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TUESDAY, DIEиner 29, 1896.
In che district of Santa Cruz, Manila, a REAPPEARANCE OF THE PLAGUE, • native woman died at the extreme ald "age of one hundred and twenty yenta l
ILM.S. .
GENERAL Blanco, the ex-Governor General of Manila, left Manila on board the camper Leon XII, on the morning of Dec. 20 bound for Spain.
DOSTORN WANTED IN KWANONI.
RECREATION NOTES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The Taikoo Athletic 6ports at Quarry Bay promise to be a great attractivu on New Year's Thy,
WEATHER NOTICE. The following notice is insuod Fram the Observatory ;---
On the 29th at 11.20 . Pressure re- A correspondent writes to ask if Läsuton-mains low in the extreme, North, and, ex- ants Shakspear and Gillespie intend to cept at Shanghai, the burimeter has fallen considerably on the China Coast and also enter their torpedo destroyers for the in the Gulf of Tongking. Gradients are Snake Boat race at the next Regatta. slight. Forecast-moderato N.E. winds;
cloudy, dull. SPECTATOR.
Dunno
Better ask them.
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Honour J, W. Carrington,
Chief Justice.)
Tuesday, December 20,
after the
distainsod bis ship and losing his character. Another result was that Mr Farmor was at once charged on the return of the Hanoi with this very serious offence. Mr Francis explained what constituted sa act of for gery. The defendant stated to a European · in Hongkong within fow
B
days news Raymond's imprisonment at Hai phong had come to Hongkong, that it was he who had given information, to the Fronch authorities that smuggled opium would be found in Raymond's cabin, and at the Polico Court the defendant made statement in which he admitted having given information.
The casu was adjourned till to-morrue, A JUKÓR FINED, After the adjournment for tin Mr.E. A.
failed to pitt in an appearance when their names were called for sartine on the jury, wers, brought forward to explain their absence.
Mr Messor said he understood the
The Centurions played the Hongkong Walearn from our Chinese contemporary F.C. at the Happy Valley yesterday, and (the Chinese Mail) that the Kwang Yin the match-a friendly orie, in every scuse Os the 2nd January, the Shanghai Volun- Charitabls Institution in Canton has rebely. | of the word-resulted in a draw. Neither tears wilkipve a Field Day in conjunctioned a telegram from Kwangsi, stating that silo scored. On the whole, the play was with the Elus-jackets and Marines of the plague has broken out with consider not up to mp-tie form. I we sorry to ablo virulence in the Wuchow District Apam that Midshipman G. R. Blount, the plication has been made to his well-known popular centre-half of the Centurion team, institution for supplies of medicine, and ru- is going home by the Kaiser-I-Ifind on quinition is also made for doctora ir the Thursday. He will be a gistinet loss to treatment of plague patients. No mention Rugby and Association football. is made of the death-rate, but it may be players wil wish him a pleasant voyage to presumed that the call for medical aid and england, and speedy promotion His place CIVILISATION is gradually having its way in medicine would. not fuars been made if the the Centus' cup-tie team will be taken / Ltd., was held today in the Company's Restaps should be taken in view of the accur. i proprietor of the Grand Hotel de Com Mussor and Mr H. S. Cooke, who had
direful disensu had not already made consi- derable hoadway. The city of Wuchow-u, on the West River, tho chief point for thrown open, is in the District where the foreign trade should this water-way
disease is reported to be raging.
Japan. The standard of living is on the ssconding scalo, and wages ars keeping pace with the improvement.
Tua Commander of the_German cruiser Arcona paid a visit to the Observatory of Manila on the morning of the Slut Decum- ber. He was accompanied by the German Conal at Manila, Mr Barique Spitz. TRA Manager of the Manila Dagupan Rail- way Co., Mr Horace L. Higgins, visited the Governor General of the Philippines on the turning of December 21.
The ateamer 9. Fernando left Singapore for Manila, with 2123 pussongers, chiefly , military, on the Light of Dec. 21; the stownor Isla de Mindanao passed Adon on the morning of Dec. 20, also bound for Manila.
!
THE REBELLION IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
MORE FIGHTING-SPANISH SUCCESSES.
- (Special) Porgram from Our Ches Corresponentit Spanish Hondquarters).
MANILA, Monday, Dec. 28,
7.57 p..
Over three hundred and fifty bodies of rebels were buried by the Spanish after the fight The Government forces lost very few map.
