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ren fire. His goods were not insured 1 Sergeant The British bating Fangs Scholteld, from Macdonald said there were no sopicsons clo, Slugapore to Shangla with a cargo of hard-outstances in the case and his Worship released wood, arrived here yesterday, having pot in the promisen, for repairs. Bbe was outgas in the redent

hoon, in which the cargo in this hold broke An inquiry was opened yostoring by Hou, adrift, severely straining the ship, and na sta | H. H. Wadehouse enncoruing the death of a was leaking buily and the shaft of the pump coolie who was killat at Kowloop owing to a was broken, rendering the starboard pump landslip 4 trench was bilag ang balow a bank

wear the "Kowloon Hotel and witbont warning. tlio sart bt the back, fell and buried (ie de

OGDANIRINN VIA OSEAIDablo-pro atnutre zbo miues proving the entires, of wealth they ought to become, therefore, they all be place under Western management. Mr. DETHING is right to the hilt, when he hinta —very broadly—that thòre le danger to China in ontrueing too much power to one CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA,man, nu that the country is already masteless, she made for the nearest port WINES & SPIRITS. STAM, FHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &c. &o,sly pledged to certain foreign Powers

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1897

THE THIRTY-FIFTH Annual IssuK which will be found, as hitherto, more full and accurate than its predecessors,

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by the policy adopted in raising loans for her railway. If she mines wore worked under a foreign directorate Chian might Boon gat free of her abilities and in a few years regain her independence of hotion.

At present she is tied hund and foot to Russia, by the undertaking for the cou- struction of the wailways in Manchuria. These are to bo malo by Rassis and worked in conjunction with the great Trans-Siber- inu Ine for a teria of yours. „A. proviso to the treaty surce, it is truo, to China the

Lieutenant ruickshank, RA charged coolio at the Police Court resterday with atosting & Proscator placed, three 25 açtas and two silver dollars in a drawer of his dress. ing table and then took his bath. On returning he found one of the silver dollars missing and as the coolia was the only servant: fa: the house. prosecutor charged him with the theft, The dollar was not found on the prisoner, wh denied the chargo. The Magistrate' considered the svidens saficient to order the accused to enter into rocognizinues to be of good behaviour for three months.

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with conmemecutions, address is the Editor, xet | right to take over the railways eventually: for publication, but as veidenes of good furth.

die letters for rabfication should be written on one but in ten years much may happen. Mr. ade of the payer only.

No anonymously signed communications that have DEING is clearly of opinion that by con- already appeared in other papers will be inserted. | tracting a loss with Belgium, the Chinese Orders for emra copies of DAILY PRESS shesid he Government have only complicated matters text behera 11 8. Da day of But that and rendered their position more desperate. hour the supply is limtes Daly supplier for Cash He says, after pointing out that Belgium is not a likely country to lend a large sum of money:-"The French really are the mas

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The Daily Press.

HONGBONG, SEPtember 22nd, 1897,

“AL "Rheda,” Bonimum Raul on the 21st frist,bers in this business, and the Russians the wife of W. JACKSON, of a son.

2180 help them, anil so Sueno lins been able "to strange his lean with Belgium. This "matter is now settled, but China's danger "is ever present. Forinstance, the Russian "railway is to communicate with Manchurin, "and Freuch milways will connect with ["Lungchow. France has had her eye on "Hanko for many years. The North and addressed to them contains some sound souse."South are very disant, but they are opposite but we doubt, whether it would prove very "each other. Their object is to obtain the noceptable to the body ned. The homeceutral port of China. As prosent the trutha-delivered and the warnings-attered money and some are Belgia, but really would find no responsive echo among Minis-it is France and Russia who are assisting ters who have feathered their nests by "in its completion. These two countries means of commissions en contracts and fusnow possess all the advantages of this $ 6.96 $.7.56 $0.00 0.35 for sale of office. The prospect of another "plan and leave Chias only one chruce, Imporini sorvies under the control of foreign "When the time arrives and they 500 China occupied elsewhere, then will be their

Ta advice tendered by Mr. DETRING to PALE DET, very tires 20.40 150 the Tsung-li Yancu in the petition recently quality, Black Boul Cap. Halo (Old Bottled).

