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CHINA-BORNEO.CO., LD.

An extraordinary general mooting of share- holders in the above Company was held at noon yoslordsy in the offices, 4, Queen's Buildings for the purpoes of considering a special resolu- tion regarding the winding-up of the concern The Hon. C. S. Sharp presided, and the others Fresent word Messrs. E. Osborne, A. G. Wood, G. C. C. Master, J. C. Peter, H. W. Wiɑlbam, J. A. Jupp. A. O. Baptista, Long Shin Lun, and W. D. Jupp (Acting Manager).

The notice calling the meeting having been rend,

The CHAIRMAN said-Our last meeting was hold on 27th October, wlion the resolution was confirmed affirming the expediency of affecting a amalgamation of this Company with the Borneo Hardwood Company, Limited, and authoring the Commuting Committed to our firm and carry into effect a provisional agro- ment entered into for this purpose, with such modifications and additions, as they might consider best in the interests of this Company, Daring the interval which has elapsed arrange ments relating to the foregoing have been -1 proceeded with both bote and in Borneo, and the time seems now to have arrived when, in order to carry the above-ntioned purpose iuto effect, wo have to ask you to take the further step of passing the necessary zesolation to placo this Company in liquidation, a stop which will be followed in due comma by the incorporation and registration, of a new Com pany for the purpose of taking over the two concorns on terum of the agreement, made for that purpose. The original provisional agree

oot submitted to you at the meetings of 11th and 27th October last was, as then desuribed, our dated 8th August last, entered into in London between this Company by Mr. J. M. Wheelry, and the Borneo Hardwood Corapany, Limited, and by the terms of the resolution passed and confirmed by you at these meetings, the Consulting Committes were authorised to confirm the same "with such modifications and

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30гa, 13MP)

| unceasingly and collected and collaborated many valuable mups and much valuable information, * Major Wingate," according to the despatch, has been inkinn inos 1897, and has a very got kuewlegs of the country. He knows the langusze and is friendly with many Chinese taste. He is indefatigable and takes grast interest in the work, in which he has been most successful." Major-General Creagh ricom- monds him to the consideration of the Secretary

of State.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

NEWS VIA BANGOON.

THE EDUCATION BILL.

London 11th Decorabor.

The amendment to the Education Bill deling with school mai tenancy, which was carried against Government in the House of Lords, was proposed by the Bishop of Manchester. It supporters included eighteen Lords Spiritual. Contorvatives. thirteen Roman Cathole Pars, and many The Liberals supported Gor

crament.

LORD LANSDOWNE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

London, 19th December.

Captain Rolland, Royal Engineers, was offer in charge at the destruction of the forts between Peking and the sea. These forts were in- rendered the work dificult and required much possession of troops of all nations, which

tactin the offie:r_in_charge! Unptain Rolland, Royal Engineers, who carried it out most success-held at the Hotel Cecil, Lord Lansdowne said Speaking at the finger of the Union Club fully and without necldent or e ntroversy."

he deprecated inveterate mutipathies and was glad Gorman and British sailors were soting side by side. He regretfully denied the im aginative statement that every difficulty with France was on the eve of sottiscout, but such reports indicated that the wind of public feeling was blowing in the right direction.

Captain Picton, Royal Engineers, as Garri- son Engineer, Tientsin, had much hard work in dealing with land-owners, Louseholders, marbute and tied offers, and las done it wall,

Captain Woods, Royal Artillery Ordasses

Officer, hos, according to the despatch, "bad much band work in improving mounted infantay equipment and is unforeseen repairs, He bas had, in fact, to turn kia orduanse depót into a small field service gan carriage factory to ment sudden requirements, and he has done it well. His survices have boon invaluable."

THE STRIKK IN FRANCE.

