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FURNITURE.

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COUNTERPANES.

COCKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS,

and HOUSEHOLD

REQUISITES.

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LIMITED,

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(Opger Humaloruz Had and Patio).

General

Drapers -

and

Outfitters

DRESSMAKING

A SPECIALITY. All cutting executed by an experienced Dressmaker.

Parisienne and English Millinery

Always in stock. Orders

receive European Supervision.

DRY.

The Finest Landon Gin on this

Market.

$7 50 per dozen.

Sate Agents,

H. PRICE & CO.,

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11, Qarea's Road,

General Memoranda.

Tuesday, May 15:-

Gruch per find a coated al 4

p.m. this dese subject to rent. finch p

et cleared this date subjent de vent,

Pay, May 1: --

pom. Meeting of Perseverance Lorigo. Boris per Meinurthehay undelivers!

after this date subject to rent, Hypernay, May 17

Action of H neboli Furth 250 per

tuce, at the Residouce of Mr. M. A Hardloon, No. 1, Century Crescent, Kennedy Rond,

1.

MARRIAGE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

On May 2, at the London Mission Collega' Chapel, Tertiin, be the Rev. W. Hapky Hoes, the fov. ERNEST Box, L.M., Shanghai, to Bise Er Enza Saut STON, L.M. Tientsin, daughter Thomas Shilton, Esq., Ilford, Essex.

DEATHS.

of

At the Victor Nursing House, Strange hai, o the th May, Furrz, eldest son ci 4. Kort: aged 7 years and 2 montis,

At Shangini, on the 8th May, Pitera Essonnets Fantras ; aged 50 years.

par The blicution of this fave commencet

5,3m

The Chim 38ail

SONDRONG, FURSDAY, MAY 13, 1900.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Buttons for Bishops.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

The US. cruiser Brooklya has arcived | New York from the Far East.

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

Imperial Audierecs.

Their Majesties the Emperor of China and the Empras-Dowager garo nuûlence on

TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1902..

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Malay Run Amok.

A Malay quarter-master. Jatoly en pleyed on the steanser Prban, ran amik

TELEGRAMS.

(CHINA MAIL SPECIAL SERVICE.]

the 9th just, in the Chintang Throne in Hollywood Rest last night flourishing FOREIGN TROOPS IN CHINA.

Captain Jo Lerche, of the Royal hall, to the Russian Minister, I. E. Lossar, Sintose Navy, has next in his resignation. | aud to VietAdmiral Skrydisi), Commaral- erin-Chief of the Russian -t in China and Japan.

The St. Louis Exposition has been postponed for one your on Account of delays in making preparation.

A statue of the late Me McKinley is to be erected in Budale, the city where the ¡ fatal attack on the late President took place.

Ivis reported from Titsin that German firms is offering a large royally for a raonopoly of the side of opium through out China,

Mr Hey Clay Evans, ex-Commis

stomer of Pensiona, has been nominated for The Emperor of Chian as conferred. S. Consul General at London, to saccéed

the late Consol-General Oslimane. upon Bishop Auzor of South Slantung, the button of the first rank, in acknowledge- ment of his saurices rendieres maintain gooit ndations between the Ulivias ant the athena.

Temmys Epitaph.

The following is su extret from Bost London Hally Pryorth, a South Afric casuper of the 6th March :

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3 Tommy ervetul crever e grave of seven predatore Boers who'ware kalleder Vlakrevure. He then composeti the following lines:

here lie sarven beastly Bars, Who came to roh end cartlily strate But now they're gone to happier shirini

What To ! She Lummpo"

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3 Havas telegram of the 8th it, yo ports that a train poutaining 4) pilgrims bound for Loandes, was derailed near Shae were killed, and forty in- jawn, sumeral of diren cuantilly.

General Macarthur, continuing his testimony budene the Philippines hevestige tiltce Washington, quoted Aguinaldos eging that it was impossible

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Cholera in the Philippines.

