Auctions.
~PUBLIO-AUOTION.
THE Undorsigned has roosived instruc Tous to fall by Public Austion, on
FRIDAY,
the 31st December, 1887, at 2.30 p.m., af hie Sair's Rooma, Duddell Strout,- (The Property of Persons leaving the Colony),
A QUANTITY or Usztur HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
-Cursprising-nam
DRAWING ROOM, DINING ROOM and BED OOM FURNITURE of every description; ELECTRO-PLATE and CLASSWARE, CUTLERY and PANTRY REQUISITES, ETC., ETO.
A
Also.
BECOND-HAND ENGLISH BILLIARD TAREX in good condition, with Cues and BALLY COMPLETE.
Catalogues will be issued prior to Sale.
On view from Thursday, 80th Deo., 1857. True:-As Curtomary.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
utioncer. Hongkong, December 28, 1607.
2013
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 538,
TUE following Partionlars and Condi- Tofu of CROWN LAND U
PUBLIC AUCTION, to be held on the Spot, on TUESDAY, the 4th dayf January. 1898, at 3 pm, are published for general information
By Quramand,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Fecretas y. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 4th Dec., 1897,
2510
Particulars and Conditions of the Letting by Public Auction Sale, to be hold ou. TUESDAY, the 4th day of January; 1898, ut 3 p.m., by Order of His Excel. lency the Governor, of Four Lots of Crown Land, together with Building Material stacked thereon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a torta of 999 yeare,
a Registry
Ne.
Particulars of the Lots.
Locality.
Boundary
Meware
теци.
Tupus.
ft. #t. ft.
Intr-
1,110 120 1
Oi 30
160 1
555, 6420.896 34 20,500
1,522 Street so iss 5220 84,49.970 1,423 ነገ 204 a 2010 7 904) 26 1,181
Intimations.
EXHIBITION
POSTAGE the CARISTMAS SEASON.
Commencing TO-DAY (MONDAY), 20th December, 1897.
The attention of Collector and others is
special y directed to the
EXHIBITION OF POSTAGE STAMPS of alt Kinds, at the Stall of
Mesara GRACA &ˆÙn, BookоNO HOTEL CORRIDOR. RARE COLONIAL, FOREIGN AND OBINA PROVISIONAL POSTAGE STAMPS insel and anused condition.
XMAS 1897. NOVELTY. Choop Philatelio Packota containing a varied Assortiment of Portage Blumps for OURISTMAS PRESENTS. Hongkong, December 29, 1897.- 2493
THE
EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE
OF THE
Assets
SOCIETY
UNITED STATES.
JANUARY 1ST, 1897.
Beserve- Fund)
(4% Standard) and all other
Liabilities Surplus, 4%... Outstanding
Assurance..
New Assurance
written, 1890...
L
2
*
£15,101,239
36,145,160
£9,019,078
£190,648,264
£26,602,934
Intimations.
WELL WORTH A GAħb÷
FIXX DAYLAY' OF
Dutination
HIGH CLASS JEWELLERY en Porta
SUITABLE FOR
NEW YEAR & CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Comprising
Latest Novelties in expensive BrosCHES, RINGH, CHATELAINZA. &., .
THE CHINA MAIL.
Vessais Advertised as Loading.
Taiyuan(s).
“Agents;
· Date of Leaving-
Batterfield & Swice. Dec. 31, at 3 pim. Bremen & Ports of Cat Prinz Heierish (e)..... Norddeutscher Lloyd Jau. 6, at 9 a.m. Kohl and Yokohama.Birbima Maru().... Nippo Yosen Kaisha. Jan, 20, até p.m.
Butterfald & wire....... Jaonary 4. London, v. Suez Cans Myrmidon(0)... London & Parts of Cui Bamos ()ui London Malacca (B)..... London
12
Maraules v. Saip Malacie (s)... Unmounted Precious Stones of every M'sailles, London, &c. 1ska a Maru ()....... description, selected and .t to order. Meji, Kobe & Y'hama Tombe Maru (8),
CHRONOMETERS, Conosconaras, Papest-Nagashi Kabé&Y B malta (5) ers and Plain Waroaza in great variety,
PRICES MODERATS,
LEVY HERMANOS. Hongkong, December 14, 1897.
