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TRADE

Telephone No. 186.

DIAME

SEASONABLE WINES,

LIGHT HOCKS;

$6.00 to $17.00 per dez.

WHITE WINES.

$5.00 to $11.00 per doz

CLARETS,

-$4.00 to $31.00 par dözi

ST. LEHON, TONIC WINE,

MADEIRA,

407

BIRTH

At No. 28 Sophle-Rood, Singapore, on the 8th July, the wife of De J. B. Hardy, proprietor of St. Mary's Dispensary, Sings pore,

of a Bon

DEATH

Suddenly co

co the 9th July, at 93, River Valley Road, Singapore, ALEXANDER A LAN, Superintendent Savings Bank, and Supervisor, Money Order Office, Generat Past Oos aged 45 years,

The publication of this issue commented

al 5.30 pm.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1901;

*LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Singapora Docks, ·

THE CHINA MAIL.

The Singapore Free Press publishes an artiola zu which it exiticitor the Singapore Doste, Co, and adrecates an extension of docking facilities in the interests of the port. The action of the Shipping Confor ence, is also freely criticised.

Indian Universities.

Archbishop Welldon, in a letter to The Pistes, urgos ruform in India Universitiza by the appointment of a supromo atuca tional authority and the creation of each University of a powerful executive, consist ings as far as possible, of educational experts."

| Indian Opium Sales.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Government opium sale on the Ist ist., 2,000 clients each of Behar and Notes by the Way:

Benaros opium were offered and found Sir Claude Madonld aurived in purchaser. The average price for the

London on tho 1st inat..

M. do Glers, the Russian Minister kt. $18.00 per dos. Poking, is transferred to Munich.

Dr William Selby Church, the colo

$18.00 And 224.00 per doz. brated physician, has been made a Baronet.

A Colombo Hotel advertises Ping- Pong after dinner, with a band in attend.

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Ronth.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Auctions.

330 p.m. Auction of Caten Hay, &o., at the Ballook Lines, Gu Club Hi}), Kowloon.

General Memoranda,

TavISDAY, July 181–

ance.

The Gonzan craiser Gerion arrived at Singspere on the 8th inst, on her way to Kiel.

The battleship, Leviathan, of 14,160 tons, was launched at Clydebank on the

3rd insti

formar was Rs. 1,364 snd for the latter s. 1,332 per chose. The proceeds of the sale Aggregated Rs. 13,96,000.

The Bank Dividend.

Wo ere informed that subject to Audit, the Directors of the Hongkong and Shang.

hai Bank will recommend st the forth- coming moating :-

A Dividend of £1.10/- per share, add $750.000, to Reserve Fund, and curvy forward about 91,475,000.

The Enorgetic German.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The "Shamrock."

LOCAL AND GENERAL-

The Army Medical Service Shamrock the Second has reappeared

Mr Brodrick, replying to a gacation in after her accident, Aild had a trial spin, on the House of Commons, and the Commit the Clyde, which was superior to the pertes on the Army Medical Service, would formaree of Shamrock the First,

consist of himself as Chairman, bosider Mr. Troves adir Makma Surgeon General Hooper and other prominent medical men.

The Speedy Endymion

Royal Wines.--Sensational Prices.

The five daya' salo of wine from the Royal Household realised, £1,845. There were some sensational biddings, the last lot of sherry, littled in 1820, fouching 550 shillings per dozan,

International Lawn Tennia.

The Dohertys have defeated the Ameri cans to the match for the lawn conis chim pionship at Wimbledon. The game was most exciting. The Americans introduced new twisting service and soino wonderful sidoway swipes.

English County Cicket.

London telegram, dated June 90, reports Yorkshire hus batera Kent and Derbyshire at cricket. Middlesex is now second on the list of counties, Surrey third and Lancashire fourth, having been benten by Gloucester and Somerset.

