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INTIMATIONS

BROWN, JONES & CO. MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS AMERICAN MARBLE. ITALIAN MARBLE. HONGKONG GRANITE.. Designs and Prices on application. Olse, 17à QUEEN'S RD. CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOR

TES HONGKONG DAILY PANEN, THURSDAY, THBRUARY 8, 1000.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

worth the candle. Ten collars day would |not stop tus sporting enthusiast, but as the writur paints out, it is not he alone who malus a rade meeting manajoy. The chaucos aro klut. the artra charge will not kop gront many pioplo nway after all, but that the price is

TRIDENT

or orontwauty years ago, when an wooden cruiser was all the card strongth pousosaud în this Pacifio by any nation but ourselves, is hulicrously insuficient, most when" evory Etropean state keepin' Inge Ludoo, Tebruary 6th, 12.55 p.. Heet in these waters. Last year we wore indeed inforried that that the War Office MR CHAMBERLAIN AND THE WAR.gh cannot be gainsaid. hail it in contemplation to strongthen the Mr. Chamberlain; spooking in the House station. That a British garrison was to be of Commons, said the root of the crees of

"YESTERDAY'S TIME, permanently maintained, and a homeclisagrooment between the Transvast and- The following are the tue of the various regissent stationed thore, supported by large Great Britain existed sven before 1881, dia taken at yesterday's gallops p

96 11 146 322 256 33 the Jamisson Raid and Bloemfontein Con- Morble

871161". 222- Fost things contemplated by s Wurference franchise were merely bacilouts in Office, it renina in a state of contemplation. consequonos. It was the Government's

detachments of the Crundinn milikin, · Like)

A. S. WATSON & CO., Esquimalt is a pretty little harbour; it is fixed intention to have no second Majuba

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ESTULGARD 181.

KIRTOS

At Shanghai, on the 28th January, the wife of P.W. Trying, of a danighter.

A Simplu, the 2 February, the wife of W. CLENNELL, 1.B.M.'s Acting Canal, Hang

elow, of a son.

DRATH

On the 8th Feberry, 1933, ad Renee Bungalow, Bowkun, MAUTA, the infant daughter of G. Átaksróth, aged 2. Jars,

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The Daily Press.

HORGKONG, February 8, 1900.

sday of accom and easy of agrose, but it may well be doubted if it be not too much exposed as a first-class naval station. But

sepélemont.

THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

REUTER'S SERVICE,

LONDON, 5th February.

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The Ang Amerion agreement concern there are in Vancouver abundance of haring the Nicaragua Canal nbrugates joint bours nimest equally acocïsible and adui ṛ- control but guarantees neutrality. ably adapted for the purposs. Vancouver poressos xhumluunt supplies of conl already worked and is known to possess groat leposits of iron only waiting development. British Columbia is bacoming one of the THE POSITION AT TUGHLA. important meal-producing countries of the Uncontrant reports are published in the world, and has all Gaunda at its back. Van-nowspapers that General Ballor has recoguod' couver is, in fact, the outlook of England the Tugela River and is marebing, to the lief over the Fucilie. From it sho can strike ai of Endymaith... any point; it is but twelve days stemning to Spermair's Coup, under dato 4th just oven-lapwing

The Daily Telegraph's Correspondent at Tamu, three weeks to flongkong, love thing, says that the British Infantry, lining the a month to Australia. With the exception low ridges on the North bank at l'otguitar's of the United States 'no nation is so favour-

Drift, oleak the Boer sipers, ably situated on the Pacific, connected as Vancouver is with Eastern Canada, not England by the Canadian. Pasife, one of] the best appointed railways in the world. It is on a par with the usual state of unpre- paredness of the War Office to find all ring the leans of General Bullor, and thec naturel advantagea neglectal minister has indeed ventured to Bring them forward, and they are, probably waiting, like the improved artillery in the Transvaal, till some dire necessity forces them nu public attention,

No

A subscription at Waïbaiwai an-bubalf of the Widows al Orphans Relief Fund rezligunt £75.

The Hockey Club will have a practica game at the Happy Valley, to-day, at 4.30 p.m. All numbers of the Club are invited to attend.

A correspondent writing from Ningpo, Buys We Love hail sozie vory sold weather this winter, Wild birds word frozen and the countrymen ware cataling pheasants with their hands, white the slear were running into the yards for'sbeltop"

The steamer Sydney, with the Fronek mail of January 12th, lett. Singaporà posterday. (Wednesday) at 3 pm., and is due here on or about Wednesday, the 11th iust. The steamer brings replies to lutiary despatched from Houg kong on December 9th

The export of tes from Forchow to Europe wow stands at 16,174,605 160. ngainst a total last BORSOD of 12,976,578 lbs. This is considereti a satisfactory improvement. The total exports to Australia and the United States and Canada will also show some improvement or last sea- gon's figures.

