1898-03-18 — Page 3

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1898.

It is understood that the wedding of Mis Clementi Smith and Capt. H. L. Talbot will take place in Taiping about the end of

next month.

Just now, the French have a mania for an nexing other people's property. A French was who 'annexed a bicycle at Singapore some time ago has been sent to prison for

CORRESPONDENCE,

THE COMMISSION ON DELE TERIOUS ALCOHOLIC LIQUOUS IN HONGKONG &c.

+

To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.' 21-I venture to sem you under all reserva an early copy of 3 partion of the report of this Commissiou-as I would like The report in the test 103 it to ba, paragraphs dealt with the liquor supply, six months. He will thus love an apportc., but in 164gb thus

tunity of comparing the French and Eng- begins >-- lsh systema of prison dicipline.

101. We feel we vannos do beltur in cou

are now come to us, oh, worthy Director of Public Works Of your kindness, think of our wants.

Ir is stated from Singapore that the Its.clading this report than reproduce in elence. It is at an hour for him weary

fur

THE-CHINA MAIL.

NOTES BY THE WAY. Ireland has started well by winning the first of the International football matches, beating Fingland at Rugger by a try, There were only two accidents. An og fishman, whose hond inust have been softer but there Was

facing the sea ready for action. The rack gun's company had loaded, and wore waiting fore order to tiro Tho order having boon delivered, the ganar chop pod the lanyard, tho fui gracked, 10 report. The CON-

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deared.

STALEMATE IN CHINA.

LATE TELEGRAMS,

ORATIVARY.

CONSTABLE OF THE TOWER. Murch ---General Sir Frederick Charles

A CRITIVISM OF THE DETRISH POLICY, Lord Salsbury's statement.in the Boase of Lord

London, March The death is an- Tues:ay night may appoať satisfactory to all except those who knownounced of Colonel Malloson, the ladinu, anything about the affairs in the Far historian. Fast. He made it clear simaggh that the part of T-lion-wan, over which so than that of the average Rugby player, clusion enme to that the veut much fuss has been made, was ed incruly Arthur Stephenson is appointed Constable

stained concussion owing to half-a-down was LP

Alter this had ham | as an outging of diplomacy for the purpose of the Tower.

UNVEILING LORD RODENT STATUS. Irishen having sat down on his head, done, the oder was given to fied. The fuss of clearing up an ambiguous position.

March 2.—Thine was a splan; England had her revenge, hawever, for the gain cracked and there was no report, but doubt it much. Both Russia and Germany did ingen les day at the unveiling of Irish captain and a stulder blade brokon a suspicions tonizing column of smoke as had seized the places on the Chinese coast, Lord Roberts' status on the Maidan.

with the apparent intention of converting The aeromony cended from the vest.

them into exclusive depots for their own Viceroy in the presence of all the troops in was performed by the ships of war and ecamerce.

It was quite on the cards that Franou would follow their Harrison, the Volunteers and au iminonse example, and therefore the British Go vernment wpx under the necessity

The allicer in

Bat is the position cleared up Wo

concourse of the civil dement,

THE PLIGUE

7. THE ORGAN Recitals at THIE ČATRE- DRAS-You say the Cathedral is held and ugly, and hard and barracky, and white waslici, cheerless as the gra All shis may be true, but an organ recital resta man's soul, and gives them peace's mid as the gut notes of Aly orgin all through the aisles and elqueel, men weary with were bad rest and get, and their thiaghts by away to other hands. Yes, but why s 5.15 pan. 515 p-tu. 2008 uit Red Pab pins or Robison Road Respetabililio hat the worker cannot

The Oxford-Cambridge University lint-command yelled stand clear," and this the cidence of Mr X. hefure is This after the day. Beure only women" Colle

pize will be rowed on Saturday, 20th. inst. unter was obeyed with promptitude. After lion third-class cruiser Lombardia will gentleman said I am of mon that last, it is tire man who wants rest.

That if you, most considerata of pastesa,

an interval, in obediones to orders, the arrive shartly on the Chias Stations. There drunkenness can never be fully dealt with

A great deal is written (nad a great deal gun was canted up and unloaded, and after of taking stops to oldiga these Powor Baulty, March 2.-A incoting of Justices after may be expected other two ships of in Hongkong by merely lacing the pub and you, masterful of musicians will have

themselves. Our Ambas of the Poco to-night strongly advocated Biore said over the maintinal and seductive examination of the shell and powder it to decl ki working the Italian squadron for tho Far East, theichouse-keepers, but Out in preclio by an organ recital ones in a way aby

increation sont | B4)

sador at Pekin put forward our treaty tlicial terraggontent to inculation against opening up various for of

22 sang at other exktaily shout, the hardships of jitry service was deemed safe to throw the power in rights in opunition to the exclusive at plague, and condemned the inactivity and Vetter Pisuni, armoared cruiser, with rational rasmnent to torke life more pow. prople" alio

He eun. The gon was again loled but titude of Germany and Russia, and sugilifonce of Government and the Plague Admiral Gronet on board, and the Giovanni sible for the people. If I were Mager of times, the people will cord wid will in Hongkong. It appears to ine that the

bis grua fila for et ad peace, Hongkong for five year any tery indian Bausa, a very heavily-armed third class would be to achieve this and I deal with some roof from day ham and press people of Hongkong do not have a proper again refused to go off, aut still the smoke gested the opening of Ta-lien-wau as a Committor regarding it.

