The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No 5007:
OONTENTS.
Birth, Marriage and Death. Leading Ardolos:
The Bishop Eloquent Trustworthy Oracles. The Philippine Incubus. Stralis Currency reformed, An Official Preserve. For Government Servants. Secret Meetings,
Prince Arthur's Reception, Hongkong Lands,
Hongkong shipping" in roos
:: Telegrains :---
Ross Mutineers..
Philippine Incubu.
Shipping Casually,
Strait Currency,
Transport in Danger,
Prince Arthur,
Anteric in Missionaries Victimised.
Mootings-
Legishtive Council
St. John's Cathedral.
Hongkong Chinese Y.M.C.A.'
The West Point Building Co., Ld. Hongkong Land Co,
Legal Intelligenco-
An Indifferent Defendant.
Was it a fluff?
A Question af Partnership.
Police,
Anollier New Year Theft.
New Yest Humour
An Undesurable.
The Humorist at large.
"His Brother's Keeper."
A Banker Prosecund.
Recalcitrant Seamen,
A False Friend:
VABIS."
Hongkong Land Investment and Agency
Miscolinneous Artiolos and Rojaris:--
Prince Arthur's Visit
Paron Suyematiku.
Turf Topics.
Scotch Concert.
The Flower Show.
Funeral of Mr. G. A. Chalmers.
A Pacific Greyhound.
Fire in Hongkong.
The Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld.
Hongkong Ice Co, Lt
Sold er's Sud-len Heath.
Hongkong Football Skiekt,
Association, Football
Interport Hockey.
Small Ships Challenge Cup.
The Corinthian Yacht Club.
Attempted Burglary in Hongkong. Hongkong Voluntees Reserve Asunciatior. Terrible Tragedy at Tai Po Harbour Fatality.
The Cardang Nanshan adrift.
Transport Sewards itepairs, The Canton Aghntias, The Kulangsu l'olice. Shanghai Native City, Admiral Noel at Saigon. Saigon Canards
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"yellow peril" fetich has been raised, and are siffening, and when the requirements of|en ever. All Britain wants is a coaling of what course silver would take within the princes are to a great extent in this bands of the Bishop of Hongkong, being up-to-date the interior are known it is confidently betion and that could be arranged., and a student of Chinese maiters, made that loved that the prices raling to-day will rise would doublicas be willing to undertake the
next few months By fixing the dollar at Chinese who exercise a large measure of the subject of a few observations delivered, be still higher. In not a single fem have the task of governing the Flipinos.
29. 4d, there is provision which, it may be influence on the trade of the port, and only fore a select audience of congregation which. quotations dropped. Yarn, products which
taken for granted, is considered: mimple the other day the Chief Justico was told attended a midday service in the middle of the were sold at $111 on the 25th and 26th | NYRATIS CURRENCY REFORMED, measure of risk which it is proper to assume. Crary absence of the head of the Hong- margin for the Government to adopt as the by Mr. Sharp, KC that the tem week at St. Michael's, Cornhill The right inst. are now quoted at $116, with holders reverend Gentleman began by an allusion waiting for Increased prices and buyers
fonnight ago, Sir John Anderson himself kong and Shanghal Banking Corporation's o the recent riots in Shanghai, and he gradually advancing their offers. Slace Safur. Although barely two years have elapsed oldness to say what the price of silver of the bank. Yet where ate the names of said there was nobody who could have the native 'department paralysed the business declared that he was no believer in the day some 2,000 or more bales, have been into the Commission, Hesided over by Sir would be, six months here. It is, box. uty of these leading and Important factors "yellow pail." Unfortunately, he added sold to Chinese traders. The brokers in avid Barbour, to inquire into the question ever, safe to assume that in fixing the in the well-being of llic Colony on the list of that he meant the "yellow peril" in the Hongkong ate generally prepared for a the Straits currency with the view to the ordinary acceptation of the word, because large demand immediately after the Chinese adoption of gold standard for the
rate by the Straits Government does the Reception Commitee? Without these Chinese moral, social and commercial peril casing the outlook is so propitious and the Hates, Presented its report, the gaze onte depreciated white metal. Rather world at large; but we are hill, to' greater he did believe, and strongly believed, in the New Year, but it appears that on this oc Bettlements and the Federated Malay ut consider it probable that any mud then it is possible Hut Hongkong might higher rate will be seen in the value of exist; nobody is absolutely essential to the which might disturb the peace of the world.omers so satisfactory that there is no limit stage in the conversion of the currenthe reverse may be expected. What all that meads we are at a dose to unto the demands of the Chinese for yara hed yesterday, when the announcement old per, ourice, the Stinits Government is represetting 111s Majesty, and the Govt. derstand. Taking the "ordinary accepta