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Dr. Howard R. Amea, who was recently on this station with the U. B. croiser Netvou, baa bea appuintod to succeed Dr. Fitzsimma charge of the U. 9.. Naral Hospital at Yoko. hama, Dr Amoa will us remembered as the who found Lisat. Fonry and the survivors på bis Arctic Expedition over » Jucndiv ago. He is a very-tall-and equally génial man, a most interesting conversationalist and deservedly one of the most popular nadical clicers in Uncle Sam's Navy. En delivered a yory intaresting lecture on Arctis exploration before the Shanghai Literary and Dobating Society sense time ago Shanghai Daily Pros.

Firo backo out of the morning of the 9th September just after midnight at the Phonix Saw Hills, Yokohama, originating in the. drying room, and being feansed probably, so the divertiaer, by some coolie knocking out the live ashes of his pipe or some of the timber. There was no wind, and as there are no ferer than six walls on the corspoand-onean arfatian well the water of which is always flash with the ground plenty of water was available and the fames were gut under quickly, but not before the drying room had been burned out. No injury was done to the machinery or to the thor buildings. The total damage is estimated at $2,000, partly covered by insurance.

A German mixing engineer is reported to have found a rich mineral deposit at a place oated Paimine (White Temple) 51 Tientsin prefecture, at bus succeeded in interesting the gentry and people of the plans to purchase machinery for developing the mine. But what kind of a mineral the mino in question contains runcur mareth not, but at any rate, the onginoor has hoon commissiouis to buy the nece693PY machinery from Geranny and he is proceeding personally to Europe for that parpos. Mach nereoy apponts to be observed in connection with the enterprise at present, but from in. divitiors flors le no doubt that a large ent of money has been subsribed for developing the property.--N. C. Daily News.

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The Singape Fred Press gives the appended as a composition by cne of the pupils of one of the local schools, verbatim ---- A BOLDIER,

A soldier is the war man with a gun in bris. bind cu a beg of powder.

ceased, whoes body was recoverud by Inspecter Hanson. Another man was also buried in the trench, but fortunately by escape) ianth. His Worship odjourned the case outil Friday in crdor that the tromah might be inspected by the PW.D. officials.

BEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PLESS.

LONDON, 19th September. THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER. Col. Jeffrey's brigade attacked the Mob mande on Thursday and after severo fighting wore forced to retire to Camp, lasing nina officers and 129 men killed and wounded.

THE JAMESON-HOOLEY, CHINA LOAN.

whose name has been inti the vlub tom ite carkan at is most enthusiastle

Tistlerly az oda whose zonu lever at the disposes of the

-Patró pro 431 mgabeeg about from the colony, sorbers. Bucing and your now bisbers, and 83 now,

The lawn tona bi champl by Mr. W. Gibson, the ster B.N., in the final to Hing cape and Moberly, H.K.R and tively and the doubles and Mr. F. H. Polles, WF) T. 8. Smith and J. MCAtkinso carried off the professional pajt Skelton was sÚCOLÁSTÓL. În handicap (a priza kindit pren Atkinson)

hald

followinie progress report. from the

Fab the mines on the work entried ond with the mónia of Angust}

Long as vangmat Bheft—Thisainking of this shaft was continued full time up to the 270, intoni, whom, the required depth (018 feet) katmy boon Jarodchod and the necessary timbering completed, hon (120 are the oromgut të gymm to the seaf at tills 300 fast:

levoj vas nommanded.

~The ground sunt dating, the mouth is 21-pret. Blinched,

préauide to think is fairly for 27 days, warkah such hael origa grosal) Cas crows out) ly now do i feet, and hindi- |-will bo puåbed on with ali polaible speed,

Of are the outing of to put wit trice Wartai Jitle time, but after flját le comploted latshape to see really, krova prógress-made. In the esars suppes in the West of the New Shaft at the 200 ride) Frat level the rest be contioned wory strong, Į pas I regret to say the quality of the oro mingl | his been veryɑlo:

"Mi tjónally hard sail Berge the Chias

not able to get out the quantity: one would street from sună ¤ his reaf.”

pinión, tant rock drille should be got the mement our prospects to the despar - ground

