Today's Advertisements.
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
MR. GEO.PLAMMERT has been
instaićted to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION.
on
WEDNESDAY, the 7th June, 189,
at 2.30 PM
(POSTPONED FROM THE 25TH Mavj at his OFFICES in Duddell Street, in 7 Luts.
THE FOLLOWING VERY VALUARIE LEASEHOLD AND RECLAMATION
PROPERTIES, Viz.:-
| LOT 1--ALL THAT PIECE af PARCEL OF GROUND situate at Victoria la the Colony of lengkung registered in the LAND OFFICE as SECTION COFINLAND LOT No. 1,414
Area 538 square feet. Annual proportion of Crown Kent $8.00.
The Premises situate upon it are No. 244
Queen's Road Central itnd consist of it three storeyed Chinese Shop used as a portion of THE
· SPORTSMAN'S Aists" and are let on a lease for 5 years from the 1st March, 1898, at the monthly rental of $45.00 and taxes.
LOT 1--ALL THAT PIECE or PARCEL OF GROUND situatę at Victoria, aforesaid, and registered in the Land Office as SUB SECTION No. 4, of SECTION N OF IN- LAND LOT No. 201.
Area 538 square feet. Annud proportion of Crown Rent $8.40
The preniises situate upon it are known as
three storied Chinese Shop.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17,
Co-day's Advertisements.
THE CHINA AND MANILA "STEAM-" SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT),
THE Company's Steamship
“ESMERALDA,”
Captains Cobban, will be despatched for the above Port, on MONDAY, the 22nd instant, at
5 PM.
This steamer fras Superior Accomodation for Passengers and is fitted with the Electric Light.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 17th May, 1899. -
[CS3 CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR NAGASAKI AND KØBE,"
'THE Company's Steamship
** TAIYUAN,"
For Freight or Passage, apply to
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
DURING the week ended-13th May there was one case of enteric fever and a case, of puerperal fever reported in the City district.
THE Customs staff and Harbour - Master' af
Pagoda Anchorage were to leave there on the morning of the 7th inst. for Samsahı Inlet.
A COOK employed at Wellington Daracks was brought up at the Magistracy mis morning by Colonel, Evatt, får gambling, and lined 25 dollars.
THE Môn, Treasurer of the Alled Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals
H. N. Cooper THEM C. D. News learns that after H.M.S. Victorions was docked at Yokosuka, the Japanese naval constructors discovered that her displacement marks were one foot out, ie, that she actually drew mit foot less than her marks
iudicatest.
THE HINTERLAND.
|
Fil-RW Fusiliers, with two machine guns, were left to take charge of the placering the remainder of the troops mardied back to the piers The party who were left behind us guard for this post strategic position looked very disc) appointed when they heard the glowing accounts given by their comrades of their occupation of the Cly, The Dock Detachment. were, landed at the Kowloon decks on the quarters at about 7:30 pm. The men, both return journey, the others returning to Head- regulurs and volunteers, behaved in a must orderly, und solliclike manner and reflect Ereat credit on their commanders for the were canted cut-Captain Chapman was in admirable manner in which the operations command of the Field Battery aid. Captain Sanders of the Machine gas company and it greatly owing to their energy and interest in the Corps that the Volunteers, have become so reliable au arm of the colonial defences. It is much to be regretted that their worthy Battery Sergeant Major was incapacitated from al tending this fimportant function, having been confined to his bed through sickness; great vid expressed by rank and file at his
stacked in the village square, composed of old rifer (mostly terribly rusty) a few Winchesters,t SAM CHUN TAKEN.
old spears, bows and arrows, daggers, box gunpowder, soldier's Uniforms banners and News with regard to affairs in the Hinter Slik flags In many of the houses the doors of land is still mostly conspicuous by its absence, the rooms containing arms were locked and had The officials are extremely, courteous but are broken into, usually disclosing piles of fumb, having no information to give upon the up and other weapons subject of the Hinterland affair. We have been enabled togather, however, that the town of Sam Chon has been occupied without any disuat ties upon the British side, and it is also stated that the boundary has got us yet been ex THE movements of the Italian squadron intended. The fact that live hundred of the A NATIVE repon says that the Wu Wearny Chinese waters, about which there have been froops, together with the General and probably formed by Jung La to be stationed at the many spraises, are sull coiful; but the the whole of the Naval Brigade, are expectcil to perial Park at Peking has been completed, and N. G. B. Aris has reason to believe, tint Ad return to-night leads to the belief that matters consists of 10,000 men.
