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Intimations.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

AERATED WATERS.

Fixt

STEAM PLANT.-Of the latest and most

powerful typo.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1893.

eldents. The system workswell so far as safe trans- mission is concerned, bat it consumes much ne. necessary time. It often happens that the record. ing and clearing of a mail-bag, and the receipting and from the counters, fake as much time av the 33 miles journey. Tha Government plies stationery and buildings to the postal clerks, and horses and stablemen to the courierte courler is always on duty and is ready to leave

Bassiz-Has“Miss Pássay any faults 2: Jessie Only her teeth and hair and complexion are false, 1 bellewe,

THE Spanish cruiser Castilla which has been Company, left to-day for Mazila

Do coming events cant their abadows before them 7 In Singapore on the 6th fost, the subject of a stirring debate was "whether it is desirable

the Colony,"

redient to fotroduce the Divorce Court Into

G. Manak, J. Maclehole, and W. H. Pots (iquitator). A there was no quorum at the time fixed for the original meeting on therrth, the adj-urned meeting to-day was valid, inspec

here for some timpa în; the hands of the Dock \ of the proceeds of recent performances of and the report wan taken sa read,

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Lower Burma an excellent rica crop has been la Upper Barms are generally favourable.

Eminent Banister lons that case in court to-day.

Old Soak--And for once an inspcont man did

not suffer.

Bux (hotly)-Why do men always lle to women? He (cynically)-Well, the women always insist en complimentary things hefur sald, to them, don't they?

"The Mikado, "by Singapore amateurs, 3314have been distributed amongst local charitable insiitu- ing" of the talented and high-tored Thespians are the charitable channels through which the proceeds generally disappear.

I reference to the statement that Mesars Murray Campbell & Co., the Korat Raliway con- tractors, and commenced libel action against Mr. P. Doyle, Editor of Indian Engineering, on sccount of an article published some time ago, the Slam Free Press now states definitely that

LATE TELEGRAMS,

LONDON, April 8th, A question Bay arisen lately between the tive of the number of those present.

Egyptian Government and the Suez Canal Com The Liquidator read the notion of meeting, pany as to the right of vessels in the service of the Coastguard Department to a free transit. The Liquidator Gentlemen, the report and through the Canal. It has always been cun- accounts have now been belors you for about tomary for the Company to allow such veneis Ify shareholder wishes to make questions, 1 | the unul does, the permission, belog, readliy granted on application to the Canal authorities. shall be glad to answer them,

| Of late objectión hav been taken by the Company to the free pissage of Government steamers in tow by ether vessels and containing, articles for the sis of the Coastguard Department, and the matter is now the subject of negotiations between the Company and the Egyptian Goranmtal

These bring no questions, the Chairman pro- pered the first resolutiur That the accounts submitted to this meeting, showing the manner } in which the winding-up of the Company has, been conducted and the Company's property disposed of, be received and adopted.......

Mr. Mannk seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.

at any moment, day or night. As a matter of 7-sped. The food supply is ample and prospects | dons. In Hongkong the dressing and “refresh ten dave, and are an clear as I can make them to pass through the Canal without payment of fact he starts after dark only when important ・WATER-The Water used is absolutely or official despatches are to be forwarded. Ordinary letters are kept unfil dawn or until the postboy emerges from his bed.

marked Nearly all, official despatches are with a notice of the speed the couriers must make. Ordinary ones are marked 2004, or 55 miles per diem, Urgent ones require 400 Her 133 mille, while the most important rise to 800 or 266 miles a day. These distances must be made regardless of weather, or the luckless Tax Indian Government has canciloned the couriers are punished as common criminals. The erection of a petroleumi refiraty to the orig bighest speed on record le 1130 miles in 4 days.bourhood of Rangoon by the Yenang-young and was made in the fat year of the Taeping rebellion. The system worked admirably in the Petroleum Company, pre-European days, and is successful to-day in the inland provinces. It is quite costly and at timesTHR Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Cariiil & Co.) Inform as that the Northern Pacific Steamship becomes a Governmental burden. Within the Co.'s steamer Victoria left Vittoria direct, for Empire the expense is borne by the provincial treasuries, while upon the frontiers and is the Yokohama, on the 11th Inst. feudatory states it is borne by the Imperial budget.

