A good bar was not an absolute necessity, but it would be a very great convenience, An hotel without a fall florace was a most hybrid affair. As to the other hotels to which Mr. lade had -referred, the case of the Connaught House, in the first instance, was peculiar. When the Hoance was applied for it, the reply made was that there were already two ounces within about 30 yards of the premises; besides that, the room for which the licence was naked was either the Robinson music-shop or the adjoining premisen, and the situation of the bar would have been as objectionable as it possibly could be. As to Pelkom House and Waverley Hotel, these were boarding houses rather than hotels. With regard to the argument that there were already too many lice ces in the City, they were all agreed that there were too many in the East and the West, but there were not too many in this part of the town. It was a very curious thing that the only upholder of the public interest in the matter should be the abarest licensed hease, the nearest hotel, which naturally should imagine itself injured to some extent by this lissues.
Parties having withdrawn, the Court con- sidered the case in private. When parties were re called, The
CHAIRMAN intimated that the licence had bean granted by a majority,
The Court rosa. We understand that out of 29 Justices present, 21 voted for the granting of the licence.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong Cricket Club was held in the Pavilion at 5.15 yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance of members, and Mr. E. W. Mitchell, chairman of the Committes, presided.
The notes onling the meeting having been read by the Secretary, Mr. A. G. WARD,
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Me. Lewis then proposed, and Mr. BROWN | seconded, that the incoming Committee gire their attention to a scheme for the erection of a new Pavilion and induce young men to join the Club..
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. H. J. Nicoll, moved that the incoming Committee be also instructed to formulate a tekeme for the alteration of the rules and the appointment of a paid secretary and treasurer combined, and that an extraordinary general meeting be called an early as possible to consider the scheme.
Mr.
BROWN second-d, and the motion was carried without oppos.tion.
The next business was the election of office bearers, and on the motion of Mr. HINDS, seconded by Mr. W. J. SAUNDARS, ME. Mitchell was unanimously elected President for the
year.
ada was re-slested hon, treasurer, pro. on the motion of the CHARMAN, seconded by Mr. NACOLL.
The CHAIRMAN next moved that Mr. Ward be re-elected bon, secretary for the coming year. Mr. Lewis secondod, and the re-appointment was unanimously agreed to.
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Hongkong, 22nd September. BIB-In my former letter to you on the subject of cruelty to animals and birds, I forgot to draw attention to another giaritie izstance of shocking brutality, and perpetrated by no other than our own spots Government. I refor to the motleg asortment of bipadly and quadruple in the aviaries of the publio gardens. There, cheek by jowl, are to be found deer, gaines pigs, squirrels together with faches, hawks, and porcocks all haddled up in the most incongruous manner possible. Nor is this all. The food supplied to these poor things consists largely of market refuse, such as rotten fruit and cabbage and putrid most, doled out with a niggardly hand. To add insult to injury thay are tormented by any chancs visitor, and in this respect trath compels me to say Europeans offend
Chineso. ag well as When it is borne, in mind that the Gar deza are frequentell by hundreds of Chinese Mr. F. B. DEACON-And that Mr. Brown daily, what hopes ire there of their ever be also elected to go round and lend him a hand. showing kindness to dumb creatures with (Renewed laughter.)
Wallst the ballotting was going on. Mr. such edifying spectacles as the above presented P. W. GOLDRING made a suggestion for the before their eyes. What in much needed is retaining of nets for civilian members. It was another aviary, and a better supply of whole- very hard sometimes for them sivilians to some food; the cost cannot surely be very much. get away from the office, he sail, and still In conclusion I hope Lady Blake will use all harder to find that when they got to the Cricketer influence to bring about a speedy reform. The Times correspondent writes under date
The mosting then proceeded to the election. of a Committee, and Mt, HIND suggested that someone from the Racquot Court should
be included in the membership.
Mr. H. W. LOOXRE proposed tist Mr. Lewis should be seated to the Committee, to go round and stir up the young men of the Colony to join the Ulab. (Laughter.)
