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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1902.

RECREATION NOTES.

The Amateur Golf Championship of India, sometimes referred to as the Chan pionship of the Far East since playon from Singapore and Pestang have endea voured to win the title and players as

Before these jottings catch the eye of thui football enthusiast, the replayed Shield Tie twixt the Rangers and the dory will probably have been decided.

Th

I write

LATE TELEGRAMS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The Grimsby Strike.

Deo, 21. Sir Edward Fry has given his ward in reference in the strike of fisher. men at Grimsby. The award substantially favours the fisteren..

The strike of fishermen was for an in-

GOLF.

To-day's Advertisements

Japan and Maneburia. London. Dee. 3)-A Times telegram from Tokio says that mesting of the National Unionista has adopted a Manifesto crease of wages, and in a final manifesto deelsring that the Russian occupation of this owners adherent to the principle of Manchurin is incompatible with the payment partly by wage and partly by invite from Ronglong and the Farther in the work, furl hound te refer to last East, and that by time is now ripe for ; maxímana wago according to the value ofly, there was a good entry for each, The ❘ that, ARTILLERY PRACTICE will take re-establishment of tranquility in the Farrels, neturding to the value of inmsting on completa evacuation.

Flast every year, has been won by Mr Norman Macbeth, from Bombay. The run ner-up wan Mr G, F. Simson. The coupe tition took place on the Tollygung Club, lent for the occasion to the Calcutta Galf Club. In a note on the prospects, the Madras Thas wrote : --

pruty, as after last Surgulay's game result of a unich and especially in the ease of a Shield Cup Tie is always in doubt until the lins blow of the whistle. Although somewhat late Saturday's gange. Aly congratulations are offered in the Rangers for patting up such plucky tight. They were one san short, too, practically throughout the gang, hut give way they recho, They deserved the dene.

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the catch.

The quarterly mesting of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club commenced on Fri day and concluded au Monday. The com petitions down for actilament were the MacEwan Cup. tha Bogey Cuit and a Pool,

ad, favoured with good conditions for IN

following are the best cards returned :--

MAGEWEN, CUP,

Mr J. H. T. McMurtrie Mr E. J. Grist ................... Mr T. S. Forrest Mr W. W. Clark

$75 82 81+2 83 84 2 80 96 9 8B

Bank of Liverpool Frauds. No New Year Honours.

W. Stiles, a commission agent, has boon There will be no New Your honours, Appa rently owing to the proximity of the King's arrested in connection with Thomas Gon. Birthday and the New Year. It is under-die's frauds on the Bank of Liverpool.

Thoma Goudic, who is charged with stood that the lists will henceforth be published on the Dirthday and the Coson-forging cheques on the Bank of Liverpool, in which he was a bookkeeper, has nd ation Day.

mittert that his def leation mount ta £183,001. Since his arrest. he has been! Lancashiro.

assisting the police to

to obtain evidence

| Me W. W, Clack receives 7strokes 4 down Tattersall's Annual Cotton Circular anyagainst his confederates. Investigations

Drow, R.N.... that the outlook in the Lancashire trade in have shown that Goudie proited very little Dep. Insp. Gen. the improved by his doutentions, which were connected Mr C. H. P. Hay butter, partly owing to Chinore demand.

with speculations on the turf.

Improved Prospects for

Abyssinia.

Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart JC-15 XR 17 entries.

BOGEY CUR

11 11

M

14

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16 cutries.

100%

The Hub' at present is doing absolute The total number of competitors fur they nothing to justify their ampporters plac- ing any contidones in the. Certainly championship itself is slightly short of the Love is doing his best to pull the term previous record, owing to the comparativo pacity of local cetries. There are, has other hy arranging plenty of practice gings, but the team somelies is not pull aver, Id visitors competing, and they mung together. They sent to be confilent

Tariff Reform for Holland. theraghly representativa of the best golf that they will be right' when the per-

The Dutch Scord Chamber has passed In India, and the last list includes Mr II, 1.; formance cames of, like the amateur actor. Winglan, one of the fuss Prestwick Waalways look to the Clah to put up ann measure graviding for a partial abolition brother and sisterhood ex-captain of the exciting game, in Shield matches specially, of the duties on coffees and indigo.

is to he hoped that they won't din-British Supremacy in the East. 9inín, is opposition to the Jibutil railway. Mr T. S. Forrest Oxford University Golf Club and twice and it is

this

will bare They to back year. Amatour Champion of America; Mr. Nor appoint as

The Times urges the vital necessity of and milway from Jibutil, Fronel Sommait Mr W. W. Clark ...........

