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MARK.

CLARETS,

1 dea

Bollies

Vin Ordinaire ...84.00

Blodne......

St. Emilion

5.50

4.10 6,00

2 doz. Bottles. $4.50

Bottles. 87.50 8,00

6.00

9.00

Margaux ...

6.00

6,50

8.50

St. Julien...

6.50

7,50

10,50

St. Estephe

8.00 0.00 12,00

Ch. Locville...11.00

12.00 15.00 12.00 15.00

AMERICAN.

I d

dos. Bolties. Bulties, ...$4.50 $5.00 ... 5.00 5.00

4 duz.

Button.

$8.00 8.50

Ch. Larose......11.00

California... Zinfandel... An Alinearer of SEVENTY-FIVE Cents per torn is made for quarter botiles reisen returned to our Gorlezen. Special rates for Hogshends.

BORDEAUX BOTTLED.

Ch. D'Artac

Ch. Mouton Rothschild..

BIRTH.

A Shanghai, on the 5th May, the Wile of E. Guy Hatun, of Peking, of a Daughter.

MARRIAGE

At St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, On May 1, AMY ANNIE, oldest daughter of William Symonds, of Hill House, Upwey, Dorchester, to JOHN CRALLEE, oldest son of the Inte John Walker Pattison, Master Mariner of Hemingbrough, Yorks.

DEATHS:

At Boscombe (Bournemouth), April 6, W. B. ANDREWS, I.N.R., late Commodore P. and O. S. N. Co.; aged 68 years,

At Falkland, Scotland,, 7th April, C. CALNIR, late of Singapore; aged 91 pence.

On the 10th May, HAROLD THOUNE; aged 33 years,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Brilliant Contet.

THE CHINA MAIL.

A London telegrant received at Co- tombo on 26th April states at a brilliant comet with a triple tail is now visible in South Africa and in Australia.

International 'Varsity Sports.

The International University Athletic averts, competition, comprising nine between Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and

The Concert at Kowloon.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Kinda Female Freak.

A Committco has been formed of Bombay doctors to test the assertions of a young Hindu woman, who says that sho

has bean without food or drink for the last two and a half years. Her relatives testify to the truth of hor statemont,

The War Honours.

TELEGRAMS.

CHINA WAIC,'N' SPECIAL SERVICE.]

ITALIAN STEAMSHIP

COMPETITION,

[BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH Der Ostasiatische Iloyxt.]

BERLIN, May 10. The Italian Minister of Posts und Tele- grapha announces the establishment of an Italian line of steamers between Shanghai

It will be seen from the additional list Yole, has been fixel to take plate at New of war honours, published elsewhere, that

Colonel Kekewich (the defondor of Kimber-and Australiu. York on the 21st September.

ley), Colonel Spons (of the Shropshires), Colonels Plumer, Rhodes, Rawlinson and Thorneycroft, and General Baden-Powell, are all rondo Companions of the Bath. American Ship Burned.

Tho proovede, after paying expanses, porr-The publication of this issue commenced of the recent concert, given in the Hou at b.25 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1901,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

C. P. Chater'e Bungalow, Kowloon, by the members of St. John's Cathedral Choir, on behalf of the local work of the Missions to Seamen, amounted to $238.25.

The 'Bonaventure's' Relief.

The Talbot, cruiser, was commissioned at Doveaport out 10th inst. by Captain F. G. Stopford, with a crow of 437, to relieve the Bonaventure, craiser, Captain C. J. G. The Talbot

Notes by the Way.

Communication with Tsingtan by cable Sawlo, en the China Station. $13.00 is interrupted.

I do, Bottice

Margaux...

15.00

Ch. Pontot Canet..

24.00

38.00

St. Lchon. Tonic

18.00

H. PRICE & CO.,

467

→ 12, Quench's Rayed.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Auctions.

2 p.p-Auction of Chinese Curies by

Mr. Geo. P. Lammmmorí.

MiscellaneÓNS.

2.45 p.m.-Cup and Spoons Competition

of Hongkong Rifle Association.

