To-day's Advertisements.
THE SECRET OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
LICTURE BY
MI. W. V. DRUMMOND,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1398.
Today's Advertisements.
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
GRAND CROSS PROCESSION, &c, &c.
MR.WY DRUMMOND bas kladly con- THE siver steamer "TAI ON," Captain
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to deliver a lectura opan "THE SECRET OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE” (ket Wharf at 9 AM, on SUNDAY, the 17th the CHAMBER 17 COMMERCE ROOM at the Cry Instant for MACAO and will leave Macao HALL on SATURDAY, the 26th of February again for Hongkong at to y M. at 3 PM.
His Excellency Major-General WILSONE BLACK, C.B. will inke the Chair.
The General public are invited to attend.
H. E. POLLOCK,
Rom. Sicritory, Hongkong Odd Volumes,
Hongkong, 4th February, 1798.
THE "STAR" FERRY SERVICE.
DIT WEIN
(HONGKONG AND KOWLOON)
The Portugues Amateur Bandƒwill perform during the trip.
RETURN FARE...... ..................$2 Tickets may be abiained at CAMPBELL & MOORE'S Hole Dressing Saloon at on Board,
Hongkong, 24th February, 1898.
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CHAPTER,
No. 515, E.C.
EMERGENCY
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURIDAY, FEIRUARY 25, 1898.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN AFRICA.
LONDON, February 2112
A RUSSIAN bluc-jack t belonging to one of the ❘ THE concert at the Kowloon Docks arranged for | A LONDON paper publishes an Insportant state», warships in port was Bunt “aloft "for six weeks | Suisiday has been postponed till Monday next, ment from a cormspondent to a position to be at the Police Court to-day for stealing a sovereign, | 18th insi, in consequence of it being" thought | well sequainted with thy: facts of the Dreyfus from a celestial woman of ill fame.
loudviesble to clash with the A. D. C. per. | case, showing that the Power to which secret have promised to assist Mr. Jowell, Mrs. was Rusila and not Germany, The French formance. The following ladies and gentlemen | information lu said to have been given by Dreyfos Hand, Miss Clement, Mears. Mirow, Waddell, Government knowing thir, do not dare to publih Vat Nierop, Bentley, Crispin, Gilchrist, Muskett, the truth, or allow it to be published, festing to Lopas and Sivier. Mr. D. Gilles will take the endanger the Alliance, chair.
Tur booking office for the A. D. C. performance on Saturday was opened this morning. Those who intend to go to the performance should secure their seats early to mve disappointment,
The death rata for the week ended rath February was 23 per 1000, as compared with
A XOXICE to mariners, fined by the I. M. Cas The Press regards the situation in West 19 per 1,000 for the corresponding week lasting very aptly how keeping a school may be been shifted about a cables to the south-west- An amusing tale comes from Bulgaria, Ulustrat- | toms, states that the Hainan Head Body has Alrica as very grave, and agree that the limilia yeary and that for the week ended 33rd made to pay in that attractive country. On the ward of its formes position, on account of the of British forbearance have been reached. February ** 23.4. per 7,000 as compared with outskirts of Rustchoke in a school kept by a extension of the bank in that direction; and Rester's Agency wirer from Akassa (at the 17,8 for the corresponding week last year, (309
schoolmaster who, on one holiday last summer, that it is now moored to 15 feet at low water of monik of the Niger) that two French A PRIVATE of the King Owa's Lancashires was kindly took his pupils for an excursion in the ; splng tides, with the summit of Heinad Bluff expeditions are advancing on Sokoto, that the Sultan has ordered them to halt forty to Hospital this morning with his face very neighboring mentales. Here they were aur bearing about S. 65 deg. W, magnet", and
badly Injured through"rome practical joker rounded by a band of belgands who solzed on distant about 17.4-10 k cibles. miles from the capital, and that the Niger Computting gunpowder in his tobacco. The unior-one of the pupils, the son of a rich merchant, pany's forces are ready and awalling lostra:loss tonate man was at Kowloon when he lit his pipe and held him henlage uzill'a'ransom of 10,00. INSPECTOR Hanion, chief of the detective force, to advance to the assistance of the Sultan and with the result that an explosion took place was pald. Recently the chief of the brigand with the aid of a pumber of other delectives to secure the excuation of Bililsh territory.
