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INTIMATIONS

A. S. WATSON &

LIMITED.

A FAVOURITE

CHAMPAGNE.

H.M.B. Bonaventure returned to port yester day from a cruiso

De Haappe, Consal-Gororal for Germany at Shanghai nccompanied by his family, left for homa in the N. D. L. Hamer Bayern. Ho is granted a year's farlough and has Loon relieved by Mr. Sakaitaler, Vice Consul

At the regular meating of United Servion Lodge, 1841, held on Wodnesday, 8th inst

shipin Master for the ousting year, and Wor. Bro. . J. Watson, Treasurer.

THE HONGKONG DAILE PRESS, FIRDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, 1899.

THE GERMAN NAVAL BILT

London, 1st November, It appears that the Iberal and Consertaties.

parties to Reichstag farsay the proposed German Navy constimation schemzi, cxfouling over seventeen years while the Radion, and Clerical parties and opposed to

DETAILS OF THE BLANDSLAAGZE BATTLE

London, 28ed etabar.

CO., Bro. W. G. Crombie, 3.W, was lostal War. This British losses at Elandslangste anouas to 257. Fire officers were killed and thirty wounded-til- usa un killed and 175 wounded, besides ton missing.

KILLED.

BEL & CO.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alics Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals beg to acknowledge. with thanks the following doustion to the funds of the Hospitals- Foug Sia Ting

لا

$25

At the meeting of the Directors of The Shanghai Pulp and Paper Co. Limited, held on the 3rd innt at the office of The American Trading Co. the General Agents, the shares wers alluded to all subscribers and the Com pany duly Boated.

Mr. Ronanyelle Wildman, U.S. Consul-Gen- eral, sends na the following meteorological notion received from the Manila Observatory-"De prising probably S, D, Manila Manila, 9th Norausber 4. p.m. Typhoon South Luzoa bo tween the 12th and 13th Parallols. Moring probably westward."

The officers killed wore Colea Chisholma, commanding the Imperial Light Horse; Major Denne, sad Lieutenants Monro, Morray, and Bradbury, of the Gardon Highlanders,

WOUNDED.

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paira.

Contra Sieset, No. 26-No MLEKA. Bul Un Lans No. 28-Inhabited chially by street coolles, very dark and overorowded, As certained that the rant of the front cubicle which got the light and air was $1.30 per month and the back ones $1.50. Seuns vory high for the accommodation afforded.

Tor Seem StentInspected Nos, 21 and 38, prst Boors common lodging heass for meu, Lop noem brethals.

The wounded were nine cRaers of the Im- perial Light Horse; Captain Campbell and Lient. Manley, of the 21st Battory: Captain Brooke of the Staff; Captain Latone and

In all we visited 9 streets and save and 17 Leats. Gunning, Hayley, and Green, of the bocees, in four of which plagae, had odurred, Devonsbices; Colossi Currat, Captains Melville, We were chiedy struck by the overcrowding in Newbigging and Pason, and Liont. Bruks, of all cases, and the assass of light and six in DK tho Marobertors; Calonel Chonyngham, Major Waight Captaitis Haldan and Bankaan the pubkoles except the one beat the window.

The Ordinace now before the Legistative Lients. Meiklejohn Findley Hennessy and Cancil will, if passeit, effect great improvement Campbell of the Gurton Highlanders: and in this District, by abolishing cubicles on the Lisntonant Gillst of tho Argyllebires.

Altogether the Gicron Highlanders, whom ground floors, and patting back from the win only half a battalion was engaged, lost 11, in.dows 4 feet all ciber cubicles. loding twenty pou-commissioned officers:

The name of Lieutenant Houten, of the Laicueters, should he added to the list of thees

DORR OPINION OF BRITISH BROOTING,

Dowdrop, mentioned in today's telogram where the Boers were defeated in action on Friday last, is some six miles W.8.W. of Lady-killed at once. smith as the uros dios, but about oight miles by rond. Iaimbalwana Hocatain, which is pre- VIN NATURE. VINTAGE 1800 EXTRA SEC sumably the same as the Bulward mentioned in

the telegram, is about five miles east of Lady- smith.

CHAMPAGNE QUALITY EXTRA.

This wine is largely used in the best London Clubs and Lending

Hotels.

PRICE

$40 per case, quarte.

$42

pints.

SOLE AGENIN

The Y.R.C. Football team play a match with the Royal Engineers' Razcoation Club on Sat. urday next, the 11th instant, at the Happy Valley, Kiok off four o'clock. The following players will represant the V.R.C.-Chunnot, goal Bratt and A. N. Other, backs R. Heider act, H. Craig, and J. Baillie, halves; and H.

A Soth, Loureiro, Tale, Button, and Taylor,

forwards.

On Wolussday morning a raid was made on Dr. Kennie's coolie house at the Peak by Act ing-Sergent Sullivan, P.O. Kerr, and some Chinese lukous, A number of Chinamen were found engrossed in the game of potrs. Thirteen of them were arrested and brought before Mr. Gomperts at the Magistracy yesterday morning, The head man was fined $25 and 815-60 found in the coolio-house was enufiscated. The others

wore fined $5 osob.

Sorel of the enemy's standards were esp turadi.

Tho Boer prisoners are defected, and declars they would never busecome if they had known the British could shoot like this. They had boon taught to look for red cipta, net klanki, aud can. not Lelieve their opponents aro English men.

The Bear Lospital, containing a single dostor. and a primitive stuff, has been placed under the Garo of the British feil hospital.

THE "TIMES ON BIK G. WHITE'S

CUTVAL ROUS | LUNDUCT.