AMERICAN STSTEM
03.
DENTISTRY.
A
9438
39, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. CHADWICK KEW. (LATE OF FOATE & NOBLE.) Hongkong, July 12, 1897.
25F6
To-day's Advertisements
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. 079.
TT is hereby Notified that the Hosman
YOLUNTEERS will Fire from MACHINE OUNS and 7-POUNDER GUNS from the Land in the Bay Bret of Denys Water Bay. on Jet January, 1898, on a Land Range, if ao Tradio Interfores.
Piconets will be posted to ensure safety of Land Bauge.
By Command,
J. 1. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.. OCLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 29th December, 1897, 2558
IMPERIAL KWANGTUNG LOAN or 1894.
PAYMENT OF INTEREST & PART
PRINCIPAL.
(FIFTH PERIOD).
Now York, 7.BuszCan«. Yarrowdals (1 New York, v. SuezCanal Port A fölside (0).. Portland, Oregon. &a. Mogul (s)
Haiphoug(s).. dalg New York. San Francisco Galic
Franciaco, 7. Japa Galicio de Feira Francisco. v. Japa
of J City of id Shanghai............... Foochow (8) .... S'ha, Kobe & Y'hama Yarra (*),uzioni
'bai. ki.K'br&Y'. Shanghai (n) .....
S'hai, N'ki, K'bd&Y'm R hila ()
Obo & B'asy Yamagusti Maru (0)
P. & 0.8. N. Co... Jan. 13, at noon. P. & 0.8 N. Co... About Jan. 7, P. & O. 8. N. Oo..... About Jan. 21. Mossageries Maritimu Jab. 5, at geos, Sippon Yusen Kaisha Jan. 7, at 4 p.m. Yueen Kaisha Jan. 5, as 4p.m. Nippon
P. & G. B. N. Co... Deu, 91, at noch. Tomes & About Jan. 6. S- Dodwell, Carlili & Co. About Jan 15, Dodwell, Carlill & Co. Jan. 1, at noon. Messagorice Mer
2, daylight, Maritim: Jan.
Quick despatch. Tumes & Co
U. &0. 8. 8. O Jan. 15, daylight. (8) Pacido Mail 6. 8. U Jan. 6, at 2008.
Butterbold & Surizery 1.
Menageries Maritimes
Sang & B'bay Latimbro (1) Latinity Co
D. Bassver, Sout ......Melchora
Jan. 4.
& S. N. Co.,... About Jaa. S. & 0 S. N. Cesta Jn. 2, at noon.
Abour Jan. 9. Nippon Yasen Kaisha. JnD.
Des. 31,
31, at t loux & Co... 4,
n. 4, at 3 pm. pore, Panang & Ott Arraloon Apest (2)..... Drmstadt (4)...tor
Co... About Feb. 16. Strait, Cuylon, &........... D S'tow, Amy & Too, Thades (5)
Douglas Lapraik & Co. Dec. 31, daylight. Sydney & Melbourne. Yashiro Maru (a)... Nippan Yason Hinlia. Jan. 28, at 4 p.m. Taouton (Wash.), 2.. Uslambia (8)... Dodwell, Carlill & Go Jan. 11, at noon. Vancouve. (BC, S Imprese of China (s).. Canadian Pet Q an. 19. ay mưng.. Yokohama and Kobe bangohs (3) Butterfield & Seiro...Jan. 2, daylight.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
The Steamship
Arratem Apsa“, Capt. K. H. SUNDREG, will be desparged for the above Poris on 1UE DAY, the 4th January, 1898, at Bp.m., instead of as pre- viously advertised.
For Freight or passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, December 30, 18£7.
