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MONDAY, MAY 19, 1902.

TELEGRAMS.

THE SHIPPING COMBINE. The British Press is still much irritated about the conditions of the Morgan Steam- ship trust, to which the British shipping 2.

interesta have been submitted; they now acknowledge unreurveilly that tim:sition of the German companies is extremely favourable.

THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE,

The Triple-Alliance has len signed;

the treaty is canelly the same as the old e. Tomorrow, the Italian Minister ot Foreign Airs, Prinetti, will make exactly

the same statements as Count Goluchowski

REVIEWS.

A Batch of New Songs.

1. AN IRISH Mother's LuckaBY: (No. 1 in F: No. 2 in A Bist.) Words by Mary Flizabeth Blako; music by Margust Ruthven Long

Wax ? (Pourquoi ?) (No. I in U, No. 2 in D) French words by J. Thunt, Eglish version by R. H. Elicia; music

Chaminado 3.SUNSHINE" (No. 1 in A Flat, No. 9 in B Flat, No. 3 in D Flat.) Words Clifton Bingham; music by 11. Trette. HARVEST (No. 1 in A Flat, No. 2 in B Flat, No.3 in C) Words and music

4.

5.

bar done, in accordance with an agrement. anade on the 8th inst. in Vietn

[RAVAS SERVICE).

The

hy Gurnid Lane.

The Sucogr-Shoo' (The Sea Saw') (No. 1 in D, No. 2 in F.) Words by Winthrop Packard music by Paul Ambroso.

SUNBEAMS (No. 1 in C, No. 2 in Flat.) Words by K. H. Elkins, masie by Landon Ronald.

Chaminade,

LONDON LETTER.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

THE CHINA MAIL.

INDON; April 18: The authorised text of the Manchuri- an Convention fully bears out the opinion I expressed as to its real drift.

Leader thinks we have chaser of peace (To-day's Advertisements

but will probably throw it away. You will probably have satisfactory as surances before those lines reach you,

The Spion Kop papers camo out yes terday. They seem to show (1) That IF England and Japan aro satisfied with General Baller thought he blandered Russia in not taking over the command him. it, so much the worse for them, agrees to quit Manchuria by easy atages self on January 1992, being disatisfied with the conduct of affairs by Sir Chas, during the next eighteen months or so.

(2) That Load Roberts At first sight this stems fairly antisfac- Warren. tory, but the conenssion is not merely thought so also. The fact that Baller neutralised but actually contradicted by retained his command while Warren the conditions with which it is bedged. was transforced elsewhere seama to jur

As the Russians evacuate a district, thotify both opinions.

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ubers and nature of the Uainces troops which are to be permitted to oc it are to be settled by Bussian cupy French efforts to live alterations made inve 7. The FAST FLOWER' (La Plus Jolie !)

(No. 1 in G, No. 3 in E Flat) French ndvior, while if other Powers obstruct Du been success[n],

words by Robert Myriol, English ver the retirement, or if there be any trou sion by R. H. Elkins, music by Cble whatever, the Russians may re-occu- 8. BUTTERFLY TIME (No. 1 in E Flat, Py the country. This means that no No. 2 in F. Words by Ed, Tasche question of retirement need be mised macher; music by Arthur Vernon.

for a year and a half, that Russia is to haven controlling voice as to the arrange ments of the repossession of the coun- try by Chinn, and, most important of all, Ursa Major-leas a fran hand for the creation of incidents to justify her intral Fire Brigade By the time thermen of the countersigned by remaining where she is.

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.

PARIS, May 14. The definite results of the elections in France are amawerd us the election of 38dministerialists, and 20%. anti-isteri-

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DESPERATE AFFRAY WITH PIRATES.

Fourteen Firates Captured.

9. IP ALL TUR BEAMS WE DREAN, DEAL

No. 1 in Flat, No. 2 in F.) Words by Khoda Janet Walker: wusic by Frank Lynes. -In this attractive collection of nine new songs, just puldibed by Musta Booch and Sons, Toudou, we find much that is an doubtedly interesting, and in the casca of

Wo know It was off-

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Hongkong, September 6, 19 y. 250

1 THE QUEEN'S HOTEL,

Another huge gap was ande in Queen's Rond during the night, when no fewer than Giteen houses were burned to the ground, the fire being one of the cleanest and cust lies: that bas occurred in the Colony for me tiac. shortly after 1.30, it having breisen out, through some unknown cause, on the se

against Accepting and RECEIPTS road deer of No. 192, Wellington Stres,THE PUBLIC are hershy WARNEDIREE minuter wall from the Steamer immediately ucking the Station of the thu-

on balalf of tho alove Firm except those

G. OSBORN,

Manageress

brigade got outside, the whole of this hous the best-known camposts, great individua- † what these incidents aro

was in a blaze Ghen farmee. Masy wa lity and chem. favona of them isthas the cially reported a few days ago timt Cosmen and children were shrieking and yoll- slightest raint of triviality, and I ran herriek troops had had a brush witli" Man churian robber buds-Russian eisual On Thursday, the 5th instans, the Go-ly amend them. It is saklom that the

