1896-01-30 — Page 2

INTIMATION.

The M. M. steamer Melbourne, with the next French mail, left Haigon gealarday, at noon, for this port.

The steamer Sith left Singapore on the 28th instant and is dag here on or about the 3rd

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ESTABLISHED.D. 1841

WINES AND SPIRITS.

ALL these ara zolected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by Burcalvon, thus saving all intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the boat growths al MODERATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, lo ba

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had on Application. .

PORT after removal should be ruled· » month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decantal at the Dispensary before being

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SHERRY. Excellent Dinner nud

Dinner Wines of sery superior Vintages.

All are trus. Xores Wines

CLARET--Our Carols, including the lowest prical, are granted to be the genuine —product" of the juice of the gespo and wro out artificially made from raisins and currents, as generally the case with Cheap Winns,

BRANDY-All our Brandy is granranteed to pare Cogune, the differenda in price. being merely a question of ago and vintage.

— WHISKY—All ore “Way is or excellent anslity and of greater age than most brands in the market, The Score WHISKY marked is universally - popular, and is pronounced by the

local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brawd in the Hongkong marketi

We only gunzhen our Wines and Spirit to be genuine when bought direct from us in ike Colony or from nur authorised Agents

the Coast Ports.

The P. M. stoamor Peru, will mail, &o, left San Francisen for this port vin Yokohama as Nagasaki on the 18th instant

The & steamy Coptic, with minis, &, loft, San Ferneisse for this port vis Honolulu Yokolismo, and Nagasaki un the 8th instant,

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We are informed that Captain Hygon, of the steamer dek, reports the Milla Cliannel buoy at the entrance of the Hainna Straits as out of position and drifting, Stops are being taken to recover and replace the buoy

p-A-Company. Be Bill play the kong Football Chub. Kick-off at 4:30 pm. The Rongkong Fential Ciub team will be D. Won, goal; . W. Anifland and P. G. Davies, RA banks, H. W. Sunda Oltrer, kod H. W. Locker, lives: . M. Fir G. D. Campbell, H.K.K. H. E. B. Hancock, E. F. Mackay, sud B. W. Tawuead, for warrle.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY BOTH, 1898

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SOIENTIFIC MISCELLANY;

thankful for; what would suit one would disgust curious one was reporten to the Calef 14 the logateroof Michael Ballard, of | Stopen-There is no change to report in

another, and he proves himself the most cera. Palice officer at Singapore on Saturday avening, Hoole, deceased in 1780, see only now enquired these. They are being steadily extended, both 18th Jan, by b5 zameil Tan, Hack Meh, who for Thouen Bowie, last heard of in Tasmanie worth and oath, and the lods, cringes to minuto trace of foreign substance often fortable and comforting philosopher, who makes statet that his father, in consence of bring forty yours ago, in interested in the estate of his show will all through these, particularly in the strikingly affects the welding proportion of a the host of the goods the gods, provisto, When taken some medicine, a ory ill. The man dosaged sistar WC. E. is pathetically in santa oul Mers then the average quantity of metal, a few impurities actually improving the this paragraphs was commoned the dreary ses the at open pont bathospital, but when inquiries formed that his intor, who is dangerously ill, oze has boon sont to the mill from her during puro material, while most of thon hupair it, of mail all around ung sppeared so dreadfally came to be made In the case it was found that work like to sou his son before too late, and the past racntk

Anatom according to a Mason College on a place with the bright, gaily decked ahop the physio had been applied by a coolie, who Elisa Mills, who left England for Now Zealand It hus been impossible to do anything towards lepture by Mr. Milan, bar heen made to windows that cas instinctively felt induced to The Gorman muu-of-war Arcone, an arrival and stolen it from a dark on board the Auchinde, în 1860, entitled to share in tau restituar sinking the ruin ongo ébaft during themont, forannet Liese affects with thé, relusive volumes Aing with Charles Kingsley, Walconie, wild Thus saine aveaing the coolfe was taken ill art estats of hor brother, an exhibition hair des as it takes the pump all it pan do to keep the of the utoms of the elemente taking part, thoaster Sund us ont to play! Let bat at Manila from Amoy, was subjected to throws Alee sent to hospital, when the stomach maser Fart of a securated income is duewater from the level. As the weather as imparition having ingoz atoms than the exi- will blow the tiag nor enter or the blaster daya' quariatinë,

pamp was applied with anch success that he has to Cathoring Soult, foruly ipupil ut. Borman dpparently now taker up a little, I hope soon to Final total often causing deterioration iding sou-wester we shall all I hope, make the recovered.The chl war however; expired Catholic Conventy. G. J. Harrison is entitled able to resume länge about midnight, and offerts are now being hunde to a legacy of £500, hegmenthal by the will of s No. 2 South Air Shaft-This is bung sunk those will sampllst atoms giving no offeet or let of the festive sensor, If I might and to foil the clerk, who is supposed to be suffer lady who died in 1869 and Mary C. L, alleged at a point 2tk) foot sonths of the missent else a good one. In alloys, the results of aiding finther wish it would be that farming brusses inocassing quantities of one metal to weether may bring gend short for our sportamen, sod ing from a yeneral disease It would appear to have left les lusbord and gone to reside in for the purpose of rentiation and sending are very variable Thos, in, brass, the addition happiness to all. Thora y not be a great that the coolie, nacing he olerk bide the medi South Affies antitled to trust funds. S. W. down fiber and mullock to the south stopos of kind to ommper treat on mawint deal ahost, sport in the foregoing liner, but at sine under his mattress, thought that the Moore, of Casilagraine in 1861, and G. W. 1. expect to sink 170 feet for breaking regular rise in the strength of the this season of peace and goodwilt one likes to contents were something good and how fit to Mance, of Adelante in 1858, or interested through to the level below, as the shaft is on

until 20 cent of gue has be in the fashion. At any rate, the sentiments stent it, taking sore luinself and tosing this old long-ponding Chaney malt: Mitelnet Connolly, the side of the hill. It is ww dawn 76 foot, pepperoni falling are score m

zaid to Linvo boz drowned at Baltimore; in a man, as already statež, witti-fatat consequensen