POST OFFICE NOFICES. MAILS will close!--
For SINGAPORE, PENANG & BOM-
BAY-
MALOS. FOR TO-MŪRROW
Shipping. Daylighati-Thales leaves for 8 watów, de.. Noon-Letimbro leaves for Bombay, Sta. Noon.-Rosetta leaves for Japan, 19 p.m.--Talyuun, loaves for Australian
Porta
If eeting. Noon--Meeting of Shareholders of the
Hongkong High-Level Tramway Co., Limited, at the Registered Offius of the Company, 28 and 45, Quseu's Road Contraf.
Auctions.
Thursday. Dzcumsen 80, 1897.
BIRTERA On the 13th December, at Yokohama, the Wife of R. Ruzca,——of a Son.
DEATH
At Tokyo, Hapja ku, Yokoamisoho, Itcheme, Lehi Hanchi, on the 12th Decem- ber, JOREPR HECO, aged Bi yaars, after long and painful illness.
The publication of this issus commened
at B.30 p.m.
The China Mail,
a
refractorily dotied the government and con- templated a diotetorship. Whilst that, how- ever, is too alened to even marit reflection, ›
his conduct certainly was most singular.” By the attitudo which he assumed, be un- doubtedly creafod for himself a very false and unprecedented position. Days after
I was dismissed from his post he called
hía adhesion to the Government jo tarona. which virtually amounted to mi abject op- peal to be allowed to continue his command.-- This undignified net not being respon-led to, he encouraged demonstrations in t
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furul. xogazono, TUURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1897, favor in Havanna and allowed so-called zo-
kurv, vi, at Mr. Geo, P. Lammert's...
General Memoranda. BATORDAY, (New Year's Day), 1808;---
Local Banks cluas.
Insurance Offices close.
Volasicer Practice in the Bay East
De-p Water Bay. foods per feylon not cleared after
p.m. abiect to rent. SUNDAY, JADU ATK 2 ----
Goode per
THE STATE OF SPAIN..
I.
The salient feature in Spanish national affairs is still, undoubtedly, the Cuban of question--the all-absorbing topic amongst Madrid politicians, and that ou which du 4pendia, very considerably, the future revival or still further decline of the nation. If one sought Spanish opinion of Spain's progress on the path of pace the Pen- inauta press would hardly be the medium through which to obtain it, because the
Themes not cleared after 4 p.m. subject to rent, NDAY, January 3- MONDAY,
Interest payable by Commissioner of
Customs, Danton, on Imperial Kwang Lung Losn of 1894.
presentative groupa, daha and private, în- dividuals, to cable to the Government sopa. zately bugging that he might be giron another chance. Through his agents, mobs of people were brought together in th square in front of Government House, and Weyler harangued them from the balcony, The Government cabled out warning him against auch proceedings, adding that they déplored his inability to maintain order. Those in Havanna who most lamented the change of government were the army cou tractom and the clique who, in epùjunction
Interest Warrants of Sö on Shares of The editors of all shades of palities yield to with Weyler, were profiting by the conti-
Canton Insurance Ufice, Ed., payable.
"
Quotations. Hoxagona, Dec. 30, 1897. OPIUM-New Patua, cash,... 712
Old
cash, New Benares, cash, 717 Old
Dash,... 735/7874 New Malwa, sredit, 730/140 Allowance Tacis,.. 0/24
764790 Lunt Feat New Allowance, Tecle.... 0/24 Old Malwa credit,... --- Allowance, Thelse - Persian, Fapor tied 650 Allowines, Taaks. ...
For NAGASAKI, KOBE&YOKOHAMA, Por Enetta, 11.30 am,, on Friday,
the 31st December.
11
"
Per Letimbro. a 11.30 a.m., on Friday,
the 31st Decunsbar.
•
J
"Por Progress, at 11.30 am, on Friday,
thu Sist December
11
For YO OHAMA & KOBE -
For KOBE.-
Per Changsha, at 1.30 p.m., on Friday,
th, 31-6 December,
2541 For PORT DARWIN. TRUESDAY T- TOWNS. LA D. COOKTOWN, VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAM-
Per Tarpur, Registration at 2p.m., Lettere at 2.30 p.m., on Friday, the 31. December.
