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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1898.
Intimations.
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SERGEANT COUTTS to-day charged a dilapidated | THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD MIN- looking Chlaman with being a rogue, and vagabond. The delandent "owned up "an! was sent to gaol for three mouths with hard labour. The prisoner dad 17 previous convic.
were the Admiral and the General allowed | Tus Burma District, which will fall vacant in to speak they could throw a light on the December by General Stedman's retirement, dtuation which would surprise the public | will, says the Pioneer, presumably go to Sir generally. The officers of the fleet Montagu Gerard, and garrison too ascribe our local fleet movements to Russian activity in the north and the concentration of the fleet at Wel-hal-wel certainly tends to lend colour to the supposition.
There was a rumour in town last night to the effect that the Powerful had received
IT is announced that Rear-Admiral Daway pur-abour.
An extraordinary general meeting of the New. Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Lˇd, was held to-day at the Company's Offices, Nes 38 and 40 Queen's Road Central. M. Humphreys preidded. The albei gentlemen present weraz- Mess. T. F. Hough, G. C. Cax, E. Gesig, G Murray Bain, Nobbt, W. C. Taylor, P. Jordan,
Tillatt, E. S. Joseph, W. D. Sutton, E. S. Kelly, A. G. Stokes, Rustomjee, E. A. Hardaon, J. J. Leiria, B. B. dos Remedios, J. A. Tarant, Ho Tang, Ho Fook, Hung Thin, Lau Cha Pak, Lif Fak Sing, Stu Tak Fan, Wong Tivk Yan, Wong Fook.
orders to proceed to Colombo either to-day belonged to Gen. Sir Denis Pack, one of Welling. mening an episode ta the career of ■ Chiposo A. H. Mancell, C. Eweas, W.H. Polts, Captain
or to-morrow, but so far we have been unable to substantiate it and have heard of no salling orders being issued to any of the warships in port.
on's comiades.
chased la Landon through an agent, the Shaker. pestien relle in the shape of a snoffbox made Messas. A. S. Watson & Co. have favoured us from the mulb-sty tree planted by Shakespesis with one of their Chinese Calendars for 1890, in bis garden at Stratford. The box formerly It in instefully got up Chinese picture repre- Rip Van Winkle, the legend relating his ad- ventures being printed beneath. WITH regard to postal matters, ssyt the Farah Pioneer, the Fostesaator-General of the Straits Settlements has met the wants of the Native | States in such a liberal spirit that they will be able to follow the lead of the Straits to seduclog the postage to the equivalent of a penny without much lots.
We (Shanghat Dally Press) have had a vhit from Mr. Tsuf Kluchta, one of the wiltors in the Hackow salve paper the Han Pao. Mr. Tsa!
been requested officially to leave on accouot of belog concerned in the waiting of a leader commtening, on the Dowager Tsabikwany's in unfavourable terms. He describes the whole country saready to sise against the present muck Rave.amont at Peking. The Emperor on the other hand has endeared himself to the people at large, whore sympathies have quite tarned round in favour of one whom they consider to b their own Emperor,
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A FORTNIGHT #go, a cargo boat from a Daich Settlement manned by five men entered Penang wa'ers. Three of the crew suddenly seized the two other, plebed them overboard, and made off to Penang. The two fateaded victims”were rescued by a passing vessel, One of them, few days ago, saw one of the pirates fa u street at Fenang, and gave him into castely.
A rather significant move has been made we hear on the part of the Police force, orders having been issued for the men to be made throughly efficient while In military drill and musketry, strong drafts of men have been sent to Aberdeen, Shaukiwan and Telegraph Bay on the South shore of the island, the latter place never having been BRANDIES.policed before, evidently for the purpose of having a small force in readiness as lookout men or pickets in case of neces sity. The men left here by launch at ten Wz regel to have to report the death of Acting o'clock this morning and the Sikhs, in ad- Sergeant James Dickson, of the Hongkong dition to their usual equipment, wore Police. Deceased, who was only 35 year ol supplled with revolvers and ammunition. The utmost reticence has been preserved, had seven years service in the local force, We have received from Masers. Kelly and and he was also an "engloc driver in the fire Walsh a set of four of their special series of as to the reason of this step.