Much 3.A Hyderabad correspondent treaty port The more was excellens, and sore of life. Why should the spacious Cy apprciation of the privileges they enjoy issued from the yent. There was a resulted in Stalemate. We shall says the Culleet of Godavery District, my suggestions seriatun-

thetal me again resmie its due as a by rests of thisir residenes in this delight-doubtedly something wrong with the gun. make a potts frew got the Powers, Miras, has wires that a disease, called 1. PURCHASE OF THE TOWN HALL BY THE

the black blister, bas appeared in a village MUNICIPALITY.My first air would be to entra for

the development of fil-Colony, A short. 106, a secial So she was guin uubadel, bo searcher sink unl Salisbury thankfully accepts.

die rica Lectures

on the border of the Nizin'a Dominions in purchas the fibo Town Hall, al raak ingenen

*A frur part is better than a treaty pirt,' way injurejury, sidingin the Sipriano Court, who was pineal in the bore, when it was evident he told the 11 use of Lords. That Warongil District, and that Gity deaths, Municipal or Colonial property. This givet de will in

INI shay pur heal, by the expansion on the face of the au detring, with all respect to him, is mis have happened. It is not known if this in vital and essential, and all progress statser descende the Touple of the Christ awaren in measure from this tank fa 1. That round shum so many hejda kami rest. sbich Wa But bad as things go

with the searcher that there was something chievous sase. A trusty port scans type of plague or a severe foria of sruall- A Mulical Oleor has been sant from building once purchase, I woll make it

Nay, bng suchwork wahi be in trath mayst

4 port ware counters in regulated by then. Citarist ite

nowadays. We alton bear of Ilongkung, inside. Gradually, the obstacle was repes maritime customs service of Warangal in report. the cetin and so ons of better things. S. AVE, FINALLY, THE TLAKtists, · Hub

being cougarol with England, invariably moved from the bore, and when shishen China, service while gavnies expat Take for example the The A Colony Drush or The Dow, a Hose

A free poat like Hongkong, where life for many spor

to Hongkong's disadvantage, but in this jet baie the cyes of the whole battery rights to all comers. os los title to charm, gels gory are a N, SOSTAT most pictures gno island

Russia means whatsoever Germany or mattureofjury service it does seem to me there was indisputable proof of the paint-lose--fac Whilu

watch à entre or ligh class music ball to sinful. Sang poeira visit,

when Lame a exersion. Negra chance til we are better off then the people of ence of the Corps jel, for here in the gun grable, closed

our attention and recreate its inhabitants.

These Boop Bag or take a widh an under

is elsewhere. At other points in the If the Theatro was Municipal progetto pak or go to d'Aguilar Wahout having | Euglord, Let me inranes Bin ease the of this No. I detachment was found the

ane we also seem to have come off second the charge for its hire woubt be advan very, very little to prevent it in hire a lunch and arrange party and a prors in the Cripplegate Fire Cormer's Corp junh’» jacket.

besk Qurtematy rights have been recog nised in terms and undermined in reality, The equality of all the Towers before the Chinese is lauken, and the patch-op giust come to might very easily he the prelude The following notice is inued from the to a fight. Well may the readend apuak out against such an exhibition of fustisa Cascavatory :-

On the 18th at 11.40 a. Harometric changyare slight. Pressure is highest over

cruiser.

We understand that a European was. nt- tacked, about nine o'clock this morning, on the Plantation Road, sustaining somewhat severe injuries. The man was attacked by two Chinaven, artnet respectively with shovel and pickaxe, and the European was

A Sikh police badly cut about the head. wan happening to turn up, the footpads wide good their aepe, leaving one of their implements beltind.

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$10

·A NATCH between the Cricket Club and the ping any company using it. Even a to, je Zillin, Why are the extrandis, Pinst. The taquiry beste.i fourteen days, i would be wiser to givThat din of or phares soar. Only don't

pilvasture trifas prosile ? la Maens for far Any good company to

Navy will be began lo-morrow at noon, and resumed' on Monday at 2p.m. The following will be the teams ; —

The Club J. A. Lowson, F. Linneart, G. D. Campbell, H. K. R., H. S. Moberly,

H.K.R, W. A. L. Lothbridge, K.O.R.,

Dyann, A.P.D., Captain Langhorne. R.A., B. H. Kew, A. Mackenzia.

ghin in the place, and an offer some even- ter-attmetion to the wees of every Bort at the west end of the city,

do ensation awarded the jurer

close the Literary and the Mas, and

was £1 per line! The Gormer maid he Jenţi and to eXendants, Burl

was ashuned to ask the jars to accept Poling pan. If you go on liv

such party sum, bat it was all the law obiection should exist to a really this yet will never make things litter, fir music hall company sing allowed to us of the pog. Perdewaright inda! jallowed. Fue jurors were no pasul, how- hold its meetings in the lustre del comment peta Hongkong Sle

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DIOGENES.