Of this number one-miral Cal Grenet in his flagship Stromboli are practically settled and that the force left fourth was commanded to adopt Western drills and possibly the Eins are shortly expected at will simply luld the country for a few days under the instruction of Taotni Yin Wulin, and Woosung and it is likely they, with the reptil arrangements can be made for forming a the remainder are to be trained by the native || Polo, Amerigo Vespucci and Ello will remain permanent frontier guard. That such a guard
there avaiting orders from home.
is contemplated is evident from the fact that As another instance of the latent hatred against the Royal Engineers are hustly employed foreigners by the officials of l'eking we may upon plans for matshed barracks capable of quote the following, says the MV News housing four hundred men.
When the Empress Dowager untered inst November the formation of a new bodyguard of 19,000 men for herself, drilled after the Western style, she called the Corpse Victorious in Arms Corps. This, in Chinese is written -shông-chun. At the recom str. Pochili is in tow of the same Company's tive party of Peking, the Assistant Grand place the Central Station would have been
Taking and was sighted on Secretary Kang Yi, who was doubtlessly in. immediately communicated with. Weliusday evening last under way inside of henced by those around him, the name of this
We have likewise been unable to obtain official confitmnation of the reported occupation. Before the flan, W. M. Goodnjan (A
method.
Accomend to the Untersal Gazelle, nego. Capinin Nebon, will be despatchel as above tiations for a Japanese Settlemen: at Tientsin
THURSDAY, the 25th instant.
have been satisfactorily concluded between the Japanese Consul and the Viceroy, who has appointed deputies to undertake the delimita tion conjointly with Japanese delegates. It has
been arranged that the lands will be taken up at prices according to their locality,'
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
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, Hongkong, 17th May, 1899.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
*HE Company's Steamship
FOR TIENTSIN.
T
"NANGHANG"
THURSDAY, the 1st Juge
A numour having been in circulation to the ect that one of the newly sworn in European constables had been brutally murdered in the Hinterland, a representative of the Telegraph made enquiries the Central Police Station. and was informed that no sucli news had been
It is reported in Shanghai that the lado-China † mendation of the leader of the ultra-Conserva-/eceived, but that, kad such a murder taken
steamer
No. 362, Queen's Road Central and consist of Captain Finlayson, will be despatched as above the White Dogs. The Pechili left Amoy Empress Dowager's new body-guard has lately of the town of Sun On by rebels aud' the des. and the Fatwang left Swakow a 5 alm. theen changed by ber; the trick being thus the | match of troops to take the place, but this may
·LOT 3.- ALL THAT PIECE 62 PARCEL
OF GROUND situate at Victoria, aforesaid, and registered in the Land Office as SECTION COF MARINE LOT No. 199
Arch 1861 square feet. Annegl proportion
of Crown Rent Sc83.
'The premises situate upon it are known as No. 212. Praya West, and consist of a two storied Chinese Shop.
LOT 4-ALL THAT PIECE or PARCEL OF GROUND situate al Victoria, aforesaid, and registered in the Land Office as SECTION K OF MARINE LOT No. 199.
Arca 667 square feet. Annual proportion ut Crown Rem $7.50.
The premises situate upon it are known as No 37 Queen's Road West, consisting of two storied Chinese Shop and No. 3, Sai Hing Lane, consisting of a godown.