70. Post of which is thronghi old native work-

off notil the proportion of 80 pino and

ABOUT' CUETINO. mising legator; and the hair of M3, whipso ing. This workings ostend fight amoss the capper is readless, then rapid inbrengs to the Curling is essentially swinter pantine, and The gymanstoboxing, and forcing coman inquest will be held.Free Preas.

brother was convicted at Preston Assizes in bill, and down the opposite side info the swamp puximum strength with the mixture of 42 aine though it has not quita taken hold of the mesen patitions at the Victoria Recreation Clab will Yesterday morning the erasing of Dr. Oko 1841 and tescol te transportation, is ex- about half a mile Water appears to be the and 5 copper; and, fally, a decrease to the as a popular storvise, I food paramadel that it is commence to-day at five o'clock and be contine, of the Russian flaghip Intperator Nicoled Iquired for

wegende only thing that has stopped the ancient minimum of strength with the alloys contain steadily growing in public favour. Winters in Mary J. Bolton, of Devon, whisp futhor vis nubere. tinued to-morrow at the sarvo lear

were interred in the Protestant Comatary

bing 60 to 70 per cent of zinc which are in the British Isles vary on greatly in intensity at Happy Valley, and by direction of Ada saptein in the army, has died intestate with Western Lols. There is nothing fresh to restarsely hard and brittle. Bronze gives n sono aud koolives that none but the most on- miral Buller maral honours were accorded. out parari brether, sister, upole, annt, nephew, port from her Storing is prozcoding steadily. what similar chere, as do abeo gold and aluminum,thusiastic devatess of the sport follow it for any The whole of the arrangements were in the niece, or cousin-germin surviving her, con and the usual quantity of orc is being sent to nickel aqil fron, and etaor alloys. It appears longhi of time. The probability is that even hands of Commodore Boyes and they were insequently moro remote indeed is sought led the mill from here. Very fair gold can be soon that few albuys are andenisted chemical com the rudiments of curing are unknown to afty evory way satisfactory. The processions started the chive of Staphon Dobson, who lived her in breaking the or, There is no change in the ponude, about fow others there must still ba pe cent of the pouple ho lova to be ofnazed os from the Royal Naval ustalat ten o'clock and Liverpool sixty yours ago; whit Jolm Benslesice or extent of the lodo, e

unbartainty, while in the majority of cases unly sportsmen, but the energelin offices of many umestimposing sight was ossid. Thereffio. Inst heard of as driving a cab in Mutchester u Bukit glaces the railway is now cam-mechanical mixtures are formed. Where true expert Scotch players are slowly but surely which was completely hidler by many magni-1863, is informed that is father and mother plated to Levi I intend to at once place the neoesohemical companys exist, the alloy manlly has burring frm und given an old fashioned At a rout wartial held yesterday on board ficout wreaths, as curried on a gun carring dead, and will be to hissantage to make a popping archivery in the shaft and resame désirable morhanical properties, mal vason-wiiter, we shall doubtless live a good dent of it the Narcisses-under the presidency of Captain drawn by men belonging to the Royal Maxing himself know. The known beirs of George sinking

ng from the fact that most chemical ent- before the green Jares are with us again, Laug, Lieutenant Gwy was charged with Artillery on this Centzaion. The pall bearers Hondersen, who died in America, aro requiral Battery Since the date of my last report peands have properties widely different from Cailing his ranch to recommend it. The rules. incapacitation from duty in consequoned of

ware Commander Wado, Navigation Olear of to show cause why his late should vot, in their, this bus beon Rept steadily at work night rod their components, it seems useless to mek com govorning a southet are simple in the extremis drinking to exces, Ho pleaded guilty fultho Centurion, the senior medical officers of the dance, so eat to the Commonwealth of Pound for the three months 3. Luyer pounds from mistures in atencio proportions

anyone who has over throws a quoit would was dismissed the service.

sylvania: S. R. P. A. Hamilton can recdiva a place 3,701

require no tuflión as to the object, whatever Centurion; Narcisons, and Archer, the Fleet En-

A fairly gineer, and the Fleet Paymanstar of the Centarians of ones without coming to England, and crushed for a yield of 1,803 odst. 12 gr.

Not less than 700 enses of prematuro burial be might want in adeptability.

and it coupla Messre. Varnor, Blodgett & Co, in ChoirThe firing party consisted of 200 mon from the W. G. Neiko, sa wlopled soy, support to evolted gold, being a frection under half an

havo beon collected by Dr. Fraus Hartmann, coth sheet of ico irmalar dated rails. 2nd Jury, sayThe Centurion and 100 ron from the Narcises ro died in a Glasgow peorhouse in 1868, 16.4 ounce per ton: The prosection of crushing of Hallon, Austria, and are clsified to be of huge stones for cook of the players-there British bark Alice Mary. S tons registre, and the bands of the Centurion and Narcissus missing tic, Information is waytol of Dr. stuff from the different acolinos of the

all that are required for enjoying the sport... en route from Hongkong 10 Foochow arrive played Mandelssola Dod Breh" and Bee John Dalo, who left Cors for Amexics twenty mine was as followsBukit Kerasa:2951anthanfianted Particulars of more than 100 neually four-side in a contest these ara The space required for play in 47 purde long by here on tih instant whs of all sails and then's Funeral Match Avery large number yours ago; also as taithe children of the nephews tote, West lolo 80 tons, and Raab Hole are given in a work now u prek is still in port awaiting arrival of owner frem of cheers followed the resins to the rare, al nipers of Roubon Dickins, rho died in 130 tons. During the south of December and

there boing present representativas of avery

Neat's foot oil, purified by strips of Load anlar yards wide. This is former rink. At 1833. Heary Parker, of London in 1886, to January th the following number of trucks Shanghai."

