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On the 15 January. at Tsingtan (Kino- chao), the Wife of Max HoxANN, of a Daughter,

zar The publication of this dyond commenced af 5,50 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1992.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

Australing coal is selling at $16,50 per ton landed in Manila amil Japariere coal at 213

TELEGRAMS.

(REUTER'S SERVICE]

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.

Boer Losses.

NAVAL YARD 'EXTENSION.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1E02;

Ladies, and Mr Fullaton Henderson re-meat on being able to pay a dividend of B sponded.

per cent, and place the sum of 910,000 to

teserve Fund.

The band then phiyed 'God Save the King, and at 4.15 the country dispersid.

The Bands of the Hoveral nten-of war were massed for the occasion and discours- of excellent music.

The motion was carried.

Air C. Ewens proposed the ro election of Mesaris J. S. Van Buren, Choo Hing Keo. Chan Tung Shang, and H. P. Whird ne Consulting Committon,

Mr Torcy seconded. Carried.

Laying Foundation Block and Bot- ting Commemorative Tablet. The ceremony of placing in position the first foundation block and setting the tablet that the absence of Mc Houston from the We are requested by Mr Kidd to state stone to commemorate the Naval Yard ceremony was much regretted, more parti Losro, 1th January, 1962..

Deen in cularly by himself as My Houston's col M: White proposed that Mossra Hon Generd BoHailton's columns here) Extension acheine, which less

league. The movements of the Commander-derson

enon and WH. Poits be re-elected as accounted for 15 ikers on the Swasiland operation for the past twelve guts,in-Chief, however, renderet it impressible to auditors.

Mr Van Buren seconded, frontior during the last 10 days,

took place this afternoon, the central figure postpone the function until after air Hous

Sarrival,. which otherwise would have Curried. -A. Boer daene reports in the entry's in the whole proceedings being Mrs Powell,

been done. losses in Colonel Plumer's engagement with wife of Commodore F. Powali, C.B.

There was an ample show of decorations Christian Bathe to the North of Amersfoort

the 3rd and 4th irstant and, when the manierous guests invited to Transval, 00

by Movers Punchard, were forty-two killed and seventy-three the

Lowther and Company, the contimeters, had assembled, the spectacle was a brilliant

promuks

PRINCE HEINRICH'S VISIT TO AMERICA,

One..

ceretuony

The Chairman-That is all the busines The following is a list of the guests in-gentleman; thank you for your attend-. vited to be present, most of whom attendance. Dividends warrants will be ready. ed, Gascoigne, C.M.G., and Lady Gascoigne.

vis.HE. Major-General Sir W. J. to-morrow.. H.E. Vice-Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, K.C.B., Rear-Admiral H. T. Grenfell, C.M... Commodoro F Powell CB, Mrs Powell and the Miss Powell, Deputy

General Inspector W. R. Drew and Ara Drew. Captain Prey Sent and Mrs Sct. IN., Col. Mas Bertin, R.W. Col

SERIOUS AFFAIR ON THE WEST RIVER.

Chaplain of H.M.S. 'Glory Shot. Notwithstanding the recent arrangement

A. Band played was the approach and The Americans are preparing a royal landing af Mas Powell, gecampanied by L. F. Brown, R., Sir Thomas and Mise!

Vice Admiral Sir. Cyprian A. G. Bridge,

Station, Rear Admiral Harry T. Grenfell, C.M.G.. Comedors F. Powell, CB

Jackson, Risht Rev. Bishi and Mrs repeated to have been come to berwood

Mr David Arthur Welsh, of Edinbarch.acaption for Prince Henrich, who will be.C.B., Comamudur-in-Chief of the China | Hoare, Rev. F. Good R‚N., B.F. Cobbold, | Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge and the aged has accepted the Professorlap of Pathology the grest of the nation. at Sydney University.

Mr A. Bethane, for many yeara Soave-

GERMANY'S FINANCES.

&., &c. &c.

