Co-bay's Advertisements.
DIOCESAN SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE.
CHOOL DUTIES will be resumed on
SCHODY, August.
For Terms for Bourders or Day Scholars apply
to
THE HEAD MASTER. Hongkong, 10th August, 1893.
(1000
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR AMOY.
"HE Company's Steamship
THE
"BELLEROPHON,"
Captain Peters, will be despatched TO.
MORROW, the 20th instant, at Daylight,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 19th August, 1898.
CHINA NAVIGATION. COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR TIENTSIN.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"KWEIYANG,"
1994
Captain Outerbil ign, will be despatched as above
TO-MORROW, the 20th fastant at 9 AM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
Hongkong, reth A gust, 1898
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
(975
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND" FOOCHOW.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HAITAN,"
Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Parts on SUNDAY, the arst instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passagé apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 19th August, 1898.
FOR KORK
HE Steamship
THE
* TAMSUI MARU,"
1993
Captain Nagate, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 23rd instant, at Noon.
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 19th August, 1998.
(997
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
NOTICE.
STEAM TO '
YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI.
(Passing through the INLAND SIA)
HE Company's Steamship
THE
*OHENZOLLERN,"
Captain E. Waltersdorf, will leave for the above
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1898.
Go-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamskip
"SUTLE],"
FROM BOMBAY, COLUMBO AND
STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their wish in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowas, at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings an Cargo :—
DEATHS.
On the 11th instant, at Singapore, HERBERT, Infant son of Alexander James Ross.
At the residence, St. Joseph's, Yang-king-pang, on Sunday, 14th of August, at 6.15 p.m., Hi Lordship Monseigneur GARNIER, S.J., Bishop of Tilopolis and Vicar-Apostolic of Klangnan.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1898.
NOTES AND COMMENTS,
It is strange that Reuter should apparently Ignore the Anglo-Russian 4present and there can be litle doubt that something is brewing in the north. The
A woman charged with illegally bringing a girl | THE theft of chopper cost a coolls to-day to the colony for Immoral purposes was sentenced fourteen days' hard labour. to three months' hard labour. Three others, similarly charged, were brought up. The Best got three months and the two others six weeks
esch.
The Daily Chinese Progress says that the Tennel! Yamen hus informed the provincial officials in Tientsin that the forpector of works of the Eastern Railway Co. has engaged 16,000 Chinese workmen to work at the railroads,
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A COOLIE convicted of stealing from the person got fourteen daya' hard labour to-day,
A COOLIE charged with the thalt of a box was to-day ssut to pition for forty-two days. OBTAININɑ a plece of plan flooring by mesas of #forged order resulted in a coolle being sent to gaol for three months to-day.
FIGHTING BOB EVANS.
DEEDS OF DARING AT SANTIADO.
RECEIVING THE PRISONERS.
Perhaps almost more than enough bas hasn wiltten of the navel battle of Santiago when Admiral Cervera's squadron was so completely templed to iď just destroyed. Yt are ang more personal narrative. The Times was fortunate in securing an interwlaw directly with Captain Evans of the Irwa, who, as was to ba expected from his repu'allon, played a con- be bad battered the Vizcaya und driven bur ashore, however, that Els story becomes cap- pected and most interesting. He took his ship. In us closely as the depth of the water permitted and seet his beats at once to the sss'stance) of Ibe unfortunate Sponlards who were drowning
·They will pass through Zlegkou · ShanhalkwAP, optum, was to-day Sned $20 or 6 weeks. An. Spicuous part in the day's fighting. It is alter
A CHINAMAN, charged with having 1† tacts of
other offender, who had a tuels waxfined $25 or six weeks.
THE peculation of three pieces of beef belonging to the police mess, No. 7 Station, to-day renalled in a coolle being given seven days' got. F.C.
From London, &c., ex 5,5. Remi. From Fatan Gall, a# S.S. Ansyla. Optional goods will be ixuded here unless/situation. The air is full of rumours at guilty partner has got six months' for having | McHardy prosecuted. instructions are given to the contrary before
F.M. TO-DAY.
