INTIMATIONS EYE-SIGHT.
MR. N. LAZARUS,
FLETCHER & Co.'s PHARMACY, (Opposite the Hongrone Horak). Business Hours:
... 9 am to 5 12.50
A great proportion of cataracta and diseans affecting these advancing in life ocor to thus haring some defeionoy in the construction of the eyes, the many years of Eye Strain suding in merious forms of diseases. Glasses specially adapted in youth to those requiring thom suse and preserve the sight.
Englander. It is accepted by all parties, however, that our interest in Imperial ex pansion is raninly commercial and that territorial aggrandinement is not to be e sired for its own sake.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1ST, 1899.
REUTER'S TELEORÁMS.
[SUPPLIED TO TIỀN." DAILY PRESO,”]
intervention.
OBITUARY.
The death of Earon P. de Bertaría ouzounced.
THE TRANSTAAL.
The Door policeman Jones, who was obargel with shooting & European in Johannesburg last December, has been acquittel.
THE PLAGUE,
The plague has broken out at Jodlah. FRANCE THE RECENT ARRESTS.
M. Millevayo has kogu relewod, but thỏ Cham-
SUPREME COURT,
29th February
THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES:
NATIVES START FIRES AND
was resumed under the Spanish law. When the Bennington arrived who put a stop to all this and raised the stars and stripes on the Trao AT depesod and much of the money recovered. ****
rious little Voland; The patrioti Governor was
TEMPT AN UPRISING.
WHOLM BLOCKS OF OUTLYING BUILDINGS GO UP IN SMOKE.
FOREIGN MARINES LANDED.
CITY STREETS CLEARED. AFTER SEVEN AT NIGHT.
DAILY FIGHTS AROUND OUTPOSTÁ,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
Manila, 24th February. Waduwalay hoing Washington's birthday the ships in the harbour wore decorated and at noon the national salute was Exod.
THE FOOTBALL ÓRALLENGE
SHIELD
The second round for the Hongkong Foot ball Challenge Shield resulted as followe
1.M.S. Fictorious beat E Corapany, R.W.F, by: to 0.
H.M.S. Pontorful best Kowloon by 3 to 0, B.B. bont D Company, R.W.F. by 4 to 0. 26th Company, Eastern Division, E.A., beat T.R.G. by T to 0,
1st Company, Southern Divisien, A., bont B.M.S. Centurion by 4 to 0.
25th Company, Bouthern Division, RA, beat Campany, WF. by 3 to 2. Hongkong Football Club boat A Company, B.W... 3 A.
G.Company, R.W.F. drow a byc.
The match seranged for to-day botwoon FMS. Fourful and 25th Company Esatorn Division. It.A, is off..
The Drums, K.W.F. will play the 25th. Co., LE on the Garrison Grouzal, Happy Valley, today. Kick-off at 4 p.m.
ROYALIST DERUTATIONU.
London, 30th January. Several Raylist deputations are leaving Paris to visit the Duka; of Orleans, the Legitimist olanunut to the throne of Franse, who is a pro.
INTIMATIONS
THE CHINA FIRE İNSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED.
nut at Brussels and who has recently bad freHE THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEET- quent consultations with the supporters..
Louden, Blst January
The Duke of Orleans, the Legitimist, claim. set 15 the throne of Frauro, who is at present at Brassels, has reenrod a deputation of Kriens from Paris that bo is paino at the insite to which the French army has been sizbjected, and he would personally try to hasten the signal for the deliveration of France.
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN FINLAND,
London, 30th Jousury,
It is reported from St. Petersburg that the Czar baglesand a decree ordering that all the higher officials in the Grand Duchy of Finland shall speak the Buris's Buguage.
RUSSIANS IN ABYSSINIAN
London, 31st January, Koperts have been received from Abyssinia that King Menelik is indignant at the recent influx of Russians and Pan-Slavist emissaries into his country.
TWENTY CHILDREN DROWNED,
Londen. Sist Jangry.
On Bahnday aftercon, in the third round for the Shield, the B. will play the Hong-pubnen, in Punesia, where twenty shildren were kong Football Club, Kiel-off at half-past four.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do and hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.] THE BARBARITIES PRACTISED ON
ING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Company's Odious, No. 3, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Vistoria, un MUNDAY, the 13th March, at Twelve o'clock (Non), for the purpose of reviving a State- ment of Avcoazds and the Report of the Direc tors for the year onding 31st Docombor, 1899. will be CLOSED from the 27th instant to tho The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
13th pedximo, both lays inclusive.
By Order,
(450
GEO L. TOMLIN,
Acting Serrotary. Hongkong, 13th February, 1899.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICB,
THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY
at the Company's Hotel an TUESDAY, the 14th March, 1899, at Nous, for the purpose of Receiving a Statement of Accounts of the Com- pany to the list Deraber, 1893, with the Re- port of the Directors, and to discuss any minttors that may be competently brought before, tho Mealing,
TENG Shareholders will be held
The TRANSFERBOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 14th Marah, both days ixclusivo.
