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INTIMATIONS

BROWN, JONES & CO. MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS,

AMERICAN MARBLE, ITALIAN MARELE, HONGKONG GRANITE. Dealgne sud Prices on application. Offen, 171 QueEN'S RD. CENTRAL, 1er Froon.

LIMITED.

of ineptitudo found Turkmes of ati influence of his country. the nation in fivour of the Armenim Chrit

The

tinna was generose, and carried out wisely would have enhanced the respect, duo Lo the ntion. Asiatasman like CROMWELL, by the force of his character and the Eastleige that what he troutonod, bo was in a position to enforce, saved froquerie personaliun the romant of the Waldenses. Not so the hysteric aureoobings of a GLALSTONE, The, all the world, kuow, would be the thra run away from the mente he had himself.

A. S. WATSON & CO., rented. Europa looked on and railed, but the Turk, raskling under the abusive han gunge, but yet sneering at the threats the sincerity of which he had learnt to aros at its true value, preferred to seek other - visera. It is now upwards of sixty years

MANUFACTUREAS OF

AERATED WATERS, since the ides of a Euphrates Railway ma presents to an English public. The iden wes taken up by the then genera- AERATED WATERS tion of statesmen, and an exploring expodi- of our manufacture, made under contion under Colonel CHENEY we sent to

days of a PALMERSTON, who, in spite of throughout the Far East and arifquent mistakes of taper, was casentially variably prefoned on account of their no Englishman, and in these days would be excellence.

classed as an Imperialist. PAMERSTON consistently favoured the railway rather than

at 10 in restorday:

The delivery of the Arash Mail was begun

left Singapore for Japan on the the inst

The Tapírnoma torpato best destroyue Akedons

The Trabaval War Mund of the Mansira Hodsonvaated on December 15A 46 £417,000

For the week saling Jacuery. 13th, there were two deaths from pinggo in the colony,

During the visit of the Centurion to Manilo Ganerat Olis paid a visit on board to Admiral Seymour,

The report of the Aunual Meeting of the P. on the Supplement &O. 9. N. Co, and other wwwh will be found

TELEGRAMS

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

LONDON, 18th January THE BRITISH ADVANCING, The Ncial Advertus reports thint 11,000 ton of Women EN Brition troopy have proceeded in the direes

BOERS MASSING NEAR LADYSMITH.

The scouts reported that the enemy. were absent -and avon their trenches at Groblersklung, had been evacuated. The herty are believed to be making in the SIR CHARLES WARREN UNOSSES direction of Ladysmith

THE TUGELA. The Cape Argus reports Line Sir Charles appointed to comnikud the Royal Engineers in Col F. Brown, half-pay, H.D., has been

Warren has crossed the Tugela River.

REPORTED ADVANCE INTO THE Chias and Hongkong, in the place of Cul H. FREE STATE Eladale, who retires on Saturday.

mounger of the Hongkong Branch of the Sporry Wo bare received from Mr. W. Whiley, the Flare Company, of San Frangis, handsomə hanging extendar for 1900.

A children's play bar bean giron at Singapore In honour of Admira)

Relief Fund Herasto visit: Johow on the 9th is accompanied by Liont: Goodonaugh, of HMS, Bormione,

TEE PROVINOM OF SHANTUNG,

IT TRADE POPULATION, AND FUTURE”

∙PROSPECTS

embankment is always excellent for man and had fallen from above. He found ather carts hesst. Carts, of course, see sat, permitted to Thay were all lying together in the same place, ridges at other datos in the same godown. take the short cut, Taigaafu, the apital, is The cartridges in the box had not not banu without doubt a oity of the first glas in every discharge. He marched the other godowns rempoot 1 Hos at the foot of the range of hillsbosides No. 3 and found a number of exploded UY MC D'S.] Now that Prince Teory of Prussia has turned in. N. ist, 1170) E long, and it has gradus sxploded, and auxploded cartridges in No.

before alluded to nad iz bosciuge are 35 dog cartridges in No. 3 Golown.

P. O. (19) Brown also deposed ending tom in Chaulnug it may be of interest to show in the south-west suburb are magnificent aged in the same plus. the first sod in the abe German milway nysalope from south-west to aarth-mast. Situatod Codera. He ab found the bumps of load pro the provides as it was Bro years ago, and van springs, giving forth many tons of water (of tare a few observatious as to the fatere possibi... more than the ordinary: xuilence of compos with crackor similar to those preinced. If 508 Caplain Langhorti, an off of the Orif ance Dopuitment, said he had und exparients lities of commercial outorpcise in this historios los and lustro) por mineta, and, as a cozzese 600 bozes of the crackers exploket thay, abit of the Alle Kingdom

fountains and through the city to a like situatul would proad the tire by seattoring quence, the strong fowing from the natural would do a ocnsiderable amenal of durings, the north side and to unke this one of the of the explain would be purely went. debris. Otherwis bo skosit may the affect Its markets rien. those of any other city inland any that precautions should be taken in the and its mercantile trade is very large. In the storing of Browne, most lend and heakby cities in the Empire. As the zult of his experiments, bo should