The Victorious is expected to go home in March, when she will be replaced on this stution by a battleship of a simfur class but biglator in dranght, Elo Ranange most likely. Tuy Fic toriaus had very colil weather or hor way down. tha mails and gos tang covered with ice formed by the frozou spray.

The new Japanese battleship Shibashimu, now on her voyage to the Far East, was laid down at the Thurss Ironworks in Mevali 1997, and Jaunched on. Novoubor 1st, 1998, Horis placement is 14,850 tons; her indicatel hores power, 14,500, and her spoed 184 koots. Her armament insludes four 12-in. gani in barholtes and fourteen 6-in. gqus in ensomatos

The British residents of Mexico:face been

affre in raising coatsbutions for the British soldiers relief fund, and the total finunt nbsorbed and forwarded from Marion to the kry was $600,33). Many of the British oclonials are weathy wining and business rosa, and bad determined to increase the fmad to $1,000,000

Lord Mayor of London up to the 1st of Jan-

before Feb. lat.

The Untasistische Floyd contains a telegram

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tessages a freely intorelitugeil bolwoon General Buller's and Grueral White's camps.

LATER.

THE RUMOURRI ADVANCE, The War Office has absolutely sio wa

states that in immediate movement is not auti. cipated as the roads are imprunthaldo from main.” PORTUGUESE INACTION.

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FOOTBALL..

ASSOCIATION,

CANTON NOTEN. TEMA CORRESPONDANT.]

CANTON, 4th Fobezorg. CHINA NEW YEAR. Chins New Year is upon us sul orary thing Flå sin atandstill from a busjuusap¿int of view. The only person theaght of by the native la Las Naw Viostoy, upon whom they can I as much nergy, snlanming sd kowtowing na would build a city or conquer a owe,

Insuls the pity, however, things are litely anough. Nothing is more interesting than a wille tieng the strats at this son of the year. What strikes on mors forcibly than anything else is how all the world" is a kin ju roguery. Quo netos tka samɔ öld dolgos, floro a rokel with pen month swallowing with gusto the hopes an-dreams hold out to him by a wily soor; thuses a gambler staking his last cent for heren De heli. Parthar on, estera auð, drinkers, sight seere and try makers, pal- valsts, pheanologists, fortailors, and the rust, Lutton upon the wonkasses of hemanity, The cigar and cigarette stall and the forviga pictorial shows are now-days fixed ori itions More aud, there you come scoss a oponimentiel crowd with phonograph tape to car absorbing with oridant delight the slippery strains of a culestial dilly."

THE VISIT OF THE "LUTES" Tho Garmin gunboat. Itin was “prithi wa rodeatly. She had on board a bant-what Geeman ahly wordly the name has not? A stanco in the club was followed by a dause va board, and "the Emperor's birthday was colo bated by a dinner.

SHANGHAILAND INVESTMENT ·

QOMPANY, LIMITED.

The following is the report of the Direstora of the above Company (pe prosentation at the alovonch ananal meeting of shareholders, to be held on Wedner lay, the 11th February, 1990, {35 43o o'clock p m..

In laying before the abstuhokers their eleventh annual raport and a statement of the Company's accounts for the your. 1899, the | Dirvofors think blush the steady progress of the Company will meet with approval, prout DE Tla. 153289.00 as compared with The working assodut for the your shows a

134617,87 lost your.

After paying the monaf of the interim divį. dead colored in July, the sum of 7. 180,285.30 romanine at the ovudík of profit and four ́adeoniat, and this balance the Directors propose to ap. propriate os follows:-

To pay a final dividend of 74 por cont. en the paid-np papital (making 1 per cent. for the year) - To fetsafer to pero and (boing intorent on audevelopoiostatos Nos. .8 and

To transfer to rearse loud for squs

lization of dividentie བ་། ་ *་ To carry forward to new account DEBENTURES: .*

Tels 07,500.00

5,595.66

de 20:000.00 7,230,70

A now issue of Tla, 950,000 six per cunt, do -bouṭures was, dopnaesced towards the clow of the year, and, as the accouule-show, 92,100 had

taken up at 3lat Decomber, 1889.

WILL'S STATE NO. 1.

Calls for rio omneut.

CHWONG HOONG NO. 2..

The buildings referred to in last year's report. are progressing favourably and will be finished in three-months' time. Two or three of the houses are already Isb.

SINKER, ESTATE WO, É,

The building partis estate goes un steadily and another large building hax toon suntrastel for. In September but the Dirostora sold the THE NEW VICEROY; S/

front portion of the estate, rosorving a rond H.E. Li Hang-chauz arcivelionully auforty feet wide on the South, for Tls. 82,400, Was woll repaived. He la strong man, and pricn which shows a vary handsome advance on

the cost... grant things are expriod of him a régards ridding the local waters of pirates. Tho pru

BETATES NOS. 8 AND 9.. The time does not yet oppoer to have arrived Dont slate of things is, of suursa quib, abnormal to commence building on tho.e properties," -in outcome, to a groit extent, of increwed

DIRECTORS. Iaxation and the nasuttled condition of things' generally. No slant all will be pensofni before

ready being inlligtad.

