Intimations.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT.
*HE use of that extremely valuable Food THE and Remedy EXTRACT OF MALT has been retarded by its usually viscid condition; to obviate this objection we have had prepared a FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT as easily poured out of the bottle and measured fito dosen a any other Fluid,
It contulos as much of the DIASTASE 21 any viscid EXTRACT OF MALT and is there. fore fully an active in tissue forming and diges- tive power.
Fr
Two tablespoonfuls of our FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT contain moje nateliive and digestiva value than plat of the strongest Ale or Stout, In 110, botila 75 cents. Par`daum $8.00. Hongkong, 11th January, 1893.
(38 A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. WINES AND SPIRITS. Wall of which are excellent quality and
JE lovite attention to the following Brands,
good value for the money,
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bettled.by. uurselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
In ordering is only necessary to state the name and quality of Wine or Spirit wanted, and Initial letter for quality desired.
PORTS. (For Invalids and general Use).
Per dos
CAP.
Fer Bot
A. Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule...$10. $1,00 Vintage, superior quality,
Red Capsule.onunun 12
C Fine Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Cap. $1.C.................... 14.
י.
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior. Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)..... 18
SHERRIES.
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner wine, Green Capsule...
6
B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule 7.50 C Manzanilla, Pale Natural
Sherry, White Caprile... to CC Superior Old Dry. Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule
Min 10
D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, chalce old wine, White Seal Capoio...... 13
E Extra Superior Old Pale
Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Dettled).
CLARETS.
A Superior Breakfast Claret
1.10
Las
1.50
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1893.
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTİ
It la requested that all commimications relating to fiebeniptions Ames 11, be added to the. "Manage, #longh
Telegrada" and not in the Editor.
Lets on Editorial matters to be sent to 'Th, Edite" and not to individual members of the stLL.
Communications latended for pabiication must be socopied by the sad added of the welters, not becomely sor publication ; but an evidenes of good faith..
Whilst the columns of the Houghing Talegraph will shegys be open for the fair discussion by carrerpondents of hul gand
acting pablle batera, it must be distinctly anderssod that the Editor does not in any way hold himself greepedia or
oplulons that exprsand.
TO ADVERTISERS.
Advertisers are requested to forward wil nodo funded for insertion in that day's lene mot later than Three o'Clock seat not to rid the warty publication of the paper,
Advertisements and Eubscriptions which are not ordered for
fxed period will be continised mill counterceded.
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THE Hongkong Volunteer Atilllery corps will give a smoking concert at Head-quarters on Wednesday evening (Feb, 13t)
Miss Giddy.—Did you ever spoon in a church ? Miss Gay.-Yea, once. Miss Giddy-How did you like It F- Miss Gay,The seat was too naṛTÓW, ACCORDING to native reports there were from one to two hundred deaths from celd on the night of the 17th inst. among the re poof'ld and about the Settlements and the native city of Shanghai.
IT is no business of ours, of course, but we must sxy it looks like hard ilmen when a consular. gent on a big screw, with no end of style, roes regularly for cheap feeds at a charitable instiin Telegraph."
THE Chinote war vessel Ting-yven arrived from Woosung late this afternoon and after saluting the port, anchored opposite Kowloon City.
REPORTS from Chinklang dated the thinit. state that the cold had been intense, the ther. mometer having been down to 9 three nights in succession..
A FORMIDABLE Consignment af megesina rins and machine guns for the Hongkong Volunteers le now on view at the godowns of Skeels & Co auctioneers (a new and pushing firm) on the Praya, oppsille the Douglas wharf.
It seems that the liabilities of Mr. Upton, late owner of the Zambest, who has filed a petition In bankruptcy in Her B-Itannic Maty's Court *ate! $165,600, *howing a dr ficiency of $211,000 Mr. Upton commenced business seven years ago with a capital of ene thousand dollars.
TOTAL WRECK OF A FRENCH
MAIL BOAT
RUMOURED TO BE THE " BAOHALIEN, ?
