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INTIMATIONS BROWN, JONES & CO. MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS. AMERICAN MARBLE. ITALIAN MARBLE. KONGEONU GRANITE Desigas and Priest on application

Offins, 17 Queer'e BE. CENTRAL, IST FLOOR.

will shown steady increase in papulation and wealth corosanding to that which, under the stimulua of milway womuiation, has take phee in the Far West of the United States and Canada, and the effect of a proe porous and progressive population becom

THE HONGKONG DAILY FREM, BRUIDAI

There were 1:742 viollars in the Olly. Hall Murun it week of whera 130 wire Europeale.

The N. Puteismer Muskeuthaliry - ulled from kobanta for Portland, Oregon, on the 3rd last

REVIEWS

JANUARY 41, 1900.

butərtained in somaquartera that Great Beijalain. In Kadis in regard to ska widora af ang lifonies in South Africa will be taken advan men serving in South Afrins with the Indian

ago uffy vertain Oudoutal Power for overes ventingent The administrators of the fand THE

requises in the. Für Bask, the Wichi Nichi bara also" et pouplela site of their papars, dhezifizia coas no reason for mol foars, but ways with justructions, application föres &o,

"and the Siberian Railway," after show. first round for the Hongkong Football Chal-Horio, affl the other Sie Frank Swettoabam, for General Unlocçs'a dofuatat Stormborg foome lives of £lu tach to widowe of men in the juny will be CLOSE the 7th to 15th

ing how the Chinese lost certain territory A. S. WATSON & CO., through their failure to sex it, says

The real cause of their loss was so

LIMITED

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

BAZADLISHED A.. 1841.

parant to the Chinse thomaslves that after the treaty of Aigun they began to #luisu Manchuria il increase its "garrisons.. Esen for these measures the "right bank of the Ainur, which has be-;

tengo shield, the Hongkong Football Club will play 25th Company S.D. R.A. HickoE at four nolok. Refere-Mr. Drow.

The robin of cases of enable diseases reportert last week shows Chit there were four casos of saillpox with two deaths and four enses of plagues with three deaths. One of the casos of molipos was juported from Haiphong

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PUBLIC COMPANIES "In a Conor of delu,'; By Hugh Czteron

WANCHEM WARER JO AND Loadou. 1. Fisher Unwin (Cha Overseas

STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. Library) These are two waters, both capable, and ob that, at any rate, Japan hos to maintain or at- to the mayor of every town is the United

TOTICE horoby givna Bal the titude of watoifal preparedness; not allowing Kingdvus, by every Lord Leatsuant to N

NINTH ORDINARY, ANNUAL servant of oil, who hav portrays aly and horself to be perturbed or betrayed; inte any the four commanding every, dopôt, und MEETING of 156 SHAREHOLDERS will

in fact, to almost ovary offein! tikoly ki ing settled along the Chinese frontier camuol The total number of onses of plague reported attractively the characteristics of those interest hasty nation.

The-Kokens in admits the gravity of England's hes of sokkers witlows; yet up to the praset. betald at this of Coungers, kil Lo amke itself felt in the politics ut during the year 1899 was 1,191, and the deathsig poples wholiso and live their being in Alat uporary zuvorsus, bufenys that thoir only el alikough the war has been raglog for à pariat 1,428. The mortality was therefors per sequimicend pornor of Asis known as the feet will be to uske ber exact her fall strength, of six works, the Taad has had only 20 cases of

15th Jungary, 1901, at 8 o'ringe, ju tho after Peking. This growth of population has per cont.

Malay Tenisah The ane in the writer of the when the reenit daunot be doubtful. Still there widows or dependent mothers brought unds of Llus General Managoreline with a noon, for the parpos of river all the Report already made great progress. The anony

—This afternoon, on the Happy Valley, in book under review, NE. McHugh Chiffärst, the oanike no question that's gronfly underrated ita notid, fùoach of these vases it has and Stotoment of Acounts, lost. Devember, mous author of "thus on tho Pasific

owly appointed Govatuur of British North Fali ostinato has, iztread them gravely, Among the ton choques soot off yesterday wore

the difialties to be overconas, wad that ber linte grants ranging from 13 to 12.1993.

The TRANSEN BOOKS of Ho Com the Lesident General of tho Polerated Malay likely to producen revell unlug the Dutch in Sents Guards. These payments are in addi Stalin. Dalk having lived for years in the vary the north of the Cape Colony, That it sho

tion to the grants from the Patriotic Fund-January, both days inchisre,

PRAYER & CO. mit of the Malayau people, observed their aly point suggesting zal ones for nonsmosa, and from the Daily Telegraph Widors' and

Genwal Manegers, characteristics thou wrappost in the lazy bondsomely, that the way any dose to in a struggle plus Fred, and it way be assumed that between Ragland and the two Republics and immons tres sources. Gao, widow of a

Hongkong, 30th December, 1899. of peace and aides the tamalleus influences become an interracial light.

