INTIMATIONS EYE-SIGHT,
NOTICE.
MR. N. LAZARUS
MAY BE CONSULTED FOR
SPECTACLES
ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS MORE
AT
FLETCHER & COM PHARMACY
(Opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL).
Hongkong, 11th Marol, 1899.
£
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1988,
Mr. B. Gooty has joined the Conch of Dlees. tors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in ploco of Mr. Begemano, who has off the
olony
The now steam road roller may now be seen on the Prays raclamation near the Horing Club, epparimtly randy for work. It is quite batty its affair, neat but not gaudy"
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THE PURJOM MINING CO, LIMITED.
the meeting.
the Board.
-BAUB GOLD;
A FINE CRUSHING Mr. Derra Leoal Becratary at Singa
2222
2,300
*150
18.16
2 9.300
2075
18.1
2,133
2183
20.2
2,465
2182
17.17
Toint 11,90 12.982 (at.) 18.11 Roughly for the twelve months work the
AUCTIONS
BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTED IN BANKRUPTCY.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
recoived instrnotions from the Txurran
in BANKRUPTCY to Bell by PUBLIC AUCTION
on the Premi
on
SATURDAY, the 18th day of March, 1839, at SAT.M., ALL THAT vory-aluable LEASEHOLD and registered in the Land Offee as INLAND PROPERTY eltatet Victoris. Hongkeng
The property is a freninge to IAT ON and 4, KAS ON Siaurt, are rosted ja a razer of 35 feet, aut two houses being No.
The property is he
The property is hold for the residze of a termi of 999 years at the Annual Crown Hent of 200.00
Farther Particulars and Conditions of Bale may be obtained from
C. EWENSJ The Venilors' Solicitor,
96, Queen' Road Central,
From the Auctionser.
Hongkong, 11th March, 1899),
PUBLIC AUCTION."
(716
N 20th will be sold in tha
A. N. KVÄINON & CO..Three hundred years, and the Frencktrod's į quarantine of ten days from the date of depar. cost of passing it through. the mill pay the property. Personally he had very great plea again that all, working charges, including The Iron 2-Mnated light draught Mail Borew
You are
The CHAIRMAN wild they would notice from the report thishi bdr. Luxley was, about to Junye "these of all other nations; and it naver
the colony and had regued his seat on the "accur to them to pay attention to others
Board. They found its little difficult to get a Yesterday morning the escond ordinary gea "ur to doubt themselves. For the rest,
stal meeting of shareholders in the Panjons car to Mr. Lorley, and he took that pore of the Bach Australian Gold Mining Com they harm themselves much more by this
Mining Company, Limited, was held at the offer opportunity of asking the bajasant peny Limited, resolved the following cuarnster than they basm us; they are at
of the Cotopaxy, No. 6. Fraya Central. Mr. if there was any one they could rehtalogram from knih, dated all Margh, 1999,
Crushing finished, 2,492 tons stone realised MESSES. HUGHES and HOUGH Law "the mercy of all their caprices. Sur
David Gillies presided, and them, wars nas to be put upon the Board or whether 4pm. present hir. J. I. Lewis nad Capt. Durns they would leave 36 to the Board Of
"Congratulats shareholders on result of year's *renuded by the sen, one might any
(directors), Mears, J. H. Duncan (oratory), H. pres if the company were in a Bourishing 2044 onnea multed gold.
How-work"
The first two-monthly crash of 1899 in preo-“ they have contractor all its instability;
It is notified by advertisecount that at the Wicking. G. C. Cox, W. H. Gaskell, B. 1. condition there would be very little diff. ever, he thought their prospects were never *overything changes with them according recent quaal meeting of Gas China Mutual Bahh, F. J. V. Jorge, WV. E. Gitment, P. Mculty in getting a suitable director.
The SECRETARY d the notice quavening brighter than they were at present They had tically a reseed one for Raub, the amount got a very energotlo munager, who was doing of stone milled being higger than any yat "to their disposition a the mount and the Btain Navigation Co., Limited, a final divided N. da Silva, H. W. Terrey, and Capt. Ellis. "only difference betw. Ja thom and the of per cent was declared on the prefer enso shares, making 8 par cut in all, and a
The CHAIRMAN sald-Centlemen, the report every thing in his power to develop the pro-mported, and the return of gold being of Tha sotul sanoat of smalted gold nstions of Europe that are considered the disilead of 10 por cont, on the ordinary shura,
having been it Jont Lands for some days with perty, and from the little information he gained the excellent vains of 108, 87 davis por "west changeable is that with then change
During a march-out at Kowloos in connor your permission we will consider it as having beori from him while he wen here he had every reason to. is not the edict of levity haż "of a vanity tiu with tho Fiest yesterday moming a blue road, Your directors are very much disappoint, i to believe that in a very short time they would resulting from one crushing of Joudary L So. 787.
Mr, WregING thought that with regard to field. Af £3, 188, per oance the sterling retorn which ceaselessly reproduces itself in a jucket from the Confusion fall out, feeling faint, ed that they are not in a position to lay before hear some statement which he trusted would bo February is no los than 2,044 vaboss, "theisand forms. Made slaves by their self and was left leaning against tres. On the you a more favourably report on the working very satisfactory to all of them. Ilgar, hour). being 2 ounsos more than the November mex maturing he was found to be dead. Heart of our mines during the past twelve conthe. a fresh director it was quite 11,481 er over $110,000. E that rate be love to all their fineles, that, which they means opzud to have been the case of We have dote our almost to socomplish the end the appointment of a thagelsleder to do any maintained throughout the year the awtars will we had in view, but so far success has not
thing. He thought it was far better to aggregate $680,000.