NGS, May 1

Of

vortiment stern launch You A hul reviewer comes serosa 4 purtfolio of remitic two killed, five slightly ronded. big Sght, off the Volzano Isinde, with two music of sach all-round excelfened as the one just received from the old established boats which they hurt caught in the net of robbing fishing beats. After a long lightneso in Great. Marlborough Street lesting over an hear, the bunch took both this new music, special mention: rausi brats and fourteen men posters, and made of U. Chamindo's Why ? and The brought them into Chinhai for trial, and Fairest Flower. The words by Thenard they all have been condemned to death.And Myriel or somewhat enignation, but Several of the pirates were badly woundet, the distinguished features of the music are grace and daictiuess, and this alone is a sudiciont guarantee of excellence, Beth Ors the 1965 stunt, a huge junk from these compositions well murit the attention Shaytong, hosted to Ninge, was boarded of vocalists, for the computer, as usual, by pirates off Lakong in the early morningshown considerable versatility not origin.li. and the halab of the junk was shot and, the harmonic schemes being bold and manifestly dictated by a wish to suggest his body thrown overk.nrd.

the spirit of the text.

but none of the crew of the launch was burt.

The pirates then looted the junk, and took 81,200 in silver and some of the cargo out of her and

to the official

An eminently salable song, witch will then let her go. She esine into port dar-holy welcomed by singers who covat ing the foreneta, and reported the matter Popular applause, in Gerdd Lane's Har vest. It is very pleasing, and vocalist enfrain Cometh the Golden with dramatic perception could make the

tide very expressivo. Lane's Harvest will certainly bear comparison with any of its forerunners,perhaps excepting the beautiful Tile's Lullaby-whích, - co-

Aufman-

ing to the fiverom to ate them, and it is ladiered thy a number of them are burnel to death er crashed in the rains. The Thirty of the 300 robbers" survived. authorities at the water-works were rotified to turn on the water, but withstanding This can only mon a repetition of tu

this en was found notesary to use sea wat Blagovestobersk horrors, of which so

fire engine. Until this was cluaineil, the Turid an ecount was given by M. Ved from the Harbour by the floating estchagin with the simple dietetiremen Iral to stand helplessly by-about pictures. three-porters of an hour being wastel. that characterises his war Russin has not the slightest iden of over | During the time, the fire mude cromadas relaxing bar grip on Mancharin, and progess, the flames taped high in the air what we have wrung from her is only and caused the Colony to be luaninated for an agreacat to do co at the Geark miles promui. Cho'eflints of the Brigade,

ach by the deuse m Kalends, nominaliy in 18 months, busence they got to work, were humperal Chinese and Earpesus who had flocked in reality the day after mot atâl,

to the scene. Spreading from 199, the dames devoured Nos. 188 and 190, on the east side and Nos. 394, 195, and. 198 on the west side, and also 178, 190) and 182, Queen's Road Central, als on the went

Last year's budget was supposed to hit the working war.

As it happened, it did not do so with any severity, for though the retail prien of sugar rose it fell again, and the lesson has not been loat. This year's budget marks another step in the process of brandening the We are now to basps of Saxation. spread taxed jam on taxed' breul, and the very babies with their rice and sago

side.

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Hongkong, May 19, 1902.

AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM

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NAVIGA TION COMPANY.

STEAM FOR SHANGHAL. TE Company's Scentrship

TIROL, Captain BURGSTALLER, will leave for the above place on FRIDAY, the 23rd Inst.. at Noua.

For Freight, or Passage, apply to

SANDER, WIELER & Co..

Agents. Hongkong, May 19, 1982.

1071

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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Yoy MODERATE TERMS to FAMI- LTES by tho DAY or MONTH.

2039 Hongkong, December 18, 1900.

HE Steamship Armaton pour laying

arrived from the above Ports, Con signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from along-

side.