G. J. Willians, C. Ban, J. H. France and

Mrs Franc, Commander and Mrs Dawes, Vivery of the Kwangiang Provinces with Staff Engineer and Mrs Canta, Major rogued to the patrolling of the river by and Mrs Wata, Commander at Mr Chinese gunbusts manned partly by for Sherbrook, Crmannter We Mr Lyne.

Prussian and German 3 per cent loans of

Mrs Powell and guests were received on Cartwright, i nit Paymaster and pignors, it even that piracy and general tary of the P. & G. Co., died on the Sid and millions sterling respectively Murray Pier by Mrs Kidd and Airs Sayer, Mira diray, Bain and Mrs. Simp-brigandage is us rife as before on that im

have bord completed in Rorlin to enverrepresenting the centricters and Works, Tout an Mr. Stansbury, Captain portant waterway the Wast River. Tho Medicių.

December, after a long illness, in his 77th

year.

There is a brisk demand for four in Manila, the price ranging from $9.75 10 810.25 per 4/4 sucks. Kerosene is selling at $3,40 pay enso.

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[REUTER'S SERVICE TO BANGKOK.] BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

Loxox, Jan. 1.

King Edward has deputed the Prince of Wales to attend the celebration of the

inst.

Lean Department. They then proceeded to a tinzge where the Superintending Civil Engineer, Mr Owen Ordish, and the Chief Agent of the Contractors, Mr W. Kidd, CE, with their respective staffs, met them.

and Mrs Henderson Surgeon and Mis Keogh, Miss O'Neil, Commander and latest atinge is of rather a senational Mrs Mackenzio, Miss Homen, Liest and nature, and it is probable that it may have Mrs Simpson, Liour. and Mrs Hamilton,the effect of lending to more stringent Lieut.. Mrs And Miss Matshows, Livut.

musasures tiny have hitherts been adopted, Mrs and Miss Clutton, Staf Surgeon and Mrs Andreng, Licat. and Mrs Thawell. It was rumoured in town last night that Captains and Offers of His Must the S.S. Nanging the river steamer recent.

in the Harbour, Hon. T.

Chatham,

ly built by Mesura Fenwick and Ou, Hong--- Major

was hiding 21,000 Sales of homp at Maui Empror's birthday in Berlin on the 27th placed in position by Mrs Powell. The block. T. Chater, Ifua, Captain Trofi song #hich plies between Canton and

On the 21st December, the Freuler MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Meeting. 9p.m.-Meating of Perseverance Lodge. for the United Kingdian and the Marie de

Leareinen: 68390 kalis.

General Memoranda.

Sazurday, January 18:-

Col Firman'a two quos.

-SOUTH AFRICA. The prisoters taken afTweefontein Furing succeeded in stirring up Ger-numbered 240, The Boers got away with 3--Auction of Fine Furs, at Mr any gainst Great Britain by the pa

Hestion of hatitions stories of British bra- Colonel Spens has chased Commandant Geo. P. Latert's Sales Rooms. SUNDAY, January 10-

tality in South Africa, Dr Leyds his open- Britz for 50 miles in the Transvaal, cau ed an anti-divízish campaign in the French curing 26 of the enemy fully armed, and

Goods per l'araburg undelivered after

subject to rent. MONDAY, January 20:--

this dute

ArtBury Practice from Stonecutter's 1s

Inud (East). Goode

ods per Carinthiu undelivered after this dató subject to rent THURSDAY, January 23---

pm.ing

11:45 a Meeting of Shareholders of The West Point Emilding Co., Ltd., at the

y's Offices. Noon

of Shareholders of The Hosigkong Land Investment & Agency

at the Company's Offices,

ef Bentholders and of the St. John's Cathe- dral Church at St. Pral's College. FRIDAY, January 24-

Transfer Books of Hanphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ltd., closed from this dite to the 31st. Inst., inclusive. SATURDAY, January 20

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journals

In the skating accident to the Govern mont House party at Ottawa on the 6th ult., Mr Harper, the Assistant Deputy Minister for Yabur, and a daughter of Mr A. G. Blair, the Minister for Railways. were drowned.

The British Court.

