To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
CITY HALL.
ROYAL
Under the direction of Mr. ROBERT BROUGH. Representative--Mr. HAMILTON,
TO-NIGHT
(THURSDAY), the gist March, 1893,
Commencing at 9PM.
LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON ↑
POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT
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OF THE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1898.
To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG CLUB
NOTICE.
Intimation.
PPLICATIONS for the post of
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
A STEWARD in the above CLUE wil be
received by the Undersigned.
C. H. GRACE,
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SCARVA, County Dowo, baasis x 144 year old post-master in R. Taylor, who beniden bafng the oldest active postri servant in the Valted Kingdom, to also the oldest com rý storekeeper.
coal, mère ahlps, more men, more money, Tax returns of the number of visitors to the City than any other." So far, so good; but let | Hall Museum for the week anded March 27th no effort be spared to make the pace soares-Europeans, 277; Chinese, 3,889 total much the faster, that all other Powers will
3,166. give up the contest. That is the only practical measure to secure international THE examination for St. John's Ambòlancs Asso- | AT & special masting of the Sanitary Board to- disarmament, abolition of war, and clation Certificates and in stretcher drill will be, day it was decided that the Board advino' tha establishment of universal arbitration held at Volunteer Head Quarters at 8.45 p.m. to Goyer to proclaim the port of Macao infected among the nations. On this the Peace morrow. Society and the Navy League can join MR. H. E. Wodehouse; CM.G., has retired ex
with bubonic plague. The pot calling the ket la hands and work well together. At any
grimy 1- rate the Navy League can work la the pension from the position of Police Magistrate support it strenuously.
Hongkong, 31st March, 1898.
Secretary1450 WINES & SPIRITS.ted cause; and all British subjects should and be leaves for home by the Empress on the
A
HONGKONG CLUB.
ALL these ara sofacied by our London NOTICE.
House, bought direct at first hand, imported in EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL Wood bottled by ourselves, saving
MEETING of the MEMBERS of the CLUB COMEDY COMPANY be held in the CLUB HOUSE on US
DAY, the 1471 APRIL, 1898, at 6 PM, for the purpose set forth in the notice posted in the Hall of the Clab.
By Order,
THIS EVENING st go'clock
"DANDY DICK"
"DANDY DICK "
"DANDY DICK →
By A. W. PINIRO
PRICES OF ADMISSION.
DRESS CIRCLE and ORCHESTRA STALLS $1 STALLS .................................................... $1
C. H. GRACE, Secretary:
Hongkong, 31st March, 1891.
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GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDONIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.
the Dispensary before being sent out.
5th April.
ค.
repaited a plague case and he got together a On street coolle suspected another of baving band to thrash the supposed, informer. The We have received the prospectus of A TONKIN telegram dated Paris, 19th March, latter was very badly treated and the zieglender "The Philippine Mining and Development ways that an explosion in the Pelmes coal mine today was seek to guel with hard labour for intermediate profile, ao cases, thus to tag als Company, Limited." 3 British company, usa; Cordova, Spain, resulted in the death of three months. the best growiks at MODERATE PRICES.
registered in Hongkong, with a capital of seventy iploora.
FRENCH railroad rufes are strict. A bad accl- $1,600,000, in 810 shares; 60,000 shares H.M.S. Victorious aurived fa-day from Slag-dent, in which several lives were lost, took place ̧ ̧ PPICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be had on
are now to be offered to the public and Application.
40,000 taken by the vendors of the pro-2016. H.M.S. Centurion, Arcker, Famé and on the line from Paris to Marseilles recently. PORT after removal should be rested a month perties proposed to be acquired, the re-affing left for the North today and the Alo. When a lady who escaped unfajured from the wreck applied for her baggage the day after her before use. When required for drinking anot Issued. The present time is very in-
maining 60,000 shares being at presently yesterday,
arrival in Paris, she was charged 'ro centimes, once it should be ordered to be decanted at opportune for sinking money In Philippine Smains Colontale publishes a telegrams for her delay.
development; apart from the natural non-ng that a French fries at Majunga repulsed SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dlants progressiveness of Spanish rule, which an attack made by four hundred Sakalaves, and Wines of very superior Vintages. All are has caused the Philippines after five many natives have now tendered their submis CLARET -Our Clarels, including the lower thoroughly developed than even the Arctic
hundred years of occupation to be less lon.
priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine regions of Canada, there is a revolution product of the juice, of the grape and are still refusing to be suppressed, and a war not sitificially made from raisins and with the United States is on the tapfs. It is therefore well that Clause to of the currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Conditions provides for "accidents of 1452 BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to production" of coal and other minerals. such a nature as to Impossiblitate the be para Cognac, the difference in price Impossibilitate" is a good word. being merely a question of age and vintage. Hongkong has had bitter experience of WHISKY.-All our Whisky is at excellent these impossibilitations in countries under quality and of greater age than most brand, unpractical administrations. The Kebao In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY coal mines have been raided by pirates, marked "E" le universally popular, and is and Europeans carried off for ransom; pronounced by the best local connoteses the Hongay coal mines have so far been to be superior to any other brand in the one of the dearest disappointments ever Hongkong market.
known to Hongkong Investors,
Soldiers and Sailors in Uniforms Hait Price NOTICE is hereby given that a CALL of St
to the Pit only.
Doors open 8.15 P.M. Curtain & F.M. Box Plan now open at the ROBINSON Plano Co's. Warehouse.
A Late Tram for the Peak Will leave fifteen. minutes after the termination of the perform. RDCO.
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Hongkong, 31st March, 1898,
SCIENTIFIC PALMISTRY,
LEAVING TO-MORROW,
MRS. JOSER OF CHARACTER I PAST
RS. JOSEPHA NORTH, PHRINOLOGIST,
PRESENT & FUTURE eventi, ADVICE L BUSINESS, HEALTH & MARRIAGE,
Evening parties and at Homes, attended. CONSULTING HOURS, 10 AM, to ƒ P,M. or by appointment,
W. S. GIVEN, Maniger
HONGKONG HOTEL,
Room No. 134.
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Hongkong, 30th March, 1893.
FOUND.
the Shares in the aboveamed Compin, not
has la respect of
fully paid up and that such call is PAYABLE on the 2nd May next, to the Company's Ban- kery, Tax HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BAM- KING CORPORATION, Hongkong.
LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO.
General Agents. Hongkong, zrat March, 1898
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB, ́*
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
BY of the
above SPORTS will be Held on the RACE COUR, on SATURDAY, and April.
First Race at P.M. Sharp.
THE COMMITTEE of the VICTORIA RECREA
TION CLUB Cordially invite the LADIES of Honghang to attend,
W. MACHELL Acting Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 31st March, 1848.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR AMOY AND SHANGHAI,
THE Company's Steamship
.SPANIEL DOG, marked brown and Captain
1463
"ANTENOR," Jackson, will be despatched on
For Freight, apply to
Alter Owner can have same on payleg SATURDAY, the 2nd prox. at Daylight.
expenses.
Apply to Cape Collinson Lighthouse or to Shay-1l-wan Police Station.
Hoogkong, 31st March, 1998."-
THEATRE
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ROYAL
CITY HALL
(Under the Management of Dowin Grach),
THE COMING SANSATION THE COMING. SENSATION STARTING
SATURDAY EVENING NEXT.
In the First Appearance in Hongkong of an ESTABLISHED LONDON PAVOURITE.
CARL HERTZ
CARL HERTZ ABSOLUTELY
THE GREATEST LIVING CONJURER
Axslated by the Charming and Gracefni
MDLLE. D'ALTON,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 31st March, 1808.
[448 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANFOO.
THE Company's Chartered Steamship
"NANYANG,"
true Xeres Wines.
Wines.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be gensine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Const Ports.
1,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, Bik December, 1897,
The Hongkong Celegraph
HOFOKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1898.
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Mas. Josepha Nath, the famous palmist and paralogist, leaves by the Garlic to-merrow for Shaoghal. Dailog her stay here she has had many callers and all speak in the highest terms of her skill in both sciences, te dalinsations being remarkably accurate.
FRANCE has yet another grievance against these "sacred" English. It has been discovered by the London police that Pasis municipal Bonds and Tonkin Debentures are belog counterfeited in England and planted on the suspecting public through agenta in Brussels, Fivehákdred of the bogus bends have been seized in London
and Brussels.
