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We would refilad our readers that the fast performance of the pantomime Kallow Dwarf,' taken pinos to-t City Hall

H.M.S. mortalité arrived at Bingeprits ou the 28th January. The U.8.5. Eufalo Capt. Hemphill) arrived at Singapore on the 28th January,

Až Singapore, Rester announces that it is MERIALA Kerwick, of the Mackle Homan,” who has been elected M.P. for Epsom and 'not Mr W. Koswick,

Ar special meeting at Singapors on the 28th January, rosolutions were panked ra constructing the Tanjong Pagar Dook Co. The Company now becomes a limited |

$3,000,000 instead of 81,500,000,

NAVAL, METABLIKKINENT

AT WHIHATWAŁ:

PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION. OF

NEWEDOOK, I

Epecial, Telegram, from Our Out

Cormespondant.).

EHANGMAL, Feb. 8 p.m.. The China Queste states that the Belilah Government has decided to build a first« class dock at Welhalwel

THE FERIOUS TRAUDS: AT BHANGHAL.

SENTENCE ON THE ACCUSED. (Special Telegram from Our Own

Cornupondent.)

SHANUBAI, February 4, 5 pm, The Court convoted to-day to hear the technical arguments in the case in which

lisbilly company, with a capital of Mr J. W. H. Burgoyne was found guilty of

a charge of defrauding the Russo-Chinese | Bank of Tie: 86,000."

Lang sight, another crowded house enjoyed the performance of D'Arc's Marionettes--- the new Marionettes, as the management profom to be styled. New or old, the figuron „Rza A BOUTOD of endless delight, and the larga semed of youngstera who attended the "mabinte performance to-day all want to got hack again. In response to numerous. Per quests from, Thinowo patrons, the manage ment have made spoolal Arrangements for the nammmodation of Chinesa Indipa. - In Singapore for two nights performanors were given for Chinese ladion only, and each night the house was thmpeed. A sprota sular representation of the Spanish Amari- en war la being grapapod,

IGN: SHIELD COM- PETITION.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CORRESPONDENCE

CRITICISING A ORTTIC.

25 the Editor of the "City" Matt!"

THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION." CERBATENED INUBALAM KO KWENTU

HONGKONG F. C., HCD, RWF. The match in the Brat round of the

The new Dafones Contribution Ordinance. Hongkong, February & 1200.

contempistas, altering the present por; | Football Challonge Shield Competition w99 6:3-Was it not very unkind of Mrcentage of 174 per cent, to 20 per cent of played this afternoon at the Happy Valley Truth to make such vory strong remarks the Colonial Revenue, in fall discharge of between the Club and If Co. Royal Welsh in his latter. I am sure that in. One all abilites in respect at defence con Funflore. The following was the result-liked to rand Mr. Ona Eye Open's train

Eye Open' did not deserve them, for I

+tribution

This will add, roundly, 8100.000 annually | Hongkong Fla

to the contribution, and subtract the same amunt from Colonial necessiten. Committes will meat

The Straits Settlementa Association consider the matter.--Singapore Free Frew. an early date to

H Co. BW.F. goals The match was not a good one, the Club being too wrong for the Corepay: Goals were scored by Lowe (2), Laoker and Noble.

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·POOTBALL FIXTURES. The folk wing football-watches have been arranged for next week

Wednesday-Hongkong Football Club

*. Kortoon.

Thursday.M.S. Victorious ». E Co. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

Saturday-H.M.S. Powerfitt. Kowloon, The two latter matches are shield ties.

'FRAGRANT, WATERS.' MURMUR

That in our local life the chief feature just at present is the reticener of our worthy Governor (Sir Henry Blake) as to publlo questions,

ing notes very much, and I think he is very olever. All be, said, I am quite sure, was good-natured chaff alvara dos go on at only good natured-and a grant duel of the saila in the mornings. I am sure we ara not an anterous crowdy are we Dear Sir? Yours truly,

GENTLE JOSÉPй. P.8.- Anvorove' means 'rowany does it not

[Our correspondent will be pleased to see thất: Truths' strong worded criticisms have not discounged One Eye Open another column, E., 0. M.]

FOOCHOW NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.).

Fooonow, January 29.

An intaresting curemony took place on Sunday last at the Fonchow Arsonal, on

NEWS BY ENGLISH MAIL

(From The Times of Ceylon.")

The Samoan Obial, Mataasi who la German candidate for the Rogani

| Samos, has been fouted after sharp

fap with Malintah, who was proga mod The Philippines.

by the Olief Justice of Bamion withi King London, January 10, The American the support of the British and "American Commission saila for the Philippines at the Consula The British armar. Porpoile beginning of February, and will remain landed a party of bluujnokots to procust there for an indefinite period as a General | forolgners. Adtisory Hard to Mr MoKinley.

