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"Recent experiences had shown them "what grave abimes crept in under EYE-SIGHT."the presont arrangement. Mr. Ossonse "And himself were appointed a comp- "nitice to enquire into these buses, aud in thoir opinion such things oculi Occult Opticien, of Londos and Cafoutis, way "sot be put a stop to until the Board bad lio ecnaultod for SPECTACLES at

-Mɛ. N. LAZARUS,

FLETCHER & Co.■ PHARMACY, (Opposite the Honakeno' Horni},

Business Hours:

9 a.m. to 5 F.A

A

THE HONGKONG DATLY FRUN, JUBIVA), MARCII ZUM, 1888.

The report of the Hongkong Hot Cerealiation and lack of foresight on the part Limited, will be found in to-day v supplement.

A Bontoh descer sedes the patronage of the St. Andrew's Boolety is acnognood for the 25th March

$300

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alipo Momtrini and Nethereols Hospitals hogs to knowledge with thanks the following douations to the funds

Pork Guild, Hongkong... of the Hospitals:

Tai Shing Paper Manufacturing Co. The Rev. Father Vigaan, who has been long realident in Hongkong, is returning to Italy. Italien oraiser Marco Polo ar chaplain, Tho for reasons of health, and will travel by the Ror. Father is a well-known and popular zomber of Hangkong Society and his departure and in ease will be regretted by a large circls:

The return of the essen of communicabis week in a follows: Babonis plagun base; diese notfiled as occurring in the colony last. "sole control of the slaughter-luguson." Yets deathing diphtherin-1 case; anterio fever, the Government declines to give the Board 1 oase 1 death; smallper, 2 cases, 1 death... auch entrel. The only reasonable explona- tion of the refusal is that administrativa obanges are impoading and it is decured desirable to postpicne the transfer of the mangement of the slaughter-housse votil: those changes have taken effect. We can not, in the absence of any information se to the nature and probable date of the changes, recoguise the explanation na n suficient one, for it the Sanitary Board were reccnstructed, or a Municipal Counail formed, the new body would naturally take over the machinery of the existing Board as a going concern and, there would be no dislocation of the routine work. It 1458

would be well, however, if oùn of the up- official members of the Legislative Council)

A great praportion of cataracts and diseseo affecting those advancing in life ocour to thos hering some deficiency in the senstruation the ayce, the many years of "Eyo Stram anding in ssrions forms of diseases. Glasses Apecially adapted in youth to those requiring them seva and preserve the sight.

Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimness when rasding, woak eyes, the letters running together; any of those symptoms indi. ente a deficiency in the form of the ore requie ing (as only to correct nail euro.

Hr. LAZARUS applies his SPECTA.

#LES only after tasting the sight.

ADVICE FRÈE.

LATEST TELEGRAM.

(PROM TONKEN PAPERGJ POLITICAL PARTIES IN FRANCE, PARIA, 28th February; Searoties have Been gondasted in the boueus would afford the Governmost an opportunity of the Anti-Semitic League and Benspartint of definitely stating its position in this controlabilities to ascertain the rawications of the ter by asking for a statement of the reasons League with the Royalist and Bonapartist com- on which the rejection of the Sitary Board's recommendation is based. The

A. S. WATSON & CO., qucation is af some importance, not

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DOTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

AJL our stucks et Wines and Spirita are soloated by experienced bayers on the staff of var London House, bought direct at first band, imported in wood and bottled by curseing, thus saving all intermediate profie, and enabling us to supply the best growths at moderata (prives.

mitices.

PARIS. 27th February.

Numerous papers were seized in the course yesterday's marshes. No incident occurred

only as affecting the food supply, but also as affecting the character of the snil farmer is The administration.

7

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

to make out of the business eight or rino thousand dollars a year, which sum under a proper system ought either to go into the

646 March

of

CORRESPONDENDE,"

FUSILIERS,

(a) the all-important taria queation

ment

they are bent on a gokiligungs of the war which has so unfertunately commenced these is danger of the foreign trade of the entry- aließy British-being greatly interfered with for two or three years Aud wares till: If

(0.1 the kind of indefinite promise that when they are deemod by Mr. MaKinley to be Atted of the British Gorerament in competion

for is the Filippos will be grouted elf-govern We do not hold ourselves responsible for the with other portions of the African coa

ment.

Ae you very rightly point ont in your loader an obeoxious kynium of Government is forced an tinent. He said that for a long period thinking man that the position of the Tert MESSING OF THE ROYAL WELCHassday last, bas United States have given the people at the point of the bayout. I think au goarantees at all, but at the Filipinos to it may bo luken for granted that the blessings of years was orfectly clone to every opinions expressed by our correspondente.) agness is Delsgea Buy must become a sharp

that they may find their new moeturs kinder-country, and instead of the United Staton being thorn in the side of British progess in South

The tosintacco of the in a position to render us raluable assistance in Sic-The ratepayers of Great Britain are then the old ones." themselves and at one time would have soosted

the circumstances. If they did not resist under which is now ajur and being gradually shot by Afrion, The Portuguess set no store on 1 TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESA" but unconditionsly and trust to Providence of lasting praes will never be obervable in the arron, one of the best Colonial Ministers they

very small nur in corporation. Lard Cazader the impresion that their saldiareare now Filipinos, as you seart, ja not surprising audor forcing open the door of commnere in China, ever had, undertook to buy the olaires of Portue well educated that they have biome men

senso and understanding. From the latter acch circumstances they would be fit only for our tendo rivals, we shall find our casin Co- signed New Messing" in your ine of March the rule of others; they would give strong plaising of the strain on their finances caused" pines, the decline of trade with the istuda, and dth it would soom that there are some who hase ordens of total atuers for salf-govern by a large army of woonpation in the Philip gal ont ef Dolagça Bay for a sue which was

