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CHURCH SERVICES.

ORDER OF CHOBAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'A

BIRTHS,

On the 12th January, at Shanghai, the DATHEDRAL, 3D SUNDAY AMER EMIFFANY, Wife of Capt. H. d. Menas l. M.

Customs), of a Son.

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FAN. 21.

a.Matina-Responses, Tallis Vebite, Baruby; Psalms, Smart and Pyo; Te Deum and Jubilate, Calkin in D, Hymns, 255 and 323; Kyrie, Dykes in Offertory Hymn, 219, 3.15 p.m.-Responses, Talles Peales,

Crotch and Medley; Magnificat, Go in E; Nano Dimittis, Kuway in D; Hymna, 233, 236 and 20: Volunuries, Offutteire-Tours: Berceuse John

UNION CHURCH-SUNDAY, JAN. 21. 11 Hymns, 217, 109 and 179

Pasir, 100; Anthen, 14, As the hart pauteth Voluntaries, Spont und Merdaleohn.

6 p.m.:-Hyms, 3, 342, 302, 176 and 486; Voluntarius, Sullivan and Steg- gall.

WESLEYEN METHODIST CHURCHI.—SUNDAY, JAN. 21.

Morning-10.30. Evening -6. BAKER'S INSTITUTE, FOWLOON. -KUNTAY, JAN. 21, 1900.

Morning Prayer:-11 ..

On the 13th January, at No. 14, Cartor Road, Shanghai, the Wife of Ch BATH, of a Son,

THE CHINA MAIL.

the

LOCAL AND VENERAL. Notes by the W

Major 9. Long arrived at Colombo from Hopptong, on his way to South Africa, the 3rd inst.

FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR

ces killed by the villators, angry at

That the British communities of the Far East must be even more philosophically invasion of the usual proprieties in the loot- g of a rich man who had no connection with

hopeful than our fellow-cuntrymen at roligion of any kind, as all the villagers

Liome, for wo were not so overwhelmed rovero as they appear to over Buller's Geared the ladon, though at the time they would not limon. Later, they were

have been in London good enough to send a man admitting that

The Han Ms George H. Withere,That Benersi Buller now promises to bal they were in orrer in this, particular, bat

Junior Tuisne Judge of Coylon, lus retiled they intended to make teprisals on the re- maining Christianis to repay ile losses whion pension on account of ill health. The publication on this issue commenced the rich man had innocently suffered

at 5.30 pm.

On the 13th January, at Glop Arif, Tong Im, Singapore, the Wife of G.B. SANDERS, of a Daughter, ..

The China Mail

Up to the close of the year, it is viilent that the umber of Romar Catholic families robbed has been expatlas, in fact

A whole. Gi baing equivaleuk to tholic population i many coun ties.

The Preserans, London Mis- sion, and the perion Board Mission

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1900.have between them had probably more

The Germanail steamer detained- and acavched at Aden was mined the General,

It is expected that the Hongkong, Coston and Macao Stranthoat Co. will pay a dividend of $1.20 per share..

It is unfortuoste that Colonel Howard incont, who risul a corps of volunteers

anco his acount with the Buers in Natal,

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1900,

CHUTNEY.

Umuter and

orders of the RC. Church have of ten alienated the other Churches during the Manufactured by the Firm of Irresponsibla It few years. That it is one of the proudest features in our Hongkong Patelutie Fund anals, to see the unmes of worthy Roman Catholic citizens on the roll but as yot we have made any collections from the Charches of the Colony Ferb, sap

BROWNIE.

Iest

It appears that the firm wore in error in not stating the provious temple made to sit home Chinese junks to the continent or England, and this fact an esteemed oorrespondent is careful to inform us of. During the Great Exhibition of 1851, ayudicate of merchants here soat homo junk, which safely anchored in the Thames, and was visited by curious thou CHINA MAIL'S SPECIAL SERVICE. sands. The date is long ago for, although

the Senior can remember the 1802 Exhibi

and Land Roberte has seetuingly entered TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

upon pew system of tactics which most of as were daring enough to think should have boon adopted long long ago.

That one cannot hot think this big and

dificult tasks, of crushing the Boors at THE KING'S OWN REGIMENT., and Indeul, sisited it, the ently show

naintalaing British supromacy in South Africa, has been rendered bigger and MAY BE REPLACED BY INDIAN ins statement.

more difficult by management both at Homa and on the fold. That it is sincerely to be hoped mar army

in South Africa has now begun a mareh which will end & Prátoria.