JOT 5-ALL THAT PIECE oF PARCEL OF GROUND 'situate, at Victoria, aforesaid, and registered in the Land Office as SECTION B OF MARINE LOT Niz, 198.
Area 1,576 square feet. Annud proportion of Crown Rent $19.20
The premises situate upon, it- are known as No. 224. Praya West, and consist of a two storied Chinese Shop.
LOT 6.—ALL THAT PIECE OF PARCEL OF GROUND situate at Victoria, aforesaid, and registered in the Land Office as SECTION' 'H OF MARINE LOT, NO 198. --
Area 974 square feet. Annual proportion af Crown Rent St.50.
The premises situate upon it are known as
xoclown.
No. On Ning Lane, and consist ofa Chinese
LOT 7--ALL THAT PIECE or PARCEL OF GROUND situate at Victoria, aforesaid, and registered in the Land Office as the Re maining Portion MARINE LOT No. 238, ogether with the Reclamation to the Ke maining Portion of the said Lut,
Area of LOT 443 square feet. Annual pro- portion of Crown Rent $7.84..
The premises situate upon it are known as Nos. 50 and 91, Paya West, add consist of a Chinese godownl
Per Fright or Passage, apply th
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 17th May, 1890.
Intimation.
The
on the morning of the 8th inst. for Stranghai:
characters have been changed while, the Both vessels hoisted their following day
phonetic sound of the original name is gene- (6gra | numbers on passing Turnabont Island.
rally retained. In a word the Corps is now AT 155 alın, yesterday, says the A. C. Daily known as the thuasheng-chün, or Veres of r3th instant, a fire broke out in a rice Tigers of the tines Corps." This kind of shop, No. 6,259,' Broadway, Ifongkew. The designation being rather peculiar, Kung Yi, firemen were upon the scene with their 'asual the author of the tune, is credited with having alacrity and succeeded in confining the ilantes explained himself in the following manner:-- to only four houses, which were totally des: "We all know what vung-kuei-tzu mean. trayed, viz, Nos. 1,257-60. At about 6 am.Well, tigers are fond of eating gouts falso called A. S. WATSON & Co., the firemen had amastered the flames, and it was gang in Chinese and meant as a pun on the found that about ise other houses, adjoining word pang," outsider," or "from the outer seas? LIMITED.
and some at the back had been more or less their designation for foreigner), while the god seriously damaged. One of these was Messrs. are masters of the devils (kwei), that is to say Paw Chony & Co.'s shop, which narrowly escap the ligers and the gods, will annihilate the goats ed total destruction. No. 125 was a tinsmith's and devils--that is why I have changed the shop, insured in the Royal Insurance Co. lor name of the Empress Dowager's. Body guards Tls. 2,000; Nos. 1259 and 1260, rice shops, from Hu-shông-chùn to Bu-shing-chin, Kang were also insured, the former in The Royal, for Yi father went on to say that he doubted that “Tls., 4000'each,; No. 1257, a native cake ven-foreigners in China are so well versed in the dor's, and N. 1956, a watchmakers', were usg and play of Chinese words and terms as to uninsured Messrs. Paw Chong & Co. had be able to see the insult to them which the new $8.p6policies amounting to Tis. 8,000 172, Tls. 5.000 term conveys."
in the Queen, Tis, 2,000 in the Union, and Tis. 1,000 in the Imperial. A quantity of goods fron this shop were saved by the Salvage Corps. The origin of the fire is suppicsed to have been through the upsciting of a tin of kerosene over a hairper of rice near which was a naked light.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
1
IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS
BRANDIES.
A.-Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule
B.--Superior Very Old Cognac
Red Capsule
Pet dir.
.
30.00
C.-Very Old Liqueur Cognac 24.00
V.0.-D.-Hennessy's Finest
Very Old Liquors Cognac, 1872 Vintage, Red Cap- -sule
‚V.V.0.-E.--Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1882 Vintage-
30.00
18.09
The Reclamation has nearly been completed
All our Brandy is guaranteed to be and contains area of 2,397 square feet.
