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trailo of Hongkong,

more certain than that if took over the provlace of

would conilize the collection duties A8 03 of the principal

revenue, and in that case sch stringent requ

A. S. WATSON & CO., and experituos

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WINE AND STIRIT NËRCHANTS.

$10.80

ESTABLISHED: A.D. 1841.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

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10.80.

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The Hon. Le Stowar Ijsököset+ds again going phomo, prekamably

of a Custom House, and duty would be collected or goods intended for consumption in the colony. None of us would like that or consider it conducive to our interests. While, therefore, we any advocaton forward policy for Great Britnie in China, we believe that the particular interests of Hongkong will be best conserved by maintaining its present status ny a colony and a free port. Assuming Chius to come under British ad ministration, we would have Hongkong reintes. mains administratively free of the new possession. as Ceylon is administratively free of India. With the New Territory deminrented according to the Hon. J. 11, STEWART LOCKHART'S recommendations the rulony will have a rauch territory agit requires for its development as a commercial emporium and industrial centre. Further extensions would be opposed to, rather than condaolce to, our local interests.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alio Memorial and Netherale Hospitals bags to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds

of the Hospitnis

G. Murray Bain

H. E. Denge...

Gitb, Livingston, & Cas

Gila & Co...

J. D. Humphreys & Blo

T. Jackson

Jebsen & Co...

Llestond & Davis .24)

A. B. Marly

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FAZLINGKAHIA Hove Horsla

Procan, LONDON, S 7th Maroh, 1899.

The Hey, Jord Airds §.F., Director of the danila Ofsrvatory, Lograrda un a copy of the nommasiuation, received: from tasarlan Government dovering a liter from the Colonial:

boretary of Hongkong both of which have To THE EDITOR OF

THE DAILY Pres" Hokutona. Prusoddling Wines No. 1 Delves from duly already beep published rather Algab wribes i

The Minila Obserritory very gratefully DEAE En-A it has cons to my knowledge acknowledge the justice done to this Institu, that perforisenson of my play," The Sign of don' by the Chamber of Commerce and the Press, the drose, have been given in India, I think it say meshloons residente of Hongkong well the patio should know that I am sole pro The" generens sntion taken by the Colony on ristor ca the copyright of and the right of thiyosoming will by reinsberade with precontation of The Bign of tho flross," and gratitude, and in the lapossibility of writing that no Lieses has been issued by me authoris esparately to all those who have lavented using the performshoe of end play in any part testimonials, we wish to convoy to of India, and I think it well also to add that every out of the trough your valeable any persch of persons who may in fature por Wo don't like to form the sold pay without my oxpress Hoouse nor do we pretend to in writing vi be forthwith proceded against extol nors kven abil

go:work, but notwithstanding the law pay direct this, we must that the Main Obervatory, caball fer man obliged by your kindly in- will provested to be in the fatere as useful serting the letter in your next ime. -I am, and beneislal to the colony of Hongkong as it yours obedbatly, has been up to the pressit.

were bad thined 9921. In several follpwingers Bodin, which are much twist about and more of the naizm au cata thin, May salo repaddleder hure vine was luna tom vient 18 genat e remsul lora week. Phone drizon, Tift to tell souls or

Wildsens are slittle on one wig found in doing Lary understand that two

and all the oro taken out war dan cooliderable distance up.

Bitkill remand the page for 41896 tosh, which yielded 1 dn week, and you are ready to go on before that, free gold and save compenfrater nos ret langu whisk T think it i simble so do, I shall do so, that will glys about 2 de la

the land was then reminded j'ull Tacidoy, permasasters, body for tolles 2nd May at 2.15 pm

The emblantarrhich took place with the re-.

-stopped:

NEWS FROM CEBU,

TELERU

WILSON BARRETT,

LAST DAYS IN HONGKONG.

