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BROWN, JONES & CO,

DEALERS-IN-L AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE.

COMETERY MEMORIALS.

Designs and Prices on application. Ofaq, 47. Quinn's HOAD CENTRAL.

EYE-SIGHT.

NOTICE

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Such a fite might oily have been pre dicted for the memorial. It was foredeanca to failure. Is it likely that eo conservative a Government as that of Chinn would listen

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THUESDAY, DECEMBER 3nd, 1866,

The silk or NPC's beamer Olympia Arrived in New York on the 27th atino

With the awakening of the Hongkong-Yo hanteer Corpa has home a now crest. The motto IsNulli recundus in Oriente. The Cups has always kot modest

witbont undue delay-I have the honour to be, mir, your forst obedient serveälj

RULATTAIGN WILCOX,

Bocretary, To Hon. J. Htiwart Lookkeet, Colonial

Socratary

the administrallon could have been simultane 9734 and 870 with sales at that rate." Hotels ously ounsidored, bat now in the fert dorg of are acqoind for at 8234 without finding sellem. the your the Estimates must be hurried through West Points have been quiet with small sales at without delay

8139 Hutaphroga Batatos Lave changed hands. I respoettally protest against this method at 98.75

MISCELLANEOUS Small ones of Watsons of bringing forward inportant questions for debatent the latest possible moment. I further at $12.45, Electrics at $6.50, and Ropes at protost srciust sooret confabulations botireon 3145 to $116, constitute the buizes ander the unaflost wombers of Council on public this beading.

Costellar pro fraud discussion on re- questions, and at the reduction of the debutos: solutions already arrived at

in

may be permitted to point out links in the

us extensive interests, the Government there laid the Trustee for 1997 on the Council table on the ist of Colober last

OUR PARIS LETTER.

PARIS, SIst October.

about its revenges Germany is eliding towards

the down raile, for the Franco-Russian union,"

dons hero in Formosa would have been the Construction of proper quarters, built with regard for health and comfort and placed at the disposal of all Government employés. In Fermoon specially Taipehfe and suburbs, no's only pleacaro is fabo derived from the box. to the petition of a few foreign ladies on

A step ontside brings on in odlnet with such a question as the fashion of foot genr?

the most Alty of Chinese Ifa. It would see THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER TO THE What would Low SALSBURY My if he The cores for the Hongkong Tuolit Club's particularly essential, then, that the Tapanese

GOVERNOR rac's on Banday will be from the Felice Tios, should have fortable sommodation, but

Hongkong, 27th November 1896 were suddenly made the recipient of n

Kowloon, round a mark bont off Lyon, Kowalkthrin ostrostor all on a fried tids Six-With refereños to your Decollanay's potition from the women of Chiun for pre- 102a. Rock, No 1 Dook Boy, mask: boat of them installediadirty, dark, 11-ventilated Chinese despatches Noa, 198 G And 141 G of the sentation to Her Majesty the QUEEN on the Lyman, and Kowloon Rock, leaving to hovels with and walls, not down in a typical 14th and 19th int, respectively, I have the Strails Settlements, with thele eNGCEDURE The whirligig of time is rapidly bringing ill-smelling disease brooding Cilaose street. bonour to inform yon that the fiaft estimates subject of the dress of the British woman? port; 16 milos.

It is not therefore strange that a stilential for 1997 werd duly forwarded to the notoief The Chinese women would no doubt desenat at the Supreme Court yesterday his Hancur dienas has broke out among them, but rather members of the Legislatise. Guaroll for their

it is murs strange that they have escaped so perisalt on what they consider the immoceaty of the The Corrington (Chief Justice) sentence Lang. The foreigners of the city suburb live The question of the abolition of the Gan I have the honour to request that this my and England's best wishes for its longwity, low-necked dress of English ladies, the tag gist for the purges of prostitution,

of Si to nine months' imprisonment for unlawfully danger to health avolved in the oxposure LONDON and CALCUTTA, may be oen. suited for SPECTACLES at the HONG at length on the deleterious effects of tight KONG HOTEL Room No. 139)

lacing in compressing the vital organs and FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY.

injuring the pelvis. The British Premier A grant proportion of cataracts and diseases would probably respond very much in the affecting them advancing in life occur to those manner of the Tsungli Yauen While having some deficieneg in the soustraction of the eyes-the many years of "Eye Strain recognising the undoubtól evils attending 1 appeared in one columns and those of several of considerabile, prominence. At the outbreak Mer. Ho Eas, Balilios, Wei Ink and ending in rericus forms of disease. Glasses the present fashions, he would not fril to specially adeptod in goath to those requiring point out they come suder no law, and them sive and preserve the sight,

dimnese when roading, wouk eyes, the lettere fashion she'rukt not in readily abulis ope. ranning together; any of these symptoms indi cale a deficiency in the form of the eye ragu. His lordship might add, if he lisad that ing Glasses only to correct and eura. •

low-necked dress as Court costame, would CLES only after testing the sight.

hardly be likely to take any initiativo towards the abolition of what is a pus nigious and, when carried to extreme, a not very randest fashion. The pehle

KER. N. LAZARUS, Ognlist Optician, of of the chest and lungs; and might comment | bat sentence was resorred oving to a print of a rarity among them, Work has now been resent with the exception of Mr Bell-Irringshare the benour to be, AMEN BEshed with blood and iron, to which now wust

Goyurkor. Hongkong* ****

avows to have jockeyed Austria for Italy only figures in the trinity us a poor solution, a Kompers be made a adoret treaty over hor hoad, compromising the union of hours. He bound himself to back Avstria against Russis, and the latter, her enemy, at the same timo ngainst Austria. Call you that backing your vitlos side. friouds It was trao Swiss seat, that fights on

