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THIS EVENING, (TUESDAY), the 22nd March, 1898, Commencing at 9 P.M.
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H.M.S. IMMORTALITE."
ATHLETIC SPORTS
TO BE HELD IN HAPPY VALLEY
ON
THURSDAY, 24th March, Commencing at 19.30 PM., by kind permission of CAPTAIN CHICHester and OFFICERS," The prizes will be distributed by MRS. HOLLAND.
ROMPANY.
JUDGES....
THIS EVENING * 9, POSITIVELY LAST PRODUCTION OF "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
EARNEST"
"THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
EARNEST"
"THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
EARNEST"
BY OCAR WILDE,
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
sard and 24th March,
"THE SECOND Mès, TANQUERAY” "THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY” "THE SECOND Mrs. TANQUERAY " By A. W. PIERO,
FRIDAY and SATURDAY,
25th and 26th March. "THE PASSPORT"
"THE PASSPORT "
"THE PASSPORT "
An Original Farciest Comedy, by B. C. STR.
PHENSON and W. YARDLEY. Adaoted
from Colonel Savage's Celebrate } Novel " My Official Wife,"
PRICES OF ADMISSION.
DRESS CIRCLE and ORCHESTRA Ställä $3 STALLS.....*+41 +++
PIT......
Soldiers and Sillors in Uniform Half Price to the Pit only.
-Dears open 8.5 P.M. Curtain 9 P.M. Box Plan now open at the ROBINSON Piano Co's. Warehouse, where seats can be booked (and the Tickets obtained) afx nights in advance. A Late Tram for the Peak will leave each Evening Slicen montes after the termination of the performROÇA.
Hongkong, 22nd March, 1898.
SCIENTIFIC PALMISTRY,
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RS. JOSEPHA-NORTH, PHRINOLOGIST,
STARTERS
Commander LUSCOMBE, Lieutenant THORP. Lieutenant MCCLINLOCK,
Surgeon JEANS.
"Llcotesan! BUTTERWORTH,
Rev. GODON VAUDIN, Mr. WATSON.
Lieutenant LINNY, KER,
TIMEKEEPER ........................................Mr. HALAHAN.
Sergt. H. JUDGE.
C. S., H, SMITH.
COMMITTEE:
C.E. R. A., W. MUBAN
F. VIALE, P.0, 1.
TEPHENS, P.O. 1. F. WORLEY, P.O. 2.
C. DUNNING, LS. the Band of H.M.S. Immortalit), under the conductor abip of Mr. A. D. SHARP, will attend during the after coo.
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS.
1.00 do 1-Throwing the Crictet Ball
Prizes. 1st and 3rd
do 3-Walking Race (: mile), tá 8 4
4
*
Intimations.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
'IMPLE AERATED WATER
SIMPLE
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most all the French colonies in other con- THE French steamers to be employed in conway. | IT is to be feared, writes a correspondent, that tinents; but what, aske M. HouSSAYE, are ing Rasatan troops from Odcusato Vladivostock | one result of the vizit of maay`dusky potentales DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & remote and unexploited colonies compared will probably, says the Singapore Free Preis, London this your will be a prevalence of mor
COMPANY,
with possessions like Holland and Belgium. be the larger wesse's of the Compagnia Trane qoktogo next season.. Carol the London batele the Rhine Provinces, the Hansa Union satlantique and the Chargeurs Regals, of got mosquitoes many years ago through rome states, Italy, Istria, Dalmatia, and the Havre. Some years ago Russia had to fall back Eastern visitors, and has never got rid of them. suzerainty of all Europe? It was not, he maintains, by its navy that England France for a similar means of transport for Many of its rooms are supplied with mosquito ultimately played a part in the downfall
