Co-day's Advertisements.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. 'HE Company's Steamship
THE
"DARDANUS,"
Captain Gregory, will be despatched as above
-TO-HORROW, the 26th instant, at § P.M.
·For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, asih February, 1893,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1898.
Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
The Volunteer Church. Parade ordered for the | Tux Amateur Dramatic Club's performance of 27th lost. is cancelled,
As will be seen in our advertising columns tès price of a single monthly ticket in the Kowloon Ferry service has been salied to 83 and family tickeln to $9 each owing to the increased cost of
coal,
*The Duchess of Bayswater & Co" and "A Pantomimis Rehearsal" at the Theatre Royal tomorrow commencer at 9 p.m. sharp,
THE C10 of the Ruslan sellor of the Rozsta who was sentenced yastarday in six wooks' Imprisonment for stealing a sovereign from a woman in Stanley Street was reheard at the A CRICKET msich will be played to-morrow Polles Court to-day. Evidence was given on commencing at Ir aạm, between the Secretary's | behalf of the sullor to show that the thaft was eleven of the H.K.C.C. and the Transuzen' not committed by the prisoner and a Lieutenant
the Selectary's alovca:-E. Mast, A. Machenale, character. The Police Magistrate gave him the benet of the doubland discharged him. Mr. J. Rev. G. R. Vailings, E, R. Morris, Mr. Polle, | Hestlage appeared for the defence. R.N ¡¡Capt. Simmonds, RA; D. Weeds, Lt. Davis, R.A.; J. F. A. Hastings, R.N.
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CHINA'S BUTURE.
The following letter from Mr. Francia Parry, ex member of the Logislative Council of Hong kong, appears in the New York Herald of 20th ulto:—
how to find ways whereby decided ands are at- tainable.
"The gloomy viilons which formerly troubled disappear, and we venture to hope that the fetare us as the emperor's blithday have begun to wut not bilag as fresh dillosions each asto again mako scute ald antagonists in the public life, to The partition of China among the Western the general detriment, - For mistikes which are nations, so loudly proclaimed as possible in the not made a second time we count on the high future by many European and American qualfiles of the monstch and the perception of journais, kan dwindled down to the surrender | what is useful and what is harmful to Germany, under a lesse of the port of Kise-Chaw to Ger-well as on the psychological affects which many.
Indence him." This foothold is unlikely to be of commercial
[3 WINES & SPIRITS. elavas. The following in the teams representing of the Rasian warship gave the prisoner a good worth, and the expandhara requisite to resider l IT'S A BRAWBRICHT MUNELIGHT
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI.
"HE Company's Steamship
THE
* HAIMUN," Captain__ Bathurst, will be despatched for the Above Posts on SUNDAY, the 27th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Parsage, apply is
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers, Flongkong, 25th February, 1898, THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA. (DIRECT), 'HE Company's Steamship
ΤΗΣ
" ZAFIRO,"
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Captain Cobban, will be despatched for the shore Fort on TUESDAY, thé 1st March, at Room.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation For Passengers.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,
General Managers, Hongkong, 251 February, 1898.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE.
ALL those are selected by our London House, bought direct at Arsi hand, Imported lu wood and botiled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths st MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Fall Datalis, to be had on
Application.
Lt. Lethridge, K.O.R.; H. S. Moberley, H.K.R.,
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true Keres Wines.
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PIRACY ON THE WEST RIVER.
A CHARTERED BRITISH STEAMER CAPTURED AND LOOTED.
OUTRAGE CONDUCTED ON THE LINES OF THE "WAMOA " TRAGEDY. (From our own Correspondent.)