Down to the 4th hist.. there had been 2935 case of cholen reported in the pro- vincial towns of the Philippines, with 1635 dustle. In Manika, down to the Ith inst., there had been 777 esses nul 620 deaths, making a craint total of 2012 casos and 9908 dels sines the commencement of the epidemic on 20th March last,

Death on the Sungkiang."

The Maul Time of the B inst.

says John S. Cortes, the second engineer

of the steamer Saghiray, died yesterday very suddenly aboard ship. A post-mor.

anne. He assaulted a number of Chinese. and inflicted deshi wounds on the rins of w of them. He was arrested by an In- dian constable and was sent to good for two wenths,

WITHDRAWAL OF GERMANS. (From Our Oven Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, May 13, 4 pan. Gemany withdraws 1100 men at once from the garrison in Chilli, leaving only The N.-C. Daily News of the 8th instalmat 2050 nm there, in accordance with says-An important notification appeare

Saving Water..

in puc advertising columns to the effect that

13. M.'s Chaisul-General hore has beett advised by the Government of Hongkong te | when all ships sailing for that part to fill all available fresh water tanke, as the water supply at the southern port cannot be guaranteed.

Sawers and Plague.

faterioni agreement.

FIGHTING IN CHIHLI

REBELS DEFEATED.

The tobels in the south-west of Chihli have been defeated by Yuan Shi-kaia

It is interesting to note that while Mr troop after two daye' fighting. Ching Ting Osbert Chadwick exonerates the sewers of pin [pressumably the rebel leader] was tem examination will be held to determine Hongkong from the charge of contributing taken prisoner. The rebels Ind. 1500 inco

the cause of his death. The Sunghing is į to the provalenza of plaque in the Colony, the first ship to coms in from Hongkong the good folks of Sydney spent of the old without a five days' quarantine detention at sowers as nurseries of rats and as nests of Mariveles, the quarantine against Hong, possible bubonic plague." These old sewers haya bean urilised for carrying off the storm kong having been raised a few days ago,

By fumigating the sewers, the Sydney authorities are killing any rate,

An Interesting Photograph.

Water.

We are just seen un excellent photo- graph by Mr H. Yarn, Roncausticid Ar-British Losses in South Africa. culs, of the address presented to Rev. G.

Great Britain, down to the 7th April, from the Filipines to establish a stable. Wiliams, by the Army and Navy, on the had 502 oficers and 5111 mer killed in the indequmlata Government.

occasion of his departure for England. | South Africa campsigri and 176 officers and The ad-iress itachi was an artistic piece of 1771 men have died from wounds. From The X. Y. K. steamer Kongu Mare, letterpress work, and the photograph will disease, #13 affcors nad 12,403 men have which arrived at Nagasaki on the Birla utt. be an interesting souvenir to those who died; 1 have died in captivity, 21 viticars from Australia via ports, was put in quar.formed Mr Williams' congregations at the and 645 en baro nut with accident

One of the crew died from a lad Union Church or the other local agencies deaths, and 7 ollicers and 487 men Enca actnek of diarylinea betecen Hongkong and for good with which he was intimately died after being invalided home.

The associated during his eight years' residence officers and 68,311 men were invalided is dront to be orNagasaka, and was baried at kun A shipping trust

The photograph can be home. Of these, in addition to the deaths genized on Benka. On April 997 (the Jujuan) | (guarantine sticers cortified the case as ein Hongkong.

given abore, 5232 men were discharged as Muil skates) a morting of all the shipping of cholers, and ordered the deterion of the had, we beliove, for 50 cents per copy.

unfit for further service. companios ira western Japan, with the ex-

A Japanese Shipping Trust.

wri

Sterner.