kber killed in Sonth Africa has At Dogo of robolliot, soaking thate language and the remull, notes the great disadvantages under forinemed into expenditure total of 65, inde

Tae Jinan, while qually condent about placed to her radit-though not geyemarily THE WEST POINT BUILDING COM-

PANY, LIMITBU. surt with Ueir thoughts and ambitions-it which the British labour: Thair contempt for pandout of the pension from the Patristic the Malays may be considered to have any thronomy has enabled the latter to find them Fund to which she may also look forward. The NOTICE is horoby

that given A will be sear Trom the alvortisaual, the the two writers are able to prosont letter unprepared Thoir knowledge of the country Daily Telegraph Fund now exopods 6,00ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Compuy

AN ELEVENTH ORDINARY MEET...... langed to China for "canturies, remaine Ernest Simons' time of departure on Monday, † padres skatutes of the Malagao poople that cannot compare with that of the Boors. Anik, adding this to the £247,000 contribulod to will be hehỉnh tho Company's Offio, Virtoca

We are in- almost uninhabited, except in a few places, the 15th instant, will be 1 p..

formed tant. I pan., iustoad of noon, will be the charming from a retrospective point of view hey have to light an unenty whose med Its Patriotic Fund through the Lord Mayor,

are line crkamon, thoroughly aogalated and the mudout £ of the Imperial War Buildings, WEDNESDAY, the 24th JAN regular hour of departure of the French mail to those who have known than and their country with the kind of lighting to which the country Pi, wo gat total sum of. Bouly £3000 VARY, B, ut look for the pur- SCOTCH WHISKY. "presenting a striking contrast with the

left lunk, thickly studded with lowes steamers in fatura.

a fascinating and enlightening to those who is adapted. The volunteer system of service is already available for widows, and topondent of receiving the Report of the Directors, it bas beau

know not of Malare. In the book before us the au doment of weakness compared with that of retivos The explanation is, of course, that togetto rith Statement of Aca mals for Tha and villages, though

Yoarding 31st December, 1800. conscription. Contineata! Esteope je bitterly the great ujority of the victims of the war Eight griftus which have recently arrived in author points out that he has striven to convey hostile to the and military ozporte from shave, so far, hon young amaried mo; though

The REGISTER TINH Risit the ten "occupied by Russia lese thon half

the onlngy, were sold by public uretion pictor of realitiesand not totion," and in this he veral Burope States are siting the Boss it may wall be otherwigs in the future when they will be CLOSE ferm MONDAY, the is a century." This evidence as to the Hoppy Yallay yesterday morning by Mesars,

Haches and Hongh. A dark obostnut way he succeedel, his realism boing more attractayo Yet the work's sympathy sight to be with wrists taksa sulise share in the fighting. 15th January, to WEDNESDAY, the 24th development going on in Siberin is con

bought by Mr. J. H. Lewis for $800, the Hou Then the decided Ection of a low much sicer ogland, Her conquest of South Africa manas Bat the facts I have quoted loud additional Janey Tolk dage inglesives, during which tao opreating of old judices, the promotion aportance to the conference while the Lord period so Trausler of Sharps us to registered. firmed by all travellers in the country. P. Clator gare $550 for a dun, and M. tisod recent writers on things Malayan Theof to host type of civilization and the establishing is to leave at the end of most work with

By Order of the Board of Diyanets, When the pressure of population begins to Wiled Focaue, the possessor of similareador whissesis for a tintation of Malayan moet of a llurs regimen. Victory will surely the organizers of the different Enids, and it is

A. SUSUTON TUHOPER make itself folt, the settlers will begin to home for 2226. This her prisos obtained were stories of the burian Nights type will be disp bo her's though it may cost fear.

pointed; the stories of the people of the beauli

Scorelary to the Hongkong band havestursat

mad Agiacy Co.. Lávited. cross the Amur and establish themselves $1,209, 9400: 3210, 3000 and $105.

ful wild country, rapidly gorning nuder für con-

General Agenta for trolling influences of boneficent civilitation, on the right bank, if the land there con-

The West Point Building Company, Limitoj, A most interesting concint was given in the are as charraing in their siniplicity they

[130 Hongkong, Tyd J ngorange,, 1980) linues to be left undecuping by the Chinese, Theatre Ropai on Taskday eming by Mello. sro oxat. Dilfering from the very steelant and Russinu taonce will be brought de Stival, Molle. Lusetts, and Mous. G. Star. sketches of drettenham as his treatment of language was not the mother legis of the Penth, Mr. Clifford has portrayed the Mainy or proper, Mentwhile the railway will bringinnjority of those present, get this did not hate the Sikh in to Peninsula as an individual a cuistant stream of traffe almost close past fron, the enjoyment of the precediting 1 with excellent results. In the majority al gases the gates of Peking, which will besome singing of Molle, du Stirea was protkanlarly the author is evidently skotching from personal and can offsetually stop the arrival of warliku tixợ finde, vád that it world, hava hann batter !

appreciated. She was recalled for both * Bot-oxperionos, ant ons is reminded of the som reguler stopping place for the ever increas deuse and Le Capitole." Moun. Sin, sang what turbulent days of the Pahang Rebollinn, ing area of globetrotters as well as of is a hello, Lacetto "In Baigneuse" of rich stats the gut or wax Resmen The cominiercial pioneers. With the railway and Cinepatographe. The programe al book is made up of eight sketches of squad merit, "Le als for thom of our readers who are unnequaiatel whistle screeching at its gates, Pobing incluclod the operette in one setUn Mariago with the people of this "Sun-steeped sleepy cannot remain for ever a skepy hollow.

