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SUPREME COURT,

Tuesday, 6th March.

EN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.. BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR JOHN CARING. SHTON, CM.G. (Güter JUSTICE), VERSAND A SEECIAL JURY.

KERIERT PRICE, TRADING AS H. PRICE

AND CO., V. LH BIN BANG, The tearing of this case was rounded. The plaintiff, prays that the defendant may be or dered specifically to perform an agreement and to STAB e lease to him in socordance with the terms of the said agreement,

the defendant,

THE HONGKONG DAH

Ho took away the

REVIEW

The Englishman in China during the Victorian Ara; as illustrated in the Career of Nir Rutherford Alcock, K,C.B., D.CL. BY ALE ANDER MICHIE. Edinburgh and London,

William Blackwood & Sons.

EDNESDAY, MARCH 6rx, 1901

NOTICES OF FIRMS NOTICE

E have Authorised. Mr. O. I. ELLIS to SIGN our Firm Prz PROCURATION

8. J. DAVID & CO.

[627 NOTICE.

Hongkong, lat March, 1801.

only appears in it in connection with the drama | wak willlug to ask and profit by his advice, the of British Intercourse. It is true that his life old mistakes continned, and the Foreign Ofoe, was in an important period conterminous with strong in its wilful ignoranos rt Chins iem that interesurse, and cannot be dimooisted with preferred the Chins of Its imagination to

W its history, but Mr. Michio's work is in no sense the China of fact. The period is, however, one from this to be taken as a biography, but rather as a his- of great interest in our relations with China, tory from a commanding point of view of the specially as most of the causes which have entire subject. The comparatively brief rtion since affected our intercourse for good or stil FROM the time of old Peter Auter, who in 1834 of the work occupied with details of the late had therein their first inception. Mr. Mialie's work now becomes of the greater interest and published his sketch of the British and Minister's private life intenside the position.

Is fell to Captain Elliot's lot to live to be the importance, inasmuch as he now became az Foreign Embassies to China, and intercourse with that Empire," down to the end of the can first to announce the failure of his well intended, interested sportator of the course of events and Notary Public, and suck Practice will try, we have had many detailed accents of though noise attempts to promote harmony the spot, different sets in the drama; but comparatively between the dissimilar elements which constitut few, if any, giving a readable historical neroanted European and Chinese policy. Under throat of the entire subject, and the strong and weak of sstermination the entire British community points of the various actors; and Mr. Michis at Canton suddenly found themselves fugitives; handsome volumes, published appropriately in they were refused the hospitalities of Ma the very first just in tint month of the new century, comes so, and had to take refuge on board the

called Tata ho knew that Price & Comla The letter was.addressed to Lum Su Man Canton, that "it is not by force and violence that ly this led to the occupation of Hongkong, time it seemed the most likely forerunner

cominences with the Duke of Wellington's reply to Lord Nagier reporting an outrage from His Majesty intends to establish a commercial intercourse between his subjects and China, but inculcated in all the instructions which you have received." Lord Napier's comment was to the point.

- What advantage, or what ever gain by negotiating point did We or humbling ourselves before these people or rather before their Government? The records show nothing But subsequent humiliation and disgrace. What advantage or what point, again, have we ever lost that was just and reasonable, by acting with promptitude and vigour? The records again assure us that such measures have been attended with complete succosa. '

B. OSWALD DYKES THOMSON has This Day been ADMITTED A PARTNER in my Practice as a SoBeitor, Proctor,

henceforth be carried on under the Style of

"STEPHENS AND THOMSON." Dated Hongkong, 1st March, 1901. 611 MATTHEWJ. D. STEPHENS.

April, 1901,

TO LET.

TO LET.

ELGIN STREET, SIX

a

NROOMED HOUSE from the 1st

Apply at-

No. 43, ELGIN STREET. "Hongkong, 2ml March, 1901.