'causing the injuries.
band was captured, and being brought to trial yesterday valded house No, a Bonham Strand, a The amusing part of the affair is that at the business in the We! Sing lottery. Six mea were was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment, place which had been suspected of carrying on
cetved his share of the profits of the little trans-papers were seized. The men were brought sp trial it came out that the schoolmaster bed re-
srrested and a large number of incriminating acitoo. Truly they manage these things much better la Bulguis i
ALTERATIONS OF RATES OF MONTHLY AGENCY CONVOCATION of the
TICKETS.
WING to the gremily tecressed cost of coal, superior accommodation and an acele rated service beloz provided, I am unavoidably compelled to raise the rates of MONTHLY TICKETS from the 1st of March, 1998 as under :-
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SINGLE MONTHLY TICKET.........$5 FAMILY Servants are not included in Monthly Tickets.
DORABJEE NOWROJŁE. Hongkong, 2416 February, 1898.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW AND SHANGHAI.
*HE Company's Steamship
THE
"SINGAN,"
【ネログ
Captain. Jameson, will be despatched as above
TO-MORROW, the 25th instan", x1 2 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
Hongkong, 14th February, 1898.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VĨA. AMOY. 'HE Company's Steamship
THE
"DARDANUS,"
FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on WED- NESDAY, tha and March, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. procisely, Visiting Companions are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 24th February, 1898.
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK
COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
*IMPLE AERATED WATER,
SIMPLE
SODA
ODA WATER.
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INGER ALE
Captalo Gregory, will be despatched as above
TO-MORROW, the 25th instant, at 4 P.M.
For Freight, apply to
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LEMONADE.
ARSAPARILLA.
SARSAPARILI
&
RASPBERRYADE, &C.
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THE ARMY ESTIMATES. Supplementary Army Estimaten buing the total increase to 1oopco. The Cavalry is to be slightly increased and the Artillery by fifices
batteries.
CHINA.
It is stated that Cina bax agreed to adult foreign and native steamers on all tha leland waters within four months.
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN AFRICA.
LONDON, February 22nd.
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THE NAVY League in London is offeilng a pile of not more than 10,000 werdt, giving a forecast of £so in cash for a type-written essay or story of the probable effect upra the United Kingdom of an indecisive war #galost two frst-class Powers, bearing in mind that ocean cables would probably be cut before war was declared and that bread would risa at lesi 16, per loaf, Ax the Sanitary Board meelling this afternoon report by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon concerning the milk supply by Indian and Chi- neza dairymen, was laid on the table. The report stated that from the manner in which all the milk was collected he thought it very un- concerning the French and added that he could wise for people to drisk any of it unless pre not believe the French Government had an-viously boiled and even then they should heal thorized the invasion of territory which Francetate to do so because of the result to bealth herself had recognized as British,
which might alge from the consuming of such fold, He thought that customers to pro- tect themselves should get guarantees from the dairy farms, if any one had doubts regarding their milk they should communicate with him brough the Sanitary Board and be would in. vestigate the case.
Mr. Chamberlain, speaking to the House of Commons, confirmed the telegram from Akaasa
A Faris semi-official note says it is untrue that French troops are in the vicinity of Sokoto, (Sokoto is the same of a kingdom and city, on the banks of the Niger, to the Brillah sphere of influence.]
