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KEPORTS from Bombay dated the 15th inst. report, cotton market firm, and no change in price.
JAPANESE papers of the 17th inst, report heavy fall of snow in Nagano, Matsue, Yokkaichi and
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THE Shanghal football team played a match under Association rules against H.M.S. på? genia, on the art inst, at Shanghai. The result was Navy four Shanghai'ofl.
The annual prize distribution at St Joseph's Institute, Singapore, took place on the 14th inst Brother Gregory read the school report, which owing to unavoidable circumstances, principally the frequent changes among the staff, was not quite so satisfactory as in previous
years.
Massas. Lutgens Einstmano & Co. General Agents, of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Limited, inform us that they have received the following telegram from their manager at the mino. Stamps are running extremely well, they will be a clean
A GUNNER of the Royal Artillery, stationed at Bombay, was recently sentenced, by a civil magistrate, to 6 months' bard labour and to re-up next week. \ ceive, during his imprisonment, 25 stripes with the cat. His crime was theft and assaulting an Indian policeman.' THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks. the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals ---
.850
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Ho Ngok La..... Treung Sa Kal.................... From a former Patient
To-koRRow afternoon on the Happy Valley on
the ground of the Hongkong Football Club, in the first round for the Hongkong Footballs
Challenge Shield 35th Co., Southern Division, R.A. will play C Company of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Kick-off at four o'clock. Referee :-- Mr. J. W. L. Oliver.
THE cruiser Bufalo arrived on December 18th at Port Said en route to Manila, just sixteen days and a half out from New York. Thus she has broken all naval records up to this point in her voyage. She is needed badly at Manila, as she carries 500 sailors to relieve the men in Dewey's fleet whose time bas long since expired. TO-MORROW afternoon on the Happy Valley on the military ground a team from the Royal Artillery will play the Hongkong Football Club. Kick-off at four o'clock The following will represent the Club-F. H. Kaw, Goal: A. S. Anton and H. Pinckney, backs; J. D. „Danby, C. T. Kew, and W. H. Howard, Halved ; † A R. Lowe, H. W. Cooker, W. D. Mayson, H. C. B. Hancock, and J. F. Noble, forwards. WE have received from Messrs. Noronha & Co. a handy little note-book for the coming Hong kang Jockey Club Race Meeting. The book contains, besides other useful racing informa tion, the programme of the mees, with a blank leave opposite each race for the purpose of inserting notes. The covers are flexible, made of imitation leather, and the book is kept closed by the pencil, all together having a very neat and useful appearance. THERE will shortly arrive in England, from Assam a trial shipment of a new fibre for textile purposes: The rough outer covering of the pineapple is the raw material from which the new fibre is made. A sample of it was recently submitted to the Imperial Institute authorities, who advised an Assam planter to make a trial shipment of several tons. The new material will have important commercial uses. It is THE Earl of Hardwicke has, it is stated, very like flax, and may supplant other materials in the manufacture of twine, while it can be softened so as to be available for fabrics. It estimated value is from £20 to £25 a ton, so that a paying industry will probably be deve loped in connection with it.
TO-DAY, being the anniversary of the German Emperor's birthday, all the warships in the harbour were decked with flags. A royal salute was fired at ra noon. He was born 27th of January, 1859, and became Emperor of Ger- many when he was 19 years of age. The -German Club in Wyndham Street commemo-
rated the event with the usual festivities. WE have been favoured with a copy of the programme of the entertainment, which will be given by D'Arc's Marionettes next Saturday night. It includes variety turns, minstrels, and a pantomime entitled "Robinson Crusoe," besides other attractions in the shape of harle: quinade and a transformation scene, the theatre has been most elaborately decorated and con- tains a large stock of scenery.
purchased from Mr. Frank Harris his con- trolling interest in the Saturday Reviem. Mr. Harold Hodge, a young Tory barrister-a son of the well-known literary auctioneer-is to be the do something towards regaining the prestige,
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH, E is of superb quality and pro- THE ANNUAL MEETING of SEAT.nounced by leading local connois-new editor, and we may hope he will be able to THOLDERS and SUBSCRIBERS wiseurs to be the best brand in the
be held at ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE on MONDAY, the 30th instant, at 4.30 1.31,
T. JACKSON,
Hon. Treasurer.