The Times, in s leading artiole, says it is noteworthy that Sir George White, withought he arrived at Elandslangte at the beginning of | of the road antion, refrained with the chivalrous self-denial-of a true soldis: frot taking the direction of the operations from his subordin- ates, whom I recognised as capable of von. dasting it successfully. Sir George White, a brave sau limself, howe haw to appreciate courage in Lis oppononte; and he testifies iu bis dispatch to the admirabla bravory and tona- city the Boos exhibited. Tho Zimes ads that these sterling qualities should farther, the ulti mate pacification.

our own soolal order is founded uplu twas gens minole for due to the extortstians at Alvines SETER OUTBREAK OF AINDEATEST, "of young boys are employed, I laguo dosarred ibi

ancient civiliation both of which it in noma or phillespiera law to the blondloss revolution OneWane-Inspected two houses,

Mr. Lads (Colonial Veterinary Surgeon) measure incorporates with itself, and to both of wrought by. Science when by stiraninting in

which it may la portain respects inferior, the dustrial energy, she shifted the government of. Sasond Street No. 1 On Wy Loco farms.ported on the 8th inst

I have the honour, to report as follows for hissical and the mellistal But we observo a the world from the classes which ecnamme to grast differones in the way in which each of the class which, whether us workers or éspit. book long to, Las Arst for Second Street and very clearly lemonstrated the value of backlared the information of the Sanitary Board toux to Lose sivilisations has begu absorbed brit zuo alists, produce. Plague ocoured No. 40 outsole of vinitorpent at the Yokfalsin Dairy,

Luriated lago, without a name in which a Farm Company's premises, two of wipes shails oor. The mailieval world became modern by It might again be pointed out how much of number of now three storeyed homes are being arabootaral by the Bosed to Leisfected at hindigs revolution, the classical became the bloodless revolution of our time is due to built They seem to have insuficient space Inmeeting hald on Sept. 27th fast, Bioge that in medieval by a very bloody one. The reason is another scientifle discovery, electricity. India, the rear for light and tentilation, Boy-two luvan zulinula in all have died from the disons that the medieval world was able to profit by for exemple, bas untergous such a revolution iz, one cow, nino young heifers, sad one small Miree grens bloodless rerclubiona which had hood avar sines the Vicaroy has haen atlaubed to the Inspected Bai-ring-poon Macket, which is onlf. The list death, cocarred on Oct 15th leatly effected, and the classical world and no India-Oos by a wire, and the decision of the much recurowded, dark and low, but sloan From the time of my admission, intonach advantage. Une grant revelation, by no House of Commons on an fudlian question may urgeatly needs whitewashing and general rehospital: 2 have received dolly party moans bloodless, was in fact sopomplishing italf be known in Caloutta ere the division list is from the company's manager, and Inspector in its bosom, but the triumph of Christisuity, procurable la Landon Cepumorce is revela. Watson has given one when I contoret it howevor beneficent, could efect nothing toward liontiod since the decision of a prios on the necessary Idu has yet thcommend that those the repulso of the barbarians, whom it rather other side of the world os, at the moment of promises he declared free from disaare invited than ropelled, Cannon and gunpowder its formation, perturbs market on this. But The V-PRESIDENT sail that during the work have enved adolety, but the ancient world, the revolutionary power of electricity is perhaps your or last year Blx. Ledds oured an animal of so marvellous in art and literatura, was in most conspicuously user in the enormous addi- rindorpest by inoculating serum of his own patent in sciones, for want of which saioattiosa) power it has bestowed upon the press, manufactare. This was a very important roat civilisation perished. By the time that sock now the sole fountain of information on current ter, and did not appost to have been followed aty had organised itself open the medieval affairs for the rast majority of makind: The up. Ho thought the zonson, Eadds gave pattern, if slentine Impulse wanting to inoritablo result is to lower the prestige of was that he had not got suitable calves from antiquity had come to birth. Ita first perform statesmen, whose means of information are riv. which to on out the seram. He bugged to moro 500 was to protect the sivilised world againstalled or surpassed by bankers, merchants, and that Mr. Lubis ba asked to ceppet on the macbarbariem by a fuvention of ganpowder, in the editors of newspapers. Were telegraphy as tor as to where he could collect the serum and tolving a complate but bleedless ravolation in costly as a battleship or as secret as a cipher, if he could eclient it whether he could get it as the willlary art. No inferior race can now the world might be governed by a Council of

to have it ready for a fesch outbreak, Hooverrun Europe unless (nd impossible thing, TeIL

Without carrying investigation farther, we knew of his own personal knowledge that them hond any ambitions and unserupulons nation was tronendes mortality among the cattle over obtain completo mistery orer Chira) it should may take it for certain that the revolution of in the New Territory. He did not know what be drilled and organised by a European power our age are grounded in oontide discoveries, the disc was--whether it was rindorpast or Next came nother bloodless revolution, that which in the first place modify the material not, but ho should imagine it was, and that the sudden awakening of loro for classicnt antiqnity conditions of man's lot, and by this modification infection wae hynight into Hongkong by means which we all the Recaissance, which so ex-set other agencies at work, which, by the trans- panded mai's knowledge and transformed their formation they, effoet throughout the whole of the straw and fodder from the moitland

T PERSIDANT seconded, and the motionsutions that the mediayal orifer passed into the social fabrio, eroke thoughts and speculations "modern with, kave for the theological bantu- which renot upon scientifle dinoorary liko cáin was irrid

tions Inseparable from the Reformation, but roturaing to the ocean whones it was derived. This was all the business.

