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INTIMATIONS

BROWN, JONES & CO. MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS.'

AMERICAN MARDLE. ITALIAN MARBLE. HONGKONG, ORANITS. Designs and Prives on spydícatior. Oce, 17A QUEEN'S RD. CENTRAL, (UT FLOOR.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

PAT fo

A-THORNE'S BLEND White

Capsule B-WATSON'S GLENORCHY MELLOW BLEND, Bhe Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark.................

$10.80

J0.80

C-WATSON'S ÅBenova-files-"

LIVET, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark. 12.00

D—WATSON'S H.K.D. BLEND

OF THE FINEST Scoren MALT WHISKIES, Violet Capsule

E-WATSON'S VERY OLD LA-

14,40

QUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Capsule... 15.00

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

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

S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED: 1841.

The Ropel Hongkong Yacht Club'a'raos for the Royal Engineers' Cup, sunouneed for the 13th inelené, Las been postpened; ·

THE HONGKONG DAILL PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 1900.

CANTON NOTES,

THE SHELLWOLLECTING

MONOPOLY

FROM TRE" CHENO GUF SAN. ra HE. Ten Cheng Luo, te Viceroy ofatwo The Earl of Avs, stated in to-day's Ranter | Kwangs, laft Canton on the 7th just, by the le have been langerously wounded, is the eldest stagmer daping, belonging to the Chics Mes seu of the Marquess of Dufferin and Arohanls Steam Merigation Company, for He was formerly a lisatonaut in the 17th Shanghai, and things he will proceed to kin Lancers, but resigned:

ustive country in Mauan. - His Bxcellency has been granted two months' travo, at the expira-Po and Lenug Lai Tong, the following being of whịnh hơ will proses! to Peking to have an Imporist Andlense. His luggage, which of the portionlure of sladko conres amémotel te a great number of packages, was sent by another ataacer, some days pre. tiously. Whep the luggage was removed from his ramen to the steamer, it was escorted by several hundreds of soldiers, and Mo-Wing Tre Mia socomandat of the military forces of Krangohow, guarded the steamer day and pight with a good vamber of soldiers till her departure, for fear that the robbers who some time ago hikof the Visuros to pay them 800,00 m hlaokrmit, might maks an attack on the luggage, which was of great valute. It is muid fist His Exosiloney has tea

It is intimated that the Board of Directorn of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co, Limited, have decided, subjust to audit, to pay a fost dividend of 7 per cent., making a total of 12 por cent. for the year 1899; and To plave $250,000 tork equalization of dividoud fund, carrying forward $2,35251 to new proût and toss noconnt.

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It has been czesalingly sold in Chiton dar ing those last few days. On the sight of the 56b instant rain, adcompanied by thunder and lighting, foll in forests, and on the following night no made ila appearance. Soms beg gars in Tongkanncheng and in Namkwan. have died of starvation.

** Tha pisintiffs, an leanses from Ber Majesty the Queen of a certain place or parcel of ground. covered by the sex of the eastern show of the stand of Latoo, in the colony of Hongkong, slaba from the defendant the sum of $101, being dounges for the wrongtai noi of the ne fendout in trespassing upon the mid premtass and taking therefrom certain shells and corals, the property of the plaintiffs, on or stout the 18th December, 1894, and their custa of auit,”

FRENCH DESIGNS AT HOIHOW?

Hoihor, 20th December.

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BANGKOK OPINION ON THE TRANSFER OF THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAMERS.

ELECTRIC INSTALLATION, This work had been greatly rotanded by the incessant wet worthier and the dioulty la got ting geoda transported from Kuala Kubu hero. Owing to cattło disons in Selangor, butlooks arc vory searco; and, as there is plenty of work for them there, the drivers refuse to bring

NOTICES OF FIRMS

NOTICE.

RHERBERT EDMUND TOMKINS is Authorised tụ SIGN our Firm PSE PROCURATION,

REISS & CO. Hongkong, 9th January, 1,

NOTICE.

THE WANUKAI GODOWNS

198

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Wika Undersigned, anys This Day beon Godowas. All Applications for Storage of Appointed AGENTS for the abors Guols should be masa de

T. RAUCHENSTEIN & CÓ, 12. Bruinslokdi Aroado. Hongkong, thJumary, 1989.

THE WANCHAT GODOWNS.

bay This Das aqualed Movers, T TE

RAUCHENSTEIN & CO. ta bời AGENTS for the brotiodowns. All Apglien- tions for Storage of tovis should be niado to them.

TANG LAP TING, MOK KUN HUI, MOK YOUR LIM.

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Hong org, 4th Famary, 1800,

SECOND VISIT IN HONGKONG, FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY. DR, M SCHLOSSER.

SUROBON RUOPODOVE.

WETIE ISSUED AGAINST JUNK OWNERS. The Bangkok Pisa says:The often re- proper of the shell entlasting monopoly, it peatad prophoor that the Scottish Oriental way interest our readers to know that ton wxits ataamers would follow the old bliw funnel ** have been issued against jook-orrabra by Lato into the hands of the Garmans, has been goods over Love, saying they are afraid of being by those who attered it; and the news that trivist ullace that would be overlocked regarded with a good cleat of septicians oren arrested and hagvily fined for any little

the dual is already concluded has takenlu other Stato, Transport from the above i British residents here ecmewhat abook. Clare it now very expensive, and it sosts U For years the shipping of the post of $20 for what we paid §) and $10 three months Bangkok has been British, had we British go; sai erou al that increase it is difflsall to hary buen in the kabit of referring to the get heavy gooda cartal. All of the pipsa are foot with considerable complacency, possibly now, delivered at. Sempau, and good progress some people would say bomsttalosus. In 1898 do with laying the pll. The Over 24 per cent in value of the arparts and weather bagroadly ratanlad this work, raining A short time ago some excitement was expeed