Mr. F. Browne, Governmivat Aunlyst said he

stant. Europorn supervision, are sold report on its fousibility. Those were the devoted to tho Koppel, the proogeda being (Calunel?) (occupies Zoutpansdrift, in the affairs, not only of the Dragon Tumus, but takes place botween it and the varions would not require a great hent to use this

Shautung, in the eyes of the student of Chinese classits, in favoured province on us and many are the pilgrimages mouls to the top of the master at the gates little town dous of its being the birthplace of Contaoius,

about ton Jnglish wilta ost of Ten-Chou-fu visited by plaastra parties, and across the water a view to seaing whether they exploded when of Chi-tou-hsien, situated thirty Chinese, or summer evenings the Lake before ulladed to shed efparment with salipotro and shipline with The protinge is also remarkable besses the nan be used the merry counds of music and heated together. Ils found that whon beated longest canal in the world pays through it, and laughter. Excursions too are frequently made to together abore the molling point of hout va ox likewise the Whang-lin or Yellow River the various templos vinsial upon the Bolgh- Chap Yils Godown wines the fire. lleoxamined waterway that has, pertapu, caused more worrow boating bilis, and sitogether the gilded youth No. 4 Godown and found there were mailed all- plosion resultad. He had visited the sio of the sad suffering than any other river on earth, of the metropolis appears to take bis pleasures petre. He took a sample of ordinary sallpatro Though nothing official has yet bosa, last, it was withie ila boundaries that the not sadly, Tsinau baing the Lundquarters Tiuto No. 6 Godown whera de fund that a large published, it is credibly reported that Wood

Urat seisare of territory took place since the of the Governor, nud bigħ officials, as

which he found in the golowo. Ho als went Japan China War, making aaw or in the natural consequence very considerable trat hout, thers being a layer one foot thick. 1 Aquantity of galtpetre bad bear liquid by the Orange Free State,

so of the Far East, Best heat centres of oflcinklow within thus pro gafe to store sulphur with selipoire. In fact, The mume of the province in sierived a "fo vince, The residents of this city, who am if this sulphur had not boog in the godown alphar and saltpatro. He did not corrier it lews, namely, Nhur, hill, and Tung, Eat, berover 100,000 soul, elude a sham. hore would have bo no explosion. Both these characters are ideographic symbols, tasdan colong of 20,000, who (as usai in Chius) was at the orideans I old asfolly bring that is, they are intended to envoy an idea incanto in the iraefiate visivity of the West afore the court,

Captain Superintendent May mid that this their form. The fist is supposed to reprosent inte saburk, Belb within and withong thạ

The Machinery in use embodies - every known' iniprovement up to date,

ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaran

On Monday night yeme Chinamen were on played in getting some iren from a lighter on One of the men on the lighter was killed at to tho, S. S. lysen when the chain'gavo way. use by being struck with pics of iron and and augther was badly injourned

In the balastusst of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co. Ltd., which wo Sist Decemhor aunuuted ba $52,722.86 net 852.723 86. Liabilities should have been $4,500,759.31 and not $590,79531.

REUTERS SERVICE,

LONDON, 14th January,

DEPARTURE OF THE CITY IMPERIAL VOLUNTEARS The cat dotachment of the City Imperial Volunteers left London suidst Insonoribable

His Worship-I think, you have a charge

explosives.

skuld have sound a warrant.

The Captain Superintenden-Yez. His Worship-If you had not done so I

toed. The best materials only aretha pet scheme of France. There is littlo pablished to yesterday's issue, the "ah" atenties. The streets wore booked with nosecné, I may inention that powers of inferenco, hills lie scattered over this strict and appear remarking, as he ordered tho promises to be

used.

surging thousands.

RUSSIA.

HOW TO GET THERE,

ing. English mukers to be equal to British capital hoing trued to its cu Mi Eliver Wariondor in sistar of: Cupt. G. of a real and Iurable page to all peoples. The of China ho can approdol bis goal either fromthe foot of the hill, which at this point average

those of their own production.

three points on the Tugela River. ⠀⠀⠀

It is reported that a battle is raging

All quted at ladysmith on the 121

jestant >

DELAGOA-BAY. The emburgo at Delagoa Bay is the question

SECOND VISIT IN HONGKONG.

FOR A FEW "DAYS ONLY.

DR. M. SCHLOSSER,

SERGEON CHIROPOLIST.

3, DOOVELL STREET, HONGKONG-

Room No. 11, First Floor.