Samuel Parker, of Rotherhamn in 1875, and maof-war in the harbour, as well ta' many

were delivered at the battery-Bukit Komanebite, has been found by an English each end is the "tour, is the Snots dith it, thepot lid "nad the object of the player i to gently range the stone, weighing anything officers of the garrison, inchiding Lient-Colonel Walter Parker, of Derby in 1863, word, nearly 762, Wost lode 150, and Raab Holo tracks, cheniint to be the best fubricant. At the Polica Conrt yesterday there inm

The manager of an electric street railway to as possible." The great blocks of granité between thirty and fifty pounds,, Bear the were charged with whiaioing away by falte The Gorton, and also several privatorssidents. thirty years ago, certified is entitled to famis, nach Think containing 13 Is of em Docen tences from a Chinches merchant. It is Excellency the Cover or was represented which are only now divisible; the children of her was the first month in which su accurate alleged that, the men swindled the merchart anty Caplain Stirling, A.,und his Excally James Jeaking of Birmingham dusunend in ecount of the number of trucks delivered could may now determine et any instant, willent bara handla fixed to one side, and these who cf something like $10.000. pretending to Admiral Baller was reprinted by his flag 18, aro missing; also thao desecadants of WiLbo kopf, as it was the first month i which nonring his ofloo, whether the cura of his system havo never witnessed expert players worki foretell his fate and by other ancient dedzes lieutenant Flavion was conducted at the liana tobinson, of Oxford, who married in 173 the orushing staff was delivered as the mill by to running regularly, whether there is a stop-marvel at the accuracy and delicacy with which The relations of Elizabeth Jafory, the railway. After doing some necessary repairs at any point, how long the stoppas lusts, the stones can be propelled. So much for the bare grave by Us Rer. S.. St A. Buy leo, of th The prisoners were remanded mutil Wednesday Free Bitch, and at the conclusion the party. Mosterian, who committed suicide, the children crashing was resumed on the afternoon of the many cars are blocked, and when running ontline of the pustiue, which, of course, is in- is resumed. This is male possible by a special tended for the uninitiated. By far the most in- Mr. Loanssy represented,one of them,

of marions red three valleys. Just before this Robert Ingrani, of Somerset, deceased:in 7th inst, and has bebra carribi un tomlily since.

chronograph the use of which was frat eug-portant persongo anasida is the "akip”—dæbt- This afternoon on tho Happy Valley, in processiun, which was a very lang ons, reachel 185; the nephews and nieos of Williata Kont, I may hero state that had it not boot for the to third round for die lankang Funikull the gate of the cactory, a pony boited and fillinghay, who died in 1846; and as his midway being at work the battery would liave safed about two years ago by Superinfardent as a diminative of our better known slappir auditoon the telle le funrings, but af David Paul, of Holt twenty years ago, boen ung up during the most part of the tien Bramhoff of the Lindol Itaway Co. of who disset the application of th beams and. fortunately its carner was stopped in time to all dropped out of sight, Frederick, George, past three months, iustand of which it Eat beer St. Louis. The apparatus ouniste primarily of brooms, and gometally superintends the proveed ard Edin R. Wright, the called fer skipt stonetly at work full time unt at a fraction aliqut of paper moving at a drform rate

ing Sweeping the ics dustaooping" the Lalia between 18-15, ace, interested in the of the cost as compared with bullock carts.

nader 3 series of peus or points perated clemon duh it-forms a most important prevent an scoident.

estate of their deceased sister and the Avery, Railway The now compete on ns It by electromagnst nach unge print 10 feature of curling, the pace of the stones long Chalilcombe, and Ygo families, formerly is intended to carry it at present, vis, Bukit Presenting a point on the road. Each time regulated to a alouty by this means. Scotland Tracombe, may share dhe estate of a ludy Malarea. The total length of the lino.is 3 ailes Passes this point on the road it makes contuet, has long been the acknowledged home of curling, who has died without cry one kindred, white 10 chains. With the exception of making the sad the magnat point of the chronograpa pricks where as many as 1.400 have taken mrt in o £3,526 is divisible among the unkunn being of trade the whole work has boondoo by the the paper. It is found. conrenient to ne outest but the gume is spreading famously in Juha Renny, who died brand,

ordinary staff at the nine. The work of making roller driven by acenrete plockwork at the retuof Russia, Germany, America, Canada, Norway Among many persons enquirol for by the the line was started in the early part ou revolution per hour, each revolution mesing And Sweden. Mr. Mackay, indeed, the wealthy Chancery Division of the Suprams Court of May, and would have boon completed at least the paper four inches. A line ning American, has proved quite enthusiastic about ulicators are the next-of-kin of Joseph six weeks sooner brt for doing in getting the mu-minute schedule will show fifteen cars or pricks carling, and as recently is last winter presented Ginscoyne, who died in 1819, the daughter of turiul from Pokna. The original estimate of the to the inch under each muset point a fiven costly trophy for competition in the provinces. Tay Nabet; La Navone farmily, not hesxl.cf cost of the work, including rolling stock, was minute schedule three to the inch, and son In the United States they have had 200 on for thirty years, and believed to have gone to $32,793; the actual cost of completing the whole break of thres inches would shows a stoppage side in a caring contest to that its popularity Pora W. L. Kenrods, financial agent, Inst, work 'hus on $33,622 This cludes the ora of 45 minutes, and oren regular dots would

kime or another various, expedients have boon soon in East Africk Micha Askew, last phoots at Baliit Koran. Western lode, and Raza indicate correct running at that point of the may be partly gauged by this fact At one head of at Niagara Falls in 1807., F. E Jehin, Holo not included the original estimate, and road, When fled away, the daily chronograph resorted to whan smooth ton has not hou wie left. Switzerland 18:8; W. W. Breurs, tost of whioli was $1,600, thus taking tatal sheets become a permanent moord of operation available, wazed doors and nephisto rinks last heart of n Bath in 1847, thu mieres of cost of railway less than estimated." Lines

