To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
CITY HALL
ROYAL
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*(Under the Management of EDWIN GRACH).
STARTING
TOMORROW Spend a Pleasant TO-MORROW SATURDAY NIGHT TO-MORROW
Bad See
The First appearance in Hangyong of THE GREAT LONDON ARTIST THE GREAT LONDON ARTIST CARL HERTZ, CARL HERTZ,
CARL HERTZ,
ABSOLUTELY
'THE GREATEST LIVING CONJURER Assisted by the Charming and Graceful MDLLE. D'ALTON,
From the Crystal Palice and Alhambra Theatre, Eden Theatre, Parts, and The World's Principal Theatres.
CARL
HERTZ,
In his great
Laughter-Provoking Entertainment
An Illusion
that sat the
Thames on Fire
[STROUBAIKA STROUBAIKA
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You are not to Up-to-Dals li you fall to sea
the Original and Marvellous
CINEMATOGRAPHE.
RICENTLY
THE CRAZE of WEST.
Including the Great " Stae " Picture THE DEATH OF NELSON.
Belag a truly warvellous_representation of the cad and herole death of England's greatest Admiral which cannot fall to create a profaned Impression upon the populace of Hongkong,
RECEIVES THREE CALLS NIGHTLY, EVERYWHERE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1898.
Co-day's Advertisements.
MITSU BISHI GOSHI-KWAISHA.
(MITSU BISHI COMPANY). NOTICE.
Intimations.
мпе
Mas. Josepha North, accompanied by her able | A TOUGH-LOCKI¤ vagrant, found at night time manager M«. W. S. Givon, fait for Shanghai || in the Ordnance Yard, was to-day sent to gaol to-day by the Gasic. She proposes tostay here | for three months. a few days on her return when she will probably deliver a lecture on the art of palmistry and phrenology,
conservatism and progressivism, between oppression and liberal
government. DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & From this atruggle arises the
later though more COMPANY,
momentous ques- tion of American intervention in Cuba. Thus it may be said that the whole world is divided into two camps, the one wishing to march with the times, or, perhaps, even THE Navy Yard diwas yesterday Inspected the (to give the enemy their due) a little too bottom of the battleship Victorfawr and their much ahead of the times; the other, as
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
DURING the absence of the Undersigned SIMPLE AERATED WATER,
EDWARD Osborna will act as Agent
for the above named Company.
DA WATER.
J
H. U. JEFFRIES,
Agent,
SODA
Hangkang, rst A¤ril, 1898.
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GINGER
INGER ALE
CRICKET CLUB LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT,
PLAY in the above will Commence TO-
MORROW (SATURDAY).
Lists of the Handicaps can be had in the PAVILION,
A H. SKILTON, Hon. Sec. I. T. Sub-Committee. Hongkong, 1st Apell, 1898.
NOTICE.
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MR. FAZALOUSY, MR. CURMALLY
↑ R. FAZAL RAHIMBHÖY being about to
ABDOOLA will conduct the basiness and sign the name of our firm la Chlon.
C. ABDOOLA & CO. Hongkong, 1st April, 1898.
NOTICE,
Mutharlied to sigh our
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[R. ARTHUR LYMAN MACGOWAN
Firm in HONGLONG & SWATOW by procuration from this date.
BRADLEY & CO. Hongkong, 1st April, 1898.
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PROSPECTUS÷DEBENTURE ISSUE,
THE
TAKU. TUG & LIGHTER CO., LTD. Incorporated on g'b September, 1989, under tha COMPANIES ORDINANCES (HONŪLONO).
CAPITAL
Taels 500,000, divided into 10,000 Shares of
have been issued
LEMONADE.
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we consider, too much bound up with ob-reports were so satisfactory that the authoritles have drelded not to dock the vessel. She la solete and unpractical principles.
busy coaling to-day and leaves for the North either to-morrow or Monday,
From the first we have consistently en- deavoured to make the most of the possibilities of preserving the peace. We
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THX King's Own A.D.C. repeated their concert at Mummy Barracks yesterday evening when
number of officers of the Regiment. The limited there was another largo andlance, including a accommodation of the Gymnasium was the only defect, the performance attalding the same #65- cess an on the previous algki. The concert will be repeated on Saturday evening.