Consulting Ionics from 9 till 5 PM.

the Saez. Cauul, as in those days it would

jagged minibh lors, le, hills, white thu copotuity, to located various Christian missions.putern against several personis for storing have been cutiruly in British hands, while from the beginuing he lnd his suspicione

the branches is est, hence the meaning of Tais-furiman small, almost comical hill, com- Is formed of free, and the sint shining through At distans of about five mitos duo east of of the cinal which became in turn

name Shantung in “East of the hills" posed wholly of a magasticies. Other similar doubt now that PALMERSTON medłe one of his great mistakes lu seeking to discredit the

THE CASUALTIES AT LADYSMITH-

Aro & necessary part of the traveller's équipic bs of volosuis engiu. Passing onwards release, that he did not know that any darxes- The enquiry was thou olexod, his Worship. meat in China! The undecipherablu nains of the Lieutenant. The PRICES are only half those anal, and it remains a blat on Bebeky

Wo nes informed that, sabject to audit, the killed at Ladysmith on the 6th instant is N, M.

from the capital or routs to the now portion of opinion from the suurt va required or STEPHENSON's diameter that he permitted Directors of the Hongkong sad Shanghai Bank- charged in England.

his engineering judgment to be "oxrped foring Corporation propose to pay at the forth

lies at the bag of the hills, which as intervals was desirable. Ted, of the Secttish Rifles

Stenkit the traveller loot fu visit Shantung present to the ego i butiful contrast to the of these crackers will cocin my attention, aut The Captain Sororintendent Tho storage a political purpose. SperBENSON a condoa beans of 108. per-slinie, ad 8500,000 to the coming rating a dividend of £ 10s. per share,

be out at prmont de so with ease by taking group expaues, which stretolce in an unbroken I hope that noon thord will be a Jaw pasest by WATERS MANUFACTURED nation of the canal did not prevent its being Reserve Fund, and carry forward about 1965,000 warmly thanks him for his ability and devotion Wai-hi wo, or Chefvo, nad in each can be paddy fields of Burns and Sian The rext without any precautions will be put a stop to.

The Tsar'a rescript to Coast Montavien steamer from Shanghai to Kiaogher bag, line to the horizon, similar in appearance to the which this foolish praceatingof storing raskora BY US are acknowledged by the lead-le, but it prevented British energy and

in realizing thy Tearsaim to secure the benefits, intrane Pacific-pramolog right there town of importance encounteret ex route is sinds copy of the depositions tothe Govern Sir George Warrenler's youngest daughter,

Should be tosire to see a little of the interior Tsouping (or Joping), charmingly situdel-atment

His Worship-I think it will be well if I struction, and shrew it into the hands of Warreader, M.S. Borfleur, whe passo Tear also alludes with satisfaction to the arrange France. The proved success of the canal through to Ilangkong by the mail is going out nestsvensluded with China and the understand the south via Chinking and to Grund their highest altitude, always excepting the turned moo's thoughts from the older as a naise, for which cute she has undergone THE CITY IMPERIAL VOLUNTEERS. thonid, leare his house-beat and continue his west.

on the Maine will fady Randolph Churchilling with Britain and Japan.

Canal to Chinking pu, from which point be Tai Shau, which studs along and more to the Sir Edward Frankland,x.c.B., qc., chore of the railway, and Colonel the nosiary training-Singapore Free Press. Fas, ros, &c. (recomly deccaand), Cocoras's report was shelved and almos

The Lord Mayor of London and the Cor-Journey by pony, mule cart or harr

A LAROS TRADE CENTRE. who was the most ominal authority forgotten. This was asserted by the end is being well entertained at Singapore, lins baen to the City Regiment of Volunteers

Rear Admiral Prince Henry of Prussin, who puration went to Southampton to bid farewell the latter equipped with suits—or bo ono ride

or take eart from Tioutzin. Having entered the many groves of multery (roes visblo This town is a large trade contre, and by of the day on the subject, lately resequent acquisition by DRACLA of the promoted to the rank of Vico Admiral: The THE WAR-NATAL

Kedive's interest in the cual and the Dealschland, with Prinos Hours of Prussia ou

the peosines from the various points named, throughout the district it does not requies any Bartin Puzt etales that the German draiser ported as follows on the water as pre-empation of Egypte. As the English hold heart, will begin the retara journey from the

attrailer to adopt the newly opened Shanghai is a large indiatry hero. A stroll through the I recomment the more adventurens globe-stretch of imagination to realize, that silk pared and used in our Factories - on Egypt tightoned the influence at Con- Far Eastin Jouancy, nud is expected to arrive

Kochow bay ronte, and from this point stroase will at once dispol ang orinding doubts in Kiel on March 10: "It possesses na extremely high stantinopis decreased. Partly this was to

prossed inland. Lot as suppose, however, last upon the subject, for displayed to the gaze aro degree of organic purity and is be aceputed for by natural reasons, but the The recent birthday of Sir R. Baller sug

he rides down from Pokih or Tientsin, From bouts of this valuable commodity in a lorge “of most cxcellent quality for capsized ber traditional policy, and left her gave Lord Kitchener. Lord Paterts was born It Is not removed the slfout will be injurious to indet uitsly prolonged, as the rouls at tass year, and that its drausious, are inconsiderable

oxin cause was the frystorical fil which had gst the reflection how ouriously near in point

will occupy coven days' uzrok. In the wal wosson would appear to bo alandant I am informed, either city in good going weather the journey number of the shop windows, and the supply of age-are our most distinguial.vel: Generals the bour with the Barghen, who say that if of the year-July to September--this may be however, that this trade is decreasing year by agatom employed by Ma. SCHLOS » drinking..

rudderless hulk on the fitful ocean in 1832, Lord Wolsely in 1833, Sir G. White the prisoners in their bands. popular caprios. Momentarily the zatiuni 1335, Bir E. Wool in 1933, and Sir R.