Lo gnote su: remarks on last year's work: attended our endeavours. In the early part leave the matter in the hande
The six oralios for the year arees follows:- think they have wisely arranged or firmly death.
1698 tous stone on gold dwis. per ton
18. "rasolved comes to nothing, they not know
22050 It is expected that the further hearing of the of the year our hopes were buoyant with the
18.3-- "ing how to support whatisright in it. They cass of the Filipinos against the Hongkong fair prospect of being able to dispoes of our con- They had absalate ecnfidence in them, and
past they would do the very best they could Jan.-Feb. 1,250
May Jane "are a little is agreement with themselves and Shanghai Banking Corporalius will be lesssion on favourable torma, which wohl have was sure that in the future as la the
Lining one half interest in the property in for the company. They had had years of trial March Apr 2,150 that at different times you would not face meet to-day. On Tuesday afternoon Mr. given us a good price and admitted of our re- Stade joonbeel for plaintiffs) akad his men se
continued to favour them by retaining their July-Aug. Sept.-Oct. them for the same persons, and they far as pointe of law were concerned. He then fully paid up shares; but owing to advore and anxiety, but Meats. Gillies and Lowia
our expectations in this direction were not
under vary great obligations to them. Tos Nov-Das. appear surprised themselves sometimes to mode appliestion for certain issues to be sattle, sirentastances in Amending the London marko, sont on the Board. He was auro they were
The Chief Justico direolod that the issume
past year's working had been somewhat unfor "Bad themselves always, in * state of should be eattled in Chambers yesterday after realised. Since no mist at our last shuual menting an iwwento amount of prospecting has teen done with the view of finding a payable iusto, but verybody who took up aleres must "irresolution. Examine what they call their non on different points of law and fart.
eturn is the choresis may be axuler. the director of that company had certainly "state maxims aud you ill find only ther. Dracze, the Notheriaude Consul, in-flodo, but no fer our efforia have not bean alba prepared to ran some risk. He felt that return is £50,000 or over $500,000, "lass of prido adopted in arrage or idle forms us that the Governor-General of Nether. Fother secourul. We have rat several very earned their most confial thanks for the manzer "news" The Courrier d'Haiphong conicalsy lands-Indie Les decreed that all ships or vessels promising Fucking hadice of stone, but in in which they had endeavoured to derslops the stocd in relation to expenditure, we may mention
very low grade, which would not
sure in thanking them for their services, depreciation, and also the whole work of davel- oping, which is really an addition to the value adds "And it is three hundred years ago?" arriving from Hongkong or having offled at nearly every instap te los proved to be of
(Hear, hair.). this port aro subject in Netherlands India to a
all donbilene aware that the large body of pay. The CHAIRMAN said that on behalf of him. of the property, Bauounts to somas £1,500 opinion of the English remains much what fure from this port or since the Jest case of
plague on board. Itaportation of animal refuse, le ore found la the Jalis wine was practically el sad las co-directors we begged in thank month. The expenditure for the twelve months
that time the mill I been leapt going on the it was in Sully's time except perhaps that E claws, hoofs, and animal hair from Hong. worked out nearly two goare ago, sad since Mr. Wicking moet aiucároly and most hartily is thus about £1,000, against a return of gold From the enhanced value of the return day he migh; be-inclined to dwell ice upon kong or trasshipped at Hongkong targe heaps of headings loft by the Chinese who, for the very fesling and kindly manner in which valued at £50,000, and the, prafit margin over
we liste reason to bellere, have mined in this ho had referred to their services. I could 30,000, on a capital of £200,000,"
assure them that in the friture they would do our changeaiality and more upon our pridsporarily probiblied. Also it is temporarily prohibited to import into Netherlands-Indin
They congratulate the Ranb shareholders on the fine fty years; dating thas pared many thom botter and dividond-paying position. WINE AND SPIRIT and assumption of superiority. We go to titologestry and used mabrokdezies, unless the part of the country for orar sus bundred and their vary best to place the Panjom Mias in a reported today, Mr. Bibby has good Assento grass 842.04 nud wat 44173. tous, drangh
MERCHANTS. Soudun professing to carry civiliantion and are transported as personal hayage or in colors of stone after having been goueried were had of course been all dong endeavouring to do position of the enterprise.--Free Press. -
LORD CHARLES BERESFORD'S jungle, on aunt of the quaita being of too were brightor now, and there was a prospect
MISSION comaeneo by desecrating the Mahdi's tomb temporarily prohibited to import into Nether.jected and thrown into the nighbouring that: but as he had aroidy stated their hopes and mutilning the corpse. The charreteriands fndin Ings or saves which have already low grade to pay the expense of winning the that when they next saw their report is would gold by the primitive methods than in praction be looked upon as very much more satisfactory byen bred and coming from Hongkong or situted by experienend buyers on the staff of
These beadings have kept the mill going for than those which bed preburied it. our Lo Ten Honsa, baaght direct at first band. neither of a was rer of a uation is to transhipped at this port,
This was all the business. imported in wol and battled by grafvee, judged solely by his ur its backelidings, but
The Vivianne Dagmar Company open at the nearly two years, crushing from 2,001 to 2,600 tous and yielding a return of from 250 to $60 the saving wall interradiate profits, and it mual Le confessed that England and
Theatre Loyal on Saturday next, and as they cunces of fine gold per month, repenting a nebling us to apply the best growths at
Englishmen.do often lay themselves openve ons been able to secure the theatre for fair profit on the outlay, but when we take into moderate prices.