SUPERVISION.-The whole process of manufacture is under the continuous supervision of a qualified English Chemist.

The PRODUCT. Will bear comparison with the Waters made by the most noted makers in England.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO, LD;,.

For having stored 237 cases of kerosiné oil on his premiers, without the sexssary permit, A good idea of the expense can be gathered Chinese trader named Eng Lee was fined $100 [38 from ino Paling Gatalfe of January 13/8;ls which and costs, at the Siegapore Police Court en the

the Governor-General of Kansu estimates the 4th lust, cost of the courier-service of that province for A. S:"WATSON & CO., LD. 1893 to be 135,300 telu, with the same allowance

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT. ESTABLISHED AD. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED

WATERS.

for food and fodder as in the previous year-e total of 201,300 tacis,

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Slace the opening of the Treaty Porta and the establishment of the Imperial Maritime Customs, a third postal system has been created. So far as can be learned, it is confined to the Treaty ports and the capital. If known as the Wes Poo Chi, or "Civil Postal Service. The head of the system is an officer in the Tsung-li Yamen, which the entire service. The expense is defrayed it official covers, whether native beforeign i bere the destination is fuland, they transfer the They receive private letters from officials and as

a watch?

.

Jiggler.-Nobody in your Club seems to wear Berlin Blet-Dot's so-You-sée day elder pawns it demielves. or dere friends take it and pawn it ven dey're trunk.

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such action has been taken, either in India or

In Slam,

Mr. W. H. Ray proposal-That the books, accounts, and documents of the Company and

of the Liquidation be handed over by the Liquidator to the (new) Selama Tin Malog Company, Limited, the purchaser of the Cem- pany's property.

Mt. Gilles seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously,

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This concluded the proceedings.

4. S. WATSON AND CO., LIMITED.

News from abroad. The Chemical Trade Journal states that galvanised roofing is wanted fd Chius, as a revolution has recently been brought about in the construction of roofs in Chinese houses. The old method is being abandoned and subsituted by roofs of galvanised sheets. How many galvanised-iron roofs really exist in China, we wonder? The Singapore Free Purr of the 4th insi, says that there is reason to believe that the question exempting. eft clent Volette in interation of the Government of that Colony, This is quite as it should be, for these men devote far more time to the public service than non-volunteers do by their very occasional attendance on the Jury. And it is only fair that those who do soment of the Company's business, with a balance Gentlemen-I beg to lay before you a state or cannot, serve should be prepared to take sheet for the year ending the 31st December, additional jury duty on behalf of those who on theli part undertake the often thankless task of aidiep in the defence of their fellow-colonists. This will be in equitable distribution of public duty against which no reasonable objection can

of

na Jurore about to have the

ST. PETER'S SKAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside vessels hoisting code pennant C, between y and 10.30 am, on Sunday, to convey men ashore to the 12 o'clock service, returning about 19.30 p.m. || bà brought).

OUR NEW FACTORY has been recently from the Customs' receipts. These offices forward to U. Sa drar undejer, Let there the Really gong dari ed a vast amount of sound

refitted with automatic Steam Machinery

of the latest and most approved kind, and we

A Soudanese, who presented himself the other day at the Mcoderreyeb offices in Damanhoor and stated that he was the son of the deceased Mahdi, war arrested pending further instructions from the Minister of the Interior.

Among the many rumours now in circulation in Calre, most of which generally prove to be utterly devoid of foundation, is one to the effect that his Highneer the Khedive proposes present="" ing als homage to bis Imperial Majesty the Sultan at-Cousinstinople in the course of next summer. The Palace officials, however, declare they know nothing whatever of any such inten

News has come to hand of the occurrence of a berrible earth quake at Malaltia in Asia Miner. Owing to the subterranean datorbance 3,000 houses were completely destroyed and 6,000 more or less damaged. One hundred and thirty persons were killed, while many others were feriaukly injured; **'

April rath. One hundred and fifty thousand men are drill. 1893.

