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INTIMATIONS EYE-SIGHT.

We understand that no sees of plague kawy been reported dosing the last two days. The few cases reported last week would appear to LATO been merely sporadio,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PONIA, THURSAAL, MAROT HIM, SINN,

the volculo falanda of the italsman sochipelago, Ereplies frequently soeur aming these handu, which are bardly more than the body of A vols cano Bring the time of the erspion the few people residing gear by take to the water is their boats to nonpe the rain of ashy and mud, But it in generally a onse of jaarping from the Shring pan into the fre. The am becomes close proximity to the barning mountain, and ancomfortably warm at such times from its the onepakes swim wildly about for escapa They endeavour to climb over the gunwales at the refugees hoots while they wine their lundien in great assos about the forward

This afternoon on the Happy Valley, in the third round for the Hongkong Football Chal MN. LAZARUS,

langs Shiold, H. 8. Victorions will play Boulist-Optician, of London and Calcutta, mET Company, B.D., R.A. Kick-off at balt-post be consulted for JPECTAULDS at

FLETCHER-ACPHARMACY,

TOpposite the Houspona Horer).

... to 5 2.38

Borinoss flours: Bulga

four.

Mr. J. Spooner, chief exuise flour. appeared at the Magistracy yesterday morning on bobalf of the opinn farmor, who was charged with having an uncertificated master où board the steam launch Wing Kwai. A fuc al $25 was impound...

obaine

propied by alloh seas in varione slagen of. nitilissken and having little in, anammon with the American people. The habits of centurist or not to be uprooted by a were set of Col green, and vivifiantion doen mot pacemarily fellow from the use of the ballot box. The garemmant of the islands presents a tremenogas problem and the President wishes to seeks its self, and ho wants time for the American solation jetelligentis. He wants time for him- puole

THE DESBET or Dani; 18 I

A DESERT?

ENGLISH, WOMEN ON CHINA WOMEN

PUBLIC COMPANIES

GEO. FENWICK & CO., LIMITED, THE TENCH ORDINARY GENERAL THE EMPRESS DOYAGET A BURDEN TO

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS [CONTRIBUTED]

WOMAN BUPFRAGIONS. "Give a dog a bad came and it will stick to

Or the 3rd February, at the Women's In-will be bold a the HONGKONG HOTEL ON tor, declaring a dividend, and electing Direc him" ie a proverb which applies in other things

Lady Emaces Balfour, who took the chair, tare and Audifor.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company than dogs. It is very applicthis to that large stitute, 15, Grosvenor-procent, Mrs, Archibald SATURDAY, 11th March, et Nou, for the Gobi." If we were to make a asp of North written, in nearly all maps of Asia, "Dasort of China.” portion of the world's surface across which is Little delivered a lature on "Life in Wast parpom of receiving the Report of the Direc The Proaident's programme is based on the America and write seres he ventro half of it said she admitted there was one woman in Chiun

By Order of the Board of Directors.

W. G. WINTERBURN,

Ganers! Manager. theory that the cuming session of Congra"Desert Lands": the description would be who had been to her ass woman suffragist will be CLOSED from the 8th to 11th Merel, will be tan aberl and boy to permit of legisks equally accurate. Thehap-makor are responsibis rathera harden, the Dowager-Empress of Chias. both days inclusiva tion for a comprehensive system of gaverament for this folly sad it is about time it was remedied. One often heard the press cited as an in-

Hongkong, th March, 1899. for the conquered islands. Appropriation bli Populer teliefs die hard and the belief that stance of what resulted from giving women

THE OHINA FIRE INSURANCE of the outgoleg Con- to 16, is a desert is one of those who continue Empress was so instance of what rulled from

COMPANY, LIMITED. and other important measures will absorb "The Desert of Gobi," to use the name applied power, but, to that she would raply that the must come to the front by some means or other. most of the time gress, and constructivy work for the new long after all ground for such belief has ceased dapelving women of power, wal of how women How did this idea, that the centre of Asia leThey would all feel more comfortablo, hoWOFOT.

THIRTIETH ORDINABY MEET. grete. There is a movement to have, the

Company will be held at the Company's Offices, passions will go over to the nest Con- to oxist

Hm Littlo said that is would speak more No. 9, QUBEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoria, er present Congress appoint sonamissions like that desert, erise? Probably from the habit if that droelient woman's ways were mare which lailad Hawali. Their minion would of supposing that all unknown lande most regular, and if she shows herself. Less disia-ING of SHARRHOLDERS in the be to visit Porto Rico and the Philippines, he deserts, or from the idea that a country died towards progress. study the people sud their needs, familiarise in which suit at ariat must be sterile.

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A great propertion of cataras and discuse affecting those advancing in life occur to those having some deficiency in the constrastion of the re-the sang years of Eya Strain" ording sa sarious ferons of disers. Ginge apelaily adapted in youth to these requiring them ease and preserve the sight. dimness when reading, weak ayes, the letterInst might se eriginally latebdod. This he found along the bosch, when they have beer, i the cselves with the spesial conditions that the fallacy of the latter line of reasoning in 1 especially of the condition of Chinese women. MONDAY, the 18th March, at Twelve o'clock Canstantly recurring headaches, spelle af. running togeflipe; any of these symptome infi.enabled Mr. Warren to completo all details to cast up during the storm and killed by tha be considered, and on their retara resommend shown by the fact that the Valley of Salt Lake | There were two common STON with regard te Koos), for the purpose of receiving a State-

eate a deficiency in the form of the are requir ing Glassen only to correct and sure.

Mr. LAZARUS supplies hie SPECTA- LES only after testing the sight.