TO LET.

about lime-washing the walls of the onlos, paint ing the selling, and repairing the walls of the godown behind the aXop, Bhan Shan mid that if an expense of no more than about $30 was incurred he would be willing to pay it. On Mr Price's suggestion a painter was called in to give an estimate. Mr. Price showed him what be wanted doing, and the painter said he would want $130 to do the Shan said he could not pay to work handiest Notice.) Ultimately Shan Shan was induced to agree to pay

$80. Mr. Pries to pay the balance. Wit ness then went over to David and Company

He asked him to put office with Shan Shan. in writing what ho agreed to as to the length of the lease, the monthly rental, and the amount to be contributed by the landlord towards the ME HE. Follock, ICC (instructed by repairs, and Shau Shan did this. The agreement Mesars Johnson, Stores & Master) appeared produced was the same, and it was in accordance for the

and Mr. J.J. Francia, KC with the terms agreed upon, plaintin Centruoted by Messen, Mounisy & Brutton) for document and gave it to Mr. Price. He told Mr. Prise that Shan Shan wanted something in jarers were Messrs Thos. Arnald (fore writing in exchange for this document, which sizes) A. Denison, J. H. Bettie, 1. A. he explained to Mr. Price. Mr. Price was Backa) R. G. Sbowan B. K: Leigh, and engaged at the time, but about an hour after wards he wrote a letter, put it in an envelope. Shelton Hooper.

being concluded and told him to take it to Shan Sima, which he The evidence of the plaintiff bei

did Chun Chi, the plaintin's godown keepër, was

Before ho sent the latter Mr. party were now renting two-thirds of a godown Pris fold bim, to go and so be it in Chinese at No. 10, Queen's Boat Central He first ume of the landlord and to write it in Chinese by the other concillatory measures so strongly have been in all ages answerable far more spectorate the names of Alcook and Wade must

Shan Shan wrote the name of the landlord' in heard that the

godown was to let in November Chinese and witress took it back to his master, or Decinibar, 1899. He forgot the name of the man who told him, but he was a fat man This was sometime in February or March of and was godown man at David & Company's last year

Witures soross-examined at some length saw him. He He would know the man if he knew ." man called Shay Shan, but that was by Mr. Francis. He said he thought it was some not the man who told him about the godown time in the seventh moon of last year that Bhan being to let He remembered his master Shan told him that the property had been sold. going to see this godown, together with He did not make application, on behalf of his Shan Shan and himself.

eff His master master, to the new landlord in regard to the looked at the godown and then asked lease. Mr. Price commenced his occupation Shan Shan how much the rent was, Shau Shan of the godown at No. 10 towards the end of said the rent would be $100 a month, His March fast year.

Li Ki, a contractor whose business pre- master replied that that was far too dear, and that the most he could pay was 860 a month.mises ers at 21, Wellington Stost, gave He added that the godown was not very big evidenco as to being called in to the office end and that his godown in Daddell Street was godown occupied by Price and Company to givo three times as large and yet it was only $75 per en estimate as to the cost of doing certain work month. Bhan Ship said if he could not pay so to the premises. When he named his price he much rent ho must see his master before was told he was too deer, and went away.

Wy On, solicitor and managing clerk in the he gave him as answer, Shin Shan said his master lived at Macse. A lot more was said at office of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, this interview. The plaintiff told Sbas Shan produced the lease granted by the defendant in to write his mastor asking him if he would take this case for the premises occupied by his firm. which premises were over these occupied by 860 month for the godown and grant him a five years

Lanes for it and the shop, saying that Price and Company, the settlement for the If this was not done the gedoen would not be renewal of the lasse being come to with the of any use to him, but that if this was agreed, defendant's son. The lease was not signed by to the godown would be very useful to him. the defendant until some months after--April, A few days after this Shau Blian camo to the 1900. He happened to be in Maco, and ho shop and told them something. He said he took the lease to the defendant and got him to wanted to reserve a small port of the godown sign it.