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at PRT DARWIN and QULEN-For
SLAND PRTS, and king through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEA
de
-LAND, &c.)
ILOILO.--
Per Chun, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the
31st December,
For SAIGON.
Exchange
HONGKONG, December 30, 1897. On London→→
Documentary, & montiu' sight,
...1/116 1/11
Bank, Wire, er
On demand,
111
**
11
30 days' sight,
1/11
4 months sight,
... 11
Credits, 4"
...20
...2,01
Ou Paria→→
On demand,
+
Credits, 4 months' sight,
... 9.48*
624
The Steamship
On Barlin-Demand,...
2.01
Me.muir,
On Now
Park-
Capt. Montuur, willbe despatched for the above.
For
MOI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, & PORTLAND, OREGON –
On demand,
4%
+
For
Par Mogul at 9 a.., on Saturday, the
1st January.. HUROPE, &c, INDIA Via TUTI CORIN.-
On
ombay
14
On demand,
On Valentta
On
This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Posengers, and has a Refrigerating Chamber, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions, Ita, & throughou
NOTICE is hereby given that the Forts on TUESDAY, the 4th January, at 4 No
WARRANTS fr Ierest on, and RE-PAYMENT of Part Principal si, thom. BONDS of the IMPERIAL KWANGFUNG LOAN or 1501 will be randy for iwas on the 3d January, 1898, (the Due Dato, 2nd January, baing UN. AY), at the Frice of the IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS, CANTON. É. B. DREW, · Commissioner of Customs.
CUSTOM HOUSE, Canton, December 30, 1897.
2554
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
NEW YEAR CARDS. LETT'S DIARIES, 1998. SMITH'S
do.
do.
The IMPERIAL ANGLO-CHINESE
DATE BLOCK for 1898,
Price $0.75,
CHATTERBOX XMAS No., SU.70.
LADY'S PICTORIAL XMAS
No., 80.70. SKETCH XMAS No., 8070.
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED Hongkong, December 30, 1897,
2650
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMMED...
FOR SHANGHAI,
The Co.'s Steamship
Foochow
Captain BLACKBGUESE,
the voyage,
This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light
A duly
qudised Surgeon is carried: N. B. Rutuza Tickets Imuted by this Com
pany to and from Australia, sro avail- able for return by the Steamers of the China Navigation Company, and rice verad.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON. & Co.,
Agente. Hongkong, December 30, 1897.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS, December 30.
Per Haiphong, at 9 a.m., on Saturday,
the-in January.
Per Prins Heinrich, Registration ab 7:50 &D., Letter, &c., at 8 am.. on Tuesday, the 4th Janusy. (Late Letters 8.1 to 8,30 £.m.) à
For EINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL
CUTTA
Par Areatoon Apear, al 2 p.m., on Tu
-day, the 4th January.
For
BH NGHAI, MUJI, KOBE, YOKO. HAMA VICTORIA & TACOMA,~ Per Columbia, 71.50 a.m., on Tuesday,
the 11th January.
2860 MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.—
Te United States Mail Packer City of Rio
Tairean, British e'e,, from Canton, Taishan, Chinese str., from Canton. Uranus. Spanish stormer, 716. Land), Manila Dee, 26, and Saal 27, Balizat.-- BRANDAO & Co.
Haiphong, French str., 875. Mainval, Hiphong Dec. 28, Gonoral.-MESSAGERIES MERITIMES.
Yarrondile British steamor, 1,977, W. G-dil-e, Any Deo. 29, General-UEWA
Mes & Co.
Tot Fick, German steamer, 1,164, R. Schuldt, Saigo Dec. 23, Rice-MAYEB & Oo.
DEPARTURES. December 29,
December 30. Hongkong, for Haiphong. Niam for Swałow,
"Contest, for Foochar.
Jurub Diederichsen, for Hoihow. will be despatched sa Tordenskjold, for Hongay. Lyderkorn, for Sharghai,
IFE ASSURANCE is now within uvery" above on SATURDAY, the lat January..
man's reach at a cost witch, in the result, if no Claim Arisen, is either nominal or, autording to the class of policy, yields a return equal to the best of safe investments. For full explanation and Blustrationa send date of birth to
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Apents,
Hongkong.