THE progress of the wido-spread Boxer Roj.perhaps wenty or more shapale attacked, for South Africa, Is been modically dis-That esilences begin to show how the

bellion in the Provinces of Shantung and Chihli has hoon one of the most salient phenomena of the decade. Previous to its

than two kindad families pillaged, and

soare Sf.tliem catirely wrecked, and others co-paratively uninfured."

Who is ultimately to pay for all this

qualified for active servico himself.

The hills around Foochow were cappert

Bours and Free Stators are getting weary of the bull-dog tonscity-of Great Britain: and wel they may That the Bonts fully expected to drive us out, failing which they looked for a apeedy peaco

REGIMENT;

(From Cher Own Correspondent),

Sumaroxz, Jan. 20, 12.50 p.m.

The 1st Battalion King's Own (Royal Lancaster teginiant). Liont-Colonel J. Rowlandsou commanding, have received

Holy Communion :--3rd and 4th Sundays. ↑ occurrence, few persons familiar with Carnival of crime and lawlewnoss may in with snow from the 8th to the 11th it.

Northern part of the Empire would save time be a matter of more interest to norbere has not been's much eow in this That unfortunately the British Government orders from the War Olico to bold them-

Sunday School-3 p.m.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping. Daylight-Heicking leaves for Bratow. Daylight.--Maidaru Mare leaves for

Swatow.

beloved it possible that such a sergent district magistrates than it is at prosent. could have been suffered to run its course The zeroury in dropped very near to practically unhindered for a priod of snany toru, and the sufferings of the poor who montas. It is not to be expected that the have boon despoiled of everything to eats unreasoning rank and fie of those who to burn, and to wear must be deato, and

locality since 1893,

H.M.S. Hermione loft Singapore on the 10th lust to runder assistance to the French iceal mut steamer Lat Scie strand

Daylight.-O. & 0, stemor leaves for pose it should stop to cosmider the to relieve their it is at present possible to | ed in the Rhin Straits.

San Francisco via Japan Ports.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping. 5p.m.-Diamante leaves for Maxile.

Auctions. 3p.m.--Auction of the Valuable Pro- perty kun as Dunnottar, on Rucal Building Lot No. 29, The Peak.

Miscellaneous.

Goods par Dyson not cleared afer noon

subject to rent. Goods per Canton not clated after 4

p.m. abject to rent. Gooda per St. Begrüw undelivered after

this date subject rent.

·Gener Memoranda,

TUESDAY, Jay 23:-

Score Distribution of Queen's

uge, by H.E. the Governor Sir penry A. Blake, G.C.M.G, Non-Meeting of the China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co. Ltd., at the Office of the Company. No. 9. Praya Central.

3 p.m.--Auretion of the Several Lots numbered 1 to 12 on Plan, at the Race Course, North of the Grand Stair Enclosure,

Goods per Caledonien unclaimed after

Noon, subject to rent.

WEDNESDAY, January 24

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ettest of the organisation of such a society do very little. The dawn of the Now Your as the I Ho Ch' upon the general wal-beings to this distracted region vers little fare of Boty, or upon the national of that Peace on Earth and that goodwill oxistance of Chius. All that such poople to men, which it is the function of the aver bac into their minds is the immediate holiday season in other parts of the world presat, which, in this case, seemed to be to disseminate. This state of things wo fut of the glorious promise of a long hope with so be materially afterod. and happy period of great disturbance ('ta | fnun) which is dear to the minds of those who thirst for plander, and whowa highest ambition is the disestablishment of what actually exists. But what motivos could have actuated to many officials high in the

Editorial Comment.

BLOOD

MONEY.

The recent murder of two French naval officers at

Captain Rutherford, Adjutant of the Ceylon Volunteers, will command the troop of Imperial Yeomanry to be sent by that Celong to South Africa.

Capt. Lyall, A.D. C. to H.E. Sir West Ridgeway, Govenor of Ceylon, has been vidared to India to take up the staff ap pointmout he previously held.

The British residents in Sepal:Co-

ributed 1,085 sex, and those in Chemylpo 209 yen, towards the War Relief Fund, the total amount in sterling being £180, 56. 3.