Adjourned. foz storing splum. Then they three wont again to look at the godown, and Shan Shantaen pointed out that portion which be wanted to reserve for storing opium; he wanted, about e-third. Mr. Prices replied that if Shan wanted to reserve nearly half of the rodowa it would still be of less use to him, Shau Shan said that if that was the case he was willing to reduce the rent. He could not remember exactly what he reduced it to, but it was either to 80 or $75. Mr. Price said the most he could give was $50. Shan Shan said no, he could not do that. Mr. Price remarked that if he could not do that he did not want the godown Shan Shan said lip could not on his

These experiences are exhibited in a series of sketches, painted with a skilled hand, of the general conditions prevailing, and amongst these we find chapters on the now intercourse at Cantos, Foothow, Amoy, Ningpo, and

few ships which were available, while Captain The latter affords us sketches of the progress last, thoughs by no means least, Shanghai. on the Taiping rebellion, and of the origin Elliot had to despatch his last man of war to seek reinforcements from Calcutta. Eventual and progress of that great, and, as at one Capt. Elliot belonged to the most dangerous of a new era in Chius, the Foreign Inspectorate oines of humanity the amiable foddists, who of Customs. With the foundation of the In- misery than the most truculent of conquerors for good or evil ever be associated; the former

and was instrumental in rendering inevitable as its rat originator, the latter as its initial-A-HOUSE in BIFON TERRACE, thoss very abuses which he sought to suppress. chief; and it is not too much to say that the Constitutionally he was an opponent of coorcive Rubsequent career of both men was deeply effect- mesures, yet his efforts to avoid them rendered ed by their temporary connection with the then actually necessary; he was above all institution, the latter aspecially for the worso, fate to be for over associated with what from things an anti-opiumist, yet it was his peiliar inosmach us it served to confirm all the weak ignorance of the issues at stake has by faddinta Opium War." like himself come to be known as the "first

POLICE COURT. Tuesday, 5th March

BEFORE MA. KEBE

proportion as the resistance to them grew weaker.**

points in a character which, with some elementa of possible greatness, possessed already the wonk points of want of self dependence and stability.

(To be continueil)

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT."

Tussday, 5th Marok

+

Mr. Mielie gives in brief a succinct account of the events which followed the declaration of war; and from its completion the real inte- Test of the atery boying Speaking of Sur Harry time gave hope of improvement in the mutual Pottinger and the pease, which for the first BEFORE HON, BASIL TAYLOR (ACTING HAR- relations of the two countries, he remarks.

BOUR MASTER).

RECENT COLLISION BETWEEN LAUNCHES,

"THE RETREAT," MOUFT KELLET: A GODOWN No. 33, PLAYA EXBI GROUND FLOOR, Ño. 4. BLUE BUILD-

INGS.

HOUSES, in LEIGHTEN HILL ROAD,

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 2nd February, 1901,

[06

TO LET

66 CNTONY BROOK COTTAGE” (with

GARDES), and RICHMOND TERRACE-Nos. 2 & 5. Possession on 1st April, No. 6. Immediate Possession

Apply to

"It accorded with the fitness of things that

An enquiry was held at the Harbour Master's. the negotiator of the "treaty should remain to office into the circumstances connected with tho Though the recent collision between the steam launch Heron carry out its provisions. wound to the pride of China was deep and still and the Dock Company's No. 1 launch.

Wong Kam Tai, master of the launch Heron, fresh, the imperial Commissioners acceptance was the first called and examined. He said ho was going to Kowloon from the Hongkong of the now state of thinge exceeded what the.

when he saw No. 1 launch on the port bow, Maru at about eleven o'clock in the forennen, standing so as to pass ander his morn. Both launches sounded their whistles and No. I star boarded, When he saw a collision was im

struck the Heron full on the port bow. | | minont, witness ported, but the other launch

time of the collision.

;

LAU CHU PAK. Caro of A. B. Watson & Co, Ltd. Hongkong, lat March, 1901.

OFFICES TO LET.

[813

and 64, No. 68,

OND FLOORS of Now. 62A

and

GROUND FLOOR QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. ·

Apply to

ON CHAI&C 2nd Floor No. 52, Gage Street. Hongkong. 18th January, 1901. (234

TO LET.

TO. 40, CAINE KOAD-A 3.STORIED HOUSE with 10 ROOMS; Im-

יו

Apply to

WO KEE & CO., No. 15, Dan Your Road West Hongkong, 5th March, 1901.

