts have bean is welcome as sun- shine on a winter's day, This, we hopë, will prove not to be the last of our social dances, as we are looking forward to many more before the cold season is ended.
PRICE, 30 CENTS PER COFY. Orders will be promptly attended to by
The Manager THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH *
No. 8, Padder's Hil Hongkong, soth November, 1897,
OFFICE
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
ill Thursday nex
insubordination at da.
HITHERTO in Japan there have been no malas for the control of stockers and sailors, and, this defect in the laws has,'says the Dolly Herald, had the effect of encouraging such persona to The Department of Communications having awakened to the fact that abuses are prejudicial to the development | of navigation, has at length drafted rules for the control of stokers and sailors and will rubesit them to the coming Session of the Diat,
We learn from Meeno that the fam English, Sestch, and Irishmen resident there have had their peace of mind disturbed considerably by a Mr. Piry, the Commissioner of Customs at │ Lappa, who resides in Macao. Mr, Piry is, it
WINES & SPIRITS.s, & Frenchman and like most of his race,
ALL these are selected by our Loudon "PORT ADELAIDE,"
Honse, bought direct at first hand, imported in will be despatched as above on MONDAY, wood and bouled by ourselver, thus saving all the 31st instant, at Nogo, instead of as pre-intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply viously advertised. 8,9," GHAZEXbout soth February, 8.9, " ARGYLL" "mean" p 5th March
20th March, 10th April,
FS. PATHAN"
FB. LENNOX *__
KS,"INERGIA".ima 36th April,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL CARLILL & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, 19th Jannery, 1898. ......10: (1913)
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND 'TAMQUI. "HE Company's Steamship -
\* HAILOONG,"
Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 1st February, si Daylight..
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the bent growths it MODERATE, PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be had on
Application,
true Xeres Wlacz.
'Amongst the things he claims to
We trust you will have much success in life, sa indeed as your noble nature deserves, which is saying a good deal.
We are, etc,
TUNG SHUI JO. BAE-LY-FOO ➡And there are others.
MACAO NOTES,
who are destitute.
(From another Correspondent) -
SwazɔW, 28th January, 1898. -・・・ China New Year his come and gone, and na. remarkably clear of shipping during the holl. tives have resumed work again. Our Harbour was
OLD SONGS RE-SET,
Ok father, dear father, come home with me now!
The clock in the steeple strikes twelve.” You've been out all night, and now
you are The tight, m
A making a beast of yourself. Commeme Commone | Canmore i
Ob father, dear father, commome i Oh father, dear father, come'ome with me now,
The clacie in the steeplá ztrikes ona," At getting quite squiffy in half of a jiffy Dear father, you da take the bun 1: Cammere 1 Cammeme ¦ · Commoma !
- Oh father, dear father, cummome 1. Oh father, dear father, come is one with ing
CEO, VEN
The clock in the steeple strikes two Deli mother is waliing to give you a aisting. Commome. 1 Cummons 1 Cummome! A: Sho's waiting and watching for you.
150s father, dear father, cummome. Ok father, dear father, comalome with me now,
The clock in the midsple utzikas throated It's dreadful to thisk, how people can drink 1
They all ought to take after me, Oh lather, dear father, com Cammome! Commons Caniomu !
Oh father, dest father, come Fame with me now,
The clock in the steeple strikes four ! When you soberly sleep, your alumbers are doep,
But what you are fuddled you SHOTDA - Cunsmome! Cummoris I Cammoma | --Ok father, dear father, cummoms i
Oh father, dese father, corsa fame with me naw,
The clock in the steepin strakes five. Į
When workeré fariined to enimber her added,
is extremely punctilions, quita a "stickler” far
MACAO, January 17th, Last Monday week H.E, and Lady Galhards, the "correct-thing” and resents, like other mor«, tale, anything approaching a saub or what can accompanied by a Commitice of some of the possibly be construed as a slight. Ho in n
principal ladies of Macao, went to the Trallan Courant to
hand over to the Lady. high official of the Chinese Government Buperloress the sum of $1505.00, belog the net
personaBy and is in charge of the whole affairs counec proceeds of the amount realized at the Charity Performance in aid of the foundlings and the ted with the Castors in the Lappa district aged, under the charge of the Italian Sisters of hars Charity, The Comudice, as well me those who control of a place of land outside the undertook the benevolent task of helping these days, but Bwatow seemed to have been made barriers at the back of the Portuguese colony helpless foundilegs and to many aged persons, the "rendezvous" of the Douglas Fleet. Hallves PORT after removal should be rested a month of Macao and in consaction with this place of have good reason to be proud of their great did not, it reported, and last year a very pro-
which it is hoped will be repeated with table or for business. work, before use. When required for drinking at ground a difficulty has esista. The English and greater financial success, as without outside help. The Cellce Dance, referred to in last rates, once it should be ordered to be decanted at || Scotchmen recently estabilibed on this ground a | the Sisters, with their meagre msoutsoi, can wax to have inken place on New Year's Eye ni the Dispensary before being sent out. set ei golf links and on Saudays golfers from hardly be expected to successfully cope with all the Commissioner's, but at the last moment, it SHERRY-Excellent Dianer and After Dinner Hongkong and Craton have mat there and that is to be done for the maintenance of the had to be postponed, owing to his regrettable lil: Wines of very superios Vistages. All are greatly enjoyed a few games. It was a pleasant plass and all else that is essential for so many cess, le however dely came off on the rgth
Instant and with marked success. Qulias large - She'll make you ingref you'ın alire ! eating for weary exlist in China and did na barm
The Chinese New Year festivities passed off | gathering--in fact all Bwatowiwan Luse, and Cammoms 1: Commeme | Comumma 1" CLARET,--Out Clamin, Including the lowest wilker to the participants in the game or to the with as much felad as is usual, when the heathen the costumes were many and various Evi Oh latter, dear father, commemo 1."