י
Loanos, 28th February. THE UNITED STATES AND THE- PHILIPPINES. Lord FARRER recently had an articlo is Aderivat Doway seks for the immediate des Deculist-Optician, of Tundon pad Culcutta, may the Contemporary Review entitled Dock patch of the battleship Oregon to Manila alfag- be consulted for SPECTACLES at
Trado follow the Flag?" is which somsag political reasons. It is supposed at West remarkable statistics were given which were ington that Admiral Dewey apprehande föreign noticed in this coloma at the time the article reached us. Nr. CHAMBERLAIN in speech at Walverbrunjton took ocension to contravert Lord FARRER's arguments and pointed out that is the last forty years the exports of British proucts from the United Kingdom to the protectionist States and colonies lind increased by 120 per cent. but during the same time the exports of Coustantly recurring daches, spalls of.
Along the outposts and at the cape thars dianoss whis reading, weak syes, the letters Britial products to the countries, which are
was practically ao demonstration beyond a for raaning together any of these symptoms indi-free-trade and to colonies whose tariffs action of I- Deroulade and H. Isbert for inviting in the cometary at San Pedro Macate began the bor has authorized imprisonment and proneckers, but toward evening the artillery stailored onto a daticiency in the form of the ero requirurler our contral had increased by 270 per the tranps to mutiny. Both avow that their estate, although in this caso there were more ing. Ginecos only to correot nud caro.
Mr. LAZARUS applies his SPECTA-cont., or two-and-a-quarter times as much, object was to overthrow the parliamentary than blank charges and Filipinos formed the CLES only after testing the sight.
If Lord FAREER's argument were carried Republic.
A terrible disaster is reported from War-
drowned while skating? - ADVICE FREE. 4ts to its fogical conclusion, said Mr. CHAR THE MISSING LINER BULGARIA" targets. With the oxaoption of the tsuni skix mishing, in which two Amoriŝans were killed, BERLAIN, you would aeriso ät this--that it The missing Hamburg liner. Bulgaris line the day passed quietly onough. About half-past
POLITICAL SPEECH. DY MR.- BALFOUR. seven o'clock in the ovoning a fire started in thọ
London, 31st January. dues not matter to na one atam to whom any arrived at the Azoroa
Sunda Cras district ayar them, city gaol, The
The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord | (erritory belongs because we shall dio just ne
police, and enteral additional companies of sol
of the Trocury and M. P. for East Manches mach British trade with that territory, oven
diera were quickly on the scene, but frosh bluzas
ter, akiraseod bis constituents at Manobetar last night. In this course of his spooch Mr. started in balf-a-dosen different places and it afchongh it be under a protectionist fag, ne
was soon that it was the work of incendiaries.
Liberal party would deal with the House. Balfone sort he did not hallove that the we should do if it were under the British
Though the soldiers and native the department, besides the volunteer brigade, which is com
of Lords if they cum-into power, any roforma would only strongthen the Upper Houss
·TO THE DITÓE OF THE "DAHY PRESS." :
They were, Lowever, likely to advocato fco highly praised, worked unceasingly for over SIR-With reference, tho lotter of "Old Home Eule for Ireland and the deestablisb. an hour it was impossible to check the progress China Hand," I am inalined to think that his mont of the Church of England, as these word
time and simply burned itself out friend the "Chinaphobist" was probably right, the only questions on which there backed HE FIFTEENTH ORDINALY AN- devastating two solid blacks of nips and stone The Chinese are not a bloodthirsty ra, and in by a genuine organised public opinion, and be bousse. The Tubabitants were principally fact would be much less easily stirred to action warrel Chunshmen that a controversies that HOLDERS in the Company will be hold at Chinumen and natives, who are now homeless than our own under similar conditions. Doubt had lately arison in connection with the Charoh the Company's Office, No. 9. PLAZA CENTRAL sul penniless. While the fire was in progress lees the details of the caso are horrible enough, had deeply moved the country, Rafurring to Vistoria, on WEDNESDAY, 18th March, at delivered on the 19th of May at. In farnar of who had napaged to slip throught the advanced things mostly are, bat wo must not fall into consious strength of Great Britain and the ing a Statement of Accounts and the Report of Hardson, who sought to obtain an indemnity fifteen in custody. the Hon. E. R. Belilius and against Mr. E. A.