A privalo wire was received in Hongkong this morning reporting the total loss of a French mail steamer: The M. M. steamer Saghalian was reported leaving Sugon at 4'. m. yesterday, and to the ordinary course would have been coming, many persons at ence Jemped to the again, reported from Cape St. James about noon. No telegram conclusion that she must be the steamer whose wreck was reported Daring the day the local agent Mr. de Champeaux, sent a wire to ak for news, and the reply this afternoon was that the Saghalian was all right.
the most eager interest. Floquet stated what he had already stated before the committee of investigation. He reiterated with emphasis that while a member of the Ministry he had never received
I money from the. Parama Canal Com- pay for any arrose whatever, and he denied any Improper purpose in the insertion of pala political advertisements in the p ess
Count Jude Bernis, an ardent Royalist, trdulged in a violet attack on Flequet. The Count exclaimed: "You not only allowed the people to be robbed of their savings, bus you were an accomplice in the nefarious crime," A this word and wared their arms and shouted, some there was the wildest excitement. The D. puies in denunciation, others in approval of the language used hy De Bernis.
The Honghong Talemądå has the largest obecistian oftion. This is what comes of “baycotting the ¦ of Hlogo and Daskı, «monne in $376,600 against to the effect that the 'wicked steamer is the exufugation and in dekure of bisa nduer. "I
English newspaper published to the Far East, and is therefore the bent madam in Advertisers. Terms can be latest on sppēšcustom.
Crest p="" Talagraph, “
The Honghong Telegrad's number at the Telephone Case!
Kichsors No. 1. Telegraphla Hongkong
TO SUBSCRIBERS. UBSCRIBERS TO
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY REMINDED THAT ALL, SUBSCRIPTIONS
MUST BE PAID IN ADYANOR.
DEATHS.
PROFESSOR Anderson, the Ward of the North," has been performing to good houses in Manila, previous to which he had toad the United States with great success, and visited Japan and North China Ne intends visiting „Hongkong at an early dale,
The P. & O. steamship Malacea, chartered to any H.M. troops, arrived to-day, britelng:- Capt. and Mrs. E. S. Combe and child, Lieut. E. Hunter, M-j A. F.-A. Lyle, Linuts, W. M. and Mrs. J. C. Matheson, Surgeon Captain V Thomson, R. Masefield, M. R. Courage, Pay- master Moore, R.N.. 737 'roops, 15 women, and 1 children. From Ismaila- troops
A PRIVATE letter from Narch'ang, capital of Kiangsi province, states that a plecards was found lately, posted in front of the Examination Hall, headed How to attack causin which the members of the Ko-ino-hul Society are called upon la mesiat in, exterminating, the Christian religion and its followers. The placard was REFERRING to the death at Ningpo on the 18th immediately taken down by the authorities as | lost, of Mr. E. Wadman, agent of the Indo-China
one half of the town bad read it. The authorities Contemporary remarks :—Mr. Wadman came to have effe.ed a reward for the arrest of the Ningpo in 1845, and went home with a fortune offenders.
early in the sixties. Reverses obliged him to return to China, and he made Ningpo bis home again, having been always a great favorite, for he was invariably the same genial, kludly man,
Later information through private channels is Niemen, a small connecting bra', from Calcutta to Colombo, lost mear Pondicherry, with about
When order had been restored M Hoveys M. Rouvier, M. Rover then rose to make s ATOKO and Ind-led in a vident tack ba
rever" all be, "bid anything to do with the Panama Canal Company and I never attempted and when Baron de Reti ach
703 chrets of oplum on board. No loss of life is to control the pGvernment I refused to
reported.
QUARANTINE IN HONGKONG.
HOW NOT TO DO IT.
offered to help the Accept his assistance."