WEATHER REPORT.

and funk.

The fuss alwat the loan to China, on the other had appears a little misplaced, and

FRANCE AND RUSSIA IN CHINA.

The following is another extract from the article by na Ex-Consular Official publish. ed in Che Sylogy Morning Herrita :-

Nei-

The two European Patons which have had most to do with China, next to Great, Britain, during the last three decades are France and Russia, and they oppoor. throughout the period to have adopteri A ther of them is a gamergial nation, and very different policy to two British. they are both nware that they cannot wrest the testing supremsay from Great Britain in upon their stincta, and cok tu ter. competition. They are both im-. trtintin chal activity.

ges in

E. Mast, Rev. G; R. Vallings, Captain f quite absurd that any company streak intindel, and who largely sea, ile Colony item. They sgnepl, to take the four peace. Forecast:-oderate N. E. winds require acon 50 - as was expected trial expansion as a prelude to erinmer- - no thestrical sy meded it. It is day. It seems as if the Sentzumen wh. ever. There was noting Lack up about N. China, with moderate gradients on the it is quite convivable that Chin may not

bave impered with theer energy and their ser

one of them saying he would have it cua- lair. tazed for the Theatre, ma charge high admission rates, when the severuse the dar Noots Saalath, bet whole-aim lato-please-sunt gravity that libus hate bewurde 1, and it wasted into a metal for decorating hisasulf whole exly of the inhabitats. At Dy

Im wall if excursion were posible, A when he attends Cily Bunstions! As a

to d'Aguilar, Sewing at tan elk rate, certain nights should be low pryer.

on Son lay would be a great pleasure. A journey to Mana, reburning sova aftorage

The Navy Licut. Perry-Ayscough, II. Bedwell, Allison, Bunbridge, Dr Poud, Licut. Shelford, Lieut. Gillott, J. F. A. Hastings, and two others."

PRINCE HENRY AT CANTON....-

BANQUET GIVEN BY THE VICEROY.

so as to afford anasciment to the may

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1.

slight mark of spjurcation of their valta. (kön services suud ng sakcian for rjum lest,

and, when she dues want it, wo out, if we like, prevent har from getting it if elio dous trit take it of us. Of course, the stent of the Pakia Curement to raise an ternal kan will only have laughable

ts, because John Chinunan has no 703- kout trust the oficials of the Ehopire.

Lain. o money from anywhere, may not is be exactly what Jadha'just now wante

people. The canet adford high adus ja thing, would be a grit bleding to the Coroner did the bandane thing by Japan Mail of the 7th March. Tho Mr Lint supuse it fail, and suppose Cai ob f-Western China. Rosin, age, bis awa

of Mr X-

"JOURNALISM IN JAPAN. HOW THEY LOVE ONE ANOTHER! The following extres is taken from the

striking then off the jury list for the Trupant referred to is Editor of the Juper whole term of tiver nat and lives."

Referring to the fist and in the Cham- pship Tourney of the Tokoham Chess Club in a cass column last Saturday, we wote. The first pound, conclade

Siber

Great Britain is in the main content with what she abeely 90s the Far East, whereas France dreams of uilding a sound Indis out of her Indo Chinesa posedons, and has, therefore, cast lustful eyes upon Stam and South-

mel to the vast possbilities of her Siberina Cunds, aud; -with the ectan We have left Japm to much out of sights of bor trans-continental railway and

ty the coloniation of in all our recent gutterings about our

naguient districts rights, var carcaties to enforce then, it traverses, in foread to exert pressure without if the stage gay in the Far East, upon the northern portions of the Chinese

Hempire.