little visible shook, Fially, the intellectual Bomathing of the kimi must havo alwaya existed gains of the higher classes grainally became eapt whore as in sono castorn countries sivi- the property, of all though a noinless and ligation has been absolutely etationary, but there entirely bloodless revolution, the invention of appears hardly any distinct conception of science printing:

sean instrament to be used intelligently and eye The bloodless revolutions of our own time tematically for the elaration of humanity before Bacas, nor conld Begou hare attained to it Yeslarday at on an extraordinary general upon which we are chiefly prone to prida oue mesting of shareholders in the above company were and moral and intellectual revointions withint the Renaissance and the Reformation. To this enquiry the Everstary replied on thin was but at the office of the General Agents Qur bonspingonoy is just, but let us pot fauor The Renaissance meant the rehabilitation of the old classical idoals, long obscurad 25th Oct Me one appears to be in charge Mosers Latgens, Biastman and Co.). No. 0 that we among the ages hare a monopoly of in. of this piece of ground, which is apparently Prays Central, for the purpose of conting tallectual and moral progress. Brun putalde and disturbed by the middle ages; the itn. Government ground used by the people who or ethornina tho special resolutions passed it the sphoro of Christianity, there was quits as therefore, of an antagonism between the classi- perform the ormations. Wald it be well to the extraordinary general meeting held an Got. mach progress in philanthropy during the first cal and the scientific spirit is quite groundless, get the Government to set aside a piece of 5th R. C. Wileer presided, and there were two Christian canturies as the world is likely they are the complements of each other. It was, ound for the purpose, and to make regul. also present Musers, A. Denison, Abosor to see ngale, but it came to nothing for wout of as we have neon, the great mistertans of the tions for the proper conduct of theso oroma-direntara), L. Lembotte (oratory) AW. what physiolgists would call a physical basis of classical poried to be doctitate of science. With tiouup

Br. Clark to Santy Inspector Brett Bath, J. Romedios, B. Coorg, J. R. Minhas existence Men's conceptions of their rights a more complete control over the forces of va

J. D. Barros, and G. P. Lammert.

and duties were marvelionsly patified, elerated, tare, the faminsa and postilences which expped Raport o oxast position of this pioca of

The SECRETARY read the notice consuming and expanded; but nothing was done to strang the strength of the civilised world could have been Crown in. Is it enclosed in any way? What the meeting. Now them then society against the onter, barbarian, noth prevented, and it could have hean made impreg is done with the ashes, etc., after the cremation

The CHATEMAN said-Gentleman. I thinking to solve the sonomic problems whisk nable against the barlarian invader. No se is complets"

thera is nothing to say to day about the resolt confronted the State, to ward off famião and a misfortune would it be if, for want of such Sanitary Inspector Brett reported "The tions we passed at the mosting held sa pestilence, tu innro the world's stock of the ideals as ofsical suiture can supply, the science position of this piece of Crown land io mid-way

the 25th ult. Therefore I beg to propose pracions metals, or to avort the ominous decline of our days should becours satiraly empirical and between the road leading from the Naval Hos the confication of the first resolation That of population at onco cause and consequence raaterial. Ware this to happen, not only would the pilal to Happy Vallor and 150 yards south of it.

is desirabla to reconstruit the Company of decay. Nothing could be more contrary to discoveries of egionca forisit their chief claim It is not enclosed in any way. The ashes are ap and accordingly that the Company ba round the humane and enlightsuod ideas of the best to regard, bubbor progress would be fats! to parently left on the spot when tho gremation is up volnatarily and that Leopold Lambotts As-minds of age than the institution of domestic another civilising agency of no less rasment, Anished."

sistant to Móears. Fitgens, Einstmann & Com-slavery, yet it must have appeared on with Art. Although, however, the mechanical pro Dr. Clark vainted I think this had better pay the Gonors Agents of the Company bo which it would always be impossible to diapuna. cosse introduced by seines have frequently be referral to the Board to request the Govetail he is hereby appointed Liquidator for the Christianity did indeed take a great slep. for done much harm to art in various miner da

partmenta, the stimulus which sho affords to mont to make some better, pravision for the purposes of snob wiring ap

woader, and the paroption which she vonchaaf cremation of tia bodies of Hindoos."

ef tho provalence of baanty and order through- out the universo, are so notigenial to the artistin temporament of art under her away, though art may not, like her sister, be able to bring about bloodless revolutions.

THE CREMATION OF HINDOV BODIES. Papers were iubmitted dealing with the creation of Hindoo bodies at Happy Valley.

Dr. Clark winta the Secretary of the Board on the 24th Oct.-" The burning” of the bodies of Hindoos at the Happy Valloy is causing a aulance to the residente at Morrison Hill Will you please asoor lain who has charge of the land on which these crematione take place, as I soasilor that they should bo sarried out befor 6 am. The last cremation took place in the afternoon about i p.m.”

At about seven o'clock yesterday morning a fica broke out on the Austrisa Tloyd steamer, HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. Pasidon, which was lying off Blonsenttere: Land. The fire originated in the No. 3 hold, The fortnightly meeting of the Uongkour semo boxes of matches being first alight The Sanitary Board was Fold yesterday afternoon,

Dr. CLARK Comarket that he thought that if Fire Brigado, with Captain Superintendent The President (Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal May and Deputy Superintendent Baddeley,Civil Medical Officer) prosidad, and there were the Beard asked the Government to refer the A. 8. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. appeared on the same nad bottled with the also present the Vice-President (the Hon. F..altor to the Director of Fablie Works he flames, but it was close og 12 o'ölook before they May, Captain Saperintendent of Pelico), the would be able to make wore hotter arrangement. were subdued, by which liwe the held had been Hou, I. D. Ormsby (Diroster of Public Works, Ho proposed that the Govanneat be recom- almost entirely filled with water. A large Mr. E. Osberno Dr. Clark, (Medical Officer of monded to do this. qatily of the caryo was damaged.

Health), and Mr. U. W. Daggan (Bocretary),

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BIRTH

On the Brd November, 1890, at Craigellaghio, Foochtow, China, the wife of Mr. L. 31. F. GRANT, of a daughter. Home papers plenne copy. [2814

The Daily Dress.