The New African Bishopric, January 18.-The Rev. William Peel han been appointed Bishop of Mombasa, bls Vale Diese

comprising the Eastern Brétion of the

Native Troops from Nyársaland, A native battalion is being raised in Nyssealand to serve in the Mauritius and elsewhere.

The Gorgun Press is very reserved in discussing the position at Samos, and is awaiting official reporta | but it declaran that Germany will respect the Treaties n force, and ophold her own rights.

The Liberal Landership,- January 27. — Mr Jolin Morley, speaking at Brashin, heartily approved of Bir. W. Harcourt'saction in realgning the leadership -of the Liberals, as it was loupossible to lead party when one's authority was constantly questioned. He intimated that it was kn intention to himself withdraw from annatire share in the counsels of the Liberal Party 1- tendencies of the party towards Jingelang and he condemned vehemently the growing and Imperialism.

Gold for India. The P. & O. steamship Rome, on her dea parture froia Melbourne homewarda took £356.000 in gold for India.

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whose Training Notes will be found in the occasion of the launch of the Chinos Bumbur, Plague Mortality. ›

THE INSECT THAT BITES.

It was istimated that counsel did not in- That Sir Henry is evidently taking a leaf Superintah bo seu to Mr. Ford, and official friends at an early hour, when, in a circular to the European Cabinets, mes in this councation notoa

tend to enter into the technloil argument.

The Rogued was then sentenced to Efteen months' simple imprisonment.

REUTERS TELEGRAMË, [SUITMED TO THE 'CHINA MATE."]

Loynoy, February 2. THE UNITED STATES. President MoKinley is suffering from fatique and overwork.

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. Malor Esterhazy has refused to contijans Lis evidents before the Cour de Crasation, and, has 2016 en Holland, being the with streak on a charge of fraud.

Jan. 18-The health returns cruiser Kien-wei, before a large and repro- for a City of Bombay during the pot sentative gathering of high officials, and deaths from all causes amount to 1,241, Henty Campbell-Bannerman sa Sir William

week are spain

again unsatisfactory. The total

January 18.-The Times - accepta Bir It has been suggested by this Com. Europeans invited there by Monsieur this being an increase of 130 over the Harcourt's Alcossos as leader of the Liberat mitter, that, in view of the possible con- Deyère, Director of the Amonal. Their preceding week. The Plague mortality is Party In the House of Commons, churuotoring. nection of Materia with Mosquitoes, Excellencies the Viceroy and Tartar Gen-379-a zise of 87 deaths.

ing him as a man of moderate conusele and Collections made of the winged insects in oral arrived at Pagoda with their retinuo The Tzar's Peace Conference. conciliatory the Colony which bite ngo_az:soimala.

Londen, January 16. Count Muravicif, putent, who miner, jusclive, yet cou

il mark Himo admirably. ***

the of the cranked and Aford according to ala custour they wont states that, although the political horizon dominance of Scotsmen In Parliament out of the Salisbury book on judicions station Department, Baird from Oir-

firet communisation, and some of the

Enquiry alience, and he na ranro reason, in enocular Dispatch from the Seunstary of State through a labyrinth of ceremonial and has been somewhat overclouded since his The Lawaraneas of the Currency

Powore have even taken steps to incressa sense, than the noble Marquis, because for the Colonies.

January 14,--The second session of our Governor in doubtless engaged in Hor doth the little busy bee, delight toát 1.15 p., the Kien-see slipped away their armaments, the convocation of the Currency Commission adjourned yesterday weaving a web from the various woofs bark and bite-Danbury Newsman. gracefully into the water, saluted on all viable, and that it will probably be holdnesses were Sir Robert Gift,

International Peace Congress is still ad. till next month. The most notablo wit of things

ge municipal which have been

Mr Haral *I've sot here and busted mosquitoes for addas by the new Chinese cruisera Hai-yuen at Brussels or pressnted to him.

or Copenhagon.

President the past two hours; and yet, I'm a and Hei-shin and numerous other minor

of the Manchester Chainber of That one might naturally say His Excel.

Agitation in Macedonia, Commergs, and Prefeuses Marshall of Cam Tonoy has shows all the qualities of the

sociable heifer,--Mark-Thouin,

18-A Maneronian agitation, bridge, Sir Robert Griffin generally e cautions Scot, and perhaps, under the

'Let 'em all come !'-—-—-Peputar Song.

gunboats at anchor. Their Excellencies and the proposed saambly of a Macedonian posed the official views regarding the bass rcumstances, he has thus show his

left immediately after the ceremony, as-Revolutionary Congress, Bro causing means of settling the Currency diaulty, Wisdom.