American lines nor Caloocan, and soon had the peror of condamning the race because of a cloinnos of her armaments were the best the General Managers for the year ending 31st in respect of certain calls in the late Bank of
ANOTHER BLAZM.
few. There are devils in all lands. Even our essurity for juniverssi poses, and the commen
December, 188, doolating a Dividend, and elvet China, Japan, and the Straits, Limited, which Bafors nine o'clock fire was disaovered shoutly recently that I read of one who was tried and the United States was the auront guarantee will be CL0981) from 1st to 15th March, both
own glorioon nivilization protsess them. It was sympathy, which existed between Great Britaining a Consalting Committee and Airlitors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company which on the same data were held and owned that separates the nearest native subarb from victims rapidly, ripped them open, and violated were registered in Mr. Hardoon's name and trist, just noross the broadl street Calle Erin porsons within fifteen months. He killed the
days inclusivo by Mr. Belilinn.
the oily. As Roon as the soldiers arrived shoot their bodies, or rathor the defrie, and anid ke The Hon. H. S. Pollock (instrasted by Messrs. ing began and Mansers fell into the city streats, was compelled to commit his horrors by an over Mousey and Brutton) appeared for fir. Har somo bullets even resohing the Hotel Orientering influence." And if the accounts of Deacon and Hastings) for Mr. Beliton. Joon and Mr. E. Robinson lastnoted by Messrs. and La Insular cigar factories. The police wero what is going on in Manilo just now are only
Mr. Pellook continued his address on bebate cororal times shot at frem ustive houses and half true we have not much to be proud of and in order to oustro flis food suply in time of war. the roof of buildings within three hundred should hesitate before raising too great a bao parda of the sanita AR & resnit the and cry against our mighbour. The truth is police potted pretty nearly-avarthing wearing that whether Best of West, if you Uul sorstah white or unlive clothes, and made a number of skindeep you will find the savage, which is over arroste. It was see that a
ready to bronk forth. But so far as China gcas, wa havo it upon no less un sathority than the gifted author of "Chinese Characteristics" that Human life is safer in a Chinese city than in as Amarioan oity; safer in Peking than in New York. We believe it to be safer for a foreigner to traverse the interior of China than for n Cainaman to traverse the interior of
IN APPELLATE. JURISDICTION.
A. S. WATSON & CO., and we had full control of its tariffs. Berous Sin JOHN CARRINGTON CHIEF posed of foreigners, whose werk cannot be
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841
On the othee hand it may be said that
if Mr. CHAMBERLAIN'S argument were carried to its logical conclusion we would
JUSTICE) AND Mt Jostion Wish (Prisma JUDGE).
HARDOON, APPELDANT, V. BELILIOS, BESPONDANT. This was an appeal from a judgment of the
of
FATHER VICTORIN.
C. MOONEY,
Socrotary,
[423
By Order of the Board,
Hongkong, 20th February, 1899.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NUAL MEETING of SHARE-
WINE AND SPIRIT and absurd. The question of Imperial ex- court. in its origitm) jarisdiction which was the police discovered a number of native soldiers though probably exaggerated, as all the foreign affairs, Mr. Balbar declared that the Teraivo o'clock Noox, for the purpose of receiv.
MERCHANTS.
ALL one stocks of Wince and Spirits are elected by experienced beyers on the staff of! our London House, benght direct at first hand,
| arrive at this-that Great Britain should annex the whole world, which is impossible
pansion ce applied to any particular sot of circumstances must therefore in dealt with as one of expediency.
It does not follow, because British Imported in wood gan bottel by oneelves, trade incronica moro rally under the on the date of the liquidation of that company half-a-mile from the first in the Tonda dis- in France and confessed to having killed eleven of civilisation, froeiom, and progress,
British dag than ander foreign tags, that the transfer of any particular territory
thus saving all interaxediate profits, and enabling as to supply the bast growlbs at modorate pricca:
FRICE LISTS, with full details, to be
had on applicatimu.
PORT after removal should be rested a month before uso. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted before being sent out.
from one foreign flag to Another wil necessarily prove detrimental to our in terests, though it may be less favour- able than if the sennafer were
to our own flag Mr. Chambaulain "tays that if we compare British trade to Burnish and British trade 10. Tonkin the difference gives
và gume-eninge for reflection. It does na-
doubtedly give cause for reflection. If Tonkin were under British control the country would be reora prosperous than it is and the value of British trade would be
SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are
true XERS Wines.
CLAR T.-Our CLARETS, in-ager. But Tonkin under French control cluding the lowest priced, are s
more prosperous and affords better guaranteed to be the genuine produci openings for trade thau ander the former of the juice of the grape and are not native regime. Formosa, again, has passed artificially made from raisins and from China to Japan, and notwithstanding currants, as is generally the case with that the latter is now imposing a protective Cheat Wines.
tarif we may take it for granted that British trade with the island will increase more rapidly than it would have done under the corrupt Chinese rule. The er pausion of other Powers, though it may WHISKY.All our WHISKY is not minister to our prosperity 20 grently as British expansion, is not necessarily
BRANDY.-All our BRANDY is guaranteed to bo pure Coonan, the diference in price being merely a question of age and vintage.
of excellent quality and of greater ngeuimical to our interests, provided that it than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY narked does not over territory that Great Britain
E is universally popular, and is requires herself. If we are not prepared! pronounced by the best local connois- to turn any particular derelict country to sers to be superior to any other good soccent ourselves it is a short sighted brand in the Hongkong market.
policy to prevent other Powaru doing on.