A recgret, tournament, aniting in a win for Lata. Hou, G. A Ha R-N., and rent, Bradshaw, TN Lanitie double handicap,, Colamali Gordon, W.Y.L. won the championship op, detaling Mr. M. D. Wool WY R. În tius fad.

the outing, We have not succeeded in Adding day pockels of rich oru during the

Intermediate Level --The drivalero to go np fille North: Shaft hid boonerfoudal 9 teol

click, men kings: its total length 35 fest from therrestontie ure pow running a crescut. West of this drive to prove in the ora wo are working in the slope in the 200 feet level is continuus tu hogul, and a sipizate chute from already worked out, had hope to sad this

The thanks of the Grab are due to the officer commanding and the officers of the Lido Be gade of the West Yorkshire, Hagimant.. the Hongkong Keriment, sa e to Admiral Sir Alexander Buller, K,CIB; Copter, Login and the officer of the flag ship, for they kind The Jameson-Haoliy loan contrast has been nest in allowing they basis to play on the signed. The issue price is 91. The syndicate ground dating the matches, do that, advances two million pounds for the Shanghai- Naakin iins and engages to advance threeing the Committon's report for the past anason million at a future date for an extension through Honan.

TURKEY AND GREECE-PEACE:

SIGNED.

A tavaly of peass has been signed at Pera by Turkey and Greeco.

FROM TOHEIN PAPEES THE KING OF SIAM IN FRANCE, PARIS, 13th September. M. Méline has paid a visit to the King of Siam, who has given him the assurance at friendly sentiments towards Franco.

The King to-day visited the Fort of Vin- cennes. He is everywhere an object of public curiosity

PARIS. 14th September M. Faure entertained the King of Biom to dinner at the Elysée. Cordial tonsts were ex chungel.

N. Fauce and the King were present to duy at the review at St. Goatin which concluded the zinniarres of the North.

FATAL MINING ACCIDENT. From Madras it is reported that forty work:

men were killed in an accident at the mines on the Champion Real.

[FROM BANGKOK PAPERS) BISMARCK'S OPINION ON THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE.

Lesbos, 6th September, Prines Bismarck in an interview.ears that he

The sauna mooting for the partone Oirochip,

setson, will be held in the pavilion on Thunday, and electing the Committas for che coming

the 30th September, at ~ p.m. A. G. Wise, Brosident “A. Anderson

Colonel Gordon, W1

F. Maitland, Hon. Trenenrer

T. Sertoribe Smith, Chantrey Inah bold

J. M. Atkinson,

A. Donala

praved during the coming month p

Drivage for the moatli, 167 feet, 6 zapos

110 foot Lovel. The stapes here have becorde

Cre miced 038 tam Th

sshansted and the men pat on to take out a * nieco of foot near the surfaces,

ALLED CUTE:

of the

Committee.

EDWARD A LAM,

Hon, Beoretary.

BATTING A REAGERE In Ten Luninga'nnil over.

Nama.

T. 9. Smith Combi 3, K. Aibalhad P. A. Bar

Next Bhaft Wo Jaco Grediligi Evans punsapiditkja skalt nud are now olaking with it, 319 gave us great trouble to commence with, but. I think wolhar zow örsroome this, to a great estet, at least

Thorinking Hore for the mouth is 7 feof only, making its entire depth: 140 fent, from garface 1- Mimig - This was carried on Baring, 27 daga oruslaing 330 tons of or from this ane yielding 1. 24 derece, and 2,264 thus of old headings guld...

ing 14r ouboesnt emelted golf

*Caloining Works. Those works treated 25 toas of couveutrafes, fur 4 yield of 23 muces, of melted gold

This, I rear not tell you, is a great failing off as compared with former monilig ond is the result at the vÖTT PHỐT OKS we liave been millige 105 8059090 Cyanido Work These workte van: 28 days 3 $30 846 26 ráno y treating 840 tens of talings for rish of 305 1H 251 2880103 9 date, of bullion faired at 10s 011. per öz

A new water wheel to repinos the old nas, for those works has been made hard and will be pab Lt. Tony Averagh, 1M 202 1 1 2 Tak jumalon in a fer jari.. The dimensió as of. Sarg-Major Jahun 1587 2 Rev. G. Vailingir ut 16MANIS BESTE 20.26