The net profits of the Company for the twelve ng and arming in Ulster, notwithstanding the

Apill 22nd. months under review, after providing for all bad efforts of the Government to stop it, in and doubiful debts, and including. $15,538.47 The House of Lords has read for the first tim brought forward from. Inst: year, amount to

the Bill brought forward by Lord Kimberley for $67,704.85. We paid an Interim divided of 7

the abolition of Presidency commands, in India.

April 2310 and I now propose to pay a dividend of

At the annual banquet glvon yesterday by the 3 per cent. (making 10 per cent. for the year), Lordon Chamber of Commerce, Sir John of $7,704.85 to be carried forward,

These less favourable respics than I have delivered speech in which he expressed the had the pleasure of plicing before yea on all hope that the interest of Colonial forces in the protection of the Empire would continue to

The following is the report of the Generation on the part of his Highness. Manager for the year ending the 3181 December; 1803, for presentation to the shareholden at the ordinary general meeting of the Company, to he held at the Hongkong Dispensary, on Saturday, the 20th May next, at noon

per cent in November last, absorbing $42,000.00,

are well able to compete la quality with the best letter to the nearest agent, of the General Post,| Yangtze as far as Hankow, the Marion will with pleasure that we leam that an effort is | which will absorb $18,000.00, leaving a balance Lubbock presiding, the Duke of Cambridge

English makers:

utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the to its present excellence by the late Governor oft) few days a large number of bad characters have Billiard Room of the Officers' Mess, Murray exceptional causes, which could not possibly dess sald, that the Indian forces would ever give The purest ingredients only are used, and the citizens. An excellent service of this class exista? The Dall's Press hears that "during the last columns) calling a meeting, to be held in the previous occasions are for the mast pari due to increase, and he was confident, kis Royal High-

manufacture throughost.

"BOMBAY SODAS.”

COAST PORT ORDERS;

whenever practicable, are despatched by first

steamer leaving after receipt of order.

For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good condition.

Counterfoil Order. Books supplied free on Application.

Our Registered Telegraphic, Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG."...

from Admiral Harmony, left healthy enjoyment from last year's series of afternoon for the North After a trip up the monthly Gymkhana mettings, and it is therefore rialt Kores and is expected to reach Yokohama being made to repeat in the current year the success of the 1892 programme. A police has a special favour frequently forward those of private at the end of July.

been leaned (and will be seen la aur advertising between Tamaul and Triwanfoo. It was brought

Barracks, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday next (17th fost), when all interested to these pleasant

from simple considerations of rational amuié- ment, are cordially invited to attend. We have .no doubt that abundent support will be forth-

have not worked in vain. Associa-ng to how that 15e organising committee

Formoss, Liu-Ming Ch'aan.

norbers deported from the colony." There are till a few left, however; the top of Wyndham damphools,

have been anticipated until a balance for the year had been struck, and which are not likely

The general

ther loyal support. The Marquis of Ripon,

speech, dwell upon the marvellous progress

portant business. In every large city is a postal Street harbours quite a crowd of "bad hais" and ] gatherings, whether from love of true sport or to recaz.usiness of the Company show mais by Colonial trade, .and.sild that the Go

The private post of Chitta is a very Imi- company or guild, They are protected by's

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After the opera, etc.-

His Excellency. How did they. Ike your address st the Hongkong Ratepayers tion meetleg this afternoon?

Eminent Q. C.When I at down they all I 1850 the foreign-born residents of the United said it was the best thing I ever dið.

States: Included 961,000 from Ireland, 583000. from Germany, 258,000 from England, 147,000 from Canada, 70,000 from Scotland, 54,000 from France, 29,000 from Wales, and less than 15,000 from any other country. In 1880, the Germany exceeded the Irish for the first time, but the

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s royal mail steamer Ambrast of Japan, Cip, G; A. Lee, arrived at Shanghal at 8.30pm, yesterday, and left again at 10am. to-day for this port. She may be expected to arrive bere at roon on Mon. day.",

THE latest fashionable ap!" says a Freude contemporary, is that of traloi-g balls, and the gas who has set the mode is the Cemtes de Paris, who may be seen every day at the Vilis Manrique modoted on a fiery steed, holding in her band a long, sharp lance with which to tr