THE American and other warships in port last night went in for snareblight practice. The
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nathersala Hospitals begs to acknowledge SARSAPARILLA
are bound, however, to admit that at with thanks the following donation to the night was well suited for the work and the effect present the sky is far from bright. It funds of the Hospitals - RASPBERRYADE, &c. certainly does look as if each of the four questions above indicated may lead to
serious war. Asbetween Russia and Great DAE, CRUICKEĦANK & Co.'s WaterS MEG sade under the constant supervision of a duly Britain, with whatever allies each may quailed English Chemist and will bear compa-have, we still feel certain that at the ele- risan with the best English Manufactures, venth hour war will be averted as It was
in 1894.
Special terms to HOTELI, CLUBS, MESSE and other Large Consumers.
Any complaints should be addressed in the Manager.
Hongkong, est March, 1897.
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We publish to-day a most interesting article from the Liverpool Courier on the subject of Hongkong's unsafe position. It is exactly what we have said over and
Edinburgh Moralügelde Sunday'School
for cot in Nethergale Hospital.............$83.95 THE annual lawn tonals match between the Hongkong Cricket Club and the Ladies' Recrea« tion Club will take place on the Cylcket Ground at 3.30 p.m. on Monday, 4th fast. By klad per- mission of Col. Rowlandson and officers of the K. O. R., the hand of the Regiment will play during the afternoon.
as the great white beams ́darted hiihor and thither across the sky was exceedingly. Ane.
The man are remarkably quick and efficient at night-algval drül, both with search lights and with Commodore Dewey's system of coloured lanterns, which latter they find best.
A COMBINED team of Kowloon F,C, and agih Co, R.A, and the Regimental tears will play a match to-morrow afternoon at 4 30 at the Happy Valley on the Hengkong Club's ground. The We have heard things discribed as belog goal; Dyer (Rowlaan) and Hildebrand (R.A.), following is the combined ream :-Smith (R.A), SUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG over again and it is reassuring to big as a piece of chalk" and "as long as a piecebicks ; Smilla (Kowloon), Stevens (R.A), Moore TELEGRAPHTM ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANUM.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
find that at last the British pubile is having its eyes opened to the reality of the 'danger. From the first establishment of a branch of the Navy League In Hongkong we have always said that the British public would attach considerable weight to any well-considered and forcibly-presented arguments from here; for Hongkong's position in Asia is unique. It is pleasant, therefore, to find In what glowing terms the great Liverpool paper speaks of the Hongkong Navy League and its good work. We have no doubt that the League deserves at any rate some credit for having so ob ALL these are selected by our London tained the despatch of such vessel as the Victorious to the China Station. The wood and bottled by ouratives, thus saving all Victorious is by far the most powerful bat
Ele-ship in the East, being bigger and Intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply heavier than the Japanese battle-ships Fut and Fatima, which hitherto outclassed anything in these waters.
WINES & SPIRITS.
PRICES-Dress Circle $3. Stalls #2 (may Thela se each, of which 8,600 Taels 430,000, House, bought direct at Brat hand, imported In
be reserved), Fit $1.
Bax Plan now open at the ROBINSON FIANO Co. Warehouse, where sente can be booked (and the Tickets obtalusd) olx nights in advance.
A Late Tram for the Peak will leave each wvening fifteen minutes after the termination of the performanÇO.
Hongkong, ist April. 1898.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMFANY.
FOR SHANGHAI,
THE Company's Steamship
"TEUCER,"
Captain Reley, will be despatched SUNDAY, the 3rd Instant, at Daylight,
For Freight, apply to
(439
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents
Hongkong, 11 April, 1898.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI. "HE Company's Steamship
THE
on
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"PRINZ BEINRICH," Captain O.Cappers, dae here with the outward German mall about the 8th inst. will leave for the above place about 24 hours after arrival.
For further Particulars apply to
MELCHERS & Co. Agents.
Hongkong, ts: April, 1898.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
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STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI. (Passing through the INLAND SKA) HE Company's Steamship
THE
**OHENZOLLERN,"
Captain H. Blocker, will leave for the above Parts on or about THURSDAY, the yik lust,
For further Particulars apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 1st April, 1898,
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"GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, BORDEAUX AND STRAITS.
THE Steamship
- “ GLENTURRET,"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees 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- unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-DAY.
Carro remataing undelivered after the Sih Inst, will be subject to rent.
Ns Fire Insurance has been effected. Consignees are requested to present all Claims for damages and/or shortages not later than the reth fast, otherwise they will not be recognised.
