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Entimations.
'DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,
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LIMITE D, DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &c.
PURE WINES.
following selection from our WINE LIST, for we bave succeeded in combining purity and excellence of quality with moderate prices.
SHERRY: per bir
case. botile.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1891.
holders and the rank and file of the share market, and, generally give as little useful OF reliable Information as possible-Mr. GILLIES, evidently con- siders that shareholders are entitled to be made fully acquainted with their own affairs and to be told the truth 'in' plain |
WE beg to favite careful attention to the language, an excellent example which could be generally followed with advant- age. The history of limited Hability com- panies in this colony during the past two or three years contains a formidable number of amudged pages that, if the whole truth were known, would place several of our prominent citizens disagree-
Vino genero50—1 generous
round wine, green seal
$0.50
$6.00
...$10.00 $1.00
VINO DE PASTO-1 medium dry wine with delicate flavour, red seal
·AMONTILLADO—a high clan
natural wine for connoisseurs of
DELICIOSO the
very
Ginest sherry procurable, 6 years in bottle
$14.00)81,15
TELEGRAMS,
FIGHT WITH INDIANS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
LONDON, December goth.
A Cavalry regiment captured “ Bigfoot " and 150 Indians. The Sght took place yesterday (29th) with hezwy loss on bath ildes.
THE LATE FIGHT WITH INDIANS, December 31st. The recent fight with the "Redskins took place at Porcupine Creek 75 of the Cavalry were killed and 110 wounded.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THI Superintendent of the P. & 0. S. N. Co. courteously informs us that the steamship Ganges, with the next English mall, left Singa pore for this port at 3.30 p.m. on the gist ultő,
Two employes of the Income-tax Office of Burmak had to face the music at the Police Court at Rangoon on the 15th ́ulto, owing to some slight misappropriation of government funds amounting to some thousands of rupees, When the mall left the case was still sub-judice,,
THE sort of dance which has succeeded the can- cos in the Paris dancing-halls is known as the cakdr. Mile. Grille d'Egout is the leading teacher of Its most prominent feature, the flounce-flinging trick, the foundation of skirt: dancing and immodesty made decent-at least as regards appearances.
Ta P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Lombardy, left Bombay on the 28th alto, for this port..
NAGASAKI (Japan), December 4th.. When the U.S. 1tr. Alliance arrived at Ponspl
It was found that a war had broken out between
MR. Edward Andrews, one of the two English- | the natives and the Spanish, The American misi ! men agested as spies for sketching and boating sionaries were accused of chasing the war, and on the Mains, was recently fined tỉ, by a Nancy | the Alliance was forced to remove the mission- maglatrate for taking a photograph of a fort. aries to the falsad of Dulan, The magistrate acquitted him of any intention of giving the photograph to a foreign Fower,
A CHINAMAN confined in that "dive" known as the debtor's prison passed in his checks to-day, and went, let us hope, to a land where debts and duns and the chit-system are unknown, The uses! Inquest will be held to-morrow, when, if same light in not thrown on this subject, wo will have few awkward queries to put to those who are responsible for keeping a man is gaol until ho dies like a dog.
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WASHINGTON, December 4th, Undoubtedly the Senate will pass the Inter menis, and undoubtedly the President will sign national Copyright Bill with the House amend-
| In. Then Justice will be done.. New York publishers, however, agree that there will be no sudden change in the situation of literary affairs.
ably close to that boundary line which | Tu Superintendent of the P, & O. ́S. N. Có, marks the difference between company Informas us that the Company's steamer Ancona Sherry, yellow scal $13.00 $1.10 promoting and directing, as a legitimate at Nagasaki for this port at 1:30 pm. yesterday.omb of futurity helde some even! ready for
undertaking and as
his book would not have appeared an Infringe-We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Russell ment of the criminal law, and & Co) that the Union " Line steamer Werds worth left Singapore yesterday for this port amongst those ага more than one prominent director who made good use of and may be expected to arrive on the 7th Inst. their opportunities at the expense of an Warlx the sailing ship B. P. Cheney was easily blinded crowd of infatuated fatalists. coming to anchor in the harbour on Wednesday in fact we have had the South Sea Bubble the unha rigging into the water, and was drowned. modernised and played over again on a The body of the unfortunato man, has not yet
PORT.