The Kingandthe Queen Consort instend holding drawing-toon receptions will hold a series of evening Coucts at Bucking- ham Palace, what presentations will be

MONAY, January 27:

9 p.m.-Scotch Concert at the City Hallunds.

Non. Meeting of Shareholders of the Humphreys Estats & Finance Co., Lt at the Company's Offices.

Established A.D. 1841.

The New British Coinage.

A London telegram states that the new

800 entrle.

The new Australian contingent for South Africa will be divided into nine units, unch 121 strong.

THE SURPRISE AT TWEEFON-

TEIN.

Farther details of the Tweefontein affair show that the pichet on the crest of the precipico vero surprised and killed, but was a shot was fired till the Boers were ready to make their rust.

The Boers stabbed the Yeomanry with the layonets bekarging to the slaughtered

irker.

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General Elliot afterwards ineffectually engaged. De Wet for two days.

British aninge ineludes £5 and £2 picces. THE CROWN PRINCE OF SIAM.

LONDON, Jan. 3. The inscription embodies Lord Rosebery's suggestion of King of All the Britains.' King Edward has telegraphed to H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Sin his sincerest good wishes for the New Year and con gratulations his Royal Highness's attainment of hin majority,

Death of Sir James Laing.

The death is announced of James Laing, aged 78 years. Sir James Laing was born in 1829, and was head of the ship. building firm of Sir James Laing and Sans, Limited, Sunderland.

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In order to mark the creat his Majesty confers on the Prince the let Class of the Royal Order of Victoria.

RAM..,

Browa

ribbon attached to the block and declared it Wheeler, a Dixon. li. La Dennys, been wounded. Inquiries confirmed the

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Bowley.

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The empany having taken the places. the Chaplains opened the caromuny with prayer, after which the block was Whitehend, Hon. W. having been levelled at hedded, a signai A.D.C., Majer. was given that the block was in proper Littledate, Major King, Captain Bland, Wychow, had been fired on, and that position whereupun Mrs Powell cut R.A.. Capinin Tallach, R.A.. Colonel the Chaplain of H.M.S. Glory hal

in Romsey,

Mesars R. Sivan, D

B. truly laid.

O. D. Wilkinson, Hon. somewhat tartling intelligence. It appears The paty then proceeded on there be 3. 11. Stewart Lockhart, C. M. G., Me and that the Nanning was making her usual witness the veremony of laying the tables Lloyd, Hon. J. Bell-Irving, Mdaylight run from Wuchow to Chaton on stous to commemorate the setting of the Bell-Irving, and Miss. Bernard, Alr first block.,

and

Mrs O'Neill. Me and Mr Milton Monday, when a body of men in uniform,

Willison Mr The Saperintending Civil Engineer read Me and Mrs.

upil Supposed, to have been Chinese soldiers, the veacul from the the following inscription the brass Mix W. Fonto, Mr. and Mrs Brown, it opened fire on

Mrs Ashdowne, Mend dute, which is to be affixed to the face of and Mrs the coping stone centre of the end of the Vaughna, Mr and Mrs Clement Draw, banks. Rev. C. E L. Cowan, Chaplain of

Mr H. P. Miss Sager.

and Mrs. M. S. Glory, who was a passenger on Dock :-

Tooker. Mr and Mrs T. H. Reid, BIT HONGKONG POCKYARD EXTEN-

board the Nanning, wasalios through the leg, and Mrs Skinner, SION.

Smythe. Mr and Mrs Danby. Mr and sustaining a nasty wound. The bullet had Mr R. K. Laigh, Mr and Mrs Denison, Mr ricnsheted, and made the wound, perhaps, and Mrs A. Turrer, Mr and Mrs. C.