Horozora, November 10th, 1899.

A beansh of the German Navy League has horn started at Tientsin.

The Tark of the Transvant's ultimaino and other war as will be found in to-day's sap plezert.

The Garmesa fu. Tientsia have started a Volunteer, Corps. It intends to inaintain the most friendly mlations with the British Volun- tver,

Attention is called to the fact that the Diam. date's Ume of departure for Manila to-day has been changed from 5p.m. to 3 p.m. sharp.

The Shanghai Light Horse Corps, we learn from the N. C. Body News, intend camping" oot on the rifle range from Baturday, the 18th instant, util the following Monday morning, also that at Eastor they will maroh out to the Hills and pitoh thale tais there for four days.

* The Kabe Chronicle of the 444 Nog, maya | The British steamer Afghanistum got aground belwoon the 1st and 2nd forts of Shinagawa Bay un Wednesday morning last. The gen bakt Aaugi omme le her assistanco from Yoke- anka and the Afghanistan was fosted ut & p.m. to-day.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SURFLIED TO THE "DAILY PRES"] THE WAR

LONDON, 7th November. THE POSITION AT LADYSMITH. An official despatch from Ladysmith vis Escourt 8th inst. atales that there has been cenation of hostilities aingo Friday...

General Joubert refiend General White's request that non-conbaltants should be allowed to leave, but the sick here been rematel to u separate camp.

ACTIONS EAST AND WEST

OF LADYSMITH,

A smert action coeurred at Dowdrop on Friday in which General Brocklehurst drove the Boers a cousiderable distance and Bandled-

LATRINE ACCOMMODATION IN THE CITY. T STORETARY submitted a roport by the Sanitary Surveyor 2 the Intrine and urinal accommodation of the city of Vistoria and its couunction with the fouling of storm-water drains. Ho added that the report had been supplied to the members and the prosy,

The VIOK-PRESIDENT ascended, and the motion was carried.

B PROPOSED ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER

OF HEALTH.

The Colonial Secretary wrote by the Soora tary of the Board, sader date October 2016.

Be followed

The Hon. R D. Ocasue proposed that the With reference to your letter No. 110 of the report be forwarded to be Government for that, forwarding a report by a select com favourable consideration, and that the Gu wittes of the Board on the question of incrass vernment be ako to E the Publicing this staff of the Sanitary Department, I am Works Department for a design and estimate directed to request you to ascertain from the for an underground latrine' in a suitable Board in detail why it considors an Assistant locality and alec provide the uscessary funds Medical &vor of Health necessary and to have samo next utatement drawn up showing what duties that for the construction of the Varr. Ho was not sure that it would be officer will have to dinshargo which cannot now possible to do Llus, but Mc. Denry took a be undertaken by the Medical Officer of Health," vory great interest in this metter, and he Dr. Clark minutel-I attach a rough thought he would be very auxions to make such sbetract of the present duties of the Medical a thing a stresa. If it was sucessful it would Ottawor of Health, do nob think it would save them a good deal of troubl regard to be advisable to allevate any special branch first to the Assistant sites for latrines and no denkt would prove an of tas work at

Medical Officer of Health; he should be snormeng zurenicuce to the public.

Dr. CLARK, in seconding, remarked that he enable at any time of taking fall charge, did not think he Board was in farone of overy. and the local evitary laws are so different to thing in the report-ho was not in favour of the the home laws that it takes months of setaal proposal to deal with this night soll free the practica to acqnics un accurate knowledge of Foxk-but the raport brought out very strongly them. The duties are more than one man van one point wheel the Boanl und ergud upon the efficiently perform, at least in this climate," Goverment for years past wel that was the

Dr. Clark gires the abstract of the duties of Jainontable Recommedation in the city. Here the Assistant Medical Ofiser of Health is

follows:-- they were at the end of voller year and no- thing had been down. Ne Intrinor had been will except one in Ship Street which replaced a proviom one. I thenght that forwarding that report would accontate the fact that they wanted latrines, that they wanted then Badly, The Boers have suffered heavily there and at and that they wanted them at oner. They Dowdrop.

should again urge upon the Government the immediato nocossity for the provision of further latrine nouommodation in Ero city.

The motion was carried

* Fan.

There has also beon Lighting at Bulwana. Our losses are Captain Knapp, Lieutenant Brabant, ir man killed, and twenty wounded.

The position is believed to be entirely sovure. The defences have been strengthened and pro- vitions aro plentiful.

FIGHTING AT MAFEKING. Daily dghting has taken pieco at Mafoking. all in favour of the garrison.

THE TERRIBLE'S" GUNS TO SE

LANDED.

H.M.S. Terrikis took bor big guns, mounlod on carriages like fall gans, to be landed at Darbon.

THE EVACUATION OF COLENSO.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR MARITZ-

BURG.

The Natal Naval Corps with guas las re- turned to blwritzburg to ransuara tha inhabitants,

Mr. OSBORNE thought thọ thanke of the Board and of the community generally were due

To assist in performing the following duties

-Directing and superintending the work of the Inspectors of Nuisances and of the Sesvanging and Conservancy contingapoy

(2) Visiting insanitary, overcrowded, and anwhatesome dwellings, and to report in writing the action mecesary to be taken to abate the axiasnos.

(3) Giving expert oridence when required in prosecutions for the abatement of nuisancos, sto.

along and to report and advise upon all matters arising out of such statistics.

(6)-xanizing all plans of now buildings and alterations to buildings with a view to due observance of all sanitary laws, bye-laws, zud Government notifications.