Canion, February 24ıb, Nows of the latest but by no means the least piratical outrage committed on the West River lace the opening of that great waterway to the
reached this city and as soon as I got wind of I lost no time lo prosecuting a careful inquiry into the case, with the result that I am in position to faralsh the readers of the Telegraph with the following interesttog parilculara;
The steamer Kwongsing left Canton bound far Shlublog via Samshul on the asst instant, with
If an outlay made in the establishment of the a serviceable naval and militry station may be, British possession of Hongkong be taken az a guldo, of the amount of £1,000,000, ex 2,000,000
MICH
NICHT THE NICHT
The following Jovial lines have been extracted from verses contributed to the Washly Scots- wed by a thorough-going Scotchman, who is resident in Australia, and whose nom'de plame
# "Glenrowan‚."—
Perhaps better gross to our relations with the Chinese would have been made had Germany taken a broader view of the progressive lion and suggested a concerted action by the treaty Powers to obtain an entry for foreign shipping to--If you chance to strike a gathering of half-a- all the ports of the Empire. It is an anomaly that while foreigners can claim a trgaly sight to travel throughout the country their ships and steamers are restricted to the frequenting of cer- tain parts. Hence the foral term of "trenly parts.*
The Tsung-li-Yamen bas been blind to the advantage gained by the Treasury, and that would accrue to it by the opening of all ports to foreign trade.
Tao Treaty of 1847 broke up the Hong mer
doxin Irlands
Where the'drick is Highland whisky or some And the room is full of ̧1aspoiriu'," and the
chosen "Border Blends,"
"gruppin "af brown han's,
and of clans,
And the talk is all tartans and of " plaidies," You can take things douce and easy, you can
judge you're going right. For you've had the luck to stumble on a “we
Scotch nicht,"
CLARET-Qaz Clarets, including the lowest Naturalization of Leang Pai Chi, alias Laung | navigation and trade of all muitoas kas jas! | chants' monopoly which confoed foreign trade when you're pitchforked in among them in s
priced, are guaranteed to be the genuins | product of the juice of the grape and pro not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the cash with Cheap Wines.
BRANDY,—All our Brandy is guaranteed to
Chak Chfang, allas Loung Chung,
WHEx the Russian bluejacket gets out upon the tear there are few people that can come near him. The residents of Praya East yesterday and the day before witnessed quite a cirens
to the seathers port of Caston, extending the traffic to Foochow Shanghat and other places. Tha foreign commerce both la exports and im- ports increared greatly after this act because we got nearer to important producing and consum ing diatric's, while each region blessed with'a good harbour became in active trading centre,
perial customs department.
Sixteen years later the signing of the Tranty cantile enterprise, namely, on the River Yang. taking, with the effect of bringing benafits to both the inhabitants and the, foreign trading commanity.
As
tanliber mon za brither" from the Tword „sweeping sort of way.
or from the Tay, When you're taken by the outer and you're couped
Into a chair
While someone slips whusky layout tumbler
be pare Caghac, the difference in price while the Rooskies werd belog taken off to shek I 100'passengeru and some cargo. She arrived at laging in handsome dues to the local and Im Then the prerant seams less dismal and the fature being merely a question of age and vintage, vessels in tampans and gigs. Some of the men 1313 WHISKY—All our Whisky is of excellent i went overboard and as ofion as they were hauled i inhabited by thousanda of well-to-do people of Tianteln opened out freak channels for mer
quality and of greater age than most brand. | aboard by the slack of their pants theyched the town of Wingan and there about
VONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship
" PERU,"
Co
are hereby gollfied that their Goods are being landed and stored at theft sliks in the Company' Godowns at Wanchal, from whence delivery may be obtained on countersignature of Bills of Lading.
Goods remaining unclaimed after the 4th Barch will be subject to rent
No Fire Insuranica will be effected.
1. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent.
Hongkong, 35th February, 1868,
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NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..
STEAMSHIP" OLYMPIA,"
FROM PORTLAND, YOKOHAMA, KOBE
AND MOJI.
THE above Steamer having antred, Con
Eigners of Cargo are hereby requested to Bend in their Bills of Lading for countersigna- ture and to, taka immediatë delivery of their Goods from alongside.
"Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel
in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be unperior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
We only guarantee our Wives and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from as in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
took water again and things were quite excluing for a white to the viciulty of the German wharf. The Hongkong Polite, too, had plenty of work in connection with the Russian'invasion, Four of the disorderly foreigners were to-day fined $4 each drunkenness and misbehaviour and gener- ally the Police count them a "bad lat.” The King's Own Lion Mizstrels repeated their perf rmance at the Murray Barracks last even- ing. There was another large sudience includ-
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. L-Col. and Mrs. Rollandson and a number
THX HONGKONG DISPENSARY, . Hongkong, 8th December, 1897.
DEATH.
HEIDKAMPER, aged 34 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1898.
of other officers of the Regiment. The eater tainment proved very interesting and enjoyable
Samabni early oniks aand and after faking laa few passengers left for Shlubing, a large town many of them Cantonese. The vessel duly thirty passengers were taken on board after which the voyage to Shlubing was rerumco When the vessel (which is chartered to the War Kee Shippleg Company, a limited liablilty concern registered in Hongkong) reached a point about two miles above Wingen the com- predare, as to duty beand, endeavoured to collect the fares of the passengers taken aboard * Wingon, As soon as he made known his business eleven of the supposed passengers drew zevolvers, four of them held the compradore while the oiber saven divided themselves into two parties, one lot taking full control of the
engine-room and the rest taking charge of the bridge and pilot house. They canied the vassel to proceed on her course up river at hall baggage of the passengers. They managed to get together about $1000 and seemed to be die
Trade, allowed to make its own way withoot anusuel or heavy restrictions, will adjust itself. Throw salda the trammals now exlating in Chins with respect to the choice of trading stations, allow the merchants, native and foreign, to prove the work of a place at their own coat, as by degrees markets will be planted in ovary sultable locality.
| Corph Williams com'ng to the front again as a ↑ speed while some of iko gang ransacked the conduct to men largely loterested in the result·
LI Hang-ching holds liberal views, but is
he le associated, and there is no doubt that, like constantly checked in their exercise by the "passivo resfetaucy" of the officials with whom
who fostered an expansion of trade, leaving its the able British Minister, Sir Robert Walpole,
and so built up our commerce, Li Hong-charg has the farsightedness to reallas that dis sooner
enlightenment come to Chino--a conclusion Lord Salisbury has, also, arrived at, accepting as we do the recent speeches of members of his Council as a statement of his policy and views.
Trade not territorial holdings, would thus appear to be as formerly the sim and desire at Wailoni. They wers after the Portuguese the non aggressive English and American ellest settlers at the Chinese treziy ports, ssociated in tiado affales; acting together among the first established at Peking. Many old memories of the past in the Far East blad of protecting the interests of both countries of the them together, in common concert, lathe matter present junction in Chins.
UBAWATE,
For you're struck sanh's grandest treasure in a Viale and bricht,
"guid Scots nicht," When you hear a short amo skonted and the
same name shouted back.
Till you think in the confusion that they've all
been chifstened "Mac.!! When you see a red beard flashing in the comer
*by the fire,
And a giant on the sola who is six-foot three or
higher,
Before you're gonnie? the colour and before
you're gauged the height, You'll have Jumped at the conclusion it's a
"braw Scotch nicht,”
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When the plot begins to thicken and the band
begins to play. When every in-pot chieftain has a word or two
10 BATT When they'd sell a Queensland station for a
sprig of native heath,
Where there's one Mac' on the table and a couple
underneath,
of them are sight,
You will know that you're assisting at a (slo)
Scotch night.
NEWS BY THE CANADIAN MAIL.
The C. P. R. Co steamabip Empress of Japan, Capt. Gee, A. Leo, from Vancouver and ports, arrived in barbour-fast Wednesday. For
will be handed and stored at Consignees' risk and| TELEGRAMS Report Shangha! February 2185,' ways to enable them to get ashore with their plunder. when diplomacy was needed, and together were the subjolued telegrams we are fadebled to our
Expensa.
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.