The rebels carried off their wounded. They appear to bo hidly armed, and the
Local
TRE M'KINLEY FOBGERY CARK, Charles M'Kinley was charged with hav- ing unlawfully, knowingly and falsely forged and counterfeited certain writing purporting to be a letter written by William Farmor, SMALLPOX IN HONGKONG. one of the proprietors of the New Victoris DPECIAL MEETING OF THE SANITARY BOARD, Hotel, and addressed to Captain Raymond, At a specind meeting of the Sanitarying him to take a parcel, containing, alleged in the letter, two dozen photo Board held this afternoon to consider what graphic plates and 2 dozon papers to the
meror, at Haiphong, on the 3rd October, motion was agreed to, viz:- rence of anall-pox in Victoria the following 1896. The indictmont sonsisted of two
Primmer pleaded not guilty. J. Hastings (of Mr V. H. Descon's Office) Mr J. L. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Mẹ
Linson, instructed by Mr K. W. Mounley, appeared for the defence.
HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAM- VAYS CO., LTD. The twelfth ordinary general meeting of the Hongkong High Lovel Tramways Co.
Road Central. Mr Tari Buck presided gistered Ofless, No. 38 and 40 Queen's The other gentlemen present were Michael, H. Wicking, 3. Allen, Captain fined as affected by sull-pox under bye Masers. H. Humphreys, J, Orange, J. R. Clement, A, B, Bancall, Gwens. and J.law 22 of the bye-laws made under Ordin-appeared for the prosecution: Mr F. Rc-being accepted by His Lordship as a valid
by S. Hardy, A.B.otherwise the team will be same as that which cortested the final with the Kowloon Club at soon. expert opinion seems to favour the Cen- Jupp read the notice calling tize After moving the gaine yesterday afternoon.
turion and Howlous in the final for the meeting. Shield; that is, unless they are un- haturately drawn together before reaching
the final stage.
Mr
with
The Chairman said-Gentleman, I will, your permission. adopt the usİ course and take as road the Report and Statement of Accounts. You will see by the Accounts that our year's working has
That the following districts be do
anco 15 of 1894.
1. That part of the City of Victoria which in hounded on the Narth by the Harbour on the South by the Shaukivan Rood on the Fast by Causeway Bay and on
To-moctus afternoon at the Happy been a successful one, and that the garo Wust by Eland Lot 29. Valley the Maintopmen of FLALS. nlngs lavu, exceeded those of any previous 2. That part of the City of Victoria
turion will play the Torpedo division under Association rules: Kick-a: 4 pm.
year and we trust and have every reason Lo hope that they will continuo to steadily increase. I shall be pleased to answer any questions.
which is bounded on the north by Des Vieux Road, on the south by Second Street, on the erst by Western Street and
eunts.
Sessions were finished un Friday, and this excuse he was dismissed.
Mr H. S. Coolso said he had got leave frons His Lordship on Friday, 18th Decorang. ber, to go to Canton on business.
Tho jurors sworn wore-Messrs. J. Main, Chan Cheng Fai, E. Marks, Hang Muck Hoi, Albert Howard, T. F. da Silva His Lonisip explained that he only gave Alongo and F. Kiune.
Mr Cooke permission to absent himself for When Me C. Fi Bartor was ealed, pri-jury servido for one day, and imposed a
or challenged his being placed on the fined of 85, jury as he was the Secretary of the Hong- kang Electric Company, with whom the prisoner was an Assistant.
His Lordship directed Mr Harton to stand asid
Mr Francis said the defendant was in of the Hongkong Electric Light ferniployed as chini hicer, on board the steamer Han, arvensebunder the Franch
A serioits native rising has taken place fag trading between this port and Hai-
chief oficer nikt' was at breakfast in the phòng. On the 3rd utobor last Mr in British Beshannsland. The Capo Vo Raymond was n bund the Hanoi alunteers have been called cut.
No questions being asked, the Chairman on the west by the eastern boundaries of the offipany and Mr Raymond waai
propose the option of tho report and
statement of accounts.
Marino Lot 198 and Inland Lot 709.
B.Th the Melical Officer of Health ang Ho District Inspectors of Nuisances provisions of bye-laws No. 22 and 23, the be authorised in writing to carry out the
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO Tuz “Ukisa 'Man.']
LONDON, Dec. 27. NATIVE RISING IN BRITISH
BECIIUANALAND..