+

That I have a notion, when ha anse ortives - at a 'conclusion, it will ho one which will withstand agrest amount of adverso argh-

pent.

That there are, an wa all know, many tim portant matters to eattle, zat only on this aide the Harbour, but alsa on the other side,

That while many residents think too much satinimo is wasted, 18-ie Just pensible that

TIZE (TIMES OF THE SAMOAN

DIFFICULTY: 2:

HOR. J. H. Stewart-Lolchart GM.; apriyad to day by the English mail wasmer Coromandel. The official neorety which has barn maintained throughout the magotia. tions for the lease of tho now territory is

The Fins, in leading urtiale, enfld- atili preserved, and our own Commissioner wafusos to be drawn na to the object of his ently hopes that the trouble in Samos present miasion. We warmly welcome Mr will only tend to bind Gross Britain, Lockhart back to the Colony, and hope to Germany, and the United States closer tr.: hear the first official announcement con- gether as the sureat guarentes of the perning the new territory at an early date.world's peace.

·Hon. T. Séroomba Smith, who was to have gozo on leads, is to continue to not an Colonial Secretary, which inay be taken to Indiaste that Mr Lockhart will be other wled entagel. '

VESSELS AT THE Docks --At Kourion- HI G.M.S. Kaiser, Beechdale, H.I.G.M.S. Kaiserin Augusta, Athenian, Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon, Monmouthshire, St. Enosh, Columbia, Hus.

Cosmopolitan.-Don Juan de Austria, Daphne, Logal, Chian.

Aberdeen -- Pathan.

TRANEPOEING and Cabin Fianna are invala able and very strong,-Robinson Piano Co.

TRAINING NOTES.

A more complete illustration of the my- ing that abuse is no argument could hardly be produced then the absurd plagia. rism on the style of the spotting writer to

London. Weekly which found space above the signature of Truth in your Tuesday's issuo. In a case of this sort, there can be no two opinions that rippressin reri would be quite excusable on your part, Mr Editor, and if you further gently deposited your correspondent at the bottom of a well big friends would know where to go and look for him, and po sne else would do any the worse.

..

I have been trying to eluerinte some. He had come from the country to spend thing about the Sahacription Griffins during Christmas in town, and dropped in to dina this week from those who have attended

Oh bring

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of

the tins upont in clowing the oud the varging laws, and in watching oventa. may turn out to have been most use- fully employed

That, laughing affairs comeered with the

Kowloon Extension, the arrival of the High Commissioner for Kowloon (Tho Hon, Stewart Lockhart) mast be noted.

hart comes straight from Home crammed

as it is beloved Mr Stowart Loek.

bestial orifices muitable to the occasion.

that

the absence of any

The great big done have little feas, upon companied by a smart body of marines be-ety to the Porte, which has taken but admitted obtaining gold: bis ots

their legs to bite 'em,

Has lasted inandate enjoining Tom and

Diet and Jane and Flares,

To go out watching fies and bugs and been and booties, Hikewise midgets, Mosquitoes, and thos, nippy things to hear

if which gives und the Bigate, And when you've made a decent catch of

these Hongkong abouing Fine, You'll take them up Ir Ford, among

his illas and carnations,

And dumping down the lot, brever you're

very glad to do without 'em, Because of their pernicious ways, and fancy

kinds of stink about 'or,

John Chiaaman will bring him bugs caught

in the Canton lodging-houses, And other sorts of creepy things inhabiting

Celestial 1 blouson Tarantulas, and worms and such, and con-

tipedes scaly armour,

fall of instructions from the Fountain - Head in Downing Street, something of

à definite nature may fairly be

y of expected Le to happen at an early date: That I fancy, with his advantages of know-Upper in 5 all sun become a varit. to the drawing zout, where dancing was

Lodge of the toms.

And with his Scotch mother-wit,

the

rising.

Busoodand to

death is thus announced for the first

Boolesiastical Courts. England, hold at Lambeth Palsce, it was At a meeting of Bishops of the Church of realved to submit to Coporation in sistical Courts on lines recommended by February next a Bill reforming the Ecole

the Commission of "

Cooil Rhodes in London. January 20-The Hon, Mr Cecil Rhodes he had a prolonged conforenes with Siz Michael Hicke-Beach and the Right Fion

And little have Jecker flean--so on, ad lunging to the Peiyang squadron, armed mina musues to arush any attempted serious difficulty

jestions were mitigated. Mr Bapolny, was this penalty fact, our great baronet, and others of the local bodyguard servative, has been elected, unopposed, as and more, the new Financial

by Sir David with Mausers and the regulation short | Changs in the House of Commons. | heckled by binitum.