ADVICE FREE.

When about to lay their egga these serpents approach the above. They lay the's eggs abovs high-water work and leave item to actoh by the heat of the snu. Many creatures prey upon -Owing to the late arrival yesterday of

and others larga flakes, while the adults, in spite the specially chartered steomar, Toyo far, the young reptiles. Their enemics ses sharks coupled with the great amount of labour in rantir coaling fangs, are victims to ess volved in the erection of z, oirous plant and are eagles and large gulls. After the great ty. phernalia of such praportions as Warren's show, the management yesterday postponed the open phoons, which are common to the Philippines ing performanec to to-night, instead of eponing and their vicinity, many of these creatures may

violent pounding of the wayes

The gigantic sna-serpaate so often reported Recently a dead anaconda, having been observed have no relation to these oreaiurea. thrown overboard from a Trinidad stoner, was the most romarkable gyrations.

J. W. H. B described as a "en moneter" and as undergoing

assure the comfort of all potions.

FOOTBALL.

At the Magistracy yesterday mertlag & coolie was charged with stenting clothes from No. 8, Tai Wo Street, in Tassing night, Several [458 petty thefts have been comiattled in the locality recoally, sad seeing defendat loitering about Tai Wo Strest PC. Keer became suspicious nud kept bim in view, lis watching from one end of the stront and P.C. Terrett from the

THE II. Y. O, BEATEN, other. After a time defendant was seen to get a bamboo pole, with which he reached some

The Hongkong Football Club yesterday met the 38th Co, Southern Division. Royal alothing from the verandah of No. 8. The coastablas then asized him and took him to the Polles Station. Defendant, nho had beou pre-Artillery, on the Happy Valley, and playod

hard labour.

A. S. WATSON & CO., only convicted, was sentenced to three months

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

ALL our stocks of Wines and Spirits are selected by experienced buyers ca the staff of our London Faure, bought dirot at first band, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves;

to Congress the forms of government for those islauda. It cannot be said that the President is will liave his approval, The President wante urging this movement, but it is believed that it wors light, and commissiers such as that which legislation for Porto Rico, and spoolally for the Philippines. visited Hawaii will give an intelligent basis for If Congress should attempt at this session to construct a gorocnment for the souguerad for ritory, it is bullered the movement could easily ba skilracked:

THE EGYPTIAN EXILES IN URYLON,

Nothing could exceed their thankfulness at the time that they should have escaped the cadiga panishmont which, if left to him self, the Khedive weald, undoubtedly, havo,

this waying all intermediate profits, and and Cebu, copied on above stated from the through ths defence of the Artillery, and Mr motel out to Abrahi and his colleagues for fanatical and 4kitvish racas, simb

enabling as to supply the best growth at moderats price.

PRICE LISTS, with fall details,-to be had on application.

Brant of Accatails and the Report of the Direc.. tors for the year ending 31st December, 1808.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company 18th prosimo, botli days inclusive.

By Order, will be CLOSED from the 27th instant to the

GEO. L. TOMLIN,

Auting Scoretary.

Hongkong. 13th February, 1899.

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

₤450

us who served in Chiness households were port of the Directors, and to discuss any masters or they would bo useless.The trafie in thisse Mection,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company aver sentiment a Chiasmsn had to give to will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 14th slaves, and their feet, of course, was not bound, that may be competently brought before the shayne was ons of the Woot of China What-

By Order of the Board,

C. MOONEY,

Secretary

(528 wennen was given to his mother. Her observa March, beth days inclusive, tlen had not taught her that the Chinese hated

Hongkong, 20th February, 1809. foreigners so much as was usually represented. The Empress of Chius was a woman of extra- atterly mascrupulous and extremely fond of

THE PURJOM MINING COMPANY, ordinary faculties, and was alec, she was afmid

LIMITED. money. The Court set at leking, indeed, was he hope they would watch what the English

OHDIN ART GENERAL MEETING world fe in regard to Hn, as of great TOTICE is hereby given that the SECOND integrity who had done much on behalf of Dag 11

March, 1899, at 11 o'clock in the FoRNOOB, eh entarpriss and foreigners generally, Bir of SHAREHOLDERS hi thy share Company and she hoped that officials in this country world FRATA CENTRAL, on WEDNESDAY, 15th Claude MacDonald was standing up for Hu, will be held at the Office of the Company back him up.

the principal feials of the United States Brown blow hia, whistle for the interval with rebellion against his rola and Government; | Central Asin is far from being the desert and the most. merinory that could be imáglaed-

the sug

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a game nuder Association rales. The Club's team was woak forward, and in cousequence

It was on the 10th January, 1883, that the lost the santeh, by three goals too. Play Wo have receirad from Mosers. W. Brawo had been in progress about 10 minutes when steiner Warestis ariived at Colombo with Arabi a party of seven and sit had been members of & Co. cepy of "A Guide to Manilate Club prossed and Grean sored the first geal. and his follow-exiles from Egypt. They made aupreme ignoraste hes prevailed as to this were another class of women. a rule the many to the 81st Decomber, 198, with the Re

The RA thon institated an attack, and and the Philippines, with Spaoish Vua Frost svartly kicked the ball iate the pet, Arabi's Ministry in Egypt, amely