(7)Visiting dairies and cattle-shots and to examine all persons and eattle therein, as pro rident for in Ordinance 17 of 1897, with a view to the prevention of the spread of disease by

THE GREAT EASTERN AND CALE DONIAN GOLD MINING.COM

IMITED.

Mr. MICHAL seconded: Carried,

The CHAIEMAN-The second resolution is That the said liquidator be and he is hereby authorised to comment to the registration of a now Compony to be named the Great Bastoru and Caledonian Gold Mining Company, Limited, with a menomadu and articles of sasosiation which be already been prepared with the propceo that the resolution bo Company." Privity and approval of the distore of this confirmed. Will some gentleman second it?

Mr. LAMMr secondai. T

Jarried

werd in this direction, yet, for centuries to come. Christianity could only exalt the alare Into a cf. The deduction is thut'zaro ideas, without corresponding progress to the material and physical side, will not regenerate society any more tima material inprovements will do s without humane and generous ideas. Let the inventor and the philosopher work together, and then indeed we obtain the bloodless revela- tion, which is usually accepted as a fast before it is manifested in the world of ides.

The indispensable" physical basis of most of the moral and intellectual resolutions of our

WAN POEM BY SWINBURNE.

London, 10th October. Algernon G. Swinburne wur sonnet, pa blished to-day; is entitled "October Ninth, Eightteer Ninety-nine" Tire follows:, Patience, loug nick to death, is dead. Too * long

Have aloth and doubt and troason bidden us be What Cromwell's Bagland was not jrbon the

sea to him Bore witress, given of Blake, bow strong

he stood commonweal that brooked no wrong From foes less vile than mon, Kiko welyns set

free; Whose war in wagel, where none may: Aght or

leo,

imo is team. Few of them would have been posible without it. So long aɛ man The CHAIRMAN-I beg to propose the who debarret from Koving freely from confirmation of the following resolation That phos to place, he was of necessity an un- the draft agreement submitted to this meting progressive being. Ho might no longer be ad and exproged to be made between this Company apt glede, bound to the sail," by law, but and its Liquidator of the one part and the prostically be could not get away from it. Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Most of his faculties and potential motivaties Company Limited (the proposed.new company were never called into being; he hardly know of the other part be and the site is hereby ap that he possessed thein. Then came steam, and proved and that the said Liquidater be acl be made that possible for every man which the in- is toreby enthorised pursuant to Beation 149fvention of the ship. ages before, had made pos the Componfas Örries 1865 Later into ansible for merchant marina, and those compara agreement with such New Company (when in tively few persons whose interests in foreign countries were strong enough to oreccome the corporated) in the terms of the said draft and to carry the same into effect with much (if any) Boulties of ravigation; and, while the dovel. modifiaticus as by thinks expedient."

nument of ateam in its focometirs department Mr. EST ended.

eudored it possible for the peasant to forako Catriel,

bis village for the town, ite development in the dopetisent of machinery gave kẩm at the same time the strongest motive to tarn his liber. Doar the truth when wie por draws year to-to account. The application of taken in To scourge these dogs, agape with jawa afoam, the railway are the hitherto bationary agricoliuris u migratory being the applica cut of life, Strite, England, and strike

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The CHAIRMAN That qonolades thy bau- mess of the mosting today, genilemen. We shall now proceed to register the new we can, and you will earpany as such bear later on from the agents. We have no news from the mines to give you today.

THE INTEL POET POLO MATCH: AT SHANGHAL

ation of elsam to manufacturing purpose showed him whither to igrale. Much, the same stimuluk was applied to mining opaca, Lens by the vastly increased demand for ol and irou, Thds, by an entirely bloodless res volution; be old class of indera and artisans The Labor port Polo match was played at was awanpod, and the old guilda and rules.for Shanghal on the 3rd November. The teams the regulation of trades were swept away. All

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name.

with pengers tasca virse sad with praise

found shatza

home!

The N. G. I sleamer Bisugno left Bombay for this part on this 4th instant, and is duo here on or about the 23rd instant.

The 0.2.8 Co.'s steamer Patroclus left Six-

this sughty change rested upon a scientific gapore on the 9th instant, and is due in Hong. invention, sa improvement in machinery worked kang on 14th inst out between * Snotchman and a tes-kattla.

SHIPPING REPORT.

The British steamer Chatsant, from Shanghai 7th New had moderat monson and Boe wea ther

The British Blumer Hailes, from Swatow

to Mr. Drury for the very sble manner in which be had gona into the question and drawn appretation and applicability of the sanitary laws Hi raport He thought it was due to Mr. in dońbiful oaABS. Sharp skirmishing preseded the castina | Drury, who bait gone. so thoroughly into the (6) Compiling tas rital statistics of the sumpiad day in the Race Week, took place ancient, that the rorolutions it brings forth a alcudy and clear weather Yerials in of Coleuse, whiel position the enemy's long matter, that more than a passing notice shall rauge guns and overwhelming numbers reula r- be taken of the report and that as many of his suggestions as were practicable should, if the ed antenable.

Board agreed, be carried out-or that the Board should ask the Government to carry them out. They could not deal with the question of the rumoval of nightavil just now, besace he andor stood they had only just moently rouered the contract for throw yours. Hut there might be other suggestions in the report which they night be ready to adopt, and he proposed That a on laminated milk

of Publis constition consisting of the Dimotor & Datlis Vice-Prouident be appointed to consider what recommendations in the rsport could be aceptat at proet and what recommendations must swait the new conservancy soptract. II thought also that steps should be taken for the bringing op of the report again when Hus pro- sent conservaner contrast was finished.