Roavler was all in the aids when Mill vaya seped into the skenker's tribuse The first words of the Boulon in Duty showed a pur- rose to precipitate a crisis immediately. He Cahinet, be sald, was trusted neither by the sp ke bar, bot, violently. The present people nor by their representatives. Both its members and adherents were in the shadow of fatal suspicion. Men chosen to serve the bi-h Interests of France were faliing daily under charges of misrepresenting these interests. The of electors Applausa on the rht and dise der on the left. On behalf on those who had to dissolution. honor of France at heart be demanded a
At Kobe, on the 13th instant, CHARLIE soon as it was reported to them, but not une S. N. Co, at that port, our Shangbai morning | rigorous in be properly maintained. But there is time bad come for an appral to the preferences
HENRY RICHERS ged 56 years, late Captain of the British ship Stanliy,
At Mingpo, on 18th January, EDWIN WADMAN, aged 66 years,
At Shanghai General Hospital' on the anth January, 1893, PATRICK CUNNITT, of the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, aged 63
years.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
Hongkong, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1893"
TELEGRAM-S,
THE DUKE OF YORK,
LONDON, January 23rd. It is believed that the marriage of the Dake аба
of York with the Princess May will take place in 0.75 | April.
1,00
1.00
1.10
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whatever his clreamstances. Hahad been alling thing allly, the Hongkong officials"will rush in ted Milevoye and he subsided.
HEARD the day after the St. Andrew's Ball:-
Did you go to the Scotch Ball, deu ?
Oh yes! Didn't you ? No, I didn't care to mix with everybody, you for some time, but hoped to live long enough to see his sous, who arrived here from the south know,
Why, it was awfully nice:
There was
in the French mall Wednesday, Ningpo will an "A" roem, you str, and a "B" room; hardly he the same without Mr. Wadman, and all the nice people danced in the the sincerest sympathy will be felt for his elegraph. room, the Governor. you know, and the rest of
widow. Us; and if any of the "B" room people came leto our room, they were quietly given to under. THE Mercury's Foochow correspondent writes stand that they most keep to their proper place on the 16th Inst.:-On getting out of bed this
(A fact.)
morning a wonderful sight met my gaze. I found the whole place about six inches deep with snow. Da...Edward_Brozor, the Honorary Com Show was, and is still falling, and there was saloner to China ofthe Colombian Exposition, Ice in the water of my wash basin. It is a grand arrived here from Amay this morning. He is on sight and does one good after waiting 20 years a flying trip to Canton to arrange for Chinese and more for it. An old Chinaman, 73 years of exhibits at the Chicago World's Fair. Dr. Bedine age, says he has never seen such a thing in bis reports that, although the Government at Peking life, and as to the youngsters, both foreign and bra taken no official action, there will be a hand- naive, they cannot m'ke it out at all. Ther. some collection of goods and works of art from 31deg. The new certainly improves the general China at the Exposition. He has already sent aspect of be place as it bides the dirt-heaps so on over one thousand articles from his district frequently met with. The natives say it is and is still securing navelties and oddities. The "good as," and it means a good rice and ten Canton manufacturers will exhibit a full line of crop. Such severe weather has never been felt by anyone living, but according to annals there the specialties for which that city is famous,
was such as occurrence about 40 years ago. We notice with deep regret that some wicked now just after 12 o'clock (noon), and it has g in Hongkong has played a very cruel price left off snowing and lonks like clearing up. The Under cover of a two months' subscription, tical Joke upon the Yokohama Box of Curies. thermometer is at freezing point. he induced the unhappy Editor to print a prem which grossly flattered the paper, but which was an inverse acrostic, in outrageously intoliing and immoral as to be unfit for publica. tion. This is the second time that the Ber has been made butt for ridienle throughout the East and we hope it is the last. It will doubtless teach the Editor a lesson In the meantime we extend to Brother Then, the victim of the bosz, our deepest sympathier,
CHOLERA IN GERMANY.. There is an alarming recrudescence of cholera in Germany.
THE EGYPTIAN CRISIS.
The excitement at Cairo continues and the situation inspires anxiety. The British officials regard their position as shaken, and Britlab officers believe that an increase in the Army of 1.25 Occupation is probable.
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Pinta
Red Capsule
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BS. Estephe, Red Capsule... 4.50
C St. Julien, Red Capsule 7
$4.50 500 7.50
La Rose, Red Capsule...... li
13.00
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.AFFAIRS IN SERVIA.
A complete reconciliation has taken place between ex-King Milan and Queen Natalie.