P. will be subject to rent.
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Goods not cleared by the 25th Instant, at
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me la any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the A certicate of the damage Godown and obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the vemel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be`recognised,
a
THE Shaughal Magistralo has received Instruc- tions from the Governor to warn the people not to incite or take any part in slats such as bava taken place at various places lately. The Treasurer makes known the Viceroy's orders to the same effect. In conformity, the Biagistrate will noilly the people.
and it is requested that they be allowed to proceed with thele baggage, utenally mad tools. ACCORDING to the Siralis Times, P. C. Europe has been sentenced to three months (hard labour) for marrying a married woman, and his falsely stated that she was unmarried. Another mau got three months' for supporting her state. } whole of the programme for the Chinament, and a warrant is out for the arrest of
squadron has been suddenly altered at a fourth party, Notice of appeal has been given. moments notice, the Blenheim is to be retained on the station for the time being, THE Daily Chinese Progress states that it is all available ships are to be hurried north rumoured that an expectant Tactal, named Lin once again and to crown all there is talk Tre-chen, who was for many years an affack of in town to-day of a flying squadron having the Chinese legailos at Toxlo and lo consequen- been despatched for the Far East from ce pastesses quite a reputation as a Japanese THE dirt boat that found-red in Wednesday's H. A. FITCHIE,
home. Yet in spite of all this we are not scholar, has been selected by the high authori-gale stills forms a picturesque feature la the Superintendent. favoured with any news as to the develop lex fox spects! recommendation to the Throne Hongkong, 19th August, 1898. [*** 5.- ment of the situation in diplomatic circles
simply left to make the successor to the present time-expired Min. best that we can of matters and Ister to Tokio, Ya Keng. give our Imagination full play, as the public of Hongkong have certainly been doing to the fullest possible extent by setting various alarming rumours in clrculation.
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
NOTICE TO C NSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP "COLUMBIA," FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKOHAMA, KOBE, MOJI AND SHANGHAI.
THE
but are
scene of Praya East at the font al Arsenal St. Her deck is just below the water line and her mast bar a voiy big can to starboard. The IT is stated by the Soopoo that Chea Fu, and several cartloads of refuse are piled on the water all around is strewn with plauks and spars Fakten me, has invented a maschine for yarn spinning which he exbibited to the Tsung-li
Yamên. The Tiang-Il Yemès found that it was quite a new lavention and reported to the Throne, graning the Inventor a patent for-15 years. The Yamen has ales requested the high authorities in all provinces to make the machine known for the encouragement of the people.
roadway.
On the report and advice of the manager, says the Hit Wan Pao, the Viceroy at Tlonial has decided not to close up the Taka deck as at first intended. The annual outlay applied. for by the Board is only $50,000; It has been decided that the directors will have to attend to the repairs of the newly bought men-of-war, as
by desens or roasting on the deckt.
"I soon discovered that the Cubans from the shore were firing on the men who were struggling, Is the water aber having surrendered to as This I immediately stopped.
"My hostscrews worked manfolly and suc- cessed in moving many of the wounded from the burning ship. One man clambered up the side of the Fiscaya and himself saved three Spinlands
death. from being burnt
The smaller magazines of the Vizcaya were exploding whila the beats came alongille, and wilg hands
and vallors on to the Iowa's quarter-decu.
were sona helping the lacerated Spanish officers
"All the Spaniards were absolutely naked. Some had their fegs tora off by shells, while olbers were mutilated in every conceivable way, Five paar fellows died on the way to the Iowa.
ship. They were hurled with military honours from
"I raw some examples of herafam, or, mora properly speaking, of discipline and devotion.to duty, which could never be surpassed. Gradual- mangled bailes and naked though unwound. ed men were accumulated on board, and 171 naked men were being supplied with water and
food by our men, signees of Cargo are hereby requested to
HE above Steamer having arrived, Con. send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Agenis. Hongkong, 19th August, 1898. -
expense.
Entimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK
COMPANY,
VICTORIA dispensarY,
HONGKONG
AERATED WATERS.
MPLE AERATED WATER.
ODA WATER,
SIMPLE
SODA
Ports oa at about WEDNESDAY, the 24INGER, ALL
instant.
For further Particulars apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 18th August, 1898.
THE
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
995
STEAM TO SHANGHAI. “HE`Company's Steamship.
"PREUSSEN," Captain P. Groseb, dae here with the outward German Mall about TUESDAY, the 23rd instant, will leave for the above place about 24 hours after arrival
For further Particulars apply to
EMUNADF.