ALHORNR'S BLEND White

Capsule

B-WATION'S

GLENORCHY

MELLOW BLEND, Blac Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark.. C-WATSON'S Abflour-Glex- LIVET, Red Capsule, with

Ferbin

.$10.80

1480

Name and Trade Mark, closer aut closer to the confines of China All the pious wore in French, and though the Malays and their ways in goueral in his About Pho Beers are canyagoons ami desperats. To

D-WATSON'S H.K.D. BLEND

OF THE FINEST Scoren MALT WHISKIBA, Violet Capsule

·E-WATSON'S VERY OLD Li- QURUR SCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Caprude

14.40

15.00 THORNE'S BLEND and WATSON's GLENORCHY are high class. Soda Whiskies, of greater age thu most brands in the market.

old

Abelóur GlønliVET is a very Peat Whisky (smoky) and could not now be replaced in stock at the price. Dis well known for its fins Havour,

present"

The Jiji Skimpy is persuaded that than wit hoped that some bolter plan of operations Yer the riministration of the war celist funds how us ho drawing Imck en England's part. ¦ will bs, bronght inte buing than exists at Fress the Opposition will not suggest any coin. rain. The fight has to be fought-out to the bitter and, and the results in a doubt. There is no mason why Bugland should be in a hurry. attack thom procipitatoly must involvo heary: merilis Great Britain can afford to wait. She has this complete command of this salonrd, munibletos er material in way form for the Boers.. at all events, the insite is quite clay. But the trade of this world cannot fail to be affected Japa fil

t1

the

The netiple go on to suggest that the banen on which the appeal of ibs Lord Mayor sus modo, numely, that the pantie should ourmark

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY COM- their gifts, specifying in which of Uny four

:PANY, LIMIERED. feads comprised in the squad theje inney shanlů be applied, was nuirino, inasmonet na the daners could not know the needs of the reapse.OTICE E freely giron that

TWELFTH ORDINARY MEET: ¡1 Das Loud. Mayor, after giving a list of the ING of SHAREBOLDERS la this Company Eands for which bu appealed, bad asked the will be held at the Comer's Odiem. Vieleris public to entrust, the seful distribution of the Buiklings, WEDNESDAY the 24th many to himself, according to the rallireanusiy, 1906, a 19 dence Nous, for the zeers of the spectiva funda, and with the purpose of receiving the Repet of the Dire a Violin," and two other compositions Leland wo.cabuot suggest & more ebarming fa

WAK NEWS, VIA AUSTRALIA. : help of anoh expert advice na ha trould bare toes together with Sale Accents for ',

bon in a position to svara. 31 is boliered the Your ending $1st Detvabia, 1897, Moeurs" and Les amours de Brikat. 1.1 tvdastion than a persal of Mr. Clifford's

The following items and telegraphed from that the British public would not have besitatód The idea of going to war with Russia to bail boon arrango à to hand a certain propor- book,

Adelaide to the Northern Teritory Tings, but shaw, this daggren of confidence in the Man stop hér expansion in the Narth--an ideation of the receipts to the War Kašef Fund,

sion House, and that the result would have been but, unfortunately, the attendaten was but smalJetha's Fenture, BY COLONEL A.FF. HARing cumarics of the longer tolograms roccirol

much more satisfactory to all otcerned. ut Adukid -

Adelaide, 13th December. Whether thers is yet tíma for something of entertaibel less than a couple of years ago in quarters that ought to have known bat,

The Netherlands Govorumont, soting for the this sort to be dono with the funds that for--is now quite exploded. Such rewar

Beer Republics, las sent a request to Groat may bn still is hand or that may yet coma in is a point that my bo worth consider- Britain asking to be supplied with the names might obstruet Russin for a time, but it

at borgabals of sil Datel prisoners takung. In the interests of those most ofogoly could have no permanent results, and, even

in South Afric

concernnd, and in view of actual facts, which if it Erd, it is not the part of England to ge

coal at perhaps have bem fully foreseen in October, the present Lord Mayor would. doubt, says the writer of the article, s kaki g. the public to be fully warranted in now putting the foot on a different basis, and “conawan- deering" such seems as шky by still ia bred, with a rlay in their distribution Lepording to

than the donors themselves aku bups to do where the money is mund-timelord.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS" BERVIČE,

IN CHINA

SHANGHAI, 3rd January.