January 17-Colonel Pilkington, Con statements without stolen find

autistent investings,

Barbogy for Colonial Secretary

frúm the with gaspipes and bunting. About 60 Member of Parliament for Newton, re.Bir Dawkins, the new. Europeana eat down to a sumptuous lunch placing the Hou. Thomas Legh who has of the Viceroy'

Council, was presanti in Monsieur Daybre's house, where hosp

fessor Marshall was a prolis witness, and The Hon. Ther

Wodehouse Legh was bie examination was unfinished after throu tality abounded frealy in every shape and the eldest son of Lord Newton, whose hour evidenco. He the moderate fetal Monsieur Doylas got up and made a speech the age of 64. He was grandson on his but submitted a written atement. He form. At the conclusion of the repast. Ha was rainod to the Peerage in 1892. Sonable, though oulouriasa. Bir Afred De.

Bathnabild was abrent through

Ta gold in French, thanking the company for the mother'a side of the 15th Harl of Erroll.]

sonettiers that £20,000,000 la. would be without honor of attending the fusetion at his in-

obtained in London, L

If wanted, eventual establishment of a fine the monetary disturbance, and recommends the in India, to perform the fanation of the existing Presidency Banks, and to regulate the gold currency in the centres . chief demand. Sir D. Barbour, whose esper rience and energy have been invaluable the enquiry, has sailed to the West Indies, apparently having heard enough.** H roturna in time assist in framing tha Mr Joseph Chamberlain concerning the Commis ion's report. It is possibio that A Imperial Guaranten for the Tangayake deciled and continued fall in oxolange, autho advocates of a 15d.

rato. The Administration of the Soudan. rities viewing the last twelve months ex Cromer, the British Minister in Egypt, and 10d.

A Convention has been signed by Lord perience omsider the rate likely in areNLO

this

year, which

would panel testly: Bonttos Pasha, the Egyptian Minister for mon a 16d. exchange. The Report of the Foreign Affairs. The agreement defines the Commission will probably be belef, and will limits of the Soudan, and includes Wady be issued within the next few months A Halia and Suakin in the new administra- gold standard without provision for an ade ton, which is to be distinct from that of gusta supplementary ld currency is now Egypt. It excludes the Sondas from the regarded sa improbable. jurisdiction of the Mixed Tribunals and January 20-Sir David Barbour has provides for the supreme power being vaste gone to Jamaica or a Mission for the

in Cool, who ic ta hưự butamist niso zonnigeted with the Suanr: appointed by the Khedive with the consent Question, but bugill be back in time to of Great Britain, with liberty to alter invshare in the preparation of the Report of the by proclamation. The Convention estab-Currency Commission, which is expected shes Martial Law, prohibits the residence about. April next The Commission bas of Foreign Conenis without the consent of lately examined Sir Robert Gin and for the ritish cant takin, where the shortly Her Majesty's Government, and provides heara Lord Furrer and Professor Marshni used together, except Sinkin, Egyptian fug is to fly alone.

able insect farmer,

vitation and wishing success to the gow cruiser. Mr Consul Bienssen repli in words, thanking Mos. Daybre for his English in a faw happy and well-chosen

kindness, and wishing him and the arsenal over which he presides all success in the future. The company afterwards adjourned indulged in till a late hour in the afternoon.

placement and built for a speed of 23 knots, She will be completed in about nine months. It is understood that this is the first plan in a large nasal progmmine of several cruisers and ironclads, material for which is to come from France. The keel for a new cruiser is to be laid down forthwith.

Mr Lockhart ought to be, able to place And where Dendrobnim used to grow and The Kier-wei is a cruiser of 900 tons dia. Railway but nothing has yet been decided.urring shortly, night encourage, the

the Oncidium wave its fowers, Extension on a satisfactory

Tanks will be built whero Ford will breed

marquitoes in his leisure hours. Geraniums will

I give place to guate, while Wash

will oust the palms and dalina, And scorpions. F

will reinp

and rear where And all day long the crowd will come with

erstwhile grow the sweet nzaleas.

Kowloon basis in

of time. course That it seems an impossibility to do this in ait months' time, even with the best as- sistance which the Hongkong Service can give him. That everyone in Hongkong ought to wish" the great High Commissioner every BUD- cers, as I

fancy successful administration in that region will exercise a wider in. what the titusions in the Sanitary Board

than agme imagine.

bare brought to mind very furcibly thủ somewhat snomnious position of this so- called municipal body.

That the old untagion, or apparent an. tagonism, between the Board and the Government Departments, must show constituted it is, with its proulins mix

na

insects various and dreadful That keep poor men awake at night and

make the baby cross and rotful;

And half the Sarts of thonge, will ponder

o'er these pols votani

the bacillimalarion,

Ford will know no rest or quiet,

H.M.S. Strived a ragion Auctor With microscopes and other things to enduge on Banday morning, when the Algerie From mer to eve, from eve to men, por put out to sea almost immediately.

