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TO-NIGHT
(SATURDAY), the 20th May.
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OF
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Commence at 4chan ko.
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FOR SWATOW
THE Cupany's Steamdays
"FORMONALI
Captain Hodgins, will be despatchen bar the above Port, on MOYPAY, the 28th instant, at Neon.
For Freight on Passages, apply to
POPOGLAS LAPRAIN & CO General Managers
Hongkong, 2011 May, 19
[gal
CHÍNA NAVIGATION COMPANY,"
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FOR SHANGĦAF
THE Company's Stearnship
"KWANGSE?
Captain Hams, will be despat hey, as above
on MONDAY, the 28th instant, of Nova
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Hongkong, 261. May, 1000.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
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FOR NAGASAKI AND MONI
THE Company's Steamship
" TAIYIAN,
داران
Captain Nelson, will be despate had as above
on TUESDAY, the 29th instant, at | PM.
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R. WALTER OTTO bas This Day been Mauthorized in SIGN our FIRM per
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Hongkong, 20th May, 1900.
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP BENALDER," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
CSIGN Pr Cake are bey informed that all goals are being landed at their risk into the Gadowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gollown Company, ¦ Limited whemeratalfor from the shuvos | delivery may be obtained.
No Clams will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain-
LEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 2013
LATER. BOERS SAY THEY WILL MAKE
FINAL STAND.
It is reported that the. Boers and trokking straight to the Vaal River where they declare they will light to the death.
General French is now at Prospect on the railway, five miles north of Rluposter. General Lamilton is co- joperating with him.
The Bar of Shanghal gaye a farewell dinner to:
A GOOD SAMPLEUSESUARA
An analysis of a sample of milk taken from the Wo Hop Dairy was submitted; Mr. T. J that be was of opinion this was a sample of Wild, Acting. Gavémment Analyst, observing gengine miße L
* THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY The death rate for the week ended May sth
Tuz" Manila Times of the 19th Inst, referring | A SOOCHow dispatch reports the arrival at that to the departure of the British Consul in Manila city from Peking of H.E. Nich," Treasurer of on leave, says it would be a good opportunity Lower Kiangsu, and that H.E, took over bis to move the Consulate nearer the town, for all seats of office from the acting Treasurer, interests concerned, as a large proportion of the Yuan-ting, on the 17th instant Merchant shipping is in British hands, A fair-haired lady of some three sun. Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, Crown Advento, at the was 21.8, against: 26.3. for the previous week mers was being perambulated along in Dublin | Shanghai Club on 16th instant Mr. W. A. C. and 304 for the 'corresponding week last year. when a passer by remarked upon her rosy Platt being in the chair and Mr. W, V; } The rate for the following week was 131.7. cheeks and bright blue eyes. "Why" said the Drummond in the vice chain. The foals were
against
inst 333 for the
for the corresponding week last "The Queen," The
year, gra lady, you represent the British coloms; you
PLAGUE AT MACADE face red, white, and blue, "Ess," said the three.juliane other Guest of the 'Evening".
The deaths in Macao for the week ended May 6th nonbered 79 (Including *37. from plague), the number for the succeeding week being 86 (including 43 from plague.)
This was all the business.
vem sabel, “and I have khaki hair,”
·
Stano evideadly, appreciates the handy. It is the general opinion that the man, for private letter tells us that the Com British army will arrive at Pretoriat of the imel Settlement were making preparations to present every man in the Mer as fist as they en march
mione and Paterwitch with half-a-pound of tobacco on Queen's Birthday, and to entertain 200 liremiones and Go Waterwitches at tiffin The British people, says the Spectator, will have to keep their tempets for the next few
WEATHER REPORT,
The Observatory reppit Syst on the 20th at 11.55 8. the boometer bas ing alivered after the at June, will turatien on the coast of China, and remains subject to rem.
All claims against the Steamer innst in pre: sented to the Undersigned on or letove the oth June, or they will not be recognized.
All okeh.hafed, and datinged Goods are: the left in the Cloudenhes, where they will he extrained on then st june, at 53 KM.
No Fire lasutane has been elected. Bill of Lading wil he countersigned by
GIBA, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents,
Jogly Alongong, 26411 May, too,
Entimations. EYE-SIGHT.
NOTICE.
stendy elsewligit. Pressure is highest over the Pantie to the S. Japan, and towest in N. Chian, tiradients slight for Sami S.W. winds in S. Chick
fine.