The passage of foroigaens to the Trangrankung Football Clab sud eleven sergeants of the long, os I hour that strong.. measaros are al- of the Company. Owing to it healla, Br.

through. Dolagoa Bay is increasing Those strictions imposed by the Portuguese are de TİBOTY.

Au Association football matol was played yes. tarday afternoon tea team of the long

Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Play, was very poor both sides, the Sergoats being especially weak. The gine resulted in a win for the Club by four goals to one. The défeuas.of the 1 Sergeant was the best feature of their play. their forwards, impeotally the right wing, wist ing elance after chance of shooting into goal: In New York, Mr. Alger, the late Secretaryettec with the rifle than with the football. It is to be trusted they can shoot somewhat for War, strenuously decounted the growing Rutland captain of the Victorious tear, played Pro-Boer agitation, and says that America is an excellent game for the Club, socuring most oblivious to the measureless debt of gratitudo of the goala. Luoker took it calmly at full due to England for her attitude during the back, Spanish War.

MR ALGER AND AMERICAN SYMPATHY.

VOLUNTEER GAZETTE SERVICE,

LONDON, 6th February.

THE WAR-CAPE, COLONY. Nothing further has been heard from Goner-

ut French, bal news from Pretoria alates that the British are within seven miles of Achter kong (North of Coloskorg).

REINFORCEMENTS,

During the presont, wook 18.790-mea and 3,000 horses, including Cavalry, Yeomanry and Militia Volunteers, Will sail for the Cape,

THE CAPE.

A match was arranged yesterday afternoon between the team from the Fictorious and a team Frota, the Welsh Fusiliers. The sailors were all in hours on the ground, but the soldiers Jid set arn

RUGBY.

The following will reprosent the "A" four of the Hongkong Clubs. H.M.8. Victorious to-day sk4.30 plia, sharp, on the Club ground B. G. Thomson, back; M. Wilkinson, R... Halt, A. M. Beattie, G. K. Bruton, three-quarter hacks; H. R. Hint, 6. S. Oron, hili-backs; G. Vyvyan H; R. Rutherford HA. Lewis C. G. Bandford; D.D. Thomson, 6. F. Mulliken, J. Bruce, C. J. Stockwall, forwards

The Club will play in colopca.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Caston, 6th February. SERIOUS FIRE.

and 12 o'clock, the splendid mansion of one of On the 26th Fan, last, at sight, Lotoreon 11.

eriolsoat men hera, Mr Chow Tung-sbang, of Cantos, in the Tang Wang street, canght fize and was complafely burnol, faxing only the front partal, the garden, and the theatre land. ing. Two of the sorvant girls who had no time- to escape word barned to death. The property. lost amounted to, about twa hundred thousand dollars 'The fire originated from "Chĩu chín jezes."

THDAY_"

Stoday last, the 5th inst., being the sasior sacy of the birtuny of H.E. La Hung ahasig military, called on bim scd prosented to hum their congratulations.

the Viceroy of Cantno, all the officials, civil and

ÖFFICIALS TO SE REINSTATEL.

It is rumoured in Canton that those man- darina who have lost their offices and bean sap-

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planted by bribery during the tiaio of the lato Vineray Tan are, to be reinstated, and the now inonta bants who obtained their posts by bribes are to be dismissed

TAMENS TO BE OPENED, ̧·

All the official yamens are to be reopened for the Stansaction of us asas on the 8th inst.

It is with extremo regret that the Board bave to rosori. the loss of the serviors of Mr Hearn, who for so many years was Chairman

Hoari wan compelled to return to Englund to wards the end of last year. Mr. Dudgeon left for home in the spring and his place on the Board was taken by Mr. J. M. Young. Mr. Heart was strucnded by Mr. C. W. Wrightson, Mr. Hogg retiros by rotation but offers Žiusoll for ro-election,

AEDITOR

Mr. Wingrove retires, but is willing to serve for the current year, if resolevbod.

E. JENNER Hoca, Chairman.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

TEL CORAMS VIA OSYLON,

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEERS, &

PAUL BREWITT.

Z. Zatland Street, Apetioner, Appraiser

aat Cominission Agent.

HUGHES & NOUGH,

Austiniwers to the Gorornmout, and Share and General Brokəza, corber Los Humne

Street, nd Prays Centrál

GRO. P. LAMMERT,

Abiser, Valnor and Gools Broker,

Daddell Street..

J. REMEDIOS,

Austionoor, Appraiser, and Ageot,

8 Queen's Raul Cantral.

BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS

W, BREWER & CO.,

Printers, Bookbindura and Account Book

Manufacturers,

23 and 25. Queen's Road (under

Hongkong Hotel). CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, &o.

THE PHARMACY,

10, Quesu's Rond Contrat. Family and Dispention Chemista, Wines, Spiritu

net gives,

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Queen's Roa!, Chenials and Druggists, High-etnas Aerated

Waters, Dealers in Photographic He

quites

WATKINS, LD.