Bils of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Agente. Hongkong, 1st April, 1808.
PRESENT ISSUE - 2,300 Debentures of Taels soo each Taels $30,000, bearing Interest at 6% payable half- yearly-optional to the Company after 30th JUNE, 1901, to give six months nailce, and repay the Debentures at par, by drawings in such ampants as the Directors may determine,
“HE Directors of the TAKU & LIGHTER
the present issue of Debentures in virtus of a Resolution passed at an EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS held on 26th NOVIMHIR, 1897, fa the following termsa :--
THE DOTAKU & LIGGER
"That sanction be and is hereby given to the
Directors to borrow for the purposes of the Com- pany, Tacle 250,000 at 6 per cent, Interest, the principal and interest to be secured by Daben- inrer, creating a first charge upon thé presint fleet and property of the Company."
The Debentures and Interest shall be a first charge on the present fleet (exclusive of the
shall be secured by a Conveyance to Trustees and relašiva Deed of Settlement, The first pay- ment of interest will be mada on zolh June next, and after that ball-yeasly on 31st December sad | Joth Jasa
the best growths at MODERATE PRICES, PRICE LISTS, with Fall Details, to be had on
Application,
PORT after removal should be reated a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out.. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner
true Xeres Wines,
Wines of very superior Vintages. All are CLARET. Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, sta guaranteed to be the genuine product of the jules of the grape and are not arilicially made from raisins and currants, as is generally, the case with Cheap Wines.
Sultan") and property of the Company, and BRANDY.--All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY-All 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 say other brand in the Hongkong market.
The Debentures shall be registered in tha Books of the Company and shall be transferable by an Instrument of Transtar signed by both the transferor and transferee duly entered in the Register of the Company.
-The Fleet of the Company co sinta of 14 togs and 30 liebters, and the Property of laud and buildings at Tientsin and Taku, Decks, Ma-
chinery &c, approximating in value Taels.
1,000,000.
The Company's Reserves on the 31st Decem- ber last, as published in the Annual Accounts, were
Reserve Fund........................................ Tis. 70,000 00 Depreciated Account
11 196,538.31 要 14,000 DO 25,235-77
Equalization of Dividend ... Inarince Fond ............... Balance carried to 1898
5.357 28
Taelu...113,131.36
The Company slace Its incorporation in 1889 -besides willing off annually ampla depreciation has distributed substantial, dividende, and the present Debentures are issued for the purpare of paying for additions to the fleet and property
accessitated by the increasing trade of the Pati. The Debentures will be haped on 15th April Gext, and preference will be given, to the Share- holders of the Compiny, Applications for Debentures must be mide on the accompany- log form, and in the event of those exceeding the number to be farmed, the allotment will be made in pro.ortion to the number of shares held in the Company, and the number of Debeatures' appled for,
Tientsin, 17th March, 1898.
INSURANCE HOLIDAYS.
1464
be genuine when bought direct from as in the We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 8th December, 1897.
MARRIAGE.
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of string," and a new one le now to be added to the liat Athe Magistracy today a Chinese woman was niked how long it takes one to pame watch and she answered quite naively "Oh just as long sa li takes to cook a meal,"
(RA), Kennedy (Kowloon) Murray (Kowison), (Kowloop), half backs ; Barlow (Kowloon), Jones
Yule (Kowloon), forwards. - This wilt be about. the last match of the serion.
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Tux fourth annual dioner of the Hongkang Ta coaling competlilans between the ships of Football Club taker placa xext Saturday. Three tho' hannel Squadron at Portsmouth and bedges will be presented by the Club during the roupari lately have attracted a good deal of evening to three players who have been selected attention, and the results obtained with the ap on account of specially useful play. The Chall-pliances at the disposal of the fleet have been, enge Cup will be presented to the winning team on the whole, satisfacory ; but the nature of (Mr. Moberly's) in the six-s-alde competition. these appliances cannot be regarded with much This Cup is the gift of Mesars. Looker and Slade. Complacency. Both in the case of a mobilia A handsome gold scarf-ple, the gift of Mr. Jon for war and in the case of vessels repalzing McKie, will be presented to each member of the
to a coating station for fresh supplies while hostilities are to progress, economy of time is of winning team.