Rainfall

We have to thank the Acting Colminl The following tablo gives the monthly Secretary for sony of the speeches deli- rain at the Observatory to the and of

1937

their principal object being to arod concvered at the Guildhall Empact on the April, with the menus and extrengs for I Daily News writes:-The Cogill-Batton

Whosesday, May 21 :—

Noon Meeting of Bluettlers of The ception of the Nippon Yusen Kaista and Star Ferry C. Id., at the Com-the Oszky Shosen Wishu, was coormed at pany's fine

Csaku for the purpose of founaing a trust, Serrano. May 24:

Meeting of Shareholders of the petition relative to passenger fares and to Chinn Light and Power Co. Ltd. at

asdertake the transportation of geois on a the Company's Office.

dige sele According to the preliminary ideas of the meeting, a transportation cons pany will be established somewhere in wes HICH the most dangerussond fatal Jagau: each of the shipping con W

mense, lus as its first indication aabies concerned will furnish a nouker et stmunds each aggregating over 500 tons. Persiscent cough, and if properly treated as on as this eigh appears is easily cured. Chuanlerlain's Cough Remedy has proven and as to the adicction of funds cach com

The wonderfully successful, and gained its side pony will put up cho gen per ton. population at extensive nie by its success oil maier of stemmers to be cuployed in earing the lisenses which use cough- ing. It always cures aut eures quickly, by the trust is said to le 61, representing For sale by All Dealers: Warkins Ltd., Inbout 110,000 COON, General Agents.

CONSUMPTION.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

Estabbalad A. 1. 1841.

SHERRY.

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C MANZANILLA, PALE

NATURAL SHERRY White Capsul

CC SUPERIOR OLD DRY

PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Neil Seal Capsule.....

D VERY SUPERIOR OLD

PALE DEY, Choice Old

Murdo P.

12.00 1,00

Progress in Hangchow.

In 1899 (says the A. Duy News, the offices and gentry of Hangehest s

years:

The Peking correspondeat of the N.:C Foreign Mummers in Peking.

recusing of tlur Prince of Wales' return

Troupe have favoured Peking with a visit, FAINFALL AT HONG KONG OBSERVATORY, froạn his tour of the Colonies in 1901. The

and varied the monotony of the amuse- 1902 1881-1898, buklet is published by the Corporation of

Alcau Max. Min. ments of the capital by two excellent enter the City of Tandon, and the Corporatiou!

029 150 843 000 tainments given to fairly good houses in February,

0-02 2-89 796 0:24 has performed a work of faperil import January,

the Peking Club Hall. They gave a ro- ance in placing the report of this memor· | Murch, “........... C-48 9.59 1043 017

| April, 184 598 1489 1-96 petition of their performance at a Chinese able event on permanent record

The year's rainfall up to the end of April theatre. The wisdom of this is question- amounts to 2.03 inches, the average for that Į able rad- doubt the Chinese, who refuse period being 12,61 inches. It will thus be to allow their own women to appear on the seen that for the current year the rainfall stage in Peking, will have their own views is considerably below the average.

The ukiang correspondent of the Merry writes: --The redrend C.I.F. Tariff for domestic musange now in force is indeed a boon tamil. Some of us had to rub our oyes for a long time before we could believe hat we read correctly, and even then there seened we fear hut the printer had por Choleks still holds its sway in our traced joke upon the unity instead midst; the returns for the week ended of notifying us of the bare inct. The 19th May showing a total of 32 cases, com-

before.

Communicable Diseases in Hongkong.

about the ladies who came from afar to entertain them.

St Patrick's Club Outing.

The members of St. Patrick's Club

killed.

(AKUTIL'S BERVICZ]

THE TERRIBLE VOLCANIC DISASTER.

Locos, 10th May, 1902,

A serious volcanic eruption is now report. ed from St. Vincent, West Indies, and the inhabitants are fleeing from the island.

The Governor of Barbados cables than

reports rembling artillery have been audiblo at Barbados, proceeding from St. Vincent, and that these have been followed by darkness, with thunder and showers of dust covering Barbados inches deep. It is new estimated that 40,000 persons lave perished at Martinique.

Bye-witnesses say that the volcano spá- denly exploded, and that a tempest of lean and mud poured on St. Pierre, followed immediately by a whirlwind of fire, with showers of rock, lasting a quarter of an hour, the whole town being instantly Abloze.

"LATER."

The Senate of the Caited States oak Americans vored the sum of one hundred

thousand dollars for the relief of the Hufferers by the volcanic disaster at Mar- tinique.

Nothing farther has yet been heard from St. Vincent.

