Co-day's Abbertisements. POPULAR CONCERT
ST. ANDREW'S HALL, TO-NIGHT.
(M _ NDAY), 1188 August, sig P.M. MR. SYDNEY H. MORSE.
(PUPIL OF MR. T. V. TWINNING.).
Kindly assisted by Miss Alice Macgowan, Mr. Emil Dosenberg, Mr. E. Mirow, Mr. S. H. Somerton, and Mr. G. Muskett.
Admission $1. A few back santa at $1,~~-
THURSDAY, 15th August, at 9 Pisk, PEAK HOTEL.
Under the Patronago and in the presence of His Excellency the ACTING GOVERNOR, Major-General WILSONE BLACK.
T. V. TWINNING.
Hongkong, 22nd August, 1808, (1011 HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK
"COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE VIRUS of 8 per ceat, per SHARE for the six months endlog röth June, 1998, declared at MONDAY'S ORDINARY HALF YEARLY MEETING, wil be PAYABLE at the premises of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, and after TUES- DAY, the 23rd August, and SHAREHOLDERS are requested to appy for DIVIDEND WAR. RENTS at the COMPANYS OFFICE, No. 14. Praya Central.
"HE DIVIDEND of 8 per cent per SHARE
By Order of the Board of Directors.
THOS I. ROSE, Secretary,
(1011 Hongkong, zaud Angust, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. 362. THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crowa Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on
MONDAY,
the 20th day of August, 1898, at 3 P.M., are published for general information.
By Command,
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 9th August, 1898.
(1005 Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 29th day of August, 1898, at 3 FM, by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering
the Government, of Ons Lot of CROWN LAND, In the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 99 Years.
THE
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Measuremea
Locality
Mont
t Et. th
Rond, ront 'cal: 50'
(Cans side).
1.00 to $1,750
CHINA SILAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
F
FOR MANILA (DIRECT), HE Company's Steamship
"TAISANG," Captain Sawer, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 24th fastant, at Noon,
This Steiner has Superior Accommodation for First-class Passengers.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co..
General Managers.
Hongkong, z2nd August, 1898.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
THE
LIMITED,
FOR SHANGHAI, Company's Steamship
"KAIFONG,"
[938
Captain Wright, wil be despatched as above 00 WEDNESDAY, the 241b jostant, at 4 PM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenie.
(1014
Hongkong, and August, 1898.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED
FOR SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA.
"HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HUPEH," Captain Quall, will be despatched as above
THURSDAY, the agih instant, at 4 P.M. Far. Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents
[1008
Hongkong, zzad August, 1898.
CHINA NAVIGATION' COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR NAGASAKI AND VLADIVOSTOCK.
THE Company's Steamship
"ZECHUEN,"
Captain Pennefather, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, tha 26th instant, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, aand August, 1898,
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR TIENTSIN (DIRECT)'
HE Company's Steamship
ΤΗΣ
"TAKSANG,"
[993
Captains W. E. Ken', will be despatched as
above on or about WEDNESDAY, the 310 instant, at 2 PM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong,/320d August, 1898,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 22,
To-bay's Advertisements.
NOTICE,
TENDERS will be received at the Ofice of the Undersigned until the 25th lastan! for repairing damages to the German 4 mast ship"RENIE RICKMERS."
a. CARPENTER'S WORK,
A IRON WORK.
c. SHIP'S INVENTORY. The Captado does not blad kimself to accept the lowest of any Tender.
i frax3
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents for Captain and Owners, Hongkong, and August, 1808.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE P. & O, S. N, Co.'s Steamship
THE P. &
--* VERONA,"
FROM BOMBAY AND STRAITS.. Consignces of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are belag landed and placed at their risk in the
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted ost mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo:—
From Perlan Golf, #2 S S. Hoostima, From inade, 5.S. Goa.
foods not cleared by the 38th Inst., at 4 PM,
will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in
ADY CESC whatever,
All damaged Packages must be left in the Swiowns and 2 certificate of the damage shained from the Godowo Company within ten tays after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognized.
H. A RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
[I-W } Beraber, 22nd Auguį 98.
FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
HE S'eamship
THE
"SILESIA," Captain Behrens having arrived from the abere Pons, Consignees of Cargo are hereby irquested to send in their Bills of Landing for countersignature by the Unde signed and to take Immediate delivery of their goods from along. side.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before NOON, TO-DAY.
Any Carga topeding her discharge will be landed into the Godawas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company, Limited, sad stored at Consigates' risk and expense.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remalolog andelivered after the 29th fast, will be subject
to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowos, where they will be examined the 29th lest,, át a P5,
No Prin arance has been effected.
Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.
Divers had stopped the holes in the hall of the China by July noth, and it was hoped she would be refloated.
FINES of one dollar each were imposed by Capt. Herdags on the owners of are unlicensed passage boats to-day,
For the theft of a basket of vegetables valued at sevenly cents, Capt. Hastings to-day senten- ced a Chinesa bricklayer to ten days' hard labour, Tux appointment al Edward Orbarna Isq. to a scat on the 'Sanitary Board for a period of three years, via N. j. Edo, Esq,, resigned, fitted.
CHAN LOI was to-day requested to pay seven dollara or go to guol for twenty-eight days, for being unlawfully in possession of four pairs of
AERATED WATERS of our manu facture are sold throughout the Far East and are invariably pre-leggings. ferred on account of their excellence. The King of Slam has nominated a commisitos
1898.
Fox behaving indecently a Chinuman was called | upon by Capt. Hastings to contribute one dollar to the public paiso or to go into rellement for seven days.
A Scor named Pellip Macdoould was to-day` fined $1 with the option of sevsa daya' imprison. ment for belag drunk and incapable. He took the seven days,
THE North German Lloyd latende, In view of the doubling of the saliings under the new pastal contract with the German Government, to touch Penang in 1899 regularly, and in connection therewith to increase the sailingy from Sumaira Moreover, It is earnestly considered to call in future also at Amsterdam to take la thera the
Two Chinese seamen from the sie, madip Kwong, Yaw were fined $75 each for being in possession of six tuels of oplam. The fiars not being forth. " coming they are now doing three months each, A DECKEE bar bean lined at Saigon Gixing the rates for storage of merchandise in the Custom Housen of French Indo-China, as follows :~A storage rate of c. so per cuble metre per day, and u watchman's ralo of c. 50 per cabic metre por day, Merchandise stored in the dock we houses of Haiphong is also subject to special
rates.
AM Imperial Edict of the gth fastant approves of the recommendation al-Ibe Grand Secretary Sun Chia-nal, Imperial High Comm!nioner of the new Feking University, to appoint Dr. W. South German and also Dutch cargo.
A. P. Martin Chief of the Frreign staff of Pro- We understand that on Saturday, at Kam Tin
lessors of the Unive-alty and as a further re- Ho, when they saw the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lock- | cogallon of the Docier's educational efforts an hert's party approach the Chineso bret googrand | President of the Torgy én college at Peking, to present him with the brevet ballen of the and thomand of the villagers responded and that rank. This entitles Dr. Marila to be addressed the gates. The Hon. I H. Stewart Lockharts Ta-fin by the Chinese. Apropos of the above gave orders to bring up two Maxim guns and thle of Imperial High Commlistener of the sevenly blusjeskets, and on the unival of this | Peking University, the powers conferred upon force the villagers were given ten minutes to the holder of li are equal to those of a Minister opet the gater. The demand was promptly | of Education in Western countries.—N. C. D. compiled with, the natives being overawed by News the display of force, and the party went on with
heir work,
of five, Including thres Princes of the bloodhouted "is" and "foreigo deviis." About ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaranteed.royal, to carry out all arrangements for the Siamese participation in the Parla Exhibition of The best materials only are used.
THE PRICES are only half those charged in England.
WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the loading English makers to be equal to those of their own production.
SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K.0.B., D.C.L.; F.R.s., .cs., &rc.. 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. of organic purity and is gree "of most excellent quality for
'drinking."
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
1900.
IN turning a corner sharply at Kuala Lumpor on the ith lost the carriage of Mr. John P.
quies was overturned, Mrs. Jonqules belog thrown out and breaking her leg below the kate. Her child and Miss Foulds escaped unhurt.