Yet another rumour that has been going the round of the town is to the effect that the Russians have seized Newchwang, but like all the others it lacks confirmation
Immense
A TELEGRAM has been received by the Daily Chinese Progress kom Chining, Shantung, to the effect that the Yellow River has overflowed its banks at a pofat mouth of Anshian and inun. dated a large tract of country. damage has been the result, and although Immediate stops were taken by the Governos of Shantung to avvist the sufferers, his efforts havo been of Hitle avath If such is the case another famine is imminent.
and is in all probability simply the result Six hundred Spanish sailors were served re-well as all torpeda-hosts. of the vivid imagination of some irrespon-cently, on an American warship, with full rations sible person. We must say that we should
for three meals; they consumed the unaccus- never be surprised to hear that, Russia had
tomed ford at one sitting. The mention of such occupied some Chinese port or town 4 for she has been steadily filling Vladivo- thing as an east wind makes these Southern 71 stock with troops for the last few years shiver violently, says a correspondent, and the and only returning a few time-expired anfortunate American Government has been men and invalids, while it is stated that obliged to supply them with winter clothing. & she has already no less than twenty thou-This is hardly the sense in which the U. S.
sand troops assembled at Port Arthur. [f. started out to make it warm for the Spanlırdı. the late semi-official assurance of Russia
AT Amor, says the Chinese Dofly Progress, Is to be relled upon we entirely fail to see the reason for so strong a garrison at her there is a Christian chapel in charge of a clergy- newly acquired port. None of the Euro- man who also owns land and property estimated NAWS comes from Newchwang that the Rat pean Powers are at all likely to dispute to be worth a mullion dollars yielding a large slans, with their usual foresight, have been the possession of Port Arthur and surely a anrual rental. The chapel is situated by the acquiring large tracts of land in the vicielty to force of twenty thousand men cannot be water and opposito is a large plece of land be-mska capital out of fiha proposed British rall- required for the purpose of overawing the longing a Chinese named Chen, who says be way enterprise in that region, as i seems that Chinese.
has more than once lntended to erect bulldings land on the proposed route of the Russian rail- on his ground, but had always been prevented way has been purchased by the Bfliish who by the clergyman whose resson It is said is that bare demanded exorbitant pilces for the same. is would disorganise the fengshuf of the chapel. The Russians, by way of check-mating their Chés appealed to the Tental, but got no reilet ivals have commenced building is the north of and he has now determine! to lay his case before Newchwang without the necessary formality of the Provincial. Offici l«,
parchaelog or leasing the land from the owners, practically robbing the lots they required arguing that asce they had built on the fand the owners could not help themselves and would be amenable to say terms offered by the Rumiana, By thess means they would hold the whip hand over the rallway In Eastern Dhis, which is to
SARSAPARILLA
ASPBERRYADE, &C. RASPBERRYAL
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are
If, as most people appear to think pro- bable, there is to be war in the Far East within the next few months, it is evident that the troops at Port Arthur have been placed there for some specific purpose. What that purpose may be it is impossible to say, but it might even include an attack upon Wei-hal-wel from the landward alde, which, if successful, would mean the con- trol of the Gulf of Chill by Russia and would place Peking at her mercy from
from the landward. Whatever Russia's
developments of the situation are we cer- tainly wish that we were in receipt of more telegraphic news from home. It is most aggravating to be as we are, almost on the spot and yet be left in utter ignor- ance of what is happening in diplomatic circles at Peking..
MISSRS Burns, Palip, and Co., the Sydney agents for the Nippon Yosen Kalaba, have received word by the English mail of the launch of the Yawala Maru from Mestre, R. Napler *ad Sona', Limlied, yard, ai Govao. She is the
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"Fi ally to the Zowo came a boat with Cap- tsin Eulate, of the Vizcaya, for w`am a cha'r was lowered over the side, as he was evidently wounded. A caplain's guard of Marines wa drawn up on the quarter-deck ready to salute kim. I stood walling to welcome him. He rendered his sword to me, but, of course, I declined to receive it. When the crew of the Yowo saw this they cheered like wild men. Just 49 1 started to take Caplala Eulate lato my
cabin, in order to allow the doctors to examine bis wounds, the magaslaes of the Vizcaya ex- ploded with a tremendous noles and bugs burst of flame.
"Captain Estate, extending his bands, sald: Adlon Viscada; there goes my beautiful ship, captain, And so we passed into the cabin, where the doctors dressed his three wounds.
