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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899.

Insurances.

UNION ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

(tituled in the Reign of Queen

Anne

A.D. 1714). CAPITAL FOLLY SUCRIBED, £450,000. CAPITAL PAID Ur, £180,000, TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £3,254,023. TOTAL ANNUAL INCOME, £923,205.

THE Undersigned, having been appointed Aogsrs of the above Society in Hong- kong, are prepared to issuo PeLI019s against. FIRE on the usual terms..

HALRY WICKING & Co.

Pray Central,

1142

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECENCED, 1803,

£13,959,069

Authorised Capital 23,000,000.0.0 £2,750,000.0.0 Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital .......

....£ 087.500:0.0

Fire Funds 53,706, 450.7.11

AVING been appointedt Ass of the Accept EUROPEAN and CHINESE RISKS at Curro Retos.

Hove Company we are prepared to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, June 28, 1879.

1537

THE IMPERIAL MARINE INSUR- ANCE Co., Lro., TOKYO, THE Undersigned are prepared to necopt

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houses, but with mud, as, a preliminary eng, and Mr Fung Yoo, Translator-to- The land by the Yangtza rises but a fewriches the late Total of Shanghai, The use of above the summer level of ato river, mal ist Cho whole trouble appears to bave been a. high water reasons is, of course, inundated. tramped-up charge against your currespon

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up vay long, will have to be zerdt with in the famine and dreis rivers being dried to theat oven-more-in-eline Lila usuti, same way, as Hankow grows.

to believe any secusation against foreigaer ANOTHER PROPOSED CONCESSION.

ON THE BUSHIAN CONCESSION

made

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Reans a pity that there was no impartial facilitato navigation. authority to which these land cases could 1865 have been referred at the first. That for

eign oficin's sheld have it in their power to appropriate and dispose of other peepto's

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MITSUL BUSSAN KAISHA,

K. HASEGAWA,

Малиуск, Bongkong, August 18,

property, and at the same times be the only

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No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.

TERMS VERY MODERATE. Consultation Free. Hongkong, April 6, 1805.

128

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.

.8

3pm. R. J. Keyes

Ilme t

Hakod.ite

Hakodate

Flakud te

Har

Name.

Big

Tons. ans. 1.1.1.

Csptím.

Aterity

despatch-vessel

1700

10

3000

Algérino

sloep

1030

fi

1400

Comdr. A. H. Smith-Dorrien Commander J. W. Shado

Feeling

Auror

armoured cruiser, Iut clana 6000

12

8500

Captain E. B. Dayly

Harllent

battleship, Ist class

10,500

1k

13,000

Hon. S. C. J: Colville, C.B.

Bonaventure

oruiser, cla93

[4300

10

90

Capt. It A. J. Montgomerie, C.1k

Bengkong

Brisk

eruiser, 3rt class

1770

6

3000

Coin. R. B. 8. Wrey

Shangh

Concurives*

battleship, 1st class

10,500

14

18,000

Captain J. It. Jellico

Daphne

Bloop

1140

2010

Com. C. W: Winnington-Ingram

Hakodate

Endymion

cruiser. 1st clas

7350

12

10,00

Capt. G. A. Callaghan

EAK

g-bt, 3rd class conat defenc

363

3

200

Lt. Com. C. Chadwick

Fame

Firebrand

gunboat, 2nd class

torpode hoat destroyer

300

570X-

455

Mania Shangust HaRidate Hongkong

Hanly

torpedo boas destroyor

273

Hongk

Bart

torpede boat destroyer

275

Henniona

crainer, 2nd class

diffliar

Humber

storeship

the N...

X10 Wang Thap 1640

Honkon

Capt. I. S. D-Causing-

Thakodate

Iphigonis

cruiser. 2nd class

23000

8

Capt. H. N. Dudding

Linnet

gun-vessel, 2nd class

756

2

$70

Com. Win W. Saaytho

Orlando

Armoured cruiser, let clase

5000

12

8600

Captain J. II. T. Burke

genius, Ast elas

1203

Lieut.-Com. J. G. Armstrong

sloop

1050

G

1400

Capt. R. P. Cochran

gulant, 1st class

gunboat, lat clasu

1200

Liout-Com. J. F, Green

Singapore Shangh

750

1200

D.Com, C. V. de M. Cowpor

Weilwei

Argentine training vessni

2830

Captain Retbeder

Nagasaki

gunbont, 1st class

715

....1200.....