WEDNESDAY, April 28th.... WEDNESDAY, April 28th, WEDNESDAY, April

THURSDAY, April 27th THURSDAY, April 27th THURSDAY, April 27th,

FRIDAY, April 29th,

SATUEDAT, April 29th. SATURDAY April 29th: SATURDAY; April 20th.

prevent good belog

in connection with the Na Lucritory, anky

conversation at ang

tranhour of two province from Hongkong,

maths of Downing: “Size.. may Jaland still to Telain its stalas he a

welling and Answering deathshes, but the colony. To regulations of that find yasetion is what completion will Me Lookaart asa do not ens how any objection, could beat on the air? Will his Chinese eyepac

5 of a very promising nature, was developed offered. Hat if fongkong were incorporaties still in the scandal The Govern however, will no doubt obtain opinions also ed as an integral part of the row dominion, from other sources, piesibly from Sir Clande not only would smuggling be put su end to MasDount if His Ereally should be well bels at Ping Ehanton, Pabedy ze last week Prospeeding Weiss No 9-Irit kavanger sud his men, after a very cover light had body koorn we the Fall and Worl but the colony would itself become the seat to attend to business in his arstead was important afsir hon Captain Báry, from this wines con Umned 2itt. 81% am To

Since the compation of Maula by the Uaited driven the rebuig out of Pat Hoang Pastore and lode formation, but the ore was all so States foros, 18th August, 1898, one hundred Colonel The O'Gorman, who had been appointed low grads to send to the mil or be of any rains. and forty-one vessela sro been transferred to the bouquant of the Kowloon Field Forse, This drive is in very hard ground,

Cebu, 12 April. from the Sands of English, German, andjelial Captain Bargert, Pinng Shan. At

WANKONU three o'clock in the afternoon the Chinese Bhalt This was continue 7. And Spanish sitis, principally Spanish, a those

forme at Tiang than As far as can bò feet dansk and for a sumy below that A Frozen very courteous to Aranears, and the expected Americans duly registered, and are now fly. more from Cheung Tsun tottack the it hang the reduired depth to open out of 100 Everything very quiet Natire polloemen ing the American flag. This at least thors aE Increase of sesidence by the business people of certain nor that force was composed of the aplode ka farmatian was crossed by this haft, trouble of last wook me llora over, but the Mariin towards the Amerkan Government on which Captain Bürger and defeated the which is likely the lode hat first in berol 1. solates to will eicely conded to quarters As many as trenty of these, having sumos of unions day and which was probably Tuipo Level No, This was opened out at 1016. A drunken sadler created a little oxedtoment suce fanous Spanish generals, admirals, and force and forces from Cheung To Un from star of shaft Drives northerly 17 sat aight by fheight which wont bolwass governors, have thought it to their advantage Long Fang Shao, and Ha Term. The fores and statherly 11ft were it in What tarp the legna of Mr. Eldobotom, the English Consu to renounce the old name and take an Americans had control on the forces parantly the lode flint had le Lovel No. 15m bere ud manager for Smith, Bell & Co. N or English me before registering Manila which had occupied Castle Faak and fired on out in the drive southerly, from shaft and damage yes done who lostergens band serenaded Mr. G. H. Potis and party the previous Sad driver put in on it earterly bit, and westerly&ft Col Hamer at Headquarter Sunday evening, It res anmmoned from Cette Peak onThis kit is not well dedned and of imsby Mail aceited from "Mania and the States Batur The K-8. Petrel nailed for the Tuesday morning to reinfore the other grade hare, so far as datelined: log and forementioned so as to join the attack Land No. 1. Uprises was continued Manils Baturday The Connord arrival here the British. The Vatnase any that the revels 13ttish brought it though into adit Laret the day, but lett for Hello again Banday bumbered to as than 2,600 me, and they above, é total distanos of ft. from Ievel No. morning olegrapale connection with Ticllo Auto very caufident of success. The light, there 1. The jodo this uprainc is on did not improve his as yet been established.Manila Times, fore, was a Fury important ons, leause the two any hotels and is of questionable milling companios ghe Hongkong Begiment had ting The large body of fair grade on in exposed to than the whole of the rebel force, adit lerals this praíso canis into did not extend