her troops. of Napoleon; it was by her diplomatic Ar the Naval Yani to-day at about noon there Intrigues, her subaldies to needy Con- was a great air of animation, and firemen in tinental Powers, her army in Spain, calferm cams pouring in from all quarters. It and afterwards her army in Belgium, only proved a false alarm after all; Vice-Admiral The French writer draws similar infer- Seymour was going his rounds and be erdered ences from the survival of the Ottoman frs muster. Some intelligent Indian, who was Empire after the disastrous naval battle of Navarino; only the landing of French Passing, saw the engines out and gave the sizım. troops under Marshal MAISON and the to No. 3 Station. The firemen turned out wall crossing of the Balkans by General and when they learned that it was a false alarm DIEDITSCH brought the Sultan to reason. they sware like "tho Army in Flanders." In the Crimean war, all the naval victories in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea were authorising the purchase of the property known A NOTIFICATION is published in the Gazette of no,avall; the land forces alone were effective in deciding the struggle. He ad-"The Plues" by the Chartered Bank of India, mits that ships have been needed in most Australia, and China as a residence for its cases for the transport of troops, but he Hongkong Manager, The Bank's Charter contends that merchant ships with a few probiblis the holding of landed property in war-vessels as escort would suffice. He British Coloples except such as may be officially carries his argument though all celebrated recognised as tecessary for the purpose of carry- wars of modern history, including the Ing on the business of the Bank, and the pur- Franco-Prussian war of 1870, where he chase of." The Plaas" is so recognised by the
SARSAPARILLA
RASPBERRYADE, &c.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are
made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear comps rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESTES and other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1897-
NOW READY.
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A Articles by the Telegraph's Special PAMPHLET contatalog the Series of
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Correspondent enticed "HINDRANCES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE IN KWANGTUNG AND KWANGSI."
ALSO.
The new TRANSIT PASS RULES, providing for 10 $3 the sale of goods en route to talend markets.
Approximate
Times for
each Race.
1145 pm. I-10 YARDS
13.0 do 4-Long Jump
1.45 do 5-Quarter Mile....
1.00 do -Veteran's Race......
8 4-1
3.15 do 7-Hesting the Lead
43 1
2.15 do 8-Hali Mile
13 8 4
230 do 9-Ege Race........
4.45 un 10-Säck Rece.....
30 de 11-Quarter Mile (open)...
12 9
3 15 de 13-Bicycle Race
35 do 13-Ambularce Race......... 6 3.30 do 14-Beer and Boat Roce
140
4
345 do 15-Three-legged Race...... 12 ୫
(costume prize $6) 1.00 do 16-Tandem Race
8. A 4.15 do 17-Obstacle Race 12 8 4 5.30 do 18Officer's Race (open to
Officers of the Fleet) 4-45 do 19-Consolation Rica 10 6 3 (4th prize $1) 5 de -Tug of War ***$ 20 -
Hongkong, 18th March, 1898.
5491
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR KUDAT AND SANDAKAN.
M DISCERNER of CHARACTER: PAST, THE Company's Steamship
PRESENT & FUTURE events, ADVICE is BUSINESS, HEALTH & MARRIAGE.
Evening pariles and ai Homes, attended. -CON-ULTING HOURS, 10 à M. 10 5 PM. or by appointment,
W. S. GIVEN, Manager.
HONGKONG HOTEL,
Room No. 134. - Hongkong, 19th March, 1898.
W S GIVEN.
ARUST
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has the pleasure to tetroduce to the Public of Hongkong his
CRAYON PORTRAITS, There are drawn from life, or from Phola- graphs of any kind, in every style and made to any size as deilred. Samples on view at his studio, No. 58 HONGKONG HOTEL.
Hongkong, 22nd March, 48
PUBLIC AUCTION.
5419
THE Undersigned has received testructions
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION.
at the residence of A. Ross Eeq and 3 Cameron Villar, the Peak
WEDNESDAY, the 30th March 1898, Commencing at 3 P.M., the whole of the VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
Comprising:→→
TAPESTRY and PLUS" DRAWING ROOM SUITE, EASY CHAIRS, CARPETS, RUGS, SOFAS. ADY'S and Gentlemen's WRITING DESKS, BOOKCASES, OVER- MANTLES LAMPS. CHAIRS, TABLES.