London, 1:th December. The Marseilles Chamber of Commence has mat a strong lattor to-the Government and demands the enforcement of the faw against inscrits maritimes, whom it characterises as desertors,

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-London, 13th Docsmbur. The Arabia has been obliged to have quantity of froight at Marevilles in consequensa

Captain Harule and Yamakoshi were respec- tively German and Japanese directors of the Paking- isstein-Tongka-Shanhaikwao

Rail- way, and to their hearty co-operation the cordial relations between the railway and all coatio- | of the strike. goats were to a large exfent due.

Lieutenant Hall, 34th Pioneers, performed a service, which is thus described:"I would specially bring to your lordship's notice the operations of a small detachment of the 4th Purjub Infantry, under Lieutenant Hall, Sith Punjab Pioneers, on December, 17, 1901, in which he succre of in accounting for a band of 15 brigands, capturing four and only allowing one to escape. The fight lastel naurly 12 hours, the brigands being strangly posted is buildings and having unlimited rifles, revolvers, and unmnuition, and having to be

consider will bust, karva the interests of this burnt out. This Lieutenant Hall sacceded in

additions as the Consulting Committee may Company. These modifications and additious refurred to certain details, usgetations about which we had been conducting with Mr. Whenley by telugram, of which it was accussary we should receive written confirmation, and we have since received a further provisional agroe ment, dated London, 21st Octuber last, which embodies the provisions of the Brat agreement of 8th August, and all the modifications and additions as arranged, wad this later agreement therefore takes fho pince of that of 8th August. for special good work!-- This agreement of 21st October has now been rutified, and becomes the basis of the ame) getua- fiou of the two Companies, it's provisions being in all essentials the sime as those of lith October last. I may here state that, aines the notion was given calling this meeting, it has been con- sidered that the form of resolution therein

effecting without having a single casualty in his detachment, andthauiced by a special

· Ordre du jour of the visional Government,'

Commander Elderton, D.8.0., Royal Ludhian Marine, in command of the Marine Transport Department, which dis exerllent service, is

given is rather bald, and that it should contain

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described as "an extremely efficient officer.".

Besides the officers mentioned above, Major General Creagh brings the services of the to the notice of the coorotary of State

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Colonel O'Sullivan, Royal Engineers. Chief Staff Officer, who has had varied and difficult duties, being may delegate on the Provisional Government from December 1, 1901, till its

dissolution on August 14, 1902.

Braset Lieutenant-Colonel Bower, Indian Staff Corps, who was my delegate of the Provisional Government from July 21, 1901, till November 30, 1901,

Major Drake Brockwon, Indian Staff Corps, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General. has had much hard work in connection with move- ment of troops, He is on excellent Staff Officer, who bas done excellent work,

Major Grimston, Indian Staff Corps, Da. puty-Assistant Adjutant-Genorul, is a tactful and good Staff Officer, whose advancement would be for the good of the State,

THE P, AND 0.

London, 2th December. At the aunual meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental, Company, Sir Thomas Sutherland aunounced considerable modifications in passen. per fares, particularly in the case of India, which will be introduced on the 1st January. London will continue to be the beadquarters.

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURT.

London, 12th December..

The Archbishop of Canterbury is losing strength and bis condition causas anxiety.

Loudon, 18th December.

Special prayers are being offered at the Abbey The Archbishop of Canterbury is weaker and. Paul's.

THE ABYSSINIAN TRZATY,

THE RUMOURED MOVEMENT IN CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS

THE NORTH-WEST.

The N.-C. Daily News of the 23rd inst writes:

ILLUSTRATED WITH VIEWS OF

HONGKONG AND CHINA,

EASTMAN'S

FILMS, KODAKS AND ACCESSORIES.

GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN.