*

M.S. Endumion, Captain Alfred W. Paget, C.M.G., Berived outside the Woo amy Spit Buoy on the 7th inet. on her way to Nanking to re'iere the Blenheim. She made the run from Wobalt 408 miles in 24 hours, doing her 4 hours' full speed that at the rate of 191 konts

A Judge on Expert Witnesses.

A week ago, we made so no remarka editorially as the expert witness. We learn from a Unicutta tulegram that why of the

Judges in Calcutta is inclined to value ox pert svidence very low indeed. The tels Fram says: In disposing of a juta contract case in the High Court yesterday (June 28), Mr Justice Stanley expressed his opinion of expert witnesses. His Lordehip sale there existe in the case of expert witnusund a tendency to support the view which in It is understood that a British hat favourable to the party who employs them. talion will be brought out for dety in North that it is diffient: to get from then an

independent opinion China: The headquarters are to be at Wei-hai-wai, a couple of companies will Boxers at Work. |forui a British Legation guard at Poking,

British Troops in North China

It was reoly reported in-native offela:

two or three companies will be posted at circles hare yesterday (anys the N. C. Du points along the line of communication News of the 10th inst. thatsgute of Chili The British Consul at Nagasaki in between Feking and Taku, and une cont-Boxers who are also in leagus with the Allied giring evidence before the Steamshippany will be stationed at Tientsin, France, Villages of that province, with reference Subsidies Commission urged & subsidy for it is reported, is to keep a permanent gar-to which mention has already been made in a British service to Japan as a splendid rison at Pastingfa. national investment, The Vice-Consul at

The Penang Ritle Volunteer Corps a Zanzibar said the German merchant was Explosion on a Destroyer: 2.30 p.m.-Auction of 8 New Singer having a drill hall orected at cost of mote energétic and intelligent than the explosion occurred on the 10405.80. A part of the mission of thics agents,"

Hand Sewing Machines, &c., by Messrs Hughes Hough. Goods per Arrution Apeur undelivered

after 2 p.m. this date subject to reat, Sarwany, July 20

12.10-Meeting of Shareholders of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., at the Company's Offer, No. 14, Dan Vaux Road Central.

MONDAY, July 22-

Gooda por Maria Valeria undelivered

after this date, subject to ren Goods per Bingo Mare not cleared after

this date subject to rent.

SATURDAY, July 27:-

Interim Dividend of $6 on Shares of the

Hongkong Land Investment Agency Co., Ltd., payable. Interim Dividend of $1.00 on Shures of

$25,000.

Parcul mails for Europe &c., per a. Srenda will close at 3-pt. on Friday, the 19th July.

The Russo-Chinese Bank has declared a dividend for the year 1900 of 15 mables a share, cecal to É per cent.

Oo the 29th June, the King received General Smith Dortion on his appointment as Adjutint-Goueral in India..

Kraondon's amatour record of 153-5 the West Point Building Co., Ltd., seconds for the 120 yards burdle race was payablo

made at the meeting of the London Athletic

Temperaturë.

{Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.

Premises, Queen's Road.) HONGKONG, July 10, 1901,

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A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

WATSON'S VERY OLD

|British in East Africa. Statistics published at Berlin chow that the North Geruan Lloyd coasting trade in the East India and Chinese waters has doubled in the last year. and that there are now 42 compared with

28 voiselu as before.

these columna, are now in Shanghai, and indeed have been here for the past six weeks

who Sport about in the most fashicula bio June on board the torpede-boat destropor Daring, in Portsmouth Harbour, owing to style, in to procuro modern arms and am a tube of a Thornycroft water-lube bolorunition and to investigate the political being blown out. One stoker named condition of this portion of Kisngou pro- Read, was killed, and the four other is

vince, the northern part of which, Kizngpélt,

having already been thoroughly exploited is ready to join the Boters, who have taken advantage of the famine there to secure

Teeruits:

Naval Affairs.

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1901.

TELEGRAMS.