aver 98 pat coat of the Importa were carried or or loss every day. If the weather would inonget foreigners in Stem by the arrest of a

in British bottoris. Now Betish and Germanouly keep a little favourable, much better pro- Glorosan subject by the nativa anthorities,

shipping will practically change placus. They ress wordt he made, sa ull the connections The following decree, with appeared in a recent

stood as 390 to 21 in 1898; in 1900, according are mode and the wout part of the work done; fans of the Siamese Government Gette, gires

to the present eutlook, it will probably be nearly to put in the foundations of Polton heals and Eleatrical mancinety-A start tos besin made | ibu apshot of the maiter:-"Whereas in exszu-

the other way about, 31 to St, Some six tion of orders given by Phyn Visol, Kalang of about two million dollárú during his

mantha ag 3 per cent of the British shipping generators at the tower station. The pro- ef Petrion, a German subject named Eckert bag tors of office of four and half year, oxclusive

wont, and now the aule of the Hongkong liners Fress of the work sliruly depends on the been arrentod and then forcibly detained ducing of the amount made by his older son.

will represent aheut another 33 per cent. arrival of the material, as everything is Uhku Ping Kray, Tastai of the profectursa

The French seem to be aggressive in this This nunoucement is certainly added an éclat Tourly to go on, will its erection as But two days, although tho said German subject was charged with no arious offence gai het of Likin, who was arrested and dotatrod by part of China, the Tactai, and several minor

to Prines Unry's disit that it was at gasrally as it arrives. I uns doing all I possibly can to penal las, and although there existed us motive the French an ecount of the disturbanes in beant a war veauol at Kasagoliouma The suppose that Beitial restents buro regard the eelis red two Europeans helping on the eficials are still held as prisoners by them on expected to have been would be absued in presh on the work, and have a large gang of of public security which could justify or exonss

Kwanchanwan, has been released by the French, nel Conal who left Hoihow whan the cap to eure. And whereas sach arbitrary arrived at Canton on the 8th inst

elange with indifferenes. It is not only the transport As bullocks cannot be got the conduct of Phya Viset is not only contrary to been issust ordering the dismissal of Wang and party of marinas has been lauded for the time it is alourd is try out as if come unfair ml. Jauge cases up. Inm ofering exorbitant prices i

It is reported that an Imporial decree base of the visits was made bas tired; a shipping that has gone, as valun of the Sulanger Government lave kindly hired their the general rulos of justice which His Majesty Chuen Sisa, lafs Director Genstal of the Lakin protection of the Corsal A British gunboat outagy had been taken. The whole thing is a

Frosch gunboat is in the harbour of Haikow, British imports will also affer. At the sura Tradtion Mnging to the Company to bring sis Government desirou to be observed: towards all

to bring on the remainder of the electrical in to inhabitants of this Kingdom, but also to Bareng, ad that ke be deprived of all oficial the international stipulations now in force beroak as a result of bis baring beet: cosgrad by also on band in the harbour to watch pro

matter of business. The Sexitish Oriental Cons-stallation mobisery so as to keep electrical. cemtings. tween this Kingdoossed the German Empire. more for making squeesos during his

A French dogior ha nerised, nad thoro is tallness, but they got a locapting offer, a ofer

pany owwhat welliers to balirat class bus staff employed. His Majesty the King has ortored that, in term of office.

GENERAL, reparation for this offerov, Phya Visst be

to be a ganetal belief that Prazen is realy and recept. No uno oak fairly say they bare done Toy unfavaraliio, raining more or loss daily. of a hospital being opaaed by him. There seems that, na business mon, they though it wise to The weather during the past month bas boon dismissed from his functions,"

willing to lake Hains soon as a favourable what they shouldn't have done, British This has greatly retarded all outdoor work nat

rtunity offers-N, O. Daily Neins or cannot ask for more than a fair fold hul nou pendent.

favour; and the future of our shipping hore will be watched with interest, The hulk of any tead is done with the two nearest British it in reported in ufioint ciretos in Canten bant

colonies, mud we should think that as that trade H.E. Li Huug-chang is expected to arrive at

grows British vossely will soen at least a fair Canton on tho 16th instant, nail that he has

share of it. It is curious to recall the fact that

Our Chise Inbour is all coming back to un Vindivostok is said to be the one of con- the agency of the Satish Oriental in wax again, and we have now a full craptement of appointed the 17th instant to lako over his seal.siderable excitement. Prom twe to three (hon- The 20th instant has been appointed as the and Chinamen were lodged in jail there at

one time going a-being fur. ovor s month in Chimwa mizere But there is a great sourzity date for closing the official als for the ober date of the most recent advices. It appears that at look at nilber that at the blow-funnel"

Bangkok, and that the Borneo Company would of Malaya, ai could employ 5 more if I had enaco. of the China New Year holidays. They every Chinamen coming to Vladivostock has to agency. As the big firms did not cars for sneh and also rush to take up tin land. I do not them. The ease of its is the padi harvest will be re-opened on the 18th proximo.

permanent Chinese popaiation of the place urinportant firms of Windsor, Rose and Co; bprovided with a passport costing 5 roubles, uzimportant agencies, they wout tube than anticipate any huprovement until after the members some fifbeya thanand, but twenty and Windsor's has both itself been made by

Bulan Panna" is over. thead "ensanlative yearly from-Neweint ling la Lig share in asking, the slap