before the Pelles Magistrate to-day and charged with keeping a common gambling house. The each. Mr. J. Hastlogs appeared for the defence. case was remanded, bail belog fixed at $1,000
| RANJITSINEJɛ bas something plsfùs to say as to the treatment ghich the English cricket team have been subjected to to certain quarters of IN the course of an extremely interesting report Australia "We do not grudge our opponents on the trade of Japan, Mr. Byron Brenan writes:
■ well-deserved victory, for they worked hard, "The observer whose experience of trade has - ad undoubtedly deserved its but we do been principally acquired in China, is conscious object to the bogenerous behaviour of the of a pleasing sense of unlimited freedom as he crowd to hooting and hissing us whenever we contemplates the conditions under which trade- make appeals. This is a thing which we have fe conducted in Japan. It is like emerging from put up with not only in Melbourne and a dense jungle on to cleared ground, like passing Sydney, but on pretty well every ground. We from a prison yard to the open-fields. The also resent the audible remarks made mon-sentations of the Darimone Pilion chaplain who certog us by pavilion cricketers, who, at at the aid of 20 yeave finds himself transferred rate ought to know better. Many of these to a rural vicarage must be akin to those of the marks are doweright lasoling. I know very Brifth Consul who passes from China to all that what I am saying to you will not tend Japan." Bat Mr. Brenno's comparisons are not to increase my popularly here; but as I do not all to favour of Japan. The reputation póad as a popularity-hunter, that does not matter. of Chinese merchants for goed faith and hold- I can't help giving vent to feelings which I aming to their contracts is well known, Mr. Ma. Harper, of the Stag Hotel, fs, we hear,
convinced are rfectly fastäble and trus in Brgnan, like many other willers, la ussblo.to THE buying rate for sovereigas is $1069 perbally making arrangements for another exbi themselves. For the kind reception which has to give the same character to the Japanese, billon of the "minly ari" to be given at the been extended to me personally here, and there City Hall at an early date. The leading feature am very grateful.. But I am speaking for the section on British trade, to keep the ordinary "It seems a hopeless task," he says, in the of the coming show is to be a twenty round con- team, and I wish to emphasise that we have Japanese to the test of a contric. When ke test between the redoubtable Northcott and a teca treated in a very uskind fashion. What fods that the market is golog against him ho Chinaman, John is belog Imported for the bever we do is misinterpreted, and it would almost will put off taklog over the goods till better caston from soms seventy miles inland from
times come, or he will wriggle out of the contract Canton and is a perfect glant, standing 6ft 53
on some fifvolaus pretext, such as that the mode In, in his socks (when he wears any) and
of packing is unsatisfactory or the quality fu meator-g 58. round the chest. We have
inferior. Attempts have been made to put the been unable to obtain the exact measurement
Jaw in optrailov, but the merely lands the of his biceps but they are said to be immense.
forelga merchant in greater dift.a'ties, for than Mr. Harper hopes to have his fathom or so of
a regular boycoti is established, and the merchant
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualifet English Chemist and will bear compa-where [296rison with the best English Manufactures.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 24th February, 1908,
CHINA NAVIGATION · COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR TAKAO,
THE Company's Steemablp
"FOOCHOW,"
Capialo Blackbourne, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 26th instint at 2 P.3.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
.BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents.
Hongkong, 15th February, 1808.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR TIENTSIN (DIRECT). "HE Company'k Steamikip
THE
"KWEIYANG,"
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Captain Outerbridge, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 28th fastent, at 4 PM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agunts.
Hongkong, 24th February, 1898.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA,
HE Company's Steamship
"CHELYDRA,"
Captalo R. Cess, will be despatched as above
on TUESDAY, ibe 111 March, at noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Man#gets.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESTES and ether Large Consumers,
Any complaints should be addressed to the
Manager,
Hongkong, 1st March, 1897,
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"GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.
FROM MIDDLESBORO, LONDON AND -STRAITS.-
A, S. WATSON & CO.,
THE
Steamship
"GLENSHIEL" having arrived from the above Ports, Consignesi of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed, at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unlear notice to the contrary be given before a P.M. TO-DAY.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 3rd
March will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
ESTABLISHID A.D. 1841.
Queen will, according to present arrange meat, leave England on 8th March for Cimiez Her*Majesty will arrive on thefroth;ior a month's stay in the Riviera. PRINCE Henry, it is asserted, is the bearer of very costly presents from the Katser, especially
masterpieces of the famous Royal Berlin ; or celata factory, for the Emperor of China. THE cate of the Indians of the Hongkong Re- giment charged with dragging and stealing from bim 14 sovereigns was heard at the Criminal session to-day. The crea was adjourned, Mr.
E. Robleson defended one of the Prisoners.
The Italian Cabinet has decided to send a craiser to the Far East. The vessel to be choses will be of the type of the Marco Polo, the fantast In the Italian Navy. She is desilmed for Shang- hai and was to have left at the beginning of this
month.