Owing to the size great depth of the buildings and the great hold the dames had got, the iron land to light against bony odds, and, before they got

Cargo impeding the discharge will be the mastery of the destructive element. landed at once at Consignees risk and houses Nos. 4. 6, 8 aul 19 Kau U Fong, a expense. Cargo remaining on board after lane at the hack of the Wellington Street, P. on the 21st Instant, will be land- ed at Consignees' risk and orpease into

On Saturday afternoon, the 19th instant, For an ento Clinhai and reported to the slicials that they belonged to a Chinking rice juuli, band from Chinking to Ning, si dat when of Lakong they had been raken by pirates and that the junkidoring their all round excellence, Tucane will contribute to the revenue, while the also fell victims, and were completely the Godowns of the HONGKONG AND Kow..

and remainder of the cross were held forga ranson of $3,000. Tus of the crow were shot, as they offered a strong resistance.

Yesterday afternoon. th 12t1: inst., six pirates were keluried at Chirbad in front of the Main Seath Jetty. They were all kayleared together, Like a flashsix swords Fell and six beatis droppałe - - Meremy.

Band Performance.

A great deal.

the barbarous

sutted. Road

Nos. 184 and 186 Quec's LOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, were greatly daniaged both by LIMITED, fire and watcs.-ft. is believed that the

total theange exceeds a quarter of & mostly covered by insurance, although, using to the thy beg a holiday, and the insurance is impossible to offices being closed, it

It is ataled that obtain correct details.

adlion dollars, and is

the Commercial Union, Chùm Fire, and

Tong On ute heavily implicated, but there are many other companies which

hold lince on the properties. About

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE AD! PENANG SIO requested to take 3MMEDIATE

delivery of the deed one alongside such Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vossel will bo landed and stored at Con- signces risk and expense.

the undersigned.

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The air is cool, healthy and invigorating, a delightfully and Guests wil find it

plenant and healthful residence during thu

well The CUISINE is in charge of a

of the Summer months, qualified Cook.

is

SEA BATHING-Special accommoda- SULPHUR BATHS-Wei-hni-wei noted for its fine Sulphur Baths.

BILLIARD and BAR-ROOMS ore :itted with the bitest appointments.

No Fire Insurance will be öffccted. Billa of Lading will be countersigned by tion is provided,

DAVID SASSOON, & Co., L

Agents. flongkong, May 19, 1902.

1074

three o'clock the walls of several of the THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- houses fell in, must there were some eme- vellous esespes eu the part of some of the

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Hongkrag, May 5, 1992.

poor income taxpayer, the hardest hit In Tratère's Sunshine the blending all, uncomplainingly shoulders n bear- of scholarship with the attmetive elementa

ier burden than ever. The small shop of taxi and expression calls for special re- mark. This song embraces some of the keeper will revert to hest werk that this able vocalist-composer habit of paying his cluble in coin on has yet put out, and it will be admitted count of the twopenny cheque tax, and that higher praise cannot be recorded. The yet wo cem somehow marer to the puetic sentiment of Clifton Bingham's thao when everyone will pay practically words has been caught by the compaor according to his ability. Gloomy critics The following is the programme off from the oparing distinctly molodious tell us that now we have to pry for our subject; continuing throughout inviting mafficking. Well, what of it? Were and spontaneous. The composition in a peat specimen of its kind, and should be the thing to dougain, we should sunflick

The bill must be paid, and as welcome in the drawingirnom os on the gain

indirect taxes, though theoretically int mblie platform.

Mr Mackie, Deputy" Captain, perfect, have the advantage of being the easiest to collect and of causing less in- Superintending of Police, who was in

MOJI AND SHANGHAI convenience to the payor than direct charge of the operations, hul to fly for his FROM TACOMA, YOKOHAMA, KOBE, NEW ones. Five-sixths of the money is to be life. The walls of some of the Wellington

THE Company's Steamship Hom the fire-brigade | station. The danes uise cought hold Consignton of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for counter. of the wed-work on that site of the signature, and to take immediate delivery Station, and, but for the presence of mind of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the of the man in charge, the building vould ! ressel will be landed and stored as con- small that under the pressure of compelse bave been lost. The thick walls of signees' risk and expense. tition it will find its way to the middle the Globo Hotel (2) fees thick) were the men, nd the price of the loaf will fall means of stopping the spread of the con- its western journey, al- again in a month or two. The cheyne Magration

music to be performed by the Band of the 2nd Royal Welch Fusiliers or the new Parade Ground you à pon. to 650 you, on Wednesday next, the 21st instant, (weather permitting) == - March...

Landon Ronald has furnished a very Overture......... Schubert

Suppe melodious song in Sunbemos, another Les Choches de Selection...

Corneville'

Plauqutte addition to a host of popular compositions. Valse Les Patinars. Wakteufel It partakes of the style and enter known Selection. The Chieftain......Sullivan *GOD SAVE THE KING'

firemen . Rienei............Wagner

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Descriptive 'Chinesu War March' Michaelis jamongst singers as the encure borrowed, so that we cannot sewe ure Street nases full outwards and did col having verited from the above Ports,

Gun Practice on the Terrible.

|

and as such there nerds be no four about putting too large a share of the burden

its entire stress.