GILBERT WBUTE of men who live by their wits. Thess persous will continue to take the same leading position wang and Choloo, ingluding a large proportion ping trade of Bankok. The fact that this firm ars not genuine passport holders. They olude in that rate is at least a matter for coagrata- the Authorities by borrowing the passportslation to which all du our cosmopolitan centro of fellow-national era email considers can join. Ry the way, Germany may be ex that kind of pocommodation. The preserva- tion, and galte a brisk business is done in peated now to join in keeping an oye on the tien af public panes and good order being threatened Bench descent on that island will fate of finire, so that we fancy the long impossible under wach cironmstances, the really have to be postponed to a din and distants you poisi oul, Bestist, capital, though early forming a kind of eggjet must be taken away.

large squle, and arrested ovary person who was Iussian police recently organized an inquiry on fature.

in the lost, was unable to secure thin concession. Semotimes there are several of these which not fomud in possession of a proper passport

There is, however, another enterprise which Ken Orer four thousand were apprehested, but about BAUR AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING plenient of the great sobom now undertaken by growth, which are formalin the conse of time ady to our hands and which will form the com- produce a musabor of Corns from the same CO., LIMITED,

Gertiny

It September last Me. Morsing, in the Wine and oncouraged by to equal cutting of the Privato telegraph advices baro.beau recuire thrath Centery magazian, advocated a project for apper portion of the Lord. to the offoot that during the months of Noreno construction of a railway caoning, from the bor and December 2,060 tons of atoma gore

shores of this Levst through Tursia, India and orushed; realising 1,66) ounces of smelted gold, Burmah to Shangbai, This roakes the total outpat for the year 12,365 ounces against 19.565 anges in 1933. 11,02 for November ounces in 1897, and 8,73 ounces in 1896.

TELEGRAMS.

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#DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

LONDON, 9th January..

· THE COLESHURE CASUALTIES. The list of camalties at Colesburg is 28 killed,

21 wounded, and 107 missing. THE KAISER ON THE INCREASE OF

THE GERMAN NAVY.

The Kaiser has sent a telegram to the King of Wurtemberg, enying he hopes the orals of the Inet for days fie, the seizure of German easels by British men-of-war] will have cou vinend widening circles that Germany's interests and honour must be protected in distaut sens.

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REUTER'S SERVICE,

LONDON, 8th January.

LADYSMITH.

Soneral White heliograph, that on the 7th instant, at 2 ptn., the Boer athok was [Pre- commenced and couticard until 7:30 p.m. repulses everywhero with vory honey loss.

General White says that the enemy pushed the attack with the greatest pourage and energy, Some of the Brilia antrexchments were thries saplared and retakon.

The enemy, who's lu great foròn, was

One point of our position was necupied by the emy the whole day, but the Davons drove them out of it at dusk by a gallant tuvoget charge.

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The Earl of Ava is dangerously wounded.

LATER, THE SUFFOLK CASUALTIER. The casualties of the Suffolks in the Colva 29 berg affair were 7 officers killed; 30 men killed,

sad about 30 taken prisoners.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT DALT Communicationa válečing it Thexeios salamans hould be address to Tux Epgree.

Correspondantemust forward theirnanis and address westà communicatione aldersrand to the Editor, not for publication, but as cidence of good faith.

Als Sellers Zee pubitation should be writion on one arda of the paper only.

No anonymity signed covarauuioxiione that hay sirendy appeared in other papers will be inserted

Onder for astro coptes of DAILT FERs alike be tent before 11 on day of publication. After that Your the misky is limited. Only sunglial for Cash Tulographic Add TEENSA.B.4), Ende,

PO Box 33, Talephenso. 12.

HIRTHY

On the 7th Jangry, the wife of Jonn LAGERF A.N.A., of claughter.

The Daily Press.

Hongkong, January 11th, 1900.

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The faustal of the Inti Mr. Granville Sharp will take placs on Sunday afternoon at four o'clock._

Al Saigon an Aucanite woman has given birth to trios-joined together after the manner of the famens. Siamese twin. The infants, immediately after Umir bieli, were placed on exhibition, and it is intended and then to the Paris Exhibition. Tas Courier Setyonnais protests against this libat moint of newly born infanta on the ground of humanity. It appear a. iojauction has been applied for, but the Court found no groant, for granting it.

Recent ogies of phay love abcwn that the pirates are smply provided with arms and am munition and there is every reason to beliera that the suplies, or as greater proportion of them, are obtained from Bongkang. During the bist fow days there have been four spian res of revolvers on the stormers for the West River by P.. Terratt. Three of the persons in passion of revnivaes have been fined $20 each, and yesterday morning a Chinaman who was discovered with four or fire rovolrera, concealed up his trousers was fixed 825.

A cricket Hoh will be played a Saturdas between the Club and the Garsón. The fol lowing are the midem :—

Chun

H. Arthur

F. Maitland)

A. G. Wied

*J. A. Lowon

J.J. WIN

H. G. Haurock

J. E. Loo

%C. H. Hay

TC. Smith, R.W

H. W. May

GARRISON

Capt. Waymonlk

C. F. Mullikau

Capt. Simsonde

M. JIH

CA. Halocto A. B. Izat

R. G. Thompson

Capt. Laugharne

G. R. Vailinga

J. A. Higgen-

II. Strong, RML.1. Private Pready

** In a letter in the Spectator on the fukara of

the British army, "listired Adjulact" makes

the following remarks, which may be read with

a loool appliationAs regards rille-shooting.

it should be encouraged in every possible way.