"MEMNON," Captain Mogridge will be despatched-on- SATURDAY, the 26th foxtant, at 3 P.36,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
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Hongkong. 22nd March, 1808
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND
SINGAPORE HE Steamship
THE
"MONMOUTHSHIRE," Captain Evans, baving arrived from the above ports, Conalgneca of Cargo are hereby informed that thele goods are being landed at their risk Into the Godowns of the Hongkong nd Kow. loon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, at Kowloon and stored at Consignee sisk and expense.
No claims will be admited after the Gooda bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the agth Instant will be subject
to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th fastart at 3.30 P.M. No Fire Insurance has b⋅ea effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 22nd March, 1898.
[473 THE CHINA. MUTUAL STEAM Naviga- TİON COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM GLASGOW LIVERPOOL AND
SINGAPORE,
IRON FENDERS EXTENSION DINING THE Company's Steamship TABLE. SIDEBOARDS,
WARDROBES,
" OOLONG,"
baving arrived from the above Ports, Consignees
PRICE, 50 CENTS PER COPY,
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " OFFICE. No. 6, Pedder's Hill, Hongkong, 18th March, 1898.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D.' 1841.
WINES & SPIRITS.
ALL these are selected by our Londen 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 growths at MODERATE PRICES............. PRICE LISTS, with Fall Detalls, to be had on
Application.
PORT after remoral should be rested a mouth before use. When required for drinking a once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out, SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Keres Wines, CLARET.-On Clarets, including the lowest priced, are gauranteed to be the genuine -product of the juice of the grape and are not adficially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap
Wines.
BRANDY.--All our Brandy is guaranteed to
be pure Cognac, the difference in price belag merely a question of age and vintage, WHISKY-Áll our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brand In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 8th December, 1997.
shows that F ance was easily supreme at sea, but was hopelessly defeated in spite of that. Lastly he mentions the recent Greco-Turkish war, in which the victors were the people who had practically no navy at all,
afficer Administering the Government of Hong kang.
A STORY, for the veracity of which I cannot each, says "The Moralist" of the Stratis is, but which may be worth re-telling, is related in connection with our late visitors the Russian cruisers, Navarts and Sisset Valiky. Awellknowneficial resident of Singapore, whose name is-se maiter-mode a private visit (à una of the culina. On reaching the deck, he was accosted by a busly Russies potty officer, who demanded la broken English, Vat you want,
sian with a self-satisfied smile. "Ve want no Sir ? "Ob, I bave just come to make n cell”. repiled the other. "Coal1" repeated (he Ras-- cost. Ve got all ser coal we want at Pening So, ben jour, Monsieur, and be tamned to your coal 1" So saying, be walked away, leaving the mystified official in a state of bewilderment. It is sald that it took the gentleman the rest of the day to find out the cause of the Russlan's mis- taky.