Hongkong, August 5, 1857.
1546
Kinghorn & Macdonald, Consulting Mechanical Engineers
and Surveyor CONTRACTORS 201 THE SUPPLY OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY AND APPLIANCES.
PECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS and DRAWINGS proporod for all Cisases of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOILERS.
Now Work and Repairs supervisod Surveys undertaken and Reports prepared.
Telegrams, "KINGHORN," Hongkong. Tolephone, No. 141 Portal Address, 17 Praya Central.
JOHN W. KINGHORN,, M. L.M. M. f. Mesh.-H., London DONALD HAODONALD. Hongkong, November 5, 1896.
NOW ON. SALE
INDEX
TO THE
CHINA REVIEW
from
VOLUMES I To XII,
1.LT OF CONTRIBUTORS
2.---ARTICLES.
3. REVIEWS or Books,
-LET OF AUTHORS REVIEWID.
60: Charms,
To be had at the China at Omer Masis. KALLY & WALES, Messrs. LANE Crawford & Co., Hongkong † and Mossre KENY & WALE, Shanghai
For Freight or Passago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, Hongkong, December 30, 1897.
THE
Hinsan, for Singapore Hormet, for Cauton.
Chusa for Europe, &s..
futur, for Swatow. 2007 Anping for Shanghai,
kami Ma-t, for Singapore and Bombay. Z-fire, for Macula,
Taiwan, for Sigon.
Riajun Maru, for Kobe and Seattle.
CLEARED.
St. Catherine, for Baltimore.
Lienthing, for Bangkak.
Fuping, for Shanghai,
Thales, for Swalow,
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
de Janeiro will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 6th January, with Maits for bhanghai, Japan, San Fran- cisco, the United States, Canada, Puri, o., which will be closed as Follows
10. Registry censos, 11AM. Post Office closes,
wwwwwww
MAILS er raE CANADIAN PAUIPto Ran-
WAY Co.'s PACEST.--
The Barndian Pacific Mail Packot Express
of China will be despatclied on WED NESDAY, the 19th Jan,, with Mails, for Shanghai, Japan, United States, Canada, &, which will be closed as followe
10.COM. Bagiatry coasas. 10.45. Post-Office closes, but: Corres-
Credits, 60 days' sigh
demand. On Singapore-- On demand,
On Maxils
... 48%
1491 ....160
... 1491
-150
***
7+4
On demand, **
...par
5%
On Shanghai
On demand,
740
Ün
3ohama
sight, (privato paper) ... 751
On donand,
... 21% Gold Leaf, 100 fine, (per tael)... $52.00 Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate). $10.00 2014
Silver (per B
THE
o-osled patriotism their true convictions in
nuance of the war. The cause of the mother prelaiming the stereotyped conclusion that country'e anguish had become, for them, noble Spain is bound to win in the long a varitablo gold mine. On the 9th Oct, run. Hence the only difference betweon General Ramon Blanco, Marquis of Pena one paper's leader and another is the ways Plata, was appointed governor-general of and means to attain that glorious end, Cubs is list of Weyler. Ponding Blanco's giving full scope to party polemies which arrival Gonora Jitaonez Castellanos wan strike very insipidly when it is protended ordered to take over the command of the that every road will oventually load to the island po tem, and Weyler was to embark same goal-Victory. In England, will at onco for Spain. Wayler, however, en absolutely free press, ni, editor does not stubbornly refused to acknowledge Cas hesitate to issue a poster thus Fighting on tallange unless he would sign a declaration the frontior; great slaughter of British to the effect that four of the six Cuban troops (assuming such an event-to-be a provinces were pacified, Meanwhile, – all...... fast) but if AM editor in Spain were surls of rumours became current as to what' to publish Fighting on the Trocha; course Woyter might choose, to tako. Ke great slaughter of Spanish troops,' he would had already denounced the policy of the probably have to hide himself whilst his Liberal Government by publicly declaring printing office was raided and his prosses autonomy would have a retrograde effect." smashed. But za to these ways and means, that the politicians of the peninsula did that is to say the channel through which
