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CANTON.

[VROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Canton. 7th June. TÜN SQUEEZE 87STEM RECEIVES A BLOW.

In the official yanten it has been the invariable practice, from time immemorial to sell the posts of secretaries, writers, ueliers, and runners, to the highest offer, and the money so valised has gone into the pocket of the mandarins. The

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 11TH, 1900

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

CORPS,

Hongkong Post Office on the year's transactions smosuted to 880036.60.

Maney Orter Business.-The total amount of

INTIMATIONS.

The Report of the Hongkong Velantes orders issued and paid in Hongkong and Siang EYE-SIGHT.

hai was $633.99778 while in 1908. If amounted to $527,419.00. The sale of Imperial und Local Postal Orders exconded that of 1808 the former by 91,009 and the latter by $300.

the year another rence

was made to carry out the results.

During

the

tio

TO LET.

TO LET.

From the 1st July,

TOS. 5, 7 & 9, ZETLAND STREET.

NOTICE.

tagether with the use of a Godown if required.

For particular apply tow AM continuing my Sight Testing Rooms MESSES, DAVID SASSOON, SONS & CO. * ̈*

Hongkong 15th May, 1900.-

in Hongkong at.

(W. BREWER & CO]

TO LET.

1479

FIVE ROOMED FURNISHED

TWO EXECUTIONA BY LIZOTBF)". A man of the age of 30, named Hi Po-ún, who had murdered his father with a chopper. was tried and sentenced by the provincial judge Corm for the sesson 1939-1900 has been pab to be executed by lingtee io, cutting to pieces).lished. We make the following extraota

The total strength of the Corps is now 311 of He was a native of Houngshani, and was known to bo ncr compes mintie. The sentence all ranks as against 181 of all ranks (in 1993.

1899). was confirmed by the Viceroy and carried out The Staff Field Battery, "A" "B" and on the execution ground on the 6th inst., a fow Machine Gun Companies, "D" Inisatry at this office in 1997, on the subject of partial union of China with Hongkong After foreigner from Shameen being present to wit. Compay, "E" Engineer Company, and the postal

Baid, now number 8, 03, 143. 31, 20, and 15 anch correspondence between Postmaster ness the scene. The day protions another mectively, es compared with Establishments General and the Portal Authorities at Peking which, hiring ay übesuco, jill be i» CHANGE HOUSE in CAINE ROAD. person who has bought any of these posts is enlprit by natae-Tai, was also executed by, 110, 123.57, 30630 for the Cozia make view to the preparation of the necessary Con- |

24, respectively. sud it had bees subraitted to London with # exported to make inonay ten times as much lugt for kidnapping and selling his mother The new Regata Fish Battery, thres ventions, I regrst to say that ewing to this At

MB. MoIVER, Member Ph. Ser.. during the year as what he has paid. Be not a house of ill-fanio,

provision for a Machine Gun Companies, ni Enginar Comministration having been unable to accels to A Register of all Gheses applied my consti doubt it is very lurativo toployment. To

pany, and a Band. Each of the new Units, as certain essions subsequently proposed, this

mattor fell through.

tuents in the Far East is kept here and asy give himself a larger scopo, a runner, for

sanctioned, has been raised

R.M.L. guns The als obsolete pouiler instance, will put abstitute in the office to

The usual number of complaints regarding kind of ordinary or special leases can be work for him, and the substitute, paying, aleoA meeting of the Legislative Council with 200 lbs have been exchanged for air 2.5.R...the alleged loss, delay or missending of unregis for the acting appointment, will squeeze they be hell today, alouday: 11th June, et 3p.. gana peading the acquisition of breech-loading tored letters were frequently made, but in paner gana of the newest pattern, suital for use in cases the Office was without blama, and looking who have anything to do with the yellen. Whils

1. Financial Minutes. (Nos. 27. 23 and 20.)

the colony. It is earnestly hope that this he himself will go about to levy blackvisil on