We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
A. S, WATSON & Co., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG BISPENSARY.
NOW READY.
FOR
DIRECTORY
THE HRONICLE AND
CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. MALAY STATES, NETEER LANDS INDIA, PHILIP- PINES, BORNEO, &o.,
1 8 9.9 THE THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL ISSUE
Huns
MARRIAGES.
On the 28th Febensry, at St. John's Cathedral, by the Rev. F. Cobbold, M.A., Ir. J. But, ever- mens Medical Depard, to A. E. PEYRIDOCKE, Eldea daighter of J. H. PEREUDDOCKE, Wiekto, 100 A Hongkong, on the 28th February, before the Registrar-General, E. J. Mose, of Cirencester. Eng land and of Yoltalmox, Japan, to ELLEN, witow of the late J. S. Roms, of Yokohamad, and of Shreebary, glina. No cards.
160
Ou the 2nd February, 1899, at H.B.M.% eulate, and afterwards at the Ioly Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. ledges Wad ENSINGTON KENT, second son of Chile KENT, Donet, England, to JOSEPHINE MARE SKINER eldest daughter of G. L. SKINNER, of Shanged.
DEATHS At Blanglia, on the 22nd February, 1899, at 8.30, Madame VICTORISE. CITABANE Butas, eged 50 years.
At Sianghai, on the 23rd February, 1899, Lurs, the heloved son of Francisco XAVIER, and Aures ÊEQUIRA, aged mouths.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, March Ist, 1829.
to-morrow afternoon.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held
total volume of China's trade in 1893 was the largest on record.
We (N. C. Daily Neics) undorstand that the
MRA.H. White, U.B. Dopaty Coustal-General at Canton on the 27th February co Acting is at Shanghai, took oburge of the U.S. Consulate
Charge
In today's supplement will be found the annual reports and statements of account of the National Bank of China, Limited, and tho Hongkong Rope Maanfacturing Co., Limited.
The Manchester Chamber of Commerce have Suggested to the Forsign Offse that a British Commercial agent should be appointed to repre Bent British internals at Vladivostok.
The Singapore Free Press Wo hoar that the Antoon Apurr les ten sold for 34000 to Captain Erhardt, seting on behalf of a gyudicate of Shanghai. She is scpacte hare on the 26th February from Calcutta with a surge of Indian coal, after discharging which Captain Azhardt will take over the ship.
The Changking correspondent of the N. C Busly Nazra writes:-Capt. Pottinger and party surveying left bore on Monday, the 23rd of Jadiary, fler a two wosks' visit, for Ya waufe, escorted by Afty Chinese troops, whe will seny thou all the way. MAR. Colquhoun arrived here on the 23rd of January and leaves ne on the Bth of February; b ratole of the same route as Capt. Potlinger,
Francisco
Says the Sun If Consul-Gouoral Wildaaaa has any mere Chronicla →→ Aguinaldos on hand will he kindly keep tham in his cellar with vouchere attached P" The. same paper also has the following :—“ If Agni- akdo is playing for another $400,000 he will have to take it in lead. The Enited States done not use silver bulleta in negotiating with its eamies.
We are informed by Musara, Latgans, Einst- un Co., General Agauls of the Greut Eastern and Caledonian Goid Mining Co Limited, that a' talograro bag boen voocived from the Manager of the mines as follows: Only small quantity crushed, owing to breakdown in machinery mostly fiaus, poormat part pad-
MB. Acquira in a recent spooch declared | dock ; 50 tout, 59 oat, does nolžinolude 2 tent rita concentraton, Will, recommence in- diately."
that sinely out of overy hundred members
of the Kiberni party wero in favour of Imperial expansion. Land CHARLA BELTS- The N. C: Daily Neaus says:-Wo would draw the attention of the Marine Insurance Companies FORD, on the other hand, tells us that we to the froquaney of stemmers that come to Slang de nos want to see any more of the charthai getting ushoro through look of local low. painted red. The “Littio Englander "has letgo and using no pilots on board. Only
nikh been defined by Mr. CHAMBERLAIN ÜB BINAR
recently maz-of-war narrowly sscaped running ground
Working at who honestly believes that the expansion of through the puruace of the Kanstor of an incoming stemor. With the prosant
J
the Empire carelee with it obligatious which state of the river only those trading soufinually ats out of proportion to its advantagea, a on the coast should be allowed to marigate these definition which would appear to includo waters without licensed pilots.