General Memoranda.

MONDAY, May 13:---

Quds per Laos unclaimed before Nuon,

subject to rent.

8 p.m.Meeting of Lodge St. John.

Teespar, May 14 -

Goode per Wittenberg undelivered after

this date, subicat tu rent. Goods por Hiuchi Maru not cleared

after this date subject to rant.

THURSDAY, May 16-

Goods for Bengul not cleared at 4.

Aubject to rent.

8.30 p.m.-Meeting of Perseveranto

Lodge.

WEDNESDAY, May 22 :---

Noon.--Meeting of the A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., in the Board Room, at the Hongkong Disposary.

Opium Quotations. HONGKONG, May 10, 1901.

Allowance, Tecla, ...............

Now Patna, cash,....

940

Old Patna cash

AVER DE Engh,

Old Benares, cash,

9577

New Malwa, credit,

820/630

46

Last Year, t

840

Allowance Tack.......

0/12

850/880

Allowance, Taels,

4/8

Persian, Oily, cash,......

820

Allowanec, Taels, ...

Permian, Paper tied long........

Okl Malwa credit....

Allowance, Tants,

will take out a new crew for the Woodlark, river servico boat, Lieutenant and Com

The Crown Princess of Japan gave cander H. E. Hillman, which is to be birth to a son on the 29th April.

reonamissioned at Shanghai.

In consequence of the angmentation of the Chinese regiment, the Colonial Ofice las applied for the services of a number of Hot infantry non-commissioned officers

RUSSIAN WAR LOAN.

Friendly Fronoh Financlors, Russia has placed a war Joan for

The Antericin ship R. D. Rice, 2,247475,000,000 franes in Franco. tone gross, was burnt to the water line with 30,000 cases still un board of her cargo of

85,000 auros of kerosene oil, whtle discharg- ing cargo off Sutaiyoshi, Kobe, on the 29th April. No lives were lost. The vessel was scottled.

Killed by Lightning.

Short Weight at the Market.

The French Mail of the 8th April, | The Chinese Eegiment. was dolivored in London on the 8th May. The Hospital ship feethage urrived to day from India, and is proceeding north,

Three people have been sphyxisted En the mistural salpbar bath st Futatsudake, Jabove the rank of colour-sorgeant, for having a scale on his business premises

Ikao.

An interesting extract from the report of the Straits Post Citice will be found un Page b

The master of fruit stall No. 28, at the Central Market has been fined $25, for

service therowith, on a ten years' engage which was 4 purces below the standard, ment. The omolaments range from £159 This stall does business with Europeans. to £200 per annum, with £20 per annum The scale was good, but defendant had five extra'if proficient in the Chinese language.cast tied on to it in such a way as to make

bim againer. Concert at Naval Yard.

I

COAL MINERS.

(NELTAR'S SERVICE.] THE THREATENED STRIKE OF The coat timers hava decided against striking,

PLAGUE RAVAGES,

FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1901.

CANTON NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent) COMING EVENTS.

Canton, May 8

This year there is a remarkable decrease in the number of students entering for the Naas Hai and Fun U District examinations. which are preliminary to the Loal Tho decrease in the Nam Hoi is over two thou-

wolve months. The strongest mactionary

Death of Another Europeni. The plague returns during the 24 hours onded noon yesterday, show 25 freeli casos and 18 deaths all Chinces. The totals for the year are 390 and 365 respectively, thus showing a vore small percentage of recavories

We regret to have to arouse the death and equal about fifty per cont, of the whole There are more than a thousand of another European, Harold Thorne, an pensary. Derossed was taken ill last Fri-This is one of the best vriterius ime can asistent in A. S. Watson and Co.'s Disfower entries for the Fun U exutinations. day, and was removed to the plague og have of the moral effects of the events that have been transpiring during the int pital on Saturday. Tho first reports Le to his condition wore favourable, but latterly bis condition became worse, and he died last night, making the second death in the course of a sonk among the European stuff there. Thome was unly 23 years of age, and came out from Ailes

What is the good of doing this kind of bury. England, only five months ago During this short period he made himself work when the style of examinations.is filed by the ether members of thostale about to be changed: better to wait until was buried at Happy Valley, this afternoon.