Pains an as an "endios of Sale, PERE Coaxac, the difference in price being merely a question, of age and vintage.
apply, to
The Auctioneer
of to
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Messrs. DEACON & HASTINGS, The Vendor's Solicitors. Hongkong, 17th May, 1899.
ROOMS with or without BOARD), in GEN-
TO LET.
“1H.”
TRAL POSITION. Summer Riles.
c/o of this Office?
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Hongkong, 17th May, 1899. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND POOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship
THALES,"
Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the 19th instant, at ID AN
For Freight or Passage, apply to
"DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkung 17th May, 1899.
Smaller quantities and sample bottles will be supplied at propor- tionate, wholesale rates.
We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast
Ports.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited," QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
MARRIAGE.
On the with inst,at the Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A., HAROLD [67on WILLIAM, youngest son of O. G. Daldy, ní DOUGLAS, STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
Romford, Essca, to ALICE, eldest daughter of LIMITED.
William M. Kerfoot, of Dukinfield, Cheshire,
DEATH.
nevertheless be true. As matters now stand' we cannot hope to obtain reliable information until the return of the troops from the front.
KOWLOON WALLED CITY TAKEN."
unavoidable absence.-
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE,
SUPREME COUNT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
Chief Justice)
May 17th
WILLIAM KERFOOT HUGHES, Plaintiff,
THE HOS, CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, -
Dejendant,
This is a suit to, recover $24.506.22, the hearing, of which was resumed this morning.
Hon. H. E. Pollock (instructed by Messrs, Plaintiff, and Mr. J. Imeis Q.C., (in- Johnson, Stokes-inster-appeared for the structed by Messrs. Deacon Hastings) for the Defendants. A
The jury engannelled were Messrs Sydney Hancock, Augusto Jake Comes, Charles Wedderburn Dickson, Paul Witkowskij Henry Allan Ritchie, Alfred Herbert Kennie, Edward William Mitchell orde
VOLUNTEERS AT WORK, We published in our yesterday's issue, the opinion held by the Singapors Free Press that the Mitish in this Colony are made of the right stuff, and we are pleased to say that our Civilian Army was enabled to justify the praise that had been bestowed upon it by our sister Colony,
Acting on instructions from home, the military authorities have been exceptionally busy setting, their new house in order and so when it was decided that that "plague spot" the walled city The Plaintiffs claim is for (1) The sum of of Kowloon should be taken possession of the $24,500.22, being the Unlance due from difficulty arose as to where the accessary the Defendant to the Plaintiff on the 30th
men for the undertaking were,
day of June, 1896, - upon "various accounts from, and the Volunteers were applied for.
which fave been recently stated and seliled between them (2) Interest on the said sum of Orders were issued last Monday for the $24,306.22 from the said 30th day of June 1896, Volunteers to hold themselves in readiness for til payment of judgment at the rate of $7 per any emergency and yesterday, if amrests,(3) Costs of suit.
centum per annum calculated with half yearly RETURN OF THE PEKING SYNDI-assemble at Healquanters at 1 pm, and it was farther offer, was circulated for the Corps te. CATE SURVEYING PARTY.
and
Conte
tion of Plaintiff I had a second conversation Mr. Francis, continued the cross-examina a sight to see the pen rushing home to change with Mr Chater over the financing, but the their clothes and get to the parade ground as arrangements were entirely made with ME. A SUCCESSFUL TRIP.,
quickly as ever they could, in many cases the 500 shares it did not knoce me into a cock Mody. Because Mr. Woodin, did not take up The members of the surveying party of the thought of tiffin being forgotten. Punctually ed-hat. I felt I was concerned when I hought, Der Ostasiatische Lloyd learns that Messrs, returned to Shanghai after a
Peking Syndicate, of London, have just me, over a hundred men had assembled the thousand libres. Elaintiff would not Melchers & Co. have now also ordered three trip. It will be remembered that the members very successfu!