Constantly recurring hordnches, spells of though the QUEEN might perhaps sotheading of "Wealth in the Far Easter Formoen and very philanthropically exerie Boll-Irving, to addreed a letter to no on some stupefaction, that at one moment war was Naturally the grin is geaorsi and, oynical at--

The prisoner was found guilty the other day roomy, well-ventilated strastvros. Sickness is thom at a obting held on the 25th ist, albato carliest conyanions to the Right Honourable is not to-day the dominant factor in European the Secretary of ste for the Colonios polition she was yesterday. Her record has

mat obeillent sur been beater The work tint Biamares accom lave raised by Mr. Robinson, who appeared for priced on several houses to be occupied by who had left the salony or Beltering the prisoner. The point was argued before the the higher offeinle, for when it la first of course

Wara panimona in bonadering that it rant bay(õigned) T. WHITEHEAD. be alied Panie faith, he is rapidly demolishing. Full Court, and their Lordship dismissed it

inest necessary to provide, but it is only too arpedient for your Excellency to redom they without enlling upon the Acting Attornas viens that at all have her likewise compledge given by your predecessox to the erect His Excellency Sie Wm Bebinson, KCMG, by his confessions. In the triple alliance be

mounted disease will poriodically lessen the minks at this spesial into should cones de soon as General to reply.

Among the Japausse wlio have died of plague cost of the light had been defrayed Mr. Henry Norman's celebrated article on

was Mr. Also, who founded the, cobanerciai The Financial Focus of the Far East, which school fer Japanese in Shanghai, an institutions regards the covering of the defiest in therovne reuifunt on ita abolition;

other paper sans youre ago, has been appro students who were well versed in Chinese,te of 2 cents per on should in. future to

of the war the school was closed and the myself are o apirion that filing printed by the London Daip: Budt und in ro produced in last hights China Mail under thin in on demand by the guy imposed a light dues on all shipping entering

internrers. Some months ago he arrived in the inchoar, and in this we are joined by B Stock Exchange Operations." geed many of the references are now out of date, the article himself wards to strengthening of friendly the sub act immediately buforo his departure having been writton just before the last great relations between Japanese and Chinese. With

Mr. Whitehead does not occur in this pro as members Japanese and Chinces, which would re-coed Mr. Normau's impressions of that period

DENGAN (Signed). CP. CHATED, our local contemporary should be so nacquainted for his untimely death by Kambo, a man of His Escolinity Sir Wan. Robinson, K.C.M.G.. of skeilgrcoat, but it is rather surprising that no doubt have been speciful had it hot, bet doctly on the subjest.--I am la de with the conditions of the shore ticket as to hospitals in Taipeb and Kacag, is also among Wealth and laurning who had establisbad

Governor, Hotgkong. mistake the article for an up-to-cute description.

the dead A cooling of the Sonitory Board will be held this aftercoon at half-past four. The fellow. ace the orders of the day

ENGLAND IN SIAM.

The Indo-Chris Francaise contains the follow-

sing "eye-opence of Lived Busckers we have learnt, not wittest From the revelatione-made in the last sprach on the point of branking out between France Germany's fidelity, for suspicion is the mother and England à propor of Siam affairs. The of safely, It was M. Prudhomme who im- iveident of the Buglish gunboat in the Mena mortalized himself by boasting his sproed wa tas Foreign Office, the British prese is oblym to overthrow 1. The French giggle at Father- to confess that Eugland's prestige has been and boing this own up by her own impre greatly diminished in the eyes of the Siamess, wario The presentation is not puxactly We now learn that in order to regain then as the ricco has already rowel ho "arranged" tho: Ema telegram in 1879, lost ground the Cabinet of St. Jamos i redom.

Leing it Shtrigues against us at the Bing which precipitated the war, and ho fooled Foi Conet, and our representative M. Dafranca, Comte Benedetti, the French ambassador, da gorops path his wonti parsus in submitting as the Tetoute presentata urcitation ins oven had to warn the King of Sin of the tato drawing up a treaty, wherein that pul's

Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECT/Her Majesty, being a great stickler for the crisis in the share market. It is interesting to this end in view he organized & club, containing posel andis dressing your Excellency not buying bein saltled to the entisfaction of at noes destined to defend the constitution and-

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HONGKONG HOTEL (Bocin No. 139).

lord might, also, further respond by asking

the women of China to remove the beam of footbinding from their own eye before Glu- zouring for the removal of the note from the Occidental eye. The Tsung-li Yaren A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. might equally have made, no0- of the tu quoque, but they preferred to be plesunt Fover the matter, and spared the memorialists

the retort.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

We are aware that one of the strong

By-law for the regulation of bakehouses.

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Kolung resulted in the death of three and the A few days ago tai aident on the vallway to wounding of eight Japanoss. It was consed by

10%. T. II. WHITEREAD TO THE GOVERNOR,

Hongkong, 2nd December, 186. scelency with microbe to your colonica Sir have the honour to address your

when the

o collision between two trains. One, an early. Brawa proxiling for the initary maintenance train, stopped on a curva to repair a slight on to the upficial members of Council, made. any lovger to the partfuious influence of England. ho army-is firing brondeklus of. Billingsi ̈

banks, while the following train, heavily loaded through the senior member, or the subject of It is importput, in effect, that our rights, of epdam sunking divans,

gate into the British antion, becanes, it trends. By-inws to be made under section 13 of Orlinanes with railway coustraction material, ran with the Gop Rock Lightnes, under date the 12th coremonted by the 1993 torty, would be

towards the r and not lowers the Kaiser, 15 of 189.