Tire disciplius in the Auxiliary services bas

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On the 20th ultiras a big fire broke out in a druggist's shop is Kinklang. Ovor three handred and ten houses were burnt to the The damages amount to over a million dollars ground. The cause of the fire is not know most of the houses turut being big shops.

REVIEW.

The News Pacific By Hohent How BAN- CROIT. New York: The Bancroft Company.

190.

THE CHINESE IN VLADIVOSTOCK,

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e-half of them speedily obtained their relatio. Thermedador, however, will be fined, and, wo pressmo, deported.-Japan Mail,

kindered out mining operations, as the continuous rain finds its way into the wines, makes more water, and gives the pumps more work to do, elao waking the ground bevist and more difficult to work.

LANDUR

Acting Maunger

A BRITISH RAILWAY TO CHINA. The following letter appears in The Times Sir, In your lading artiole of Thursday last cession obtained by Carmany in Asia Minor. on commented upon the important railway con-

3, DELL, STuig, HosatoNS,

Rin No. 1, Tivi Finor.

Conenbing Hours from 9 A. til 5 P.M.

THE systent omployed by Mn. BCHLOS. SER, which has reived the highest praise from the beading European and American. papers, as well as from loading Medical man,

does not consist in cutting the callosity of the Corn, for the Boro this is cut the larger it grows and, uxloading, produes fulatuation, and gives rise to alascesses which may be followed by arious consequences too numerous to men tion. To thoroughly Cumz Cox58,- BUNION9," Sort Couse and all disons of the fort, TE

EXTRACTED, that is to say, the white point GERM of the juvil, which is its nooT, MUST BE

MR. SCHLOSSER'S process is the only one which exles the root of the evil in a single. With a rapidly growing population dependent operation; PAINLESSLY, WITHOUT BLEEDING pou commerce for existouce, the noonssity for an iu a FEW MINUTEs, allowing the patient raaintaining and devolping that nommaren is

to put on his hoofs and walk away inuedistoly The following is the acting mutinger's report trails is a dirocs gain to the umpire and in afterwanls WITHOUT INCONVENIENCE, AS is

paramount. Every productive aron opened up

RAUD HOLE SECTION.

nil truling gatious, Railways alone in certain

spoed of comrauniontions to bind together var ducur, to render mineral wealth available for Dasce are able to link the zonemer and the pro-

seattared territorios. the service of humanity, and by increasing the

proved by more than LOQUÉ TRŠTIMONIALS

Among them are some from IMPERIAL ROYAL FAMILIES, STATESMED, DIPLOMA-

78, MILITARY MEN, CHRISTYMEN, EDITOR AND THE QUEST Mniere MIN.

Consulting Rooms 3. DUDDELL STRERT, Hongkong.

M. BANCROFT hae, kakou a grea! iken, and he deal with it worthily. His work is, perhaps little too discursive, but what to the reader in Chinn does not seem of immediate interest may prove es to the reader on the other side of the great ocean with which the author deals. The first chapter is headed Now and Then," in jwhich a comparison is instituted between the

THE P. & 0. COMPANY. trade and the stage of industrial development now and sixty years ago in the countries border- The export of the Peninsular and Oriental ing on the Facile. Nowhere, as the author says, argint for the year sued September 30, in: Steam Navigation Company states that the nat is history sa rapidly being made as in and tuding £6.604 brongas forward, amounts to around the Pacific Ocean; nowhere is the soln. £.0, which, after deducting the interio tian of ovouls which stand for progress of moro dividend on the Preferred stock of 24 per cont increasing interest and importance. Those who June, numits of a further pagraeut of 2 per made to open ont at a total depth of 322ft. front At the date of U report the wines had boon and 34 per cont. on the Deferred stock, paid in sunk the required depth of 10ft. and wish to realise the progress of the past and to cent on the Preferredt and 6 per out on the the surface. The drive was dit north on a start place themsolves in a position to estimate the Deferred stock, together with a bonus a te vil lode formation for about 1816, when work. progress of the future cannot do hotter than latter of 2 per cent. The dividends and bonus

ked to he suspended owing to the recent Leary project by persons desirous of seeing it carried Two oriticisms love been lavelled against the | study Mr. Bancroft's pages. The subject should. has paid and payablo are equal to 84 per cent.

rains finding their way through the old and, but afraid that the difficulties would prore on the paid up capital A bolsace £9,690 Latin workings 1 hace put in a second atmishemontable. These are (1) that it will not ha onu of engrossing interest to residents in this

will be carried forward. The insurance charges pump, sad, it we have fairly dry wibor, hope pay, and therefore cannot be financed, and (2) the financial focus of the Far East," for noin the present recount are increased by the ap place is moes vitally interested iban Hongkong prepriation of a sum of £75,000, which is addinfortunate that woshould have had such beary Germany and Russia will make it imposible. to be able to resume work here. It is very that the political opposition and jealousy af in the dardlopment of the Preiso seabones eastial to a sirullar amount charged last year, in raias just at this time, as, if the rains ad only at the objections are, in my opinion, and wosk and of the islands that dut tha, neean's

anticipation of premonts for salvage, ekipit off for a fow weeks longer, we would have groundies, and both arise from the went of jairs, and general pass in auction with but the drive into where we expected to eat the knowledge of the watus? Interests of trading broad expanse.

the stranding of the China. The loss sustained uro, and have proved whether the rich ore lives nations. The year ninety-sight was a memorable one by this diastor may be considered as fully at this depth. for the United States and for the world. It sovered by the sum of £150,000 1hrs withdraw

w the destruction of Spain's colonialempia and from the working sent sad placed to the

