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→ PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned will sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
SATURDAY, the roth December, 1898, Commencing at 9.30 PM..
at his Sales Rooms. Zerland Street, No 2. A QUANTITY" OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c. Comprising -
DOUBLE and SINGLE” BRASS and IRON BEDSTEADS with SPRING-MATTRESS, WARDROBES with and without BEVELLED GLASS. TOILET TABLES.- WASHING- STANDS, BOOR-CASES, SOFAS, EASY- CHAIRS, COUCHES, TABLES, CHAIRS, COOKING-RANGE, &c., &c., &c.
Also
* Large ENGLISH HILLIARD TABLE by FURROUGHS and WATT complete with POCKETS COUNTING BOARD LONDON CUES, RESTS 28 IVORY BALLS, STANDS and all ACCESSORIES including the necessary GAS.FITTINGS.
I GENT'S BI YCLE “ CRESCENT.”
I GENT'S BICYCLE "FAMOU!”—Half Racer, new
#LÁDY'S BICYCLES—Itallan Manufacture.
■ TENNIS.NET with Patent Poles and Balls, almost New.
■ COTTAGE PIANOS.
On View at the Undersigned's from THURSDAY,
the 8th December, 1898.
Catalogues fazoéd prior to Safe.
TERMS OF SALx :—Cash on delivery as Customary.
PAUL BREWITT,
Auctioneer,
Hongkong, 7th December, 1895,
MR
NOTICE,
PUBLIC' AUCTION.
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'R. H. `N, MODY has been instructed to
Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION
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WEDNESDAY, the nest December, 1899, -
at 3 o'clock P.M.,
on the Premises,
"THE FOLLOWING VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD AND RECLAMATION PROPERTY, VÍK :-/
ALL THAT PIECE or PARCEL of GROUND registered in the Land Office as Secilón A of MARINE LOT No. 7, togelber with the Reclamation In front thereof,
*The above Secilón A of MARINE LOT No. 7 fo bounded on the N. by the Praya, menanding thereon 106 feet, and by Section B of MARINE LOT No. 7, melrming thereon of 7 ft 3 in, on the South by MARINE LOT No. 3, measuring thereon 217 o, on the E, by MARINE LOT NO. ZC, mensulag 175 ft, and on the W. by Section B of MARINE LOT No. 7, and measuring thereon rag fert, and contsins in the whole an Area of 19,415 7/12th feat. It is held for the residue of 'i term- of 999 years from the 24th Jan, 1883. Proportion of CROWN RENT 8343 37. The Premises Na. g, Praya Central are tel to various tenants producing a total monthly rental of $1,160.
The Reclamation has been filled in and possesses a cea frontage o! 64 feet 8 in, and an area of 16.505 square feet.
The Sum of $1,419.43 still remains to be called up of the moneys to be contributed to the making of the Reclamation under the Reclama-
Liem Agrovment and the Reclamation will be sold subject to tbls.
to
For Particulars and Conditions of Sale, apply
Messre, DEACON & HASTINGS,
or to ...
The Auctioneer.
*N.B. The abavo,area is that contained in the Reclamation Agreement. It has since bean ascertained that the xton available Assignment f 16,88 square fret and possession is about to be gĺvan by the Government,
Hangkang, 7th December, 1898.
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A SEASONABLE; GIFT.
A bond-which, at-in- appreciable cost to you, will secure the welfare of
your family
in event of your death; and provide for your own later years, if you live.
THE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1898.
Co-day's Advertisement.
LOST.
`N FRIDAY or SATURDAY last, a small
GOLD CHARM, In the shape of a'cost. Anyone RETURNING the same to the Under _signed will be suitably REWARDED.
ALFRED G. WISE, Hongkong, 71b. December, 1898. [#435
Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED....
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS.
FOR THE SEASON 1898/1899.
were formerly under the Sultan of Brunel and we have therefore another, If less sub- stantial claim to them. If these islands are to conie into the market it would be a pity to let them go to another Power.
wires, and in many places fi'is not safe to travel Tax theft of twenty cailies of salt fah today | A FRENCH military amreylag paity, under the on the streets on account of them, The fre | caused a cholle to be sent to guol for twenty- | gulse of members of a ci mmercial and rallway department here has also been greatly annoyed - eight days with hard labane, soborban districts. It is conceeded that the by wires becoming crossed, especially in the stores in the worst which has visited this section In the last va years. Reports of terrible suffering in the poorer'quarters are beginning to como la American.