Hongkong, 27th January, 1899
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IN THE MATTER OF ORDINANCE No. 2 OF
1892
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF PROFESSOR WALTHU NERUST OF 50, BURGERSTRASSE, GOTTINGEN, IN THE EMPIRE OF GERMANY FOR LET- TERS PATENT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONG- KONG OF AN INVENTION FOR IMPROVE. MENTS IN ELECTRIC INCANDES. CENT LAMPS AND APPARATUS OR APPLIANCES IN CONNECTION, THERE- WITH.
N°
[OTICE is hereby given that the FETI- TION, SPECIFICATION, and DE- CLARATION required herein by: ORDIN ANCE No. 2 of 1892 have been duly filed in the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hong kong, and that it is the intention of the said WALTHU NERUST by HENRY LARD- NER DENNYS of Victoria, Hongkong, their duly authorized Agent to apply at the Sitting of the Executive Council hereinafter mentioned for LETTERS PATENT for the exclusive use within the said Colony of Hongkong, al
.of the above invention,
And Notice is also hereby given that a Sitting of the Executive Council before whom the matter of the Petition will come for decision
will be held in the Counil Chamber at the
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which the journal used to possess but which, of late, has been considerably diminished.
THE Khedive has presented to Major Gordon, RE., nephew of General Gordon, and Director- General of Stores to the Egyptian Army, a very'] handsome gold cigarette case studded with diamonds. Major Gordon had the honour of an audience with his Highness to thank him for the valuable present, and his Highness ex-
elegraph pressed his great satisfaction at the good work
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1899.
· REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
INDIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL.
LONDON, January 24th. The Indian Location law in the Transvaal will be enforced from the 1st February. An extension of time will be given in certain cases.
·BANK ROBBERY, Over £60,000 in Bank of England notes has been stolen from Parr's Bank.
THE UNITED STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES.
Goneral Otis has received instructions to do his utmost to avoid hostilities with the, Philip pinos.
WEATHER REFORT.
done by Gordon throughout the expedition, A CORRESPONDENT writes from Tientsin that the German concession there, which is of great extent, has been finely laid out as regards roads,
STRANGLING AN ELEPHANT.-The second execution of an elephant by strangulation that has over taken place in the United Kingdom occurred recently at Stoke-on-Trent, The victim was the property of Messrs. Barum and Bailey, "Nick" was one of the largest ele. phants in the herd, and-until-within-a-week-or- so ago was one of the best behaved. Two or three weeks ago the veteran manager of the elephant herd, reported to Mr. Bailey that "Nick" was rapidly becoming very hard to manage. The breeding season was coming on, and "Nick's" jealousy of the other bulls was such that a sudden ferocious attack both upon them and upon the keeper was feared at any mo.
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A PEKINGO telegram to a native paper alates that the British Government has advised the Chinese Government not to comply with the demands of France for an extension of the French Settlement at Shanghai. The telegram further states that the British Government has also proposed to take measures for the pig tection of China against the encroachments of France-Nagasaki Press. ... ACCORDING to a native paper, the new lines on Japanese Government and private railways constructed during the first half of last year reached upwards of 280 miles, which 170 miles of lines were laid down during the second half of the year. Altogether, abous 450 miles were completed last year, of which 80 miles were undertaken by the Government lines. After the completion of these lines, the railway mile age in this country will make a total length of 3,200 miles.
RECENT information from Ichoufu, Shantung, states that there is no improvement in the regions affected by riots. Riotous outbreaks still continue in the. Christian stations known respectively as North and South Troach'uan, against the Christians of the Catholic and Pro- testant churches. The Catholics are the greatest sufferers, two being killed and a large number wounded. A party of soldiers were sent to protect the christians and, by their efforts, quiet has been restored for the time being.
AMOY.
(From an occasional Correspondent).