La Com. Hon. G. A. Hudinge

Tokohama

gunbont

803

720

Lt. -Con. F. F. Haworth Booth

Singapore

Liver gunboat

85

240

Lieut.-Comdr. H. C. Care

West River

gun-vousel, 2nd class

753

870

Hongkong

receiving ship

4650

Commodoro Francis Powell

Bongkung

g-Ut. 3rd class coast defunc

363

Lt. Cam. II. E. Hau

Hougkung

armoured cruiser, 1st classi

5600.

12

linkedate

baltioship, et aláss

14,90)

1

12,

Cupt, A. Sohomberg

Fakolate

Surveying elup

620

450

Cundr. W. P. Dawson

Fig

torpedo boat clestroys:

380

G

5900

Lieut.Com. E. Kelly

Hakodate

coastdefenceship, armower

27604

1000

.Comdr. H. J. Davison

Horging

river gunboat

150

564)

ziver

gunboat

150

550

Liout. Com. H. D. S. Watson Licut.-Cor. Barton

Yagiso ver

Percook Pheonix

Plover

Presidente Sarimento

Pigmy

Lintelor

Redpole

Sandpiper

Swift

Fanar

Tweed Undaunted

Victorions

Waterwitch

Wiren

Whiting

Woodcock

Woodlark

·Kersaint

| = 5 6 ༅ | 0 23 ༈༣

200

8500

Capt. A 0. Clarko

Hongkong Halcolat #adamdule Yokolinom Manila

Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir fé. II, Seymour, 1.0.B. Flagship of Rear-Admiral G. 9. P. Fitzgerald.

Foreign Men-of-war on the Uhina and Japan Station.

Vangiso River

Saigon Saison Focailow Takeu

Nagneaki

Saigona pa

Shaman ki

Nagasaki Saigon

Name

Flag and Description.

Tons.

Gurs.

E.P.

Explain.

Kaiserin Elizabeth

Austrian cruiser

4000. 22

Capt. Julius Beck von Wallutaedt

Last reported at

Nagasuhi

Aspic

French gunbont

475

150

Commander Jutaa“

D'Entrecasteaux Descarbor Eclaireur

French flagship

Captain da Macol

French Bruiseż

4000

8000

Capt. Tbilist

French cruiser.

.1638

2050

Caph. Texier

Joan Bart

Froncli cruiner

1600

Capt. Aubin

Frunchy gaabout

$12505

62200

Cap de la Mutie di Portail

French guabust

470

Caps Amet

Ogas - 123

13

8000

Captain de Drotizd

000

Captain do PlussiY

Captain filondel

-8000

$000

Captain Muller

4100

10.

9000

Captain Rottuna

Nagasaki

10

Commander W. Laris

Kichau

Trend

German cruiser

4200

5030

Commander Obenbehoer

Bocchow

Kaisarin Augusta

Gorman oritiser

63311

20

14,000

Captain Roslinar

Nugenki

Muero.

Gornian gurbeat

600

Cap Merten

Ell

Italian cruiser

2782

12

6700

Caps. Ceccani

Shanghai

Etra

Italian cruiser

3530

6993.

Cajet. Giovanni Corolle

Shanghai

Piomente

Jalian cruiser

1512.200

Shangha

Stromboli

3698

G131

Captain Constantino

Shaui

Africa

Léon:

Pascal

Surprise

Vauban

Deutscidind

Cefpa

Iltis

Liberal

Flossia

Barik

Silatoh

Kornetz Maudsbur

Navarin

Utrajny

Pardal Azova

Stasol Veliky

Sivooteb

Yandaik

Zalijækm ̈ ̈

Baltimore Bennington

Cullo Custine

French cruiseT Freporn gunboat Freid Jezuiser.

German ironclad German cruiser 2.