Raportul tha Finance Cs (25) vital question, of re-armauen. Will soon be dealt the sizeimstances surrounding the Hongitong I do not think they were exceptional. gainbling catablishments, houses of ill-fame pad 33. Moticn.That the Standing Rules and with in a satisîuctory are bean sout to the other hand. I ran to have to

Bix 0.4% is. Maxim gana boats, ko. Against those refusing to pay this heOrders of this Connell made, in pursuance wonld trump up a case and have them arrested, of Article XIX, of the Royal Instructions of England for conversion to guns of 109 in exli Lettera

the 19th day of January, 1883, and dated

Smeliately will be sent home for converdian put in prison, and tortured until the money is the ith day of June, 1891), te amended as fol. be, and the remaining six 0.45 in. Mazim jud. As an instans of this the following | love

The Martini-Heary

in the S so may be quoted. Chan: Leg Chai" is a

sion of the Corps hy best

»

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

DUAINENS,

six,

ol

guna

ths.omplaints

Paresla,

to

That No. 34 of the paid Rakes and, Orà. ratnrn of the first 10el by 233 393 Tatters and Parcles conld not be traced. In

obtained.

1532

REPAIRS A SPECIALITY.

N. LAZARUS, Honghong, 4th May, 1900.

THE REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1609.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK,

TOTICE is hereby given that MAN SUI CHEE has, on the 12th day of April,

eases 4. he was getting old, und having rande i Sasa monien the dovernor, or the Member pre-teen sword bayonets, pattern 88, have banor that, owning ta rome etro, eccipts 1900, applied for the registration, in Hongkong. |

fernal his business to a man. Pun Yü-bín, reser. ving some interest in it for the maintenance of his poor relatives. Pan is of a respectable

well known draggist shop in Canton. The ars be amended by striking out the words "by the consent of the President sud saajority of proprietor thereof and sunde rosion of delive the Mombas presents and by securitating, at by the sale of pill, which were said to be very hen thesof. the words "if a motion to that good and efficacious for debility and ether dis effect is carried by a majority of votes, and on original vote in common money enough, he wanted to retire, and trans with the odior Members of the Council, as also

rotes shall be a coating vote if the votes I be equal,"

of the said Rules and Orders (.) That No. be amended by striking out the words "at least," and substitming. In lieu thereof, the words "or, Law Committee, in the presence of at least 1

Da added to No. (e) That the words fodore, viz. :- TONY 49 of the said Rules and Member of

either Law

Commiting or the Publib Works Committee shall die, or become fucapable of acting, or he absent from the Colony or resign by writing under his hand, or

of and whics, only tan Cases too well proved. aurination of all the After books kept in the Registration Department. it was discovered that no less than 83 Registered

in. Martini-

i-Badeld Artillery carbines, Mark m

Lark many of these essa, however, no complaints ha 11.53 Magazine, at. Dala File fart 1, have of last o bern, anal, and in source in cienzees it was for the use of the Infantry found that botters had trice heen Engineer Companies. Three haired and re

covered, the letter had bota

ter had bot returnedtothessaders areivel to replace the old word bayonets of but the receipt never cancelled. In one instancu the 150 chi Martini-Henry Carbines dad sword the guilt in connection with an Insured Parcel baronets 190 sets were given to the Hongkong for India was brought home to a clerk who hail Police and 50 have been kept by the Corps for joined the Registration Branch on the 2nd May drill purposes.