COURT. London: Cassailant Company, Ltd. (Celonial Edition).

to war to prevent the spread of railways. A BRITISH MISSIONER MURDERED That milways way, and indeed must have, political effects is indubitable, but the way to counterhalve those effects is to meet sailway with railway, ned to anke our own murdered on Sunday, hity miles south-west of in the Matiny, are omitted by the Awon

E is of superb quality and pro-in-under such conditions that thor way nounced by loading local connnisseurs he politically and commercially more valu to be the best brand in the Hongkong able than those of our rivals. It is easy 10 market.

be wise after the event, und no one, looking Wick on the history of China' since 1860, ent fail to zeo that Great Britain his ne

ESTABLIRARD IRH.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.leted her opportunities. The importance of introducing railways has been recognised WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

all along, but it was thought that sooner or Inter China woaki progress of herself, and [20 that the best piliey was to "five, her "alone.” To Bnali an extent was this policy carried out that even the tearing op of the little pioneer line between Shengani nad Wousing was ausented by by the British Government. Some yours alter wards railways wore introduced in a ten- antips kind of way in onection with the Tongelmu: collieries, and have grown

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS BELT CORNWaizations relating to the new's Colum should in addretend to Far EDITOR.

Correspondentamuit forward Chtirname andaddresë best comicatione addversal to the Ediler, not

•publication, but as muidance of pros faith. Ali letters for publication should be written on one poña of the paper only.

Normal signed communications that have

already appeared in ather yopera de inserle

Orders for airs rapres of DAILY Farm should be sent before it am on day of publication. After that Telegraphic Address FRS-A.8.C. Code.

Telephonso. 12. FD, Bar. 3%,

Are the expply is limited. Only unplind for Cash

BIRTH.

ths the titan Texenber, 1990, at Shenuen, Gaston,

The Daily Press.

A British missioner, named Brooke, was

Chinaniu.

London, 2nd December.

i

to

Great Britain has sigulfed her willingness comply with the request upon the condition she is applied with similar information by Transvaal Government respecting the British troops captured by the enemy.

18th December. The uplonite sro upnsidering a suggestion of

uniting towards sending a Futeral mounted contingent to the Trausvasi in oblition to thos already at the front,

THE Indian mutiny has formed the ground plan of not a fow novels, bat Colonel Harcourts ast story is one of the best yet written, dealing with that terrible epoch in British ruly in Tadio.. The author writes with anthority, and th scones so graphically portrayed oijthe siege of Del around which tas plot of the Dorel espires, are not mere inventions of the imag hath tion of the writer, but are dens frem his personal experiences. The facidusta of revolt ing borrors, which, unfortunately, wore too. true

who deals with the miraculous worki of the little band of British soldiers and Sikh 2nd Choocks allies who so pluckily basinged and stormed the city of Dolhi. Th achloroment of an army of 7,000, capturing city containing 60,000 mulineers, is on especially at this period when the fighting THE GERMAN NAVY:

malities #the-British soldier are again Tha Kaiser, speaking at a parade of the Borboing an arduously tested that should avor in garrison, proclaimed his reauise to effent prise frein the memory of the English people a confplete reorganieation of the Navy, ns bis With such an interesting background the mitof bas introduced two "leading charactors, one a young soldier serving on the Punjab grandfather reorganised the Army.

Ciril Commission, and the other a Teung Dinglish Isdy, "Tenetha," who concenle borsell from the mutineers in the city of Delhi. Is Following the stirring, adventures of these the render is brought into contact with pornon- alities that will live for evor in the nouals of The British loss was the kitted and a for the British Army, and, writing us he does from woundel,

THE KAISER ON THE INCREASE OF

GENERAL FRENCHS VICTORY, A despatch reagired from General French. coolirais the report of the victory obtained by

bir

A vigorous'netillery douf jeuk place.

:

Ni

ANOTHER BRITISH SUCCESS. Colonel Pilcher çible - that he coripistuly du-

faded's Boer comendo at Sunnyskle yester day taking their lager wd forty prisoners,

This British casualties were thara killed and wounded (Australiana). GENERAL GATACHE HAS A BRUSH. „General Gątneve bada bench with the enemy

in respectable systems that besides a nuber killed and woundet. some into existence under Afr. KIEDER'S nagement; but British subjects having thews, allow the way it was Teft to other

at Dordrecht, in which the enemy ware driven from their position with a kos on their side things.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 1st January.

personal experiance, the author's osticate is a valuables. The story is healthful and fan nating, and we did at pat the book downl until we had finished it;

The War Office saat word that it profers a

outed forea

The War Qfico has also cabled its readiness

to zeppt the Fedural contingent for frontior harassing purposes.