German goat

Italian cruiser

Portuguese transport Portuguese gunboot"

Rusminn eruisar

Russian Bagship

19226 2259

1469 Gupt. Vancu Carvalliv 140034omet. Cunha Laun

*

Captain Parenog

Coindr. Lisupt Captain Barrano

8500 Captain Mollas

1148 7009 3509 80011

Captain Niedermuller

Captain Prince Ouchtonsky

Capt. Regulia

Kwongchauwan

Yokohama

Macro Hongkong

Nagasaki Vlad: voetoek Nagasaki Vladivostock Nagasaki

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ce something of the end seas that crop out in the gorges near there. On the journey down strosur the rudder-post of the teamer broke, and the beat being hetimless

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VISITORS AT JOÍELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

Mr S. H, Albott

Mrs Augars Mr W. Armstrong Me

rn. W. H. Avery Mr W. 8. Kailey Mr A. 1. Bartholo

striking contrast to the slow going English- man's method, who, to this day, has ever credibly short time every male human being named his stres, but rentains content with the neighbourhood-roomed to have n Simply eating theia. Upwards of twenty mbledon the shore, crowding round the hong and residences- many of the large vessel and wading into the water. They have numbered some hundreds, an ou and axpensive buildings-are trendy aunt of it being the time of the Dexgen and enged, while others are being pasked forward will all speed. The owns of Festival many und come down to the river. Mr J. H. Aitken

At first, those of the other parts. At these piperties beking to ail nationalition. Chinese included, and the Grand Republic Party Rot emjdaged in repairing the rides gives a hearty welcome to all who wish the succeeded in keeping all the crowd by a show of guns and rifles, but noon stones Protection of the tricolour.

began to fly, and when one struck the Con- contaios, as yot, anly a murabor of largo ai he gave his authority to fire. Extreme B. J. Harlow

measures were, however, fortunately avail. godlawns connected with the oil, skin, ander by the timely arrival of a for sekliers Slapping business, but it promises to be a set down by luent oficial. On another inpartaut placa before long rengh Gerion way of doing things, they occasion the Pritchard Mongan party and Mrs Bayley Are busy rising d whole are, and for another foreigner were strmed while on

board a ingran, at Luchou, this purpose have imported a traway to bring the mud from a long way back. The frous a prospecting trip to the well-known Mr W, B. Benuelt

el and bride wells of Tzelinching. They fund it advisable to drop a few li down the river without much delny.

THE HENERAL CONCESSION

In the tho

will then be so trable fron law-lying lots Such as vex the Eaglish Concussion for bing, and which will by and by butler the French

THE JAPANESE

an; doing nothing with their ground. It is

ccupied at present by a hago Chisw grad natal factory, and the lants of in- numerable spatters. The Japanese Con- sulate is on the French Concession, and their the new Post Office on the English. What they want a Post Office for they know best themselves, but it is here, and all the others put together would not maky a better. The French have also started unó, Re Text to conocesions, Hankow comes out

STRONG IN POST OFFICES.

their return!

MIGY

Mr J. Kirkwo Mr Paul Kremn Mr. A. Loggatt Miss Lucker Mr Exile Lut Me C. Macdonaldi Mr J. Y. Muyston Mr & Mrs Moir

Mr F. Mouuey

Mr J. A. More's

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Mr H. F. R. Brayne W. B. Homo Me P. Buce

Mr H. U. Jeffries Mr & Mrs F. G. Col-Major G. R. St: John

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Capt. Van Corbach MO. H. Dann Mr & Mia W. {L.

Davis and child Mr. Deaisun Bir F. Dew

Captain F. Kofod Mr J. Jako

Mr J. E. Loo T.3= C. W. Longuet

Mr C. W. Longuet Mr R. Mitchell

J. Von Qertzen

J. H.Dr Marx Peters

Colonel C. Mr John Ifäxter, jr. Mr and Ms Mort

Mr J. F. Jayley Fir L. E. Bennett

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Mr Frank Murison

Mr E. . Murphy - Me A. H. Myon MR. A. Naphogyi

and Mrs A. I.Me F. W. NOVED

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A WORD TO MOTHERS. OTHERS of children affected with D. coup or a sovere cold noed not hesi tnt to administer Chamberlain's Congh

Mr A. C. Vart Niecop

Dr and Mrs P. K.