Kwongchau-wan induces the Courier d'Balphony of 13th January to recalls few incts regarding the arbitrary uurders committed by Chinese in Indo-China and the neighbouring pro

Flag-Licut, Alfred Prockmiller, of the rinces. The recapitulation of the grue Austrian cruiser Zentu, died at Colombo, some details of these murders and the troms intuitustion of the liver, on the 4th consequences that accrued was undertaker inst. The Zenta is on her way to Hong- by our Haiphong contemporary evidently kong. with the object of indicating the long-

showed alemency to the Boers sugu be fore, bat never again, s That I fully trust your telegram about the Highland Brigade was not so serious ne it appeared to bo, That the timely arrival of General Hector

selves in readiness to leave Singapore for England.

bir hayond him, but he believes our correspondent above referred to is correct Not very long after event, this

Chinelo mandatin-so- calledis two wives, and a sister-in-law, were sent homo for exhibition by a syndi oste, and wore abown in most Europian ns. well as British ports. One of the girls died xt Brussels. Both the above-mcu tienen junts carried tome Chinese curiusi

ties.

The Frozebman's reah ventures therefore, only intensifies the truth of the chi adage that Thors is nothing new under the sK?

There exists a gentleman in this Colony of Hongkong, who is bitten by the Com- pany-promoting wania, and who seems t It is expected they will be replaced by a have gone sort of method in his madness,

albeit his suhome savours of the Utopian. :- He does not exactly propose to extract nativa regiment from India.

unshine from cucumbers, or to do any other of those errions things which we find poor Lasis Carroll's ancient. man sitting upon a face doing. No!

Macdonald would set matters straight. That it would be interesting to know to The Battalion King's Own is one

whose consuming lors of invention the community owes the ridiculously false of the Militia Battalions ordered to South rumours about the war which are so Africa. Lieutenant Batchalor, who sailed Residnoasly put into circulation

from Singapore on the 12th inst., joins the

I

Battalion before it leaves England.-ED O.M.)

That such an addle-pated person would not, fascy, put on a blush, but bo might feel a tingling in his ears if he could only hear even the half that is said about his elumsy work. That, locally speaking, the business of the

Colony, as represented by the half-yearly HONGKONG VOLUNTEER GAZETTE. rosalts of the Hongkong Bank and of the Hongkong Land investment Company: be secopted as proof of the satisfactory munt nature of the operations of those big institutions, and of the general prosperity of the Colony. That the new members of the Sanitary Board are beginning to show the real grit of which unofficial members

should xlow. That I see you speak of them as 'DE

browns, by which you perhaps can the offorts made by thera as first hand in or der to accelerate Governmental action. That I have a notion De Hartigan and Mr Mchie will do more than new broan-

ing

LONDON, 17th January, 1000.- THE WAR MODDER RIVER: General Methuen on Tuesday made a demonstration in force, and shelled the enemy's left, which was found strongly cupied. The snemy did not reply until the British withdrew. There were no casual tice.

MATEKING.

all he spels to do is to get up an Import and Exper: Trading Company to carry on business between Hongkong and California, but he goes about it in a queer manor, and his English as she is written leaves us very mach in doubt as to what he really proposes to do. The ful lowing brief prospectus is an one correspon dent sends it to us and, after perusing it, we leave the matter entirely in the hand of the financial section of the community, fally convinced that they will give it all the attention it deserves

PROSPECTUS FOR THE FORMATION OF AN IM- LURT AND EXPORT TRADING: DOMPANY. The formation of general trading cont The Time Correspondent at Lorenzo-pany with the object to carry business be twen Hongkong and California ought to bea very successful undertaking, baserl.on great difference of prices in the two above. mentioned countries, specially of the articles of daily

il consumption. It is gen

work on the Sanitary Board: they barques states that Matching was holding are good mon and true, and may be able its own pluckily on the 11th instant, and to wake up the Government to coat there was no likelihood of its buing purpose.

the

Chinees Government to suffer such a dan gerous outbreak to run its delibirato, un- impeded race, spreading misery and des- traction broadcast over certainly fity and perhaps an hundred counties of two pre- vinces, is at present an insoluble 'mystory. Certainly this course must have been duo to the suggestion of what has been not in aptly called The Imop of the Perverse." At the present tino, mach more than half

year after the inception of the movementering nature of the complaint the ro

sidents of Indo-China have against the round the world us the head of all Ledges That their campaign against the removal of compelled to surrender. The garrison hally admitted that the Chinese are ahead in Chibli, there are numerous Generale prancing about on fiae horses, and thera Chineso govornicat and its officials, and of Good Templars throughout the world. are many regloonts ensued in eligi. the very indentate reparation that has arrived at Colombe on the 3rd inst. from ble places all ready to begin to do been affaded to the French nuthorities as compared with the concessions forded to Battles have bear fought