to Hamt, a distance of 2:30 miles, wan and do better than they have been de man Machoth, jun., who has been playing they mean to go for thrang); the ties, securing British naval supremacy in the commenced in 187, but only slow progress his has penggain st home this year Monday's quzu with the Terrible wgain saw | East and dwells on the lack of naval ports bad boy made in the firet year of the Mr C. II. 1, Hay

Meing

Word

downfall of time Cal-fateful again. What was het. Few doing

A. Chalmers, of the T.M.S. from Bangoan, who has just so on with the reputation the of being the most beltant golfer at Aler deen Intersity; Mr. P. Henderson from Akyab, win has distinguished himself

in India,

Marquis Ito.

Dec. 23. The Tompa necuses the British Government of inggiting the construction of the wailway Dom Zuila to Hamar, Aby

The

nor of British

work 18 miles were completed. The French have obtained the concession to when he let the ball glide thering his

Tard Lansdowne has presented Marquis contineo the railway to Adess-hub, the legs, the giving the Navy boys their Ito to the King, and the interview was Alpition equital, a farther distance of

Russell was absent and Banar very friendly. The King received himnales. Zeit in had to retire early in the second half, but I most graciously, and invited the visit the Desert Caravan route faum tho port to fake Somaliland, near the French houndary, and hope to see buth in their anal places on

his Majesty's side. Saturday, wher the Club play the outlasted twenty minutes. Marquis Lo goes Har was opened in 1997. bined officure of the fool." This match to Lord Lansdowne's seat in Wiltshire should give them a capital pertunity to nex

Inext week for a day's shooting. He abo

the Sastrar Chungsionsbig at

Hone attd who was rauner-up to Mr F. A. Stor- art in this capetition in 1897: Me P. F. Fischer and Mr H. G. W. Meikle, two Bombay

racks: Mrd. Raid, who forte shining light nung years

Captain

Lethbridge, K. Ars of Laling ML. G. Dunbar. There ing week.

BIT K.

E. A. Goxand, frous Harrackpur and B. L.

in Lieutenant A R.

Tag

are also dark horses in Li Macallan, of the Cameronius, From Luck Licutenna Peyuter, R.A. (Barrack how: pur); and

; and Mr.J. Wikon, of Rungion. The Calcutta players competing an Mesura d. Stewart-Sil, the present holder of the

tako

The Victoria Cross.

Dro. 18. The King hue porsenally on. gat info samething like form for their makes a shirt speech at the Mansion fred que Lieutenant Doxat the Victoria Cup tie against Company the follow House, when he will refer to the grows.

The Naval Officers can put oning intimacy between Great Britain and

[The Victoria Cross was awarded to goul team, and their men and mae | Japan,

Lieuteanut Doxat in January last for his The

The Stobard and Doily Teley ph paypaliantry at Zeerust, in returning under stayers, so the result is vory open.

a tribute to the great career of the Marquía gaie shound bea good ure.

Ito and regret the shortness of his visit pre, eating the ncceptance of invitations

on him.

have it that McMurtrie, Che Rugger

heavy ire to rescue a trooper who wa wounded. Liuutenant Doxat is a stock and share broker in London, and a sou of Mr

tor of Dulgety and C., Limited.]

Championship, who also won in 1998. shippor, played a ingoilient game against which representative bodies have poured E. F. Doxat, chairman and maging direc-

4.

SPECTATOR.

Urie fast year's couner-Norte Navy on Tuesday. I nen abe please

to aute as the Rugger section aro Faving Mitchell Innes, who brstice held the

Stewart, who won in 1897 particularly goul senso. seccata in 1899 and 1898. A. F Simson, Norman McLeod D. Youngsan. Gourlay. Harvey ug E. A. Lyun. This untry in a suficient guarantee that the standard of play will be high.

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT

CLUB.

Accident to a Yacht.