{CHINA MAXLA XTECLÄT SERVICE."] THE KING OF SLAM

Visit to Singapore-

a Our Chen Currentent.) SICHTRUKE, July-1

SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS.

Mr Chamberlain replied to "MY-

Morley

London, June 30, Soveral skirmishos have taken place with the Invaders in the Midbud districts of Cape Colony. Three Boers were killed and twboty five borsca capture at Whittleson nese Quonatown,

Une hundred Buers hosted a goods shed station near Victoria West. A patrol of Yailmy guards has been attacked at Doney- The King of Sium, whis fias boon on a neatkloof and two wore killed.

{

July 1. The attempts unde to

3 organise visit to Java, landed here to day. He was a Boor ineefing throughge the ouun accorded to official-recajem and melody have proved unsuccessful. Violent with H.D. Się F. A. Swallonham, the Acting a puries of outdent mostlugs had boon ar- took place at Letda yesterday where Governor The King certains: Si Fa hearing anil had to be escorted to their ranged - tho speacera vera unabio to obtain. homes by the police, followed by huge, threatening cro

crowda

A Bwattenham at dinmor to-night.

GAMEERUTER'E SKEVICE)

THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN'S INDEMNILY

LONDON, 18th July, 1901, Bir Hay, United States Secretary of Stote, has instructed Me Rockhill, Comm of sier at Paking, to support Japan's appli cation for an enlargement of her indemnity

from China;

A FRENCH AIRSHIP Successful experiments with a navigably sirship have been carried out to Fance. The vaset, starting from St. loud, rounds ed the Eiffel Tower and returned to St. Clond

Боелев

Mr Chamberlain, replying to a question from. Mr. John Marley in the Hous "of Commons, explained that owing to the impossibility of tho Cape Parliament meeting in the prescut state of the coun- try, the Governor bad decided to meet the expeliturs by the issue of warrante subsequently obtaining an indeninity from Parliament for its action. If considered legel. Sir W Haly Hutchinson's nationh practically the suspension of the consti- tutional

July 2 despatch from Lord Ki chenor says that since the 24th of June 74 have been killed, 60 wounded and 200 made prisoners and surrendered.

Sticla, July 2The

Africa

the rouent casualbertowing is a list of in 9th Jone o died of his wounds, Lieuten Fant Q. 7. Brecount

wounded, slightly, Lieuten, ve

10th Juna: wounded

unt S. Gulan, ath Victorias.

Lurdon. 14th July, 1901, RUSSIA AND BULGARIA. 20th June Wounded and since dead, visit of the Russian nation to Varna Midland Mounted Rides dangerously, Thore is much comment on the longtayaptain H. Sandow; wounded sovercly

Ideurenant Robertson, both of the with the Grand Duso Alexander on board. Major P. B. Taylor, R.ILA. Billed, Lieu

CRICKET. ETON V. HARROW

tenant Ramshothani, let Durham Light Infantry wounded savorely. Loutquant T. Backenridge, Nuw South Wales Bush- mon; prisoner, Lioutent Bowen, Now England Mounted Rifles

MATCEL

Harrow defeated Titos by ten xickela.

GENTLEMEN – PLAYERS. At the Oval, the Players dulested the Gentlemen by ter wickets. Abel scured

347

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA the Boers under Curem undant Reitz, cap

General Broadwood's brigade surprised

turing the so-called Orange River Gorgrüs mant isolading Steyn's brottier and papers. E President Steyn escaped in his shirt

23rd June; killed, Lieutenant R. Bisley, R. H. A died of enteric, Littenant Davenport, 3rd Kings Royal Rifes, and Surgeon D. Gralmus,

25th June: died fine au

accident Lieutenant Macnagliten, Bid King's Royal Rides A

Capital Finlay, 2nd Bethirds, who was dangerously wounded or the 26th May, progresses favourably

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, Before His Home A. G. Wie, Atting Chief Justice.)