'we know exactly what reformua sto going to Deceased being a member of the Hongkong in introduced. If the literali bare coro Volunteer Corps, Tield Battery, a military to this state, and we know thousands of fancel was hurriedly arranged for. The them have in this part China, surely it is General Maungors and entre ntbff attended high time for the Furers or their repre the obsequies. Another of the Company'sentatives to move forward in the path of staff hatred Hawkeo was pernaived this reform said re-intruction

THE BOERS IN INDIA.

net now put the dock of progress back The feeling of the literary mon is that the time of the literary osmyn is past or khan will be. Change in in the air. They say

MAPPING MADE,

If the Nam Hoi Magistrate does rot object, there is a proposal to start a silk factory supplied with foreign machinery.

In the Ruk Kong District on the North River there nra auld so be valuable de Fusils of iron ore. A German has visited the place, and recommends beginning operational From that it may fairly bo

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. During the terrific lightning storm the

Sir Alfred Milnor has left Caputown for morning to the plague hospital at cu

ACCIDENT OF THE RIVER. acdytown. night before last, two Chinese fishermen England,

On Monday evening, about six o'clock, Messrs Watson's promises have been were killed. They were to their wat Colonel Planner's column has arrived thoroughly examined by the Sanitary Board as the stem-launch which tors the Sai along with some others, going to the fish- alwe in Pretoria, having marched anapofficials, the floors have been lifted, and Nam passage fur was coming to its an ing grounds when, at a place near Chung-posad from Oliphants River, through a the drains tested; bat nothing has change near Kuk Fau, it callided with a been found to which the dread disease could simpan. The nocupants-eight in all- shawan, they were struck by lightning-difficult country, the enemy everywhere be traced. It may be mustioned that the were thrown into the water. Only three

drains trave had disinfectants put into them were rescued. Their bodies were much scorohad,

decing before it.

day after day, year after year, and it could BaISING THE BAN CHOW,

The work of raising this sunken launch emanates. Rats have not been found in was not completed when I heart last. MESSES W. POWELL, LIMITED, hardly be from this source that the disease

quantity sufficient to warrant the blame Fifteen more bodies have been recovered being attached to them, and up to the pre Exim the vessel of course, it is now impe Flotation of the Company.

cut the bught on the staff of Watson's in usible to identify then. Ws are informed that the capital of mystery. Messrs W. Powell, Limited, has been fully saberibed, and that allotinent letters will te posted a speedily as possible. Prior to

A Prisoner Escapes. the invitation of the general public to take

Bombay, April 3-Tha Hawarden up shares in the concern, 3000 shares ro

Castle arrived this morning with 512 pri- Tomorrow night, commencing at nine The Gold Find at Leith.

presenting 850,000); had already bern sub-soners. Ahont eleven o'clock the vessel Busintas is very mach depressed at

A London telegram, dated 24th Apri?, scribed privately. It is the intention of left her moorings to enter Prince's Dock, Vladivostock owing to the enforcement of o'clock, a onneert will be given in the Naval

The Shum Tak magistrate has omleted the new import inriff.

Yard in aid of the E.N. Canton Fund.saysThe discovery of gold at Leith, the Directors to develop this business to but it was half past twelve before she could Popular pricas ara advertised, and it is Seutlard, during some excavations, which the fullest extent. Which the lease of the enter the water way at the dock gates

passage into the dock, the small crowd of must take up their abile in the louses The death-care of the Straits Battle-hoped the general public will be present in

was received at the outset with scepticam, present promines expires, reore suitable During the mucosarily slow process of that in the furnire all worney in conrringe meats last year was 30.25 per 1000-above large numbers. An excellent programmie has been confirmed. A quartz reef runs promises will be acquired in a coutin and nativos and a few Kuropeans who had of their husbands

Once a year, kindness is where to all the gathered to witness the arrival ware able to has been arranged, the list ul performers under King Street towards the water.convenient position.

obtain a good view of some of the late the prers in Canton, penerally in the u svomge.