Several degrees of frost were registered here recently, which appears to have some- what abated the disease so prevalent and apparent in our midt the past week or so

While offering up, at duty's call, his arms And wil day long she cry will be 'Oh, Mr

and legs as insect dist.

Ford, so my insect. Observe its curly little sting, its studied

aspect of respices.”

at a well-known calo. A la carto or table regularly in the mornings, but there really That Board will, aftor they have been pro. Until one day, this doorged man, crams;

d'hotel' inquired the wafer.

me a little of each, said the guest, with has not been much to go upon, and my plenty of sauce.

present remarks van only be taken for what they aro worth. I must endeavour to sup- THE Russian Pacific Squadron will be reinplement them later when the characteris forces during the coming summer by the ties of the various pontos have been more addition of the first-class cruiser Admiral Nachime and the ironclad Fetropailupak.

The Istraliom of Chinaga, onders for the enrolment of which have already been Announced, is to he officially known sa the lat Batt. of the Chinese Regiment of Infantry.'

Tay annual meeting of the Shanghai Rass Club was held on the 27th January: The report and accounts, having been adopted the following gentlemen were elected Stewards for the current year, Messrs. E F. Alford, A Butler, B. A. Clarke, F. Gore, A. McLeod, R. Macgregor, atid E A. Probat.

clearly displayed.

Unfortunately some are already very near ly, if not quite, in the soup; and it looks as if the issue would eventually be confined to only a faw. The best are undoubtedly Strathflect and Sirdar, which aband out as really good poster. Then come Tourist, Meteor Rose, Je Crow Quemon mafum, and Traveller, and Strathduan in about the order given. Following them The Prince Athos, Uni, Bourbon Rose, Silver Spray, Concesion, Reseller, Grief, and Woodcock, white the hopeless division consists of Queen's Gardens, Straightauris, Blizzard,

this

ture of academic weakness and statutary powers.

it is to be hoped the discussions in

perly disgested, lend to the strengthening of the common-sento endeavours now he ing made to safeguard and improve the food supply of the Colony, That one grest objection to the granting of adequate powers to the Beard was for merly a financial one, but when the Board can safeguard our beores and at the same time save a large sum for the Gov- emment (or for the consumers), this ob jection seems to fail.

Tisst, although the Face Moctingeis likely to be the most open meeting for years past, the interest felt in its probabilities is not no general as it usually is.

That the long drought, and the belief that copious rain may greatly alter the chances of the unusually fine strings of ponies entered, may have something to do with apparent lack of general interest.

this

nued fully up with lore butanic. Will cut the matter short with just one

ounce of Schcelo's bydrocyanic.

IONIC.

SHOCKING BUICIDE AT SINGAPORE.

AN EX-RIFLE BRIGADE MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF.

LATE

TELEGRAMS.

Sorious Fires in Rangoon. Rangoon, Jan. 12,-Two ninte amall fires occurred at night, one in Pomondoang The Recent Terrible Gale. January 14-Local reports of the gate and the other in an empty house in Judduh have been delayed owing to the injury to Ezekiel Street. Bogs soaked in kerasi telegraphs. They allow terrible and vido oil and set on fire were discovered in another house. The genel opinii in that spread results. The sea demolished a thick the fires are due to incendiarism. seawall and washed a branch of Beventy Jan. 16. A large fire occurred between London, January 26.-Despite the op. yards in the North Western line, along 11-30 and 12 o'clock last night in the com Conway Bay, between Chester and Hollyhead

From the Manila "Times.') Senatorini Elections.

on Thursday midnight. It was pitch dark pound of Messrs C. R. Cowie and Com and the tempest was raging fiercely. The pay, General Merchants, Rangoon, and, express, heavily laden, dashed out of a tun tide was enormous, and a Manchester goods in the ace of an hour, extended to the

main:

fire is supposed

and

position shown to his nomination, Senator Stowart, of Nebraska, the champion of the silver cause, was re-elected by an overwhel ming majority. As wna to be expected Calhorson, the Democratic nomines, carried. Singapore, January 26 the day in Texas; but two swipes, word sel across a gap- along unsupported rails, have origiunted through the carole of Pas precipitated into the sea. The the night durun, who set a lamp EAT

Tibre inst Another melancholy muicide, the third furnished by the election of Kenn within the last for weeks, occurred yaster Republicans of New Jersey, and Nathan driver and firetuan were lost, and the wrirk- some tarred folting.