The Chairman-This concludes the lot..may eunsier the circumstances to Irer him, and the letter was eponed and also ordered the construction of two more
A good deal of interest is being taken in General Rigs and his briguio have been the approaching Ictertotional contest to engaged in heavy fighting near Balinagse played at the Happy Valley on Thurs town on the borders of the Province of day afteravon. Mr E. F. Mackay, with
Captain Clement secondad. Carried unanimaly. Bulacan and Nauver, Eciju,
The reliels commondable energy, has got together af Mosary Evens and Crange as the Con The Chains projased the re-election were massed here in great forev, ali
splendid team to represent Scotland against salting Committee. fought desperately, but were driven out
the World, as will he seau from the following Mr H. Wicking sucomled; eventually with great slaughter.
Curriel, namoes :-Goal, E.W. Maitland (H.K.F.C.);
Mr. R. Michael propused the re-elge- (Kowloon); half backs, Kipling (Center, W. Petia as vaditors. Locks, Briggs (R.A.) and J. Hendersontion of Messrs Fullarton Henderson and
Wison (Kowloon), Buchanan (Cento); for
"Captain Clonent seconded, wards, Symington and Gow (Kowloon,ness of the meeting, gentlemon. Dividend Logan (R.A.), MacSwayed (Kowloon), and warrants will to ready to-morrow.
last writes to me: The eleven is a Mackay (L.K.F.C.), captain, An: en-
strong aml representative ons, and the "Work" will require to put a fine team on the field to beat tho sons of the heather." (Plensa seo
chat your P.D. does not make that the suite of The following summary of news is taken the heathen I am sure every mem ber will play for victory and to uphold from our Manila exchanges:- dispersed face of rats is, it chin A of Cazadores stationed at Polo
number, on the night of the 18th Dec
INQUIRY by Commission at Saigon into the boiler explosion on board the Sughalien showed that; it-arose from superheating Japanese coal, taken in at Singapore, deve- loped greater heat than the boiler applian- cos could stand. Precautions have been taken against superheating, and the Seghaseporior rango of the Mauser zilby the He will proud to Europe at slow speed. arra need by the Spanish troops. accounts Thres of her boilere have bech disused. for the heavy mortality on the rebel siło TER Kobe Chronicie advocates the ootab.compared with the trilling casualties lishment of a dockyard at Holie, in order amongst the Government foreni..
that the shipping firms there should be no longer compellol, to send away all big shipa to be docked outside of Japan. Two new dooks are rapidly approaching com- plotion as Yokohama. One of these docks is 351 fost long on blocks, with a width of
NEWS FROM MANILA PAPERS,
latter under the directions of the Medical saloon with the Captain and one of
THE RUSSIAN NAVY, officers of the ship when a letter was Officer of loath, who shall adopt such pro-baght addressed to Captain Hayoend,
The Russian Government has ordered cautions as to the removal of articles of and with it a small parcel. Ho seein
to
that the eight ironcladis now building shall clothing or budding and other articles ne have passed on the letter, as it was marked
Captain," to the Captain, who was sitting-completed with-al-despotch. It ha
found to be as follows:-(The paper-kail ! printed heading, Madar and Father, powerful battleships, four cruisers and twe prietors, which appeared to come from the torpedo-bont destroyers. Now Victoria Hotel, No. 9 Queen's Ilond, dated Hongkong, October 3, 1808).-Dear and telegraphed on Mouday, Nov. 18- (The Berlin correspondent of the Stand- Captain Raymond-May I ask you 16 enormous projected incrage of the
THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
ANOTHER DESPATCH FROM MA OHAMBERLAIN.
REPLY TO THE UNOFFICIAL MEMORANDUM.
Chamberlin is forwarded to us oficially for publication:--
A
and it is
GEORON FENWICK AND CO. shareholders of George Fenwick and Co. An extraordinary general niecting of the was held in the Tongkong Hotel to-day, to
The following communication from Mr favour to take a small parel, Jr Russian Navy is well worthy of noto. The
bearer, to Haiphong. It is for M. Jule Paine, alter and amend the Articles of Association.
proprietor of the Grand Hotel de Constant to be spent for this purpuse up to 1906 is 800,000,000 rubles. The two Mr W. Parlano presided. The othom pre
marce. I have written to him to send off triple-sarew steamers Fallade and Diana, sout ware-Mean A. Rodger, W. G.
for it, n
Iso you will bare no trouble in taking Winterarn (Manager), H. Hyndman. F
DUWNING STREET, it ashore. It contains 2 doz. photographic which are being built at the Franco-Rus 18th November, 1896.
pian dockyard at St. Petersburg, and arg plates and 2 doz. papers. Thanking you
you to be randy shortly, have each 6,930 Henderson, d. C. Cox, .1. Rodger, and E.
