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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1902.

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This date is to id aminuus this year f LONDON LETTER.

to many a Catur ft lubem dreread that every deg bought into England (From the thes. Coverspielent J.

LONDON, February 281 after March 15 is to be isolated away Hugolatry in the Prunel epidante of from its inme for a period of six months the present week. The contemty of from its arrival on these inhospitable Victor Hugo seany to be driving Paris slnka. We shall have indiquant letters off its bonlause sual for a few days they so the fire from people nobly accept forget even to hate England. Perlupsing voluntary exile on the Continent Hugo was abdully the most uninther thun tear themeIves for half pleant of all the great authors. year from the faithful Filo. We shall certainly hal

a healthy hatred of, as in that case of a pressible tea duty, England, but we lopez kom so untivo for a jarge withdrawal of dogs from bod that. He hated so many things, and before the edict comes into foren, his glativus powerof instortive mule the towns of the brates always give them white bunt of passion, add grace to his selves pis, and now that they have literary style, Some tow things hiraugible grievance they will be incafts- loveti, nad his power of patios wadable, granter even than his gigantic ciparity | for with, No reader can with an intense feeling of whntration for ibugs. writings, but we road theta from fastina-

THE COLLINS CASE.

Defendant Discharged.

Alte Magistracy day, the crini was

tion anzi ant for pleasure. He is cruel | to bis readers, it is a real pbyrdsì pain {e schuded of Robert Collins, shopkopers to he goijpond by Nhe heart strings, use No. 14, D'Aquilar Strout, who was charged, n. thi kustatice of Tung Si luk, meesistant is by the wow of toate a drum contatore, with stealing age wash and Valjean in Les Afiserables or the crue chain and a distnou ring of the toto

of S, the property of the com- persecution of Esmeralda in Notre paimat, while in the house known as No.

2. Gage Street.

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Me Wilson and Mr Harston has ing alased the Court har the defence and prevention respectively,

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RECREATION NOTES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

This

To-day's Advertisements! THE

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CITY HALL.

ind it This takes place three times a year, but but incat only in this increase counteracted by foos Mr G.autong other animals, but by their destroy. each other. Undor certain circumstances, the mother will devour ber own spring. There are large male rats that live alone in solitary bachelorhood no devour weaker members of their own species, by whom they are more dreaded than any other for, The in- satial appetite of this in causes him to LAST FIVE NIGHTS ! pavy, upon his out species, and thus to atherwise be appalling. Injured rats ara keep down natural increase that wankd attacked, killed, and eaten by their com

ades. It is a mi by some writers that puisoned rut is enter by his gundes, M. when in tum poisoned, but otices say that rats pou detect the presence of povAN However, there can be no doubt from the selenide data on the subject that the camni. bat haidi at the rats hus much to do with keeping the numbers of these vermin down. OTHER ENEMIES.

I an informed that glens of the new Victoria Recreation Clubhouse are now on view at the Club promisus at Kowloon. The plan gives a very good idea of how the pacat the Club's disposal is to be utilised, and I hope to hear at an early date that

a the scheme for transferring the Club back to this side is taking shape. Members able to make suggestions at the next sinual should to the plaus at once in order to br meeting.

be, but I silpons food cricketers muru difficult to get away from now than they did a few years ago. -The international Rugby football matches' Billings, who was here with the Straits ing denting

cricketers, made a very satisfactory debut, this soon have produced same startling and I hope to see him turn out as often as surprises. It is not surprising that Wales, possible. who lost only one nutch last year, should come out first this year; hat, on the whole England had hard lines in not winning with a surefully selected and powerful team, while Sectland, starting favorite, as gous down with a terrible kurap from top to bottom of the rival countries, is the more remarkable in that Scotland had at her command practically the sapu team! of young players who romped off with 46 points last yore ngainst their opponents! 16. Wales is always a powerful Rugby country, and some of her clula aro almost Joviazilde. Irohud har played in marke ably ged for this year, and, but for the fact than Itugby forme all round sterns to have been above the average this avavon, the weaves of the Shawtsek tight have but all the honour.