Ground there was not a not to be had, all of them being taken up by naval or military men. Against neither he desired to say one word of complaint, as a glance at the batting and bowling averages would show their great value to the Club and the interest they took in its However, he was of opinion that a game. civilian in the position he had indicated should he afforded a reasonable opportunity of practis sets be reserved thres afternoons during the week, from 4.30, for the use of civilas.
The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, you have had coples of the report and accounts posted you, and with year permission I will take them- as read. I regret the dnancial position is not so favourable as it was at the last annual meet ing, and this is mainly due to heavy expertes incurred at the Intarport matches and repairs to the Pavilion and the Becquet Court. You will notice in the accounts that we show for the first time our assets, and these will be presenteding, and be therefore legged to move that two yearly in fature. Before formally proposing the adoption and passing of the report and accounts as presented, the Committee will be pleased to answer any questions that members may wish to put.
Mr. E. G. BARBETMr. Chairman, there is one small item which you might make a little clearer. The item Erection of Railings" is put down at $763, and in another column it says that we rataived $1,000 odd from the
Covernment towards the cost of these railings.
Is the balance still unpaid, or was it paid in the
years? revious 1 HYKDS-In the previous year's account we paid something like $2,500 for these nilings, and the Government gave $1,060 towards the cost of them. That was adopted in last year's accents. This coat here is simply for the erection of the railings..
There were no other questions, and on the motion of the CHALAMAN, seconded by Mr. W. R. Lewis, the report and accounts as presented woce adopted and passed,
The CHAIRMAN said he was fully in sympathy with Mr. Goldring, and suggested that it be left to the incoming Committee to draw up the necessary rule.
To this Mr. GOLDRING complied, and the suggestion was accordingly noted for the
uformation of the incoming Committee.
The ballot resulted in the election of the
fallowing members to the Committeo-Me E. J. Grist (36), Mr. F. Maitland (85). Dz. J. M. Atkinson (24), Captain H. Cadogan. H.W.F. (20), Major J. Wynne, R A. (15), sud Mr. F. B. Longon (14).
THE URICKET SEASON,
Wɔ are asked to announce that the Cricket Ground will be open for play on Wednesday, 1st October, and that the first match of the season will take place on Saturday, 4th October,
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Hongkong, 18th September. Dear Sir,-With respect to your reply to me dated the 8th just regarding the emission of some points from the official minutes to which I ventured to call the attention of the directors,
regret that I cannot (and I speak in the name' of a number of ebereholders) take the same view of the matter as they do.
The question whether the points omitted uro important or not does not arise at all. The
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and thus pat an end to what is bost characterised; as a monstrous disgrace to the British Govern
Thanking you in anticipation for the insertion of this somewhat lengthy letter and enclosing my card.Yours, etc.,
HUMANE.
POLICE COUNT, Tuesday, 23rd September.
BEFORE Mu. F. A. HAZELAND (POLICE MAGISTRATE).
THEFT OF CRACKEES FROM THE.. AND e,
In this case a inas-owner and five of his crew were charged pu remand witli stealing 10 packages of crackers, value £200, from the P. & O.Š. N. Co. When the case was first brought on the prisoners wero formally charget and remanded, bail being allowed of $5,000 each. Of course this sum was beyond their means, and they had to spend the period of remand in Kaol. Mr. J. Hays prosecuted, and Mr. E. I tist appeared for the junk-owner, the others were undefended,
From the evidence adduced it transpired that
Berlin, 17th September. The Freach Premier, M. Delcassé, deeply gets the speeches made by the Minister of the Navy, M. Pelletan, and was obliged to apologise to Rome. Italy and England view with distrust the at1ompt of France to secure for herself paramount in financo in the Mediterranean and Morocco.