Tuesday, July 16, 1901,

JOLLINS #3- TESON,

The hearing of ovidence in this suit was

resumed to-day

the stakehold were seriously injured. They. were removed to Haster Hospital. Im Landing at Gap Rock

The Finance Committee of the Legis-beard hornie attempts were made by the mediately after report of the explosion wWAS Lative Council met yesterday, when, on the remainder of the cree to reach the lower

-The British force reached Zeérüst, with the loss of one officer killed, three ulloors recommendation of H.E. the Governor, it

Daring the delate in the House of 1 and 2 we wounded." was agreed to vote $7,190 for the erection parts of the ship, hat for some time this

was impossible, and for long after the four Commons, on the 3rd inst., en Naval mat of a derrick, etc., on a new site at Gep survivors of tho stokehold had been re-cars, Mr Arnold Ferator, replying to various Departure of General Gaseles Rock. The Chairman (Hon. J. H. Stewart moved fruitless efforts were made to recover strictures on the Mediterranean Flect, said The fallowing telegra i háa, beọn nơ- Lockhart) said-Considerable dificulty has the body of the unfortmate victim of the it was impossible to reinforce China od ceived by the Guneral Oficer Commanding been experienced in the past in landing at isaster. This was eventually done by Africa without weakening other feats. The at Hongkong from HE. Jout General Gap Rock, so I am informed by people, casting a rope round it. A fire broke our Admiralty was fully alive in their re. Sir A. Gaselen, K.C.B., in command of the The defendant in the course of criss- who to call there. It is hoped that by after the explosion, but wee subdued in sponsibilities and proposed to increase the Chies Expeditionary Field Force, lend Gas Company on une pccasion did deal examination by Mr Franciyasid tho Abelty- the erection of a new derrick the landing half an hour without much damage being Mediterranean feer who now lettleships handing over, 21st July, to Major General in bicycles, in April, 1802, before ize (wit.. Lieutenant R. H. M. Watson, R.G..of the passengers will ho facilitated, and

done to the ship.

were available, and also to increase the Creagh, to whom all communications should nese) went home. The order for the goods has undertaken the duties of ascretary and the Committee recommend this voto. It is

was given by Mr A. Ramsey, but was cruisers and destroyers, The Timer saya bo sout. treasurer of the Gutrisou Wongueicheung hoped that the work will be put in hand Shipping *Lings."

not contained in the letter book, the patti-. Recreation Chinmittee

calar page being missing Mr Ramsey paid without any delay.The vote was grood

for the goods by instalments. That money did not go into defendant's pocket but was credited to the Ascatylene Company. Ho crikt not remember if it was joid by

sey received a receipt for the money.

Club on the 29th June.

The B. L. M. steamer Canning arrived ub Calcutta on the 20th Jung from Hong- kong with the Ulwar Imperial Service troops and a section of the Native Field Hospital.

Instructions were given for His Mo jesty's now war sloop Mutine to be passed out of dockyard lands at Sheerness on 19th June. She is intended for the China station.

Oficial Changes.

We understand that the Hon. F. H. May, C.31.., goes home on leave in a few

monthe

The directors of the Manchester Cham.

ber of Commereo on 12th Juno resolved -

Mr Arnold Forster's statement is hardly is

reassuring as is dosirable,Replying to Departure of the G. 0.0

-

that the following motion should be questions in the House of Commons, Mr On the mccasion of His Excellency Amold Ferster il Government had Major.General Gescolgege departure to i submitted on behalf of the Chamber at the southet vir a sutroy to ascertain the cert i mare, by this she Zompress of Japan un legno or unerwise, or whether, Mr Kain

next meeting of the Association of Chambers of a graving dock and harbour on the holiday to Vancouver, the Headquarter Witness knew a man romed Livingstone, of Commerce, to be held at Nottingham in eastern side of Gibraltar, which the Com Staff, commanding officers and heads

at 10:15 to metrow morning and give His Exesterty i send off.