Sm,I have the honour to acknowledge anticipation. Yours fraternally, S. Joseph.
tons displacement and 11,610 horse-power, The Chairman said-Gentlemen, the the receipt of your Despatch No. 225 of Farmer. The only W. Farmer known
is expected that their speed will be the football honour of the old country.oject of this meeting is not out in the 23rd September last, Forwarding a Memo- in the colony was Mr W, Farnier, who was Sector colours-white singhts with red advertisement which has been in the local aurium from the Urastival Members of are of the proprietors of the New Victoria each of them, without their armament, is about twenty-two knots. The cost of bands founds to be had a the ground) press for the past nine days, and in the Magict Council, asking that the Hotel, from which, so far as the paper estimated at 2,336,000 roubles, Rassia hasa A man suspected of being a spy in the and blue knickers; aad, of course, or posted notice of this meeting, with the at £40,000 a year, instead of being 171r concerned, that latter appeared to
the Military Contribution should be again fixed and appearance of the address was strong feet in the Baltic, another in the 60 ft. 8 in. at the entranco (top), the other rebel service was shot'ns Manila on the 21st goal-kicking boets." Play up the heather handa twelve or thirteen days. [The Chair-cent. of the groas revenue, less this proceeds cone.
special resolutions which have been in your
Black Sen, a third in the Pacific, and will The parcel appeared to ban
soon bars & a fourth in the Arctic Ocean, as, wan then read the notice calling the rest-
mall wooden box, B'or 7 inches, by 3 or 4
a port has been discovered on the Murman 2. I request you to inform the Members inches, and had on it a label. from which it I would have preferred to ser Wood in ing. In accordance with the unanimous of the Council, that Her Majesty's Gor would be inferred that it had come from cast which is to be connected with Fin
vote of the sincelamcik present at a meet-
land by mailway. The chief port in the ornment regret that they cant agres to some photogrphic establishment with
Black Sea is Nicolaieff, which has the larg fixed rate of contribution for all time, as it was chopened and untouchai, was
478 Et, on blocks with a width of 93 ft. 6Ds. He was named Gunris Gasper, ** in. (top).
Natives residing in the districts of Tondo, Binondo, S. Podm, Manati, dn, have gone over to the rebels.
of land sales.
have
'On the 19th December, a search goal for the Scotch team, but I suppose ing held here on the 13th of August last, this proposal, as they cannot admit that a photographic platos in it. The parcel, justest dockyants; but it will soon be ontsta
As we go to press we learn that a fire has brukou out at Causeway Bay, near Bay met a group of about eighty rebels, in Tam View. The serne of the outbreak is the bobong. The rebels made a detornined Chinose village between Causeway Bay and resistance, after firing a few rockets as a Bay View, The fire broke out about live ion of the position proved a great en
signal for assistance. The poculiar condi-
o'clock, and quickly spread until it practical-bartament for the advaux of the troops, ly burned itself out. Between fifty and sixty houses were burned down. The anonim
able nature of the buildings is evidenced
by the fact blunt the fire burned itualf out
dred people have beca rendered homeless by the outbreak. So far as we can learn no lives wore lost.
killing
who nevertheless, reated the robsis, seven of them.
The Argus which visited the coast of Vivao, reports that a suspicious-looking American ship lind been observe heating about the boist..
Sho dá-nob nuneral In
Bandusay went to meet them, and after
land.
With one exception,. the whole pany be altered andamended by transferring irrespective of the comparative financial pnt into Mr Raymond's cabin, and was pod by Sebastopol The Roaring Volun
created.
of
but i
it has
*other engagemente account for his that the Articles of Association of the Com- almenco.
the powers at present vestet by these arti
teer Flost in the Black Sea, which is of the team were born and bred in Scot clea in the General Manager to a Board of Diability of the Celous to contribute to the taken down as the steamer to Haiphong. mars. flent uf transport ship at present, restors, we have requested your attendance cost of its defence, is a fair or ressenskle Haiphong was some little distance up the will be rendered useful in war by hore tor
river, and when the Hazei untored at the junction with the Mediterranean Ficet, and to consider, oday
if approved of arrangement. lo cary the special resclations necessary 3. You will remember that in Viscount meath of the river waiting for a pilot or by the transformation There has been some free criticism for this parpuse. You will observe thers Knutsford's Despatch No. 8 of 90th Jan for the turn of the tile to go up-sho swift cruisers. The chief Baltic arsenal
its vessels into dulged in with regard to the play of the arts fourteen special resolution. These uary, 1890, the contribution of £40,000 would upper to have hean closely watched the Russian Navy in Croat
formidable rival in Liban, although the longkong Colts. This is a team I should have been down out by Mr Deacon, the year was fired for three years only (after-by a custom claim laurch, and followed
up the river. Immediately on arrival experience of recent writera does not col like to see taking a more prominent place solicitor, with the approval your Conwards extended to five years), on the dis-
sulting Committee. The second resolution tinot understanding that the rate would be at Haiphong she was bearded by the firm the opinion that it is perfectly its In about half an hour. The Fire Brigadending any contraband, if that was her
the Hongkong football field, but it you will notice deals with the management, re-considered later on, and possibly in- customs ofiers, and an application was free. It has, however, the great advant
and 1 many may with regard to the two
The Members of the Council are made to the Captain to search Dr Ray quickly departed for the spot. It is es- intention.