She cannot sit down tamely the 4 hun taust forg stun that Japanese and so the potentialities of her Asiatiu Land the Bon dus yoà mát độ aŭthough tomday, showertion following results, and tureestos have been are vitally touched by cisions frittered away for want of fitting the great Continental Powers even than outlets. She must seek the aca and the mar, and that

я that Japan bis the strongest Chinese in

The Yankor journalists like to twist the They like it, tail of the Britannic lice.

e a list of the whip and bosses.

thod gave a

It

the

(even Chica proper. Thus Russian agr

ratus

2. THE MARIOS LIBRARY IN THE TOY glo. Tom a tipi on to a

Topul or merely voan d'the island woudri HALL beutiful room, angs, wedd doxigned, cord and quistes aga rol health ever and unral dan fit,

Why cannot we do t litary perialing as it were for gas of In consequence of information having readers. It is a charnel preceber a munter alteselisia tis tite West Bod is on this from I wonki beeb sont to Cantan that Prince Henry of ture, a sealihro of useful books best a

vai oganit bi tisht, aryl pa rhages to conquer. haven of quiet in the arbalent set of Prussia would visit the city, the Viceroy Queen's Road. Inside its watropu the options of on West. But, despatched a gunboat to Honghong to walls are quantities of bucks it any

his representativis nyske people stand. Tenax appened among the lasers, Talis gris the evidence take His Royal Highness to Canton. be, but still most readable and is any Prince Heary, however, decided to travel wants new books, Rearpajets an ana you give a placa in your colamuk; around' when they commission Partioulard wo rdded this unta-Musses Fox, for resenting the presence of Russia necessary purts in Corca, Manchuria, and

gazines to bo 4

Leful centre really

Can you say a word in its fame? It is Service Squadrons. This specimen of Helges. Thomas unt Tennant are there. fure knocked out of the barney, by the river stentact Hanker and left for of pleasure and instruction. It has not because many of these alea's a perfords the tofthes tiekbe the Asian palate while the renining for players are

every day wil

reille by a municipality which would

Beut in the Road rot Rad Canton yesterday. At Whampoa, another electric light; it is closed

will be amarind gunboat was waiting to receive the Prince, and all the evening, 1 is cars, but really care for and think of the body of that the present; som

As follows It But he preferred to remain on the river the pot house and the house of faur pletene housand trusts to whet English towery soon we wan mcx the Kowloon

against hur by default. He did not play. steuer, and when Canton was hischel are wide open. While anlútes wero rud.

ment might say, and say with very good ce wins. Under ordinary circumstances wa

A matar reason, wo cannot give up this place while do-nat undertalća to explain how game: Powers who have shown themselves at a fally recognise that a departure should be remin in possession of Port Arthur and are won or lost in a warminent, but critic period in our history enemies to as made from the usual routine it the case of.

Tennant. We therefore, tender our apo logies, and reproduce the graphic and polished remonstranco published by hit in a local aumtemporavy —

L BUN TO THE SUN OF HEAVEN.'

to burn!

and Germany as may

nayal parers waters.

By that presence the position las grandiment would appear to be vital and buen completely altered since the Treaty of inevitable, whereas French is forced and fictitious. As one would starally exporty Shimomosaki was signed, and it is now

surely, more than probable that dayau would not therefore, Russia has advanced

persistence of a glacier; wherean

ting which ecnaquently requires wound

The Chinese high Bcials, are by no means lacking ho, they bow to the Frend: stora, bat they in acimo, realise this alifaronce. If needa

Governar su and some noro officials rast of the kind, and last year Mr Pullick, the move to do outside Hongkong city, that You may 'ave all you want, all i ask in and therefore his wversary scored threoiadeinnity due to her paid. Her Govern France has made spasmodic zuelos like Viceroy Tan and bus row its library, Hancing las nothing | Peninsula, and the civilian efficers how Ave Himony to hand / Hi hve money pears, now, that ble Tennants game went gurren lur Wei-hai-wei, even were the entire | Ceraty and irresistibly with the du

Prince Henry at the wharf, and conveyed him to the Shamcen, where they exchanged compliments with the German Consul. The party then proceeded to the Viceroy's Tamen in the city, where a banquet wrs given in honour of the Prisce. All along the rowl, frour the Shameen to the Yamar were partica of Chinese soldiers. Prince was conveyed in a yellow sedan chair, covered with embroidered silk with. in, and carried by eight bearers. Along the route crowds of Chinese assembled to obtain

The

Secretary of the struggling loed is, had to go as a supplant to the rally ro sponsible Governor, the Mayor of the toen, to ask for a grant-in-aid.

This Libary should i min a welly complete Municipn! Reading Room and Library, and should be nen every San day and every evening and night, well lit up and confortable for the use of those who find it difficult to pass the time in their indifferous lodgings. England to support the library is about a view of the royal visitor. The party rein the £ on the borough rating, turned to the Shanteen nt Sve o'clock.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE ÜHINA Mail']

LONDON, 18th March, 1898, GREAT DRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAAL

Strong indications exist that the Traxavaal is prepared to proft by the British entanglements in Barcpe to repudiate the suzerainty of Great Britain. President Krugor, speaking in the Volksraad, said that the Burgases must stand together, es no one know what might happen. He mid that he had replied to Mr Obaloberlain's despatch concerning the British auserainty, and that the reply would show that the Transvaal was a

'Government.

(I'Indo Chine Française.) THE QUEEN IN FRANCE,

PARIS, March 11. The Queen of England, enbarked at Portsmouth at mid-day for France ein Cherbourg

SUPREME COURT, IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before His Hon, Sir John Carrington,

Chief Justice.)