being tried, but they have proved failares Thomas Jack-sun, of Tipperary, who died in starting to run on November 20th, not the

more or less In Canola the gun is played, 1813, the childron of James Michell, of slightest hitch or delay has corred, although

on norunt of the extreme cold, under Bristol, devenson prinz, to 1859 Francis the work has been subjected to the most avero

ever, and vory proficient indeed are many of Thorp, lash beard of in Mexico in 1805; trials, owing to the hoovy weather esporionood

ther ployers. Two of tho most skilful shots are George Marsh, of Auckland, who died in during the NE monsoons In conclusion, I

described as "chan and lie, andwick and carl in." The former consist in dislodging a 1876; aut Alara Onious, described as of Derby Juve o congratulate the shareholers on the Curly, Scotland, London, and fully completion of ausies important work towards

store placed on the "ton" from the 4ft. circle, Americ

the development of their caines. The next im-

and loving the player's stone within, whilst the Among many poisons whore wanted for puriant work I intond to ask the directors to

latter shot consists in bringing the players' their advantage" may be mentionat Allartanction is the increase of the battery by $0 or

stone to rost within the, oircle after striking an Dawson, who was a Lory Jondor in the Zalul bead of stamps un oloctric installation

object stone placail seven feet away from the War; W. Hinde, last heard of in a firmingham to drive the sine and light the works and

"test ab Anglo-of 45 degroos? When it is borne in mind that the most gentle push will workhouse II. Ilett, who ft Tendon for mines. gestor thirty year go James Keshle, ho Amerion in 1857, Robert Sawyers, of Man-

In addition to periode mi suen oropidermes, sond one of things heavy stones gilding over the which a completed within the day, the week, ice for quits 0 yards on a fav rink the delicacy. left for Now Zealand in 1876 Williau Per

or the coasana of the yeni, slow-obanges appear of such shots as have instancad will be. chose, who duigrated in 1918; J. L. Srrent, of

to havs hoon in progress sinna the date of life appreciated. India liften yours ago; C. Walls, of Exeter, TRADE AT KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, The facts cluting to the secular evolutions of lasthof in Philepin; the son of Mitjor

dison39s says Dr. J. Netton Radcliffe, aro

Amongst other functions in the championship 6. A. Young, supposed to be in Lands; while The development of Kobo is a trading centre, amongst the most interesting. if the most line at which it lus-beam my lot to assist in the a lady compation, who visited Monte Carlo and to which we have several times called attention, lugubricks, in the history of the human mce capacity of spectator was the amateur weight- other Contanatal tois, and James Selfiebl, is clearly show is the official iniport and ex. Their great obscurity and complexity listo lifting championship of the world! Father a of Manchester in 1861, nes wanted for some port returns for List year. So far as inports interposed a barrier ta' the constraction of a high-sounding title, je It not! The world i thing" grantly to their benefit. Other missing are concernal, Koba is considerably ahead of general doctrine regarding their ocenitence, so appallingly, comprehensive, in this cunner- bouncing log are Thomas Cook who left Liver Yokohama, but the fact that the principal silk but a few of the salient indications of secular ion. However, it happened that I was 1836 John Davies, of Breconshire, who emitong pall ovor. Kobe in the aggregate value of lieb, chiedy according to Charles Anglade (a) tion with newspaper work I received an invita pool in 1977; Guerge Cooper, burn at Havre in districts are in the north gives Yokohana a periods of morbid evolution may be seen in this London at the time, and having some, conges grated in 1800, and-dale Laudang, formerly the exports. The total value of the import aid. The great pastilence of the 5th century BC. tion to the mooting of the strong mon, whick of Edinburgh,

exports as shown in the returna.represent Yoke of which the so-called plages of Athoas" was took placs, I believe, in a building led the The next-of-kin er heim of the following arounts as lending by 10,000,000yen inbo 4. an incident. (4) The pestifences, believed to bave Allotin Instituty, tomoshere in the vicinity of sought: Frank Hallock, who was killed in a totul is 101,406,044 you. It is confidently ex-

beon of the same nature, of the second and third Leiroster Squass. The price of admission wou railway accident touty fivo sonur ago Fillen pected that as a result of the numerous cotton centuries of the Christian era. After the third lost prohibitive, so that it will be readily H. Hinchlife, who emigrated to Canada Dictories and the dressed attention being given contury this form of pestilence disappeared, (e) understood the audience was more select than 1854, Josili Start, formerly of America, who to the silk industry in the western provinces, The explosion of balwale (ingalmi) paeus of murous. Amongst these who graced the died in Sheffield in 1871, Thomas Parkit, who Kobe will in a very few years become the first the sixth century after Christ, when for the first proceedings with their presonen wern the Earl left Brisbane for England in 1875 in a ship port of Japan-Kobe Chronicle.

time in history this formidable disca med floudly, the late Sir John Astley, Professor which was lost; Fumes Simlen, who died at Et.

the charuster of a grat epidemię. Braking Atkinson, Profesor Hubbard, ets. Charlie

in Melbourne, 1872, Aun Tao, who died m

ent" in "Justinian's reign (A.D. 62), thu | Mitchell, the boxer, turned ny later in the James's Palms in 1951; James Lawrie, lordnad

disease quickly occupied the whole of the evening, and very quickly ande Lis wornouts 1825; Michiel O'Brien, at Scarborough, sevealy

krown ourth, and began tragio conso known, Then we had fandos, who was giving which has continued even to our own time, a phow? at the Tanton Pasilion, and other · years ago Major David Fitzgerald, of Dublin, who died in 1871; Fausa Jordino, ot Liverpenl,

For 1,000 years it was pre-ominent among music-lall celebrities. Of all the dreary, un- postilentiul maladies. In the 15th century, | intereating ashibitions it has been my fortune wkon queenutine was batablished, 62 catbreaks to witness the first hour at the Institute was The Globe say that there is a seret trenty were rooted in Europe; in the 17th century, te drusticat. What with the conditions of between the Emperor William and the Trans-56; 12 th 18-h, 29; in the first half of the 19th, Kiting, the protests and counter protests, and