The discipline of the Corpse has been excond-theigned on the 3rd June on the round of mening CHAN Po in black and

the insuficiency of the salary. Ha, on convic tion, was sentenced to six months' hand labour. At in maing Best Quality Under the head of Drille the Bgures are as and bad he not died before the expiration of his Black Dragon, in the name of the CHAN follows

sentence, there were one or two other cases that PO FIRM, who claim to be the proprietors FB "A" 3.0. Co. "p" "gr +D' fit: Che would have been charged with. The daily thereof.

cheek since introduced will avoid any inilar Have beerste

elect with more. thandel

occurrence in the future,

family, possessing an honorary title of mandarin in the ease of the Sur Members theras į ingly good throughout the season.

late

the

from any cunse his soat on either of such Committes kecome vacant, the President may at any meeting of the Council, appoint another Member of Council, in his placa, to be a Mem

Committee. ber of ench

ORDERA OF THE DAY 1. First ruting of a Bill entitlen Au Ordin unce to further amend The Magistrates Ordin- ancez, 1800 (No. 10 of 1899).

Have become

Are

33

dest with le TRANTENNA

16

ti

clent....

10

21

L

Total

14

衍

12

Have bcpone efcient with more than 29 viriti 24 Have bebompealent with less tho de Are bou-one...

&

T

*I

1.

The want of a Ride Rango for the Corps

and.

EXPORT CARGOES.

Apply to

C. I., Care of Office of this Paper. Hongkong. 31st May, 1990.

[1626

TO LET.

TOS, 2 and 7, WILD DELL," Wa Na

A New BuLDING ext to Edlo Wild," Seymour Read.

Apply to-

SANG KEE. 11. Pray Central.

1691

· Hongkong, 6th June, 180v.

TO LET SHORTLY.-

NTO. 6. LYESMOON VILLAS, Kowloon. -

5 Rovin Apply

HUMPHREYS DSTATE ARD

FINANCE CO. LIMITED. Hongkong, du Juris, 1999.

1035

in the Register of TRADE MARKS, of the following TRADD MARKS, A Floral device con taining the Chinese characters O resting CHAN POU LOONG and Floral device containing the Chinese clamotere TURNISHED-For 3 months from 21st

The TRADE MARt has been need by the said Firia for 15 years in respect of the following goods in class. viz: Tea. A facsimile of the TRADE MARK Ca le son at the office of the Colarial Secretary of Hongkong. Dated the 9th day of Mng","

1410

DENNYS & BOWLEY.

Solicitors for the Applicant,

W. BREWER & CO

TO BE LET.

fast. RICHMOND HOUSE,” Rozin- soy ROAD (with Teunis Lawn).

Apply to

Mr. R. COOKE. Hongkong, 6th June, 1900,

TO LET.

UITE of OFFICES. OLD

CENTRAL Inuediate Possession. Apply to

CUACO.

-

1673

PRATA

Care of Paily Pree Oilico

(1055 Hongkong. 4th April, 1000.

2. First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordin.lns been very severely felt during the past sea,ases rhino vlang, Z gases blackwoodware, 5 cases Academy Pictures, 1000, & Parts at 70 eta, each ting Room, Bath Room and Kitchen-in

by purchase, and is also doing very well. It so happened that one of the relatives of the Chan Lee Chai had trouble, with Fun од necount of some money matter, and at the instigation of the yamen runters summoned him before the Pau Yi Magistrate. Then the yawen runners, Tom Kwan, Totai, and Chan Ching, took with them 30 or more men of the same character as themselves, went into Pun's houso, brought him into the Pulico office of the gamen, an icled to exact blackmail from hin. Pan, refusing to pay the rnapore, whe insulted him, tore off liis long coat, and other. wis illtreated him. They did their lost to place overy obstacle in his way, so that he could not make known his ease to the magis

N.B.. mestizzing Committes trato. As Fun is a man of influence and of Some means he mutaged to appeal to the Higher will be hell immediately after the Council. Court of the reiect Shu Tai Chuan, who had the manners brought up and tried, and in pus sing scatence the prefect ceasured them sorore- ly, and stigmatized then as the worst class of men flat prey upon the vital of their follow beinga Order have been sent to all the ofte als and gontry of the districts under his juris- dietion to take note and be informed that if any xuch caso ever comes to their cogintance they are not to hesitate to report it to him.

ance to send The Pions Ordinance, 1899.