We continue to cuppy large battles an hereto-complicated but ingenious framework of laws and regalations which insure the safety of all de, Free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi- tall matter as well as the honesty of employés, Any member of the guild who transgressen & law nary size..

is expelled, fined and adjudged incapable of ever business. Besides letters, the private post after taking. past or having an interest in the transmits booki, money, drafts, jewellery and small parcels. It enjoys, the confidence of the public and, theagh somewhat irjured, by the rivalry of the Europeas and other postal systems, has remunerative trade. In 1892, the private post of Swatow received and forwarded over $680.roo from customers in Hongkong, Singa pore and other semb-Chiness cities that of Amoy in the me period showed a latsl of $1,100,000; while that of Canton ranched, the bandsome figure of $1,850,000.

Their charges are slightly higher than those charged by the International Pstal Union. In most insiroces both sender and reciplest payment the ball, like the picador in a bu'l fight,” postage. Thus from Canton to the other cites of the Kwanglung, province the rata 15 casts at each end. or practically 3 Cap From Cantag to Hongkong from Hongkong to Shanghal 6 cents Hongkong to Singapore 5 cents. The limit of Weight

mara liberal, belog about a as the letter, an transmitting money the rate warles from $1 to $5 per $100, according to the dis tance, difficulty, and danger of transmission, There are over 100 private post-offices, and seldom less than ro, in each large city. They are on the decline, however, and will become extinct soon after the Empire is throws open to European trade.'

And all signed messages addressed that will receive prompt attention,

The following is a List of Waters always kept

ready in Stock :-

PURE AERATED WATER

'SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

LEMON SQUASH GINGER ALE

RASPBERRYADE GINGERADE

No Credit given for Bottles that Isoje dirty or greary, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Acid Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by

tif.

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A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong,

The Hongkong Jeléguaph.

TELEGRAMS.

ecutit

ANOTHER BUST-UP."

LONDON, 12th May, 1893. "Hallett & Co, bankers and Navy agents, have suspended payment.

1.

A NEW CANADIAN VICEROY, The Earl of Aberdeen, whoobtained a univer- sal popularity as Viceroy of Ireland a few years age, has been appointed Governor-General of Canada,

"

AN INSULT TO THE FLAG. French officers have hauled down the British

The Hongkong felegynph. Bag at Niambontang, Gambla.

; די יפן

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1893.

THE CHINESE POSTAL SERVICE.

j

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE E. & A. Costamar Afanmair, Jefs for the Colonies, vid Macao, late this afternoon. IM good society tli well understood that the Before the advent of Europeans in China and I man who eats with his knife deserves to be car, their invention of the complicated postal system which prevail in the Treaty ports thern were twa distinct official postal administrations, and large number of private establishments.

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Of the official administrations, the higher in point of rank was and still is known as the Imperial Postal Service. It is under, the mondgement of postmaster general known as Ti Tongs, whate office Is In Pezing. Branch offices, Cilled Po Fongs, are confined to the capfinis eft provinces and are

"ealed

de chief and deputy, are

Provincial Fongs. The

reicfipts, ordinances and other official documenti

Timmy.Dad, What's a derrick-banter ? The Old Man-Ob, thai's, a buster, which requires a deirick to lift him over an obstacle al any sort.

The Canadian Fadlic Railway Cole royal malį steamer Empress of India, Captain O. P. Marshall, left Yokohama Yesterday afternoon for Vancouver, with 180 mulcon passengers.

WE have to apologlie to zur readers for pot being able to print in this lase, as promised

Ratepayers' Association.

pret

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Tammany cohorts were gathering, that an ir was at the Jersey City station when the Indy asked with interest and auxiety toties your pardon. vir, but la that the Salvation Army?" "Yer, madam," was the quiet reply, they think they have saved the country, and are now on their way to Washington to get their reward,"

commerce of the Empire,

a steady increase, and our sales for this year upament would neglect, nothing to extend the to date are larger than for any corresponding period of any previous year.

The Company's accounts in London bave been audited by Messrs. Edward Moore & Son chartered accountants, and those at the head office by Mr. Vi A. Cχr Hawkins,

JNO, D. HUMPHREYS,

Hongkong, 11th May, 1893.

General Manager,

BALAKI PIRKT.