About one thousand rebels reached the aspire to a very high position. If Fritz mitteo phasing their names in the special of their Mourorandum, that the questionofleora to his cabin, and they made search Pacifio are at Vladivostock; but the Ras
stadt The raval headquarters in the timated that butween three and four huu-
camp in the vicinity of Buyum in Las Lammert would only keep us cool as he resolution as Finas on the afternoon of December 19;
Directors, that W was only re-considered in consequence of throughout the cabin, and ou opening sista hepo soon to have a better station at does when in a boat ho would make a good done merely to facilitate outters,
their representations that the contribution drawer in which mediately pounced th, and also free from ice. The clor
this Parcel war contained Fort they advanced, making great shouts, and
Lazarat, or some port still farther the customs officer firing on the nonrest anuses on the way.goalkeeper, but at presens he lacks judg. practically they have braas Directora since nt $40,000 was excessive, The forces of Cazadores who occupied the mont. Stapani and Gonsalves, are two there should be three Directors wherever 128 of 8th June was intended to procladeed before it was taken out of the ship, and mitted to use
Mr Fanwiese donth, but it is their opinion 4. They are also under a raisapprehen- upon it, stating that was what he wanted.
sion in supposing that my Despatch No. Mr Raymond insisted upon ita being open-cosets which the Russians have been per mous value of the points on the French anyone desires to make
commun with tho French half an hour's fighting the enemy retreated. capable young backs; the halves are rather practicable,
Early on the morning of Dec. 19, the work, and want to study the play of they renrks regarding these resolutions any future remission of taxation in the it was opened by the customs officet, and it lieutenant of the Civil-Guard at Batang Kowloon lives in order to get a true idea resolitious we will be pleased to hour thun.
in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and the before I propose the passing of the special Colony, should it hereafter appear that the
was opened before Mr Raymond himself on fodian Ocean is evident; but the Russian Revenue acceded the necessary expendi- the ship's deck, and inside a wooden out Government has, nevarthaiess, built war. et à party of rebels in Badan, kills of correct half-back play. Seth is a good
In answer to a shareholder, as to whether ture of the Colony. That Despatch uerely side case there was found a zine of tin ships of great coaling capacity, in order to munitions and horses, chro
of them, and capturing a few ans,
One of the Gaurds forward, and will make a fine player yet if rumoration fixul for the Directors as to take large items of receipts altered so fackage closely saldared up and when be absolutely independent. was wounded.
was for two or four Director, the Chair as to take items receipts out of the that was opened it was found to contain the town of Roca, in Laguna,
ruan said the fees ware for either too or avenue, on which the luitary Contributing of prepared opium. Mr Raymond Into Cons of twelves bendruar ne aquire to study most in Carlyle on Silence. four. It was the intention of the present tion is calbusted, it would be necessary to was arrested and proceeded against in the (From Tonkin Bachinges.) been mised, and the parish-priest, Fr. Juan There is far too much talking, and the play always be three, but it had been placed in
Consulting Conusitter that thans should consider the question of altering tho rate French courts, and was fined $400 for THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN: Gonzales, has Ixion-elected commander of forward is generally too sulfish. The whole the resolutions at me less than two
percentage.
attempting to smuggla opium into Ent. 5. I adhere to the opinion that sevention phong and also had imposed upon bin
Paris, December 21, "Oficial news has been received that spirit of the Asciation game is smartman then mid-If there are 20 (less land sales) as at prusant brought to was imprisoned for five days. On will veto any motion made to extend sup
and a half per cent of the gross revenue a penalty of 16 days' imprisonment. He President Cleveland has declared that ho small groups of rebels have made repeated pussing. There are still a few players who other questions, 1 thursfors bag to proposa account, is by no means an unreasonable his return to
The efforts to destroy the railway in Rulon, can play the individual dribbling game the special resolutions, a prins of which has arount for the Colony to contribute plication was made to Mr Farmer, who port by the United States to the insurgents
immediate Hoogkeng but they were prevented on every occasion
immediately repudiated all knowledge of in Outbe. This removes all fear of sondlist
ક the troops, who killed five of them and--but they are not Hongkong Colts. I been sent to every shareholder, and I will torsade its deferos.
wish the Colts luck in their fie on the 6threat them as read unless any shareholder fore the Legislative Chancil.I have the the letter was written was undoubtedly the between Bpain and the United States.