R. F. JOHNSTON,

Clerk of Councils.

WATER RETURN.

LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESEFTOIRE ON THE 1ST JUNE.

LEVEL

1890.

1900.

below overflow. below overflow, Tytam 76 ft. 0 in, 49 4. 6 in. Pokfulam......... 5 ft. 0 in. 8ft. 9 in. Wongnaicheong 37 ft. 1 in. 14 ft. 5 in. STOLAGE GALLONA,

1800,

1900 Tytan... 20,010,000 80,150,000 Fokfulam 3,200,000. $1,440,000 Wongnatchsong 1,442,039. 34,230,000

Total

25,252,000 155,170,000 CoNEUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, 3900,

1800. 1900,

CONCERNING DRAGON BOATS, There are two kinds of Dragon Baufs. That with a figurehead of dragon at the bow is called a male dragon, and that with a moon carved u its bow fa a female dragon: male joss riding on misle dragen, and feninle joss on female dragon. The best is built of hard wood, costing from three to four hundred dollars each. In every village there is a dragon boat society belonging to a particular joss-house. Immediately after the festival the dragon boat is intered in the mud, and is formed the sleeping dingen till next year when it will bử dng up again for the races; it is then called a swimming dragon. Besides those there are many different names for dragons. suel na gold drugon, silver dragon, yellow dragon, green dragon, black dragon, flying dre gon, hidden dragon, fiery dragen, water dragon, and short-tailed dragon; do. The Emperor of China is denominated dragon, his face is the dragon-countenance, his head the dragon-head, his robe the dragon-robe, and his throne the dragoa-seat. On the 3rd or 4th day of the feast most of the dragon bouts re- paired to Wong Chuk-kes, their vadezvous Fomewhere at the southern part of Canton, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Figaro Salon, 1000

Per steamer Bowlery, sailed on the 22nd May. For Harre1 cas feathers, 1 case cop "E" ENS, CO. BAND, perware, 5 0143s sundries, & ouses Chinaware, 10 cases blackwoodware, 15 cases camphor. 20 cases bristles, 41 doses human hair, 50 cases tax. 06 bales capes, 97 rolls mate and 100 packages bambooware. For Harro and/or Hamburg 7 Chinsware, cases Interns, 10 ces casos, 12 100 bades feathers and 205 rolls tion Course" with the new arms he ob

mate. For tained. The extreme argency of the mustar

matting

For Havre and/or Hamburg and/or boon fully recognised by His Excellency the London 10 cases essential oil and 3,000 casos General Offer Commanding. Plans have been comphor. For Hamburg-1 case gongs, i cases prepared and a sita selected, and it is greatly to

Fristles. &

cases private effects. 6 cases mundries. be hope that the necessary funds will be voted 3 eases Chinaware, & eases blackwoodware. 10 to allow of the work being put in hand without

€9648 bman hair. casas palm leaf fans, r the When the range for

ie com- delay

bales bamboos, hoped that the annual coarse as laid ploted, it

rolls.

matting,

209 packages. re- crackong and 2-4 bales feathers.

son, with the result that virtualy no " Regala um and/or Bordewax :-1-45 rolls La Panorama (Exposition Universelle).

Corp

13

a Porn Son, 10 the Siberian

$1.50 each

La Payoran 1900.