Muyer's Mast Baog, twice round,

B. 1. Steamer Narrowly Escapos. Calcutta, Dec. 31. The B. 1. steamer Palamuti. Irora Singapore, arrived at Rangons after having strack

ck unmarked on the chart off Junkseylon Island, off Selangor. The steamer remained fast for twelve Yours, and a a hole was made in her bottom, neccesitating the ponys heing used throughout the remainder of the Voyage to Rangon. She was carrying 23 The holo saloon and 160 deck passenger

G. Rend, an Australian swinger who holda the world'a mile record, has par up

Chy Sunday, the 5th just, the sixth moss being temporarily repaired, and the two more records, vin, the 1000 yards 2511 for the Championship was decided in a fair stesmer leaves to-day for Calentia. the quarter mile. The former distance he sailing breeze. The course was cound Persistent Fighting by The Aros, “Awam in 13 minutes 51 155) seconds, thus | Kowloon Rock, Channel Rocke,

London, December 30.-A column of the beating the recognized world's amateur

Avor expedition nccupied Aruchake on the 24th instant.. but continuous fighting has record of 13 mins. 10 wees, held by J. A.

heen going on around since that dare, and -Jars is (England) and the Australia record

frequent night rushes are monde, The Aros of 14 mins 3! 2-5 kaas, put up by B. Cavill

losses are severe, and the British slight, Six In January last. The quarter-mile tire only two tries and Maria being manlles portant chiefs hayo surrendered, was a wire. 42 secH....?!

against the following i previous records:-Nuttall's (professional)ning to the carrying away of a last your's

5 wins. 49) secs., and J, A. Järvis's (ama tear) bins. 51 secs. Read's performe were done in a 45-yards bath, so they may not be accepted by the record authorities.

to

to it

that

Only Alaunch and hite turned out in the fizet-glasa, fria (Mr Hustings) having very quickly given op in the struggle after

wine chrood- in the previous Sunday. Benito 100, a good start, Sum 20 secowls shend of the Alamah, who was Ladly bothered by a junk. On the way upto the Dock point, Alok considerably verhot her mark, and Bonite rounded Kowloon Rock absent forty seconds ahead. On the way to Chunei Rocks, hatiło work- | ed the north shore, Alannah stauling out

Arabian Hill Tribes Attack a

Fair.

Capital and Labour.

A conference of representatives of capit alists and inbour leaders was held at New Yock yesterday. A committee was elected, with Senator Élanda as obuirina, to try to hatmonian the interests of capirai and labour, tr: avert strikes, and to ach arbitration when bath sides are agreeable,

Russin and Japan. Dec. 20.-Colimal Agapeje), a Russian icer, who has been redding in Manchurin,

stated during a lecture at St. Petersburg that it would be dangerous for Russia të go to war with Japan at present, owing to the latter's great seal resources and ability to land 150,000 soldiers within a formight at the theatre of war.

Trouble in the Balkans.

Dec. 16.-Three Bulgarian soldiers stray- ed across the frontier of Turkey in a fog. The Turks beheaded one of the soldiers, and sont àis head to the district authorities, alleging that he was a rebel,

Turkey and France.

Burabay, December 31-The Times of India advices from Ambis report fighting

M. Berard, a high authority, writing in a between the Zaibe tribes and Turkish troops. A fair was held near Eb, ad the Parisian magazine, alleges that Russia on- Zailes, who live near in the hills, scouraged the Sultan to resist Franen, hop- down to plunder. Turkish soldiers were ing to aventually occupy Armenia herself, sent to guard the fair; and the tribes at- tacked them, but were dispersed and driven into the hills,

Turkish Troops in Arabia. The discontent amongst Turkish rops, on the port tack and rouching the Reckewing tu arrears of pay, is reported to forty seconds ahead of Fuzita, harriak bave resulted in massacres at Mecca. gained 10 seconds on the brewi rinch to Moyer's Bany. Vis tiene Bouto pulled back on the roach in Kowloon Reck. Hei Alanin was in trouble with her

The Haces at Calcutta.

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Floods in Pennsylvania. GreatBloodshavejcentredia Pennsylvanis, doing damage to the mount of 4,600,000- dol. (£800,000). At Pittsburg the damage. (was 1,900,000-dol. (£200,000).

Intense Cold in America.

Dec. 16. The cold in the north-western Stalus is the most intensa ever remem-

Cloatia, Dec. 27.-The races yesterdayered By a bird i Wyarings 10 were again very largely attended. The people pair hed. Grand Annual, value R6,000, being a two. The London and Globe Corpora-

tion. mile hardle race over eight flights of har-

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M: E. J. Grist

87- Capt. F. H. Helor, R.N. -11 82 Mr J. H. T. McMurtrie..... 81+ 2 83 841 2 86 15986 89-1 88 206-18 BR

Mr C. M. G. Baroin...