31st Deamber, zBg1. Liabilitio

Local and general fiabiltisa vorerapentas Hills payable....opting exponentiÄÄN LÖNSAS DEP Permanent reserve fundinginanna 190,000,00 Reserve hand to meet contlagucles de * fie the uqualienilem af dividendamine Generallares food....THE

excess was slight, the numbers being 1,966,000 and 1854,000. In 1890, the distribution was 2,784.000 from Germary, 1.872 000 from Ireland, Capital Accom 980,000 from Canada, çog.com from England, 473,000 from Sweden, 372,000 from Norway, 243,000 from Scotland, 182.644 from Rasis, 183,50 from Italy, 147 coo from Poland, 132,000 from Denmark, 123, 00 from Austri, 118,000 from Bohemi, 113,000 from France, 106,000 from China, 104,000 firm Swllland, 100,000

Prust and low, forward from

Prods and tous, forward from

189.................. $1,168.1. Lens interim dividend of 7-

:per cent, paid in Novem

ber, 190ɛ.mpanyamĒ, 700,00 Les amount unclaimed............... 1,901.60

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Building Improvements and laseholde. Good and trade marka,moment (m Kont Good debts due from customes.

Berpense Account

MR. CHESNEY DUNCAN sends us a long letter from Wales, and 28.0on from exind

dealing chiefy with some remarky made by the Hon. Mr. E R. Belillos at the recent meeting of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Unclaimed dividends Donican's cheerfal accusation that Mr. Bellfies is "a mud-headed, money-grubbing and sordid Jew" may be true, sonugh; that, the late THE Madras Timas says that the latest report Disraeli's toady is "an inflated windbag" might concerning the New Oriental Bank Corporation very aptly describe some other public men in is that the liquidator expects to be able to pay in Hongkong-but, with all respect to second dildeed of ten, per cent. during the My Chesney Duncan and the Mercantile Ma current month, making da shilings in the sing Officers Aaractation, even the Hongkong pound within the year," Fourteen shillines is| Telegraph has to draw the lias somewhere, som mentioned as the highest total dividend | and we draw it at well-meant enthusiasm red

kely to be received, ja koulu, V During the recent vixit: of the Emperor and Empress of Austria, to Switzerland they were taking some refreshment at a confectioner's in Montreux, where the Empress took such a fancy jo the Scotch **abortbread" that she asked for the recipe; At first the confectioner.hesitated to supply the information. Butwhen he learned that her Mijesty was nct Bely to establish a rival shop he consented.

SOME months ago,

o, says the Belklin, a young Sydney man married a nice girl and took her to suburban home. A Chloese märkesgarden was close by, and, the other day the husband returning home, found bis wife absent. Directed byinreighbour Eel sought his these months bride in the Chinese der and found her there almost in a nude state smoking opipe with three Chinamen. She fell on her knees, and begged bim to forgive her which he did THE latest version of a popular classical ditty, as sung by the youngsters la the vicinity of the recent Sydney baby farmj:—"}

Mr. Joyce and My Brown Went down to MDonaldłowej, Fourteen babies they have found Burled underneath the ground. Ta-ya-ra.boom-de-ay| ko.

ript Mr. Bellifos' transparent observations on Keswick's Share Bill, and on one or two other questions of public interest, will be seriously dealt with later on.

$5,000,00 1,000.00

Money 67 call(since paid)semenina 47,138,90

Hank balanceL

Caths in

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Viru Ionsemnou (balance of pramia)......... Sundry debtors. ESMEREMAAN Branch adjustment account.monia connecu na mia sound

Llovetements in pabila companies we Hongkong and Shanghai Binding Co

paraden stock, ruinonen 98,300.00 North China Inturance Company, Lid: Hongkong Fire Inpurance Company,

600,000,00 148,450.00 54940.02

At an anti-Home Rule demonstration which took place yesterday at the Albert Hall (London) were hundred delegates from Ireland attended. Allogether seventeen thousand spectators were present, besides thousands, who were outside. The Duke of Abercorn presided. A resolution Condemning the Home Rule Bill was carried with boundless enthusiasm accompanied by the bolting of the British flag amid storms of applause... "Rule Britannia” was sung."