England-the porta that have been marked by the doad of England. In this conne tion mention is made of the murder of

245 p.m-Aaction of Household Furni-sosething.

tare, at Rose Villa West, Bonham of the stereotypad pattern, in which a large Rom

number of Boxers have been killed, and FRIDAY, January 26 :—

0 p.m.-Meating of Victoria Treceptory. other large numbers captured, many of Goods per Bengal not cleared as 4 p..whom are still contined. In other regions,

subject to rent. this data subject to rent.

Mr Marcelli, ale of the river steamer Mungfute, who while engaged with the

Mr Joseph Malins, who is touring

Australia.

Lt. Boddam-Whetham, of the Royal Artillery, left Ceylon on the 5th inst. for Taticorin, from where he will travel by rail to Bombay to proceed to South Africa

in a transport.

! Majore Hal and Edys and Captain

offseive and clorious nuances is so

fax, coramenfiable, but the principal plenty of cutle, and tinned meats, thing for the community is to have those objectionable; places kopt sweet and anitary by continual supervision. That it is not a bitle shaving to note the

tendency of Mr W. V. Urucuued to airTHE his views. concerning the Government of our country, and its weak points at

The Times' Correspondent at Spearman's Tha T on quite sympathise with Mr Farm, ander dato 17th instant, esys that

Drammond, because hispccasional absce

TUGELA,

of avery other nationalities on the linc. as most of the business are under their con- with REUTERS SERVICE. A few years ago, they use to speculate

All culo, nothing to compare LONDON, 18th January, 1900. what they are deing now this is a sign WAR-OPERATIONS ON THE that they have been making good profits notwithstanding the high ront of the shops,

"itt aust of which are situated Queen's Road Contral, with a few in the East And Wost Now, should the proposed coma- pany happen to dog daylight, it would be order to in ground

of paying advisable to purchase high rant for it, which alone woukt absorb construck auitablu atore insteaï

good

from Shanghai, and bis peculiar duties at force marched westward on the 10th inst., that part, give him a welcome freness of nader Colonel Dundonald, and dashnugly hand which he might nototherwise setire.

Goods per Wedphudia undelivered after smaller battles have been the rule, in which Jean Dupuis expedition was killed by i

lcsenumbers are killed,potse many captured. order of Aunamite mandarins. In this Thora, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, That there was much truth in what he poupied the hills alive Ingriters Drift deal of prof Happily, cheap and and the-bandite diepersol,' only to gather case, M. Turo, French Consal at Haiphong have all been ordered from Ceylon to Southsid, although I sublot General Lyttleton's brigado crossed the and for this reason goods may be sold at

again at some more convenient times and place. In Shantung. there has been the greatest reluctance on the part of the Fight at all, provincial troops to not on secount of lack of courage (for it

asked for und was accorded an indemnity of one thousand franes. Shortly after wards a sich Chinese merchant, a natural ized, British subject from. Shgapore, interated in the Dongtriou soal mites,

Africa. Major Edye, the shikari, was in Hongkong before going to Coplon.

H.M.S. Highflyer, which is to relieve

takes but little of that to meet the averamado a stroog pretest to the Tonkise the Felipse us dagslip on, the East Fudia

i-armed, badly-lad, and heterogeneous

Station, has been attached tomporarily to A. S. WATSON & CO., Borar bandits) but by reason of the hostile Viceroy regarding certain treatment ho re-

attitude of the late Governor tovart all ceived in the territory under that oficial's Commodore Pas'a cruiser squadron, which LIMITED.

attempts ut serious suppression of this scot, jurisdiction. The Viceroy promptly does lasthened of in the vicinity of Gibraltar, of which he seems to have desired to make pitated the complainant on the spot. Again

Lieutenants R. C. Fairfax, Durham MANUFACTURERS OF

an impossible use to carry out nome wild M. Turo demanded an inderanity, and

and several hundreds of thousands of francs Light Infantry, A. H. Johnson. 1st Batt ideas about the expulsion, root AERATED WATERS,

brunch, of the odious foreigner. Happily wers paid to the family of the deceased. Lincolnshire Regiment, L. A. E. Ollivant, this medieval Mancha has been got rid of. The strongest comparison; Lowever, is 1st Batt. Noyal Fusiliers, and F. W. Stud- AERATED WATERS of but Genera? Yuna Shila-'ai baa not yet had drawn in the case of Mr Margary, inter dert, Wiltshire Regiment, bave been select time to wake biruself felt at any cistance preter to the British Consulate at Peed for service with the Chinese Regiment king, who was nsassinated during from the scene of the inevitable junketings which attend the arrival of a new High China frott Burmah and India.