to the charge of hypocrisy.
four nights their season, will necessarily be a
consideration the large amount expended on PRICE 18, with full details, to ba
Mere vulgarity atharration might short one. Miss Dagmar will be remembered Jalis Mine for prospecting, driving on the ore ad on spplication.
by many of our readers as a momber of the Lon. ignore ar condone; it is something dois Lgrie Company, which visited Rengkengs, kad sinking wizes, all with a view to prove the fade, it is somewhat discouraging to find at the end of the year that we have not yet PORT after removal should be aggressive than mere vulgarity that makes a years ago. bhe is a Parisian by birth. rosted a mouth before use. When them hate us. Besides, Colonel ELSDALE DE obtained her first stagn engagement, in 1881 located the trae lode and that car flusncial Little Red Riding Hood Edinburgh, and returns ahew a debit balance on the year's required for drinking at once it us that the vulgarity to which he referred soon after jelmet the Louden. Lyric Company writing of $12,940.08. I must, however, tell
Ou returning to England, should be ordered to be decanted was no muitaly to the lower one, arelling East
Misa Dagmar continued her stage work autil the you, gentlerson, that gold mining in the State of Perak in a very iffent problem indeed. before being sent out.
an!ng the lower classes are not rauch gives formation of the prezent evapany, which ebe is S'TERRY-Excellent Dinner and entering on the Continent it is rct from taking round the Far East generally. While We are almost weekly discovering a most pro Miss Dagmar'ssorpeatine dance is the principalising leader giving fadication that we are in After Dinner Wines of very superior those classes that foreign nations derire of the outertainment, she is alsosupported the mediata vioinity of gold bearing rosk, but of cocan-going trade; while, co the other Vintages. All are
true Xate their impressions of our national elaracteris a competent comedy company sne sariety after driving a few feet further the indications
ties. If they think us vulgar, therefore, performers. "The Elder of the Kirk," which become loss proñoanced and the leader pinares | Quaeustown, she is net included in the oceante a considerable relie. He went out with the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CLAR T-Our CLARETS, in- it must be because the apper and wirile cluding the lowest priced,
are classes, who travel, convey a impression guaranteed to be the genuine produto valgarity. It is not vulgarity in of the juice of the grape and are not ordinary canes, however, that hurts them, artificially made from raisins and bus a general affectation of superiority. currnuts, as is generally the case with We may take a local instance as n Cheap Wines.
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 18413
ALL our storks of Wines and Spirits
Wines.
..
illustration. Major HENRY KNOLLYA, of BRANDY-All our BRANDY the Royal Artillery, was appointed to guaranteed to be pure COGNAC, thongkong one eighteen or twenly diference in price boing merely question of age and vintage.
WHISKY All our WHISKY is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the insrket. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connois eurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
Wo guarantee our Wines and chaud dicast for single Spirite to be genuine only when
Coast Ports.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
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IRECTORY CHINA, JAPAN, COREL INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETİLEMENTS. MÁLAY STATES, NETHER- LANDS INDIA, 2.P.
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The Thiery:¤nvesté AnnuAL ÍSBOM
The Exily Press.
**quency of change of residense. Aleo it is
is to be staged on Saturday, is described as LO coil ning pipes, being conversed with experiences of a Scotch sider in London. The company is unfter the management of Mc.
Lionel Willis,"
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO TRY DAILY PREAL"]
LONDON, 12th March.
THE SUEZ CANAL-THE OBSTRUC
HONGKONG AS A PORT OF CALL" Commundar R. Murray-Rumsey, R.N., writes under date Jan. & with reference to some so marks which appeared in The 26mer last sam mer an Hongkong as a Port of Call" The statement Commander Murray-Rumsey part cularly refers to was the following: Hong kong stands to Southern China in much the sqmo,relationship as Liverpool to its surround ing countries. If a star utsara from Hong Canton Rivor, it is included in the above total kong for any treaty ports except up the hand, if a steamer clears from Liverpool for
REFERENCES IN PARLIAMENT.
LORDS
BONATIUS COMERCIAL TRAVELLER.
In the House of Commons on the 9th Feb- reary, in the course of the debata on the address, and referring to the China questive, Bir F. Campbell-Dancermer said--Thore is one coin- paratively stall but obtrusive matter upon which I should like to nalt for a little informa Hon. It is with referenas to the strange pilgrimage of the table and gallant member for the city of Tork (Laughter.) The world believes that he went out to Cain as the emis
er flat is so. sary of the Goverzzout. I do not know whet
Mr. Balfour was understood to express dissect. Bir II Campbell Bannerman-Well, that is
O the tek March, then in tavis to the bighost bidder Steamer called the
GOUVERNEUR GUNERAAL MIJER"
Length sa per sortißeate of mesaretient Built in 1671 by Mrs.. ORALES COENELL
66.90 montres (23 feet), boam 8.05 metres (28 & Co. in Glasgow, Flying the Dutch Flag. feet); depth 5.04 metres (17 fost), massuring empty 9 feet, draught loadol 14 feet; with 25 first, and 13 second class passanger accommoda- tion, compound surface condensing Engicos if 550 indicated H.P., steam boilers and donkey boiler (new in 1892), 6 boats and all inventory. To be sold as she is now lying in the barbour of Tanjong Priok (Batavia), where she is daily opeu for inspection.