warsa then it would otherwise have been. Palmor, Mr wird Mrs Dickson, Mr and Mrs D. Macdonald, Mr and Ms J. Macgre. An officer of the Chinese Imperial Maritimo gur Forbes, Mr and Mrs Chapman, Mr and Customs, named Fabian, had a narrow Mm Watson, Dr and Mra Hareton. Dr. and escape from injury. A spent baller, De and Miss Partigan, Dr and penetrated his transora and lodged in his un- Mira Stadion, Mr and Mrs Site, Mr and desclothing without doing hits any injury. Mrs Murford. Mr and Mrs Goetz, Mr and The vessel proceeded on her way, and the Its Hughes. Mr A. H. and Mrs Hennis, matter was reported at Samshiui, The Mr and Mrs J. W. Bowles, Mr and Ms injured Chaplain was landed here, and had Skartchley, Mr and Ms C. Hawkins, his wounds attended to by the doctor Mr mand wira D. Wood, Me and Mrs H. M. S. Sandpiper. He was afterwards Slade, Mir And Mra

remored on board the Stadpipe, und, the Howking. and Mts B. F.. Harker, Mr and authorities here having been communicated Mrs J. Bryan, bir and 31rs Bridget with, he was brought on to Hongkong. Drund Mix Bateson Wright, Meatu J, Fit, H. M. S. Badin was despatched hurriedly TG. Motton, J. Elack, W. J.. Anstey, G. yesterday to hike ali

All enquiries with M. Discombo, Sutton, Tayler, Giak, Cod, a view to the subsequent capture ling. IV. Bennert, J. Cropin, à Aud puuishent of the delinquents.

What Bakewell, Harrison, J. Urange, J. remains spondent in Canton writes to un Paul, J. Davis, Rock, other steps will be taken by the authorities W. S. Wickhon

this juncture. A correspondent C.Glover, E. T. E.

| COMMODORE F. POWELL, C, D.,B.N., SOPELIN-

TENDENT,

This Stone was laid by Mes Powell in the reign of King Edward VII, January 16, 1902, to coummervorate the setting of the first Foundation Block, ! fest below coping level and placed in the Sea Wall west of Dock Entrance.

Mujer H. PILKINGTON, C.B.. R.E.

Civil Engineer-in-Chief. OWEN OSB,

Superintendent Civil Engineer. Moss PUSTRAND, LOWTHER & Co.,

Court actors. The following inscription is cut into the

stone itself :-

BONOKONG DOCKTAND EXTENSION.

Comandore F. Powell, C.D., R.N., Soperintendent.

reign of King Edward VII.

Janurr 15th, 102,

Swar,

Mr

This Stone was laid by Mra Poswell in the Lasil Taylor. Sargent, E.A. Ra regarding the fir. He describes it

Ralpha, F. T Colson, A. Reid, A Babington, An interrupted time and

and proceede as D. Macdonald A. E. Stilows:

AB the Nunning was proceeding The current soins of the reala, gather

Grin, F. T Roade, H. Burton, R. to Ya. Chau on Monday, her passengers with a copy of the plan and expies of the Butelier, D, A. Andrews, A. G. Robarts, suddenly found themselves to be the contro local newspears, containing, angst other things, x programme of the ceremony in A. Voulea, C. H. Baker, H. W. Sayer, of attraction for the shots of s. band of C. P. Cunningham, G. H. Medhurst, Chinese soldiers. Fortimately a good many press were placed in a cavity in the F. Henderson, etc., ete,

bullets flow wide of the mark, but one found its billet. It passed through the Clock

WORKS LOAN DEPAVEMENT. Mr Ordish then Funded Mrs Powell &

The St, in addition to Mesars Urdish,g of the Chaplain of the Glory, and was of anther passen Commenting on this, the Bangkok Tiones trowel and mallet, asking her to be gracious Lewis, and Sayer is Mr J. C. Lown ticked up the person "( sys-With great god will Bangkak hugh to But the stone.