FORECAST: Moderate SW, winds
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Free Scholars in the Singapore schools me Teréning Municipal notices in regard to the I catching of rats and the reward therein.
Rosa, the 'algence of Lieut. Col, Chip.: purejall. Tiesit. Col J. W. Parker, 16th Mudras Finditry, will comurand tie Lipops a Singapore,
The list leath food phique of an American in Manila curedod the 21st instant, the victim
ing William Hamry, a teamaster in the Gog-, giumrat Corrals.
2 ming my sigh Resing Roampos a Bongking at W. BREWER STO; which during my ABSENCE will be IN CHARGE GAD MCIVER member Ph. Sp. A Register | W1, would remind mar renders of the Benefit of all Glasses supplied my constituents in the Couce to be give to Miss Mariel Alleyn Far East is kept here, and any kind of Chrdinary at the Theatic Royal to-night. An ex orpecial Lenses can be obtained.
¦cellent programmie has been arranged and the
afiinir piomises to be a success. The Boxers in Chibli, says the ‚A, £7. News, have again been violently attacking the Chris tians between Peking, and Paotingfu. It is reported that use sixty Christian converts have fren killed, some of them being burnt
REPAIRS A SPECIALITY Hongkong, 23rd May, 1900,
174b
A. S. WATSON & Co., alive,
LIMITED.
WINE MERCHANTS.
ESTADEISBLA A.D. 18:1
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Tu. Hankoo correspondent of the A. CA.
Vous writes under date the 14th instant that the adway trouble on the Lu-Hao line is set ded; the Viceroy sent down a couple of hun fed soldiers, to restore order, and all the foreigners leave gone back.
Thi. Hongkong branch of the Navy League bas remitted home the son of Lay sterling in
service in Africa or
¦
months when they consider American affairs.
rather old series of ciremstances it happens that the pivot of the-ness election will Ir the relation of the United States to England, and, of course, in the frency of the campaign very bad things will be said.
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SANITARY BOARD.
The usual fortnightlyinceting of "the Sunitary Bourd was held yesterday afternoon. Thure were presentThe Flan.R. D. Ormsby (President) in the Chair, Dr.J. Lowson (Vice President), cut, Col: Nyan, R.A.M.C., Dr. Hartigan, Dr, Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Messrs. McKie, E Osborne, Clan A Fuk,, Fung - Wa Chuen, ind- Mr, G. A. Woodcock (Acting Secretary)}-E
The first maler taken into consideration was Dr. Haiston's latter and the . O, H's, reply,
which have already been published.
De Lowson said the line washing, they curried on during segidar periods of the year was meant entirely as a cleansing process. He did not say that their present methoils of disinfection were perfect or anything nearji, because it was so very difficult to get eficient supervision Possibly their disinfectingar. rangements might he improved, but he thought flie whole of this correspondence had arisen Forfront a unistaken idea of the routine which was caned out. He thought the best thing was to thanks Dr Harston for bringing this matter before them, but after thinking over the matter he did not see him they were geing, intprove matters, unless by getting a few are inen to lank after the individual disinfection of infected houses. But if they were going to have to sin limewashing simply because they could. not afford to pay for the disinfection by anti- septies, it would be a case of God help the colony.
Er is stated, in the Cotesuler Report on the nade of Japani, lực 1899, that a sliding scale of einages is adopied by the Japanese. instance, a foreigner who is popularly supposed to be not well off can hey much cheaper than another who is considered to be better able to pay more. That - the purchaser has to pay ajuding to his supposed income. Tui. Xota boriko Ujjcial Ginzrelie says that, 1m the hole, a regards to the year 1979 has been dissappointing. "Nouth Borneo is gut of the beaten itark, and unless we can oder stung inducements, planters will not suck o teritory. We should think ton, that the weak government, and unsettled state of the contry; has a great deal to do with this un- satisfactory state of affairs.
:
Cork's tourists Soul others would do well to take heed to the telegram from Sir A. Milner, issued by the Colonial Office, to the effect that visitors to South Africa, who have no particular business or duty, are at the present time decid- cilly inconvement, in fact a nuisance. S. Africa says the message, is no place just now for ladies. The Commniander-in-Chief of the S. Man forces endorses this view.
A SAD BEGINNING.