brigade. The deceased officer was very popular | Christmas cards reproduced from photos of with all bli comrades, his good nature and kindly | Chinesa street scenes. They are excellently got disposition endearing" him to his officers of all up in every respect 'sad the reproductions of the ranks and he ever had the reputation of being familiar street scenes are all that the most fast!- a mast and efficient officer. The deceased only dious of tastes could desire. There ChristmaN returned from leave twelve months ago and took cards will doubtless ba experly bought by all who wish to send their friends at home a 100- pait la the Jubiles display in London. At one time he was a constable in the Northampton-venir of the Far East and we would advise our 1hire and Edinburgh Police Force and he wAY readers to make thele purchases as soon as pos- born in Haddington (North Berwick). His death xible to arold disappslutment.
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On the 16h dio, at the Church of Saint Bainage, Bethoc-Ser by tee Rev. E. Marte Inck. A assted by the Rer, W. A. Beckler, A.KC, FODERICK ERNEST JAD 10 IAUPA ELLEN ALICE FINeus, fourth dinghtc: of the late William Faweas of Singapore, and Dunelan Sleads, No thumb land.
THE FASHODA QUESTION. The statement in the Daily Graph's con- cerring the inocions to Mijs Marchand is dentra
The Temps is resential at Great Beta insisting on hom llating France over the Fe se la question, and hints at a fatore recasting ol leicinalsal piler agafest Great Blain.
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SOUTH AFRICA AND THE BRITISH
NAVY..
The HP. W. Schr:loer has Introduced i bill for the Care Coloas to contribale £10,000 por anaaminwards the Impailal Navy.
A CORRECTION.
In our Teatsin tele ram pablished yesterday, Augla Estten Syndicate" should have read Anglo Talian Syndicat." The ponton of the telegram regarding the Italian Minister and his demanded not tan repeated up in the time of galog to press
WEATHER report..
The Observato y report says :—On the 11.35 am: The barometer has faben slightly in the North rnd remains steady in the South, Prassere is normal on the China-coast, and in detect over the S. E. part of the China Sea and the Phillipine #ichipalage. Gridienis mederate with fresh monsoon on the coast and in the N pr. of the China Sex. FORECAST:-Med:rate N. E. winds; f
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The police couvening the meeling having been read.
The Chairman sald-Grollerain, at a private, meeting of shareholders held on the 3rd August last, Mr. Hart Back explained to you the posi tlon of the company, and I wat terolved at that meeting, that a copy of the Chaman's speech and the repost of the Minlog Engineer should be clicalated among the shareholders, and that work at the Mines should be stopped. The re- poris have been duly circulated, and work at the Mines sipped by wire. At the earnest wish of several of the largest shareholders, representing in the aggregate more than ed to call you together at once to pass or rejea half the capital of the Company, we decid the Resolations which I shall put to you. Be fore proposing the Resolations I will ask Mri Ewens to read you the Agreement referred to in the first resolution,
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Mr. Ewens read the agreements. The Chairman-I have to propose That the Agreement dated the Nineteenth, day of October, 1798, made between the Company of the one part and Queen Mines, Limited, of the other part, for the rule of the undertaking of the Company to Queen Mines Limited, for $25,000 to be paid and saliified by the allotment of too,cao fully paid up Shares in Queen Minsk,
bereby tatted.
was not anexpected as he had been suffering | OCCASIONALLY a nativo paper thinks ɓt to show ulted, of as cents each, be 10d the 11 mole
for some time past from rheumatics and a com- The funeral left the plication of ailments. Government Civli Hospital at 3.30 p.m. to-day and was attended by most of the men and. officers off duty, while other filends sent some handsond wreribs and firal crosses.
Chinese
Govern
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Its superiority over lis rivals by embellishing its columns with a few Haes of foreign type, an azmes of companies, etc. and the superiority of one of the oldest vernacular prints thus adver. tises a well known Insurance company. The efficacy of such a form of advertisement might be accepted, say in the Mercury, as people would psader over it to discover its mosolog, bat it is lost on its Chinese readers. It reeds
follows:-
NKA ZEALAKD INBURAWCKQ0.