Wei-tal. Wei.

our manufacture made under

a survey mission for railway through constant European supervision

Bir The aravant of tes exported from Cay- Potentate. To all Chinese, coremony is far are sold throughout the Far

more dear than the mere detail of Lusiness, Thomas Wade, fading the Chinese rather len to the United Kingdom in 1899 was even if the business happens to be the dintory in coming to a settlement regarding 103,948,138 is, as against 96,133,833 in Fast and are invariably pre-

stoppage of a wild welter of rebellion. It the indemnity, left the Legation in Pokin, the previous year. It is a curious fact that ferred on account of their ex-is hard for the foreigner to be patient with and the result of this decisive move was 1,500,000 lbs. of tea were exported from that on artical at Tientsin he was informed Cesión to China, the home of tea, in 1899 ! cellence.

ail this the-inpo routine, but it is probably that the Chinoti authorities were willing to The total experts from Ceylon ore anti. unreasonable to expect anything else in the

accede to his every request.. Sir Thomas cipated to have been 129,894,156 lbs., com. Wade profited by the occasion to sign the pared with 119,769,071 1bs, in 1893, The Machinery in use en-present condition of China.

The interval between the disappearance: bodies every improvement up to of the elfete Mancha, and the energetic man Convention of Chefoo, according to Eng from Houan, has been so long (that is, the land two new seaports, Wuhu and Won date.

interval between his appointment and his clow, and an indemnity of 500.000 franes. taking over the seals on the 20th, Deo. is that the Boxers have and atrandant leisure to plan all sorts of impudent zaids, many of which have been execute without let of any sort. It certainly appears a saper. Boas atretel of the customary, formal etiquetto of civil life to have thousands of

ABSOLUTE PURITY guaranteed. The best mater ials only are used.

THE PRICES are only half those charged in Englaul.

the tops of General Yuan quietly on

the family of the deceased. Since our contemporary dealt with the subject an indemnity has been paid in respect of the murder of the naval officers at Kwongchon-

WAD.

The Local Share Market.

In his weekdy shore raport of this date, My Erich Grote writes are hive be repor

Fire

Yestorday, a house used for storing gress at the village of fintowai, Kowloon, was destroyed by fire, and damage to the value of $40 was done.

The late Mr T. Shelford.

This

most Hongkongites knew upletely surprising the Boers, it beforehand,

undersame ovaning, the infantry followed -stand your remarks on

on the withstanding the fact that there was no aggla River yesterday, th

of truth in what

element

•herald-

That we all know Mr Druund has two bates to his shield--what lawyer has not ?

The well situated ground can he scoured, which is hot farther than those shops in Queen's Rond to

to the abode of European residents lower prices than other shops sell, thus securing large number of castomers, as

In the order of the day. saving money

General Warren's division has forced

bat it would have been more, tralcome passage, and crossed the Tugele, nour to Hongkong residents had the nbia Wagon Draft, with all arme, in face of a hot about the and heavy hre, effecting a satisfactory Blurtcomings of the

tho mont, and the way to overcome pre son's unfortunate position.

A good deal of articles may be exported

to California in order to counterbalance the exchange, sach us Lee and silk from Chinese parts; facomaczors from Canton or

beturct given inese Garcza" lodgement two miles further on, towards Macso; xico' from the growers' districts

That the worthy Chairman (or Segretary) of tho Odd Volumen might suggest a few reworks upon that interesting subject for the next occasion.

B. M. Goodman) has Koen pretty well That the Hus, the Acting Chief Justice. occupied during this week in unravelling

one of the most scandalous places of fraud of which Chinese are capable That during the process he had to wrangle with (he needu't have donaso) the vener

Sproenkop.

LONDON, 18th January, 1000 THE WAR TUGELA RIVER.

the enemy's position, which is situated five General Warren lopes to be able to turn anies to his right front, and which is being strongly entrenched.