TO LET AT KOWLOON,

A

FIVE

FURNISHED)

ROOMED HOUSE

[653

(UN-

with Gordon and

Li Shang, master of No. 1-Dock.launcht, said he held an engineer's certificate, but had left it

from under her stern. Witness sounded his at home. He was going alongside the Hong- kong Maru when he saw the Heron coming up whistle and ported, but the Heron kept straight wa, and the Dock launch struck her on the port bow. Witness's sagines were golog astern at boat lengths oway,

George Patton, foretoan with the lock Com were going alongside the Honghong Meru on pany, who was on board No. 1 lunch, said they

vossel's stern, and turned between it and the

lunches, twisted and tarned No Rooms, Two Dressing and Two Bath- Duck Inuneh. On seeingthe Heron thus turn up, the Dock launch ported and the former stor

Apply to

In these two sentonces penned in the year 1F35 is contained an epitome of our failures and disgraces, as well as of our short intervals of success in China; and from his intimate know. ledge as an observant man, as well as from his pportunities from his long connection with one of the earliest and most capable mercantile houses in China, no man is better fitted for the task he has laid out for himself in the work un- der review than Mr. Aloxandor Michis.

"Driven to death by Chinese official bar- barities, and by the discouragement of his own Government, Lord Napier was succeeded first by one, then by another, of the East India Compost stoical philosophy, could call for. They came in person, on invitation, to the alienated pany's old staff, who could only maintain theta- gives by staking their character of British island, there to exchange the ratifications of the national envoys and submitting to the indignities Nabling treaty entered heartily into the life of which the Chinese more than ever delighted in the community, showed great interest in their imposing on them, increasing in virulence in scent institutions, and returned to Canton The latter's engines were going ahead at the mediate Possession.

charmed with English civilization". In fact it scented as if the goal wore reached, and Chino A THIEF WHO CUT OFF HIS QUEUE. Kwan Ubaug, a hawker, was claryed with

were about to enter the comity of nations. Such was true of the British Government in barglariously breaking and entering a house at 3, East Street, and stealing therefrom one brass the Duke of Wellington's time, and we may ask How often have we listened to the same parrot kettle and oue brass pan, value, on the 5th our reader in what essential particulars it dif-like cry, whick even at the moment in spite of inst. The defendant denied the charge.

fers from the very similar conduct of the same every warning we hear waited in a still small In his evidence, the complainant, a musician,

As long," Mr. Michie adds, "as Sir Henry own suthority agree to accept 850 said that at three o'clock on the morning of the Government under Lord Salisbury. This is in voice over the troubled waters ! month; he must write and ask for instructions 3th he was awakened by a servant, who told fact the text of the work; partial successes guin- At the same interriow something was said about him that someone was in the house. The comed by the strong hand or won by the abilities of Pottinger was negatisting under the guas of the time; he resumed them about three or four Tennis Court the shop No. 12. Queen's Road Central. He plainant went down into the kitchen and found remembered part of the conversation but not the defendant there; the articles mentioned had exceptional men, Lase by a succession of igno Her Majesty's ships he was master of the situa the whole. This was dose to Chinese Now been taken from their usual place. He took hold rant ministries at home been frittered away, and tion, but when pitted against the Chinese in Year. Ho remembered his master Baying to of the defendant by the queue, and lodhian out-of-† Chinese affaira loially been placed in the hands the open field the position was reversed, for they the port side. The Heron came up ander the Shau Shan, "If you cannot settle about the the kitchen. Suddenly defendant palled out of feuble faddiste, till the ineritable force from had definite aims and knew how to gain godown I am not particular about it, but you knife, and, before the complainant knew what must settle about the shop proper day he was about, ent of his queue, leaving it in his behind bas gradually penetrated the dam, and them. Arrangements were found necessary for the relations between the colony of Hongkong two after this his master sent him to see Shau captor's hand, and bolted. The complainant the whole structure has been carried away at the the conduct of trade at the five consular ports: Shan. He saw him and asked him whether followed, shouting, and attracted the notice of first storm; only to envolve its entire reconstruic-

and the empire of China, as regards criminals, he had got a reply from his master, and ask-