is proposed by that Commission, yas atsilver fall much below its present value of of standing and, that being so, the Governor Should or lesser extent; dependent on itch/mico tion of the word" to mean the over-riming will fall is another factor which is influencing officially made by lis Excellency Sir will be in the comfortable position of seilicht officials, who are drowing fat?idrles
he possibility, that the value of the dollar, of Europe by the yellow race, how are the buydis. In fact, prospects for those in John. Anderion that the Strails Government curity to which it had endeavoured to attain as the direct result of Chinese tidders' en Chinese to inflict their moral and social rested in the yarn market were never better decided to fix the tio of the Straits by the cautions policy which dictated its terpfise, folita Teclgnise the fact t conditions on European nations if they re- than they are at present. Two noteworthy lollar 10 gold at two shillings and four-ction in biding its titre so that the ratin little enough hohdut to appoint Chlisere main at home? As for their commercial features are the steady tone of the market pence. Step by step the various recom could be fixed at leisure. Sir John Ander representatives of the Business Colh taunity dealings, no foreigner in the East will be and the high, class of material demanded.mendations of the elaborate report framed of the other day gave little rentou to be to such a committee probably, the Chincke found to say a derogatory word against the India garnered a good cotton crop last year, by the Commission have been carried into here that the Government liad apparently would politely declift the honour, but then Chinese merchants. They are as stright and the Bombay mills are producing yarn flect. The last but one was the demoneti- settled its mind as to the establishment of the offer was never wide. Why this ostra. forward, keen and enterprising as their of a superior quality for the Chinese market.ation of the British and Mexican dollars in the price of the token toin. We cannot eisth of thigas who ate the feal mainstay of British and American competitors; theyThere is no demand in Hongkong for cothe Straits, when a sufficiency of the new reftin from the conviction tha, closely as Hongkong the people, in fact? In "Ighon hold by a bargain and suffer loss tatherton; one of the principal brokers in the coin had been imported for the purposes of the secret must have unquestionably been ing this ital element, the fliesent official than repudiate an undertaking. That is com Colony reports that he has not sold a single trade within the Colony and also in the guarded, there is a faint possibility that staff is only following a pre arranged" Polity. man knowledge, and need not be emphasis bale. The Chinese buyer requires the yarn interland of Malaya. More than a year through sonte underground channel the in- low many native gentlemen have been in al. Surely, the Chinese men of business already spun for the manufacture of cloth. has passed since the British dollars, as well are nor to be calumniated or described as Some Japanese mills have entered the mar as the Merican, which at one time did
formation as to the intentions of the Govern led to view the Official redachte of the #yellow perils because they happen to beket, but their competition is not yet percep service as current coins in the southern whom the Governor of the Straits Settlements to maintain? Itis Excellency gave the Cam
ment leaked out, 'to the advantage of those fovernor-one of the residences they, Help as ostute on their rivals. Evidently, the tible, and certainly is not affecting the Colony, were thrown out by the Government characterised, on the 12th that, as specula mittee jibwer to add to their number. Did Bishop, of Hagkong is aneasy because the longkong market in any way. The future to make room for the new token which was tors, with clanced the possibility of having they consider the clalts of the Chinese Zer Chinese are not so inert as might be desired; is exceedingly bright for yarn in Hongkong designed to take their place in the schente their fingers burned over a transaction the themes associated with the great shipping they refuse to remain belts. A Chinese With the opening up of China-Manchuria currency reform adopted for the Straits. Correspondence:
Caulic to-day is the millionaire of to-morrow:in particular there should be a very much Between that time and now, the course of not then in a position to forecast. The commercial houses? Naturally fint they result of which the Government Itself was firms in Hongkong, of the banks, of the "Unearned lucreounts for Government Serongkong" and the Straits, particularly the enlarged demand, which should prove bene silver has been, with short exceptional periods, overhor's warning had the effect on the brought another lot of estimable enough
fatter, are full of men who have become wealthy entirely owing to their own frugality in Shanghai. At present there is every in causes contributing to this enhancement
ficial to the trader in Hongking as well as leadily on the rise. There were many following day of reducing the premium Individuals into the fold; and closed the and exertion. And the British Government dication that yarn will continue on the up the white metal, which at one time fic Straits, from 15 to