but slightly rudaced speed into it, smashing November, Mr. Uhntar in his letter in reply, respected. Our infance, overprotegés a Aminu shewing the progress of chiclem in Sarthings generally

the French wink and put their tongue in their dated the 27th it, has informed you of my Aunam, Cambodia, and the Laos should neveY

cheek when Cormanby volunteers to aid France intention to do so, and of my dissent from the tailored to decay, our authority must remain JAMES W. DAVIDSON, gapore.

returnabowing the progress of bubonic pligne

opinions expressed by him a behalf of his incontestable. Tu dopobila upou our firmness against England; they suspect she may have in other colleagues in the Cosncil on the sab to prevent cho French agents and negotiators her pocket a treaty with the Anglo-Saxon, to Arce applications that notices e alcea velis be

jest in question. I disant so afrongly, both as becoming the laughing stock of the Siamese aid in leaping the Gank quiet. In a word, Inviated.

in bringing the matter before the zombare of influence at our exponse by seeking to but all other nations by the ears, to allow to the precedere adopted by your Excellency If the English wish to rubover their diminished every one aduits Germany has been found cat, and the diplomatio duplicity of Bismarck-bo Surveyor's report for the quarter, cudod. The September, 1598.

Council privately, and on the merits of the Site guinet France lo will be our business to Germany to enjoy a Nirvana in land grabbing, question, and doom it of such Importados to repeat the little lesson which has already so

in Formosa,

THE GAP ROCK BIGHT DUES: The Hon. T. H. Whitehood mands for pathling tion, to the information of the Chamber of

arguments against the practice of foot: awo applications for an extension of time to con Commeren, and this. interested, the following the public, that I propose to now publish the well macceded. Engiand will twiddie barin trading, sad worming the secrets of com

binding le that it recessitates the tortitre of THE VERY LATEST NOVELTIES young and helpless female children who are not free ngents in the matter. There is no doubt that the poor childen coklase a good deal of prin during the earlier pro- cesses of binding the fest, and it is equally

CHRISTMAS CARDS

AND

NEW YEAR HAND PAINTED,

AND

crete the ground surfare of certain dwellings,

The Surgeyor's reports un the condition of the correspondence

house drains in Blocks-Nos. 95 and 56. C

Concerning the need for a publie latrine at Kon Joon Point.

Mortality returns for the wrecks ended the and 28th Novender, 1600, respectively of a greater height than 75 feet.

Aaopplication for permission to erect buildings

A report regarding the Insanitary condition of a

certain that the result is a hideous and re- volting disfigurement which renders the CARDS, sufferer a cripple for life, incapacitating her private lahe. ARTISTIC,pping her in the struggle for a livelihood.

ATTRACTIVE,

WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY

AND

for many duties and pleasures and haudi

lo

But the parents aro fettered by custom and fashion; it cannot be supposed that they take pleasure in the torture of their onea; and they no doubt bind their feet in the belief that they are thus rendering them eligible for marriage with persons their own or a higher station of life. The revo

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

PLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS"! PARTNER, LONDON, 20th November, RUSSIA AND THE DARDANELLES.

Several Busing newspapers demand tie free passage of the Dardanules to all Russian vessels,

RELEASE OF DR. JAMESON:

The release of Dr. Jameson from gaol

as

THE GOVERNOR TO THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF COUNCIL.

whole correspondence, td to wafer the subject them be, and sope years afterwards wa shallotel rivales as dead Queen Anne, * to the Secretary of State, NA MAJ

HONGKONG GULF CLUB.

971879

BEST SUORE CUP FOR NOVEMBER, SE Twenty members antered for the competition, bat vary few ads were returned, and with the exception of the two landing scores the play was uit purticularly good ja

Mr C.A. Tomas .. Mr. H. W-Slide Mr. C. H. Grace 98 12 86 Mr. P.do C. Motries 101 | 1389 MAJR.Greene, R.A 105.

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takes place from Saturday to Monday next The next competition for the Captain's Cap when it is to be hoped a change in the present execrable weather will be accorded to golfers

lution in fashion must come from within; boon ordered owing to the verius condition will be so good ab to confer with your colleagues the public interests, alpesvents any propor, and and the coronity generally.

his health

TURKEY AND THE POWERS: The Pawers have pressate a Lote to the Porte, declaring that they will organiza a ger darmerie-and Courts of Justice in Creta with

forms promised in the Trade of August by the Forte are executed,

Farther, opinia continues to attach no confleuce to the stereotyped assurances about continante peace. It is not op dual or triple alliances or the Lamoursila meetinga of the six Powers that it reckons for the maintensaca of tracts, and tho turribis dread of of that tranquility on the volcano, but upon the

these being stapleyed, for the Armageddon will olinage to face of things and wips out much That partakes of the whitener! sepulchra Gar many's danger is from within, It is by that side

France pouts upon resessing Aluc end being rotanded her flro millards, b. The docil of M. Challemel-Lacour is sadj after life'ufitfal feverhaaleeps weil Hehusbeau really dying and is great agony for fourteen months, and the pain he felt most was witness- ing the daily extination of his intelligence: Ho was a ripe scholar, a distinguislied and ready. into a powerful ortos; he did not abues speck, weiter, and during his latter youre developed and only spoke at the right moment and pan the right theme. He was a self made wan

DELICIOUS: SWEETS Tpractice. The first step towards the about out the concerrezco of the Purte, anies the of light ars would entail. We community gevally. I understand that the is still nothing of any importance to report is advanced repablicanism toned down, when

IN LARGE ASSORTMENT.

FRENCH CONFECTIONERY AND CONSERVES TO THE BEST PARISIAN HOUSES.

CRYSTALLIZED. FRUITS.

SPECIAL CONSIGNMENTS

от

CHOICEST CHOCOLATES.,

FANCY BOXES

OF RARE DESIGNS FOR PRESENTS.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED."