PLAYGGERS are reminded that the plan for the conjurer Carl Hertz is rapidly filling, as those Erst appearance in our midst of the celebrated desirous of a good sext for the opening perform ance, would do well to secure samo immediately, The distinguished entertainer and company
Lt ly, an excise officer of the Oplam Farm to-day charged another Chinaman with having 6 tanis
contradictory that Capt. Hastings dismissed the of illicit opiam in his possession. The story fold by the prosecutos, was 10 unsatisfactory and card and fired the prosecutor $foortwo months hard labour for lying. He was an ex policeman. POPE Les received gifs 'valard at $13,000,000 on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of his ordeinment as a priest. Among the cash ;'
slits were a cheque for $40,000 from the Duke of Norfolk, 30,000 to gold from the Queen Regent of Spain, $12,500 from Kaiser William, $40,000 from the Austrian Blahops and $10,000 from the Hongarlau Primate.
THE Army Order issued last month marks tha' most radical reforma in our military system which has been achieved for many yenis. To put ft briefly reservints are now allowed to go. ferred pay, and with a promise of a gratuity of brck to the colours without refunding any do- twenty pourde en transfer to Sectfae D, or on completion of the period of original engagement. Nothing could be better than this but what a confession of belelessness from the anthorities...
P.M. Ganetis..
from the American warships. - It was very bril· | every 220 persons who reach the age of 40 liant, and wonderfully quick in the responses. The system is one that was introduced by Com modare George Dewey, U.S.N., eight years ago, in 1890, when be was the Chief of the Naval Bureau in Washington, D
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years 125 are married and yg unmanded. Aɩ &ɔ years the proportions are 45-10 221 at 70 years, av to it, and at go`yeurs 9 to 3. Fifty center arians had all been married. The doctor as Boris that the rate of mortality for busbands and wiran be beiwaan the ages of jo and 45 years is per cent, while that for unmarried persons
We understand that the fourth annual dinner of La 18 per cent.
the Hongkong Feetball club wil take place next
per cent of its capital with the Government This Philippine company has to deposit 5 as a guarantee, to be returned in yearly instalments (without Interest) as the work proceeds; to pay for some sort of official superintendence at the rale of 15 cents per ton on the coal output; to sell in the Press, the season starting Sater 7 coal to the Government at 51 cents per day evening.
ton below market price; and to pay THE harbour was treated to another display last MARRIAG5, sccording to Dr. Schwarts of Berlin, the concessionaire a royalty of fourpence (say 16 cents) per ton on the coal. Of night in the shape of coloured lantern signals | is the most Important factor in longevily. Of course all this is expected to leave a large profit-40 to 50 per cent what mine ever wasn't? The prospectus states that "a large floating dock is NOTES AND COMMENTS,
being put up in the bay of Subic, eight miles from Manila, by the Spanish The Diario de Manila, after quoting our will no doubt attract large man-of-war, Government; when finished, the dock editorial remarks on the arrival of the Marco Polo, says "If our readers will care Russian and others, to deck and coal in fully study our Cronica in another We wish to avoid any appearance of these islands." Perhaps; perhaps not, column, they may be satisfied that the Hongkong Telegraph has, in our humble being unduly unkind in criticising the opinion, formed an erroneous estimate of Hons that the Philippines form "one of the
Spaniards; but this very prospectus men- three men had access and it has not since beas the present crisis in the East, and that our finest countries in the world, but still virgin the accused were semianded til) Saturday,
seen. After a life evidence had been taken respected contemporary is wrong as to the probable combatants and the Beld of and unexplored." That is condemnation combat." It is always useful to have the tough, seeing how long the lalands have Tau N. C. Daily News says 1--An Interesting opinions of others, and we have stalled ben in Spanish hands. Can there be and important care which it is expected the "Cronica as carefully as our progress under Spanish rule? Can figs involve almost as important points towar comi- linguistic shortcomings permit. The grow on thistles, or grapes on a brier- out, the Far East will be the battle-ground, holders' graves" already. If "casties in For Freight or Passage, apply to
not the Mediterranean; and that Russla,
Spain"
are evanescent, coal-mines in JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers,
France, Germany, and Spain will form Spanish colonies may end likewise in Hongkong, 31st March, 1808.
one coalition, with Japan overawed smoke. We must not be interpreted as (449
Into neutrality if not compelled to saying that such will be the case; we can give active assistance. On the other only speak of what has happened in the past, as Illustrating the need of caution alde, the Diario seems to argue, there with regard to what may, happen in the
fature.