In the meantime offers will be entertained.
The Agents KONINKLIJKE PARTVAART MAATSOHAPPY,
LAUTS, WEGENER & Co. Hongkong, 19th Feburary 1890.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Undersigned have been favoured with instructions from W. R. LoXLOT, Esq.,
to Sell br PUBLIC AUCTION, within his Residence No. 1, Cumeron Villes, The Peak, ON
WEDNESDAY, the 22nd March, 1899, Commenting at 2.30 F.M., THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLE
contained therain,
Comprising
DRAWING
RECHERCHE
ROOM
out and partially disappears. The whole of the trade." Commenting upon this, Commands
Thea in what No.") (Ministerial ories of capacity did the noble lord at Because, country rock at Jalis from the 800 feet upwards Murray-Rumsey says I am not concerned rent and ence of the Government is so much broken up and disturbed by volcanic in attempting to blow Hongkong into a in other spheres would be looked upon as well world, bat 1 protest against any attempt, how regard hit, whatever people may say, as the GLASS OVERMANTELS, EXTENSION in prior that put dance sos be placed an what fictitious pention sotongat the ports of the son may depent wou it, that other Porers SUITE DE MARINDEX, BEVELLED dedued indications, Nevertheless, your Directors over ingenions, teing made to explain away emissary of the Government, and the comma. DINING TABLE, DINING ROOM B are convinced that we bare good presposts of its real position, and in the present case thenities on the spot so will be apt so to regard AR CHAIRS, SIDEBOARDS BOOK- diarovering in the near future a valuable mine selection of Liverpool and Queenstown as port Bisa. I have no doubt he has disolairuad It, but CASE, COTTAGE PIANO, by CHAPPELL & at Pnajem geld is to be found all over the conn-wheronith to draw a comparison is certainly his dienlaicise will not be accepted. (Minis Co., DINNER SETS, CUT GLASS DE-
TIENTSIN. and
CARPET try and we may reasonably assumo, more parti uguuions. Putting aside the obvious rely sozial laughter and cries of "Oh." I m in CANTERS and WARE to MATCH, BRUS
Roe papers it is stated that he has gone out to SELS cularly if we take into consideration the gooit that Liverpool to Queenstown does not represent
BEVELLED GLASS fortune they have met with at Raub, that suc-foreign trade at all, while Hongkong to any inquire into the conditious of trade. The noble SQUARES, RUGS, TAPESTRY and LACE oes will yet attend our forta in discovering treaty port does, I would ask why not take lord aot one's ordinary idea of a commercial CURTAINS: the lode we have looked so long and so nazionaly London for an example, and if a steamer for traveller.
(Lond laughter) Unfortunately, DOUBLE and SINGLE WARDROBES. DOUBLE Rod INGLE BRASS and IRON whatever he ¿cas or says, atripe as ha may, the for. The working of the cyanide process dur- from London for a continental port, many of ing the past year hasrot been satisfactory owing which are not as far distant as the poorest tresty.
(laughter) and therefore I am afraid that there WASHSTANDS, TOILET SETS and TABLES, FERNS and other FLANTS. percentage of the decomposition products of the under the beading of Ships Clearing at Parts is an equivocal position eroated, unintentiously, to the tidings containing such a very large port is from Heagcong, will she not be incitited noble lord always gets into the awarapers BEDSTEADS CHILDREN'S COTTS iron pyrites, rendaring there impenetrable to in United Kingdom to Foreign Countries, and no doubt, on the part of the bobis lord. Bat GARDEN SEATS and LAWN MOWER, the notion of the cyanide. The only tailings we is not this considered as London's ocean-gving the noble lord will soon return, aut it is jos: LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S CHAIRS
pessible he may tell us something about his and ONE LARGE SATSUMA VASE.
KITCHEN as Usual. The death of Mr. Keely, the antress, is have had for some time to undergo the cyanidstrado?"
trip. (Laughter.) I ask, then, whether papers, treatment are those got from the silling of the in their acintos or in their ways of life,"
ara to be presented on the subject of affairs in beadings which have been orposed for a long unnounced.
THE INDIAN PLAGUE COMMISSION.
China Feriod of years to the wiion of the weather caus- Further on we are told, after a reference
Bombay, 17th February Mr. Balfour in reply mid- A disonstion on the concession of San Mazingen Insolable basic iron galt found to be mest merchant priuces nnel bankers, that Hong-
destructive of cyanide and making it compara-
At to-day's sitting of the Plague Commis. kong has a small sprinkling of able hit- Bay to Italy has taken place in the House of fively useless in the extraction of gold. Wo have sion Professor Gajgur said the epidemin in this Commons. Mr. St John Brodrick said that it tried many experiments with the view of over- "inistratore from the mother country, Italy can secure tha conecssion by diplomacy, coming this norious chilealty but up to the pre. Country owed its origin to decomposition in ill- averybody knows, is in Chins, and is making i "larger proportion Angh Chinese
youre ago, and be afterwards publishe ed a book entitled "English Life China," in which, on page 4, he say
TION REMOVED. The eleamer Rydzi Hell, which abstracted the navigation of the snar Canal, has been
"Steer clear of the nok and file of the floated.
civilian community, inasmuch as they are
"not on the whole a favourable set either
14
www.09.