As announced, the European half-company of the Submarine Miners, Royal Engineers, was. yesterday augmented by the addition of Gfteen men from England by the P. and Q. steamer Ciniz" It is n'custom, on the arrivalður- of a nese drait that they shall be entertained to a dinner and shoking concert by the men alreay belonging to the company, Yesterday was no exception, except for the almost tragic. manner in which the concert was brought to a cluse. The men were assembled in one of the barrack rooms and a very successful pro graming was being given when the Chairman, and Cpl. Sayer announced that the concert would have to terminate as a comtade had just died in the Hospital, which is situated in Well ington Barracks, Sergeant, Conway R.E. got. up and said that, he had just been informed that Sapper Thomas had died and he considered the concert had better close." "The inen quietly -broke up and went to their separate rooms,
Sapper Thomas, arrived in Hongkong in Jan- nary, 100, on board the Manila" since which time he has ? ppeared to enjoy, very good health, For some time he has been employed at Lye mun foriš, tak a cirpenter and electrician, where it is fences he caught rheumatism, being admined into hospital last Tuesday suffering.. from pains in lus legs. His death, however," was caused through fatty degeneration of the
· HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
HONGKONG, May 25th. Messrs: Benjamin, Kelly, and Potts, in their
weekly share report state
Mr. Osborne thought The matter would be best dealt with by asking Dr. Harsion to comé to their next-niceling and bave this misunderheart, and was very sudden, as he was noticed standing cleared up, because from what he sitting at the tea tale at n'clock yesterday understood in conversation with Di Harston aftemoon. The funeral, with full" military he did not object to the linewashing in any honours, look place this afternoon. shape, except that in times of plague the cleansing process disturbed the dust, and that cool:es who walked about the room bare-footed were apt to become incculated by plague germs in the process of cleansing. "If that was 'so--- entirely by professional opinion-there was a and in this matter they "bad; to: be; guided great deal in what Dr. Härston said, and hỀ” Business has licen fairly active during the thought it would be better if they asked him week and several stocks show a marked im to attend their next meeting and explainprovement on previous quotations, notably exactly what he did mean. If there was any Hongkong and Shanghai Banks and Rattis. truth in Dr. Harston's theory that the dis- We beg to remind our constitucals of the fol-.. turbance of dust spread the plague, perhaps it flowing calls-China and Manila Steamship would be better to reconsider their methods, He moved that *r. Harston he asked to attend the meeting of the Board' that day fortnight.
The Vice-President in seconding, suggested that Dr. Harston should be invited to attend
the!
H.M.S, Waterwilch had rather a righ time of it on leaving Hongkong on the 13th inst., drapping in for a gate of wind and losing her jib-boom, as she did last year. Finding that progress in the teeth of the gale was impassi. the meeting the Board had in committee. Freehold Mines, Limited,30 cents: (on 'B'
le, for she made only eighteen miles in twelve hours, she put back into Harlem Bay, where she lay until the morning of the 15th, when
−1095÷CLARETS.fing are en un route to hit their the weather moderated and she proceeded,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITEJ).
FOR MANILA, ILOILO AND CEBU. "HE_Company's Steamiship
THE
"KAIFONG,"
Captain Pennefather, will be despatched as above
on TUESDAY, the 29th instant, at 4 1981.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 20th May, roba.
CSC. Jes, Red tapste 41447
collected from Members and Associates of the reaching Shanghai on the 20th."- 1 Incal branch of the League.
Wi, ate requested to draw attention to the fact
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drag Officers and Meur of H.M.S. Terrific is dying fo 430signature at the Hongkong Cleb. the Hongkong and Shangbai Bank, and the oflices of Messrs Lu, Crawford and Company.
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IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
STEAM FOR
SHANGHAL NAGASAKI, Hego AND CHATEA LAFTTHE'
YOKOHAMA,
THE Imperial Geranan Mail Sternship
OLDENBURG,"
of the NORDEUTSCHER LEDAD, Captain Pagen, dne here, with the out
arrival.
wart German Mail about tab instant, will leave for the above places about 14 hours after NORDDEUTSCHER LLØNN For further Particulars, apply to
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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ∙ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. (Through Bills of Lading sued for Batavia, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL and AMERICAN PORTS.)
THE Steamship
}
BALLAARAT," Captain C. L. W. Feild, carrying Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 9th June, nt Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports.
Silk and Valuables, all Carge for France, and Tea for London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Colombo into a steamers proceeding dirent to Marseilles and London; other Cargo for Lomkan, &c., will be conveyed vid Bombay with Travshipment. »
Farcels will be received at this Office until, 4 F.the day before sailing. The Contents and Value of all Packages are requircal.