Splzbergen Gasstis, published by C. A. Gan-
THE northernmost paper of the world is the
derson, of Bergen, Norway, on the Island of Splisbergen. It is announced in its prospectus and fest number that it will appear weekly during the months of July and August, and during the first week or two In September, as long na waather permits and watil the last tourist steamer leaves Splixbergen for this season. The size of the paper is ten by twelve inches, and it has four pages, of which three are filled with local news and one paga with advertisements. Although the paper is rather small, it is printed in three languages, the pages being divided into ibres columns for the purpose. The frst is Englab, the second Norwegian and the third German. The first number contains mostly stories of recent travel la the Arctic Region, descriptions of excursions in Splisbergen, and other kindred malter,
F. LITCHFIELD, a well-known^'ari-dealer, exhibi- led some panels of old (spestry at the Manches ter Jubilee Exhibition, says Howsshold Words This looks plausible throughout; in fact, It may be perfectly sound reasoning-for Wanting one of the pannels returned for some France. It is not for Great Britain. But
reason ke telegraphed: "Please send panel eight tor Trafalgar, England would certainly by e-Vence and Adonis-Lichfield." The have been invaded; we will not say she departmental head of the exhibitlen was away, might have been now a French depen- and his clerk returned the message to the post dency, but she undoubtedly escaped in-office as "Not understandable." The post office vasion through the Navy alone. In the case people, struck with a bright fðar, then transmit. | of two countries with contiguous land fronted the telegram to the city of. Lichfield, and tiers, sea power is of course less important;rceived the following reply. "No such firm as but in war between England and France, or England and any Power, the control of the se decides the day. French troops could never have reached Sebastopol un- THE last few days, wrlies the 'Hamburg Corres less France and her allies could crush the pandent of the London and China Espress under Russian fleet. Napoleon did indeed reach date of 15th February, havo pisicly shown ibit Moscow without a navy; the worse luck Germany is either overpopulated or has to u to him, for it was the most disastrous bigh degree been taken by the spirit of emigrs. campaign he ever undertook. Austerlitz 100, for both the last Kingais boat and the, fires smallest book in the world. is no instance, for. Austria then was no neval Power at all; even now, she has very much more land frontler than sea- board.
Venus & Adonis known here. Try Marches. ter, #
ACCORDING to a Roms letter to the Pall Mall
Gastia Italy has acceeded to producing the
by the brothers Salmin, who hers mide tha
In 1870 the Hamborg-American liner going out to China tribers Salmin of Padua were successful jo have been full of passengers to the East, and of Producing a way book of foo pages, 38 x 22 course to Klaochow. To anyone who knew milimeters in size whit thirty-one lloes to such However, it will be all-to-Britain's-ad-the provlacs of Shantang such haste to go our page, which book they claimed as the smallest- vantage it the views expounded by M. there will appear rather strange, for although, then the world. But another victory has beca HausSAYE gain ground in Europe. If the climate in that remote district is somewhat at. cared for the moderu Stailan typographical art Continental Powers will make up their milar to that of Germany, still it will take a long booklet one-third smaller than the Danie minds to drop out of the competition in time before there is room for German sublect possested by M. George Salemon si Paris, who naval armaments, It will save to live there who are not either soldiers of solemnly declared himself the possessor of the the trouble of showing how easily llors, &c. we can outstrip them all. But in the
smallest book in the world. His book was them; and the more thoroughly and strik-illustrating in detail the plane of works to be but with such large letters that only a few words meantime, we have to go on putstripping APARTAMENTARY paper has been issued, printed in Helland in 1647, is 10 x 6 millimeters, ingly we do so, the sooner will the com-carried out at Dover, Gibraltar, and Hongkong, go to each page, and so it loses its likeness to a at the present moment to go on piling up petition cease. It may look Inadvisable in recordarca with the Naval Works Bill, 1897-
book. The Salmin house has made, within the the figures of the Naval Estimates to huge with merest cailines of the scheme, hat in the page with nine lines, and ninety-five to ose Unill now the public have only been enlightened fama dimensions, grool book of 208 pages, each heights; but in the long run it means the saving of a prolonged strain, it means the
return funt published the whole, plan of there hundred letters, being an unpublished letter of quicker termination of a struggle which,
truly great works can be followed In detall. Galileo to Madame Christine of Lorraine in 1615. we hope and trust, can have only one
The London and China Express reproduces Any one who sees this masterpiece of the art of ending, Sill, as long as the struggle
the plan that refers to Pongkong and ways that | printing cannot help being astonished at the fast, it is the business of the Navy League the paper is perhaps one of the grandest of all smallness, exacinėss and elegance of the char- and pointing out every duty that is being to exert itself to the utmost in picking up
she acts for wh'ch Lord Salisbury's administra. | acters. left undone in the way of strengthening our defences and in keeping the masses of the people thorougly Imbued with the idea of maintaining our naval supremacy,
REUTERS MESSAGES. ·
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
LONDON, March 2016. The Chinese Government has offered to Icase. Tallen-wan to Rumia and to allow the building A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. main line, provided Port Arthur remains Chi
at a rallway from that port to join the Rostan
nese. Negotiations are pr ceeding la Paris between M, Hanotaux and the Chinare Minister that Chian shall not cede any portion of the four provinces, Kwanglung, Kwangs!, Yunnan or Kwelchow; that the Tonkin railway may be extended from Lung Chan lato Ysauss, and that France may acquire a Coaling station at La Chow,
a he Hongkong Celegraph
WASHING STANDS with MARBLE TOPS, TOILET TABLES, BEDSTEADS Ith SPRING and HAIR MATTRESSES, PIC TURES, ORNAMENTS,. GLASSWARE, CROCKERY, FLOWERSTANDS, RATTAN FURNITURE, clc., z'c, tic.