-not undomtond the Caban problem," and pablic affairs are directed, it remains to be that on his arrival in Spain he would take Bcan whether the change of ministry, effect care to defend the reactionary party. Geu ed early in October, has como soen enough,aral Blanco reached Havanna on the ist We all lament the fate of poor Canovas del Nov. Weyler Ind calmed down very con Cantillo. The cause of Spanish lettere hassiderably, and without hesitation he made suffered by his untimely end, for ever at his age he still entertained great literary projects, and the conservative party has all but stranded for the want of a pilot to bring it safely into port. But it is an wind that blows no one any good, though it may be a poor consolation to reflect that the assassin's weapon has smoothed the way to the establishment of a political régime better fitted to retrieve the national mis- fortunes. Canovas was immediately soe ceeded in the office of Prime Minister by the Conservativo war minister, General Azcárraga, a man for whom all influential classes had nothing but praise, for, whether
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
Iras agnio received Faza Suria of
PANO
room for General Blauco and binbarked the same day on the s.s. Menserrat for Spain. At a conference held the samu evening between the Home Scoretary and the Prime Minister, it was agreed to instituto. ---
oleial enquiry into the acts and utter ances of General Wayler soon after his arrival in the panicenta
General Ramon Blanco is the same who was recalled from The Philippines in Nov. 1898. It has taken him a year to live down the charges raised against him of incompetency to quell the Philippine re- bellion, He is now intrusted with ike”
the policy were good or bad, he had establishment of Home Rule in Cuba. Under the Cuban Reform policy the inland achieved fame, at home and abroad, as a remarkably energetic military, organizer s is to be governed by a Cuban Parliament, he had recruited, equipped, and shipped to whose ex office president shall be the go
pouents.
The Cuban Courte of
the colonios, with all the indispensable vernor-general appointed from Spain. Da.. impatimenta, no less than 204,000 troops, puties will continue to be sent to the and had 5,000 mors under arms when his Madrid Cartes, cobiust chief way called away. But the Justice aro to be presided over by judges - was not a Spanish Bismarck like Canovas, appointed from Spain, and the army, navy Bo wae wanting in state draft and ox and police forces will remain under Spanish perience in party-leading technique, He control. The present government promises. was more a soldier and a military. admi-that there shall be an end for ever of tab nistrator than a parliamentary rhetorician; syston under which Cubans were treated e was deficient in subtlety with which like shuttlecocks. They are henceforth to WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY to meet the machinations of political op be frankly recognized as the paramount factor in determining the destinies of their island. They are no longer to be fleccad by unscrupulous Europeau official Hood- suckons. Their persons and property are to be secured against vible. Buthless The Queen-Regent tyranny is to be a thing of the past, their was too clover and far-seeing to sanction homes inviolate and their trade and for... the general political convulsion which tunes free from abrupt crushing taxation. world have ensued from the immediate Compared with the ferocious systour which call to office of Sagsta's party. She rein has obtained from the fifteenth century up stated the Canovas Cabinet with General to almost the other day, they are, in future, Letters, parcels, &c., for Kowloon Point and
Azcárraga as its leader. This provisional to enjoy kaleyon existence, with public Steamers Harbour may be posted in the PATED'ABRIGOT, JORDAN ALMONDS government lasted just eight weeks without integrity and the happiest conditions which La beneficent romorseful mother country can
Basure
pondenou may be posted on board the Packet, with the Late Pes of 10 cente extra Postage, until the time of depar ture
REGISTRATION--Correspondetice can be re gistered for all Private Ship maile up to five minutes before the time for closing; for, the Shanghai or Japan contract maile up to a qaur- ter of an hour before; for mails for Encore, America and Canada, o., up to an hour be fore; for Judian, Northern Pacific, and Torres Strais maile, ag to half an hour before.