were, busy bracing, on," their belts express his opinions over questions usted] river stemmers to be built by Alessis, S. C. left Shanghai at the commencement of this and side-arms and seeing that their carbines was put through without a contract being The 1,000 shares booked 10 L). E. Sassoon. Farnham & Co, Ltd., which are to sun year, being divided into two parties, one of were in a fit state for the work required scht by the brokers. The agreement to carry under the German, flag between Shanghai wich went north to Peking and the other up of them. Twenty rounds of ammunition my shares was made with Mr. Modyu
the Yangtze as far as Hankow, The northern and Hankow. As it is intended for these pany was composed of Mr. Glass, CL, to take along with the expedition. In R very M. Mody in the street. My letter of credit was were served out and more boxes got ready, the street. My letter of credit was made with steamers, as well as for those ordered by Major. Brazier-Creagh, Captain Twiss and Mr. short time the “fall in ' was sounded, twe go from the bank or the morning of the Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co, dising Feking this party should travel south and ments were told off, and the remainder were either Mr. Chater or Mr. Mody 'bilst
Sabinai, and the programme was: that on lear seven pounders and two machine gun detatch 4th April. never had a conversation with and in Hankow, the German Concession Purvis, Captain McSwiney, Mr. Nathan, Mr. off to the Commisariat pier a litle before to the accounts. L did not sell out the 5,000 charge and take in alongside the German meet the southern party, consisting of Captain ordered tract as infantry, the party moving was going to their office to go into by this will undoutedly gain in importance. Patasic and Mr. Butler, which was to travel o'clock, late comers joining on the way at shares when they were at 180, I thought The Cerman flag will be seen also hence in a northerly direction overland' after leavier were two companies of the Royal Welali Messrs. Chater and Mody were dealing with forth farther up the Yangtze a regular intering Hankow. This programme was carried! Fusiliers under Col. Mainwaring, and a parly them. I heard that you (Mr. Francis) refused gals, as Messis, Melchers & Co. intend placing highly pleased with the success of their work. composed of European sappers, and six Natives Mr. Francis pointed out that if Plaintiff had
out exactly as planned and both parties are uf Royal Engineers, under Li Painter R.E to buy some another ship-the first one carrying the The northern party on leaving Peking reached armed with a flagstaff and tools for digging termin flag-to ply regularly between Chung-ting, via Paoling fu, from there to Shou-holes. The care of the sick and wounded was sent word to sell out his shares when they were Hankow and Ichang. Whilst the steamers of yang; thence to Shi-thie and on to Su-kon. The also considered an ambulance party under at Ba, he would have cleared all his debts and ruge of mountains in this neighbourhood, Tan Bombadier Nobbs, and some men from the liabilities-they would have realised over four Mass, Arnold, Karberg & Co. are to be Shan ftuang Range, was crossed at an altitude R.A.M.C., besides Surgeon Capt. Lowson and Inc-as well as leaving a good sum over ready for service in October of this year, of from 2000 to 3000 feet and views of lovely those of Messrs. fulchers & Co. will be
an Army Medical Officer being present The His Honour after asking witness, a few ILIOS. scenery were obtained. The party then follow-whole number of troops, amounting to nearly tions, asked the jury if they had anything to completed to run only in March 1900. The other road west of Lu-an and got on to the launches and junks and a start made for Kow Mr. Rennie, a juror, asked if the statements
ed the main road, which they left to follow an three hundred, were embarked on steam put to Plaintiff N North German Lloyd will comunenec its main road again, omitting, however, to call at fortnightly service on the coming 4th of Octo- Thun-liv, but proceeding to Chang tsu, Tse-
icon City, W on one of the accounts were written at the On approaching the City a sharp look out same une because the writing was done ber, at which date the King Albert-the|| chou and south to Huaikhing. The lofty Thai was kept to discern if any preparations had by different pens. It was acknowledged by first of the newly built ships--is to leave Hang Than range of mountains was then been made to oppose the fanding, but only a Plaintiff that it was written by two different:"
crossed at an altitude of 4500 to good feet and Bremerhaven. Der Ostasidlische Lloyd is in