Superior qualite, Invalid Port, gold scal
..$12:00 $1,10
$10.00 $100
$14.00 $125 Specially selected old vintage...$20.00 $1.75
Old Tawny, soft and maturę, black
scal..........................
BURGUNDY.
BEAUNE- full-bodied Red
Burgundy with strengthening properties. ..............$14.00 $1.35 CHAŘLIS mellow White, Bur«
gundy, fine flavour and bonquel. $14.00 $1.ay
CHAMPAGNE.
AVIZE- well matured,
selected dry wine specially $18.00 $1.75
LEMOINE-VIN-BR UT-
CUVEE ROYALE As Supplied regularly to the Prince of Wales, House of Commons, and the chief clubs in London, &c..........$12.00 $1.00 Per case of 24 pists ·cmmonium...$33.00 $1.00
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small scale in about a dozen more or less sham industrial speculations that can easily be picked out in our daily list of share quotations, and if we are unable to particularise any professional company. promoter or guinea-pig director with the genius of Law of Lauriston, it would not be difficult to name half a dozen, and that number could materially be added to, who have displayed even more unscrupulousness than the daring schemer who, with all his shortcomings, `rendered the world an immense service as the father of modern banking. That a day of reckoning will come for the schemers who have caused so much rain and distress among all classes in the Far East is sure enough, and in some directions the toils are already gradually but surely closing in on sham el dorados that were conceived and given birth to with the primary object of securing for the parents. A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. all hazards, a vested right in other
(Telephone No. 6o.) Nos. 22 & 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Hongkong, 29th December, 1890. (37
BY APPOINTMENT.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED
WATERS.
Our New Factory has been recently refitted with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and ́·.
we are well able to compita in
the best quality with
English Makers..
The purest ingredients only are used, and the
·utmost care and cleanliness are exercised In the manufacture throughout. LARGE BOMBAY
"SODAS"
people's money. It is in view of these shady remnants of past folly, in which so many of our readers are unhapplly Implicated as victims, that we hall with pleasure the advent as the chairman of a public company of such a straightforward, outspoken man of business as Mr. DAVID GILLIES, and the Introduction of the sensible plan of telling the share. holders the plain truth in the fowest possible words.
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afternoon, a sailor named E. A. Bourse
been recovered.
Jack DEMPSEY, the champion middle-weight of America, will fight Bob Fitzsimmgas, the Australian middle-weight marvel, in New Orleans, during the current month. It will be a fght to a finish with bare knuckles for the middle-weight championship of the world.
THERE
was some sensational scoring in a cricket watch on the Oral (Adelaide) recently, the Norwoods making 389 for three wickets against South Adelaide, George Gides, the Victorian "crack," scoring 353 (not out), which is within two of the highest score ever made in South Australia.
In response to certain representations made by the British Corporation for the Survey and Registry of Shipping, the Beard of Trade have will not be required to have their load lines decided that vessels holding passenger certificaten assigned under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1890, until their present certificates have expired. MR. A. K. Traverofthe Hon. Secretary of the H. CC., courteously informs us that he received the following telegram last night:— -
SINGAPORE, January 1st, 1891. "Colombo v. Native States, drawn,”. This refers to the first of the series of inter. colonial cricket matches which are about to be played in Singapore.
Can anybody inform us when the long promlied revised copies of the Ordinances of Hongkong are likely to be issued One of these fine days we may feel disposed to write a short and sweet bistory of that notorious abortion clept The Law Revision Committee "for general-in formation,” as the talented Editor of the Government Gasetle expressed it.
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"There will be no revolution in the publishing business," said Charles Scribner' to-day. The immediate effect of the i, assuming the bill becomes a law, will be the holding back of new works until such a time, as a copyright may be kad is both the countries of Great Britai COMINO events cast their abadows before them, IN a recent Issue of a Canadian publication and the United States.