20.00 the new wheel gro 12 feet in boight with 1. W. Mouasey

B-167 Khu 10ft. 101. breast it is made throngliont et the 160-16--306 1611191. Very bost Moribo timber prisurable hures H. Mackenna AJE SAD12 1024 Deneral. →→Thu aszal ottention bus byən given. de to all wark coming under this hind and every-

lo Thrus fonlugaand over. Chiar kopt in good order. All, the European 1 quarters hayo baan newly reeful and rapsired koj gaasrally do as to be ready for the next monsoo

plentiful

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T. X. Howard, W..KLAR 000 Capt. Facies, L.B J.. Thresher, The B...

M. D. Wood, WEEGSZTET SE TAAS135 H. B. Bedwell, NA

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Maritime Customs does not appeal to their oportunity." There is a good deal of truth intercals or induce them to believe that the in these suggestions, though possibly France necessity is as pressing as the petitioner re-way be credited with greater ambitions than presents. The surrender of all patronage in the rally entertains Still it is well for the shape of mining concessions, with at the China to be on the alert instead of deifting possible squeezes incident thereto, would not towards difficulties which may end in hor meet the approval of much like La Huse dismemberment. If the Chinese Govern- CHANO and his pupil Suese. Mr. Derive went are relying on the jealousies of the must have been well aware of this fact when Powers to continue the status quo in spite of ho framed his scheme, since he has, in past financial embarrassments and breaches of years, had a long experience of the views treaty innumerable they may dispvor taber and methods of the Into Viceroy of Chili, too late, that they have been trusting ton rope Truth to tall, there is not a very hopeful of saugi. The jealousies of the different

He is about seven feet in height. Soldiers, are lived in a large onetle with their friends. ring in the petition. The writer evidently Powers have no doubt so far prevented any

Each hundred or the end, they have an fears that his scheme will meet with scant of them developing a taste for territorial officer to guide the ways whore they want to go. consideration from the Central Government, aggrandisemont at China's exponio, but it

The officer just like the mother of the but he urges it with all the arguments he does not follow that this cause will endure.chickens or other kind of animals.

Soldiers are used for gearding the contries I can think of; being clearly bent on arousing If mandarin misrule becomes too groas, and which it belong to waits of soldiers sore are FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS ON THE It. Binham Carter, B.N

Chere ara mamy

The gun is for ahvoling the enemy, Ko. boots and one solar hat.

He uses a gray cost and a while belt and two

le English, Russian, Holland, Chinese, Japan, Hongal, etc, and they mass many kinds of osats.

E. H. BakeyARAL thed. W. Gorton, WY...

cos net attach too much importance to the Franco-Russian alliance, but that now French pat is moved bearer to the fire it will the more ensily boil over.

CORRESPONDENCE

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.].

LEAGUE SYSTEM.

R. H. H

| Sarzana Peado, Ha

↑ R. P. Zammort

D. Campbel, Hak Q.M. T

7.1. Gioghach Glant Ferg, R.B. 2. W. Mattmad E. A-Ra

Lieut. Fuzzer,

N.

Dr. J. MAtkinson

Lieut. Fare, RNAME Hartama

| Caph Trotman; LALLIS

fears for the future of the country in the the infractions of the treaties too incessant, it minds of the Ministers. Unfortunately the is quite within the bounds of probability members of the Tsung-hi Yamen are more that the Fovers, for the protection of their

TO THR. EDTIDE OF THX "DAILY: PRESS." bent on checkmating each ether or on for own interesta, yearly increasing in the Bays the Sunday Shor The Clitasse are Sta-Kindly grant me a little spasa in the } Licct Shaifant, BN wurding their own pet projects than they Central Kingdom, may compose their dif.apparently beginning to wake up to the benents columes of your vainable popor and I shall bo Anton are desirous for the welfare of the Empits. ferences and agree to divide and rufu I company, who has been lucky enough to strike officials of the Association Football Clubs in the of life ancenes, and the agent of an American greatly obliged. I wish to put before the Few of the malarins possess any really there ia no scurity under Chinese rule, why ily" is this matter, has been doing quite a colony a tggestion that they should.organize patriotic feeling for their country. They should the Powere go ou propping up nu

phenozavust business with them, if the report of a competition on the League system, so much to 4G.Swith are proud of their literature, their civiliza-effete administration when they can readily mout policies seem to be chiefly fancied, thesistance will give me the best weans of doing