our recant distinguished visitor, on the One of the results of the war in the Philip- strength of his declaration about not want-pines was to apply our progresmire, yet in ing to see any more of the churt painted como respecta strangely backward, colony with the long-felt want of u lithographic printing red; but Lord CHARLES bimelt would no catullishment. This has for some months been doubt repudiate the imputation of boing a at work at Kennedytowa and we belière dat Lidla Englduder, and in the popular to its utmost os pacity. We have been favoured from its opening till now it has been employed estimation me politiain or statesman could with a copy of a Calendar for 1899 in several wall be. laas typical of that class it colours issued by the peopriaters. Presurs of
onders prevented its earlier isans. Its appear any such clngs can be said to exial t
pace will doubtless induce many of our local "the present time. The Empire cannot as to wayport lomi: enterprise, as they ought help expanding, however unwelcun the to do Dew obligations may at first team, bad as regards the general principle no party line of cleavage can be detected. But when we
leave the general and descend to the pur
THE ROYAL HONGEUNG GOLF
BEST SCORE CUF FOR FEBRUARY. The following are the returns danded in
tionlar, differences of opinion begin to mini-Lieut. Brown, R.N. 99 ZBI
fost thamanives on between theso in whon! caution proponderates and those who are more reckless of ourwequences. Then it is that the cautious was calls the temerarinus as a Jingo and the temerarione AR raturia by calling his opponent » Lättle
Ll. Moltenzie-Grieve, L.N. 86
B entries...
of appellant. quoting ones in support of his contaations.
Withont calling upon Mr. Robinson, the Court dismiered the appeal with costs.
NATIVE UPRISING. SALE OF RACE PONIES.
had began and troops all over the city were Messrs. Hughes and Hough, suctionora, ordered out. Heavy guards patrolled all the principal streets and sentries were placed near side the City Hall, the following race ponies to localities. No cat was slowed to learn yesterday afternoon sold by prišlé ngôtion, out-
the houses and a few natives who disregarded and haoks
Starting Bold Corasauds were alot.
Namo of pony.
at.
8
Lidl.
$
25
On reaching the Calle Iris the soldiera en.
gaged a number of Filipinos and bullat kept flying across the street in lively style until the Konoody fire forced the nativer back, but the shooting still dentinned through blazing housos and along the creeks. A captain of the police was hefore the fire shot through the cheek and two privates wounded reached.
Queru's Gardens...
* 29 Parchaar, Mr. Straightaway
23 05 (Winner "The Lucky Cup ')
Dr. Hobarts Crest pony, Jack
20 50 Mr. Keonely Black pouy, hack
...35 156 "Bir r Herava MeMuhou Yarmouth Bloster, white ... 25 45
Mr. Thornhill Amor
30 110 (Winner Pagoda Cup" 5'ghai)
Capt. Hatbars, R. W. F. Obi.
... 100 135 (Winnar Wild Ross Cup")
Capt. Hanburg, R. W. F. Gruif
Capt Banbury, . W. E
50 75 Capt. Hanbury, R. W. F.
50 115. Capt. Honbury, R. W. F.
11
50... BG
Adler
Strathmist
Strathdoon
Red Raz
... 50 66 Mr. Thornhill Variety
..... 50 105 (Winnor "Nil Desperandum Stakes"
Capt. Haptory, Traveller
100 310 (Wianer John Peel Steeplechase)
Mr. Whitehou Minarel
50 95
"
the United States."-Ista, Sir, Yean tealy,
ANTI-PREJUDICE.”“ Canton, 7th February, 1800
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. The following telegrams are from Australian papers received by the N. Y. K. steamer Omi
Maru
"THE CZAR'S CONFERENCE,
London, 30th Jannary. It has boon armnged that the International Conferanse, proposed by the Craz, to consider the question of armaments, shall be held at - London, 3th January... It is expected that at the international con- ference Gormany will support au oxtension of
Brussels.
and as this district has bean a notorious hotbed It was sales to attempt to avo property
started now fires on the loft in the native of crime, several soldiers crossed over nud: quarteze. The old Tondo Cathedral narro escaped raination with the rest, bat was acved. ialart.
Dozens of people dartying mail bundles attempted to cross into the American firey, Two hundred men and women, Ba tiren and Chinamen were taken prisoners and
started right behind the American outposts in this added to binay and oak to the ether two. Hit the forces of the various Fowers. the thickly settled Tendo market place, and deals principsily with the smooour of the wounded in tims of war, bat will resist any proposed to all of which kept on burning until next day. BURNED THEIR WAY TO CALOOCAN. In the morning. Major Goodsk with sight companies started on the merch to Caloocan,
PUBLIC GRANARIES.
London, 30th January. the Board of Agriculture, in a sprach delivered The Fight Hou, W. A. Long, Fresident of at Newenste last night, referred to the proposal to establish public grazuries in Great Britain,
and they must dagvad upon the navy for the Ho stated that such grauaries would be useless, maintenance of the food supplies,
INCÉRIATE INSTITUTIONS.
London, S1st January,
It has been arranged that the Treasury shall deletion of persons who are committed to contribute towards the cost of the compulsory inebriate instituitous auler the provision of the Inebriates Act passed last session, which
came into force on the 1st January.
DEATH OF THE EARL OF LINDSEY.
Lordua, 30th January, The death is announced to-day of the Earl of Lindsay, in his B4th year.
FOOTBALL TEAM" FOR AUSTRALIA,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...
General Managers, Hongkong, 27th Fobrzary, 1899. [393 THE CHINA & MANILA. STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED.
SIXTEENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING at SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Company's Office, No. 9, Prata ÛENTRAL, at 11 adlock A.M., for the purpose of receiving Victoria, on THURSDAY, 16th Maret, 1900, a Statement of Accounts and tho Raport of the December, 1598, declaring a Dividend, and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors, General Managers for the year ending 31st
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company! will be CLOSED from the 2nd to the 16th Marou, both days inclusivo.
ISHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hengkong, 28th February, 1889.
[610 HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
London, Bist January. ball tea to visit the Anstralias colonies for o Mr. Molineux has arranged a powerfal foot-
thar during the coming screen. The team in- cludes Byrne, Hussoy, Nichols, Timoine," Fooks, Elliott, Dudgeon, Gibson, JarmaIS, Stant, and Franke who are all prominent inter-E DIVIDEND of 8 % por Shore and untional playera. The rest of the tear are conatry players.
THE HIGH CHURCH MOVEMENT.
London, 27th Janowy, It is reported that a number of intuential High Churchimen have resolved at the next
some thirty-five killed. Suddenly another fire the previsions of the Geners Copreation, which alections to support Liboral candidates against Shareholders are requested to apply for
London, 21st January. The Icading Continental journala uro pinoli cally airanimous in discouraging the Czar's pro-
London, 3rd February,
Boans of per Shore for the Feix months ending 31st December, 1898, declared at Monday's Ordinary Yearly Bosting, will be "PAYABLE `ut the premises of the Hoxenona (AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, on and aftor TUEJDAY, the 25th February, und prezent, werabers of the House of Commons Dividend Warrante at the Company's Office, who hold Erastin views on Church matters. No. 14, PRAYA CENTRAL It is beliored that this notion will endanger By Úrder of the Board of Directors, forty Beals now held by Conservativus pe Liberal
THUS, BOSE, Unionists.
Secretary, London, 1st February Hongkong, 28th February, 1899. [611 In uncation with the anti-Ritualistic agita THE WEST POINT BUILDING COM.
PANY, LIMITED" in the Albert Hall, London, last night, at which 10,000 persons wore present. The chair
NOTICE OF CALL. was crepied by Lord Kinnaird, and 150 towa in Great Britain were represented at the set
Mr. G. H. Potts clearing out the intervening country, as they Fosal for an international conference te consider tion, a great meeting of Protestants was bald
wook They encontre opposition right on the question of armaments. the start and within 800 yards of Calle Tria one American was killed and four wounded. Nthe shortly announce that Russis intoace to abstain The Daily News states that the Came will natives took rofage in Corral surrounded by atone walls and fought for over half-an-hour from Ivorassing her armaMANÍA before they were killed. One old fellow, on
TEE GUSTAVS:ZEDA,” whom no weapons were found, bad apparently.
London, 28th January, Mesars Tarrow and Coat Poplar, the bswa pipking chickens throughout the fighting
Sawbee...
Centipede
Moatebollo ... (Winner "Consolation Blakes")
Athos
50 65
50 (Bought in). 100 305
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he died with the rest. A short distanos fur well-known builders of torpedo beats, declaro ther along the line of the steam-tramway a body that the French submarine torpedo buat Gustavs Mr. G. B. Potts of about fourty soldiers were strongly entrenched Zede, of which so much has been heard recently, and a privule of the 23rd US. Infantry was killed is both unsafe and ineffective. Mr. Hastings before the mon swept over the trinch and found MR. ASQUITII ON FOREIGN ELLATIONS.
twenty-soron Filipinu bodies. The rest scaped
London, 28th January, The Right Hou, H. H. Anquith, who was into the brush and kept up 31vely aniping until dark, when mest of them managed to escape Home Secretary in this lato Libural Cabinet, in arcand the swamps on the left of the Kapsas & sposal delivered last night declared that Hr. May troops. About sixty en supposed to have ninety out of every hundred members of the
thrown away their arms and uniforms gave Liberal party were in favour of Imperial ex Capt. Hanbury themselves up to the advanced American lines at pansion. He urged, however, the adoption of Queensberry
...75 155
Calocean. As the troops from Moufle marched, policy of friendship towards France, and the (Winner Mafoor Race)
they burned ovary thing before thom and left a conglusion of u working agreement between Cept. Hanbury trail of smoking aipa hooves. The district to G Britain and Ruwais." Grasshopper...
304·250
t'ronghly cleaned out and the native atlampt
FARR'S BANK ROBBERY. Capt. Hanbury
ang failus with the exception of the fun
London. 28th January. Jita Crack
70 125
properly;
Some further disclosures have been made in connection with the recent theft of £70,000 fa noles from the cashier's drawer at Parr's Baalt,
(Winner "Visitom Cup")'
75 105
This is the first organized attempt at a native Mr. Open aprising that has taken place. The police ex
on the watch for it, and it is hoped that the in the fature. savare measures employed will disesuraga otkors STREETS DESERTED AFTER DARK
Biziet anders have been saved against the appearance on the streets of any one, native or foreigners, after veren o'clock,, and from this time until daylight the city is entirely given over to tho seklieza.