As regards the expression of your opinion in utter lack of disposition to tapond millions, svar publicly mentioned in the House of Com naderstood be under a hundred

As the letter may mislead your villan that the time sotme to have arrived when the sud perhaps sacrifice valuable lives, in securing she thought, but which it was all been taught to write, but without aenu; and to pounds, at the Government would not fish Test, but without understanding... to the occasion, and new be supposed they wouldders I shall bo obliged if you will inform Amerionts should definitely state what their for all time a dominant position in the greatest be vory glad to give the Portugueso a million other that The Queen's Regulations make it intentions azo" I believe opery naprejudinou merket in the world. I an vory glad, though, a couple of millious for Dalagoa Bay, Speaking" about Lussian progress in Central Asia, the possible for an allicer to "ignore" the oom-mader of your journal is ready to say to te sile to auto sare, sir, that the Jeclaror sail that parsonally be tight Eng-pisats of those nuder him, even if he wished to Hear, haar 1 is the indecision, the Flipinos are as willing today as they he may not always find himself able to mosels. The tension, long sepense cansed by failure of turned to Cavite last May, from Hongkong, on for annesing the countries which lay at her ignoring the complaints or wishes of his men that ins cansed-recently so and ill feeling, made with Govoral Aguinaldo before he ze to their requests, but he in bound to, and in the United States to definitely state what their board the 0.8.3. Crepes The Filipines land End no ground of complaint against Endo so. I have never board of a British offer vacillation of the United States Executivo ever were to stand by the arrangensat the Filipinos, the tariff to be imposed on importa a fair fold sail no favour in their country, progress in a friendly spirit, on to draw a ling before him. doors. England had so ulatra to them and what she should have done woe to view line variably docs lavestigate, all watters brought intentions and is, respect of their proxisca to wish for Ponse, they desire that there sholi ba. ff.

The Army Order which regulates the mossing and exports, the studied attempt to falsify the and they design that the United States should and say this far and no farther, bat she did

position of Aguinalde and discredit his onvuys,ostablish, as originally agreed, a protocitrate. not to this. Time after time more or less allowance contains these words angry dess skolos passed between England and

The allowance skall be at the rate of 19 his friends and siltisers, and--as an American! La conclusion I log to assume you that I sa in "Russlu. England was sewage harking and grow ling at the keele of Russia, but she never at any costs of a dollar a day in Hongkong as journat said, the other day by catablishing a position to prove that the Agreement withi point drew a line end, said, "Thas for shaft, contribution towards extra messing hitherto consorate of telegram out him off from bis Genorat Aguinaldo; made with Admiral Dewey X-Independenes of the Philippines under The soldiers who alected to serve under the advisers at a ritical time and proteat alarming through Conaal-Geveral Pratt, and sanctioned thou ge sud no farther, and it yen do pass that charged to the soflior."

bas bean mors then moet nations could atanil.

an Alorican. Protectorato to prevent foreign aggression. line we are proparel to go to war." The wall not been stopped for a single week, and Bng Those who carmined under the old Regulations Yet up to the time of the recent at deeply continue to pay their contribution towards the regrettable aostilities near Marils and the was that Kassin's progress in Central Aais had new Hegalatiens pay nothing for their mening. Town from Koaching the States from Manila," by the U. S. Government, was as follows:-

warning, of oils, there was no anarchy in tho lead had sat ovory Envien to think that extra messing, eis, 3ds day, the equivalent bombardment, without the obserranes of das The allowance is not part of a soldier's pay country. The. Fost and Telegraph services were British empire was the sworn toe of his country in Hongkang of whieb is 13 renta (Haar, hear. The borer mentioned Eng fand'e wavering policy on the north-west frontier for him te spond as he wishes, but is made for in operation and working smoothly, trade s of India. They right he told that this is the express purpose of providing extens to the being carried on by the gaul routes and in the due to the exigencias of party Government.

Dational Congress had been established ut That was no doubt trap so far as it went, but Government rations; and amanding oficers usual way, while a sot of geverement offesa and are responsible that it is so expended. The did not go to the root of the matter. The root greatest ears and attention are paid in the or-Maloles whish, I submit, will not sufer hỹ of the matter was the waut of imagination and perception, the slowness, the dullness, the on Ponditure of this allowance and the soldiers are comparison with similar institutions in Young past is that which has recently baso caused, sympathetic character of the average English-ruquested to make their wishes as to eline of Japan. The only auoroby oxisting for boulbs mon: 3 ho matees required education and so I enclose the diot return for this work, and as I intimate, by the vacillation and aggression lightenment; they required to be taught its ning I hope you will show it to any symachlaerof the States. It was Lord Salisbury who nificence of the great empire handed down fru with Now Messing" in order that he, orehe, few years ago, when speaking at the their forefathers; the present conditions by which

it

extra food known.

public revenue or to be utilised in lowering BEFORE SIR JOHN CARRINGTON (CHIE they muletained that empire, and the methods uns judge whether or no the allowance is spent Lord Magar's banquet, said that England

the fees and sc-reducing the price of food. If the Governorat, pronounces in favoar of the present system and derliuos to give reasoaa justifying its choice unfavourable inferences might be drawn.

hai.

Thora were 2,623 visitors to the City Hall Museus last week, of whom 163 were Europeans. it A fire took place at the Chartered Bank's premises at Tientsin on the 11th Fobraers

owing to the displacement of a brick in the chimney, but was extinguished before much damage was done.

PRICE LISTS, with full details, to be bad og upplivation, PORT after renoval should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at ONCO should be ordered to be decanted hefore being sent out.