the most vital Importance, and both engineers
SWEDEN will send two scientific expeditions to Splsbergen next summer. One, under Mr. Jaderiu, will try to mentore a degree of longitude ; the other, under Professor Nathorst,
THE man charged with stabbing a hawker in Cochise St, on the 4th alt., was brought up tc-day, the complainant having been discharged from Hospital. The story for the prosecution was But that is not enough. We can rule that complainant owed 10,000 cash to the pil- the seas perhaps, and that was enough in on and because he could not pay him just the old days, the days of St. Vincent, then prisoner suddenly stabbed him in the Aboukir, and Trafalgar; that was nearly a tight side. Prisoner said that complainant bad Century ago, we had almest sald before refused to pay him and threw a moil at him. Salgon and Vladivostock were discovered; | In warding off the blow the kulla cut complain at any rate before they were of any imant unintentionally. The case was remanded portance. In those days we had fleets for a week for the medical evidence, which could go anywhere and could refit wherever there was timber to be had, that is to say practically anywhere in the world. We have now a fleet which is helpless without "coal, and coal, as we have been showing our foreign friends of late, is not to be picked up every where. Our eqal has to be protected, and Hongkong is not protected as it should be. As the Liverpool Courier points out, it is not Impossible that a bold and fairly lucky foe could set fire to our coal stores, ruin our docks and arsenals without ever coming within sight or range of the defenders of Hongkong, and it might be done in such a way that a hundred vessels like the Pictorious could not prevent
the Liverpool paper should only stimulate it. The Navy League has yet much work to do, and this little encouragement from the League to further efforts.
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Since writing the above, we find our pacifle prognostications confirmed by 5 telegram translated from a French con- temporary, "No news is good news," but this news is better,
On the oth nito, at the Chapel of the British Embassy, Vienna, by the Rev. Canon Teign-TELEGRAMS. mouth Shore, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Queen, assisted by the Rev. W. H. Hechier, Chaplain to the Embassy, Ervin, widow of Major Wallace Carpenter (7th Fallers), to Baron HEINRICH VON SIRBOLD, Austrian Diplomatic Service, Schols Frendenstelo, Tyrol.
The Hongkong Telegraph
(From Tonkin Papers.). FRANCE AND CHINA.
IMPORTANT DECLARATION BY M. HANOTAUX.
PARTITION TO BE AVOIDED,"
PARIS, March 25th.
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and naval architects would do wall to bestow
or
more time and trouble on an attempt to reach - the solution of the coaling problem than has been done -blitherto Coaling from lighters alongside V, abog'd be considered, quite net of date, the coal having to be fint placed in bags for the purpose of raising to the level of the ship and then sent down to the bunkurs for stowaga and himming, Surely Il would not be impossible to devisesame form of elevator, in which the coal can'd be brought to the ship by gravity alone. In feet, li should be
reduce the manual labour to the mere task of possible to construct an appírafun which would
trimming the coal in the bunkers. Naval archi- tecis would be required to co-operate, in order to condos a device of this kind possible, as it would be necessary to make: the bunkers more
waters to the west of the Islands. Fioccable than they now ste in a gecat number -
palagontologist, z will examine ***Th
of our ships.
leaser Nathorst has cogaged the steamer neartic and takes a staff of seven relentlüc men with him. He will steam, along the wast
THE capacious Theatre Royal will doubtless be coast of Splzbergen, then northeast toward packed to the daʼri to-morrow evening, to King Karls Land and Gillisland, taking deep-welcome the great Lonion conferer Mr. Carl ses soundlegs and collecting natural history specimens.
THE Chinese style of thlovery and rognery is
along a Sharghal street, an sesing and elegant the simple-minded style. N.C. Daily News relates how an innocent wheelbarrow-man came and strongly-bulit box full of garbaga in the gut tor, sald to himself: "How wasteful foreigners are to throw away a good box like ibla!" So he emptied the garbage out, and put the box on his wheelborrow and whealed It rally away This box was recovered, the man having "really no. Intention of stealing it," says our contemp rary fonocently. Thus did the gealla "Joy" the pantaloon of our paella pantomimo days, ́-
THE tar of H.M.S. Victorfous had a fise time. sshore laat evenlog, a large number hiving been granted leave. They afforded the ricksha coollen a regular harvest and strings of Jacks scudded up and down Queen's Road singing and shouting in the fashion pecaller to their kind, and passing the barracks they hailed the soldiers in real salt water style. The bane of Jack's life, the Naval Po'ics, wore out on duty and some of the "Jauniles" showed great dexterity in bullies up Pickshus they suspected of carryleg wanted me. The marine pickets were miss out in the cause of "law and order. Before the night was out one of the mors noley Jars forud him.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1898.