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the Urals, from the banks of the Don, and | cfficers. The growth of wheat and the produc aven from the Danube,
tion of flour have been taken up during the past Competition in shipping circles in the Far year on a considerable scula; & large area near Some interesting particulars of the general East is becoming kooner owing to now Blantyre la nnder wheat; milling machinery has fold been imported, and four of excellent quality state of affairs in Manchuris, of the condition shipping undertakings entering the
The Eastern Chinese Railway, which is also a of the Chinese Eastern Railway and Russian shipping
has been produced. The Europeans and Sikhs undertaking, is stated to be readily buy the font. Stock-raising is likely shipping enterprice in the East, of the emigra fesling very forcibly the proaste of this to begoms an important industry in Angooiland.
the markets of tian movement eastwards from Earopean Russia, competition in a field of which it has until and of the afforts to develope Busso-Manchurian lately hold practically a monopoly, and is said to be about thoroughly to reorganise its abip trade to the detriment of British and Germaning business and overhaul its fleet of ocean traders will en vatablished clientele, are publish- going steamers. Great efforts are being made ed in today's Listok from its correspondent at io counteract the influence of British and Port Arthur. The writer devotes the opening German tradersin Moncharia. Before the recent portion of his article to a description of the Chinese troubles Manchuria was a customer generally unsatisfactory condition of the town far steel, iron, copper, and general manufac
tures, whose requirements were principally met of Port Arthur, to the dirty state of its streets, which are for the greater part wholly unpaved by British and German traders, and even before the appearance of the Russian railroad in and rendered impassable by heavy rains during
Harbin that town served as a coptre of dis a considerable portion of the year, to the insani tary condition of the Chinese bazaars in the tribution for a very large area. The adreat of town, and to the extraordinary reluctance of the the railway at Harbin would, however, seem to authorities to take any step in advance in the leave Russian traders masters of the situation.
With the avowed object of cutting out existing | WAY
British and Gerasa trade in those quarters, an exhibition of samples of Rassion welats nod general manufactures will shortly he apaund at Harbin, and a commercial burean to be estab.
man between Kassian and Maacharian traders.
of bettering Port Arthur. The town is without an efficient saaitary brigade, though the ebolers at the time of writing was rampant not far from the town, and even the supply of pass. able water te limited. Brigandage in the
towards the end of June last a consignment of vicinity of Port Arthur and in other districts is becoming more and more frequent. Bazds crackers, comprising 1,122 cases, was of Hunguses are continually raiding, plunder. dewn from Canton by the jonk Kwong Bua Wing, and mardering with increased boldness, and shipped on board the P. & C. steamer Even. Dalby, a strongly-occupied post, is ra Formoen for Eugland. Subsequent to the peatedly harassed, and as the Huugases have ship's arrival at London a telegram...was
become experts in the art of interrupling required at the offices of the Company here telegraphie communication between the more stating that 100 packages of crackers were miss-important posts, the task of sending out troops jag from the cousigament, and as the result of
in pursuit in any given direction and at the & communication addressed to the Canton agency right moment is one of on little difficulty. a report was made to the police authorities
Speaking of the Chines Eastern Railway, the of the Colony Enquiries showed that the writer declares that the edarinistration of the Kwong Sui Wo jack was then the harbour, and from it the missing cracters were traced railway is taking serious steps to equip the
ruilway to a cheudler's shop in Des Voux Roudi, where atom with a competent staff of officia.s and hands. Very heavy losses have been they were lying awaiting sale. In the end the incurred by the railway in the part owing to master and crew of the jurk were arrested and official pilforing, bad management, and collisions charged as stated.
which here be the outcome of sheer careless Cross-examined by Mr. Grist, E. D. Barr,
Bess and want of ulservance of the most elemen- assistant in the P. & 0. Co., said that until the goods were actually put on board the tary rules for the proper condnet of railway traffic. New codes of rules are being drawn Formosa they were not in the custody of the up, and freight rates and passenger tariff Company, which was in no way responsible scheduled for introduction daring the forth. for them.