According to the telegram Iroia the Manila paper Freedom which we repro- duce in another column, Mr. Argoncillo, the Phillipino envoy, does not approve of
WEATHER REPORT. the purchase of the Philippines. He saya that the Philipino Government will not __The_Obrervatory report says :-On the 7th allow themselves or their people to be at 11 35 am. The barometer has sisen in the bought and sold like so much merchandise. North, and remalos steady to the South He claims that the Independence of the Pressure is bigk over Central China with Philippines was assured before the declar- ation of war between Spain and the Uni-moderate gradients and fresh to strang monsoon on the cost and is the N. part of the Chius Sea. ted States. We fear that he not correct here. 'The
FORECAST --Moderate N. E. wiods ; fino, Philipino rebellion had been settled before the war broke out,and it was only recom- menced" when the Americans took AGUINALDO and his. followers back to the
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
islands and armed them. We do not Two keepers of unlicensed lodging houses were know whether the utterances of Mr.to-day fneð $ag ný slm weekz. Argoncillo, as reported by telegram,
to-day sent to prison for twenty-eight days.
permanent way being nearly completed it. expected that through communication between Okayama and Tauyama will be opened on the 5th December.
mission is now engaged in busily exploring the Tengking Lake and Hannan generally. They hawa chartered the steam launch Tfion at Han kow to tow their boats through the lake,
A CHITão dispatch states that, owing to the goocial distress caused by the dienstrous Yellow A COLLISION canard by a mlitaké made by the River floods, numbers of the refagats have laken polotsman eccarred at Iwannina Station on the to piracy on the cost, a latgo number of cargo 24thullo.; no liven were lost but several passen- and passenger junks baring bera robbed within gra wilejured and both trains badly damaged. the last two months, with considerable loss both Fox testing earrings from a woman in a public armed jaoks were not molested at all, but owing In life and goods. At first the larger and better- street a coplle aged 18 was to-day sent to prlion to the powerlessness of the authorities to punish Silleen strekes of the birch on admission to the bolder and liige jaoks-hare-recently aino beca for four months. He was also ordered to receive these depredations the pirates have become gaol and twenty strakes fourteen dayú before | attacked. On the 18th alifmo a well-armed junk discharge.
with a numerony crow sad some twenty passon-
are in accord with the wishes and inten- | For steallag two cattles of salt fish a coolle wincluding the first day of December, tions of the Philipinos as a whole, but the | fact remains the samo that the situation in Luzon is critical and the United States Orders are executed from Now Stocks only, Government will have to deal diplomati
cally and carefully with the Philippine question in order to avert trouble." Wo shall watch the development of the altua- tion with Interest.
Priced Catalogues with Hints for Gardening
can be obtained on Application.
These SKEDS are suppiled to as by the best, growers in the World. It is particularly re- quented that cure be taken when sowing and supervision exercised over Chinese gardeners, whose Incompetence in dealing with the Seeds may sometimes lead to disappointing results.
CLAY'S FERTILIZER` Supplies natural nourishment to the soll IN TINS
rolbs. each zülbs. each
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$1.75 $4.50
RANSOME'S LAWN MOWERS. The Best and Cheapest Machines in the Market. Supplied at Manufacturer's, Prices.
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FERMINGER'S MANUAL OF GARDEN- ING FOR THE TROPICS, PRICE $7.50
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE FUTURE OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS.
FOR breaking and entering No. 129 Queen's Road, with felonious intent a coolls was to-day sent to gaol for two months.
A vence of forty-two days' bard labour was impared on a coolle to-day for stealing a basket of sandalwood, some maicher, a blanket, some
pears, a piece of woollen cloth, and sundry articles of clothing.