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about for some time le mud and water which came up to their waists, managed to release the horse. The gig was also dragged on to the road, where it was found that only the harness had sustained damige. The horse was unlæjured; and the driver appeared to relish the bath.
VALUE OF EUROPEAN LIFE IN
JOHORE.
Mr. Rustomjee seconded.
The Chairman I beg to propose That the Company he warnd up volusially and that Willlion Hution Polis be, and he is hereby opalated Liquidator for the purpose, of sack winding up.
Mr. Georg seconded, Carled.
The Chaleman-That is" all the bustness, gentlemen, A confirmatory meeting will be held on Wednesday, fortnight..
THE WOMAN OF THE HOUR.
THE Yomiuri lesins it is rumoured that Sir Claude Mcdonald, Belthek Mlaister to Chins, has recently propared the holding of a coster- ence by the foreign Ministers at Peklog for the parast of submitting to the Chinese Govero- ment is the name of the Powers, the following Items() By confining the Emperor, the Empres Dowager is endeavouring to safely con- A PECULIAR accident happened in Stamford
[From a Correspondent of the Pall Mall - trol the Empire. This acilon on the part of the Road Singapore, the afternoon. A'borse and gig,
Gazitie.] Emprest-Dowager is contrary to the principles owned by M. Dallan, was being driven part
The Emaress of China, who has ence agila #sumed the Regency, and is preparing to brlog. of Interational Law and cannot be recognfied the Ladies' Tennis-ground in the direction of by the Powers. Moreover, the Powers at the pre- Tangin'when, lost opposite the corner of Dhoby sent time do not know who is the head of the Em. Gaut, the animal swerved across the road and ker (and our) old friend Li Hong Chang bak plre. Good reasons therefore exist for the forelga dashed into the brook, Breaking the chain by with her, is commonly spoken of as the Em Ministers to demand from the Chinese Gorgin- the raid side and dragging the trap foto the peror's mother. This fia milake. She is the ment the name of the person at present in charge water sho. The water was about two feet deep rellet of the Emperor Haten-dang, who dļed ku of the Empire.--(5) The Celacze Government and the mad considerably deeper, The Eara.fat back as 1861, shortly after he had fled from 5ibakail isilow the rates of civilized nations by dis-peso driver, and a Chinaman, aker floundering his capital at the approach of the Augio-French
pensing with the sentence of capital punishment
troops. The old lady has practically run the on all political offenders,-(c) Administrative
Empire for the past thirty-seven years, and ls
well as uncommonly dictatorial. Sh adminis reform in China is absolutely necessary, not
generally allowed to be uncommonly cleves as eply for preserving the peace of the Far East, but alro formalntaining the integrity of
teredo regency during the minority of Tang-chi/ son of one of Felca-lang "secondary" wives, the Empire, and the
and when he died la 1875, after a reign of iwo meat shall not, under any circumstances,
shari years, sho agata took control of the helm binder of obstract the work of reform. (4) The
of State during the minority of Kwang Han, the Chinese Government shall take measurās to
present Emperoi, who is a son of one of Holch prevent attacks 'on foreigners and assaulte on
She has bad praity women, which are of frequent eccurrence in the Empita especially lo the capital. The Yomiuri
much her own way ever since "The Illusision Succession" suumed the government in 1987, also hear it is rumoured that the British Minis-
and has Imposed her wili vpon the Tsung-il- ter has not taken such sällan as indicated above. PLAGUE is active ni Pangalore, the pronge
Yemen and Kwing Fan's wives with equal Our native contemporary, however, thinks that
apilt and determination. She seltes largely for being sold to by about twenty deaths a day,
It Is not Improbable the Minister fa question
Kärtes, u'on, Li Hong Chang, -whoan own in THE SITUATION.
forcats sic not the beat interests of China. GENERAL Borgnir-Desbordes has been ap slot-will cause vigorous action to bilaken sooner or
Several attempts have been made to undermino Yesterday we stated that the announcéed commieder-lo-chief of the troops la indo-Ister.
her authority and her Infsence, and Place ment made by the Daily Graphic regarding Chins.