Agents. Kangkong, 25tb)Febrsary, 1808.
*BEN* LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship" " BENLOMOND."
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND SINGAPORE.
"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 2nd March, will be subject do rent.
obtained.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the oth March, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chaled, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the and March, at 3P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agents, Hongkong, 5th February, 1898,
Intimations.
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REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE BOLA TRIAL-SENTENCE.
LONDON, February 23rd. M. Zola Bas been soulenced to one year's im
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prisonment and a fine of Fres, 3000. This is the severest sentence that the law permits. The
sentence was hailed with frantie enthusiasm in
THE KÄISER'S CRITICS.
satirised. Practically the whole world langhr The German Emperor seems to dislike belog
world; but only the poor Germans feel his wrath. A Berlin telegram of Jan. 29th says s
European exchanges *---*
LONDON, January 19th. -While the situation in the Far East continues to proceed peacefully, and there is every indica tion of an amicable understanding between the powers, the slivation la France, in the oplafon of well informed persone, le a grave menace to
something is likely to occur to disturb European peness and in the present exciteable state of the Eation and shaky condition of the ministry,
Perls. The audience throughout the trial was Stoch, including newʼarrivals, is about 750,000 organisation, the coolness of the chlel actors/ai kim, so he feels bitter against the whole peace,
allowed to cheer and hoot, unrestrained.
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN AFRICA.
M. Hanotaux (French Minister for Fozilga Affairs) has informed Sie Edmund Monson (British Ambassadorat Paris) that the French raid on Spkots (Niger region) was against the wishes and lostracions of the French Government
THE OPENING UP OF CHIN/.
THE CHINA LOAN. China, has made a contract for loan of £16,000.000 at 4 per cant through the Hong kong & Shanghai and the German Asiatic
Banks.
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cases. Batoom.We have not heard of any transactions in this kind among first binds, and business has been confined to re-exports by the one native kolder. There have been no arrivals, and we estimate stack about 134,000 cases. Langkat.-A' fair business has been done in this at Tis. 1.50 per case for March, April, May
arrival.
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to
A note of warafag bas been rounded by some French newspapers, which urge a cessation of the present 'agitation in France, pointing out that the country should not play foto the hands of Germany.
may 100n be unable to prevent some one la La Petit Journalliays:~~" The government
liable to occasion a conflict. We have certale sulkority from making a statement which is proofs that Germany foresees the possibility war and is making arrangements, accordingly. She means to be in the right and accuse us of making trouble," "
The relations between France and can
remarks
The wall falaimed Manchester Guardian
captial comic performer. He gave a "shot" at February 14th, at No. 179, Naksyamato-dor), the Kowloon football team for falling to turn up appolated because they did not get more, the barriers the antignafzäsystem holds to are
very of the were When hall of them are sleeping and the whole daced in his song "Ya Simple Malding" and he
about $15 each, the savings of many months toll. The man pleaded hard with the pirates received ringing-applause from his comrades in
to return them a portion of their hard-earned the audience. The entertulament concluded
money, and I am reliably informed that the | with a farce, entliled "Epitaph■" which, need- | pirates gave back about 750 to the poorest of less to say, was carried through excellently ander geis, after getting all they could eat al was much appreciated by the audience,