"APOTHECARIES' HAL,

66, Queen's Rand Conival, Cigars, Aeratod - Waters, Wines, Bours, Spirits, eto,

CURIO DEALERS

FUJIYAMA & CO,

Importers, Exporters and Dealers in Japar

nese Curios

- DAguilar Sirk, and ot Koba.

KUHN & KOMOR,

www.

Fiss Art, Japanese and Chinos Curios,

21 and 23. Quenu's Road, Hongkong,

Shanghai, Kebe, Yokobama.

DENTISTA

WONG HOMI,

Sargova Dentist, 543, Queen's Read: Control.

WONG TAI FONG,

Surgeon Dentist, 24, Baak Beildings,

"Rag Die Opposite Hongkong Hotel. DIAMOND MERCHANTS.

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Morehuntsasil Watobunkers. Aft. Watson's Building Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Doilo:

DINING ROOMS

Jk Queen's Roud. Brookloste, Tifins, Dinara.

Wines, oto, with Meals.

FLOUR MERCILANTS

SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,

London, January 21st Captain Cayser, Chief Signallor, bas returned to headquarters from Weanen, after kooping ap communications with Frers and Ladysmith for seven weeks from the top of Umkolumba Mountain, whose irozatone rooks attract hoary THE COSMOPOLITAN HOUSE, shocks of lightning Captain Cayser andared danger. Hiest water supply was sight great privations and was exposed to constant miles off. His messagos totallad $1,000 words. AN ARDUOUS UNDERTAKING.

London; January 21st spirits, and comprise the 61st Howitzer and Sir Charles Werrou's foreo is in magnificent other Batteries, considerable Cataley and Ir- regains Mounted Infantry, eto.; 0 waggons. THE LATE MR. NORONIA.

500 transport animals, and train of nineteen Mno ogret will be falt not only by the

copious rains have swollen the streams. At miles in laugh. The tarching is arduous, as Poringnose communities af Hongkong, Misco,

the end of the first day the fores holted in a and the Ukiua Porte, but by Europeans of all nationalities and Chiness in Hongkong at the

BEVENUE FROM FANTAN,

shady healthy spet, close to the farm of Horr cost of 3r. Delano Noronha, printer and Fanion is one of the most prevalent gambling Protorina, a loyal Dutobusu, where they rovell. puisher. Banelly will old residents fust garansin Canton, balag one of the sonicos fromed in poultry, vegetables, aud puiturage, until Borces at the fat departure of an did friand, which meat of the mandarins derive their income the heary guns aut trousport arrival. The one who during a business career of half a con- of squeeza to keep up their positions. It was once foran commands the whole of the Ladyswith tury in Hongkong earned the highest respect liccsel by the late Viceroy L Hang-chang; but Valley. From generatione of residents. No town over in the tins of the Intu Viveroy Tan Chung-liv, General Ballar forbida any enumaration of max moto #faightforward in business and together with the late provi saint Govorane Bah, the troops Despite the fact that the weather yesterday social life; and no one ever was of a more gou upon lucir memorialising this Theone, it was put erous dispration, Mr. Netpulsa charition, both a stop luz slill it has been ojëuty carried on byn. morning was more congenial, the allesdunce ut the track was not large. The gotug as incoe in view of any turard. The writer of

public and privato, were many and wore aerer bribers. It is now kiuted, says, the nutivo puper. Pak Man Po of the 5th inst, that H.E. the good order and o fair ammut of solid work was

this nose hus known Mr. Neronis for thirty Viceroy Li Heng-chang utandy to cease it at through.

years and has good reasods for believing that for 750,000 taels, two-thirds of which are to pay what he gave to the poor and the naishrane de for naval expenses and cuntuist to pay the ouderet to his compatriots and other in dipilitary expenses. collies for exceed what was known to the general public..

Replying ton comunaleation iron Presidents Kruger and Bleyse, complaining of Brilish destruction of farmhouses, Lord Roboris de olares the charges to be anbetaatintor, aud aovuses the Boers of harbarous practises and of the spoilation and expulsion of Dritish subjsota for refusing to fight against their own country.

RACING NCTES.

The old panica Sandstorm and Encrab left mile and quarter bobind them in two flty two and a half, the latter Buishy is froul Sandstorm is ons of the most taking portes in the colony, und although a hit shove himself in the picture of banith. His last year's performa- anos are still fresh in the minds of his nimirers who confilently expoot hím to do equally great things the wook after next. Orge short cruces

Mr. Noronha commencel hästneer me a work-

THE DEPOSITION OF KGANG, HSU.

NOW BE G. MARLEN CAME TO BE SETORTED ÂT AT WEEGEN,

London, 21st January.

It is believed at Cape Town that Sir Charles Wamun crossed the Tugela a fortnight age balow L'oleman, and, having personally reco noitred the groned, reported adversoly. The Springtield sõita was chiosou accordingly.