6. 1 request you to lay this Despatela be the letter or parcel. The paper on which mada aiz prisonera,
A conspiracy has been discorored on
henour to be, Sir, Your most chedient, same as the Victoria Hotel which intended to abandon the vessel and in the 30th Company of the Artillery, but hoard the Napindan, the native crew of of January. They have powerful-opponents
humble Servant, go to Imrs to join the rebels.
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
Fame of that is no reason why the youngsters should
Governor Sir Willian Robinson E.C.M.O.,
&c., 8., &c.
OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
The following results of the Oxford Lo
wanis a great deal of coaching before it for of the present Conenling Com-therefore in error in implying, in paragraph mend's cabin. Mr Raymond took the of lying noch farther west than Cr
Tr■ annual Christinas Mooting and Ten for Wesleyans in the 'Sorrices was held last evening in the Wanchai Goverment School adjoining the Wesleyan Garrison and Naval Church. The school was prut tily decoratext, as was also the Church. and some 150 eat down to the tables loaded with Christmas clver and draak of the cap that cheers. Bir W. 7. Wenyon took the chair at the meeting at 7 pm, welcoming the men and pointing out the value of de- nominationalism and its variance from bigotry. The Rev. T. Poarce gave the ad. dress of the evening on The Value of Experience. Carols, Recitations, histru- mental Pieces and Songa were given. The Rev. W. Masson (Wesleyan Chaplain) thanked all the belpers, and "The National Anthom dosed the meeting; one of the largest Christmas meetings ever helt connection with Wesleyada in the and Navy in this Colony-
the battalion.
On Dec. 19, a party of about one thou-
looked after. What the whole team re-
and rebele entered the tower of San Ilde-not step upon the field determined to win, fonso, in the province of Bulacan, setting
fire to the Content and the Court-house, and You have some lurid crisket reporters inenly retired on hearing of the appruna of in Hongkong whom flas writing" comes the troops, who set out in active pursuit.us natural is falling off a log. Let me re- rug Fourtem prisoners were captured by the
police, among them being the unierers of commend to them a perusal of the following the unfortunate young men, Messre Chore American report of the match between the and Morria
four.
wishes me to read them.
Mr F. Henderson seconded. Carried unanimously.
incro
The Chairman-A meeting to continm the special resolutions now passed will be held at a time and place of which dus notice be given. Gentlemen, that is all the business; I thank you for year attendance,
PUNJOM MINING, CO., LTD.
The following in the report for prosenta-
THE RESULTA.
tion to the shareholders at the fifth ordinal Examinations held in July last are for ary general meeting to be held at the ice warded to us for publication by the Hon. of the Company, No. 8 Prays Central, Australian XI. and Philadelphia when the on Thursday, the 1st day of December, at Local Secretary, Dr Bateson Wright Colonials won by an innings and 71 noon :→→→→
The Directora beg to submit the Report and Statement of Accounts for the pest
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Juniors
HONOURS LIST 1. Juniors,Third Class. Girls (P) Whiting, M. M.
PASS LIET
a drink or
Hongkong Tides.
budy who went in the paper, but any
THE Australian hotelkeeper had tried a of billiards could easily get possession close customer with every form of appeal of a sheet or more of it. The matter was
known to the trade, such as bill to meet, into the sands of the Police, and after a little investigation it was found that this low
'some pressing claims, satisfy a judy. ment," **anzious to close account,' &c., but tar which Mr Raymond had received was all in vain. At last hè sent it in this sim doubtedly and unmistakeably in the
hand.