2 constable, who recaptured the fugitivo,

tion generally on the same mistaken lues as at ed him to hurry up and settle the agreement The defondant, who said his quere was cut about the shop proper. Shun Shan ssid there off by i watchman, was sentenced to the first. Truly it was said of the Jews of old that e, required definition; and, more important they built the sepulchres of the prophets whom still, the native shipping frequenting its har was no orsion for hurry, as the old lease had months hard labour.

their fathers, had perssented to the death, and bour had to bo regalsted. The negotiations not expired and the Close New Year was

one own Foreign Office in its spotheosis of its required for those purposes afforded Kiging close at hand. Then he went back and told his

discarded servants and its utter neglect of their favourable opportunity for giving effect to the warnings may find in the simile a not inapt por- reactionary policy of the Chinese Government. The supplementary treaty was negotiated at trait of its own disabilities and short-comings.

the Bogue between Sir Henry Pottinger and Kiying in October, 1843. The Chinese version seems to have been signed by the British agent without his having before him a textual Eng ish translation: by its provisions the Chinese authorities engaged to protect the junk traffic in colonial waters. Sir Henry Pottinger did not realise the kind of weapon he had thus placed in the hands of his friends nutil its damaging effects were demonstrated by expor once. Then what had been lost by diplomacy Marjoria was endeavoured to be recovered by persuasion. dlannah To this end strenuous efforts were made by suc cesive Governors of Hongkong to indang Kiy-

mastor about this. His master told him to go and see him again later on and harry him up Two or three days after this he again saw Shou Shan who said he had written to his master but he had not roosived any reply. About 12 days after this interview Shou Shan called at his master's place-No. 12. On that Occasion Sbau Sháu sgreed to reduce the ront of the godown at No. 10 by $10 and fold him to ask his master if he would agree to this. He went in and anked his winter stint It, and his master said he was not going to take the godown. He told Shou Shan, who replied. Never mind, if your master does not like to take it. About ten days after this Shau Shan called at the shop again, and as far

do so,

A CLERIC · FINED. The Rev. E. Torris, a Chinese cleric, was

summoned on the complaint of Sergant Garrod for aplawfully keeping a black chow dog with- out ascense, and, pleading guilty, fined $2 or days. The fine was

Paid.

CHINESE NEW YEAR AND CRACKERS. It was daly to be expected that at Chinese New Year the police regulations governing the fring of crackers would meet with a certain amount of disregard, and this belief was verified by the appearance of about two hundral Chinese, of both sexes and of all ages, who wore charged with firing crackers daring prohibited hours. Those who were guilty of the offacce inside the hospital area were fined a doller, and those nataide that area fifty cents.

RESETTERS,

The interests at stake were

boarded.

boat several times and then collided.

The Binding of the Court was as follows:- Both launches were in fault. The correria of the Heront should have kept straight on instead of dodging about. The principal cause of the collision undoubtedly was the fact of No. 1. Dock buser having a vertificated coxxi on board. The certifleate of the master of the Heron will be suspended for one month.

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

Course No. 14.

There will be a race on Saturday, 9th inst., for two prizes kindly presented by E. W. Mitchell, line at Police Pior round Channel Rocks, Esq, starting at 2 p.m. Course from starting Meyers East Buy and the mark beat at the line, twice round, all marks to starboard, except that the finish will bo across the line from East to West.

HANDICAP.

min. ses..

Bonito

Iris

5

allows. Meteor 1 min. 9 min.