'Guide" we bulary." Of the quality of the

Green making a charge on Kow and provenuAhmed Arabi (late Minister of War), Bamya the latter getting at the ball. Green all late Prime Minister), Mabomed Famy (late can speak only with approval, seeing that it is reprinted almost word for word from the de-

through the game was swart in making a for- Engineer Officer), Yakob Samy (Sul-Minister seriptions of the various parts given in the word rash when the ball was shot, and warried of War), Ali Femy, Toulbs (Govorner of Alexstant distensions and internal strife. Their "Chronicle and Diventory" published at this Kaw not alittle. Five plinutes after the R.Andris) and Atxlulal," office. The piracy is one of the most unblashing scored their first goal, they asallad again, and Frost once more put the ball through. Up to the call of belf.tims the Clab had the best of that has ever come under our observation. To the descriptions of the Philippines in general and of the particular porta of Manila, Iloilo.

the play, but one of its players could break "Chronicle and Directory," are added a list of Milliars dororamont, bealth hints, table of fures for pible vehicles, railway and ferry time tables, and a Spanish vocabulary, -The Avenir da Tonkin, in an article on the PORT after removal should be

prospective occupation of Haisan by Franca, rested a month before use. When suggests as one means of securing a right of required for drinking at once it intervention in the island that the Pope should be asked to cut it off from the Bishoprie of should be ordered to be decanted 1-3farne end the operations of the Portuguesseldiers left the ground victorious by three the satisfaction of exiles at first with their namenjoyment derised by all his party in riding Fawcett, a vote of thanks was als given to Slet December, 1898, and for the election of

missionaries and transfer the field to Frensh before being sent out,

SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and wisioraries. Thia, says our contemporary would not only be to the advantage of to After Dinner Wines of very superior Charch itself, but also, which is of more im Vintages. All are

true XEREs portande to us, it would give Franco s meos of creating Froosh interests throughout the whole Wines.

island, which would sarvo on occasion as a Zecevine CLARET.~~Our CLARETS, in-basis for our political or military designs."

(Prits a scoonder à l'occasiona cluding the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product. of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.

BRANDY-All our BRANDY is guaranteed to be pure Coaxac, 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 brends in the market.

politiques cu militaires). No wonder the Chin- ase are suspicious of the Roman Catholic mía Biotaries when the ulterior designs of the rench protostarats are thus proclaimed from the hope tepa.

-REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRES"}

LONDON, 6th March.

THE ITALIANS IN CHINA.

the R.A. leading by two goals te oão.

Whan the second half was started Danby moved from the loft wing to the centre, and he had been playing in that position for about ten minutes, when the ball was passed to him, and Lo cleverly evaded two or thros opponents, and also beat Murphy, which equalised matters, Bat the Artillery were not to be denied, and Frost again added another goal. Nothing more was scored up to the enft of time, and the goals to two. For the plucky manner in which the Artillery played, they certainly dossaved to win.

T'ho tear lined up as follow:

F.P.C

Goalkeepers- F: Kow

Backg Aulon Pinckney

ARTILLERY.

24urphy

Glaru P. S. Bell

Halyes

Mayson C. Kew Leokor

Danby Hancock

Stool

Kelly

Brown

Forwards

Yale

Green Seth

I. Bet? Milo Jst.. Green Frost Harris

"EXPLOSION AT TOULON."

On Monday, the 25th Co., Eastora Division, Bixty people were killed and one hundred

round for the Challenge Shield. The latter wenuded by the recent explosion at the Maval. A played H.M.S. Powerful in the third team proved itself on good for the solliers, and Aresual of Toulon.

won the tie by goal to nil. Whether the The Rome correspondent of the Daily Chron-Powertel won or lost it mattered little as far The SCOTCH WHISKY marked states that official despatches have been as the Shield competition is concerned, for the big orainor left Hongkong on Mon- "E" is universally popular, and is roovived stating that Italian marines bave day, and will not retura in tira for its team to phy off the semi-final or the pronounced by the best local connois-landed in and occupied Sen Man Ray

final, even if it had worked info tha: corated seurs to be superior to any other

the goals for the Powerful ware: Teabbur, brand in the Hongkong market. The Offstal Registrar has orivred the pro-alogo. Thore who were successful in scoring seention of Mr. Hooley for offences against the Heap, 1. Robinson scored for the Artillery It must be somewhat aggravating to the Fowe Delitors Ack

ful phayera to bave to leave before the ormple tion of the competition; ure so this year, as their going away before the finish is a repetition of what occurred last censor.

We guarantee our Wings 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. TE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

NOW READY.

THE

CHRONICLE AND IRECTORY

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FOR

CHINA, JAPAN, COREA. INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. MALAY STATES, NETHER LANDE INDIA, PHILIP- PINES, BORNEO, &o. FOB

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The Daily Press.

Horrone, March 9th, 1890.

There will be Hockey Match in-day at the Club-Ground at 4.45 pm-Club v. RA. The following will play for the Club Mestre, Aston, Bewley, Brutton, Hooper, Millward, Ginat Saith, Berger, Rowcroft, 4.D. Compbell, Humphreys, Morroll.

THE HOOLEY BANKRUPTCY.

IN PHILIPPINE WATERS. [CONTRIBUTED.] Interesting as the Philippine Islands are, particularly at the present moment, the waters surrounding there are none the lem so, being the veritable home of the sea-serpent. Although

it has boon generally understood that the swamps and forests of the Philippines abound in various reptiles and other various creatures, it is not widely known that the surrounding waters of these ill-fated islands teevi with veritable so1- serponts, which, notwithtsanding that their en- tire istence is passed in the waters, possoss deadly fangs, and are source of groet danger

to the fisher on account of their ferocious attacks.