crowd of Chinese civilians was seen on the peus ja jonkergem pa farmed that the original intention to, run one ther was here experienced, there being thir
the scenery was magnificent. Very cold wea-hillsides and along the shore and it was fortu. Mr. Pollock submitted that the books of
bate for them that they were not mistaken for : Defendant's put in could not be used as evid steamer every four weeks vii Hongkong alter teen, degrees of fmst, and several members troops, as cach launch had a machine gun readyence on the grounds that. Defendant did not nately to Japan and to Shanghai has been of the party were frost-bitten. The mountain posted in the bow in case opposition had been thake the entries fuid only knew by hearsay, roads are described as being very difficult. This encountered. A landing was effected at the what the entries were composed of. Quotations aixandoned All the steamers will call at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama, but for thereabouts. From the hills, which are customs, and the troops were formed up in front Mr. Pollock, after endeavouring to pomt out
runge is the watershed of the numerous rivers police pier, which used in be used for the frum several works of law were cited. N some time to come at least their stationary numerous about here,, beautiful views of the of the police station to awaic orders,
to His Honour through book quotations thái berth is to be Yokohama, whilst the two other patins below clothed in green, dotted aver with and Captain Superintendent May went up to dressed the jury and endeavoured to sho
surrounding scenery were obtained, of the Col Mainwaring, Major Pendergpost, R.E. Defendant's booke were not admissable, and “ ports will only be ports of call for mails, cities, towns, and hamlets, the latter being the walled city and demanded its surrender to them that Defendant in his accounts had made passengers, and cargo..
invariably surrounded with clumps of trees in the British. The mandarin refused as he had many misrepresentations, and contended that, blossom. The party then went to Peitaiho on ACCORDING to a vernacular paper, the Rus-the Yellow river, returning to Huai-king, skirt-known that he could be forced to do soient Purfom and Kowloon sliares to
had no instructions from Pekin, but made it |Defendant did not hold on the 30th June suffi sians in Manchuria have been somewhat oppres-ing the range of mountains to Wei-bu In the
full the Orders wume therefore sent for the troops to demand of Plaintiff's had be applied for the sive towards the Chinese and many troubles have, moanminous districts the mines were inspected come up to the Walled City and were promptly anlatal Defendent had eening Plaintiffs arisen between the Russian soldiers, and the and the country surveyed. No gold was found, acted upon, the troops dividing and approach shares for his (Defendant's) own benefit ?! natives at Kirin. In one instance at a place but iron, coal, and copper in abundance. The jng the City by different routes. Some dificuly An adjournment was made at
party really saar what Baron Richthofen saw, and called Lu Tashuung a Chinese militia man following in the steps of such an extraordinary the narrow, filthy streets, and the open sdwers, to the jury, attempted to
was experienced in getting the guns through On resuming Mr.Pollack, during lus a being scared on meeting a large company of observer--for nothing seemed to escape bis ob running down their centre, caused many haltered ink marks upon one of Russian soldiers fled into a Chinese house,servation--they have but little to add to his to be made.. The Chinese population stood at accounts, m
• made up to Lib The Russians felt suspicious and seeing that published report. From Wei-hua they travelled their doorways looking on with almost perfect left the he was anned took him for a bandit and pur Casal, and then on the Tientsin reaching there tenances. When the City was reached, the outer by the Wei-ho river, north to the Grand, indifference, depicted on their “stalid: con- | mado sued him into the house and a scuffle followed about the end of April. The southern party gates were found open and the place duserted, his when several Chinese were wounded by shots, on leaving Hankow proceeded up the Han except by old men and women, the soldiers in chec The case was dealt with between the Russian River to Siangyang, and then on "Huai-khing" all probability had heard of our coming, and the Mr. Brodrick speaking in the House of Com: and Chinese officials and remained for a long a very successful trip and found the people for civilian attire and were mixing Ja the crowd ako
where both parties joined. Both parties had either decamped or discarded their uniforms | stąj nons said, that until the full facts of the time unsettled.