Kaeg, ho died a few months back at a very Advanced Age, was one of her bitterest opponents, the nature of the instructions sent to Major
But she was ever really beaten, and her periode MARCHAND was opposed to the views of the French Cabinet as set forth in their
of eclipse never extended beyond a week or two. programme and it was therefore probablement took part,
The Empress Dowager Bie spant a very busy Ifto. She was it the bead of affairs during the that the correspondent of the Journal in
Taeping rebellion and during the war with France, and she has had a band in all the question had been misinformed. To-day
diplomatic fencing of the past few months. our opinion is proved to be correct by the Reuter's telegram which we publish in
Mary cailous stories are told of ber-ibai she persists is doinger rising through the Emperor: another column, which states that;-- || H,M,S. Immorialits went ovu to the Kowloon "The statement in the Day Graphic Deck his morning to have one of her guns
receiving an audience she sits on one side of that abe seldom allows herself to ho geen; that in concerning the Instructions to Major shift 1, returning to her bacy this alteiseen. MARCHAND la denied." This contradiction was only to be expected, for, as we pointed out yesterday the two' statements were diametrically opposed to one an- other. We may therefore take it for granted that Major MARCHAND's Instruc
The Chinese, charged by P.C. Wilson, with [lons are to remain at Fashoda and not to
evacuate the post until compelled to do so having oplom illegally in their possession on
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Agezis **Hongkong, 5th November, 1898, [4317 EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP. COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at TIMOR, FORT DARWIN and QUEENS. LAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to ADILADI, NIW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, &c.)
THE Steamap
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214 2.3.
This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Chamber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage.
This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light
A daly qualified Surgeon is carried. W.8.--Return Tickets Laned by this Comp to and from AUSTRALIA art available for retorn by the Steamers of the CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY and vice versa.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co,
Agents. Hongkong 5th November, 1898.
FOR NEW YORK.
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THE 3/3 8. I. I. American Ship
"REUCE,"
Captain Adami, having andved will load fez above port and wil have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Honkong 5th November, 1898.
The Roughang Welegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1898.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tax Sultan of Selangor I going to 'balid $35, Istana at Klang.
TO-DAY is the anniversary of the Batile of Ikerman (254) which the King's Owa Regl
THE partiation of Ceylon is mated at 3.415.005, increnter of 400,000 being shown since the 1891 cedras.
A FINK of $15 was to-day imposed on the acca- pant of a matshed simmato ness Kennedy's stables, for not providing adequate laulae accommoda-
tion,
by Great Britale, or until such time as the board the steaser Glowfall woody rights of France to the place are recognis-fiard $20, $15 and $to reipecively.
ed which latter contingency we earnestly The brick-maker charged with the morder of hope will never come to pass.
Instead of having become easier the his wife in High Street was brought up to-day situation between France and Great and remanded alie; sme technical evidence as
to the pastion of the rooms was given, [Britain appears to have grown more strained, for the Temps, the principal news-
THE following is the programme of music la be paper of Parks and the one carrying most weight, la resentful at Great Britain In- sisting on humiliating France over the DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Fashoda question, and hints at a future
Entímasion.
COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
IMPLE AIKATED WATER.