The Gish against the fire seamon was discoming spring. It is intended shortly to will allow 7 days for the journey by rail hetween St. Petersburg and Port Arthur The tariff on goods by rail from European Russis to the Far East is considerably higher than that in force in Russia. The new goods rate will be lowered, though it has been found
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liabed there will serve the purpose of middle
ses comparatively near. The condition of the natives is satisfactory; they appear contented and prosperous; food is plentiful and they are able to supply all their wants. Mahomedsaism is being largely adopted by the people, especially the Yoos. In the South Nyass district most of the Yao villages have mosques either built or in course of erection. Mr. Sharpe mentions us an interesting incident of the year, that Mr. Walls, Vice-Consul at Tele, has recovered the compass used by Dr. Livingstone on his Zambesi journey. It is a French ship's compass, which has been fitted with sights to suplity wing of observations. Dr. Livingstone monated it on home-made turntable. It had been for many years in the possession of a Portuguese gentle. HII at Tele.
Interesting reports by various administration officers are appended by Mr. Sharpe. That of the chief medies) officar describes malaria
amongst Europeans as decreasing on socount of their cars to protect themselves against mosquito-bites. Farer is longer regarded as inevitable, and there are in every station
THE BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA people who have not had an attack while they
PROTECTORATE,
blackwater as a spouifio dietase, due to some na yet undiscovered form of parasite, or as dne to
lived in the country. Dr. Gray thinks that much of the lassitude and disinclination for The report of Mr. Starpe, the Commissioner work from which young Europeans suffer is of the British Central Africa Protectorate, for due to mal-nutrition and not to the climate,
he the official year 1901-2, has been published by the list scale
considers,
ers, insufficient. the Foreign Office (Diplomatic and Consular In regard to the dreaded Mackwater fever, he Reports Annual Series, No. 287 Thurgards quinine as of no remedial value, description given of the condition of the and the mortality has largely diminished since Protectorate is on the whole very satisfactory.heroio doses of quinine have been given There was, indeed, a deurease in tus production up. But he does not agree with Professor of coffee, which is the quin produs, proving an "But," Dr."Gray adde, whether we regard
but there is
Koch that quinine can itself cause the fever. every prospect of the current exceptionally, good one for the planters, who have imported fresh and carefully solected and from Jamaica. Tobacco has increased; it finds ready market in Rhodesia, and there is reason to believe that, with suitable cultivation and caring, the leaf would and acceptance at home, The soil and climate are both adapted to the growth of tobacco, labour is cheap compared cost of transport to the coast han lately been greatly reduced. The export of rubber has decreased, for the area producing it is smali and has son been exhausted; the bulk of the rubber now leaving the Protectorate for Chinde, the port of export, passes through in transit from
a malarial parasite of come peculiar toxicity, there is undoubtedly such a thing as a homog lobinaria resulting from the taking of an ordinary dose (o.g., 10 grains) of quinine during an attack of malarial fever. These though few iu nuniber, have occurred in certain caxys merely a hoglehiouria, passing off in a few hours if the quinine has been discontinued, and not hemoglobinuric fover, which, as has been stated, runs a definite course." There is an almost total absence of malignant tumours amongst the native population of Central Africa,
for timaneing the bailding of a new Pavilion principle involved is whether the proceedings missed; that against the owner was adjourned introduce a now passenger time-table, which with other tobacco-growing countries, and the which have been recorded here, but it has bean
up
at a public meeting of shareholders should or should not be embodied in extense in the official minates. In the present instance what is con- sidered a most important section of the Chair- man's speech is entirely missing, which section was heard, as I pointed out in my former communication to you, by the majority of those present at the meeting.
until this afternoon at 2:15.
BEFORE ME. J. H. KEMP (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE).