ple form-To account rendered B.C.'. The writing of the defendant. There had been no debtor had a sense of humour. He wrote attempt whatever to disguise his style of by next post-Cheque enclosed &.D.' landwriting: it was plainly and palpably the defendant's handwriting. Inquiries, were made in and shout the Electric Light Company's promises, and it was discovered that somewhere about the end of Septem The Tide table given below has been ber or the beginning of Oatober, the do compiled by the Nautical Almanac Office in fandant had got one of the Chinose London from the results of the analysis of splayed on the premises to make observations takon by means of an autorus- hin a wooden box of about the same tie tide recording schine in the Water size and desription as that which had Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the been sent on board with the letter, and years 1887-8-9. that he had also employed another man to cut and make him a zinc box, which would At inside this wooden box, and he also got this box soldered up on the premises. The To obtain the depth of water on the tida result of these discoverise was that the dogange at the Victoria Naval Tand add 5 ft. fendant was arrested on a charge of having in., and on the gauge af Lamont Dock, forged this letter. He should be able to Aberdeen, add 19 ft. 9 in. to the height unquestionably prove all these several mate given in the table. ters. What was the natural result of send- Jing this parcel on board? Ms Raymond and the Captain of the steamer receiving that letter and parcel would naturally suppose-b
because
We publish to-night an advertisement by the Joint Telegraph Companies showing vory substantial reductions in the Compa-Too True to Life.Why does the photo-rane:-- pies' rates, and we compratulate the Com-for his pay? Because he took a dozen and they shout the will war songs of their earnings for the year ending the 30th Sep Seniors
graphar have to sue that rich young widow *Gory scalps dangle from their belte, ending the 30th September. The rett panies upon taking a stop which should pictures no exactly like her that she refures land. The kangaroo wears & smile that ember last, after paying all charges and (D) Elphinstone, D.E. (9) Lai Chan-pong convince their clients that they gro solicit settle.
wronths round the back of neck, and howorking expenses and including the sum ous of the interests of the talographing Student-What makes you look 50 reports. His pyramidal style of architoc 342,677.81. The Directors recommend
stacks his lips with loud agricultural carried forward froma last year, amounts to Lammert, E. L. (0) Sin Cheung
(E) Haskell, B. D.. (Q) Lak Ki-kwong public Wo are informed that the loss melancholy? Second Stadent I have been ture is much distended about the middle that the accumulated dividend on the Hance, G. H. C. (P) Mast, H. B.
Girls of revenue that will be incurred by fooled. Lasked my father to scat me 60 story, and he has the ade of saying, **Ha the Companies by the reduced rates marks to pay by tailor, and a few days I've swallowed a anary." Trumbis, whose cents per share, or $15,150, be paid to Pre (D) Hayasaki, U.
30,000 Preference Shares, anointing to 504 Sentars (Over Age) later I feceived the-receipted tailor's hill outline suggests an attenuated aboliek, tied ference Shareholders; that a dividend for
(Q)Chau King-ching is considerably greater than the in-Ir will be azon from our telegram columns himself in two band knots last night, and the year of 5 per cent, or 311,809.80, be paid
Girls--(B) da Souza, M. 19. crease of revenue consequent upon the that the North Gernuan Lloyd Coy, has or had to be untangled with a marlin spike, so the Ordinary Shareholders, and the ba readjustment of rates on kat August last, perienced nother disaster in the total When he is very joyful ho has startling ance, $15,658.01 ks carried to new account. D) Ford, 1. S.
(D) Benning, G (10Tobis, C.L/ wreck off Corunna of the steamer the way of warring true lovers knots in
(J) Rodrigues, which led to the indignation. meotings Julier, à vessel woll-known in this port thoughtless contortions, and Captain Trott a writing down of the property appears (D) Hoshing, J. M. (Ellies, C. E throughout the China Treaty Ports and in The cathetrophe seems to have heou as has been compelled to carry & veteran sailor improvements were made which have been in the statement, as many additions and
(9) Lee, C. H. Hongkong. The change should produce is almost equal, for Reuter informs us that Trumble.
serious as the Eibe ono, and the logi life man with the team to take the kinks out of included in the Working Account, so that Juniors (Over Ago)
Giria(B) Mehta, S.. in the returns from Jalis, the value of (E) Ellis, A. more amitable feeling all round, and wo 275 persons-all hands and passengers
(J) Xavier, E. feel confident the increase of business will perished with the Salier. The death-roll in
Machinery, Plant, &., is given at $100,877, (J) Franco, I. I am rather in love with the sample whereas the value, as per the accounts pre
(Chan Ming-teung the tive cases was about equal, but the
Girls (E) Souza, A. M. compensate the Cable Campanien for any actual lose that the Lloyd guatains by res. myself. Perhaps your eporting readerssented, is only $76,480.08, showing a Bu
nior Distinguished Junior temporary loss they contemplate by this re-son of the Saker going down is nothing will find these other quotations es interest. plas of 339,100.92. The machinery and *(D) Vord.--Religious Knowledge.