General Buller has issued a spirited ap

near Macan inatting, preserves and soy from Hongkong, etc., etc

The company thas formed must give better interest to the shareholders than any other in the Colony; besides the boon Aud give employment to some people. The gourds importo may be sent to Cantia, of providing cheaper gooda to the residents Macan, the Coast Ports and sunte other places.

It is astonishing how great minds sim. Sonju tino age, appeared in the columus of the China Mila skit on the Fashoda in- cident, which bail, as a sort of catch re- frain the words Marchand-marchens,

identical date on which and almost on the

able but overbearing Q. (Mr Francis), peal to the troops, saying that they are goltatieously arrive at the same conclusion. and his rejection of the C.suggestioning to relieve their comrades at Ladysmith, was fully home nut. by the

And that there will be no turning back case, and the sentence

The troupe are well and confident.

of the

dearly showed to the Queen's Counsel, Well, that tho That some remarks of the Chief Justice

and to some one else as nction taken by Mr Goodman was for tho maintenance of justice and the coafosion of those on the other side of justice. That it is to be hoped the prevent Acting Chief in the Supreme Court will continue to maintain the course of justice and the dignity of the Bens as fully us he line Rona this the

That I see the morning paper in Shanghai

ARRIVAL OF GENERAL HECTOR MACDONALD.

it was published hare, a similar klen was worked out in Punch, Oure again one humorees contemporary has the same len

General Hector MacDonald has arrived ourselves. We were preparing a parody entitled the Absinthe winded Bogar,' in alluson to some recent expressions in a at Capetowo.

certain section of the French jese, when Punch arrives per mail and Invoke all the wind out of our sails with the same idea. This sort of thing is discouraging.

ongkong Hotel.

The Band of the Hongkong Regiment

has a furious attack in the Postmaster will play at the Hongkong Hotel on General of Hongkong, on the ground (Saturday) evening, from 8 pm, to 0.91 that the Post Offer there is how slowed

two hours earlier than it was formerly on.

nights, mai!

deal of unnecessary.

That there is a

Tolan

at

Spor

in Albert

Blanch

Come along with 100 Indurice Eley Bells, Panthea tome personal aonas in the article, which takes

Ramance... Rave ratly Plooming away much from the point of the ang daloy Cleopatrend

GOD SAVE TUN QERES ment so far as people at a distance, are concerned over M

Hongkong have of the power for reform the of all COD LIVER OIL prepata. That with the experience which we in Stara Wine of God Laver Oll

Possessed by the Pastomelor General, ittithout s trace of the Beby busto, is amusing to find the full vials of Shang-Palatable increases strongly weight, and lind with being empijet straight upon colour prompt en effect Wholole and

Co Lut the Postmaster troncial in

2

A telegraju was received at Singapore on the 13th inst, announcing the death of Mr T. Shelford, C.M.C., formerly a part. camped at To Chou, on the edge of the

ou a very dull and weak market, hardly nor in the firm of Messrs Faterson, Sous province, while there are lootings, intimid anything of importance having transpired & Co., and a member of the Straits Logis. during the wook under review, and, withi WATERS MANUFACTURtion, kiduspings and forced lerías of

money, all perpetrated-upon deferentes fow excaptions, rates are followed a down- ED BY US are acknowledged by Christians and within a few hours ride of werd taidoney. The near approach of the splendidly equipped and formidnite arly Chinese New Year, as well as the difficulty the leading English makers to brought to Shantung for the express pur in obtaining financial accommodation, is rene's Cup is nearing completion. Mr W. be equal to those of their own pose of putting & stop to exserly this thing nonsible for that, and we can only hope Barlow, fuwing to ill-health) has been that we hear from the North paper for about some of the narrow escapów you've ejaculates: Not for Joe, and hies him else

production.

lative Council

Hongkong Chess Club,

The competition for General Gascei-

There is an old saying that, if you want done well, you have to do it your In thing.