MZ Cog, the District Officer of Jelebu, visited FRIDAY April 2504.. and there is no debt that it was the crushing down a point eEupraise but about a foot, which defont inilisted upon the latter which brought was rest what disappointing the Ria Lode on the 43rd March Ho found the ezmpaign to misli a speedy upuclusion Cross A Croesent was started westerly that preparations were being made for the a)- The Chinese adauce in skirmishing order, from gaff at this level enit diveiratheon of the machinery a quantity of which had covering a front af- a mile and a half or two westerly 545- At about lift. in it out some alzenty arrived. Mr. Cox was murah strnak by. much in extent. They shored the greatest badly traken, op guarig, in what looked ka the progress already made, New Tonds bate courage, 'sticking to their guns and looping up might be a fedé formation, bat of no dus boen contented and preparations are being a heavy fire till is companies of the Hongkong where ost. At 36ft 6in. In a wall defined lode made for the section of stamps and drossier, Regiment, led by Captain Horgar and Lieut was a proving about 10ft, thick in the ction doors The whole comern le said to be an ex- Mant Earrett, med the offire, Hore at the orossout, and, the foot will bating ample of how mine should he developed secto the counter is perfoetis dat intersected turned perfectly fint, we are not through Lmically, Mr. Roberts is now able to get the by water acuze and come bahen ground, yet in the top of the orous rit. Three says mahinery to suit the mines instead of having which storied the Chiness good cover. of the are averages smal Traction under one to get the mine to it the machinery Bet Colonel The O'Gorman, Captain Borges, dance fue gold per ton. This cre is not of ar. Roberts in hampered for want of labour. ant Lieutenant Barrett are to bo con free milling, but weirectory ebsractor, hues though he has now got a batok of sinkhobs. If gratulated on the decisive victory obtained some dinges must be made in our plast here only the labour regulations were a little mar eviotary which reflected, the greatest to treat it to advantage, which stops, have been favourabs for the employer, there is no ressen credit on all concerned. The regiment was taken to do if it proves to hold out in onentity why sinkbabe should not be entirely employed In cananelion with the demonetisation of the handladim a very able manner, and showed the and quality with farther development, which at the His Lode, av those now brought up harp M. A. SCHLOSSER

CIHROPODIST, yen in the Struile Settlements the importation greatest dash and steadiness under fire, soon in being and will be pushed on it. This lade is rebuily taken to underground work-Sirisa M. J. J. Keswick, of Mpsurs. Jardine, of that con has been made a penal offence, for- tispersing the reel when led forward by almost surely a continuation of the lar ore Timer p0-

of those opposed to themontting it strong here at the 5 foot Level I

DUDDELL STELET, Hongkong, There are now at Piang Shan a body of 27 consider a promising development Matheson & Co., arrived by the French si feiture of the xeir attempted to be imported their oflore, nolithstanding the pertimoiy body developed in the Mit Lovel above and steamer Ingur. Owing to a migrint bis name being part of the penalty. Ong ecpregnance is

T British steamer Klang from Calits that coolies from neighbouring countries indian paling under Loting Inspector Scott) STUEN NEW TINDSA was wrongly given in the list of passenger. I turning "home to Chine with their, scontra-

The outward Spa eleuner Cataluna Iste savings, which aso grmally represented and a hody of the Hongkong Regiment. No Adit Lovel. This level was conkaned sud Sugapore 18th April, had: moderate wind with many thanks to the Ladies and Gentlemen From Barcelone for Manils, had on board a nun prived of there said savings. Ono poor fel the rebels upmarido rock, and geod thripagh ninil onder and The Dritish stong Taising from Shanghat of Hongkong for their liberal patronago "be" which passed through Singapore the other day by yet, are being penas apm and deers of the troops are engaged in driving | 551), and stopped. It su defred in, ostry sud smooth on Kather

Shortly after the arrival of the troops at sque mineralized formation.