The now N..K.S. Kage Ngu, built including Mirs Felurtom, Mrs Canton, Mrs; Specimens assayed givo 30 uunces to the perienced manager from London :will be enemy in the field. While some individuals attower-thine: Gifts of lane foil and locked anything but bappy, the majority money are made to them by the mandarins. locked cheerful and all appeared to be well storm launelt won boarded last week treated on hard. On the bridge and just buide Canton, and tho pirates duck a number of Boor oficers were gathers secured $1000 ed, and several of these were faultlessly Canton consumed st year 123,400 dressed. The geborn! hody of prisoners pics of native spirits. To this must be were variously attired, and while some added a large quantity of foreign spirits. were sombreros, ethers wore ordinary tweed caps. They were all capable looking men, and most of them young, with hore and there a fine-looking man of mtdle age with the patriarchal board of the typical Boor. That, howevor, was rare, for among them were Germans, Freneli, Swedea, Americaps, and certainly pus Irish man, the latter an individual holding the

at Nagasaki for the American line, made 18 knots on her trisk tr

The Corean Government has refused to allow Japan to instal wireless toiography

on the Corean coast.

Mr F. P. Purvis from Elswick, bus Nasal been appointed Professor of Architecture in the Tokio University.

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Hamilton, Commander H. Orpan, R.N., Mr Reginald Batcher, R. N., Mr Warder and Mr Alien. The String Band of H.M.S, Glory will play some popolar airs and selections.

www

King Edward and the Portuguese.

ton. Government has claimed all the gold

found.

Hongkong Hotel.

The Band of the Madras Light Infan try will play at the Hongkong Hotel to night, frem 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.-- in-Overture... Crown Diamond'... Auber

Waltz Brees Briar......O. Lowthian Song Flight of Ages...Bevan Selection... Der trumpeter von

Sakkingen...Nessler Serenade... You sleep” Waltz ....Frend euch dea

Lebens....Strauss

Tied to a Tree.

......Sullivan

A trained and ex-

engaged, and may be expected to arrive in the Colony in the course of the next few

months.

bied that his report was favourable,

· MISUELLANEOUS"

SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS.

Additional Details of War Honours.

Allahabad, April 25tu, 910 a.m.—A Ponter special telegrant date 1 London, the ".

interess

SWATOW NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) We are requested to mate for the

INCREASE OF TRADE

Swatow, May 8, formation of the Portuguese community of this Colony, that Canselbeiro A. G. Ro

The port of Swatow has again began to mano, Portuguese Consul-General at Hong-

resume its usual briskness. The barbour The new Japanese cruiser Funte ar kong, has been informed by the Acting

is full of shipping, and the wharves teem rived at Singapore on the 3rd inst., and Colonial Secretary that the Right on the

with cargo.. The recent heavy and much-rank of a Major in the Boer army, An 24 April, Mys-The following are the was to lente for Japan en alam Pula imoto

| secretary of State for the Columica kas laid

hooded rats bava again set things on the American, with a long brown beard, who chief war hrocurs of Indian and general

also hold the rank of an officer, wore his letter of condolence on the occasion of

jog and have been most beneficial in fashionable light tweed suit end smart gres

Knight Commander of the Bath Majur Sub-Lieutenant (R.N.R) IL. T. M. the late Queen Victoria's death before On Wednesday a Chinese shop-keeper stimulating activity into restivo trade; for sombrero. The officers, however, were

generally subdued in demonneur. A number General Kelly Colonel E. Ward Major- Watkine, is appointed to the Dean for 12 H.M. King Edward, who has commanded was walking peaceably along the Pokfulam not only has the rain swelled the river so be era in the waist of the ship struck up General J. Wolfe Murray, General Bra- months, training as acting licutonant, to him to convey to Conselheiro Romano the Road, with a bandle under his arm, when

as to enable the beabuke which has for sochant as the ship approached the dock piers, bant, and General Dartnell.e