OBITUARY.
L
ITALY IN CHINA.
for I am helier than thon" gontleman. formation was given to the police, but the vho rapsodises on the incomparable rullians are still at largo. *banctiful prayers of our simple service,"
The right hon. gentleman referred to my noble friend the member for York, who, as
spread was dea to similar decomposition of surprise the right hon. gentleman, he is exactly. We have now aseared the services of a most able animal matter and fith in other towns and what the right hon. gentiarunu thought it was
enterprising wines
as
It
LATE TELEGRAMS.
The following telograms are from the Ear-
THE WATERLOO cup,'
London, 24th February The coursing watch for the Waterloo Cap
Ou View from MONDAY, 20th instant, when Catalognes will be ready.
For further Particulars, apply to
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong March, 1999.
1752
BY ORD OF THE MORTGAGEES.
GEO. P. LANNERT bas received
Bell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
on the Premises,
это
Messrs. DEACON & HASTINGS, 35, Queen's Road.
Vendor's Solicitors,
and from
The Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 13th March, 1899.
AUCTION SALE
[730
"yond the taxa of ringing of intergaladh-w-date white undren and ability to take plus additi, értenindeddity which were used traveldo algular Tidalt ft fe to last Minstractions from the ROEXGAUERS to
officials whose views arcely range be- Chian Great Britain's policy is the safeguard. "engrossed with dollars, and who ne safeguarding her own interesta Great Britain is paying mins. When Mr. Bailey was in Heug were employed mainly with a view to kill the role in which my gifted and forestile friend tang a short time ago with the object of een germs, viz, mercurie ekloride, carbolie ait, might ever have been expected to excel, but he "eaking their fortunes, which probably willing to support Italy by diplomatio means.
suiting the Board so some important points phenyle, Eanitas, eta, but even that object was has gone out to Chias, not as a representative
TUESDAY, the 28th March, 1889, connected with the development of our propery, not attained, as they could not integrate the of the Government, not with any mission for
at 3 PM. A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. "will be ultimately swallowed up in drink,
ALL THAT VALUABLE LEASEHOLD “play, and rowdyism. There is, however, DARING BBERY IN GLENEALEY. ho submitted a short report on the probable germs while they had no possible notion on the the Government, but on a purely commercial value of the concession and I now embrace the gases of putrefaction: Disinfectants, owing,ission, and sent out by a purely commercial body "a corrective learen in the shape of the
A robbery of a most daring character was opportunity of reading it to you. It is dated to their sction, form protective basing or with purely commercial objects. We all must de
coagulated albumen around the bacteria, neirothat those commercial objanta will be fulfilled, PROPERTY Situato at Nes 30, 52 and 54, {*'military elemout, which represents by furrpetrated in Glengaley in broad daylight on. Gentlemen, I m unnhla to present to you an
And Bagistored in the Land Offen at Sub- Pahang, 6th February, and runs as follows:-dering tbait dormant for a time, ready to crop and that whexi, my noble friend comes book; as he Lowe LABUAR Row, Victoria, Hongkong, tions 1 of Boction A of INLAND LUT No 4. the greater proportion of the educated Tuesday, the victim being Mr. R. F. Gutierrez, annual report of the operations on Four up into activity at some future time when shortly will be will have to tell us a long tale
The property is hold for the Residne of the "and gentlemaanlike stratum. As to the wi old gentleman 28 yeain of age. Mr. Gutier property for last year in svob defloite loria Ur fasourable sonditions presented themselves. of his sacosesos. (Hear, hear.) I think it not on such does uz I would be pleased to do, having On the other hand those being poisonous killed improbable that when my noble friend comes "Hongkong women, born and bid there. rez and his wife wore coming down from Robin-
been there but a little over three months of that more cats and increased the most injurians kind back he will do more, and that he will produce tern of 75 years from the 25 June, 1943, and proefs to the right hon. gentleman that will be for the further term of you from the period. During this time I hare devoted myself of pairofsetion
Dr. Marsh, ons of Dr. Haffklse's Assistants, contlnasive and satisfactory that he was not an expiry of the said term of 75 years at the ap "the most charitable criticion is that their son road to Caine road, and when half-way
Particulars and Conditions of Salo misy bo "attractions are on a par with their scanty down Glerealy two Chiuaniaz who had bean to getting an anderstanding of the general
abstained from "numbers, and that those with whom an hiding in the locality sprang apen them no-conditions existing at and about the minas from testified to the mine of perokloride of mercury omissary of the Government by addressing you, portioned Crown Kent of 2800.
of using oowong for the doors of homos. not necessarily or invariably favourable to the One of them thrust some paper in a comercial stand point and in accordance with as a disinfectant, and the danger of the practice Mr. Spanker, upon Chinoso affairs in a sense
your instructions, as I have waderstood them "English gentleman would care to ex-
Mr. Gutierrez fano and knocked him down, have carried on prospecting work as rigorous Plague miorobes, Inventated into moist sowdang Government of which the right hon. gentleman change two words of conversation are while the other snatched his wato's and ghair seemed at eli practicable or possible consistent Previously sterilised by heat, would live and professes to think he is the representative. #ruri aonica in gurgite vana"
The They then made off. Mr. Gutierrez and his with a jadipio expenditues of money and with multiply there for several month
Bombay, 23rd February. spirit which animates this stand aside wife were naturally very monol sjarmed. In rasuonable economy. As you have been advised storilised, coding retains vitality six days.