While on the Kingby game, I may refer to the impato quastion of off-side play by half-brokes.

This vil is prominent in fongkong na at is at Houw, and our focal referees must have their wits about them when following a closely-contested game. A London writer says-As the game grows faster and more priming work takes Stace, the task of the refutes in koping his

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SPECTATOR.

A WAR OF SPECIES.

Our Enomy the Rat.

- Now, Muse, let's sing of vote.' - -ticänger.

Rate, of course, have other enzules, They are inted by men, and are tornuhted and hunted as are few crented animals. The world thinks of the nựt as of the pres

When the post Gringer read the above per lay in Oliser Twist hun bær, he in god mo fimis 11de Boas the the, in the care of men, bell of alura Bery & Fuel, prey pany including the fontes De Johiosom, it was received with land laughter. The sah's paw, usory bird'a heak, is against hini, ject is one which does not oppost to the post. Naturolines have paid one attentioas

the bits and mode of life of the

till he does not appeat to worry. He has the formidade toth and feelings proper to his lot, even though a whole city fill are i

laying prisen in Ein, In dat he is

erol and comme He will avoid danger

although that attention has been but sear Humorists have found a fruitful bubject for

worst will fight with admirable cage. jakes in the rat, but the presence of the strong, but if the warst comes to the creature faces Synday to-day ng a verg serious reality, for the it is the ftudio The bite of any me is severe, while that of The rat ineuns of the propagation of that dread din has to face cunningly devised tepp, skil.

a sower rat is highly dangerous. se, the batronic plaque. The rat an an

degs, ads, ferrets, and other asinuals, and anist crya zeman uimal a disfully concealed poison, the onslaughts of ee that in one case of three sweeps these circumpers keep his nonlar down. the victim of. Throughout tur

Buckland in his Curideities view of the rapid increase of his species

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eye on the balres Termer more dilleulpecies preys upon knother. Nature is

described by Terdyson as 'rel of toolly this is well.

of Natural History states that a lutio dog

Dan No author has a right ta treat his renders st.– Huge qares us nothing. Both force and microse pie detail are

His Worship (21 F. Hazeland) said that there, and he trages every quivering in this esse, even admitting for the purse of argument that the theories of the fros with relentless salpick, as

Rettich s 10 the ruber of taking vivisection-t might be supposal to glory the witch etc., wenn correct, set, from in treking out very avener of quin. the woes, it loud been shot and be of it, the effist paunches the impossible.ject being to prevent the speed of the

(his Worship) found it an a fact that they Like his living imitator Zola, les dmws defendant, at the time he was alleged to Thus, half-hacks without consolences are plague. Potsus is the memo in used

Coupling God is to be lid. contaicing the type at the individual and .kes a lave taken this wat s and ving, was in such rucouraged to try various tricks in the hopsulastances that will kill 150 vermto tak grotesque munstig with very netinuived state of intoxication That he | tìmt my will not be defected, and, even partake it. The perstimu has beenar

could not passibly have formed a Feienious.

of aneury the rat has for go. Thu nuk is true to a type that never enn sexist while intent. Druckiness was not an excuse for with the coality that the referen may one of a yesus the ast, and in the one

scavenger and pet. His kind are rermin, men contine sine, but whiel indicitly crine, yet, who the question of internistake the real facts of the cte, and, if

tina was constient element in any be penalis as anyone, may punish the j mol are assert with th. Rits are evidence, die fact of drealeuness could be turks hid in every individuad of the

taken into sideralitat. That was settled century. It is easy to take the ball pycakarly able to spread the hubonie out of the serum, and, when collared by an randby Mr Justice Stephens in summing up in

The defendant

sure opponent to make a virtuous claim for a a shooting Bruse.

vidty kick for an offside tackle. It is said charged with nuador, mel it was sit down

ihat even in games of the first impartamen that, if a man bred i tevoher intending to do this kind of thing has securred. The grievous bodily ren

Imatter has often been considered by the setting lies of Rugby isothall, and various periodies have been pred Appuds have been made player to phy the game and use low practices which But suck appeals are are not football

At any time it is troublesome, but when he claw. It is often so, Aral inlay a teler sith, weight had destroyed 22h rabs,

to lank through a serunsinaga and son with a population of nearly half a bilion what the haires are doing on the other side hun beings will enter apam a sea

for the es ruction of the mat, the

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plagne in all places where that dreaded disease has broken out there has beer an unshaght upon this winal.