ALSO
1 COTTAGE PIANO by SCHIEDMAYER &
Co.
1 INVALID'S Carrying CHAIR,
Catalogues issued prior to Sale.
On view from MONDAY, 28th March. TIEMS OF SALX-A# C÷stomery
PAUL BREWITT,
Auctioneer,
Hongkong, 22nd March, 1848
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR MANIIA VIA AMOY.
'HE Company's Steamship
THE
"SUNGKIANG,"
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Captain Rendle, will be despatched sa above TO-MORROW, the 23rd lastant at Daylight,
For Freight or Pausage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & ŚWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, zand March, 1898,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THE Company's Steamship
FOR SWATOW.
"JASON,"
For Freight, apply to
1412
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, aind Much, 1898.
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of
are being landed at their risk Into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods- have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon on the 29th Match of they will not be recegrized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on TUESDAY, the zgth March.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1898.
THE IMPORTANCE OF SEA POWER.
THE ANGLO-GERMAN CHINESE LOAN, The Chinese lain has been issued in London and Berlio.
DEBATE ON THE NAVAL ESTIMATES. Mr Goschen maationed in the debate, that eight battleships and cra'sers and e'ght forpedo. devroye s wein building la British yards for tha Japaneid Government and two torpado-des- Troyers for the Chinese Government.
The Figaro has an article on "the paradox of naval supremacy," in fat contradiction of Captain MAHAN's Ine of No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any argument In his able and famous work Goods remaining in the Godowns after the aphThe Influence of sea power on bistory." instant will be subject to rent.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless begins by applauding the principles of The French writer, M. Hanay HOUSSAFE, notice to the contrary ba given before 4P.M. Admiral PorHVAU, who, after galning TO-DAY.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
glory and promotion in the Black Sea and HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co,
Crimes, was appointed to the command of Agents.
the Third Division on the left bank of the THE buying rate for sovereigns is $ra.6 per *angkang, and March, 1898 1- 454 Salne in the siege of Paris, and thereafter H.M.S. Ratnbow nirivad kere from Nagarak!
became Minister of Marine, but declared to-day. "I am all for land warfare; all our
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE F. & O, S, N, Co's Steamship THE F
"MANILA,"
AND STRAITS.
"
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
efforts ought to be on land, not on sea." THE Indian charged with obtaining money by For a distinguished seaman-soldier, this false pretences was found guilty at the Criminal FROM ANTWERP, LONDON. PORT, SAID, not only for himself but for a considerable months' imprlionment with hard labsur
was a significant utterance; and he spoke Sessions this aftersana and sentenced to g Consignees of Cargo by the above-named section of the French nation. The Figaro ressel are hereby informed that their Goods are writer goes on to say that the history of third crater, lately built for the Chines belog landed and placed at their fik is the the nineteenth century affords abundant Gaverement, was successfully launched from the Hongkongid Kowloon Wharf and Godown proof of the uselessness of striving for Valcer Dockyard at Stettin on 12 b Febranty. Company's Godowns at Kowloon,there each naval supremacy. Captain Lycett, will be despatched TO- consignment will be sorted out mark by mark
The French Navy
Lu Hai-kwan, the Chloese Mials er performed MORROW, the 23rd ingiani, K1 4 2.M.