I have personal and as surely as two and two make four, the appear certain portraits of D. W. B. Sisden, the knowledge of a number of important books post, in various garbs and attitudes, which give that are being withheld. If Stanley and delivery that will be big with fate for the British
es further proof of the advertising capabilities of mot been an American citizen 1 feel sure that Isles. Queen Victoria has actually "cumshawed this chameleonic individual Sladen poses as a
so towards the funds now being rafted for Britisher. In Australia, as an Australian In summer. Belag an American, of course ho the families of the unfortunates who went down Canada, and as a Canadian in China; so possibly could get a copyright in this country. As with the Serpent. "Wales" also donated £15, but he may eventually tum up as a Chinaman in English author would be debarred from that I no mention is made of "Edinburgh." We England. "Douglas" like all other men of do not expect to see any great or noticeable wouldn't bid more than a "aov," for it anyhow || genius has his little weaknesses too, the main of change in the piles of books," "The day of 10 which are writing silly verses in the birth-day and 15 cent literature is practically over anyway. We read that the Earl of Devon, son of a vice books of romantic maidens, and the pride he Over because publishers found that it did not president of the English Church Union, and takes in distributing his autograph, which by the pay them to turn out books at such prices. I brother-in-law of Viscount Halifax. president of by bears a close resemblance to the trail, a relataink we shall still have the 25-cent and yo that body; Sir Philip Rose, Bart,, Lady Rose and calls in the throes of am agonising death, cent novels as we have at present." family, Lady Ells, wife of an ex Lord Mayor;would be supposed to leave on a sheet of paper
NEW YORK, December 4th. The Catholic News has received the following Rev. T. P. Delhie, late chaplain to the Earl of He passed through Hongkong recently and, of Kiatore, Kegan Paul, head of the great publish. course, left bis sign-manual to adem the pages of from lis Dublin correspondent, Thomas Sherlock! -"On authority which I have good reason to Ing firm; Francilion, managing editor of the the hotel register. Gleka; Harrington, of tubular bell fame; and
consider excellent I make the statement that Colonel Houghton, of Crimea and India fighting It is frequently amusing how even the most Parnell has assured at least two member of the renown, have all just 'verted to R. Crism,” circumspect of public orators give themselves Irish Parliamentary party that the charge made Away. A carlous instance occurred the other against him by Captain O'Shea is utterly without day when Mr. F. Fleming was acknowledging | foundation in fact, and that he looks forward to in the Legislative Council the somewhat florida near time when he will be able to prove as compliments of the unofficial members. In the much with good results to the Irish cause. I a course of his oration for our worthy Colonial Secretary is so despicable rival of Gladstone's in the matter of exuberant verbosity-the Administrator fareported to have said: "Idesire to take this opportunity of publicly expressing ↑ all members of the Civil Service the assistance they have rendered me during the greater part of the fast year, assistance, which has gous far, I may say very far, towards lightening the burden of my task. We don't see why the Civil Service was logged into this speech, but the stalics are ours; the remarks are mere rapid gosh ; and his Excellency's references to Messia, Barradas and and the public Exchequer to the tune of $60,000 Xavier who "lightened" Mr. Fleming's "burden" and $1,000, respectively, must surely be set down to temporary mental derangement.
SALVING operations at the scene of the wreck of the Quetta are still attended with success Three tons and three-quarters of logot tin have arrived at Brisbane as the proceeds of last month's diving work. Several samples of silver ore are also to hand, while one bale of wool with the Iron bands still encircling it rase up to the surface of its own free will, and was, of course, secured. The 67.000 worth of metal should all berescued before the next south-east monsoon commences, after which the salvors will direct their attention to the wool.
SAYS Truth:-"Sir John Francis Davis, who died the other day in his ninety-fourth year, was the to China (during the reign of George IV.) when sole survivar of Lord Amherst's famous embassy the Ambassador and his colleagues were sacere- moniously bundled out of Peking because they -refused to prostrate themselves before the Emperor, who expected them to go through the salute of koo too as a mark of their profound that Labby is caught tripping, but do-do" respect for his Majesty's person." It is seldom is just a trifle too wide of the mark to be passed,
Ir has been announced at Toronto that the Dominion Government has a scheme in han whereby li hopes to counteract the effect of the M'Kinley Tariff Act. The Premier proposes to establish comment agencies in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Ayres, Mexic", and other South Ameri can cities, for the purpose of promoting trade with South America. The measure fa con templation will provide a steamship connexion In addition to the monthly (service (with China, | 2 Tapas, and Australia, and allow manufacturing in bond for export 'and' the reception of raw material free for such purposes.