January 31st, 1899. A case of babanic plague occured at a place called Kuan-Tao, not far from Amoy. The attacked in the morning, and being a christian, victim was a native young woman. She was
e the latter a priest was sent for, but by the time t reached her, she was a corpse.p
A great number of natives have died of typhoid fever, which has been raging at a place. called. Kanghol, for several months, and at other places in the interior. There is at present one European who is laid up with it at Kolang.00,
Lately a civil card was tried at H.B.M. Provincial court here A suit was brought against an employee of the I.M. Customs to recover one thousand odd dollars, $500 being balance of money advaned; and over 2500 interest on such-advances. The following composed the jury or assessors. M. Woodley Esy, and E. Thomas Esq. Mr. Barrister Manuk of Hongkong appeared for the plaintiff, the defendant was undefended, or defended in person. Mr. Morehouse, the Commissioner Chinese employee of Customs, and were present
presume to watch proceedings, or something to that effect. The Judge Hon. C. T. Gander, C.M.G. after patiently listening to the evidence in the defendant previously paid the sum of $300 to case gave the following judgment. That the the plaintiff. It was decided by the court, that
8
the
the plaintiff was entitled to recover from the
defendent the interest claimed for, and the costs as taxed to follow judgment. I omitted to state that the trial was held on the 13th December, 1998.
THE second of the RE races of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club will take place to-
The gigien employed in the Custom service morrow afternoon, starting at 2.15, over the are complaining, daily, that the uniform with which they now adorn themselves is most un- following course-From the Police Pier, Kow-seasonable, in as much, that it is but summer loon, round Meyer's buoy; E buoy, Channel clothes dyed a dirty blue and terribly stinted. Rocks, Kowloon Rocks, Meyer's buoy and
In the past it was the custom for each gigman to receive a suit of serge clothing for winter Channel Rocks, all to port. If the first boat.
wear, but this year for some unknown reason sails round Meyer's buoy a second time before
the poor gigmen, who have to be up at all four o'clock leave out Channel Rocks the second hours, are now but thinly clad. They can time. The course for R.E. Race, No. 3, on
hardly believe that the I. G. could ever have desired that they should be treated thus, but held out a hope that as Mr. Morehouse, our paternal Commissioner, will be leaving shortly, for home, and is generous in the extreme, will supply the gigmen with a suit of serge each, to protect them from the severe cold they have to endure, particularly when on night duty.
January 29th, starting at eleven o'clock, will be round Stonecutters and Cowechow Rock to port and round Stonecutters and Cowechow to starboard.
THE Secretary of War at Washington has received a recommendation from Surgeon- General Stemberg for the establishment of an Army sanitarium at Nagasaki, Japan, for the use of the United States troops at Manila. The recommendation has not yet been approved, but it is looked upon with much favour, owing to the desirability of having such a sanitarium. well away from the Philippines and from any possible epidemic that may arise there. It would
require 'the consent of the Japanese Govern ment, but little doubt exists that this will be given. The climate in this Japanese locality is very salubrious and bracing, and is in every way better than that about Manila, particularly for the sick and convalescent,
THE GERMAN-EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY.
SERVICE IN CELEBRATION AT THE CATHEDRAL
·AGUINALDO'S PROTEST-ON-
RECORD.
PARIS, December 16th. Agoncillo, representing Aguinaldo, the Fili pino insurgent chief has lodged with the Peace Commission a strong prolest, which becomes part of the records. It says among other things;
"At the time of imploring the armed co- operation of Agninaldo and the other Philip pine chiefs the commander of the Petrel, Capt. Weed, in Hongkong, before war was declared, and the American Consuls Pratt in Singapore, Wildnan at Hongkong and Williams at Cavite, acting as the inter national agents of the great American nation at a moment of great anxiety, offered to recognize. "the independence of the FilipinoTM nation" ́es ·
soon as its triumph was attained.
It then recites how Admiral Dewey by numerous acts recognized the autonomist. sovereignty of the Filipinos."