Commander W. C. H. Hastings, the first week of September: This mitte ontimated at five millions, and moan- departments, will assenible at Murray Pior partner in a cycle business with a bun,

Association views with grave concern and while to complete the bulk of the western British mangfseturers through the monopolial to the peace requirements of the Navy apprehension the injury inflicted upworks, including Doak, which in on

ly acquired by shipping rings," by which British goods are frequently placed at

I'ostmaster General, has been spoken of as that there is a warrant for associating his Mr May's locum femme, but we understand

aame with the appointment, although it is well known Commander Hastings Biled the position during the absence of Mr. May a disadvantage se compared with their foreign The Fice Committed of the Legis,

Enildings in the New Territory.

The Plague.

For the first time since the plague #pilequc atarted the past twenty-foura

formerly & schoolmastor Livingstone was

lovely to Livingstone to repair. Ramiesy named Mekiedy. He (witness) took his und the bierele And could not repair it That was the only emnection be bad with Livingstone. He never wrote him letter, Mr Francis Look at that pictograph of a letter and, tell us if it is your writing?

Witnase-Yes, that is up.

Mr Francis Why then did you say your

Majer John P. Maclurean who recent few years ago with much credit to himself competitors. This Juotion was the native Counsil mot yesterday afternocess been barren of plague esses in never wrote to him? You ly returned from command of the Rand atisfaction to all concerned. We como of delitorations by the Board some on. H. Stewart Lockhart, CMG / Colony. Wo hope this record will be usine didn't have this photo Marine Force at Wei-bai-wei, has bece Superintendent of Police, will become system. It was then decided that the presiding. The Governor recommended tained and the Colony will, in due course,

appointed Barrackmaster to the Punts mouth Division.

The trials were resumed with liquid Fuel on the 10th June on board the July at Porismouth, but owly, it is said, to the unsuitable adjustment of the burners, the smoke was as black and dense as it was

boliavo Mr FJ. Badeley, the Deputy aunths ago upon Lao deferred rubate

Acting Superintendent in the absence of his chief an arrangement, which, hesides approved by the public and the police. boing the most stural, will be generally

Capt. Sir G. Warrender.

did at his London residence, Eaton square, Sir George Warrender, sixth Laronet,

1485 (0: Ktropeana).

Witness did not think anything about be given a clean bill of health. It may be Mr Francis-Liten plass, while I read question should be referred to the Shipping the Comcil to vote a sum of $1,000 in aid Commiten with a view to the proportion of the gote under the heading Peblic intring to reell the statistics for the the letter. After sending the printed head- of a motion to be bought before the for the maintenance of buildings in Nev

Worka, Annually Recurrens Expenditurore Oster, 1669 (28 Europeans), Deathing Mr Francis fend the letter as follawa Association by the representatives of the

The Chairman said the Acting Territory. Chamber

Directer of Public Works (HuawDiversion of a Nadiah,

Yesterday, at the Finance Condities o Chatham) had exported to the Committee

ting it was

training and

Hotel Company at Shanghai

The Astor House Lutel Co., Izl, has that the vote already applied in this con-

during the wora: phase of the previous in his seventy-sixth year, after an îlness of Deen privately fated, with a capital of nection was not sufficit of the rote | trials; and though there was a fair breesome daration. He was formerly a captain 450,00 in 4,500 shares of $100 each, fully 80140 and gone to Chung Okay Police

the smoke was too dense lo rise.

in the Coldstream Guards, hut of lat years Laid up. It is reported (says the N-CStation and 814450 ta Kewicon, Uity The Seaclary of the Periosular and passed most of his time in the Scottish Daily Nets) tisat the prospectus shows an Police Btation, making total

expected profit on this capital of 40 par | 81045.06, and leaving-loka capital. The family is of French extraction,