12 colouration zome species are extremely brilliant, being bright yellow, banded with blank, while others are tinted with delicate abedles of green,

Fishes form the food of tha¶r sun-woukes, eren those armed with long sharp spines, sech as the apogona and siiuroids, falling victimen to

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responible for the opinions expressed by cut correspondents.} THE INTENDED GOVERNMENT OF

THE PHILIPPINES

BIR,-In view of the doubt which is szpressed TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," raspesting the objects and scope of the work

before the Amorisan Commission which left a Baltimore, it has occurred to me that the no- day or two ago for Manila on board the U.S.3. companying clipping from the Sas Francisco Chronicle of 17th November last may prore intareating and instructive.

THE URINESE TORPEDO-BOATE.

Directors and Auditors.

Secretary,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JAMES B. DUNCAN,

Hongkong, 3rd March, 1990. THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC TURING COMPANY, LIMITED.

F831

mark of rank. The foot-binding in China wBS City, in Amories, is very fortiio, ne le also the

universal in the districte le which it was Valley of the Jorku, which terminaten in thee women, and we tast footbinding was & When one reflects on the esuses which barrod practised, and in such districts rich and poor heart of Asia itary to see lur profound Chinaren had many wives. In China the wil Dond Spo European travellers from penetrating into the alike era bones. Ansther error was that ignorance as to the physical features of thatian married in his youthful days, the mother region could asstly aries. Aud does not proof his children, remained, his wife zalil she found ignoraness to Chion itself still axist in died. A man might bare concubines; that, Durous, rotwithstanding that a large trado has although it was not considered absolutely been carried on between the two countries for right, was a concession to weakness very often many years? Central Asia ja bounded on the made by rich business men, or mandarins. Borth by Sibarin, until recently practically Thas concubines, bowater, were not considered aaie habited and possesed of an arctic climates mises. That showed that women in China hed en

THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY on the south by the stapendous Himalaya sitogether differenty cailieu to that held by woman mountain range, all bat impassable; on the east in most. Astatic nations. In China there was by the bogio empira China, who barred out the. Asta ar asomnising, anoh an idos TRTING of Shareholders will be held seemed very all to Chinsman, who brought at the Company's Hotel on TUESDAY, tho The clares Receiving a Statement of Accounts of the Cou- foreigner; and on the west by the territories of passage to other religionists. What wonder that maid-of-all-work to his mother. the faustical Mahumedan rsees, who refosed his wife home in order that she might be a 14th March, 1992, at Noox, for tax purgeso of region nutil the present time.

The races whisk inhabit Central keis ars of warlike nature and would never have been brought under control by the Chinces, who now nominally rals them, were it not for their con- predatory natare further contributed to the general ignorans as to the regions they inhabit, for solitary trusellors would hardly risk the passage across an unknown country inhabited by To give a far ressons for supposing that arul all acknowledged that their lives it is represented to be, and that it will get, liks Britisk olemency. Indeed, the centre of North Americe, be the home of a waro due to

numerous and drilized people, it may be well banishment to Ceylon-dns to gestion of Arabi's steady friend, Sir Was to remind the public that Mr. Arnot Reid, newspaper, in journey made by him at gory, who had retired from ear Government editor of an important Straits Settlements six years before--was regarded at the time as

year across the north-eastern solion of the

A vole of thanks to the loeturer was unfor the purpose of presenting the Report of the almost an honour rather than a punishment, For, was not Ceylon believed by Mahakatane Desort of Gobi described it as magnificent

over these grassy plains for a fortnight. In a Lady Frances Bulfour for prosiding. to be the undoubted home of Adam and Eve grands and writes sathusiastically of the animously passed, and, on the motion of Mre. Directors and the Stateraent of Acccants to after leaving Paraliza! Nothing could excead home, and we were told they were to take direct line from Kalyan to Kiskhts, the conn tion, and in the advancement of their fellow talons. Again, we know that the reowand

An illustration. given in Engineering of pametioal interest in local agrealize and educaty near the two terminal points being moun- religionists. Meetings were even Leld, but Chinese Vicary To Tag Tang led à large army soross the Desert of Gobi to reconquor. all ended in smoke, and son there were divi- soas if not quarrels among the exilen them Kaszania, the tribes there having risen in rebel the fast torpelo-beat destroyers built by

THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY AN. selves; and not many years went by before lion against their Chinese rulers. The method Schichat, of Elbing for the Chinese. Thes

1 NUAL MEETING of SHARE most of them began to complain of Ceylon be resorted to to obviate having to drag hit voels, with their trial load, complete outfit,

HOLDERS in the Company will be held at sa not mited to their health although they were applies all the way over that great distance and armament, and with 25 tous of ecal on was to proved in stages, stopping each year to board, are reported by Mr. Sobichan të have free to settle in any part of the island, soni Lowns having only a rainfall of 30 to 40 inches set his army to work to cultivate the soil, sowetamod 35 kaeta over the measured courie per annum while our wet districts get up to 250 inches. The one exception to the grumbl-proceed on its march of conquest. The expedi fall bankors), 336knots. The trinis tack place Victoria, on WEDNESDAY, 15th Morch, st tion took and years to effect its object. Hers in free, open sea, and the weather was Boma Twolse s'elock NOON, for the purpose of receiv times very windy. The distance between the ing a Biatement of Acounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st ing was perkaps Mahoned Felmy, the Ea

we baya adother proof that the country is not

two lights is 16; ten miles, and the con December, 1898, declaring e Dividend, and elect- giacer oficer, who dorated himself to translat

Thie soures, desert, for on-crota be raised in the desert! ing English into Arabic and vice versa, and so

in letter to ne, waing & Consulting Committes and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company kept well from bis being interested and fally Finally, although different sections of this so was stored by the compass.