age of sight trucks strews the Bay; but the smouldering. The estimated Joss is about day afternoon in Coleman Strost, near the Scott by those of West Virginia. janation with Arnioutin Street, Mr F. The evident determination of the anti-oilers remain suspended on the rails which R3,50,000, of which the Northern Almasie Anstien, manager of the Boustend Institute, annexationists to prolong the discussion of the Trials mail, which were due shortly R1,00,000, the Liverpool, London, and are unbroken. The Liverpool express and Insurance Company is responsible for who had been trissing sineo Wednesday the peace treaty until the end of the sea- afterwards, were onved. The Channel traf- Globe Insurance Company for R1,50,000, and the Royal Insurance Company, for ghot, taking his life with a reveiver, sion, if possible, led the Senate to fix sie has suffered terribly, vessala standing whilst in a rikisha. He appears to have Febuary 6th next as the date upon which i

R60,000.

aud Persis aggles Strathmist, Fariety, That every trainer I have met is enthusi- come from the direction of SUTADgo vote shall be had. on the question of its

The late arrival of the 'sobs' this year,

he 'sobs uakes them very backward in their train- and therefore it is more difficult to

disced thale for this assasin than usual.

The captain and crew of the Filipmost. The Tonens have been placed under arrest. Tonang in a coaster, and for several months

large attendance to witness this morn- has been plying between the laiends of the ing's gallons showed increasing interest in Archipelago. The authorities have rennois the proceedings, and every pony that had four tolerably sound legs was sent for s

to suspect her of being a Alibrator.

Hor

astic in praise of the efforts made by the gonial Clerk of the Course to make the Meeting a success,"

BROWNIE.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING.CORPORATION.

in the Dowus all night.

Thỏ Dreyfus Case and the Rosd in a gharry, as far as Sologia Road, ratification.

Beaurepaire Farce. where he paid off the gharry, and got inte

U. S. Army Bill. tas rikisho, in which he has passing along

The European press, capecially the The Democrats have published their English, bitterly ridicules the Ármotan just about four o'clock Minority Bill for the United States army, farce, commenting on

Street,

Beaurepaire the utter decadence

WEATHER REPORT The following notice is issued from the Observatory :-

On the 4th at 11 55. The Barometer

Mr Graham, the secretary of the Masonic | fiwiting the, regain fares to 30,000 men, of politics and of the justiciary in France has riser ou, the China Const. A high-

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perwabout ferco.

Club, on hearing the report, immediately with a temporary enlistment of 50,000 to wont to the spot to render assistance, it guard t

the new territory until it passes from when an ex-Supreme Judge can anke huchessure area covers China with moderste Roon on the coast, and in the art of possible re-coolie, on seeing what had American control. This they oppose to pitiable exhibition of inanity and apitet rather steep gradients and strong roost cccurred, dropping the shafts and boltinge The following is tho sixty-seventh report precipitately. The deceased, however, had the Government Bill för 100,000 regulary against his former colleagues. M de nu- hold is said to contain at the present time good spit. The course was anything but of the Court of Directors to the ordinary red the fatal shot through his right temple make no partiau opposition to the ratifien, conducting the prosecution of Boulanger in rato N.E, winds'; fins.

They expect to repaire was appointed to the Bench for the Chins Ses. Forecnat--frost to mode nodrly ore hundred thouard Spanish fast, in fact it was rather doud, and conse-bali. yearly general mesting of shareholders and dosth was instantations, the body tion of the penes treaty, but advocate an resignation would be acceptable. The most Fuse Tuning and Ropate, New Rasio.

1880. Ha clearly never dreamt that his dollars, and a large supply of ammunition quently very few showed up to advantage. to be held at the City Hall, on Saturday, being removed to the Central Station and independent govemment for the Philip subaranitial charge he brought was that Mandolins, Banjos, fine cock.-Robin.

This must be taken into account before the 18th inst., at acon

taken to the Hospital by the Pulice. arriving at basty conclusions about the To the Proprietors of the Hongkong &

vines similar to that in Cuba without Ame-M. Bari, al is entrusted with the regison Piano Co. Mr. Anstins, who was about 28 demerits of any indifferent performance.

years of Shanghai Banking Corporation.

age, was formerly wageant in the Nia rican control, and make this their party sion of the Dreyfus documents, sought an

standpoint. Genticton,The Directors bare now to Brigade, and took up his pist as manager

interview with Col. Picquart, and ordered. the old ponies Time's milo and a half was shot the best, and he is evidently in qubasit to you a General Statement of the of the Boustead Institute in Februr3, 1897, The Astor Battery Disbanded. the latter a dose of hot grog. In spite of

· Greterate form. Ferat also went affairs of the Bank, and Balance Sheet for Financial difficulties are believed to have

King

The return of the Astor Battery, which the absurdity of M. de Beaurepaire's legn- very good gallon, finishing strong Charger the half-year ending 31st December, 1898 on the cause of the mush set, a warrant

tered out, was celebrated in the most over the affair in every aspect, one Deputy

and small arms, which were intended for Aguinaldo's troops.Manila Times.

the 20th Jan, several officers of the 08/024, 4 x of fell with their camaras, not knowing the huis

tions. They were discovered taking pic mile, in which he had the best of Sund-

their way-Minn Times.