A great number of other very quiet and law abiding, particularly in that had gathered Russian demand, to connect the Manchurian Chinese have been declared outlaws and Shensi province, and the Chinese officials at
A seven pounder was put in such a position hear Railway system direct with Pekin were known, imprisoned by the Russians for possessing the various cities through which they passed as to command the gute and sentries were the Government could not make any pro
arms. On another occasion a Chinese desperado experienced no difficulty with the Chinese hoisting the flag were pushed forward, and the sald
assisted them in every possible manner. They posted along the walls while preparations for adr nouncement whatever upon the subject killed two Russians and though the Chinese whatever. The trips have demonstrated the mandarin was told to bring out all his able put in
The Times in a leading article says that the officials punished him with death, the Russians presence of all things that Baron Richthofen bodied men, but there were none to bring out, Russian demand directly tends to frustrate the were discontented and finding arms in a reported, and promise a very successful result and a vigorous search failed to find any
to the capital which the syndicate may invest in. When all was ready for the ceremony, the troops. object of the recent Anglo-Russian Agreement villager's, house pursued and shot the owner, fe, the avoidance of a cause for conflict. The The Russian Director learning the injustice of are granted. If the Board in England decide the dag staff, which had been erected on the exploiting the provinces in which concessions were formed up in front of the damen facing, Captain Hail; will be despatched as above article continues, that British trade in China this affair punished the offenders and compens to commence operations and the British public wall of the city. The flag was hoisted at on FRIDAY, the 19th instant.
rests on British power and prestige, both of ated the family of the deceased to the extent support the syndicale sufficiently on the 5.15 by Mujor Prendergast, K. En the troops which are seriously endangered by the action of Tis. 1,200. Later on, some Russian soldiers strength of the reports of the surveying party, giving a royal salute and firing 21 rounds from
nn being refused admittance to a Chinese and other ndustries commenced that present the Union Jackwas again accorded a
railways will be built and the mines, worked, the seven pounders. After the rounds were house in the dominion of Tsitsihar, led by two themselves. With regard to the milway the and the ceremony ended. linguists, climbed into it and in a conflict with party have made special surveys, selecting the fired at intervals, off the Chimese occupants wounded 11 of them, 3 route of a line from Teking south to the and No 2 gun taking of whom died soon after. Some 30 Chinese for bridging the Yellow River for milway pur the fifth round
Yangtze probably Hankow, and suitable sites gun had the mist husbandmen were seized by the Russians poses have also been selected Everythingcharged. The Chi
Governor ordered the more or less points to a successful issue of the fine sma twaging
ted but they had alrendy Peking Synd and
memberspor (moreinent The Burveying pa
THE
-FOR:AMOY AND TAMSUL THE Company's Steamship "FÖRMOSA,"
Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the 19th instant,
at 10 AM.
For Freight or Passage, apply t to
DOUGLAS LAPŘAIK & Co., General Managers.
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"Hongkong, 17th May, 1899..
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI A
THE Company's Steamship
"CHIHLI,"
Captain Newcomb, will be despatched as above
on FRIDAY, the 19th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenis
Hongkong, 17th May, 1899, -1
·[6594·
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED:
· FOR TAKOW
HE Company's Steamship
SZECHUEN"
For Freight or Passage.apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Wakayama Agents."
kong, 17th May, 1809
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N STEAMSHIP COMPANY, DON VIA SUEZ CANAL
Steamship
despatchede
At Tongku, on the 7th of May, ROBERT LAWRIE SMITH, of Shanghai, aged 37 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1899,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. --
GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA IN CHINA.
LONDON, May 15th.
of Russia
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