onlied desort have bean crossed in recent years he state

will be CLOSED from Ist to 15th March, both. occupied. At the Jubiles Colebration in 1887, Arabi with Mahomed Samy. Tenlba and Ab

by Earupean travellers we do not find any covered in 32 mins 30 sans., and of one opession dul-Al marched past Sir Arthur Gordon at the mention made of their having to carry & supply in 81 mins, 15 secs. The maximum speed men- bead of the Mahammadan procession: while of water with them, as would be the one were tioned is 387 knols, but it is not stated whether days inclusive, the remaining throe A Felmy, Mahamed it the great andy desert it is represented to be the 352 kauts, already indicated, is the mean sented at Arabic address of their own at habitante, alewing what a wank hold over the torpalo-Lost destroyers are said to have made vat hard work on the part of the stakierr. The Fohmy and Yacook Samy-kapt aloof and pro- They all record the lawlesauce of the in- of the runs over the sparsa All the four Queen's House, They exprewed themselves as country the Chinese Government exeraises, but this speed easily, without any effort and with It is a great pity that the above named centruot speed was 32 knota. With natural duly grateful to tan British anthorities and nono report that they lacked water.

The rat death among tho exiles in Ceylon travellers have all a little about the physical draught the hosts made between 30 and 31 fairly well satisfied with their lot. was that of Abdal-Al Helwi Effendi on March features of the country in the reports of their knots with 67 tous of coal on honed, and

nature of the land left them little to say. Salt of action of 5,000 ses milea. 19th, 1891, at Colombo. The second was that journeys, but perhaps the moustonous lovel with a large apply of water to give a redis of Mcbamond Samy Effendi, which nocurred on 17th June, 1594, ab Kandy whither he had gone lokes undoubtedly estat in this area, but they land on board, and with forsed draught hunca" duration was, we are informed, 336 Now we have the first pardon and rotara ofocly testify to its age, geologically speaking, the mean spood on trial of several It is to hoped fatars travellers over this knots. The four torpedo-host destroyers are for a change. one of the oxiles to Egypt in Toniba, who was Governor of Alexandria during the rebellionares, destined to be a commercial highway when 59. mètres long, egial to 193 Ft, 04 in.; the beam and its suppression. Toalha loft by the N.D. spanned by railwaye, will give us more informa in 4 metros (21, f), and the displacement 280 Sakichati Rystem, develop 6,090 indicated his power. Engines and boat behaved well during Lloyd's Preussen on the 12th February and tinn as to the site of the soil as well as ite tons. The engines, which are balatond on the goes direct to Cairo, where his wife and inhabitants. family reside, and where ho will live with

the trials, notwithstanding the rough weather them in retirement. He was not sure on lav-.

experienced. The crew's space, and the cabine for-commander and offloors, cre fitted up with ing whether the allowance of £540 per annum aitherto made to him would be continued, and

some degree of comfort. he told a contemporary's representative that he had no informing one way or the other. Tonba carried away a pleasant recollection of Ceylon and his life hero, as well he might, thongh glad to get back to his native land No doubt the remaining exitos have hopes of being allowed to follow him by degrans,

The exiles now remaining in Ceylon with their Ahmed Arabi Effendi, No. 61, Haloluwa dresses are as follows: Mobmoud Tohmy Effendi, No. 12, Kotta Road, Kandy, Road, Borella, Colombo.

Ali Fehmi Effondi, No. 8, Gregory Road, Kandy

and harvest oropa for ita setenance, sad then of 18; sed miles, and with 67 took of casl (the Company's Oice. No. 9, PRATA CENTRAL,

not to its secileness

HER MAJESTY'S CHINESE REGIMENT

A notice in the Fazals to the eest that her

With the same

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

The M. M. smer Farm, with the outward-

French Mail, left Singapore on Tuesday at 3 p..

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The N. Y. K. stemmer Wakasa Maru (Eur erpooted to arrive here on the 18th inst. peas Line) left Kobe for this port today and Tho N. Y. K. testper Heroshima Moru (Bombay blue), left, Singapors for this port yesterday and is expected to arrive here on the

Majesty has been pleased to direct that her newly raised native regiment af Weihaiwel skall be known as the 1st Battalion of the Chase Regiment has given rise to expressions of sur prise on the part of many who are not aware that, both in the selection of the persons and of the ame an old precedent has been followed. It may seem strange that so intractable a chatmeter na the heaton who has been content to make war, until quite wasntly, with bow and arrow. the beating of the Coastom, and the display of an extraordinary number of umbrellas audath inst bauners at his fighting material, while his light infantry (save the mark has bobbled about in the oariona lampy, thick-salod footgear Indigenous to the country-abould

The British steamer Tientsin, from Wuhu 2nd be deemed it for the British movies.

The British steamer Locsok, from Bangkok But our authorities have reason to be con- March, had fine weather throughout. Gidont in the power of control and of licking The Times of the 9th February, in its Maasy into shape possessed by our officers, far is 1 Mamb, had strong S.E to H. wind and tory give proof of the capital soldiers they olondy to Padana, light NB wind and Bus The British steamer Formosa, frem Tams, The prospectus of the Chinoso Imperial Rail.bare frequently made out of the rawest and most rather to port Article, says:

Yaccob Samy Effendi, No. 12, Lake Road,

Taken with the alternness of Senator Davis (whose daly it was to pilot the Spanish-Amer! Kandy. can Treaty through the Sonate), when he learned-Ceylon Observer. that there were 36 Senators opposed to the retiscation of the Treaty without amendment THE NEW CHINA BAILWAY LOAN, of the Philippines sovereignty purchase clanes, I think it not unreasonable to aeruse that the United States Government intended, when the Commissioners were despatched from the State a month ago, to obtain, by ferea if naasssary,

CHESNEY DUNCAN.