Captain Lehmann, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 3rd April, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 31st March, 1898.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR TIENTSIN (DIRECT).
'HE Company's Steamship
1
"KWONGSANG,"
A HOUSEBOY, coolle, and's carpenter were to-day charged with the theft of a gold Watch Castle Road. It seems that the jewellery was and chain, the property of Mr. Gatteries, of la a ganzent barging is a room to which the
Badges will be present d by the Club during the Saturday, Dr. Alkingos will be fo the chal
evening to there players who have been snfected" on socasat of specially mustak play. The Chuif....
enge Cup will be presented to the winning teams Mr Moberley's, In the six-u-side".competition,
From the Crystal Palace and Alhambra Theatre, Captain J. Stelker, will be despatched as above Spanish view is that, if war does break bush? Hongkong has enough "share.mmity as the famous Ince foreshore caso, bis cup fa'the gift of Merum. Looker nað Slade -
London, Eden Theatre, Pariz, and
The World's Principal Theatres,
MAKE NO MISTAKE)
MAKE NO MISTAKE | MAKE NO MISTAKE
HAKK NO MISTAKE
All Hongkong WIL
Flock to see
CARL HERTZ,
CAR
In his greit
Laughter-Provoking Enterisioment
An Illusion
that set the
Thames on Fire
[STROUBAIKA STROUBAIKA STROUBAIKA
Yots are not to Up-to-Date if you fail to see
the Original and Marvellous
CINEMATOGRAPHE,
RECENTLY
THE CRAZE OF WEST. · Including the Great "Star" Picture
THE DEATH OF NELSON, THE DEATH OF NELSON, THE DEATH OF NELSON.
✅ Baing a truly marvellous representation of the and and herole death of England's greatest admiral which cannot fail to erezia a profound Impression amongst the populace of Hongkong.
RECEIVES THREE CALLS NIGHTLY. RECEIVES THREE CALLS NIGHTLY. EVERYWHERE,
PRICES:-Dress Circle $3, Stella $3.(may
'be reserved), Pit gr.
Box Plan now open at the RoaINSON_PIANO Co.'s Warehouse, where seate can be booked
on TUESDAY, the 5th proximo, at 4 P.M.
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK
COMPANY,
VICTORIA Dispensary,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS, IMPLE AERATED WATER.
SIMPLE
can be only Great Britain and the & United States; the one always arrogant and expansive, the other far too fond of ramming its monstrous Monroe Doctrine Hongkong mercantile firms; suffering down everybody's throat. Italy's place from a decline of business on account of In the fight is not given by our Manila quarantine regulations being established contemporary, so that there is no real con in all neighbouring ports against vessels tradiction of our view that the Mars Fole from this Colony, may find some consola- would probably be as useful in the Medition in the fact that they are not the only terranead as anywhere. But the sugges losers. The Halphong Courrier says that in tlon that the two sections of the Anglo-1894, through a stupid misapplication of the Saxon race may have to fight the world, is most interesting. As the Diario says, "Only the great master, Time, can tell if the prediction is correct, or what would be the outcome of such a war." It would SARSAPARILLA.
be a terrible struggle; but if we must face RASPBER
ASPBERRYADE, &c. it, we will.
DA WATER.
SODA
*INGER ALE
LEMONADE.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATEKI AID
The Extreme Oriente, a Portuguese made under the constant supervision of a duly publication issued in Hongkong, has a salted English Chemist and will bear complong and vigorously-worded article on Special terms to HoXKLA, CLUBE, MESEES and temporary says
the crisis in China. Our Lusitanian con- her Large Consumers.
rison with the best English Manufactures.
The Germans have possessed themselves of
and the Tickets oblaford) six nights in day complaints should be addressed to the the port and bay of Kinochow; the Russians |
advance.
A Lain Tram for the Peak will faava asch evening fflcen minutes after the termination ni the performance.
Hongkong, 31st March, 1898, 2
BANK HOLIDAYS.