The Register of Shares of the Company will' I closed from "MONDAY, tam 18th Juniors, to WEDNESDAY, the 28th Jannere bolh days inclusivep, during, which period, to transfor of shares can is registereik,

Hy Under of the Board of Famelors.

A. SUBITON HOOPER,

Sretary Hongkong, 3rd January, 1998,

149

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1899.

APPLICATION FOR KISTRATION WE . PRADE MARKS.

TOTICE is freolyygiven that Mess

the advice of operis, who will know better NOSIMSSEN & CO. et Victoria, in the

EXPORT CARTOES.

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Colony of Hongkong, Merchants, hare on the 23rd October, 1899, appliol for the registration," in Slongkang, in the Register of TEADE

via

Per & steuner Socotra, sailed on the MARKS, of the Collerving TRADE MARK 23th Doesnter For Landen:716 1-cheats ten from Peichow; 1;310: bogos tee, particulars Sixty English volontœer corps and several unknop onske preserves, 696 rolls mat. regimcute of militin have solunteered for the ting frieste fools, & green haral Capo.

sterbest blackwoodware; und 4 packages Cabinet Minister Long, apósking at Livor- | sandrick Forehunchetter100 balss waste Prol, aid that if one hundred thousand more sile. For sill:--200 tales broken cassis

rithout besitation. froops wera watet at the Transvaal they would and 49 romitting.

onation appourn to be elired to the depths over the course of oronts in the Transrani.

Pist-December.

No notice is taken of anything that happens now with the exsuplion of the war, the news of which drarie all oiler,

Everyones sooms to be roàlizing the goarily of the nitastion.

General Bulle will be entrusted with the task of subjugating. Natal, whilst. Robarte will

A letter Heritage, BY JOHN BOUNDARY cupaiga into the Transal

BURTON Castell and Company, Ltd. (Colis glowing with patriotisma.

nial Exlation.)

M. BuroN has written many a stirring romance, but in this instance le Jas made admettre from his usual field and writion a story of the present. The novel is well writion and interesting, and deals with the extinordinary adventures of a youngaaval officer who proceeds to South Aroorica so'

• vuguvor ora vity dubious oredentials consider alle property loft him by his father. He finds himself on arrival forestalled by another her, who, convinced of rightful heritage, makes things very pleasant for the lieutenant, his machinaus enabling the author to detail the little pleasantries the South American gentry have when they are desirous of being

rit of an interlupor. The situations are re

THE OPERATIONS IN CAPE COLONY.axkably thrilling, and the the introduction of

The erauing papers publish the news that Gonsal French rosted the Buses and ar- oupied Colesburg on the morning of the ist Insta

· Altür ä night marole the Carntry and Light Artillery outlawed the enemy while the In fatry Fild Artillery wore rasting a foint

fronia) attack.

"Tho Bones were surprised an3 tled in disord

I sorted, that 999 Bɔors attacked Dordrecht and war pulsed.

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The whole of Great Britain and the colonies

day for le Caps.

Five thosd troops left England on blen,

The total amber of reinforcements now under marching orders, for the Tramal is something over hity thousand.

Further details of the recent engagement on the Modder Rivor nra to hand..

They show that the losses of the Hours at the handa af Mathuon`s-fores were very hoavy.

General Cronje has been strongly rainforest. He is propsting for anullier Engagement

with Modhuen,

All the Australian golonies are uniting for the purpose of sending a Federal morated con-

agent to the Cape. -

Angemonia are now being made and the contingent will be despatched #99002, s possi

Testeniner Covenien, esitul or the. Ist Jannary. For Marseilles 3 bales raw nilk, ensos silk,'8 cases cartoons, 10 cason, hair, 79 cases muring, 2 eases feathery 25 casey pin avisoul. 200 ensos ensin, and 81 packages, tou For Thales raw silk

280 VISIT IN HONGKONË:

FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY

DB, M SCHLOSSER.

SURGEON CHIROPONIST.

3, Dunuwa, STET, JORSKONG,

Roue No. 11, Fira:Floor:

Consulting Hours from Aar. til 5 F..

-The distinctiva devies of „n; gold_cinela___ upon a red ground within the eirels. being a representation of two sticks orassed on Lha left sirlo qf the orcasad aticks being the fatter, "S" on the right aide thereof Ala Ledbar **6" and at the bottom oreol the futter "A" tha whole design being warembol by a fancy border.