THE Russian sailars who have been allowed to
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seem intentionally infsinterpreted. All sorts of motives are imputed to us, and if we are to believe half we hear, our conduct has been cosy taman!ike, and, therefore bad. It is pity that our actioon have not been viewed more charitably,"
paglinic Celestiil on view at the City Hall, within a day or two, when visitors will be able to Inspect this local celebrity prior to the contest. Major Retallick of the Hongkong Regimenting in Americae, the milla oy'dectly baving delivered an extremely lateresting lecture, re-purchased in October and Now-mber asgh to terday afternoon at the City Hill under the meet their requirements for a time. The colfen naspices of the Old Volumes Society. Lt.Col. ir sow arriving in large quantities, but the mills The O'Gorman presided and there was a falt attendance. Major Retallick took for his theme
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IN Its Commercial Notes for the week preceding is unable to resume business poti: he has capitu February 4th, Robs Chronicle sayz -The local fated. Until recently it was customary for foreigu market is not on the whole in a bealthy coad merchants to require the native to make a dept. firms, in their eagerness to obtain business, Hon. As regards Cotton, nothing has been doit at the time the contract was signed, kui somo airgd tots safeguard, and others had to follow soft or find themselves left out altogether," Again, the credit of Japaners werchants la so do not seem to he is a polion to take im bad that they are unable to finance their baile mediate delivery of it, and prices have therefore
are unknows among Chiscae merchants. "In
"The Habite and Customs of the Sikhs" and slightly declined, although the market in Ame,ess, or meet with difficuitlan la dolrg so which 'come ashore on leave appear to have hid allrafe he threw much interesting and curlons light on rica is firm with s alightly higher tendency discosilog Japan na⋅ un fndustrial cognity Mr. spree and no less than three of them were brala the manners and cartoms of our swerthy ailes, ¦ Yerng sod siro Grey Shirtings are fairly active. Brenan observes that one great obstacle in ap to the Station yesterday for beløg drank and Thalı creads, baḥlts, etc, were sil dealt with in. In Kerostre, saleď of American, forward delle | the way of Japanare industrial progress is
disorderly and they were each fined $3 at the Magistracy to-day.
THE Band of the K, O.L. Regiment will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess
to-morrow, commencing at 8 pm.:- Grind Processional March, The Silver Taimpata viazi Overture p.................... Da Freyschus „................ Waber Selection............The Frases of Peneacco. A Fullivan Villa irer Con Amore ... P. Buenlosa! Quartet Ig Abschled, Kendaleschn Selection mermannA Oblaty Obi -seweg Eldney S
God Saree Quar
paid a high tribute to he Sikhar's fighting man. most entertaining faibloo and the gallant officer
very, are reported at! a consider.ble reduction,
that when the superiority of an article or its |pa kuat quotations ; the price of Russian (wok all The lecturer dealt with the pastimes, festivals, has been lowered a Ikils and sales have been a trade the desire to lower the stardud cheapness has won it 'a' favourable position off, of the Sikbe and generally Major Retallick made of stock. As regards Langkat, as there and produce an inferior article is irresistie gave a lot of out-of-the-way"Information regard. are no unsold nincks on hand, prices remala un. Ing our Indian friends. The lecture was well changed and new supplies are expected in about
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In such Important productions ze slik appreciated by all who were present and Major week's time. There have been considerable has done much Irjory. "In this regard the manufaciária, matting, ma'ches, and caspsisikle Retallick received a very hearty vote of thanks | apsivals lately of Bar Iron and a consequent fall contrast baterean Chian and Japan li voiy for his extremly interesting peper
in the quotations; the market for Pig Iron if marked, in Chion, as elsewhere, there are planty -
MR. Kipling's Bret "Jast-So-story la St
account of foreigà merchants at Canton who see