Railway, by Vallimir Forty-que Years in India, by Lord Roberts 7.00 The Natal Campaign, by Bennet Burleigh 3.50

88,50

P

Hamburg

225

own in the Home Volunteer Rorulations 1809 Caner. 209, 100 bales ruttan core, 133 tales On the Eve of the Wor, by Evelyn Cecil,

SEI

Chingware, For London -100 caseE CAM-

M.P. ...

son

JA

7,60

3.90

"

4.50

70

10.50

6.50

will be completed by the whole Core and/or Bremen:-70 rolls matting. For Ham-Ordered South, by Mrs. C. N. Williamson 200

In conclusion, it

from

brary and/or Antwerp :-) casos bristles. For The Philippine Islands, by Foroman port that the progress of the Corps during the Hamburg had or London:- 180 packages canes Fécondite, by Zola (French Edition) past season has been exceptional god. Els and S cases human hair. For Arnstordara:-13 The War in South Afrios, by J. A. Hol-

the ahaus by progress has been broughts efforts of the young hor. Fee Buszos Ayres: - cusca curios, 12 cases

patriotic cusse spicit and the self-denying off both those who pluck men of the colony, the Corps, and also bluckwoodware. 14 oases Chinaware and 13 cases were already members those who joined it during the past season; by the exertions of Officers whose services I have already mentioned; and by the generous revus nition and help afforded by the Garsinment and the Talatare. I trast that similar con- ditions of progress will not be wanting in the

fature.

POSTMASTER GENERAL'S

REPORT.

The report of the Acting Postmaster Ganeral for 1990 has been published. We make the following extracts:-

Corwamption 84,209,000 98.400,000 galloni Estimated poja-

200,000 Jution

206,000 Consumption per

hed per day 19.5

15.4 gallons. Approximate statistics of International and 15 days inter- 1st, 13th inter- Laual Correspondence received and despatched mittent apply. mittent supply.

taken in October. give the following rasults :-. CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PEN-using the year, which is based on the statistics

INTERNATIONAL. INHULA DURING Tan Most of May.

3,140,000

Beceived. Despatched. 8086,143 gallots Consumption

1309. 1800; 1803. IK Estimated popa.

26,900

Ordinary letters 1,454,680 168.201 221 979 1,341,60 28,100

Post cards

44,670 65,02 44,930,516 Caption per

Newspapers and head por day...

0.7

9.3 gallons

other articles 1,207,000 1,009,370 472,160 781.00€ The Government Analyst reports that the Registered articles 123,720 282,450 113,070, 160,10/ water is of excellent quality.

R.D. ORMSBY, Water Authority.

lation......

where there is FL joss house. to worship The C. P. R. steamer Empress of China,

LOCAL.

Frosive

Dopatched. 1608.

1523. 1800.

1808. Onlinary letters 183 620 233,629 81,170 10,500 1550 2,470 1010 1,150 Pest marchi

13,020 other articles 10.230 Nowej pars anil

13533,139 10,300 8,100 Registered articles 9.759

Compared with the previous year it will be that there was an increase under each head in both International and Local Correspondence. I may mention that included in the total and

sundries.

Per P. & 0. •sterner Japan, sailed on the 24th Mas For Manchester19 bales waste silk. Glasgow-16 exes blackwoodware For London 2015 bales homp and 4 cases cigars from Manila, 1 bales duck feathers and 210 -cheste tes from Foochow 500 boxes toa, 2 rakes gongs, 6

Acasas silks, 2 cases cases copperware,

60 cases bristles, 295 cms China- bird feathers,

6 cases carios, 134 Ware, 10 cases blackwoodware, rolls mata 16 packages rattaaware, & boxes a bicycles, 19 cases packages tire-sekera. Preserves, 4 hexen cigars, 121 bales feathers, f private affects and 60 bales.canes

самея

Per atomer faicheur, sailed on the 26th May. For Liverpool-1939 bales hemp, 158 bales mat, 40 bales rape, 10 bales bambooware, 4 cases cigars and 2 packages sundries.

of

the

FOOD SUPPLY COMMISSION. HE Ladies who signed the Petition which resulted in the Appointment of the abov named COMMISSION are respectially_re- quested to

to assist tho Commission in the conduct its- enquiries by communicating in arit ing un early as

as possible all feata within their of the Eise experience bosring on

1 Colony

List of in Price of Provisions in the Prices paid for the mure Ordinary

Articles Food produced locally for example, Bread, Firar, Rice, Fish, Bear, friton. Eggs, Pontivy and Gare,

Vegetables and Fruit, at vas Pericas during the last Five Years will be ex- trinely valuable. Similar Tasta showing the Prices at diferent times of Wood, Cost, Chur-

Weetminster Cartoons, No. 4, South

Africa...