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personally acquainted with the two gentlemen named to me and indeed I know them wall enough to be able to say, off hand, that for political reasons they would follow Parnell to the end even if they word satisfied that there two members of the Irish Parliamentary party ware blemishes on his private character. These
are convinced that Parnell is only biding bla ows time to vindicate himself at the precise moment when a vindication will have the most effect for Ireland.”
Harrington called to-night from Chicago to Parnell Stand firm; America is with you.
PARIS, December 5tlf. The Chamber of Deputies to-day rejected a proposal for the abolition of the match móno poly. The Chamber adopted a proposal raising the rate of tax on transferable securities from 3. to 4 per cent. Rouvier, Minister of Finance, 32,000,000 francs more revenue and facillisto anounced that the measure would produce the adoption the budget;
• LONDON, December 5th.
It is is reported the Czar has forbidden his subjects to enter Monaco on account of the rain brought to many wealthy Russian families through the gaming tables there,
AM Australian prima donna was hiring a help the other day. Number one said s. “38y umumi wage la 12 ahitlin, but Thi knock off a bob if you The career of the Hongkong Brick and gira me a singin' lesson every mornin!" Nura- ber two had no references, thereupon the lady Cement Company, "Limited, has hitherto remarked: "I can't engage you; what do 1 been distinctly unfavourable, but in that know of you ?” To which Biddy screeched: THE British Legation In Tokyo was thrown United States Navy, and the great-grandson of must not be done again. The Tribune w respect only equalling various other some "Ant-what the divil do I know about the likes what similar enterprises with far greater We continue to supply large bottles as pretensions. And Mr. GiLLis, in his THE wool expert trade from the South. Russian heretofore, free of Extra Charge, to those of capacity of Chairman of the Board of provinces on the Dos has been entirely ruined our Customers who prefer to have them to the Directors, frankly told the shareholders by the M'Kinley tariffs. Before these came foto | children, the little ones alone numbering nearly THUS the Sydney Bulletin :-If there is one at Blackwell's Island, were in fine conditio
that "a great deal of money had been lost operation the consignments to New York were two hundred. In its comments on the subject | thing that a really Australian audience, such as to-night. whenever practicable, are despatched by first in the initial stage of our business from they are unable even to unload their goods swing | the whole family of British residents under one surely it is the nausenting allusions to "The Ang's bone that is being grafted into Johnnie's
ordinary size.
COAST PORT ORDERS,
steamer leaving after receipt of order.
FOR COAST FORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.
Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applica-
tion.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address is, DISPENSARY, HONGKONG,"
And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.
The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stock ---
PURE AERATED WATERS
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
incapable' management and in the purchase of plant ill adopted to the working of the clay on the Company's property;"
There
WBB
no bolstering up of the real causes which led to the balance sheet showing a loss in working of over 834,000 on a capital of one lakh, but
very 'large, but now the Russian merchants are loudly complaining to their Government that
to the vexatious Custom-house formalities. The expertations have completely ceased,
THE Russian nowspapers, like those of France, are boasting that English financial credit bus been saved by M. Vishnegradıki's (the Ruitian Minister of Finance) consent to restore some of the gold which he withdrew frora Mesars, Baring Brothers a month or two ago. Russians are very proud of their Government having now
open from cellar to garret for the celebration of Christmas, Tokyo had never before witnessed such a le. The whole of the foreign com- munity of the capital, and a majority of the leading Junanese residents were there with their
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Press.