DISTURBANCE IS AN INDIAN TEMPh};~~~~~
The CHAIRMAN Before proceeding with the election of oicers and Committee, there are one or two subjects I should like to speak to the members about and for this meeting to give some opinion an as a guide to the new Com- mittee. First, this Pavilion. It is in a wretched state of repsie and has been patched and Falcked antil in the opinion of your Committee it is. no longer worth repairing; anyhow, I under. stand some $4,500 would be required to put it into anything like ducent order. It is too small for the requirements of the Club, and it takes up valdable room in its present posi. tion: the proper place for a pavilion in our opinion is the northwest corner of the ground Sir, Ram, ever ready to do anything for cricket and cricksters bas kindly furnished the Commit- teo with a plan for a new bui.diag, and I think one of the first duties of the Committee you are sobema about to elect will be to formulate some The second subject I would like the meeting to give en opinion upon is whether the time has not arrived when the Club shonld have a paid secretary combining the office with that of treasurer. Unless we can get a man with plenty of leisure rare personage in this Colony to tako the post of hon. secretary, the interests of the Clab must suffer; it is impossible for basiness man to give up the time required to run the Club properly during the cricket season For years past, members have growled at the way to bar of this Club bas been run, and they have uus doubtedly every reason for couplaint; but I ses no chance of there being any improvemout in to-organisation unless we got a paid secretary this department or in others that require If the members present are of opinion that we should bare a paid seorstary and treasures, it would be the duty of the incoming Committee to revise the rules of the Club sad call an extra ordinary general meeting to pass the same. The retiring Committee are of opinion that the Club should ran the bar itself, and that from the prodits made on it a fair share of the secretary a salary would be earueri. I may meation that we could get a gentleman to fill the post, and one in avery way fully cam the oxoised portions of the report ns of Doing a dead body without the necessary permit petent to fill it, for a salary of $50 for the first importance, but the shareholders consider and depositing it is the public street. In The third sad lat subject I have to the omissions as essential to the neenrany default, he went to prison for two months, speak to you upon is one of greater importance the wisdom of the decision arrived at.
of the report
I may further say I doubt with hard labour. thau the previous ones, and one un which the
is virtually admitted that future of our great national game in this seeing that it
the omission has beau made. It appears Colony reats it is the want of interest taken cricket in Hongkong during the past three years, to me that the Bourd in permitting these The young men arriving in the Colony neglect omissions to pa s are undoubtedly assuming a regulations the game, and you have only to turn to thegreat responsibility, as the rules and batting and bowling averages to see how few of the Co. call for n full and accurate record of civilian members figura there; and yet, in all the proceedings-Yours faithfully.
H, M. 8. H ESMATI. our business houses, there must be a ve y much larger number of men to be drawn upon than The ACTING SECRETARY, there was, say, six years ago. I am extremel Hongkong and Whaimpos Dock Co., Ld. sorry to see anal a lack of interest in cricket by the young men of the Colony, and hope that
Hongkong Whampoa Dock Co., Limited, this season they will awake from their lethargy and show that on national game is still to the fore in this outpost of the Empire, as it is in the mother Dunntry and in Australia (Applause)
year,
Mr. Lewis thought that with regard to the Pavilion they had better pledge themselves to now site, and saggeater that the incoming Committee should adopt the one recommended by Mr. Bam. As to the Tant of interest in cricket shown nowad-ye by the young men of the Colony, that might be remedied by the captain of the Club going round the various business louses and opoouraging the young men there to come and join HN
The SECRETARY pointed out that according
way assaulted.
the other defendant bora wat this statement.
and said he receivǝd one of the blows.
They were fined a couple of dollars each.
DEAD BODY DUMPING.
It cost Wong Kim, e coolie, $50 for remov-
It may be said of this Protectorate," concludes Dr. Gray, "that it is approaching steadily to the degree of healthiness required for colonisatius with a reasonable amount of safety."
"YEBISU."
THE FAMOUS
JAPANESE BEER
OF
TOKYO.