Companions of the Bath Genomi date April 20

he was act upon by a number of men. They tied him, hatua and feet, to a tree by the long been stocking and overcrowding the the song hang described as the Bocranthon

godowne to proceed inland to the interior at its conclusion a vuico in cloor English Baden-Powell Lord Downe, Lord Stanley, called out, 'thres cheers for Coin Paul, and the Earl of Erroll, Colonele Neville Chan- roadside, took his bundle and ran off with but it has also made it possible for the the response was given in English fashion,berlain, Inigo Jones, Cut Broadwood, it. The shep keeper succeeded in extricat- native merchants up-country to send down Thereafter, the prisoners were no more Jade (U), Tratter, Ridley, Rhodes, Kike- ing himself from his bonds, and reported their merchandise.

domonstrative, and fell to watching with huner, derson, Spene, Pilcher, evident intercat the natives and others on Rawlinson, Maxwell, Dowson, Rayley, and the matter to the police. We fear that

A TWENTY-FIVE YEARLY FESTIVAL, the shore. The prisonerswilltrain to-night. homeyeroft. In all 160 flicars become two arrests have been made, and part of the

April 25-A report frour Ahmednagar Campanions of the Bath A grand Chineas festival, one which is

Companies of St Michael and St. states that one of the Boor prisoners is only held once every twenty-five your, missing. He is said to lie Debrge: Gray, George-Generals Barton, Hart, and Lick- and speaking English well. He is said For Hensman, and Gorringe; Major Edwards, bouring fabing town. In consequence of merly to have been in the Bumbly police. A total of 100 officers receive the which, and to the great incavenience of and then migrated to South Africa.

expression of his Majesty's deep gratitude for the sympathy of the Portuguese Cur- Yesterday, a China erreged repair-munity of Hongkong with him in his ing the es. longkang at present at Hungbereaveniunt. hom Duck, fell from one of the anasta on to the dock, and was instantaneously killed.

A Berlin correspondent states that the

The Scottish Football Cup.

The Scottish Cup (Association) WAR

won by the Heart of Midlothian, who de

stolen property recovered. The affair took

.

great steal.making firm of Krupp, which feated the, Caltie by 4 goals to 3 The lacé mill-way between Pokfulam and took place last wook at Ta-Ta-Pon. a neigh aged forty-fire, short, gry board, whiskers, her; Colonels Harry Cooper. Napier,

has lately dismissed 4,000 of its workmen, I has now decided to discharge & (0) more.

The German Emperor has honoured Captain Laus who in command of the Qur-

vitation to luncheon.

following brief report of the game is taken from The Startaal :-Despite the dull wel weather, there were some 16,000 spectatore at the tio at Ibrox Park, Glasgow. The

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turf was very heary, but a fast game was A. S. WATSON & CO., aan goaboat is was severely wounded a witnessed. The Hosits at cure attacked, the capture of the Taku Forts, with an inant after fifteen minutes' play Porteous LIMITED.

scored for them, but from a fron kick, In the semi-final tie for the English Minstra beaded through, and squalind, Football Gap (Association),

sly did Just home half-time, however, Walker boston by Tottenham Hotspur, played the interval Thomson scored their third. drawn game al Settinghame against Arton Quina and MacMahon put the Celta on terms again, but before the clase Thomson

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Establishod A D. 1811.

HENNESSY'S

COGNAC

Aberdeen.

At

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A Home papar saye Tho first of fom foreigners, mostly all the boys, couks present the report leka Cozmad Alexander of Teēk, Lord Talbot, Viscount -

An Ocean Race. fust-sailing vessels cugaged in a race from Portland (Oregon) to the United Kingdom (in connection with which considerable sums of acney leave bean waged) has arived at Queenstown after a rapid passage of 191 days and 20 hours. The Crowe), and the three other vessels are the North Geriona Lloyd Company's cadet training ship 1.8. Charlotte, the Glasgow

cuulies, &c., bied thoselyos thither with some cireumatustin). or without the lease of their employers.

NAVAL NOTES.