Dart 10 3min.80800. Payne Maja Marian 5

Ladybird 10 Frica

5 30 Svint

Thistle

30

Adire

7

10

15

80,, Garella

5, 3 Sayonara 20

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From the very beginning British intercourse with Chiun has been unfortunate în its sur roundings. It was founded by the East India Company, who in China had no political object, and whose anxiety for the trade was limited to its ability to pay the customery yearly dividend The Board of Directors in Leadenhall Street demanded remittances, and cared nothing for the indignities which their distant agente as he could rameinber he thought that on that A silversmith and a coolie were charged by might be forced to undergo in order to spy

cosalon he said he would accept 360 rent for P. C. 330 with unlawfaily receiving four sifver these demants. the godown at No 1b. He told him to ask his ornaments, the property of Lieutmant Stock too valuable to be put at issue upon considera matar of greed to this as if he wouldwell, BW.F., well knowing the artistes, to have tions of a personal nature. To understand

ho would advertise the godown, He told Loon stolen. The ornaments were purloined this wo must look back to early times in the Faring to forego some of the powers which had His master who decilued to pay this rent. from Lieutenant Stockwell's room stout tho

he saw a notice posted near 8th ult. by a house boy. Both defendants were East. There the Chinese Empire was unique; been inadvertently conferred on him, as their Gloria the door of the godown and author posted convicted on evidence and sentenced to one it had ined for a few centuries about the exercise was proving rainous to the trade of Doreen At the corner of Queen's Road Central saying menth's hard labour each.

ginning of our era communicated on squat the island. But as this result was precisely Chantides 5 that the godown was to let. No flual settle-

terms with the empire of Parthis, then at its zenith, but circumstances had occurred to inter- fars with that intercourse, and for nearly six teen centuries China had had no communication

We have tarried perhaps too long on this with a single state with whom it was possible to single incident, but as mutatia mutandis it re treat on equal terms. We might have seen the presents what has inevitably on every occasion same in Europe bad the Roman Empire been left when having dismissed his supporting force a to decay free from external invasion. China's British plenipotentiary has essayed to treat neighbours had come to look upon her as the on equal terme with a Chinese diplomat, we emblem of imperial power, and with her from lock have thought it best to copy it in full. . A still of external stimulns, had not taken note of the graver error on Bir Henry's part was his delay progress of inevitable decay which had entered in insisting on the right of entry into Canton deeply into the body politic. Chins had in her granted by the treaty. The Chinese, not un-] DELICIOSO

naturally from their limited point of view, con- decay acquired from the lack of personal as- sociation with equals all the instincts of the cluded that the delay proceeded from fear; and petty tyrant, and when the barriers which had this it was which, with its resulting friction, MANZANILLA... shut her out from civilisation were removed finally led up to the second, the so-called from outside was nuable to recognise the posiArrow" war.

ment had been come to at this time with regard to No. 12 Bomuthing had been said shout ingrossing the rout of No. 12. Shan Shen had said he wanted to increase the rent by $100 month, and his master had said that this was too much, Shao Shan said that the rents of his neighbours the Dispensary and so en-had 1 ha could go and enquire. been increased;

Murison further charged the first Sergeant defendant with furnishing false information regarding his name and address to the pawn. brokers with whom the articles were pledged, for which offence he received macther month's hard labour, making two months in all.

FOOTBALL.

A scratch eleven of the Hongkong Chab played the 25th Company (Eastern Division), RGA, at Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon, The game ended in a win for the Club by two goals to uil. A fuller report will be published

to-morrow.

His master replied that he had a right to increase the rent but he should not increase if by mph as $100, Bhau Phán said he would write to his master to see if he was willing to accent a smaller increase, though he did not think he would. Later on, after lapse of four or Eve days, Bhat Shan called again, and said the old rent was 8227 odd. They would take sway the fraction, and make

A Rugby match between the Clab and the it round sum of 300 month. He added Navy will take place at 4.15 p.m. to-day. The that one of the 3500 the landlard, would have to following will be the tesing pay the rates, and therefore the increase was, Club-Back-Campbell: three-quarters a slight ons Mr. Price agreed to pay Harman, Beattie, Cowie, and Forth; halves

mouth for the shap, bat saked Stevens and Burke, forwards Johnson, Bishop for & Bis years lease. Shan Shan said five Clark, Golding, Hallifax, Loring, Sandford year was the long, but that he would write and Wilson,

$300

what had been intended by the Chinese, nothing short of another war would have moved them to yield a single point."