THE TRANSVAAL

bucoma almost impassable, and the pisina ere

SER, which has ressived the highest war Baggered and capital and enterprise Buller in 185. Lord Kitolener dates from

boly 1851

Prekident Kruger, in a stirring address, saith The surface of the ground, is one series oot of transport. (2) The fast that the peoplo Caru, for themore this is eat thu turgor it grove ~ transformed into lakes of no man depik.is traceabki to two cruros i The excessive Ines not consist in batting the callising of the of presaat in comparison with the past. This raise from the loading Ewropean and Anweican retired to seek a refuge from the storm which

papers, as well as from loading Modical men, Providence was on the side of the Burghers and of planes, strolobing from toyund Poking, sm board dewu" (illegally) to sell their slik and extending, peduces intramstion, and seemed impending. This is probably the

The Politische Correspondens, of Vissa has they must win. truc explanation of that strange phase of retired inforamtion that a Philadelphia firm MODDER RIVER

to the Yellow Piros, and in the spring through a milleno, who is grired to report gives rise to absenses which may to followed ia nogufiating with the Russian Government industrial stagnation which has allowed for the soustruction of a large locomotive manu

Keator's Correspoutout at Modder River and early entauer soon they presont lo suoli salus to the locsì effuinta, who stand in with by worlus.consequences too numerous to m Grent Britain to remain stationary, white factory at a suitable point on the Siborian Rail. 11th justart, slates that Geboral Bablogien only where the eye is arrested by omo ould export their produce to Chefoo and rPSOFT CORNS and all diseases of the foot THE

the gute ona waving great expanse, braken foundry for the manufactno. of rails. It is

or walled town. Won within about the higher rates ususily paid by Europonus, they gas of the oil, which is is B, HOT BR way. It is also proposed to build steel

aspovalation ring, and gladly as the people tion To thoroughly Cure Cunas, BUNIONS, estimated that a sum of $6,000,000 will be

red, which, it is expectual, will be provided by

thirty miles or so of the Hwang kowe pytak are maable to do so. American capitalisty.

our Arst sight of the Shentong hills, foremost gentleman travels inlay from the levate portforting a kind of eyelet must-

Every year a Fourth BTRACTED, that is to say, tho whito point among which stands the celebrated Thai Shun, to purchase what silk he can, and his advent is of China's. 2319) montaine, utleiningan looked forward to with exgeries by these who altitude of over 5,000 feet, nud vinse summit otowned by temples, in mully crowded with ratire Roman Catolics.

aro sairauteed by this version, namely, the pilgrims. The recent of this mountain is made missionary, of inlapondant woans, has plizite

Here an English by a winding road twelve miles in length, which Squth America Bolton, which grows piece is one long fight of stops, and for the Braingly sell in this district; and in the future portion of the uphill journay, vory kmutiful. Cyprus trees line other side. Periodical på Fuages are made to Lisase Complos especially during to eighth man by thousands of war. shippore, and, as in older sailar sacred er historical places in the east, ggart, who sp. pear to vin with one another in physical and eral wretchiozess, sro found in great numbers and appear to collect small fortunes in alts To those who are acquainted with, Fuzzah, a great Biarity would learn to exist between the 27 21 21 15 84 Lumples of the Tai Slan and those of the Shoay

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other nations, and especially Germany and the United States, have been forging alteat, thout he addressed to Tan Tor

Oil Picarons relating to the news columns The passage of the Euphrates Railway, from Correspondaiement forward their name and alles being a Kritish project, into the hands of with communications addraand to the Editor, not for publiention, but as ridenes of good faith,

Ali isitors for publication should be written on one tuks of the paper only.

Germany, is, in fact, only aunther evidence of the extrapedidary pandyas which began with the defeat of Desnaze in Feb., 1863,

No surmony signed, covonunications that have alecdy appeared in other papers toili ha incarted.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY FR hand as a full swing for upward-Jackson. The Committee of the Hongkong

sea before 11 as on day of palicefisa Ufer that hour the apply is tired. Chily tied for Cush Telegraphic Address I.B.C. Cla O Res. 33. Telephone ru. I

MARRIAGE

The Daily Press.

The sccounts in connection with the Patriotic Hon. Treasurer of the Hongkong Poodall Club Football matches ivo fee ucited, and the has intret & theque for 8569.57 to Sir Thomas

and Ch for doing alt printing Frso of cost, Football Club desire to thank Hasz, Norenha Bosirs. Kelly and Walsh for selling tieko without clurging commission, sed these soldiers sailors who kindly gain their services in preserving order ou the gut

A

miles into the Orange Free State towarts woulu a two days reconnnisauce shoot twenty Jacobsdal oncountering none of the enemy.