H.I.G.M. S. Stuller, which has been stationed here for the last few months, has left for Tintas and the North, and is from

to return to Swatow.

Vuited, who figured in the final, only to bo gave the Hearts the lead again, and after vosset's me is the skake (Centuin there to proceed to Yap. She is not likely for his capture as an cataged prisoner te promotions and other. Appoint-

Villa,

CUSTOMS NOTES.

Mr Smollet-Campbell has taken over

Distinguished Service Order Princo April 26.-The Bombay police confrm Crichton, Count Glufchen, Colonel Hunter the escape of a Boer prisoner, and aro Weston; Majors Blame Gouilcarn, Poore, making enquiries. This man is believed to Lambton, and Furge Captains Shereton, Minchen, MacAndrew, a and Molyneux; aut have been a polica superintendent some eight years ago at the time of the riots in Lieut. Willisena. The last four belong to Bronhay. Ho disappeared shortly after the Indian Staf Corps In nl1 500) of curs

Service Odlar wards. There is a ruxard of 60uffered gume Companions of the Distingui-hoð

Later. Further enquiries show that he Promot escaped Beer prisoner was not a former

monts member of the Bombay Police Torse. A Thy chiof-promotions notified are Lient.. strict search is being oude for him. It is Generals Lord Kitchener, Sir Architali believed that he got clear of the

Hauter. T. Kelly-Kenny, and the Hor, N. G. Lyttelton Major Generals French, London, April 26,-Relative to the re port that Abiodungar was unhealthy, Hamilton, Sir W. G. Nicholson, Sraithe Lord George Hamilton said that ho bid Dorrien, and Damonald, Paget, and nover board that it was inhealthy for Charles Knox and Colonel Kitchener-all

retrospectively. British regiments sostined: The following have been appointed royal Aides-do-Chin--Coinnels G. E. Harly, Union Church.

Broadwood, Plumer, Aldcison, Spens, Pil- cher, Pak, and Ouwan. The last five alou receive Brevet Coloncleics.

stored once more for Heart of Midlothian, ahip Aferion Light, and the Glasgow ship charge of this port as Coinmissioner from Bombay barboat. A NEW Pale-Carow, E. 0. F Hamilton, Brues

who won by four goals to three.

Chartered as Transports,

Robert and Walter Pattison, the managing directors of the frin of Pattisons, Linuited, whisky distillers and blenders, Leith, which failed in 1899 with a deficiency which was at the time estimated to amount to over £80,000, have been arrested. The Per tase case has boun under the consideration of She is at present in Hongkong, and has

I t the Crown authorities for several montha.

BRANDY.

$18

The Kaiser's Heir.

The 'Con liner lenggle (Captain Temperley Darke) has just been chartered

Adeneruig. The Mushola is owned in Mr C. H. Brewitt-Taylor, who has left for Loudon by Kelly, Mahon and Co., and hicine on long lease. owns the record for a run out to Hongkung from Cardif in eighty-five days,

by the military suthorities as a troopship. Jim Watts of Tientsin

on similar ternus.

WEATHER REPORT. The following notice is issued from the Observatory

On the 19th at 12 10p. The barometer

Yesterday afternoon the annual meet

has risen on the E. cast of China, falloning of scatholders of: Union Charoh was in Formosa The depression in the Northold, Rev. G. J. Williams, pestor, in the is probaby moving Eastwards in Japan.

dish Berbinck,

Referring to our remarks last wook

The following reoive Brevets:-Colonels goneslongside the Dock wharf at Kowloon (says the L. and C. Express) as to tho

S. Kuos, and Chades Lambrm; Licuten- (A.)-Hennessy's Old Pale,

to be specially fitted up. This process will British Government being unable to cowart Red Capsule

Opraia W. B. Andrews R.N.R., take something like a week to complete. It Mr Jim Watis for his new famous rile, in Pressure is a relatively law in the chair. There was a fair attendance. The Eat Coloricis Uriotin, O'Leary, Younghus- neighbourhood of Fonuss. The winds reports and statements of accounts were band, T. Capper, Thorneyproft, Nicholson whose death is announced from Hume, was is not necessary that the Glengle should the mean white, as if to heap 'coals of fire, will probably freshet from NE in the subunited and adoptod. M. W top file. Carillar, C