iso sick. In the Export market the price of of men who will try to overreach their customers, AFTEX proacted bearing the jury in the Nickolar displays another faces of his genius, Prime Brown Rice stands at the high drws of but the foreign merchants, after a little expe Queen's Division on 18th inst, gave a verdict in and proves him to have perfect understanding 585 per pical for immediate delivery. Camphor fawoar of Sir Tallon Sykes in the action to of what kind of fun, and method of fan, children is very firms indeed, but transactions of some rience, confine themselves in their dealings to men 'el good repiste, 'and ther, be it silk, tes, which Mr. Daniel Jay, a bill discounter, sued Six like. The story explains why the whale's throat importance have been reported at 44 yen per mattleg, or any other commodity, a large propor Talton and Lady Sykes to recover £15,872 odd, la so small. The whale, we learn, bað estan all pleul, and yasterday, we understand that yes ilan le accepted on the faith of the ChinenKAW sincipal and Interest upon five pic missory notes the fish in the 6, save one little astute (or 4450 w peld, Vegetable Wax is also leady tonesly. From Canton, for exemple, thousands alleged to have been signed by both of them, slate) fab. Then the whale slord up on his (all ] the Intest quotation being yen 26,60 per piculof rol's of metiing are shipped to Amerlan on Lady Sykes did not defend the action and was † and said, "I'm hungry," and the Hitle wtute-fish, which precludes the presiblilty-of-batlaris, as called as witness for, the plaintiff bat Sir which was hiding behled his ear suggested: bome ideas do not respond to that figut vereren ren the merchandise before shipment. Tatton Sykes railsted the claim, alleging that "Hava you over izled Man ""No," mid tke | Gallants are quoizd mt 25 yen par picul, bai ne In Japan evey roll, key to be opened out and whale, "What is it like ?" "Nies," said the sales are reported, Copper is steady and to carefully inspected, yard by yard. Gradual des little state fish, “alce, but nabbiy," So the of Sumiloma ste reported to have been sold at whale swallowed a shipwrecked mariner who yen 27.75 for March to May delivery, but fallen seems the inevitable fate of every ava
|ticle of Japancio manufacturo, ” was a man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity, raft other brande no business is reported. and all z but the mariner "lamped and be bum The King's Own Lion Minstrels gave their ped, and he pranced and be danced, and be first concert last night in the Gymnasium st banged and he changed, and he leaped and be Mazzay Barracks belors's crowdc 1 audience. The creeped, and be prowled and he howled, and he show was in every respect highly successful and erted and he sighed, and he crawled and he the "hold soldier boys acquitted themselves bawled, and be danced hornpipes where he admirably. A pretty but rather too small stage was used in France for the fint time the after-
WINES & SPIRITS. the notes were forged The Jay came to the
ALL these are selected by our London
House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all Intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply
the best growlks at MODERATE PRICES,
PRICE LISTS, with Fall Detalls, to be had on
Applicaties.
THE STARTING MACHINE in
FRANCE,
The Paris respondent of the Times, wilting › on the viib dit, says: The starting michina
Consignees are requested to present all Claims | PORT after removal should be rested a month Royal last evening and zurected a very large houldnt, and the whale felt very unhappy | way filted up for the occasion and the build road, the tried taking piece on the rece-course
for damages and/or shortages not inter than
the roth March," otherwise they will not be recognised.
Blis of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 24th February, 1898.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS.
THE P. & D. §. N. Co's Steamship
"SOCOTRA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, FORT SAID, HOMBAY AND STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by she above-named
venel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Company's Godowas at Kowloos, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as 'the Goods are landed.
Optional goods will be landed here unless Instractions are given to the contrary before 4 AM. TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the and March at 4 Fi, will be subject to sent.
He Fire Insurance will be affected by me in
Say Case Whitever.
All damaged Packager must be le mage
Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Venal's arrival here, after which no claims will be recognised.
H. A RITCHIE.
Plant Superintendent,
true Xeres Wines.
Indeed."
conclusion that the signatures on the promissory Loiss and letters of authority were not in the bandwriting of Siz Talton and the Lord Chief Jatice in accordance with these findings gave adgiment for the defendant and directed that the facelminating documents should be impounded, Lady Sykes has left England to escape arrest THE dramatic company of H.M.S. Powerful made their first public appearance at the Theatre before use. When required for drinking at
sulence in spite of there being at the sime lime
ing was made bright and pretty with dogs, &,at Maltons Lalite, the manager of which once it should be ordered to be decanted at another performance by the KO Lion Minstrels. AN old offender was to-day sentenced to twelve and the regiment's honours were displayed on deserves great credit for hartog taken the the Dispensary before being sent out.