---ROME, April 23rd.

The Emperor and Empress of Germany paid avalt to the Pope to-day, and met with a grand reception. The Emperor Willam had a con- vention, which lasted one hour, with 'bis Holiness alone.

In the House of Commons lö-night Sir W: V. 5,000.00 Hucourt introduced bis Budget statement, The surplus last year, he said, amounted to 10,000, the revenue from the Four Office being the worst, feature, Telegraphs showed a deficit of over The public debt had been reduced by 100,000.. £7,000,000, during the year. The estimated revenue for the coming year is set down at £9,890,000, and the expenditure at £91,464,000, angotes To meet the deficit Sir W. Harcourt proposes to put one penny on the income tax, then yielding an extra £1,750,000, and also to raise the stamp dely on contract notes to one shilling, but this will be withdrawn if the Houg oppasca it....

1,096,664,50

'408,956.91

100,000.00

0314.65

Se W. Harcourt, in his Budget statement last 34,506.11 night, fanther said that if the increased stamp dely on contracts were adopted, the tax on. foreign and colonial securities would be remitted. He hoped to introduce a Bill pext year for mak- ing large captials pay a higher rate of income tax than smaller ones,

5,733.57

5,5100

5.570.45

55,#70.45

Factios A. of Inland Lot Hồ, iy and the

balding theron

29 0501427

thermen.

· Lots Not, xit 130, mid

Peak Rural Bellding Lot No. He and

In commenting on a statement which appeared in the Overland Gourver to the effect that Japanese fioricksha-men had been trained to the work “ for generations. If not for hundreds of Inland Lox Ho, to and the buildings year,” a writer in a Ceylon papers observen (— I might have noted this rentally as an interest. ing historical fact if i had not lately read an apparently authentic a count of the comparatively the building theroon (in course of recentiovention of the/ricksbabya missionary. In the Carey.Centenary handbook of the American Baptist hissionary. Usion it is stated that the Rev. Jonathan Goble, the first Bapilat Mission- ary in Japan, who died to, 1873 after a very few yours in the country, was the laventor of the To Depreciation Accoun kickshs, The handbook says: "Hin. Kfe In 1, Genersi Mizzazionalizzares Japan is noteworthy, as furnishing one of the

most striking illustrations of the secular benefits

'constriction

conferred by missionary work; through the in- vention by him, of the Vickshaj priman-power-

-and-in the coast cities of China) Tella Ysated that the annual revenue of the Japaness Government from the ricksha liceuses is much more than the COLL

of all the ruismions in the empire. *

caniga, which is now in aniversal use in Japan By balancs forward...

A WRITER in a recent London Echa saysSoul y see that Sir Halliday Mreuiney har füst been consulted at the Fordge Office with reference SOME London newspapers Bive Freently discussed the part play by gongiphical goal to the splendid scheme of a telegraphle line from tion ka the aggrandizement ~ fimilions, Grant Peking to the frontlers of India. Ha will conter Aller writing to the new Westminster Cassie & great sorvice on civil-saiten fi he can in any the prosperity of England is degree be fastromenisi in inducing the Chinese

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10,000,00

3.084.00

„PROÝTY AND LOGI..

H. MANCELL,

света.

250,781.97 ↑ 2015,6838

1.02.05 1,600,00

SIAM NEWS.

Big Bangkok, May 2nd. From certalo Indications, apparent only to the practised eye of the seaman, the British gunboat Stuff is likely to remain in the river for

Rice is wald to have been coming down much more freely during the List week, though prices bill role high. Little seems to be doing in teak, prices ranging from 3 to 4 fihats

The fing of the

White Elephant" is still kosoured in America. COLD. B. Sickeli gava grand reception last month, a feature of the Ecorations beleg the flag of Slam in a very promicant position.