DURING service in one of the Slogapore churches recently a small runke found its way indoors. altracted perhaps by the lights and music. It was promptly despatched by the heel of one of the congregation, without causing mach alarms, or interrupting the chanting.
AMONGST the pensions granted by the Govern ment daring the year endleg June 201b, 1898, and charged upon the Civil List, is one to
Lillias Grant, Lady Maxwell, al £100, in consl- drains, the dishes witiam harband, the late Sir William E. Maxwell, as Gevorner of the Gold Coast Colony.
A MADRID paper informs fte renders that "the commander-la-chief of the American aimy is
one Ted Roosevelt, formerly a New York police-
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At Koala Lompor, on the 10th inst,, a Ceyloneré, named W. D. H. Marilnas, wat brought before
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Ir will be with the advent of the greck kalende that the white man will galu full knowledge of the ways of the wfly Celenilai, Only yesterday a poor benighted Belisher took passage by a Chinese steam ladoch, band for Aberdeen
where he had some friends to see. With a fall
M. C. Wray and a jury to take his trial on foar charges: criminal breach of truel; thefi of a valuable document; forgery of a valuable docu- ment; forgery of a bank receipt. Martinus was
■ clerk in the Selangor Treaty at the time of the offer.ee. The evidence shewed great carelessness in the management of the Treasury business. The jury found a verdict of guilty on the first charge enly. They added a recommed- dos beeney on the cure that great templa. This, after embarking on a 35 mladies' trip has
tion bad been placed in the prisoner's way by the carelessness of the Gorerament in leaving valuable documents lyfɛg shout the office. Mr. Wray sentenced the prisoner to nine months' rigorous Imprisonment,
complement of passagers the Chluesa skipper hauled off, and instead of golog on his Journey ha sicod away for Man-kok (Chinese territory) where he took a big raft lo tow. The pan. sengers were wild at the slow progress made and at last after earnest solicitations they were landed at Kennedytown about 6 p.m.
a tendency to make people sugry and there arÚ one or two who would like to have a quiet couple of minutes with that skipper.
CHI Engleter Edward Gallery, of H.M.S. Vivid, has been tried by court-martial at Devas- A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, man," who wis born acar Haarlem," "emi- IT is reported in native official circles that the port, reprimanded, and dismissed his ship for grated to America when young," was educated people opposing the Russians in the Amur having Indulged in intoxicating liquors to such at "Havard Academy, a commercial school " | regions in the m. ik of surveying the country for excess as to produce illness and render him unit (there being no universites or callegas in the Manchurian Rallway are mostly miners, the 10 diicharge bis duties. In mit!gration of punish- America"), and that his "bodyguard "Is fittingly territory proposed for the railway to pass awar ment the accused stated that be returned homa belog mostly soriferous. The miners are all from the Australian station on the P. and O. [termed 'rough riolers.'"
well-armed with modern weapons having con- | China, and that when that verset was wrecked
ESTABLISHKO A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 18th June, 1898.
BIRTHS.
At.H.B.M. Legation. Sean, on the 5th of August, 1898, the wife of J. N. JORDAN, C.M G.,
ol a Son.
On the 13th fast, at Singapore, the wlis of H. A. SCOTT, of a Son.
.
A curious bit of news comes from Ceylon. As English correspondent to one of the journals there says the Englisis gold leaf for decorative purposes ja supplied by Birmingham and Lon- don firm upon strips of unbound pages of Holy
stated 2,000 men, aimed by the Tattar-General --tang- to oppose the Japanese advance on
Mookden during the late war. Besides these there are some 4,000 men who were deserters freys the Tarlar army, soon, af'er the declaration
On the 16th August, 1898, at 5, Woosung Scripture and the Prayer Book. The explana' of percs at that time, and there deserters are
Road, Shangbal, the wife of Jas TIPPIN, of a Daughter. SIEMSSEN & Co.,
DEATH. Agents. Hongkong, 320d August, 1893.
(1007 FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
* CATHERINE "APCAR,”
having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cargo are bereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 1 P.M. of the 14th instant will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense luto the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited.