O'Brien

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Ir W. Part

Mr J. C. Perry

Mr G, H. Richardson

Mrs E. C. Cried land, Mr B. Jäntter

nid not child Mr R. Debux

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Remedy. It cautius sno opiate nor narectie Dr A, Elelmann, M.2. My A. 1. Senti in any form and may be given as quatident-TA. H. Elia

13 to the babe as to an wilt. The great Mr 1.. I. Elzel sucess that has attended its use in the Mr. B. Frank catuent of colds anderen has won for it Mr W. Fuckel

Mr. Suowden Mr A. Spagnoleo

K. Stockman

Mr B. Taylor

Japanese interests are increasing at greal rate. The German instructors of the Viceroy's trois hare received notice to quit, and their pinces are to las tilled by Japanese chicers. Count Bernstor bass approval and praise it is received Mr & Mrs K. Gibeon Mr Jules Thiemengo piady game, and the others will follow intruout the United States and in many arc. Glassford de tite. It looks as if the morganisation foreign lands. For sale by All Dealers, Capt, Goddard

of the Yangtze Valley, which England is so shy of facing, will shortly fall inte the hands of the aulacious Jap.

THE LU HAN RAILWAY.

Watkins & Co., General Agents.

ORINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Station.

REGISTER.

September 24th,--AT & P‚M,

Work on the northern milway is going on as usual. The risd bed, as far as the bordam of Boinn, is well advanced, but the bruges are still awasting. The rails are being aid, and it is expected that trains

the from will be ruming

evao-mile creek outwards hy about the end of the year. Fone time must elapse before the Bué can be brought to unkow. Thest is the diffi

bridge, and a culty of the severe mile cpck by more series one Bill the fact that a great deal of land on the railway ronte in The vicinity of Hankor is claimed Ly French and other foreigner. Of the forty Wl'ostock engineers who came out a short time ago to

Tokio superiting the construction of the roart, upwards of a dozen are already on their ochi

Nagasaki. 29,83 of the climate way home sgait, victims of and other discouragemeuls. This, howores, goshim: 20.7

Gutzia, 29 9773 remembered that. it is is not suprising when

Sharp P., 29.8779 young now fresh from hot, are sent right amoy.... 26.6780 into the interior to live as lust they Call Swatow.... 20.5 83 through Central China Easier, without Canton 20-85 805 being able to speak a word to any one. If

Hongkong 29.881 61 Vict. Peal they knew English they would get a bet- ter, as English apo kung boys can always Gap Rock 25.63 be had, but the French edition of that in-

Macao....20.24 89 dispensable factofunt les not yet been Raiphong manufactured.-N.-C. Daily News Cor.

29.9

Mainta... 9.60 99 Malate.....

Bacolod Iloilo..... 973) 81

BANICH, Mandolines, Strings &c., Now Cabs... 29.76, 83 Stock. American Folios and Music.-Ro.. Jametį – binson Piano Ce.

Hongkong Tides.

The Tide Tablo giyen below has been compiled by the Nautical Almanso Office in Irandon from the result of the analyde of observations taken by means of AD - tomatic tide recording machine in the Wa ter Police Ragin at Thin Sha Tsui during the years 1687-8-9,

The sero of the table is Tow Water Or dinary Spring Tides, which has been found to be feet below nien sea love).

TURIZIN 92822|1i||| Flemidity.

| | | | |ឌ

Wima.

Furce.

Weather,

KatD.

September 20th. 10 ..

WPostock- Tokio...... 80,02; - Ecchi 29.01- Nagasaki..3383] --- Kagorbico 29.831 - Guiziell.... 29.97 73 81 Sharp Fk.,22,89 77

CD.87 Amoy Swatow... 20.93 80 Canton ... 29.01 83 Hongkong 20.9 51 Vict. Fea Gap Rock 20.89

sca... 29.89 58 Haiphong Manila To obtain the depth of water on the tide

30.60) gauge as the Victoria Nave! Yard add o ft. Malate..... 7, and on the gange at Lamont Dock Bacolod Aberdoon, add 12.9 in. to the height Iloilo 39.77 given in the table.