Priore Francis of Tick, C. B. (B.)--Superior Very Old

68 years of age and retired a few years go into dock here as he was recently a few days after the auswer giron in the Formosa Channel. Forecast:-N. to N..Himphreys was electol ou freasurer in Gegh, Waterfield, MacConaghey L. Max-

House of Commons, the Gazette notifies vinde, moderate; fair.

FOOD of Mr D. R. Crawford, who is leathiz well, Lord Loch and Lord W. A. Caven Cognac, Red Capsule... $21 previous to which he had boon Cour docked at Shanghai. We understand that

modoro of the F. & G. Campany's fleet for her first trip will be to Tako, where thus: The King has been pleased to givo

Share List.

the Colony. Me A Machenaic where Many departmental promotions follow. (0.)-Very Old Liqueur

some years. He was well known to many Indian troops will be embarkod for Celcut- und grant unto Jumes Watts, Fey, Hbs The following alterations in our share cleated on secretary, Mara T. H. Iteid in grants of the Distinguished Conduct Eastern passengers, and his horrby mantor ta. The churter is an indefinite one, for one. Majesty's Royal licence and authority that ist aru noted after the hour of correction and W. A. Sime were add to the end

The Tat conclude with supplementary Cognac

$24

gained na wady friends amongst the nu-

or more trips. The fine now Douglas he may accept and wear the Cress vi a V.O.-D.-Hennessy's Fin-

merous travellers for whose safety and steamer Hatching has also been chartered Chevalier of the Royal Belgian Order of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 390 %witter. The nittoo stherwise with patches Trim Lord Roberts in which, comfort he was respemiblo.

This steamer has got Leopold, conferred upon him by his $121, buyers, and London, £69; samo us before, except that the name of referring to Colvool Girous, he tends Canton Ins., 8176, bayara; North-China, Mosers G. Mary Hainand A. Rodger, who is administratize and organing powers, bie rundlagging bury and invalasble est Very Old Liquear

splendid accomodation, with electric light Majesty the King of the Belgians in re- throughout. Take the Giangle she is being cognation of his active and distinguished Tls. 180 buyers: Union Ins. $325, buyers: have left the Colony, add Mr. Ir shout services in directing the railways Cognac, 1872 Vintage,

The Crown Prince of Germany entered fitted up for native infantry, with boxes for service on the occasion of the recent sier H. and Whampoa Dock, 8915, buyers; who resigned, were taken off The Chic- MADE Binducal's Brevet

Chins and Badila. $57, sellers; Douglas, man, Mr Dyer Ball and Mr Mackenzio Colineley & wider consideration.

Lendon, April 26 –– Lord Kitchener Red Capsule

Bom University on 24th April, in the pre-officers' chargers. Her numerous scutties of Tientsin. Two fczoign decorations, but std; Indo China, $140, sollers; Wharf and referred to the loss the congresstion reports the capture of 113. more prisoners, senco, of a brilliant assemblage. The onsors an abundance of ventilation and none from his own country!

Godown, $102, buyers; Eik. Land, 3109, was abou to Bustain famugh the VV:0.-E.-Finest Very Emperor, in a speech on the remain, light, so essential in a trooper. She will Bussian Fuss at Nowchwang.

sellers; Huiophreys, S14, harem; West approaching departure of Mr. Crawford, who mentioned his own and the late Pripec be in command of Captain T. W. Hall, Consort's connection with the University, The RLM, steamer Canning is due here

There was quite a foster at Newchwang Paint Building, 85, vers; New Pun-had for inany years controlled the fins of on Sunday, the 21st April (says the Shang-jem, 88, sellers, Preferencs, $1.40, the Church. Me Crawford returned thanks hich had been $48 and cordially referred to Queen Victoria's about Monday, and will probably take thehai Mercury), the occasion being thearzivali sellas; Charkonnaga, $300, buyers; Raub, for the kind words