Friday, March 18. -

BRIBERY.

dered to be

estrested.

ARNED RODBERY,

...

perhaps a municipality may be develnyel which oun nehiere some, ́nt any rate, ci those ileals. Yours,

WEST END

THE DEATH OF MR 1 COO

INQUIRY AT THE MACISTRACY.. This in dying, at the Magstaany, Cone The male inmancer W. C. H. Hastings, Acting Palice Magistrate, resumed the inpiry into the rammstances commecisi with the death of Mr B. Cook, Secretary, nad Maunger of

lectures could be given and chests and infinite goa:1 work carried cut

3. THE MUSEUM.

1.There is also a nut the Now Club, interesting Museum--closed all the evening

clesed, of course, every Sunday: Frank Browns Governtient Analyst, elosed no aearly every holiday-closed, stater--On March 10, I required from r closed, closed daring every worker's holiday Lawson, the contents of the stomach of the time. There is not ovon notice boar

outarde, large and conspicuous, to show eccused. There was a strong odour of

Flavo

Is only a little thing: - Use the mumey Hi fond you to purchase

fram w, Make such pucts us Hood in my briness

free,

Aort jump when Hi pull the string You must quit makia' things that Hi make,

dye, see!

Because then you'll have to buy such things

Till you've paid back the money

of 113

such extraclitary person as Mr H.

Kau-Cha

when

for

What wore the terms of the treaty of have feeling bordering upon contorapt pesce in regard to the interntry 1-Japan ganeral lack of conestency which charac the somewhat nimtest bluster and the was to aud Wei-bai-wai until all the torises French efforts in the Far East. In moves was paid, and the ultimata date of fact, since the 2onquin war Feanor has not

Between May, 1509, If the Jupa Mat can tril a lie on that it payment was 1:03

and been held in great dread or thenat instalmout of the second

high esteem at imoral obliquity persados every department about £2,500,000, falle due, and Ms Russia, and feel powerless to realst aggress looks like the truth, it will do so. This is of the indemnity, amounting to Pekin. The Mandarins, on the other bandy

shudder at the slow, regular advanco of the paper, and has even been extender

asions which they neither foresee nor £17,000,000, -----results of the first-round the

however, was reserved to her to escape the menta they have become potent facts, Champower expect to wins and losses, and declares thated port by paying up the final instalment doncise of China to her possessions, and chip Tournay, it compiles a table of pre-interest obarges, and to release the occupi France has added certain outlying depoa Certain

Portage players were knocked out of the in full next May. Hunce the desirability is eagerly striving by all the Macand in her tourney Me Tendent was certainly not of obtaining a loan of £18,000,000 1 kmarked out, because he did not play. The now and then. The money While we are dogrul, lot me sendames went to his opponent, by default of

the pressat the

three jussus is quite in keeping with the Jap Mail's usual methods.

just as to its Chess Columu. Ta giving the aeg 12.00 hina has to pay Japar, nearly sus

including interest. Power, understand until by infinitesimal incre

ent; Kolher chapana, and do

ili say In the meantime, of course, Hi'

you la pay The regular four per cent.

Add

woen

for the instal power to prove the adago that 'trade fol

catie

of

ment dus in May being already provided, for the flag. but up

results have not praved altogether to the hurrying world what it is snellaral in the contours, and I separated † 390 the following clipping from the Shang attendance. But to score them down nait trould it take Chins about £12,000,000 tantory. Lately, however, by means

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where it is It has no electriu light one and half grains. I separated also a and is dark as Erebus every night.

hai

Meretry

*YE MANDARINM OF CHINA'

(With againgles to the memory of the Poet

Thomas

Campbeli"}

Ya mandarins of Chios

It is dark and elosal, but the drink resinanue suhatice, which I found to be ing shop is wide open and bright as non-berznilio. On March 11, I received a run- day. Why not light up the Museum, and ber of exhibits from Sergeant Gidley let the busy workers who have no leisure Bottle & contained a liquid taken from a all the long day see it at leisure at night. spittoon indeceased's bed. It measured The sailor off his ship, the soldier form his QUAS. barracks, the young clerk from his office charal, and also so non tamed 46 stalpas fou do not fear, in recent years

It

seme hrands. It appear Bottle F. contányt can then see it at leisure, and so espapeed to be a vor. in some degree perhaps the low West Esine bottle anked No. &contained a liquid tincture of benzoine. The six-ounca martā. hootes.

s

Dr Lowson- am Medied Ofeer in charge of the Public Mortuary. On March 10. I'

I exanimed the Body of Harry Cool. I found the staunch concilembly pamer. sporinily at the cardiac end. The

The basin

The kil

It is closed because there is in Hoog of chloral and water. I examined all the on no Municipal life, and only officials other buttles and the two implere found Ferhaps know little of what Municipal on the wandstand for chlorai, but not fa England to-day means. This ex. found. plains everything,

round the Town Hall would geschually centre many developments for The good

d of the

Culics, the great nin being rational to provide

pleasure for these who outside the conforts of a Club neys were extremely congest sise con. to-day, aro

or a good home, and for whom, so far as was congestort, and I can see, no

siderably gested. There

there were patches of making society exists.