2.Tho distinctive dovie of a goht cívels apon, ground within the circle boing the vencesvalilies of the head of a barrel with a stick, protruding therefrom on the left side of the stick in the Lotter “G” qil ©n the vight, sinó thân Lotter "Band above the slick ere the words "Sumper claround the label of which the device forms part is surrounded by aj fey border.

in the name of aid Straases & Co, who claim to be the sole proprietors tharoní,

The THAD MAès are intenšou to be used by the Applicants in report of the following goods, in the following clase, VİZ

Mustard in fase kit.

a ba

Facsimiles of such Prado Marra seen at the ullion of du. Viderint Yourstory of Hooghong-

Untert the Ard day of November, 1999,

DEACON & HASTINGS,

Solicitins for Applicants,

27791

P

ALMER & CO

WINE SHOPPERS SINÜE 1875, Wher hare consigued their Brande to Hongkong for over half a century. Apply to d. C. ANDERSON,

Hongkong, 13, Praga Central,

syster employed by M. SCHLOS SER which has received the highest | LUT LE2, pinise from the leading Europang and American papers, as well as from leading Modiest men, does not masist in putting the gallijsity of the Corn, [er the more this is out tholilger it grows End, "extending." produces infligation, and | 411. gives rise to algings which may be followed by various conserjuotums too numerous to mea- tion, To thoroughly Cuss Coans, BONIONS, Soer Couns and all diseases of the foot, TRE (derm of thỏ vril, which is "itu,gooT, MUST BE EXTRACTIO, that 1950 say, the white point forming a kind if oytlet must be taken away. FUE DISTRIBUTION OF THE WAR Smtimes the ace several of these which

RELIEF FUNDS.

bother character, a sweet-English girl, alya

Mr. Chirnside, a Victorian squatter, is finish to the past. Through the sympathetic presenting all the heraus required for the Vic al of this plucky young Indy the naval officer foins in the contingent. is rescued from death and the villaio tobulins his just reward. The book is welt worth reading. though, is not up to the standard of the aatler's Scourge of God," or "The Hispaniola Flate."

A Kagney of Hide, By Tuvo, DoveLis. London: George Bell and Sons (Indian and Colonini Library.

The Tusslanders are to be similarly equip. pt by Me, Melareborn, Mayor of Melburns Americas showing great sympathy with Castan

Is The Times of the 2nd December there is an article, by a correspomiont, on the distribu.

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produce a number of Corns from the same growth, which die formed in the courses of time

the wit of Matter NIELSZ, laughter. 149 Lowers to bring about the construction of grout trunk Bues. Uniler' the instance exerted by Russia and Prince the contract for the line between Hankow and Peking

·was sccured by Belgium, while the Bno frim Horakoso, January 4th, 1900. Hankow to Canton has been secured by. America. British concessionaires share THE tabbabnight of through com- with Germans the right le construct the with Vladivostock by the Tientsin and Chinking line, but work aru niention Trans Siberius Railway mucka an important | on it has not yet been commenced. Other stage in the development of the Far East. mint concessions ce niso hell by British I will no doubt be somo te yet before rounges, including the Canton and Kowloon the line is fully equipped for bandling the Railway, Jut the only way onterprise Inge traffic that it will ultimately command, as yet. being actively carried out nider and Talienwan, not Vladivostock, will be British auspices is the Nowchwang na the real torsinus when the Manchurian Shabaikan line, The importance of the connections are completed, which will not be subject is now fally recognized, however, and for nother year or two. The coming while Great Britain may be expected to

The author has presentest a story froz dumies, samicer, however, will probably witness a urge on the construction of railways from

the life, in which a melts of extraordinary in- commencement of through traffic by the Sibe- pula to point within the Chinese confines,

orients which veour is the otherwise giet life rian route hotween Europe and Chin, and she is also sensible of the necessity of us-

The following officers were waurled in the of a view and her beautiful daughter case the traffic will steadily grow. When the-line tablishing a coauection between China and wess room at Ladysmith by a Bershol!--Linesiderably cousterundios, the wicther belier ing that her daughter is being pursued by the is in full working onder it will afford, mure. the Indian railway system. The Trans-touants Dent, Twin, Celyn. Scafe und Kaasul vengeances of hor formar rival, and Lae Norombee is under this heading it was stated operation, PAJNIEZSLÝ, WITHOUT. HLEKDING, spesity communication than the Cant route Siberian Railway is the pioneer line aerors of the Devon Berns of this Lutiskitings, and manko. Mestariots, thesetgelig intiers fast the portios of the Lord Mayor's Transvaalsed in a Few MINUTES, allowing the patient for Shanghai and the Northern Poris, tho. the whole width of Asin, but it will not long Tringlang of the Queens.

The eng's Artillery, has improved inner-

are constantly received, and though the ntment Kelial Fund which had fallen to the shy of

do prat on his honts and walk away immediately Excutions are taken nothing is discovered. Patriotic Fund, to the widows und orphans time between London, and Shanghal beingsland alone, and before the next century

killed in South Africa, was then £139,000, while | proved by mose last 10.000 TESTIMONIALS. With good has ng turned its first quintor the tray lay, the isou, although feeling Suspiciou falls on the housekeeper, na okl and and depandout relatives of dier and sailors afterwards wrenCUT INCONVENIENCE, A eslisted at twenty dare,

| faithful servant of the: family, who is sean oe-

exfonully in communicatka with a strange leis de on the Patriolie Fund 'ap to

Amongst them are some from IMPERIAL stenner conections there would niso healer in Asia may have as wide a choice of of the siege, is contient.