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside ; tuch Cargo-impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' riak and expense.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & 'Co.,
Agents.
13.1 1006
stanekens, zand August, 1868.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, SOUTHAMPTON AND SINGAPORE,
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"TAMBA MARU," having strived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before NOON TO-DAY. ·
Goods not cleared by the 29th instant will ba rabject to rent...
No Fire Insurance bar been effected.
All ship-damaged packages must be left in the Godowns and certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within the days after the vessel's arrival here, after which no claims will be recogulsed.
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At the Shanghal General Hospital, on Monday, the 15th of August, 1898, THOMAS WILLIAMS BACON CHISHOLM, aged 27 yurt,
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1898.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA IN
CHINA.
برم
LONDON, August 19th. The Novos Vremya and Novosti have adopted a friendly tone towards Great Britala, The latter urges the removal of the discussion of the Chlas question from the Eeated atmos. phere of Paking, to London or St. Petersburgh, with a view of arriving at an agreement inspi ed by mutual concesilaws. It is understood that M. de Sil in returning unexpectedly to London
AMERICAN TROOPS IN CUBA.
The lawlessness of the American troops occupying Santiago is dirquleling the authorises et Wasblogion. More regiments have been ordered to Santiago,
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report to-day sayı :-On The arst at so an am: Red Drum hoisted, At 11.30 a.m. The barometer has risen a little on the E. cost of Chloa, fallen slightly on the S. and S. E, coasts, Pressure is still near the normal on the China cost, bala depression probably exists in the neighbourhood of the Balingtang Chunnel. FORECAST :—Moderate IT. or varying winds; in mostly fair, but possibly
some thunder showers.
On the 22nd at ro 10a.m.: Red Drum lowered. At Tags The depression seems to be altasted near N. Farmore, moving Northwards. The barometer has fallenlo the Formosa Channel, and is inclined to tire on the S. coast. FORECAST: Moderału W. winda; fair,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
TE IGRAPHIC Communication 'with Manlia in restored.
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don is that on such waste paper the printing is fice and even, and the trado accept it as guarantee, of the hest possible quality. Tux hurricane season in the Philippinet is now approaching, and, la view of the experience of Samos, reluctance is expressed in Washington to keep a large number of vessels in the confined sme source, dated July 19th, state that
·Germany has assured Mr. Day that she is friendly to America and that the action of the officers at Manila, which has been the subject of complalat, was constborized,
THE Daily Chinese Progresi pablishes Telegram dated 11th instant from the Chining (Shantung) correspondent stating that the region north of the Anshan Mountains has been foun dated for hundreds of if by the Yellow River caused by immense breaches made in its banke, Several hundred thousand people are thus plunged into attor distress and want and the
off Perim, he with others saved the malls, balllon, and cabin luggage. The exposure and
exertion at Perlm, he said, bad upset him, and his state of health, following on the rapo.are, was such that the symptoms displayed by him were largely accounted for by his slate of health. sisa pretty well armed with foreign firearms. The accused added that he had lost two-thirds All are under a celebrated freebooter and gold of his personal belongings, and that he had been miner combined, named Han Plan-wal, who leanable to obtalo any redress from the Company, also styled by foreigners up there, " the Chinesa Robin Hood." These miners have gaita u republican sort of govèrement amongst them. seives with ti è above-asmed Han as their Pre trouble-N, C ́D. Niws
ANOTHER Mixed Court ranmer is now in trouble, and will probably suffer severely for his folly if he comes before the Maglitrate. It seems that during the last fire on the pih'instant in Hankow Road, this runner whose house- brothel was partly burned, entered the house next door and calmly helped himself to 5 articles of silk and skin clothing to the tune of $140. Coming out by the beek way he actered bis own back doar and laid bla ricksha cocle to take the stolen geeds upstairs and say nothing, uromising at the time to give him a "cumsha," Tha'icksha
| bigh provincial authorities appear to be power-man tied of waliing and asking for the cumsha, less, owing to want of funds, to relieve the at last reported matters to the Police, when they general distress.
found the clothes had been removed to the run.
tenor Mr. S. H. Marsc and Mix Alice Mecgowan, ulio numbers by Mr. S. EL Somerton, our renowned local bailtong, and Messrs. E. Danenberg and E. Mirow, Mr. Maskell, the popular elocationist will conty|bate two of Kiplings stirring poems. Such a pro- gramme is seldom pst before a Hongkong audience and is well worth patronage.