BATS AND TORRE BALAIS.

which had they en perited to live would at the end of the years have pr luced 1,6 100,200 ras. Of course this was the site increases but the elanks of atarre keep the rat from inhing the whole cattl

BATAN

Ruts have often been de pets, Wynter in his Mariushles of Civilisation," says of that: "If he cm bestage when elf-protection renres, he also has his softer wonents, in which the shows entid cove in an almost as strong as that --x- An old hind hibirnd by the dog we eat.

Intera he depicts. greap

rat, on whe bend the snow of many Cimerdin age impossible characters

winters had gathered, was in the habit of as much as Chude Frollo, but they live

sitting inside our own kitchen fire with al| There are two kinds of cats in Sydney, the the comfortable book of bis ensay, the cat, (as Frankonstein) monster might be led bin, and, if at the time of

brown of Norway eat, and the dark and rush a favorite hul he has with old English rat. to live in the fearful necuracy of their

the grettel, in suses, and such places, ou disturbed. He iluppily, fell a victine to The brown rat lives in the servants that he was never allowed to be modelling, and it is almiration for the of intoxication as not to know what he was doing the charge must be reduced to he

has driven the binek rats into trees and the sudden spring of astrange sat. A clore upper roters, for the bavan sat in autivu in observation of these animals, entirely con- dendly carnostarss of their sculptor, the of manslaughter. Of course, in the pre-

exterminating the other branch of the

quers the antipathy which is entertained whole nearteal hater of priesteraft Newt case there was n Auch rala of lawfectund only where men are already dis laid town. As regarded breeny, felonions

mily Jinis belong to the genus Mus.

Eowards them. Their sharp and Landsome beads, their bright eyes, thuit intelligent intent was one of the necessary ingredients honest practices, surd have These with the anies, represent the last effect apon those who want to win-honest- He Worship was quite satisfied tha:

fock, their sleek skins, are the very reverse ly if they can, it anyway to win. No sub-family of the Muridae, which is exclu intent there

NoBious

Everyone of repulsive : and there is positato attraction accenc:),

definite ruling has, we understand, been sively confined to the old world. and

Ingas at what he or she sees it, bur

in the beautiful manner in which they sik the part of the

arrived at as regards the proposal to make few peu could give a description of this licking their pass and washing their faces, satified that there

the hali-halos Komp behind the last man | រំព any taking against the owner's will. The

the surse, when the referee could at any iud. Tears of a rat are large. sau.occupation in which thus pass a zomsi-

Its muzzle deble portion of their tim." onus lay in the prostestion to whes flint

rate she misa of what they are doing. but it are bright and prominent.

sharply there hul boen muy taking against his will. There was niso the little fer in tin: vidunder these conditions any do so under ant gracelni. his colour is sombre, and its

is row agres that any clubs orting to play is light na elegant in build, and is

Us divergents are quick, active, pointed.

The rat has become a pest, and more then as to the sarching of the ring which he (his!

habits new musturid. The genus rasa pest. The existence of the rat threatons Worali tried to enatch off the complain Rugby Union sanction. act's finger but failed to do. Cha the janizat about the sateling, the complainant said, 314 snatched away ny watch, snapping tas Defendant in the waleta way and prist of the cloin, leaving the remainder wy hand. Defender then askeri me for it, and I gave it to him. This was a very improbable story, and his Worship ther fore discharged the defendant.

luxury and fraud, sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, but always compelling attention by forms of consistency and emphasis. The same endeavour to de- pict a type in every character urks Zola, with the difference that Zola is not a poet, and his drawing becaunes artificial.from his ragerness to snake his malels so exact that they become sex figures insteak of klesla suti blant

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REVIEWS.