other passengers and crow. By the time the loot ing was over, the vessel had reached Wangcha and at this point the pirates made the Captain MERSEE. WHYLLOCK & Co.'s Kercisna Market (Chinaman) go at ngside the bank of the river Americon-A fairly steady business has been Before leaving the vessel the Chief of the gag done la " Spot Cargo" since the 28thuất, at very told the Compradors that his men were not pirates Auctuating figured ranging from Tls, 1.64 to 1.57 dolog isjury to the passengers because no op- by profession and they had purposely avoided bat owing to exceptionally large deliwartes and postton was shown and it was their intention and steady fall in exchange prices have recoverd only to get as much money as possible be to Tix 1.6i. In cargo "to «nler" there has cause they were lo great pecuniary difficulties. been an active laquity in the last few days at This is the yarn that is gofag the rounds. It our previous quotation, vis, Tis. 1.63, for JB memory serves him well will be of opinion that may go down with Chinese, but anyone whose Feb, sailing, but the rate of Exchange has the manner in which this antiage was carried permitted of the sale of a small quantity only, through proved it to be otherwise. The perfect in the affair and the similarity of the coup to the way in which the daring attack on the Namoa and other shockingtragedies were carried
The most severe criticism has been aroused through, indicates that the gang who "did" the throughout the country at the sentence of two and are a serious menace to the passenger trade emperor in December last by representing Fre Kwengsing were old hands at the game Herr Teojan on Tuesday last for cartooning the months' imprisonment in a fortress imposed upon
of the West River. They evidently expected to maksa big baul and they wished to protect the and Leonides reading the speech of Emperor derick the Great, Napoleon, Alexander the Great, magistrats of the district in which the outrage Willam, delivered on November 18th, when he was committed, by trying to induce the Captain were in the guards' recrulis, upon which occs and the Compradore to believe that they were on his majesty remarked that it was necessary. To most people a tallow) candle appears more
mare novices at the game The Chiness internal waterways will be open to the way el s necessity than a Isxury but the after the marsuders were good enough to leave atrocions sentence, and it is said to be directly Britain are also dilitleg towards a crials. The
This pirated vessel proceeded on her voyage the conservative newspapers pronounce it an | the good Christiens to be good soldier. Even
ed in June,
Rasa binejackets who are enjoying share her, but the loss to the steamer will probably be due to the emperor's influence, as his majesty Niger negotiations in Paris have not reached leave lost now
from the Rossio and the much greater than the amount of money that
to find in was taken by the lawless raffiaus. The travel-injunctions that Hear Trojan be confined at doing so. In the mansiime everything is tend was furious at the cartoon and has given attlát. aŭ agrennannt, and there are no signs of thems Admiral Nokimof" appear
ling pabiic will now be afrald to travel by the Weichrelmunde, situated in a foverladen disfag to take questions out of the hands of the smiling candles of Chinese make Wan Kee Co.'s vessels in a large numbers as mach guato as an English child would have in before, for many of the beller class of Chinesstrict, where Herr Woods, another critic, encour diplomats and leave it to be seuled by the hand- cating a sugar stick. The other day a party of will conclude that the plates having made a
tered the most severo malaria, "
some soldiers. stalwart Muscovite bluejackets were to be seen
successful raid will be likely to resume opera- fiscated, owing to the publication of a cartoon in Kladderadatick's issue of to-day as con. going along Queen's Road and the svidity with tiny in the hope of making a big haul.
The news of this successful piracy kas ctured which Herr Trajan sirically criticised bis sen. which they polished off joss candies was a sight consternation here among the natives, who are at once. He aise pahilabed two poems to the for the gods. Some of the men who were evidently | thels with-end to know what to do. If they travel
same effect in to-dayin issue... orriand they are exposed to violence and rob. even if they be Brilsk chartered vessels, they bery by brigands and if they go by steamers, are able to stand and robbery it the hands of pirates. I am not surprised. The feeling of insecurity is fully fustified by the circumstances and facts and one can only sympathise with a
The peculiar appositeness of the text of the thalfty, hard-working people who are exposed to
́Some London corespondents of the provia. such great dangers and are taxed up to the hilt by Be still and know that I am God, I will be an
sermon of Emperor Williams's birthday, namely, cial papers, having access to government circles, self-seeking mandarins who care less about the exalter among the heathen, has sitracted of Italy has been ignored for factor to the Far
point out that for some strange reason the scited, welfare of the people than they do for the com- fort of the parlabs that run about their yumens.