Its so at the of fatewoll sent by the German commanily of he is without doubt; the pick of the stable of his sons ho bailt up the existing well-known he igured, and that aù beir bad banu soloot-longed, replied "Friends," shooting. the picke

Shanghai to Prines Houry at ringoporo on the

Läsket.

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Linat. Digby Jonas, RE, who greatly dis tinguished himself in the recent fighting al Ladysmith, would have been recommended for the Victoria Croas, bad he survival.

MORE BOER TREACHERT, The 10th, Nakal Hasterersreport instanves of. treachery ou thoЄth, iustat og printer at Oswald's Terrace Wellington We-translate the following items, issued in

Fitty Boera raised their hands, arying "dömu't' Set, which was then the business centro of spesial supplemant by the Uauartal Caselle,aboot, we are the Town Guard The Volau the town, some time in the forties. Enne years ocneming the excitement into which Chinese tears lowered their rifles and turned; and im tater tas printing of the Government Caustic, in various parts of the country and throw here medinisly a rollay was poured into thom. The which had previously been insunt in connection bere be thrown upon recsipt of the news that Voluntoors returned, and darpatched the enemy with a bi-weekly paper mlled The Friend of the Emperor Kuang Huu's legal hairdom to the completely, China, was risen to him, and with the help | Phrays of the late 19mperor Tung Ubih had On another occasion the snomy, when obal- "business of Noronha & Co. .Lt the doth of ad in the person of the six year old son of Princo forth with."

Pion, the masong of the Erperor Tro Kung's fifth brathon, only known as Prince Teu or the Fifth's 'alueo,

We have been informs that a number of the offeinds, gantry and liberat? of Wapo'pro- [Our Special Idegrom on, Saturday last des vinop havs drawn up memoriale to the Empresa orihed how Lieut. Joats was bolding the weatoru Dowager, protesting against this violation of alioulder of Coosar's Camp, towards -Waggon the laws of primogenilure, which the writers Hill, where he was joined by the antall body of themselves intend to take up to Peking, travel-Gordons, after these gallant rash under the that the Emperor bo permitted to rome the bave sat beau tell at what moueal Lieut. Jones ing everland. The mentorials also demand leadership of Major Miller-Wallante, We reins of government--Tolograms from the was shot, but his name appeared amongst the neiucipal Chinese residing in the iclauds of killed a week ago, the Bouthern Pacific al Indian oceans, and. THE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY AND THE

Lave passed through | Bbunghaj

EIGHTH DIVISIONS Califorais.

THE COMPOSITIN, OF THE 10TH AND addressed to the Tsangh Yameu: Annouseing the surprise and pain of the senders upon

17 BRIGADES, learning of the deposition of Kuang Hsi mind the selection of on hair to the Throne, and strongly protesting against such a thing The tolegrains further pray that the Emperor be permitted to remm the rain's of government, which if not granted would make áll (Chiuose) inse their faith in the dytasty, so funt from bouterthi ne oke could guarantee the future stability of the Empire. Finally, should the Empress Dowager persist in bar intention to appoint a un Emperor, the protesters and all

Mr. Carraibo, printer and Ccesul for Portugal of Shanghai, Mr. Noronha took over their luck. White Roa, auother old stager, pab (op n- pass and cas of his sous took charge but the 7th in das twenty. Mr. Bexey's erabilera subsequently relined from Shanghai. Mr. crack is cut quite himself yet, but he is in

Narba removed sometime in the seventies to two large houses at the corner of Pottinger Street opposite the Central Police Station, proving and may be all right on the day.

burned down si the firs of Christmas. 1869, and such was his generosity that he devoted one of them alainst oufiriy to the antorininiment of his friends when they paint visits to the Colony. The funeral took place yesterday afternaón and was very Dumorɔusly attended, amongst them we noticed Me Romano, the Han. J. IF, Stowart Lockbar, Mr. J. J. Francis, all the Roman Cato in clergy and several landing numbers of the Portuguese comtranuity.

Mr. Hart Book's Esperance worked over 1 mile and a ball, finishing the last zius furlongs in two fifty-so and a half.

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Merobant Millers, San Francisco,

Easter Brauch, Pedder Street.

WILLIAM WRinse, Manager,

FURNITURE WAREHOUSMAN

KWONG LOONG,

Cabinet-maker, Furniture Dealer, Art De

gorator.and Dexlar, 17, Queen's Road. THE LIGHT OF THE FUTURE EASTERN ACETYLENE LIGHTING COMPANY Load office, 52a, Queen's

Road Coutral. Fittings of every des

cription for the ACETYLANE LIGHT

at lowest rates. MERCANTILE AGENTS

WOODS & CO.,

18. Bank Buildings, Agents for the Fiel Mersatile Co. of San Francisco.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

MEE CHEUNG.

Ice House, Top Flor. Pericanent En- largements Grongs, Views, ote: Davel- opment Work, Amateurs” Requisites.