TIK BOERS AT COLESBURG. News from Fretoria, dated 1tb ist, states that the position of the Boogs was favourable, but that the British wore concentrating in the vicicity for large operatione.

SHOOTING.

CUP COMPETITION.

The following are the scores in the third mouthly phosting of C Company of the long. koug Volunteers for the Potis and Gabbaye

Cape

27 26 28 19 100 29-34 24 8 4 27 35 28 30 23 24 26 884

may add mutorally to the wealth of certain portions of Shantung. it mention that the soil of this province varies vory considerably for instance, wo days' mareli say, carry on through my arst-class fruit and cotton. district, while the next fifty urile ne so may kad through a country, whers it too not pay to onitiate they products, but which may be excellent bien rako and, straw bruid contres. wie informed that the stray raised on the dark bewn Boil yielded as the sally switch to the skilful manipulations of the braid an

of a quarter of a century. To us in China the story of the Euphrates line carol but suggest uplensmit thoughts. Front a lot On the 4th January, at the Presbyterim Cinth, had ke lovk op at Peking, while our in- altogether dissimilar imptitude we have Singapore, by the Rev. 8. Stephen Walker, M.A., assidel & the Ray F. H. Morgan, Paster of the fluence, one parent, a logu gradually Chic Diary and Avion needs no descrip Kelly & Welors Imperial English and Molhodist Episcopal Church F... BENTAIRED TO Trattered away.

We have seen the ane lion by us, overy forsignor in China knowa 1, IT CERTE), daughter of constant fictfulness, followed by a similar one can de witlaat d. Nowzomore Mrs. G. H. Broth, Sirvydals, Singapore.

soon and that Diarios made in Germany or collapse at the end, we have threatened fud

made in England or America cast more sgd. tbrentoned and, as if astonished at our own.

Corp Shorwin are not suitable for uan bera, as they do not Liant. Duncan foolhardiness have at one contenced give Chinese dates or any of the local informa Gunner Baldwin to eal our own words fit any wonder the tra dozen dosely printed felin pages which Berg Rodgor

tion, of which a vast amount in to he found inient Underwood. HONKONG, January 17th, 1909. that our threats Lave become a laughing constitute the longkang Supplement he Gunner Heskol!

stock, rund that the upenkuble Em-production fully deserves bigh praise, but we Gamme Moodale 33 23 27 18 81 steps are will worn by the trend of pilgtins who was liable to crack or break off stört.

20 24 18 21 3 Dagen Pagods at Pangood. These fights of facturen, atile that grow upon other soil-less Taovaa not directly affecting China, the press places the sune value on our brave. cant think of any improvement ou the Captain Potle' Cup.

cannot say more than that at the moment wa

Corporal Sherwin scores his first win of bars frequented this place for cee: 1,000 years. diplomatic victory gained by Germany in words as does the unsporkable Turk the droburruagement, procuring the concession of the Euphrates Hosphorus? This re, we fear, the main

Corporal Sherwin and Lieutenant Danitusted at the base of Tai Shoe is the city of winners of Spovus. Valloy Railway, caut he without its interest which the Euphraten Valley Railing Rh Straits su Saturday night, says the THE WEST POINT BUILDING COM of the red mountain, and a good besiness is, I- An the Es. Wilhelm. Cap. Becht, was naar

Tai Anda, in which we Incated over 800 shops ultimate effect on our relations with Chinn. way wow how for British residents in China."

for the sale of gilt paper offerings for the gods Straits Times, of the 8th inst, Bigaala of dietinsa The history of the concession is a curious.

ere oborist. Investigation showed that the one and reflects the current of events for a

French mail steome La Seyne, coming on to Up to the present us further details have Singapors from Balarin, hnd goss ashore nu century. It was the ambition of the Great bien received of the battle reported the Garrns land, about 50 milos from Lere. The EMPEROR NAPOLEON to acquire for France raging ut tuce points on the banks of the

Willicles stood by the La Seyne to render assial an empire ia-Syria, whence France vs Tugela River. In het, a calle frinn, Guneral anos natil 3 portezdny, but failed, to low o'clock an Wednesday, the 24th January,KEN THE "CHINESE BOURÓW"

this stranded steamer off She took the pasest gers al mails of, however, and brought them also endeavoured in tow the La Seyne off, but ou to Singapore. Tho Dutel stonmez Bantar without success. A. Tanjong Pegar tug, man sent to her sistance to-day. The stranded steamer in making no water.

in their entire influence with the Turks and in 1840, with their'nted assistance, the cita

PANY, LIMITED.

ata toll, done will the pilgrims Lv. ▼ juny adī General Agrots for presozzation to loci diary the ordinary inhabitants. Have we foreigners, mesting of shareholders, to be belt at the I wonder, much to learn from the Chinore in The following is the Eleventh Report of the weed, for all logs two-thirds more than

Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, at 11.30 ibis resport?