Finally, in picturesque language, the docu meat calls for the fulfilment of the alleged promises and "of the solemn declaration made by the illustrious William McKinley that in going to war he was not guided by an intention to extend territory, but only by the principles peoples, and by a desire to proclaim the m alienable rights, with their sovereignty, of the countries released from the yoke of Spain,
and levelled up in a surprisingly short time, rent. When the circus reached Stoke, Mr. Bailey German warships were there in great force. ofhumanity, by the duty of liberating tyrannized
control.
gave orders not to take any further risks with #Nick" but to execute him on the follow
To-day being the birthday of the German Emperor. William II, who was born in 1839 a service in celebration was held in St. John's Cathedral this morning. There was a crowded congregation. The officers and mea from the Among those present were T. R. H. Prince and Frincess Henry H. E, Sir Henry and Lady Blake, H. E. Major-genem! Gascoigne, Admiral-Diederichs, and Rear-Admiral Holland The service, which was of a most impressive
Matthew XXII, 21. There was 2 we come character, was conducted by Pastor Kricle, who delivered an appropriate discourse from
the chancel being almost full Mr. Ward pre- sided at the organ. A string band from the German fleet was also in attendance.
THE COLLISION IN MOJI HARBOUR.
(THE MASTER AND CREW OF THE "DRINDIS!" EXONERATED,)
commands a splendid river frontage, but up to the present there is not a single sign of building, and it is an open secret that the Germans theming day. "Nick" was led into a tent, and his selves are not in any hurry to go there, if they driven into the ground at proper distances,
V. V. World, four ponderous feet chained fast to heavy posts
settlement, where there is no semi military heavy hemp hawser about his neck, however, ever go at all. They much prefer the British
Conklin, the keeper, succeeded in getting a
and a noose having been made in this, it was drawn well up to the neck and a hangman's knot arranged. The other end of the rope had been run through a block and tackle, and fifty- six stalwart conyas-men grabbed hold of the hawser. At a given signal when Conklin cried "All right," the men started running with the rope in hand. At once the noose tightened about "Nick's" throat and he tumbled over on the grass like a collapsed balloon. Not a groan escaped' him and in less than a minute he had ceased to move. In less than two minutes he was pronounced dead."
ACCORDING to Mr. Sidney Whitman, who knew the great Chanceller well, Bismarck once said: "If I had to choose the form in which 1 should prefer to live again, I am not so sure that I should not like to be an ant. You see, that little creature lives in a state of perfect political organisation; every one of them is obliged to work-lead a useful life--every one is industrious. There is complete subordina. tion, discipline, and order among the ants. They are-happy,-for-they-work "_" ANOTHER new enterprise in German East Africa on a large scale is ostrich and zebra rising by a company wise headquarters are in Leipzig. Lieutenant Bronaart von Schellen
The Observatory report says:On the 27th at 11.50 am. The barometer has fallen slightly on the China coast, risen in Japan. The high pressure area seems to be central between China and Japan. Gradients slight on the coast, moderate to rather steep with strong monsoon in the N. part of the China Sea. Foredorff, who has been experimenting for some cast:-Moderáte N. to N.E, winds; fine.
LOGAL AND GENERAL.
On the morning of the 16th instant Major General Jones-Vaughan Inspected the draft of the Royal Lancaster Regiment, on the Tanglia parade-ground at Blogapore.
A TELEGRAM received by a Japanese paper from Chemulpo, Korea, states that the King of Korea has issued a notification, prohibiting the people from assembling in the streets. THE Ichang correspondent of the Universal Gazette says soldiers in the Chang Yang dis trict have caught two of the leaders in the re-
CRICKET.
VICTORÍA ENGLISH SCHOOL V. QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
A cricket match was played at the Happy Valley yesterday between the Victoria English School and the Queen's College which resulted in a victory for the former.
The following are the Scores
- VICTORIA ENGLISH SCHOOL-
F. Danenberg, b Remedios,
L. Vincenot, b Remedias...
C. Alves, Run Out
H. Rapp, b Ismail,
F. Silva, b Ismail:
F. Kapp, b.Ismail
A Lopes, b Remedios..............¤ J. Barros, c Sequira, b Remedios... A. Barros, b Remedios..............
H. Remedios, c Sequira b Remedios R. Kulvabara not out 。
Extras.....