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LEMONADE
Over
MESERS, Benjamin, Kelly and Potis in their Weakly Share Report state:-We have to repart a very quiet"market during the week, and Although atvēža stocks'have changed hands, it has been only lo small quanilites s prices have
Hongkong and Shanghai Banks remata qula however, been fairly well maintained. Barks,
with small sales at 225, 124 and 223 per cent. premium. The London quotation is £495/ Nationals have agale been done at $17. Mario Insurances-Unions have changed bands at $215 and are wanted. Trades are enquired for at $50. Cantons are wasted at $133). Straits have been sold at $71, mað
more "e obtainable at the rate. Fire Insas-
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ancer-Hongkong Fires and China Fires have been booked at $323) and $88 respectively Shipping-Hongkong, Carton and Macao Steamboats to obtainable at 8173. Chiss and Maalias aro wanted at $80. Indo Chiossare quoted at $67. Dougins Steamships are en quired for at $533. Star Fenles have been sold at 8935 and $9,50, and are wanted at the latter rate. Reinerles-Chias Sugats have been
A well-known Johore planter has been attack-fang's younger brothers, ed and wounded by one of his Chinese coolfes, and the mandor and the rest of the gang after- wards attempted to follow this up by, murdering the unfortunate gentlemen outright. The right of a revolver, and the noise al explosion when the weapon was fired off twice in the air, checked the attack ti assistance amived. At the subsequent trial, as a correspondent to the Sivalis Timas says, the coolle was fiuet $50 (or two months' imprisonment), and the mandor $250 for six months' Imprisonmest) |
GOLD DISCOVERY IN THE MERGUI ARCHIPELAGO,
A correspondent sends the fallen ing extremely tnteresting Information :-
A party of Malays and Siamese working for tin ate on an island called Palau Palas, some Buima, camerercally across several nuggets of farty miles due west of Victoria Point la Lower gold embedded in the tlo ore. The existence of
screen whilst the audience kneels on the olbert gold la the islands of the Mergul archipelago has that she has the choosing of the ladies of the long been suspected, but the present is believed haters, and makes them siely on occa ton, &c. to be the Trat authentic dlicovery of the yellow Her Court apy and confidential servant is the metails that neighhaarkcof. Tin ora of great favourite aunate named Pi Telas Li, wao purlly exists -la almost all the islands, bat at though by began lifa as the son of a shosmaker, Palas, St. Mathes's and Davis's, and Ristering hat more power than many of the princes. His lalands, the existence of era in payable quante father was a cobbler in the city of Tong Chow, ties has been proved. Clear quaris crystals in skout Biteen miles from Peking, bat sines his sixaided priims, liable, it is sald, for the son has become so powerfg! the old man bay manufacture of eyeglasses, binoculars, &c., are been elevated to a fine office and Baxa fostaez also found in one of these islands.-Pinang in his hat.
Gorille.
wind,
BAMBOOS IN BRITAIN.
HER NOMINAL ADVISERS. The Taung-Yamèo, or Office of Foreign Affairs, constate of tho of eleven member. Down to the date of his death Prince Kung waKS at the bead of this body, the others felag Prince Ching, a prince of the second order, who has never been twenty miles from Peklegs Jung lo. a Mancho, who has spent most of his ille la military offices at the capital, and is regarded
ona
of ike most intelligent of the leading Tartar officialas Keng-yi, formerly Total at Swajow, who made himself through the preseztation of erms and money for are against the Japaneze; Wong-tang-ho, the Emperor's privite tutor, Preildest of the Based of Revenue, and one of the most implacable anti-foreigners in all the land; Li Hong Chang
that the clay-Blamarck of the Esit!" Ching Hein, apiber Manchu, who is unwilling to allow foreigners know anything that he does not kwef, who served for twenty years as Luerary know much bellers two Castosoze, Haa Ying.
Chancellor in Kassa, and Liso Shao-Le
Sir Herbert Maxwell writes to a home paper :] placed at $165. Luzons have been booked at Bamboos supply infinite grate and luxuriance played by the K. O. L. Band at the Happy $45, and are now wanted a $45 Mising for the decoration of water miglos, not, like the Punjoms have strengthened considerably, and Iris, to be planted actually in the water or marab, the sock has risen to $6 without many shares but on a well-drained bank whence the roots Valey, on Monday, the 7th int Match...... Wanchal
Tywolt ............Egmont Beathorno
changing hands, Raubs have led steady at may spread to the moisture near at hand. It is Select Ciechas de Comertils......... Aldraw Smade......La Falam Pradier $364. Jelebus sra offering ut $4 Olivery A curious how long it was before we discovered the hardiness of many brambors in our climate. Vols. Fiddle and Rendar