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, th November, 1896.

NOTICE: YU QURRESPONDENTS -

THE

should be addressed to a hinge the wors come Correspondents must fas need the name and address with communicatiere, addressed to the Editor, or publícabien; but as existents of gooth faith.

All Loiters for publication shank be written on one side of the paper is

it cannot be effected from without. So long as the Chinese unte delighte in seeing his apouac tottering about on these malformations It is not likely parents will discontinue the

tion of the custom is to disgust the coming young on with the disfigurement. That may not be an easy task wong the millions, but it may perhaps be effected gradually as young Chins couses more and more in con- tact with Western civilisation. But the process will be slow, as slaw prohaublys the growth of public opinion in Europe in favour

THE PLAGUE IN FORMOSA,

FRAM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.].

Thiranru, 34th November.

On November 6th telegraphed you that Aitor vigorous efforts the pigus hud bean brought undor control. The triet that for the

of the abolition of tight Incing and low cutlast few Apps przinna ko that. Anto the new casts bedioes,

bered that swindled down to from and to ERG a day sacred to Trafrant that supposition, but un- fashion takes firmer hold of the people infortunately it has now proved to have been China than it does Doug Western peoples. premature Now onses bare beer appearing For instance, the quens, introduced by the soca o from one to eleven a day, until at pr

gent the total number of cases reaches over 100, Antichus as a badge of servitude, is now, while the deaths are over 60 A bright sunny after the lapse of centuries, warns the day will hosen the number attacked, while a cold Intional and distinguishing feature, andy wil vain is ence to bring un iners at present it really seems as though we may soon overy Chinaman olings to it with the greatest | expost total relief from the peet, as the cases tenneity, although it is inconvenient and u for the last several days have been either mass corefortable, and places him at the mercy offer of the following the gives the

hamber of enses up to November 24th-

(Signed) WILLIAM ROBINSON Tho Lenourable the Squier Tooftefal Member of the Legislative Corucil, do ko, &

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. TO TOE COLONIAL SECRETAET.

find, as to-day, an ex-premiar declaring that I take leave to all your celleney's attention she bed the interiinu of showing her teeth Government House, the first place to the fact that although the These are onesolations which, after all, we can Boagkong, 12th Noveauer, 1896 letter of the Climber of Cere.orce, valling the allow to English statesmen trying to regain Sir I have the honour to forward for the con

attention of the Government to the fost that lost popularity. sideration of yourself and your colleagues, the un- the time bad arrived for the abolition of the An application that part of the ground surtice official remors of the Legislative Council, the Gap Rook Light does, was, dated the S1st Jutr dwelling bon required to be concreted.

colored popy of a lottor from the Cliamber of inst, it was unfantil the 12th nito. that any Commerce suggorting that the Gap Rook step appears to have been taken with view Lighthouse rate, which was first imposed into the consideration of the question. Insto 1890, tonla he now abolished in accordance in the second place that it was not at the with my predecessor's prairie, which, however, 19th November that the Estimates for the be stated could not be finding on his successor year 1991 were circulated to members and The rate if confiand is estimated to yield thin thep contain ne suggestion of any intertion daring the coming year about $5,000, and if one part of the Covernment to relive the this ameant is withdraw from the estimate trady of the colony of the burden imposed on of revenun for 1897 the latter will be coded shipping for a special purpose Jong since the estimate penditure. It therefore our pusled, or any proposals for any alien to be levied, or that the loss which would ho submit that the delay in the preparation and necessary either that the rate should continue native measure. I beg most respectfully to entailed by its abolition should be made good publication of the Estimates, and especially be from some other scures of veronae,

delay in taking action on the Chamber of Com- I shall therefore be greatly obliged if you merce letter of the 31st July, is mest ajarins to

fered auch in his early nye, and was a chining mark for prosecution and permontion. on the matter, and acquaint me with your and adequate consideration of the important ones- their views as to whether it is preferable to tions involved, ather by the responsible mem THE HONGKONG SHARE MARKET during the Second Empire. On its rains, he rosa to time. He was not aractly a popular Mr. F. I. V. Vernen jû his share report for man, his mangote were formed after the model continue to lovy light dues generally ant probers of the Council or by the public who are sant (including the Gap Rook inte), or to date directly interested, Tho Estimates will be mid

of the Roman republicans-caid and Lustore. some alternative scco of retenue in order to upstar Council table to morrow for the host today's til says:

The market has continued inactive and thera His fe was no sullied by any corruption, make good the deficiency, which the thelition.bino, and will then only become known to the

In the event of your recommending that must be passed before the end of the went furthas desins, especially over the sattisments, But man is Lora radio and instory: Thuro Hatos generally have shown an inclization, to n he Lad to sxercise the rasponsibilities of office. light dues should be abolished, I rinlike glad and there is now no time left for their propor to be favoured with your Taliable Advice as to 20 offective consideration. I feel it my duty which, however, passed off satisfactorily, on the was nothing commonplace abent the losersed the method by which you consider the defcit to formally protest against the holding heck of 30th ritime and had either in appearance or inharacter. Ho never caused by such action may be mat I have the Estimates all the very last month in the BANEE Hongkong and Shanglais slow stooped to ocaquer. He was a godd sample of the bonour to be, bir, Soar moet obediant year.

a farther fall to 179 per cont, prem, at which the old school of repablerns who have gone to servant,