In The Shoogy-She' (Paul Ambrose on the present year, and though bread

The tax is so

has taken his words from the Chup Book), has risen a halfpenny to day, thear is partaking of the nature of a lullaby, the no reason why it should. refrain has been written to 6/8 time, with a characteristic accompaniment well suited to the idea and mixture of the words..........

Sweet and low, swinging inw, eyes of

Irish blue,

here with you

tu siderable ange

All my heart is swinging here, swinging tax is an annoying one. A penny is a thought they broke through in two plates delightful coin. Twopence is a nuisance, and had to tackled by the firemen and the frish eyes are like the tax and mine are still it only inureases the price when we ji People insile. The trac extent of the dau

wes with low.

Abongy shoo.

Thinking of the old, old days, upon the buy a new cheque-book, and will not be rement:eved us we sign meh individual cheque

It is one of that commendable class of songs which seeks to be underswood of the melitude while at the same time not des-

ceuding to the trivial or comanonplace.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by na in any case whxisver.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents Hongkong, May 19, 1902.

1075

age will never be estimated, but there is no THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER florist Wat much of the property could have | been saved had the water been turned on in the main. We learn that it was turned | on to the Wanebui distrlet instead. bar this

In the House of Commans on the 15th ult., Mr Kearley asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether Petty Officer Grounds, of H.M.8. Treibte, who "est your accomplished the feat of putting right fits en the prize-firing target in one minute. from Bin, quick-licing gen while his ship was steaming past at 12 knots, revived any special monetary reward for this skill; and whether, having regard to the fact that the King's prizemen at Bisley obtained age- tury prize of $230 and a gold medal and I hadge, the Adairalty would consider thend-

I think it was Mr Henniker Heaton is a matter for investigation. Ar 10.3) the visability of instituting some wat onel prize

walks of the Wellington Street houses to be competed for each your by the captains Margaret Lang's An Irish Mother Lut who told the British public how to of the guns of His Majesty's Fleet. Mr laby is a simple number, but full of evade the twopenny registration fee, collapsed inwards with a tremendous crash Arnold-Forstar: The sum of 21.16s. was warmth an tenderness. The lesing and to register a letter for one half-ons after the other, and about 12.30 the placed at the dispeal of the Captain of phrases to each versu nave to be sung to a penny. You puta halfpenny stamp on the steam rolfor was brought into use to pull H.M.S. Terrilde fordistribution in prizes for clever but extremely simple and catching letter and a loose penny stamp inside down die reunining walls of a dangeries firing with the bin gun The petty officer accoumniment This recul essay is in it. The Post Office will take the great nature, and this task it accomplished in " referred to received his proper share of the truth the embodiment of refined molody: est care of the missive for the sake of amouer which was at once satisfactory amli amount allotted to the gan's crow of which pure harmony and nch modulation, aud he was the captain. The conditions under should and a pince in the repertoire of all the penny (double defizioney) they havo spectacle for all present.

to collect ou delivery, while your cor-herty was la charge of this dangerons which heavy gun firing is conducted in the singers, to whom it will certainly prove's

respondent, after paying the fine, will bit of work, and deserves all praise as dist also the ho-workeri and under-paiü fire- Royal Navy are such that it is not ean- first faturile. sidered possible, even if were desirable, to • Batteris-fimm ' and Hall the dreams recoup himself by the stamp you have inco who did the very, best they could institutu a prize șinile to the King's Prize we dream, daar,' necessarily varied in style enclosed. Similarly, I expect someone under the adverse circumstances. competed for by the Volunteers at Biskey and treatment, are both of first-rate quality. I will soon suggest that instead of cheques Every effort is made by the offer of money They have singable melodies, appropriately for amounts ander five pounds, wo

The Governor of Jamaica has appoint- prizes, and by taking advantage of the accompanied. They aro both excellent esprit de corps and rivalry prevailing burtypes of the modern song, and they will might as well use promissory notes at

seven days (which bear a penny stamped Chief Justice Sir Folding Clarke, the officer commanding troops in the koland, tween different ships, to encourage gunners dochtiess attain to recognised pinces for

only) and antedate them by n in the Navy to johtam proficiency in gun-ing the forthcoming season.

Why not! pery,. There are abjections to any attempt

to put the gory of the Eleet on the linea

of a military rifle competition.

have great pleasure ju recommanding 1 Stores Wine, ut Cod Liver Oil and consider it one of the best tones I have

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