298 20th April, Foolow 3rd and Swatow towed on high during his sajuara, here, has the A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, ber of Filipitios, who are returning home from low was thus robbed of $125 coordig Piang Shan the widow of a Chinaman who No Loval was continued it. Shi, when it had moderate NE, winds with win and mist

to the Straits Times the injustice deportation to the island of Fernando Po.

great, the hardship so scnte, that it is sulolant resided in the Valley not who had undertaken

levels or chowed therain or in or about the Toda 22nd April, bad Test part light variable breeze WINE AND EPIRIT MERCHANTS

Bir James Westland, who has just resigned to condemn the colony in the sight of God and post ng the proclamation of His Exilendras stopped, Nothing was developed in thereThe British stommer Sungkiand, from Manda bonour, jo state that notwithstanding the f

derato hrsèze and rati the post of Financial Minister to the Goverz man. Out contemporary anticipates that the the Governo, came into the camp, and only to spear to me to warrant farther prospectingard smooth con; latter part heavy N.E son, bersaing demand for professional services,

The British stosmor Haloong, from Tamsui will be Hongkong ou 21st April, Amoy 2nd, and Swatow 24th, had 1: ment of India, and Mise Westland, arrived coolies will commit suicide, and from the plained that her husband had been murdered at hers, at peasant, any

Surfges work only was done here during the from Crientta by the Kutsang yesterday and excited character of his tangings it looks ang Shan za the 19th instant. It appeared MANIS.

SATURDAY, April 29th, (28 proceed Lomeward by the Canadian-Pasife if would not require very much that when the pan arrived in the vilaga to

ivore to drive the writer of the scale post the proclamation he was est upon by a month A small lot of very good one got fresh .NR. wind, moderate nas and fine shar

Tariable winds, smooth sea and fine olondy wa to the adoption of the mania course. The afore rowd of persons and severely beatos. He was

in free got ong antico. 1165 data, per ton, and aid writer is quite right, however, in his han pleon against a wall and frod út, his and went to the mill, Ortons of which sided weather to Amoy From Amoy to Swatdw lightS argumente, and no doubt his advooray will re.diabolical termsators, however, with a view to from it some good concutiates worry, not ther. From Swatow to port light astarly winds sult in the injustice being repairal Mapy prolonging bis agony, taking care hos to shout at bed and 56-font, of Thick; 49 tons and an olondy weather. Yoasala In Tamil having made appointments at fired dates in stange things are done in Retish colonies, but him in sty vital part. He was thou put ins was treated during the month, yinding is Friedru Maru, In Amoy Sabine Ricere, if is inconceivable that the Straffs Government rate in which the Chinese cary pigs the gold 1 dwie per ton, and some concentratus, Netsewany Deucalion, Kangnek, and targon abbold retain the life's savings of cookes who into the river, si drowned, the crate and the most treated No seemingly permenentitig and Deals In Swetow-insang, Laf- are unfortunate enough not to know that it is body being subagently recovered by the troops, body or deposit of are has been found has yet fong, Chynom, and Tryne., illegal to take you through the purt of Singa

-WATSON'S VERY OLD LI

QUEUR. SCOTCH Wusky,' Gold Capsule.. TBORNE'S BLEND and WATSON'S GLENORCHY are high class Enda Whiskies, of greater age than inost brands in the market.

ABELODIL GLENLIVET is a very old Peat Whisky (smoky), and could not now be replaced in stock at the price. D is well known for its fine flavour, Es of superb quality and nounced by leading local connoisseurs to be the best brand in the Hongkong

market

Extablished 1841...

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS OLT communicatione valuting to the news zetumine should be addressḍīla TR EDITOR.

Correiondents surt forward Chairmand addras with comunications addrstand to the Editor, or Ali Letters for pakication should be wrilley on one

or publicaties, but as poidents of grod faith.

-mula of the paper plate-

Ne anonymously signed communications that hans strendy appeared in other pays pi l be inserted,

Groers for antrs toptos of DALLY should be sant bejer 11 mm. on day of publication. Aftm that hour the supply is limited. Only plies for Coal

Palographic Address Ta..Oodo.

LO, Boz. Telenord No. 12

The Daily Press.

A woating of the Sanitary-Board will has hold temurrow afternoon. ·

The silk ez N.P. steamer Glenogle arrived in New York on the ud inst.

H.M.B. Pictorious arrived at Yokohama on the 17th April and was to go falo dock at Yokosuks the next day.