Oriental Company in a latter to The Tag and settled in Scotland in the time of Jaines/sent per annum, the liberal and very in the whole of the other building says the consensus of agreement on the Sir George's only son. Captain George raised the Astor Heuso during the short 81,000 was necessary to cover the whole of Merchaut Shipping Act set aside the Scott Wartender, now assumes the baronetey

telligent management of dfr Vernon having been estimated that the andilist legislation of the Government of hidia respect to scars, and that the Company sideble service with the Royal Nav

in his forty first year. He has seen cortine in which it has been bis property into the expenditure, That vote was nigrend

the undoubted position of a first-class hotel, to therefore, will not appeal against the

South Afries and in Chin and his wife, füasurpassed in the Far East. We under",

judgment given in Kings Beach Court on Tady Maud Warrendor, a sister of the Earlstand that arrangements have been virimally Domestic Registration at Singapore,

the 21st instant,

Nulluh in the

Fourser

Hay Bakio

the trams

The Weekly Toyneûr of the Yingapare

on the

Free Press writes plenkou to see

otector of Chinese

of Shaftesbury, has of late taken a very concluded for sa exterion of the lease for ME. W. Sharples, the foreman of active interest in the affairs if the Primrose thirty panza Shures changest han

| Dla insta, we are told, at League Captain Sir Georga.

LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY. the Mihali Joong Hook and Ladder Cos

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BLEND,

the premier company of the Shanghai Fira is in comersand of H. .'s battleship Furfursona unknown reason these transactione Brigade, having been transferred by his leur op this station.

firm to Newchwang, has had to resign his The Naval Manguvres position in the Company after nine you

The naya) manongIEN membership and four yeare service as fore-morrow, and they un sapecke man. The Company presented him with a most inte Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the silver cup and an address, prior to his der operation BEST BRAND in the FAR EAST partivo, from Shanghai,

to which she

Per Dozen

$15.00,

The following Bleuda are also recoju

mebiled and are unsurpassed in quality -

THOBNE'S BLEND

OLENORCE文

PLEND

UBCTENEVET 1200

ON ABLAKIA $15200)

Ferformance of Daty:

Nogligence Tu-day,

Kinquiry was hold connected with the

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TË REPUTATION.

Dear Livingstone, 1 th we love nO ONES incb tubing, only one and a half, and uftre eizes, namus j, 20 inch and 21 inch, so try and cu the best you can with that, I will try and will mund on Monday nud see how you are getting along

along. Yours truly, 12.

latter withons and she solely in con the nection with the repaire to his

This corn bicycle,

Mr Francis And to whom does the ste

refor?

hope

Withess-I was in partnership then-with young Me LyaughƐa nullab Witness rendered Mrs Ramsay every ot oigh-istance he could in the way of advice dur

ing the six weeks of her illness from tember to November. He and only mada put one b bill for Ramsey and Co. He never very nervel a ou bomer in the shop. He never filled up cheques for Mre Ramsey and ho never received or paid any money for her. Since February this year Ramsey steamET had been in put once a fortnight Wit (1969 did not ramumbor to date of his iBarriage, but it was in ding, 1000. Be vill bake ford kontey started his shop, bó kha - cablu

dabbling it a bicyclom, taking thein up the crust and selling them. “On

Harbour Approachon?

Lat Diarch, 1899, Kamucy had not opene

shop and commenced business. Witness, never here to sell is Fthe insulte in Rausey, mad Coto & MBY DARIEd:

Walans. He huver had an offer

his share from a man named Alloy

Pvt

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Honkong-Witness did not put 82000 mto the bisings of Harby and Co. Rinser bud oot offered to buy him out, but he bui bado legal transactions will Bis thepoyli Messrs Dosen and Hastings Collators during the past twelve months. McKinlay a late eniployee of Rumsey and

com Jee nimal Tery amut some remirs to a bioycle. were not stisfactory to Lovy And ho sent 8. latter trentesing prodeadings Lagainst Ramsey and Co. Wittens mas dent as an expert to zasulee the re pairs and his decision was against Hansey. Witnem did not, to his knowledge, do any other humpes forafes Bamsey. Withers

the Juiter Book of the Arcerviono Cont

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