Jim Crowd
75 15 (Winner" Civil Service" Cay)
Capt. Hanbury The Wizard...
... 100 195 Capt. Hanbury Kerdiler...
40 65 Capt. Haaliery Waggles
25 45 Mr. Des Voeux
25 55
Mainstay
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Americans and foreigners who desire to carry coucauld wapons meat obtain written permits from the Provost Marshal
in St. Bartholomew's face, London. The
The moating decided to telegraph to the Queen, asking her Majesty to order that legislation be introduood to prevent the Ritualistic practices izen adopted in many of the Anglican churches.
TOTICE is hereby given that at a Meeting of the Board of Directors of the above (ENTRAL, Vistaria, Hongkong, on the Sixth Company hell at No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD day of December, 1898, the following Resalu,
tion was passed.
The Right Hon. 4. J. Balfour, First Lord That a first and final call of Ten Dollars "(810) per share, upon all the Shureholders in of the Trossery, replying to a deputation of
"the abovo Company, in respect of all the shares Protestante he waited upon him at Manchester held by thou in the above Company, be and yesterday, gaid his views on education in Irelandthe same is hereby made. Such call to be. wore the same now as thoas expressed by him a decade ago, but he had not committed bie party Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- "paid to the Company at thoir Bankers, the matter of indifferenos to him whether heLun on or before the 1st day of March, to any dell its goarne of notion. It was a "tion, Queen's Road Central, Visteria, Hong- remained in public life or not, I was entitled to express his corecisations, views, With Bir William Harcourt, he strongly deprocate any legislativo interferonse with the alleged luwlessness in the Church of England unless it wors, shown that the Bishops failed in enforcing obetimes to their instructions on the part of the clergy
BHINDUTËDING ACTIVITY,
London, 31st January. The greatest activity continues to prevail in oard boards and string in which the stolen notes the shipbuilding trade in Great Britain, The hot been england have been fanud in the various fires on the Clyde have now uient lavatory of the bank, and it is suspected that work on hand to occupy them for the next the thief was a diangpointed employee. As eighteen months, and they are in consequence already reportal, thirty-six £1000 autes and rofusing further orders for the prosent. twenty-two £500 notes were returned through the post, and it has now transpired that the returned notes were accompanied by an anony meus letter, in which it was declared that the sonder was honest, but was the creature of circumstances.
Hector...
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... 200390 (Winner Valley" Stakes)
Fires still continue braaking out in varioné Sir Harton MeMahon purtu of the city, that is, antside of the walled
FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN, A
London, 29th January, 30 135 Concession
town, and the aukliers have been burning out The Faria newspapers, referring to the rela Capt. Simonds the native houses along the city front but in tions between France and Great Britain în con, Blizzard...
50, 85 every inse they have been kopi čudar control. Mr. Bruce
nection with the Egyptiun question, nekuca Many of the foraiga ladies and wives of edge that Great Britain's pain in Egypt 75 315
officers bave gone to live on transports or has lost some of its bitterness for France, since Mr. Whitehead merchants whips antil the treable blows over, the Bondan bas been conquered by Great Britain,
50.95 Hundreds of natives proclaiming friendship Capt. Simonde and fearing for their lives hare gone to live on lighters in the bay. All the river boats and Wing Yuen cargo lighters have been ordered out of the
59 160 Capt. Hanbury water. In spite of all the alarming sirom
river and are now anchored out near the break 50 8tanno good order is maintained and if on Mr. Kennedy complies with ellerdome life is al
30165 On the afternoon of the 23rd ist Marines Mr. Gray landed from the English and Japanese warnitin 80 145 and went on gearth; ak the banics, and some of Capt. Hanbury the latter in the Japanese quarters.
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Dan pony, book
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10 15
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As I sm writing, the boom of artillery and M. L. Roux the crack of in utry can distinctly be heard.
10 45
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY,
A TRADE DISPUTE.
London, Slat January. Mr. John Burns, the Labour loafor, has ex- pressed the opinion that the griovauses of the Finsterers' Union are not sufficient to justify a strike of the baking trades. NATIONAL MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION.
Landen, lat February, The National Master Builders' Association is tahlishing & Foremen's Union, and le inslet- ing that all foremen employed by members of the audiatich shell join the new union..
HONOURS CONFERDED.
London, 29th January..
London, lat Fabrnary. A movement is on foot in Edinburgh to pro- ride residences in that city for Indian and his position as one of the Jedgas of the Court Bir Henry Hawkins, whe recently resigned cloning stadsuts who are attending the Eidiu of Queen's Bench, has been raised to the burgh University
pourego, and takes this title of Baron Brampton
RECEPTION BY THE TOZE L Baron Croner, British Agent and Consul. chess of Connaught, who have lately her visit. The Eart of Elgin, Jato Vicares of India, Their Royal Highnesses tia Duke and Du- - General Egypt, has been created a Viscont ng Lady, have had an audience with his Holi has been created a Knight of the Garter.
the Pops,
THE ASHES OF COLUMBUS.