A recent auction sale of old furniture in

lastaceant, after paying all charges. de- provision for bad and doahtful accounts, recommend the transfer of $1,000,000

ed the samo day--Pret,

from

Tas Blood is the soures from which are: rebems are built up, and from which we deels or mental as well as our phyaient capabliltisë. the blood ie, discosed the bad in diretard.

Bores of any kind are solicited to give Cistics's streets, cheering the bronzed and weather-three Generals, all Picquart's accusers, also los. Thousands of wonderful curse hare best benten volunteers as they marched to the had their grog at the Court's expense, The affected by is. Sold everywhere as 2x. 8d. prz

+1.

2.47

of landing by courtesy, wandered into in beginning to, show betfer forin, but he not probs for that period, including having been issued for hii:nitost na Monederod home from Manila to be mus- tione, the Chamber of Deputios pordered Safforem from Sorofala, Scarry, Recea, Bad cemetery which suntsineg wyne fortior was not asked to do more than one easy 11 | 8370,016.76, belanca brought forward from day night, and 's new manager; -Sgh-King onthusiastic manner in New York. Vasti solemnly proposing to court-martial that weg, 8kin and Blood Diasuari, Pimples, and tures, and detained until the local'withon storm Blush Boss was among those that dusting interest paid and due, and inaking of the Vest Yorkshire Reginiest point crowds thronged the depot and lined the whole Court of Cassation. It transpires that wyldfried Blood Mixlure: a trief to tónk lie:

were nonmaniated with, when they pleased me no well as anything. tion were released. Later in the day, orders werd sued by General Miller. from the mile in 412, last quarter 31 seconds mount to 1.332,189.66. The Director Mazon F. Y. Cassidy, who took an active istinery where they were temporarily quar-practical result has been a change in battle, Beware of wor-hless imitationemnd sub-

Of the Derby, candidatos, Aberdeen's 13 flagship rovoking the permission to visit

of tored. The scenes which occurred upon Pirquart's judges, and an influence ou autra. shows The Filipino government has best stands out as an excellent performance. the Profit and Loss Account to credit oft in the suppression of the rebellion

Exchange. very courteous to all flcers visiting the Rose also showed sound style but Resorve Fund, which Fund will then stand the Taipings in Cama, died on 2nd Jan, the return of Roosevelt's Rough Riders public opinion decidedly for the worse. eity, and beyond wquiring them to swaldeemed to tire at the finish after a fast at 81,000,000. They also recommend writet Hundus, in his sixty-seventh year. He were re-creted after the mornanthed their Omdurman and the Allegations

quarters, and they practically bind the free

of Cruelty,

Hosakoж, February 4, 1899. furifications, his placed no obstacles in moment Century and Mainstaying off Bank Premises Account the sum of acted with his regiment in the Crimes, dem of the city.

January 18.What may be taken as the "On London- miles at a steady pace, proving them gr00,000. After making these Transfers and and in 600 went through the Campaign in m

A Russian Loan.

Last word on the controversy mised by Mr

Bank, Wire, b rolfier o diasupointment, although the time remains for appropriation 6,877,189,66, engaged during the operations against the lush to be stayers. Yellow Dwarf ans deducting Remuneration to Directs there the North of Ching. Spiseqnantly he was

Now York bankers rongwed efforts by Bennet's article in the Contemporary Re-

On domand Taipings.

Russia to place & Goverment 3 1-2 parvice has been said by Captain Tiedmann,

30 days night, out of which the Dires. ors recommend the

cent loan of 800,000,000, fixing the prica at the German Attache with the Sindar

4 months sight, of Sirdar with forms of ·1. payment of a Dividend of One Pound and

Credits, 4 Edinburgh a chair, bearing on the LM0k mile shows the former to be quite one of Ten Shillings Sterling per Share, which at On the 9th January, the cribers of B. 197. The bankers suggest 92. There will throughout the Khartoum Campaign.. the carved words. Dinottar Castle,

Captain Tiedmant claims to have den

Documentary, 4 mouthe' put up. Experts expected it might fateh old one at the finish. Strathfleet Hid one of Oné Pound Sterling.pur Share which Ati Capt. Tracman ou the eve of his departure compromise the difference. The abund everything, and dechires that General Kit On Pari

the bont Saba, as he had the batter of the 4/6 will absorb $533, 333.33. and a Bonus Company. Shanghai V gave e dioner to probably be a sucessful arrangement to about £25. The bedding began at £6, and

On demand, QUOD reached £30, when only two brokers equally well, but no other Submads 4/6 will absorb $350,536:55. The differenes for England. Liont. Whitfield being in suca sad chespness of money in New York chener rode through the gullies and court- Forde of Omilurianu, witis uplifted hands,

Credits, 4 months' sight, remained. The compofition advanced in early so good time.

in Exchange between 40, the mate at which the chair The retirement of Capt. True favours the negotiations, ONE EYE OPEN.