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↑ N ́accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1975,
the Undermentioned BANKS will be
CLOSED. Er the Transaction of Public Bud- on FRIDAY, the 8th Aprli (GOOD FRIDAY) and on MONDAY the xrth Idem (Easter MONDAY)
For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,
T. H. WHITEHEAD, '
Manager, Hongkong.
For the HonaKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION,
T. JACKBON,
Chief Manager.
For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
G. W. F. PLAYFAIR,
Chief Manager.
Manager
Hongkong, 1st March, 1697.
SANITARY
SOFT SOAP.
NOTICE.
THE BEST PREVENTIVE OF ALL INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
JEYES
FLUID
THE BEST
DISINFECTANT
[30
DISINFECTANT
SOAP.
AVOID ALL RISK OF OUTBREAK BY ITS USE. W. G. KUMPHREYS & Co.,
Bank Buildings.
Hongkong, oth March, 1807.
NOW READY.
between Mr. H. Broweit and the Municipal Council, is to be heard before the Court of Console, consisting of Dr. Strebel, Senior Consul, Mr. John Goodnow, and Mr. Geo. lamiere, on the 1st March, in the German Cost.
Tax Hongkong branch of the Chartered Bank
of India, Australis and Chisa, this morning received talegraphic advice from the baid office In London that at the approaching meeting of shareholders of the bank the directors will recommend a dividend for the past half year at the rate of so per cent per annum, free of income tsx, making g per cent for the year, that £75,000 be added to the reserve fund, and 2.12 000 carried forward as undivided profity
sanitary regulations in that port, the Cus-A CORRESPONDENT at Kinklang coañms in a toms revenue sustained a dead loss of $300,000. A heavy price to pay for the oto dated the 3rd March the news we (N. C. preservation of obsolete superstitions! Daily News) Istoly gave as to the attitude of the And
Yangtze Valley Viceroys and Governors towards Peking. He says:-It is reported here that the Governor of Klangal in common with the other high officials of the Yangtse is discheying the Emperor's order to disband the provincial regi. menis, and they are on the contrary secretly enlisting troops on these own account.
now, Hongkong, everywhere denounced as unclean, is declaring Macao Infected; like the schoolboy who, smarting after a birching, relieves his feelings by kicking a smaller schoolboy.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE GERMAN NAVAL BILL
MB, GLADSTONE'S BEALTH.
LONDON, March 29th, have occupied Port Arthur and Tallenwan; the
The doctors have informed Mr. Gladstone French are taking Halsen ; the Japaness are that him recovery is impossible. preparing for the permanent retention of Welhalwal and Pentugal, what is Portags! doing? What of the nation which, before any olhar, discovered the sex-route to the East, Bill. made herself mistress of all the African and Ailatie coasts, dominating with iron hand the Indies, Arabis, Perula, and the Farther East- what is Portugal doing?
Only a few days ago we would have been ready to answer the question, and perhaps console our Portuguese friends. We would have said that Portugal was dolog quite as much as Great Britain, but was talking less, and making less fusa, It is as well that we kept our pessimiat opinions to ourselves, for the Indications are now strong, that Britain is doing a [11 good deal more,
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SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. The latest despatches received at Washington from Madrid indicate that Spain is willing to are large concessions, and the station is decidedly more hopeful.
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to the club. To each of the members of the ning team will be presented a handsome gold Crif-ply, the gift of Me J. McKie,
THE "reduction of the standard of helght for cavahy recratis tells a tale of slack recruiting,
though we see na objection otherwise to men of
5. I. 6 la. being taken for Herrs, as the "ghter
mau is easier carried, and the loads carried by sar troop-heiser are excesilva; but we regret the falling off in the supply of mes, which we
not but regard as das to the idiotic action of the authorities in abolishing secrating for diff. erent regiments and substituting enlistment for corps of Hussar, &c. We look forward to the repeal of this ardds when Parliament meets as it is utterly Indefensible.