Apprehension is felt regarding the political
consequences,
It may be open to question whether quaran tine is a useful institution or a pure unmitigated nuisance whether it does sufficient goed to compensate for the trouble and delay involved in enforcing it, or whether all its cumbersome. restrictions are in the end Ineffectual or too no question whatever about the folly of half measures, of parting ship in quarantinest erste 24 hours. Also, there never need be any doubt has been discharging passengers and baggage for that, if there is ever a choice of doing some and make the most of the opportunity.
The Chion Navigation Co's Australian Hner Trinan arrived bere from Japan on Friday it with small-pox on bex on bord She did not (According to our Information) dy the yellow flag, and probably it will be urged that the small pex was not so far developed as to be recognis able. Conrequently she took up ber uzani posl tion about the centre of the harbour, and went on with the usual business of unloading cargo. On Saturday afternoon, after free intercourse between the ship and the shore bad been going nounced infected, and ordered into quara 04 for over 24 boun the vapour republic. The whole machinery of the law
tine. Three natives were then on board in pretty advanced state of small-pox. On the vessel, was released; Sunday afternoon and allowed to return to her busy,
The French mail steamer Melbourne arrived at daylight this morning from Shanghai and Japan, fiying the yellow fig, and went to her buoy as if there was nothing wrong. Two or three hours later, when passengers, mails,. and biggage had gone ashore, she was sent away, to the quarantine anchorage with amali- pox on board. This procedure is probably believed (by the lotel-lvent officers responsible) to be all that is necessary to prevent those who are now loose in the streets of Hongkong com municating the plague.
let us have it done properly or not at all. What Quarantine le at best, a debatable policy; but on earth is the use of sending the ships to Stone- cutter's Island after the evil is done? What is the good of passing laws imposing heavy penalties for neglect of the quarantine regula tions, if complete immunity is allowed to every- one who dares to tely the law and the dictates of sanitary science? If the Hongkong officials cannot isolate a vessel before she gets the midsummer madness to put the vessel away chance to dieremiaste disease, surely it is very afterwardsl
At this point the uproar on the floor interrup- Then he moved a vole of " no confidence," As he left the tr bone there was a little demn tration,, and M. Ribot, the Premier, rose to defend the Govern ment amid profound silence. The purpose of Milleroye, he said, was apparent. He intended to unload scandal after scandal upon the Govern ment until he wrecked it,
known, "yelled Milleveys,
"The facts will suffice to wreck it when all is
"Honesty in polvics above all, I say," M. Ribot called out as he turned to face the Right, but no toleration of men who conspire to obt
has been set is motion to punish the guilty
any a not walt for a verdic: ?" [Prolonged cheers.]
M. Ribot concluded his address by saying to be disturbed or intimidated by the demens. "The present Government will not allow scif trations of those who flatter themselves that the is no Government in France, and if the occasion comes the present Cabinet will not hesitate to prove it. This Government is prepared to defend the republic?
The firmness and coimness of Ribat's address
evidently won for him the sympathy of the Chamber. The motion of "No confidence," was the pot and was lost, 353 to 91. The announcement of the vote was greeted by tr
the Procurent General to proceed against Sa mendos cheering on the left.
In the Senate report in favor of authorising
Albert Grevy was adopted and the requisite ators Renault, Beral, Thevenet, Deves and permission was granted,
VIENNA, December 23rd. Russian Poland, adjoining the Austrian frontles, Cholers is spreading to the province of Lublin, and many people are again firing from the scourge Hundreds escape the vigilance of the teritory. sentinels and reach Austrian and Galician
UNDER date the 14th inst. the Kluklang corres- pondent of the Shanghal Mercury writes as follows:-Since my last the cold weather has set in with unusual severeity. The Ice on the lake at the back of the Seulement, locally known the Thames embankment, is five laches in thickness, so that the icemen are reaping a zich harvest, and the ice-houses belog almost full, consumers need not despair at having to procure the article from Hankow, as they had to do last summe, at the rate of $4 plcul. THE small-pox epidemic in Kobe, says the The water on Oiphani Island Upper Crossing Chronicle of the 13th, fast. shows no signs as is still low, and nearly every steamer, unless vet of any decrease, thirty-one new cases belog drawing no! more than eight fest, touches the reposted on Tuesday last. We regret to notice ground. The Chinese steamer Kiangkwan at from our vernacular contemporarles that theived yesterday, andrepor having had a collision NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL cholera are not sporadic, but that they are part epidemic seems to be spreading in other parts of with iwn cargo-boats at the cr asing, belonging the country. In Tan, Ise, already one hundred to the Indo-China S.N. Co. Fortunately both cases have been reported, and the schools have of them were, empty, having discharged their been closed. In, the Hokkaldo the disease Iscargots Into the steamer Tatwo. I hear the also making terrible ravages. No less than 170 mishap was owing to a strong wind blowing al H.M.S. Firebrand and the U.S S. Marion left cases were reported forthe two concluding weeks the time. The Xiangkwas did no damage to to-day for Singapore.