great deal of attention. It is now explained | Eastern situsilon hough she is playing by no The worst phase of the situation is that nothing that the adding of the word "Chinese would tically bicking up Great Britain in her demand that the emperor selected it. It is suggested | menne unfasportant part to it. She in diplomu - is being done to suppress piracy. Are we to
make the passsge more perfect blood before an attempt is made to cause the dealing with the regulations of rowing in the ships will act in concert with the British ta tha.. walt until some foreigners are butchered to cold-
for free ports and is prepared in certain evez. Among the emperm's birthday edicts is one tualites to go further, namely, the Italian, war. Vicesoy to realles the gravhy of his responsi peblic schools of Berlin. His majesty decades Mediemanean and elsewhere. billy to the premises? He and his associates that the pupils in rowing be invariably super- doubtless think that money and a few coolias' intended by masters acquainted with the aport
MONTREAL, January 29th, heads will settle the fatter when a dastardly and by a physician. Matches must not be articles last vening warily approving of the onslaught of foreigners takes place. They wish to slumber on, bellering that entistent unto ed in the presence of any bat friends government's policy in conneciles with the con
and relatives, and members only of the two struction of the ratiway to Teslin lake.ht the day is the evil thereof," The pity of it la that the day of reckoning has never get been are not permitted and the course must be limited
PERE TORONTO, January soth apper forms may race, Genuine racing boaty evil anough for the corrupt mandarinate and the to 1,200 meters. The emperor announces that is schere editorially, approving of the project of
The
Mail discusses the Yukon rilway "Dragon" has been allowed to slumber too long order to carry out these reformis he has placed all Canadian route, and of the roule selected ROPAL HONGRONG PACHT CLUB. educates towards the acquisition of a water talls of the bargain tears. In conclusion, that $5,000 marks at the disposal of the mlolmer af | for the railway; and celtidsing only minor des course, and he promises to give two annual that the farms it, especialy favorable to the prises for the lastest boat and the most skilled compɛny, yet tha kaliway la neaded, and the ide crow.
toreat created in fag tenstory ought to promota As article recently is the Hamburger mining development Nachrichten, on the romilom of the sapitor's The World this morning says the Yukon birthday, bears unmistakably the earmarks of rallway doni consodidated at Ottawa is a mailer Frederichsube, and expressca Prince Blamarck's stroke. I la big deal but through, quickly views. LE BAYR
***The monarch has stopped into the foreground of publia life far more than his ancestors: did. The policy of the empire and of Pruteria bears Seconds por milf đã đượ marks of Imperial origin," and the "strong in. Enginnering works throughout the country 130&dividually of the sovereign Irever perceptible re-opened to-day, owing to the settlemini ol 45 In the most dificall spheres. He not only gov. the great strike. About aj per cent, of the men eras but rules and is in resilly, the are employed and others will be given work actual leader of the nation and disposer of the gradually as the machintzy gals in full swing, denilaies of Cermany. “Il Germany is now know DO COUNTÁNTIKOFLE, JANUARY 3131. fmaied by a higher spirit than a short time The Rossias Auxiliary cultor Sarate?, belang.
THE DREYFUS CASE.
PARIS, February 18th. M. Peilleux gavo evidence that, after the convie.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & tion of Dreyfus, the Ministry of War had further petty officers elected to dias off candies as thick
COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
SIMPLE AERATED WATER,
SODA
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WATER,
LEMONADE
SARSAPARILLA
RASPBERRYADE, &C.
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Special terms to HotKLA, CLUBS, Masrus and other Large Consumers.
Any 'complaints should be addressed to the Managi Hongkong, Ist March, 1897.