Meva Singh, a priest connected with the possible tu fl-the rate as low-as-that-prevail. the territories to the north and west. The total and tubervulosis is also singularly infrequent. Sikh Temple near Happy Valies, chargeding on the generality of Russion railways, in imports, excluding specie, amoant to £126,59% last year, while the exports were only £21,530, сотведание of the heary cost of upkeep of fuse as shareholders abroad must, of couple of Indians with behaving in a disorderly the Siberian and Chinese Eastern Railways. both showing a declay on the previous year. manner in the temple on the 22nd inst. They It seems to be beyond doubt that the goods rats The goods in transil amounted to about necessity, be entirely guided by the official pleaded not guilty.
on the Siberian and Chinese Eastern systems will£51,010. As usual, about ive-sixths of the be admitted that
The complainant stated that the two defen be such as seriously to hamper traffic, but the total trade passed through Chirono Chinde minutes, it will redfly the least omission therefrom, even though it dants entered the temple in an intoxicated state.
extent of the lines, the sparssuoss of population is served by fortnightly steamers of the may appear unimportant to some, may vary He asked them politely to go away, and they in zasny of the regions through which they ran, German East Afrios Line from Hamburg. well influence these shareholders in their retorted that he could go away himself what
and the cost of Bulage of coal and liquid fuet and by a monthly (which is sometimes On thi could he do to them? Some time after they to many out-of-the-way stations, taken together a fortnightly) steamer of Mears. Rennie's, other hand, wore the proceedings recorded commenced to make a row and generally to with the abnormal cost of upkeep of certain from London ve Darbau. In referring to decision upon the question ut issue. io full in the official minutes, it would leave disturb the sanctity of worship. Complainant stretches of the roads, gre sub as to make it Lake Nyass, the levels of which are carefully no door open for a possible misconstruction, fotched the police and had them arrested,
One of the defendants said he was not to possible for the railway administration to taken at certain points, Mr. Sharpe mentione very clear and definite water- that when the final decision is arrired at, the question as to whether shareholders abroad have
blame; be went into the temple to worship, and at all at once. a tariff which only hoary and that there is
mark which can be seen on the rocks all-rouru more highly-developed traffic would warrant. or have not decided on the real merits of the case,
According to the Listek, the Chinese Eastern the lake from north to south, and is 11ft. they were not in full possession of all becates.
Railway is about to begin the transport of tes above the present level. This would show that that transpired, expost arise at all, and thus
in large quantities direct to European Russia. at som pravions period, before turepeuus had remove any doubt from the minds of the general nan
The tea cans will be loaded at Dalay, sealed by settled in that part of Africa, there was a great body of shareholders that they have ut
the authorities thare, and forwarded under seal subsidence in the lake. The cultivation of rice fairly dealt with. The Directors muy consider
to Irkutsk and towns in Russia provided with has increased, mainly on the shores of the it a Customs department. Hers all formalities lake, and there is a considerable market for will be complied with, and the vans with their both in Zomba, where there are now two hat- contents freed and despatched to their destiuz talions of native troops, and also in the Shire PLEASANT, tion, while with a view to meeting the wishes Highlands, where the planters Bud rice the best Skilled and of Russian toa merchants and expediting food to give their labourers, clearance, permission will be given them to buy
usskiled labour is becoming more plentiful, Great improvements have beau made up the tea by the ven,
main road from the Shire river to One of the consegnoncée of the more careful the selection of onging drivers, brakesmon, and the Upper hire, the gradients have been made easier, surfaces have beeu favelled. pointsmen on the Chines Eastern Railway is already seen in the diminution of serious drains have been added as well as numerous collisions and accidents on the liar. Cases of culverts, and the less difficult part of the roed drivers discharging at one and the same time has been so improved that it can be sent by the functions of driver, stoker, and pointsman traction engines. The various transport con- are evidenfly rarer than they were some two panies are making efforts to replace native years ago, when, in conacetion with the trans. carriers by ex-waggons sud donkeys. port of what after all was by no means a large gamoregulations, in accordance with the decisions
umber of troops to the Fast, some scores of of the International Conference of 1900, bare. YEBISU" BLACK BEER. ongines of the powerful Sormoro type and keen introduced. Game is not on the decrease.