(To be continueď}

THE RECENT FIRE AT

WEST POIN

THE AJOURNED ENQUIRY..

the Magistracy yestersisy allernoon. Repro sentatives from the diferout tuurance com

Thejadjourned enquiry into ttó recent fixé al West Point Lack plus bofore Me Gompertz at

panies in erosted goin attended. The Captain Superiansent of Police (the-los. T. H. May) conducted the enquiry.

laken away.

admes there are several of thesa which produce a number of Corns from the same

and oucouraged by too frequent cutting of the growth, which are formed in the conso of tim

upper portion of the Corn.

which extracts the red of the evil in r single MR. SCHLOSSEUS prouis is the only ona operation. PAINLESSLY, WITHOUT BLEEDING, and in a FEW MINUTES, allowing the polisat to put on his boats and walk away kumeliately proved hỳ mora timu 10,0% TESTIMONIATS. afterwards; WITHOUT INCONVENIENCE, 45 i

ROYAL FAMILIES STATESMEN, DIPLOMA- Amongst them urs some from INTERAC

TITS, MILTAny Mas, CieniYMEN, EDITOR ARD THE HIGHEST MEDICAL ATON.

Consulting Rooms 3, DuoBLL STREET, Hongkong.

Room No. 1, First Floor, FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY.

From am, till 51,

ORIENTAL

PRESS AGENCY

"QUEEN'S ROAD, HENGZONG.

NEWSPAPER

CORRESPONDENTS,

AND

to rule the East and checkraste the advance ROBERTS, who by this bus saslimed charge of her great rival, England, in India. British of the operations, dated the 14th in

balanou shot for the your ending at Dose thirty milos brings us to the town of Cho-ho, time of the ära. His firm hud abent 25. boxes. atatemul of the affairs of the Company, and the Shantung bills and no onward journey of crackers stored in the Chop Tik Godown at the

The General Agents now sulmit to for a

To relaro, however, we at last catch right of

Hong Ya Hung. master of the Wo Ki fire. victories in Egypt shattered the attempt, reports that no change has axurred in the

crackers chup, said bis firm had 497. palages of which, however, reaming the dream of aspect of alfaim. This would bond to show

ber: 18999 successive generations of Cronehmen. In 1832 that the reports of the correspondents ve

The net profits for the year, including the stod at a bond of the Yellow Riser or of crackers in No 258. Prays West, and they THRADIE PARKA indligated by the French, the battle were somewhat premature, they un

amount brought forward from tho prerions

Chloss Surrow, as it is not inaptly styled by were all destroyed of a puvious fire. Those defeated the Turkish troops in Syrin and doubit anticipating a severe conflict from the Hagistraes youter lay he had been rather already been paid, and after writing off dicteaser of the year. For juslanes, I once crossed shop, said that at this time of the fire he had 27

Tires Lonpebrankers more brought up st the an interim dividend of 75 cents por share has of the passings usos is dependent apon the To São, master of the Mian We Loung crackers STENOGRAPHERS, TYPISTS" your, amount to $24,64723 from his mount the natives. Here the diffenty and durations were not inarudis de sol crackore toot possession of Aore. The British threw movements and sipparent destination of the metly exptured by Borgenol Bitchie, of No: 2tors and auditor's feen, it is now proposed to the river on the 27tli-Jamary when sa roste boxes of crackers stored in too: Chop Yik Go-

like those prodovk British columns. Bet if the British are home on Monday to his house at No. 130, Abar a total dividend for the twelve months of $1.00 from the Yangiss to loking. The low was at of the crackers in which his firmy dealt.

Polion Siation. It appears that eu rattening pay a nal disidrat of $1.15 por shara, waking advancing and really closing in on the dran, a carpenter employed at the Deeks found

down. The craskors prodaval were specimens per share, and to carry forward the balance of that time, almost formed sores the Holual rule once more established in the Levant. adversaries, a desperto conflict cannot carious articles stalas He at one gavo in- Iaving been hurst, opën, and a ter containlug

P.C. (31) Ritobie, a umber of the Fire Bri The event well ingh led to open war he withhichi. From tothy's telegrina Sir formation to the polios at Aberdeen and other Hon. J. J. Keswick refire by rotation, but June, when the water onyered an expanse of at fira at the Chop Yik Godow. Ha seized The Hon CF. Chator. CMG, and the Agrún I ormed at the same place on 14th of the first two firemen who arrived at the re between France and England, which, Chariss Wannes, with his Filth Division tolapsing on communicated with be offer thetaeelses for re-elecion however, was averted by o Government, of of 11,000 men, has made a detour to the 2. Police Station, Sergent this unde Sharp having retired, the Hen, J. J. Kosick over half-an-hour to truch up strom in cedere prinsipally on the apper-fleer of No. 4 Galows, over 300 yards, and such was the strongth of the lane with it until he got to the third stairense.