TAKE NOTE
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IT 19 UNIVERSALLY ADMITTED THAT
indicate the exact, usa of words, we
DICTIONARY CAD COLppard with the New
Edition of
WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY, At the office of the Hongkong Telegraph you ́els set, and precore for SIX DOLLARA, E Copy St the Wadster of Wibstarr, the latest and most stephalic proof that Labor omnia gindi
documentary prooi of his guilt, namely a not (from whom and to whom, not stated) in which , was the sentence "Never tell anybody that wa had any sciations with this low." General Boladefire corroborated this evidence, which caused great exciteme.t.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE buying rate for sovereigns is $10.63 per THERE will be an excursion to Macao by the
Tat-on on Sonday,
MR. W. V. Drummond will give a lea ́ara on "The Secret of the British Empire" at the Cly Hall to-morrow at 3 pm, under the suspices of the Odd Volumes Society. H.E. Major-Genaral Black will preside. The publia are favited to
■itend,
an one's arm-regular Norfoss plagt strange menis-and streams of grease trickled from the corners of each man's month. Brileh and American Jacks like their beer and run but they draw the line at Chinese made tallow candles.
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MESSRS Wheelock & Cols Freight Market Report, dated Shanghal, zzat February, says of freight, that to London having remained at We have no change to report la bomeward rates
33/6, contrary to expectation of a further fall, Practically no Conference now exists, the palecipal parties to it having withdrawn. Cargo in this direction is anything but plentiful and steamers seem more atracted by the higher at suling in the South and an abundance of freight there. For New York the rate remains stundy at 37/6, and there is, for this time of year, an exceptionally strong demand for tonnage. Coastwise, the Northern Ports are reported free from lee, and it is expected that atester communication with them will be resumed about the end of this month. For
THE slib ordinary general meeting of shaar, bolders of the Fanjom Mining Co, will be held at the offices of the Company, 9 Penya Control, at noon to-morrow for the purpose of receiving the repart of the directors, and the statement of | London vid Swer --No fewer than six steamers accounts to goth September last,
have cleared during the last three weeks, though
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the amount of cargo taken by them collectively Kowloon, round Channel Rocks, Kowloon the ground of the Hongkong Football Club Econot have been very grost. For immediate Rocks, Meyers vast baoy, Channel Rocict, Company, K. O. R. will play G Company, K. Loading there are Nestor to wall about agtesting al to part and Galsh off the Polles pics. O. R. in third round for the Hongkong Chal- lenge Shield. Kick-off at 4 o'clock. Referee: For New York vid Sutz-We have been with Arica scratch allows Mr. J. W. L. Oliver,
out iontage since the sand ultimo, just a month, and during that time a considerable quantity of
“Maid Marian' av cargo has accumulated, some 3,000 tons space Chanticleer****
Prab belog eagerly applied for a very good conuiba- | Milior vanden lion for this dazzon. The Lyderhorn now here, | Acti92.............................. will load the above cargo, and expecís to loava | Printer, abon! sgth fortant; the Għares will follow her, Darjutisescen Ladybird DPER due bere about the end of current month," Rus Elke voo 376.
Tax Band of the K. O. L. Regiment will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock Grand Processional March, The Silver Trumpetslyfant
Den Breyschuts Weber Zelection....annon The Pirates of Penasson, A. Bullvan Palomojenietenéis Cas Amore paremmates, Bandant
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editors, were also imprisoned during the past Herren Schmidt and Walther, two Alaatian
ing an ironical article on the emperor's birthday, week on the charge of fere sferta for publish
relcbatag, has also been sent to prison for six Herr Stadthagen, a Socialist member of the weeks for lasa mafistes
Il Lord Salisbury cannot come to an agree ment with France, he cannot, without a loss of (something more substantial than prestige, mock- longer defer the occupation, of the disputed terri
tery, Already Ballsh troops cecany parts of the missingis marking time in Parle the sival cial Borgu country, and while the international com
other. This consiliate the mal danger of the manis of Afrien are drawing paritounly near each
The Witnits, Herald and La Patris, had
by mon with cerrs, and its importance can hardly be over estimated. It will command traffic and will have no rival field
sgo, if the confidence of the stala govern»- ing to the wolunteer font, wUih'ra quick-firing ment is increased, if the spirit of enterprise guns and 1,600 troops on baxed, pasead through has bien glan an impulse, we can, ditribute li the Bosphorous asterday gönguhe way to mainly to the fact that the emperor has known. Vladivostock.