I beg further most respectfully to protest rate suards changed hands after all sales, the Land of Shadows, a school the mors missol Fgmast, the method recently adopted by the at 150 at time of writing the market shows because it has no more pupils. As a student, Lorenzout of privately conalling the uu some signs of a sight recovery with a soal during the 1848 revolution he was the first to official members of Council on matter the quiry for odd lots at 159 por cont. proni. enter she Pantheon after the torbie resistance consideration of his ought properly and Nationals Lays been negotiated at $203, closing of the insurgente; in 1870 ho was nominated mut ultimately s prenght before the Council will sells. Disk of Chinas Fourdes are Prefect of Lyons, then in the possession of tho at its public sittings, und of obtaining from enquired for in the North at £5, hat Ordinaries Reds he did not hesitate to set out, while feel- them, in writing through the senior viber, fill on offer at $1 without ating buyers ing end be went to cartin Month, opinions on tatters on which subsequently

MARIFE INSURANCEB-Ons Fradars bare de Franch desire to make one strong pull. Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, they are called on to vote in open Conncil been taken off the market in small lots at $752, at the benenation of the Egyptdade, diplomati, latuly, 1896. Such costitations must tend to rende hut larger parcels are obtainal at $75 cally backed by Russia. They do not concent Bir The

Chaser natutally regardful of the meetings of Council farcica Thors és Culons remain skaly with no eller at $185, the possibility that England will reply to that any question bearing on the prosperity of the

be no real consideration or discussion, all being whilst Unions show an unaccountsole strop bo nove by simply doing what she ought to inve port, is anxious to see that no impost levied for cut and dined before hand. The public may 25 with sellers and no bayara Straus have core youre nga ku lho.Frexich decamped ruin posial object shank bo suffered thereafter to huve iu opportuity of bouring the ressons pntrated quiet ni anchanged with soll eilen at the Nile valley declare Lee protetorate over become a porusent charge on the shipping forward by the Government in supported their quotation. Yangiszen and North China hate Egypt, as french has done in the case of Tunisia frequenting it.

views, and the stofficial roambers kobe de changed hands in the North at motations and Madagasme Let the gauntlet be taken up. Whan in reply to a question ut by the Hon. prived of the opportunity of learning the opinions FIZE INSURANCES--Hongkongs contiuno en Tho mistake England makes lies ia pot res0- H. Whitehead in the epistative Council on on the subject of those they are supposed for the upward contre, holders being very trilutely usening that position. Siege the Res the-Sth inst, the foot was einted that the total prent, whatever it may be. The continue id expecting higher rates Bales at 3305 sizus have fortified Batour and the French Bi- a queueless opponent. No greater indignity October 28th new cres, 9, 29th, 1; 50th, sum received as the proceeds of the special Gap of such methods must render the proceedings of and 3074 have taken place, the market closing lert, despite formal treaties not to do 30, Lør can be paid to a Chingman than to deprive it 12: Nov. 1st, 13: ud, 3, 3c, 4th. 1. Ilock Lighthouse into from 1889 (date of levy) the Comal pro forma, and I snfinit they are steady ut $300 to $370, China Lave remained cocupation of Egypt is noussery. It would be

5th 26th, 7th, 48th, 3; 9th, 1; 10th, 3; to the 30th June last was 3053,541, while the unconstitutional A

dull and more or less neglected at $102 and muca better for nil concerned to bestow thoir bum of this appendage. The ancient 2011th, 1, 12th, 8; 13h, 8; 14th, 7 156, 1, 16th, amonat expended during the same ported for I desire that the point and my complaint close quiet

Pattention on a more immediate subject--the ciation is forgotten except by a few would 2, 17th, 4; 18th, 1, 19th, 5; 20th, 2- 21st, 1; construction of fighthouse, laying of cable, and may be referred to the High Hebourable the Spring-Hongkong, Cuntan, wa Macass clearing out of Turkey of its abouailable i

Kini, 2, 2ird, no cuger, th, 1 Total 106 remaintenance was 5315,995 showing a balance of Semetary of State for the Colonies, and that have hero changing hands throughout the gine. Opinion is gravitating to Zhu sointian be reformers, and no Chinnan however salting in death, 62,

$49,586 in hand, my Committee felt that the Lis special attention may be directed to this week at 2527 and at equivalent rates on tiny, that the Parte cannot be monded, so enght to be axious to be freed from its poke, can ven- There Love been fifteen cases among the Chi time had arrived to ask the Goverment to re- that if such a course of procedure is permissible chiefly for January at at 633 and 534, endel outling up and this helping of the ture to make himself singular by its re

nose, and fourteen deaths have calfed, while deem the plodge made by Sir William. Desnt any time-end I to not buy that within Markat choses quiet to stealy at quotating. Doreela ought neither to be long nor diflcult. with the Japanese out of minty-one mases bat Youx to cbolish the extra lax of one end a luilf mile it is not this question of the Gay Indo Chinas, with shares offering from the Why wait for further estancion of the gan unuciation. There are of course one or two forty-eight lays resulted in death. This is a cents per ton on shipping Rock tight dan is the very last that shand North, Jungs contiuned dull fand weak, sharos crepe. Au the loppings, France could secure exceptious, but they are so rare as to most counted for by the great cars the Chixess vi trikingly prove the role.