shose from the despatch box and went up the SHORTHAND REPORTS FORNISHED. The Hon. J.J. Ball-Irving and Mr. B. current that it took the Aut bottoned large. He commal to play ou the fre, which was KING LOUIS PHILIPPE, fed for many years south-east of Coleuso, to Weinen, by which aj dl improbable that the homebreakers' would theirstood, and there appointments now coquire gide. Once murs I passed war the Yellow Rivorth engaged there way un explanion as Waugh | is way to Warobni Gep, thinking it and Mr. A. Wood has been appoisted in fugiu las required anding on the opposite PC (51) Smiles inte. While this wars deer to excups from Abardes into the corfirmation vity that route. After waiting for some timp three men came in sight carrying a box which

del of St. Juan was recapturned, and Pinkish Bogra, thus turning the table on their that the praises had been broken into, the door. $347.23 to credit-lo new profit and less account boat passage being not more a 150-yards. | grade alationeel at West Pojot, suid l was ov

telephone. On information being recoífu AL

DIRECTORS.

AUDIT,

Auswered to the description supplied to him. The accounts lieve been andited by Mr. Fal He at ones atreated then aul took them to the arton Henderson, who now retires, but offers Fulios Station. The box-bussines been idendi. himself for re-loction Trepector Ford, who conducted the case, Berrotary to the Hongkong Land Investment Ged set one stolen. On the application ofMON

ASHELTON BOOT BD prisoners worn remanded for further enquiriós and Agency Co. Ligital, General Agents into their antecedents. *

for the West Print Building Co. Limited, Hong, 12th January, 190.

WATER RETURN LEVEL, AND STORAGE OF WATER IN REMIR- YOIRS ON THE 1er JANUARY.

BALLYE ANAT 25 Set Dec, 1899 LIABILITIES Faid op eepile)

Bist Dea, 1829

England enjoyed the role of influential ad movement the British no doubt how viser throughout the Turkish deminion to outflank the Boers, who are already The Turks, however, were but fickle friendereported to have retired in the direction of At no time Fingland, at another France Ladysmith. Thus the Boers will be con- came to the front, and at times bath for a fronted by three frees, for the neurer the limo workel together, only to fill uut uker Bore retire to Ladysmiths the greater the a while. So affair woat on till Egypt opportunity" presented of oven that ich proved a boue of contention, and Fracce did buicīguered garcison becoming the aggres her best to mike i Europam combination sore in conjunction with attacks delivered- sgarst England. By this Line Gerany from the other two points. With Generalg showed symptoms of her desire to take a

FRENCH TIRI GAFACRE bolding the Boars in baud in the game. Her people in their new chock to the south-west, and Lord Marhuen horn unity were onlarging shoir commerci] keeping the attention of their ether forces at: intoceste in die Levant, and her Government, Spyfoutain, any aggressive action on the ever ready to samt in the commercial part of the Boers is apparently checkmate vrucement of the Empire, seconded their Already the British are said to have urossed efforts. An understanding was come to into the Orange Free States and Wood, mith England that Caramay would not in apparently Colonel E. Woon-there are terfere with her in Egypt, if on her side several outeumnt-colonels of thint naike England left her a free hard in Syria. 17. occupies Zoutpansdrift, which is soul-east

tcome of this was, he KAISER'S vinhof flopetown nud north of the Orange CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF To interim diykend of Tå vente for half to Jerusalein, which, in spite of a good dent River. Thus any telegram may brag tidings of a sovere straggle, in which it

of chaffing criticism, resulted in a friendly to be hope that the British arms will understanding between the KAR and theyo a fair opportunity to be completely SULTAN English policy in Turkey had been

victoriobe.

of an unnecessary irritating dotoription. A Coveniment pludged at bornato revolutionie

LIFE AND VIDOUR FOR THE HAIR.L16 Duly artiolo which really passi

Ing everything had thrown to the winds the virtues for stimulating and toring the hair, traditional amonition of diplomacy, and had a ROWLAND'S MACABA CHE It removes sourt, barslinsan, drynes, prevents the heir

18091000

Pokal 1b). 7. low very fit below word

Avente paradie Batar.cof front and loss account

mitt i balore na flow sitt. Sam beloworsZION naciokef Sin below overflow 11 Dec., 1409. STORAGE GALLoss, Cost of properly.

1000 Cuch 283,190,000 Accounts receivable

44,000,000 empty

Tytus 292,300,00

1891. Pokfulam 33,880,000 Youguoicheong ....

Tiel 20180,000 330,150,000 30th June, 1990.

To firs Insurance To charge, p

VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING

Consumption 98,311,000 101,110,000 gals. To legal poss

-THE MONTH OF DECEMBER

Entimate popu- 1081

15094 1899

OF PACEMAKE

6,ILA,VED

1899

·To Orawa rent and ratue.