M. Hanctaux, Minister for Foreign Affairs, is reported to have been interview- notes and COMMENTS. ed by a representative of the Press, on the subject of the China crisis. The Minister The Crisis is still alive and kicking, and la represented as being of the opinion that Undermentioned INSURANCE going well and strong. At present there the negotiations now in progress with self in the hands of the shore polles,
a no news of any further developments than those reported yesterday, It is a regard to the Far East would last a long. many-headed Crisis; that is to say, there is time before a settlement could be effected. the one question between the Foreign Asked for an expression of his views as Powers and China, and the almost
to the partition of China, he pronounced kindred question between the Peking himself decidedly of opinion that dis- CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LD. General Managers,
Government and the powerful satraps of HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD, the Yangtze Valley; there is the ques-memberment must be avoided, and that tion between Spain and America, with the it was absolutely necessary to preserve Coban and Phillippine rebellions as ad-the Integrity of the Empire.
THE
OFFICES ❤l be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business at FRIDAY, the Bib lostint. (GOOD_FRIDAY) and on MON- DAY the rrih idem (Easter MONDAY). JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Agents,
INSURANCE SOCIETY CANTON, LD.
N. J. EDE,
Secretary, [1-# 457
Varron
or Juncts, and there is the Anglo-French THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- | W. H. PERCIVAL,
question in Africa. All these are mo- TION COMPANY, LIMITED,
mentous questions in themselves, and they Agent,
NORTH-CHINA Insurance Co,, LD,
are all questions likely to be solved at an NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
W, H. RAY,
early date, though the absence of news, Secretary,
even for 24 hours, makes us impatient CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE Co., LD, and increases the tension. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents,
FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship
* KINTUCK"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their riak into the Godownt of the longkang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
TANOTREE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,LD.
J. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary,
CHINA FIRE INSURANCH CO., LD, W. H. T. DAVIS,
Manager,
THE STRAITS INSURANCE CO., LD, Hongkong, 1st April, 1898.
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Ne Crims will be admitted after the Goods THE have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be ment in to the Offics of the Undersigned before Noon on the yib instant, or they will not be recognised. M
All broken, elyafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be mamined on THURSDAY keʻyik tostant at *No Pirs Ianusace has been effected, and any
CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT). THE Company's Steamship
"ESMERALDA,"
Captain Tayler, will be despatched for the above Ports on MONDAY, the 4th Instant, at 5 F.M.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation For Fright or Farage, Apply to
One of the Sikh polles committed a murderous assault on a comrade is the quarters at the Central Station inst evening. They had had a quarrel and one of thems drow a calliss and lashed the other across the band with th. The blow was so henvy that the swordblide broke in two pieces. The wounded min had a severe gash on the forehead and he was at once taken to Hospital. The assailant was placed under umrest and brought up at the Magletracy to-day charged with catifag and wounding. He denied the charge. Detective Sergt. Gidley deposed The optimist reports of Spanish concessions that at about 3.20 p.m. yasladay he arrested ara unconfirmed. The war feeling in the United Prisoner in his quarters and the case was this States has revived vigorously, and numerous
reminded till Monday, "The sword to all appear resolutions have been presented to Congress ancen la regalar sample of "made in Germany," demanding intervention in Cobs.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES,
LONDON, March 30th. ----
LORD SALISBURY,
Lord Sallsbury has started for the Riviera.
PLAQUE STATISTICS.
The question whether China shall be partitioned or preserved almost amounts to a quesilon whether the Ideas which have characterised the Anglo-Saxon race in Europe and America, from time immemo- rial, are the ideas which shall prevall over the world. It is not that Britain wishes for territorial aggrandisements In China, but she wishes to establish the prin- ciple of open markets for the commerce of the whole world. In the threatened conflict between the Manchu dynasty and the Chi- nese provincial rulers almost the same question is raised, as far as we can under- LOCAL AND GENERAL. stand, for the Yangtse Viceroys are actus- the Peking Government is introducing, at Happy Valley to-morrow afternoon, ted by a dislike to the Innovations which THE V.R.C. Annual Athletic Spons will be held
the reform of internal government, and
During the 24 hours up to noon, 31st March, Ix new cases and to deaths from plague were ro ported, making the total since 1st January (5 days) 224 cases and 19¡ deaths.