Ms Powell then synd the mortar A.C.E., and Mr A. C. Voules, B. A doctor way on board. And the wound was quickly attended to, and the ours evory year the birthing of the Queen Te-ortow afternoon, on the Happy | xvi thọ Grówn Prince of Siani, but on this the foundation; the tablet stone was Mosses G. B. Butler and H. W. Sayer, Chaplain pat on boarTTE BANDOO at Sam.

adjusted and lowered into position and draughtsmen; J. Robson, T. G. Higgins, Valley, in the second round for the Hongccasion a wider test attaches to the by the Superiat uniling Civil R. Pennett, B. Mitchell, and A. G. Shui and taken to Hongkong. This is J. the securid uffair that has taken place in the is. Hayal Highness has Engineer. When Mrs Powell had struck Damerell, foignon, J. Burgess and

been reshlont in England since before hu Rangers wilf gin giny H.M.S. tury was proclaimed the heir to the throne in the stove with the mallet and prochined Edwards leading men; 2 Chinese draughts.this creak. Your readers will reniember laid, the men. 3 Chinese clerks, and 5 Chinese lead-the case of last year when party of Casten Sergeant Hayward will the 17th of January, 15a, and Tiritishereas that the stone was well and band played God Save thy

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ng man. well as Sinnese will be pleased to learn

Odish then addrossel Mrs Powell na that King Edward has so cordially can-Fltra Powell, you have used gratulated this young Prince

of the this trowel and muttet in such a worm

world his majority. In this part of the warlike manner in setting this tablet blocle to people attain their majority

hefore they are

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A London telegram dated 21 says:The Prince of Wales has been a

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gentlemen out shooting were attacked.

Lnquiries Tande or the boats which came

in from Canton last night and this morning roves very litle information of interest

the affair. The Hongkong, com regarding ing From Sumshot, passed the Rabia and Sandpiper ou their way down the river, the latter having on board the wounded chag- him. The statement of the customs authori-

Hiers, Another telegram states that the have the less timale on that account. Heptance of them lion, of the pere Chin Provident Loan and Mortgage Courtes at Kongu s to the fact that

drilling on

twenty-one, but the congratulations and Grigna notate this placing under watert

the fest fonadation block for His Majesty's good wishes of the King of the country Naval Yard Extonision. I now beg your Ne The fith ordinary general meeting of the pointed Colonel of the Royal Welsh Fusi-where the Peines has been educated ars

R. H. Somdetch Cha Fa Maha Vajinsvadamony and the plum-ure you have given any, Taxited, was held today. Br the Chinese soldiers Welsh red dragon has been added to the was born

us in attending on this auspicious occasion, Prince of Wales's coat-of-arms.

on the 1st January, 1861, so that sad when in the old county, this unavots Stevan presided, and the other gontlemen the river bank and that a stray ballet from one of the rifles Hocidentally he has just completed his twenty-fist you frewet and wallet handed to Mrs. Powell) present were: Messrs J. 3. Van Buron, went on board the Neasing. The ries and the ouler day in his publicaremos will remind you of these in Hongkong wh. P. White, C. Ewens, A. Babington, the soldiery could only he landed in

he made a most "Gynurable

wish you and 1yours' long and happy

ever if they were at- un ull. impression

target pretion. Terry, McCaulan, T H. Reid, Chan Tung He was educated privately under t

(Applause). IP Basil Thr ems of

three cheers and a tiger for Mr Powell.

Hon. T H. Whitehead the proposed Shaug, Chew Hing Kae, Fung Wa Chuen, so the as could be ascertained, ther

were targetá in the vicinity," and G. Somerville (Becretary),

As showing the fueling that exists against. The Chairman said : Gentlemen-Wish the, Wat Riyor, bouts run by foreigners,

Tung Fu-Siang Arrested.

$

A Special Telegram to the Shanghai son, son of the lacc Archbishop of York, пог: Нія military training was conductel

JULES MUMM & Co., a Wine for } Mercury (dated Peking, Dal inst), say and Major Bune was his military over and other cheer for the contructor, all of

At an aulierce held yesterday a donzowasat Sandhurst and with an English regiment," I which were enrdialy awarded. issued condenming Tung Fu-siang to be and he then went into residence at Oxford,

The trowel and mallet are of beautiful executed in accent of the Kansu outrages, which he left last year. It may be of in-design and magnificently chased, and the Tung Fu-siang has been already arrested. terest to mention that among the foreign trowel bears the following inscriptimi:

decorations that have lean conferred on IN THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY

WING BDWARD FIL his Royal Highness are the Order of St. Andrew (Russia), the Order of the Elept- ant (Denmark), and the Order of the Serop- him (Sweden, and Norway.]