General Post Office up to 11.80 a.m. and 2.80 p.m. Lattare from Kowloon Point may be postad In the Letter Box which has been placed in the Police Compound outside the Charge Room op
to 12 and l'o'clock, and in the Pillar Box at the Whari. Loral Nates will be charged. Tosveld robbery, sender of latters from Kowloon.are re- guested to "cancel- thair. stamps by writing the.
DELICIOUS SWEETS
Of the Ormest QUALITY And PURITY.
All Variction of
CADBURY'S SPECIAL CREMES
PRALINES
DESSERT CHOCOLATES,
On the death of Canovas, Ispect for the man and a certain sense of public decoram chocked the undercurrent of feverish a citement with which the Laborals saw power within their grasp.
displaying any initiative or vigour. It was certain to fall if only as a means of remcy ing: General Weyler from Cuba On the 20th Sept, the Azcarraga Cabinet resigned, with the long-expected result that Señor
word stamped across them. Covers containing NOUGAT, FRUIT JELLIES Sagasts was called upon to form a ministry
Bank Notes, A., should be registered. No Bunday delivery.
Lottare, &., for the Peak will be delivered by the 12 and 8,30 o'clock trams only, Come pondence and Parcels for the Paak miny bo posted in the Gimp Post Office up to 12.80.2 or 3 p.m. or in the letter boxes for the cars til time of departure. With regard to letters from the Penă, Fillar boxes have boen placed at. Magazine Gap, Victoris Gap, Mount Kellett, Mount Gough,
14.80 and 4 pp.
Fer Uranus, from Manila, 49 Earopears. and Plantation Boad, which will be clestod af -
Daranted.
A.
Hongkong Register.
Karumeter
ASSORTED TOFFEES,
MIXED BONDONS,
&o, &o, ko,
FRENCH
It is tantamount to a declaration that Spain has signally failed in her attempt to whip the Cubans into submission. Tho Caban Autonomists, or Home Falers, have which virtually took up the reins of govern, achieved a victory, fur, from the beginning ment on the 4th Oct. It proclaimed no of the struggle, that large party never thing less than the advent of a new epoch sought or desired anything beyond local Spanish political history, not by the mere self-government. They were fully alive to commonplace ovent of one party supersed- certain advantages in remaining under the ing another, but in the triception of a sovereignty of an European power. Under brand-now home and colonial policy of Home Rule they will learn to govern them- tolerant tendencies, more in accord with sclyce. Inmediate independenco would modorn European advanced ideas. The launch anarchy upon all new living, if it did Liberal Manifesto of the 24th June, pub. not terminate in annexation. It would be
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was in open contention with his great polis reforma will bring a lasting peace. It is so tical rival, could not be ignored when that thoroughly against the grain of Spanish adversary was no moto. It is the political character to loyally, and with good grace, programme of those who profess to have a respect the spirit of an entente wrested - cure for their country's evils, embodying from them by force. These concessions en abjuration of Spain's fatal fifteenth con are not the outcome of conviction, but ef CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR tury onlonial policy and a condemnation of pressure. The palley of extermination has
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those arbitrary measures dictated by the utterly failed, but Home Rule is not the lato govemment which, overleaping law, will of the poople. Four years ago ita ad- justice and provision for personal security, voustion would have been scouted ana dis threated to constitute a reign of terror, loyal Spain has struggled agamat it till To justify this appreciation of the old state her treasury in empty, her credit, except of affairs and the promised new are we will no s ruinous sacrifice, exhausted, and her examine details and facts..
call for freeh troops responded to only by On the 9th Oct. Wenceslao Weyler, Gomers youths. Her sinews of was having vernor-General of Cubo, was recalled. It broken down sho la anxious to come to Is evident from the number of published terms. Her treatment of bar other colonicg cablegrains which passed between him and shows that this is no chimerical deduction the Guvercient that he was very reluctant from the circumstances. There has been no yield the osmmard - It we could gira | open civil war in Forte Rice, but there hag craicaes to the reports of United Etatas dribean protent after protest and cointant humi dagin my should be ind to hallars täht Woolen Meappeal to the Metropolis for tagne relejny -
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