SHERRY, Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior

Testerday morning Kowloon was the scous Vintagon

true XERES of some interesting maneuvres in connection Wines.

with the Naval Brigado. A body of marines CLARUT Our CLARETS, in-gardal the coal depot, another body of marinos being stationed on the hills. The Bluejackala cluding the lowest priced, are attacked from over the hills, and so far us wẹ guaranteed to be the gennine product caz gather they are supposed to Lave been enc rovoivod thers.

cersful. of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.

All are

JUSTICE

II. The ports of the Philippines to be free -to the trade and commerce of all nations. IL-Dno precentious to prevent indux of

Chinese aliens.--

IV-Complete reformation of prosont eer- rupt judicature under experienced Earop- onn adviser.

V-Entire frontem of the Press, of associa

tion, and public mosting. V1-pkste religions toleration. VII-Facilities to be given for developing the natural resourcon of the islands accom- panied with the removal of hindrances to the developmeal of industries. VIII.The opening up of the whole country

by means of wide roads and railways. IX-All Spendsh officials to be removed to pome plan of safety pending repatriation to Spain. This hea aposial referendo tu the Friars.]

and prozesses by which they might hope to in the best interest of the addier and in the could not be hold blameless for the shocking

R. B. MAINWARING,

added and he then, as now, hold office as Primo haad it dowa, unimpaired to their posterity, mannor intended. I nu, sir, yours faithfully stake of affairs then prorailing in Iroland. Ho

Lt-Colonel

Mister England ban boan guilty of the orie PROMISSORY NOTH TRANSACTION,

There was a very important and Bollateral

Comdg. 2nd Batt

of vacillation. She had blown bot under one

X.-Expulsion of the religions oorportions. Boral Welch Fadliers.

ministry in her dealings with Traland) and In this oso Berardino de Jeans Fernandes, sport of this question which he wanted to

preserve law and order and prevent repri Murray Barracks, 6th Marob, 189),

aold under another, there had been a fixed XL-Gene Aguinaldo to guarantee to Count de Banns Fermaudos, sought to recover bring before them, and that was the mosessity

sals against defenceless Spaniards. fron Cassam Moon the sum of $4,500 paid to which he thought they were under of cultivat

policy. The unsettled the minds of people and

Finclosed herewith I have the pleasure to the National Bank of Chim under a promissorying in their children imagination, perception,

eneburaged and engendered suspicion and gusts the individual fancy, the individual tarte, the nute for which his late father was garsetor,

PHILIPPINES AFFAIRS,

of passionate and often ill informed foaling Mr. J. J. Prandis, QC (istruotol by Mr, individual idicegnorarius of character if they

among great mass of population which it was hand you a copy of the official protest of the H.M.S. Bonaventure left yesterday for Shang- Godge) appeared for plaintifazd Mr. E. Rchin were to contend with any hope of success against

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY CLUB most difficult to repress. He then went on to Filipino Government against the purchase son finstructed Mr. Hatelhonas) for defend the levelling stream of modern progress(Hoor, hear-for the present undeniable tendency of

So the course of your interesting leader say that this orive of vacilation shout cease clause in the Treaty of Peace; also a copy of s and England would gradually by the adoption Memorandam beuring on the right of the ant.

Defendant, who gara bis evidence on Friday, the stream of moderk progress was to 1srol was subjected to a severe cross-examination them all dors to one uniform was wherein on Tuesday Inst, 28th February, you refer to by Mr. Francis. He admitted mortgaging all individuality of character, "all individual arguments which, in the discussion of the many of a fixed policy, tempored with justice, confer Philippine Republic to recognition which was 1862 in favour fancy would be destroyed. The lecturer showed rexed questiona connected with the peculiar on the people of Ireland the blessings of Peace. forged with the State Department, Washing- his shop in Mano in of Count Fernardos for $5,909, but said haw this leveling tendency affected all classes of state of affairs prevailing in the Philippines, Now, it is just this crime of vacillation that the ton, in January by Mr. Lopez, private searu- he never received the money. The mortgage the community, and in conslusion capralei "no donht carry some feros amongst these whs United States Ereontira is, I consider, guilty of tary to Mr. F. Agoncille, the special envoy of that the marans requited to be taught the are able to appreciate them," and you arer that in respect to their dealings with the Pailippines, the Filipino National Government, Agoncillo was obtained by frend, but he was afraid of

magnificence of the great heritage which had It is asked What would be the fate of the everybody who has taken the smallest interest was givan to auderstand that the more not of Fiúpinus with a fresh eat of officials suas out in Phillprine affairs since May last must be sending such a document in to the Department disclosing the details leat his life might be en dangered. When he gave the mortgage for 85,000 bean handed down to them from their fore

jasked for an sulienos to present his credentials he received no money, bat he received goods. fathers, the vast expansion which the British every four year to govern them and make their fully aware. To may be due to many causes; was ropadence and that it could bo neither onu. which, however, he returned. He did not kuuwampies had undergone in the past, its rust fortunes out of them in that term " Ane and 1 saggest that one of thora is the realiza.sidered nor answered. The covering letter To determine the form of government most envoy from the Philippine Republic to the whether the goods wors of the value of $5,000 possibilities of further advancement, and the who has lately taken considerable interest in tion by some American statesmen that, as Mill explained that on the 6th Janasry Agaillo or nut. These wore the goods with which he grand role which it ought to play in the Philippines affairs and endeavoured to obtain a gaps in his Representative Government"

eiguar) who have important commercial interameng the defects and shortcomings which regret that up to the 11th January he had ro opened bis shop and commenced basiness. He world as a great peace-loving enlightened power peaceful and just settlement of questions at returned the goods five or six months aftor ha working steadily for the welfare and the pro-ime, in the interest of all (natives and for salted to any particular people we last bishie President of the United States, and expressed

Coint Fernandes reveived the

gress of mankind. Applause).