61.704Complaints are loud and bitter against the

*5+93.47

50.370.02

order prevailing in the Telegraph Depart int It is well algh Imposible to get a wire, away at the present time," and there seems little. sign of improvement. The meeling of locall merchants does not seem to have produced the dented effect

While a drove of bulleeks were being driven $400 hrough Bangrak market on:aturday fast, one

of them attacked a native and severely gored aistu 2 « blm. The poor fellow was thrown in the sir and. ING. D. ROPKIRIL, 6 slighted with several serious wounds. He was

„General ManREDELİLİ Ihare oupared the books and douches as the head once sifying in the road unable to move, and a negres. the returns from the dilverank branches with the above Bencament and found it contact,

V, A, CHEAS HAWTIME,

Is consequently unalterable, except connection with the Mongolian line. The primary Partage

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of fact, the couriers are more freggcquires. The Company's soport and state, and, therefore, she will keep her STACK) | Becdspligte. "the rouls", through · Mongolia and | Mister Blank, who owned the pup,

carrying the private correspondence of RANDOMOST CELU REa Werg8ly papers of tay!

The conilers are picked med and enjoy many meat of accounts for last year are published in

nother part of shtu lokumen

TGE,

passenger.boat, the lodging in inn or AN setion for libel was instituted in the single followingdonations toghpfands of the Hospitaliniste isi; he is the Secretary to the Chinese | which bli his. hand, and made him y4/p/

KOM

Hanging, May, 180s erat smartpilota

MA TALE OF A DOG from the highest military foll report of the proceedinga at ibe meating hete; founded on ber vitnational ha ference to wates. Gewêrnment to:bring, the 'Burmah: frontier into i exclusive) past transmis nothing but cilets, yesterday for the purpose of forming a Honkbrough the invention of a safe and cheap method object of the Chinese Government is to put the

på serial may galj id. According to him, social, two axtremes, of, the empire - Kathgar and Alille dog, with "lule sail, emanating from the Imperial Palace at Fallby: Shareholder wil apply to Mr. J. D. Ham and ladoulsi changer erkulestesportarica Varkand in the West and Fecies in the Lived last by Victor G101 Suck at least is the law and theory. As a matter phreys, general mateger of A. S. Watson C England is nearest by water to all the great East, into telegraphic communication: A rigid With Mister Daab, old Mister Blank

and pecļasira regard to that object woold

POET D.5%. Bow-wow 1. Ld, he will doubtlear obtain sil the formation conglometallons of population and wealth'

Thibet, Sir Halliday Macartney might, it is Hadried his beat to bring if up suptomacy, THE Hor, Treasurer of the Allee Memoriat suggested, impress the Peking Government with in style to win the Waterloo Cup

the Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks, the fron 15 True, 11 to ition and duties are not One day D'ab. bad illed the whelp,

sadvantare of a connection with the Burma

Embassy, Neyetheless, his influenca la vezy Anaugaty word which he could not help Trustees, Zarcasielam Charly, Fond, for

ferding destiture sick Chinese,ummum $350.02.

merely official tile. He knows China and the So Mister Dish got out his gun et qui a donkiera Net proceeds of Macro capacow Caterhamight appene from Fly

cast, in aid of furnishing of Nethersole

Chinese to

a degies of intimacy to which but

(Built in Anna Deməsi One) - Hospital............

100.00 It Englishmen have ever attained. Ho knows Holiday, Wish and Co.

300.00 the dafects of the Chinese, and is familiar with And tried to stop that mongrel's fun. - Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Co... 100.00 the county life. He is well informed on the Lane, Crawford and Co, game 100.00 enormous resources of China. Ope of the He filled the kennel with lumps of kad,

100.00 advantages of bilaglag the proposed line as far Almed at the tied-up create head; 100.00 the umah frontler, or of constructing a Shot number twenty killed it dead, 100.00 branch thereip, would be the eitsblishment of a Za to a mala cords of Hiyyah·1

SAP ek between the British Todian Empire and the MBA coming home soet|4|0} 52.00 Province of Versa, one'tf the most promising sa Miliar Dash skipped off to Kowloon 1-3050. regions in the whole of Chin....” *r

If he could, be'd have fed to the bisoming moon,

Odense Or to Heligoland. Mister

Die felt very sade, When he saw the corpse on the kennel four He rushed to Dash's rodía far gore. 14.

clly in China...