plant have all been looked after, and aro Preliminary ditation of rates. The Press have every like so great as was the case with the being; they relate to the match in which the new in excellent working onias, so that (3) Guttores, 1. E.
far the latter was a comparatively new ves resson to sympathise with the Companice sel, whereas the Salter was one of the oldes Philadelphians turned the tables on the good results may be expected in the our 1) Loureire, A in considemtion of the considerably revassels on the line and was long ego takon Australians. The heading in The Eagle
(J) Simoes, M. P. Directare. Mr Robert Shewan resigned (Talara, B. duage tariff for Press mosaigon. The off the active list of steamers. Endeed, the routs the Kingspoo. The report proceeds: on leaving the Uolony in August last, and
Colombo agants of the N. D. Lloyd ars stir.
Girl changes take afout from the 1st January prised to find that she was still a pesession Giften looms up from the chronicle of Mr G. A. Tomas was invited to the (E) Baker, A. B. J.
of the company, for she was taken off the black disaster like 6. young lawyer's first caloy; this appointment requires confirma Preliminary (Over Age) Australian line in 1891 (Aug. 19th, 1904 alient His stood firm, wlls his comrades ton at this meeting. Messe D. Gilles (D) Reiners, V. (J) Logan, J. 0. W.ROBINSON & Co., Fianu aid Musical was the date of her last visit to Colombo), dropped around him like persimmons after and W. R. Loxley retire in accordance D Wilnes, P. Instrument epesialiste and experts. Work and she was then marked off with the the first frost. He rolled up a sonte of 47 with paragraph 104 of Articles of Associa E Belilics, D. BU Xarize, A. W. shops and Factory, Duddell St.; Show Hohenstaufen, the Hohensalern, and the by s judicious mixture of osunonading and flan, but hairy eligible, offer themselves d'Aquino, B.J.G. (Q) Abraham. Ee Rootze, Queen's Road Contral
Braunschweig for sale, and the last-named Fabien catition, and strode from the field for realeption
Auditors The Ascounts bars been an. (J) da Silva, F.TE. Pestonjos, K (E) Thompson R.D.WO) Craig, R.HA with his mantle of honoure draged has already been disposed off, and it was fully over his iron-safe-figure. What dited by Mossm F. Hunderstand WH, do Romano, F.XH SHADN of Sir Walter Cluny Mac thought the s
the Seier had been ako. Evident pherson of Cluny, as chief of the Chân
was a difficulty in getting rid of will they say in Melbourne and Sydney, Gaskell, and the Directors redamanand tiene cile Chattan, presided to the inaugural gather her, and he was kept in ssuarve, where and in the tracksitas langues of the bush gontiersen for re-election
D. GILINKS, ing of the Cinc in Glasgow, but apologised foro, for ses of emergency. The Salia Exploring parties are blasting their way for not appearing in the hilt Re ha was was a vessal of 9,200 tons, register and through the dense cloud. of profanity that
Hongkong, December 26, 1800," afraid of catching cold f. Her consluded his Ragist built. She was das Erst steps anshrouds the land of the boomerang and address by stating that whenever they of the N.D. Ligyd that made the voyage to the ornithorynous bo-night. There wore wanted him to lens chera ho abould on Australia that was in 1686 and alta var chunks of tumult and gresh jag of joy in most happy, in long bra salume, as the kept on the Australian las till her with Philadelphia, Gasa) pan of joy in the
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that moment * man in Mr Farnier's post Wed. 50 tion would attempt under disguise of such letter ss. that to amuggle opium into
This is a Haiphong.
A high penal (K) Hayward, O. B. and involves heavy punishment on the par- offense, Whiting, H. M. tons engaged in anuggling,
and also very (2) Ismoil, A. (Whiting, W.R.G. heavy penalties on the vessel in which
sraggled opium happened to be found. Min. (E) Palmer, M.
parool had hem known to pontein. Tues. opivin it would have been sent back at-zos out of the ship. The person who sbig- Ribeiro, F. X. V. have put it on the insuifest.
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(B) Cars, B. M. -(P) Millar, C.
parcel and carry without fright or charge,
& parcel which if they had known its con tenta they would have rafaned to rescive, The immediate and direct result of the Dicoesan Sohoo! Victoria Engfraud was to defraud the owner of the linh School JSt. Joseph's College; K Hot f out of the freight which they would Howjoon College P-Private Tuition; Qotherwise have charged ma bhis
Queen's College,
Mr Raymond by sxp him The immediate recult was befor ariat of arsegs and banishment in Hale pham and of Me shment ourbelnty of being
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