H.M.8 Orlando and Aurora bit Colombo for Singapore on the 18th April. The Germanu gunboat fes left on the 1814. **

rontu

Mr. Granville Sharp leaves for the North to-day by the Empres of India After visiting Weihaiwa be will prosed to Japan and go on by the next Entprors to Canada, where he will spend the summer, returning to Hangkung about Ostober. B

Rucent advices from Nanaing tra Pose pois to the entry being in a dietarood condition in the neighborhood of the latter place, where a large robbery of opium, valued at from $50,000 to $60,000, is rosently taken plus. It is also reported in nativo ocleg that a fresh outbrent in the dicaffootod districts of last year may be locked for in the conces of the soming summer

A rico mill at Bangkok, Ludwaas Phra Fi boch's will, was barred down on the 11th April KONG, April 26th, 1899-copy be had by the

Bongforias oil lamp in a àght between somo raclier. The loss, including buildings, macbinery, and padds, is estimated at about 200,000 sicals. The building and mating are, however, covered by insurance

pore.

U. Nervegna & Co... Hon. H. E. Pollock Herbert Prios... 13.dos Remedios & C Shewan, Tomes & Co. H. Skott & Cond

Sperry Flour Cocon

A. S. Watson & Co.

H. Wisking

Gempa & Co. ggð

G. H. Bateson Wright,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [ECÍFTLIED TO THE DAILY FRESS.]

LONDON, 23rd April

THE NEW CHINESE LOAN. The new Chiasse loan sened by French. Banks was twice covered in France and Belgium:

... THE UNITED STATES AND

THE PHILIPPINES UNE The Americans are, forming a flying squadron and begiralug s now campaign with the object of clearing out the Philippines from the nogle to the North of Manila

FRANCE AND STAM

S of Lang Prabang sathatatorily settled.

At the approaching annual meeting of the sharecters of the Hercentile Bank of India the directors will rascimmerd a divident for the last your at the rate of 5 per cent per nunca the "Share" and 3 per cent. per annen on the "B Shayes, that £1,000 be added to the rarve fund, and that the balance

11,500 bo corried forward as divided prod Sir Olande and Lady MacDonald are pas ongors homeward bound by the NDL steamer Prinz Heinrich Bir Clande, waregret to learn, a chill suffering from illness and was unbe to recurs visitors Fostering we wish Hla Excellancy a spood restoration to health ord hop to 190 him again representing Grand Bellaltat Paking after his furlough. He has served his country vollnader usually dificult and trying conditions.

Is connection with the recent dist ur- bances in the New Territory the Hongkong Brauch of the Navy League is reported to hara wired to the parent Association, recom mending, amongst other things, that the boundary should be attended to the East River. This would frag Great Britain close up to Cinton and give us command of the Bogus forts. Thara is, we think, no pros. pect of the suggestion being acted upon. In The first place, for the colony of Hongkong we do not want any such extension of our boundaries, and, in the second place, when Great Britain goes to Cantonehe will probably go in virtue of a protectorate established over the whole ora part of Clipa sad toadminister the territory in the name of the Emperor of Chinh, If, unfortunately, the protectorate policy should prove ispracticable and an nexation be forced upon us, we would require Fastly more than the territory lying between Kowloon and the East River, and the taking of that strip n the present moment would be calculated to preci picate a scramble in which it la possible that British interests in other parts of Chim might auffer. None of the concessions pas

OBITUARY

THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.

THE CAMPAIGN TO BE MARKED BY RAPID MANEUVRESS GENERAL LAWTON WITH 2500 MEN

ADVANCING EAST OF THE S RAILROAD);

EPROM CORRESPONDENT]

Manila, 1st April To-day an army of 2,500 men has been con centraling at La Loms Church, on the north side af Manila. All the afternoon the streets have heen filled with soldiers, and hundreds of carts loaded with provisions and baggage on thair

Claning ontold workings bere was continued, but nothing of any value has been found there in sa yet,

-¿- Litle further promoting work was doub hers, but nothing of promise being found it

ras ducentiated. PASAN

BRYANT,

No. 1 Driva Wost-This yas coptimusi 60th, but outting nothing of value it was stopped.”

No 2 Drite This we continus and driven from tomarloger Wars put in a fa of 591, but nothing of value developid Core aldemble prospecting was done in the dimly of this place, showing further extensive dative or ancient workings herebenta nad moth gold. besig dirt and os quarts on the surface.