E. D. Soon and Co Slemssen and Copperm

privileges, suck for exemple stake sight of way,

right of board and

forage for thele pore Court on the 8th inst, by Mr. Emile Opiet, horses, and the right of felagsach nor ga of the Singapore Bazaar, in which the The other official administration is called Yu Eder of the Dally Advertiser was the defend. Ting or Vik, the Postal Service or General ant. The plaintiff claims 850 damages la con. Post. It covers the entire Empire and its sequence of the appearance of a paragraph in possessions and feudatories, and has branch defendant's paper relating to a fight that had offices to many foreign cities in Japan, Siam pecored between himself and Mt. Chasserian, Cochin-Ching the Straits Settlements and the Counsel was engaged by both parties, but the Dutch East Ladies. The central office last result has not yet been received, in sheet mD Sassoon, Son and 00. Peklig and branch offices exist in every walled latest cent report any contem. The Totals or Intendants of circuits and inporary shows that Calcutta has a popal general the postmasters of their respective furls tion of 60,000 more than Bombat dictions. They appoint and are responsible for of the leading cities of India bas a larger J. McLevy Brown

Arebalo, Karberg and Cô the rainor officials who act as local poetmerers population than any city in the British Empire These id torn control and are answerable for the excepting London; while only Liverpool, Mane Grossmiss and com Couriers of postboys. There are more important chester and Bimingham surpass Hidrag, Wils Hg. Whanpon Dock Co., functionaries than their European cousins, whe. Its four hundred and fifty thousand boh Abilan Johnson, Stokes and Master bear considerable resemblance to the "Queen's The population of Calcutta is only exceeded fat Melchers and Coppiningizsú Messengers of the 16th century, ich L Europe by Paris, Berlin and St. Patenburg In Meyer and Col

digued to addren" of 100 24:01 53 miles the Aris by Takin, and in America by the four Reuter, Blöckeltänn And Coly ordinary distance between the stations. At avdry, leading diles of the Slate if The authority who T. Jackson sistion is 'n civil:ófficer who keep an account of wrote the foregoing evidezily never beard of Dr. Gift Bateson Wright all correspondence received, and despatched, as Glasgow, and is not awam thất Canton postales | Ho Tien Erong well as a memorandum book of incidents and ace" twice the populatieo of "Tokyo.]"

Are

50.00 ARISELAMA TIN "MINING CO., 30.00 LIMITED.

Edos As extraordinary general meeting "of share

holders in the Selena Tin Mining Comprar; agon Limited, (in Jigaldation)(was held to layer(Mr. 4434 20 00 | §. Orange provided, and there were also present *1.09 1 Mosmi D, Gillies, W. H. Ray (directors), J. Mi

Dash (as afpræBRIC WAS POS And Blank grew Bethey never spr

Which bug

flon to the policeman on duty to take him to the, hospital was answered by the remark that it was. ho business of his.,

Mrs. Long, Cress maker, has instituted an etion agafast Messra, Bedman & Co. for tha jocovery of a sum of goa dirals which she claims pon an agreement dated in London in 1888, whereby she agreed to serve the sald. Company for four years, the defendant Company on thele- part agreeing to pay her either a bones of ficals in the event of her rejoining the fam ater the expiration of the contract, or her pass

re money horse. The plantlif states that she

willler to rejoin the Company, but that, der« ? tain circumstances render it impossible for ber io do so. The case will-shortly come on

for bearing. MosterNe

We learn that the Stamess Government bas ndered one belted cruiser and two gunboats from an English firm, and also a large quantity el cartridges, and other munitions of WAY. A Vienna firm has received an order for rifles to be tane af 274,000. The French are evidently. that category called by our Siamese contem- perary brave and courageous" for they ars the Siamese ample time to make all pre- perations, and to render their kingdom, as far is is possible, Impregnable against all foes. But we would warn the Siames: sgainst the preterna. stal kunning of these Frenchmen, who may be poly encouraging Slam in a ruinons expenditure a order to reap the full benefits at no distant

Tag leveslab anxiety, with which, the fort building has been begun at the mouth of 1: thaMelver has evidently run away witht: the usual Cability of the Slamęsɛ.. Wa find that foola-ara being;conalructed.of.bricks, Find the brick walls are evidently expented. 15 afford ample protection against Franch Not much 17 Ugaas. It soquires no expert in fortifications or

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