Hongkong, th March, 1899,

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO AND PHILIPPINES.

Chiongo, 14th November.

SHIPPING REFORTH,

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PANY. LIMITED. NOTICE.

The habitat of theso reptiles is the tropical seas of the old world, and they have ou authentic authority, been known to attain a length of toc feet. They comprise a group which since has named the Hydrophidae, and differ only from the territorial snakes in the possession of a fat, paddle-like tail. Ac- cording to Dr. Eadely Weber, professor of dearing is Princeton University, who, while on A veveal bound for Sumairs, in charge of a scientific expedition, noticed large numbers of these creatures. Several distinct species can be recognised among them. When about 50 wiles off the coast aryriads of these sea-snakes could be soon swimming about as far as the ayu could rezah. They kept upon the surfage, and the permanent soroaigaly, fall and absolute wag Five par Cont. Gold lean for £3,300,000 prom hing material: Haring colouios distroy sad Swatow 7th March, hud, moderate ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- control, of the islands. Speaking on the 23rd sterling, which we refereed to on Tuesday, Lus boted all over the world, we have often drawn VN.E. galɔ heavy 566, wasther clear to Amos. HOLDERS of the Company will, be bell at Bes, clear weather. From Swatow to port light STERET, at 12.30 F. on THURSDAY, 3rd Sport aud Anecdote" will be found in to ofered averal opportunites fer close observa-

January, Senator Daria (Chair of the been issued today. The loan has been arranged upon their peoples to strengthen the defensive

In the rost straggle which paded at Water-NW wind, sauth sea and clear, Vagueis in Marob, for the purpors of remiving their Bo- day's supplement.

tion. During esim weather theme reptiles may Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S."with the knowledge of her Majesty's Govers foroos, and we have also taken foreign legions From Aniay to Swatar light NW. wind meet the Cons of the General Agenta, FEDDDI

December, 1898. be seen sanning themselves upon the surface of

kung, Glenfultoch, and Kenmore. In Swatow- the sea motionlose oxcept for a slight undula Bonate) id: "I would rather defor the tatilica- ment, and an assurance from the Chinese into our service in the mood.

of the treaty to uext session than that. Government, that none of the railways nomed A series of religious servions to be held by the Res. C. Inwood, of England, is advertisoon. ceased by the movement of the water. tin hand abandon the permanent 60 in the contract for the low shall be alienated. 1oo the question was not so much who were compy franc German man of war, str. Ale

When alarmed the agile reptiles dive like

communicated to HB.M. Minister in Pak-whion but we not? Those were the days when

PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR THE ing by the Tsung-H-Yamen. Hor Majesty's wo numbered sight West Indian Regiments" arrows, leaving a train of babblos behind them. Tereignty of the PhilippinesYours faithfully, to. any forsien Power has been oficially rolled under the British Standard, but rather, Stra. Prolis, Chungking, Heating, and Wonglici.

A FÅR EAST," Government have consented to take note and ons" Royal West Indian Bangers" and

Per P. &0. steamier India, conseting with of the same a constituting a binding en 20 strong were these corpe that they found am- gagement on the part of the Chiness ployment for some 450 offers. Then there

The Hongkong and Shanghai were four Ceylon Regiments, the Royal the steamer Reagot, at Colombo, from London, Government." Paaking Corporation, 31, Lombard-treat, are African Corps, Capo Regiment," and "Bour

G. Eady, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jones and 3 A spoolat from Washington to the Tunes thorised as agents for the British and Chinese bain Regiment," while Fencible Infante Feb. 9-To Straits, China and Japan: Mr. G. On the Happy Valloy this, afturroom, the

Matheson Brown, Mise Hurt, Miss Maddison V.B.C. will play 99th Co., Southern Division, their sppetites. Although the spines of thees Herald says: President McKinley has developed Corporation (Limited), the contrasters for the wes ftrolshod by Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, children, Mrs. Powers, Hon. and TTM. W

The price of subsoription is 97. The loan is of "Ghargers Light Infantry Feneïble. R.A., & game of football nuder Association victims are frequently thres and flee inches bis policy towarda Porto Bins and the Philips, to invite subscriptions for the above loan and Cards, and there was yet another battalion. Goodman atd 2 children, Mr. W H.

Offeign cops to bom Mrs. Buller, Miss Thriven, Mrs. Reynolds and HE CERTIFICATE No. 545, dated 4th. for 4 years, and is deemable at £150 per rales. The V.R.C. will be represented by long they do not embarrass the voracions reptile pines. There has been much speculation as is

Dame of Miss MARTA ELIZA D'Orcažnação, Brett, goal, Lapsley, Tuohy, backs; Howard, in the least. The victim is Arut killed by the the form of gererament to be given thos> Craig Cameron, halves: Tuis, Seth, Hender make's poison, after which he is swallowed heat islends, and the President has boenstadying the bond by 40 auuual drawings of equal amount, List there were the King's German Legion, son, Bulton, Carreth, forwards. The BA's first. The spines, naturally pointing toward problem with great earnestness. Ho ha de