Prospecting along the apposed tins of lode was continue hem and he seems to be the lode developed for seven hundred feet, but it

SHIPPING REPORT.-

INSURANUES.

AACHEN AND MUNICH FILE INSUR ANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE

AHE Underdigro, having been appointed AGENTS r the shore Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Ratos, T

REUTER BROCKELMANN & DO

OUR

Meg de

UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDRY 1710

The Underagus, having been appointed

AGENTS för the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current NEN SIEMSSEN & 00, G CPT BY

Hongkong, 16th May, 1893

is all, bang but wheat 116 thick and of Agents

very low grads whore out,

euro states that an Agreement has way to the basis of the town. It is-batoly been effected between the King of Siam and the possible that a more will be mete to-night pro Governor of Indo-Cllus by which a French siding the tres artivo promptly, but he big staff will be employed hi the Pablls Works, the advance will be made in the morning in the GENERAL PROSPECTING ANA French hnguage will be taught, and the ques. Airection of Norallobes. This same Novakoher Some prospecting has been done over eit mas tho ni jootire point of a former expedition turibory and more less prospecting work ander General McArthur, but owing to uprosecuted at a number of places, but none of The Bath of Sir John Mowbray, father of foreseen louities it was not reached. Several tree places hare developed into anything of

miles of the surrounding country to be fought partaker promise as y

BY REDUCTION, WORKR over have already been taken, but when the

Mill, 22 Stamps Thase word in equal to the House of Commons, is announge),

Arengus withdrew the motives came back and

29 full days, tresting me for gold produợt ng coupled the old positions WATSAMajor-Gentral Lawton Is In command of the follows dan

Tons, Amalgún cari: Eum one. Headings, 3269,5 4418.05.05 16UBL HRH Princess Henry of Prussia arciret present expedidos, and, as his campaign on the

Jalis 325 2685 128 N. D. Lalesmer Prim Heinrich, by which energetio ant akilful commpdor, and con- in Elongkong yesterday morning by the laws shore amply demonstratio, he is a most

abik Lot 1207 32:50

185 17:70 etoamor she leaves again today for Europe siderable ertiary may be expected to be

6.89 Last hight a reception was hell.at Covernment covered in hort sprog of time. The on Manik Lot P. 16- House in Princess Henry's honour, the grounds have been pued with the lightest possible. equipment to facilitate rapidmatanyring. General cArthur, who is bested with Home THE TROUBLE IN THE HIN 6,000 trop the vicinity of Melobs, all in

TERLAND.

PRINCESS HENRY OF PRUSSIA

DASTARDLY MURDER BY THE REBELS

MORE PARTICULARS OF TEE BẠT. TLE OF FIANG-BHAN THE PRISONERS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE

HOW THEY WERE CAPTURED

all probability begin an advance on Calumpit ES SUCH AS General Lawton has attained the denrod poate Those who know the plan of compaigns past setors in govery, and nothing absolutely definite ost be stated at this time.

Total 38080545.50060 Bullion say hero, goht 8403 for Silver 138-mel Mint Value Silver 2, id pèz

Practicaly no product wise, trested inthase during the month, the little bulton got from them being inchided in Abor reml from the Stamps APPEA

TUREH GEREAN FIREINSURANCE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company ve PERPARED TO ACULPT First Class Foreign and Chinese Risks at Curreal Bates,

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 2018 May, 1895 PRANBATLANTTO FIRD INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

The Undersigned, having been appelated AGENTS for the shove Company, aró preparad is ACCEPT RISES against FIRE at Currant Rate.