rate on a bill, say, from Hongkong to doors against those who "did not belong delights to honour these men, and seeks ward grade, thereby justifying those who was so fits valued that predictions that reduction was not to last long, hers of the Reception Committee represenït
10 per cent.to the clique. It comes to this, the inom their advice on every possible occa appealed to the Chinese oracles, and 'con- Were rife that it would yet be quoted however. The so-called "speculators," who themselves and a few others who baik in die sion. 'The Bishop of Hongkong is, however, tributing to the prosperity of a very importat/6. And there were not wanting were not speculators in the true sense cold sunshine of the heights. The te not quite happy at the trend of affairs. aut industry in the Colony, China is awakening; she is beginning to
prophets who were foolish enough to hazard the opinion that even a lower rate than an
of the word, but men controlling informa-payers and all who contribute to the Com claim what the Bishop speaks of as "riglits
Lion most closely guarded, appear to have mercial prosperity of Hongkong may reforce that were now demanded by foreign nations
eighteen-pennydollar would rule in the future played a game with loaded dice. Exchange when the King's nephew visits the Colony, THE PHILIPPINE INCUBOS of her." The thing is preposterous. Oc-
But, as a London writer on finance recently almost immediately rose again to Y per but they will be carefully made to ander casionally the Bishop is strangely enigmatic. Tokio, our, representative la Shanghai perversity and it is always the improbable other rise to 15 per cent at which the tate is only their plebeiah Tresumption which declared, silver has been peculiar for its cent to be followed the next day by an- stand that it is no concern of thele, Hnd it He told the London, weekday worshippersdelegraphs to-day, discredits the report that that happens with that eccentric metal. We has remained steady ever since. that: Much as he loved the Chinese, he themerican Ambassador to Japan is have said there have been many causes con- Singapore ratio of as: 4d, with our Hongkong
The prompts their claims to official recognition. thought that a rush abroad of a large num charged with instructions to sell the Philip tributing to the recent appreciation in the dollar at as, o 5/16d, gives just about that FOR GOVERNMENT SERVANTS, lier of them to Australia and Canada would pine Islands to the Japanese Government, value of silver, These causes may be briefly differefide, with the margin of commission. to he bad for those countries, as the eniigrants provided satisfactory terms can be arranged. summarised in the words of London the exeliange banks, which the so-called dan. would take with them their, un-Christian At the same time there seeing to habits. If, however, China becarne Chris- po dobt that the United States Govern- India,, where silver was discstablished years trary rate according to their best knowledge.
benancier who wrote: "In the het place, gerous "speculators" had fixed as the arbi-criticism which appeared in this column
Our correspondent's letter in answer, 10 tianised, such an emigration need not be mentis falling away from its Imperial go, continues to import nearly as much of these "speculators," however, were not days ago on the subject of the pro feared. They would take good habits with ideals. At one period, less than eight the metal as before the closing of the mints.actually speculating, because the banks post-Government servants in Hongkong, lacki them, as they were a frugal and industrious years ago, New England was confident it may be objected that this demand is only fivels ferused to sell any bills or London.nothing in, its strength and interest by the
posed co-operative society, for the benefit. prople. Would the Nonconformists be that its sons could achieve within a decade part for money, purposes, and this is Tlongkong hat agitated for fixity of exchange, delicacy of its sting. Evidently the writer entirely satisfied with a Chinese invasion of what it hidaken pllergolonisips patins but then it use for ornament is still and the history of that gilation I too "fresh ing were all converted Christians? The to regenerate the Filipinos, give them all that silver is a monty metal. In the second Intion at this sorgepraksiska zelena in deadly, earnest about the co-operatlyn marc one reads the Bishop's address the benefits of civilisation and good govern-place; the Far Eastern war has led to a only British colony dependent 'on' silver for the Far East. He quite at wou and attempts to arrive at his thought, the ment, and some later date, grant themge demand for Manchuria, which, since our currency, with all the uncertainties under his scheme, or at least the scheme mare obscure does everything become. their independence. It is interesting to con