Cebu......29.81.8 C.B.Jimes

F. G. Figo, First; Assistant, Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 25, 1809

Admiral Komiele.f Alcout Bobro Dimitry Donskoy Gaidamak Grumisstehy

5500

18 - {{}{}{}

Captain Yakolieff

Russian gaobeat

BID

g

Busaian sloop

950

-V 1100

Captain Boismai

Russian cruiser

8009

16

7009

Capt. Sharon

Russian ganboat

500

0

5800

Capt. Serebrenik

Russian gunboat

1490

2000

Capt. Miklashavsky

Russian sloop

1200

9

2150

Captain Silho

Ruenton sloop

12003

1400

-Roussino 2nd class battleship 10,00 || 4

Captain Feniclie

Commander Kachalo

Rasian ganhoat

1190

2000

Captain Coprianof

Russian cruiser

6090

Russian, cruiser.

15 281- 112,200.

10,073 2818,250

8000

Captain Niedernilles

Cuptain Domojiroti

“Russian guluboạt

1125

Hazzian 2nd class batiloahip 10,000

-Russian Funboat

950

Vladimir Monamsch.

Russian semoured cruiser

6000 16

Itamsiau gunboar

Russian orniser

1290

Vladivostock

US, crniser

7419

310-10.06€

Manila

Uvës gunbuut

1710

63430

Mauila

USA gunboat..

$137

21 255.

Licut. Benjamin Tappin

Manila

US gunboat

1327

8

2109

Cominúder S. W. Very

Manila.

Hion Warah.

Charleston

U. S. criticor

8.

BUGH

Cappsin E. W. Pigmar

Mila

Concord Helena,

17. §. genboat-

1730

9405

Lieut. Com. J. B. Brigge

Manila

DEV

Tinza

LAR WATKY, Hougtong Height Bleas Time

Height,

U. 3.yuubost

1897

1988

Captain E. K. Moore

Danita

37, 8, ganhost

1087

700

Lieut.-Con. A, P. Nuzzo

Manila

hm

Monock

0.8

(300)

Commander J. McGowan

Manila

(NE)

Money Mouteroy

Conde, 3. A. Bicknell

เกมส -Shanghai

Tue 21

94

4.8 10

0.4

0214

Contr. E. 1. 0). Leuten.

class battle hip

Captain G. F. F. Wilde..

Maurita Manila

105

Commanilor C. W Cornwell

Manila

Fri.

800

103 81081

Commander Harry Koox

Amoy

Cominancer W. Burwel

BIRTHDA

20

1801

Commander G. S. Sperry

3800

Captain O. E. Ide

Boilo Gum

Princeton Wheeling

mite

1184

Commander Komarof

Captain J. M. Forsythe Commander E. D. 'Ï'nussig

20th Sept, to 2nd October..

Wol. 7

*bur, 28

4 13 0 ? 1

m913 1. B

No inferior high

Na Feriz

四4日

zof low-

Ja 11 30

期

9 10

hot low-

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 2 degrees Fahrenheit, and to the Jevel of the west incles, tenths, and han dretts

2. TAMFERAYAG in the shed, in degrees Fahren❤ Leit.

Hey, in porcentage of saturation, the hail city of air saturated with suulsture being 100.

1. DianoTION OF Wise, to two peints.

3. Force of You, cording to Beaufort bicle.

STATE OF WEATHER, & Llup uly, e detached alouds drizzling, fog, gludis, à bail, 2 lightin averat, showers, anally, 7 rain, e Enow, I Hinder vid Miley, dow (web) ---

47. Rais, in 10ches, teniks, and handredtha

MR. J. Hall

Mra Hillman

Mr T. Howard

Hughes

Mrs C. Thomas

Mr & Mrs II. Todd

and children

Mie 4. Traval Me P. P. Van Vleut Mr Wm, Kerfoot Mr B. T. Walling

Mr and Mrs A. W.

Whitlow

Mr A. Jackson

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Evnit

MeJ. S. Ezekiel

Air R. M. Ezekiel

Mir A. Forla

Lieut. Colonel A. R.