that date in respect to much widows, orpheus A resumeisanes from Chieveley ou the 3 asthing Impons, but on the day following the At last the entfal day artives and

and relatives were only 90. Later tigar show Box FARILIKA, STATEMEN, DIPLOMA- wving of lime in the case of Hongkong,trans-continental routes as the traveller in

Lust on Thursday evening last the widows nids, MILITARY MEN, CLERGYMEN, EDITORS but the price by the Canti route is America. The opening up of what has been receber proved that the centy still bichlegel is only stabbed in the night without File assailant being captured. After investiga

oras sin of the Mansion House Fund AND THE HIGHEST MEDICAL MEN.. capable of considerable acceleration, which, aplly termed the new world within the old" Klangwans kill in force.

tion the fast is discirend-long known to the fundespof money specially enr-tarked for that has now fairly commence, and the possibilí, jso

housekonfor—that the mother is subject to sation, together with 1 contributions not under the influence of competition, will mo

Lemporary Hts of madness, and it is shy whopecially designated by thedonors) stood at £227. doubt be applied. Travelling by a well tice it offers to enterprise and industry may

write the bettors and inflix the wond. The 100, un against E25,000 for the sink and wounded while wider treatmeul, £31,000 for the dis appointed stenner being more agreeable he found surely inferior to those of the

girl recovers to marry her faithful guardian,

abled soldiers after they leave the service, and whose prolaction had boon called in from the than spending a number of days cooped up now world proper. Disappointments Diere

fest. The plot is not asking in originality £51,000 for the wires and children; while up “in of railway carriage, the Caual route will will be, no doubt, as there are in alkthings,

though somewhat, grúa some in

inad worry.

but there is, vorm us wenith to be de continue to command a large proportion of vell. With the introduction of foreign The passenger traffic in cases where the capital and enterprise there will spring up misitional time required for the journey. also grave political problems, of which the not cxccasiso, but where economy of true is Paking Government would do woll to iske of importanes the railway will be preferred early, note, for unless it moves with the The question of expense will also have to times it will find its very existence en- be taken into consideration, but this will

dangered. no doubt be settled mcording to the ordinary principles of competition. As a connec», A moeting of the Sanitary Board will be Best appears to be intended to run held this viisrBoon. Anongst the business is through express trains twice a month only, a proposed to extend the Central -Market by hut as the traffic grows the service will building on the Praya Reclucaution. naturally be iucrossed, and it will probably

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Shanghai, 2801 December The one that gained currency in Sturg lui Tart glit that the inding rosel Velecky was badly more our Taivan jur. Fornica, proved ea eaquiry today to be unfortunately errot,nud what is more discouraging zül bo information was ronchsafed that the skipper

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In the article published in The Toss of which extracts (be root of the oril in a single

of the task awaiting her. From Llie Nichi Nichi'n | Juminary to a regular panasion. ` la ullition; lo

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claius on the Patriotic Fund in resquel to this as it is on the prejudices of tau added to yesterday morning the nurbut of actual sum of C217,000 had intrinsed only to 27. Bleven of these, were enega of willows, and five THE JAPANESE PRESS AND THE vere cases of dupondent reduiras, all of

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.

whom grants have bro manda: Two, were cus of avlativus not aufhgiantly dependant to be The Japanes pray hán broken the silence regarded us eligible: Tao phrafulng nine wora was missing. The Velocity, belonging to preserved by it during the recent developments cases of datives which were under investiga Messrs. Nila Moller and Sons, of Hanko Raof the South Afrion war. Four of the tion. One of the widows css related to the Was en ple sailing ship of 201 tee button and suding papers have spoken-the Nichi Nick battle of Belmont. A soldier wounded them was long known to residents in Shanghai ma Shimbun, the Kokumin: Shimbun, tho. Fimaży od on Novointies 28; motive:öf big death coaster, plying from Shanghai to both northern and Fiji Skinipo. All agree that England's robo the Patriotic Pand from the War southern Chinese porte and vessionally to ukimale vlotery is only a question of time, but has scelerday morning, and a money color for a and Formen. She was couanded they evidently do not minterrate the magnitude 5 was at one suit off to the widow as a pri by Captain Berustoin, who was, assisted by foniga. frst and second floors, with the writing we gather that there are among the Ju- the 27 olatus motorred to above a list was receip- romalader of the gew Chinese. She left panese sous who cojpite at Bagind's reversessed by the Patriotic Fail yesterday morning hangbai wometime age for Nagasaki, wir holding she is a species of all-copbuming monster from the War, Ofice giving the wants of tou Yesterday aftercoon Inland Lot No Le lo ded bricks for Ancy From thazoo she and that right is on the site of the two Read wind starines killed in the battle of not be long before expresses start daily. which is situato at East Point, was offered for

was intended to proceed to Taiwante and after publics. The Nicki Mici condomus such Graphs, yose of whom were hurried, but ouch to Mr. Wong, Chew Forg, the upset price confer on trade will then be a daily mail, buing $380. The lot contains 828 square feet, ut mult was after leaving Bagland, is Japan's Irioud, and treats that all father, mother, sister. All these are to bu Amoy that sho encautered terrible weather auk

will preserve at this crisis attitude becoming inquiret iptn. Is the wase of widows the graut rendering us independent of stermer lesy.ul the annual rent is $12.