292 SIEMSSEN & 09,

Page Agents, Hoagkong 16th November: 18722 122 DHENIX FIRE OFFICE The Undersigned are now prepared to

Cyanide Work The works frosted" $14. toza of sand failinge from Nortborn out of a GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE

REE FIRE at Current Rates dork, or pils. This and spre

arts, 15grs. before treatment. Bulion

Aber. Asay bore, goli 311 mo dust 60,46

104 fine. Mintados Silver 12, por o CE 6813

SPANISH GUNBOATS FOR MANILA

Festerday morning thirteen mail Spameti gunborte, toyed up from Miadanas by the Concord that Fatret, arrived in the harbours They were thought by a private individual, presumably poder arrangement with them pricati Garenseant. While in southern waters the Flipino boarded all the boate and Isoto At the Magistracy yesterday morning the everything is the abage of manhine guns, historian prisoners were brought before Mr. cannons, and all arme, thus sieking a valuable T. Serembe Smith to shaver for their delineandon to hele limited anyply Ahe U. M. question Their, namer sro Wan Hong Chel Co.'s scemer Butanas hold up and looted 150 at Bukit Sarong progrskog who is a farmer is 40 years of age, and alls in the same staner while anchored near the Machinery. The wetion of indig engine BESTE photQaber proppéste bat slowly owing to fra Lang Ahy Ubang Cheung, aged 70, as gubboutus other armor, from Lam Tag Chang BhuFINAL EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF

Health. At the Panggong, asotien at Be aged 42 another farmer from the same plus THE SPANISH PRIGONEENLAY

Tanisand Iloilo, not only on account of the pasifics of the accuse, but because of the gran vity of the oberg, which were, frat, quitting his post to pillege and plander in violation of the and Article of war, and, second, condnet un beecing an offers and gentleman, in violation of the dist Acticin of war. The charges were onght shout the time of the occupation of 11oilo by General Miller.

The Singapore Bree Press says:-We and Life, aged 80, tinmmitir from Am. He it stated on good authority that the Chinese of village, Tang-kun district.

the Straits are entemplating an amalgamation Two chargen were preferred against them of their shipping interest in so far as the They co se follow

Water supply This buz been bulbcient for power and other zogdiremante.

Bainfall Jacket at Manager's house. Buildings-Constraction of Blancheen resid

DOUGLAS LAPRATK & CO. Lang Agenda for the Phonix Fire Oos Hongkong 17th August, 1887.125 WANBRATIC TIRE INSURANCE COM- PANT OF HAMBURG.

ABÉ MOST, POSITIVELY

THE LAST 4 DAYS IN HONGKONG

other

CITIES IN THE EAST.

SCHLOSSER'S proces, is the only one which extracts the rest of the evil in

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THE THILIPPINES

Iteudersta>l, ays the Manila Times, that the the small steamers Lee Fat, 45 tona net Har Shun, 45 tons ust, Han Hing, 59 tona notbaing luninated for the decas which were brought to Manils from Hongkong, 1st February, by Mears: Robison & Co. of Maus, have been purchased by the United Statia Government, consideration unknown. They will probably be tad es inland dispatch boats, the Les Fut having sirenly been acting in that opselly between here and Iloilo, when we lacked cable communication - Manila Thriss.

recently obtained from China have interbeen in progress at Iloilo, realing in the lon Awsational Court-marin has recently fest with any existing treaty ports, and ourable acquittal of the accumu. Baplain Jou the policy of the British Government has B. Jeffery, Assistant Quarezaneler, 0.8. hem to stave off any such interferea. A The osse bas azbited great interest in both good deal has been maid about Enssiu influence nt Fewchung, but Neachwang remains as much treaty port as over it was, and as free as ever to the ships of all the Treaty Powers. Great Britain having been careful herself to avoid any appearnce of interfering with the treaty ports if the now made the entrance to Chater British

THE TALE OF A COLONEL General Furand his commissionersary making

The combined ACCIDENT and LIFE waters she would stullify her past polity and

sirenton cufforts to obtain the release of the encourage other nations to take up equival

Spanish permen General Otia has offered BOARD OF OILAIMS ESTABLISHED POLICY is the MOST ADVANTAGEOUS

Torn of INSURANCE SE Bangkok Rud Labran trule in concerned. The That they together with divers other well in of the material kind in motion se

Alyarly remo of £23 28 (30) ent positions in respect of other Tronty

mayla in suavar to the recent purobase of the dispemed persons tothe number of and more the exchanger of Use Tagaloge taken by the

formed 2c8e-famión will optron the porte SI ULAUDE MADONAND, in his osa Holt steamers by Bugspara syndicate on the 17th day of April, 1852, being than armst BARINDA Khas Spaarrin, hell