ible prospecting las not bien productive of any
Before the Pingus Commission, whieb inished. definito results one way or the other, nor could eittings in Bombay yesterday. Dr. Choksey it have been expected to be unless we had been Physician of the Arthur Road Hespital, aid go Gaeli favoured by most exceptional good fortune the period of insulation muged from three days daring that brief perled. The details of the to a fortnight in different types of the plague. is, it is to be feared, characteristic of mEDT THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC work done have been fully reported from time la
The attitude of patients was very influenced by TURING CO., LIMITED. 2 Englishmen abroad and neconiats for mucá
time so I will not go into the partianlors there, their conditions as regarded delirious When resulted in Bisck Fury beating Lapal of now. From what has bear dore heretofore, some patients lost the power of speech and re- what I have been able to do, and so far as I u Yesterday at noon the 15th anal ordinary
able to fudge of the property from surface fevered they scenod to speak just like infants meeting of shareholders was held at the Coas pany's offes, No., Preye Central. Mr. . working, exploratious by the natires, and such and although they were able to articulate, there Sawan presided, and there were also prosect ather indications se there are to guide az export was a complete las of memory of words. These Mesara. D. Gillies, J. H. Lewis, A. J. Raymond in forming an opinion I can caly say definitely, symptoma lasted for a very long time, and soms why do dzer ostions dislike the English
patient understool everything that was said to A. Babington, W. H. Gaskell, F. Henderson, extent of our territory is gold bearing beyond before speech, was completely restored and a and Fang Wab Chana.
a donbt, that there are well defeed lodes ar Colonel Elsbalz tells us it is because we
Lim. There were instanese in which men ba The SECRETALT read the notice conroning istent la it, and that the geologien formation
one saddenly ill. He know of cases in which aro the nad vulgar people in the work
the meeting.
of the country being slate and porpbery for the while Mr. Fascis na-uzes ns that we me
CHAIRMAN Said-Gentlemen, you are familier most part, is perhaps the must favourable of certain perzons were attacked with the dissazn Hot more val var cans others and th
with the report and Loconuta, which have been any formation for the existence of payable while Letrally at their work. The temperature Dr Choksey then described at some length
London, 25th February, in your bezils for some time past, so unless you goid lodes, it ownnot but be more than pro- varied in different types of the disse. it is our proper and national self-cam.
wish me to do so, I trill not read them sow.bable that in the large ares of land owned by the condition of baboon in different staget of Mr. Holland, Laborat candidate, kas besa cleated mars ber for Rotherham Division of placency, nut uur vulgarity, that excite the
As usual we propose to pay a dividend of the Punjom Company there will be found not the disease. The patients, he sail often be-
come delicious and had homicidal tendencies Torkshire by a majority of 1837 votes over Mr. hatred of other nations Mr. FRANCIS Conics
per copt, and we also recommeuri placing $38,730 only a lede but more likely several lodes of to reservo, which will bring that fund ap to payable value. These however can only be nearer the mark, we think, then Colonel
$50,000, and I trust this course will meet with brought to light by parsing our present poliar and tried to escape, which sometima Wagge Uniontet, and replaces Mr. & H. ELSDALE, but there is a reason not mention-
It is announned that two engineers are to to your approval. The result, as stated in the of activity, and assidnansir searching and tato their being tied to their beds. Dyze-Acland. Liberal, who was returned no-
for sad to sarvey ninety miles of donutry threagi report, is a facord ons, but it has been obtained prospecting for them." Gentless. I think Patients sometimes developed tolanie Popposed at the last election. The voting was
such as spasms and stiffed as follows:--Holland 6,671, Wraggs 4,714 ed by either of them that is perhaps the the heart of the most thickly-populated district more perhaps by lack than by good manga
we have no ream to all in question the bona the neck, and their backs became urbed. Thera were epileptic sonvasions before death, most potent enuee of the feeling alluded to, of rich North Borneo, with Thow to ostendment, and it is by no means rtain thst with fides of our Manager; a my opinion this is a
the presunt troubled political outlook in the straight-forward and unbiased report on our There wote antes of manis but he had never Other nations think we are bypocritical inte pent rallway. »
Philippines we shall be able to rspast each concussion which is full of hope and promise, ta
send hydrophobic symptoms. Denfuss was humbugs, always making a parade of our
On Tuesday morning some Chinamen were performance this year; on the contrary, it sharehokers. It giroa me much pisaurs to
inform you that ear now louse of the Pas complainst of. He know cases in which pati religion and philanthropy and always taking engaged in excavating at Applican, Aberdnet.is I fear very unlikely. At the parent moment.
when the earth gave way and several of them sar adricos from Manila are to the effect jum Doneession was prepared on the 19th Hegate last their speech but they always recovered were buried beneath it. In their being extri thet the temp ports are all closed, and that such of September last, between the British Resident From experience be could state stent people
Horukon, March 16th, 1889.