Five thousand refurges gathered in the

hills arouel St. Pierro, Martinique, are being gradually removed.

It is feared that the destruction has bos for wider than at St. Pierre alons, and it is stated that three large communities besides. |St. Pierre hare been annihilated. The cloud of ashes, dust, and smoke extends for 150 miles to the windward of the eruption.

and then friends met on Sunday in the causing twilight.

CRICKET

The Australians. in England..

--TTON, 11th May, 12.

The match, Australians versos London

County, commenced at the Crystal Palace

heated sur thing of the laagl.test fixions British and Chinese Pust offices are doing prising Europenes, 26Chimescend other vicinity of the Club for the purpose of he- i of the schee di rond colleges of that city, and their best eu merkatu correspondence, and | Askates. The City contilailed 26 casting photographed, afterwards proceeding; it is to be expected that their enterprise and other districts 6, and the fatal mortaší.

to Quear's Statue Wharf where they sent them to study in Japan for three years.

and generosity will prove a profitablety was 29. There were 21 cases of bubonic embarked on a largo launch and proceeded Twenty of these students took up the arts ali sexetices, while ten entered the militare.eventually as such Action has always dens plague, of which 19 were fatal. The cases to Castla Peak Bay, where most enjoyable compriace Chinese, 1 Irdian and 1 Malay, time was spent in various amusements. schands at that country. The three years

aud 19 of them were from the City. After a sutapteous tea, the party returned, Seven cases of plagam are reported 10- Diphtheria" accounted for three Chinese reaching Hongkong at 9pm. The eoin.

no deaths. Four pittee are

to be congratulate, on the nor of Choking to return and take charge day- Chinese and 1 Japause, the Intter cases, but there were

Chinese were seized with sunil-pox and a success of the eating, also ou the strides need at Nottingham on the 8th instant, died. During the 43 hours ended toon this Club is making to encourage the mem- yesterday, there were four Chinese deathshers to take a larger interest in its welfare.nings and four runs........ from plague, bringing the total enses for! -Contributed. the year up to 76. Two bodies were found.

limit being now on the usint of expiry the To-day's Plague Cases students have her ordered by the Gover

Rear 2

nel..

Famine in Hunan.

A despatch from Changsho, Lie capital

from Portinger Strvel.

New Residence of the 1.6.

Tung Wa Hospital Censured.

one opposite No. 2 Cutzlaff Street and the

www.

Amount Reserve.

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on the Sik instant, was abandoned owing to rain. In their match against Notis, com-

the Australians wera victorious by an

MERCURY SERVICE] CHURCH MISSION IN THE FAR EAST.

Loxons, May 7. The Rt. Hun. Land Alverstone,

G.U.M.G., Lord Chief Justice of England, presided at a meeting held for the purpose of promoting more extended and systematic Church Miserons in the Far East, pro-

Kanise.

posal was made to found a second bishopric

Charter Bus of Jn.

In North China. The Archbishop of Can- · elia, Australia nut $

|terbury dwelt open the vast responsibility Chips. 3,391,200 1,700,000 of the Church, owing to Great Britain's re- Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corpor

tations with Chinx and Japan. stion...... 8,516,000 5,000,000 National Bank of

430,312 China, Limited......

120,000

Total.....812,047,005 86,850,000

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[GERONTASIATINUAS LLOYD SERVICE] DANISH SEAMEN'S STRIKE. BERLIN, MAY 7: The strike of the Danish seamen has been finished.

of the schools of Western Leaning and Military Academy recently established in Hangelow. Should any of these retarved students, however, show special qualition-

The Poking correspondent of the N.-C. tions or aprinde in any branch of Frience Dedy New writes:-Sir Robert Hart's VINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS which would require further study in new house is almost finished and he expects ther at Mongkot near the latrine. The Bank-Notes and Specie.

is proposed by the Hangehow to move in in a few days. It is built on other cases occurred on the 2nd floor of The following returns of the average provincial Government to send them afrond the site of the old one and in just the same, 37 West Streat and the other on the amount of bank-notes in circulation and of for another term of three years to complete style. The garden has hear laini out most ground Beor of No. 21 Queen's Road specie in reserve. is Hongkong during their studies. In the meantime, it is in-artistically, with the band stand placed in the | Bnet.