the conclusion of peace, has extended to which the ups and downs of that metal adopted at some mealing of kindred spirits, The inference is, we presume that the sider how much has been done by America Korea. Finally, there is China, which has bring in their train. The argument that the impecunious junior, the Government Chinese would spread immorality and new in the Philippipes since Dewey appeared in started cotning silver in place of bronze for our currency is wedded 10 that of China coblic and that ilk generally are to enjoy social conditions if they were admitted to Manila Bay. The islands are not yet com- its teeming millions." The belief also exists renders, In the opinion of the conserva- advantages previously undreamt of They countries now harred against them, but who pletely subjugated; planters are still afraid that no important upward movement in the lives, our divergence from the system prere to pay, if they please, something like, a will contend that the Chinese have less to takeup land in the interior; education is price of silver is likely to occur for a con- vailing throughout the Empire advisable dollar a month, reap all the advantages of morality than the European nations ? being provided by the Government, but the siderable time owing to the fact that Mexion and impracticable. Since, however, the cheap prices, and draw a substantial divi Thrift and industry, their natural habits, teachers are prevented from enforcing dis- has changed is monetary policy, has closed fackay Treaty provides for a reform in the end at the end of the year. There is genius The Fist Armoured Cruiser Bodt in Japan, should pardon a host of minor social cipline by the judicious use of the strap. mints to the free collage of silver, and perverse currency of the Middle Kingdom in the scheme, and our correspondent ap Serinus Pingue R
offences whatever these may be, and School boys who are even verbally chastised "has fixed the exchange at about 247 pence and the field for the circulation of the white pears to be its prophet. Not for him 16 the Bishop gives no inkling of them do not hesitate to assault and kill their which is equal to a silver price of 29 pence," metal as, the standard coin is becoming concern himself about the plain unofficial The fact is that mail Europehus-those who teachers. The alcaldes are ignorant and That is 1 3/8 pence below the rate yesterday more and, more restricted, it behoves our individual. The tradesman may rob Peter kuow the Far Tast only from evangelical impotent all they look for is enhanced when the Wernment of the Straits Settle uiliorities to press the question home to pay Paul, who, in this case, is the Gover reports and tourists stories-treat the respect from their subordinates and a post ments resolved to fix its own standard of to the officials at Peking, in order to lent servant, but Peter should be sharper Chinese as slipewal, discerning, capable and under the Government. The density of the value. In now fixing the ratio, the convince them of the desirability of the business. At all stards the Goverment enterprising people, instead of as curiosities natives is illimitable; they still le around Government has followed the example set change being effected at as early a date man inust benefit. If our correspondent and interlopers, they will never make any and wait for heaven to pour gifts down their by India. After sufficient Straits dollars
as possible, since fixity removes all the had his way, Hongkong would teem with headway. Mark manlier is the spirit in throats. The native press is secthing with dd biten. coined and put into circulation dangerous element of speculation and places co-operative societies, and probably most of which Bishop Thorburn of New York regards insurrection; the willers steer ag near posi- within the territory of the Colonial Govern the trade and the industries of this Colony, us would be holding permanent situa the Chinese. At a meeting in that city tive section: as they dare, and stir up the ment, to meet the requirements of business as well as those of China-whose territory tons as managerial instatants under out recently he observed: If there is anything, people to acts of violence, in the hope, pos- in the Colony and the adjoining States, is only barely exploited-on a basis that on particular society. We Huggcited that in which the American people are foolish, it sibly, that a snug billet will be found under was contemplated the collage of would secure for them all the advantages the manager and dimributing stall who had is their fear of the incoming Chinese. You the Government for the insurgent leaders-dollars should cente, according in Sir of stability with its consequent enhanced to provide for the wants of a couple of enn handle them a great del more easily including the writers of subsidised articles. David Barbour's recommendation, until prospects of development and property. Hundred customers would have a secure. than has been supposed. The Chinese are And after innumerable declarations that the exchange value of the dollar "bad
On being assured that such is not the exte not coming to this country in such quanti-some form of independent government would reached whatever value. in relation to the
we will withdraw the churge--we forgot för ties as you suppose. There are many
he granted the Filipinos, the American (overeign might be decided on by the Govern
the moment that "we Vére' referring to Go- euntries more hospitable to them than the Government has arrived at the conclusionment as the value of the Straits dollar."