Fraser

Hon. H. E. Pollack

Capt. H. V. Pryane Mr A. Reed Comd

вод

R. M. Rum

Mr A. Sinclair Colonel E. M. Gorgese a. Findlay Smith Lt. Colonel The Gur-Mr A. P, Stokma Mr A. G. Stokes Staff-Surgeon W. E. Mr G. H. Wheeler

Mr IL Windruth

Home

..

Bishop Burlon

CHAIGIEBURN.

Captain C. R. Sim

Itev. Francis Flyam, monde, R.A

IN..

Mes Horder

Hon. R. D. Ormsby

Mts Ormshy

Miss Ornaby

Mra Simmonds

Gov't Civil Hospital

Sisters

Miss Triscott

Me and Mrs W. E

Mr A. J. Richardson Tarner

Mins Perry Rolfo and Miss Underwood

Hukk

Mr Hugo Silvestri

Consul Volpicelli Madame Volpicelli

Petroleum for Road Sprinkling.

A correspondent writea to us:--As there in apparently no more of 'Tooker's mixtare! why not try putroleum in Hongkong-seo inclosed paragraph from a Californian taper-

Major & Mrs Jeffreys Mr and Mrs Bagan Califoruin, have been making tests in the

Me and Mrs Joseph Mr. A. Katach Mr and Mrs Kiene

Kinghorn

Mr

+3

Wild

Mrs J. Willanisor Mr W. J. Wright Mr J. M. do Zuniga

THE WAVERLEY HOTEL.

The authorities of Los Angeles county, eas of petroleum for road sprinkling. Thir teeu miles of road in widely separated dis tricts have been treated under different con ditions, and it has been found that the mix- ing of crude oil with the dust is practical.. nt comparatively small cost, and that an absolutely smooth and dustless road is made by the process. It was demonstrated that the expense of making and keeping a road dustless with oil is loes than by the use of water, and that it is far more Insting. The application of the crude all at once arreste dust and prevents nud. This cil and dust forun waterproof elastic coating which Misa M. A.Jary Me 2. Shoolbred Mr M Mergenthaler Mr and Mrs A. E keeps water fein ponstrating below the Mrs A. Miloy

Me Wai, Daynay Mr G. F. Dugdale Miss N. Fleeson IL Gorham

Mr A-WIN Rer, WV

A Forged Cheque.

Tev. Mr & Mrs J. C.

Patterson

Mr and Mrs F. L.

Rutgers and family

D. A. Skop

Wheulby

surface, and thus prevents wanting during heavy rains. This olastic covering also pro- tees the road feudaion from the grinding wear of wheels, reduces labor and gaves mterial for repairs. The elastic cushion which is formed guatly overcomes the noise. In the Mixed Court at Shanghai on the of pareng vehicles, and is easy on horaco

fout.

The dark color of oil-treated roads ie 18th inst., a respectable looking young Chin- especially restful and pleasing to the eyes. amno, described as the son of one of Tri-Application of ul to the roads is made by Pod's compradores, was charged with obtain.ising, and a road in ordinary use has

to be gone over' about once a week: ini toomey by false pretences, &c. by a bog-

as Hoogkong and Shanghai Bank cheque, Pivos Exchanged, Tuned and Repaire purporting to be for Ts. 58, which was equal to new. Work Warranted.-Robin sunccently paid over by a Chinese bank. It son Piano Co. appeared (reports the China Gazelle) (Le-pri- BODUT Kot possession of a leaf from a cheque

book belonging to a firm in which he re

cently was employed and filled it up for the

"A WONDERFUL CURE

OF DIARRHOEA,

am non. He did not All to any name. A PROMINENT VIRGINIA EDITOR

but wrote after the Tls. 38 and pay po Had Almost Given up, but Was Brought

jore, while he filled up the place for the signature with the words I wrote, this 'I. The cheque was prescuted to a Chinese bank which took theau three words for a Foreigner's signature and paid over the moncy, the fraud being only discovered when the choque came into the Hongkong T And Shanghai Bauk for payment, Mr. L Turner attended in Court on behalf of the Eloogkong and Shanghai Bank. The pris

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