and delivery can be obtained xa soon as the never met with a more calamitous defeat the ceremony of naming the vissal Hat Shan.
than at Trafalgar; but it did not affect THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial Goods are landed, This vessel brings on Cargo :--
France, says M. HoUSBATE, for in the and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge From Italy, SS: Sutlej
same year NAPOLEON won the battle of with thanks the following donation to the From Madras, 5.3. Loodlana,
Austerlitz, dictated his own terms for the Optional goods will be landed here unless Treaty of Presburg, and became master funds of the Hospitals Instructions are given to the contrary before 4 of Europe once more. In vain the Emperor
Found In H,K.Club, per C. H. Graco, Esq...$$ P.M. TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 18th inst., at 4 F.M., a wearing war instead of decisive battles; ton of the Burmes: Railway, says a homs
tried to reconstruct his navy, so as to wage will be subject to rent.
THE route proposed by Ching for the prologa No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in the only result was that in four years the All damaged Packages must be left in the battleships and thirty frigates, and the and Tallfoo, to Nanklang, on the Yangtze English captured or sank twenty-three Paper, rats from Mandalay, wa Bhamo, Sajing Godowns and certificate of the damage French Navy was annihilated again. Klacg, with a branch from Tellion to Silang, on obtained from the Godown Company within ten Nevertheless, during this very period, the the Siklang. By these mesas England would days after the Vessel's antiral here, aner which French Eagles daw over the length and get the whole trade of Southern Chlos lato bes
H. A. RITCHIE,
breadth of the Continent from Lisbon to hands, as she would touch the three largest Superintendent...
Moscow, from Schleswig to Stolly. The rivers, the Yangis-Klang, the Mekong, and Hongkong, dand March 19. (tów g | Brstlah Awets conquered and annexed al- | the Siklang,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
`FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSU!. THE Company's Steamship
"HAIMUN,"
Captain Bathurst, will be despatched for the abore Forts on FRIDAY, the agih instant, at Daylight, evenly to
For Freight of Parige
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & G9.
1 General Managers, Plan, Hongkong, send March, 1898,
sny case whatever,
no Claims will be recognised.
on is responsible. The area of the present Suica in quite alarmingly on the lecrease in Naval Yard is 48 seres, and hip is to France, and presenta as serious a problem to 13 acrei being made up av fallowṣi-Tidal | dwindling birth-rate. Io vafa to such the be increased to 28 acres, the additional
thoughtful statesmen iu fast country as the basta 59 seres, North Barracks 39 acres, Com Church refuses its prayow, the army a funeral missarial Buildings 13 acres, and Reclamation with military honours. The same tendency la tat acres. A part of Sharp's Buildings is, with observable in England. What attitude ought the present Commissariat Buildinge, to be in the law of England, to take up in the presence cluded in the Naval Yard, and the other portion of this growing evil? It will be said that the Is to be handed over to the War Department, law of England bas long ago laken up lia ati- There is a large reclamation shown extending latade on the subject of suicide, stigmatialög it na front of Wellington Bartacks and the Arsenal telony, and therefore wilted with the conte- Yerd to Arsenal Street, This Reclamation is quences of felony. This is bară measure, and given to the War Department in exchange for juries inclioing to cherlig have of into years the foreshore of North Barracks and the Com-uniformly postulated fosasty as the explanation, mlusuriat establishment and loss by widening snd returned a verdict of unsound mind as a Quaen's Road and Arsenal Streck,
presumption rather than an tolerance. Whether ihir prerumption is well founded may be doubled Even philosophers have not always been agreed to the ethics of suicide. English. men have the feeling strong in them that suicide fe thefage of the coward. In old days and in small communities the loss of anable-bodied tribesman WAT A FOUICO of weakness and danger. – Tö dur Anglo-Saxon race, with its overflowing pepala. tip, this consideration is les gulfcant. The the fact that the prevalence of suicide is symp- seriousness of the suicide problem consists in temails of a diseased condition of the body mast address tuself, not to say fresh penalties pollife. It is to this that law and legislation
Law Journal. culcating a higher standard of citizenship......... to promoting healthier conditions of life and In.