Total
QUEEN'S COLLEGE. * E Remedios, b Rapp itide J. Sequeira, b Danenberg A, A. Sanuf, c'Remedios b Danenberg
A. Ranjhan, c Barros b Danenberg o
E. A. Ismail, Run out
Z. Gulawaly b Rapp
A. Marker b Rapp...
A Fuckers, c. Rapp, b Danenberg. John Solomon, "Run out....
Harteam, b Danenberg.
S. E. Ismail, not out in
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THX Universal Gazette has the following report from Nanking" it is stated that a cartain President of one of the Six Metropolitan Boards has brought lately a number of charges time in East Africa, has gone to Africa on be against H.E. Viceroy Liu of Nanking and that half of the company. He intends to establish the Empress Dowager has sent to the denounced the first farms in the neighbourhood of Kili Viceroy the original memorial with the com- mandaharo. The zebms are to be trained formand that the charges in question be answered work in such parts of the country where import-seriation to her satisfaction. It is also stated ed animals are not able to stand the climate, that Viceroy Chang of Wuchang may be trans-
ferred to Nanking owing to the resignation of News from Canton states that the Viceroy has Viceroy Liu;" details of which were published received a despatch from Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese Minister in America, to the effect that yesterday in these columns, As, for the Pre- sident of the Board whose name is suppressed it has been discovered that some people are by the Universal Gasette the great reactionist now engaged in an unlawful business of smug and antiforeign Manchu, Kang Yi, former gling arms and ammunition from America to Govenor of Kuangtung, now President of the characters, and that strictest care should be Secretary is most likely the person meant. be imported into China to supply them to bad Board of Punishments and Assistant Grand exercised to prevent their importation. The The last edict against the unfortunate Viceroy has accordingly instructed his subord retired sx-Imperial Tutor and Grand Secre inate officers to that effect. It is said that Hetary, Weng Tung-ho, which it will be re E. Chang Fat-shi, Director General of the membered, stripped him of all his titles and Chaton-Hankow railway, who went to Singa privileges-an act characteristically styled pore some months ago to invite subscriptions by Chinese as "Boming a dead tiger" was for shares the undertaking, has raised also due to the sinister representations of ang subscriptio2.000,000. taels. He will pro-Yi to the Empress Dowager. Hence no-one bably return Canton by the end of next month need by surprised at the news from reliable THE steam and sailing vessels (exclusive of consting ships) that visited Nagasaki during A JAPANESE paper learns that, three accidents quarters, received yesterday from Peking, that December last were:Japanese, 45; British, recently occurred on the. Kyushu Railway, in consequence of the above and similar actions 26; Russian, 17; German, ta; U.S.A. 5; Nor. The first occurred in the vicinity of the Nakalas, for instance, his recent denunciation of wegian, 5; French, 4; Korean, a; Chinese, azumi Station, on the and Inst, when the Viceroy Liu of Nanking, a very numerous and Danish, 1. Total, 114..
locomotive of a coal train became derailed and powerful cabal of high Ministers has been was greatly damaged. The second accident formed lately, who are sworn to seize the first THE election for five vacant Councillorships in took place at Ontura on the 3rd inst., when an opportunity to get the mischief-making Kang Optional Goods will be lauded here unless the French Municipality at Shanghai was held engine was thrown off the line by a stone V out of the capital. It is to be hoped that builders of the cruiser's ability to answer all the
on the 18th inst. and as only five candidates which had been purposely placed on the Kang Yi may not be sent to Wachang when were nominated they were declared duly electrails by some miscreants. The third ac Viceroy Chang goes to Nanking, a step that ed 28 follows-Messrs. Robert, Girault, cident was reported at a place near Kokura on will be fraught with serious consequences, not Buschmann, Clarke, and A Wright...
the 4th inst., resulting in the train being de to say danger, to foreign interests in the Yang- railed. On each occasion fortunately no less tik valley. A private note from Peking says of life was reported. The paper does not think | that Jung Lu and Kang Vi, who are all-power- the officials are to blame for there accidents, ful with the Empress Dowager, are now the but advises them to take measures to prevent | real rulers of China, and that Kang Yi's "rabid accidents of this nature which have become sa, hatred of foreigners is likely to land the Empire. frequent of late,
before long in some disastrous predicament:
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, HOLEHAVEN AND SINGAPORE. HE Company's Steamship
"WAKASA MARU, having arrived from the above Forts, 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 Godownsat Kowloon, whence each consignment, will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are handed.