The CHAIKAAN remarked that those among eats at stake in the islands, I plead guilty to belong to that people to distinguish which aro ved no answer. He was told that his com goods from some one elas Witness found ont

were not pro. having expressed the opinion that the extension the immediate impediments to progress, to dis- moniestions could ont be considered or evou that the goods had been stolen, also he them who, like himself, returned them. He might have selt sama of pared to go quite re far na Colonel Bledala of the United States Consular system to a semi-cover what it la which (as it were) stops the answered. It is remarkabla that not only and mud who were not quits disposed to agree military semi-colonial administration of the way. The hast government for them is the one the United States Executive studiously wit of papers received by the English mail poster the goods, but these ho replaced with new ones when he sent them back He returned with him in alt matters would admit that Philippines would not be likely to bring forth which tends most to give them that for want of recognizing both the Cuban and Filipino intensely interest. satisfactory results either as regards the Fil which they cannot advanso, or advance only in leaders until qaite-recently, but I find from lilos slame and top-sided way."!

day that liberated" Cuba rerouts Anorican pinos-who are andonbiedly entitled to con goods to the value of $1,000-aet bersuso the lectaro hal been

Is the United States Excentive able to dis- interference with its domestic affaire just ad they were damaged. They were, new goods. ing. He would tell them what was

the immediate impedimenta mach as the Filipinos. That, at least, is what marca in thess irlands. Many American Bare tinguish what Ho Celou Elstate was touching upon their

tors, and many prominent citizens held this to progress in the Philippinee P Barely not, I infer from the New York special operaspon- He deposited merey with Count Formandes, and ning through his mind the whole of the time siiaration or the foreignors engaged in com accumulated about $8,000 in this way, thought he made the last deposit in 1891, but national defects, and that was-was there uny was not certain. When his clerk Ismail went body but an Englishraan wie could bave gut A son of the Senior stineant to the Poulett to Hongkong with young Fernandes he told upon a platform and preached about those de peerage is engaged in planting in the Straits.him to go to the Bank wills him with a paper fucts as Ualenel Eldalt had done, and world Lady Hinton in an interview with Press re- which had been given to him (Ismail) by old say audienso bat sa English andience-base resentativos, said: Wo, have had three Fernoudes. The paper in quration was the listened to the slating they had listened to not plause. They had heard a great deal of their children, two girls and ons boy. Dar son was letter referring to the foam, and Iawail had also orly with complacency but actually with ap luft £5, by the Dowager Duchess of Clare a letter addressed direct to the Bank. He told land, and is now in Ceylon, engaged on a lea ↑ Xamail to go to the Bank with young Fernador, Į vational defects, but he thought theobzmetoristic to the requiremonta of an Asistiorace. This was Singapuro, nad others to proraso Aguinaldo | Caban semy's pay, and on condition of it

he had spoken of had made and would make thein

Acarding to a Poking dispatch the destrio railway between the Machiaga terminus and

the Yangting-gate of Peking will be ready for brafie by the Teth of March next. With refor. euco to the In-Han railway, at the and of the Csiness year about four miles of that now road had already been laid outside of the Protinglu terminus, N. C. Daily News.

BRANDY.-All our BRANDY is guaranteed to be pure ConNAC, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage.

WHISKY-All our WHISKY is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market, The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is plantor. The girls are in a French coast." pronounced by the best local connois-In connection with this the Times of Ceylon _su{Jt be પર Jutros Ceyles. He came out to 'creep on Diagana, brand in the Hongkong market,

and became one of the SD's thore; but he ofterwards decided to go in for coffee in the We guarantee our Wines and Straits, where he now is. He has toiled there to little purpose, however, for we all know how Spirits to be genuine only when badly the coffee planters of the neighbouring bought direct from us in the Colony Mr. Ponlett, we believe, is not likely to antre colony have been hit by the lamp in price. or from our authorised Agents at the the title of Viscount Hinton until the matter Coast Ports.

is settled in favour of his father, for he bas not a predilation for the title. There is some talk of a compromiss hetween the rival olem ants to the Earldom.”

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and that the latter would arrange the matter.

Buy to becurity IVE SAF money barred fan He did not send hisclerk to give Lis (defendant's) the Bark. He never did intend to guarantos the money for the Bank. He did not think at the time that the letter contained a statement to the effect that he would guarantee the loan. He had signed the letter when Jamail took it away to go to Hongkong, but the latter was not explained to him until Ismail had returned from Hongkong. Adjourned.

“OUR NATIONAL WEAK POINTS." LECTURE BY COLONEL BLSDALE, RE

Yesterday afternoon s lecture was delivered In the City Hall, wader the auspices of the Dad Volumes' Society, by Colonel Elsdale, E.E the subject being Our national weak points. His Excellency Major-General Gasanigne,

TOD-

opinion.

words

Generally speaking, there are no periancatotherwise there would be no need of a.Cum doncs published in The Scuteman on 2nd F.-

altting in Manila, whigh, we are told, iz

"Presideat MoKinley has at length daoident naval and military services and there is no Co. Kinley, Well, thon, seeing that the T.8. Ex to take soul recognition of Genszal Gomez. Ieniel Service. In the United Statos there are scative in May last knew oven less than it does Mr. Robert Poster will accordingly invite the officials in the United States (if a except the to not as an Advisory Board to Prasilent Moraary. It resda na follow vory few if any employees who can be regarded now about the prevailing conditions in the Cuban leader to a conference at Havana, aud se it, by reason of their experience med abilition Philippines was it not wise policy on the pact thuro seek to persuade him to accept thros il- to inangdrates now system of governmagsulted of Admiral Dewey, Consal Gaueral Prat of lion dollars as the tirat instalment of the swayne. Beglishman 200s to look into their the paper be read before the Shanghai Cham protast, a Declaration of Independence and Games will degling this proposal, an the to hara all the pay, which" it pats at sixty veramant of the people, by the people, for the a great nation-and that was that they were they so it by terrein for her oft in self-government and allow bin to issue, without disbandment. It is expected that General tional defects. Other hallous were caller incised ber of Commerce & fuer days ago. There are hic form a National Itepablicas Government-go-greand that the Cuban Assembly is entitled to sit down and say that everything which was