and except perhaps in the immediate neighbour PER CASE OF hundreds of troops and goods trucks were put hors de combat. So serious hood of the European settlements. There are and irreparable for the time being hare large herds of elephants in Angouiland-Mr. been the losses in railway stock on this line Sharps recently saw sus herd there which alone, that it has been found necessary to issue numbered over 100-where they do much dam large orders for engines and rolling stock to age to the grain-plantations. When ou these
place what has been destroyed. It is stated
and the Angoni
that the taskless
Hongkong, Bed September, 1902. Dear Sir, I beg to inform you that your lotter, dated 18th instant, in farther refera.co to the matter dealt with in yours of 29th ultime, received consideration at yesterday's Bouril meeting, and I am instructed to advise you in reply that the Directors have nothing to add to hat was convoyed to you in my letter of 9th instant-Yours faithfully,
GEO. A. CALDWELL,
Acting Secretary.
H. M. S. II. EBMAIL, Esq.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT,
to Bule 10 every elegen elected its own captain, TheC.PH.steamer Athenem arrived at Nega-
so that there was no such official as a captain of anki at 6.30 am. on the 23rd inst, and left again the whole Club
at 21 sant day, Darbai, where ako is Mr. Lewis--Allow me to suggest the Presidue to arrive at 5 a.m., to-morrow, dent, then.... (Laughter.)
Mr. L. E. BRows said he quite agreed with Mr. Low as to the desirability of having a mex Pavilion, if the Club could finance the venture, The present building took up a lot of ground, that was much better adapted for
leather hunting." (Laughter.)
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all the latest improvements that all other that an agreement has besu entered into with a banda expeditions the animals go in large writing machines bare, besides many others. Chinese Eastern Railway, whereby the balls and cows always go first and set as séquis,
which will be explained at the agent's office.
The SMITH PREMIER is used by all the Government Officials and Consulates throughout the world, also by most of the leading business hensos, one working in the office of this paper. The users will no doubt testify to its excellence.
well-known international e
acquires about s D hundred osrriages for the express services which it is intended shortly to establish between Irkutsk and Port Arthur and Irkatak and A second batch of a hundred Vladivostock,
the main body following. There were no military expeditione during the year, and the country was quite peaceful. For Maguire' on the east side of fake Nyuse bas been abandoned
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to check, have wholly ceased. as the Chinese. Eastern line is fairly opened. Military service has become very popular with The whole of this system has burn divided for the natives on account of the good pay, and the administrative purposes into three sections-the favourable reports of soldiers returned from western, the eastern, and the southern Atten Mauritius. Somaliland, and other places. The tion is called to the remarkable growth of the mortality amongst Europeans, has then below town of Harbin, the central point of the Chinese the average; but small-pox has been prevalent Eastern Railway. For months past the flow of in some districts, and the deaths amongst The Sole Agents for Southern Chips are immigrants into Harbin has been continuous, the natives have been numerous. Vast nam oss. WM. MEYERINK & CO., of our the newesmers hailing from the banks of the bers of the people have been vaccinated [2165 Volga, from the Crimes and Caucasus, from by the Administration and mission medical
oarriages will, it is stated, be required as soon lost, for the raids, which it was.
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SOLE AGENTS-
H. PRICE & CO.
12, QUEEN'S ROAD.
CHEONG LEE & CO.
FURNITURE STORE, Established over 20 Years. TMPORTERS and EXPORTERS, and
M Dealers in Furniture, Blackwood,
Jewellery, Curios, Catlery, Electro-Plate, sud Glassware, Dining room and other Furniture on Hire, &e. For the HIGHEST GRADE. BEST and CHEAPEST,
8, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Right opposite Roblason Piano Co. Hongkong, 20th November, 1901.
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