Shippers are particularly requester to note the terms and Conditions" of the Company's Bills of Lading
For further Particulars; apply to
A. 3, MARSHALL,
Acting Superintendent, Hongkong, 26 May, 1906.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
THE Company's Steamship.
"SUNGKIANG," Captain Moore, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY,the 71st June.
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this
Steamer The Vessel is fitted throughout with
Electric Light,
19.30
THE Shanghai" manduins have reuciveti tele, graphic instructions from Nanking stating that the Imperial Commissioner, Li Ping-heng, in- tends to visit Soochow soon after visiting Chin king, but it is certain whether he will go to
Is a Consular report on the trade of Japan for 1899, we notice that although the japanese are her foreign types, the long time required for in favour of the British locomotive; as against the execution of orders an England is much against their placing contracts there. This is a great pity, as Japan is giving out large orders for locomotives, The Scotch firnus of locamo- tive..builders were so busy last year, that several hoine orders for angines were sent to the United States.
Winx the news of the relic of Mafcking was
Mr. Osborne agreed, and the Botion 5 carried.
OVERCROWING.
of Dr. Clark's preliminary report on overcrowd: finnds, The London quetation is 458. Mas
It was determined to refer the consideration
injg to a special meeting of the Board."
ANTI-PLAGUE INOCULATIONLAR Chapter IV of the Indian Plague Commis. sion, which deals with anti-plague inoculations was submitted.
Company, Limited,--53, due 31st May, Green Island Cement Company, Limited, --S1o, due 31st May. Hongkong Land. Investment, and Agency Company, Limited-$25 due 1st July Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and-Godown Company, Limited, $50 due 1st July. Olivery. shares) due. 17th July, Banks. llongkong and Shanghai Banks have advanced to 335 per Cent, premium with only a few shares changing.
tionals have been sold at $27′′ Marine Insur- ances.Unions are enquired for at $260, Other stocks under this heading remain quiet of China Fires have been effected at $80.: at quotations. Fire Insumnces,-Small sales
Lieut. Col Ryan.spuke against inoculation.
Shipping Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats have been placed at $30) and are The Vice-President said that last year they still obtainable, Indo Chinese have been fixed got out a large supply of Haffkeine Jymph, But beyond the Indians at the Dock and a few steady at Sroo Star Ferries have been sold at Spraind. Sjoj: China, and. Manilas are of the Board's own servants who were inoculata $183 and $19 and are firm at $18 ex. ed, thay could not get anyone undergo "the process. He had doubt himself that it the dividend of $1.05 paid on the 23rd instant. duced the mortality of plague when the plague stucks under this heading. Mining--Punjonis Refineries.There is no business. to report in was contracted, and it also reduced the percent rule steady at $6.10 to $6.20. Jelebus have age of people attacked in a town where in been done at $121. Raubs have been in strong oculation was carried out, but the mischief of it demand and after sales at $55 are wanted at was that people who had been through the ing $59 Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Kow culation process swore that they would never loon Wharf shares are enquired for at $861. "It was, decided to acknowledge the receipt of Lands have been booked at $125 and $126. Länds, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong the report with thanks...
West Points are offering at $484. Hongkung Hotels have strengthened and have been placed at $120. Humphreys' Estate have been nego tiated at $10 Chinn Providenis. Ive been. sold at £9.85 and $0.00. Cotton Mills-We, have heard of a business in stocks under this heading Cigar Companies-La Alhambras are in request at 130 per cent. premium. Mis. cellaneous--Green Island Cements have been dealt in to si fair extent at $201, China Borneos have been bought at $23 and are wanted
booked at $8. Electrics have improved and sales at Sra have been effected. United Asbestos have been
These Chystis are bought direct | Schow via Shanghai or lay the finand Canal pounced on board H.M.S. Hermione at Shang- have it done again
growers.
route.
From the leading "French The lowest priced are of exceptional Reuters Ageat at Shanghai of further Boxer Now, has been received from Tientsin by vaine and guaranteed to be the insubles having taken plater at Lokwaniu, genujus product of the juice if the thirty-seven solles north of Xeschwing. The grape, and are not artificially made under aplers to depart, have been retained at | Brush Marine goaal at Peking, who were
as is genially the ease with cheap, the capital indefinitely. Wines.