It may perhaps be used to quote, for the dealt with in that way. It is a question affect having changed hunds in small lots n $40, but the equivalent for Egypt, while England would taken in keeping the knowledge of the disease information of bis Excsiloney the Governor, being the freedom of this port, affecting directly of time of chaing, they are wanted at $105 require a few kickshows. Is the Sultan going escray from the Japanese, the afflicted as a inle words used by lds pradésessor at the meeting every methist and tradex, question which China and Manilas continue one of the market to boll, lits a Charles K or a Lonis Phiappe being almost past all hopo store the discovery of Contil on the 11th December, 1988, when ought to be as pablicly and as thoroughly con with no sales or change in rate to sport. Will he dimand a refuge in France or solicit, of the case Trosado,

the Ordinance authorising this special addition tilated as posible, and to the consideration of Douglases hero fully maintained he improve Rd Napoleon F., a Themistocles fireside from It has boon generally thought that this and to the light duce was passed. The following which and of the possible consequences of liement reported last week and hain changed hands. Ezirind, as the most generous of his ennuien ? the precoding cones in April, which occurred at question asked by Mr. MacEwen, the then, abolition or intention of the tus, the greatet 26559 to a fair extent; shares are alsa engniri Billat him at Hayaridon Casilə! · ̈ ̈ Auping had Takow, are the first outbreaks of nominee of this Chamber, and the reply of Sir length of time sleuld be given. The Chamber for on time at equivalent ruses, but bove seem to

The Tonth Congress of the International Co plane in Formosa. But the Chinese in Teipah William. Des Teas are taken from the Bert of Commerce, direntily represanting the mercat. he forthcoming; market ulogevateud, to stroog, operativa Alliance has been a great enocess. Its now say that for several yours a similiar tiecas band report

tile and shipping interest, mske strong roureser, China Muinals are still on offer of quotations nim is practical and comes home to every man's has broken out in North Forss which mus

talons on the embjent, and their representations without fluing begeza,

Losom and pocket. It cachers wild theories kaown to them as the niches when the rals

and opinions and not, I think be, overruled REFINUSIES China Sugars. Notwith about scalperfection, and aims tocsment frater die." That this disease, which to the Chines

by a megyet conclave of gentlemen uno only of standing the temporary firmness reported last. nity between men and nations on that best of was marked by the death of rats, was the sumo

then, Mr. Bell-Irving, dirist representa vcl the market bas zelad decidedly work with lases-com.us interest. The year side of the pagno canet of course now boascertained

the mercantile and abspping world, and whe in shares changing hands at $196, 41853, and $135, co-operative idea that of production, appears however, there no mention made by foreign

Spot was absent from the meeting of unofficial and with sellers at equivalent ratar on time; to bristle less with silenties as time wauver. of previous plague in bins. Ara rart of the

members at which the question was settled the closing rate is $131) to X195. Lazous have Co-operation in the distribution of lilt,neces: HONGKONG, DECEMBER Ord, 1896.,

hest of workers employed by the Sanitary area

This other neficial momhars are large endralnu gulot but steady with small sales st ziria is a robust Becs How to give it un the city of Taipeh, which is bat email pics, with

owers or largely interested in land and pro quotation international extension by facilitating ex WHEN the corial to the Emperor

infected in a thorough manner, but sow sus a population of 2,020, samoasily cleanel und das

His Excellency Mort dialety. The cant porty, and only indimelly interested in the MINING-Tunjonas, after farther sales at changes between labour and prodnats was ar Kwang Su on the subject of Footbinding

will not raiso $30,000, and I think we will be trade and freedom of the port. This is not a $13.25, foll again to $13 with rales sad sellor amined and squarely at The proceeding's el contiane to appear 11 is would lead one eary hacky if we get off for $120,000. It will question which should be left to the nofluial on aceruat nows having come to hand of - were of a practical diaracter in which men d was being promoted among foreigners du

to believe that some other source of liscase be called the Gay Ronk Lighthone, te, and members to sortle in vrivate, and without atas indisposition of the Cyanidor and of his ripe experience lout their aid, while facts and Ching doubts vero expressed no to whether yesterday passed on a Wanchai stall holder who the plagas specially difficult

Sentence of three months' impresament was oriete whipa rendere the total abolishment of it will involve the special sanction of the Eagis atsiment in public of their reasons and having bon complied to leave the works and fatures croporated their provenientats, This may inling Council, and it will auturally rehan when a full consideration and discussion of all pos. proceed to Singapore. It is stated howevo, that This congress, that was inaugurated by the the polition would even be received. The tried to swindle a private in the West York possibly be found in the great mount of earth the Cup Rock Lighthouse is mail of As if inside alternatives. There may be a discussion is absence wit not h wrfere with the working Home Minister, and whose, dalegaten. were result has fully justified those doubts.shire Regimant. The cost bought some ozonating that I been in program in and yogy innenretient to lowy for a brokou period open Council, and aprobes may be made, but of the process, as Mr. Jolly, die Chief Engineer, recited at the Elyst by President Furte, bus B. By the Doyen of the Diptores and his changes equsisted of 94 cents about the city. Immeus amounts of froth of the year, I think, autoga there is elrong there will be no Lora de debate. There cannot is capable of carrylug on the work. Tas report nothing to do with socialistic schemos. Uno

ourth have bues thrown up from a canal lat is matic Corps, through whom the ma

front the mine which appears in our local papers of the del gaten, otório revolutionary. reason to the contrary, it would be advisable to be when the conclusion has been prearranged. partially completed, loading from the river Lave a meeting ngat before the lat. Jancary to An to the question of the abolition of the Gop of 1st and 2nd instant is good and promising socialist, observed to 31. Laurs Donbless morial was transmitted to the Tsung-litolewa chat at the regrest of the Macusing this it may be poted that during the con

Many people in Hongkong will he interesteit to and along one side of the sity wall. Regard: pose this Bill. If you prefer a meeting as a Rock Light dues I am distinctly o opinien reading fer shareholders Cherbourges son you are surprised at sering me at the són ?***

Not a bit of it, the home le as much Yamen, has received a despatele in Manisipal Cenacil tise Govtrum of that clay struction of the rower, while using the rose Igra do willing to agar to thott: insposed for a temporary purpose which has been nominisi gustation Shareholders shaale note yours as us, so for quite at home!