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What would you do if the world should Jump on

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Me Dakane: How do you account for the longevity of Methuselah and the other patriarchs? Mr Gaswell: Ob, that was before so many new disesses Ipad been in- vented.'

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So much has altendy been said about the result of the first test match in Australia

that I Am afrakci

refer 30 und In En only to mention sand be now interesting points which may

AB will ngrue your renders. Maclaren showed fine generalship, and apart from his excellent betting comtrointed the_lion's shine to the Englishmen's victory, The performance of Maclaren and Hay ward in scoring 101 at Sydney establishesa record for the first wicket for reist matches halloon jib, and rasde a very bad round-dies was won by the Australian Marwari Dec. 17. The report of Mr Barton, in Auer, the previous best heing 198 ing, and Bonite cu right up on her, being Sinkes of R4,500, a five-furlong, ban licap i ard and liquidator at the Lon. SPECIAL HOME RETURN TICKETS.

nticapion and Globe Financial Corporation, by Wyott and Barlow at Sydney in 1889, alarmt able to cross the first time they for horses, was won by the Australian reveals that Me Whitaker Wright made | LAROM the 1st January, 1002, we will V 40 CAINE ROAD and No. 2 Maclaren and Wainwright in 1898 pat rich; but from this time Alanaut began to Malo, also by three lengths. The Stand daring shifra a comenal rackless specula ISSUE SPECIAL HOME RETURN in. up 111, and Flower and J. M. Read smet

for coun- Hous. The halber sheets were shoe Brown and Ward obtained 102 each in 1886 walk away, rounding Channel Dorks 12 lakus, a seven furlong hay Jessly enked on a barge scale. Systematic. detir of departure to date of arrival on

The record in En-mins, sheel, whicle was increased in the head, Mr Tom Walker's Gred Girl being and 1894 respectively. gland is held by Hayward and lacksma reich anul run, The thirteen miles fouth, The Cooch Behar Cap ranks securit with 185 in the lift test in 1889, led in practically two hours,

instance only to the Viceroy's Cup at tho

The Stakes are a Calcutta Meeting a thus Hayrurd shares the honour of being concerned in the record of both performance for the litals bus

Cup of the value of one hundrad guineas, and 14,000 from the Fund. 16 iva mos for hures, and the distance in 11 miles The acquit was na foliowa :-

countries.

in the same match, C. McLund, Be Victorian, got the unenviable pair of spectacles, making the thirteenth who has secured this very dumbtful distinction in test matches, the others being Peel (the tirnos), 4. (2. Bannerman, F. S. MeDell, G. F. Greco Attorell, F. Drans, J. W. Garett, P. G. McShanu, M. A. Noble, and S. E. Gregory. It will be seen thash in this respect the Australaus hold the majority.

by three lengths. The Sandown Park

try-breds and Arabe, was won by

ja

were

tad

The

official timing at the finish was:

Time marks, Total Alamak 3,5.15 Bonita 3.8.2

10

40

4

28

ONE DEŠION PLAKSE.",

Mr S. R. Chowdhury's br. nus. g. Wild

Raven

aus, m. Alix

2

The race in this class was marred by unfortunate accident to Colleen.

When

etorts were tale to firib the press.

Old Age Pensions.-

The Conference of Friendly Shejeriets officials bus silmittel to the societies an old age pension schmus in which prevision

male for the Imperial Exchequer hear- ing tar-thirds of the amount of the pen- Mr A. A. Apour's b, aus. g. Stay! Off

O'Neil 1

Question.

London, Dec. 21.-Const voa Balow, the German Imperial Chancellor, is in munication with Great Britain regarding the prosecntions of Captain of Gema stemmers in Austalia for the breaking of Customs scaly, S

H. 11, the Kour Sahib of Patiala's br

..........Heyto 3 Kunding the Channel Rocks for the last time, Mr J. B. b. aus. g. Security... Razashew 4 shy truched the unter edge of the routh. Fail Cain I., the winner of the The race was won by Stand Off by a half wikia rubs out under water from the Virrey's Cup man in this race, but was corner of the rocks, and the win! tand tide | nowhere is the finish. catching her on her port side she swing Australls and the Ships" Storos round to starvard, and man up into the For the second test match, which was

recke and lay right over on her side with commened on the 1st inst. at Moly one her sails in the water. At the time of the (and bas, been reported by you, ucresident, she was sound about a minute roborated by any of your contemporaries, astorn of Erica and about the same time as an easy win for Australia), the Austraahead of the other two bints. As gours the accident scurred, Frite prmagtly tam.