Lasty action and will delay the Bnal desision Railway Administration, however, way in of light dragoons, two battalions of light in Riley R. A. Morrison, Deley, Mr. and Mrs. 431 to 626 in this Company, standing in the epened the amount of any alrawings by giving fantry, and 9 hattalions of the line, benito David Jackson. Ms. H. H. Derrick and S. three months' noties, and is that case the artillery and ongineers Thou we bid The Somerville. From Marseilles, Fab, 16 Mr. H. of Mnow, has been. LOST, and if at the ex- A. E. Winplay. Mours. A. F. G Law and H. above doenment be nab forthooming another team will be the same ax bont Hongkong Cind the tail of the victim, and being relaxed in cided to sash the country from the blunders of beginuing in 1905. The Chinese Imperial consisting of two regiments of dragoons, Cares child. Mr. and Mrs. Sutcliffe, Mestre Fred. January, 1861, of the Fire Stores Nos. yesterday, except that Wilson will take the deata, are compressed against the body of tan

of one of the President's most intimate advisers, extra bonds so draws are to be redeemed at Duke of Brgestrick's Oels Corps, comprising Tomkins, Mr and Mrs. Stewart, M. and Mrspiration of one month from the date hereof the place of P. B. Bell as right back, Ball real, as deglutition proceeds. Suretinose while for year. This statement is on the authority in search of their prey snakes rentare e

Par P. & 0. steamer ustrahu, connecting thereafter no other will be acknowledged, £120 per bond. The loan is exarpt from one regiment of husasza and another of infan Morris, Alx, and Ms. Fisher Certificate vil be issued by the Company, end-

Dated 23rd February, 1899.

GHO. L. TOMLIN, placing Etrol on the left half-bar wing.

short distance up the month of large rivare. who gives the following outline of his pro

all prosent and fatare Chinese taxes, and, try and there wars the regiments of Bell, of

Acting Socretary. An instance is recorded by Dr. Weber when he grammo:

First-There will be ao extra session of Con-esides being unconditionally guaranteed by Dillor of Mearon, and of Wattaville; the "Clasith the steamer Ballarat, at Colombo, from At the Magistracy yasterrisy bofure Mr. T.

the Imperial Gowenment of China, is secured sours Britonesques" the "Royal Corsican Bar London, Feb.23-To Streite, Chins and Japan: Bercobs Smith, Char Po, a house boy at was filing in one of the rivers of the east coast

of Sumatra Ho was niaga drag-tar, and land greas next spring, hatring grave omorgencies. Sosoud-lhe conquered islands will be con

Mrs. Lawand oild From Marseilles, Mar. 2 as a first charge upon the permaneat way, gor," "Sisilian Regiment," two battalions of W..P. Ford, Mr. and Mrs Prol, Mr. end 500 Marray Barracks, wes charged with being á

COMPANY, "LIMITED. Barierol a number of medium-sized lab. At

tised ande: strung military government. rogae and vegabond and with being found in a

Thid-All judicis positions will be ad rollingstock, and entire property with the Greek Light Infantry the let Battalion

freight and wafsings of the existing railway being bonented with the right to bear the name Mr. EC File Major and Mrs Gascogne HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK room at Marry Barracks occupied by Captain the not was being brought in two large sea.

linee between Peting and Shanhaikeen. It of the Duke of York-and the York Light C. B. Raudrate, of the Royal Woleh Faziliers. snakes only muds their appearance inside.

Mr. Attenborough, Dr. S. W. Bushel, Mr. and Fourthe islandy will be kept out of will also he secured by a fint charge on the. Infantry Volunteers, in addition to whites. Maogregor, Graut, W. M. Foreman, and Troi Oban, boy to Captain MeMahon, who Heea They showed no signs of uneasiness at capture, ministered by Army officers.

to Sin-Misting, Dow partly esastracted or in "Corps of Royal Foreign Artillery Mr. I. C. Gariner, Frou lanitis: Mr. and at Moy Barracks, said At half past eight but were hurriedly guiding down the cornered

As regards the York Light Infantry Volunrs Holdon, Miss Holden (2). on Tuesday night I went upstairs to my raas fishes. Nor did they come operations until the Galland. Mc.

course of construction, and from a point on that

Per P. &O, stam Jav, from London, Fab. d national sortiment can crystallize as to the

tears, they most certainly did not wako their tor's room, and seeing defendent coming out I last fish had disappeared, when the formidable people have ked sa oppertunity to study them asked him why he had been in. He did not say creatures made their cape.

Like the whale, Joing air-brentbers the ren-relation they should hull to the United Staten.

chwang, and of a branch Una from Nuarbho title from the custry, as it would seen to have To Straits, Chios and by Miss Bush, anything but ran away. I followed and stopped

Fifth-The islands will probably retain their line near Chilennolan to the part of New-

to the collieries of Nenpino. The approval of been a most commopolitan corps, without sty bits on the alais. Tugain asked him why haakes lead a'cimilar existeaco. Much interest come ent of the officer's room and he replied, has been expressed by dentists as to how long present currency systems, but these may be "I went to get a key.". I took him down to they can remain under water. Te gusta Pro-baktered by decrees which will insure stability. the British Government to this important claim le a territorial district," for amongst the Mrs. Edwarda and two children; Mr. Bait and

Birth-Being in offest military coloniss, the

transaction is expressed in the following letter offloans are to be found the names of man who child, Mr. Bloobyndon and child, Lient. D. F. Par P. & U. stecker dreia, eszmeeting with Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Germany, the sergeant. Usptain MoMahou wa at resa fuster R. P. Whitfeld, if the American Museum

Banking Corporation

Italy, and Grease,

the Teamer Coromandel Colombo, from Defendant unel to be exployed by the officers of Nataral History; he saw while dragging for conquered islands will have tardis of their own, addressed to the Hongkong and Shanghai |undooktedly sprang from families of England Tatlook, Mr. and Mrs. Waddell MEAN

Foreign Offles, 28th January, 1899.