$2,000 15 and their trooster to the German fog The with firearms and other ourens ve: Weapons Tagulo Calquels Lower and Rosales work to

(160) Upon claims HoF IMMAG despatch to the Marquess of SALBBURY

rumour in that the combination of Chivese Fill Pal Boung Pass, Heltish Rowhon, in this

property and others of a similar21,000 in vant natural death, detailing the coures of the negotiations be a strong ang representar a capital of Colony, unlawfully, plotovaly and runtously all har peed through the loss to day to opan

ment by socidente were received through Filipino sources that PFOR

the Pallippine Faland

*£500 în casu-of partial total dishlement by respecting the Kowbon Convention, says milion and a half dollars, of which bat a very assemble end gather together to disturb stations with the Filings, bekistintos moters incident to the militations in 100 in of permanent total disable- that he explained to the Teungit Yamen all proportion will be offered to the pollo pesce and being so tiembled and gather Colonel Rosser had passed Trough the A pUSTAR There is no doubt slotske Chinese control of togethet arded as aforemaid then and hires his life would bot be worth song that" the uhdrawal of our western frontier the rice mills in Elam is a very large factor in there anlawfully ristonsly and onbul This somewhat pioggered The gallant Colonel, somewhat to the eastward is induced determining the way freight will run wikes great noise riot and disturbance, sad ho premilly resigned from the common

and ful then and the remain and neutices. Thestory gree that Rosales was czos by our desire to give no foreign Fower

ärmed if aforesaid, maling mol polse, hot and eldent of a military court Autore which nonbach, Magne, a predent for interference with treaty ports

disturbance for the face of anjur and mon fonidatas misbrought for tris! Linna en or the approaches thereto.2

than nest, following the great disturbares tenged to deal and later the inten New York, via Sãos. – The Belief is undoubtedly and terror not only of the liega subjects of Our Although it is desirable that the integrity the fact production of her class in the wald. Idy the Queen there being and residio maled to taty yours imuns of China should be maintained if possible. It is simply a fiating hospital of the highst of all gor the liege subjects of One said Lady wo quite anticipate that England soper or posilde excellence, where entering soldiers can the creen then passing and raising in and haververy care that could possibly be provided along the Queen's common highway there, in later will have to agtime the government by science and hamselty andor any room contempt of Our said Lady, the Goss and her of the greater part of the country, either tax The Relief has remmodation for laws, the evil. arsuple of al others in the

Se patients. She will probably be used as a lika osse offending and against the paghting mader the form of protectorate or by hogial transport ship to take sick and wounded On-Tedy the Queen, her crop and diguity direct asperation. But however events soldica to 854 Epacisco. This would remedy That they of the 17th day of Agr may shaps thanselves in that direction the wowding tha is now nosemary in the lood 1899, being unlawfully assembled together ad it ir desirable that limgkong should minerale and greatly facilitate the work of alle prayed in warlike warber in cerlalu puike

atre and highway situated in Betish Kowloon for this Ecarital Corpe Yanila Times....

In this Colony, unlssfully and to the gent here on spelett tain ile position as a colony and a free CHINA

A now time table will come lato foros on the terror and dimurbance of dipers logo kabied

The port, and that it should not allow itself Tetramway by the let day, ten ertza es of or dy the Qurn then, and thore being to be relegated to the position of a were being rus on week days and four is Mondays did nike an attray in contrust of Our and dependency of oved the pomiost capital, the rice being made practically a continous Tanly le Que and her laws to the evil of ons from the tims the tars start running in the amphof all othery in the Uko saon" wifensing of the provisos of Kwangtung even mecang vintil they come at night. It ratios and galart the peace of Our Lady the Unsee though Eritish sovereighty should be that this herbes of erylon wilt nove har orowa and digni

tair musics to met the forniramanız, of the donar viended not guilty?

on the 12th April the U.B. hospital ship Relief Major Bradley commanding steamed into Manin in thirty-aire and shall days from

established over the latter. This is a point tzroling Takla for several sera lo mame, bab which public foodies like the Chamber of in my vant, we are informed the present

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