Tær heirs of Benjamin Franklin, have begun, a suit to break the will of that sometime 1790, and in which Franklin left. 1000 deceased gentleman which was proved in each to the cities of Boston And Philadel: phia, to allow of loans being made at five per cent to young married artificers. At the end if the first hundred years, according to the will, 100,000 was to be given out of the fund for municipal improvements. Franklin had calcu lated that at the end of the second hundred years the accumulation of the fund at compound
"SALT LAKE CITY, December 5th. interest would amount to £4,000,000, which was
This morning the Tribuse of this city printed o
a repart of the first day's proceedings in the trial first century Enving arrived, the total of the Hall, her seducer. It printed with the report to be used for public parposes. The end of the of Amanda Olsen who last summer shot Frank Is any fund is 64; but that of Phlindenbie estale has been mismanaged, that the provisions to this, claiming that it was an attempt to pre- $150,000. The heirs claim that the brief red of the affair. To-day United States Attorney. Varian called the attention of the Court oft
of the will were illegal, that the trustees have
Judice the case. Judge Zane called up the been negligent and Franklin's directions disregarded. Albert Bache, a Paymaster in the Tribune reporter, reprimanded him and said it Richard Bache, husband of Franklin's protest-in-the morning against the act as an sister is the nominal plaintiff, acting on behalf of unwarranted laterference with the liberty of the | over fifty heims, who bray for the breaking of the
will and a diviston of the money.
NEW YORK, December 5th. Johnnie Gethins and the dog, whose bones are growing together in the Charity Hospital
the Japan Mail says: "It certainly was a
Their temperature was normal most happy and hospitable thought to assemble Melbourne Alexandra for instance, revolts at, curiosity has been expressed as to whether the one sees at any of the popular dramatic theatres, and both had good appetites. A great den! of roof at this glad season, and the association of their children with those of the Japanese in Queen" as the secret of England's alleged great leg is as large as the boy's. A gentleman who Christmas sports brought the two nationaltties ness, made at least once in every imported was present at the operation said that the bone so close together that differences of race seemed scusational play. But the bed-rock of moral of the dog's foreleg was almost exactly the size to have disappeared altogether"
degradation has been reached by the author of of the larger bone of the boy's leg jait above the New Babylon," During the recent revival of ankle, which is the point of operation. He this otherwite good old treasury-filler, Teddy thought it most probable that the separation of Ryan as Ab Luck, the Chinese servant, has fo the boy and the dog would occur on Sunday... deliver several lick-spittling remarks is regard. to Mrs. Guelph. Ramirez, It will be remem-
SAN FRANCISCO, December 5th, bered, enters disguised as an Italien, hawking. James Corbett, California's champion pugilist,
with him, and is worsted."! In revenge he and England, will fight to a finish in or near destrays all the "Italian's stock-in-trade, | New Orleans on or Sefore April 15, 1891, (19) throwing Garibaldi and the Bather off at the Some two weeks ago Charles "Stencil, wings. But when he comes to a bust of her the manager of Corbett, telegraphed the Gracious, instead of saying "Too muches no Olympic Club of New Orleans that Corbett good," or something of that sort, he kisses it accepted the offer of the club to fight Slavin to fondly on the nose, and remarks, "Me no bleakee Queen Victoly-Victoly velly good to Joha Chinaman," and still kissing it he trots off, And a wave of ses sickness passes all round the hours.
an honest admission that the money suck an important financial inûnence abroad, the other day while it was in mation, but missed statuettes. Ah Luck has a passage-at-arms and Frank Slavin, the champion of Australia
had been wasted in bad management and where, not so long age, it was considered ai a useless plant. It was open to any share-virtually bankrust.
IT will interest the many friends of Sir "Silly. Billy" F. C. Robinson, the first full-grown Governor of Western"Australia, to bear that his Excellency tried to get into a Melbourne tramcar
his footing and made an undigaified exhibition of himself in the public thoroughfare. If he had been left to himself he would simply have turned somersault and fallen with a hideous "squash" in the mud, but the conductor dragged him in backwards by the hair, with his hat crushed down over his ears, and his umbrella broken in seven places. It was miserable show, but viceroy golog head first lato a moving vehicle and a king when he is drunk and standing on all fours on a doorstep, are both, weighed down by necessity and the laws of gravitation are too strong for them.