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THE You Demoseliseitas Enactment in Perak | koty was attacked-nwar Chefoo by two pisało has been amendel to enable the coin to be fanks and a desperate encounter ensued, result- accepted at all Government trensories there either fog In the loss of twenty-two mon lo killed and in payment of revenue or in exchange for legal wounded on the fuck and some Tis, 4,000 in currency, without any discount, up to and cash and geoda,-N, C. Daily News,
BEYORE Mr. A. G. Wise, In the Summary Juzla- Awling law is under discussion in the dlcllon to-day, S. A. Juseph, broker, sought to Netherlands Sister-General. Pending is com-recover $200 from Wel Hing, compradore, on a ing into force, all applications for mining, con- share transaction. Mr. Haralhouse appeared censions will be kept at Batavia. The moment for the plaintiff and Mr. Hastlege for defendant. the law has been-psused, the mining depart. The plaintiff said that on behalf of Me. Remedios ment will consider the applications and grant, he sold zoo Caledonian Gold Mining shares to them by drawing lots,
defendant at $3.75 on time. This was in March dowo, and there was also a cali of $ugo on and at the Juno'voltlement the shares had gong
them. The shares were sold at $3 to Mr. Herty. He had received altogether $800 from defendant, facluding $100 debited to his Lislatan, Me, Fredericks. So as not to lose. face with his princips), witness oild the call, looking forward to recover it from defendant. He ald that he had been naked by Mr. Fredericks, on behalf of defendant, to pay the call. The shares were you $350; the total amount paid by defendant was sold for $500, and the call paid by plaintiff was
claimed, Mr. Fredericks, to his evidence, denied $800, leaving a balance of $150, which plaintiff
ever having told plalatiff to pay the call on behalf of defendant. Mr. Hastings for the ever that defendant asked plaintiff to pay the -- defence, said that there was no evidenes what- call. The plaintiff had nothing to do with the shares except as broker, and if anybody had a sight to ama it was Mr. Remedios. He referred to a previous decision in the name Court which decided the point. Judgment was given for de-
THE Batavia Nieuwsblad bestu thai a British firm at Sourabaya kutenda startfog a provision RAILWAY construction, on the Talping to Kuala preserving establishment at a healthy spot high Kuogear secilos, made little progress to Sep-ng the monetales of Mid Java. There cooles working at the Gunong Pondok pais, tember owing to heavy sickness. Out of 1535 and cattle are said to be cheap and plentiful. Earopanu vegetables flourish. Water 103 wero down with lover,
for motive, power is avaliable in abundance, This firm hat branches at Singapore and Lon- don.
LONDON, December 5th. telegraphs that Spain is negotiating for the sale The Times Correspondent at Washington
of the Cardillas Islands to Germany. It is believed that the United States will not object, but that they wish to buy one faland for a coal- ing and cable station. FORECAST OF PRESIDENT MCKINLEY'S ment, has been selected by the Messrs. Roths
child's Pekin Syndicate, la report on the im- MESSAGE.
mense coal and iron concessions in the Shaust district.
A forecast of President McKinley's message, sayı, that the President will not define a pollay for the new Colonica, but will urge Congress to deliberate catumsily go the subject. That he will suggest an incresse of the Army to 100,000 mens will demand money for the Navy, and that he will not proposa ay financial or tariff changes.
RAILWAYS IN CHINA. Captulo Twite, R.E., and Capt. Fuels, R.E are proceeding to Peking per u.s. Himalaya to make railway surveys.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. `·
MR. J. G. Glass, lato Secretary to the Govern ment of Bengal la the Public Works Depart
Tax Japanese seem to thoroughly appreciate every effort to get their foland towns and sea- the advantages of rapid transit, and are making ports connected by rallways as speedily as possible. Work at the Tsukano-yama tunnel M, MICHAL JERSEN, steamthip owner at Apen-y, they expect to have both jobs completed by and Sblonnogawa bridge going on simultaneous ade, and well known in China and Japan, has acquired the steamer Saint Eime for his new and Tientsin. The steamer, a fine vessel, hence- |ling of mail boats between Shanghal, Klão-chów
forth will carry thyʻnama of Trintao, und will | TRADE is so depressed.In Portuguesa Timor be commanded by Captain Bendixen.
the middle of sext month when the journey between Tokio and Niigata will be accomplished
la sixteen hours,
that the Packet. Navigation Company finds cargo hard to get there, Importations of rice in To-MOPROW afternoon the Hongkong Football that quarter have so fallen off, that the worst fa Clab will play The Band fears of the K, O. R. feared for the Chiness dealers who hadlunder. Kick-off at a quarter-past four. The following taken, under penalty of fine, to keep as much will play for the ClubF. H. Kew, Hgrain in stock as would supply local wants for | Fickney, A. S. Anton, Claugh, K.O.R,, C. T. WASHINGTON, November goth. The military force now in the Philippines will Kew, W. H. Howard, A. R. Lowe, H. W. Lockér, remain up to its present standard and no reduc» ↑ I. F. Noble, H. Hancock, E. F. Mackay. tlon-will-re-made-la-the stray there; if any. thing, it will be increased,
SAN FRANCISCO, November 30th, The balda ship Wisconsin was launched today from the Union Iron Works, dock, in the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD., presence of thousands of spectators, Cheer after cheer was given as she slowly gilded into the water. The Wisconsfe Is Bullt on the same plan as the Oregon, but much larger. She will carry ten-inch guns, Instead of eleven,
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TH Royal Langkat Petroleum Company con tones to prosper, The bare sank at Telaga Sald. is now said to be the mest „prođactive oil. well yet worked by the Company. At Songe! Dats, on the Company's concension, another pouting petroleum well has been bored. A line of pipes"bas'teen jald to it. These Uldings have resulted in the Company's shasex rafting steadily and rapidly,
are exposed.