I connection with the lectures recently the dislike with which they are viewed delivered by Colonel EreALE and Mr by the foreigner, amongst whom they so
jutra. Prasos on the strength and weakness of
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THE FAR EAST,
London, 25th February Fenter, telegraphing from Feking, says the Dowagat Emprose is unch incassed over the killing of the Chinese by Russiats at Tation.
maké a strong protest.
the empire the question has been miend: A mesting of the Sanitary Board will be Lel (dirvofurn), O. P. M. N. da Silva (Serotary), ne is already well known, that a considerabin tidien extended for a year or a year and a half was, and has instructed the Tsangis Yaman to
care that our resumed virtues bring us suit
this afternoon.
eiled in the Cathedral on Moulay next, when
Mr. A. G. Ward will give another organ si
Mrs Lowson will assist with vocal items.
The course for the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's race on Sunday will be from the Fotics Pier, Kowloony round Channel Teke, Kowloon Rekend Mayer's East Dony, twice round;
thirteen miles.
The Angbr
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Tamson, 5th February. , North WA South, bas
OF THE STEAMSKIP PRATA BOUG"
(without reserve)
ON
THURSDAY, 30th March, 1809, -at 8 F.M.
ut in a mocy for the South by leverHE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Pablio Auction the Steamship ELECTION. SESTA
"PRATABOUG," as she now lias abreast of points to nil
the premises occupied by the Bangkok Dook Company, Limited, at Rángkok, Siam,
THE UGANDA RAILWAY,
Calcutta, 25th February. Telegraphic information has rohe the Government of India from the Engineer-fa. Chef of the Uganda Railway refuting the statements made in a recant artiple in Truth
warkly advoutages. Tho feeling of thecated two were found to be dead, and Rethayhemy as we requies osmint be got et any prios. Fon behalf the Bultan of Parang on the Decumbed sooner than thin men of good regarding the terrible mortality alleged to have
Guzelts.
Rickmers Company have ordored the building of two river steamers at Shanghai to run between that port and Hankow, with engine
strada de confies in constructing that railway.
The steamer has recently been errhauled and is well worth to attention of tapse who, are in want of a stoanship of her vira
Bho is an Iron Sorow Steamer, Baloonar rigged, with a decka. Her dimensiors' arz 26 Teet long by 1 foot beam and 15 feet depth of hold.
Her engizes are of the compound type, hav log an indicated H. P. of 110.
'Her registered gross tonnage is 224-64 net du 16-65
do
For further Particulars,
Apply to the Auctioneer
It seems only 480 have died, and 1,015 been invalided in three yours cut of a total of 15,385 Indiea voolies imported. Of the remainder 551] 801 have completat their contrast, 228 hare boon dismissed or resigned, and 12,880 are still on the works.
SHIPPING REFORTS.
throughout.
Continental nations towards England
forward purchases of homp at low prices, but on the other part for a term of afty years dating disse within twenty-four hours-Rangoon sembles in kind that entertained by the to the hospital,
Intely the price of the raw rasterial has buen so from April, 1898. The area granted in fifty. Beyalists for the Puritans in the time of our Yesterday afternoon a plot of Crown land, high, that we have bought no more than warsb square miles, being ten miles long and fivo miles
measuring 5,000 square foot and sitante on the seintely nessary for our current requirements, wide, with the length running on the lay of BORNEO PETROLEUM. ciral disturbances, and Englishsion in tura Funk Road, was sold by public nation. Mr and ecrsaquantly we have only a small stock on the gold bearing country ronk. The lease pro
In Netherlands south-sast Borneo, says the credit the Continental nations with the John Tamm, architaot, belog the parchaser hand at the moment. As regards tee, we fully ridea that the company has full mining rights
·Batavia Nicmesblad, petroleum boring han levity and want of principle that the The price paid was $1,000, being $100 above expected that high prines of reps would suck over the whole aran granted together with am
the upsst price. The menusi rout is $34, and nonsumption, but in spite of this and of vur in- pla timber rights The dead was executed by bright fature The fem of Samuel Brothers Puritans were accustomed to ascribe to the term 75 years.
arassed output, we have sacoooded so far in and the company on the 13th September 1998, and hara boringe in Catio, at Bang Bang's sad
The British steamer dirlis, fock Kobe 9th the Royalists. The latter were not all roys.
ing markets for it all and can only hope that this subsequently completed by the Resident and a Muara Jata, and also a harbours Balik Papan. There will be a Hockey Match today at 645 satisfactory state of things may contians. As the copy is kept among the archives of the com. From there, & railway Las been laid to Marel hul fresli to moderate NW, to N.E. teriog libertines nor were the Paritans al
p.m., Clubs. Maxima. Clab tome remaining portion of Inland Lot No 906 on pany's head office. Mr. Duncan, Soorstary, is the above mentioned boring places, and is bypocrites, but the antagonistic character Anton. Brusts, Coz, Millward, Hewerof!, which our factory stands, was in the market, and desirous of taking a trip boxne on secount of will be extended to Fisik Fapat. The winds with fine weather and moderate ses Robinson, Wilkinson, Thompson, Wakefoli, to purchase by others would have ebut as in, and family affairs, and the Board by granted leave Company runs steamers to different porte; in u inties of the two parties eiused them to Campbell, Loring. The Maxi team-Masare, prevented any further offension of the works of absence for eight monthq, Mr. Gaskell has year's time, that section of Borneo is orso. The British steamor Haitan, from Facchow, print each other in the blackest enlours,
Ellis, Sanders, Lamwart, Thornhill, Wodehou, Company, and utilise & part of it in the man- during his absence. though from opposita points of view,
tima by building another godena for berep, do. No questions being asked the report and The feeling with which England is re-. Grant Smith.