(31st January.).
vernment servants, who have expunged the United States; and all the rest of the world, that it will be manys day before the Filipinos The millenium has at last been reached except America and Australia, receive the will be capable of governing themselves. In the Straits. When the Commission pre- No doubt many people in Hongkong were word "sinecure" from their dictionarier As Chinese as Christian people ought to receive The Philippine Islands are nothing more oriented its report it may be remembered that gratified to learn that the Reception Com-to the rent of the store, the writer makes it strangers; but the Americans, unlike us less than an incubus to America. Manila the demand te was 18. d. to the dollar, mittee responsible for the arrangements in quite clear that there will be no difficulty Orientals, do not wish to see the nigger Americans may he optimistic and valiant in to commenting upon the necessary delay that connection with the arrival of H. R. H. that head. If the ordinary storekteper it and the Chinnman alongside of the people of their claims for Manila's future greatness, would have to follow in the gradual process Prince Arthur of Connaught had been able to pay the cost of freightage, transport, their own race; and they show thereby only but the facts cannot be blinked, If America of conversion, we expressed the opinion that officially appointed to their onerous position storage, rent of stores, wages, depreciation- their want of manly courage and Christian is to make anything of the Philippines she a fairly high value would have eventually to by: His Excellency the Governor. It had er bringing the goods from Australi love." The American Bishop' states facts, mit open the door to the Chinese. Not be fixed so as to reduce to a minimum the heen suggested that the Commitee had ladin, Persia and possibly t dearies to audiences incapable of sing but also to the coolies, the farm labourers, any time becoming greater than its nominallar Chamber methods so that nobody else society of Hongkong similarly the grain. It is a pity his lordship does not the small peasants who will take up holdings value, as happened with the Philippines cur should rob them of the rewards they expects needless to traverse of correspondent entertain the people of his own diocese with and cultivate the land. It is just possible rency. In the latter case an emergency Billed when they made obeisance before the letter it is self-illuminating No dõüb his acute observations,
that the American Government in a fit of had to be introduced quite recently in order Royal visitor. Of course, that was only the lie Government servabi's are a disgust, sick and tired of the whole business, to prevent the American Conant dollar going jealous tattle of jaundiced outsiders, who are body of men, but they are curio TRUSTWORTHY ORACLES, has given Ambassador Wright instructions to the melling-pot or finding its way in now confounded by the official statement. the opinion which those who are no
to sound the Japanese Government on their large quantities out of the country, to the It is interesting, however, to glance at they branded must have of their actions (29th January.)
inclination to acquire the Philippines. But serious loss of the treasury and the hindrance composition of the Committee,. In the first this matier Ordinary people will sill retain As most merchants in the East are aware, how was the secret revealed? Ambassadors of local trade. In treating of the future of place it may be asked: Whom does it the conviction after reading. the leller that the Chinese community frequently resuri to do not open their despatch-boxes for the liver several factors have, of course, to be représent? Not the community; that is the scheme is nothing more or less than If the Bishop of Blangkong reserved for their calendar for the selection of at auspi- benefit of strangers, or present journalists considered. Among them is the possibility morel and undoubled certainty. It repre- systematised squeeze" "The secreiary, our his diocese some of those highly entertaining cious day on which to make purchases. with state confidences. Even American that higher prices will lead to the re-opening sents, to begin with, the high officials of the correspondent, does not state, how the Sant and useful comments on Chinese life and This practice applies specially to articles ambassadors draw the line somewhere. It is of the low-grade-mines, which could not be Colony, which is as it should be. Then it tary Board came to be associated with the characteristics with which he regales English which are subject to market fluctuations, just possible that the "secret" was given profitably worked when their product com represents those who have the enfritor scheme. Surely we might have received en- audiences, it is certain that there would or ate of a speculative character. The out sobat public opinion might be ascer-mended depresied figures, and if is doubtless are acknowledged so to say--in Government lightenment on that point. At any rate, never be any lack of interest in this