holder to demand who was directly we have to thank our correspondent "Nemo" responsible for all this, but our long-for his good wishes as to a happy New Year, suffering shareholders have become so. and regret that doll times won't permit us to habituated to fomes sustained through reduce his three pages of bristling libels in the Hongkong Telegraph. When ws' win the Incompetent experts and jerry" big pelze in the Manis lostery, or clear a million machinery, that no anxiety was evinced dollars in a silver "boom" like our great local Bank, ws may reconsider whether it would be and no questions asked. Perhaps recol-predent to let "Nemo" have a mand tilt at local lections of what occurred at the last windmillsj but just at present "ma can.” Punjom meeting may account for the
The 'Frisch Alia in a society para thus 1-A apathy displayed in this direction, or it story is current that the Queen and Prince of DURING the recent strike in Australia, the No. Credit given for battles that look dirty, may be that the Chairman's outspoken | Wales are at odds because the Queen objectedVictorian Railway Department were forced to had a "bully time of it in Happy Valley Money seat,-Match must take place before of greasy, or that appear to have been used frankness was the inducement to let to the presence of a certain American lady, at a⋅j order three ship-loads of Japanese coal and now yesterday, when; as was previously intimated, April 15, 1591. JAMES ). CORBETT. --
SELTZER WATER
· LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE.
for any other purpose than that of Coutalaing Amiel Water, as such bottles are
by
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
Hongkong, China, and Manila.'
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBBORISEES TO
GOLF.
The local exponents of Scolland's royal game
finish for a purse of $6,000, requesting the club to cable the acceptance to Slavin and secure his answer. Yesterday Corbett received a telegrams. from Charles Noel of the New Orleans dink, stating that Slavin, accepted, providing Corbett would 'wager #1,geo ́ss a side bet, depositing A 4 forfeit of $1000 with a New York or London newrosper as an evidence of good faith. Corbett last night sent the following telegrams:
Charles Noth Olympl: Club, Niw Orleani—
recent pas held by the Prince as the representa find themselves considerably out of pocket by the MacEwen Challenge Cup was competed for sleeping dogs lie still. However, in thus tive of his royal mother. When she took him to the transacties. For in other words, says as The weather was simply perfect for goll, and the • Sporting Editor, New York World—Hure' chronicling the new departure in public task for the woman's presence ke Invited the exchange they have had to pay double the price links though of course not to be compared with telegraphed you $1000 to bind match between company direction which Mr. GILLIE woman and her husband to dine with him, as of Newcastle coal for fuel greatly inferior in those of the majority of Home clubs, were in very Cerbert and Slavin, CHARLES STENZIL.
the Queen-Empress has been still further quality. When ordering, no samples were for fair order and some capital play was witnessed. This leaves Slavin no choles, but to meet Is has inaugurated, we are also glad to handed, and Albert Edward is Ukely to find warded whereupon to base an agreement This Only a short time ago, it was the fashion here to Corbett upon the temas which he has himself
observe that the prospects of the Hour. himself out of a job-Edlaburgh being in 20@viction that the cost of the strike will be borus remarks anent "Scotch. marbles" and in the
baly further impresses upon the public the con neer at golf and golfers and to make witty made, favour for some time past. kong Brick and Content Company, in ipite
by itself all round. In the future, perhaps, pitying strain allude to the pathetic scene that on King Katkaus at his rooms in the Palace. „Governor. Waterman and Mayor Fond called of the heavy losses suffered in the past, As will be seen by an advertisement in this in its pockets and a far-away look in its eye, the course of respectable old gentlemen who were his rooms daring the greater portion of the day. instead of looking on apathetically with fis hands could be witnessed any afternoon at the race Hotel yesterday. The King remained quietly in are now most favorable, and a very useful issue, the Baldwin Erwe, who were set only the "THE HONGKONG | Industry bids fair to take a prominant | first, but are still the "boss" aeronauts of the community may interest itself in the ethical and evidently entering on their second, childhood, not feeling, as well as he could have wished world, in thate special line of badiners, intend cosmic rights of labour disputes, instead of etc., but many who came to scoff now stop to The change from shipboard to land upset hims TELEGRAPH” ÁRB MOST BESPECTFULLY | position amongst local manufactures. | giving one of their sensational exhibitions (D. V. } leaving the conduct of its affairs in the hands of | play, and the Cloh is growing almost dally. We l'ente as much as the change from land" to ship
Valley to-morrow afternoon.
a batch of callous representatives whose private append some of the best scores made yesterday, and,p) in Happy If the testimonials, orders of merit, and gold papathies and personal interests are la direct from which it will be seen that a representative medals alone, which these gentlemen har antagoniam to those or their constituents. of the Royal Navy was the winnert received from the magustes of Europe, America and Australasia, can be taken as a guarantee, THE Alice Memorial Hospital statistics for there is a genuine hair-raising treat in store for December, 1890, are as follow: the public to-morrow. Besides ascending far Patients remaining in Hospital on 1st Inte cloudland and thenes dropping to the earth
December
******* $5 feats on the trapeze in mid-air which are acknow
Decembar orduurimum) 68 Total number treated äs In-patients / 123
Of these thers were :- Discharged caredimo 35 Discharged relieved........... 25. Discharged on other grounds.........
REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVÄNOR.
The Honghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1891.
Experience has always to be paid for, and in this case the price has been a heavy one; but with losses and errors of manage ment openly admitted and the necessary arrangements made to prevent their recurrence in future by the introduction of
suitable plant for an ever increasing Ein, the brothers performa a series of gymnastic Patients admitted to Hospital during and lucrative business, an-ara of ledged to be the most sensational ever witnessed.
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prosperity may be anticipated with, a ressonable amount of confidence. Tax remarks made by Mr. Davis And, without presuming to pose as the manu, GILLIES, Chairman of the Board of a practical authority on Directors of the Hongkong Brick and facture of these products as a paying Cement Company, Limited, at the fourth industry in Hongkong, It nevertheless general meeting of shareholders held on appears to us from what we are bound to Monday last, are a model of candour and consider from very reliable date as to business-like precision. Unlike some of local requirements that a large extension
His Excellency the Governor and Lady Das Vœux, accompanied by Mr. F. M. May, private secretary, visited the Government Civil Hospital yesterday morning. They went through all the warka, which werd very tastefully decorated, and evinced great interest in all they saw Lady Des Voeux especially manifesting a kindly cancer in the condition of the sumerens patients visited. The party also looked In upon Mesars Ramsay and Eddy, the wounded pervivors of the Namen tragedy, and cheered
"up" with "axpressions of sympathy,"
our local directors of public companies of the Hongkong Brick and Cement Cole of gloirers, and a promise to call again. whose notions of duty are to gloss over scale of operations would, under the shortcomings in management and working present efficient managemant, be attended detalls, throw dust in the eyes of share. † with complete success.
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Below leaving his Excellency expressed) kis gratiication on what he had mene in the Institution" "And" highly congratulated Docte Adidason and his nursing stadi
Patients
68
remaining in Hospital on rat January, 1891 min
528
35 483.
Out-patients, new cases, Out-patients, return visits
Total number of Out-patient visits....1011
Operations............................................. Vaccinations.aparpjaunannoss Dental caseARTACEFALEIRIZSTAN Casualty cases.
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The O. & 0. S. S. Co steamer Garlic Capt. W. G. Pearce, with the American mail of the 6th alte,, arrived in port yesterday morning We take the subjoined telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges :-)
board, and he did not care to go abroad. It had been planned to show the King about town with ▲ four-in-hand, and to take him to the California Theater at night, but his majesty vetoed the asrangementis,ON VARANA
---- The freedom of the Bohemian. Club was ten- dered to the King by a committes from that organization yesterday, and he was' invited to ́wliness a ̈ catch-as-catch can wrestling match
next Tuesday evening in the new Wigwam
LUBAH, December (thi The news received from Cape Town that "the" Portuguese had seized Mutica's kinal at Manica;): Bomh Africa, and hauled down the British fing, replacing it with the fing of Portugal is a surprise to the Portuguese Government. The action did not result from instructions issued by the Gorem ment or the Mosambique Company.
taken prisoners by the British South African The Portuguese leaders who were recently
Company's police when the latter drove the MANORUM MADRID, December and. Portuguese out of Mutaca's Kraal were. Baron The Duke of Veragua, the only living real Resende, Colonel Andrade and Senhor Gourria, descendant of Christopher Calembus and late Andrade, it is said, was anxious to SITADE Minister of the Interior is a former Cabinet, is terms for a setilenient, belag conscious that be very ill and will probably only live a short time, had made a false mova, loo He is the Breeder of the best fighting bulla and ¦ A dispatch from Lisbon to the fferminz Pitt | hays that the Festuguese Government Kur taber
- of the Kelnaites.
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