TILE SIEGE OF KIMBERLEY. News from Kimberly dsted. Lat instant kays the hosiegers, who have bien rainforced by 1,500 men from Mafoking, have bean masivly occupied in destroying the outlying property, Mr. Pritchard Morgan, M.P., left Shanghai Thay have exploded De Beersstors of dynamile, on the 4th fast with Dr. Jack, the Queensland sayo iba distant. The store costained-35 geologist, and staff, to visit the very valuable | tons and the shock of the explosion was tra. conerasion which he has obtained in Korea, and mendous.

he will subseqently go on to Feking. WON THE FIGHTING ROUND LADYSMITH,

aily News may mention that his older daigbtor and her husband, Count Erio Pipor,

LATER.

hare bound ausisting to entertain the German Rentor's Correspondent at Escourt-wires that Emperor at Count Piper's family seat at Stopa zatiro eye witzess of Thursday's battle to the holme in Sweden, whore his Majasty shat wstwand of Latramith states that the Boere stage in one morning. The Emperor conferrad the. Rud Eagle en Lount Piper, and in a sonrased white Dngs and when the British advan- varation with the Counteus assured liar that he sal to accept their surrender the enemy volleyed, www most anxious that his subjects and the | The cavalry and infautry, enraged at this tras.

· British, phøvlet no-operate in Chim.

okery, uharged ruthlessly, making great slough Rabab, whose men are reported to have hilledter and capturing many prisoners. French of grein Afrios, is an adronterer, and

to Friday's victory to the southward, the

was at one fine slays at Khartoum. When infantry drove the Boers on to the plain of the Mahdist troubles arose, abah started on Tugals, and the osvahy outfanked and almost

his own account and gathered an army with wiped them out.

which he marched westwarda soroza the Sondan

He overman all the kingdom on the way until

He reached Borna and Lake Chad. There Es

[FROM TONKIN PAPARE]

established himself. The Franch Government THE FRENCH DISASTER IN AFRICA. laygelaim to Take Chal, tad bax despátråed three expeditions to converge there. One ex pedition under officers named Chafeine and Voulet mutinied, Another, the Lamoury Four rosa minnich, bad, by leet advices, reached an oasis north of the Lake. The third-ths Gan- til saitsion-one to blowe with Babah-Strait

Times,

Paris, 1st Narembox, Lieutenanta Bratonet and Braun, with thirty tailleurs, wa massered in August, in Baguirmi, by Rabal, who had sight themaad mon under him: Only one tiraillent spod Rabah'a losses were considerablo.

FROM THE KOBE ONKONICLE.") DEPUTED OWNERSHIP OF BATANES AND CALAYAN ISLANDS

B Bir. Geo P, Lammert offered for malo by

station at his fees in Duddell Street on Treiday afternoon TƯỚNG XỬ HỌC Họ Tunga property, vis., 21. homines, and their vitas, the vendor, ; in previous inhes, expressing his willinguose to make arrangements for the grant ing of a mortgage upon each lot up to 70 per cent of the purobaze money, such mortgage to be. from that ut de portal, per annum interest) Affoirs, speaking in the Senate, dealores the

the date of completion, 1st February, 1800,

London, 2nd November, Count Almanas (Spanish Mingler for Foreign

The VIN-FLESIDENT said he won't have pleasure in wounding if Mr. Osborne would allow his name to be substituted for his

This was agreed to auf: the motion whe carried

On the motion of Mr. Ospouse, seconded by the VICE-PRESIDENT, a voto of thanks was Recorded Mr. Drary for bis valuable repost.

The Hou B. D. ORNEY proposed That the Board recommend the praction of a public latrine on a sorcer let of Crown land in Tai pingehan bounded on the west by Tout Lano and on the south by Bridge Street." He ad- ded that this was rendered necessary by the fast that the site previously selector by the Medical Offlere of Haalth and himself adjoining Found Lang-was objected to and the objections wera phaid by Government.

Dr. CLARK Recorded and the motion was carried.

And this is the great distinction between the revolutions of previous ages and ours, that their generally spring from an idos, but ours The Daily News account of the patch from someontine discovery or improvement. (4)-Visiting premises nul advising the In- spentors of Nuisances as to the oprrent interis as follows The Hongkong polo tears barele Protek Hevolution is of comme an aroop

8th Nov,, had moderate E. La E.N.E. brze and coste, lare plaved, and have conquered. The to, and its sanguinary character illustratos Best match with Shanghai, which has filled in one advantage of the modern mothed arer tha

are much more likely to be unattended by Batow-Thaler, Yiksang, Tryż ud Tauchsony. The British steater Australians, from Mel- resterday afternoon, and our visitors can bloodshed. ie idea as such is from the first of with the satisfaction, that they have gained s victory after a bard fought game A number sehviously revolutionary character. It is incap bourne 3rd Oct., Sydney 14th, Port Darris 28th, of ladies weresmong the spectators who watobed able to haition without an upset. It implies and Mugil 6th Norwrber, Experienced an

on the Australian Coast, aз:Far North as Cook- the match. The opening play went sociebat gg, and challenges resistance The dis derate to fresh N.E. winds with molerate 4 in favour of Hongkong, and served to show that covery, on the other hand, annonces itself, an Les Louan was a strong one. The play was fant, and frequently gets accepted as such he town, there met light N. and N.E. winds to fest, If, however, as in the cise of the Darwinien bazy weather fram NW with heavy rain. kapt to the Shonglist end a good deal for its revointionary tendeapies become mani-hearing Manils, where encountered squally and though fregnestly à pasange af clover play theory, these tendencies are evident from the Across the China Sou had light variable wind reuld send it to lie other and of the fold. Arst, they are still conosivod not as ideas but as with heavy E.W. well, then freshening in the The game was stopped for a while, as Mr facts, and the discussion is thus restrained within N.E. came on sijaally with rain and rising ses.

pony stunaliled and fell, though (8)-Reparting upon to whatthey condition of fuckily 20 secious chamuge was done. This has the hounds of moderatinn.ischieveme

achievement UAN WAT&C.0%, aongez, laundries, basemonks, offensive trade penol when Lougkong. End noored ang subsidi from whish moderu revolutions of the bloodlessQ prinses. publo Istries, it, with a view to way added two to this when Shanghai order usually spring, is acceptal és i usofal în got the bed, and with Dallas and Mr. Landale the issue of licenses and permite.