1900 is rearing its head mauxcingly agala in The snake that was scotobod, not killed, in

the north-west of China, if the reports that reach us from foreigners converant with what is going on in Kansu are correct, and there is certainly no inherent improbability in them. We had boon disbanded by the provincial Cosman- moutioned yesterday that 4,000 imperial troops

der-in-Chief of Kansa, under orders from the Poking government which means Yong Lu- and bad at once gono over to Tung Fa were previously some of Tung Fu-hiong's haing, which is not remarkable, as they DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN. men. These men are well provided with modern arces, and Tang'a agents are reported to be busy enrolling recruits throughout the north-west large quantities of war material were, it is asserted, sent up the Han river for Isan daring 1900-01, while quick-firing guWORK FOR AMATEURS, AND WE HAVE LARGER AND BETTER FACILITIES and ammunition were sent up as lately no October. It is added that Tung Fu usiong's 10,000 men, who are divided into twenty bat- FOR DEVELOPING AND PRINTING THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE COLONY talions of 500 men each, their camps being in the wilderness between Koyaan and Ninghsia, are paid from imperial fands. It is believed that Tung Fu-hsiang has preclaimed Prince Tuan'e son, the youth whom the Empress Dowager undo Heir Apparent and then dismissed, as Emperor of China under the title of Tung Hai, at the town of the Aleshaa Mongols, Ting-yuenying, two deys north-west of Ningbain It is known that Pa Chun loft Peking for Alashan some little time ago. The palace at Hslan occupied by the Empress Dowager after her flight from Feking in being got ready to revive the new. Emperor Tung Hsü; while Tung Fa-hsiang's agents were to have seized Chengts, the capital of Szechnen, but this scheme was frustrated for the time by the arrival of the new Viceroy of Szechuca, Tuen thun honen,

WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHMENT SOLELY DEVOTED TO EXECUTING"

It is believed that Yung Lu is privy to all consecting party to the setting up of a rival this, though it is hard to imagine that he is a

Emperor of the West; but there are beau, să we have said before, a number of indivatious. proposed absorption by the Government of the that something serious is imminent. The

telegraphs throughout the empire is a step that will strengthen the bands. of the Government London, 13th December. May, has been published It delimits the

The Treaty with Abyssinis, dated the 15th of trouble. It seems certain that the Government and may be disastrous to foreigners in the ovent

is not unpporting Viceroy Tsin in his efforts to boundary northward of sixth parallel and

put down divorder in Szechen; and it is, to say gives to Souds the territory north of the Bhas

tho least, remarkable that China's leading states- Nile and eastward of the thirty-fifth meridian. mar, Chang Chib-tang, has been removed from Hitherto the provisional boundary extending Nanking and has not been given any other. seventy miles west of Credarof gives to Abys post, one of the suppositions connected with sinle the territory westward of the thirty-fifth him being that he will come to Shanghai to meridian, south of the Blue Nile and extending conclute the commercial treaties that are still to the junction of undertakes pot to obstract the being negotiated; and another that he is to be rivers. Abyssinia

the the Virtual Secretary of State for Foreign waters of the Blue Nile, Sobat, and Thoun, and Affairs at Peking or Tinntain. On the other to permit the railway joining Uganda and the Soudan through Abyssinian territory It leases to Sondan u cou-reial station of 100 hectares in the neighbourhood of Itapy on the Baro,

VENEZUELA.

London, 18th Iecember.

A despatch from Mr. Bowen, dated the 10th December, mestions he visited all the prisoners, namely, 14 Germans and 10 British. Some were so poor that he gave them food, and he subsequently secured their release.

some vofûrsneo to the proveērtīgs at our meetings of 11th sud 27th October last, so sa to define mora precisely the objects and rauous for the proposed liquidation. Ary alteration from the form of resolution, as advertised, had botter come in the form of an amendment from the shareholders prasert, so, if anyone will move the necessary amendment. 1 shall be obliged if he will do so after the original resolution as advertised has been

The British warship Charybdis and the proposed and seconded. The resolution, speaks