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Low players of the Rugby code appreciate the following definititan give by n young player to his sister -

Touch down. When an Injured player taid or a father-bed, he sul te fonch Jon.

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belges in the Murine subfamily, which the life of the ammunity to-day No. includes a crusierable number of species. the citizens of Sydney and its suburbs aro Sanath levisor teeth and tuberculated called upon to engage in a war of extendin molars are the characteristics of this grin at it. The chuld in the cradle, The ears ami eyes are large. the tip of the the wife, and the husband, are liable to the The extruniry for end) of every yatau is

muzzle is naked, nud the tail in sealy and disease which the existence of the rut makes Bung points.

On the first tog of the forefoot there posible. In Calcutta, tombay, Alexandria, Charging-A list of charges will be hungia short wil instund of a claw. The for Oporto Maurities, Sydney, and other pla up in the refreshment tent.

is soft. Of the whole malin class this ces, the earliest cases of plaque have occur genus is the largest, as it contains not for red near the wharfs er with persons con- short of 10 peeler, which have spread rectal with shipping The plague was! aver the whole of the work.

peolchly introduced to this city by rats from other countries. They landed on the whars. The system of disinfecting the swers is, in re upinion of some people, houses in which driven kave letit previously Leuts they observed. Some people say that Sydney has the plague because of its sewer system. while Melbourne escapes because it has a such system. However, I last the shove Port co PRIDAY, the 4th Inst.,

રવ 10 as it may, if the rat crusade of to-tiny be efficacious every Irontaholder must par ticipate in it, as rate way enter previously fiens of the repor

Touch Judges,You mum's touch: julges even with a jar of rongs

WITH THE ROYAL TOơn, By B. F. Kangat. Free Kies.Is when you get the referee's With 16 ilustrations and a Miglove to kick anything or anybody. The London: Loniquans, Green and Concorollary to a iren kick is a genumál surim- 20 Paternoster Ro 19 (Formage. warded by Messrs Kelly and Walsie). Fair Catch when you entch the Tharice of the reenter tenty of Referee wirt: a view to ducking him in

Duke and Duchen of Comwall and

The

In the International Assoaision football

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So the Gitags have left the cazap, In spite of obviously irreconcilable differences, it was plausibly hoped up to this week that Cimple-Bannerman nigin fall to re-mong the interwele

Arenaluble intance of a userpation in the anfurt kingrion is to be found in while Rosebery clean sluts saut sitte, But the noble cari lost his temper, and

the history of the bar or Norany rat

then use the back rat. form nearly all parts of the Continent and England. From has devine for setting up a paadise of

the researches of scentine wes it appears bis own, with fiboy, Asquith and Fowler

that this me in en andet origin as submdinate revolting angels Thul

viginal home was Western China. travelled westward to Continental Europe, Rulleal press, whil professing to rejoin the

and by the aid of ships conceal the British tint positions are now defined, approla | York theselt Grester Britain, incluong

Island. This rat is a enterprising erea- tare, ant by saving cabins los apread to the sudioms (for shate though it often 15. Raved Highnesi's squech deliveres? suches, Scotland has already beaten Tre-all over the weald, Alusur time gir 1727 infested prises caring to the fumiga- refuses to be deantal split - ante sons the truth on Beember 5, 1998,

th, Mr B. F. Eight, evaded the luid and Wales and Wales has drawn with these rats, munching in large troops, crossed easily enough) su muito rê not unstrue

Royal Party as Special Correspundent of England. Last year the one of the resin-Vega, ani mashu dheir way fromí Cen-adopted in jacent premises to kill them. bad Asia westwards. They appeared in The high degree of Susceptibility of ruts to tively, at least destructively and drab the 37 varing Prot." It was enformen, ja į tries was-England, à points (9 wirs and a