priced, are guaranteed to be the gemaine barren warts on which they played. Theis Chiasse view with wach other in sacker firing in denily great deal of gains had been taken Oh isiker, dear father, cutamoms with me now,
the hope that by so doing they will get good over them, for which the westerns, were amply del The clack In the steeple strikes six i product of the falcs of the grape and are surprise and annoyance may therefore be better luck and plenty of money. Judging by the rewarded. The members of the Customs pind 109 aukamss and a slay to run women in not atlicially made from raising and intimation a few days ago that theix golf Laky d) of cracker Aring during the recent gain i·disitzietly took the palms for originalliy of kes
imagined than descilbed when they received on
* For bushing their husbands with bricks I s they ought to have currants, as la generally the ease with ChâPP | had been established on land specially placed at | with their good show 90 to be contented } and design. "Everybody was in costume with. Cammome 5° Cummona i-Cumimming 1
two notable accopilas, Dancing, was kept up SOh father, deur father, camisonse," the disposal of the Commissioner of Customs by from cacão havian been abolished, rice of the the last of the cunts did not leave till y sim The probiblion against the exportation of rice with spirit till a late, be rather musly, hour and BRANDY—All our Brandy is guaranteed to the Chinese Government for revenue purposes: vary best quality is again belog shipped to
be para Cognac, the difference in prios and that it could not be used for goil. The Hongkong to be thereafter sent in Australia, the British Consulate on the isth instant, which “Mr, and Mire," Food gave an Kvenlig Party at being merely a question of age and vintage golfers deny that the Commissioner has le mmoured that two large Chinese Junks, Leat Evening Contal and Fran Streich enter
an of you.
wound-up with a carpet dance” “jeftati NAVIGA-WHISKY-All: car Whisky is of excellent any right to claim the land ava Customs one from Kao Kong and the other from the detained the Commasily at dinner to honor of the
It is quality and of greater age than most brand. preserve or that he hay lo fact any trics of Saak-Ki in the Island of Hang-Shan Birthday of His Imperial: Majesty the Kalaw.
1. Brown, local 'maun for of the C-P. in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY power that Jasilles him in giving the young golf were attacked by a large band of pirates, The usual sosets were kentred and thef R. Co conciarmly Informa ur to-day that he la marked “E” is universally popular, and in | club tis quietus; and It is seated that the who succeeded in making a big haul in the
just in receipt of a telegram from their Freight pronounced by the best local consolzarura permission of the Commisioner was not sought says of something to the tune of $7,500.00 Since I last write Dr. Layng had a very o6 Trade Managed af Montreal stating that te kan to be superlos to any other brand in the because the players were unaware that he had tags, sto. So far it is said that none of was successfully performed by Dr. Alkinson of duty cannot be enforced. This, as will 90 ni well as a large quantily of goods, fitte ricos relapse noceanlisting: an operation, which bees Enally, decided that the #discriminating Hongkong market.
any power to grant permission." Asked whether the girites have been captured.
Yours, who wizy kindly sniadiced part si kë hall combt be understood, la in connection with the they would play golf there to-morrow," some of Quite a number of rotaries of San Fanton day expressly for tile purpose. He I now recent remours that havn bean going about lo We only guaranten our Wines and Spirits to the members of the title club answered in the bare by this, time good cause to regret their lowly recovering upale food is hoped and the affect that the United States were imposing
visit bars from Hongkong on Sunday last, se Bellerad that że kan passed, the
unway of Canada. watch developments, for the only means the Com-la als gandy but dangerous Len. The visitors Several old residentave returned to
Je fais la a plecs of news that
will give mach MEYER DIEZ SEROHAlio skitsfaction to walness people here and als malestones has to stop them is to let loose about returned to the Island of Fragrant Streams after their trips homes two doses of his Bikis frontler guards and friddar and it is to be haped
*** XWD, 2nd, Mr. and Jim Hamloop of Where wão mic the L. P. Ba, fine for trade wiik cihly evict the golfers, in which case there will by the editor of the paper *The libel suit againstsin.
Rock and "Wang Filmga arE WIE IN DACH RON
America and we are glad to see that the report the Our weather kas bien perfect during the hold" which gave rise to so much dismisfaction a few probably be a good old "scrap!-soma-brokan compladasai; Dr. Polares Wa
tha | days, bright gloww and biscing, much the same, I mentha azo "bas proved only in: air-drawn hands and Polios Const proceedings.
Por freight or Farage, AK & Co.,
DOUGLAS
General Managers.
(193 Hongkong, 29th January, 1898.
THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM
TION COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR LONDON, VIA STRAITS AND
DOM COLOMBO,
(Taking Cargo at through rates for
LAVERPOOL, GLASGOW, CONTINENTAL FORTS,
RIVER PLATE,
THE Company's Steamship
T
"PINGSUEY"
abers on or about the Six February,
Wines.
was most successfule
SVENGALI,
THE UNITED STATES, AND CANADA.
KODICRIMINATING DUTY."
[ be genring when bought direct trous us in tha | goigmative. It will therefore Sa interesting 10 } they all failed dismally in” bucking the firey# of his long and severe filamu kuning-point a duty on gonda talon Into the United States by
Captain D. Davies, will be despatched as Colony or from our authorised Agents at the
"To be followed by the Steamship
"NING HOW?.
For Freight, &c., sudly to a
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
Agents,
· Hongkong, ngth January, 1893
Coast Ports.
WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
ng, 8th Doomaber, 1897.