German Pinela and another have returned to for itself, but I may explain Lore that it has Captain Fane, Indian Staff Corps, was La Guaira and occupied a position commanding been thought advisable to name three persons Provost-Marshal and Polics Commissioner in the port, and have stoppal merchantmen from as Nghidators, so as to make full provision for Tientsin. His duties were of a most anxious, mentoring. The Venezuelans are concentrating the carrying out of all the necesary strange, portant and difficult nature, and he carried th at La hacus and evidently intend abandoning mata in case of any of them being absent at but with tact and untixing energy, and con- La Guaira President Castro rejects Avery any time from the Colony. I will now propose tributed greatly to the good relations which have point of the Gerau uliintura. the resolution as follows:That the Com-existed between the varions nationalities, pany ba wound up voluntarily under the pro-military and civil, in Tientsin. visions of the Companies, Ordinances, 1835 to 1899, and that the Honourable Charles Stewart Sharp. Alexander George Wool, and John Thomok Mortiu Wheeley be appointed-liquida tors of the said Company, witli fiberty for unch of them solely to exercise all the powers of the joint guidators."

Mr. J. A. Jury seconded,

Mr. MASTER proposed the following amoud not to the resolution :--" That for the pur- pose of carrying into effect the special resolution daly passed and confirmed at extra ordinary general meetings of the Company held on the 11th and 27th days of Delober, 1902,

the Company bo wound up voluntarily nder the provisions of the Companies Ordinauers1865 to 1899, and that the Honourable Charles Stewart Sharp, Alexander George Wood, and John Thomas Martin Wheeley to appointed liquidaters of the said Compang with liberty for each of them solely to aereis all the powers of the joint liquidators and that for the like purpose the liquidators be, and they are hereby authorised to consent to the pre paration of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of a new Company to be incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hongkong under the name of The China-Borneo Cmpany, Limited, or some similar title,"

Mir, PETER secondled, and the amendmpt was agreed to unanimonsly.

"This was all the business. Another mating will be held fourteen days Lence to confirm the

later resolution.

THE OPERATIONS IN CHINA

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OFFICERS' SERVICES,

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Captain Rose, Indian Staff Corps, similarly did good work at Shanghai; bat there matters wore in a more settled state than at Tientsin.

Captain Forteath, Indian Suff Corps, and Major Erek, Indian Staff Corps, have done well in the Supply and Transport Department. The lafter officer was very useful in engaging Chinese coolies and in dealing with the natives of the country.

Captain Axo, Army Veterinary Department, has done good work, and is a most efficient officer.

Lieutenant Mainprise, Royal Engineers, is an excellent officer, who has done good work.

Company Sergeant-Major Withers, Koyal Engineers. His techuical knowledge and tact have been most useful.

Staff Sergeant Wells, Supply and Transport Corps, has done good work."

Major-General Crengh notices the services of officers of the British Railway and others in the following terms -

Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. R. Brawue, Royal Enginoors, the Director. This officer's services. has been invaluable. He is au able adminis- trator, tactful and discreet..

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Of the services of Majors Dunsterville, Tadian Staff Corps, and Captain Kell, South Stafford shire Regiment. Raisey Staff Officers, I cannot speak to highly. Their tact. knowledge of foreign languages, and invariable courtesy, at all times and to all people have been of the greatest assistance in keeping a mai tur- ruptedly good relations with all nationalities. and they have carried out their heavy railway and other duties to my complete satisfaction. In the state of affairs which have oxiated these duties hat a been as varied as original.

of the Civil Staff flr. Blorancki, of the Native superintendent. Tadian P.W.D., has been most eficient as love

BOMALILAND,

Allahabad, 13th December. The despatch of Lution troops to Somaliland is estimated at £20,0) and the monthly recurring expense is £2,000. Theo charges will be borne by the Home Government.

UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL.

London, 13th December.

In the Oxford and Cambridge Rugby football match one goal and a try were scored by each side.

AFGHAN AFFAILS.

Allabated, 14th December. The Pioneer's frontier correspondent states that the Afghan subjects of the Amesc are resenting the enlistment of Afrulis in his Army and that recruitment will probably be stopped forthwith. It has not been very unccessful so far.