was driven hard and fust aground on the För the nature of the Buspire's relations with Great tug of relief is immediatv. inowan, coast, some short distance front, bar ing ve stated days of the wook, which ai

A Rugby foodhall malls, England. The destination. Absblute particulars of the dipus The trougth of England, it says, is bust deve these figura, likely to be made on the Tory, Britain and worthy of the country's diguity. The panelly of the claims, as suggested by World, in aid of the South Africa Fund, will ler are not yet to fail, but tulograpitio advices logist by adversity. The more thithout the work stantial fund already cumalated for widowe intervals, giving two mnails one week and be played on Saturday must, January, a to Messen. Molier and Sonsakow that the ers, to be done the greater capacity she shows for orphina is confirment by the experiences of Iron Safes. Patent Looks Weighag Ma- far o'took, on the ground of the lengkung with the exception of the astor, are safe in doing it. Winess the Hae rusistanco made the finial War Taud, which has a sum of chines, Balances Mathematical Instruments, Football Cnb All the railulle talent of the TanEn. Captain Bernstein, who was a by: garrians of placus invested, by powerful 25 (mi in bad avilable for the mediato Musical Bocs, Phonographs, Photographic The Sibarian Railway in the greatest Civilian, Military, and Naval Baghy Foollllied and resided in Boone Road, forces-Bajaking. Kimberly and Lady reliet of sidous dependent rolativos or invalidad Apparatus, Cycki, Typewriters, &o, &,*** wehome of its kind in the world. To bring ne mateh is expected. Fon cents will be round was usazed, Mr. Wie, Moltes Jus bene funt issue. Engloud is, pledged to the find Ingo take the ost active and praise Absolute clooney and must careful alter Clubs of Hongkong will be employed. A very longkaw, it in foured has lost his life. The suith. There can do no doubt whatever as wellies on the discharge. The organizan of to its present stage of completion has charged for admission to the ground and fifty sunt by his father to the scene of the wreck to conquer Shelias escrified too much for with reisures in order to go into itaat tien combitiod with modernte durges are occupied nine years, and, considering the cents extra to the Grand Staud, (Bes Advt.) superintend the salvage operaticos.

Africa's sako to draw back row: The failure touch with fhose who may require the help they guarantsod. difficulties that have had to be overcome,

to retire Conlon cost her a dificult and arduous fiel

Two European Workuun attached to the wir, whios Kitutener has brought to a favour. Maation has already stuen made in The House the rate at which progeen lus beeinde Dach of the Equitable Life Assuranon So

able alveo nud" the Boudan is now hor's The Times of the fact that the organizers of the must be considered good. While recognising vist of the Toile Statos, informs we that n

retront after Majuba 11ill in now coaling hoc fund rubled to Durban and Pietermarlisburg telugram received from Un Hoad Bice sintes the sugrensed influence that the construction the preliminary igures of the Society roagits, Doc, and Blagapore 271b, experionded demands the exertion of her fall strength. The Voluntour killed in the war paid at once, draw

The Kritish Steamer Tinatain Train Bomity still mero difhoult and arduous war which stating that the widow of any Regular on 6 of the line will give to Russia in Northorn in 1899 as follows:

$200,000,000 light winds and fine weather bateau Bombay result in the South will be what it has boon in

end Singapons, Tearing Singapore rot with the North. The Brikali pouple are not show Yaugement ham boon mads in the apoial interest on the fund to the exlout of £1. The ar Asia, and esprololly in China, we cannot New Business in 1899......... Outstanding Azurance, 31st but congratulate our rival upon her enter Desember, 100

SLU000g frosts moon, which continued for 48 houring any alsposition to blame their Goceramant. of womets who accompanied their husbands to s $280,000,000 when Bght to moderate E.NL, whits procnilod What they think of is solely to carry the war station in South Africa bolors the war brogad prise and the saccors with which it has Assts, 31st Danuber, 1999...

To the worth ward of Parcels ripatoon freshoped through vigorously and undinobingly Japan aiimilar-missage has now - Lonu wont to Cape, and continual Dom frich to strong throngboat; ein, only hope for the speely and complete Town, and another to the Commnuder-inChief. bean carried out. The influence that the Surplus (which fund bologn

violery of her friend, As for the apprehensions koldiers) an railway will exercise is undeniable. Siberia exclusively to the Policy

Tyrant or so pernged as to nuska irregular

one the port.

Mr. Kiano, Mausgor of the South China

SHIPPING REPORT.

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