A POLICEMAN få badly needed at the Kowloon Godown Wharf from which the ferry-hosts start, There is seldom one in the vicinity and the
it is that the ricksha Chelles are becoming unpleasantly impudent la demanding excessive fares, more particularly no in the case of Indies. The Kowloon sickiba coollos have for a con. siderable lims borne a bad reputation for check - and incivility; they refuse to move at more than a slow jog-hot and I told to bany up refers to do so and resort to abuse of the lowest possible ACCORDING to despatches received from Nan." description. Wah a policeman stationed on king, the Viceroy Liu has received an Imperial; the wharf, however, insolent coolies could be edict by telegraph calling upon him to issue reported at once, and the mere fact of his grav instinctions to his rubordinates in charge of ten, sauce would have a restralding effect upon salt, and other Ukin stations throughout his them. Jurisdiction berdering on the coast and the River Bi
The Reichsing has finally passed the Navy banks, to close all these establishments in order PRIVATE Terence Mulvaney, of Kipling's Own to enable the Inspectorats of Imperial. Marfilme | Regiment, ought to barn been stationed in Customs to take charge of that portion of the Hongkong, for then he could have added a new revenues also by the rst day hf the 4th moon of chapter to his sich store el angs reflections on the present year, Le, the 20th of May, 1898. As the dangers of dullying, prowling, and tirapass. there is an intercalary 3rd mapon this year, the fog about the married quarters." He does disestablished Ukia oficials have some favoid give a few striking instances of gallant seven weeks given them to close thefe estabilan strangers gallivanting about alter dark where menis-a veritable period of grace to some of they had no bailness, and pauing lato rasper them--N, C. Datly News EN
et various kinds. But no mlahap of ibir kind in | To-NiGHT will winess the farewell performance eccord in Hongkong, over mind whether it Kip'tag's books was, at hard x x case that
of the Brough Company, when Pinero's popular was last week or last year or last confury, A. comedy "Dandy Dick" will be produced, Sewald, middle-aged married man, civilian, living rare is it for Hongkong play goes to be able to near the barracks, found his wife neadlog a enjoy the acting of a company like this one that "nurie fate one evening, coma days-zooner than, had been calculated. The regular professional The crowded hours during suck wight they mated wail hot obtefuable at rock short notice, the sexzon now closing is deemed all too
THE GOVERNMENT'S CHINESE POLICY, Government's Chines» policy before Easter,
Mr. Ballont will make a statement of theo
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PLAQUE STATISTICS,
Under the heading "the coal war," the
During the 24 hours up to noon, 30th March, the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, A Acticies by the Telegraph's Speciale victory in the most medical has scored ported, making the total since 1st January (89 PAMPHLET containing the Series of Paris Malin says that Britain 7 new cases and 3 deaths from pingus were re- Correspondent entitled "HINDRANCES TO THE DEVELOPMENT buying up all the Cardiff coal stocks east
fare, that of bank-notes and dollars,“În daya) a13 cases and 185 dentba,
OF TRADE IN KWANGTUNG AND KWANGSI,”
JOHN THURBURN,
Manager, Hongkong.
For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINI,
Hongkong Agency,
AUGUSTIN,
Manager.
For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LIMITED,
HONGKONG,
EL HUNTER,
For the YOKOHAMA SFICIE BANK LIMITED.
CHOH,
ALSO
of Suez. "For 28 years the nations have been at war, not with powder and shot
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
performed amply testify the appreciation of the so late public and it is unfe to say that no body of anter tainers has ever sclipsed the Broughs
laxity in Hongkong. Throu
they have produced some of
and the booming of guns, as in the H. Major-General Black inspected the King's specimens of the
The new TRANSIT Pass RÜzxs, providing for barbarle days of old, but with millions of Own Lancashire Regiment at Happy Valley 10 manner in which,
the sale of goods as route to laland maskets.
PRICE, 50 CENTS PER COFY,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SOME OFFICE
- No. 6, Peddar's HILL
Hongkong, 18th March, 1838,
money. Victory is to him who can spend | day." most on armaments, and outbid all others.
beyond criticism,
For a long time France seemed likely to A TELEGRAM pablished in the Tonkin papers house at the Theat win, as being richest; Italy has fallen reports the wreck of the Franch mail steamer the-larewell part bebind in the race, but Germany is getdog Ville de Roms off Minorda, on the way from | Brough each hay well forward now. Meanwhile, England Algiers to Marseilles, The passengers and crew enable their make the pace and makes in botj: more wae ali saredz
"Hubby" zin in Kut hasie usto be meziid seciles, aid for him, wils from som
was stopped by the sentry goss there
Breathless,
➡iemma
the mariled women
"He got no further
for the sentry Jutoped to lenation simply
intrader,
daan through the