later date sta quite that they ought to be abolished. They were tinue dull, and insutive with up salas and reply, dated the 30th October, which, though has written to the Portugues Secretary of szenvation for a cut el considerable siz narsally agreed to las mutter dere zony be no aftosted, and, more, they have left a con- that it is now say to send the original Como de Chanturn, who is the Jewler of the perfectly civil, and fully recognising Marques for knighthood in recognition of labourers, go savor that it was necessary to as the Bill through all famtagen to-day? ehrald be no tax of any kind on shipping, na for now ones, which latter only will he goti ad wealthy member of the old Frenolibility, State for the Colonies recommending Dr. Kelang, an epidemie broke at aucEg the lotion to suspend the Standing Orders, and siderne oradit balnico in band. Thore rips to Paris in order to have them excisinged occparative movement in France and an rged good intentions of the memorialiata, gives a services rendersi.

matter how light or for whatever purposeable on the Paris bears, the old sorts should entertained nearly 400 delegaten and friends very decided agative to the request that

rapping the road around justead of throuzle The Bill was passed there and then, and, in Hongkang was established a free port ba forwarded without delay ta The Scelets in his baronial mansion. Among the most die. This afternoon on the Happy Valloy the As the nature of tunt chisease was not specially ply, to a request by Mr. Eyris that Me. Mag. It hiss attained its presans position boonusy it Francais les Charbonnages da Tonkin, Unguished foreigners was C. F. Holyvako, the the memorial should be laid before the Hongkong Foothill Club wat hy athenexamined, inte by the ferdiguerait may have also reu's question and the reply there to build has been a free port. It can only maintain its No. 5. Rus de Capmartin Faris Now father of the cooperative movernant EMPRESS DOWAGER and the EMPEROR. The pay, S.D. R.A Klekin at 4.30pm sharp bien the piegne However, we horouguinst that be specially noted, Eir William na penition by remaining an entirely not on Ealmorale. A fairly satisfactory rajine England Franes excipiod, Loreef with hat Board, in conveying this decision, anyThe Clubun will bu-D: Wood, goat H.sapposition the last that the Japanese-in re

blustily free port. The landowners, the mor line been received friss the mines, but shares self-help ices many years ago Mr. Holyoake Pinckdey H W. Looker, backs; B. Wbulding the railway line the "In reply, we beg to state that the actuarial Slade, J. It: Grene, on a whiyo made per ned grunt or exovations without corded, and I think, it will be just as well to ohents, the tmilar, the profesional min, all show a decline with sales at 31. A unstlog of recognised this foot in his neat port-prandial to who are making their divalit Hongkong, shareholders in nalled for the 14th inst to dissues speech, that Tonis Blago was the Jesus Christ "of the said societies [the Tien Tsu Hui and Browne, R.M.L.F., Jelves; F. B. Doscon, I.G. suffering from any spedemis attrak

mention in the minutes that Mr. Maowon on their prosperity to the presence of the ship the adiability of relacing the capital by two of co-oparation.” He certainly did labour in "International Women's Union] evidences Anderson, H.K.R., or J. D Danby W. D. It is specially interesting et prevent to note drew attention to the setter and Shut I aid ping fro port ogood of the neighbouring Wirds and of inuing preferenon shares to the ex- the vineyard from the cuurise to the street of "the fact that the object view is to do My G. Davies, H.A., and P. II. Low for the words of Professor Burton, B., use after sa For the Go by to be east, would raw sway a large portion of toutof $75,000, bearing emulative interest at the his so was not gracilled on a cross of his inspection of the north. Speaking of Taipeh distinctly a payment for the Gap Rook Light-our shipping, und, the catablishment of each s rate of 12 per cont, per sanom, the fiat call on gold,” but was within un ace of being shot "good. But the usages and customs pre-

city and sarrtandinga lo sare Beverage, house and nothing else. Of course, when Mr. port has beca-und is now in contemplation aninge further particular may be gathered during the Commune, ug lia koyt politics out of The Bead of the West Yorkshire Regiment with the cavention of a few stagnaut or nearle Kyrie talks of a promise. I must say it is alta. The residente in Hongkong thould be willing from the advertisement in the loco papers. Jeaniness,

slagmantcopate, dose not exist, and the foreshore lately Impossible for me to bind my sucessor to {pay a "bonja” if it were needful to sn lohns have rolón firmer and been enquired for, · The best wishaa aru ind nigel in for the success. of Western countries. The binding of Ganeral's garden pesty this afismoon "fect is a practice that has been in vogue March "Marzantin

Ervid.

tion au acount of the emptying of garbage Let the slightest intention to apply the res fox Light dues may be a mere trife in them only having been effected at the increased rate its untaze is not fally understood: Westerns "for a very long time. Those who oppose Gefill Duce Sullivan upon it." end again tegunding Hobo veb any other purpose. If a somaty arose for selves, but in the days of keep competition of $2.75 to $2.35. Taubs have been in some plassed at the object of his miraton being ho

Reminiscences of God. Godiny,

of the zsual foul matter it over the town, doing so, I should some to this Board, and in- und daruful cafenlation of expersus they have to demand for slingstore at $9.76 to 90, but hold- rupilly followed by notion." Bo vagh; to be "the binding of their children's foct are not kemena Torget me not Mashall This art be abolished and be provided from form it of the fact." to find it be taken leto scout. 16. the privile of one are not tropel to part at thees, rate and apponent: minister-distator, and this galle "compelled to do so, while on the other Waltz Weiner Malla

Zicht.euranlating again The public latrines are From these extracts it will be clear to his freedom. I entend for 1 corally support the to market olies firm af sy him to carry out lile glass without delay for Fantasia- hand those who wish to carry out the ng Jolts Amerson, my-do"

paol W. G. Beatles with mit exception: the post foal and filthy 1 Excellency the Gorezber that Sir William Des request of the Chamber of Commnroe for the DOCKS, WHARTIS, And Gonowes. Heng making the Flowery Land first flower of the bave aver meer. They must be reformed. The Vour mode an explicit pledge, so far as he was abolition of the Gap Rook Light dnes, and I keng and Whampon Dong weakened ever earth. Lilies only to lay down his modra of "practice canno; be prevented from doingFantasia Scotland's Filde G. Quding, most part of the whole plain is in a dreadini concerned, that when the pargoss for which object to the impost of the same dans ander settlements to 214 after valen daring the wook steadily vping up his country and inviting

· God Save HB SZARETTET. "s. Custoto has made the practice.