Government since 1865,

15. In 1811 apparently became exist, therary nobossary expionations, the wonder is Dr. Jamon has been dismissal from the But about to yours afterward it again showed that they got through the affair at all. Almost post of Administrator of Mashonaland,

from the first the contest lay between three or foar of the competitors at the most, and so far

Soon after six o'clock last night a fireman on duty in the tower of the Fire Brigade Station sa damos and smoke coming from the direction of West ingen tre sat to the carians police stations. The Fire Drigale tored cut, but their services word fortunately not téquíros, as the outbreak, which had 'curred in a stack: of grass o. le hill side at West Point, was not a serious ono, and was very quieldy urtin-

Point. Heat ones gave the alarm and

A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED.guished by men from the West Point Poles

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ORF27th January THE GERMAN PRESS. Several German papurs ofer to the Emperor's action re the Trivial as a splendid triumpli eve: Great Tiritain and the pross Forally confinnes to publisi vilout attacks against England.

HONGKONG-SHARE MARKËT.

Mosses, Chater and Vernon in their share rport for to-day's mail say o

The market Int contiuned to mula dull and At the Magistracy youtarday Messrs. Sunder business bas been restricted to various und an al Co were summoned for dealing in as important small transactions. Bates clow standy. without alicuico Mr. H. Becker ripresosted in most cases, although the approaching Chise the firm and admitted the offence. No ovidence New Year holidays continues to exercise a do

$20. Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. were also www.themefore taken, the defendants being fed pressing olivet.

BANK-Horgkong and Shanghaiste summoned for a similar eferee. Mr. Crawly put of the wook sales more reported at ferd suit (be firra had applied to the Registrar 177 and 178 per cent, arons, and market ruled Gancial for a licence, but they did not receive wank at those mies. Inter however, on the any reply The shit book was signed recipt of news from Tonion of a rise of "J. H. 8.1. His Worship journed the small way wore offected at 150, or slams per share (making £49) the market stadfed and

this statement. until today to allow the defenstanta e prore being nanted at time of closing. The translor books of the Corporation close on Friday evening. Other Eank stock remains unchanged with no business."

MARINE INSURANCES-Have ruled duli with sellers; 8 small sato of Yangtzes at $121 and some Straits at 220 constituto Bic only business reported during the weak,

FIRE INHURANGER Hongkongs have can tuned stealy with small los 4287 end bringing out sallera; at $220, however, a few mera sharse are wanted the rats withinat me ohtainable. Chinas have ruled weak with sellors and no sales at SUL. It is reported Uut the Company will pay a dividend of $1 per share as a Gual for 1804 and $3 per share on secount of 1895. The report is fouled on good grounds.

CHITTING Hongkong, Canton and Macros

fair business has been put through at $662 and some small traumactions as $363; at latter

to shares are still ebtainable. China Ma the market at time of elusing Douglas's hy

Bos have changed hands 21 820, sellers, meling been scgotiated at 500 and 550 closing with ayer at former rate Juda Clones are on

in the number of noves reported, rigorous guns? rantino will undoubtedly be dosreed. At pascut, four days are imposed upon vessels arriving with Chinese enolies, and three days upon reels with cargo and cabin passagers only." It is not corrvot to sposk of a renewed outbreak in Hongkong. There have been sporadic cams, bat the disouse is xcí epidemic.

It is satisfactory to know that precautions are being taken at Canton to prevent u revurrence

of the plague opidemic. There have recently heen some sporadic cases, but the number of offered rewards for the picking up of dead mas deaths reported is small. The San Sze haro that rasy be found in the streets, so that to may be buried at a distance firm the city and

Kwang Yan Hospital has a dull to the affect that plaguú patients will be received in that justitute and that treats end ease at $07. the mases. The people are els recoinmode to female doctor have bem orqaged to ulfoni`la keep their keuses clean.

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WHE BIRRE

Mining Managor:

THE TRANSVAAL INCIDENT.

The following telegrams are from the Betavin

aid II. D. Brufort, who died in the Luimurius

・・・ Lofirmary.

Representatives of shareholders in the West New Jersey Society, whose divilunds have bou

Tue. Router telegram published to-day, stating that the German press continues to Iniblich violent attack against England and that several papers refer to the Emperors action re the Transvaal as a splendid trianib orar (irant Britain is somewhat puzzling

MSING-Punjoins after father sales at BEFINDLIES-Totally ogiested, ratu no:

Hague, 11th January Col What has transpired to constitute a splendid

$1.75 gradually dose to $525, at which latter triumph Nothing, so far as Router hos

rate slinres are wantet Preferences are also informed us, and nothing, we hope, in fact. Chef Justice, the Attorney-Giperul moval, Al Singapons on the 9th January, kofare

in request at $170. The rise is attributable to rumours of a good erishing for the ourront The German papers must, however, have been belalf of the members of the Bar Committe month. Rauls have found farther myers at something to give a show of colour to their to commit Will Norris, formerly Sherift of chiaiofa splendid triumph, but of bat tini Bingapore, for contempt of court by drawing 84.10 and go in request at for

up certain legal documents, he not bring a rate. Jelobus have elinged hands st. 5 and something is Router has left us in ignorines. admitted adopts and solicitor of the Supreise are still wanted Charbonnages have ruled When tho details are received it will Court. Mc. Norris append in person and was elected with no aules..

fined 3⁄4ã as a caution, ihs Chief Justice remark- probably be found that it is somethinging thats it was Morris'e drst offence of the kin nitogether insignificant and that the splendid and as tho upeo hail not beer zorionaly presset

triumph is a mere figment of the imagination. against fixa, the penalty would be a light and Sellers after vainly offering to part ut 19 Dex

Le servo, ase warning only; but that ou any future occasion is wild in deal with th matter so leniently.

cent. pre have accepted 123 at which s limited number only have changed hands. On tims su fair yuribor, love heen negediated

claimed size 1602, are sought; the Tronry Solicitor has advertisel for next-of-kin in some forty cases intestacy where isa hoirsaro known lists of Colonial infestates aro also issued, and large rovarda offered for missing birth, mar rig, ant death cortifloated.