My friends of Shanghai, were I asked now people? I contend that it was win policy. It million dollars, sanded over, before the men disarm. The Government afmits dome un. going on in that nation was for the best. The national bordercy of the Englialt was to look by yon directly what is the great doadoratum for was a policy that made for peace. The arrange- for their defects, and it was by this manns fimt Americna success in the Philippines, I would want with Aguinaldo was wholly in keeping easiness ou confirmation of the report that a (Baar, baar.) He mens, men. iron fratan Act of Congress pro- Kinlay that in going to war with Spain he thousand rifles, have beau found concealed rear they came to remedy them and became the reply unhesitatingly and yet deliberately men, with the declaration made by President Mo-gest qaastity of ammunitice, and over tro nation which they ware.. thought, therefore, that everyone of them oned riding for a special Civil Servios for the Philip was not gaided by Buy intention of territorial Santiago de Cuba and Halgsit. The Cuban a deep debt of gratitude to Colonel Elsdale for pines, out of which politics will be batred and expansion, but was only guided by the principles gaards-in charge of these arms at first resisted lus interesting feature, and he would ask them bolted, then givan, secondly, men of quality and of humanity, the duty of liberating tyrannized their siture. After yielding, they threatened tara part of the island is now said to boins stats. if thos sxrved with him to signify it by integrity, for we have plenty of them to all the people, had the desire to proclaim tha in vengeance on the Americans The entire eas their applause and thus accords hosty vote of necessary portions, and the problem of Ameri- alienable rights of govoreignty of the count

can government of the islands will be for ever fries released from the yoke of Spain. Ard of simmering revolt against Amoricau control." Trusting you may see your way to fascuring solved. Thes if this comes, there must follow" although this was the object in view, and reform and improvement in the Diplomatic And these people here all along been willing that this letter with epsoe in your celamus and thank- Consular serviss, and the United States will the United States should retain a coaling and ing yon in saticipation therefor,-I zemzi,

Sir, Yours failkfully. enter upon a new and grander epoch of foreignzavak station in the islands and establish a

CHESNEY DUNCAN, relatione, which will benefit herself and other Protectorate, and even to contribute towards the nations olke Bill led by a President whose war expemas, we now find the United States Hongkong, 5th March, 1599. and the trying period following the cessation of obtain for itself-even at the cost of a bloody, hostilities han duumustrated his right to rank desolating war, if necesary-enrereign rights ACCIDENT TO THE M. M. STEAMER with our greatest Executivos, we may hope for and prerogatives for which the trifling sum of legislation which if it does not at are stroke twenty milion dollars has benz paid to Spain! 20complish what is desired will ultimately achieve The Philippines would indeed be cheap at the at the beginning will rest with him. On the despised negro or the fading rel-skins. But it the end. Whatever the result, the responsibility price even if inhabited only by the mush

thanks to Colonel Elsdale.

This request was heartily responded to, as was a similar request made by Mr. J. J. Francis, Q, in rospect to the Bajor-General for presiding.

who signed himself "New Mussing." From CM.G., presided, and His rendbenoy Sir INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND "onduct of the affairs of stata during the war Government placing wolf in a position to

butter.

Honry Blake, G.C.M.G.. way also present. There was a good attendance.

SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG.

PROPOSED CHANGE OF ROOMS.

A further meeting will be held on Saturday weak for the purpose of gearming the resold tion or otherwi

"SIDNEY."

DEATH OF A LIGHTHOUSE'

KEEPRE

In our correspondence volumes will be found 28 a letter from Dient-Colonel Mainwaring with reference to the messing of the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the complaints of a correspondent the diot return forwarded to us it would soo that the Companies vary in their diet soloalica

After few according to their taste. The following souple,

Shanghai, 2nd March. CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO.CHINA, which is this week's return for "A" Company, introductory words from the Chairman,

Colonel Exam AEE remarked that luel year they discloses no ground for somplaint-

On the first of the food, on o'clock yester- On Saturday evening en extraordinary gen Bunday Breakfast, battar and fab dinner, had a lecture from Mr. Drummond, of Shanghai,

day afternoon, the French mall steamer Syday Irish stew and surraat rolls, testes and the general tone and purpose of which seemed eral meeting of members of the Institution of to be the glorification of the British empire. In Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong was

one hand, he can veto evil and form good legie- so happens that itrespective of the enormous carried away her baby shaukle whilst swinging butter. Monday-Breakfast, batter and stasku; din. the course of a conversation afterwards he von hold for the purpose of considering a propostilation; on the othoe band, it no special zervios treats of land cultivated by the astires and in the upper rasch. The starboard author was

tured to remark, without in the last disparaging to remove to other and more convenient pro-

in provided, it romains for him to select the men their sacmously valuable houss property there immediately let go, hat the wind that was nor, brown stew; ton, tea and butter.

who will first all the posts of trust and as the are many foreigner with large commercial blowing soras the reach tarried her over to Tuesday-Breakfast, butter and porridge; the lecture, that what they now wasted was loomises. There was a good attendance, Mr. D.

wards the Pootang shore. On the tantening tere on their weak points. Nona had ecme for- Gillies (President of the Institution) occupied

men so the government"

interests there, to say nothing of the magnifi dianer, surry and rios; ten, tes and bustör:

1 think we may take it for granted that Mr. dont properties of the Church which may be of the cable the vessel awung round with cor- Wednesday-Breakfast, butter, s'en's and ward in the interim to deal with the question, the chair, and he was apported by Mr. J. W.