(9)To examine samples of food with a view playing well together, suored the first goal of option before its cusques are discerned ITALIAN MARBLE AND GRANITE

Take Free. Trade for example. Freedom "of to their seizure, condemnation, and destruction the match. Hongkong soon afterwards got Trade is a principle far from congenial to the DESIGNS & PRICES on APPLICATION the ball between the posts, and from that point average haman bing Man is hy netare a if unsound.

at No. 1, Queen's Road East, Hongkong, Hongkong, 17th October, 18×9; (10)-Examining whez necessary dead bodies eintained the advantage they had gained monopolizing azival. Until quite recently,

142625 found or reported as being upon promises, sad overly, last their opponents were too strong marcial advantage that it did not desire to keep CARMICHAEL & BARLOW, Shanghai played very hard, and often very no matten ever got held of any cou advise as to whether death has resulted from and the match ended in a win for Hongkong to stealt. Whence the bloudless revolution that

Consulting Engineers, Surveyors, and Contractors, by three goals to one.

DA QUEEY'S BUILDINGS.

ar infectious disease.

(11 Directing the disinfection and cleansing of all footed premions and to advise upon and if adopted to salarve the best mothode of pre vention of the spread of infectious diseases.

(19) Superintending the special work autho isad by Bro-laws 25, 24, and 25, msds under section 13 of Ordinanca 15 of 1894, during serials et epidemics, and to visit, and report

non tho dietriots so affected,

(13) Advising as to the necessity for Jew initary laws and bye-laws and to assist in drafting them, when required to do so, and

(1) Eo not on hehalf of the Medical Officer of Health in his absence

Mr. OSBORNE seconded.

TRE NINETEENTH CENTURY:

A RETROSPECT,

SOME BLOODLESS REVOLUTIONS,

_____ DR. RICHARD DARNET, (Author of Carlyle,” “Emsruce," &4)

MONUKENTS, AN

has in this conuiry substituted the maxima of of frustrado for the maxims of menopoly whict if the middle ages seemed almost axiomato? It is no more casual coinotdence that the triumph

free trade in Great Britain coincided withESIGNS and Specifications, preputed for any class of Steamships. Launeben and the complete developmost of her railway system light-draught, vassle a speciality Contractors Bat scienso, in the form of steam, has accom for the supply and scecting of any type of plished more for man than the enforcement of machinery. New work and require supervised. sound prino pke in legislation. By hor agency,

Now and second hand Launches for Buls. enormans wets, especially in America, which

Tolograms, CsLeary” Hongkong, would long have remained nacultivated for

Telephone, 232 wont of an accessible market; aro ander fall altivation. Transported to Europa by rail and boat, they layo mudo fumine almost impossible, and by the indins rayolution bare extin

IL P. CARMICHAEL, B. J. BARLOW Hongkour. 1st Luan 1890.

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HONGKONG: YOKOHAMA, KORE

HONGLONG

In this delightful satirical novel of Crochet Castle" ons of the most agreeable characters is

focracted to Governmont --· The FRESIDENT Sroposed that the abstract Mr. Chilemall, fi prefiguration of the Young

England" parly, not yo) (1831) in bang, "Ho guished many bloods eng JAPAN FINE ART CURIOS. is deep in monkish fitorature, and holds that Take agaf, one of the soost tonellesut of the REPORT OF THE VISITING BUB-COMMITTEE..

the best state of society was that of the twelfth bloodless rerolations of our time, the revelation The Vich Parsing thepght that the then shakening was going forward but of the pesafeyston. Here again nothing could K The report of the Distrios Visiting Sul- Committee for the fourth quarter of 1809 wus board ought to point out that the growth of fightilug, feasting, and praying, which he says have been effected without the physical bussis submitted. It dealt with No. 9. district which the colony, the constant recurrence of epidemic are the tree great purposes for which man was supplied by scioltip discovery. I would have bath this year and in protious years hus, ne the disease, and the important legislation that was made. He laments bitterly over the inventions been imponsible to sand letters chaply on the sub-committee. remake, proved a very hot bed opstaally taking place in sanitary authors of powder, stent, and gas, which he says old system of gravel, for it would not hara unid. of plague. The sub-committee mahe the fel voresist the work at the Medical Officer of bare ruined the world. Although Mr. Chrin The menus of communication had to be deve VTUTORIA LITHOGRAPHIC WORKS lowing observations with regard to the different Health so much that one was seuld not really mail orator, Thomas Love Pascoek, himmelf Joped to most the new demand and as streets and lanes visited by them

Forform the whole work now. A

took an active partiu opening up steam com the prineal trunk linea in England have boen Bai-Wat Lane.Went through this lane and This suggestion was adopted and the motion contion with Indle, there is conson to be constrasted or fairly advanced, postal reform HIS Establishment is now OPENED with

with thematite (1948) felumphs here, and other countries follow I fill plant of Now A noticed that nearly all the ground doors which carried, g

MKABING, are really basentents, wore now uboccipied; last

Fiews attributed to his puppet, and, on peca the order of the development of their systems is propsred to receira Order for Plans, Vina, year they were inhabited. The drains were shok-