Pons about the said the of the eighteenth plague shows urgent ncccssity for their a sense, that public interest was cousastest-draw): Saulud, 4 points (1 win sis

century, and are believed to have est destruction in the interests of humanity, the Governminnet No doubt if the fheon the war in South Afrien ut draws); Wales, & points (1 win, I draw, Jet Bland in 12). The back m The pole of Sydney know what the It is desired to stamp it were paninicus they could pull the the than this weniorable taur was being loss); Ireland, 9 (3 losses)

The dinner gains to vivl, the plagne mentis, made in fulfilount of the wishes of our late:

bota, which is whch more powerful. Got by stamping out the wems by which it men cut of bed, but unanimity is con- Queen, Vierogia de Good. The Imperial

ARRATOON APCAR To make the of a hackney please fummi lirisk together. As a rully as been set apart for the destruc- Caprai E. Fry, will be despatched for the

Sommeringen huonot my klip, the two in monnieate. This is the reason why 1275 Steamship importance of the tour cantier be over- tiny to insel naturg, nad I fa- we shall have to wait a long time for any estimated, and its effect will he to init Maclaron's team has left the site of the browu mai eats his black brother, and. tiou of rat is the day of every good there is on read a well benticated citizen to do his part in onping at this more closely the silkon brands that bind hu

case in which a London rat-esteher shut up ntional mecace.---Sabing Morning Heroda, wayside Innkeeper to appease the dis. Colier to the Mother Country, MrBglish cricket in Australia. Now, every

Knight's letters in the Morning Post were body is looking forward to the coming fourth in a vage saven:) diren may of March 12. putantv.

among the more graphic of all the descrip of the Australians in Foglard. They ooni-

bath species for the night, and in the tious sent House from the various parts of named their first watch against Fonder morging found only brown rats remaining, call, in republishing them under the auspices of the Victoria Lugo, heery at the Crystal Palaces of they having esten flie other has pruned them and dress them and put May. I expect them as the rukier than jute attractive literary for, thus i

tos nutches. The combination. giving a clear, concise, yet briliant, sunt in the

bat, relying of the Rogal progress and imposing recep is a powerful oue, tions that asarked the tour. There 1e the other book dealing with this we subject,

Libelism: leads itself so

easily to faction (for it is perfectly clear that my own pút reform is the ane im mediate and Lecessary say that we must always expect to see and many Grecian leuts allow upon the shore, so You will always many bollow factions. find, for Gladstones come bus once in a century, some rival leader without followers ready to disturb the harmony by playing the part of a kill-ease.

but nome dea's more effectively with the is

interest of their own.

500.

doing Tiesudde

I Maclaren's tema

Expe

BOG KYOS THANK

will

TO GET RID OF A TROUBLESOME CORN.

The at readily follows the moveantsIRST sank it in warm water to soften it,

than pare it down as closely as p of town and the camisariat has bears with him. Somely a shop kaves pret for a sible without drawing the blond, and apply istant voyage but it cenies its complemount Chamberlain's Pain Halm twice daily rub its complement of bing vigorously for five rainutes at each the rats

passengers. Thus the rat by his enterprise application. & com plaster should be protect it from the hrod politied aspect of rim Repai tour, læst teas of England shonjd give them a As maritime traveller has spread his warn for a few days,

treats more appreciatively of the love of

reason to believe that the rat continually bruises, Inueness and rhormation, Pain the Mother Country displayed by the rubbing. There are four to men in the species all over the world. There is also shoe. As a general linines: for sprains, Colominl people. The descriptions of New team-Duff, Armstrong, Saunders and preses from one country to another. The Balus unequaled. For sale by All WATKINS Ltd. General Aguata. Zealand and Caunda aus especially worthy Hopkins, who replace Iredale, Mecod. plague infection is believed to have been Dealers of uocice, the C.P.R. being highly praised Worml * Layer the team of 1899. brenght to Sydney by mats From Astatic The cutting of cigarette prices last by Mr Knight. The illustrations have an arbustrong and Daff have made their reports. The rat, especially the Ashtic ant, Naval Legs.

paration in test matches, and their aver

is more susceptible to plague than any In the British House of Castors ages to the end of Februnry werts 61 and other animal, the guinea pig exoguing next, your was a very pretty skirmish, but Bl