The Citizens' Atlas

African Incidents, by Thurston

23 & 25, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

RUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND

SHIPPERS:

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Seal) LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.

Sole Agents.

Hongkong, 17th May, 1805

THE

TO LET, FURNISHED, From 1st July to end of the Year.

SUITE OF ROOMS-Bedroom, Sit-

a very convenient and healthy locality.

Moderate Rental.

Apply to-

X. X, Z., Care of Daily Press Office, Hongkong. 90th May, 1900.

[1634

TO LET.

PUROPEAN RESIDENCE, 166, QUDEN'S EUROPEAN Opel to get breeze,

Apply to-

'N. MODY & CO.

1627 Hongkong, 31st May, 1800.

TO LET

FURNISHED HOUSE at Monnison

HILL, on or about 1st prox.

For particulars, apply to the undersigrod.

C. H. GRACE

4, Marrison Hill,

[3:40

Hougkong, 2nd May, 1900,

TO LET

66 TULLAH SIDE." BONHAM ROAD,

from 1st July next.

Apply to-

J. R. MICHAEL.

Hongkong, 30th May, 1900.

. [1620

1521

BO

Apply

CHINA AND JAPAN TELEPHONE CO, LD.

HONGKONG EXCHANGE.

OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.

SUBSCRIPTIONS :-

LINES.

of

EXCHANGE

the mother-dragon, while contesting in arrived at Shanghai at 8.30 pm on Friday, the their aces for prices or for fame they guardi inst. nl left at 6 pm on the 8th inst. for relled sad fought a pitched battle with stones, Niguel, where she is due to arrive at 7 am

on Monday, the 11th inst. mud, and revolvers, many of the dragon-bont- The 0, & 0. steamer, mon returning with broken heads and wonud left San Francisco Gaelic with mails, oto, lettors, etc., posted and delivered in Hongkong. [ to throw, any light on the sabiect either us TO-

this port via Honolulo, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagusski and Shanghai or the 6th inst.

The Aukizion Singapers for this port on the 9th inst

steamer Trieste left Lloyd The Imperial Gertanu Mail steamer Sachsen

bost

como

into

el limbs. On the 30th ult, the dragon

of the Punkow village collision with that of the Lip Tak village. which brought on a fight amongst the men, two being drowned and several wounded. Every year the Chinese authorities bure issued notifications prohibiting the dragon-boat races, bat this is merely a deni letter to which no atten tion le paid.

ARREST OF LAD KOK-SHUN'S AEBAILANT. The intended assasin of Lao Hok-shun, one of the directers of the Commercial Bureau, has been arrested by the Inspector of Felice of the Eui Kwan diariot at the Kiting Tong steamer wharf on the day of the dragon-boats festival. He is quite a young man of about 20, and is no doubt a birou sssaain; eo at the trial sovare forture will be used to extort confession sa to who elas is concerned in the attempt. Lao Hok-shun has completely recovered suder the treatment of a foreign doctor, but is advised

as against 149,690 in 1993.

A Statement of the number of Bags. Paskota,

the heel Local-Raccived there were 199.490 col and Oil will also be of alus.