the month ended 30th April, 1902, are tended to send another Intch of thirty centre, and Sir Itabert intends to start Lis

cortified by the Managers of the respective students to Japan to succeed those who are garden parties un suum as he gets settled Educational Work in China. B SUPERIOR PALE DRY.

tanks:- soon to return, and this most commendable down. A new gateway, very carefully The triennial meeting of the Ednen- Dinner Wine, Green Beal

Average Spect in Capsule

$10.50 80.90 scheme, it is reported, is to bu kept up carved, has been mede, exurtly similar w❘tional Association of China,which meets on auccessively for four or five teams of thres the furor one which was taken by the Ita- the 21st of May, says the Chinese Recorder, Jars, together with a slice of his ground. bids fair to be one of the most important missionary gatherings that has yet been held in China. The list of members has The other day we reported the tin-been growing steadily until it now numbers of Kunno, states that owing to the drought |ding of a phiyue corre under rather pecu-an oven tan hundred, and includes most of 14.40 1.90) of the past seven or eight months in the Bar circumstances at No. 25, Wing at the prominent missionary educators of the prefectures of Hugchaufa and Yangchoals Street. The occupier of the house was fined empire. At the caming meeting reprusan- and the large independent sub-prefectures $35, with the option of imprisonment for catives are expected from Feking in the Wine, White Seal Capsule 16.30 of Kuziyantolon and Pinetou, is that pan-s month, for failing to report a case of north to Canton and Hainan in the south, Professor Ireland

We are informed that it is incorrect vince, there have been exceedingly poor contagious disease in the Sanitary mis and an unusually large delegation from

Wais also muleted in Foochow. The Association is thoroughly to state-as we did the other day-that harvests there. The unfortunate inhabit-thorities. I aurs have to suisist, in lien of rise, on another fine of $200, with the alternative evangelistic as well as educational in is Professor Irelanti (of Chicago) is employed misture of sweet potatoes and Tudian curn of a further ive months' imprisaumont aims, and its members realise that thug are by the Baremment of Hongkong grand together with chin-leaves, and this, with lord alour for attempting to procure face to face with great problems and graud has been given a room at the Goverment until June, and will then continue the accompanied by famine fever, is crying off the remoral of the body without sanction opportunition which call for the earnest Ollieas in which to carry on his own private number of people. Furthermore, that, at from the same quacter. The thres consideration of the missionary body, and work connected with the study of the Co- ANOTHER FATAL RAILWAY though the distrists never the senior pre-engaged to remove the body were fined for greatly increase effort, that the present lonial system. · · Professor Ireland

alternative of three domand for Western education may be doubtless learn a good deal abour Colonial There Is bem a railway nocidunt near feclure of Changsha, where are the band $300, with the quarters of the Governor, Treasurer, and months' imprismatuent with band labur guided as much as possible along Christain administrative and excentive work in Compiegne, France, resulting in 9 killed The following Wines, bottled in Europe. Judge of the province, have had better appears that after being discovererilites. The Association provides a mediua Hongkong, more jinzticularly how nut to

aud 11 jured. have been specially selected, un procured

tra the Tung Wa through which Christian educators evet work do things. If he will study the whole from the celebrated firm of Messis, Gro. harvest results, speculators have bought up the nudied sent

a tend box in crdor tos intelligent and effective co-operation, history of the water supply in Hongkong, G. SANDEMAN, Sox & Co, of Leah, the greater part of their rico and stored the Hospital for

succeeded in while its publication department has prv for instance, especially the history of the grain inside the city of Changshn, and have cover his offence. so far refused to sell unless at two and a btaining the dead box, questions vided many of our host useful and widely past five years, he will be able to collate $15.00 $1.95 half times the usual rates. In consequenceing asked. By the time the box reached used toxt books.

The coming speeding our interesting data for the guidance of 21.00 .1.75 of this there is also a scarcity in the region No. 25, Wing Kat Street, Sanitary should be made the subject of carest the American prople.