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Proposed' Subsidy to U.S. Steamers.

A telepon dated London, December 13. says: Senator Frye has introduced a bill into the United States Semito propos ine to pay a yearly subsidy on American moil stemgera amounting to 20s a top. The WHISKY.subsidy, if it is agreed to, will, it is con-is La Tzu-hop, has decided to establish two sidered, be especially dangens to the schools of Warborn luarning in Paoyangs

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It is reported from Pastingfa that an American Missionary whose Chinese Dame

ADMIRALTY NAVAL YARD EXTENSION WORKS, BONGRONG.

Commodore F. Powell, C., R.. Superintendent.

Presented to Mira Franes Powell in the acession of setting the first Foundation Block.

15th January, 1902,

of

your best, will take the Report only the other day one of the stere and Accruals for 1983 as red, as they have engaged in the passenger, traffic between been printed and in your hands for some Hoursong and the West River was free

by what purputed to these dividende before, viz.: 8 per cent.be

might have been parte houts (they

days past. We are glad to be able to pay tend they stopped, The ad put $10,0 A to reserve, which brings are buysta i

guard

British lines in the Pacific to Japan and this nexe spring, one for boys and the stone, the guesta proceeded to the office, | bility of ridling our shapes of theremailing return the fire, should they be nttasked.

Australia. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Commerce.

other for girls...

the lobal singant at eredit of that Fund up junky) to the panhes of half a dozen sprend to $45,00 now.

now Money was not in auch themselves russ the river in the en-

1 strong demand during the first part of bust devour to prevent the peisenge of the year and, while we were able to employ al- steamer. The phat would have stopped, most be suse amount of money in loans but the Chicl Officer, who was on deck at the in previous year, we did not warn quite the time, and well armed, dared bin. to, and so noch interest. :0

The Accounts are so called the ngineer. The pilot kept up simple that there is nothing to comment on 1 steady

Sun of language with the pen. in them, but I I may say that all the mort-ple on the boats from winch the engineer, gages have been gune over carefully and when fortunately knows the Chinese tongite fed quite safe. As a mainber of share thoroughly, concluded that the best course On the completion of setting the tallet bolders have represented to us the destra-bo dogt-was to go full speed ahead and where a number of toasts were proposed liability of $10 per share, we re deaded This was done. The enged Chinese dtd Ms Ondid proposed the health of Mis to meet what we believe are the wishes of pet fire, but got out of the way and shouted Powell.

themajority, and do any with the liability that they would have their revorge on the Commodore Powell in reply sud his wife by asking the sharus $10 fully pai return journey. Suspecting the Chiness of AL evif designs on his host, the Captain, on A correspondent, writing from Peking, took a great interest in the work that was The other $19 was tilly fitended as says: At the instance of Prince Ching, the ping from the early morning when the security to the Debenture End-holders, the return journey took the Malachos but there are so few of them that it is not | route wiù thus avoided them. The wat- dredger London targrams in Australian ex-

deer commened operations till the last

worth while keeping the lisbility running, ter was then reported to the British Chineso Government bas decided to pile driver ceased at ten o'clock at algin. IMPORTED FROM THE BEST changés give the following information: --

Fa due course extraordinary meetings will Consud at auto, and the stesmer iu establish a Folics School in Peking. The Laughter). GROWERS, AND INCLUDING The late Mr. David -MCosh, surgeon, of

MR. Showan proposed the cast of His be held to pass the resolutions required question has not beet molested since Beard of Revenue has been notified that Excellency the Officer Administering the for this price. We shall still haveIt is supposed that the treat was the WINES

7,600 shares of the

accident which occurred a CELEBRATED CHATEAUX.

being able week previously, when, a junk tas run Governor of Hongkong..

His Excellency the Acting Governor to dispose of thene very quickly after the down. The crow if the steamer lowered a to boat nid life buoys, nod did ail they could Messrs Panchard, Lowther and Co., the save further special estraundinary meetings architects and builders. He wished most and loss of time later on, to take power to ware.sured, but two-

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A Police School for Peking.