BUKIT HITAN. the cism of the United States as a colonising and credit t suspansa ponding the fand settlement prospects of this ming continue very good. la

presoat quastion, Mr. Arthur Barry has been WHY NOT HAVE YOUR REPAIRS

DONE BY A PRACTICAL MAN. Prospecting Workings 100 East Level The kiral ening to mice a careful estimate of the Far Eastern Power. Mr. Bancroft, in his second of all claims. In addition to the normal charge the north on there is a large irregular body of trafe. aut include his figures within the chapter gives a rarion of the tents of the year for depreciation, sicunting £1859; is

cost of buiding the line auf forecast of the King of Wurtemburg, hopes that the ereals of connected with that great moroment, and in further appropriativo has been made to this how large it is. In the sath drive, same laro, the careful regard for facts for which that chiaes, Balaaces, Mathematical Instronnats,"

ors carrying fair gold. It is possible to say Rimits of a short letter, but I may say they have

The following Ropales heat chapters ho Leaces the history of the

fed of £1,250. The credit balanes at repair the prospects coufiane vary favourable. In

been worked out with the wealth of detail and Iron Safe, Patoub cks, Waighing Ma perialism and the peliny of expansion, his own war and sudden ike enise for sad against aid 'resetrul account of nearly £250,000 baring the face of Has min drica there is a Jods fully engineer is farmoya, and that they show, eon Musical Boxes, Phonographs, Photographin

be carried forward apmatically. Ler. Lon 3 let thick in which gold can be freely seen. conclusions on the latter print boing stated as cars, the directors now susider it unser All work at this level has been suspended, and

from the outset, amply rumunerative return As the matter stau-fs, we have only to accept | dulapro.hna, therefore, besu transferred to the shaft is now sak.nad limbered to a depth of lanpects of the question, the ustaral teudon. tion combined with

that the account should remain open, and the sinking of zain engine shaft resume.ie

on the necessary capital." the situation as it exists at present and werk reserve, whink has bem made up to £1,000,000 19% fat, Wo hero still 33 tret ti gonias of the two great Continental Powers must cut for ourselves us heat we are able the genus by the addition of a further sam of £523 from posing out and starting poranent mining be taken into obsidoratio future which waits on intelligout effort. For general revenvo. expansion is not a-palicy, but dostiny; it is not

-" VOLUNTEER GAZETTE" SERVICE.

LONDON, Sist December.

GERMANY AND HER NAVY. The Emperor Williams, in a telegram to the

the last few days will strengthen the conviction

that Germany's louc, and interests must be protected on distant ens and that Germany mait therefore be strong on the sea.

HAVAS SERVICE.

PARIK, 2nd January.

THE POPE AND THE PARIS EXHIBITION

At the reception at the Elyse the Papri Nuncio wished sawcess to the Exhibition.

Mr. Loubet, in his toply, emphasized the pacific character of the undertaking.

Pakis, 3rd January. THE FRENCH STATE TRIALS, The arguments in the High Court are closed.

In a aneret reisita M. Beffat was found guilty, with extaumating circumstances.

M.M. Dolefros, de Satran, Déramel, and Tax wore n<tk.

The Court continues its rioliberationa

SUPREME COURT,

19th January.

IN ORIGINAL JUDICIION, BORE HIS HONOR W. MELON GOOD- MAN (ACTINO CHIRE JUSTICE) AND A SPECIAL JURY.

·HARD "KAMAN, -

With regard to the linuncial aspects of the

With regard to what may be called Mic politi.

Power of the first reak, and Russia is advancing | Germany is rapidly becoming a commercial in the same direction with surprising energy. chal riays in these great countries, there must he ar ineiras ng recognition of the value of all

·In proportion to the growth of sound commer

seteries which tond to their advantago,

is the necessary complement of the Euphrates

Room No. 11, First Flour,

FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY.

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Apparatua, Cycles, Tyntiler, R., &c.

Absolate officiency and most careful alton- iderato charges are Two European Workinen attached to the

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· Hougkong, 27th Jute. 18 17

GARMICHAEL BARLOW, Consulting Enginners, Burrogers, and

Cout moties, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS..

.120

says "it is not only the policy but the duty traffic returns with those of last, goar shows a provement in thù slopes to continue up to a Valley line, und Corinary, therefore, will bara ESIGNS and Sperificativas prepared for

the strongest interest in forwarding a project which must ad enormously to the commercial value of harom lig

light-draught vessels - Contrastora fr the supply and roeting of any type of any clues of Stearnships. Launches and

machinery. Now work sad repairs supervsod.

New and socond hand Launches for Salo. Talgrans, Cast," Hongkong. Telephone, 232

For has it besus sales or unexpected acquisi-export trade from India began to recover a disappointed feet have a mine bere a desire to hamper one trade and influence, ar As mentioned in the last two reports, the operations here. Lag procpects of this raide Germany and Russia, alilongh gutorally

Are cedingt god till be very much

credited with jealousy of this country and with tion, but a developines, Beemingly slow but really March of last year, after a considerable period of rapid and contintots. Aud worn there such stagnation, arising frame drought, faming, and quite equal to Bukit Komne.

nevertheles fully alivo to their own interests, a theory formulated as part of our system of low prives. Since the date meulioand trade bas government, as a policy of expansion, it boulderpanted on the whole satisfactorily in duost

and would certainly be ready to enter inty sug nothing mees after all than the adaptation all descriptions of produce, and freights baro level is being gradually brought round again

Main Surfs No. I hovel north.The main rangemont vudsving to their own manifest. methods to conditions, in the future as in heen ranintained at a fair, although by no means

nd raulage. to the curse of the fore, which we ought to the past."