FOOCHOW.

chow Echo of the 20th December:--

Wo luke the following items from the Foo.

The fastirities of the race-werk were brought to a close by two cheerful entertainments, one a dinner given by Mr. Dragons, the prond winner of The Champions and other rares, on Saturday evening, to which twenty-four sat down; and the others tiffin by Captain Hope at his residence at Kalinay ou Suday, at whiels twenty-seven were present.. passed off successfully and were much enjoyed Both functions by all. The guests at both included our sport- lug visitors from other ports, the movem als of the coast steamers having commodatingly allowed of their prolonging their stay over the last race day, which has seldom tuppened before when we have had race-meetings.

ACHEE & CO.,

PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS STORE, 17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

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FEW DOORS EAST OF HONGKONG HOTEL. Hongkong, 15th November, 1902.

WE

NOTICE.

ARE NOW

OFFERING

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UNDERMENTIONED

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COST

PRICE THE

VALUABLE GOODS,

WHICH WERE NOT DISPOSED OF BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON THE

20TH DECEMBER.

THEY COMPRISE

OF.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S SOLID GOLD WATCHES, 14 AND 18-KTS; AMERICAN GOLD-FILLED WATCHES (GENUINE),

hand, it is believed in the north that Yung Lu HIGHEST GRADE LEVER MOVEMENT GUARANTEED FROM 10 TO 25 YEARS

BY THE KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY OF AMERICA;

is working to get his son-in-law, Prince Chun, the Emperor's younger brother, made Hair Apparout, but it is wors probable that should Prince Chun have a son, it is on that son that the doubtful boon of being Hair Apparout to the throne of China will be conferred.

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FINE ASSORTMENT OF GENUINE JEWELLERY SET WITH With Liu Kang-yi dend and Chang Chih- tung practically dismissed from office, there PRECIOUS STONES, UNSET DIAMONDS, AND QUEENSLAND FIRE OPALS. may be a considérable change in the Yangtze Valley. Foreigners have confidenuo iu Tuon Fang, the Acting Viceroy ut Wachang, but it is doubtful if he can afford

take the per- manent appointment, and if he is a strong enongh man for the position. He showed great moral courage in 1900 when he decided to disobey the orders he received from Peking, and to protect the missionaries in his province, and for this he will always be regarded with high admiration by foreigners in China, but it is still to be even whether he has the strength necessary to maintain order, in the Yaugtsze Valley.. Wei Kuang-tao, the new Nanking Viceroy, is to a great extent an unknown man, and his ability to perform the task set bir has

THE VENDOR REQUESTS THE PUBLIC TO COME AND INSPECT SAME,

WHICH ARE ON VIEW IN OUR SALES ROOMS FROM 10 AM. TO

P.M.

still to be learnt.

Those who do not believe that any outbreak is to be feared at present explain that Tang Fe belang is only acting is self defence, and that he has no mischievous intentions whatever. He has strewly received orders from Peking to lay down his arms, but declined, knowing that the rest stop would be that a fores would be sent to seize him; and his army is only maintained to protect himself from renewed attempts to take him prisoner. We have not

the material to determine where the truth lies among these various reports; that much apprehension and uneasiness-exist, is certain.

FRANCE.

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THE 1902 VINTAGE,

The vintage is very short; frost, high winds and heavy rains sensibly damaged the vizes. The vintage must be classed as most apoven. In the ( follows:--

Messza. Cutler, Palmer & Co. write to us as Beira, the quantity secured is about a third of last year's production. This is much to beregretted, In writing our last year's Vintage Report, for post wine is generally admitted to be most to have to place before you, but the result of as thoroughly appreciated by uinberless STILL LEADING we otarved that it was got a satisfactory record necessary to sick folk, while it is at the same this year's vintage is far more disastrous, con-people both at home and abroad. The demand! been experienced the oughout Europe during month of the present year reached the total of sequent

upon the wretched weather that has for port wine in Great Britain during nine

should have to go back boyond a half-century. There are, we are glad to say, two good vintages the greater part of the present year. We 86,043 pipes, against 24,500 pipes in 1901. and then not End a more deplorable state of remaining in Portugal. Shippers are nove affa.rs. We subjoin particākari:---

beginning to forward to our London market some of the excellent vintage of 1900...