All Persons who feel thażaselves in a.

a Position

gards the fact of the Rise in Prices or as to the case or causes thereof are respectfully requested Parcel Boxes and Loose Letter Boxes reunivul and despatched shows the respectable total efto communicate with, the Undersigned in writ 64.490 Bags, 3,633 Pankets. 3.035 Pareal Beting or, if they prefor it, to tender themselves lofa Shanghai vis Fonchow oz Friday, the Stand 3,990 Loose Letter Boxes, handled at this for examination as witnesses.

inst, and may be expectel Lore on or about o Wednesday, the 19th inst

office

By direction of the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, special statistics were taken of the weight of mails despatched by British Con tract Packets from London and Hongkong dal

Since his return to England Mr. Kipling has tell a quaint little story of 21z. Atking in bosing the first days of May; the result is up- pital. Mr. Kipling had signed in to upor pended (Table C). The total weight being-Lou-

don-Lettera svecalo,

725

oza. Post Cards 1 lo.. 14 a number of those curious süvery

Other Articles 10,096 Tos and Hong 023 we believe, South African palm-for the com- 10

578 lbs. 6 oz., Post Carle ) 16. Pissing through a hospital ward he noticed a fort of any wounded soldier who asked for it. Long

Articles The 25-

1,015 11 029., Other

153 11 029. of

total amount received convalescent schlies exhibiting this te

721.45

which was $16,101.32 less than Kipling listened was $216,7 leaf to a comrade.

This falling off was dus, year What! you got one, tan exclaimed the other the

“ત0XT:40 12 raluns of. the Why he must a strapped a bloomin' wood be not to any this time."

Os antrinite, to

NOT BEYOND HOPE.

not to go out. Probably he will leave Canton Rheumatism will be glashoes of a real

for Shanghai agafn..

LIGHTNING TATALITIES AT CARTOS. During the last fertnight Canton has been

denos, for

fe

Correspon inurse. "hat

1a. Pontigo rats on letters to the United Kingdom and the majority of the

to British Colonies. I hare every reason love, however, that in the near future the stil! furter loss and coronot duns a the tirely re

it does not

Audes this loss f

Those who have suffered your aster year with

that has proved an arə no conditions of Rheumatism, no matter or Parcel Post transactions Included in the total Esters or from what, wider willy cared 2886.Farcels ancaired there wer› 2:275 Parcals

he ralised and immediately he

and in the total 22, 193 Parods, des- Pooh's the bare metal $003 Parcela inarg tried a hundred renelis,

resigned to their fate. ara apt to be

the is no Auch thing as a cora Log

kmos

by

visited by thundey-storms and rains almost as a Oriental Jimenez 123penditure-There was a

every day. On the 2nd May at noon about woman at Fatehah was killed by lightning; o

the 24th & farmer's wife, while working at the come to believe that tim

doctors Taey

dead, the child being unhart, on the 29th trial host wesimese that vender osrtain heads of revenue."

REST OF

the large decreases under that of Shin Hing with a child in her arms, was struck been disappointed so ZEGRY

another Postage Stamps did Proft on Exchange the o all sosh wa say, total revenue received was less Ty 519,270.63. Little's Oriental Ba

Balm faithfully and patient I am glad, however, to point out that oa the sgain thros men in a milk shop. Tai Choon at ly nad you will soon rejoice at the return of your Expenditure side there was o decreas of Fatahan, were struck, ttro being killed and ore

precious

raved by a cotton quilt being over him; also on through Littany a person was cared $8,858.76. The net balsuce to credit of the

by the use of a

Oriental Balra, b

The Patences-Macniven & Cameron, Limited the same day an old man in his house at the single bettle, others have used from 3 to 6 bottles east gate of Show Hing was killed. The to obtain the same renit. In only very rare and DESERVE A NATIONAL MEMORIAL

exceedingly obstinate cases were more than 6 for their excellent inventions."-Dorer Chronicis. Chinese proverb saya-The thunder will bottles necessary Sold at Re. 1 per bottle. THE WAVERLEY PEN. THE PICZWICK Pzx,·

The ruboo Pay. THE OWL PEN. strike till the third genoration of those who Agente for Hongkong THE VICTORIA

1175-812]

Waverley Werke, Edinburgh. have dane wrong"

DISPENSARY, LA.

580 Per Annum.

PRIVATE LINES

$100 Per Annum.

NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION.

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