Phatest LA Tour CaunFT. CHA-ing from infections divace, to wit, were lunged with carrying a person white,
Trat. Harzan and CHATEA LAFITTE | inimaic plague. The doctor who certified to are commmended to the nofigmat Com the discare said it was extremely "dificult for noisseurs as high-class after-dimer the condies to know that the man was Wines of a rich and rare character,
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 Coust Ports.
suffering. The cast was dismissed.
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THE PLAGUE.
Guses reported to 25th instant 348.
Do do.:
during past 24 hours...jo Total 378
Deaths reported to instantlich.315
Do.
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Total 344
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FOUD PLAY FEARED
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hai all hands were mustered and licul Good. canugh comminicated the glad tidings of the
played Rule Britannia," "God save relief of the beleagured city. The ship's band AN ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
AGAIN SUGGESTED. Mr. Osborne proposed the following motion Queen and cod Bless the Prince of Wales."
of which he had given notice flat the Sani Lieut. Goodenough addressed a few suitable tary Board are upanimously of opinion that an words to the pen, Assyring, them that their Assistant Medical Officer of Health is urgently cheers were heard in spirit, if not dise, in Mafe nealed, as the duties and responsibilities of the king, and the men went below after lustily Department are more than one medical man can be reasonably expected to undertake." He cheering Cot. Haden-Powell,
said-In proposing the resolution which stands
afternoon, says the A. C. J. As of 21st inst., except it be for the information of the members Hepworx 3 and 4 o'clock on Saturday in ny naine, it is unnecessary to add to what has already been written and said on the subject,
a somewhat peculiar mishap befel the steamor who were appointed to the Board Sithsequent Korea in the Cosmopolitan-Dock. The vessel to the meeting on 28th Oct. 1ast On that date, was ready for undocking, and when the dock the board thanimously adopted the suggestions was flooded she heeled over to an angle imations of additions to the Sanitary staff, and one of the committee appointed to consider ifèqués,
for a time gave cause for grave alarm. The of those recommendations was the appointment A CHINAMAS was ined So at the Magistracy vessel, Iwever, did not topple over, and in of an assistant MOH-a qualified medical Sample bottles and smaller quanti- ! for being in the Public Gardens without proper dude while it was discovered that her water
man whose whole ilme should be given, jo tho ties, will be supplied at proportionate ese gardens are the only public recreation
covering on his back and chest. Considering ballest had been pumped out on one sile and
whose pay and position should be, such asy to attract a han wholesale mites.
banker coal shifted, without the dockyardworthy of carrying on the arduous duties now so groome for children with their nurses, it tight peuple being aware of the fact: The pumps ably fulfilled by D Clark, in the event of that that they are an allowed to hang around the steaner rested on an even keel. to be made plain to the lower class Chinese,
were set going at once, and early in the night geileman's absence it Government how
ever did not neceed the Board's request." : there unless properly clothed.
must be evident ideenstuber of the Board THE DEATH OF THE EUNUCH LI. that the work done byen Clark is of a nature handed over to a local tenens, however able which cannot in the interests of the colony be and energetic and willing that locum teneur According to a telegrain received on 17th may be The myriads of legal points and the, inst, in Shanghai,” by members of the inass of Sanitary laws and byelaws which the Reform Party from Peking, it would seem that M. O. U needs to travel through in his every the Grand Secretary and Generalissimo Jung day work requires a man to be in constant Lu-neplicw of the Empress «Dowager, -is touch with the subject, and this will be suspected by the Reactionists of Peking of especially so with the coming imo operation of, having been the author of the Empress the new Insanitary Properties Ordinance There Dowager's favourite eunuch's death. Prince are many other reasons which could be urged", Ching and the Assistant Grand Secretary, in favour of the appointmēņi, but I think, Sir. Kang Yi, have ever gone so far as to openly that or these grounds alone it is our duty to accuse Jung Luof having poisoned the deceased recommend the matter again to the Govem eunuch. Since this contretemps, Jang Lu ment's favourable consideration.