SPAIN. Sherry-In Spain there was more than. excessive heat in the Jerez district prior to the vintage; it had the effect of shrivelling tho grapes, greatly reducing the quantity of wine made. This is also tost unfortunate at the present time, when it was hoped the novely planted vines would have produced good results, so that practically there is no vintage, and

Spanish Post or Tarragons.-Farmers were looking forward to having a bountiful yield, but in May last, the young vineyards which had mest erually, the foliage of the vines was

The London Gazette of the 21st uit, contains a despatel received by the Secretary of State for India-from-Major-General Moore Creagh, To the loyal assistance of die LE. Foley V.C., commanding the British contingent of thar, A. G. Cos. Engineer-in-Chief (both in the China Force, on the field operations of the thevica of the Tmorial Chinese Railway) left the part.

ilway Administration is much indebtel which date he took over the command from onlain P. G. Twining, Royal Engineer, Yang Wea Ting, entertained s distinguisher even come to maturity. The quantity gathered barely a tenth of a normal crop.

force in North China since July 21, 1991, on,

· Lieutenant-General Sir A. Gastlee, up to the date of the reluction which was completed ou

At the auction of race-panies the following Bordeaux-Our hopes with regard to the prices were realised: Malgache $200, Merida out-turn of the vintage this year have been dis

58, Nipup 315, Boxer S1, Dolsun $101, Be-appointed; the lowering of the vines and the 4-way and Dobra were disposal of privately. colour of the grapes are ironstances that We understand that three or four more are promised favourable results, and the appearance likely to be offered at auction next week of the vines up to the end of August was Muncks, Adonie, Calibre and Blorange have satisfactory, but in September, heavy rains and want of warmth disappointed our expecta On Wednesday last the Provincial Judge, tione, and in some instances, the grapes did not anded under me from July 21, 1901, te the

company at his yamon in the City, including is far inferior to that of 1901, We do not yet ring gast, 1, but I think it right to

most of the high officials, the foreign Consule know the official figures, but we think that the For his our lordship's zotive his work, as, but and the Commissioner of Custome It was the yield of this year's grape harvest will not be with scant ret, patching up sagizes, Go.. Beyond the banquet given there was a theatrical consequence of all this untoward state of affairs, has been, ald not have been the access it pon the evacuation of Teking, Major-General he had laid worked on the foundations which Present as being of unusual excellence, both as past years is increasing ir valne, and is likely

regards the dresses and style of noting. The to will further increase. Creagh describes the work of the force, men-

yataon was beautifully decorated for the tioning the services of various officers is

occasion, varied with handsome banners and follows:-

scrolls of silk embroidery, most of which had been presented to him in the early hours of the day.

We hear that the French have been granted mining concessions in the district of Shaa-wn in this province, and that other nationalities are negotiating for similar privileges

September 20, 1992. After describing the motive originally organising the Loen-Beth anniversary of His Excellency's birthday. more than two-thirds that of last year's. In been planted with Americau stocks were attacked zeduction in the autumn of last year, following departmentorials, and in record time; that entertaiment which was spoken of by those even the cheapest description of Bordeanx of literally cut off by hailstones; and the tempera

constitution of the British Force after tha

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tare in May and June, which should have been KING EDWARD VII warm and agreeable fell to almost freezing Borgundy, quantity of wine produced point, accompanied by snowstorms, consequently in 1902, in comparison with that of 1900, is, in the pollen on the fines was destroyed; this the red wine, quite a third laws, and in the white sort of weather continued until July last, wize, three-fourths less, but this year's wine, and as if this was not all sufficient to destroy not yet having sufficiently developed its char- | the hopes of the growers, the cryptogate pests acteristics, cannot et present be described. arrived to finish mattere, so that with this useful.