Mosntime 30 officers of the Prays had been picked up, besides 272 of the crew. Our ward isom and aleerage officers gave up their state reoms, and furnished food, clothing, and tobacco, and the pay-master Issued uniforms to the naked sailors.
"As I knew the crews of the first two shipa wrecked tad not been visited by any of our vertela I next ran down to them. I found the Gloucester with Admiral Cervera and a ormber of his officers on board, and also a large sum ber of weanded, some of whom were terribly mangled. Many of the Spaniards bad beca killed on shore by the fire of the Cuban, The Harward came off, and I requested. Captulo Cattoo to go la and take off the crews of the Marta Teresa and Oquendo. By midaighi the Harvard had 973 pilsoners aboard. A grest number of them were wanaded.
ade under the constant supervision of a dul♥ the seaward as it is now at her mercy third of three sleci screw steamers of about 3300 ran from Pe dus la Port Arnike vis Kirin, | Admiral's goard. The officers of the Vixcaya, sified Roglish Chemist and will bear complatentions may be and whatever the latest tons, which they have on hand for the Japan Moakden and Kaicheng, with a branch from
and
rison with the best English-Manufactures. Special tense to HOTELS, CLUBS, MET at 1 Large Consumers,
Ary complotais should be addressed to tha Manager.
Hangbrue, 11 March, 1897.
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TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS · TO "THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " ́ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY REMINDED THAT ALL HUBSCRIPTION: 1995 MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE,
MELCHERS & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, 18th August, 1898.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SOURABAYA AND SAMARANG.
THE Company's Steamship
"AMARA,"
Captain Mattock, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 25th Instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Ca,
General Managers. Hongkong, 18th August, 1998
!999
MOGUL-WARRÁCK-MILBURN LINE. FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Steamship
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
MANUFACTURIES OF AERATED WATERS.
AERATED WATERS of our manu- facture are sold throughout the Far East and are invariably pre- S.5. "MACHU....kout 1518 Sept, 1808, ferred on account of their excellence.
"SIKH."
to sail about the auth. Augva', 1894
9.5. " GHAZEE "...i..
S.S. "LENNOX"
1
30lb Sapt, 1893.
ROCKIN
15th Oc, 1893 For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 19th Augail, 1898
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE P. & O. 5. N. Co's Steamship
" MANILA,"
1723
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, FORT SAID,
SUEZ AND STRAÍTS, Consigneer of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby infosmed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk to the
Hanghang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godewas at Kowlona, where each consigament will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained, as soon as the
Goods are landed,
This vessel brings do Cergo - From Italy, S.S. Sutlej
From Madras, ex S.S. Loodiena. Optional Goods will be landed bere unless instructions are given to the contrasy belom 4
TO-DAY.
2.M.
Goods not cleared by the sgth Instant at 4 F.M. wil ba subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by rse Ině any case whatever.
ABSOLUTE PURITY is, guaranteed. The best materials only are used.
THE PRICES are only half those charged in England
WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the leading English makers to be equal to those of their own production.
SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, 2.0.B., D.C.L., F.R.B., 7.0.5., &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture :- "It possesses an extremely high de
All damaged Packages musi ho leit in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage A. obtained from the Godown Company within ten dayn aller the Vassel's arrival here, after which no Cinitas will be recognised.
H, A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent,
Hongkong, 18th August, 1899.
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REUTER'S MESSAGES.
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.
LowDost, August 1716,
The Hoo, Day, the United States Sec. of State has resigned. The Hon. John Hay, the present U. S. Ambassador la London succeeds to the post.
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Mail Steamship Company. This steamers have been designed to meet ibe requirements of the company's Japan and Australian service, are bailt under special survey to Lloyd's highest class, and fitted lo accordance with the Japanese Government rules and British Board of Trade. requirements. The peneral dimensions £18.— Lengib, 375.; breadth, 41ft.; depib, 271. 810. Machinery has been constructed at the builders' Lancefrid worke.