London, 29th January, The Archtishop of San Domingo assorte that
It is bes than a mile away, but 10 ous appears the bones, supposed to be those of Christopher Mr. Kennedy disturbed beyond the nativos employed, whe Columbus, which were recently removed from
are in fear of their lives, lest the soldiers Cons
10
50
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Ms. Waleyn in after them. In fast the last three weeks Harana, and reintered at Boville with great have been so exciting that little less than the sermony, are not those of Columbas, hut of Mr. Fallerton sinking of a battleship will canse surprise. hls Bo, Diego.
10 20
25 40
Dering the first few days the people were Chinswoman wrought up tas high pitch and the popping of o
10 15
sodu Tater battle on the Escola would cause Wing Yu them to rush to the window or lodge into door. ways, but for most citizens the peried has blown Mr. Kennedy over. There is no use speculating we just
wait and accept what the morrow brings forth. GUNBOATYORKTOWNZ, AND TRANSPORT "SCANDIA"
75 170
The Peluco, (Winner" Gymkhana" Stakes)
Capt. Hanbury Pal O'Hara, hack
Sterling. polo pony Banker, pole pony The Ute (Winner "Wong-nai-okong
Earl Marshall Grey Tolo pass Mullet, pola poay. Black pony, haok Gray pony Silver Link, polo puny
10 15
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30
ARRIVE.
ZA GERMAN LOAN,
A SUDDEN DEATE
1890."
By Order of the Board of Directors.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY •
COMPANY, LIMITED, General Agents, THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LIMITED. Hanokove, 1st January, 1890.
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THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING CO. LIMITED. (IN LIQUIDATION).
REFERENCE Sharobolders ON THE
PREGISTRE of the abuse-Colapany con
now obtain Sorip for Shares ite Queen Mines, Limited, upon executing an Agreement in my glow, '.
Sharobolders NOT ON THE REGISTER may transfer shares to me, but no other trans- fers can be rogistored.
W. HUTTON POTTS, Liquidator.
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Ofice, No. 2, Albert Road,
Ofice hours, to Fa Hongkong, 1th January, 1899.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM. PANY, LIMITED.
NOTIOS.
THE CERTIFICATE No. 545, dated ith January, 1884, of the Five Shares Nos. 621 to 625 in this Company, standing in the name of Miss MARIA ELIZA D'ENCARNAÇÃO, piration of one month from the date hereof the of Macno, has beon LOST, and if the x-
abare document bo not forthcoming another Certificate will be ismed by the Company, and thereafter ne other will be acknowledged,
Dated 23rd February, 1899.
GEO. L. TOMLIN,
Acting Secretary."
London, 1st February. The Dov: Dr. Berry, Congrogational Minix- at Welrethampton, yesterday, expired sud-560] tor, whil effeiating at a funers! at Bisten, dosly white ongaged in prayer. The cof death was heart disease.
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ar veut Console to the amount of 200,000,000 of which is to aid indents in pursuing their Gals Gossip... marks (10,050,000), the price being 918. This studies, and especially those engaged in reinst Pear's Karcopedia amennt will cover the administrative require-o rosorch. The Mothschilds firm hava also: China in Decay, by Krausee ments of the Government for the year 1809. | subscribed: £10,000, but the total amount res | Yesterdays in Le Philippines, by Stevens 4.50 Several other banke are so-operating with the quired is stated to be £500,000,
New Far East, by Dios... Deutsch Bank in this large financial operation;
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The guabout Yorktown and troopship Scandia arrived from the United States yesterday morn- Capt. Trefusie ing and anchored near the flagship Olympia. EXTRAORDINARY REVITATIONS
The Seandia brige the 20th, UL. Infantry,
- London, 10th January Capt Fanbury who saw service in Cuba. The trip was made
General Woodford, who was United States 100 260 in the fost time of twenty sight days. Briga. Minister at Madrid at the time of the outbreak "Flakm). ( dier-Cionerel Wheaton, is in command of the of war between Spain and Americs, basi de
Capt Troftris expedition.
livered, a spooch at New York, in which ho 25 196
The tendsport Morgan City, which left the stated that when the worship Mains was blown Capt. Hanbury same day sa the Soundte, is expected is marrow up in Harana Harbour the United States naval,
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Langusion inatenoted to endeavour to post.
The Dritish steamer Faisan, from Shangtai Capt. Hanbury
The Yorktown visited Honoluh the Fadrone pens a rapture with Spain for two wraths; but 24th Fob, and Swaton 27th, had light to mode- QUERN 18 95
islands, mud Gum. At the last port she met this would have failed, had it not been for the rato N.E to N. winds and clear weather to Mr. Kennedy the Beatington, and coated. When the Amor unfaltering friendship of Great Britain
watow From Esse to port light variable 10 15
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