MUNICIPAL BAND-In the sam testine. Teant the contents of the stemsch mer evenings, along the Praya, mang to the Government Analyst., All the signs people enne one to get a breath of sie found on the stomach punted to an The nights are often charming and most irritant poison. It might have been strong enjoyable. But there is me thing wantslashol; it was quite possible for raw bran ing. Thare is no music, and the place he dy te produce the same appearances, if taken in considerable quantition This

That guard your native aquenze Tu're beared si trany a liters; Yet, you sweeps, though you're deep,

You will surely barn to go. Though the battle took a good long time,

At last you've got to go,

The 'debbilpsy of your ancestors

Will grunt in shocked surprise, For the Peopls were their feeding ground,

Their plaider and their prize, Where Lelin'e mighty pickings fell Their greedy cyus would glow :- Now, you arrepe, though you're desp,

At last you've got to un Britannis hands no nonsense, Noings of any clique.

no fiuto ut any progressrmation in the upper pot of the map All Powers who'd shut the door am her

器

E

She'll endte on t'other chock |

They'd be sure, na tiny d roar,

If she fetched the one good blow, As they're me, and they rour

In Mixed Courts where bambaşa grow!

LOCAL Composers, & Pieces, by Orange, Ward, &c. Xmas 1897. Price, 81.60 Robinson Piano Commp437,

A copy of the first or Kilmarnock edition of Burn's poems has fetched £527.

2

OFFICIALS in Canton have been consulting as to ways of borrowing the $10,000,000 required from their province, It is decided that the Balt Guild takes up 10,000 Londe, the reat to be divided among other mer chants and business men.-Véreury,

A CORRESPONDENT writes from Kyac Chan that the number of the German troops now ashore amounts to about 1,000 men, who are engage in erecting forts and surveying for the milways. Provisions and coala are abundantly supplied and the Chinese in the neighbourhood hellove that the Ocresuns intend to take the whole of Shantung pro. vince.-China Gazette.

fore.

to pay out Wai-bai-e.

out Japan however

that

iz adrance,

and release

such expeditirang as the Mission Lyonnaise Гарой aot surrender this port, there can he and the projected mission to Yunnan, ne no urgent necessity for China to pay the well as of roads and other transpert facili

on the oards

tips

in the thatwog of the Red River and money, and it is quito on the two Powia

in her Indo-Chinese) oscossions generally that China will be released from port of her er indlustus and trade in Southors Chlas,

y so strange matters

has misda

a auproma effurbta ortend her internets money obligation under the treaty of peace and she is consequently autoly sensitivo. in exchange for the continued occupancy of

the commercial and

and territorial mor Wei-hai-hei by Japan. Gertainly, this is an arrangement which would sult us ad other Powers in the Far East, mirably, for our one friand, at procent, in use, on the contrary, is une si banis the distant Eset is, undoubtedly Japan

laterested in the commercial side of the pos for outside her tea trade at Hankow, Invest.rs Recite

and Foochow And

3 Interest in a small loan, she has net a large mercad tile stake in the country, he does. bot In the hope of putting down smuggling in aim, moreover, at the foundation of Formose large rewards are offered by a re-colonial empire at Chinz's expense, but

ristion.

@diejunanagastofan da

As estra N. Y. K. steamer will probably be despatched for Bombay, in, response to a request from the Osaka Spinners' Union, to load cotton for Kube. There are old to he song 10,000 bales awaiting shipment at this time in Bombay.Hingo Nets.

round Manchurie, and AFKA

cent odit for information leading to counter at the annexation or virtual saturd

of auch parts of Car

of her Northern China as dominions and enable her to become a strong maritina power in the Northern Pacide. This expion tattet gically fol low upon the completion of the Siberian railway. Vladivostock, with all its im provements and artificial means of breaking Up the winter ion, on never provo a suit. APTEK a long experience of typhoid FOREIGN expert of Japanese rice ban come ablo or sufficient coastal terminus for such patients, Dr Ussery, of St. Louis, Mo.,

practically to a standstill; home quotations a line. The reality of this nood of a south- are 8,80 jen for the best cleaned and 0.65 ward extension was probably the dutainant comes utterly dull.