Ho centraster the constant striving in favour of friendly roRemount Depot and Audit Department wp of the stoainer Leeyun, Captain Johns, $24, sellers; Now Electric, 61, salos; spoken of him lations between the British and the German Nerth. The B. I. steamer Unte, which is

condition of the the first vessel flying the dragon flag satern Green Island, $20, buyers; United Ashes present prosperous pooples, both being of Germanic stock,

under charter to the Government, is ex and the C.M.S.N. Co.'s flag at the Fore! 20 slit, buyers: Hk. Ico, $175, buyers; i Church with what it was in the old says A Liegton in the Coldstream Guards, treet, and hand extern Fegyver Tee also wounded pected to be ready to embark the Bougat since the Russian occupation of the nort Ewa Cutton, Tis. 50, bujors; and China when he first know itan Figm S

concinded by formally taking lens of the near Pestatun on the 2nd

Ong of Bir-Bismog Blood's columns has congregation and expressing rod wishes copied Hossenékál

General Locke Eliot's divusion, woop-

Old Liqueur Cognac, 1862-Vintage

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Allour Brandies are guaranteed to be PURE COGNAC, the difference

A Gowf' Story.

Scene-a golf course on Saturday | Langers for house about Wednesday. afternoon. A clubman has been approached

by a visiting member with a request to play

·CHAMBERLAIN'S

of

in price being merely a question

age and vintage.

a round. Clubman consents, and procenis PAIN

STIFF NEOK

· RHEUMATISM

Sample bottles will be supplied

BATM

As soon as she arrived she was boarded by the Russinus, who placed nu armed guard

Provident, $91, buyers 1.

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12 punder Kropp and 15,000 rounds of in, and 647 gur exptured at

Rolystie

Mr Sager brother of the ok-Cupa Minis- ter, as been sentenced to a year's imprison

ens for tres The manaliy lista show two of the East Lancashire, Lilled and three wounded, atd z Lieutenant und Haven mén captured near Korkedorn,the 22nd instante.

on board and scarobed the vessel, the object | VESSELS AT THE DOCKS-At Kowloon for the Church's future prosperitying north-west of the finngé River Colony, forthwith to inquire as to the quality of Applied to the afficted parts quickly Belieres being stated at the time na boing to con.S.S. Bensington, Lang Tsing, Hong. the slanger's play. Asks his caddy, who replies: "Oh, he's just a duffer, sir. Canlu

at proportionate wholesale antes.play for nuts. Clabman: Then how much

do you think I can afford to give him 7' Caly: You can't give him any, sir." That vaddy still wonders why his. very sensible advice provoked so much abuse. He never 1607 given advice now.

A S. WATSON & Co, Limited, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

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STIFFNESS of the JOINTS. Price, 50 etc. and $1,00.

For ale by All Dealers, WATKINS, Æ

· Go, General Agents.

Secats. the reasel. But representations now, Compania de Filipine, Burnside, having been made of the absurdity of such Athenian, Hongkong, H.M.S. Centurion, la view of the fact that war had not been Nanchang, Meade, U.S.S. Newark, Saturn declared against China, this was foregone, Kang Tung, HK Maru, Halchior, and the raceel wiled on the 25th April Cuion. safely,

FOR ZE FLUOD TRE Liv Mores das collected considerable stores and man J. World favid Hood Mixes is wanted by Bour faurib,

sense the blood from U imunarima front wlak A five telegram from Vredefort soxa over cause arbing Poz. Scrolling Berbat General French takes a sus voyaive to Lesen Bad Legs, Skin, kud Kent Disses, recuperate

The latest from the Boer capital, dated, Pimple and Sons of Linde, ale temple cra maryaliqua. Thorough of wonderful carci latóne 2214 instant, states that n. Lauddross Leon facand byde Shat every makes al 20, 14 and 100 men have surrendered, Comoppiate-Colonies, Polziens, Quarts | Beware of worthless imitations,