THE BROUGH COMEDY COMPANY.
THE Journaliste who at the call of duty sacrificed their Sabbaterian principles to be present at Barnum and Balloy's "Greatest Show on Earth In London, one Sunday afternoon recently, assist ed at a function which had a comical as well as a serious aspect, "The good men and true" were invited to be present by Mr. J. A. Bailey, of Olympla fame, to sea several "noval ex: periments" which were "confidently expected Among these experiments were tests of strength to prove highly valuable and very interesting."
machine, and a "tug-of-wiz" was arranged on the part of elephants by means of a registering between a big elephant, and a number of employés. "Esbo," a female elephant, for the former test was scon put into harness, and displaced considerably more than three tone the quickly registered a pull which would have 4 THE, IMPORTANCE OF BEING ZARNEST" weight. And then (according to an evening duced Oscar Wilde's serious comedy for trivial List night the Brough Comedy Company pro contemporary) "Babe turned round and people. The Importance of Being Earnest Intimated that the had had enough. Tossing and the audience, which filed every part of the mad, she turned on her trainer and the machise opinions about this play, that it is extremely her trank, and sbricking like a trombone gone house, testified eloquently to the popularity of the Compaty Thers can be hardly two ked the pressmen standing round, and assous cedamusing, extremely gentlemanly, and extremely her inter lon, of running amek. She wrecked clever, especially when properly interpreted, as the ba ness sopra sed averturned the testing it fr by the Brough Company. The audience machine, and looked as I she would bolt free was Appreciative, and not a point of the sathor's the area into the stalls and run right straight was mlased. Mr. Breagh Jobs Worth charmingly, Cerer afbelt paradoxial dialogue through England | The stampede was thorogh log again scored heavily, his comedy bo and orexcosts made time over country which was Mr. Brough gives pleasing evidence= and original. Respectable pressmen in logistig fuluiltablo amusing without shadow.
of valgar berlenque. As Gwendoline Fallas, quite creditable. But the one man who distle her versatilly and Mrs Hardy, as Cecily galahed himself was Toddy Hamilton, the Press Cardew is chic and piquante. Her song in the agent of Olymple, Hamide a beeline for the opening of the second mat, "Somebody LovES "Mahdi's temple," and he went like a streak of sinitioni does not show to belter advantage in
Me,"
WAS vociferously redemanded. Mr. George
over, and Trainer Conklin had camed "Baber bersy freshness about his Impodent, noncha lightning. No Sheffield handicap sprinter over made a bigger record. After the trouble was then in that of Algernon Moncriaff. There is
acy of the other characters he cleverly sustains
come off an Atlantic lleer. "It's all right, boys," Backobil sale in good style, and it would down a bit, he came back looking as it. he had fance which la exhilarating. Mr. Shine is good he said; "but l'es not weighing in on elephants. be hard to improve on her conception of the as the Rector Miss Watt-Tanner sa Lady
I've scan 'em before, I can see most things solely matron of uncertain ago. A Miss Prism through, hat when an elephant take to argutegian Temple, as she always does, put in a lot el I'm away, Ijkrow up my hand. All well Eced and conscientious work, that ends well! After the archearsed affect hos meow The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" by A To-night-the play will be repeated and to pitality was the seder of the day,
W. Piners, will be prodused, al