of December, making the total number attacked herself, but both cargo-bosts are funk by the diseast 1, 58, 137 of these esses resulting fatally,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
12.50 H.M.S. Swift returned this afternoon from
Canton, -18.00
20.00
12
Rudesheimer... 24-
BURGUNDIES.
Chabits, white wine......... 12 Meursault, superior white Wo........................
16
Volnay, very superior red
$0.00
wine
19 MADEIRA AND CHAMPAGNES. FULL PARTICULARS OF VARIOUS BRANDS ON APPLICATION.
BRANDY.
Per Bet
For dos. CAM
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule
B Superior Very Old Cogass,
15
1.40
1.75
H. M. S. Peacock left Woosung for Japan on the roth instant.
,
MR. GOFFE, of the British Consular Service, bas Leon transfered from Shanghai to Canton,
Old Soak-What's your favorite drink?. Berlin Biel-A free one 1
THE Germas teamer Pimplor is frozen up in Vis divostock and will have to remain there the whole winter season.
FROM thirty to thirty-six houses were destroyed No loss of life reported.
UNDER the heading "At Last," the Keot Chronicle of Jabuary 11th says Ilf what lows like an inspired telegram in last night's Robe
NEW YORK, December 22nd. The Coney Island Athletic Club has conquered The great lightweight champlonabip match fought on Coney island. The club secored the between Jack McAuliffe and Dick Burge will be contest by cffering a purse of $45.000, the largest amount of money ever, given by an athletic association for two prize-fighters.
Doring the aftern on Captain Williams signed Austin Gibbons of Paterson, NJ to fight Billy Myer, the Streator" Cyclone," before the Crescent Cry Athletic Club of New Orleans for a purse of $500,
WHISKY is one of those things that are very fine If the whisky is really a very good brand, you Indeed as lang you do't take too much rand' simply cant take too much the more, the better, Harald is to be believed, Mr. Pearce bas mas-
and Do unpleasant afer-effects at all. Brown' tered up sufficient courage to enter an action thoroughly matured, soft and soothing, which "Four Crown" brand is a particularly fine blend, against this journal, in which he coolly estimates quite disguises its full arength. The analysis a sporting paper to-day: "George Johnson is The folowing cable message was received by the damage done to bla character at $10,000. If shows it to be absolately pure, while willing to go to America to fight Johnny Griffin the case ever comes to trial, and we have our
has sich, delicate dougust which is doubts upon this point, we venture to propheer irresistible to the connoisseur, We have tried offered Bill Baxter.
on the same terms that the Coney Island Club that spus most astounding revelations will be it, and can recommend it with the greatest con "Barney Abrahams, Charley Mitchell's ever be permitted to come to trial! We on ours; should sample it, a side bave certainly no fear of the result. What be convinced of its excellence. Mr. H. Ruttarler, excellent spirit. His sentence will expire after one trial they will today. Mitchell was in good health and we have done has been simply and solely in of D'Aguilar Street, bas been appelated sole January 31st, when he will leave for America to the subile interest and for the protection of this agent for Hongkong and China, and is in a post-manage Jim Hall,” community,
tion to supply the "Four Crown" whisky at a few extracts from a large number of testimonisis, remarkably cheap rate. Full particulars, with a will be found in our advertising colan, and have to doubt that a large sale will quickly follow
HAMBURO, December 23rd.