to the ships stores difficulty renand ef and coins but Godler's rendered sunt industrimit te te mend the Customs cle to Colleen's assistanėo, and in Australia the Dandy Gomide advises the

sud so uvaid international complications. alp they cash. Luckily there was

December 28. The Australian Federal nach ly, which case up and towed Colleen off her perilous perch. It took a Government has consented to a temporary song pull to get her off, but once clear of

the companies agreeing to pay the duty on wishap, and subsequcat examination at A. store consumed, peading an appeal to the King's yard rented no mine serious dem Judicial Counities of the Pries Concil. age than a gash in her lewd feel.

Wireless Telegraphy,

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Agents, Norddeutscher Lloyd. Hongkong. December 24, 1901,

The Disthressful Counthry'

· Dec. 19-Mr John Redmond, M.P., iu an address at Dahlin, defiet Mr George Wyndham (Chief Secretary for Ireland) to coerce him. He added that there were

O'Kelly, M.P. Ireland was never better plenty ready to share the fate of 3Ir Conor equipped for a final fight with England, WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED. There eziated more menacing and danger.

ous movement than before, and more of the masses in Americs were ready to help.

The Chief Secretary for Ireland, in a speech at Exeter, minimised the gravity of the

situation in Ireland, He said that the United Irish League had established only 40 branches.

Six membered a family at Cork were indicted for the murder of a farmer. They were convicted of manslaughter, and sen benced to long terms of imprisonment.

Twelve Children Burned to Death.

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lians were proposing a radical change in ed their ten. It was suggested that Clarke, the young slew leg break bowler who is already done so well for New South Wales against Meclaren's tour, should be chosen, Angested as probables from when to select successors to Trumper, Deling, E. Jones and Laver Artystrong, Iredale, Hack, Endy (Tasmania) as fast bowler, Wortall, Gifen, Paidevin and Clarke When the present form of the first twenty or thirty first-class Australasias is abeu inte ac- count the difficulty is to know who to leave

bat.

J

It was unfortunate for Maclaren that he was likely to lose the services of Blythe, his left-mind bowler in the Melbourne catch. In attempting to take a diff cult catch at Sydney he

Aerock

There

vas a fairly strong bronze blowing at the

Bombay, December 23-A fire, which

the native town of Bombay, cut off the atsirase fading to a school abore, where 140, beg or witting. A fearful, seeno ensurd The schoolmaster gar buny of the boys out by the windows and roof, but

loren boys and our girl from the

are missing, and the roirs are being

estimated at one and a half lakhs of rupees. The outbreak occurred in the most import ast part of the dive town, and rested great excitement.

a

Min

time, so that bir escape from grave injury Dec. 23.Signor Marconi gues to Otta Maks volunus for the proverbial lack of win response to offers of every frothey

Irishuman and tas excellent work put being given him to canyon his experiearded for their bodies. The damage to her by the Desk Company. As sements in regard to wireless telegraphy.

as the Colleen was safely allons again, than other three hosts started their race afresh. Erica taking approximately the leaf she had when the secadent viem red.

The official timing at the finish was

H. M. 5. ***.9 34

3.35 90 3 30.12

1

Frica Kathleen..... Mu

•

·Coleen did not finish.

RECOND CLASS. The oficial times at the finish were

net time marks 3.35.15 3.35.15

by the ball on the third finger of the left hand. Thỏ ball struck the knuckle joy, and though the pair wiss severe for a few minutes it was forgotten in Maid Mation

the excitement of the match. The finger Payne

Meteors a vani

1

3.37 44 3.27.39 4 3.98.56.3:80.45

10

afterwarde became swollen and stit, and Gazelle..... 3.46.30 3 22.50 Blythe consulted Sir Thomas Fitzgend,

The seventh Club race will he sailed on

wis states that the injury consists of leer-Sunday, Jan. 18, over Course 17. Ah- ation of the ligaments of the metacarpal stituting the new Beacon at Lyun for joint of the base of the third finger, and the mark-bjat.

will take about a fortnight to repair. It

was at first thought that the socket of the

finger had been split by the force of the Caductor, inquired the timid ok lady,

Gambling Losses.