SIDNEY H. PRESTON. 27, Chancery Lany, London, W. C.,

31st December, 1895.

RAUP,

The Truusvaal Government asks for the at nexation of Amatougaland to the Transvaal.

[Amatangaland has seaport, which, the Trusaal desires to possess.

A long saries of experiments, in which dogs were fed alternately with esels enhstarco. dar ing four consecutive periods, has shown, it is stated, that natural hutter and manfactured oleumargarius are practically equal in digerti bility at antritive valuə,

The smallest clock in the world, with a dial less than a third of an inch in diameter and a driving weight suspended from a single human hair. has been exbibited by a jeweller in Gt ingen

itself in the Levant, and has since occurred in various parts of sla and North Afrio, and evou in Europe. In this disease e appear to have records of cun ormptote secular evolution of plogue, and to boritussing another he

A WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

my recollection serves these were B. L Levy, Pranos; Clifford, sad soother." "Thren of these ware finely developed athletes. The first- sued had gained to end of distinction in the provinces he the Pocket Heronles," Prazze had a fine teased of something attempted, some

I fear that Lanrofessused on your valuable apan, bnt to interesting nature of tho sabject also anks for the enforcement of the Corinning The math century pls probably DOCKS, WHLRYING, AND Gooows Hongmust be y apology--I ati, sir, your obtintention of 1884 with Britain, which establishes gave birth to soull poble, la tong and Whampoz Docks have failed to main. sorvant,

gouerat esport systematis, as great spidemics (2) The gangrenens ain their position, notwithstanding must-fa

A widespread plot against the independence postilence of the 10th, 11th and 12th con lung done whilst Clifford I believe wÈS B vourable prospects for the current" kalf-year.

of the Transreal, in which Sir Heules Robin taries, disease ong extinct. (e) This tack drayman, or something of the sort. This son is not implicated, has been discorored dead of the 16th century, disse held to fet made him su especial favourite with a der- Friendly lotters have passed between Quean differ cessentially from balouis plague, and long lain section of the audience, and truth to tell, so Victoria and the Emperor William

baxtincteunless, indeed, thin Pali feveral India is fic ut sloe: strength, combined with a native German mon-of-wu have been despatchel regarded us ita dregs. The sweating sich ge, was concerned, he more nearly approached to the port of Lourenco Marques in Delagroans of the 15th and 16th centurion, which made ane's ideal of what a champion Toight-lifter Bay

five visitations between 1485 and 1551, (shonki ho. Another contestant, who pinned 19th January. The wholesiu pustilence of the present cantay great faith in the offendy of a red oction bond. Atsiting of the Transmit Volksrand or ). The great development of fatal diarrhoea kerohief in gripping the bar-balls, was a thin Farliament, Preslilan Kruges expreso hopes especially in infants, in the rentary. The ship of a follow with a Swiss mate Foi a peaceful solution of jording quistioun occasional recent extension of yellow lover into Europa., (1), The great development, in this

Let me describe thesa embryn championa.na half nontury at diph berie, which had they appeared there Wound the limitative well-nigh forgotten

The Sanitary Lord will test this afterion for Murul 156 for April, and ut

The following are the priors of day

By-law to be made under Online 17 of 1887 Letter Iran the Hearthik Colonial Secretory Assistant Surveyor's report on the condition of flally wood ful; and 21 to 25, Fission Huver the house in Blues No morte 23 to 231, Carvspandere concerning the providing of a perry actionate godowns.

Cophiat ceing in alleged misuno arising from corkun say works.

It is true that in a telegram to in Batavia newspaper the statement is made that a secret treaty has existed between the Emperor, WA, and the Transvaal Government since 1885, but there is no splendid triumph in that. If the Emorning antigs med sunstedes. peror made any such treaty is alleged it would be a very, despicable action, and so far from bringing any advantage either to Germany or the Truval would be likely to have quite the opposite effect. The igree

An application for person to allow the paving ment between England and the Transysal, beneath a slevo to remain as it now stands for the while giving the latter internal autonomy, present, precludes all scurt alliances with reignth January, 1890, respectivele.

Morudity returns for weeke ended the 18th and powers, and if such an alliance has been

Applications fox permission we construct a smanjil entered into it would afford England valid Victoria..

Applications for permission to allow a hause for selling the agreement aside aral oudan pen for the present. resuming control of the territory now ruled, or misrule, by the Boers,

Since the frenown of Dr. JameSON'S

met

HINING.

privata rates for July and August Morket.

The following is the manger's report for the aloses sloudy at 115 per cent. prem. Kowloon Wharts have continued dull at $174 with five weeks ending January 7th, 1896- no sales Wanchni Gowns romain at $42; notwithstanding the fact that the Company will Ixborily pay 8 per cent, dividend and erry forward a good amount to this your working at The Coming appens to to doing a gol und steily basines and to merit the uftention of investor.

LANDS, HOTRIA AND BUILDINGS---Hong-

Kash Holo, No. 2 Shaft The main drive going south on the 220 foot level isnow in about 70 Fect from the ornescit, to liar blasting Back lato. The lodo feruatiou still remains from 2 to 3 inches wide and underlying slightly to tho cust. At 55 fit in. I have started to, rien tu. inert tlio wins from the 120 feet lovel. This

The Standard mys that the relations between Germany and Britain are friendly,

Jameson's men are being gradually conducted out of the Trapatan) territory

President Kruger asks for their deportation, but for no change in the Convention coneinded with Britain

at Johanneskirg have been arrested

kong Lands have fonad lavesting bayern at. is now up about 7 foot, and making a tik Surs and 368 c div. and clasy stepely al intter water. We have to rise akutt 5 fent more be Tute Hotels after further all sales at 819fero urvalsing through I have also started to The President of the Natioun Union und. have mlynuced to $20 and close firm with drive math at this level with the hope of the leading monbora of the mining commanity buyers at that puto. West Points have con cutting other shoot of ore. This my intention Lined on offer. at 819 without bading to basi-tourry his drive back to the main engine ness; the Copstay has, subject to audit and the Es. An distance of 120 foot, confirmatio of sharehsides, declaros a dividend s ) font level the wings going doten to of cuts per shuro for 1855.

meet the soath drive, at the 230 feet favel Ins INCHILANEOUS.-Wabens have contiane ben stoppaxl, as it was found impossible to get deeper wag to the water. The total depth of

CORRES ONDENCE.