$4.75 for five or six inning respectively. and as rots have a habit of joining ships at recently, Me Amoki-Forster said a co- Isidora Gluckstein warns us that the IN THE DICTATOR GEIT. By John Sam-

When we consider that Hill's avenge for one part and having them at another they plete sapy of the fog of every ship in tho Loudon, Glasgow and Dublin test matches is only 60.75 for eight innings becue & manner, as they may form the Navy, was received at the Adminally every war has not really begun yet. When it

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it will be seen how good these youngsters medion of conveying the pingue infection

wooh. dees it threatens to be a terrible onc

This is a tale of a most interesting period are. Hopkins is an all-round map, whereand the world. Many of these four- for some people. The ten million stop in South America. After many difficulties, scored 48 in the only test match innings fouteel depredates have circamnavigated the hero, an English country boy, succeeds he played. Haunders is the young Vic- the wield after than Captain Cook, and

bay The yam produced ers in the United Kingdom need not

live at their paws on many different in getting off to sea. Arriving at Monte-torian bowler who practically won the

shore The gesine ship rat is more viles at the time of the British invasion of fourth test match by his fine bowling, and 1801, he acts as sout in General White-whe repeatedly put such batsmen ns Dir delicate than the brown rat but the latter spinning companies lock's disastrous expedition. Afterwards, BlacLaren and Hayward in difficulties. He makes his way wherever to pleases, and Association of the Inpanese Empire during

is selected in place of Bie bowler Charles cats up those of his own kind with whom last year aneunted to 637,302 ales, he lives in the pampas, hunts game in

be anber agree. It is known that rats Patagonia, and finally penetrates to Para McLeod, who ever played in to his re- gay, where he witnesses and expoziceputations in England Carter, & young have ships by preceeding in Indian file increase of 13,094 balssover the output for the effects of the rule of Dr Francia, the Forstalker, is selected as reserve wickatulong the hawkers. Hence in recent the preceding year. terrible Dictator. Although written in the keeper, Clear Bill, who has been getting cases we have seen in Sydney that tin for their tim per cent dividend is to be form or a story full of exciting dete, the into hot water hir not pressing the claims shield have been placed on the harsers Centenarians in London.

to block their ego. Sane writers aver The reccal census taken in London guaranteed to them. Smokers are to historical events are graphically and coro Mekenzie of South Australia defonds have such a gay time as silver users had rectly related, and the scenes, manners, himself by waring that

and customs correctly depicted. The author making of a wicker keeper the list of which other means of trees is blocked, It is showed that the metropolis pessoased on known that all rats can swim, but whether centenarians. Two of these, however, wise posscises nu intimate knowledge of the bun never before been seen in Australia.'

died before the figures were published by V. S.) of 1891. I'sbali smoke my pipetry and its people, is a well-known There are five first cluse bowlors in the they would de so under the circumstances mentioned remixins to be established. South American journalist.

Rats cannot go for any longth of time with the authorities. On the S:1 Marcb; in a match between out waterWriters who have kept them as North Adelaide and Start, Kockwick and pets say they dio in a few hours unless they cau quench their thirst. I they can Matthews, for the North Adelmacam, put out got water-on-shipboard they will

be alarmed, for the spirited combatants

ure going to sell al fifty per cent loss or

even give goods away in order to freeze each other ont. Shareholders in Salmon

and Gluckstein, Ltd., need not grumble,

in the boom (also manufactured in the

A GOOD COUGH MEDICINE. [From the Gazette, Teongenita, Australia

nal look on, and if the battle rages: loud and long and tobacco becomes cheaper, I shall smile blindly and masker political economy. Why should the Government not aid our side by taking the duty off tobacco and put it ing from severe cough for the last two on some article of luxury instead?

find Chamberlain's Remedy is na

Changed

team.

Carter has the tine mis will swith from a vessel when

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Cotton Yarn.

sixty-five the Spinnors

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FOR MANILA.

LOONGSANG, Company's Steamship

WEIGALL, will be despatched as

abare on WEDNESDAY, 9th inst., at 4.