Prosiniming peace. The despatch of Bug On Berlin-Demand, The Peace Treaty. the Dividend and Bonus are declared, and man from the command after fifteen years 1/11), the rate of the day, amounts to connection with the Company was deeply January 24-The icbate upon the sub- of the wounded on the battle Geld was in- Un Now York

The membora, to show their

dispensable. Captain Tickman saw agromi regreited.

On demand, 81,153,864.32. The Balance $834,636.46

haa between Spafo and the United Stator

Codita, 60 days' sight, rendered, presented him with a handsome adopted at the Faris Conference on Decem Dron departing trips; but he also

On Boubay

Wire Directors Mr R. M. Gray has been silver bowl, bearing the inscription: Pre her 10 Inst, was resumed in the United British soldiers giving Dervish mufferare

On demand, Mex cannot live loclated ; we are all bound elected Chairman for the year 1899 and Routed to Capt. Truman by this members States Senate to-day, but little progress was thoir owli Food and drink. There was, he

On Caloutta on his retirement made, and the indications are that the dis says, no plundering in Omdurman, together for mutung good or else for muhial Mr. N. A Siebe, Deputy Chairman Me of B. Company, S.Y.O

reing horver to the same body. R. L. Richardson having resigned his seat from the command after 15 years entious cassion will ho us prolonged as it is heated, Mr Havuge Landor's, Researches

In Phibet.

On demand, Carlyle Sharp on leaving the Colony, Mr H. H. Hill has rice. 27th Jan, 1869 An laminated the Democrata and other opponents of the

Mr Douglas Frostiteld. oz-President of On Singapore been invited to fill the vacancy; the op-address was also given him. NC. Deity so-called expansion policy being ap- for pintment requires cenfirmation at this

parently determined to defer a vote on the the Alpins Club, writes to the Times re On demand, question at issue until they have thoroughly viewing the Landor controversy. He Of Manila Cianne's Would-Party Bloop Mazaired their views and placed themselves in quetes Col Holdich, Eir Richand Stragic. On demand, The most searching Blood Ciraptor that sciener, | record.:

sad his own article in the Spine Journal, On Shangli 4. themselves scoordingly.

World Man Blond Maration and being eligible for re-election offer and modica chill have brought to light Set. That the treaty will be ratified is fors, and rejects Me Bardo a default of rogsinte

On demand, Bed Pariser, that schizos, sedi: mechan

ferers from Sarnfals, Scurvy, Enanum, Bad Legs, shadowed by improved condition of the loss and inacceptable in

-90-days' night, (privato papi brought We Belit? – Rufferers. From

Auditors. The accounts have been gain and Blood Diseases, Pimples, sod Gores of Bauryns Bad Le Ski and audited by Mr F. Henderson and Mr U. 8 and are solicited to give it a trial to test its stock market; in fact, Wall street is simply evidence. He characterize the Daily Name On Yukohamaa,

Da döiaand, and Sare of any kind, Shery, who offer themselves for re-election.alna, Thousands of wondering, sures have leenbing and 6 tremendous amount of references an farcical and impertinent. He

J. F. BELL-IRVING, effected by it. Soll everywhere at 26, 0d, perspeculation has been recorded in Almaust, omphasises the bet that Me-Landor ons Gold Los1, 100 fine

bottle, Beware of worthless imitations and at-every class of stecke during the past few not appen in the Geographical Society's Sovereigns (Bank'" buylig mate)

days. Hongkong, 31st January, 1899,

seudopni prograămine."

Siyar (per on}

£5 bids to £100, and then jumped in steper

• of £10 to £609 - Finally some of the hil

· dors rotired, and the chair, was: krivcked BREMBAD 3 Allieon Planos, the very best to be carried to New Proft and Loss Ao appreciation of the valuablo services ho hag/Ject of the ratification of the treaty of peace Durviste hand two lamming death,"

down to his successful rival at the price of value, Robinson Pisto Co. "£070." The vxplanation was that dir

Donald Carrio had seen the name on the back of the chalt, and had commissi

an Edinburgh Troker to

day, forgotting int he had,

trusted Glasgow broker to hid

chairs in these 10

count.

the post courier of a century there has Meeting Mesars C. Beurmann, A. J. ecobsson low of letbare bearing Raymond and David Gabbay retire in rota

Chairman,

Wire....