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Hens Speaking of his remsikable enteriafament a contemporary says Carl Heriz gave additional
evidence of his akili in several new experiments, many of which, and among the most mith The tollding hand" and the "magic ribbon" provoking being preformed among the sudi nes,
with cards, and besides theis, there were some were among the most astonishing of the tricks wonderful feats of sleight-of-band, and others that stamped the performer as a phenomenon in the way of producing all sorts of stock from nothing. From a single tore he turned out as many fags as would make a display of busting sefficient to decorate hails from i sinc tub, two pails of water and three eggs ha
evolved three ducks ; while in the course of co- Tersation with people to the body of the thestra' he came back to the stage pack of cards, and Jancy goods enough to fill a small show cans, The Aerolithe" Hission is both charming and inexplicable. None of the explanations offered by those who discuss this Item seem to he neur the mith; it is a decided Improvemesi on thesa hitherto sen la Calcutta. The cinematograph pictures were all new and many were repeated to deference to load demands. The coloured, scones by their fidelity to nature materially chapted the affect. Sexts may be secured in the morning at Robinson Prano Co.
THE BROUGES.
THE YARDWELL PERFORMANCE,
Ar wis only to be expected the Bronga Comady Campasy closed its remarkably ruccess-
at the spoiling Dear of St Marvell's and be
fal season with one of the largest kousen over ten here Circle, pit and sixils were crowded and those who came late to the Theatre Royal many cases could set obtala even standing room. The choice el programma-war a happy ons, Pinero's comedy Dandy Dick," being one well adapted to isplay the talent of the per- formare to fullest advantage. The piece" is bright and witty, with no heaviness of dialogue long time after time the bellsing rang with and it contales some excinolatingly funny sinte issghter and the repented bursts of applause proclaimed keen appreciation of the Company's thul Mr. Brough had a most congenial part acted it to the life. ↑ Mrt: Brough, mida OLE MOYA SUCCURS as George Tidd, * the daisy of DRTICTIVE Sergeant Gidley to-day charged two the turf" and her racing lang, and her clever men, one with extoriing money by menaces dalinen lan generally of this Borten character, from a woman and the other with having assant caught on from the start and laughter and ted her, From the detective's story it appeared to view with the Dean as to Dandy Dick (4 xic- applause came in rapid succession. Her intere bavo hood put up fob." One of the defendants horse) wlaning was ep'endis and altogether the then the othar man, a district watchman, cams Tristram Mardon M. Shins had good scope for had a quarrel with the woman in her brothel, and | part, wasanae perfect itsila plompb, As, Sir slong and (breatened to imprison the woman if she the display of his powers as a comedian, and did not give him money. She gave him $3. The vertroubled Male Taiver Messi, Roberts, Mr. M. Majerosi scored will in the role of the.
evidence of the woman bore out the above facia. Haydn, Mcfatyre and G. Mjerentia lessor parts. The walchman, told her that a summons had acquitted themselves admirably. Misrar Temple been taken out and when she asked him to and Hardy and Wait-Tanner helped in no smill
degren to the success of the produciton and dia. overlook it he said she would have to spend $8. full fistion to their lines. At the conclusion of of $10 for an officer at the Central and he alte the performance the whole company was called wanted #4 for batel nat, he said, to be distributed, before the quitala sad given a most hearty (aro-
his watch to raise some, and $3 was given is on their team to this cliy,, when an prufa iqr. for Shanghai by the Verona and it is likely that 1ke delendant. The case was adjoined til London is the Coromandes, one more performe
ance will be givan kers,
Goods remabilsig in 'the Godowns ́abber the gth | for Passengers and is. Dited with the Electric chiefly through British pressure, amely Tn waamination for St. John's Ambulanga Saxo. She had no money, and a friend, of hera pawned well in cheers. To-morrow the company leivo
Instant will be subject to rent.^-
Bile of Lading will be countersigned by KALBAZHOLLIDAY, WEAK & CH
ANG SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,
2. General Hansgers.
Hongbing, IN Apill, 1898,
abolition of faternal dues and barriers to clation Certificates and in stretcher did with commerce. The confller between Spain bald se Volunteer Head Quartars at 8.43 p m, 15- [405, and her colonias is also a conflot between day,"