NEW YORK, November 30th, The question of the commercial treatment of the Philippines has been the chlef topic of dle cassion in the editorial columns of the funding dallys of this city for the past two days. While | Tar care of the British steamer Werkawžem is the leading Democratic papers are urging that an example, of a danger to which tank steamers tariff for revenue only should be adopted, the term "open door" is generally interpreted to mean off with a cargo of 1,300,000 gallons of all, sud She felt Philadelphia on the 6th that the home protective policy will coptlage unchanged, I le urged that every effort will be her way down the Delaware River scraped made to foster the enterprises now existing in
over the Chetry Island Flats, while following the Philopine Islands and extra inducements the channel. She got off without trouble, but will be offered to secure new ones. The same the impiet strained the bulkheads aff, and the mining laws as are now in use in the United States will be adopted for the Philippiass and all poured fato the stakehole, catching fire. She It is believed that the purchase of the islands by was lostantly beached, and no lives were lost, the United States will inaugurate such an era of but the steamer, valued at £60,000, and cargo, prarperity as has never before been dreamed of belonging to the Standard Oll Co., were totally
Since the election throughout the states a
destroyed, controversy has been carried on by the various
leading newspapers regarding the question of
Imperialism. In discussing the question party Ilnas sve not drawn, as some of the strongest, gold-bug Republican papers are to be found opposed to the present administration together with some of the most radical aliver Democratic sheets, and vice versa: In the meantime the President continuer to carry out the progratume outlined by him at the beginning of the American-Spanish war, knowing that the last
EQUITABLE HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1898. election his precedure was endorsed by the
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
ICH HOVER STREET, ·
Hongkong, 6th December, 1898.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY, "HE Company's Steamship
THE
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“SUNGKIANG,”- Captain Dodd, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 8th Instant, at 3 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Agents.
Hongkong, 7th December, 1839.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
notes and comments.
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two monthy. Had they not done so, à Singapors ayudicate would have secured a monopoly, ofthe rice trade in Portuguese Timor,"
Loud Sallabary's father was a very active man, and expected all with whom he came in contact to be as energetic. Sometimes he would return from the House of Lords late at night-those were the days when the Houro sat late-and at his summons of "Get up, we're going to Hatfield," his family would have to arise and prepare for an immediate desparture from town, He bad broad views as to the education which „bis daughters should receive; and they were tanght outdoor recreations qulia as carefully as Indoor studies.
A WELL-INFORMED antire corespondent, at Twataifa ways that chlors are in an awful state throughout Formos. The Japanese are obliged to keep close to the few eantres where there are garrisons. In the Seuih i le dangerous for fatelgers to go beyond the strictest freaty port limits, and business of all kinds is at a complete
aditill. Tholland commercially has retrog raded very markedly since Japan annexed It, the whole being in a completo státe of anarchy, occurrence, and the long-doped for piclication The murder of Japinoso la detall is a dally
scemo as for off an ever-M, C, D. News, i
FROM & recent loss of the Engineer, it appears that the Japan Rillway Company were feduced by an energetic "diammer" to dispose of their Egilsh locomotives and substitute some of THE Prince of Wales returned to town the American manufacture, which were delivered in other day in greatly Improved korith, Con- an incredibly short time, the result was most ceraing his injury the Diarist of the, Speaker soratlafactory. The hollers and fòrnaces giving | The severa local fejury to the knee Exeat deal of trouble, air out of the forty-four has undergone a change as gratifying sa li englass being,locapacitaled, within six months was unexpected, That has happened which and having to wait until now billers could be does not occur once in a hundred cases of obtained from America for them. A probable fratored knee-cap, the two portions of the of the success that attends American bone have been kalt together by natural process enterprise is given, viz., that English shops are withoutfany-need-to-resort to an operation, so fall of work that they cannot guarantee the which in the case of the Filuce the surgeons delivery of their orders in the specfied Ume. dared not attempt. The result is that hii Ro- yal Highness is already able to walk better than
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fendant with costs,
Tax Chinese officials appear to have learned, though at a rather late hour, a lesson from the German alsare of Kimócton. According to despatches received from Nanking, when it was rumoured that, owing to the difficulty of settling the French claims regarding the Ningpo- Cemetery slot, the French intended to emplate the German example at Kinochon by the solzara of some place in the Yangi, Valler, both Viceroy Lia and Viceroy Ching who haro change of the defences of the great tiger, made every preparation to prevent the threatenedT comp, and all milliary officials from Trang ming, island near Shanghat, up to Ichung received strict orders to resist any such aggression as was expected, on pain of losing their hands. Extra troops were called in from . the Interior to reinforce the garrisone on the. Yangtze, and large quantifen of ammuntilon
whenever needed. But when Count de Bessure were sent, to them with orders to use it freely arrived at Nasklog to confer with Viceroy Lin guarded, only by a second-class culser, the Descartar, the tension was considerably relleved, having been also rumoured that, the French Consul-General would be cacorted to Naoking by the whole French squadron of the Far East In spite of the peaceful action of the Frence so far, there are yet many sos. ponsible mandarins who claims that the reports aggressions of the French were from "posfectly they had received concerning the anticipated
reliable sources TMN, C. D. News
IMPERIAL DECREES.