The indications are that the recent cases of
of last sammer's epidemic, and there is no dubt that it will break our violently at the approach of warm weather. There are two new caser of undoubted Asfalic cholera to-day and two de the in the bospital. The general feeling is one of uneasiness.
WARSAW December 23rd. Robbers stopped a well-filled tralo on the railroad fory mil a naithwest from here leat American style. They posted guards with drawn night and went through it in the regulation revolvers at the doors while the rest of the bandus went through the car compling the passengers to give up their money and Jiwris,
roubles' worth of plunder, most of il cash. Oa met with no resirance and cured 30000 Including married women's wedding rings. They
leaving, the rabbara to kthetralo men's watches and disappeared in the darkness.
HAVRE, December 3rd.
***********$13:8 1.20 by fire at Kobe on the morning of the 14th inst. made, But then the question. arisen—WIII. It § fdence, Those who know what genulae whisk, solicitor, visited Michell in Pentonville Prison place here. It is believed the shipping com-
Red Capsule...sa
C Very Old Ligear Cognac... 20 D Hennessy's Finest Very
Old Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vintage,
Capsule
WHISKY,
SCOTCH,
A Thorne's Blend,
Red
Capsule... 8
Whe
B
Watson'sGlenorchy Mellow
Blend, Blue Capsule,
with "Name"and Trade MarkINANSE
C Watson's Abelous-Glenil-
vel, Red Caprale, with
Name and Trade Mark 8
D Wals n's H.K. D. Blend
of the Flacat Scotch Malt Whiski, Violet Capsule
in 10
E. Watson's Very Old Liqueur Scorch Whisky, Gold Capsule........ium 19' Daniel Crawford's Finest
Very Old Scotch Whisky to IRISH.
A John Jameson's Old, Green doen.
Capsule
...
B John Jameson's Fins Cid,
Green Captale........................ ID C John Jameson's Very Fine - Old, Green Capsule..... 10 AMERICAN C
Genuine Bourbon Wilky, Fine Old, Red Capsule, With our Name & Trade
GIN
A Fine Old Tom, White
Caparton 4.50
B Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule
C Fine A. V. H, Genova
RUM.
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
450.
* Capsule ............ 11
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
523
2.50
075
0.75
0.75
1.10
THE steamer Fußca, on a recent trip up the Yangisze, was the means of saving seven natives,
whom she carried on to Hankow,
STEAMERS inaning between Japan and Shanghai
have encountered" excepilonally, heavy weather during the past ten days.
A PETITION was presented the other day to the Japanese House of Representatives, advocation the abolition of capital punishment, throughout
the empire,
A JAPANESE contemporary says that the number
of convicts in the Osaka prisons on the $18 ultimo was 4,630, which is the greatest number the prison has held since it was built.
chairman,
Dux sable friends of the Tentonic Club have passed a new rule, to the effect that any objec tionable person may be expelled, and the process of weeding out has already commenced. If it is 1.00 carried out to a logical conclusion, there will be very few left in that estimablo renderrous except
THE N. C. Daily News received the following tea paws from Fauchow under data the 14th last -The export to Europe is 17,488,000 lbs, against 19,140,000 lbs, at the same date last year. There may be another small shipment or two, the the total falling off in the season's export Telemachus and Oopaga being expected, but is expected, be fully 2 million Ibu, Stace the 10th #111, It
ultimo, the market has been very irregular, many days passing without any settlements at mi Intervalls reported at 7,700 chests, a good deal being made. The total business during the
THE KOWLOON LAND ÄND BUILDING COMPANY,
LIMITED:
of it being for Australia. Prices are suled The following is the fourth annual report of very much the same as they were quoted five the Board of Directors to the ordinary meeting
aró gaq,800 against 328,000; and the stock of
VIENNA, December sind... Zosim to-day by the actions, of a bysterical A revolt was precipitated in the prison it female prisoner, who leaped from the guard rail on the top floor of the bollding to the ground floor, sustaining serious injuries.