It has often occurred to me that there is feguds the param as the best food for

yen for the best brown rice. Outstanding motivo which prompted the

St. Petersburg Shem. The intestines are inflamed and Yet, withis sixty hours' steam is Manila,am cause might are bleed the ina want of show alert or Legislativa Conductimos ulcorated in this forez, and orders call for the delivery here of 11 Government to sasiet the combination that with its bandrade of musicians, and we tense congestion of the kidneys. if ben. have in the Coly two military hands frutoine were taken in a large quantity and oil. In Colorabo, the legislativo session is ordinary solid food is dangerous in this willion key of foreign rice by the end of foroad Japan to disgorge her continental

conquests after the 1804 war. Russlot-out--- counting the drums and files of Carring undiluted, it might cause flammatory perol in proper style; a guard of honour, pinion. The banans, though a solid foul. April,-Hinge Neus.

Ono and a-helt

is nearly ali natriment, and of a soft unturo.

posts have been advanced during the last 50- Li Yu Hing, the contractor charged with ton's Own) from which, from tiros to time, signa in the stamach.

190 rank and file, the regimental ecours. It is almost wholly absorbed by the stomach, Or the four Tientalt ponies (Stray Shut, seare on the western frontiers well as in tenderings bribe of 230.00 to Willis men take their discharge and romain in the grains of chlorel would not kill a man.

Punger, Mufti and duiding Star that the north, but the pressure sho in Steven Triscuit, foreman of works on the Colony. Why not raise a Municipal Bend, My idea is that the man died from an and the regimental band is drawn up in easily digested, and very strengthening.

accesary for discipline, de, to overdose of dilan, which under the front of the Legislative Chamber; the court in rumoured that although the important to us, doving won the Consolation Stakes upon the woast districts immediately to the attached, il

loft here for the Hongkong races, Guiding this region is as nothing to that which the Reclasantion, did not appear to naswer to the police farca: The cost is not pr hi-circumstances he was in on

Star is the only one that has achieved development of Siberia is bringing to bear the charge, and his bail of $1000 was oitive; but the pleisure would be immensely bad state' to escrète. Thero were manding officers and heads of depart stles of Governor of the Gold Coast was besides running a splendid second for the south of the Vladive stock end of the rail-

to theso whose only leisure in in the orouting. 48!

ent in levog dress, the offered to Sir William MacGrogar, the Parsee Out: Miti run third only, way. Tuquote the graphic description of Seron men were charged with armed hours. If you wish to really crush out low 14 Brains of coral in, the gomit and most tan

grains is

the stomach-60 in nit- robbery at a limber, merchant'a shop, at West End pothouses, give botter pleasures and he had probably absorbed some yal Artil erg fire a salute of 17 guns, Lieutenant Governor of British Now Gui- The

Corn, and has already. in the batter Eastern parts of the town, more. In the state he was in, and in and the band plays the customary number nua, he has declined it. It is now, there hrough Stry Shot falling lame Bir Diskin British consular official: Russie in how-

probable (anya the Colonies and India)

Bon Bcratched him for all ovents; woly swath askelike gare the adina Mongkok, in 7th mist.

dventure to say that had this grand animal

paralysed Two of the mon pleaded guilty, and the and a hand on the Praya, or at the the majority of cases, a sinaller dose of of bars of the National Anthom. As we | Uhut Sir Frederick Cardow, the Governor baen it to run the results of some of the cout districts of Manchuria and Chine

Statue,

the summer titae, nightly

chloral would li'l a tan given to drink. remainder not guilty.

races would have been different. That The recent struggla over the appointment be a real pleasure. With a Municipality

are about to enter upon a new régime in of Sierra Leone, will be offered the vacant would suggest that onquiries might be made

appointment, which in the fators will he

a financial adviser to the King of Cores, euch.n

the rumoured railway and territorial gon cha band would at ones bufartbebingan chetne in w nan data that this butle of Hongkong, why, may I als, should not the one of gent A. F. Osmonds, A. Di Death, W, 31. When one seas the number of people who clietne, in which chloral" was found, wasate yery have some Ereworks for thoir Cardew is the importance Sir Frederick | Plenger was noz pheed we are not aurpris. of a

crowd round the mailitary hands in the issued from the

cassical of the alleged Cassini treaty (whose the Dispensary, and what it

had a varied expericlimatised, and has cli-L. und T. Times. money? Goodness knows, the Legislative climato, as, before receiving the appoint- Market Repurt, dated Newolwang. 3rd evoute more on), the reputas worsting of the African The fellowing is Messe Bandinel and Co.'s provisions seem to grow less hypothetical as venirts, one can see what a pleasure their contained. The heart was mal.