Tienteur coneal is to be credited. Badow voze at home, and sonsider that your kind us. (. Dvs, EA, average Chinama being more faclined to enjoy ro. Meet people understand the manner of this S. Örantiert

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tion--such as it is-and of the eighteen govern the country themselves? Let the the trufts of big savings bimself than to pro- carapetition; but I shall state briefly it workings: F. How NY provinces, which they hollove to be the Tsung-Yusn therefore tike note. Ifvide for his family. The insurance agent in for the Esnast of those do don't. Each toome

there is no patriotism in Peking; and if all question has already isnod 77,000 policies, it is the organization playsoory otzar, toan two art. The following

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most favoured inud in the whole globe, but they have no pride of untionality in the power is to be centred is ancha cha as SILENO, said, and the businew shows no signs of falling ones, ons at home and can away, so that if thoro vamo sons that Western peoples have, and then inload Mr. Dersino's comparison that dee to the fact that the policies cannot be levied For each win 2 points are awarded and for each of The madden popularity of the asetam is are 10 dubs each club will play 18 matches. will put mike the same sacrifices for Ching is in the position of one drowning has upon by the rapacious tax collector beat the draw 1 point, so that if a team wins the whole it Morenver, they so to share the force. There is no reason why she should Government will probably find menus of scour of its 12 gamtos it scores 36 points, if it wins 1, fatalism of the Turk, and are coutent expect a saviour to appear from outside if there is a ne field for enterprising officers

its anal plunder. bafor very long. Meantime draws 4,ord less d, it scores 24 points, and so on. The principle advantage of this system over to allow matters to drift rather than to none of her own sons has sufficient patriotism but it would be interesting to know what that of the ordinary cup competitions in roads prescat difficulty, being always to go to the rescue. The real danger to tables of mortality the premiums nav arranged is that one lost game does not apoll finish." inspired (Micawber like) with a lively hope China lies within her own borders, in the

and it is the team whose perforcances svarags the bost crer the entire season that comes out top, sa that something will ture up to avert from corruption and lethargy of her own ad-

that luck is in a great mensure done away wit.. them defeat, disaster, or ruin. Nor do they ministrators.

It causes mure interest to be taken in the teams by the members and the public; especially altogether relish being told plain truths,

if the press print and keep before the public. und in all probability the statements made

the results tabulated up to date as the com by Mr. DETRING will touch some of the

petition progresses. I do not make this sugges Ministers on a are epet, notably his former

tion to zecessarily supersado the existing chicki competition, but to provide additional interest patron Li BusGCHANGL

games, as there always sommes something baking about the ordinary friendly fixtures. In Hongkong, as all matches are played of. on the one ground, ona matek with each other team is really all that is necessary though a second game for revengo would no doubt to better so that if it is thought that the two games with each team would make more matekos than 'oout conveniently be played of alteration

Herbers of the New Club ary uotified by advertisment that part of the ground floor wil be opened to-day.

· The stanmér. Chelydra, from Calcitia and Straits left Singapore for this port on Satur. hey, the 18th instant, at 5 p.m.

Yet there is sound advice in M. DETRING'S memorial, if they would only see it. That the Chinese Government require more The N. G. I steamer Bomida leit Singapore money cannot be gainonid, and it is equally for this port yatorday, and is expected here apparent that little more can be raised on on or about the 37th instant, existing securities. As Mr. DETRING points" out, the Imperial Maritime Customs Service,

the market. We recommend our customers not managed by Western officials, ħna yielded a

to be deterred by the lowness of price from very large and anuantly increasing revenue. trying them all. For a soda whisky, There's It has also furnished the chief security upon Blond and Wales Glenorchy are equal to