Mr. Shelton Hooper applied on behalf of the bio of the Indian Mutiny, it was demonstrated of internal communication. In conres of Line Circulars or buy other less of Work od with dirt and rubbish, though said to love Lapal Investment. Company for an exemption to him that the pension which be enjoyed as the prinomic is atençal to paresis and another. Stanton Street, Elgin a retired Indian civil servant, could only be bloodless revolution metamorphoses the com- been cleared and swept af noon. Some low in regard to housta pipes from the per floors were choked with Street, and Feel Street on the grain that they preserved by recourse to steam, combined with merce of the worlds VAFCAR & Co. Bith, and the sillage water-overflowing froz

ordinary way, EN KROAT

the railway and the telegraph, put down the of storm power less remarkable than the somal the cistern Bonds sud falling into the Inne. We colour washed and not lime-washed in the slectricity. In allance with Banks valott, Nor are the industival effects of the discovery Air vory foal in this Tana owlar to this

On the motion of the Han B D. ONMENT, rerolt, ind, while pusserring the pensions of Mr. and commercial They were indeed the first. Becond Street No. 105-Two doors: Seybl

was refazer

Indis from inpes into the anarchy from which locomotion being much more recent the last on fist four on which 25 adulte sad many seconded by Mr. OSBOERE. the application Pescork and other muritorious perpus rasened to be experienced the application of steam to

aho Ladoniergalafter a thousand miserable years. utt's first discoveries How many bloodie hidraúware living rent of the Bret flour $7,50 out; walls clean

SADREI-BDE) IN HONGKONG. Sheung Fans Lave foot wide. Laspertad The mortality statisties for Hongkong for The Ion is too plain to be mistaben. We see revelations were inherent in the additional New 10, 19, 6, and Found onbicles on all the week anded 21st October, showed a dost with thankfules how by the wins ordering of gowar thats bestowed as the actileer Revehi grond floors. The first floors have not the rate of 21 6, against 20 or the previons wick Provides the inventions of most of acique com- tions in wages, bringing with then fu the long four feet space above the cubicles nonrent eaves and 18 the corresponding wask last year. The mualy impelled by the love of knowledge, with ran smbinations and collisions of clase in required by law agus the only wiring is rate for the following wenke was, 206, against out mua thought of altbier consequences, not tornata pregnant with jet further revelations monopolized by ore cubicle excluding light and for the corresponding work last year. merely werk bicodiloss revolutions in their revolutions in the manner of living, u idelis elsewhere, and then laget new bloodless revela further development of everything that gives 10, Cochrane Street, fetched $10,700, Ho Tang northerly of the Philippine Islands, being it Nos, 6 and In this year?All the houses in the deaths from bort.bor

from the simply payment regelte which they last of sil, it may be hoped in the sabatitntisz En bring the purchaser 12 and 14 Cochrane sath of Fermina They have an area of only lane were contend us unft for humanistit

lone in the moral order ofthing, far away civilised men tho advantage over the barbarian Street were bought for 319,050 and 310,650 by 280 square miles, and have about 8.700 in improved by the owner

ted, and have supe boun allared uud much

wore orginally designed to accomplish of higher objects of ambition for the orm. Peacock, as an eminent classical paratively childish emulations which have dis Lee Lai Wo,who also parobased 25, Cockrugo Streat, for $7,750. Leung Chak Chan bought babitants, who have never paid tribal to theecond Bicee, No. 78-Dabioles o el doors,

seliplat, matki rob have unbearibed to 3r tractel mankind for a way couturies. For Chalomalle view with respect to the spook of the interest which mea have in the preservation 16, Cochran Street, for $11,40 and 18, Cool Spanish, The argument of the American press very dark, took promisse wet and unholome rane Strest was knocked down to Ib Lan Chuan is that if they are not part of the Philippine owing to level below Thick Stroot

the highest development of humanity. He of peace, and in the social comfort and intellen Tak Bing Love Inspooted both floors of for $18,900. Chen Tung Cheung bought 27,

Tould have wanted to retrograds far borond the al olevation of the mass, is now, so enormous Cephrane Street, for 1,260, and Chon Dart group, then they must be regarded as part of Nos. 5 and 7 Large fiead cubitke, the one Tong 51, Wellington Street, for $10,500 and For and so belong to Japan: an argument sest the window monopolizing tos light and air.

twelfth century, as for ha the Greek ago, or that the nest selfish are driven to be philan Insat to the Roman We do so, in fact, the thropists in apito of themselves. & moral pr 68, Weljugton Street, for $3,200,

that rooms niwerable,p.C

No, 7 Jpn choemaker's shop in which a number

All the lots were sole with the exception of the Batanes and Calayar Lelands are not in- three, $165,000 being realised. Lo Cheung ended in the Treaty of Peace (under which the Shui parchased and 6, Stanley Street, for Philippines were sold to the United States for 38,500 and $8,550 respectively and 8. Kastanje 30 million dollars) 16 and 48, Stanley Street, for $10,200 and 38,600 respectively 60 Stanley Street, 9, Graham The Washington Press inclares that if the Street, 15, Grabs Street, and 10, Cochrane stands are not part of the Philippine group, prices being $7.750, 89,750, $12,450, $8,000. they must belong to Japan. Street were bought by wok Tel Hing, the and therefore the property of the United States, Chen Took Atui bought 11. Graham Street, Thə Batanes and Bahnyans are the most and air. From the others, Plague cooarred in The PRESIDENT sid there was an incrtava special spierea, but trustrate biody revolutions and idea, in the seat of political power, in the for $10,000 and 13, Grahear Street, for $10.160;

Du CLARK-Spesially in Wanchai, Neucly

the dostup, bera bays beau Iron beri beri The PRESIDENT-I think it would be advis. able for the Medical Offices of Health, to make

report

The TESTORNEY

The VICE-PRESIDENT Beaded Mr. OSBORNEI it inferinte

The mortality statisties for Mage for the week ended 15th Octobes skopred 64 dentium

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