This explains the item of $30,504.80 in the garded by our triends secoss the channel is
motion of the By the edvertisment in another column it balance sheet. The itous of $4,658928 additional statement of accounts wers adopted, on the ponuries the other day quoted the following Limited, as decided to isang 34,000 preference decided upon in the previous year. The other
shares of 810 each. It is also proposed to re-ems are the nausi onen, nad require no explana Mosera ligs and Lewis were reelected passage from the "Memoires de Sally"duce the present shares from S100 with $50 tion, but is any shareholder has any questions directors, on the motion of Mn WICKING,
It is certain that the English hate us, sad paid up to 900 with $10 paid ap to that the to cat, I shall be glad to answer them to the seconded by Mr. BHASKA
Captain DELAY opoued that Masary. W, H. with a hatred so strong and so widespread i nominal capital and the liability on the ordinary beat of my ability.
1. No questions were asked, and the report and Gaskell and F. Henderson be re-elected that one would almost be foliced to class bars will retain the sum. bitkort,
statement of socounts were adopted; on the anditers.
Mr. CLEMENT Sovended. it amongst the natural instincts of the The following telegram dated Nes York 8th motion of the CHAIRMAN seconded by Mr.
Me. Coz I think you informed us that MS, Febranty, appear the San Fran.180 FUSG WAR CADEN.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. "people, but it is rether the result of their wall to the Sure from Berlin saga The Messrs. Ollies, Lowis, Raymond, and Gaskell was going to act elemtar Wa
The C. P. R. steamer Tartar left Kobo n "pride and presumption, for there are nu, Foreign Office brands as lie the nertion at Showa were re-elected directors, on the motion have all great confidence in Mr. Gaskell, but as
people in Europe more haughty, mere the German Canel at Hongkong sold name be of Me. HuNpRSON, accorded by law. FONG atter of principle it is not the correct the Toneday, the 16th March, for Yokulans, where
for a macretary to Budit bir oral sco the Filipine The Conial has not at any time: WAR CHOENNA
The SCLSTARY-Hin's apis bis own the que due to arrive at daylight today, the “diadafuful, unre jatoxinted with the idee teen unged in commerce... It is known hers ¦ Moser T. Argold and F. Henderson were
of their ovi excellench. In their own" that there has been active contmeren im vera, re-electual eq32 on the ratios of Mr. G11- | abertzala. Nesh - 16th instu:: 100M Tokio Maru (Anatralian'
Me Wickra I think everybody will be Tho N, Y.Estesatar "view understanding, and reason are to between Hongkong and the Philippines, muertes, seconded by Mr. RAYMOND
shatits of several nationalities partichaling The CHAIRMAN id that this was all the satisfied to son Mr. Gaskell ocepy the dus! Line) lelt Thursday Island fer this port on 14th inst, and is expected to arrive here on therein. It is not known whether any of there business, and that dividend warrants would be position. I am sure I can. The motion was carried,
the 26th Furt ready to day. merchants are Gurzana.
Do new thing. Que of our Tonkin contem. I will be seen that the Straits Ibeurçupe Co., machinery, simply completes the extensions Cox QUAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. Suled to burn lignid petralenim from these ber brosze na ven, overcast sky, aloar.. Yostels in
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be found only amongst themselves; they adore all their owe opiul ce and despise
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moderate N.E. to N.E. reeze, considerable son, fine and clear to Amoy, From Amoy to and clear. From Swutow to port moderato N.B. walow moderate N.. bresse and ros, cloudy.
inge. Besides the Messrs. Samuel, there is another all venture, at Tarakan island. The Foochow H.M.B, Swift. In Amoy-Sishan, Brothers Van Der Palts are also engage in and Cheng Hock Kian. In Swatow-Pakhoi, potzalen boring on the Cofie coat In worthingpo, Tamani, bani, and Taisany. Netherlands Berase, four compaules bave taken 651-boring lo haud. Three of them have found all, but bare not met with any springs of it Straits Times.
VESSELS PASSED ANJER Feb 16, Dutch str. Malong, Jan. 3, from Botterdam for Bataria.
Feb. 15, Dutch str, Gede, Skenier, Feb. 15, From Batavia for Rotform Van
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Po address
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Feb. 20, British str. Duke of Norfolk, Jendos. BEST YUBARI LUMP COAL FOR SALE. Jan. 3, from London for Batavia.
about 14th inst, carrying 2,200 tons of
Feb. 24, British bark Wildwood, Smith, FebTHE S.S. Doyo Maru is expected here on or 8, from Manila for Newcastle (N.S.W.)
Feb. 2, Norn, back Noah VL, Dykestar, beat Yubari Lump Coal from Japan. Morcean. Jag: 6, from Delagon Bay for Baturin. Any ship requiring samo for us should apply
Feb. 25, British ekip Savone, Mobigall, to
Feb. 25, Amr. hip Kesie Beed, Watia, Feb. Feb. from Mantle for Boston 19, from Singapore for New York
KWONG MAN WO; No. 132, Bonusta Strand Weut. 181 Hongkong, 11th January, 1889.
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