The M. Matramer Caledonien, with the

A correspondent writes to the Straits Times -It is rumoured, and by those cowernel, in generally believed, that the Goverment has Bastioned an increase of salary to its clerks to the extent of ten por cont. Recently, the Governcient clerka potitioned the Government for some relief, owing to the increased cost of living. It was hoped the relief, if any, would rooli twenty per cent. The Colonial Secretary seems to have thought ten per cent. soient to meet the case, and las so recommsided. The "Governor bas, it is said, concurred. It re mains for the Inglative Council to settle the attor. The additional cost to the general revanne is estimated at $44,000, This, however, the Government can afford, as it is believed the tovonne during the next three years will va

vext French auil hft Singapore yesterday, greased by about $700,000, ahlely from opium and spirits. Of soarse, the increase in the at 3 pm, for this port via Saigon

laries of the locks is supposed to be tempor-in try, os it is expected that silver will, somehow, regain something approaching B reasonable valus in time. This notion of the Gevacualent will be looked upon as procedent. The Municipalities will, no doubt, follow sait.

The N. Y. K. ster Ideum Maru, Bombay Lino, left Shircornsaki for this port yesterday

28th inst.

aa Atoltar Cloalivet is a very old Feat which China has been able to borrow. Button and is expted to arrive here on the

Whisky (smoky) that could not be replaced in the limit of Chin's available securities has

to need pomment

The D.D. steamer Aldrinkdale, front. It is with much regrat we have to record the

wasily be made. Hoping the above is clear and thanking you. Aarticipation.I am, yours respectfully,

LEFT OUTSIDE. Hongkong, Ist September, 1897.

-THE HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,:

The following is the repers for the season

26.25

The supply of this has been fairly

This ins Locna fairly good. RASAN

The total rainfall for the Thondhy

ASS SECRETARY-G NOTES The plat

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JUBILEE IN HONGKONGE

A YOUNG MONTEELLAK OTACRIBE THE

CELEBRATIONS THESE, A

A young blondeandur, rouling in Hongkongs s just written an interestin bilför to an u via in Lia city, says the Montreal Gazette, dus- eribing the scanes attending the Queen's jubilea

ration in that far of portion of Her Ma Jesty's dominions. The followi Bro some ex-

* "I aoppose you had n graad display of loyalty. on the 22nd and 29 Jopo Fray Owner

the world, was there sizez jamiianate displaye? En sight love in this little miast. In the fat 15227893 player it is bigctedly Englab the seaand, spine.

bầuri bod for thʊ jurpose of mahāv themselves, enek piher, and Chimie, uty to the Dagen; and, in the third 800 place the natural avantage in the hitter of har-

29%

Liant. Boden Sish, P.NE 11. Great, &

Com Hon. GA, Harding; B.N.IS/3) G. Stewart

KW. Skelton, IN.

G. Palby RD.

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-6. Istoke, WalX. "J. Grului BAGS E. Bennett, INS I Woods-1. FR+allWYİRİ

Capt Mercury MIA F. Mailand

A. Steel, KN Etonde WM Thomps, Bla D. Stewart CV.Perival, BL Capinin Moula, RE Lieut. Morsom, BN-

BOWLING AVERAGER

124

jelom ele, trablót those in charice to giyo Ledek an ashibition us I have inymi georgine like If Before Art from the English themselves, *The Cinasse word tnost slabarata in kapır many

festation of reapses, etc. to the person kuoWA to them as new Victoria; talk of ChinƏ lanterns-fireworks, iluminations, uréhes, decora Vaticus, flower, chowk, pucio shows, Chineses thustrat, olo, eto, It was all muply indescrib ably grand. Every ship, junk, and cargo boat. in the barbour was iluminated, and were site ting off fireworks: Tuesday and Wedgilay gate until a very late hour in fact, this pageanta ashore and silost were something, bờ. yond anything 1 bed aver sem hefore.