instructions are given to the contrary before Noon, TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 2nd February, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.' .. All ship-damaged packels must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godowli Company, and sent in to this Office within ten days after the vessel's arrival here, after which no claims will be Arognized
A NIPPON Hongkong; 27th January, 1899,
YUSEN KAISHA.
bellion; they were sentenced to be executed. A FORMOSAN telegram to a Japanese paper states that several prison guards were murdered on the 24th December last by eleven convicts in the prison at Tainan, and that nine of the convicts succeeded in escaping,
THE performance given on the 18th inst, by amateurs at the Lyceum Theatre, Shanghai,on behalf of the Thomas Hanbury School-Home, was a great success all round, and was most enthusiastically received by a very large and
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A naval court of inquiry was held on' the" 13th inst. in the British Consulate, before H.B. M. Consul Mr. J. H. Longford. Into the cir cumstances attending the collision in Majl Harbour on the 13th ult. between the P. & Ó. steamer Brindisi and the Japanese steamer Yayeyana-naru, whereby he former vessel was considerably damaged, the latter being sunk Captain J. F. Curtis, of the British sailing ship West Lothian, and Captain W. Fraser, of the -British sailing ship Glinice, acted-ns-899611075, "The owners of the Japanese steamer were not represented during the proceedings. „ The evidence of Captain Watkine, Mr. Vine, the chief officer, Mr. Randall, the chief engineer, Malay quartermaster and a Lascar A B of the Brindisi, showed that at the time of the accident the latter vessel was lying in the usual anchorage and was properly, lighted. This evidence was also corroborated by Captain W. Black, an Inland Sea pilot.
The finding of the Court was given on Satur day and is as follows-
That the collision was caused by the Payes yama-maru attempting to cross the bows of the Brindisi while at anchor, without making sufficient allowance for the strong ebb tide.
That the Brindisi was well found and suff- ciently manned; that she was securely anchor. ed in a proper place; that her anchor lights were burning brightly's and that a proper and efficient anchor watch was maintained
That no blame can be attached to the master, first mate, or crew of the Brindisi in respect of the collision.
That immediately on the occurrence of the collision all the officers and crew of the Brindisi proceeded to thely, stations, and that afficient discipline was maintained on board and
That the measures taken by the master of the Brindisi subsequent to the collision were
camanlike and propor
NEW JAPANESE CRUISER. The Court considers that the conduct of the
whole of the engine-room staff of the Brindisi - The San Francisco Chronicle of the 10th is worthy of high commendation for the prom ult. reports that the new Japanese cruiser ptitude with which they took up their stations Chitose salled on the 28th for Santa Barbarn below and continued to carry on their duties channel, where she is to have her official trial when their ship was making water and in a trip. As she sailed through the Golden Gate dangerous position; and also that the Master she passed the steamer Centennial from Seattle is worthy of commendation for the promptitude with the officers and crew of the Mikado's war with which he ordered a ladder to be extended ship on board. - The Chitars, barring accidents, to the Yayeyama-viaru, by means of which the.
saved, will be back again within a week Her speed whole of the crew of the latter were saved. has already been sficiently tested to assure her
AN ANGLO-JAPANESE BANK,.. requirements of the Japanese Government, and when she returns she will be handed over to Commander Mori and his officers, who Osaka Arahi that some prominent Bankers in We learn from a Tokio telegram to the take her to Japan, m
Tokio and certain British merchants of Yoleo.- hama contemplate establishing a bank to be called the Nichiye Ginko Bank Anglo-Janesa with a capital of Yen 10,000,000, the British merchants providing four fifths of the amount, |^IE' fo further stated that one half of this cone tribution to the undertaking will be provided won the by British settlers at :Yokohama and the other
half by capitalists in England,
THE QUEEN'S DUP ARMY COMPETITION:
THE RESULTS
The Devonshire- Reglin | Queen's Cup Shoollily'