The convicts believed that the woman was being ill treated and revolted. The prison officials were unable to quell the disturbance and soldiers were called in. After a stubborn fight to which several convicts were bayoneted they were finally driven into their cells,
LONDON, 'December 23rd,
A general srike of dock laterers has takea
stikers' places. panies will be able to get new men to fill the
LONDON, December 24th. The attempt to promote a World's Fai la
Conybeare and ether members of the Commans London in 1995 is a dismal fizzle, 'Nonndy of the slightest fi. Huence coastera: ces the scheme. were the chief speakers at the meeting in the Cannon-street kotel, which gave a sort of stamp of authority to the proposal, but it was quite ineffect in arousing any general interest, An unknown workman propoard a resolution in favor of the scheme and a commliten, was appointed, to organize an agliation, but the committee does. not include a single in fisential name,
Anxiety regarding the condition of Mrs. Langs try is removed. The physicians this morning cassing the new German political party which is
The Berlla correspondent of the Times, dlaned a bulletin saying the eriala had passed
and the patient was out of danger.
PARIS, December 241, the triumphant progress of Prince Bismarck fast
The statement in these dispatches that the ammer through Masich, Kissingen and Jens on the Government is part of an organised plan Ministry has evidence that the present attack The party will consist of Bismarckian enthusiasts for the overthrow of the republie fa fully con Semfilm and a progressive colonial policy. In the Government is prepared to arrest certain, short, consistent opposition all along the line to the Emperor.
conspirators,
7/9 for 4 months", sight, credits, J. and Height to the affairs of the Company and balance sheet its programme will. favor. bimetalliam, anti- | Armed. Matters bave reached that state where
Since the last ordinary general meeting, the
Directors, givlag effect to the wishes expressed at that meeting, called an extraordinary general meeting to alter the Anticles of Association, reducing the maximum sem to be allowed the Directors for their services from $1,500 to $150, The Articles have therefore been altered accordingly. -
Though not get out of danger Mrs. Langley is so much better that her friends feal greatly encouraged. She rested better last night, and however, it will be considerable time before she the fever has much abated. Even ifabe recovers, will be able to return to the stage,
It is reported to-night that Birs, Langtry has suffered a relapse and is agafa seriously ill.
PARIS, December ayıd,
THE Shanghst pilot bost C. P. Bleiken, shons weeks ago. The arrivals of Congou to date are of shareholders in the above company to be still In embryo, says the party, bas grown out of 1.00 whose safely grave fears were entertained, has 335.00 galos: 346,000 chests the settlements held at the company's offices, Victoria Buildings,
tarned up all right; and was seen on Thursday Congon is 4,200 chests, against' 17,000 chests aron Friday the 3rd Feb. at 3 p.m. night, the 17th inst, three miles boyond Tungah the same date last year. Exchange to-day is
The Directors now submit a statement 1.1 light-versel
for the year ending 31st December, 1891, London 3a/-per ton of 40 cable feet, 100H Shangkat Mercury learns from Stal,
Kores, that Mr. A, Heard, American Minister, Our American exchanges announces the election the year amounted to $1.415.53. The Directors The balance of profit and loss account for has resiqued his seat as chairman of the Mark of the Hon. John Rossell Young to the Pre- therefore recommend that a dividend of so cents 0.75cipal Connell in Chemale, Mr, F. Kries, Ger sidency of the Union League Club of Philadelphia, per share be paid, which after writing off $300 man Consul, has been elected to his place, and This will be very pleasant sawn to kis many for preliminary expenses, together with the 1.90 Mr. O, Johnson, Billist vice-consul, as vicer friends in the Far East, as the great organization Directors' fees, will leave a balance of $35.53 of which he is now the head stands sepad to be carried forward to the credit of now profit to none in the world." Mr. had a very, eventfol cavear, He first sprang
Young has and loss account, lato fame as literary man about 1860, and greatly distinguished himself in the Clyli War in the States and afterward in its Diplomatic service, Dalag his career to Europe he was warm filend and associate of Beaconsfield, Gladstone, Napoleon III, Bismarck, Gambetin and Castelar, Mr. Young, many of our readers will-remember, accompanied General Grant in bla tour around the world, which obehled years, and was extremely popular in Holz with all who had the pleasure pf bis séquaintance His histery of the trip is a standard work in libraries. He was appolated Minister to Chins, where his name is a household word soos the Coloèse, and it is unversally admited Chat he, A TELEGRAM from Tokyo, dated January gik in made the most inccessful administration ever
native paper, states that on that date two') enjoyed by the Amuricin Legallon in Peking." On | Engilahmen were examined at the fal of the relingalsblog diplomacy Rustall Young was but as they were in the position of employers to Reading Railway, a position which canles with pilot of the P. & O. Cols plezmer Revenna, elected Vice-President of the Philadelpās, the pijet, it was decided that according to Japan the respectable salary of £4000 per annum and ness law, their statements could not be accepted | "expenses. He continues his literary work and es evidence. Their evidence, however, would in a regular contributor to the loading pubijca receive 18d bopuideration'of, and might be a toas of the world. We congratninis kr, Young up a refereños by the Goyri,
the (hinese servants.