The celebration started last Sunday meme ing, the 20th, with a thankegising servico in St. John's entzoisoi. Apart from the service itsaff, which was ereadingly grand and im posing, perhaps there never was on any other coracion gathered together such a hetero- geboone and incongrums, most of humanity they were of all rationalites. First of all-every one who had a licause to wear Dušigra word It, conseguently, the Aghit pa gorgeous. *bare were Englislimon French! KIAD, Ciermana, anit, probably, representatives of all the Europeau nubious, for tists are, songs "of them all ent hare, even to the ArmaniANS (in fact the place in full of the lattši)--1 lero Bagra Chinesā, Jananana-lovanese: Indians, Jeväriürke, Mobam nedana. Hindodec Malays Parsers, Bikbe, gnassinnumerable

Forta

crowd in ons Engan sabeli Istarply there LE WILDE DA ORLiniment, for although I had peer. them all on the parents zlong zud angly, to sáð Thêm thus in one tharabi mi mizer ap withs the Aangkon officers as sentiers with their westa my mind B'sight worth Truyoling hundreds oLitals

stock at the prios. D'and E are tog weli kaow been reached. Why, then, not tap the Hawking. Jeft Singapore for this port on the death of Mr. G. R. Lammert, whieh ocourred 1896-1807-

wealth that lies uuder the soil in a business. Į 20th ink, and may be expected here on or about yesterday morning at the Fenk Hotel, Mr. To the Members of the Hongkong Cricket Club, MD Wood, WNRIGA JUUAE53 Monday

IRISH

JOHN JAMESON'S OLD,

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like and methodical manner? There is the 27th inst 812.00 $1.00 gold in Sheatung, copper in Yunnan,

The N. Y. K. stramer Kosugawa Moru, homatite in Fukien, eval in half a dozen Japan Europe Line, loft Singapore for this port provinces, and Chibli and Manchuria are very morning and is expected to arrive very rich in minerals. M. DEERING Deserts bore on the 20th ist. that both coal and iron abound in the

18.00 $1.50

Blast Saleb.s

To Three Innings und orer

Ame

C.W.dordon, Wor

P. Daring 21

· Larimert had been suffering for some time from

Gentlemen-The Committee have the plan T.N.Howen, WY P. 175 1802 a painful affection of the kidneys accompanied sure of presenting their noncal report on the T. Smit

Rer: G. Valliógus 17 117-2150 117 by fever und a fem wooks ago was taken up to Beacon 1698-1897. the Peak in the hope that the change of climate

The noceants which are, attachoć phecy, a 1. Macherle would reduce the fover and render the discuss balance of $4,58.68 to the bredit of the Cinb, more trietable. Unfortunately this hope was on the 31st August, 1897.

RES not realized, and the end came yesterday morn The usual fist of members together with the All these are very flue and old. C has vicinity of Shanhaikwap, and that the ore dated Singapore 17th September, vorde

A special telegram to the NC Daily News oldest and best koop mesubern of tho com anazal. It will be on that the batting aver

ing. The decase alleman was one of the batting and bowling avenges for the season hok stocked in Hongkong la wood for over 20 years, there being little saio for Irish Whisky is equal to that found in Germany. He H.M.S. Iplegario une left for. Laban, Imunity, having been easident in the colour for aga list is headed by Mfr. A... Ward with than draws attention to the accessity of reported that a credition will be sont syupast Lito ho bad followed the business of an au most poesful with the ball, taking 25 wickets over forty years, during the whole of which 30,80 whist Mr. M. D. Weed, WF.B. was Per Gam

des-Fer Bat. proceeding to work them with discretion,

Lioneer, first in conjuction with Mr. Atkinson cost of 9.52 per winket

Only one score of over 100 was made via under-the frm name of Læsmert, Atkinsmm: á We hear that the two large houses above to, and afterwards on hisown account Haring 105 by Mr. A. G.. Ward is getting oro for the ironworks at Hanyang Possnockor have been purchased by the Huruady wit and prozeznost personality be made. An old momber of the Club Laving expressed Lt Hnham Carter, then

Queen's Gardens belonging to the late Mr. and then being obliged to infort coal phreys stats and Finance Comtnoy, Limited an ideal auctioneer, araya toping the attend a wish, to presant, n souvenir to the member wherewith to smelt it, raising the cost of. As this Company already owns St. Andrewe married in Hongkong and leaves a widowend best all round record for the season 1208.374. U. Ward, se Las smelted iron to the price of the imported now that possessor of it three houses of a family of grown-up sons and daughters, with the Committo devided by ballot that Mr. 2. 14. Sheffer EN article. The Illustration is a noteworsly was conside who lederstand that the price paid whoju inuch sympathy will be felt in their Boroombe Smitli was best entitled to that Guingam one, ue it is a striking commentary upon fute aurer.