THE Der British wire gan (exys a milltary welter'in a home papsi) is undoubtedly by far the best ever made, both as tadarability and in the veļailan në masatan ko malaki They are certainly superior to the best Americanordnaces, but I hose that unfavourable compa:fsons have been made la America between some of their heaviest guns and our 67 ton gay, which latter la stated in the Naval Annos!" to have a life- time of only 120 sounds with full charges," It must be nearly ten years ago since the Bang- kok Times published a aciles of articles on the wire construction principle, written by Mr. Long. gride, the Inventor, st that time, we think, resident in Sinas. We funds that the Bangkok Times might do worse than reproduce these in pamphlet form, as it would call attention to the fact that this method of construction waL urged in iis columns so many years before its final adoption in the British Ordnance depart. ment for all the heaviest natures of gani.-S. P. Pra!!.
received a great fillip and encouragement in VERNACULAR newspaper enterprise bave
to-night promises to be one of the musical articles were discovered, and this morning the THE Twlosing concert in St. Andrew's Hailer's daughter's house "by the amah. Upon search being made the whole of the stolen successes of the season. The programme includes vocal items by the famous younger's daughter, the ash and ticksba coolle
their work and now hold a position of high were before the Mixed Court Muglstralo; the
importance in the politica! arena of this empire two females were discharged, but the rickshaman was remanded until Friday for the appearance1 inst, granting them the special privilege of by the promulgation of an Imperial edict of the of the renner, who this morning made himself writing on political subjects" in order to enlighten 10 scarce as to dely arıcal.—Mørcury,
those in wathority and tear off the vell which A COURT-MARTIAL recently assembled on board hides in obscurity the misgovsinment of officials. the Victory, Regship, at Portsmouth, for the his laderd, is a matter of the highest f trial of Lieut. William Henry Eyre, borce on portance and in the primary reason for the in A SERIOUS accident occured to Mr. H. B. Pike Portland, for day as commizder of the Majesty King Hid also calis upon cewspaper the backs of the Boscawen, Iraining skip at
stitution of the newspaper la mil countries." Him of the Hongkong Bank at Singapore on the 14th Wanderer, who was charged with having editors and contributors "not to hold back just Inst. He was riding along the sea-front, near tebaved with contempt towards Capt. Cecil criticism nor are they fo fatore to avoid what Raffles Hotel, when his horse, a big chesnut, got Burney, of the Boscawn, his superior officer, in have hitherto been considered forbidden subjects, restive and suddenly bolled. Mr. Fika lost his making sa improper signat to him with through fear of giving effence to the person stirrups and was badly thrown, just opposite the baying behaved with contempt towards Capt. criticised, as this will obstract his Majesty'a hotel. He was picked up by a passing gentle Durney in going on board the Boscow carne dealse of exlightening his Ministers and man and carried into Mr. Abrama! Dr. votosproperly dressed; and with having wilfully the masses." By the promulgation of the above Turzelmann was called to and found his head disobeyed the lawful commands of Capt. Burer edict the liberty of the Chinese Press is assured, badly c.1; there being a nasty scrip wound, and, when ordered by him to leave his cable and go for what the Emperor given farth to the world we regret to say, symptoms of fxļary to the board the Wanderer. The case for the pro-in law to kis subjects."—N, C. Dolly News, spine, which may provo serious.~S, F. Prass.