THE Chemulpo corespondent of the Shangkaf- Mercury states that prospecting by experts for 50 gold and other minerals has been carried on very industriously and systematically throughout inst year in Korea, and that by the steamer Chintang & fine collection of ores has been sent to
Shangkal to be assayed.
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on his latest honor,
Andrieux is regarded as the manager of the plot, and the first blow will be streck at his Andrieux said: "I have no hing to fear. If I a When warned that he would be arrested, arrested it will be to save Ficquet from disgrace and punishment. The government is seeking Royalist plot, and desires to make, out that clews to prove the existence of a Boulangist and
am implicated in it. There seems to me to bo areál plot of altogether another character. I the Chicago fair shall be under the supervision geon the public will know well, the motive of It has been decided that the French section of have taken precautions. If I go to the dune of a detachment of French sailors commanded my wrest by Lieutenant Tenby de Balincourt. The The precaution that Andrieux has taken, It-in, detachment will be composed of alge warrant said, ls to deposit with rustworthy-parties in officers and twenty sailors. It will leave Breat London duplicates of all the documentary evide. rotation, but offer themselves for re-election. when M. Milleroge Interpellated the Ministry ac ion of the Government. The Government is Metira. F. Henderson and J. H. Cox retire by for the United States during January, a ence be has collected against prominent Re-. The scens in the Chamber of Deputiles to-day publicans, This, however, will not affect the Mesir, Jones Hughes and J. Goosmann regarding the advances of money by the Panama greatly encouraged by the emphatic vote of con.. have been filled to seats on the Board to place Canal Company was of a most stormy character, fidence in the Chimber of Deputies of the late Hon. F. Ryrie and Mt. Ha Tung-Millevarepaid he desired to question the Govern. Sculptor Bertholdi, who made the statue of respectively, the latter gentleman having resigned ment as to the facts in its possession relating to Liberty for New York harbor, has been the when sbaent from the Colony. The appoint the use by the former Premier of contributions veilm of curious adventure. A short time ago mente now regake confirmation.
from the Panama Canal Company, whose corrupt be was called on at the Rue d'Aisas by a young, WHY SY KAUDITORS, A
and criminal operations are now being inves woman, who sild she was a model. She asked Thos, Arnold and R. Lyall, who now retire and
The accounts have been audited by Messrs.tigated,
alandaregenza | him if he would'take a cast of her hands, which offer themselves for re-election.
F. HENDERSON, Chairman,
DIRECTORS.
"Hongkong, Bist January, 1899.
M. Ribot, on behalf of the Government, sald were unusually well formed. The sculptor con- be accepted immediate discussion of the subject.sented, and, having done a paid her the usual Fresident Floquet thereupon vacated the chair, price, thith the story There was a hash in the chamber sa the former Minister began his address of exculpation, and every face was bummed towards ing speaker will
Yesterday Bartholdi was called on by a woman, whosald she was the mother of the model She demanded a very much larger sum; and on
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