Thohapter on the Far East opens with the mosts from Australia and China ture recruity alena god working country.

at a high level. On the other head, the ship strike shortly. The free of the drive-in is aphorien at the history of China begins in dhainshot balk in comparison, with the

South and same level-Thin har besa extatod fable and ends in foolishness," But the end gores if the preceding year. But the out- 16 feet, aut is now in total distaues of 1,226 has tel hann reached yet, and kurther on Mrward tride from this cestry to nesly all pacta fest south from the min sugine shaft and 156 Bonnenft shows that he is not without faith in of the Far East has been an increasing nos, feet south of the No. 1 mouth engine shaft the future of that nation. Thongh le quota although the wepply of tonnage has also been The lode is very much disturbed, bore being grates Valley line from Alexandratla to In the facing and constructions of the a saying attributed to President Kruger such as to negative any adrance in feights branches of quartz and leaders all over the (wo were au aveam for that Mr. Kruger towards prêts tying east of Suez. bal interested himself is Chinsso affairs) that

faer, but nothing perment-

Dar, Germany is catering upon a great enter Looking to the hamedista futare, it is ne Chins is not a state hat a people, handles cassary to bear iu miul that the prodpects of touting steps has very much improved For And, as you, Sir, have wall stated, it would," -Stops Tren are looking fairly well. The vantage of this country as well as of Germany. priaan ontorprise which will tend to tho ad- like a fight of locusts, but lacking the com.the Henbay trade are at present clouded by a munity instinct which makes of locusts a great cure of leught in Western India, rich, owupened out to over 1f fout wide, carrying could the cooperation of this country and Reveral bundred foot it was well, but it has from the British point of view, "by gratifying. people though they hare no king: "he himself in eertain datricia, has produced partial famine, fair gold. expresses the opinion that Chins is beating and must be allowed by reduced shipments and quality, has every prospect of ieing part of the globe, be extended to a region fu This improvement, both in size Germany, already established in more than one Tery well under the indiction of entored civil from this important centre. The fuel accent peromiant, as in the No. 7 south air shaft which no trud on many grounds base a sub- sation, and if allowed the opportunity will do also threatens to be considerably higher dingo being zak over 106 feet month of stantial intest Telop under hur own rule as Japan has done," the coming year' Let us hope is may be so. As to the position of

this stops we bare jeut a nisu lotle at a depth In the period uuter roview the company's 20 fest, in which good gold can be freely Bakichistan and Karachi, and thence to Chips, A railway from Bawra theough Persia, to American connection with the quinstion, herevesun has increased, The mparison of tauseen, so that we can reasonably expect the Im of the United States to pos squarely to gain of $141,214, of which the preponderating probably past this shaft. These new furds bare the front as one interested in the affairs of eure is in freight. But against the it has to greatly improved to prospools of this section China, and not afraid of responsibility." be pointed out that the advanes this obtained of the mine. To slopes Non, to there is a He touches on the Chinese, ancletivo Hue in had been inrgely neutralized by the enhanced change, but in No. Dend 10 proposta havo i the States and appears to think it unnecessary, cost of Eul, rich oroods that of last year lay provod, and golfen be soon in the ore,

Russia is naturally seeking an outlet and s That the Chiness if freely admitted will possess £6,050 and acts the considerable total of and donateralise Americs," he says, "wo read 2772900 Thoen are sily ner litteras started at lapte of St feel in this shaft to This tale omst take the line through Persia No. 1 south air shaft-An intermediate drive provides the natural route to the Endian Ocean. short cut for her Rastern teada, and Persia se rate fear than that the African, yr. Trials, eness todas the stommals of the last two open up some risk pre found when sinking on its way from the Caspian Sea. If Russia, In this case the plaintiffs en 84631834 for

or Italinin, or Maxivan, if frosty builted, will years, but to 8gures quoted inay te faken as This rive is now in over 30 foot on a nis therefore, woal built a line from Resht on the loss apon cargo insured by the defendants and cnt, too, the inconsistency between the fear shopy in the accounts now submitted.

possess and denaturalise America," He points representing the cran of the financini situation led fully 3 feet think; in which gold can be Caspian ta habenors, with branches to slopped by the plautis from oplein tentertained of the Chinos and the reliness-

pininly seen. We hope to le abio to trace this Teheran and Kermanshal, linking with Bri- j Amoy upon the steamship Activ, which sol with which political privileges have beau

and gunuect it with our main stopos. Es totally lost on or about the 9th day of Nor granted to the negro."

No loret north am. The east cross cat is would at onceblain from and rapid, commercial tish-meda enilway from Ispahan to Bsora, sba 1998. The plaintiffs further claim thoir costs

wow in 97 fesi, I have stage this and communication with the Persian Gulf, Jaagsh of suit.

remained driving worthy on the niu lodo forma mutters, au plocstanding is surely possible if Mr. W. V. Drummond and Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by Messrs. Dennys and Bowley)

M. 3 lorel scutloud-We are still driving principles.

it dugolisted by husiness won on business appeared for the plaintiffs, and ir. J.JFrancia Q., and the Hon. I. . Follock (instructed for citizenship for the world's foremost republic!

north and south on the oro cut at the font of. I believe that it is practicable to arrango: by Menses, Jolinson, Stokes and Master) for Hew proed we should be of our birthright well to Bangkek this morning. He de Tour is a slight improvement in the quality of sap joint advantages. Friendly operation in, about foot,vt nive oro, sarrying fair guld, from which, beth Russin sud England would No. 2 south win. The be will acoragematual grants for a railway through Persia, the defendants,