A REPORT presented by the Board of Revenue to the Throne, at the Instance of Sheng Total, Director-General of the Imperlai Bank of Chian, requesting that special privileges should be extended to the Bank has been placed. In the band of the Board of Revenue for consideration, as it appears that Sheng entertained the hope that Government money' would be reposited in branches of the bank as well in the capital for the exploitation of railways and mines. The Board comulders Sheng's, suggestion reasonable, but fa view of the many privileges which have been granted the Bank the Board bas only The Observatory report to-day says:-Orgalesced fo the deposit of the taxes of localf- the 19th at x1.50a.m. The barometer has risen generally, except to the Tomos Channel
ANARCHY IN CRETE, Anarchy is supreme in the faterlor of Crete, Fliteen hundred anllawa ara at large ned mur. ders are increasing daily,
WEATHER REPORT.
Pressure is high over the 5, coast of China, stiil
tow to Tongking. FORECAST:-S.E. or varying winds, moderate showery.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE Chinese Imperial Telegraphs are about to tecapstract the whole of their Hass between
Shangbal and Soachow.
H. M. 5. Blenħalm which want zabors off North Point yesterday afternoon, floated off with the high tide, na was expected, a little before 7 pm. She sustained no damage.
THE Gozernor of Hussn has ordered the closing of the Hslang Pao for having laserieð la lis' columns a defamatory account of an official at the expense of two or three others with whom
the first named offelal had dlazgreed
AT Bob Faile, in the Interior of Slam, there has been a rush to a new ruby milae fo that quutor, The finds average tan, ilçalı per day for evory working man. The largest find in one day has been rubles to the value of 2,500 ticals. "A test
ties wherein branches are sfinzted. The taxes have itherto been deposited with pilvate banks which concerns will naturally be dissatis. fied with the declafen of the Board, Sheog
basowever, been questioned as to how
he intends to deal with Government money, and if the arrangements of the Banks sult it will have the entire receipts from taxation placed in
its hands.
A DETERMINED attempt to commit suicide was made at 4 pm. on 6th Inst, by R, Duplas, French Canadian, at his lodgings at the Hotel | du Commerce, No. 133, Yokohama. The Japan Herald says that in the presence of a Japaners woman he rank a large quantity of laudanus,
and when, on the alarm belog given by the womar, two Japanese doctors were summon. ed, they confidently pronounced, him beyond hope of recovery, The police, however, st once notified the British Consular enthorities, who had him removed to the General Hospital Dr. Mento lost no time in getting to work with
Port Anthur to Newchwang. A very pretty scheme if it can be made to work out as the Russians destre.
GHE TWINNing conceRTS.
At the Peak Hotel last. oxening Me. T. V. Twinning gave the second of his popular con- certs and again effoided a ware musical treat with his pupil, the talented young tenor, Mr.
· S. H. Morse. There was a large and appreci1- live audience who bestowed the heartless applause on the highly gifted young vocalist, his rendering of "My sweetheart when a boy" being enthu siastically appleaded and encora had
to be compiled with Mr. H. E. Follock gave to capital style a string recitation and Ala alucutionary skll held his auditors dealing with the French retreat from Moscow
wrapt to the deepest interest a hearty round of applause, being accorded Mr. Pollock on the completion of his rumber. That infented pianist, Mrs. Bathgate again captivated her hearers with her exqulaltra planoforte solos and last night she was heard to excellent advantage, Her cleverness of touch, artistic execution and accurate time soon wo recognition from the audience. Mr. Bathgate kindly played a
place" at the end of the programine and her manipulation of the lastrument again received bounty tokens of appreciation Mrs. Buttanabaw largely added to the success of the concert with two vocal numbers.... This lady has a fail-toned and well trained soprano voice, and
cztra
I took Admiral Cervera aboard the fows from the Gloucester, which had ›escued him from desih, and received blos with foll when questioned, said they simply could not hold the crews to tanguns on account of the rapid fire of the Americans. The decks were flooded with water from the fire hote, ming ed with blood, in which floated fragments of bodler. A 12-1 abell from the low exploded at rpedo at the Viscaya's bow.. Daing bis atay Admirat Cervera endeared himself to all on board. The Spaniards ray no, torpedo-boats ever came ont of the harbour to lack Commodore Sampson's vessels, but they kept gazrd every night insida the barbour,"
CORRESPONDENCE,
[We do not zeccasarily endorse the opinions expressed' by Correspondents in thle nolumn.] THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Honakord TezazzaPK," Tr-Living at an outpait I was unfortunately anable to trad the meeting held recently by the shove Company; but I have now received a printed report of the same and would wvir you to kindly allow me to offer a few comments and suggestions upon this highly interesting and very suggestire drcament, The first fem which oils for notice is the paragraph In which we are told that the Company went to grest tropble and expense in shiling the plant to the mine. But why in the name of all that! rational, reasonable, practical, and businesslike, did they do so before they were sure of having discovered guld? What would have been easier
the planse she received abundantly demon than to have firal tried-and proved those partons f`sʻrated the appreciation of the audienca Hor of the mine supposed to contala gǝld, and then
graceful presence largely added to the effect of to have shifted the plant if necessary? her tongs and her find voice, was bourd to fall Then again it is noticeable that the capital advantage. Another contributor to the pro-advanced in the mine is fast covered by the gramme was Mr. S. H. Somerton who dis played the powers of his fina bailiore voice with Mr. Moise ("Army and Navy.") in ena song sed he also took part in a duet
Ia each Item Mr. Somerton acquitted himself with the utmost credit and we predict for him a high position in the world of vocallets in Hong given at St. Andrew's Hall on Monday next at kong and elsewhere. The next concert is to be
9 pm, and we can confidently recommend a fovers of good musia to st’and..