Barratt, of least, ia competent to express valued, roughly, at forty millions of dollars. siderable foran and fouled the P. à 0.'s tandar tomatoes; dinner, Irish stow; taa, tas aud and she would trust to their kind indulgence Kinglore (ohairman of the committee) and

that afternoon while he did his best on the Mr. W. &. Bailey (hon sockstory). - Thursday.-Breakfast, boller and steak; din-subject. If they could see themselves as others. The CHAINA explained the object for trustworthy opinion on this question. I quite Te gst all this for twenty millons seems in- Qutales, which was at her baby, the stem of which the maching had been called and dealt agroo with him that the great desideratam is credible, and yet that is what Spia uccepted the tender smashing in two of the Blestory's ne, roast meat and rics padding: tes, tes saw them, if they could look at themselves with

the eyes of an intelligeet foreigner, he thought with the inconvenience of the present promises.mon man, mon. Men, tesined colonial - It was just about the market value of the only plates and denting a third just abaft the and butter.

had possession when the the mail steamer then tenched the bank and Stoles Govertiment has not at its command of which the Friday-Broakfast, buiter and eggs; dinner, they might find much that would proat them. Headded that the committee halinspectedagroat miniatton, are required. If the United spote in the islands Toile und Zamboanga) after gangway on this port side. The host of

The average and intelligent foreigner on the many buildings in Hongkong, and had come to bailed meat and carrota; tea, tea and

Continent of Europe fully recognised sad at the concissing flat none of the buildings they suitable mez.then it follows that, assuming the Treaty was signed in Paris. I cannot help the swung round heat up river dragging her batter.

mired the energy and ourssity of Englishmen, had seen would suit their purpose better than conquest of the islands with all its attendast thinking that there are some ins-and-outs archer home. Assistance was immediately suz- Saturday-Breakfast, butter and steak; din- At Weal Volcano Light Sution, on the 24th

ner, uffed inest and cabbage; toa, batter who, starting from a small group of islands in the premises now occupied by Morses, Siemssen horrors and dislocation of trade, is szocestill connected with this deal and the apparently monad and Mr. W Carlson, Assistant Har- the North See, hal bailt up for themselves e rast and Co. They proposed to take a lezse of the oculished, the inhabitants of the islands will adviced policy of the States in endeavouring bear Master, accompanied by M. R. A. T. February, FERDINAND RODOLF SCHULZ, Light-

and aslery.

world-wide empire. He admired the indepen- frst fluer. The site of the now premises had beenbotol to xaories of experiments by amateur to force en the people a system of government Aadenaca, pilat, promptly boarded her Capt keeper-in charge, aged 42 years.

A culsion took place on Saturday morning, dense of spirit of Englishmes, the go-ahead char- everything to recommend it. In conclusion he colonial administrator Apart from the tous which their neuralitud repressatatire strongly Aubert of the Sydney engaged the five available of self government which responsible and duly sible that the truth will kak out before long reanal off. Anino.inal haeser was also carried out to the Company's boy sul love as by the February, 1899, Cant La C. Zhu, M.D., aged 25th February, at 3 o'clock on the Yangtans setor which had led to their opening out new folds, propeak That the managing wmittee of tion of the right of the Filipinos to the measure and, I think, ressonably, object to. It is yes tags and every ellort was made to tow the

in treating new paths, in striking out saw work this Institute be and is hereby empowered to therised rated States oficials promised then magna est veritas of provalebit. In the monn below Tataug between the Chine Navigation

lease the premises now escapied by Mesare Insk-Is it fair, be it right, that a people who time Filipino sympathisar and I declared powerful winches on board, but all to unavail bad, on the 28th February, 1819, as 9.20 p.m., Fenyeh, the former receiving pensiderable pareatly innate ralgarity which obaraterised Siessen and Co. from Mr. Chater at the have shewz 20 nigh ability for self-government myself one in my letter published in the Hong At five o'clock, as the water Lad fallen, the tow

At her widens, No. 22, Qain Road, Shang- Company's steamer Ngantin and the orchs all over the world, bat. he despised that ap. JUDITH MARIA GOTTERS & FOZA, the dearly bor damage above the guard navessitating her de

a very large motion of the population. He (the mouthly rental of $350 and to make the best loved wife of Leocadio Maria de Rosa, aged 23 tantion at Shanghailor some time. The weather lectures) was afraid that if the tenth must be arrangements possible for sub-letting the pre-in face of the great dimonitis asused in the Long Telegraph on the 13th December and sites boate cart off. It is anticipated that the year.

wek beautifully clear and the steamer was, as is told they wore without excepting the most sent rooms fe one or more sultabia tenants. main, by the molilation of the United States reproduced in various parts of the world-may steamer will be towed off on this tapening's

"Mr. BAMERY Spoonded, and after a somewhat Execalso should be subjected to szperimenta be azoned if they bear in mind the Prendont's asual, steaming, slowly down the river when valgsr race in the divilised world (Laughter.)

object to being experimented upon! They bar. In that Message ho said pask the larchs was sighted ecratug op with a strong This vulgarity id nol as a general rule show lengtby discussion the resolution was carried of saob⋅n'nature? Ja it not natural that they Mamage to Congress a year ago fast Dagam high water-N. G. Daily News. fair wind making a good eight knots through itself to say appreciable artent in the upper ananimously.

have ben enbjected to Spanish experiments not of forsible annexation, because that is nof the water. When in close quarters the loreba classes. English Ladles and English gentlemon

eant that they resolved to rid themselves of that would be orininal aggression.”