The following compond the spesial jury barefoot black man, to walk beside his Majesty, altor which tio King neopaziente bere, and gold can be seen is breaking such a work would affout more than diplomauer

kow admirable to be the peer of this brutal nod round to the Boyal Palace in tako lease of Her Heste. U. Maxon (forusan), U. W. Dizon, E. the polls, there be discharge the most aules for the terminus of the Pakno Railway it. W. Mitchell, A Babington, C. C. luckbak,obligation inposed-upou sa intelligent freemes affectionate leave-taking took place, wil No. 1 north engimo shult This is now suk

in genteoing the ponca of the workt.. Tat Mr. Bancroft crimes of abolitionist the Pritice, accompanied by his staff and the and timbered about 100 feet, sad preparations through reate from the Mediterranean to the are being made to put in the opalng frame. China Sea, that it would give a greator impetue To by kizt to thos; train for Fake. There the Royal Navy 9 fost thick carrysug payable gold. This adds tion of the Ease Canal, that it would develop

a PING CHAU ISLAND, friend of the Begro. he says, to give them the peatation of repel Muratha was i waiting to take the our laws, to alreate und elerate them if you royal party on board the Deutschland

greatly to the value of the Bubit Hewan M new territorie nd enable capital to be prot will, was our day but to make them as done very whero in the Far East, Pripor

Trinit has host a very grout ass. As and wean roserably pse it is a continus ably onplayed in regious al present closed to and Crown Lasers of the SEA BED around tion of the Bukit Keman lole which we are enterprise, and that by watly shortening the for Ling-burningly, are prepared to SELL lawmakers, our masters, was our disgrace,

the Istauf for collecting CORAïand SUKLLS These, too, are the principles he would apply to iloury crusted a most favourable impression profitably worked for years . This shaft transit of mail it would facilitate and promote the government of the Philippines Speaking here, and of virus the anoment of the shaft, and the south drive is: 1986 feet south untions of Europe, white drawing closer the

in feet worth of the Bukit Koman main the transaction of the business of all the trading LIME at gleap prices for hailing purposes. of the aboriginal sulabitants of tropical islands big suorossa to the Gorven shipping of this

Shell Bostmou lowfully collectior" Shells will ' in goudial, he says As it is the destiny of part has added cent to the visit in the eyes of from it, a total distance of 4538 feet or nearly bonds between Great Britain, and her Indiss

half a mile between the nortir and south work

TH*

RUNG RUI CHING AND ANOTHER

CHINA THADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

T. L Rose and G. F. Lammert.

The cross-examination of Hung Huf Ching,

"Sindo," he says, "California first raised the cry, The Chinese must go!' the Government fully andorsing it, the people's politinious have given the ballot to four millions of ler, iguorantemarcipated slaves. What materist

I.B.H. PRINCE HENRY AT BANGKOK.

Bangkok, 29: Deambar. H.H. Prince Hary of Prussin bele fove

tion.

HW GARMICHARE, B. J. BARLOW. Hongkong, 1st June, 189),

ED.

C.

In conclusion, I claim for the schemy of a

13021

POLL BAMN..

AS IBIDSIECK B CHAMPAGNEJUS- Wire Seal $38.00.....per puss of 1 dozen quarte $46,099 "......per ense of 2 dozen pinte.

XRESSMANN & CO.'S

BORDEAUX WINES.

G. HISBERT. & 00.8

BOTILBU ALE & STOUT

SIEMSSEN & CO.

140 Hongkong, 4th Mag, 1900.

NOTICE.

madonbiodly improved, but I foar the standard a partner in the plaatit Arau, was conilined look and has hingelf ways. bean the representatives of His Majesty, left by special. Ta sinking this shaft wy cut a nice lode about to the commies of the world than the coustego; } #ENUE Undersigned, Lexsex of the LINE

of iqdisidual markmanship in the Volunteer fare is, with certain exceptions, scarcely ro high or to gawat ne it was a for years since. This in partiy, due to the great diffoully of uding ranges for the new rifle. Such rouges should, wherever possible, be acquired by Gas- erament, compulsorily if necessary. The county organisations for riffo-shqafing, song of which, have fallen fute abeyance, should be revived and it should be the duty and pride of every good shut to appear at his county gathering, as in the days of the loogbow, which first establish ed the rows of the English arms.

For a long time, says To Day, the ships of the Chin and out Tea squadron base been painted while fer coelnem; it fature they are to be painted blusk-for beonomy. For more res gons than one it would ha wisar to split the differ ance and paint the shipt black abors and while below. Every seabird is dark on the back end light bearah, for this simple reason that the light shining on the upper part, ard casting a indow below ac equalisis, and an it were, biurze the black and white together that the birds bo come invisible at a comparatively shortdatance; whereas birds which are all white or all block are plainly visible at inamcuse distaven. If had followed nature's plan of steadily improving boar aystem of protostive colouration, we shouți Jong ere this have been perfast masters of those hail-toons of bickish-grog or greyish-white which so effectively conveni birde at a short dis tanen; instead of which, we, are always shifting from ond extreme to shelhor, and point our warships pu no mora sulentiño plan” than the Carthaginians painted theirs before gunpowder www.invented

by M., Francia,

The eridoneo given by acreral witnesses ut Commission hold at Tientsia wine readi

The hearing was furtlice adjourned.

TUNG WA HOSPITAL EXTENSION.

to muciowledge with thanks the following dona The Directors of the Tung Wa Hospital bag tour to the Fund for the extension of the Hespint, &-

Already acknowledged ....

Tung Tai Hing

• Low Lung...