The cnimicitment was excellent and gave the months' imprisonment with hard labour at the the prosceptum. The first part, "Musical faltative and brought ores the machios, which SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and Aftes Dlaner people of Hongkong and opportunity to test the Poilea Court for returning from banishment. Melanga" was of barrikedox burnt coak minstrel bad given such factory results at New Wines of very superior Vintages. All are andurange of their risible faculties. It was, resily, The circumstances 1:ading to his anest and type and members of the regimental band in market a fortnightage, The experiment excited
a splendid performance and the promoters are to conviction se vay singolar. The man was uniform supplied the accompaniments. The much interest that there was a larger mitend CLARET-Our Clarais, including the lowest be heartily congratulated upon their ed:ceas. The employed as a house-boy to an apprentice contributors to the first part were Meirs. T
priced, sto guaranteed to be the genuine programme opered with an overture by the string engleeer in the Hanghom breach of the Kow- O'Donohue L. Willems, H. Fas George, I used in two mear, the frat biogas ont tan ance than manal, and the strifegmschine war product of the Juice of the grape and are band of the warship and then followed a series of loon Dock Company and yesterday his employer Upton, and E. Lelliott, and all had warm runners. All the horsts went up to the webbing, not artificially made from ralstas and comicalkes which amused the audience consider missed a pocket book containing $15 in cash approbation from the audience. The jokes of which fe stretched across the counts, in the currants, as generally the case with Cheap ably. The founiosities in the trailon of the quick and postage stamps to the vaine of abeet gon the cornemen were sait and upito-tiale and the most docile way, although none of them had, BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to repest diy tickled the people by his mysterious number of other persons also lost money and Carter and Upton in the second part played arises la Paris yesterday. When the webbies
dector (R Atles) caused much marriment and from his coat pocket, About the same time a chorausch were very weil ar:angel, Mesurs, of course, ever practised at it before, as M
to whom the machine beloage, Only be pure Cognac, the difference in prica medical terms. This same actor again appeared various ariicies and the pilosner was banjo, dues le first site style and had a sprang up all the horses got off pufčetr WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent Band. One of the company appeared as a in the employ of the Deck Company Ab Pau who hurst gave a very founy vocal doet of the did not love to much ground as he invariably being merely a question of age and vintage.us Brigadier General in command of Brannagan's suspected. He was "chadowed" by a detective hearty recall and Mesare. Whiting and Broad. Terel with the exception of one named Faubios, who is a confirmal zuzug, but he quality and of greater age than most brand. Chinese soldier and caused some amusement by managed to get together some circumstantial. "Two Macs" school. The instrumental duet does is ordinary races, the general Impression, fa the market, The SCOTCH WHISKY tempting to imitate the babits of the celestial evidence against him and the result was that by Meur Cornfield and South was also produced being most favorable. The first race marked "X" is universally popular, and is The first part of the programms cosciated with a the man was arrested. On being taken to the warmly admired and Sergeant. Daley brought war for hotzen of three years old and upwards,
to be superior to any other brand in the which was faultlessly carried through. Part two | was a grea‡ erimioni, kaving had three previous } "She's off again”. A faca entitled Epitapho"/wo-years-alda only, and aún for over dve fare pronounced by the best local connoissa sealbatic tables entitled "Sons of the Ocean Police Station it was discovered that the man the house down with his laughable song over a mile and a quarter, the second belog los Hongkong market,
Tongu.” This test was the more severe of the two, consisted of the fares "Borrowed Flumes." The convictions for larceny against him and in that kept the audience in a paif:ct simatuer of a young horeca aro generally more ratio; bat two didinary scamen are very striking and banished from Hongkong. To give an instance entertainment to close, The Lion Minsters All Martled when the wahbing sprang up, with impersonations of a young lady and a masid by addition to this it was found that he had been, faighter throughout, brought a very abjoyable. kote ayala'all the ter werell of lata, the liar with linle difically, and they did dot sants to be de deserving of mantion and the principal of how some criminals somellosas, accidentally had quite a big reputation in Mall and the exception of Mr. Menter's Poyist, whe character to the lures, Dick Wain ( come foto the clutches of the Folice, a short judging by their Infal performance in Hong Jamped toned and a feat the post. The first Bims) played his part very well and brought while ago a man boldly went straight up to the | kang, they will be just nu popsiar hétë.. Il tiul ni tha machido la France must, therefore, forth rours of laughter from the people by his Police Station and offered to give evidence should be mentioned List Mr. J. A. Watz spitated he regarded as very successful), and xanın ihan
hornswoggles." It is in be hoped that the against a certain man. A constable at once with the accompaniment tha
and owner of kortey, who had gone down to sen rual be acquits How it worked annunced their fatention of using performance will be repeated for we have no recognised him as having been banished from the ́fied himself most, chairas The concert will. The macking upon their own training groundy, sa doubt that li will being another large audience): | Colony and he was sent back to his old “home” be reprajeditevalgi A *PN vinit Khal their heman eight get secustocked so it
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