secoifon was that on Capt, Burney going on It appears, according to a Tientsin dispatch, board his ship on June 7, he noticed that the that it has been found that the Western-Arsenal, † Wonderer had hung up some washed clothes one of the places previously chosen for the falare to dry. Having ascertained that permitslos abode of Their Majesties the Emperor and to do so had not been asked, be signalled Empress Dowager when they visit Tientsio next to the Wanderer, "Why bave you washed October, as alcendy stated in there columns, clother bung, up?" The reply from the will be too small to hold the Imperial | Wandırar sent by direction of Lieut. Eyre, Court, and also the buildings of the Arsenal was that they were hung up to dry. Subie Ja question $70 unsuitable la various quently Llaut. Eyia went on board the Bosca- ways to the needs of the Impalal visitors, was to see the captału, wearing bla monkey Hazce H.E. Jung La, Viceroy of Chikli, has facket, bat no sword, He saw the captain in decided to build a special palace for iko occasion bis cabin, and, it was alleged by the latter, who In the vicinity of the Arsenal, Special contrators was supported by the boatswain, that tho secustomed to such work have been procured lieutenant's conduct and bearing were dia- through the Board of Works at Feklug and al respectful. In the presence of the boats though the expenses will be onbarced by this wain, who had been sent for as a witness, extra buliding—a million taels having boon api | the ciplala ordered him to leave the cablu propelated by the Board of Revenue for the ex- and return to bls ship, the order being three panses of the viali—the Viceroy Jang has deter times repeated in the space of two minutes, mined to kalid a new palace to order not to although Lieut. Eyre had actually commenced give the Empress Dowager any opportunity to slowly leave the cabin. The defence was
Pebyang authorities. It is probable that all was not official, and the order to leave the cabin the officials of Chibil, commencing from distric was at once boyod. After an investigation wy complaints should be addressed to the AT the Magistracy to-day « Chinese sapper was magistrato upwards, will have to subscribe which extended over seven bours, the Court ac
Manager
Gined $10 for being unlawfully in possession of something to this extra expenditure.-M. C. D. | quiited Lieut. Hyra' on all charges, and bis Hongkong, ut March, 1897.
́(30) dve mace of opium,
News
sword was returned to him.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, aand August, 1898. (3-1 1009 DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,
HONGKONG.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
AERATED WATERS. SIMPLE ARRATED WATER. SODA
·INGER ALE.
GINGER
(1010
FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Steamikip
"LIV."
the 8th September, 189B. -
For Freight, &c., apply to
WATER.
EMONADE.
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SARSAPARILLA
RASPBERRYADE, &C,
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS' RIC made under the constant supervision of a duly
THE nitering of street cries se-day cost two Chinament each.
THE unlawful possession of a quality of brass to-day cost « Chinese hawker $7. For belog drunk and disorderly, A. Manach, French seaman was to-day fived $2.
THE Gassis contains the canal lists of unclaira ed latters and papers lying at the Post Office, GILBERT Bell • British seaman was to-day fed $7 ar twenty eight days for belog drunk and disorderly,
A NUMBER of Chinese vagrants were to-day sent to the house of detenties by Caps, Hastings for
the usual terms.
Fox bawklug goods without licencen several Chiusmen were fired a dollar each to-day by Capt. Haulage, A CHIN fremen of the steamer Charon was
| qualified English Chemsixi and will bear compa- aned $10 or six weeks for being in possession of of belog distulisfied with her reception by the that the signals were not improper, that the walt
will be despatched, sa above on oe" abest | Flaon,with the best English Manufactures.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
Agrals,, Hongkong, and August, 1898.
1989
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Messes and | 5 t«els of oplum.
| other Large Consumers,
SHOOTING.
The Grat match for the "Cup, Fiancia Battery and the A. Machine Gun Coy resulted Carblee Challenge Cup" between the Field ipa win for the Machine Gan Co, teim by 27 polats.
The following are the scoren — A MACHINE OUN CO,
Total
Serg, G. P. Lemmert..... 32 33
Smyth ........... 33 Capl. Skelton mur 30 Gunner J. G. Saltb. 28 17 Capt. Sandersteamania 25 Gunner Plummer. 28
Wodehouse.... 19-24 17 Sergt. Comble. 17 20 10 57
Totaļ vinguan213.211 194 620
FIELD BATTERY.
Gender Hart...in. op 50 26 39 85 Sergt. Hayward... 24 29 29 83 28 27 28 81 4 33 26 82
M
Corp Brown Gunter Gow.. Sergt. Rutter Bembr. Bamsey Ganzer Donaldies
Dos
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24 28 13
37 26 16 69
29 32 10 61
18 23:14
Total möunuzoz 2×3 175-192