Champagne-The present year's vintage wise, prices must necessarily advance. must be devoribed as the least good since 1879,

MADEIRA. and that was a very poor year, this result has been brought about by prejudicial climatio influences, intensified by the raruges of a microbe described as cochytes, and further by, mildew and midium, in short, it was a question

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divores question at last. begou to take the Of Colonel O'Conner, C.B., Principal Medical

easy way, they batously. Hitherto, in their Ofer, the despatch says:-"To the constant vigilance of Colonel O'Conner, C.B, Principal joke agamat themereated it as a rather good Medical Officer, and the officers serving under ism, and a fitting sort of social Croker- him, in attending to everything that could Asiatic with Bject for their "acrid prometo the health and scare the comfort of from its ambiguons divorce is rescued the men, must be to a great extent ascribed recoguised footing. Ition and put on a 4 social event a mattepe longer a joke, but the excellent health enjoyed by both troops and followers, and their immunity from ont even celebration. As id congratulation, and breaks of plague, smallpox, and cholera which it is the West that has right nod natural. were raging in epidemic form in many districts revolution, end in the W the lead in this during the

yeur; while their care, skill, and Boston papers reprint, with linnesota. The

cart that has been receive appreciation, It is proposed that a general loan exhibition attention to the sick reduced the death rate in

friends of the heroine Moms Boston of photographs be held, under the auspices of the force to a remarkably amal figures to be stoby asnounces the divorce tjeraud Sou- the Foochow Camera Club, during the first week

Major Uncat. Indian Staff Corps malaly credited," according to the despatch, Georgians from Ernest J. Ber daughter of February, 1903. with the suppression of piracy on the Pei la Court of San Francisco granti Superior river, which had beeu from time immemorial a name, January 11, 1902" The er maiden standing bindrance to trade. Its suppression accompanying this aunouncementine cards over the world for two years by was a most arduous and dangerous work, well, Grund Sonstoby Wassins Mos Miss speed, the contents were found to be perfect. worst ever known, and consequently the distilla: The ravages of the phylloxera, however, still Embroidery.

Waseca, Mil—“Mra. It crossed the equator seret times and on being Cognac. This year's preduce is que of the but is expected the vines will tara ent well. Goods of all kinds. Chiness Grass Cloth and Sonsteby." It only

Address Nos. 10 and 62, QUEEN'S ROAD Major Wingate was in command of the Bryant and his friends to organise at J. Lamco will keep good for any time in any tion did not prove to be any account, the entire seriously affect the whole of the Island.

climate. Lemeo is the genuins Liebig Con- produca, inferior as it is, may be considered as We may try say that this year the fates CENTRAL (South side) Intelligence, branch, which has worked well and celebration,

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In May and June last, the Island was subject to many days of damp and houry mist, a most nasol circumstance, causing much damage to the vines; but on the south side of the Island- many farmers whether the grapes were

a distrist known as the Camera de Lubos, wrth gathering; happily, however, there are having a more sunny Hяpect an average crop the good past vintages to work on

may be expooted, novertheless, even in favoured Saumur.In this district the weather was places, the sirocco did its best to destroy the deplorable in the past spring, summer and vines. autumn; the grapes hardly ripened, and the BBA captcia.fuferior.

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Marsala. The quantity is not abundant,

A POT OF LEMCO, WAS ONCE CARRIED ol! | quality derivable therefrom is noċessariing from a third to half less than in 1961,

HOUNG CHEONG & CO., TAILORS, DRAPERS AND OUTFITTERS.

ESTABLISHED IN HONGKONG FOR. ÚVER 30 YEARS.

Clothing made to it to perfectic. Silk