Campbell, To Straits, China wil Japan: From With such a multiplicity of troops to control London March --Miss Long Me and Mrs. He was discharged etals, a large so-make lying motionless among which will be levied an importa from the Guited. THENK SC & Vather-up.

Baventh-The United States will collect duties

Sir,-On the 26th it. you were informed by yesterday afternoon. He was neror Captain ma coral growthe, some night fent below the States as well as those frors other countries. Meiation's Borvant. He was not allowed to surface. It showed no signs of fear, anxi re-

0. W. Gordon. Team Colombe Mr. and Mrs. go to the second floor into the officers' mained in the same position for half-an-hour or will belonged to foreign sorrigaty, this department tbet Her Majesty's Ministoral un distant stotis panty as popbyment. Magiller, Mar 16 - Mr und Ya JW, The President's programma is based on the Peking had received on December 24th, from the genem officers found plenty of Slade, Mesme. D. K. Cumining, F. Talgrave, roo-Henry Yates. Mess Bergeant, Royal The wonos of these reption is more deadly they soversignty. Welab Fusiliers, said: Defendant was a than that of the coden. Tum langs are very

there were no fewer than wisty of this rack Per Messagories Maritimes lesser Yarra, general colle in the me No part of short, and consequently do not penetrate sc ground time the American people am col enf. Teng-1-Yauen, the assurance that none of the The West Indies Alous gare commands fo

And the staff were members of some from Marsiles Fob 12To Yakobaina: Mr. bis antios took him into the offers rooms desply as the range of most serpents, but only folently informed about Forts Rice and the railway lines named in the contract for the loan terenty-eight generals, while with Wellington Thely, Mins Faol He was under action to leave, and was to go ostoh from there is neosary to produce Philippines to decide off-land whether they to be tunge by the British and Chinese Corpora in Spain and Portugal, and at Gibraltar,

was ro To Sakaghat Mr. Blase, Mr. and Mrs. Robyng, out of Barracks to day, About Lalf-mat sight corious results. Accidents, however, ara very swald be treated a territorios or a solquestion to the Chinese Imperial Railway Adminis When somewhat after the Britial system. Many tration shall be alienated to any foreigu Power.

I am now directed by the Marquis of Eslie of the bost kuown fighting families of and Hra. Itobikaws and child, Mr. N. ts Ele last night I heard a noise. I went out of the rare, owing to their great shyuan. mes recm to see what it was, and met the last cornered they snap and bite viciously stulaing Amoriosus believe the natives of the conquered witnon in charge of defendant--Cbus Bhat, their hold upon a vintim. As the eyes aro islands are not suited to be taken into tell mem-bury to inform yon tukt, in the special oir the kingdom, wille "bage blood

o libero being half a dosen barons and Mr. Thiollier and family, Mr. and Mra Ha boy in the offers meas of the Royal Welch adapted only for use in the water, they strike bership in Uncle Sam's family. The President outstances of the case, Efer Majesty's Govern presented by a Prince, n marquem, an sari, Mars, Ascarish and B. C. Brum,

in the various Lersigu regiments the names of Per Messageries Maritimes stearnor Armündi Fusillors, said: I am hoy to Captain Bancroft blindly when brought into the air, although has held that position, at least toward the Filment apzsent to take note of thin promise as seven lords, seven histonets, and 19 honourables Fer Mossgaries Maritimes tambe Frnart

pines se based on the low civilization of their Government. At half past eight last night I want agataire to living for days when removed from their water piùos, and has reluctance to take all thu l'hilip binding angegoment on the part of the Chinese Thew were alto senior emoers from the Army of Stone from Marcelice, Feb. 19-To Shanghal I am farther to state that you are nothorised Brites were 60-mingled with those of the be Behe, commering with the atmor Bynas! ry master's room. I lit a candle and found s element.

Many specimens hauled up in fishermen's inhabitants. If the laiands are given fueritorial

Governments, like those of Arizons and Now to announos in the prospects of the lean that is from which these force wereterated. Limens, at Colombo, from London, Feb 23 gold obuil an the floor of the serandah and 40 cuate in ten ent pioden. The chain was meto have been sent to zoological gardens.

The Leador gardens went so far as to build Malon, it is feared that some political emer the loan has been arranged with the knowledged It bess peseble ba bring together the tropps Te Fhanghai: Mr.TS. Bouthay, Mike Bruthay. THAT SHINGLES FOR ROOFING,

But ganey may fores the fate the Union as falls of Her Majesty's Government

then verrig ander the flag of Old England, Mr. Howo, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Acheson and my master's. My master's room is next to

Tam, Sir, your mort obedient, humble servant, the giving of the words of command in the child Chiplain Malabe Defendant woat up-sponisl tank for their accommodation.

TH. SANDERSON. various tongue of those present would have Per-Messgerica Maritimes steamer Salane,

F. Descon stairs to get a pot. The pot was broken and these optured specimens cither die en rosto edged states long before, they are fitted for The President himself in at at a loss to pay

-Noval and Military Risord. Beloured to cle mass, I find placed if in the of a short time after being placed in captivity, statohood.

Bank, 31, Lombard-street, E.C. Lath-room. The last witness said I stole the Belecting dark goruer of their teak, they gold chain, but no obsie was found.He was refoss all food and ultimately serve to death. what form of government should be provided Ewen Camoren, Esq, Hongkong and Simugiai turned the Beld of battle into a variable Babel from Muralles, March 12-To Shanghai:-Mr.

These reptiles are particularly numerotik szorul for the newly acquired islands. They ar Bentoneed to three months' hard inboue.......

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