TRADE

MONTILLA

AMOROSO

-9988

MARK.

ALPITA,

"Care of Daily Press Office.

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"Hongkong, Zu March, 1901°

TO LET, FURNISHED, FROM THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL.

Rooms,

1, FAIRVIEW, KOWLOON. Four

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E. J. M.,

Fairview.

1639

Hongkong. 4th March, 1901,

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

MBS.

[2457

GILLANDERS

"GLENWOOD,” · 21, CAINE KAD. Hongkong, 20th September, 1900.

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

FLY FURNISHED HOOMS, with Board.

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Hongkong, 1st January, 1892.

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

SIDNEY JEFFREY,

MBS.

VERITAS,"

2, Pedder's Hill.

BEACH ROAD WEST,

FELIXOTOWE, SUPYOLK,

ENGLAND,

Rongkong, 28th August, 1900.

173

PO HOOMULL BROTHERS,

57 & 59, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS,****

Have for Sale, INDIAN, Chinese

Japanese Silk Goods „for Ladiesand Gentlemen, and other Articles. Oriental Embroidery, Bugs and Carpets, Jewelry, Cashmere Shawls, Ivory, Sandalwood and Tortoiseshell Wares, Curiosities and Fancy Goods,

INSPECTION IS SOLICITED. Hongkong, 8th November. 1900.,

WING CHEONG.

Dealers in

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JEWELRY. PEARLS, DIAMONDS, $8.00 CURIOS, JADESTONEWARE, CARVED IVORYWARE, SILKS, and GRASS

CLOTHS. AND

GENERAL EXPORTERS.

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Dark Red 9.00

Green

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White

Yellow 15.00-

Blue 18,00

Hongkong. 5th April, 1900..

Black

20,00

24.00

YEE

-36,00

LARGE

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tior. Unfortunately the one power which During this period the subject of Mr. Mickie's AMONTILLADO might have brought about a gradual smeliora- memoir, D., afterwas da Sir Eutherford, Alcook, 16 his master bout it. A few days after Nary Back Roper three-quarters. this interview Shat Shau called spain. He Beydt, St. Clair, Wilshire and Goldie; halves tion was muted; the East Indian Compasy came out to China, and soon made a name for VIXO DE PASTO took him in to see his master, Mr. Price. ShaNoble and Shettle; forwards, Grieve, Eng noted as a buffer and effectually by its mis himself as a man of judgment and decision SoLERA Shan asked Mr. Price to take over the godown land, Grahaza, Gaskill, Palmer, Bartlett, Wal-representations of the situation to each in turn He was frequently called apen for his opinion at No. 10 at 50 month. To this his master cott and Gibson.

prevented any foundation being laid for mutual as to the course of events, and within his oWL OLD BROWN agreed and seked kim to the lease for the

intercourse. The Board of Directors were by jurisdiction was able to show that no encroach-

SUPERIOR AMONTILLADO... White no means displeased at Lord Napier's discomments had been permitted to grow up. But

AMONTILLADO, VERY OLD White

shop. Shau Shan said he could not let him

have a lease for five years he could only lot

HOCKEY.

him have three years lease for the shop. H.M.8 Endymion again met the 5th Infiture, and the British Government listening though one British Minister after another Then his master and All right let it be fantry, Hyderabad Contingent, at hockey on unwisely to their suggestions continued the

cars. This took place about the begin- Monday afternoon, 4th inst. nt Korleon. After le system, The third in succession to Lond HAIR PRESERVED AND BEAUTIFIED. The three year ting of last year. When the rente of the shop fast and a hand onntested game the Naval team. Napier was Captain Charles Elliot, and he, as only reliable preserver and restores of the lari and godown were settled, Shau Bhan told kin master he could not let him have a three proved victors by 5 goals to B.

A match will be played at Kowloon, at 4 Mr. Michis tells us, going for beyond his is ROWLAND'S MACASSAE OIL, which closely yone leges for the godown. He said his master p.m., on Thursday next, between the Siege Train, was employed by David & Company, who rented part of the gedora, sad their le would and the Indian Brigade.

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