Przing, December and. KORE GRACIOUS ACTE, (1).- La Chèan-lin, Gaveroor designate of side on horseback within the "Forbidden City," Kanngtung, I allowed, ay-an act of grace, to
(a)_Høj · Ylog•kusi, Viceroy-desiżante of the Mic-Che provinces, is bereby allowed as an act of extra grace, not only to side on horseback within the Forbidden City," but also inside the Westera gate of the Palace.
A LEAVE OF ABSENCE.' Yang Yi, Senfor Vice-President of the Board
refers to his native city to repair the graves of his ancestors, his petition is hereby granted and he is allowed a leave of absence of two months.
THE EMPRESS DOWAGER'S BOULTY,
Apparently all that the United States require la coaling station in the group and we can quite understand that there is not likely to be any objection raised to the sale of the balance of the group to Germany, as the islands lle away from the great ocean highways and therefore possess no great stragetical value. "We presume that Germany is anxious to acquire them in order to provide a coaling station as a sort of half-way house, be tween Klaochow and her possessions in i wrecked on the Massachuseits abast and sil.on i officers should fight under H.E,'s own oyes-thin 2 within recent years there have been sdoped two indigent members of the Imperial- clan and New Guinea,
(1) With the approach of winter the un. employed members of the Imperial Clan and to hard pushed for fands to tide over the biterly collateral branches of the Imperial House will
cold weather, As an act of extraordinary grace there poor people are therefore to be granted an extra month' allowance over and above their usual (pensions, while” orphana ́and- collateral branches in addition to the above extra grant are to be given another half month's allowance as a token of my sympathy for them. "Green" regiments in the Capital an extraor
(a) Whhistesence to the Danner and Chines dinsty grant of half a month's pay is hereby ordered to be paid as at extra mark of Impeital grace in order to enable my troops to pass the winter comfortably.
WASHINGTON, December rat, Germany has evidently concluded that she -bas-lost-nothing in the vicially of the Philippine If the information wired by the Timer Islands, and the once worried alt of the emperor correspondent at Washington should har given way to one of nonchalance. In reply prove to be correct then it is evident that to a note recently sout to the. German ambar- the Peace Commission will not be required sador by the Secretary of State, Halster Stern: the cession of the Carolina Islands laterest in the control of the Philippine Islands for anticipation of say posible sets of aggres» | asyous dared two months sgo to hope wèuld be | of War, having prayed for leave of abranco ta to deliberate for any length of time overberg has stated that Germany bar no special but that his government would be perfectly
allified with the results of the work done by ion on the part of the French squadron falling the case, and there in every prospect that he the Faris peace conferencs. The conclusion, the saififactory settlement of the Ningpo ceme-will in course of time make a complete recovery therefore, is reached that inasmuch as Germanytory slots, the Viceroy Lau has ordered the whole from an accident that at one time threatened to bas declined to toterfere on behalf of Spalo no of the Nanyang squadron of ten cruisers and maim him for Hie." The gratification at this other foreign power will care to take a hand.