This somer has superior Accommoda tion for First-class Passengers, is fitted through at with Electric Light, and carrier a Dacter.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

Benend Managers. Hannes April 3, 1902.

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SOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE PENINSULAR AND-ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S

STEAMER SOCÓTR-.

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT

ROBINSON PIANO CO.,

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE.

LTD.

AND

THE APOLLO

PIANIST

AN INCENSIÓN FOR

PLAYING THE PIANO.

SALLY SELD MELAYUR CIDS A

After taking to pieces and thoroughly

the

thie Angelus, examining Pianolo, and others at their factories.

The Apollo Pianistas now been

TESTED for 2 YEARS

in Hongkong, Singapore, Borneo without a single failure, a thing which can

be sasi evi za waber Pisao Pinyol.

Play any made no pasttee how dieub

hat teams the expression under dary and complete control of player,

POINTS FOR BUYERS ARE

It has been PROVED ↳ STAND

THIS CLIMATE.

(2) It will do everything any other

player will

(8) IT COSTS LESS.

(4) It transposes into various keys.

(6) Ro-winds autcantically, and has (16) Other points of superiority.

RECITALS of Classical, Opertic, Dance and Popular Music at any boor.

A PIANOLO FOR SALE AT HALF

COST with a large quantity of Masic.

The ROBINSON PLANO CO., LD.

PRINTING.

PRINTING

PRINTING

Artistic Printing

Done with Neatness and Despatch

At Modorate Prices.

Programmes.

Company Reports.

Business Circulars.

Bills of Lading, ete.'

SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS.

named Vessel are hereby informed CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- that their Goods are being handed and placed ni their risk in the HONGBONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND CODOws Coomer's. Sonowss at Kowloom, where each consign- delivery can be obtained wg 34, the act with brown mark by Math and Under:European Supervision Goods are landed,

This Versel brings on Cargo!-- From MADHAS ex .s. Nesheñ Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions e shven to the contrary before 5pm. To-Day

Goods not cleared by the 10th April," he p.m.. will be subjust to zent.

HAD A GOOD TIME.

J. SNELL wanted to attend as party,

4

in

All Dansgod Packages must be loft in

the Gedowns, and a Certificate of the dam.

No Fire Insurace will be effected by me any case whatever.

up a new world's reard, Taving scored 298,quaw into spirit casks, and get drank. A. but was afraid ter do so on account of noc out, on the last wicket, the total scora The land rat when thirsty will gnaw into Jains in his stomach, which be fined would water pipes. Rats have a quick war for TW worse. He says, I was telling my tron being 632 for loss of nine wickets.

running liquid and if thirsty lose no time in blea to a lady friend, whose Chamber- xin's Cotic, Cholers and Diarrhoes Remedy attacking the place where it is to be found.

ago obtained from the Godowa Company will put you in condition for the party. bought a bottle and take pleasure in stating within ten days after the Vessel's strival An has been stated, the rat is a most pro that two doses cured up and enabled me to here, after which no Caims will be recog

E. A. REWETT. life animal. At six months of age the have a good time at the party. Br. Snell nised. feinale rat begins to bear, arid produces lit-isa resident of Summer Hi. N. Y., U. 5. A.

Superintendent, Hongkong, April 8, 1902. medy is sold by All Dṣalors; ATK days when only; four civilians appcarters ach of which contains from 8 to 10 This remedy is for sale by All Dealers;

on the Club sice. This is not an it should young ones, and sometimes as many as 14. WATKINS Ltd., General Agouts.

inthe, and it has facted. eira. Ihare great pleasure in recommending it.-W. C. WOCKNER This is the opinion of one of

The Cricket Club wore Tacky in acoring a our oddust and most respected residents, and Baware the ides of March! At school has been voluntarily given in good faith win against the Garrison the other work, that hers was try the remedy and be but things have come to a pretty pass benented, as was Mr. Wockner. This ro

Ltd, General Agents..

I learned that..

In March, July, October, May, The ides fall on the fifteenth day.

FECUNDITY,

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