175 round about Changsha, ard there are fears Tuspector was on the spot with another prayer by all who base at hent the Chris 2.00 that hunger and discontent will drive the dead hox with the result that the Tang tianisation of China. 1.25 suffering people into rebellion, unless the Wa 2.00 officials, who, so far, have shown a lamont-about

E EXTRA SUPERIOR

OLD PALE DEX, very

Snest quality, and I.

tled), Black Seal Capsule 24.09 200

F, C, und CC may excellent Dinner Wites, and Bad After Dinner Wines of

PSA WINES.

a very fine vintage. Ada ame Screnton

Just received to and Yous

LIGHT DRY.... SOLERA...

Large stock of White and VERY PALE DRY Colored Muslin Curtains; ULL GOLDEN... also, White and Ecru Lacc | PALE DRY NUTTY Curtains.

Pro7. r tot.

FINE OLD BROWN

23.00

24.09

27.000

36.00

MADEIRA

Per los Per S $15.00 $1.20 24.00 2.00

Frilled Muslins by the yard, White, with Colored Frills, quite new deniņus, GOOD vary effective,

NEW MILLINERY,

NEW MUSLINS,

NEW SUMMER

DRESS GOODS.

MINK

Ho

dead box was promptly ordered

turn. Commenting on this,

DIARRHOKA

Ho

will

Jasaris IN THE BLUGD. We have seen boats of letters from people won have received great benefit from the nse of Clarke's Blood Mixture. It cannot be too highly estimated, for it reasses and clean the blood from all im- The great mortality parities. This is a good testimonial from the

A RECESS IN THE GERMAN REICHSTAG.

The German Reichsteg takes a recono

discussion of the Tariff Bill

ACCIDENT.

(TIMES-NERAURS SERVICE.]

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Lusor. May 8. The new Procedura Rules in the House of Compinos are working smoothly, and difficulties that were anticipated huyu nok arisen.

THE KING AND QUEEN TO REVIEW THE TROOPS.

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Their Majesties King Edward and Queen

able apathy to the troubles of their subjects, Mr Handland the Police Magistrata sidTS more to be dreaded than diphtheria, exert themselves to import ries to sell at the Tung Wa Hospital was conducted un o It attacks all ages and is equally fatal

very bad system to allow each an incident to young and oki." cest price to thew.

to happen. If every Tun, Dick or Harry resulting from diarrhoes due to the fnck Í Family Doctor, which goes on further to say: Alexandra will review the troops at

Aldershot on the 19th of June.

of proper treatment at the int ages oft ia the fusest Blood Purifier that science and who wanted a dead box could go to the the disease. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera will have brought to light, and we can with the utniest estidenes recoternetid it to our subseri- BICYCLISTS

Tung Wa Hospital and havo his wont sup. and Diuxrhoea Remedy is a reliable and

bere and tho publio generally. For Serotela, CHOULD novor start out without a botile

of Chamberlain's Pain Bala in their lied, it vouki certaiuly he vo; y detrimental efectivo medicine, and if given in time will curvy, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin sad Blood WINTRY WEATHER IN THE

prevent serious consequences. The reinely Discacs, Pimples and Sores of all kinds, its A. S. W ATSON & Co., Limited, Gol bage. This liniment is excellent for to the work of the Sanitary and Police an hever fails and is pleasant to take. Every elects are marvellons. Thousands of wonderful household should have a bottle ut han cores have been effected by it. Clarke' Blood All Besh wounds and sprains, One splithurítim. Ho asked Iuspector Williamson Get it today. It may save a life. Forsale Mixture is said every ere, at 2s, Bd. par bottle THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.cation gives relief. Try it. Far le br

All Dealers WATKINS Lady Genel to ennvay these remarks to the Acting Cap by All Dealers: WATKINS Ltd., General Benaze of worthless imitations and salatine

Agenta, 121 Agents.

tain Superintendent of Police.

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BRITISH ISLES.

Wintry weather provato in Brent Britain, and snow fall in several places on Tuesday and Wednesday.