New York, December ret, gunboats with the torpedo èquadron to xander« | good nowa will, so the Diarist addu be unsvervui, As roparín continue to come in regarding last" ["vous at Nanking at once, instead of bring scal- Tuesday's storm along the Atlantic coast, it is tered as bitherto at Woosung, Klangyin, Chin- FOR over thirty years the Mississippi river has found that the damage to shipping was more kiang, and other places. Furthermore it is BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
been the scene'ol extensive and costly expert serious than at first estimated." The assention
now made that over apo vessels were lost to probable that HE the Viceroy desires, if thers ments in removing the sandbare which impede cluding the steamer Portland. This vessel was in any fighting to be done, that his Nanyang navigation during the season of low water, but board are supposed to be lost. The crow of 45 time-It appears that so far there has been general systems of improvement. "The fire of men together with 63 panzengers are believed to be drowned, owing to the fact that much only one application for leave of absence in the those," says the Enginearing News, “Já the As apparently the destiny of the Caro-wreckage from the Portland has been washed rquadron which li is needless, to may has not establishment of pomenei bank-protection works to recilly and improve the channel. The lines is about to be satisfactorily arranged, ashore, but so for no bedles have been been successful—N. C. D. Nat. we should like to know what steps are to face it has been announced that Lieutenant
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second is the use of bydraulic dredges of be taken with regard to the Sulu Group Hobson has signed a contract agreeing to wille Role Herald of the 28tk alto. polat out enormous capacity to cut channels through the and Palawan. Are these Islands included a fall and somplete account of the exploit of the the danger to its Japanoso readers of azeribing bare which develop at every season of low In those handed over to the United States United States caller Marrimac, he has been the objections raised by Allens against coming water, A peculiar feature of this, dredging for the consideration of twenty millions of almost constantly annoyed by offers of various under Japaneis julsdiction, to uncial prejudices, - in that the entire bazefit from it is reaped of dollars, or will they be separately lads. The latest proposition made him is said and distinn ly says that the main reason is want to the few weeks, or sometimes months, that negotiated for?. If they are not included to come from a lectore bureau offering him the
sor of Peking sam of $50,000 for a series of lectures to be of confidence in Japanese laws and Japaters the low-water season lasts. An kvon K In the sale of the Philippines then we delivered as may be later agreed agat. The Judges. A decided polas is made by showing the depth of water in the river increases again should like to see them purchased by famans officer firmly decilned the prepualtion, the defects in the consiliation caused by the the shifting seeds of its bottom are again set on Great Britain in the same manner that Germany proposes to purchase the Carolines. The Sulu group, as we have be- fore pointed out, lle across the direct trade route between Australia and China and would be well worth acquiring for that reason alone, while Palawan from its cons diguity to Borneo naturally falls into the British sphere. Both Sula and Palawan
FOR AMOY AND TAMSUL
THE Company's Steamship
"HAILOONG, "=
Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the roth instant,
at Daylight.
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,
General Managers, Hongkong, 7th Decembar, 1898.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
· FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL,
THE Company's Stearatiy
PEORESTES," Captain Palford, will be despatched as above
MONDAY, the uath Insṭact, at Noon. Fox Freight, apply to with
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hougkong, yh December, 1898,
urging that he bad already received more notoriety than he desired,
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Japanese avaralon to acknowledge Western assistance, our contemporary showing how the greater part of the reforms effected have been through the Instrumentsilly of foreigners. In conciation ton Herald asks that slow more
& severe blizzard has been ragtag throughout the eastern states for the past twenty-four hours and all traffic is completely at a standstill. The now is about two fent deep on the level, but during the right a strong northern wind coursed
to drill badly filing the cats and blocking the year should be allowed to elapse to enable the railroads. The telegraph and telephons com Jadges to become better acquainted with the panies are bothered by the breaking down el | new code before enderritoriality ja abolished.
their interminable travels, and long before the water comes again every wartige of the season's dredging work is wiped out. The sims thing would be true even. It dredges of ten times the size of the huge machines now at work were to undertake the tasks. Beside the power to cared to carve fir way of the Minissippi in flood, man's largest macbines are puny Indeed.
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ACTING. AFFINTMENTE.
(1) Chêa Ping-ho is appointed acting Gover-
of Cheklang being now promated Junior Vices.
^{4}H«Q_Chit-hafang, ex-Literary Chancellor ·· President of the Board of War. Li, Tas-yl in ordered to hold the said post ad interim gall the wild Hill Chih-hdũng shall hava arrived at Fating-bat
(3) Hit Ching-chêng is appointed acting Junior Vice President of the Board of Rites.
(4) Yang Yi having been granted leave of absence to return to ala antive city, his post ef Senior Vice President of the Baard of War in hereby given ad inferim to Hid, Ball6ng- #N. C. D. Nawz.