berouviment. The fanarel will taice race this description the stubborn determination of an ignorant

morning, passing the monument at 8.45. The rasquer courts have bene mado nos of by her Bir Japanesa verrecular papers report that tho

apple an increasingly farge number of membersartalhunt, RABZ official to "gang bis ain gait. Apart, Bad Crore Soalety has decided to order two chamber of Commerce has returned the ont are in good repair. The internal walls have a

The Biraita Timca saysThe Hongkong Both the courts as well as the quarters attached. Ada ban hospital saipa, of 2,500 tons gross och, in Engcipated axer in reply to the invitation of the

been recently coloured and minor repairs L.-B. Czamiardin

in the Colony

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and instarices CHANG CHE-TUNG's mistake

that

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J. Thiefluer

who, in the opinion of the Committee, had the Masta

AWD Cartiend

FIRES OLD JAMAICA1/$15.00 $195. JDexperience and look of technical know expected to be registered in the name of the remedy for the factastions of exstrange. The Invitations have bear sent to this Shanghai 11 mm

however from the errors sure to follow ad, in the course of the year. The vessels are Singapore, Chamber to soin it in devising a exconted DAARAARTY OR UNCL. Largherary Neh.

Violet Cerse - K GOOD LEAWARD JALAND.......

6.60 0.20 leden, the working of mines in China con NY.E. and also to beinad by the Company any fue the netto fissent, positions and Singapore Cricket Clubs inviting olereza 21.11. Roditor GOOD LEEWARD ISLAND 250 pex Gul Dover be carried on profitably under except in times of omorgoney. The estimated cocupied by the two.planes renderit taipes to visit Hongkong in the early part of the

cast is pit at half a milliod you each and patire management, though no doubt or NY-It-is-nid to have agrou to advance, the sible for combined actionato ha talim in the doing exason and answers have been received The following mem LIQUEURS

could be won from aluvial diggings very necessary amount, which is to be repaid by thus Sitastel on the boncurs of the groateat play a cortes of inter port matches during the

ufregon indicated. The letter from Hongkong acropting the invitaticos. It le propuse BENEDICTINE.

ERRY BRANDY, readily by Chinese micem. When it comes Society in instalmonts covering twenty years silver-using onsite su the world, with which sound week in November when it is hoped thist RETINGS · CHERET

to reefs of quartz, seams of coal, and veius A despatch resized from Shabhaikasa reimpracticable, for this Colony to attempt the Für Kust may be assembled here: fope

trade is mainly conducted, it would be wholly great propertion of the cricket strength of DE

of head, copper, &o., the Chinese officiats perta that owing to a disastrous dowupotie of fourrons divorce from Uaina wo polsted The Clit played 9 lub mathie, of which would neither have the courage nor the main at the beginning of this month to that out la trovice defino, it was more cor experienced in getting the civilian om bes were won and lost. Grent Monity, w enterprise necessary to ensure success in large portion of the foundations of the railway kongen) Singeler

region, the mountain freslists-washed away to sook the comparatinares, Hagkong,,, Hoog

MY WALDO, a mint the Club a play regularly or sten in the more deep mining At Cliarters Towers, whete bridgat. Shaun, the Tuptain-bag baresarig wordel for suvo

Lacsonke opertant natahes the nines worked are eitung geod divi. | haikunji Blitva, mrakangiti nussie für: raice: kopio of Unate dence, the gururla

to cross pad proventing client from resening not rich the mining haha felf Through the energy and Companice hot hesitate to sink from personal sporistondance glitas Chief Engineer

"GRUME DE GEÇÃO

FERREDMINT

AND

AERATED WATERS.

SWATSON & CO. UIMITED

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongong, 1115 August, 1807,

1000 to 2,000 fees, to ezike it. Only

Labor plooie ami audacip E

of the rý d. Mr Kindes, and the bearly, jinsis,

been minds is success they noware Che were lead /

nese would think along me bedre sinking

800 feet, anuch les 2000 fest

The gocommodation InsunQuat?

tang of the hakalening new fail regin the hotek has ercuti, Baron, went something, ermotron. They the asdag line in a proity the Far East, but this

and very so good that Asad the following,