Shanghai, lut March, suddenly starboarded and struck the Ngankin were recognised as locice and gentlemen in the

for 20 years and found the process so naples to be thought of, and ander our code of morailty their oppressors or paxish in the stompt, and

When in November last I took up my per to

From particulars received, we understand a gliding low just abaft the funnel on the most refined and fastidious orioles all over the

the blood of hundreds of thousands has fa

write on Philippines affairs I said I would not recent times boou freely shed in the case of

have taken that step bad. I not the assurance that the late Mr. F. E Souulta, lighthea As the meeting of the Sanitary Board held port side, facing ku fully a hundred feet of her world, but in the lower middle and lower apper plating and making everything abaft, orders of the population this vulgarity ra

strong and wide. It was not due to poverty,

THE HANKOW-CANTON RAILWAY

Liberty, Legality, and Penne. on Thursday last a letter was read from the crying away the kingpok, three davits, co

was frequently observable that

AND ITS EXTENSIONS.

Closely allied with this question of the pre from those in authority that the Filipinna keeper on West Volesno isad, died of heart the richer and more prosperous among

paredaste of the United States to rainister dones Pegos. If I had reason for balioring that failure, but await the decision of Dr. Cox, who Colonial Sooratory stating that Hia Expiately wrecking dinghy, and tearing away all because it

the stanchions supporting the awning.dk as

the most valgar. It cellency the Governor was not prepared for well is all the rails on the upper deck. Im these people were

was not due to lack of uncation.

With reference to the proposed Hankow, the country in a satisfactory manuer la the the Filipinos were to blame, that they actually left on Monday night por R. C: Churntion to China Merchants stoamer. Peschi, from Worit the present to adopt the recommendation of rounded to and anchored in close proximity. mediately after the ancidoni bosh reesela

the ignorant and barbarens savages of West Canton Ballway, the Chinese Director Chang possession of knowledge of the requirements of commenced thoresent hostilities Tsould not have bold a post mortem. Un Saturday evening, the Board with respect to the slaughter Captain Cain of the Ngaakin sent an officer Airin there was no vulgarity, although there Tastai, formerly Consul General at Singapore, the people who are to be governed Now, we continued to interest myself to their cause for about half past fivo, Captain Froberg of the housea. Ata mooting of the Board held on board of the luraha who, on examination, re, was a great deal of poverty and denso sad ornes bas informed his friends that the Hne will begin bave it pu the anthority of Commissioner such action on their part would have been a

ported the loss of ber jibboom and bowsprit, ignoranoe. Ho supposed that among civilised at Canter, pass Fatalan to tas sity of Samalani Schurman (as reported in a telegrain dated violation of a clear understanding. I have chow, observed the Chiness ensign inverted the 2nd February the following resolution was) bat that she had apparently ressived no image populations the most Ignoraut and backwarů † on the West River. From this place the trunkWashington, 16th January, and published in however, no reason to supposy that they ablod and flying, half-mast from the lighthous flag. przed:That the Board

shore to ascertain what was amiss. Ou the "Government to transfer the management proceeded down river, excooting temporary re Spain. He had travailed among these people, at Hankaw the Lu Han Rajwag From the Philippines Communion is solely for the absolutely nothing to gain by coming to blows to attract sttoution. Captain. Froberg thero- and he could give his own impression for what Samahal again there will be constructed branch purpoes of acquiring information convarning with Americans. We are told ander the headline upon came to au anglior, and perceiving no pairs en route, and arrived to Skaughai on "and control of the slaughter-houses of the Monday evening, 27th February.

it was worth. Although thele manners wore lines Panely, one to Kwailin, the capital of the social considerations obtaining in the inlandsFirst Shot of the Fight" in the Mamia mea signs of anyone coming off, aent sa officer andenbtedly free and independent and easy Kwanget province, which will bo onlid the It will make no recommendations as to govara of the 14th February that "on Baturday erin- colony to the Sanitary Board upon the

It is now known definitely by wire, saya the there was so vulgarity among them. He estru branon kas; while from Cant there montal forma or wethods. Its purpose is lag 44th) at U o'clock an Insurgent Lieutenant offer landing he was oosted by the Chinase, Englishmentbe an Estera branch line connecting that educatics solely Seen by a representative advanced with a few men sud disregarded the who were in a great state of mind, to the expiration of the prosent lease to the N.U. Daily News of this 2nd March, that Mr. thought the vulgarity of

the clowness, the dalluess before with Haishen, thence to Swator and of the China Muil on the 7th February Pea challenge from the asutidel sear e 2, and European quarters and saw the body of deceased "former." "This recommendation meets George Jamieson, c.a., will not return to due to

The Commission would sit in Manihard vate Greyson of D Compnay, Nebraskas, after room apparently used is an office, as a desk and with a rejection on the part of the Govern Shanghai, haring retired from the Counnlar poverty of their imagination. Inorthward into Fukion province. The Vicorar fessor Worcester is reported to have said endeavoured to carry unt his unal plan. Pri lying (drossed) alongside of his bath-tab in A

Service, which losos in his one of the best mon due to the want of sympathy with other Tan has already detailed one Battalion of 500 ment, no reasons being assigned for such re-as ever numbered in its tanke, sals mon poople's feelings and want of sympathy and men of the Chin Regiment to set as a guard hear the testimony of witness from all clamen properly challenging the advancing party, which its appurtenanes formed part of the faeuiters jection. The use of the words "at present" most popnine both privately and as sa loial, appreciation of other people ideas This to the warkote on the new milersy, while it is of the osmanifies in order to advise as to the and so atention to him, fired, kiting the From & Chinese who spoke fairly good pidgin Ielade The Commision was invested with farmed the fire and retreated. These wore the dequared ordered a bath and, on the same being the subiitue and of the magnißgent, had worked Daily News.

certain discretionary powers, but it was to not first shots, and then for a time the Gring ceased in readiness entered the rooman closed the door in the Government's reply leads, however, to Mr. Jamieson entered the Service as a student poverty of spirit, this want of appreciation of intended to begin early in May next best ante of government to be adopted in the Tentenantand o private. The Insurgents English he learnt that on the previous ovesing

interpreter, after a competitive examination, in

objefly as an advisory board to the President. The battle really began when Nothing son er heard until the following the conclusion that the rejection is only tem- 1964, and became a 3rd-class resistant in 1887, untold mischief in the history of the empire.