Henry Humphrors-I am a partner in section of the Colony wants enlivening. mont of Governor of Sierra Leone, he was March --With the return of Spring a Port Arthur, and the continuase ove band would be, and round the head.

exployed as a Resident Magistrate in Zulu- resume our market advices, Supplies of of Japan in the intrigues at Seoul, together stands seats and resting places would the fiera of Blessers John D. Humphrey and Son. I have gone roughly into the state- develop.

his Land. He has propied e Hart!

present afloe Do. Buck

A regiment in the British Army would for about four 5. Ter Boxarosa BANK OPIN SPACES-nent referred to by Me

Bearis available for export during the pro- with many other equally significant cir year, and well known as

18 hardly he complete without its pot, and

hard worker, Col. Candow commander ront senson aro estimated at about 8,000,000 cumstances, point to a deliberate policy of

piculs Seanerken, 30,000 pieces; Beas 1839, being the last Oficer Commanding Uit, 640,000 pionis; Grain, 150,000 pisuls. to Colony a Volunteer Corpa, which though Troops under Hongkong prior to Singapore Quotations are: Beancakes, por lu pisces: lacking the numbers of a regiment does not being erected into a Staff Colonel'e cam-ash Tis

6.78; credit Fla. 8.0

4.05. Dean lack the enthusiasm and endeavours to mand with the local rank of Major-General. O per pical-gash Tis. 8.80; crodit 6.00 Beans, per 3 pieuls -mash Tis. | emulate the qualities and actions of the

*TRE Health and Vigour et an todividual de 8.30 aradi Tis, 8.50. The weather is regulare. Now this Corps fully realized pead apos the quantity and quality of the Bird, wild, sad the port will probably open skous

throw lato the bloțid, wasle products, and if No Basts, no rest, to band, no amuse.

that in some respects they were defer. When the tinctos have been at work, thats red lastant tive. There was no denying they had | them be not eliminated bus (through any dence) The Sossions were såjourned till Monments, no festruction, no library, but the

Clarky's World-fames Blood Misrom......... deeland in the loud they Influenta netvlilai pot house in wide, wide open

their fifa bond, but the pot of the corps and fanation and finally produce organis dis The must searching Blood Olsamear that salance Foras 6 THE Harry Vazzzy.-No restaurant i For re Boos te ruz Lare'—Olarke'e SOMETHING over two milion gen in gold was no bandstand, no seats, to rest for the World-famed Dibond Mixturo de warranted to only otiated as a sort of myth until only The Humanitarian. La cast of Bores and seedical till Aava brought to light Buf xported from Rose in the Osaman for algabeer or the walkers people's park, cleanse the blood from all inside from what this woul, when practical evidence was fals, Bourg, Boasa, Bad Logs, Skin and Blood forers from Serofula, Barry edema, ad Lags Hat

Diessen, Pimples and Sores of all kinds, the fkin and Blood Disease, Pluppies, and screw of neskildren's play-ground, only the ever cause arising for full given of the axistence of this most peces effects of Charan's Blood Mixture son mariellons, any kind and sollalied to give it a trist to test ita Qiss's Gwn Royal and Imperial 0, 0., Bad Legs, Ella and Bled Disease, haha member of Parliament for and the ugly red buildings of the foster Pimples, and cret of all rinde, its effed' are eary necessary. The battery and marched Thousands of wonderfil ogres have been effentat alus. Thesude of wonderful quiso karo kowa

marsellons. The sands of wonderfal onzenháro

by Clarke's Bland Mixture sold atory plested by its Bold warywhere at la 14, per Cigh hub why not make tas plaas possible en died by in bold varywhere for a manouvres with field pune. Les, a 21, 22. per betila Bawers of world bottles, Dewage of worshitan (mitejana del sub-

A picosur qend for a new of worthle

and ropa orang me on to pully earns 1 by launા માટે મા

The following jurors were empanelled Moses G. W. Binder, 17. à. Plus, E. A.

1. A

Watson and Sequeir

The rabbers secured money, jewellery, a gold watch, and entre clothing valuoil in all

at $220. Property was found in possession of each of the prisoners.

intison-

WA. Bontenced to eight guilty :) must generously left open spaces on the fur which ho bad placed 1. Q. Cs in the thero exists not a hundred miles from this the 82nd Regiment in Singapore from 1887 seculs, Blocks in Portare :-Beans, 670,000 | absorption in thosa porthorn regions..

The first prisoner, who pleaded guilty. The Hongkong aud Stinghai Bark has ceased Bad evarrawn his neunt for

Roelanation, railed in, and a great rest to safe. The accents appear to

Why should not the Colony reat the eyes.

ho corruck.

was six

ment, the other prisoner who was x. ntenced to ult years' imprisonment;

Other

The Magistrate gavo instructions to In as cuntenced to the spaces, and Sil them with sosts where pozler Ford to obtain information roeugt penanty, and adjourned the inquity until sentenced for hang concerned with after the heat of the day

All there were people can hear and evo, and yet have resting the issue of the bottle from the Di

the robbery. Taree others were sach Do you think the kind-hearted T. J. Today, Baateroad to two year Imprisonment for would oppose he last of all in the Colony! receiving the stolen property All the this for curtain: ventences include hard labour,

day.

-Muroga na žag din boats

Local Composer, Pioccs, by Orasgo, Wardis, & Xmas 1897. Price, 81.00, tobinson Piano Company,"

Hongkong Registar.

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