We no Fotbal guriatves responsible for the épinione, expresof hy nur vorrespondents.]

CURIOUS NEXT OF KIN, JOTTINGS, 189S.

A

stoll

Ceoil Rficdes has delivered a speech in which la extertained much liope for his party, if the help of America is called in.

Black success is expected from a genforence between Sir Horenles Robinen and Fresident Krüger, why is ready to grant sulf-government

A microbe-portoctly roundthat is believe to be the cruso of courry has been isolated by Dau. Tasti uni Foci,

SPORT AND ANECDOTE

BY AN OLD FORBY

AN UNSEASONABLE TULETIDE.

Forecasting tan weather being admittedly professional obganation, one is bound to

ETXONG CONTRASTS.

Ivy, cast in the unkeroic mould of St. Jin, ni bright, goedstempered littła Jew, with a bounti

ally smooth head, Fringed with lock of ra vou las alert, thick net, and hard as pails. Then came Prance, whose recent records bave brought to mond all the doings of a former ordattal evening a veritable German giant, with flaxen hair and mengobe," a frank, oreu countenance, - grand thet, shoulders, and arms, but justa krifle weldy from the loins downwards, whioli leck of propor- on robbed him of the symmetry which belonged to the third one-Cluford, I have alrend said that in oke at lossf, the last-nmner hera the film. In the prite of his early mouhood he was the picture of robust health. Upright

One hundel und twentyrven applications for

and renewd of licenses to keep calendulat $11.50 with no silus to report. Electric

ato nynired for at $8.16, but we hear of ne sales the wine is 27 foot, to the foreigners settled as Johannesburg, pronch the topic with some amount of difdence,

fith January unless one happens to belong to select an lath, with every limb fuely proportioned, Tlace two partion of coolies working on thị Some time ago Tate at or sellers. Toes Luvo changed hands ut $101 Sil-advised and unfortunate expedition starts on the authorities und für-end Fatviols, at St. We delebs leadey is ération between the 2 tris - Mr. Teolaerts Van Blokston, the Diplomatic throng, who have taken thosunshine and showers bo had it gute an artist might lusto on- led us in the Far East further information saving refrsed to allow the Norwegings strazies Hongkong Brick au Cement Company No. 2 baita These jeadors show us yery Agent of the Transreal, is now, at Paris. He the frosts and snows, the gentle zephyrs and viel Accustomed to hari, bocious toil from has been received which, white it cannot Noing to deek there. The Japan Mail eave: from our Jist, it having leon morged fuse the good gold, but are small, Antlife is now grond is sozvinced that the question of the foreigners the biting blasts under hair espoolal charge your end to your end; he was proudly con excuse or condous JAMEZON's uriou, shors-We have made caufal aynfry into this in Gren felund Comsat Company and being now and rare distance from any other werkings they in the Traustaal will be settled in a pegouble Ent I mai hold enough to predict that the scions of hit power of muscle. He knew, ang,"

oident and the particulars, eblained on this heat

in liquidatio

may lead to something of importance. The manner, without any outside interference, Lowenther we live strandly Lad, and the surayles ban little of the handling of heavy durab that the niclanders have genuiue grievances authority, aro these A honk moon on the 12th

slopes or the back of this lovel to the surfusband nad, with the British Ambassador at Paris, he are yet to enjoy during the Now Year bells and barbells, and altogether looked the are worked out now, with the oxeeption of some

Janmary holidays, will prove distinctly lisappointing to knack of the practised gymnasts. I mase, DO and that the situation had become unbear of November, the master of a Norwegim.

kidfull cross leniter. Then carry good gold, but The Volksraad of the Cringe Fine stato has the millions who have been a ghing for a akim excuse, for the untators British werkman in able: This has been pretically admitted steamer, called at the Port Aficiral's offices at Port Arthür, and asked, perinjaszou z tu

turn out a very limited sutily of crushing decided upon supporting the Trainyoal. Ths over the iveon blades at whic, maybap, aro this case, but who shall any how the others by President Kuvors, who has declared being his ship to the harbour and dock

de Volksraad also miks for doing away will the longing to taste of the joye of ouling once would have fared against the dingh pad they himself willing to grant the sufferers poli- her, as she Ind lost two of hor prepollor a

Bakit Kotha.The work of extending the Chartered Company had withovory kind of Caps again, these distaal, muggy Yuletides may coon called upon to handle socks of flour, bar- Tanin level, both worth and south, in being or British authority, in Rhodesia

salt a cerul maglion of the community of rels, or unwielle packages. There were some "tical privileges. It is unfortunate he did four blades The instructions of the mural authorities at Port Arthur were that no

standily, pushed on The face of the south level The Volkroad of the Transvaal Jns passed course, football will be in full Hing the more foron or lifeen cutries in all, but it is only not make the declaration cartier, but forsiga merchantmun atoull be admitted an loss

is all in solid quasiz, bub-what the width of the measure for raising the strength of the rest the heter I suppose, so long as the necessary to catline one other, the sparoly-built late may be I cinpot say. In the lending stops. there and patte