H. YERA,

Japano Photographer, 14, Beaconsfeld Arendy, Queen's Road Central, niso Wanchai. Amateurs' Requirementa

a Ep sciulty.

SILK LACE MANUFACTURER

FR. BLUNCE,

Exporton of Ra Hand-rande Torahon Laco in Silk, Tāīneu and „Cotton, Graan.

cloth and Babrožderia,

9. Bençausfeld Aenade, Opposite · Bengkong aud Shanghai Esot.

STOREKEEPERS.

Ir is apparently hopeless to convince the military authorities in England that there is any as in being proparel for eventualities, and the consequence is that on the ontbreak of every war of consequce something of first-class importance is discovered to be missing, while it is being put in order thousands of finds are smerificed, and the country jeopardiser beginning of the Crimeau, war when during of H.B.'s departace for the Fatherland. lubía reply Prince Henry said that be ap actant hostilities the whole had to be swept preciated very much the good wishes of the nut; it was so at the beginning of the Egyp German community and thanked them for their tian emmnaign, and now in South Africa we hospitality during his stay in Shanghai, and ia find a similar unreadiness sitting like an wishing to evors meers to assured them that whon of home he would continus to work incubus upon our army. We heard much | in the fúrtbernuce of German interests in China. for instance a low. years ngó about the wanti of mounted iubotry, and the Horse Guards. gave is to berstund that the want was "being supplied, and yet when we and our selves opposed 10 a country of horseriders the cavalry arm has been well nigh forgot ten. Go of artillery; most of the modern improvements of the arm havo been initiated in England; we puses all the means for manufacture, and our guns when made will bear compétition with tas first. Yet when. Sir John Carrington, K. D.C.L, U.M.G. we send a large army to Africa guns afe

April last. arrived yesterday in the Gorman. forgotten, and we fut the cuemy better pro mail steamer Boyen. The Hen. W. Beigl, vided the ourselves. Now thero is avary Goodman (Attorney-General) who has beer nigs that our next war will be in or about Art of Motinas de apo

Mr. J.-W. Nocion. Kyche (Registrar), and Me, the Pacifio, and we may fairly ask have we A Bath (Deputy Registrar) weat card companion Pilgrim over the sainu distance. The shank. A. Fleet, Ho Fuk, To Cheung Shui, and their anguitors to support, ILIM. Kuang Htecting at Aldershot, consists of the 1st War. LANE, CHAWFORD & CO ;-

welcomes Lim back to Hongkong. Our readers will be plowed to learn that Sir John rotarus in the best of health.

are these important naval centres any better

It is notified in our advertising columus that a branch of the Deutsch-Asiaslische Bunk will bo opened to-day in Hongkong, Mr. F: Urbig being appointed manager, The German Bank does a large business at Shanghai, and will he are fairly well provided with banks. Yet banks doubt be welcomed in Hougkong, though we are good insitatious to have in our midst, and their number denies the colours ruparity, therefore we may extend the Mafecity iuvita- tion to Let 'em all come."

Justice), who has been us for

swoll the strangth of the stuuding sundron. In

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The top notchers Shannon and Pluto both did useful work. Shagoon is attracting more certain that he will not be a participator in the attention every mording, and it is absolutely

Consolation Stakes on the last day..

London, at Jaunty, weary with experiment dotrebnents of lousl -It is proposed to loayan the Imperial Yoo- Moontal Corps.

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- THE HONGKONG TUB COMPANY, LIMITED Charger shows signs of rotaraing to samo.

The nivelenath erdinary al esting of thing the his form. The old pony looks bright shareholders in the Hongkong Jon Company. and worked salisfactorily ever the Lositano Cup Tipiled. was beld at the offiers of the course. Mr. Davids' Black Prices, whose game Generel Maingers (Messis. Ja line, Mathison appears in the Derby list, fushed the last mija, al Co. Fedder ateset. The chair was ocou of ane and squirter gallop in te bountypied by dir. . W. Dies, and there ware also premut: Mass. W. Parlane, famiger), two. Ting non easily vanquished his stable 1. W. Bull. (écretary), Bruck drill, Cruick who are of one mind will eaturn to the Junil of and be remainder at Aldershot

beeription güdens, Major and Minor, who are also stably males, wout a milo in 9.204.

addition to the line-of-battle ship Fuji unt ac will do little more thau round them off. hima, it is hoped that the Shivshine, which

The mabilization of the Eighth Division is in Progress

The 16th Brigade comprises the Tad Grans

The diers: the 2nd Scots tunels; the Lad Eest Yorkshires; the 15th ten Leinstera Supply Companies nee mobilising at Woolwich, The 17th Brigals, the staf of which is tol: ratashiros, the 1st South Staffords, the 2nd West Kouts, and the 2nd Manchester

The Supply Columu comprises 37th Company, Arms Service Ueep; No: 34 Bator Coloplay; and a Field Hospital.