Count Potocke (a Pola)·lort £100,000 at baccarat at a single sitting of the Vienun Jockey Club.

Smallpox in London.

Dec. 15.-The hospitals committee of the Metropolitan Asyluais Board fear that Lon- don is on the eve of a great smallpox out- hacak, and advises the preparation of 2500

body.

Ther. 20. The amallpox paricots in Lon- dait have increased to 054

A Fatal Avalanche.

Decon ber 31.- Four buiklings, vero de- stroyed by the great fire at Borulay: nod the darnage is now extiuated at twe lakhs.

The 100 boys in che secol were aged be tween five nu le years. The schoolmaster lowered over a 30 through the window; And then retreated the same way just wathe tr fell in. He was burnt about the armis in saving his pupils. Another seven storey building caught fire, but only the staircase was destroyed, the residents escaping by Fire Brigade ladders from the windows.

Dec. 25.-An avalanche has occurred at One hamadred men are engaged searching Mondane, killing six French soldiers.

The Snowstorms in England. The demage to the telegraph, wines in gland by the recent snowstorms amount-

ed to £250,000.

Trades Unionists. Dec. 20-Tho poentaries uf. 15 of the

the ruins for the missing children.

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p.m. orory half hour.

SONDATA

SANDER. WIELER &... Agents, Hougkong, January 16, 1902.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP LAOS,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

A MARITIMES.

8.00 a. m. 14,8.30 am. Every 15 minutes. 8.30 am to 8.30a.m... Every 30 minutes. 10 30 to 11.00a.m...Every 10 minutes 9.30a.m. to 10.30a.m...Every 15 minetus. 12.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m. Every 10 minutes.

1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p....Every 15 minutes.YONSIONEES of Carge from LONDON and Have ex Stormab Ortegal 5.00 p.m. to 6:00p.m. Every 10 minutes. 0.00 p.m. to 7.00 pa...Every 15 minutes, frons BORDEAUX, ex Steamship Ville de connection with above 7.00 pan to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. Marseille in

NIGHT CARS as on Week Daye... Scanner are hereby formed that their

SATURDAYS.

Goods, with the

Treasuro and Valuable of Opium,

Extra cara st 11.30 and 11.45 pm.

are being land- into the SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the ed and stored at ther sk

Kowloon HONGKONG, Company's Office, 38 and 40, Que a Road Godowns of the

Go90s. Courasy, Las, st WHAEK Kowloon, whence delivery may now be ob

Central.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Manager & Hongkong, December 17 ..

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To-day's Advertisements

COMPANY, LIMITED..

The outbreak occurred by the upsetting INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION of thing or in the gedown under the school. The fames spread with fearful sapidity; and the efforts of the Fire Brigadei Here hampered by the narrowness of the atreets.

bail steiking the fagor, tip, but on the ain't you afraid of bin killed by the chief trades unions deny that trades THE rapidity of seein transport is becom xamination the bone was hand to he un-lectricity in the trolley oats? Nople are practising skalking in orderinguly marvellous. A CA Captain injured, and all that could be done was to sam, je le, as he pocketed four fures to affect a reduction in the output of the boasts that he Buished loading a cargo of wait for the muscles to recover from the rang up two. I'm not sanctly good manufacturice, or are reciting the introdue wheat at San Francised by dinner flute,

condurtur.

tion of machinery... sproic,

and then went to China for, tea,

THE

FOR KOBE Company's Stumitig

AMARA, Captain MATTOUK, will be despatched as Java on MONDAY, the 20th Tost, at

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers."{ Hongkong, January 16, 1002.-

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tained immediately after landing

PRINTING..

PRINTING

Artistic Printing

Done with Neatness and Despatch

At Moderate Prices.

Programmes.

Company Reports.

Business Circulars.

Bills of Lading, etc.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded in un Under European Supervision loss intimation is received from the Cou signees before 9

A.M. TO-WAY the 16th it to he landed hore..

will be countersigned by

the 23rd Jan... THURSDAY,“ claimed after 1902, at Noon; will be subject to rent and landing "harge.

Bills of 1

the Gooda reusining 1-

be

All Claims must be sent in to ab on or Sofer Cra 23rd Jan,, 1902, or they will nor

recognized. All Damaged Packages will be examined Tanay, the 23rd Jan, 1902, at 3 p.m.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

P. DE CHAMIMORIN,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, January 16, 1902,

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Office

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HONGKONG.