discourses. Chinese traders in yarn, following what tained informally, and Japanese views obtain rue that the present movement has given a circles. The law, the police, the military and will furnish the new members of the Board, The exhlirating air of England rejuvenates Messrs. Petit and Co. describe as the time ed unofficially. Should these opinions and stimulus to silver mining in the United navy, and a few other social spheres have Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, and Mr. Henry the Bishop, with the natural result that there bonnured custom," selected the 25th inst, views be favourable, America could take States, Mexico and other countries. It will, their representatives--and that is the Recep Humphreys,, with a capital cue for their is what may be described as a stately and New Year's Day, to make their purchases in advantage of the situation; if opposed to however, be some time before much effect tion Committee. It can scarcely be claimed first appearance in public life.. dignified abandon in lis remarks to home thin commodity and from the reports to hand the idea, then the U. S. Government could is produced upon the aggregate output, as that any individual member on this officially audichces. It should be remembered that it seems quite evident that they have made revile the needy scribblers for disseminating the re-opening of disused mines or the de constituted beard appears in behalf of the the good people of England, who have never a lucky selection. In a special supplement a pure concoction: But, in any case, why dopment of new silver properties is Heres ratepayer or community in general. left their homes and whose wildest enjoy to their yarn report on the 26th inst., Messrs. sell the Philippines to Japan? Why not arily's slow process. It was believed at one When funds are riceded for any philan- If Mr. Pollock an désires to prove ment has been a trip to Blackpool, have Petit & Co. reported that sales had been con- strike a bargain with Great Britain. It is tide that a two-stilling me for Singapore throple object, or it is thought desirable to himself the champion of the right povested curious and amazing conceptions of the Far cluded that day on the market to the extent probable that the Bish Government would would have been a 'convenient figure at which budd some institution for the benefit of by the Justices of the Peace, as he clinica East and of the Chinese. It has been of 3,300 bates, Within three days prices have be only too glad exchange the West fix the ratio. Besides, alte exchange rate the wiciched paupers in the peerage of to be when soliciting the suffrages of his dinned into their cars since they firet took risen all round, and an average increase of a Indian islands for the Philippines. America of the day hth, this was thought to be a Hongkong, the hist call made in constitucht, he Has si excellent opportunity "first"ope of hu an interest in missionary affairs that the dollar per bule is recorded. In many cases is the natural market for the West Indies; efficiently fe rail to establish, Heiler the Chinese upper class, shippling firms, of doing so at the very Chinese are an immoral, treacherous, thank the prices have risen froth two to four dollars, the colonies there are mostly being exploited toutisels appear to have erailed with the business house and iriderts Butt inltition to the Conill Chamboli less and Inferior race. Anything may, be and even at the advanced me there is no by American capital; and now that the Birkite Goverment, who those Tatler to other times they are carranty ignored. After Tipecial meeting of the Legislative Coura expected of such people; they cannot be falling off in the demand, nor is there any Panama Canal is being constructed they will adopt a Fabian policy than rush precipitately all Hongkong is mainly peopled by Chin-was hold. It is usual to invite the represe painted too black, Of recent years, the symptom of fluctuation. If anything, prices come more under the dominion of America into a hasardon scheme, with the uncertainty see the establishments of our merchant sentatives of the Press In Hongkong
The Lien-chan Tragedy. The Philippine Islands,
The Chinese Navy,
Peking Legation Gunds.
Return of General Nogiz
The China Bernen 16's Slipway...
Prince Arthur's Viät in Japan,
Japan's Bid Bargain.
Shipping News.
Oriental Consolidated Mining Co.
Business in Bangkok,
„Partnership's Registration.
Strails Currency,
The Shell Transport En
Shipping Trade in the Orient.
America and the Japanese.
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Weekly Share Repait.
Freight,
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Opium.
Local and General.
BIRTH.
On the 18th lavhary, at Wenchow, Che- kiang, to tre Rev. and Mrs GEO.- H. SEVILLE, a daughter (Janet Elizabeth).
MARRIAGE.
Onth January, at Ahanghai, GEORGE .R. ARTHUR LILIE, test daughter of Rey and Mrs. WARF, Shanghai..
On the 23rd January, at Shanghai, from abscess on the liver, A. J. C. LIGHTY, Tate
DEATH,
of Bombola, New S000,Wales, aged 36 years.
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