Frost Kingsdoes not interfere with the Swien. He surprised everyone. Standing seme now that he is in the mind to do justiec she was in a state of dietress. The Nanking was not in a state of distress. She had, indeed, It is permissible to hop, with his diplo eat two of hor: propeller's late, but was able

coming in over the back of this level t is fall President Krager has declved that be will gates. Avery great number of old fogies 5ft din or hit bin. he could not liste weighed SU-During the eventful year which aloscs115 feet wide, mud we have not yet got to the defeml all the rights which enoord the main like myself, I have no winner of doubt, dearly more than list at the outside, if as munch; he RADIO SAMAcre to see a stunning good match, and act lind no muscle to spak of, and appeated matic agent in Europe that the question to steam for knals with the two routining, lo-day a very large number of goquite for hanging wall Fair gold can be seen in the dry tonnes of the republic,

of the foreigners in the Transal will and, in all other respects, mai perfectly sound missing heire, legatus, and others have appeared in the fate of the love, and also in the leading Sir M W. Ridley, the Minister for in Homeone word would I pin against the grand winter decidedly dolleste. And yet this slip of a vonth- be settled in a peaceable manner without deck her east offget the bocerary ropali Agong aims of the Prass. This stopo le grand in the face of the drive in Depriment, has doulared that Britain will keep pastinio. Ant for Tam fraud that without ariston 40lb woichts in each hands with con- I would live tired, a wkthroo days to modu of earthing for hindred who have bro axooodingly hard, mul conquantly slow prouxisting Convention with the Transvaal few hours skating or curling the holidays will em 18 or some fig ha kept in the any outside interferoux. The British at the duck and three to use the blades lost sight of is now generally adopted, and the gross is being rude, with the work of extending without interfering with the rights of others Government his no wish to interfere, and and bor port of destination, Tingkow, wesenhor of tices is ingrenstag vary spirit. The contractor have driven 20 foot enca likely to be cox by ice before, that time. Many next-of-kin avertiments posscas more starting, and the total distanco in from th would only do, so in the last resort, but if Under the cironinstances gad having no cria-Hunt & transitory valu, while others are of a mysscut 170 feat. As this dice la going right any secret treaties with other pot

Powers are petance to admit a veel in her condition, the very rozmaitic character. A fow jottings on the the mill and the old native workings discovered England would have no optional anthorities at Port Arthur rocorumonde more anporant owes for the year may, her extend sight across it, it le hard to boy how far the master either to snu porose to Chefon, fore, interom your readers,UND the lodo spny toad, Altogether things look but to assert her rights and resume coral only 50 milos distant or to proceed at once. The overslonors of the aut estates, bony favourable in Laie Aircation

An to drive gen på north it is altogolar dif 1o his destination, Yingkov. He adopted the queathed by the Counter Stratmund in 1739,

TO THE EDITOR OF THEDAILY PRERS.

com a trile disspointing to many of our young running bravely with the Lulp of the hand- men who do not uspíra to eling the lease. kerchief, which the judges permitted aflor It may happens that before these lace are a protest bud boon raised But when it' An ornit of a strange for of the Canou typo ire piny ba ovan wohse pir, Blivatala are not due to 2001), the galiant little Swiss res has been given by two Srise botanists. Mostegether unknown in the British Isle, and found wanting the two-handed lifting. doumiar and Bavier This consists of various though a top clean layer of crisp show looks found Clifford also at fult By degrees, as the herbaceons pluuta, which at a height of about Christmassy, and well old robust folk cranch competitora dropped part ce try one, it waS FOOD 5,800 Fest variy bjul to that of the unwimit of throngh it and bring their good palus teise would ree bets ocis Levy and Praneo, « Moumb Washingto-reach axisé unknoty in the tiger with protive xolah ge they shop to a whan it smo to putting un 2010 abore of the Transvaal. The attitude assumed by Trier course. Aissal a proper channel une informed that lia, Highness Printed Battly ferent Here vojna posing nuder the valleys, catapula, usually growing not more cosigion the "nica cold wisp and chatter the slicnidor with one hand at this distanco the German press to the matter is altogether old I incomprehensible, and we chat only hope The loss of the ship was due, not to the absenco ralisation of such catates; and Agnes C. Dras sight into it, if males ground wory wel, an unplistlastem mid the forgo, kidney shape may be pleasant enough in its way, most of self to absolate carney to holo nustianca that it is more vapouring and does not of two of her propellan's older but to her fou, whose lawful hairs are known, has willed and he is soft and pbrow great care has to be leaves of a valerian can be carried parole, us would draw the line at blizzards which keep was excited beyond asasuce a tall kant taking the wrong channel. Further, it appears her entire property in Switzerland to the add to prevent it from ring. It is from so rigid are their petioles, The rocks are hud people locked indoors, upeak vullenine and train some German bad tempted and failed to really represent the views of the German that sie arrival of Cliefoo at an on Novem, Eibraring of the Chaintor at Deputies in this, the north and, tant almost all the water of Jon in this remarkable plant growth Tho ob traffic and generally incomode the populace zake oloani hoist albagh a lid partially nation. England and Germany have nover bos 18th, having left Fort Arthur 2 pm on Athons and to her parent. Claimants to the mines is coming. I have not quite infabed servers nscribe the lazariance of the vegetation. When we come to sift the slightest beneath the rot af up with a fork. Twice also had Levy the preceding day. Thus ship and the rim of sun of £19.746 New Consols, arising Ten the timbering, but ne on na I have deco so I aliali, partly to the extraordinary fart lity of the soil surface if will be found that human nature to-day falled to satisfy the judgra At the third time yet fought against each other and Genusé miles in fourteen hours; that is to say, at the late of G H M Baldry aṁ sought; First 19supe driving 'Life ond also. The is in the and partly to the character of the hate, which very minoli what it has ohrays, beer, and of esking Franco broke down still worse and has certainly do cause to pick a quarrel

HOW.

proof that she was not diseblod."

Day, of Hukleraliuk, wheeled in 1859

quarte, but is her poor af prescut

early age

ever present After all, there is much to Lu Hercules fixed himself for the final effort