It was quite possible before the Commissionen geant Orsa A. Curtis ordered is me to fire morning (Saturday); a Chinese caled him at the audralaas in 1969, and a-let-cises in 1872. In It lostus the American colonies Themen of that

completed their work that they should have to upon a large body of Tusargents he were at udal kour, pazmiy, & o'clock, and found tim porary and is made in view of the proses-is service of nearly thirty-five years he has day had no souls to realise the masquicent and

visit the important provinces. They wasted to tempting to are the river opposite bis past. lying as already atetad. On the officer return tive reconstruction of the Sanitary Board on heet at Tafran, Chetoo, Pagode Inland, sud princely heritage which they had in North

The Austrian Lloyd's seamer Trieste lot do the host they possibly mula for the people Vely after volley was fired in quick reccession;ing to the ship Captain Froker hove up and a wider aad more popular basa We are Yokolama, where he was Acting Judge for Awurice. He proceeded to give a fan instances

of the Islands, and no efforts were to be whisk set them sorembling back to their forti. continued his voyage, and reported the odour- led to this conclusion because it is im

year and a-half, having been called to of the working of this defect of shameter in the Bar in 1880. At Shanghai he has been our home and colonial policy, luking first the do i for this port yesterday morning.

The NP steame Manmonthshire sailed spared in obtaining the most reliable informa festions Freedom (Manila) makes the zamezenon to the Customs on arrival. Mr. K. R. stalent. Owing to the collision on 4th Feb Sokalts joined the Gastons Light Servica in poable to conceive of any renous of good at varigna timas Acting Law Boorsary, Acting question of Egypt. Here he said they resupind

The contradictory mature of the two state reary and the inability of the Filipique to get September, 1887, a 3rd Lightkeeper and was government which would justify the con- Auer, Asting Interpreter, Acting Asaistaal an attorly faino he weald pet sy famoral from Yckohm for Portland, Or, on the 5th tion."

Judge of the Supreme Court, Assitant Judge, potion before the world. Years ago they matant...

The N. P. Co.'s steamer Glenogle bus arrival monte is remarkable, One Commisionor are their side of the affair promptly store the prenatal to Sad in August, 1897, which rank ho tinuance of the present farming systems Acting Judge, and Oparul-General, the post pledged themselves to remove their troups from

mode da to governmental forms zethods, US Government was able to get the anti four children in very straitened circums

Lud Mareb. That system is unmitigatedly bad. The which he was occupying with that of Commar Egypt and they had not carried out that pledge at Yokohama and sailed for Kubs and Hong-distinctly that no roommendations will be Aterioan people it is not improbable the held at his death. He leaves a Japanese widor

The P. M. steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, while the ethor, who is subordinats to Mr.wajority by which the Treaty, with the tances in Shanghai

Communion will; obnoxions Philippites probare chase, was

The rereaus oruiser Chuentino with the Hon, F. H. MAY, speaking at the meating cial Attaché when his health broke down and This was because their Government and their tong on the 8th inst

he had to go home on leave. He lost his wife, politicians ongli unvor zanke up their minds of the Eanitary Board at which the recolae was most highly pipated and raluod in between two opposite and contented lines of with oils, o left Shanghai for this post Colinas, states positively the Commerso be carried through the Senate I shall here

on the 4th March at 2 p.m

An The N. D. L. atramer Nurnberg, from Has adopted in the falands. Thus the Raplas Fiere to say about this when I receive ramining of the late Mr. F. R. Bohults, light tion in question was passed, andIt Shanghai, was three years ago, and of his tro polley to Egypt. The first of them was

blitian rho have large commercial in treats in That point, however, is a matter yise foreign bere jatealay afternoon at a'clock. emed to him a monstrous thing that the ban bees feured that Mr Jamieson's brath of Europet pokey. That was a tonable lius ofburg left Birgaporo yesterday and may lapinos, da vali, un murrokauts of various nation. 3 soporte fom the States averly date House-keeper on West Veloonó feland, arrived The F. M. steamer City of Peking, with mails, those unhappy inlanda, are left in a mesh to the main issue and I love no dseire to ste aquiry was held on the island by Dr. Cox and "alaughter-houses, where the whole ment would not slow him to anus back to wark, the polley and praction pelley, but they did not expected here on or about the 11th inst.

ovider in the attitude of the Filipines, for if Daily News: "supply of this large and important colony knowledge that he ho dedinitely roaigned com adopt it. The past line of pulley which may

AK & distinct blow, and the best wiebus už every- zemsonable statesman would have adopted was to San Francisco- for this part. vis doubt as to the road objects in wiw ponder humble ime in diavassing it. This is not the Capt. Wyles, the post morton revealing the

for monthe past, regarding. one who knows him will go with him in his res what they now called the imperialista policy. Hanniula, Yokokams, Inland Sex, Kabe, Naga- the Commission, as the ath, and baro bon time for recrtmination What we here to fant that death was dog to apoplexy.-N. C.

The lesturar preceeded to give instances of saki, sed Shanghai, on the Lat instant, Brement:

“was slaughtered, should be under the absolute control of a Chinese farmer.

Among

daughters two are now merred Altheagh it what he might all the hands off and concert

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