LARGE JEWELLERY THEFT,
An exiensiva Jewellery theft was committed an the roth inst., between 7.45 sod 8.40 p.m. at
to gree of organic purity and is
"of most excellent quality for
drinking."
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is worth about sixty cents.
contents
value of the plant if any one could be found to take it over, but which is otherwise worthless! But who would be likely in taku it over, except the owners of the adjalaing property? perhaps and suppose they would want the mine with ts!
The third point which I would touch upon is with regard to the two shafts which the expert
found fooded, but was told that there was nothing to them." Possibly and probably not, But would it not be as well to maize sure of this before throwing up the sponge ? In short, t seems to me that it would be a highly isoll proceeding on the part of the shareholders should they decide to give up everything and to abandon all farther effort after the expenditure of so much time, labour, and expense, to the end, possibly,
that o'bers may carry it on to a successful inspe
I would suggest that's call of 10 per cent, or so per cent, be made and the work he gone on with at our risk, and not abandoned until ason farther development is is feard that the mine le atterly worthless, and that, there is not the lightest hopa ol af læinte succoss-which at prov. sent there lv.
1 remain, &
the stomach-pump and the various other "yellen Rense." Not Rest anildoten made ase of in such emergencies, with proptity belonged to Miss Fillock, whom it appears kept her jewellery locked up in a deawar the result that after several hours' unremiulog | in an simsiyah in her bedroom, keeping the key, of the drawer under a cash box fu the almeirah, exertions, the patient was not of danger and on the road to recovery. A letter was discovered Yesterday evening at 7.45 she left the bed-ream go down stairs leaving the almeirah drawer at ble, lodgings, addressed to the British
locked. On her return at 8.45 she found the Consul, but though
have dr was open and jewellers to the value of $2,250 The Chinese Progress bis koen made a not been made public, they are assumed to have me. This compiled a gold bracelet and a Government organ, an Edict was based on Tues. same referance to the attempt upon his life. Ho geld pendent, both set with diamonds, and a belt of Siamese colus. Two diamond brooches, day last ordering the Trade Superintendent of will probably, when thoroughly convalescent, bovince, at $toco were left in the drawer. In Nanyang to make a grant of Tls. 5,000 to the charged with attempted suicide in H. B. M's the bedroom leading down to the baths la & doo: ce and to pay it a further sum of Tis.1,000 Cent, Dupins is a man of middle age, and at which was kept bolted, but which was found to be unfastened; and it is thought that the theft, monthly, Kan Yawal, the newly s„pointed the time of this altempt was engaged as a runner director of the paper, has been ordered to irans for Wright's Hotel. He was known to be suffer-being disturbed by Miss Vitteck re-entering the room, affected bis esongs through this doorway. late the foreign pisin laws with a view to the fug from erysipelas in the head, which, no doubt, The house cock and another msa who was - 'YOU," premnigation of similar laws in China, What Induced mantal; aberration resulting in this staying with kim have been arrested on "Well, my dear, Ut itiplesson you, I would just, (7 are the "foreign press. Inw1|17|
aspicions attempt upon his 11.
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ESTABLISHED A«ņi 1841.
Hongkong, 188r Juss, 1848,
Yours truly,
A SHAREHOLDER,' Canton, 19th August, 1898.
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