To repairs to buildings To intérent etiópria sacaks To commis langenta Tu Hafazce to be appropria

Directora d

Auditor's fee .1/nă Dividend of $1.15 per share. 'Balance' to be carited to new

constr

dallon 108,00) 213,500- Consumption, per

boal per day 140 16.0 gads,

PENANGUDA DURING THE MONTH CONSUMITION OF WATER IN KOWIOON

1890 9,979,000 gala

27,600 Consumption per

The Unverament analyst reports that the By conta Lead per day. 84 water is of excollout quality,

R. D. ORKIDT.

mised up an unfriendly feeling in every court being gjored by illuss, and should always be Coneuroption in Earopo. The Prime Minister himself, used for children's har: no other, arifols im Estimated popa, ignorant or careless of the good opinion of parts me a biful and dressy appearanon to lation 26,400

you Larg peter used it, you are strongly ad the, bair as BoRLAND'S MACANBAX Dit, and if vised to procurs a bottle without delay, sud foir hair, Bold by Stores and Chemists,

the world, had been using rakless language all, round. The man who had hampered

the traditional polley of the state and made in aming it also in a golden velour for

the planso Bulgarian Atrocities"A by word

By balsnow brought forward.

By grip

Bra Urough sather window. tuny

ADVERTISING EXPERTS..

Agenti for the 2e of the

could row the place of embarkation I had to was a larger explosion which drove out the doce PENNSYLVANIA PULE & PAPER 20,0 at the saree browsing on 5th August, but ere 1, soma crackors were baling lot off nad then there

travel on an embankment. Resnic aripit the arrounding country was fooled and the angles to the river for a distance of three miles Water Bill Fising, and I was not surprizat te learn later on that it had been swept away and many Uren had been inst

falling brinkg. He also noticed large shouts alongside of him, and was knocked down by of fans at the ente time.

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added that when the second explosion cook

PU. (4) Bath gavo similar wvidence place which was about five minutes after the kret-burning material was throws some 50 vr

MACHINE FINISH.

SUPERFINE PAPERS.

G. SCOTT CRANSTON,

Hongkong, 12th January, 1900,

Manager.

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Situated at the western side of this ferry is a he saw a great many brisks on the roofs of the fool into the air. After the succed explosius. village which I last oroased was vertainly 20 ft. adjoining gedowns. The Grat explosion, took (.5,000.00 Tower than the river surface, which was still place between Nos, & id 4 Godawno Bul the 132728, and at that tine only within faw feet axplosion occurred he did not notice that any sond bet worn Nossad 3. When the Brat of the top of the embankigest, which showed other godown besides No. 4 hud night ties, $641,363.16 avery sign of having a tendency to give wayhon PC. Billie was injured he was coming Assistant Fugineer Kobertson sau that Lotwithstanding which the many bundreds of down tiro stairs with HU. Suith, on which 811,890.80 inhabitants were carrying on their daily routing Bitchie was standing Richie, was injurad

28,729.00

hedies of the approaching danger, Te our by some falling bricks ved by the Erst Western ideas, does not this trait in the Chinese explosion. Shoots of me came out of the window, enveloping. Ritobie, part of the roof the Hwaugho the art fact which must strike shattered. He was at the entrance to the lane AICCHITECTURAL WORK.

of either CIVIL ENGINEERING or the traveller foreeably in that if ruilways are when the sacoal explosion took place The Applications to be addo by letter only, boing carried along in te vicinity great care second explosion was worse than the test, na addressed to DIRECTOR OF WORKS DEPARZ 2002.73 must be taken in making the banks of appropob tem No. Godown to the godowns a theother nationality and age of applicant, presiore everything wae sont fying, and the fire spreadliner Noral Yard, Hongkong, and to itato 0.4to. Un bridges of fut more than the oxlinary side of the lens. He should say that the Best experiouse, and pay required.

NAVAL YARD, HONGKONG

5641,207.59 3 Diaradise soot very slingoə «Phạn crossing blown off and the walls vero jartly RAFTSMAN ̈ ̈reguivent with experienc

0,375,00

870

31% diren long and strength. Once across this explosion took place on the first floor of No. 4 andly historioni river our ratolins 8 to Godown. He could met say where the second 18.26 the capital of Shantung, and tag dielauce is ut bean for the explosiour the fire would burk dook place. In its opiniou na fires bm? it about ten miles.

bean extinguisheit in half-an-hour,

THE CAPITAL

P.C. (57) Mackay, another fremst, said that The ground from the river to the North Godown after those be found the box of car a making a search on the wife of the Chop Yik Gate of Taivan-fu is low ned swamps, and triiges produced in No. 2 Godown the right hy experience I find that the travoller if land male entering from the Jane The boxwIE $35,173as riding: con with much more esas and sdragtige lying on the top of yo hides, nud on the top of wake this short journey by turning cust, and the box wore about two foot of rabbish which 1234.94 Proceeding on top of the inner embarkwent to 34,22.44 the part of this capital, Lek-Kole, slistanced bacDESERVEA NATIONAL MEMORIAL.

The Patontufven & Canicron, Lámaided; 11.00 four miles from the North Gate The direct road for thor excellent inventions."Dover Choids 105,5130s from the Yellow Riveris, mors or less, always

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