self, and this is about what the members of the Sanitary Board must set shout if they wish to exterminate the mits, for recent ex perience has shown us that John Chinamin has no desire to emulate the Pied Piper of Hagelin. How would it be to maku a stait. with the rodents in our sowers? Here is work for Mr. McKie and the rest of theos. The spectacle of our laborious Sanitary officials industriously setting spring traps or sprending bonds with bird-line would be su difying one, but, we are afraid, that, cham they severs wisely, the rats will refus That since we know, of Captain Hast Affetnil from As Wasson to be caught The Hongkong rat is a siy unwearying ezert vans, made to place then follow, and ence he entahes sight fa Post Office here, and those elsewhere, in Now, Morton, eng one of the party who brother sister rst wrigglingin the glaticons emorace of a mass of bird-time or tearing the best possible condition, it sounds any had gous deep into the Maine woods in yound the wire wals of a cage, the next to read the rhodoriontale of the Shang-eared of adventure, we know you've been time hentes a board or trup, he muftly hai paper

a famous bunter, and we want to hear

where for chos. First catch your rat, and the first line of the visit of the Local had from Bear and so on. Young inan compelled to scratch, leaving Sergeant Auditor to Northern Ports, for the pured fried raide, with dignity, if there e then amputate his tail an Burrell to play Mr P. do Suits In the pose of reporting on possible improve-been any marrer escape, the bars and The news from South Afries towards the other force brilters had fem, got me emil of the work is of a reassuring character fourth round. The winner of the tie wit

tiewe That perhaps the decrepit old red cart for The Times of Ceylon of the 4th inst. have to meet Mr H. E. Pollock, who at doure log tails din repealy Glass's Women Bleon Murcia, en may expost to fear of the better, and maybe the inde-The searching Blood Cleanser that tience general melting away of the Boer com quate staff may be increased, after a year's and medical nails have brought to light. But docs, With Ladysmith roloved, the some districts. On the 28th Dec., & Mis says: The subject of the intentions of the present holds the Championship of

struggle, as the stoff here was in snell ferera from Barotale, Scurry, Eesema, Bad Lege question rentams: Will the Boers make a nessure (siter three or four years.com Skin and Blood Disease, Pinples, and Sores caet determined stand in the Tiutwa, Aby kint are walicited to give it a trial to festir Botha & Van Reerwis Laing's Nek and tinuous representation)

sing them, or mili innocence of the Postmaster General in alestol by ile Ball everywhere af 21. fid, peersone tims in dislodging Hongkong for the shortcomings in Shang boble Beware of worthless unlations and enly they have to arbitrament of the affair of an attempt by carry Kimberley and get at Rhodes, who for sons resson or other, Brown, hall-pay, who has been selected for

"" bella "more" "Time, aluno, sum fo ba appointment as Colonel on the Staff, Corse That I notice the Strests Time tuna The Hop, My Giles Walker mapding Royal Engineer, Chios end) 100g rutared, given notice that in kung, rue Colonel H. Bledale, who becomes

Yob the four woska since the arrival of for a revival of trade after the holidays. Yuan's troops at this chign of vantage have

been the time when the occurrence of The Caylen Volunteers.

Sir Edward Frankland, K.0.B., D.C.Ls these thing has secried to Bourish most in

T.R.S., F.C., &c, (recently deceased),

who was the most eminent authority

son house used for temporary occupancy: Government in the matter of the equipment Colony,

on toum, £c., was looted, and a matico and mounting of the Ceylon Company of

of the day on the subject, reported as

chapel at the ascetime. The dis the Imperial Yeomanry is to be brought up Colonel Elsdale's Successor,

the

•menta

follows on the water as wepared and trict Magistrats arried on the scene at the in Council on Wednesday next. The mit Home paper toys Colmel Thai all 3 deare to show is the unqualibedalna Thousands of wonderful cures have we older FIRAMAS, IN which case we shall have

used in our Factories

It possessed an extremely high degree of organis parity and la

of most excellent quality for

Adrinking.

A. 8. WATSON & Co., Truiser, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY

Established 21 1841

olio of a long day of spefintion, in ample ter is an important que, and so is the ques- true to illustrate the genred and special tion of what pension rules disabled inon

uselessness

sauss of functionaries of lie class and come und

type, and neither did anything Jumself, nor

gave any orders to others which had any Courel, on the 10th ins bearing on the subject of the Except Government wil my

to panrunde the military official in commatid

of the entirely ornamental tr

ret to than világers was

to be

the Roman Catholic „ngsinut the

in contrection Patriotic Fund

he will ask if liable to retirement next month, served in That this Straits paper penses of those the Royal Engineers from 1868 to

cipon who are volunteering for

cast of hori

révimental Ldout Calobe

when

strong langungo emes priests who minister

Lions of British subjecte. with the advice that they Colony of their přer

saice of Anger Kool And That it may be British

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remedies

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