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FROM THE MOST Bridge of Allan, bas bequeathed £50,000 to | 860,000 per year should ha sppropriated for Governucent. There had been no better issue, but, as we need to to outermue of

CONFECTIONERY,

the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Mes Stan-

Leland Stanford University (California) saúounting to £8,000,0:0, Mr Rockefeller

ranming this now Institution. The Ea

From Japan.

ford has completed the erặcwmont of the ructors for the school are to be engaged sponded, and proposed the healths of change has been made, we props to Tessue the junk people. Thirteen people.

Shortly after this

sincerely that he could!' enme back to Hongue up innker, 100,000 shares. This the stresin and dry carried away by OF THE HIGHEST CLASS. INỉ bán given C250,000 to the Chiengo Univer Tass is said to be luck in a horse's shoe. kour th or years henco d see the will take the nominal capital, $2.0:10,000, | accident, a kiost of Chinese swarmed, round

GBBAT VARIETY. IMPORTED sity. FROM THE LEADING LONDON AND PARTSIAN HOUSES

Disappearance of Three Shrofs.

but beware of a mule shoe-unless it is widely separated from its original wearch,

HAD A GOOD TIME.

asked that the tast be drank with three asking fair consent. It will simply wean - kitut and they would deal with the Jan -

enormous difference there would be. He but we shall not of course, issus any of the the steamer, in, sampats, yelling to the

extra $1,000,000 |

3 fresh eajotal without first Chinese on boat. t. slir over times threa, and one for Mes Kid.

Something aure must be done to make Mr. Kidi responded. He expressed that the Company will have power to We undersmind that three, shrolls in

regtet at the absenor of Mr. Houston unease its capital to 22,00,000 without the West River traffic mare safe. Certain the service of the Hongkong Gas Co. but was afraid to lo so on account of

J. SKELL wanted to attend a party. (alluded to elsewhere), but mentioned that having te pas further special resolutions by only recently the Viceroy plased two. CIGARS AND

he had fad a telegram from him wish my as you are aware, fotices calling the first Chinese boats and two large stea live.dkappested, and that a large star of

and British, French, CIGARETTES, money belonging to the Company has been rains in his touch, which he feared would the cervinony, every success. He hopo Extraordinary Meeting for the 2nd inst. faunches in the river,

grow worse. Dessya. I was telling thy tron confidently that a few years hence he would ware issued yesterday Before moving and German craft are patrolling it, but this isuppropriate. The exact agunt is Ules to a lady find, who said: Chamber be able to ask a similar representative the adusion cf the report at novounts, is not enough. Ose big effort would not stated but it is variously imported as Iain's Colic, Cholers and Disrrhous Remei company to asserais celebrate the I shall to pleased to use a que long way to improving matters Let it be made now so long as the imn is hot, "It in tions you may wish to put to ine: will put you in condition for the pesty." taging of the last biel (deers severs! thousands of dollars. It is antivi bought a bottle and take pleasure in statity

The health of Ordish was then prest There were no questions.

Stindle said that the Chinese also are somewhat Mr Reid-I love mach pleasure in incensed base of the kín abit tio pared that a portion of the antagne will be that two doses ared me and enabled me to posed by Mr Kidd, who said to the recovered from the sureties of the defalca have a good tinu at the party. Mr. Bhell hearty or operation Me Urdish and his stat seconding the adoption of the Report and placed on junk cargoes, thus cuntling passing of the Accounts, and, in doing so, stammers to competo all the more closely ting shrods; but they themselves hare This remedy is for ente by All Dealers s

ina resident of Sutimer Hill, N. Y. U; S. A. fasoned him t Mr Ordish briefly

I take the opportunity, on behalf of the with them. Pertapy this may account for escaped beyond the fate of the Colony.. WATKINS E, Gamoral Agents.

Hon. T. H. Whitehead proposed The sharehokiers, of cangratulating the age recent attacký.

AND SMOKERS REQUISITES,

de, &c.

A. S. WATSON & Co.,Limited;

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

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