Flate, and of the Chinese town near the river up this special Gap Roc Lighthouse rate was another name, are not satisfied that it is at 215 and 310 shares dry wanted cu time at the tradere of the world there to tail and spin. stream. (Banks) maformation is impossible, the levied had beun uchiered the impost would we necesary to anestitate some other sonkse of re the equivalent of the fish finured rate, Int That is the pan to obtain the sinpra for the “These in high authority cannot but allow - Yesterday afternoon Hon. Commander. Hait-phea anght to he destroyed. The Juan This being the case beyond allowvil, my Cuma vanus, but if additional taxation is an absolute willere will not curuto market closes steady resuscitation of the empire, and not relying Abo people to do us they are inclined in ings held a fuqnieg respecting the death of have under considération the plans made by mities.confidently appeal to the Covance to bonesity, there are items to me offer avail at 215 per cent. proft: The string of the upon lots at hears interest. In addition to two children who wore drowned it the hur Profesor Burton for sanitary luovations and carry out the expressed intentions of lus trashly sourem of income, House, property more Company for October wees between $53,000and opening porte. Li should afford all customs and “the matter of binding the fest of their bour on the 9th at The Fetish steamer the comas now suder construction, no mansioned decessor in ollice, feeling sure that is Excel than any other interest derives its value from $91,000, not a read month, but a very gort susper facilities info the interior Be Lás “children; they cannot be restrained by Poolsong was coming into port from the above, is a part of the disigus for actorage in loneyes of justice will bite bim w the fil. the shipping, the foss for spirit lisonsor might on the November engpings are also generally commenced well.

eastern entrance when she had to port her Taipeh.

We Are filment of the pindge given, to the representato inercesed or donbled, and there are cen- understood to hit very good and averything Few many lovers bud George Sund? That siderations arising out of the Opium Farm and points to the Company sitowing a xeralt for the apponesto be the most important literary quaalion tlist for the reasoup above given they boat weat across the low of the "Forseng, at this period and will no doubt Javs much to The tex: of one ecot par ton levied find "it dificult to grant Me Denny's which ran into and out hex in two. Tha da ilk discouraging the better class of Jupa 1899, aut still imposed on shiping valde ortion therewith, for falslag way ruined midf and probably better than, the handsome one trade, there can be no termination. Alfred de request and present the momorial to the occupants of the cargo boss were thrown into nese in emigrating to the land.

more than suficient to preside for the upkeeption to the reresne, ad to quostiou been earned for the frat half of the year. What Mesut, the post, believed he was among the the water. That, were all round; but las That mong the Cheled pleuld be maribored and maintenance of all the lights, and the Courotocred to the Finangs Committee of Connel have been firm with Balba mud nyers at 150 first of her adorers, They led to Italy for tu EMPRESS DOWAGED and EMPEROR, but they two children did not nevar, although the so many. Government corgloyés I think the uitton sherefore has the less hésitation in within s roscoenbla period of the date on which the earnings of the Company are reported to lysium before six mouths the dream rus dis zdd, for the consolation of the two societies police used artificial respiration. This Magie Goreruront itself is somewhatte blame for, act praying for the cholition of the special Cap the Chamber of Commerce bought it to the be improving. Wanelois continua quick auf solved. At the beginning he was ready to shoot wao got up the memorial, that they wiltrate eterned the following verdot Death having providal proper living commatian Book Lighthouse zate, in otice of Government there wonki have Feat without busindin at quotations himself to possess his augn; at the end of six by drowning, the result of an accident due for those resident hory. It would seem tkaf Trusting that lie Ezellency willes his way adeqantotime for its examination and discussion, LANDS, HOTSTE and Buildings-Hong-month he was equally ready to shoot her preserve it in the archives of the Tamen, | to an ornor made by the cargo bist prople,” the frst and most essential work to Lave been to portoirs the pledge many by his predecessor | aut the expenditure or economy in the post of hỏng Lands a cool huve ralui sbaly ut i un socount of her latidylity. The family of

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Mr. O'Shen, the editor of the Chine Gutella and special correspondent of the New York Herat, is at present in Hougtong on his way to blanila to report on the rubellion

At the regular voting of Zeidam. Lečgs on Weipful Master for the ensuing year and Tuesday night Bro, R. Michell was elected Vor, Brc., G. A. Caldwell Treasurer.

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abandon the work to that particular district,”

Mr. MaoEye The discussion rentrally takes place on the second reading of RL, but in a matter of this kind it would be satisfactory to know the length of tire it is intended to lovy this increase, because, if I reflect correctly, if was understood that the tax would only be legiod in order to pay for the zotimal cost of the Ingut house and then he withdran. Is that the nnderstanding

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availing in China are diferent from those play the fellowing program at the of the river is in a. postively pestilentisi vond bout anything. All I 2 553 in that I have boaraga Whipa and steamers to this port. The without prouting mack businca, small loss of Li Husg-chang in his Bow situation, though

law The Bord go bu lo fumar elm to get clear of the Ghiggon Acargo The outbreak of phigus is unfortunate just i tive of this Cameror to spiuni, sal suggestions might te made 30 onny Bhalf year sading 1st instant at least égnal te, i os: too moment. If a commonemont be not.