The Divisional Artillery includes the 800,)

The sight lufantry Battalions, including á

1,500 boss, oighton guns, and eight ranchine muted company cab, ne of-full showngth, tho total saunuting to 10,519 aficers sal met

Majors "Dahorly and Wilson, formerly of the

A RAILWAY YOLUNTEER VORES. The formation of a corps of failway Volun

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Itistated that the Empress Doanger unf her Fak Hau in made any preparation? We have a fine unvy

The CEDARY read the notice convening advisers, being afraid of a revelation in Peking, ike meeting.

have applied to the Russian Government for hat is this all we want? For oaf owu navy

The CHAIRMAN Bald-With your permis-help, and that, recordingly, Russian troope aro to be effective wa requira station where it

Storm King and Pirate King, two of Mr. G.

xiou I propose 10-take this report, auw expacted at Peking soon-It is ruliably res may refit and coal. We have the stations, but The Ecize de Chins states that a project has I. Potts Derby nominations, wore couplet to store you, rond. The quantity of iceported that the Japanese fovernment ins, are boy fit? goal will not the pavy find that on formed by M. Doamer, Governos uneral gether over nine firings Tha jurang was soll during the year was larger than usual, through its Minister at Poking, protosted

of French Indo-China, for bennesting the its work will be cat out in protecting the Franch and Pussian tolograph systems in accomplished in 2.571, both poiss aishing well, although some of the entiels way it against his action of the Eropress Dewagorth, and fit Field Batteries.

Loop to us in the fulare, Yet it is The Empress Bowager is exakto depend upon China. The project includes the lying of a stations? Is Singapore fit to stand a siegerhort cable to onenost Caps St. Jteques, at Forest King over a milo and he did it success-sumption, scalinusuce of which may be Prin (the father of ths now

Insert King Wasked to try conclusions with xelisfactory to note on jucrease in local cut the Maxche troups (the Insheng Brigade of oven for a unik unprotected by the Best? the month of Dou-Hai, a river in Saigen, with fully. Mr. Potts candidates look as formaidalia Felina su. Dar revenue from cold strogo parent) for protection, and to support duty In not our own Hongkong susiuly dependent Pulo Condor, an istand about 80 miles from the us any of the otter representatives, and the dark thongle nesecity surall shows a satisfactory distress with on strong heat. This troops

moath of Mekong, on the roule from Bangkok.

increma, sul I may add that if farther nocom Indruber mascly 10,000 mob, and be in ‘also hand- on our ships of war. There are sss to Singapore. The English cable conugeting blog and white hoops will entish the jitgan aya macation should at any time be required theglova with the "Boxers" and other anti. Bedfordshire and the 10th fix surs, no tu gut- for a fleet, we take it, other than lying liaiphong and Faithow would be repurchased, more than once during the mooling.

company is able and will be prepared to pra foreign bands in Shantung, Chihti, and Hond tire price of Musaur Resorvists for

Romount Depots in Africa. still, and permitting our porte to be blook and prolonged by no overhead wire in rang-

ride it. The factory buildings and plant are provinces."-N. C. Daily News. chow-wan, and Luques a subuzerine sable would

SUR THREATENED, PROBLE aded, but unless we vastly duginent our counoot with the Russian aystem st"Amoy.

Saturday morning's work should be fall of a good order. As yon will abusers from the

aconate, a sam of $200 was subscribed to the The airerad Cetic ways that a forsig Interous, and will certainly attract a good at- Soldiers and Sailora Families, Fund, and this I-rusilout of Shanghai has rece recom fleet, or fortify own stations, this seems likely to be the only prospect before our The approaching Japanese Raval muro date. The ponies should be the end of have no doubt will have your approval. Pro- cation from the leaders of the various soerot

will be on an unpreondanted seals Forty stuns the work, be showing some of their bust form,suming that you adopt the General Managers societies of sitanghai in the following terms: sailors. When we look away from China,nry oxproted to take part in them, indegundout and very little improvement can be looked for properly will then stand at $100,000, a very what rightectsrest is. We are obliged to live Volunteers at St. Paul's Cathedral last night,

"Tecomatndations as slated in the report, your "Although wɔneu a rough psapla, wy konaw we find the same negleet rampant, Looky of torpedo graft, the squadrons of Yokosuka, afterwards. The low saboquent gallops sud odorato figure blow which there does not cooks in this extitute manner owing to the voracions he street with swaging, ring at Sydacy, or at Esquinault for instance, Sasuke, and Kurs contributing their gets to pipe openers to which they will be subjected any oceity to reduce it. Beforets known to us as a lover of Chips. Wo soser The Beachers of Lincoln's and Gray's Lozs

and winked Maulavias You have long bon. roullitudes, Reudless of the dawnpore of min. LANE CRAWFORD & CO. tho adoption of the report and socounts I «ball be glad to answer Guy ghostions which share. givò temble to the missionaries of your country afterwards sapped the Contingent; and ser

Sines the nighth anoon last Judges delivered elequent sporches. Colonel holders may wish to pat relating to the repeat and Christians.

y we have bein at the point of raising our Mackinnon enlogiwd the Lord Mayor's energy. No questions being aked; the report nad patritio dig, and we only refrained because The pavovodings were tamult

The City Volunteer had a hearty, furamail souls were adopted on the motion of the ear. Emperor Kuang Hsu was still mor

the sun, and we have patiently kapt silence fio-day, extra polun praventing a repolition of CHAIRMAN, Bonded by Mr. FLEET.