Adabstained froth aftending at both the Palace Lieut. Col. Ryan seconded,
and Grand Council sittings: for the past arcek. or ten days, on the plea of indisposition. On the other hand it has also been stated that in his critical condition Jung Lu will be com pelled soon to Join the ranks of the Ein- peror's friends. Should this, turn out the aimited band of supporters, and the troops unde Jung tu" will find, bimself ht he head
him will stand by him, which would probably be open to doubt should he be so foolish as to Kuang Hsü, and help to put soine puppet of join the Manchu Reactionia's in deposing theirs on the Throne. It may be taken, as certain that troops of Chinese descent will not gllingly fight in the same ranken as the Manchus in such a cause as the deposition of Kuang Hou-- In view of this state of affairs in Peking the friends of the Emperor yow think that his. Majesty's prospects look brigliter, and that once fung Lif brings his influence
great power over to the side the Emperor
Identifying himself: the
S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL..
The
rus Band of the Hongkong Regiment willhama from the 1st June last till the 30th April Actordning to the /ji the silk trade of Yako- play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening, from this year, as compared with the corresponding 81.m. to 9.30 pm, dem
period of the previous year, was as follows:
1899. 1898. Bales. Bales. 1,440 8,547 110,436 97,425, 110,675 104,270
201
PROIRAMME. Vanch. Under the Table Ja
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-"Canadison Nits"
***jonk save the Chiren,”
Wagne Smg
Reake BATOL.
Stock at end of May Arrivals..
Sales
Hongkong Telegraph PAPELETY inciting the people to violence
Hosokose, Saturday, May 26, 1900,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR.
LORD ROBERTS' ADVANCE. COUNTRY NEAR BLOEMFONTEIN CLEAR OF THE ENEMY.
Losnos, May 24th, Lord Roberts has arrived at the South Bank of the Rhenoster and found the enemy fled,
General Kelly Kenny reports that the Yeomanry have cleared the coun- [687) try between Bloemfontein and Bishof.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents Hongkong, 20th May, 1900.
Sinck at enit of April i
following year
1,702
The trade between, Japan and America bas agains: the Missionaries in Canton, have made thacked progress during the past few recently been seized, it is reported, by the years, remarks the Jimmig. Exports to Am- Kwong Hip. The French missionaries brought erica for the year ending June last amounted the matter before they Cansol, who had an
(to $36,706,493, while imports for the same audience with the Chinese authorities. The period aggregated 517,264,688, leaving Magistrates of Nam Hoi have issued notices balance of $5,441,806 in favour of the prohibiting the distribution of these papers, former. Compared with the volume of trade Two men are said to have been arrested, and transacted between America and China dur sentenced to to days cangue, on the 24th inst.ing the period under review, the figures, show FOR some time past there have been complaints an augmentation by $656,671. Five years be of thieving from the cargo white loading and loading vessels. Today Inspector Baker had two Chinamen up at the Magistracy for receiving stolen goods, bales of cotton, wool, sandal wood, and towels. It appears that the articles are stolen in small quantities, placed junk, then made into larger parcels and A district watchman arrested a coolte carrying the cotton wool into a shop. At the Police Station the coolic told the Inspector shop and alleged owner of the goods were about the other things. The proprietor of the therefore arrested,
landed.
fure, namely, during the year ended June, 1894 $1,416,522 and $7,289,971 respectively, and exports to and imports America did not exceed therefore, the increase for 1899 reached $13,277,873 for the former and $7,289,971 for the latter. Since 1894 the excess of exports has gradually decreased At the end of that year the amount stood at $13,4317071 in 1895 at $14,061,240, but by 1898 the figure had fallen to $9,451,805, which, compared with the gross total for 1894 and 1895, shows a decrease of $5.987,902 and $9,609,435 respectively. The and iron, kerosene, flour, alcohol, tobacco, feu cause of diminution is ascribed to an enormous augmentation in imports of raw colfon, steel
ther, &c.
Dr. Hattigan fully agreed with the resolution, but wished it clearly, to be understood that this Assistant Medical officer should be primarily engaged for the Sanitary Board, and not for the Medical Department
the Assistant's time would not be fully decupied De Lawson criticised Dr. Hanigan, and said unless, he also assisted the Medical Depart ment. For le présent, one man could do the and in the Medical Department. I was no extra work required boil at the Sanitary Board usa paying for two men when one would do
The 1reshent said he considered the dutic which the new offcial would be required to perform ought to be left to Government
The resolution was carried
** PLAGUE IN FORMOSA, On the inption of Dr. Clark, seconded by Mr. McKie, was decided to recommend the Government to declare Tainan infected with
pingue.
Dr. Clark explained, this ould only Mean
probably less, while a medi that ships would be delayed for a lev
being made
inspec
The Reactionists,
dom may be assured, and die Reactionis perhaps driven tɔ open hosil lice, to their