are quoted at 33, while B's have changed hands Mr. Freeman Mliford's book, pabilibed only to a large extent në $41'and $4 40, cloilig with | two years ago, came as a revelation to most seller at the latter rate. New Balmoral Fre-gardeners, containing directions for the culties
arp wanted al 45 cents. Decks,on of upwards on one hundred species, nearly all at hardy at their relative, the common lerence Whaves and downt-Sanli sales of Hang coach-grias. Of one condlifen all bratboes kong and Whampoa Docks have been off cted are alike Impatient-they cannot endnes au 150 and 26a per cent. premium, the miskol
Woodlovers by nature, they must have the shelter of feces around provided closing with veiless at the latter rate. Lands,
clearspace overhead. When these are they take care of themselves; but there is one Hotels and Rulidlago.-Hongkong Landa hava
In 1870 and iwo Chinese, Ching Yio-husa been fixed at $75. Hongkong Hotels have been precaution insisted on by Mr. Mitford. In sold at $57, and more are wanted at the rate. receiving young plasts from the nursery, do sot Chungli, an old man, who was Hoppa 21 Cinton Humprey's Estate changed hands at Bij and plant them out in the open at once. The roats
and Wu Ting-fes, the farmer of whom was hera ate very sensfifre and brittle; they are sure to close steady, Providents have changed bands have been bruised and broken in removal at the time of the Jubilee fentitles. Kang yu your purchase in large pots of good loam wel, who has now been sent away from the $9 $10 and $103, the market closing firm Plant at the futter ric. Kowloon Lands arn wanted and keep them for six months in a cool green. capital for giving advice to the Emperor, is not at $171. Colton Mills.—Unchanged, Miscell. house. At the end of that time the pots will be known here,
found fall of new.rools, when the plants may be Superior in importance to the Tsung-li-Yamen ades-Green Islands Old have ruled flius, planted in the post will be found fall of new to the Grand Connell, consisting of Palace L and sales at $261 have been affected; the Now nots, when the plants may be planted in the Chancellor of the Board of Astronomy, whe Shares kave also been done at! $153. A. S. poslilens they are to occupy permanently and pretends to no scquaintance with foreign affalis, Watsons have again been sold at #12): Hong will grow abord wibout a check whereas, if and keeps sloo from the barbarians "uhlen. narsay, they would certainly have hung are for Weng Tong he and Kaugel, already roksred kong Electrics have been in domrad, and shares they had been planted out on arriving from the Ying-po, President of the Board of Works, and have changed hande ut 81.” Ropes aru eşgufred | a yest or two, and pezaspu never havastcovered to in addition to a representative. In the place BUY A $167.
of the deceased Pilaco Hanz
recasting of internatioual polley against Great Britain. In other words the French press is striving to Intimidate
A NOISY Chinese lady, bablint Graham Street, us by vague hints of an alllance with
was to-day flaed $10 or one month to gaol, for some European Power, which alliance, If it exists at all, la probably with playing the chat mut game, P.S. Coutts pro- Russia, though whether or no Russia is secuted. A fine of $10 or one month was als prepared to take the side of Francem sed on the occupant of a house in Irving over the Fashoda question to the Street for psimilling the geng and drum suisance extent of declaring war against Great to be cauled on there, Britain is open to doubl. We fancy, that
SERGEANT OʻLsery of the South Staffords has Russia already has too many Irons In the fire of care to assist France in main- died at Thayeimyo from hydrophobia. It taining her supposed rights to a strip pres that the late Sergent, along with four of territory in which. Russia herself is other mea of H Company, was on the 19th of not interested, Had the trouble arisen on Augusi bitten by a rabid dog. Tee other for account of France having occupted one of men who were bitten have been sent to the the northern ports of China then matters Pasteur Jostitate, Paris, DAKIN, CRUKESHANK & Co.'s WATERS Are would have been different and Russia made under the constant supervision of a daly could, we believe, have been counted upon qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- as a certain ally. Still there is a strong feel- rison with the best English Manufactures, ing in local naval and military circles here Special terms to HOTELS, CLUES, ME and that it is not the Fashoda queation alone that ot er Large Consumers. -wy complatals should be addressed is thin the occasion for all the bustle and activity which has been manifest of late in the Manager; Hongkong, fit March, 1507.
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SAASAPARIL R
TƆ ASPBERRYADE, &C.
We are glad to be able to announce (8174 the Shanghai Daily Prata) that the extra pay to the offers of all graden in the Imperial Customs Establiment is now an accomplished fact, and that the first quarter" at the enhanced tale was duly paid on Saturday, Wa congratulate the staff and the public on ikfs sentement,
at all.
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