Shi Cheong Thi

Tic Tuen ... Kacag Troub Sui Tik..... Mashing... Au Cok Yun.

Hop Hing Lung Hop Shing Lung Co. Knorr Tung Chung Kang Cheong Kwong Tak Lung Wing Song On Lang. Hung Singin Tad Wo Cheong Trang Hung Y Kan Cheung... Yau tak.... Shing Tik Buu Yik Cleong Naw Sing Shan Chengz

all savage peoples to give place, to civilizational At the same time we believe His Royal | jngs, with payable'gald showing in both plz Pependency.— am, Sir, your übadient sorvaul, no thoes butt or wholly savage islanders must figs at his staff have feand their stay

be contout to base their affairs managed by Lane stronger and more intelligent then they

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y pens and clainly do pains have to take it o Wekezo et chronicling the Prinos's drings raky valuutoly, but it may be taken. thnk the programas already given has been carrici

out with some characteristic alterations. For

This will give you soute slight en of the extoniand future y cospects of the Bukit Konsu kius.

BUKIT JELLES

SKALU F. TALBOT.

"Caritou Club, Du 2

SHIPPING REPORTS,

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be paid the usual munɛket prico witheat deduc- tion it brought to the undersigned, or, if the Bholls are gathered in the above areu auxi removed for sale elsewhere, ONE. CANDARDEN per picul only will be charged for a License Of the Philippino in partieniai lie says

from the nudersigand to celloot and remove the. "So long sa a people are ant for self-Gor.

Sholls. All our rumours ars folec. This line aressent, like the Filipines for example, it is

15 fout level-Prosperts have if anything

sold by the undersigned is much cheaper thu no kindness to give it to them.. What they

improved hers No. 1 noch drive in ia fost and Chinking ith Jab., had strong muscon exocuted promptly.

The British steamer Chunsang, frein Wubt that of other Companies. All enters are want is protection and guidance while being ample, when he went up to Asulin in The lode in about 4 feet thick, but it is very and rough following so, dull and overcast trught how to live, and work, and dest with Wednesday the Frinos droya the engine bin. moob split op and is out payable No. 2 norsh wasther.

· LEE UING & CO.*4. self, as orase about that any royal drive is in a total distance of 83 feet with a nice.

Vated 9 January, 1900, The British sleamor Heimsun, from Tamani Femporary Odles f 10. Me. Hieroft's book is well worth reading sluts were expended on lousur folk. Since torte Fully & fost thick, carrying little free 5th Jan., Amoy 8th and Satan Sth, had fresh TO and should find a place in the library of every then he has son lason performates at Phya geld. This lol is highly moralized, the con- N.E. gate with thick dirty weather, beavy be

WAH BHING, Jiwallery ove interested in, sindying the development of Deves, ku bestillid with IR. H. Price contrates from it assaying slightly over 3 was to Amoy Front Amoy moderate N.E..gwo

C's dial Coatza, the Far East: It is bound in a hand vortiza last night, and now he le gone with the as we drive dwell on it, and I am in hopes of to port nodocate ortherly vind, tus clear wea

urage bed agus with This Majes por ton of geotestos. This drive lupeores dark ekendy woulher to walow. From Stator NT CELFPICATE 10. with a design" by Miss Mailand Armstrong,

atangsel in golf on a gree, representing good wishes of all who met him.

being shartly able to pick up the risk ohut off ther, smooth a Steamora in Amer-Kos 2737 for 100 Shar ocean waves and ana-shells, with the Andlest His Forel Highness was presented by out to the prospecting workings above. Afara, Chefou, tianfalloch, Neza, Osaki and KowION WEEK AND BOOWN COMPANZ Mariner tolling to thig Wedding Guest the lajesty with the most illustrious Orler of the The wize from the tunnel in wing stola to Tapaus onser In Swaton Chefe, New-LAMITED, has issued fraudulently and 10 story of his adventures in the Pacifio, and how unse of Mon Chakkri. About a doses of spangot the tanuel with the prospecting work-ching and Depor

he Lad killed the albatross, the bird that the sun offers amparing lim woringsued to trace the gold into the deep grunud. made the wint to blow, thus bringing upon so premented with decorations. Captain The wine is now down over 20 foot with a lods hingeelf and alhors dire misfortune. De a pager Miller got the 2nd class of the While loplant, feos thick, in which good gold oan bo gut by #rappor protecting the woyer the following Captain Rollasno the 2nd claws of the Crown mortar crushing, statement of the purpose of the back is printed; of Bism, and other lesser doporations. On the

Here for the first se v preested the hit Herr von Saldors, the Gera conutries around the Pruitio Grond aan puter. Bestant, ropaved from His Majesty the tirely, resouras and fadustries, history and case of the Crown of Eism, sad Dr. vun romance, togäller with the orputy using a dor Hope got the 4th class of the same Order the present notive development/"

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( BATTERY). rough in-up, wheli yiolded 200zu, of ana yam from 1165 tons of cue ornsbed. Although this in slightly under our last rough plong-up antiolyate that the faci clann-up will be better,

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AMBERITE,” CARTRIDGES. PATENT SMOKELESS SPORTING

GUNPOWDER,

LANE, CRAWFORD Hongkong, 1st Novendor, 1999,

SHARE 'numbered LONGKONG AMU

without the authority of the sail Company, and is new in «ivéulaticon.

ALL PERSONS Ustrofore are hereby warned against parchasing or otherwise dealing with the sail Share Certificate.

EDWARD OSBORNE➡

Seceptury,

· Tha Hongkonggol Kowloon

Wharf und Godswy

Compos, Tâmiasi,”