On the motion of Mr. Ho Fux, seconded by the hopy that China would.yot bocoma the means of wichinsiastic mobbing. aud alsowhore The Stewards of the Club also Mr. Lo CHUNG STUI, Mr. Phomas Arnold woulthy and strong. Now, having mad the

wus re-elected auditor. request the planet of the presence of the

Imperial Billet of the 94th fust, we bara be. Dr. Daly gives an out of the first case ladies daring she three days racing. As en

The transport Macheter Por! has shilod for The CHAIRMAN—That is all the busipens, unme ceriait that the Emperor Koong. Hau | tho Vapo' with this bönd, 84th, and 85tti Finla of bubonic plague which occurred & Newoh- United States Govorunens in a position to wang. The plugue iroke out in July last, he closure, is to be reserved for members, and

will be forced to vacate the throne unless somo Batties and details, representing a total of 25 To-morrew.

action is taken. So we are unable to romniu alice, 56 Fen, 450 formos, sod 17 turn out Hius of battleships directly into her says, the first viblings being nembols of tre members wives and futailies. Tickets can bu

passivs any longar, And therofora wa hag you to The Muor las arrived at Cas Pacific waters, is there any reason why families. Eight people were then attacked and obtained by members applying to the alark of all died. This neighbours.employed a geomiacr

When the Boers vougled Jamstown, they davie a plan to evout the dadsltion of the also the Torba (e)with General Hooter uur own ports should be behind hand to Brd out why these familien were so aflister the course, Mr. T. F. Hough. Nu servents aro boged at the postmaster a door. Opening it amper, and to importune aperor Kaang Mundoonia oa boat the Jelunga, with Vancouver Island is admirably situsied he and he ordered the gause of the first victim to to be allowed inside the onelozurs without cruce, and seeing who they were, bu alammed Hsu to continue to bold the reins of Govern- two panics of urina Artillery and de-

ment and to wisi catire power in order lo savo tails: to opened. Then they found the corpse covered ifcrets. These can who by procured from it prang to the tulograph lustruit, rang the Chinese Biopire. If you will be nu kind us

ng Dordrechty and bad got on far as Doors. Is within thick fur and it was shedding tears of Hough.

FERRAL ELERY'S ADVANCE. making Boure hot, when they swampers. If we receive no reply within five

to reply to this latter, please do us through the TAMAN SA Toudon, 21st Jannney,

A offcial besp statthat Gangal Clory, dragged him from his instrument

days we will wait no longer, and we fear that who is with General Warren, nagenged bilo suomy A writer in yesterday's indo takes exception When the Ecer invaders entered Griquatowa | China will never have a day of peace agat.”?- in thut locality. Dr. Daly hoped the authorities Muny yours ago we started at Esquimalt would make the geomaneer sanitary oflour to the increase in the charges for admission ther found the washerwomen busy over the

EntGosleek on Saturday morning antil 2 o'cloøk According to native papers, the Telegraph' al night, driving tw Blomes from ridge to ridge foundations of n grent naval station. In Howeror, the plagus broke out shawlur. Bu One hundred per cent, is in itself saltantial gistrati's slutben. A bright idea struck Compasies Bare received information from shoir For a distans of this milos, and broucking those days the British feet was paramount troen 2 and 3 per cent of the population wore

their clothes instand. This this loyal washer in refereuse to the dompettive of the Emperor still evafot him poultry, pigs, doga and sattia were also attack, clurge of two dollars for esel day a large nuus women refused to do. In avenge the Boers will be allowed to bo transmitted from Shuang-

Der of people are to wonder if the game in threw the magistrate's linen into the river, bal-Mercury.

(continued on Supplement.)

than Hongkong of Singapore? Have either

take her plass in the mauvres. This may be

of them the means of refitting, for instante, lett England on the 25th it, will be able to The Jookoy Club announces that tickets of #dinahled fleat? Could either turn out called Japan's first post battu display. The admission to the grand stand and enclosure even a gunboat unassisted? Have either data has not yet been fixed, but it will probably may be obtained of Megsts. Kelly and Walsh, the means of noiommodating a garrison of bomo tas batween March 25th, and April whilst booksara obtainable from Messes, Noralia

sny ten thousand men ? If we looked naross the water to San Franolaco, we did the

the oublier of a great ustion, and only needs

a littlo encouragement to become a tower

10th.

blood. He endured the remains to be crematod,

of strength instead of a source of weakness, and that settled it There was ne more plagas

and Rocounts. :

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